Chapter 353 It's really the famous Mrs. Lu on Zhuangyuan Street!
Dingguo Gongfu, Jiang family.
Jiang Hua's wet nurse, Aunt Gu, was always very prestigious in the mansion because she was taking care of Mrs. Jiang's youngest son.
Recently, she wears gold and silver, which has caused many servants to talk about her.
After Mrs. Jiang learned about it, she called her in for questioning.
Grandma Gu has been in the Jiang family for seven or eight years and knows the methods of Madam Jiang's imperial concubines, but she bought them all herself, so she is not afraid.
Not only that, after Mrs. Jiang asked, she also took the initiative to reveal the gold bracelet on her wrist, pulled out a pair of gold hairpins from her head, and showed them to Mrs. Jiang.
Just listen to her saying: "Madam also knows that I come from Daxing. There is a merchant there with the surname Zhou. Speaking of which, Madam knows that there is a woman in her family who married Uncle Zhongyong. Although she is a stepmother, she is not married to him.
It's very honorable to enter the uncle's house."
"His business has expanded in recent years and he has opened many shops in the capital, including Zhou's Jewelry Shop."
"These days, all jewelry and gold ornaments are on sale at 50% off. I used to be rare in these when I was young, but I didn't have the money to buy them. I finally got my wife to choose me to take care of the fourth master, so I saved some money and went to exchange for these jewelry.
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"I thought that if I bought it and wore it, I could exchange it for money after depreciation. If I couldn't finance it and buy a new one, I could give it away in the future, so I bought it."
Grandma Gu was an honest person. One thing is that Mrs. Chiang also knew her temperament and would never deceive others, so she could safely leave her son to her care.
When I heard her say it and mentioned Zhongyongbo's mansion, I knew it was true.
In addition, since the crown princess was deposed, Mrs. Jiang no longer has so much resentment towards the Zheng family, even if she is a little moved.
I just heard her say: "Is the shop far away?"
Grandma Gu immediately said: "Not far away, there is an east street in front of Zhuangyuan Street. If Madam goes shopping and finds that it is not suitable, we can immediately go to Zhuangyuan Street for shopping. The things in Zhuangyuan Street are very good. Madam must have taken a look.
Got it."
It's been cold lately, and Mrs. Jiang hasn't been out for quite some time.
Some time ago, I went to the eldest princess's mansion as a guest, and the eldest princess sent so many pieces of cloth that the warehouse could hardly keep them.
But my daughter’s marriage has not yet been decided. If the marriage is set, brocade cloth alone will not suffice, and more than a dozen sets of hair and face must be prepared. You can also go to check out the styles in advance. If you like something, ask someone to send it to your house and take photos.
It wouldn't be unfair to my daughter to get a better one in a similar style.
Soon, Grandma Gu led Mrs. Jiang to the Zhou Family Jewelry Store.
When Mrs. Jiang was traveling, there were naturally a lot of maids and servants. As soon as she entered the Zhou Family Jewelry Store, she saw that it was overcrowded.
Mrs. Jiang immediately frowned and didn't want to go in.
But the big shopkeeper knew Grandma Gu and had bought a lot before. When she saw her, she brought the lady over. Knowing that there was big business, she immediately thought that the store next door had new models and invited many customers away.
Seeing this, Mrs. Jiang reluctantly entered.
There were indeed a lot of jewelry in the store, and they were all discounted by 50%. Mrs. Jiang picked out several sets of jewelry at various prices. It was obvious that she wanted to buy something novel in style.
When she was about to check out, she found a jade bracelet with excellent water quality on the counter. Mrs. Jiang's eyes lit up and she quickly asked the shopkeeper to show it to her.
Seeing that Mrs. Jiang liked it, the big shopkeeper hurriedly boasted: "Madam, you have really good taste. This bracelet is the treasure of our store. It is not taken out easily. It is only taken out when there is a discount in the store recently."
Put it on the table and see if anyone is destined to take it."
Mrs. Jiang took the bracelet in her hand and looked at it. The jade bracelet was made of jade, icy and clear, and the light green color was like the green buds of early spring. It was really refreshing.
She immediately asked: "How much does this jade bracelet cost?"
Seeing that she was interested in buying it, the big shopkeeper quickly made an offer: "This was originally sold for 15,000 taels. If Madam likes it, just give it 7,500 taels based on the lowest discount in the store."
When Mrs. Jiang heard that the price was fifteen thousand taels, she immediately felt that this bracelet was nothing more than that.
But when I heard that it only cost seven thousand five hundred taels, I immediately felt like I had gotten a big deal.
But bracelets of such fine quality were mostly gifts from the palace, given by the eldest princess and Dong Gong. In their house, that is, the old lady has one on her wrist. It was a filial gift from the nephew of a wealthy businessman from other places. It is said that it was a gift when he bought it.
Twelve thousand taels.
Mrs. Jiang put it back and thought it was better to forget it.
This bracelet is fragile, and many people don't understand it. They just think it is an ordinary jade. It is better to buy a few more sets of gemstones for my daughter. It will be very honorable to take them out.
The chief manager saw Mrs. Jiang's hesitation and immediately said: "How about you try it on? You can only tell whether this bracelet looks good after you get it on."
"What's more, there aren't many people as knowledgeable as you nowadays?"
Who is Mrs. Chiang? Of course she knows the goods!
Identifying goods and buying them are two different things!
She immediately shook her head and said calmly: "Forget it, it's so expensive, what a shame if it gets accidentally broken?"
Grandma Gu also said at the side: "Madam, I have bought enough. Although this jade bracelet is beautiful, the jasper bracelet Madam is wearing is also of the highest quality. What's more, after buying it back, the second lady's wrist is very delicate. If she feels uncomfortable wearing it, it's okay."
It’s too bad to back out.”
"Unless you like bracelets like Mrs. Lu, it's not impossible to buy them back and have a look."
Grandma Gu's words made Mrs. Jiang's eyes light up. She really liked this bracelet, but she didn't have to buy it.
But what if Wang Xiu likes it?
It would be a pity to miss such a good appearance. If Wang Xiu likes it, 7,500 yuan will be considered as her repayment of Wang Xiu's kindness, which is not expensive at all.
Mrs. Jiang quickly said: "You go to the Lu family and tell me that I met a high-grade jade bracelet on the street and ask Mrs. Lu if she is interested in taking a look?"
"If so, you can bring Mrs. Lu over. If Mrs. Lu is busy or has guests, just tell me that I will invite her to my house for tea some other time."
Grandma Gu understood and took the car to the Lu family's home.
The chief shopkeeper heard from Mrs. Jiang that Mrs. Lu liked to collect bracelets, and he wondered if it was Wang Xiu, but he couldn't tell clearly.
He just asked Madam Jiang in an insinuating way, "I don't know where Madam's house is, but our store can also deliver it to your door."
Mrs. Jiang didn't want to say anything, but just said: "No, we will take it away ourselves later."
With that said, she took out a 10,000 tael silver note and gave it to the shopkeeper and said: "If the guests who come later like the jade bracelet, you can tell me that you have paid for it. If they don't like it, I will pay for it myself."
The big shopkeeper took it with both hands and was so happy that he even forgot about asking about the lady's origins.
But not long after, when he saw Grandma Gu inviting Wang Xiu into the store, the shopkeeper stopped laughing.
She is really the famous Mrs. Lu from Zhuangyuan Street!