[Red Chamber] When I became Grandma Liu

Although Gou'er was surprised by his mother-in-law's behavior, he didn't object. He just said that he would ask Li Liehu again to see if there was any space in his donkey cart.

Liu Cui was noncommittal, but she was thinking secretly in her heart.

Is this Xue's pharmacy owned by Xue's family?

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Time flies, and it's time to go to the city in a blink of an eye. Liu Cui and Gou'er got up before dawn. After a quick breakfast, they hurried to Lijia Village, where Li Orhuo was waiting for them.

The two rushed to Lijia Village, and saw a car parked at the head of the village from a distance. It was the donkey cart of Li Orhu's family.

The driver of the carriage was probably Li Liehu, who looked very strong, and the dog quickly walked forward, chatting with the coachman, and then introduced Liu Cui to him, after a few pleasantries, Liu Cui got into the carriage.

Liu Cui lifted the door curtain, and there was a little lady sitting inside. The carriage was dim, and she couldn't see her face carefully, but she looked like a weak willow supporting the wind from her figure.It must be Li Orion's wife, Mrs. Li Zhang, who is called Mrs. Li.

Lady Li saw Liu Cui coming in, and greeted her. Liu Cui put the basket aside, and the two exchanged a few more words, and then stopped talking.Gou'er and Li Orion sat outside the carriage.

The bell in front of the donkey's neck jingled, and the four-legged one was indeed much faster than the two-legged one. I don't know how long it took, and a group of four arrived in the capital.

After passing the north city gate guarded by soldiers, Li Orhu found a place to watch the carts. He spent two copper coins to park the donkey cart, and the four of them walked in.

This is Liu Cui's first visit to the city since he came here. The capital is indeed extremely lively, and it has a different charm compared to the modern prosperity.Along the way, Liu Cui felt that her eyes were not enough.

The capital is prosperous, and there are so many rich and noble families. Only in the capital can such a rare product as ginseng be in short supply.

The Xue family medicine store has been in the capital for many years, and has its own supply channels. The ginseng in the store is either transported by the owner from other places, or it is dug by the familiar ginseng farmers nearby.

Of course, the ginseng farmer digs a lot of ginseng, and he knows some of the habits of ginseng, so he also learns to find some seeds and try to grow it himself, but due to the age, this kind of ginseng has little medicinal effect.

The ginseng sent by only a few people is either a collection that was sold out due to an emergency, or it was accidentally encountered in the mountains.The ginseng of the former is definitely a good ginseng, while the ginseng of the latter is not worth mentioning.

So when the pharmacy clerk heard about the ginseng seller, he raised his eyelids, looked at the clothes of Liu Cui and the dog, and then half-closed them again. Such a poor look, at first glance, he looked like a farmer digging in the fields, buddy Then he said frivolously, "Bring me the ginseng, let me have a look."

Li Orhu frowned, and he was a little unhappy at the moment. He is considered an old customer of this company. Some of the hunting prey are supplied to the restaurant, and the other part can be used as medicine. They also supply to pharmacies.

If it was usual, the second shopkeeper would have come to greet him long ago, even the big shopkeeper, Li Orion had also seen it.What's going on today?Let the guy explain it, isn't that embarrassing yourself?

Thinking of this, he said: "Let your shopkeeper come here! This ginseng is too precious, you can't be the master."

Seeing that the other party was so tough at first glance, the guy asked the shopkeeper to come over, and immediately murmured in his heart: Is this ginseng very expensive?But looking at the poor looks of these two people, they don't look like it. Could it be that this guy sold it but let these two people hold it?

After much deliberation, the clerk couldn't figure out the whereabouts of these people, so he had to reply: "Our wife and eldest lady came here today, and the shopkeeper is inside to accompany the guests. The second shopkeeper has not come back yet, brother, wait a moment, I will ask about it." The shopkeeper, come over when the shopkeeper finishes his work." Then he called the four of them to rest and wait in a cubicle.

"Madam, Missy" Liu Cui, who was silent on the side, thought, could it be Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue?

Li Orhu's face looked a little better, in fact, he didn't know what the ginseng looked like, but he couldn't lose face in front of his wife.It was the first time for the daughter-in-law to go to the pharmacy with him, and she couldn't let her see her husband being treated poorly by the waiters.

Li Orhu has been hearing and seeing since he was a child, so he heard the shopkeeper talking to someone not long after he was in the cubicle, vaguely saying "ginseng" and "no".

