Monthly ticket bonus increased (additional 10 tickets only for the first three days) "Chapter 69 is after Chapter 70, please note. According to the chapter order, Weak Yan is not familiar with the current author's background, resulting in an error."

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  That day at the temple fair, she strolled around with Li Xia and Xiao Heiyu, and from then on, she paid attention. This time when they came into town, in the eyes of the children following her, she seemed familiar with the place, and those who didn't know thought she often came to town to stroll around.

  Xia Zhi first found the largest grocery store in the town. During the temple fair, she had bought something from the store and chatted with the owner. When she entered the store, the owner was there and seemed to have a deep impression of her.

  "Little girl, are you here to shop at the market today? What do you want to buy?" He Zhuo didn't let his young apprentice greet Xia Zhi, but instead came over himself and spoke to Xia Zhi with a smile.

  "Hello, Boss." Xia Zhi smiled and greeted He Zhuang, "We'll buy the things later, first let's discuss something with you, Boss."

  "Ah." He Zhu's smile grew even wider. Businessmen valued harmony and making money, and He Zhu was a particularly mild-tempered person. "Little girl, what do you want to discuss with me?"

  "Let the big shopkeeper take a look first." Xia Zhi then took out several packages from the cloth bag and arranged them in a row for He Zhuang to see. "Last time I asked the big shopkeeper, if I sent over the embroidered packages, would the big shopkeeper accept them?"

  He Zhuo picked up the conversation where Xia Zhi had left off, "I said I'd collect. I remember. Little girl, last time you came with your uncle and a young gentleman, I remember you."

  "Master Big Palm, take a look at these several pouches, how are they?" Xia Zhi heard him say this and felt relieved.

  He picked up the packages one by one and examined them carefully. At first, he didn't express his opinion, but instead asked the young apprentice to fetch his glasses and put them on, then carefully checked the stitching of the packages again.

  This is a person who does business very carefully, even if it's just a small deal. Xia Zhi appreciates this kind of person and doesn't rush him, letting him take his time to examine everything carefully.

  These several handbags she brought are absolutely capable of withstanding the strictest selection.

  He Zhuo put down the last package in his hand and slowly took off his glasses, asking Xia Zhi: "Little girl, how much do you plan to sell these packages for?"

  Xia Zhi took a look at the lotus pouches being sold inside the shop. She had already discreetly inquired about the price last time she came. "Shopkeeper, please give me a quote."

  "Oh..." He Zhuo hesitated for a moment, then picked out two of the most exquisite pouches, "This material and embroidery, I'll give you the highest price, 50 cents each. Little girl, I can see that you're not only diligent and capable, but also quite good at managing your daily life. How many of these pouches do you have? I'll take as many as you have."

  These two embroidered pouches were carefully made by Old Lady Xia, using the best materials and high-quality thread. Not only are the embroidered flowers bright and beautiful, but the needlework is almost invisible.

  Xia Zhi also thought this was the best kind, secretly praising He Zhuanggui's good eye.

  "The rest of these are just a notch lower. I'll accept them too, but each one can only be worth thirty coins." He Qiang said, seeing that Xia Zhi remained silent.

  "Alright." Xia Zhi nodded after a moment of thought, "Boss, I won't haggle with you over the price. I plan to do long-term business with our shop. From now on, every half month, I'll send you a package, all with these two standard types. Boss, will you accept this price?"

  "Received." He Hesheng was also very pleased. He accepted the lotus pouches, which could not only be sold in his shop but also sent to the prefectural city and other distant towns for sale. The best ones could even sell for one tael of silver. Although the business was not big, his profit was considerable.

  Xia Zhi also understood that his shop was big and had a good location, so he looked for him.

  Six embroidered pouches, two made by Old Lady Xia were sold for 100 wen each, while the four made by Sun Lan and Xia Zhi themselves were each sold for 60 wen. This amount of money may not be a lot, but for a young girl from a farming family, it can be considered a small fortune. She could keep it for her own spending or even slightly supplement the family's income.

  Larou stood by and watched with envy.

  Xia Zhi received the money and took out another purse for He Zhuanggui to see, asking him how much such a purse was worth.

  He Zhuo didn't hesitate at all, but carefully examined the bundle again before speaking thoughtfully: "The fabric is good, and the stitching and embroidery are also very meticulous, but it still lacks a bit of craftsmanship. This kind can be left here for consignment sales. Whatever sells will sell, and I'll take 30% of the sale price."

  This is already quite generous.

  This lotus-embroidered pouch was made by Nian Yue, who put her heart into it, but it's the first time she's done such delicate work. Xia Zhi asked Nian Yue what she meant to do with the pouch, whether to leave it here for sale or take it back.

  "Fourth sister, I...I'll take it back, I won't sell. Next time I make one just like yours, I'll bring it to sell." Lai Yue's face turned slightly red as she whispered to Xia Zhi.

  The little girl is quite spirited.

  Xia Zhi nodded, told He Zhanggui about it, and took the purse back. Then, she used the money from selling the purse to buy a fragrant white steamed bun, some thread, wrapped them up and put them in a basket.

  The pancreas bought is a better one, made from pig pancreas with some spices and medicinal materials, goose egg-shaped, used to wash face is very good. This was bought for her and Sun Lan'er to use. As for the flower thread, it's for continuing to embroider the purse.

  Out of the grocery store, Xia Zhi led several children to continue walking forward and finally stopped in front of a jade jewelry store.

  "Sixteen, what are we going to buy?" Little Black asked Xia Zhi.

  Lan Yue and Xiao Shu'er's eyes were already exhausted, they didn't even have the energy to ask Xia Zhi where they were going, wherever Xia Zhi led them was where they went.

