Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 395 Selling Them Both Won't Be Enough
Hong Xiaoduo did not respond to the shopkeeper's words. Instead, she pulled Feiyan aside and whispered in her ear, "You know the most about buying zithers. What are the prices of the zithers in this store? Are they inflated?"

Feiyan's excitement suddenly turned into a bit of discomfort after hearing what Yaoguang and Yuheng said. Just because she is an adult and can play the zither, does that mean she deserves to buy such an expensive zither?

This price was only sixty taels of silver, even before the family suffered a disaster, when my father doted on me as a daughter. Even so, my sisters were jealous for a long time, saying that my father was partial.

Feiyan wanted to say that she didn't want the expensive one, and just wanted to buy the one that the shopkeeper had just mentioned, which cost fifteen taels. Yaoguang and Yuheng would each have one, and all three of them could use the same.

But before she could open her mouth, Hong Xiaoduo asked this question.

"In the past, my master who taught me piano had a piano shop. The piano you just bought for me would be sold at least at this price in my master's shop." Feiyan said as she opened her hand to Hong Xiaoduo, which was five hundred taels.

"The price difference of zheng is due to the different materials used in the decoration of the zheng. The head, tail and bridge of the zheng are more expensive if the materials are good, such as ivory, jade and agate. There are also wooden materials such as red sandalwood and mahogany.

Then there are the craftsmen who make the zither. If they are famous, the price is also very high. Some will ask famous painting masters to paint, write inscriptions, and engrave words on it, and the value of the zither will immediately increase by several times.

In fact, cheap ones are not necessarily bad. If you choose carefully, you can buy a good zither at a low price. Otherwise..."

"Okay, I understand what you said. Although I understand, my ears will not deceive me. I will still listen to the quality of the zither.

Don't feel reluctant to buy such an expensive instrument, or that it's uncomfortable or something like that. I know that you who play the zither cherish your instruments very much. A zither can be used for a long time if it is properly maintained.

Although Yuheng and Yaoguang are young, they are very serious about what they learn and will not give up halfway. So, you can pick a good one for each of them, so that they don’t have to change anything later. "Hong Xiaoduo interrupted Feiyan.

Ah? For three, that would be almost one thousand taels!

After hearing her words, Feiyan, Yuheng Yaoguang and even the owner of the music shop couldn't believe it.

Does the owner of the music store just think that he is so lucky today? He hasn't been able to sell a zither at this price all year, and the store is about to close today, so how could he sell three?
In other big places, high-end musical instruments sell very well. There are buyers for zithers that cost thousands of dollars. But it’s not the same here. In a town like this, there are rich people, but they are not at the level of being willing to spend hundreds of taels of silver to buy a musical instrument for their little girl.

The other party looked unfamiliar, so they were probably not from this town. Perhaps they were guests of a wealthy family? Or maybe they were just passing by.

The boys present didn't think about this. They just knew that their mother was willing to spend money on her own people. As for whether the money would be insufficient in the future after spending it like this? What's the big deal? At most, they wouldn't buy new clothes, eat snacks, stay in the upper room of the inn, and still sleep in the big bunk bed!
Feiyan saw Hong Xiaoduo urging her to choose a zither with her eyes, and after hesitating for a moment she went to choose one. Yuheng and Yaoguang looked at each other, a little confused. Are you really going to buy such an expensive zither for yourself?

Feiyan tried playing it again seriously, pointed at three of them and nodded to Hong Xiaoduo.

"Sister has picked them out for you, you can choose the ones you like." After saying this, Hong Xiaoduo gently pushed the two young ladies who were a little at a loss.

The two young ladies subconsciously looked towards Tianshu, and when they saw him nod, they stepped forward excitedly, and then looked carefully at the three platforms that Feiyan pointed to.

It's the same price as Sister Feiyan's zither. Even if you sell the two girls for a good price, it still won't be enough to get a fraction of the price of this zither.

Feiyan had already chosen the most important thing, the sound quality, and the two girls only chose the appearance they liked.

