"Okay, grandma promises you that you won't sell your sister! Where's your mother? Has she left?" Li Su said.
"Well, Auntie is out. Auntie, can I take Auntie to play in the yard?" Li Yuan said.
"Okay, go, don't go to the well! Carefully fall down and you won't be able to catch it!" Li Su threatened.
"Understood!" Li Yuan cheered, got off Li Su's lap, and ran out all the way.
Li Su began to look at the Li family. This is the ancestral home of the Li family. Li Yu's mother and son were in such a difficult situation. He would rather sell his wife and daughter than sell this house. It is a closed courtyard house with three main rooms, the main room is in the middle, Li Su lives on the east side of the main room, and the study room on the west side. The west wing is where Li Yu and Yingniang mother and son live, and the east wing is the kitchen and storage place.
There is a well in the east of the yard, and some vegetables are planted in the west. Although there are not many things in the house, it is clean and tidy. The original owner ignores everything all day long, and Ying Niang does the housework.
Li Su nodded in satisfaction. This daughter-in-law is hardworking.
Later, when she saw the clothes placed by the well, she couldn't help frowning.
Li Yuan, who was playing in the yard, saw it and hurried over, "Grandma, it's not that mother is lazy and doesn't wash clothes, she's going to do it after she comes back."
"Okay, okay, I haven't said anything yet. Why are you in a hurry! Take my sister to play. Let me wash the clothes!" Li Su waved Li Yuan away.
Li Yuan's eyes were wide open, since his father was admitted as a scholar, grandma stopped working. Now I suddenly say that I need to do laundry. Has the sun come out from the west
Li Su walked around the well, except for dirty clothes, he saw only ash. She blinked, didn't she say that the ancients used saponins to wash clothes? What about saponins? And what is this plant ash used for
"Grandma, we can't afford saponins at home, we use plant ashes to wash clothes." Li Yuan heard Li Su's muttering, and said hastily.
Li Su's eyes widened, and he washed his clothes with plant ashes, can they be cleaned? It won't get dirtier after washing! Li Su looked at the ashes in distaste and shook his head. Is there washing powder and soap in the space? It seems not! Damn it, why did she forget to stock up on laundry detergent and powder? Must remember next time.
Li Su looked at the pile of dirty clothes and ashes, unable to do anything, hesitated for a long time, clapped his hands and left.
Li Yuan was relieved after witnessing all this. He just said, when did grandma become so diligent.
After a while, Yingniang came back in a hurry, quickly closed the door, and went to the main room, "Mother! Mother!"
"What's the rush? Have you been kicked out by a dog?" Li Su said angrily.
Yingniang closed the door, and took out a tightly wrapped ingot of silver from her chest, "Mother, I pawned it. The pawnshop said that the bracelet is of good quality and the workmanship is average. I didn't pawn much silver. I only gave you twelve taels of silver." .This is ten taels of silver, and some scattered silver. It’s all here.”
Although Li Su didn't understand the market, he didn't know whether he was making a profit or losing money. But those who run a pawn shop will definitely not lose money.
"Okay, you keep it. Later, if you need to add anything to the family, you can add it. As for the debts of the family, I will find another way!" The family still owes thirty taels of debt. This is far from enough! In addition, Li Yu will be back from injury soon, and the family is in urgent need of money! Li Su thought that the protagonist in the story would take any item to the pawn shop, and he could easily be worth tens of thousands of taels. How could it be her turn
Yingniang thought that Li Su's other solution was to sell the child, so she knelt down to Li Su with a plop, "Mother! I will find a way to make money, so don't sell me like a fool!"
Li Subai glanced at her, and said angrily, "You are a talented lady, don't kneel down at every turn! Whoever said that you are going to sell your daughter, I said to find another way to pawn it with other things. This time I will go by myself !"
Li Su just thought of an idea, but she didn't know if it would work, but her daughter-in-law gave her such a trick, what a disappointment!
Ying Niang stood up obediently, "I'm sorry, Ma'am, I misunderstood you."
Li Subai glanced at her, "Put away your money and don't waste it. Go and wash your clothes!"
Although Li Su's tone was not very kind, Yingniang was happy in her heart, but she didn't dare to take large ingots of silver, and only took trivial silver and went out.
Li Su shook his head, turned and entered the bedroom. In fact, it goes to space. Because red wine can beautify the skin, she has collected a lot of red wine and wine glasses in the space.
She remembered that although this book was fictional, the time and main social structure was probably the Song Dynasty. In history, glass cups did not appear until the Ming Dynasty, so glass cups should be very valuable now!
Li Su was reluctant to part with the red wine, she still wanted to drink it. After thinking about it, I took a red wine glass, found a wooden box to put it in, packed it up, and prepared to go out.
When passing by the yard, he saw Yingniang was washing clothes, she was indeed washing with plant ashes, Li Su looked at it with interest, then remembered something, and asked, "Which pawn shop did you go to just now? "
"Hengchanglong!" Yingniang didn't understand what her mother-in-law meant, but she replied immediately.
Li Su nodded, "Okay, I see, you guys stay at home and close the door tightly. Yuan'er, don't just play with your sister, read more when you have nothing to do, and pay attention when your father comes back to ask you about homework!"
Li Yuan and his younger sister were having fun playing with ants. When they heard Li Su's words, they rushed over with a smile, "Understood, grandma, do you want to go out, grandma?"
