Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 121 Buying Rouge

"Boss, please take a look at the total amount of silver."

The shopkeeper calculated and said, "A bamboo hat costs fifteen coins, a straw raincoat costs seventy coins, and two sets cost one hundred and seventy coins."

"Wow! These two sets are not cheap!"

"You don't know, young lady, but this palm tree is hard to find."

"It's so valuable. If one day I find a brown coat on the mountain, will the shopkeeper buy it?"

It didn't hurt for An Yue to ask a few more questions, thinking that she had to go to the mountains to dig Ophiopogon japonicus and other herbs anyway, and if she came across any, she could exchange them for money.

The shopkeeper smiled faintly and replied, "It must have been purchased."

After a few words, the shopkeeper had already tied up the two sets of hats and raincoats.

After the shopkeeper finished his work, An Yue handed him one or two taels of silver.

"Please wait a moment, young lady." The shopkeeper gave An Yue thirty copper coins.

An Yue put two sets of hats and raincoats in a backpack, prepared the backpack and walked out of the shop.

She thought about returning to the main street and going to the rouge shop.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been antagonistic since ancient times, and the eldest aunt-in-law will have a new opponent in the future.

Thinking of this, An Yue couldn't help but feel a little happy in her heart. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

An Yue wanted to see what kind of person her sister-in-law was and whether they could become friends in the future. If she could coax her well, she would be of great use to her in the future.

But she had never met her sister-in-law, and didn't know what kind of gifts she would like. An Yue thought that girls of seventeen or eighteen would probably like rouge and powder, so she was sure of that.

She came to a main street on the main street, which was the street of rouge and powder.

An Yue looked at a shop called Yuyan Pavilion not far away. She put her backpack outside the shop and walked in.

As An Yue entered the shop, a faint floral fragrance hit her face, making her feel relaxed and happy.

Various rouge boxes are displayed on the wooden shelves, in pink, red, and purple, which are dazzling.

An Yue walked to the counter and saw a young woman sorting rouge. When she saw An Yue walk into the shop, she hurriedly came over with a smile and asked, "Hey! You are such a pretty girl. Do you want to buy powder or rouge?"

An Yue said openly, "I want to buy a box of rouge for my sister-in-law who is coming in soon."

"You are such a thoughtful girl! We have many kinds of rouge in our shop. Take a look and see which one you want. There are pink and red."

"I wonder how old your sister-in-law is now?"

An Yue frowned and said, "This one! I've never seen it before, it should be seventeen or eighteen."

The woman said, "Then it depends on whether you choose pink or red. Of these two colors, pink looks delicate and lovely, while red is brighter and more attractive."

An Yue saw that there were large and small boxes. The large box was the size of a palm, and the small box was the size of an egg. An Yue decisively chose the small box.

She pointed to the small pink box and asked, "How much money is in this small box?"

"This is our shop's signature rouge. The small box only costs eighty cents."

An Yue stammered, "Eighty... eighty coins!"

The woman opened the small box, let An Yue smell it, and said, "This is all made of pollen. The color is bright and the texture is fine."

There is no upper limit on the price of rouge. This price is considered cheap in the town, but if it were in the county town, it would definitely cost more than ten taels of silver.

An Yue complained in her heart: "It seems that in any era, it is easier for women to make money!"

Seeing that An Yue didn't speak, the woman continued, "Pink rouge is very natural and can make your sister-in-law look more gentle and lovely."

What An Yue hates most is this kind of flattery. Their ultimate goal is to make you pay money.

An Yue pursed her lips and nodded, "Okay, okay, wrap it up!"

The woman hurriedly took the rouge and went to pack it.

"Here is the rouge you bought. Please take it."

An Yue picked up the rouge, paid the money, and left Yuyan Pavilion.

An Yue felt pain in her heart just thinking about it. She had earned a total of 435 silver coins today, and she had spent 255 of them just now. She just hoped that her sister-in-law would like this gift!

An Yue arrived at the entrance of the town.

From a distance, I could see Li Wu’s ox cart parked at the entrance of the town.

At this time, Li Wu's ox cart was still empty, so it seemed that it was not market day.

After An Yue approached, Li Wu helped put the backpack on the ox cart and sat down to prepare for departure.

Li Wu scratched his head and asked, "Yueyue, how did you know that these weeds can be exchanged for money?"

An Yue raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Uncle, every kind of weed we see may look inconspicuous, but they all have their own unique medicinal value and can treat many diseases."

After hearing this, Li Wu couldn't help but sigh: "Ah... each generation is worse than the last! I, uncle, have eaten sorghum porridge for so many years in vain, but I am not as good as a half-grown kid."

"Uncle, you dare not say that! The villagers are illiterate, so they naturally don't know."

Li Wu lamented, "For us villagers, it is a blessing to have enough food and clothing. It is not easy to go to school!"

Yes! It was indeed not easy to go to school, but driving a bullock cart was not that tiring.

But a bullock cart with six people on it cost three cents per person, and a trip to the town only cost eighteen cents.

If you make three trips back and forth a day, you will earn about one hundred coins a day.

Besides, there are not always people going to school every day, so how can we afford to send our children to school?

The ox cart moved forward slowly, and the wheels made a creaking sound, as if telling the story of the years.

When An Yue got home, it was almost noon.

An Yue thought about planting the potatoes in the afternoon.

So, after she put away the things she bought, she took out the potato seeds she had bought earlier.

The potatoes have sprouted. An Yue cuts them into cubes and puts them into a wooden basin.

After cutting the potatoes, carry the wooden basin to the kitchen, sprinkle a layer of wood ash on the potatoes, and mix the wood ash and potatoes evenly.

Wood ash can kill insect eggs in the soil, making the cut potatoes less likely to rot and promoting faster rooting and sprouting.

Then start making lunch.

While cooking, An Yue was thinking in her mind that now she had to dig herbs and farm, and she really couldn't handle it all by herself.

Instead of spending a lot of time farming, it is better to spend the same amount of time looking for medicinal herbs, and use the money earned from the herbs to hire people to help with farming. Wouldn't it save trouble and effort?

An Yue suddenly realized and said to herself, "Yes! Brother Anqing often goes out to work, why not let Brother Anqing help me farm, and then pay him the corresponding wages, isn't that right?"

In this way, you can make money and farm at the same time.

Lunch was ready quickly, and after she ate it quickly, she went to Anqing to talk about farming.

She trotted to the west yard and watched her aunt collecting the dishes. It turned out that her uncle's family had just finished lunch as well.

She was just about to ask her aunt when Anqing suddenly walked out of the house.