"Ginseng? Didn't I come here to sell ginseng?" Li Orion gently opened the door and came out to check the situation, but saw the shopkeeper talking to two women. The young one was dressed plainly, but his face was round and chubby. Lovely; the older ones are gorgeously dressed and look graceful.

The faces of the two are similar, but their ages are very different at first glance. They may be mother and daughter.Looking at the material of its clothes, the silk is smooth, the workmanship is exquisite, and the price is very high. At first glance, it looks like a wealthy family.

It is estimated that they are the wives and misses in the mouth of the guys.

It happened that Li Orion pushed the door suddenly, probably frightened and sullen, the shopkeeper saw that it was Li Orion, and hurriedly explained that it was Orion who often delivered medicinal materials.

Li Liehu bowed his hands to the two of them, the wife accepted it, and there was no response, but the young lady returned the gift.

Li Orhu heard it before, and Liu Cui heard it too. Liu Cui guessed that the woman was Aunt Xue, so she saluted immediately and said: "Good lady, good lady, I heard you talking about ginseng just now, but the mansion wants to Buy ginseng?"

When Liu Cui knew that she was going to Xue's pharmacy, she had rehearsed her reaction for a long time when she met Xue's family or other rich people.

The mother and daughter of the Xue family appeared at the right time!

When Aunt Xue saw these poor people, she immediately lost interest in talking to them and turned her head to leave.

But Xue Baochai was different from her mother. The governor taught her early and her education was very good. When she saw the old man asking questions with a confident look, she also explained: "Old man, Chinese New Year is coming soon. My mother and I want to find some ginseng plants. , used to walk among relatives, but near the New Year’s Day, there are almost no good ginseng in the city, so my mother is not in a good mood.”

Aunt Xue snorted heavily, and said to the shopkeeper: "Think of my Xue family, a majestic merchant with countless gold, silver and jewels, why can't even find a century-old ginseng plant now, what are the people below doing?" !"

When the shopkeeper heard that the owner's wife was angry, he was frightened and gave a series of explanations. : "My wife, our shop is full of 20-50 year old ginseng, so the good ginseng is in the big courtyard of the deep house? How could it be in our hands!"

Seeing that her mother was really angry this time, Baochai quickly comforted her softly.

Liu Cui secretly thought that Xue Baochai was as smart and generous as the one in the original book, and hurriedly said: "I live near Chengbuxian Mountain, and I saw an old ginseng plant by chance a few days ago. The Xue family pharmacy in the city is the most reasonable, so I plan to come over to sell it, if the lady doesn’t mind, can you come and see my ginseng?”

"How can there be good ginseng here? This old lady is dressed in such a poor way. What kind of precious ginseng can I have outside? There is no better ginseng from my own medicine store. Is it because my wife doesn't understand ginseng and wants to fool me?" the shopkeeper thought. Dao, immediately wanted to reprimand Liu Cui.

But Xue Baochai still had a dispensable mentality and said: "Then let's take a look, old man."

Before the shopkeeper scolded him, he heard that the lady wanted to see it, so he flattered her immediately: "My wife and lady are used to seeing good things, and ordinary things don't necessarily look good. This time I met the lady and showed kindness. , old lady, you are blessed!"

Liu Cui was noncommittal, smiled slightly, opened the ginseng box and handed it to Xue Baochai.

I saw

There is a big white and fat ginseng inside!At first glance, it looks like a good ginseng that has been aged.

Xue Baochai was stunned immediately, and Aunt Xue also stretched her head over to look at it. The two looked at each other, and felt that there was nowhere to be found, and it took no effort to get here.They want to order this ginseng!

Naturally, the shopkeeper also saw this ginseng plant, so he was naturally surprised, but he didn't expect that he had misread something, this old lady is not simple.

Looking at the face of the lady again, what else is there that I don't understand?Immediately, his face turned from disdain to enthusiasm, and he smiled and asked Liu Cui, how much do you plan to sell it for?

Although Liu Cui could not understand the flattery of the shopkeeper, but the business came first, and she only said: "How much can the shopkeeper pay?"

Seeing Liu Cui's confident look, the shopkeeper secretly thought that something was wrong. My lady was in a hurry to use ginseng, but this old woman saw through it. The most taboo of doing business is to be seen through. It is a good ginseng when it is old, but the roots are a little damaged, which affects the efficacy of the medicine a little, so the maximum is 500 taels."

