jdhmnovel Chapter 146 Jinyifang
Chapter 146 Jinyifang
"Tsk, little second brother, I advise you not to waste your breath. Look, what they wear only costs a few hundred coins, and you introduce them to cloth that costs more than ten or even a hundred taels per foot. It's just a waste of breath and you're talking to a cow." A maid in a pink dress said arrogantly.
Mi Yao was just thinking about which color to choose when she heard a discordant sound.
The maid in the pink dress belonged to a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was wearing an emerald green brocade dress that made her look gorgeous and noble. She had two golden hairpins and a golden hairpin on her head. She was obviously a wealthy lady with beautiful facial features. She had an arrogant attitude and her eyes were full of contempt. At this moment, she was covering her mouth with a handkerchief and sneering.
Mi You was about to curse back.
Mi Yao pulled her sister's arm and shook her head.
"This Yusi Brocade and Caiyun Brocade look good. I wonder how much material my sister needs for her figure?" Mi Yao looked at the waiter.
"Madam, this lady's height... four and a half feet is enough." The waiter estimated it with his eyes and it was about right. After so many years of doing this job, his eyes were like a ruler.
"I want two sets of clothes, in the colors of bamboo green, peach pink, light yellow, and mauve." Mi Yao didn't even count how much silver she had in her space, but today she was going to use the money to win over the master and servant.
"Okay. " The waiter immediately asked someone to cut the cloth.
"Second brother, you cut the cloth for her without telling her how much it cost. Now that she doesn't want it anymore after cutting it, you'll be in big trouble." The little maidservant said relentlessly.
The waiter was nervous but didn't show it on his face. "Madam, would you like anything else?"
"Let's go take a look at the ready-made clothes!" Mi Yao looked at the ladies and young ladies around who were watching the fun and thought, women love to gossip no matter where they are.
The ready-made clothing area is much more glamorous than the cloth area. Sets of various dresses are hung there, showing the beauty of the dresses more perfectly to customers, so many people would rather spend more money to buy ready-made clothes.
Mi Yao pulled Mi You to choose clothes, and the annoying master and servant came over again.
"This dress is very expensive. Just enjoy it for your eyes." The little maid started to laugh again.
Mi Yao picked out several sets of clothes, one for Xunshi and Milan, and two sets of popular styles in Beijing for Mi You. Then she went to the men's area and picked out two sets each for Ye Xiao, her two sons, and Daniu.
"That's all, check out!" Mi Yao said to the waiter beside her.
The few onlookers in front were stunned by Mi Yao's generosity. Even if they were daughters of officials, they might not be able to save enough money to buy a piece of clothing in a month. Yet, the person they looked down upon actually spent more than ten sets of clothes at once.
Who is this person?
"Madam, the total is eight hundred and sixty-two taels. You just need to give eight hundred and sixty taels." The accountant clicked his abacus and then read out the number.
Mi Yao took out a few silver notes, totaling nine hundred taels. After the accountant confirmed that everything was correct, he gave her the change, forty taels.
Mi Yao threw a silver ingot, weighing ten taels, to the waiter.
"Please send me to 106 West Street, Jingfeng Yaju."
"Okay, ma'am." The waiter was overjoyed. It only took him a quarter of an hour to walk there, and he didn't even need to hire a carriage. He earned ten taels of silver from this single tip, plus eight taels and six cents of commission. Oh my God, this was an annual salary in previous years.
The annoying master and servant had already been stunned by Mi Mo's generosity.
"Miss, we seem to..."
"Stop talking and leave quickly. It's embarrassing." The master and servant left in shame.
"Sister, that master and servant just now were really bullying us." Mi You pulled her sister's hand.
"This is how the world is. If you are poor, others will laugh at you. If you are rich and powerful, others will fawn on you. When you encounter such a thing, there is no need to argue. Just throw money at her and you will see that she will stop fawning. So there is no point in getting angry. It will also affect our shopping. Let's buy some jewelry. You don't need to buy rouge or anything like that. Piaoxue will make it for you in a few days." The two of them went to a jewelry store.
The shop is not big, but there are a lot of goods. There are several counters filled with all kinds of accessories. There are quite a few customers, about ten people there choosing, and five waiters and the shopkeeper are all busy.
The two sisters took their time choosing.
"Excuse me for delaying you, my two guests. I will help you choose the jewelry you want." At this time, a crisp little girl came over.
"Can you help me pick out some accessories suitable for my sister's age?" Mi Yao was very satisfied with the little girl's attitude and smiled slightly.
"Okay, ma'am!" The little girl introduced several headpieces that were suitable for Mi You's age.
"This butterfly hairpin is nice, sister, I want this one." Mi You took a fancy to a gold hairpin with a lifelike butterfly on one end. It was well made and beautiful in style.
"Okay, pick one for your second sister as well." Mi Yao looked at her younger sisters with a smile. The two younger sisters had suffered too much since childhood and had never complained about the original owner who was lazy and gluttonous. Now that she has the ability, she naturally wants to dress up her two younger sisters beautifully.
"Sister, this white jade Begonia hairpin is also nice, give it to second sister." Mi You asked Mi Yao for her opinion.
"Okay, Lan'er is pregnant, gold and silver are not as good as jade for nourishing a person." Mi Yao knew that it was better for a pregnant woman not to carry gold and silver.
"Hey, who do I think I am? Do you have money to go shopping for jewelry?" After a sharp and annoying voice, a woman in a pink dress walked in, followed by two maids.
Mi Yao frowned when she saw Li Xuemei's face full of contempt and a sarcastic tone.
"Sister Li, do you know each other?" A young lady in a goose yellow dress walked over.
"Of course I know her, a country girl, a peasant who is not worthy of being in the limelight." Li Xuemei said with disgust.
"Pa!" Mi Mo was not one to get sick, and slapped Li Xuemei in the face. More than a dozen people in the silver shop were stunned. The shopkeeper hurried over, ready to take action to maintain order at any time. He naturally recognized this young lady from the Li family. She would come to see him for a long time every time, sometimes buying small things, and sometimes not buying anything at all. She would also ask questions and try on clothes all the time, which was very annoying.
On the other hand, although this young lady and this young lady were dressed in ordinary clothes, their aura should not be underestimated, especially the young lady. Her sister selected two hairpins, the price of which was more than fifty taels, but this lady didn't even raise an eyelid. What does this show? Not only is the lady's family rich, but she is also worldly-wise. Therefore, the shopkeeper did not rush over.
"Mi Yao, you dare to hit me?" Li Xuemei covered her cheek and was about to rush over.
Her two maids hurriedly grabbed their young lady. When they came, the mistress had instructed that the mansion was not the same as before, the storehouse had been robbed, and the family had no spare money to buy things, so the second young lady was asked to go shopping and then go back. In addition, the eldest young lady had lived in the mansion for two days, and the Lin'an Marquis's Mansion did not come to pick her up. As servants, they did not know the truth of the matter, but they thought it was abnormal for the married eldest young lady to return to her parents' home to live.