C21 Tracked

"You can't put it like that. Look at the needles, the texture, the workmanship, the pure gold needles, without any impurities. The work of our ancestors has always been one of trust and credibility. The boss touched the box as a hint of nostalgia flashed across his eyes. Then, he said with a serious expression, "It seems like this young lady is a knowledgeable person. She should know that this set of golden needles is worthy of a priceless treasure."

You're still selling priceless treasures? Who are you trying to tease!

Chen Mu Mu snickered, "Boss, which family's needles aren't polished? Your needles are made from gold, so naturally, they are more expensive than the others. "But this set of needles, even if it was entirely polished with gold, would not even cost five taels of gold. Even if you work hard, it would only be worth sixty to seventy taels of silver. How dare you ask for two hundred taels of silver?"

"Young lady's words are wrong. This set of golden needles used far more than just five liang of gold. To carve out such a fine piece of gold, our ancestor spent three whole years. The value and meaning it carries far surpasses what it appears to be. If it wasn't for the fact that I urgently needed money, I wouldn't have thought of selling it. I wasn't willing to sell it even if someone paid me five hundred silver taels. " The boss said.

"It's not that you don't want to sell, it's just that they don't want to buy it, right?" Chen Mu Mu smiled. "You should know that one tael of silver can feed a family of commoners for one year, yet you asked for two hundred taels right away. Even the wealthiest people in the village wouldn't be willing to buy two hundred taels of silver, right?"

Ordinary people could not afford it, and true rich people did not understand the value and significance of this needle. Plus, it was so expensive, so naturally, they would not be able to take it out.

The shop owner was stunned by her words. He also felt that he had sold himself for too much. His eyes flickered as he said, "From what you've said, it seems that you really want to buy it. How much can you pay?" As he said this, he was afraid that she would cut the price without thinking, so he hurriedly added, "I am a businessman, so I definitely won't lose out."

"I know that." Chen Mu Mu Mu looked around the box of needles, opened it and touched the needles one by one. She raised her head and said, "A fixed price, seventy taels of silver."

"This is impossible!" The corner of the boss' mouth twitched. The price had dropped by more than half all of a sudden, so the gap in his heart was simply too big.

"Husband and I don't seem like rich people, right? Boss, you are also a real person, so we have to be frank. "Normally, if you sell a set of golden needles, it would only sell for twenty to thirty taels of silver. Your goods are too good, so I won't let you lose out. Seventy taels of silver is also suitable."

"My ancestors spent three years polishing it, and it has been passed down to me for so long. How can its value be measured by money? If it doesn't have a hundred and fifty silver taels, it's definitely not for sale!" The boss looked determined.

"Come on, you're giving us some color and you're setting up a dyeing workshop. You've even been building it for three years. You can only lie to people that don't understand the market price." Judging from the color of your needle, it should have been polished for no more than five months. "

"So what? It's worth the price!" The boss replied with a slightly hollow tone.

"Don't be stubborn. With this set of needles, you can't sew them up. Even if someone wanted to buy them, they would only buy them for ornamentation. Ordinary people would definitely not be able to afford it. Those who can afford it do not know how much it is worth, and doctors know how much it is worth – as you have said, this set of golden needles is priceless. If it's so good, then why can't it be sold? Without mentioning anything else, did the town's Doctor Mo Qian buy it? If he doesn't buy it, who would waste their money to buy something that doesn't seem to have any meaning? "

"I …"

"Also, didn't you say you were short on money? "It wasn't easy to get a big customer. If you don't hurry and wait for my temple to pass, do you think there will still be someone willing to pay to buy your hard-earned store?"

"One hundred liang!" The shop owner was silent for a while before gritting his teeth and making his decision, "After all, this is a product of hard work. Even if it's urgent, I can't sell it at a low price. "It's just a hundred silver taels. If you can't afford it, you can leave. This is my biggest concession."

"One hundred silver taels, I have it." Chen Mu Mu smiled as he took out ten silver taels. When the boss's eyes lit up and was about to reach out to grab it, he retracted his hand.

"What do you mean?" The owner's face turned ugly.

"I want you to give me this set of silver needles." Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu picked up the box on the table that contained 9981 silver needles.

"You're too greedy." The shop owner frowned, "A hundred silver taels for a set of golden needles is already my bottom line, yet you still want to bargain?"

"Silver needles are not as expensive as gold needles." Chen Mu Mu Mu wasn't in a hurry as she ran her fingers over the banknotes, "Moreover, this hundred taels of silver is already in front of you. Just give me a set of silver needles, is that alright?"

"This won't do. This silver needle can be sold for thirty silver taels. If you want to buy it, you have to pay …"

"Lu Jinfeng, let's go."

"Sigh, wait." Seeing the two of them leave without any hesitation, the boss panicked. Normally, he wouldn't sell his goods at a low price, but with the silver notes right in front of his eyes, the situation was different.

Short-sighted people and short-sighted people cannot resist temptation.

Seeing that Lu Jinfeng and Chen Mu Mu were not stopping, the boss gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll give it to you guys, come back."

