Ye Jiao stopped the ox cart, lifted the curtain and wanted to go down.

Mrs. Liu sat up slightly and stretched out her hand and said, "second Lady, is there anything you want to buy?" I'll just go. Let's have a rest in the car. "

Ye Jiao shook her head and said nothing, just stepped on the stool and jumped out of the car, especially agile.

Mrs. Liu came down behind and told the rickshaw driver not to go far away. She turned around and saw that Ye Jiao had entered a shop.

The woman can't read much, but looking at the two pieces of clothes hanging outside as furnishings, she knows it's a ready-to-wear shop.

She hurried in and walked beside Ye Jiao, but did not speak.

Ye Jiao looked around and seemed to be looking for something.

The shopkeeper is a sharp-eyed, usually open shop must have a good eye, but a glance can see that Ye Jiao is the wife of a wealthy family.

If nothing else, that hairpin alone is enough to show his identity.

He immediately put on a big smile and said, "Ma'am, but you want to buy new clothes for winter?" Despite the fact that the face of the shop is not big, the craftsmanship is handed down from our ancestors, and this is what we have been doing all the time, regardless of whether it is knitting or embroidery, the right lady is satisfied. "

Ye Jiao was poured into her ears by such a call and didn't remember a few words. anyway, she didn't want to show herself anything. "I want to see Qiu clothes," she said directly. "

Fur clothes? This is big business!

The shopkeeper was particularly warm and trotted to open the curtain to show the style of fur clothes inside: "look, madam, these are all the most fashionable styles nowadays, and so are all the ladies in the capital."

Ye Jiao didn't even look at it and shook her head gently: "I'm not buying it for myself, it's for my husband."

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu looked at Ye Jiao in surprise.

It was not that she doubted the relationship between Qi Yun and his wife, but that she saw a lot of Fang's temper about this and that, and she spent all her money on herself. suddenly, a man went out to buy clothes for her husband, and Mrs. Liu felt fresh.

On the other hand, the shopkeeper does not change his smile. he himself is a businessman, and the auspicious words in his mouth are changed from one set to another: "at a glance, the lady is a virtuous person, and it is really lucky who married you." Step by step, go to the other side to open the curtain, inside neatly placed a row of men's fur clothes.

Now it is just the beginning of winter, and all kinds of winter clothes are selling well.

Nowadays, the imperial court is doing a lot of business, and the people also have spare money in their hands. It is not easy for people to make clothes in winter. Many people come to buy them, and there are many ready-made clothes in the clothing shop.

But the shopkeeper usually likes to watch people dish. when ordinary people come, they introduce heavy robes, and when they see rich people come in, they introduce more expensive cloaks of brocade robes.

But this fur coat is not often displayed, on the one hand, because the wool material on it is not easy to take care of, dust or broken, the clothes are not easy to sell, and the other is that the price of this fur coat is not cheap, and ordinary people may not be able to buy a good one when they save for a year. Even wealthy families only buy one to wear for ten years, and they usually don't put it out if no one asks.

Now looking at Ye Jiao's name to buy, the shopkeeper's face smiled and introduced one by one.

In the end, a black fur coat was chosen, which felt very good. Ye Jiao wrapped it on her body and tried it. She felt warm and big enough, so it was appropriate for Qi Yun to wear it.

When Mrs. Liu saw that she liked it, she asked the shopkeeper, "how much is this fur coat?"

The shopkeeper smiled brightly and held out three fingers: "three taels of silver, this is sold cheaply, if you wear an inappropriate shop, you will help change it, and if you change it, you won't charge a penny."

Three taels of silver, that is, three quarters of money, into three thousand coins, the average family will not be able to save in a year.

However, Ye Jiao has spare money and can afford it in twos and threes.

But Mrs. Liu approached Ye Jiao and asked softly, "would you like me to talk to him about the price, mistress?"

Ye Jiao also heard the word bargaining for the first time.

Fortunately, the greatest advantage of little ginseng is to listen to advice, smell the speech and nod, looking curiously at Mrs. Liu to talk to the shopkeeper.

Although Mrs. Liu usually does not show herself in front of her employer and does not like to be in the limelight, she is always decisive and quick in doing things.

Usually the things in this shop are more expensive than those outside, and the price is also falsely high. even if the court has control over the price, who is not willing to earn more when doing business outside?

Looking at the smart appearance of the shopkeeper just now, we can see that he is shrewd, and Mrs. Liu does not believe that three taels of silver is the real price.

