Perhaps the peddler had not expected that a woman would buy so many in this small town. Seeing that she was a big customer, he became even more enthusiastic: "A pink one costs five hundred coins, a gold one costs two taels of silver, and a white one also costs two taels of silver. The total is... eighty-five taels."
Yang Haiyan has quite a few pearl necklaces in modern times. Take this pink flower bead for example. A string of this kind costs about six to eight thousand. But here, twenty-five taels of silver. Don’t underestimate it. Each tael is equal to fifty grams. According to the modern silver price of five yuan per gram, it would cost six thousand yuan. So the price of pearls is almost the same as it is now.
However, she bought the pearls not for the trading platform, but for herself.
Yang Haiyan negotiated the price with the peddler: "I want all of them, and you can give me a small one, fifty of them." She pointed to the small white pearls, about 5mm each. A 2mm difference in pearl size can make a big difference in price.
The merchant said hurriedly, "No, no, one piece costs one hundred coins, and fifty pieces will cost five taels of silver."
Yang Haiyan: “Forget it then.” Having said that, she stood up.
The merchant called her anxiously: "Madam... this lady..."
Yang Haiyan looked back: "I am a straightforward person. If you sell, I will buy. If you don't sell, don't call me. I don't like procrastination." In fact, she felt that the price could be negotiated a little lower, but in her opinion, the lower selling price was worth it, so she was too lazy to pay too much.
This was the first order from the traveling merchant, so for a good omen, he had no choice but to sell it: "Alright, alright, I'll give it to you. You are really good at bargaining, young lady."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "I wish you lots of money."
When the merchant heard this, he was very happy and said, "Young lady, you are really good at talking. Young lady, don't you like this jade?"
Yang Haiyan shook her head. She didn’t like gambling or taking risks, so she decided not to try it.
After receiving the beads, Yang Haiyan was in a good mood. In addition to the ones she had received, the fifty beads given by the traveling merchants could be used as rewards or gifts.
Then, she bought some seeds from other vendors, some flower seeds or something like that. She didn't buy them because she wanted to plant flowers, but because she wanted to use the flower seed bags to pack the fruit and vegetable seeds she bought on the platform. In addition to seeds, she also bought some saplings. The vendors said they were fruit saplings, but it didn't matter, she would mix them with the fruit saplings she bought on the platform.
After buying some things, she went to the backyard of the snack shop, put the fruit tree seedlings and fruit and vegetable seeds bought from the platform into the basket, and then went to find Mrs. Lu. The arrangement was so perfect that no one could find out.
Mrs. Lu bought a few pieces of leather and some odds and ends. When she saw Yang Haiyan's basket, she was stunned: "What did you buy? What are they all?"
Yang Haiyan explained with a smile: "I found the seeds of flowers, vegetables, fruits, and fruit tree seedlings interesting, so I bought some and will plant them all around the house tomorrow. I don't know what they are, it's fun."
Mrs. Lu didn't know what to say, and she couldn't say anything. After all, Haiyan was rich, unlike her, so their ways of life were also different.
When they had almost bought everything, they returned to their family home.
As soon as Yang Haiyan entered the door, she saw Qin Siya walking back and forth at the door. Seeing her coming back, Qin Siya ran out happily: "Sister-in-law."
Yang Haiyan could guess something from the look on her face: "How was your calligraphy today?"
Qin Siya opened the book in her pocket and said, "Today, Aunt Lian taught me ten characters, and I remember them all. In addition to characters, she also taught me arithmetic."
The arithmetic that Nanny Lian taught was naturally the arithmetic of Qiguo, which was the simplest number, and then addition and subtraction. Yang Haiyan felt that it was enough for Qin Siya. She would not teach multiplication and division that were not of this era, just like she would not teach pinyin that was not of this era.
After Qin Siya finished speaking, he looked at Yang Haiyan with expectant eyes.
Yang Haiyan naturally knew what she was thinking: "Sister-in-law promised you before that as long as you remember ten words, she will reward you with a penny, right?"
Qin Siya nodded: "Yes." If she earned a penny, she could save it, save it one penny at a time, and then buy something she likes. Like Hua Ling in the village, she has a beautiful necklace, which she also likes, but her family has no money.
Hua Ling is the daughter of a hunter in the village.
Yang Haiyan said: "Then let me ask you, if you remember ten words now, will you remember ten more words tomorrow? Will you remember ten more words the day after tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Can you guarantee that you will always remember these ten words?"
Qin Siya is only nine years old. She has three older sisters and four older brothers. As the youngest girl in the family, even if the Qin family is poor, she is not needed for laundry, cooking, and rough housework. So in terms of personality, she is a bit lively and naive. Children who grow up without worries are naturally naive. Yang Haiyan said tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but she didn't quite understand.
Yang Haiyan said: "Now you remember ten words, and your sister-in-law rewards you with one penny. Then tomorrow you forget the ten words, or the day after tomorrow you forget the ten words. Then, do you not remember the ten words?"
