Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 134

She was happy for a moment, but her face was critical: "Why are they all blue or white? Don't you have something special in your store, such as red jade or purple jade?"

Hearing this, the man seemed to understand something, and his enthusiasm immediately diminished a lot, and he said lazily: "Purple jade and red jade are very rare in the world, and there are one or two in the small shop, but the lady really wants to buy it?"

The implication seems to be that if you don’t buy it, don’t slap your face here and pretend to be fat.

Of course Wen Shu would not buy it, but he wanted to inquire about the price of jade, so he said, "Whether you want to buy or not depends on the quality and eye contact. I can't just buy one if you show me one."

The waiter choked, and immediately said: "What the lady said is that the kind of jade is locked upstairs by the shopkeeper. Right now, the shopkeeper is discussing business with the distinguished guests. It is really inconvenient to go up and disturb. Why don't you take a look at the other shopkeepers?" Yes, if you still want to take a look after the distinguished guests come down, I will tell the shopkeeper how about it."

Although she knew that what the man said was probably perfunctory to her, Wen Shu couldn't help it. The things belonged to others and they didn't want to show her.

At this time, most of the jades in the store are white jade and sapphire, and the only two pieces of topaz are still placed in a relatively inner position, with a finger pull and a flower plug.

"The color of those two pieces of topaz looks pretty good, I don't know."

Before she finished her question, the clerk already interjected: "One hundred finger pulls, three hundred flower plugs, I wonder which one the young lady likes?" Although the words were polite, the expression on his face lost enthusiasm.

Wen Shu smiled calmly, took a few steps forward, looked at it carefully for a moment and said: "With this kind of water head texture, I dare to ask for three hundred guan. Is it because I am young that I am so young, so I am so easy to fool."

Her voice was not low, which attracted other customers to look over.

The waiter was in a hurry, and hurriedly explained, "Little lady said this. Our Zhouji has been operating in Tokyo for decades, and we are the most honest. How can we lie to you, a little girl. Topaz is rare, and this flower arrangement is made by a famous artist. The texture is exquisite, the lines are smooth, and after the flowers are inserted, the two complement each other, making it even more luxurious and elegant, but it is a rare boutique."

A knowledgeable guest chimed in and said, "Xiao Er is right, this topaz is indeed worth the price, the young lady is overwhelmed."

"That's right." Wen Shu took a few more glances, puzzled, and said, "But a few days ago, someone told me that topaz is not worth much. The water head in my house is much better than this, but that person is only willing to ask for [-] guan. .”

"Thirty strings? How big is the jade in the little lady's house?" asked the guest who had something good to do.

"It's so big." Wen Shu gestured with his hand.

Seeing this, the man laughed and said: "If it is really that big, it will have to be sold for a thousand pennies. Don't be coaxed, little lady, I'll sell thirty pennies! Hahaha!"

When he smiled, everyone in the store also joined in the crowd, even the shop assistants laughed.

This is when she brags too!
Wen Shu knew it well but didn't take it seriously, and was about to ask the clerk, Zhou Ji, if he could collect stones, when he heard a sound from the stairs.

"You pay attention to this matter for me. If you have a good ruby, send someone to inform me as soon as possible. Money is not a problem."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Hearing the voice from above, Wen Shu's eyes lit up.

She has ruby!
It's just that as soon as the idea came up, before he could be happy for a moment, he saw that the person who came down from the upstairs was Mr. Qin, the person who almost robbed their peaches in the building that day.

I pressed down my thoughts in an instant, I was really afraid that he would snatch it again!

Seeing the shopkeeper coming down, the clerk immediately put away his smile, turned around and said respectfully: "Little lady, that emerald grass jade pendant, you..."

"Forget it, I don't like the color very much, I'd better look elsewhere." After Wen Shu finished speaking, she turned around and left.

I feel infinite regret in my heart, really, why is it him!

If this is changed to a rich man, maybe it will be done.She has an excellent piece of red jade, even Xiao Xing said it is top grade, but the quality of that jade can be worse.

What a pity, what a pity!
After finding out the price of jade, Wen Shu didn't go to other places, but turned around and hired a car to go to the Earth Temple outside the city.

It has been more than a month since I left the capital, and I don't know what happened to Mrs. Zhao, whether the dango she entrusted to pay has been sold.

From a street vendor on the side of the road, she spent three Wen to buy a small and a half pack of maltose, and she got on a donkey cart and wandered to the Earth Temple.

Two quarters of an hour later, the donkey cart stopped in front of the North City Gate because the driver did not want to leave the city.It doesn't matter to Wen Shu, anyway, the rest of the road is not long, she doesn't need to walk for half an hour.

Moreover, it was still early at this time, and there was still a quarter of an hour before the meeting time agreed between her and Mrs. Zhao, so there was still time.

As the weather gets warmer, green grass grows on both sides of the road, and the Earth Temple is close to the foot of the mountain. It stands to reason that the surrounding area should also be covered with wild grass, after all, it has been abandoned for a long time.

But when Wen Shu came to the land temple, he found that there were no weeds around, and there was a plate of small fruits in front of some gray and old statues.

Although the fruit is a little shriveled and wrinkled, it is indeed a real sacrifice.Wen Shu was stunned for a moment, then opened the paper bag in his hand, picked up two pieces of candy and put them next to the fruit.

After waiting in front of the Land Temple for about a quarter of an hour, Miss Zhao was not seen. Wen Shu was a little disappointed and also in a complicated mood.She didn't know whether Mrs. Zhao didn't come because she didn't have time, or if she had failed her and ran away with the fruit.

After waiting at the same spot for another quarter of an hour, there was still no one on the mountain road in front of her. She sighed and walked back somewhat disappointed.

Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, a familiar and slightly surprised voice came from behind: "Little lady, is it you, little lady?"

She turned her head, and saw Mrs. Zhao running here happily leading the dog egg. She was wearing a gray kerchief on her head. In this season when it was getting warmer and some people had already put on spring shirts, she looked very beautiful. Something weird.

"Little lady... I'm finally back. I've come here every day, so I've been waiting." Panting, Lady Zhao ran up to Wen Shu, and then took out two pieces of money from the bag on her shoulder. "This is the money for selling fruit. There are two families in total. Apart from the one next to my mother's house, there is also one from a neighboring village."

"The one from my natal family used five fruits, and the other one had milder symptoms than him. He used four fruits. The rest was how I preserved them. I kept them frozen in well water, and they all rotted five days ago." She said. She looked ashamed, as if she couldn't face Wen Shu.

"Sister-in-law, don't blame yourself. The fruit will rot after a long time. It's not easy for sister-in-law to keep it for more than [-] days. I should thank you."

Seeing her coming as promised, Wen Shu was extremely happy, not only for the dozen fruits or a few pennies, but also to comfort himself that he had seen the right person.

"What did you say, little lady, you have saved the dog's life, I can't exaggerate it, but these small things are worth saying thank you."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Wen Shu handed the maltose bag to Goudan beside him, then patted his head, and was about to leave, but when he turned around, he heard Goudan say childishly: "Mom! , eat, mother, it hurts. Hoo hoo."

(End of this chapter)