Be a master through ancient times

There were only two shops selling jewelry in the town, and the shopkeeper Lu recommended to him an old shop called Jin Yuxuan.

When Chu Ci entered the store, he found that there were two rows of counters in the store, and there were many boxes inside, all of which were painted with red paint, and some mountain birds, insects and fish were carved on the surface, which looked very interesting.

There are two open boxes on the counter, one contains a dangling silver bracelet with auspicious clouds engraved on it, a small ball hollowed out with silver thread in the middle, and a small red coral bead is placed inside, which looks like Very cute.

In the other box is a silver hairpin, the head looks like a jade ruyi, with six amber jade beads inlaid on it, although it doesn't look luxurious, but the more you look at it, the more pleasing it is to the eye.

The shopkeeper was about to put away his things when he heard someone questioning him.

"Shopkeeper, how do you sell this hairpin?"

The shopkeeper saw that he was wearing a blue shirt and knew that he was famous, so he had a three-point smile on his face, and his words were very gentle.

"My lord, this hairpin is a new product in the county. It is simple and solemn in shape. It is made of high-quality silver. It will not turn black easily. It is excellent to send to elders."

"Shopkeeper, just tell me the price. The elders in the family are very strict, if you use it recklessly, you may be resented." It means, don't quote me a false price.

"Hey, the asking price for this hairpin is a little higher than ordinary people, but it's not worth mentioning for a famous scholar like you. Its selling price is five taels of silver."

Chu Ci turned the hairpin in his hand, and found that it used no more than two taels of silver, but it took more than five taels to make the hairpin. It must have come from these few beads.

Seeing Chu Ci looking at the jade beads, the shopkeeper immediately said, "Master, you have a good eye. These beads are not easy to come by. They are rare Nantian jade. If they are made into bracelets, they will cost two or thirty taels."

"Shopkeeper, you also said that Ruocheng is a bracelet, but it is not a bracelet now, it must be made from leftover materials, and your price is a bit unreasonable." Chu Ci said with a smile.

The shopkeeper's face turned bitter, knowing that he met an expert today. "Then how much can you pay, son?"

"I think it's worth seven taels of silver for these two things together." Chu Ci pointed to the hairpin and bracelet.

"..." The shopkeeper was silent for a while, "Son, are you kidding me? I charge five taels for this hairpin, and at least three taels for a bracelet. Is it a bit inappropriate?"

"I think it's very suitable. The shopkeeper's hairpin costs at most three taels of silver, and because of the coral bead in the bracelet, the cost is at most two taels of silver. Together, you can earn one tael or five taels of silver for this business, isn't it? Isn't that enough?"

"This... I could have earned more." The shopkeeper was a little depressed.

"But you have put these two things on display for a long time and no one has patronized them, right? The price is too high for ordinary people, and the materials are too ordinary for rich people, which is not attractive. That is, I like it quite a bit, so I put you in one go. Both of these things are bought. Since the shopkeeper is unwilling, then forget it, and I can go to the Broken Jade Pavilion to have a look."

When Chuci was in college, he worked in a club for a period of time. He and a girl in the club went to buy things. It was because his skills were not up to par. If another girl came over, the shopkeeper would have to cry and sell them today.

Hearing what he said, the shopkeeper was afraid that he would really leave, so he said: "Young master is too good at bargaining. I will sell these two things to you. I just hope that you will visit the shop more often in the future."

Seeing the shopkeeper's listlessness, Chu Ci felt a little embarrassed after all, so he asked him to bring the pen and paper for settlement, and drew him a small sample of walking.

This step is called Die Lian Hua, it looks exquisite and small, with a few jade beads falling on it, if a woman wears it, it will grow lotuses every step of the way, very graceful and lovely, completely different from those slightly solemn ones nowadays.

"Shopkeeper, don't make a fool of yourself. As long as you build this thing, you can double your money today."

The shopkeeper's eyes were almost glued on, and when he heard the words, he immediately smiled and said, "Young master said, the little brother will give you two boxes as well."