In the end, I liked the beautiful and sparkling Yaoguang, so I chose a zither with both the head and tail inlaid with shell carvings of flowers and birds.

Yuheng chose a zither with orchid and butterfly patterns painted on the head and tail.

"Boss, take a look." Seeing that the two young ladies had made their choice, Hong Xiaoduo looked at the shopkeeper with a smile.

The shopkeeper immediately said, "Young lady, you don't need to explain, I understand. Just give me 760 taels for all three machines. Do you think that's feasible?" He didn't know that the other party would actually buy two machines. The price he just sold for the one he had just given was really the lowest, so the price for these two machines could only be this much less.

Although it would not lose money if it were cheaper, that's not how business is done. A piano store does not make money by volume of sales. Sometimes it is not open for several days, but you still have to make money.

After hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo did not bargain any more. Since the other party was easy to talk to, she was satisfied with the price.

"Then let's take these three. However, after paying the silver, we have to put the zithers in the shop first. We still have to go out for some shopping, and it's really inconvenient to carry them with us." Hong Xiaoduo said as he took out two silver notes with a face value of five hundred taels and handed them over.

The shopkeeper took it and knew there was nothing wrong with the banknote, and said immediately: "No problem, young lady, just go shopping and come back to get it later." After that, he went to the counter and took out a banknote with a face value of two hundred taels and four silver ingots of ten taels.

Hong Xiaoduo took it, put it away and left. She was not worried at all that after she paid the money, the other party would try to get something bad in return.

If anyone dared to do anything bad to her, she would give Feiyan and the other two the three best zithers without spending a penny.

However, Yaoguang and Yuheng kept looking back, looking very worried.

"Young ladies, please stay." The shopkeeper looked at the two little girls and suddenly changed his mind.

When Hong Xiaoduo stopped and turned to look at him, he said, "If not, please wait a moment, young lady. I will have someone prepare the carriage and bring Zheng with me to accompany you. You can also put the things you bought on it."

"Okay, thank you for your help, boss. You are so nice, I will definitely make a fortune." Hong Xiaoduo did not hesitate and happily accepted the other party's kindness.

It sounds like a simple task, but it took the shopkeeper and his clerk nearly two quarters of an hour to find all the gifts from the three zithers, put them on the carriage, and prevent them from falling or bumping into anything.

The shopkeeper did not follow them, but ordered the waiter to follow Hong Xiaoduo and the others until he sent them back to their residence.

With the piano store's carriage following them, the boys felt a lot more relaxed. They put the things they bought on the carriage and bought some more on the street before returning home.

After returning to the yard and unloading the things, Hong Xiaoduo gave the waiter a silver coin. The waiter left happily and drove back to the piano store.

Just as we arrived at the piano store, a man in his forties came out from the alley next to us. He looked at the carriage and found that no one was in it. He said, "Hey, isn't this Dayi? Why aren't you guarding the piano store at this late hour? Are you sending your boss to his mistress?"

"Wang Shoucai, don't talk nonsense. Our boss doesn't have any mistress." Dayi retorted unhappily.

Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, he then said that he had sold three good zithers in the evening and the owner asked him to send them back to their residence.

"Which company? Did they make a fortune? Why are they buying three machines?" Wang Shoucai asked casually.

He had heard from others that a good zither sold in a music shop would cost several hundred taels of silver.

"He's not from our town. He's just passing by. He lives in the yard of Old Huang's house." After saying this, Dayi ignored him.

Dayi and Wang Shoucai are from the same hometown. Wang Shoucai is a son-in-law who marries into the wife's family. However, he has a bad character and is involved in all kinds of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. His father-in-law and mother-in-law are too old to control him, and his wife dares not say anything.

Dayi and he didn't interact with each other on a daily basis, they would just say hello when they met occasionally.

Wang Shoucai, a stranger living in the courtyard of Old Huang's house, walked around thinking that he had bad luck recently, not only did he not win any money but also owed a lot of money to loan sharks, and he also couldn't get any money from his father-in-law...