But Hei Mole was only panicked for a moment, and soon calmed down.
It's obvious that this young lady from the boss's family has been brought up in seclusion and knows nothing. He can't lose his composure.
Sure enough, Mingyue said nothing, but pointed at a few boxes of rouge and asked the price with great interest. She looked like an ignorant young lady who had a sudden idea to test the waiter.
Heizhi felt more and more relieved, and he later reported the price set by the store and answered very comfortably and relaxedly.
After waiting for a long time, when Father Lu came out with the steward and the shopkeeper, the maid already had four or five boxes of rouge in her hands.
Even Mingyue was playing with a box of rouge in her hand, which was the afterglow of the sunset that cost two taels of silver.
However, Mingyue acted very casually, so Heizhi didn't really take it to heart.
Just as the group of people were about to leave the shop, Mingyue suddenly cried out "Ah".
Then everyone looked over and saw the box of rouge in her hand fall to the ground.
The rouge cap fell open, and the paste inside slid onto the ground and stretched out a long distance. It looked bright red and gorgeous, a bit like a red sun. No wonder it was called the afterglow of sunset.
Several waiters hurried forward to prepare to clean up. The shopkeeper was quick-witted and knew that the boss loved his daughter the most, so he said he would get another box for the young lady.
"Oh, I was too careless. I lost my focus and it dropped. It's such a waste of the rouge that cost two taels of silver." Mingyue said casually.
However, the shopkeeper suddenly laughed: "Miss, you are joking. How can this box of sunset glow be worth so much silver? We sell it for seven cents in our shop."
Before Mingyue could say anything, the maid she brought with her widened her eyes and said, "But the waiter just told us that this is sold for two taels of silver? I was wondering why this box of rouge is more expensive than the usual ones."
Yes, the price of this box of Sunset Afterglow was set by Heizi herself, so doesn’t it have to be more expensive than other rouge
No wonder the maids remembered it clearly.
"How can it be sold for two taels of silver? In our shop, only the treasure of the store, Man Jiang Hong, is sold at a higher price. The rest are mostly sold to ordinary people, and the price is about five or six cents..." The shopkeeper was explaining with a smile, but he realized something was wrong as he was talking.
The young lady of the Dong family and her maids don't need to lie, so...
Father Lu, who was about to leave, has stopped.
The other managers also looked at each other, obviously afraid that they might encounter trouble on this trip.
Black Mole had already lowered his head, his heart beating loudly, and even though it was winter, he felt like he was about to break out in a cold sweat.
"Yue'er, take the maid out to look around somewhere else first. Dad still has some things to deal with here." Father Lu forced a smile on his face and patted Mingyue's arm: "Buy whatever you like. If you don't bring enough silver, keep a record and ask the housekeeper to pay for it when the time comes."
Mingyue knew that Father Lu didn't want his daughter to know these dirty things, and it was not easy for her to change her personality now, so she obediently left with her maid.
Only Mingyue had just walked to the door when she heard the furious voice of Lu's father from inside: "Asshole!"
People who come to buy rouge are not fools. Not to mention how much business the shop has lost by raising the price arbitrarily, if someone else comes back to buy and changes the clerk and makes a mistake in the price, the reputation of the shop will be ruined. This is the Lu family's industry, and what will be ruined is the Lu family's reputation in Lin'an County.
What a bastard!
However, Mingyue let this matter go for the time being. After all, Heizi was just a pawn, and the most important thing was the person behind him.
As long as there is no one behind Black Mole, he can't make any waves.
For example, these two guys in front of me who think they are smart.
In fact, Mingyue didn't expect that she would meet Liu Shumin and Zhang Cuixiu in the jewelry shop she turned around and entered.
The two of them, who were originally choosing jewelry intimately with their heads close together, subconsciously moved away from each other the moment they saw the bright moon.
"Ayue, what a coincidence!"
"Ms. Lu, what a fate!"
Mingyue thought to herself: What a coincidence, what a bad fate!
Mingyue sent the maid to wait outside, as if she didn't notice anything was wrong, and greeted the two with a look of surprise: "Cuixiu, Master Liu, why are you together?"
