Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

The sewing basket quickly attracted visitors. Someone asked about the price, but Chen Afu raised the price to 150 yuan without lowering the price. It wasn't that she was sitting on the floor and raising the price, but that she was afraid that the sewing baskets would sell out too quickly and not be able to wait for the people they were waiting for.

Even at this price, a girl with several maids bought two, and a woman bought one.

The sewing kit was not taken out, and no one in the past looked like someone who could spend ten taels of silver to buy that kit.

Half an hour later, the woman who bought the sewing basket came back. She angrily asked Chen Afu why the price was higher than the one in front of Lingyin Temple.

Chen Afu explained with a smile, Look, aunt, the sewing baskets I sell are made of thin wicker. The inside of the basket is silk instead of fine cloth. The materials are good, so they are more expensive. If aunt thinks it is expensive, just return it to me. , if you go to Shanxia to buy it again, that family will also belong to us.

After hearing this, the woman felt that it was not cost-effective to buy this basket, so she returned it and said she would go down the mountain to buy something cheaper.

Chen Dabao was very anxious when he saw that his mother didn't take out the sewing kit for sale. If he couldn't buy a sewing kit, how could he have the money to eat wontons in front of Lingyin Temple?

Chen Afu said into his ear, Don't be in a hurry, Dabao. If you don't see a rabbit, you won't let go of the eagle. When a big business comes, naturally I won't miss it.

About the end of the day, several carriages and a dozen men on horseback came up from the bottom of the mountain. The carriage stopped in front of the nunnery, and a few beaded-haired women and a group of maids and women came out of the carriage. After some discussion, the two older masters led two men and several girls into the nunnery. A young beauty in her twenties led two little girls, several women and men to the stall. Come forward.

The beauty, two little girls and a man looked like their masters at first glance, with extraordinary bearing and gorgeous clothes. Especially the beauty, who was wearing a rose purple jacquard brocade gown, a lavender embroidered brocade pleated skirt, and a particularly eye-catching red gold crested hairpin inlaid with sapphires, which shone brightly in the sun.

The golden swallow in the sewing basket turned away from its languid look. Before Chen Afu could chase it away, it flew out like lightning, so fast that no one else noticed.

Seeing those noble people coming this way, the vendors cheered up and promoted their products in a low voice.

An eleven or twelve-year-old girl was quickly attracted to the sewing basket and said, What a beautiful little basket.

Chen Dabao said quickly, Girl, this is a sewing basket. Buy one. It's not expensive. It only costs 150 yuan.

Dabao was already pretty, and his quick words attracted the attention of those people. A somewhat respectable woman said, A sewing basket costs one hundred and fifty coins, and I'm told it's not expensive.

Another little girl aged eight or nine picked up a sewing basket and said, This sewing basket is so exquisite. I have never seen such a beautiful sewing basket. Mom, Uncle Six, I like it.

The young beauty also liked it when she saw it. She smiled happily and said, The sewing basket is quite unique. I'll just buy these.

Chen Afu took out another sewing kit from his bag and said, Grandma, I also have a beautiful sewing kit here. See if you like it.

The beauty took the sewing bag and giggled when she saw the dog's head smiling at her, Ah, the puppy on this purse is so funny, and it even smiles at people.

The little girl next to her also laughed and said coquettishly, Mom, I like this little dog so much, buy me one quickly.

The beauty nodded, turned the bag over again, her eyes widened, and she said in surprise, Oh my god, is this a buckle? It's so exquisitely made, so beautiful, it actually looks like two blooming chrysanthemums.

A woman next to her was also surprised and said, You can still do this with the buckle, and it looks like a flower. This old woman is really eye-opening.

Chen Afu smiled and said, Well, this is a chrysanthemum button made by my mother. It is not easy to make, and it takes more effort than making clothes. If this button is sewn on clothes, it will not only serve as a button, but also a beautiful decoration.

The beauty's eyes lit up, and she seemed to have thought of some kind of unique and beautiful clothes.

Chen Afu smiled again and said, Grandma, if you open the buckle again, there is something else inside.

The beauty opened the three buckles, and the bag turned into a round piece of cloth with several exquisite bags and ribbons sewn on it.

Chen Afu took out a square plum blossom sewing kit and opened it, explaining where to pin, where to install thread, thimbles, awls, buttons, the wonderful uses of those straps, etc.

Everyone sighed, what a coincidence. It sounds like a very simple thing, but no one has thought of it before.

The two little girls liked the puppy on the bag. One called her Mother and the other called Aunt Four and asked her to buy it quickly.

The beauty smiled and said, Okay, okay, buy it. Then she asked Chen Afu, How to sell this bag?

Chen Afu said, This sewing kit took a lot of time and effort, and costs twelve taels of silver each.

She gained two taels of silver. Among these people, the adults like Pankou, and the little girl likes cartoon puppies. At first glance, they look like they are extremely wealthy, and they don’t look like someone who takes anything by force. Twelve taels of silver buy a piece of their heart's love, and they shouldn't refuse it.

The beauty didn't take her eyes off the buckle on the small bag, but said, Twelve taels of silver for a bag, which is a sky-high price. Even the most expensive purse from Shui Linglong Embroidery Studio in the capital does not cost ten taels of silver.

The two little girls on the side became anxious and said, But we like this bag and the dog on it.

Chen Dabao said hurriedly, Grandma, we not only sell bags, but also designs. You see, we are the first to have this kind of smiling dog, beautiful buckles, and exquisite sewing bag styles.

His words made those people laugh.

The man fanned himself and said with a smile, This bag has so many advantages. My sister-in-law and niece also like it, so I will buy three of them.

Chen Afu said with a smile that he had only made eight such bags and had not sold them to others. This is the first time that this kind of buckle has been sold, and it has not been spread out yet. It is the only one of its kind in the world.

After hearing this, the beauty began to care about her. He smiled and said, If this kind of buckle has not spread, I will buy all your bags and give you an extra twenty taels of silver. You are not allowed to make or sell this kind of chrysanthemum buckle again. After a moment, he added, Maybe it won't take half a year for this kind of scandal to spread. That's all, I have to let you make a living. You can do it again in a year. Then he said with a serious face, If it's you If you lied or dared to sell it secretly, our money was not given in vain... You are all nearby villagers, right?

I don’t know what kind of wealthy family they come from. There is no need to sign an agreement with Shengdou Xiaomin. They can get it done with just a few words of scare. However, this family is really good and did not take anything by force. They bought all eight bags and the design price was quite reasonable.

Chen Afu hurriedly smiled and said, Yes, the girl has remembered it. We are indeed nearby villagers. Our home is in Xiangluo Village, more than 20 miles away from here.

The man laughed when he heard about Xiangluo Village and said, You are from Xiangluo Village? What a coincidence.

Eight bags, ninety-six taels of silver, plus the extra twenty taels, a total of one hundred and sixteen taels of silver. I gave one or two silver coins to the four sewing baskets and said there was no need to look for them. He gave Chen Afu five silver ingots of twenty taels, one of ten taels, one of five taels, and two of one tael of silver.

Victory in the first battle is already the best result.

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Thank you Jane and Rose, Hera @Qianlin for your wallet, thank you!