Chapter 117 - Chapter 117. Making Money
Chapter 117. Making Money
“Quickly Dodge.”
Before Ji Shuisheng and Qiu Yongkang could see who the leading general was? Ji Shuisheng lowered his head and stood behind Qiu Yongkang. The ten handcarts were also pulled to the side to allow the Wan family Army to enter the city.
Other people, carriages, and horses were also being driven away, so their dozen or so handcarts were not as eye-catching.
The Lieutenant who was guarding the city saw Wan Yulin riding over on a tall horse, so he quickly jogged over and knelt on one knee, shouting,
“General.”
Wan Yulin was in a bad mood, so he didn’t even look at him and rode past him into the city.
They had initially planned to continue their journey to the next city before taking a rest. Still, Wan Yulin had a lot of things to arrange, so he deliberately delayed the trip and went to Jin city to rest in the afternoon.
It was only until Wan Yulin, and the Wan family Army’s steel cavalry had entered Jin city that Ji Shuisheng raised his head and looked at Wan Yulin’s back, killing intent surging in his eyes.
“Shuisheng, let’s go back.”
Qiu Yongkang felt that something was wrong with Ji Shuisheng’s aura, so he pulled on his arm and whispered,
“It’s not time yet.”
“…”
Ji Shuisheng took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He and Qiu Yongkang pulled the ten carts and went to find the villagers of Peach Blossom Cove.
Su Qing led the horse to a rouge shop. The rouge shop looked quite stylish. It was a two-story wooden building, and the plaque on the door was very smart. The words “Creamy Rouge” were written in giant and vivid characters.
The shop assistants saw a man dressed in ordinary clothes standing at the door and looking in. They didn’t neglect him because they saw the horse that Su Qing was leading. The smooth and slick exterior showed that it was not an ordinary horse. Su Qing didn’t care if it looked grand as long as it had knife paper.
Could a person who could afford such a good horse be poor?
The two shop assistants came out together and warmly invited Su Qing into the house,
“Young master, please.”
“Please help me look after my horse.”
Su Qing handed the reins to one of the shop assistants and followed the man who had invited her into the shop.
When the shopkeeper saw that the waiter had brought in a junior dressed in ordinary clothes, he didn’t move. He would only entertain them personally if they were high officials and noble people. It was enough for the waiter to entertain such people.
“Young master, do you want to buy rouge or cosmetic powder for the young ladies and mistresses at home? What price do you want?”
Su Qing went into the shop to look for paper knives but couldn’t see them after looking around. All she could smell was the fragrance of rouge and face powder as if she had entered a pile of flowers. The shop assistant asked Su Qing with a smile.
Since she couldn’t see it, she might as well ask. Su Qing looked at the shop assistant and asked,
“Do you have paper knives in your shop?”
The smile on the shop assistant’s face froze. She was only stunned for a moment before she immediately recovered and smiled. This was the first time she had seen a man buy something like this. However, as she had been serving customers for many years, the shop assistant was very discreet.
“Yes, we have two types of knife paper, the high-quality one and the ordinary one. Which one do you want, young master? ”
“The best,”
Su Qing wouldn’t let himself suffer. When there was something good, he couldn’t just compromise. He directly asked for the best.
“Alright, how many stacks would you like?”
The waiter continued to ask. Su Qing thought for a moment and asked,
“How many do you have?”
Was he trying to buy them all?
The shop assistant immediately smiled,
“There are 60 stacks in the shop. Each stack is 500 Wen. That’s 30 taels of silver in total. Do you want banknotes or cash?”
Su Qing knew that the price was not low. A stack of knife paper could buy two stones of brown rice, but it was necessary. She had to buy it no matter how much she had to spend.
“Silver notes.”
Su Qing took out a 100 tael banknote and handed it over. The shopkeeper knew this was a big customer because Su Qing was so generous. He no longer put on airs and came over to entertain him personally.
“Someone, serve tea., Xiao Wu, quickly prepare the knife paper for the young master.”
Su Qing didn’t want to stand even if her stomach hurt. She sat on the chair and waited. She thought it would take her a long time to finish her period. She was afraid that blood would wait for no one. She asked the shopkeeper,
“Do you guys have menstruum?”
The shopkeeper was also shocked to see a young man discussing menstruation without blushing or turning white.
Not only could they be used for women’s periods, but they were also toilet paper for the ladies of wealthy families. Therefore, even though Su Qing had bought many of them, the shopkeeper did not think much of it. He felt that Su Qing was from a wealthy family! Then, she heard that Su Qing wanted to buy a menstrual belt. Which family’s young lady would ask a servant to buy this thing for her?
The good ones made their menstruum. They would send their maidservants to buy them even if they didn’t know how to make them. This was the first time they had seen a young man buy it.
“You don’t have any?”
Su Qing asked with a frown when he saw the shopkeeper staring at her without saying a word.
The shopkeeper came back to his senses and quickly nodded.
“Yes, yes. I wonder if the young master would like the expensive or cheap one.
“I want a good one.”
Su Qing didn’t know much about it, but the expensive one was better than the cheap one.
The shopkeeper ordered his assistant to get Su Qing’s period belt. He was still quite mysterious, so he laughed and let Su Qing have tea before leaving.
Su Qing’s stomach felt much better after drinking the hot tea. She saw the shop assistant bring the menstrual belt over. The fabric was silk, which was indeed high-quality.
She took the menstruation belt and looked at it carefully. She would do it herself next time.
The shopkeeper’s face twitched when he saw Su Qing’s actions from behind the counter. This young master was a pervert. How could he play with the menstruation belt he bought for the young lady?
Soon, the shop assistant carried the paper knives up. A stack of thick paper knives was about a foot wide and a foot and a half long. Sixty stacks of paper knives filled a large bag.
“Young master, this is your change. The change is 67 taels. The knife and paper cost 30 taels of silver, and the menstrual belt costs three taels of silver, so it’s 33 taels in total. Please count it.”
The shop assistant handed over the silver to Su Qing. There were over 60 taels of silver, ten taels for each piece. There were six silver ingots and seven loose pieces of silver.
The money of the ancient people was troublesome. There was no place to put a large pile of it. Su Qing wrapped it in cloth and now carried it in her hand. When she left the rouge shop, she would throw it into the system for Xiao Qi to keep.
The two workers had already placed the knife paper into two bags. Su Qing did not even need to carry them. The two workers walked them out the door and helped tie the horse up. Su Qing did not even need to lift a finger. Their service was excellent.
“Dear Guest, which mansion are you from? We can send you anything you need in the future. There’s no need to trouble you.”
The shop assistant still wanted to hold on to this big customer, so she smiled and asked Su Qing which big family in the city she was from.
“No need. I’ll buy whatever I need.”
Su Qing did not respond to her words. She got on her horse and was about to leave. Just as she was going, she saw two men dressed as servants rush out of the Rouge shop.
“Little Hai, what’s wrong?”
The waiter hurriedly asked them, and the servant called little hai was in a hurry to leave, so he hastily said,
“Third Furen lost a lot of blood. The midwife asked for a doctor to come quickly. If it’s too late, the adult and child will not be saved.”