After rebirth, I went from a peasant girl to the richest man

When she had some free time, Bai's mother counted the dolls and pillows in the house. Excluding the number that each family member had, the dolls were designed in various cartoon styles, such as pandas, nine-tailed foxes, and the twelve zodiac animals. Some were big, some were small, but there were not many big ones. There were only two of each, and they were stuffed with thick cotton.

The small ones are just big enough to be held in the hand and are usually used as decorations. They are stuffed with less cotton, so there are more of them, with twenty of each type.

Bai's mother saw that the sketch drawn by Bai Qingyun turned out well and she also embroidered many patterned handkerchiefs suitable for young girls.

It was Chinese New Year time, and there were obviously more pedestrians coming and going on the streets of the town than before.

Bai Qingyun thought about cooperating with the town's cloth shop to make the dolls at home in the form of Qiuli paste, but eventually gave up.

The main reason is that the Bai family does not have much supply, which determines that the price of this batch of goods will be very high.

But the consumption capacity of Baiyang Town is there. Passers-by only buy food and cold-resistant supplies. They even choose to buy low-priced cotton and go home to make their own cotton-padded clothes and quilts, thus saving living expenses.

But dolls are not very practical. People at the bottom of society are worried about having enough food and clothing. Although they yearn for such flashy things, the pressure of reality always makes them hesitate.

Therefore, the consumers of dolls are not ordinary people who are trying to make a living, but wealthy businessmen and officials' families who have no worries about food and clothing.

The small town of Baiyang cannot accommodate the dolls in the hands of the Bai family.

……

When Zhu Yu received Bai Qingyun's letter, he was more surprised than delighted.

The messenger, Shopkeeper Xu, stared at this for a long time. Such an expression was rare in front of the young master, who was always serious.

"She really invited me to be her guest?"

The letter was short and not difficult to read for someone who had been well-read in poetry and literature since childhood.

But Zhu Yu still looked at it again and again, in disbelief.

"Tomorrow at Hongyun Restaurant, Miss Bai has booked a private room in the restaurant."

At the end of the year, each shop managed by Zhu Yu will make a final inspection, and each shopkeeper will begin to check the accounts for the year, in layman's terms, it is the year-end summary.

Bai Qingyun also heard about this from Shopkeeper Xu, and deliberately chose the day when Zhu Yu came to Baiyang Town to inspect the shops as the date for the appointment.

This thoughtful arrangement can kill two birds with one stone.

"Just herself?"

Then he realized something and continued.

"We always brought other people with us when we met before. It's not good for a man and a woman to be alone in a room. Why don't we bring Zhu Yao with us tomorrow! They are of similar age, so we should be able to talk about something."

Zhu Yao, the legitimate daughter of County Magistrate Zhu, was only five years old. The county magistrate's wife came from a well-off family and paid great attention to her children's education. The five-year-old Zhu Yao's daily life at home was to play the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and embroidery.

It is a rare time at the end of the year when the teacher invited by the county magistrate's wife goes home to celebrate the New Year, so Zhu Yao is released now.

"Did you listen? Brother, can I go out and play?"

Zhu Yao, who was sitting next to him, was extremely happy and looked at Zhu Yu with a pair of bright eyes.

"Tomorrow, you can't stay in bed!"

Children's usual methods of avoiding studying: staying in bed, pretending to be sick...

The former is just a rogue, the latter...

"No, I definitely won't stay in bed!"

Zhu Yao responded loudly, feeling uncontrollably happy.

How can you delay going out for fun just because you stay in bed?

Just like that, the brother and sister made the decision in a few words, and Shopkeeper Xu, who was sitting nearby, was hesitant to speak.

'Actually, there's Miss Xie tomorrow!'

He pursed his lips, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

……

The Bai family got up very early today. The market before the New Year had a wide variety of goods and the prices were reasonable.

Grandpa Bai doesn't like to go out, and the family's money is managed by Grandma Bai. Father Bai has his own job as a coachman, while Mother Bai and Grandma Bai keep him company.

Bai Qingyun and Xie Shuer had an appointment with Zhu Yu today. It was not good for the host to arrive too late, so the family set out for the town early.

On the way, we met villagers from Dayang Village. There was limited space on the ox cart, and they all had families with them, so it was not easy to give them a ride. So we just said hello and left.

Bai Qingyun and Xie Shuer got off the car at the archway at the town entrance. The market was crowded with people, and the oxcarts could hardly pass through, so everyone could only walk, leaving Bai's father alone to watch the car.

When I arrived at the entrance of Hongyun Tower, I saw Zhu Yu and Zhu Yao getting off the carriage.

Before Bai Qingyun and Xie Shuer could come forward to speak, Zhu Yao was carried down from the carriage by a maid and ran over.

"Is this Sister Bai? This sister is also pretty, but Yaoyao doesn't know how to address you~"

Bai Qingyun looked at the little girl in front of him who was a head shorter than him, and suddenly he realized something and replied.

"Her last name is Xie!"

"Thank you, sis!"

A clear voice with a childlike characteristic sounded.

Zhu Yu hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, and then introduced: "This is my sister. It's almost the New Year, and the female teacher hired by my family has gone back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year. My mother let her out and let me see the world!"

How a woman's life is before she gets married depends entirely on the family she is born into.

Your life after birth depends on your husband's family.

From this perspective, the county magistrate and his wife gave their children an excellent education, valuing etiquette without being overly pedantic.

Bai Qingyun and Xie Shuer smiled at the little girl in a friendly manner, and the graceful little girl smiled back, revealing a few neat and white baby teeth.

"It's cold outside, come in and sit down and chat!"

Seeing that the few people had finished their greetings, Shopkeeper Xu hurried over to greet them.

Shopkeeper Xu served a pot of green tea. Seeing that the others were all little girls, he specifically asked the waiter to buy a pot of milk tea, which he heated up on the stove so that drinking it could warm the body in this winter.

"I didn't know that my sister was coming today and I didn't prepare a gift in advance, so I'll give this to you as a meeting gift!"

Bai Qingyun handed the small doll to Zhu Yao.

When negotiating business with others, you naturally have to bring samples, seeing is believing. The big dolls are inconvenient to carry, so I only brought two small dolls.

The two dolls were sketches based on the appearance of Bamboo and Huo Huo. The black and white panda and the fiery red nine-tailed fox were leaning against each other. Perhaps Bai Qingyun made the original shapes more cuter, and the two animals looked more coordinated.

It seemed like Zhu Yao was seeing such an animal pendant for the first time, and she couldn't let it go.

"Thank you Sister Bai and Sister Xie, Yaoyao likes it very much!"

In order to express her love, Zhu Yao put the two little dolls together in her palms. Her small palms couldn't hold them all, so she had to put both hands together and rubbed them on her cheeks again and again.

Zhu Yu watched from the side: "Is this... an iron-eating beast? And a nine-tailed fox?"

"Master Zhu, do you know these two animals?"

The national treasure panda is not common, and the nine-tailed fox is a legendary animal. No one has ever seen its true face.

(A little science: The nine-tailed fox is a mythical animal in ancient mythology and legends in East Asia. It is often used to symbolize auspiciousness. It comes from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" compiled during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. However, with the passage of time and changes in the natural environment, this fox has become extinct. Although some people claim to have bred a two-tailed fox through biogenetic technology in 2004, this does not mean that the nine-tailed fox exists in real life. Therefore, from a scientific point of view, the nine-tailed fox is just a fictional creature in myths and legends, and does not exist in real life!)