amaotonovel Chapter 143 Buying a Male Servant
Chapter 143 Buying a Male Servant
At this time, a little girl about seven or eight years old came with a basket to sell lotus flowers and lotus pods, but the passers-by were not interested in them.
The little girl walked up to Ye Youlan and asked her to buy one!
Ye Youlan glanced at the purses and lotus pods in the basket, and they didn't look attractive at all.
She asked the little girl to put the basket on the table, and then told her that she could do this in the future and it would definitely sell well.
She picked up a lotus bud and folded each petal over, layer by layer, and then it became a blooming flower. Lilac was smart and learned it quickly, so she helped to do it.
Ye Youlan put the folded flowers together with the lotus pods, and tied them with a piece of thin grass from the roadside. It turned into a bouquet, and handed it to the little girl, saying, "Customers like to ask for good luck. Tell them that this is called 'lotus blossoms at every step' and 'flowers bloom for wealth and prosperity'. When customers hear this, they will like it and buy it."
At this time, a neatly dressed and elegantly dressed woman stared at the bouquet in the little girl's hand and asked how much it cost.
The little girl counted and held up five fingers: "Three cents."
Ye Youlan smiled: "Didn't you hold up five fingers? One flower is one cent, so it should be five cents."
The woman took out five cents and gave it to the girl: "I want this."
The girl took the money and bowed happily to Ye Youlan: "Thank you, thank you."
Ye Youlan asked the little girl if she had learned it. If she hadn't, she would teach her again.
"Thank you, ma'am. I understand."
"Remember, if you have something to sell at home in the future, beautify it and it will fetch a good price."
While Ye Youlan was drinking tea, the little girl had sold out her basket of lotus flowers.
"Wang, Madam is so amazing." Dingxiang admired her very much.
The Seventh Prince smiled, Ye Youlan would give her surprises at any time.
Ye Youlan was proud: "I am doing one good deed every day, accumulating virtue and blessings."
Everyone stood up and continued to move forward.
Ye Youlan patted her legs: "Lie down and rest for a while."
"I am not tired."
So Ye Youlan fell on his lap and said with a smile: "I'm tired."
"You're obviously very smart, so why do people say you only know how to eat, drink and have fun?"
"Your Highness, eating, drinking, and having fun also require a smart head. I, Ruoyun, Miaoyu, Xiaoling, and Yurou have known each other for ten years, and I was the one who took them out. I know which shops have delicious food, which gardens have beautiful flowers, and which shops have fragrant cosmetics. All of this requires time to collect."
The Seventh Prince looked down at the beauty in his arms. Her face was bright and her features were picturesque. He couldn't help but bend down to taste the sweetness from her lips. Ye Youlan responded slightly, then sensed danger. She quickly sat up and tidied her clothes.
"It's safer for me to sit across from you."
The Seventh Prince held her tightly and pressed her down on his lap: "What do you take me for?"
"A wolf full of wildness."
The Seventh Prince said to the outside, "There's an inn up ahead where we can rest for the night."
Ye Youlan glared at him: "It won't be dark even if we walk another twenty miles."
The Seventh Prince's eyes were cunning: "Have you ever seen a wolf turn a blind eye to its prey?"
Ye Youlan pretended not to understand and simply closed her eyes.
The inn is near the official road, surrounded by lush trees, and the environment is very quiet and unique.
A secret guard had already taken care of everything and booked all the rooms on the second floor of the inn.
The wolf enjoyed the delicious food and took a nap to feel refreshed.
Ye Youlan continued to sleep until dinner time. Dingxiang brought the food over. Ye Youlan stood up and greeted the prince a hundred times in her heart.
While eating, Ye Youlan asked Dingxiang, "Where is the prince?"
"The prince is talking to Guard Li."
After dinner, Ye Youlan walked out of the room and stood in front of the railing on the second floor. The scenery of the courtyard came into view.
There were waiters leading horses for guests, and guests were carrying their bags to the rooms on the first floor, which should be a large bunk bed. Ye Youlan just stood there for a while before she saw five or six men of various kinds on their way in.
Her gaze shifted to a corner of the courtyard, where there was a teahouse with people sitting there drinking tea. Ye Youlan raised her gaze again, looking over the roof, wondering if the prince's secret guards were lurking there.
Ye Youlan called Dingxiang, saying that she wanted to go downstairs for a walk to help digest her food.
"Wang, Madam Wang, the master asked you to stay on the second floor. How about I ask the master to accompany you?"
Ye Youlan waved her hand and went back to the house. She walked around the table and waved her arms as exercise. After the warm-up, she walked to the pillar in front of the wall and stood straight.
Dingxiang asked her what she was doing in confusion?
Ye Youlan clasped her hands together and raised them above her head: "I'm exercising, relaxing my body and mind, and cultivating my character. You can also practice like this."
Dingxiang smiled and said that she still had things to do!
At this time, there was a noise downstairs, as if two women were arguing. Her gossipy heart could not calm down, so she came out to find out who was arguing.
There were several people gathered at the tea stall. One of them was a thin woman who was indignant and pointed at the nose of another slightly plump woman, calling her shameless.
The other woman was of medium build and had ordinary features, but her dress showed that she was a nouveau riche. She stretched out her fat hand full of rings and opened the woman's hand.
"What's the matter? I like your husband and I'm willing to pay you for him. If you want to sell him, you can sell him. If you don't want to sell him, you can't sell him. Why are you still cursing? Here, you can buy anyone you like. I've bought three men here. If you don't believe me, ask the guys here."
A chubby waiter looked at the woman with a forced smile and explained, "This is Qingshi Town. This custom has existed for thousands of years. You can buy whoever you like, but there's no forced buying or selling; everything is voluntary. This lady is the wealthiest person in town, owning hundreds of acres of fertile land. She has indeed bought three men she liked from our inn."
The thin woman couldn't understand: "You've already bought three men, why are you buying another one?"
The fat woman said disdainfully: "A man can have three wives and four concubines, so what if I buy a few more men?"
"I won't sell it. My husband is in poor health and can't stand the hardship."
The fat woman blushed: "What nonsense are you talking about? If anyone wants to mess with your man, I'll buy him back and let him work for me. I want a male servant."
Everyone laughed, and the thin woman blushed: "We are just passers-by. If we don't want to sell, then we won't sell."
Ye Youlan thought that this was the meaning of traveling, to see many landscapes and to understand many folk customs.
The Seventh Prince came over, put his hand on her shoulder and asked her what she was looking at.
Ye Youlan wanted to play a trick on the Seventh Prince: "That fat woman is the richest woman in town. She's here to buy a man. How about this? I'll pack you up and sell you all to her. I'll take the money and leave with Dingxiang first. The next day, you'll run away and follow me. Then I'll sell you to the second and third houses. This way, we can make a fortune. Besides, you're good-looking and strong, so you can probably fetch a high price."
The Seventh Prince's hand slid to her waist and he rested his head on her shoulder: "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't be polite tonight, so that you don't have the energy to think nonsense."