The smile on Chu Ci's face froze, let me go, so the wooden box and jewelry are still sold separately?

Coming out of Jin Yuxuan, Chu Ci didn't delay any longer, got into the mule cart and headed straight for home.The mule-drawn cart was indeed a bit more stable than the horse-drawn cart. Although the speed was slower, it didn't matter.

When the car reached the entrance of the village, Chu Ci heard a group of urchins laughing, he poked his head out and saw his little nephew was among them.Chu Xiaoyuan was carrying a slingshot and a small wooden sword on his waist, bragging to his friends.

"Xiaoyuan!"

A voice sounded, Chu Xiaoyuan turned around in surprise, and saw his uncle who had been away from home for more than ten days standing not far away watching him.

"Uncle, you're back!!" Chu Xiaoyuan rushed towards Chu Ci like a girl, almost knocking Chu Ci out of internal injuries.

Chu Ci bent down and touched the little guy's head, feeling a sense of being filled in his heart, it's good to be home!He hadn't seen them for more than ten days, and he missed them more than he imagined.

"These are all your friends, right? My uncle has a bag of pastries here. You can share them with them." Chu Ci was happy to make a face for his little nephew, but Chu Xiaoyuan was a little unhappy, thinking that his uncle was a little bit prodigal.

But he also knew that my uncle was a scholar, and he had to honor what he said, otherwise he would be looked down upon by others.So he could only walk over with the bag of pastries, and each of them shared a piece.

He also has a little eye for cakes. Usually, the cakes he makes friends with are the largest, and the ones who are neutral are second, and the ones who hug each other are naturally the smallest.

At the end of the distribution, there was still a little residue left, Chu Xiaoyuan asked a child named Shi Shi to spread his hands, poured all the residue on his hands, combined with the previous piece of pastry, and turned it into a small mountain bun.

Chu Ci saw Chu Xiaoyuan running back happily after dividing the cakes, so he also carried him into the mule cart and went home together.

Chu Xiaoyuan sat on the mule cart with a big smile on his face. "Uncle, why have you been away for so long this time, is it because the eldest young master won't let you go home?"

"No way, the car you're riding in now belongs to the young master's house. Uncle has something to do, it's only been a few days, do you miss him?" Chu Ci put his arms around Chu Xiaoyuan and said with a smile .

Chu Xiaoyuan nodded earnestly: "Yeah, I can think about it. Except for me, everyone misses my uncle. Especially grandma, when the evening comes, she leans on the courtyard door and looks out. I know, she is Wait for uncle to come home."

A few childish words of Chu Ci made my nose sore, no wonder the ancients often said that parents are not far away.But a man should make a career out of himself, how can he stay at home every day?Especially in an environment like ancient times.

"Isn't my uncle coming back now? My uncle is not at home on weekdays. You have to take good care of grandma for my uncle, you know?"

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll take good care of them all, but my mother seems to be a little uncomfortable these days, and I asked her to see a doctor, but she refused to go." Chu Xiaoyuan was a little depressed.

When the uncle and nephew were speaking, the mule cart had already stopped firmly at the gate of the courtyard.Chu Ci handed Chu Xiaoyuan to the coachman to carry him down, and then jumped off himself holding onto the frame.

The coachman helped him move his things to the yard together, and then said goodbye to Chu Ci.It's not time to eat yet, Chu Ci didn't hold back too much, just gave him a small bag of candies, and then watched him leave.

The Chu family heard the voice, and they have already come out of the house.

It was mid-November, and the ground was already frozen. Chu Guang had nothing to do, so he could only repair farm tools at home, or go up the mountain to cut some bamboo and weave a few baskets.

"Xiao Er, you're back." Chu's mother walked out quickly, supported Chu Ci and looked at it again and again, tears seemed to glisten in her eyes.

"Mother, I'm back. It's not filial to let you miss you every day."

"My son is the most filial. Mother just panicked after not seeing you for a long time. You went to their house this time. How did they treat you? I look at you like you are getting fat." Mother Chu's eyes were bright.