But this bargaining is also a subject of knowledge, can not start with a hammer down to the death of the price, can not let the other side see that they particularly want to buy or not to give up, always this false come and go, one said I do not want to buy, one said I do not want to sell, but in the end it was just who could not bear it, and the little ginseng looked stunned.

In the end, there was a deal for one or two eight yuan, and as soon as the price was paid, Ye Jiao looked at Liu's wife with appreciation in her eyes.

It's right to bring Mama Liu out. It really saves money!

Mrs. Liu smiled modestly and walked silently behind Ye Jiao.

Although the shopkeeper had been discounted nearly half of the price and pretended to be sad, he didn't feel too bad, thinking that even at this price he could make a profit.

However, Ye Jiao gave a small silver ingot, and the shopkeeper had to weigh it at the back and find the money to enter the account, which was also a formality.

On the other hand, Ye Jiao and Mrs. Liu were invited to the side room for tea. Mrs. Liu saw that they were on the good Dragon well. It was a pity in her heart that she had not just pressed enough, but her face did not show it. She had already won praise from her employer here. There was no need to dig a hole for herself.

Ye Jiao held the tea, not in harmony, but held it in her hand.

At this time, two people came in from the outside, dressed in the dress of a student in cloth, like a student in the academy, and it was no longer the shopkeeper, but the little boy in the shop, who came to entertain them.

The two men watched and talked, Ye Jiao did not care, but at this time, suddenly heard two gongs from the window.

The gong is so loud that it is difficult not to pay attention.

After the sound of the gong, there was a loud cry: "Great victory at the border, Longyan Dayue, an amnesty to the world, and a 20% reduction in taxes!" Then there are two more gongs, repeating the words just now, a match and a high sound!

The scholar who was still chatting immediately stopped looking at his clothes and ran out to watch the hustle and bustle, while the shopkeeper who was supposed to do accounts trotted out to the door and listened attentively with breathless attention.When he heard it clearly, he knelt down with a plop, shouting "Tian Gen mighty" in his mouth.

This made Ye Jiao dumbfounded and subconsciously reached out and grabbed Mrs. Liu's wrist.

Mrs. Liu immediately whispered, "Don't panic, second daughter-in-law. This shopkeeper is not thanking for grace, but for the last four words."

Ordinary people, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, although the border victory is happy, but this joy is also a little gone with the wind, in addition to those who have military service at home will sincerely thank God, more is actually for the final benefit.

The world will be pardoned and taxes will be reduced by 20%.

For people in business, if they can reduce their taxes by 20%, they will naturally get much more profits. It is not the grace of heaven that the shopkeeper kneels, but the silver of white flowers.

Ye Jiao smiled as she listened to Mrs. Liu's explanation.

My husband is also in business, which can be regarded as a happy event. have to report the good news to him when go back.

However, Ye Jiao vaguely remembers that Ye Jia Dalang had not returned from his military service for many years, but she did not know where he had gone. If he had also gone to the border, he would have won a great victory. wonder if Ye Dalang would still be able to come back alive.

Ye Jiao thought carefully in the sound of the gong, but in the end she could not recall the slightest news about Ye Dalang in her memory.

After the officer carrying the gong walked far away, the shopkeeper got up, patted the earth on his leg, and happily went back to give Ye Jiao the change.

There were two strings of coins on the tray, and the shopkeeper had to say a string of auspicious words when he sent them out, hoping that the lady would come back to his shop as a repeat customer in the future.

Ye Jiao went out the door with a cloth bag wrapped in fur clothes and got on the ox cart. this time she did not stop it and went back to Qi's family all the way.

When Ye Jiao arrived at Qi's house, Qi Yun was sitting in his study, frowning slightly at the letter sent by the servant of Song Dynasty.

Qi Yun knew who came to make trouble. He arranged it early, and the people invited in the store were all trainers. Before, some people thought that it was not cost-effective to hire them with so much money, but this time Qi Yun silenced everyone. Facts tell everyone that the money has not been wasted.

It's just that Qi Yun didn't expect that his arrangement would come in handy so early. I'm afraid he would have to ask these people who have kung fu to stay for a long time in the future, and there will always be some things to settle down when the business gets bigger.

However, when Qi Yun saw the flattery of Ye Jiao by the manager of the Song Dynasty at the end of the letter, he could not help laughing in his heart.

Her wife knew that she was the simplest. Although what she said was understood as something else by Song, Qi Yun felt that Ye Jiao only wanted to throw them out, that's all.

But Qi Yun was not going to tell Song the truth. He wanted his men to respect Ye Jiao. Even if it was a misunderstanding this time, it would be good for his men to obey them only if they respected them more.

