mtlumby2d Chapter 615 Her Thoughts!
Chapter 615 Her Thoughts!
The vendor glanced at the two distinguished guests before him and thought they were both born with an air of nobility. He was surprised to find that, besides giving him a tael of silver, they were also picking out hairpins.
"Madam, you see, I'm really a little embarrassed. How about you take a look at this one? The materials used in this one are a bit inferior. Consider this one a gift from me, how about it?"
Unexpectedly, Duanmu Chuze's face darkened, and he rebuked in a low voice, "Why would my wife need you to bring her a hairpin?"
When the vendor saw the young master's face darken, he immediately apologized, "Young master, please don't be angry. I just thought you two were kind-hearted. We had agreed on five coins, but I didn't expect the madam to give me another tael of silver. You don't know, this little bit of silver is enough to feed my whole family for several days."
Mu Xin Nuan looked up at him again and smiled, "No need for you to deliver it. How about this, these few look to be in pretty good condition, how much?"
Upon seeing this, the vendor quickly said, "These are indeed cheaper; you can buy three for one tael of silver."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded and stopped haggling. She turned to Rong Yue and said, "Give him two taels of silver, and you come and pick out six to take back to your girls. I find it really awkward to always see them wearing gold and silver hairpins."
"Yes, Miss, I understand."
Duanmu Chuze's eyebrows twitched involuntarily. Did Mu Xinnuan mean that some of the servants in the Prince's mansion were dressed too ostentatiously?
She's clever. She doesn't need to suppress them personally. She only needs to have Rongyue give her subordinates a few wooden hairpins, and they'll understand her intentions. She's really brilliant!
Not handling such matters personally would lower his own standing, and it would also make his subordinates more careful in their actions and words.
"Are you tired? Would you like to rest at the teahouse up ahead?"
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head and laughed, "Are you worried that I'll spend too much money when I go shopping? Do you not want me to spend your money?"
Duanmu Chuze was somewhat amused and exasperated. "What are you saying? Isn't everything I have yours? Spend it as you please! Isn't the purpose of a man earning money to spend on his wife? There's a saying, 'If the wife doesn't spend money, who will the money be for?'"
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled.
The vendors nearby couldn't help but chuckle, whispering to Rong Yue, "Sister, your master is quite easygoing and witty."
Rongyue looked up and glared at him. "Watch your mouth. Who's your sister? Besides, what kind of person our master is is none of your business."
The vendor was momentarily speechless, thinking to himself, "This master is easygoing and easy to talk to, but this girl has a sharp tongue!"
"Have you chosen them all?" Mu Xin Nuan watched Rong Yue put several hairpins into a purse, then looked at Mu Hua beside her. "Do you want to go and pick out a few too?"
Mu Hua shook her head. She and Mu Qing had never cared much about these kinds of things.
"Let's go then. Let's go for a walk. It's a rare opportunity to get out, so we should stroll around a bit longer. We'll get hungry later, so let's go get something good to eat and spend a little more money on you, sir."
As she spoke, she chuckled and tugged at Xiao Zonghua's hand, "Baby, are you worried about spending your father's money?"
Duanmu Chuze chuckled, "If he could speak, he would definitely say that all the money we, the father and son, earn is for you to spend."
Mu Xin Nuan blushed and glared at him again, "You're saying nice things again."
The group walked away slowly. The vendor looked at the silver in his hand and couldn't stop smiling. He had earned quite a bit of money today. It seemed that he would have enough for household expenses for the next two weeks.
Thinking this, I couldn't help but glance in the direction of the pedestrians again. This lady is really interesting. It seems that she is not trying to get anything cheap, but just trying to bargain. How interesting.
"Miss, look what this is!" Rongyue skipped over to a small stall and watched the person making dough figurines and then painting faces on them.
"This is meaningless. Haven't we seen the same thing in the capital before? It's not fun."
As she spoke, Mu Xin Nuan took a few more steps and saw someone selling kites. She immediately became excited, "Aze, look, those kites over there are so pretty. Shall we buy one?"
"Want to fly a kite?" Duanmu Chuze asked affectionately.
Mu Xin Nuan nodded emphatically, "Yes, of course I want one! I'm practically going crazy wanting one! Let's buy one, okay?"
The man making the kite on the spot was an old man, who looked to be around fifty or sixty years old.
"Grandpa, how much is this kite?" Rongyue stepped forward and asked the price.
"Oh, this one is one tael of silver, without string. If it has string, add ten copper coins."
Rongyue pouted, "Of course you have to bring a string when you buy a kite, how can you play with it without a string?"
"Hehe, young lady, you don't know this, the string I have here is just ordinary string. Some ladies from wealthy families take their kites home and then add their own high-quality string."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan looked at the stall again and found that there were indeed more kites than strings.
"Miss, how many would you like to buy?"
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled, "What? You want to play too?"
Rongyue nodded shyly, "Miss, you don't know, ever since I came to Yanzhou with you, I haven't played this even once. Please, have mercy and give me one."
As she spoke, she even started to tug at Mu Xin Nuan's sleeve in a somewhat coquettish manner.
The old man glanced at her and saw that the woman dressed as a lady was not angry at all, but instead had a bright smile on her face.
Mu Xin Nuan reached out and poked her forehead. "You silly girl, you only think about yourself. Don't Mu Hua and the others want to play? And what about Chun Yu? She didn't come out today. If she had, she would definitely have stayed here and refused to leave."
"Alright, then I'll take a look." With that, Rongyue actually started counting.
Duanmu Chuze coughed lightly, "Alright, stop counting. Why don't we just buy all the kites here? We can take them back and share them with everyone. There aren't enough for each of you to have one."
Mu Xin Nuan thought about it and realized it made sense; there were still many young ladies in the manor who hadn't come out yet.
"Grandpa, how many are ready-made here in total?"
"Madam, there are twenty finished products in total, but someone has ordered one, so I can only sell you nineteen."
"That's fine then. Nineteen then, we'll take them all. Rongyue, give us the money."
As Mu Xin Nuan spoke, she took one out to look at it, and after careful consideration, she realized that with the wire and spool, it would only be ten copper coins, which was about right. The old man probably wouldn't make much money.
"We only need ten spools."