jdhmnovel Chapter 1029: I'll keep you in suspense!
Chapter 1029: I'll keep you in suspense!
Ouyang Yunyao winked mischievously, a sly glint in her eyes: "I'll take you into my Qiankun bag, where I'll give my sister-in-law a full-body check-up, and I can also check the baby in her belly."
Her family had long known that she possessed a magical magic bag, and they had all been inside it before. However, last time they were only allowed to stay in the small villa inside the bag and were not allowed to see any other places.
Now her feelings for them have grown even stronger, and she has long since come to regard them as true family, and is willing to let them know more of her secrets.
Upon hearing this, her second aunt and sister-in-law's eyes lit up instantly. Her second aunt excitedly asked, "The Qiankun bag? Yao'er, is it the place we hid in there last time? There's a comfortable sofa inside... something, and... that place where people move around inside?"
Her second aunt couldn't describe the television, only saying that it was a thing where people moved inside.
“Exactly.” Ouyang Yunyao nodded with a smile. “That thing moving inside is called a television!”
"Oh, right, right! It's that TV thing, it's so amazing!" Her second aunt said, then asked doubtfully, "Where can I get a physical examination?"
"Hmm! I have special equipment for physical examinations. I can give my sister-in-law a thorough check-up, and I can even see...!" She deliberately paused, keeping everyone in suspense.
Seeing that she stopped halfway through her sentence, her second aunt patted the back of her hand and asked impatiently, "Yao'er, tell me quickly, what can you see?"
"Yes, little sister, stop keeping us in suspense, tell us what we can see!" The older sister-in-law leaned forward, her eyes full of anticipation.
Ouyang Yunyao then smiled and said, "I can clearly see the baby in my sister-in-law's belly." The instrument she was referring to was the most advanced color ultrasound machine in 23rd-century China!
Upon hearing this, the two were even more astonished, staring wide-eyed at Ouyang Yunyao in disbelief, and exclaimed in surprise at the same time:
"Yao'er, what did you say? You can see the baby in my belly?" This is simply unbelievable. How can you see the baby inside your belly?
They knew Ouyang Yunyao had many magical items—they'd used all sorts of things like soap, perfume, and shampoo—so how could she possibly have a magical item that could supposedly help her see a baby? They couldn't believe it!
"Don't worry, I'll take you there and you'll see." Ouyang Yunyao said, waving her hand to take the two of them into the space of the Qiankun bag.
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Meanwhile, the blond men from the continent of Luoba were still browsing the items in the Butterfly Pavilion. They were completely captivated by the sights. They found this interesting and liked that, wishing they could buy everything.
At this moment, Charles, who was in charge of the money, frowned and advised Prince Joliv, "Your Highness, we cannot buy so many goods. We should pick a few items to buy as needed. We don't have much money with us."
They initially doubted the existence of other continents at sea, and when they discovered the Yuzhou continent, they thought they could exchange their few rare goods for gold and silver. Unexpectedly, the goods there were even more exquisite and of higher quality than their own.
Charles's reminder made them realize they had only a limited amount of silver. They looked reluctantly at their belongings. After a moment's thought, Brian suggested to Jolief, "Cousin, we could talk to Prince Jing and his men. They didn't say they didn't want our goods; why don't we exchange them?"
Their goods are inexpensive; we can definitely sell some back home for a good price.
“Yes, yes, Brian is right!” The others quickly chimed in with their opinions. “We can pick out a few items that we haven’t seen before and bring more of them. We can also bring a couple of other items and see if we can get a good price when we get back.”
"We'd better sell the things we brought to make some money and get some silver."
"If the goods we bring back sell well, we can come back and bring more back."
After a moment's thought, Joliv nodded and said, "Good, that's a good idea. It seems we need to see their emperor as soon as possible and discuss the trade with Prince Jing. If the goods here can earn us money back home, then we'll have a head start in coming here."
“Your Highness, shall we buy only a small amount first?” Charles asked.
Jolief glanced at Charles, pointed to a few items, and instructed, "Henry, tell the shopkeeper to buy one of each of these."
"Yes, Your Highness," Henry replied, then went to communicate with the shopkeeper and settle the bill.
And so, they still spent more than five thousand taels of silver at the Butterfly Pavilion.
Manager Qin had his staff pack everything up for them and personally saw them off at the Butterfly Pavilion. Before they left, Henry made sure to relay Joelif's words to the manager: "Our prince said your goods are very good, and we will come again."
Manager Qin cupped his hands in greeting to them, saying, "We are very happy to welcome you!"
After the blond men left, the shop assistant, Xiao Liu, couldn't help but say to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper Qin, these men have been looking around all morning and have only bought a little over five thousand taels. Don't they seem quite wealthy?"
Shopkeeper Qin smiled and scolded him, "Anyone who comes here is a guest, no matter how much they buy, they are all our honored guests."
"Yes, I understand!" Xiao Liuzi replied respectfully.
"They might buy it to try it out first, and they might come back to buy more," Manager Qin analyzed. He believed that their products were the best in the entire Yuzhou Continent, and if these people wanted to take goods back with them, they would definitely buy from them.
Jolief and his companions strolled along Chungling Street, visiting the Brocade Shop and the Golden Jade Pavilion, where the goods on display astonished them.
The goods here were not only cheap, but also very well made, which made them look at the Western Chu Kingdom in a new light.
What surprised them most was a food shop called "Zhenwei Pavilion," which sold many of the products they had never heard of before.
This shop is of a high standard and its prices are not cheap, but it is frequented by a lot of people, mostly daughters, wives and sons of officials.
This "Zhenwei Pavilion" food shop also belongs to Ouyang Yunyao's family and is run by her second brother. Several of the core products were provided by Ouyang Yunyao, and were taken out of her spatial storage.
The main items were instant noodles, chocolate, packaged chicken wings, compressed biscuits, and white sugar. She only took these few items from the shelves in her spatial dimension, not taking anything more, nor did she take out the potato chips or sausages from her space. This was because her spatial dimension's replication function had limitations on the products she could buy, and she didn't want to waste her time on these foods.
Although the other goods in the shop, such as dried fruits and candied fruits, were not taken from her space, they were dried and processed in her space. They were several times better than those made by other people, and their appearance and taste far surpassed the ordinary ones, making them look exceptionally high-end and tempting.
Some of the dried fruits were not found in the Western Chu Kingdom; they were grown by Ouyang Yunyao in her space.