The boy thought it was Chu Ning who had no money to pay the bill, and became a little angry, "I think you are here to tease me, go, go, go, leave quickly, don't make trouble here again, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?"
The cold voice made the boy feel very uncomfortable. He was so angry that he opened his mouth to curse, "You..."
He looked at Chu Ning in astonishment.
To be precise, he was looking at the silver in Chu Ning's hand.
"...That, that, girl, don't be angry, I, I..."
Seeing that his face was red with embarrassment, Chu Ning's expression softened slightly and said, "Okay, let's settle the accounts."
"Hey, okay, okay."
The boy quickly took the abacus and started counting.
"Chenghui, a total of two hundred and forty-two coins, I'll give you a fraction, two hundred and forty coins."
Chu Ning took two silver coins and handed them over, and saw him take out a coin and weigh it. She moved up to take a closer look with interest, but she didn't understand.
But she doesn't worry about it. Store owners generally don't make a fuss about it.
"I just ate a bowl of noodles on the street..."
Chu Ning stretched out his hands and gestured, "Such a big bowl."
The boy counted the coins and nodded, gesturing for her to continue.
"Such a big bowl of noodles, or even shredded chicken noodles, only costs ten cents. Why are these small items, um, especially this toothbrush, so expensive?"
The tooth powder contains herbal medicine, so even if it is more expensive, she really can't understand why the toothbrush is so expensive.
The boy looked up at her in surprise, and saw her frowning in confusion, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.
It turns out this girl is really curious.
"If I don't worry about this girl, these toothbrushes and tooth powder are not sold to poor families in the first place..."
Chu Ning understood, "You mean, only rich families will use this kind of toiletries?"
"Well, it is true that it is only used by wealthy families. As for this toothbrush, not everyone in the town has one. Most of them still use sticks to brush their teeth..."
"It's not that the price you sell is high."
"There is no way. The cost of this item is just there. You can't make a profit at a loss."
It was not a busy time, so the boy chatted with her for a few words.
It was only after listening to his words that Chu Ning suddenly realized that everything in this era was purely handmade, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Compared with modern industrial mass production, the cost was indeed higher.
Furthermore, as this young man said, no matter how cheap ivory toothbrushing powder and other items are, poor people should not buy them. Therefore, merchants simply focus on those who are discerning and make things more affordable.
Fine and fine.
As a result, the price will naturally be higher rather than lower.
Speaking of this, the boy was a little excited, "...there is a foreign goods store in the county. The things there are really fine, but the prices are really high. I heard that an ivory toothbrush costs ten taels of silver, ten taels of silver."
Ah! You can build a big house in the countryside!"
The boy's eyes lit up as he spoke, and Chu Ning also listened with great interest.
When I have some spare money someday, I will go to the county town to visit the foreign goods stores.
Sounds pretty good.
After bidding farewell to the chatty boy, Chu Ning turned around and went to the clothing store.
Now she asked about the price first.
The result is that you don’t know if you don’t ask, but you will be shocked if you ask.
A plain muslin jacket without embroidery or even printing costs one hundred and eighty yuan.
It is said that new cotton is expensive, but fine cotton cloth woven from cotton is even more expensive, plus labor costs and so on, the price is seven plus eight.
Chu Ning sighed.
At this price, the idea of sleeping on a new quilt today is out of the question.
"Madam boss, can these four coats be cheaper?"
The female shopkeeper of the ready-made clothing store's eyes suddenly lit up. She thought she was a poor person, but she didn't expect that she was actually rich.
"Of course it's no problem."
The female shopkeeper said enthusiastically, "This way, the girl picks first, and after you have finished picking, I will do the math for you in the end. Well, each item costs five cents, how about it?"
"Then thank you boss lady."
Chu Ning thought for a moment and chose a grass-green jacket for himself, a water-red jacket for Chu Jing, and a tender crimson jacket for Chu Tian and Chu Ran.
In fact, she didn't know what their preferences were, but she thought that as long as it was a new coat, they would all like it.
After coming out of the clothing store, Chu Ning bought another backpack to carry things on the street, and then bought a few steamed buns for the three little ones, plus a pound of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
I only have a dozen copper coins left in my hand.
Weighing the money bag in his hand, Chu Ning secretly lamented that the money was worthless.
I have to think of a way to make money.
Just what to do.
As Chu Ning walked, he observed the shops on both sides of the road and found that they sold everything. They were very complete and the business seemed to be good.
But I heard that there is a market today, which is why it is so lively. There are not many people shopping on weekdays.
"Please come in, guest officer."
A loud shout attracted Chu Ning's attention. When she heard the sound, she looked over and saw a young man in a gray waiter's uniform waving a sweat towel in his hand and greeting several men with rosy faces.
, "Guest, please go slowly~"
What does this place do?
Bathroom door!
Chu Ning's eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed over at a sprint speed of 100 meters, "Can you store things here? You can help me find a place to put these things. I will be out soon. By the way, you are here
How much does it cost once..."
"you?"
The boy was stunned, and his eyes turned twice on her face. After making sure that he saw correctly, he said angrily, "You will be beaten out soon!"
"Well, what do you mean?"
Chu Ning frowned.
The waiter pointed behind him, "Do you know where this place is?"
He said angrily, "This is a bathhouse!"
so what?
Chu Ning thought thoughtfully, "No women allowed in?"
"I've never heard of a woman wanting to enter a bathhouse! Girl, I'm not telling you, as a woman, how can you... Hey, hey, you can leave just as you say, I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Chu Ning rolled her eyes at him angrily, "Why don't you leave and stay here to listen to your lesson? You have such a big face!"
"Hey! You are really...ouch!"
The waiter angrily stamped his feet at the girl who was walking away. Wuzi muttered that girls don't know what to look out for. As a result, he was hit in the face by a pebble flying from nowhere, which made him scream in pain.
Just as the waiter secretly cursed that he was unlucky, Chu Ning also cursed in his heart. He had been unlucky for eight lifetimes to end up in such a ghost place.
She didn't want to go shopping anymore, so she rented a bullock cart and headed back.
With an expressionless expression, he took out his money bag and took out ten copper coins and gave them to the old man driving the carriage.
Chu Ning held the money bag with only five copper coins in her hand, and she was so depressed that she wanted to hit someone.
She didn't look better all the way from the town to the village.
Black like the bottom of a pot.
However, when she saw Chu Ran, the little bean sprout who was looking around at the entrance of the alley and then running over with a look of surprise on her face, she still showed a gentle smile and said, "It's such a cold day. If you don't stay at home, what are you doing out here?"
"I'm waiting for you, eldest sister."
Xiao Douya raised her head and looked at her, "Eldest sister, second sister said my name is Chu Ran, is it true?"
Chu Ning reached out and patted her little hair, "Of course it's true."
The little bean sprout's eyes suddenly lit up, and they were so bright and cute.
Chu Ning couldn't help but pinch her little face again, "Do you like this name?"