Chapter 99 Gifts
The spice shop here is not like that of Pingzhou City. It uses all kinds of exquisite wooden boxes or tin boxes to put spices on the shelves. They are neatly arranged and clear at a glance. Instead, they randomly make a few rough shelves and put all kinds of spices and a few carvings in the original state on it, which looks quite a little. It means careless.
The shopkeeper is dressed as a foreigner. He is tall and strong, his eyebrows are much thicker, and his eyes are much lighter. He has an upturned eight-character beard, a felt robe, a fur boots on his feet, and a machete about a foot long hangs around his waist.
Seeing everyone go in, he quickly got up and saluted. He greeted Tao Fengtang familiarly and asked everyone to watch at will. He spoke Chinese and was very fluent.
Lin Jinrong also saw many great honors all the way, but he had never been in such close contact. He had to take a closer look. Looking at the things in the store, he felt a little more mysterious. Although she also uses incense on weekdays, she uses Chengxiang. She doesn't know much about the types and qualities of specific spices, and because the purpose is only to make money, she only pays attention to wood incense, incense and cloves. So he asked about the price and the quality. He asked very carefully. The shopkeeper asked her with a smile, "What is this little lady going to buy?" Tell me your requirements carefully, and the small one will definitely satisfy you.
Lin Jinrong can't say it. All she wants is to buy some cheap ones in private to save, without paying taxes, in a private way. So she just smiled at the store: "I want to buy some for free."
The shopkeeper said enthusiastically, "Look at the little lady's appearance, she is also a rich family. How can ordinary things be good? You must buy some high-quality products. Come on, come on, look over here, agarment, sandalwood, chicken tongue, tulip, dragon brain incense, musk... It's not a small bragging. This is the best, most complete and cheapest thing in my shop. The price of the top-quality spices is that Guilin Jinrong knows how deflated his purse is. He lacks confidence and is a little guilty. He reluctantly maintains a calm look. Holding a small pendant in the shape of a wild goose, he smiled and said, "How much do you want?" The shopkeeper was stunned and then shook his head: "No, for the face of Master Tao, it's okay if you want some. If you get a certain number, you have to find an official dentist to do it."
Through the official teeth, there must be a lot of tax money. Can the price be lowered? It's definitely not cost-effective. Lin Jinrong shouted, "Big cousin."
Tao Fengtangzheng and Lin Shiquan, Wu Xiang, Lu Yan and others introduced the differences between several spices in detail. They were fascinated and did not hear Lin Jinrong call him. Instead, Lu Yan didn't react until he heard the reminder. He hurried over and asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"
Lin Jinrong pulled him aside and whispered, "I want to buy some cheaper spices... But the shopkeeper said he wanted to find an official dentist to do it." Since the Tao family often buys private goods for profit, they must be very familiar with this set, and this store is led by Tao Fengtang. They must be familiar with the Tao family. Through him to ask the price, can it be done?
Unexpectedly, Tao Fengtang was very embarrassed and whispered, "Tay what you want to go back and tell me. After these days, I'll buy something else for you."
Lin Jinrong listened to what he meant. It seemed a little strange that the business was not done here. He whispered, "Why? If you can do it today, just do it by the way.
Seeing that she seemed to have to buy, Tao Fengtang thought of her stubbornness when she exchanged gold and silver for herself, so she had to explain in a low voice, "There is a reason in the middle. It's inconvenient here. Let's go out and talk about it in detail."
Lin Jinrong was not an uninformed person, so he stopped and stopped asking. He took Qi Nanxiang's pendant and watched it carefully. He wanted to buy it, but he thought that Qi Nanxiang was too expensive to keep money to do Lou. But he saw Lu Yan walking aside and pointing to a Buddha statue about one foot high on the top of the shelf: "Shopkeeper, show me that." The shopkeeper was extremely happy: "The young master knows the goods. This is Shenxiang, and the famous carving is the treasure of the town store in our shop."
Lu Yan pointed to another Ruyi about a foot and a half long: "Give me that Ruyi, too."
The shopkeeper laughed again: "The young master really has vision, and this is the treasure of the store." Tao Fengxiang sneered and said, "What you like is the treasure of the town store. This is my relative. I don't want to lie.
The shopkeeper vowed to bow down: "Really, didn't the little lady see the villain put them high on it? The reason is that one day you will be lucky to be favored by nobles. Doesn't Master Tao know the character of the villain? Otherwise, I won't bring you into the store, will I?"
Lu Yan smiled and looked down at what was in his hand carefully. The Buddha statue is really exquisitely carved, not like the work of ordinary craftsmen. Ruyi style is simple and elegant, the lines are smooth, the size is also large, the color is dark, and the fragrance is fragrant. Even Lin Jinrong likes it, let alone others.
Wu Xiang and Tao Fengtang both came over and looked at it. They both laughed and said, "These two pieces are good."
