amaotonovel Chapter 313 Buying a Silver Bracelet
Chapter 313 Buying a Silver Bracelet
Song Anning was stunned for a moment. Was she in the right place? Shouldn't Zhou Nanxing be at the Qian family grain store? Why was he here?
She said to Xiangxiang in her heart: "It's been a long time... It doesn't seem like long at all, only about a month. She has changed a lot."
"Yes, Master. It's been less than a month, and the poor little girl who used to carry goods to pay off her debts at the dock has become the mistress of the Qian family..."
Song Anning smiled, looked at her and said, "How are you doing?"
With just these words, Zhou Nanxing's eyes immediately turned red, and the hand holding the handkerchief clenched tightly, and he nodded slightly.
Even so, Song An Ning knew that although she was now wealthy, she was not happy. She had hurriedly married into the Qian family and written such a letter. Now thinking about it, perhaps there was some unavoidable hardship.
"What does Aning want to buy? I'll show you."
While Song An Ning was stunned, Zhou Nanxing had already come to her side. It was obvious that she was the one in charge of this store.
"I didn't buy it, this is my second uncle, and this is Uncle Ming. They want to see the silver bracelet."
Zhou Nanxing turned to look at the two of them, first bowed and called them, then led the three of them to the inner room and ordered someone to serve them tea and snacks.
Such treatment made Song Nian and Xiao Ming feel uneasy. Generally, those who sat in the private room to choose jewelry were ladies from wealthy families.
People like them who are rough and uncouth are afraid of breaking things when sitting in such an exquisite room.
"Have a cup of tea and take a break first. I'll go get the jewelry."
Zhou Nanxing's voice was very pleasant, and his speech and behavior were very different from before. Supported by a maid, he walked out of the private room with a frail figure.
"Aning, are you acquainted with her? This lady looks young, and she might run a jewelry store in town. Her social status wouldn't be bad.
She personally picked out the jewelry for us, and the silver we brought might not be enough, but it would be awkward not to buy it."
After all, Song Nian is Song An Ning's second uncle, so he tells her whatever he thinks. Although Xiao Ming thinks so in his heart, he doesn't say it out loud.
When he was at the Wang family, he had seen many ladies and young ladies in the town, but this one looked unfamiliar. Moreover, he could see that although this girl was polite and well-mannered, she was not from a wealthy family.
"Don't worry, Uncle, I have some money with me. It's rare for me to buy jewelry for my family, so I'll pick something similar.
Uncle Ming is the same. Don't worry about not having enough money. You can advance next month's salary."
"Just buy something similar. You can't spend all your money on this. You still have to make a living."
Just as they finished talking, Zhou Nanxing came in with two maids, holding a stack of wooden trays in their hands. Inside were silver bracelets of various styles, ranging from thin plain bracelets to exquisitely carved ones inlaid with gemstones.
The maid placed the jewelry one by one on the long table and retreated silently. Zhou Nanxing was very polite. He asked how old the three people wearing the jewelry were, and then introduced them one by one.
Song Nian and Xiao Ming stared at the bracelet in front of them in amazement. They couldn't believe that a silver bracelet could have such complicated workmanship.
After looking for a long time, Song Nian pointed to one that didn't look that expensive and asked the price. After Zhou Nanxing quoted the cost price, he still swallowed in surprise.
There was no jade in it and it looked just an ordinary style, yet it cost twelve taels of silver.
Song An Ning noticed the embarrassment of the two and stepped forward to help them choose.
The one that Song Nian pointed to just now has a hollow section, and the workmanship is very expensive. In fact, as long as you pick some solid bracelets with simple and elegant patterns, it will not be as expensive as they imagined.
With the help of Song An Ning, Zhou Nanxing deliberately lowered the price. In the end, Song Nian spent fifteen cents to buy two silver bracelets, and Xiao Ming picked out one worth five taels of silver for Qin Yuanying. Zhou Nanxing was very good at business. When he learned that they had a daughter, he also gave them two pairs of exquisite earrings.
After paying the money, the two men wanted to go back, but they heard Song Anning say:
"Uncle Ming, Second Uncle, I suddenly remembered that I haven't bought the coarse salt for pickling duck eggs at home. You guys go buy the salt first, I have something else to do.
And this, just say you bought it for Grandpa. Even though the old man doesn't say it, he really cares about it. Don't let him get jealous."
Song An Ning had noticed Zhou Nanxing's eyes when she was choosing the bracelet just now. He must have something to say, so she stayed.
The gift she gave to Song Nian was a fine white jade hairpin, which she gave to Grandpa through her second uncle to make him happy.
Song Nian took the hairpin and felt very upset. How could he have forgotten about his father? Fortunately, Aning was thoughtful.
The two thanked Zhou Nanxing and left. They knew that the young lady had given them a great discount. Although it was for Aning's sake, they still expressed their sincere gratitude.
After they left, Zhou Nanxing called the maids and waiters and told them to close the shop and not to come and serve.
The people below were very efficient. After doing what she said, they all retreated to the backyard. Zhou Nanxing then took Song An Ning's hand and entered a small room.
There were only the two of them in the room. Zhou Nanxing finally took off her disguise and leaned back with her legs crossed.
"Aning, please sit down. Here are some snacks and tea. Eat something.
What do you think of this jewelry store?"
"Excellent. The style is novel and the workmanship is exquisite. The owner must have put a lot of thought into it."
After hearing Song Anning's praise, Zhou Nanxing was in a good mood and said frankly without hiding anything:
"I've been begging for this shop for a long time. That old man made a lot of money by using the formula of my ancestral ointment. He should give me some of the money."
"..."
Song Anning had thought of this early on, but she was still a little surprised to hear Zhou Nanxing say it so eloquently.
"Nanxing, you... I went home the day after you delivered the letter.
After reading what you wrote, I know you encountered something. As for what it was, you have your own difficulties.
Zhou Nanxing smiled bitterly and shook her head, whispering, "There's no hardship. I have to marry into the Qian family. I have to survive, and my family's revenge must be avenged!"
"Your family's revenge?"
"Yes, it's my family's revenge!
Listen to me tell you slowly. "
Song An Ning nodded. She wanted to use her mind reading skill on her, but then she thought that she had already used it twice today, so she left it once just in case. She decided to just listen to her.
"You paid back the money for me at the dock that day, and many people saw it.
That night, the neighbor whose house was burned down came to my door and said that since someone had repaid me the money once, I could do it a second time.
They refused to give up and blocked the house until late at night.
That's several hundred taels. If I just rely on going up the mountain to collect herbs to make money, it will probably take me half my lifetime to earn it.
The next morning, I was thinking of going to the dock to find a job or do some small business, and I happened to meet Mr. Qian.
I had heard that he had stockpiled a batch of seeds in the spring, intending to sell them at a high price, but because Ping'an Town was blessed by the gods, every family got good seeds, and he lost a lot of money.
I also heard at the dock that his wife had died in disgrace, so I impulsively went to him and discussed a business deal with him."
"The clinic in Ping'an Town is in ruins. The doctors who worked there have either left, died, or disappeared.
So you want to exchange your family's ancestral recipe with Mr. Qian to make a fortune together?
But what about revenge? The trouble in your family should be caused by Wanhetang, and it should have nothing to do with the Qian family. "
"It doesn't matter. My target is County Magistrate Zhu Yuan..."