Chu Ci is a little embarrassed, it seems that he has gained a lot of weight.

While they were chatting, Chu Guang and Shen Xiuniang had already looked at all the things in the yard.

Chu Guang said, "Why did you buy so many things this time? Is it for your mother's birthday?"

"It's too costly." Mother Chu couldn't help but say something to him as she looked at the big basket of things.

"No, mother, this is the congratulatory gift given to you by the young master Zhang when he heard about your birthday. I couldn't refuse, so I took it back." Chu Ci explained.

"Then you have to help others well, and you have given so many things." Chu's mother was still a little panicked.

"Mother, it's more than that. The shopkeeper of the book shop heard that you had celebrated your birthday, so he also sealed five taels of silver as a congratulatory gift, and I will leave it to you for safekeeping." Chu Ci took out the silver ingot wrapped in red paper from the purse at his waist son, and handed it to Mother Chu.

"I'm an old woman, why do I need so much money? You can keep it and buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone."

"Mother, I'm not short of these coins. I'll give you what I told you, so you can take it." Chu Ci's attitude was very insistent.

Mother Chu thought for a while, took the money from Chu Ci, and handed it to Shen Xiuniang.

"Since your father left, this family has been handed over to your elder brother and sister-in-law. They work day and night to support the family, and they are worried about your studies. Let your sister-in-law take care of this money."

"What mother said is that Chu Ci dare not forget the great kindness of brother and sister-in-law. I will only repay brother and sister-in-law when I become famous in the future." Chu Ci said, bowing to his brother-in-law.He knew that his mother said these words in order to comfort his brother and sister-in-law.

Both Chu Guang and Shen Xiuniang received the half-respect, but they felt very comfortable in their hearts.

The family sat together to discuss some matters about tomorrow's birthday. Although this time is not a full birthday, it is also very auspicious to have a birthday on the eighth day, so those close relatives will also come to have a small gathering.

The Chu family is sparsely populated, and Grandpa Chu escaped from disaster at the beginning, and settled in the village because he married a girl from the village.

He and Grandma Chu gave birth to Father Chu and a girl, Chu Ci's little aunt.Chuci's natal family has a little more people, two uncles and one aunt.But in rural areas, they are actually considered sparsely populated families.

Chu Ci's mother broke down after giving birth to Chu Ci, and there was no rebirth. In their family, the two brothers supported each other.

In addition to these people, there are people from Shen Xiu's mother's family.Because it's not a whole birthday, Shen's father and Shen's mother will probably come to have a meal in her family tomorrow.

There were two tables open for food, because the food was not finished last time, and Chu Ci brought back so much this time, so there was no need to buy extra.

It stands to reason that Shen Xiuniang should be in charge of the cook, but Shen Xiuniang has not been in good health recently, so they invited a nimble aunt from the village to serve a few tables of meals.

Chu Ci expressed his concern for his sister-in-law, but found that apart from Chu Xiaoyuan's worried face, the others were all slightly happy, and his sister-in-law was a little shy.

For a moment, a light flashed in Chu Ci's heart, fearing that his sister-in-law was going to add a new member to the Chu family!Maybe because of the small month, they can't say much.

No wonder the gods and ghosts bought the bracelet back today, Chu Ci thought, probably a little girl will be added to the family.

He returned to the room, took out the box containing the bracelet, and pushed it in front of his brother.

"Xiao Er, what is this?" Chu Guang opened the box, and the bracelet looked extraordinarily beautiful under the candlelight.

"I bought this bracelet from Jin Yuxuan today. It is especially suitable for little girls. We don't have any girls in our family, so let's wear it for my sister-in-law to play with. There is a red coral bead inside, which is small and cute. If we If we have a girl, let’s call her Shanshan.”

Chu Guang and Shen Xiuniang looked at each other, Shen Xiuniang lowered her head shyly, and couldn't help stroking her stomach, she also felt that there was a girl inside.Is it Shanshan?What a nice name.