Qi Yun picked up a pen and answered a letter to the manager of Song, handed it to the little man and asked him to send it back, and then listened to Tiezi come in and said, "second young master, the second young lady is back."

Qi Yun, who had just looked serious, suddenly had a smiling face, picked up a thick robe and wrapped it around him, and walked out quickly with iron.

Tiezi sent Qi Yun to the yard as usual and left. Qi Yun walked across the yard and gently pushed open the door. There was a burst of heat in the face, and the room was already as warm as spring.

It is common to put out the charcoal fire when there is no one in the house, so as not to cause any accident, and now it is obvious that someone has come back one step ahead of him.

Qi Yun lived alone for many years and thought he was used to being himself, but it was only after he married his wife that the man realized that he was actually an ordinary person.

Like warmth, like life, like company.

Even the feeling of someone waiting in the house could make him stand at the door and sigh for a while.

After closing the door and keeping the cold outside, Qi Yun put the hand stove in his hand on the table, and then he saw a basket and a cloth bag on the table.

When he went out today, Qi Yun asked Ye Jiao to take the money. He guessed that these were the things Jiao Niang bought.

Instead of looking carefully, Qi Yun first roasted his hands in front of the charcoal stove to warm himself up, so he went into the inner room.

Ye Jiao was fiddling with the screen when she heard the footsteps behind her. She turned her head and saw Qi Yun.

When Xiao Ginseng saw Qi Yun, he smiled and ran over to pull his hand. His eyes were eager to try: "Xianggong, I have good news to tell you!"

Qi Yun bent the corners of his mouth and said, "what's the good news?"

Ye Jiao immediately told Qi Yun about the gong in the street.

In fact, Qi Yun has just learned from the little man that the great victory at the border is a happy event, but it is also a matter of tax reduction that is closely related to Qi Yun.

He just listed a series of regulations in his study, reducing taxes by 20%, which is no small number, and he caught up with Qi Yun's shop to start again, and these 20% of the money can do a lot of things.

But now, after listening to Ye Jiao's words, Qi Yun only thought that he didn't know anything and said with a smile, "this is really a good thing. When the shop opens today, we can still meet the great victory of the imperial court and double happiness. This pigeon soup is not enough in the evening. I'll have someone boil two eggs later."

Ye Jiao followed: "No boiled eggs, I want to eat fried."

Qi Yun pinched her earlobe, turned around and called Xiao Su to the window and said, "go and tell the kitchenette to scramble two eggs and chicken soup.". "

Xiao Su's heart sprang up.

The little girl never forgot the look in Qi Yun's eyes when she looked at her little black and wanted to stew it.

She had a hunch that if she did drink chicken soup, it would be her little black in the pot!

Blackie's tail hair hasn't grown yet!

Ye Jiao shook Qi Yun's hand. "if you have pigeon soup, you won't eat chicken soup."

Qi Yun smiled and his voice sounded gentle: "OK, whatever you say." The man looked up at Xiao Su out of the window and said, "then add a sugar cake. When the good news comes, it's time to eat something sweet."

Xiao Su was relieved and kept a chicken life for her own Xiao Hei, thinking that although the second young master was terrible, the second young woman was beautiful and kind-hearted, and she was not like the second young master at all. She liked the second young woman best.

Ye Jiao whispered, "husband, I still want to eat magnolia."

Qi Yun immediately added: "Let the kitchenette add a piece of magnolia."

Xiao Su answered one by one and kept it firmly in mind. Seeing that there was no movement in it, he trotted to the kitchenette to deliver a message.

Ye Jiao was excited about dinner, but the little ginseng had not forgotten what she had just done.

Letting go of Qi Yun's hand, Ye Jiao smiled at him and said, "can you help me go to the table and bring the basket?"

Ye Jiao rarely complied with Qi Yun's work, and when the man heard the words, he immediately went out to carry a basket for her.

However, he did not realize that he had pressed down a corner of the basket cover when he put down the stove. When he picked it up, the cloth on the basket was torn off. As soon as Qi Yun bowed his head, he saw the petals inside.

These petals are carefully selected by Dong, the most fragrant, but just opened the cloth can smell the fine and dense aroma.

However, Qi Yun did not know the use of this petal, so he asked, "Niang Niang, what are you doing with this basket of petals?"

As soon as Qi Yun turned around with the basket, he saw that Ye Jiao, who was standing in the inner room, had taken off her clothes and was unstrapping her skirt, and her voice was clear: "take a bath."