"It's all for the purpose of buying you a gift. Young Master Liu didn't have any ideas, so he came to me for advice!" Zhang Cuixiu said as she came forward and held Mingyue's arm. Her eyes had already been moving around the object in the maid's hand at the door.
After seeing those boxes of rouge and a few boxes that looked unusual, Zhang Cuixiu's eyes brightened.
According to the past, there must be gifts for her in these boxes. Of course, even if Lu Mingyue didn't give them, Zhang Cuixiu could still "borrow" them.
And Liu Shumin had a smile on his face, looking seriously into Mingyue's eyes: "I know Miss Lu has everything she needs, but I still want to give her my thoughts, I hope you won't despise it."
Mingyue sneered in her heart, but a blush appeared on her face, and her eyes were bright and clear: "What I lack is this kind of heart."
Liu Shumin's heart moved, and his smile deepened. "Since Miss Lu is here, why not choose someone you like yourself!"
Mingyue really liked to hear this. After all, it would be a shame not to kill the sucker who came to her door.
"Then I will respectfully obey your command." Mingyue winked at him playfully, and really lowered her head to look at the jewelry.
Naturally, Liu Shumin would not give up such a good opportunity to cultivate feelings, so he also went over.
In Liu Shumin's opinion, Lu Mingyue did not reject his feelings, which meant she did not reject him, which was of course a good thing.
Seeing the two of them interacting with each other, Zhang Cuixiu's expression froze. She felt as if something of hers had been stolen.
but…
After a while, "I've chosen, this is it!" Mingyue picked up a golden-threaded butterfly-chasing flower hairpin with joy, turned around and handed it to the waiter waiting beside her.
When Liu Shumin looked at the craftsmanship of the hairpin, his heart skipped a beat. This didn't look like something that could be bought with two taels of silver!
Zhang Cuixiu naturally noticed something and thought something was wrong.
Sure enough, "Miss, you have good taste. This gold-thread butterfly hairpin with flowers is finely crafted and made of fine materials. There is only this one in the shop. It costs five taels and three cents of silver." The clerk said with a smile.
Mingyue turned her head to look at Liu Shumin: "Thank you for the trouble, Mr. Liu."
Liu Shumin: “…” But the total amount of money he had on his body was only two taels and five cents.
The two taels of silver were for the books he had told his family about last night. His brothers were already very dissatisfied with him asking for so much money at once. After all, the fourth brother's marriage proposal was successful, and marriage also required some expenses, and the family was really short of money. It was also because of his reputation as a scholar that his parents did not dare to delay his important event, so they gave him the silver.
But this silver is not enough!
Who could have thought that Lu Mingyue actually had no sympathy for him at all and dared to lay her hands on that good thing.
When the waiter looked at him, Liu Shumin's expression was both embarrassed and a little annoyed. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Cuixiu as if for help.
Zhang Cuixiu was also dumbfounded. She, she, she didn't have that much money!
"Ayue, how about this hairpin..." Zhang Cuixiu hesitated for a moment and was about to let Mingyue pay for it herself.
"What's wrong? Do you also think it's not exquisite enough? How about I take a look at other ones?" Mingyue said with a smile.
Liu Shumin felt something was wrong when he heard this, and immediately made a decision: "No, this hairpin is perfect for Miss Lu, but I don't have enough money with me today, so I can only come back tomorrow to get the hairpin."
Before the waiter could say anything, Mingyue nodded first: "Then I'd like to say thank you first."
Liu Shumin: “…” My heart aches a little.
The clerk thought that the hairpin would be left there anyway if it couldn't be sold, so he agreed to let Liu Shumin pick it up the next day and even collected a deposit of five cents of silver.
After she tricked the scumbag, Mingyue didn’t stay to continue teasing him.
She immediately found an excuse to go and meet up with Lu's father and separated from Liu Shumin.
Mingyue was already feeling a little tired after being out for so long today.
After separating from Liu Shumin, Mingyue did not go to find Lu's father, but returned to the mansion with her maid.
Mingyue left in a graceful manner, but Liu Shumin and the other two felt so aggrieved!
I owe three taels of silver for no reason. Who can I go to for justice
But there is gain in loss, and you can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing the child.
Liu Shumin gritted his teeth and decided to buy the hairpin.
(End of this chapter)