Lu Yan made up his mind: "Shopkeeper, what is the value of this thing?" The Tang family stretched out a finger and smiled: i, as the saying goes, one or two incense and one or two gold. This incense is not like anything else. It contains heavy grease and is extremely demanding for carving. Larger pieces, well-colored incense carvings are even more valuable. I won't charge you a high price, but I have to keep my capital. Look at which one to say which one."
Lu Yan asked Tao Fengtang, "Big cousin, help me see which one is better?"
It's not easy for Tao Fengtang to talk casually about such a valuable thing, so he asked, "Did brother buy it as a gift or for his own use?" Lu Yan smiled faintly: "I'm not old enough to use these valuable things. I bought them for my elders. It's an old woman."
Tao Fengtang thought seriously for a moment and said, "The Buddha statue is very good, but generally speaking, the Buddha statue is specially invited to the temple, otherwise it seems insincere and imprudent. I think Ruyi is good, everything is good, the carving is also fine and smooth, the shape is simple and elegant, and the size is good.
Lu Yan said, "That's what I want." The shopkeeper smiled and stretched out two fingers: "Twenty taels of gold, not a single penniless.
Look at this Ruyi, the shape is round. It is not made according to the trend of the material, but cut off from a large piece of material. You are a relative of Master Tao. This price is only for you, and others can't get it.
Twenty taels of gold, Lin Jinrong was sad for a while, which was almost half of all her possessions. Here, it was only enough for a useless goodwill.
Lu Yan didn't blink his eyes and said in a low voice, "The price is also fair."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed when he heard the words and smiled at Tao Fengtang and said, "Your intimacy is as generous and straightforward as you." Before he finished speaking, he saw Lu Yan non-stop pointing to a few small things: "Is it okay to count these as additions?"
When Lin Jinrong saw that his fingers also pointed to the goose hanging ornament he was holding, he couldn't help sneering secretly. Well, Ruyi, she guessed that he probably bought it for Mrs. Lu. After all, in terms of time, this person certainly did not go to Lin Yuzhen's special celebration banquet for him. When he went back, he would definitely suffer from Lin Yuzhen's thunderous anger. If he wanted to suppress Lin Yuzhen, he had to rely on Mrs. Lu What about the knot? And these odds and ends are nothing more than deliberately robbing her, to make her feel uncomfortable, just like the previous box of glazed hairpins. He just wants to be angry with her on purpose. Well, he is out of sight and out of mind. He won! So Lin Jinrong casually put the pendant on the counter and went out to wait for the crowd.
Litchi and Gong's mother looked at each other and quickly followed. Gong's mother whispered, "Don't you choose two little things? My wife gave the old slave some money. If you and Master Seven like anything, you can buy it.
Lin Jinrong said lightly, "I don't like it."
Litchi whispered, "The wild goose pendant you just took is very good. If the maidservant gives you a knot, it will be elegant and tight. If you want, you should tell the young master that he will definitely not argue with you..."
Lin Jinrong took a deep breath and pretended to be light: "I don't like it!" Litchi and Gong's mother didn't dare to say any more.
After about a seng of incense, a group of people came out laughing. Tao Fengxiang held the goose pendant in his hand and went straight to Lin Jinrong and stuffed it to her with one hand: "Yours."
"Huh?" Lin Jinrong was surprised. Tao Fengxiang pointed to his waist and said, "Look, your cousin is quite good. One person gave us a small thing. The little seventh brother is an eagle, and mine is a swallow. Does it look good?" He whispered again, "Guess what, Ruyi is actually a birthday gift for my mother. It's so thoughtful. Don't be angry with him. I think this goose was deliberately bought to make amends for you. It's fragrant. He refused to add money and added some money.
Lin Jinrong had mixed feelings for a while, and he couldn't say any bad words. Just imagine, he can please others at will and do everything. If she openly expresses her disgust and dislike for him, it will be nothing in the eyes of everyone. At that moment, he pulled the corners of his lips and smiled faintly, and casually threw the goose to the lychee. Regardless of whether the lychee was fetched or not, he went straight forward to find Tao Fengtang to talk.
Wu Xiang kept watching, couldn't help laughing, and gloated and hit Lu Yan's shoulder: "You are so miserable. It seems that it can't please. Why don't I be a lobby for you? I have a good face, but she still wants to give some points.
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"Don't want you to be too much trouble." Lu Yan couldn't help frowning. He finally saw that Lin Jinrong didn't hate him like this because of any small misunderstanding. Otherwise, it's just some harmless jokes. Why is that so? But from the beginning to the end, he couldn't figure out where he had offended Lin Jinrong, let her target him everywhere, couldn't get along with him everywhere, and even designed himself to fall into the water and almost killed himself. How much hatred was that?
He instinctively wanted to figure out what was going on, so he quickly approached Tao Fengtang and Lin Jinrong, looking for an opportunity to ask Lin Jinrong.