Summary of the previous chapter: I came here to buy groceries, but Dongfang Qingxue fell in love with a porcelain doll and insisted on buying it...
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Sure."
"Okay, then, Fourth Young Master, please take this porcelain doll."
Ma Xiaoquan hummed, took out 3 Wen, and handed it to the stall owner.
The stall owner weighed the money and smiled bitterly.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and shook the porcelain doll towards Dongfang Qingxue.
When Dongfang Qingxue saw Ma Xiaoquan holding the porcelain doll, she ran over happily and snatched the porcelain doll away.
"Hey, hey, slow down"
Dongfang Qingxue was so happy that she stood on tiptoes and kissed Ma Xiaoquan on the face.
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned, and Dongfang Qingxue also reacted, saying "Yeah" and ran away.
The stall owner smiled and said: "Master Ma Si, your lover is really beautiful. If I were twenty years younger, I would be really..."
"Huh?" Ma Xiaoquan glared at the stall owner.
The stall owner hurriedly waved his hand and changed his words: "Oh no, no, no, I have absolutely no evil intentions. Please rest assured, Master Four, hehe."
"Yes." Ma Xiaoquan nodded and gently patted the stall owner on the shoulder, "Okay, I'm leaving. You, please take your time."
"Hey, Fourth Young Master, walk slowly"
...
Catching up with Dongfang Qingxue, Ma Xiaoquan burst into laughter.
Dongfang Qingxue thought Ma Xiaoquan was laughing at her boldness just now, and couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Humph, here is the porcelain doll for you, I don't want it anymore," Dongfang Qingxue said in a playful manner.
"Don't worry, I bought this for you, keep it well." Ma Xiaoquan said with a smile.
"Huh, are you still laughing?"
Ma Xiaoquan grinned, leaned into Dongfang Qingxue's ear and said, "Little Dongfang girl, do you know how much this porcelain doll costs?"
Dongfang Qingxue curled her lips: "Isn't it just 3 cents? Do you think I didn't see it?"
"Three cents? Hehe...it's more than three cents."
"What? Could it be that this is really an official kiln?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Not only is it an official kiln, but it is also a top-grade official kiln."
"real?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Of course, it's just that there is a layer of paint on the porcelain doll. You will know when you have time to wipe it off when you get back."
Dongfang Qingxue blinked her big eyes and asked in a low voice: "If it's really an official kiln, how much will it cost?"
Ma Xiaoquan stretched out three fingers.
"Three taels of silver? Too little..."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head.
"Thirty taels?"
Ma Xiaoquan still shook his head.
"It won't be three hundred taels, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and whispered: "In this era, I don't know how much it can be sold for, but in our era, we could buy at least three million."
"Three million? That's a lot. How much could Ma Xiaoquan sell for today's money?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and ordered Dongfang Qingxue to put the porcelain doll away: "You can't sell this thing. If you are found to be selling it, you will go to jail."
"Oh" Dongfang Qingxue felt a little regretful, but she couldn't help but feel happy again when she remembered that Ma Xiaoquan had such a good eye for picking up such a big bargain.
"Ma Xiaoquan, I'm curious how you know this must be an official kiln?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and murmured: "To be honest, Miss Dongfang, when you picked up this porcelain doll before, I was hesitant, but when I picked it up and looked at it, I was sure that it was really an official kiln."
Ma Xiaoquan whispered: "After Emperor Taichang Zhu Houzhao succeeded to the throne, he had several favorite gadgets. One of them was a porcelain doll from an official kiln. However, after the death of Emperor Taichang, the porcelain doll disappeared.
."
"It's gone? Then you can't prove that it is this?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said with a smile: "Little Dongfang girl, don't forget what my other identity is."
"Jinyiwei?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Yes, there are many things you don't know. I can know and have the right to know, so... hehe..."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Qingxue was a little worried and said, "Then what if this porcelain doll is recognized by others?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "It's for you anyway. You can take it back to your home. Well, just treat this as a gift I gave you when you came to Beijing."
Dongfang Qingxue curled her lips and said, "Hey, it's only a gift of 3 cents. Ma Xiaoquan, you are so embarrassed to give it."
"Three cents?" Ma Xiaoquan said with a smile, "Don't give it to me, I'll give you one in exchange."
"I don't" Dongfang Qingxue is not stupid, this is the official kiln that Emperor Taichang once played in.
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged: "Okay, then just put it away and go, let's continue shopping for groceries."
Dongfang Qingxue nodded, took Ma Xiaoquan's arm, and leaned her head on Ma Xiaoquan's shoulder, looking like a little bird.
And not far behind Ma Xiaoquan and Dongfang Qingxue, two pairs of eyes were staring at them.
...
An hour later, Ma Xiaoquan bought the necessary ingredients for lunch. Since the ingredients were sent directly to Ma's house, Ma Xiaoquan was basically empty-handed when he returned home.
Entering the courtyard, Mrs. Ma came up to greet Ma Xiaoquan with a wry smile.
"Quan'er, you bought so many vegetables, can you finish them all?"
Ma Xiaoquan looked down at the ingredients piled in the yard and scratched his scalp: "Oh, it seems I bought too much. Well, it's okay. Grandma, call the servants to eat together. I'll give it to you today.
Show your hands properly."
Mrs. Ma shook her head: "Okay, let's ask two people to help you."
Dongfang Qingxue volunteered: "Grandma, let me help Ma Xiaoquan."
Ma Xiaoquan looked at Dongfang Qingxue with a grin, and joked: "Little Dongfang girl, can you do it? Don't do me any harm."
"Huh, don't underestimate me," Dongfang Qingxue said unconvinced.
Ma Xiaoquan laughed: "Okay, if I don't underestimate you, then it's you."
...
The two came to the kitchen, where the servants had already moved the ingredients into the kitchen.
Looking at the ingredients on the ground, Dongfang Qingxue's originally confident heart suddenly withered.
Ma Xiaoquan saw that Dongfang Qingxue was worried and said with a smile: "No way, Miss Dongfang, you are already worried before it even starts."
"Humph" Dongfang Qingxue rolled her eyes at Ma Xiaoquan, "I can learn if I don't know how. I'm a woman, and women should learn to cook."
"Hey, that's fine. It's good if you have the heart to do it. But when you learn to cook, you have to start with the basics. Go ahead and check out the dishes for me."
Dongfang Qingxue blushed: "I, I don't know how to..."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, picked up a handful of green vegetables, and gestured while saying: "Do this like me, peel off the old leaves and roots, and leave the fresh parts..."