Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family - Chapter 226
Chapter 226: Chapter 224: The fun of bargaining! Jealous Di Yelei
Liu Sisi’s eyes lit up: “Shopkeeper, would these ones without embroidery be much cheaper?”
“These are 200 copper coins per set, take a look…”
Today, Liu Sisi was in the mood for bargaining. Immediately, she excitedly said, “Shopkeeper, I want four sets with embroidery and four without. How about a total of two taels and a half silver?”
“This… A set of clothes only sells for 200 copper coins, and young wife, you’ve cut the price in half. That’s really too much! We can’t do it!”
Of course, the shopkeeper refused.
It was then that Liu Sisi realized she had made a bargaining faux pas.
She hurriedly giggled and said, “Actually, I don’t need that many. Can these two kids’ outfits be 350 copper coins? The material of this little girl’s dress is much less than an adult’s.”
“Where can it be that much less? If you want these two sets, it’s at least 800 copper coins. Take them.”
From eight sets to two sets of children’s clothes, the profit was more than halved. The shopkeeper’s face immediately soured. However, since Liu Sisi still wanted two sets, the warmth in his expression diminished significantly.
“No way! 800 copper coins for two sets of tiny clothes. If I take them out, wouldn’t people laugh at me? The most I can offer is 750 copper coins. If it’s a deal, shopkeeper, wrap them up.”
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before wrapping them up.
Liu Sisi also pointed to the children’s clothes nearby, “These two sets without embroidery? How much?”
“Two sets are 400 copper coins. The profit margin on these is very thin, and I really can’t discount them.”
“At most, 350 copper coins. Taking into account that we are both long-time customers, I won’t let you lose out too much.”
“…”
It was clear to the shopkeeper that Liu Sisi’s bargain-hunting was because he didn’t agree to her price earlier, so she resorted to splitting the purchase and bargain slowly.
“Young wife, I have to admit defeat. All eight pieces for two taels and a half silver, take them!”
“Shopkeeper, I never intended to buy that many!”
Liu Sisi feigned innocence, fluttering her long eyelashes to hide the laughter in her eyes.
The shopkeeper was helpless and found it difficult not to laugh and cry, “Fine! These two sets are 350 copper coins. The four sets of children’s clothes are a total of 1,100 copper coins.”
Liu Sisi took the wrapped clothes, slipped away with some pieces of scrap cloth, and returned with a light laugh.
She then looked back at the two embroidered ready-made clothes, “Shopkeeper, how much for these two sets of clothes?”
“…”
In no time, Liu Sisi, with a faint smile on her face, walked out of the shop, followed by the shopkeeper with a wry smile, as if he had swallowed a pound of coptis.
“Take care, young wife!”
He hoped such a customer would never come again! This little profit was too exhausting, and he would have rather not earned anything at all!
The shopkeeper muttered to himself with a bitter face before immediately focusing on another customer, “Auntie, what do you want to sell today?”
Liu Sisi, on the other hand, was quite satisfied. With three taels of silver, she purchased ten sets of clothes and got a large bag of scrap fabric from the shopkeeper – she even bought a set for her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
It took the time of two pots of tea to complete the purchase, and it was really hard to say whether she gained or lost in the end.
Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Sisi went home. On her way past the pork stall, she gritted her teeth and bought another chunk of meat, several pounds worth, and carried it back home.
Today, she spent quite a bit of silver, but she got a lot in return.
In addition to the new clothes for everyone, there were also the two pieces of Su embroidery given by Madam Gan Senior.
The exquisiteness of these two pieces of Su embroidery was so breathtaking that it was hard to put a price on them. Although their value might not be immeasurable, they were definitely valuable!
Besides, there were also many supplements and wound medicines for Di Yelei. Even after refusing several times, Liu Sisi couldn’t refuse in the end and had to take them home.
In the room, YingEr and Xuan’er quickly changed into their new clothes to try the length.
“Mom! Mom, does YingEr look good in this outfit?”
YingEr trotted over, blinking a pair of watery eyes expectantly.
YingEr was wearing the set with embroidered daffodil patterns at the collar, cuffs, and skirt hem.
“You look good! Our YingEr is so pretty, everything looks good on her!”
No kidding, this outfit did look much prettier than their old clothes! Liu Sisi couldn’t resist hugging YingEr, fiercely kissing her cheeks twice before putting her down.
“Hurry and take off the dress. Once I wash and dry it in a couple of days, you can wear it.”
When she mentioned “in a couple of days,” she naturally referred to Di Ah-bao’s wedding day.
Di Xuan also tried on the dark blue gown. Indeed, it made him look taller and was really good looking.
Di Yelei watched a few people pass by in front of him with a smile, calling out to Liu Sisi softly.
“Sisi! What about your husband’s clothes? You didn’t buy them, did you?”
“Well, I didn’t have enough silver, so I didn’t buy any for you. But I bought a set for both my father and mother-in-law. We’ll give it to them later.”
Liu Sisi replied while carefully inspecting the medicinal materials she had brought back.
Di Yelei felt a bit frustrated, disappointed by his inability to move.
“Pfft! You’re jealous like a child! Here, aren’t these your two sets of clothes? I definitely won’t forget your share!”
Having said that, Liu Sisi even gave him a white glance.
Only then was Di Yelei happy!
“Sisi! I’ve always been curious. How did that man in black save you on the mountain path?”
“Actually, I don’t know either…”
Liu Sisi stopped her actions, her thoughts racing.
At that time, she was surrounded by a group of bandits on the mountain path, instinctively wanting to escape but finding it impossible!
The bandits had already pounced on her, tearing her clothes! At the last moment, she suddenly saw a flash in front of her eyes, and the man in black was standing there, surrounded by corpses everywhere!
She couldn’t see his movements clearly, and she didn’t know when he had taken care of the bandits on the ground!
By the time she pushed the corpses away and got up, she was captured before even having a chance to thank him!
“Ye Lei, don’t think too much about it. Your main task right now is to recover quickly so that you have the energy to protect the three of us. Understand?”
“I understand! Sisi, don’t worry, I’ll recover from my injuries as soon as possible.”
On Di Ah-bao’s wedding day, it was inevitable that people from the old house would make things difficult for her! With his injuries, he could only lie there helplessly, how could it not be frustrating?
And no matter how bad his little brother was, he should at least look decent on his wedding day.
Liu Sisi was also calculating whether the items on hand were generous enough. If they were criticized, it would not be a good thing, especially with people like Ms. Zhao.
After thinking about it, she cut a few more pieces of Su embroidery and folded them neatly inside.
There were also some rare precious medicines, from which she took a little bit each. It barely sufficed to cover the matter. If the other party was still covetous with these many things, she could only go along with them!