Qin Siya thought about it and decided that if she forgot, then it didn’t count as remembering. This was not wrong.
Yang Haiyan continued: "If you don't remember it, then the sister-in-law has rewarded you with a penny now, shouldn't she also reward you?"
Qin Siya was about to cry, it seemed to be the same. "Then..." What, she didn't know.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Then let's make an agreement. How about taking the test every three days?"
Qin Siya was puzzled: "What do you mean by taking the test every three days?"
Yang Haiyan said, "I will test you in three days. If you can still remember the words you learned in the past three days, then you will be considered to have remembered them. Ten words a day, that's thirty words in three days. If you remember them all, I will reward you with three cents."
Qin Siya's eyes lit up when she heard it: "Really?"
Yang Haiyan: "Of course it's true, so you have to work hard and don't forget it after three days."
Qin Siya held the book and said, "I will try my best."
At noon, Qin Shoucheng came back from school with Kun Daying.
Seeing Qin Shoucheng coming back, Yang Haiyan told Nanny Lian to start the meal: "Shoucheng, how was your study in the private school this morning?"
Qin Shoucheng answered respectfully: "There are ten students in our class in the private school. The teacher taught us... The teacher also said that he assigned homework and we have to hand it in when we go to the private school tomorrow."
Yang Haiyan nodded and said, "Then take a half-hour nap after lunch, then get up and do your homework. After you finish, it's your free time. Today, the private guards followed your eldest brother to go hunting, so you don't have to practice martial arts in the afternoon."
Qin Shoucheng said, "Yes." He was very grateful to his sister-in-law, who gave him the opportunity to continue his studies, so he respected her very much. It can be said that he respected her more than his elder brother.
Then, Qin Shoucheng and Qin Siya returned to the east wing, and Yang Haiyan asked someone to call Uncle Hong: "How is the situation on the land?"
Uncle Hong said, "We have only bought five acres so far, because my wife wants to buy all ten acres together, but the owner of the land next to the five acres does not want to sell it."
Yang Haiyan wanted to connect the ten acres of land together for easier management. When the time came, the ten acres of land would be fenced off and outsiders would not be able to get in. But for the time being, it was indeed difficult to buy ten acres of land together. After all, land was the life of the common people, and many common people were reluctant to sell it.
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "Let's first solve the problem of these five acres of land. Is the house next to the land under construction?"
Uncle Hong: "I just came back from the fields. There are enough villagers to build houses, so it can be completed in two days. According to your instructions, it will be built according to our servants' courtyard, with a total of two courtyards." Each courtyard cost about ten taels of silver.
Yang Haiyan nodded: "You can hire people to plant the land, mostly vegetable seeds and fruit seedlings. These seeds and fruit seedlings are not cheap, so ask them to be careful when planting. The bags may have serial numbers, different serial numbers for different seeds, and the same seeds should be planted together. The fruit seedlings are tied with cloth, and the same color of cloth refers to the same kind of fruit seedlings. Fruit seedlings and vegetable seeds should be planted separately. As for how to plant them, you can find some old farmers who are familiar with the land." Because Yang Haiyan herself didn't know.
Uncle Hong picked up the basket and said, "Yes." The seeds and fruit saplings in the basket were very large. In fact, after arriving home, Yang Haiyan secretly put a lot of fruit saplings in because she couldn't carry too large ones on the street. However, the saplings she bought were very small, about the thickness of two fingers. Otherwise, even if there was only one sapling that was too large, it would not fit into the basket.
The saplings she prepared included apple and pear saplings, and the fruit and vegetable seeds included cauliflower seeds, broccoli seeds, tomato seeds, and watermelon seeds. She would go to the county market in early April and "buy" some more seeds to store. If one batch of seeds died, she could always get the next batch. Anyway, she had to prepare enough seeds so that the old farmers could grow some things.
Uncle Hong walked out of the main courtyard, carrying a basket full of things. Fortunately, Uncle Hong was a local, so he was very fast whether buying land or hiring people. In addition, he had Qianfu's support, so it was even more convenient for him to do things.
I have to say, it was a good decision to buy Uncle Hong.
Qin Fang and his five private guards came back from hunting two more wild boars. When the two big wild boars were dragged into the family quarters, many people saw it.
"Mr. Qin Qianfu is really amazing. He hunted two wild boars today and hunted some more today. Mrs. Qin is so lucky."
"If you ask me, it's a pity that Mr. Qin is paired with Mrs. Qin. Mrs. Qin is a spendthrift woman who knows how to spend money."
"Who are you criticizing? I don't know if Mrs. Qin's pastry shop is good or not. She spends money, but it's her own money."
"What? If she is married to Qin Qianfu, then isn't the money she earns also the Qin family's money?"
Mrs. Lu went out to fetch water and heard the women talking.