"Thank you, boss." Chen Mu Mu smiled as she turned back and placed the silver notes on the table. She picked up two boxes and said, "Speaking of which, Boss, you're a real man. You've already made a deal of a hundred silver taels. How about giving me two cloth bags with pins in them?"

"You really know how to ask for it." The corner of the owner's mouth twitched as he put away the silver notes. He turned around and took out two special strips of cloth from the shelf, "This is a needle belt that my wife casually made. It matches the two sets of needles. If you have the chance in the future, remember to visit my business. "

"I know, the boss is indeed generous. This business will definitely be very popular." Chen Mu Mu Mu didn't hold back in his praise as he kept the needle belt away.

This needle belt was indeed made by a woman. It was very ingenious, a long one that could be wrapped around the waist like a belt. With it, it would be much more convenient to carry a silver needle and a golden needle out of the house.

After leaving the blacksmith shop, Lu Jinfeng did not speak the entire way, but after Chen Mu cleared his mind, he realized that something was amiss, and smiled. "What, I spent so much money and lost a hundred silver taels in an instant, am I feeling uncomfortable?"

Lu Jinfeng shook his head: "Money is something that you earn yourself. You can spend it however you want." He frowned as he looked at the needle belt on her waist. His gaze was somewhat doubtful. After thinking for a moment, he decided to endure the question in the end.

He looked up at the sky: "It's getting late. We should go home. We should meet up with Mom at the town gate."

"No rush." Chen Mu Mu Mu pointed at the rice shop across them and joked, "Young Master Lu, you already have some spare money. You can't be thinking of eating plain porridge tonight, right?"

White porridge, as the name implies, was porridge with only water. This phrase was a bit exaggerated, but his family's porridge was indeed almost the same as white water.

"Eating and eating, all you know how to do is eat. Are you a pig?" Lu Jinfeng glared at her unhappily.

"Bro, even pigs need to eat." Chen Mu Mu ignored his mockery, his expression calm.

"You won't die from hunger." Lu Jinfeng could not win against her, so he snorted and walked into the rice shop.

10 jin of rice and 15 copper coins each. Buying more oil salt would only cost a total of seventy copper coins.

Chen Mu Mu was surprised. "I didn't expect prices to be so cheap here. Your mother gets half a tael of silver every month. Why isn't she eating until she's full?"

"My mother only received her job at An family last month. Furthermore, the An family didn't give her any wages last month, saying that it would be deducted for a month. She was afraid that people would run away." Lu Jinfeng thought about the hardworking days of the Madam Lee, and his eyes darkened, "In the past, the money I earned from servants was not much, and my body is not good, so the medicinal ingredients are even more expensive.

"No wonder even if your mother turns into the family heirloom's wooden bracelet, she would still want to marry you." This was his mother.

"That bracelet." Lu Jinfeng thought of the pawnshop owner's expression and tightened his fist, "I will definitely redeem it."

"You've already multiplied it so many times, yet you still want to come back?" Chen Mu Mu Mu couldn't believe it, "That bracelet, to tell you the truth, it's really not worth that much money."

"That's the dowry my grandmother left for my mother." An unknown emotion flowed through Lu Jinfeng's eyes, "I should have kept her."

"No wonder you didn't like me back then." Things had a price, and emotions were priceless. Since Madam Lee had sold her most precious bracelet, Lu Jinfeng felt guilty about his mother, and naturally couldn't be happy about it.

"It's not that I don't like her either." Lu Jinfeng recalled the way she looked when she was first married, and the corners of his mouth widened into a smile, "At least your arrival gave my mother and me hope. Although I don't believe those words that are said to please you, mother is very happy. "

"Happy my ass. Happy that you will chase me away?" Chen Mu Mu Mu immediately retorted.

"Because I can't afford it." Lu Jinfeng said weakly, "At that time, there was not much food in the family, and we also owed a lot of debts. All three of our family members were sick, we really did not have much hope for the future."

External debt? Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat. "I remember that day when I woke up, your mother was crying non-stop. What's going on?"

"The Second Uncle came to collect the debt, but didn't get the money. He said something unpleasant and even took away all the valuable things in the house." Lu Jinfeng paused, looking somewhat embarrassed, "This is also the reason why you woke up without eating."

"No wonder! I knew it! How can your family be so poor that you can't even open a pot?" How much do you owe your Second Uncle? "

"Eighty copper."

"F * ck, eighty copper coins, how could it be so noisy?" A look of disbelief appeared on Chen Mu Mu's face. How cruel was that man to force his relatives into a corner for sixty copper coins. How could she take out sixty copper coins so easily?

"I'll return the money tomorrow." Lu Jinfeng said.

"I support you. It's better not to interact with relatives like that in the future."

"Alright." Lu Jinfeng agreed as he continued to bring her towards the town's entrance. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed her arm.

"What? Am I addicted to molestation?" Chen Mu Mu Mu glanced at him with a smile that wasn't a smile.

"There's someone following us from behind." Lu Jinfeng did not stop, a trace of fear swept past his eyes, "I don't know who it is, but the people that came did not seem to be friendly."