"Well, practice calligraphy at home obediently, and grandma will buy you delicious food when she comes back." Li Su pinched his grandson's face, and then looked at Li Ru who was standing not far away and looked at her obediently.
Li Yuan is a lively and cheerful child, similar in appearance and temperament to Li Yu, plus he is a boy, so he has always been loved by the original owner's mother and son. Compared with Li Yuan, Li Ru is a bit timid and not very talkative. Even if there is no difference between men and women, the original owner, mother and son love Li Yuan more among the two children. Children who cry and fuss have sweets to eat, and this has been the case since ancient times.
Li Su intends to make a change, but he is afraid that going too far will cause panic to Yingniang and Li Ru's mother and daughter, so let's take it slowly!
"Yuan'er is free to teach your sister to read and write. Our family is a scholarly family, and the girl doesn't know a single word, so she is not afraid of being laughed at!" Li Su said.
Yingniang looked terrified, and when she was about to speak, Li Yuan spoke first, "Grandma, I understand. I will teach my sister."
Li Su nodded in satisfaction, and went out.
Yingniang looked at her son with a sad face, "Girls, it's serious to learn how to knit women's red, what characters do you know!"
Li Yuan looked at his own mother helplessly. Fortunately, he knew what his mother was most afraid of, "Mother, grandma has spoken, do you dare not listen to grandma?"
Yingniang stopped talking immediately.
Li Yuan then took his younger sister to wash her hands, then brought the sand table, and began to teach her how to read.
Ying Niang shook her head helplessly, squatted down and continued to wash clothes.
Li Su hugged the long box and walked on the street according to the memory of the original owner. Not long after, he saw a pawnshop, Hengchanglong. Li Su walked over without looking sideways.
She remembered that there was also a pawnshop, which had always been in competition with Hengchanglong, right? What is it called, by the way, Yongan Dang!
Where is Yong'an? Xining West Street!
Li Su found Yong'an, and when he entered, the clerk was very enthusiastic when he saw her, "Hey, why is Lao An so free today? Please come in quickly. Serve tea!"
"I'm here to pawn things. Where's your shopkeeper?" Li Su asked.
"Does Lao An want to pawn something? This way please." The man said with a smile.
"I don't know what the old man wants to pawn?" A man with a hooked nose and white hair and beard came out. He is the big shopkeeper, and he rarely attends in person, usually the second shopkeeper is in charge of reception. He heard from his clerk that it was Li Xiucai's mother who came to pawn things, so he came in person.
"Everyone is from the village, and the shopkeeper knows about our family's situation, so I won't say anything else. This is when my father was in business in his early years, and he rescued a businessman from the Western Regions. In order to repay his kindness, the man gave my father a drink I ordered a glass of wine." Li Su said, seeing the disappointment in the shopkeeper's eyes, Li Su went on to say, "The wine is second, the most important thing is that the utensils that hold the wine are priceless, and they are family heirlooms of my family. The days are hard, and I refuse to take it out."
A trace of curiosity flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes. Indeed, although wine is rare, it cannot be called precious. But the shopkeeper was very curious about this priceless wine vessel.
Li Su cleared his throat, and the shopkeeper understood, "Old An, please come this way." He took Li Su into the back wing and closed the door.
Li Su saw that he and the big shopkeeper were the only two left in the room, so he took out the red wine glass. The big shopkeeper's eyes are looking straight! "Is there such a crystal-clear glass cup in the world? It's a miracle!"
The big shopkeeper swallowed, "Lao An, do you plan to keep this glass cup alive or dead?" To be honest, he definitely hoped to die. The prince must be happy with this rare treasure, and his own benefits will be indispensable at that time, maybe he can be transferred to the head office of the capital!
"Damn it!" It's just a red wine glass, and it's not worth much. There are several more in Li Su's space. It's just that it's still on the surface. Li Su pretended to be struggling, "Things are dead, but people are alive!"
"Old An is right. In this way, I will not treat Lao An badly. I will die..." The shopkeeper hesitated again and again. This glass is said to be invaluable, and no amount of money will be given. It's an exaggeration, but they can't lose money if they open a pawn shop. But if there is less, people will be wronged, how good it is!
"That's it, damn it, 80,000 taels!" The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and said.
Li Su took a deep breath, Nima, she only pawned a gold bracelet worth tens of thousands of dollars, but pawned a red wine glass worth tens of dollars for 80,000 taels!
Seeing that Li Su remained silent, the shopkeeper thought she was dissatisfied with the price, so he hurriedly said, "Lao An, this is already the highest price I can make a decision on. If there is more, I need to ask the higher authorities for instructions. But this One time, it will take a lot of time." He knew that anyone who came to the pawn shop must be in urgent need of money.
"I will! But we have three chapters of the law, the shopkeeper, you are not allowed to reveal to anyone what I have pawned, and you are not allowed to tell anyone how much money I have pawned!" Li Su made a final decision. Damn, after this task is over, she must buy a few more wine glasses to put in the space, no, buy a box!
The shopkeeper didn't say anything, and swore to God that he would not reveal to anyone what Li Su owned and how much it was worth. If he violated this oath, the sky would be struck by lightning, and he would fall into the animal realm after death, and he would never be reincarnated.
Only then did Li Su feel relieved. The ancients were still in awe of ghosts and gods. If the shopkeeper can make such an oath, it should not be leaked.