"Today, the lady wants it, so I will make a good relationship, and the deal will be 500 taels!" Liu Cui said.

The shopkeeper had already made preparations for the old lady to raise the price on the spot. Who would have thought that Liu Cui would be so straightforward, and at the moment she only thought that the old lady was someone special.

The old lady didn't ask for the price, and her pharmacy would not suffer a loss. She was very happy at the moment, but she was afraid that Liu Cui would repent, so the shopkeeper hurried to get the bank note.It's just that the smile is more sincere this time.

Li Liehu watched all this quietly, and saw that the old lady behaved politely, advanced and retreated properly, touched his chin, and felt that this old lady was not an ordinary person, so it was not in vain. Back to "raft".I made a good relationship today, and I have to be careful in the future.

Xue Baochai was not a young lady raised in a deep boudoir who would not eat the fireworks of the world, so she also took a high look at the old lady, and immediately saluted, saying: "Thank you, old man."

Liu Cui said: "Miss can't do it, the shopkeeper's price is fair, and we are relatives, so I have no reason to take advantage of the fire, but my family is poor. If I am rich, I will even give you ginseng." No problem."

Liu Cui also wanted to have a good relationship with Xue's mother and daughter. If Wang Xifeng's mother and daughter were in trouble in the future, she might be able to rely on Xue's family!

After all, Aunt Xue is Wang Xifeng's aunt!

When Xue Baochai heard this, Liu Cui told the story about the connection with the Wang family. Now that the business has been completed, there is no debt to each other. Although Aunt Xue despises this poor relative, she has no reason to deny it.

The two parties recognized each other again, changed their address, and exchanged a few pleasantries, and Aunt Xue used the excuse that it was getting late to go back.

This grandma doesn't look like an ordinary person.

Before leaving, Xue Baochai thought to herself.

Speaking of this, Liu Cui thanked Li Orion and his wife again, and the two parties parted in front of the pharmacy, Liu Cui and Gou'er went to buy some things, so that Li Oriou didn't have to wait for her, and she and Gou'er went back on their own.

Here, the dog was carrying a bamboo basket, and Liu Cui was carrying a package, and they started wandering in this bustling capital city.

"Mother, why didn't you say you are related to the Wang family first? What if they give us more money because of this? Then Mrs. Xue is still Mrs. Wang's younger sister!" Gou'er asked puzzled.

"Although we are poor, we are also poor and have backbone. When we went to Jia's mansion before, we had to bend down and beg for mercy, begging for help from the wives. Now that we have ginseng and can exchange money, we can straighten up and talk to people. To be a man, we must have backbone." !" Liu Cui glanced at Gou'er, although Gou'er closed his mouth, his expression was still gloomy.

"Besides, we don't earn this money just once. According to my arrangement, we have plenty of money to earn." Liu Cui reassured.

When the dog heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Mother, can we still go digging and selling ginseng?"

Liu Cui looked ahead and walked quickly: "I have another clever plan."

Whoops!Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy!Gou'er admired his mother-in-law even more, quickly followed Liu Cui's footsteps, and started shopping in the capital.

On the other side, the mother and daughter got into the carriage and were about to go back to Rongguo Mansion. Although Aunt Xue accepted the poor relatives reluctantly, she also got a century-old ginseng, and she said to her daughter in a good mood: "Now there is I got old ginseng as a gift to walk around, it must be safer for my son to enter the palace in the future."

Xue Baochai, who was only 13 years old at this time, pouted and said nothing.

I don't want to enter the palace. What is good in the palace is a place where people can eat people without spit out their bones.I still have to hurry to get in.

The Xue family is also a well-established family. Baochai has been favored at home since she was a child, and she has what she wants since she was a child. She is not like a housekeeper, but she is better than a housekeeper.

But Baochai also knew the difficulties in the family, his father died early, his elder brother was incompetent, and the family's business was worsening day by day. Secretly, many people were staring at Xue's family, trying to tear a piece of flesh from Xue's body.Entering the palace can be regarded as a good way out for his family.

The family business cannot be defeated by their generation!

But I... don't want to...

Horseshoes are trampling, wheels are rolling, in the bustling city, how many people will know the girl's mind?

The author has something to say:

Although the Xue family was very rich, but the status of the ancient merchants was low. They said that they entered the palace, but they were most likely to be palace maids and serve people.

But in a sense, the court ladies are also "emperor's women" reserve, and the Xue family will use money to clear the way, and then make sauces, so there is still room for improvement.