Ugly peasant girl in space

Chapter 615 Drawings (3)
There are not many pedestrians on the street, and the front of each shop is deserted, and there is almost no business. In the past few days, the cloth shop at home has only received about ten taels of silver every day. With one or two printed and dyed handkerchiefs, I have been doing money-losing business.

"Looking at the situation, it's not our business being affected."

In business, there are gains and losses, peaks and troughs, Qingli looked out, and some shop assistants were listlessly sweeping the road at the entrance of the shop with a broom. If there was no business, they simply did a big cleaning to remove the dust in the dead corners, and let the shop It looks neater and brighter.

"Yes, the banquet is stopped, the business of the restaurant is deserted, but the roast chicken business of our Xiangmanlou is not bad."

Shen Bingyu was wearing a plain white dress, sitting at the window of the carriage and looking out, thanks to the death of the Empress Dowager, the people in Kyoto were not prohibited from eating meat, otherwise, Xiangmanlou would be closed.There was a little worry in her cold eyes, because the war in the south, the food, grass and medicinal materials that needed to be transported had already brought great pressure to her family.

The food and grass can probably feed the soldiers for about a month. My own expectation is to end the war in the south within a month. Food, after Uncle Lu comes back, part of it needs to be transported immediately.It is not a solution to transport the distance from the capital. If you can buy it from the surrounding cities at a low price, you can save a lot of money and reduce the loss. However, due to the fall of Muyang, the price of food in the south has skyrocketed.

There were no pedestrians on the road, and the carriage drove all the way to North Street. The prosperity of the past was gone. Fuyuan Tea House had closed its doors, and there was an announcement on it that it would be closed for a month. The death of the Empress Dowager had a great impact on the tea house.

In the first ten days of each month, in the alleys of North Street, there is always a group of peddlers selling groceries. Most of the goods they sell are exotic flowers, strange stones, and many things stolen by thieves. The people who bought it were cheap, and everyone knew in their hearts that they turned a blind eye to it. Today, only a few people are still squatting.

"Sister Xiaoyu, how about we go over and have a look?"

Because it was not far from their own shop, Qingli and Shen Bingyu got out of the carriage, telling the servant girl not to follow, and went directly to the cloth village to wait. She just wanted to change things on a whim. It's not bad to buy it for a very low price.

"Get out of the car, let's go."

Shen Bingyu had no objection, the two of them walked side by side into the alley, attracting everyone's attention as soon as they appeared, two beautiful young ladies came here, even if they didn't buy anything, they could still feast their eyes.

There are men and some women who sell things. Their faces are full of sorrow. They say that they are selling ancestral things. Whoever in the family is seriously ill and needs money for emergency treatment. Of course, these things are true or false, and it depends on yourself Smart eyes know pearls.

Qingli looked around, most of them were books, jade pendants, antiques, porcelain vases and calligraphy and paintings, there were a few rogue-eyed men standing next to them, their eyes were rogue, usually such people were thieves, and after throwing in their purses, they would not Dare to set up a stall, stand here looking for buyers, see someone coming, and strike up a conversation.

"Miss, are you not looking for something satisfactory?"

The so-called orphan books on the ground, Qingli looked at them, they can be bought in bookstores, and even come here to fool people, those antiques are not well preserved, some are bumped or have cracks, there is no need to buy them for collection , one of the pianos looks okay, but there are too many guqins in Qingli Space, and she doesn't have time to cultivate her sentiments now, so she just glanced at it and shook her head slightly.

"Well, do you have something good?"

Qing Li looks like a man, shrinking her head and looking like a thief. She looks like the three hands who have been wandering around the market all year round. Maybe there is no one in the house, and they go in and steal. She doesn't need gold and silver. She just wants to see if there is anything special. of.

"I don't dare to say what it is. Miss, you are a discerning person, so you don't have to be a fool when you are young. A missionary who came over from overseas found a few diamonds on him. I think you know this stuff too. the value of."

The little thief said, rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I'll be honest, I'll be honest, I'll stay here for a few days, and all the people who come here are ordinary people, and they can't afford such a thing. It's not that I didn't want to go to Cuihua Tower to try my luck, but you also know that there is a backer there, and you must know that this thing is not from the right way. Go eat in prison."

Qingli nodded. She likes diamonds very much. They are good for collection. Now they are no longer available in the outer sea. It is probably the missionary’s own collection, or this person is a member of the royal family.

"Would you like to go and see the little one? Don't worry, although the little one is in this line of work, his character is absolutely upright. As long as he gets the money, the little one will not stay in the capital, and you can't listen to the little accent." From Kyoto, my home is in Liuyang."

Liuyang is on the border of the Northwest, where there is sand and dust all the year round, and it takes at least one and a half months' drive from Kyoto.Qingli was interested in diamonds, but she couldn't make a conclusion because she didn't see the goods, so she asked, "Where's the goods?"

"Miss, the price of the small one is 5000 taels of silver, and there are twelve diamonds in total. If you have so much silver, I will take you to see the goods right away."

The little thief insisted on 5000 taels, Qingli tried to bargain, but the other party had a lot of money. Indeed, if it was in Cuihua Building, one piece could be sold for 5000 taels, and twelve pieces could be sold for [-] taels. You can also make a fortune.

"you sure?"

Shen Bingyu looked at the little thief suspiciously. A thief said that he had a good character. This was really the biggest joke. She was too lazy to listen to the little thief bragging about himself. She just wanted to know if there was any goods.

"I'm sure, to tell you the truth, for the sake of safety, I didn't wear the little one on my body. As long as you take the bank note, we will pay for it and deliver the goods. The little one has already packed her luggage and is ready to leave Kyoto at any time."

The little thief looked at the two of them and patted his chest to assure him that there were fewer and fewer people coming here recently because of the death of the Queen Mother. He was in a hurry to exchange money and go back to his hometown. Parents, after so many years of hunger and food, this is a big deal. He wants to return to his hometown after getting the money, take good care of the elderly, and start over.

"Aside from these, what else is there? You said there is a missionary's purse, so there must be something else."

Qingli was vigilant in her heart, so she specifically asked, if it was sent by the Zhou family, although she was not afraid, it would be a bit troublesome to deal with it. Today, I made an appointment with the shopkeeper of Cuihualou to talk about the delivery of the printed and dyed wedding clothes to the outer sea. The matter of shipbuilding was proposed last time, and we will talk about it today.

(End of this chapter)