  "We're here to sell things." Xia Zhi told Xiao Hei Yu, then led the way into the shop.

  The shop had a two-bay facade and the interior space was quite large. As soon as Xia Zhi glanced around, a young apprentice came over to ask what they wanted to buy.

  "I want to meet your master," Xia Zhi said.

  The young apprentice looked at Xia Zhi with an unexpected gaze, as if trying to see something from her.

  "You're buying stones, right? I'm here to sell stones." Xia Zhi told him.

  During the temple fair, she also strolled through this shop. This is an old shop, and the owner is a jade craftsman who leads several apprentices to sell various jade carvings made by themselves.

  It's a jade store, because local agate is relatively abundant, this store has the most agate products, such as bangles, necklaces, rings, pendants, and decorations, big and small.

  It was known since Xia Zhi that this family collects raw stones.

  "Our master is not here today, I'll go see if our senior brother is in." The young apprentice looked at Xia Zhi and although she was young, her speech and manner were very dignified and calm, so he didn't dare to underestimate her. He led Xia Zhi to a small room next door and sat down, then went to invite the senior brother who was in charge of the store to come over.

  Master Brother is what they call him in the shop, outside he's still called the boss. This Ma Master Brother looks like a craftsman at first glance, a bit rough around the edges, and not very talkative.

  Xia Zhi didn't say much, and directly put the basket on the table, took off the cloth wrapped around it, and took out the agate stones inside to show him. They had picked up quite a few agate stones from the riverbank, ranging in size from large to small. Xia Zhi carefully selected some of them again, and today he brought over only those with relatively larger heads, pure colors, and better transparency.

  Master Ma was slightly surprised, but didn't say anything. He lowered his head to examine them carefully before looking up and asking Xia Zhi: "These, did you guys pick them? Are you planning on selling them to the shop?"

  He nodded in agreement.

  Master Ma looked at Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei Yu for a while without saying a word.

  "Ma Da Zhanggui, I've been to your store before. Last time I even talked to your master." So she knew that this store could accept such a stone, it was just a matter of negotiating the price.

  She picked out these stones to sell today, the larger ones can be made into pendants, and the smaller ones are enough to make beads. And that piece of red agate the size of a goose egg can be made into a delicate ornament. Moreover, the color of the stones she selected is very good, regardless of their size.

  "It can be received. But we've never received one like yours before." Ma Da Zhuang said slowly.

  "Is this agate good or not?" Xia Zhi asked, "I've picked out the best colors for you, but I'm not sure if all of your large pieces can be like that. The price is negotiable, we just want to make some extra spending money."

  Ma Da Zhuang heard her say this, and smiled. He was already married and had two children under his knee. "Since the master is not here, I'll take charge." Saying so, he carefully picked out the agate stones brought by Xia Zhi again.

  "I'll take these, and I can give you at most... five hundred coins." Ma Da Zhuang took the agate stones he wanted to collect in one place, leaving a pile of small agate stones behind. He said that they were too trivial to be polished into anything useful, so he didn't want them.

  Five hundred coins! Xiaohu, Lao Yue and Xiao Shu all widened their eyes, but none of them dared to make a sound.

  Xia Zhi's face didn't change color, and from the pile that Ma Da Zhang had picked out, he took out a red goose egg. "Just this one is worth no less than 500 coins!" Xia Zhi stared straight at Ma Da Zhang, "Our family elders all say that your store is an old shop with a hundred years of history, where children and fools are not deceived, so we brought our goods here to sell. These agate stones were carefully selected by us over several years!"

  "Little girl, do you understand agate?" Ma Da Zhuang asked, his face not even turning red.

  It's clear that this surname Ma has a honest face, but she's not actually honest. She nodded: "I roughly understand. Boss, for these agates, you want to buy them from us, at least give us 800 wen, and that doesn't include the one in my hand. At this price, you will definitely make a profit!"

  "Little girl, you're so fierce, does your family know?" Ma Dazhuang looked at Xia Zhi with an innocent face as usual.

  "They know." Xia Zhi replied calmly.

  "Alright, I'll take these agates. Here's eight hundred coins for you... Little girl, are you engaged?" Ma Da Zhang suddenly asked.

  Xia Zhi squinted his eyes, raised his hand and stroked Da Qing's forehead. Da Qing followed them too, for fear of scaring people, Xiao Hei Yu told it not to make a sound, so it obediently lay down behind their legs.

  He was rubbed on the forehead, and Da Qing let out a few snorts from his nostrils.

  Ma Da Zhuanggui coughed twice, and while instructing someone to fetch money from the counter, he continued explaining to Xia Zhi: "I have a son who is thirteen this year..." He married his master's only daughter and had two children. Later, this shop was inherited by him and his son.

  "Did he hit you?" Xia Zhi could no longer look directly at this shopkeeper.

  Ma Da Zhuanggui looked at Xia Zhi, then at the little black fish and the little tree, and finally couldn't help but look at the big green dog who was about to get up. He wisely shut his mouth, but in his heart he planned to ask around later which family Xia Zhi belonged to.

  The young apprentice brought the money, but Ma Dashan didn't hand it over to Xia Zhi immediately: "Little girl, how much do you plan to sell that stone for?" He was referring to the red goose eggstone that Xia Zhi had just brought back.

  "Let me think about it." Xia Zhi said, her eyes hinting that she thought he was insincere, so she would have to deliberate carefully whether or not to sell the agate to him.

  "Little girl, I'm not a bad person, it's just that you few are quite precious people, just joking." Ma Da Zhang said.

  Xia Zhi ignored him and took the 800 wen. Then he pointed to the pile of agate stones that had been left behind: "These are small, but they have good color, are transparent and lovely, can be polished into beads, and will sell for a good price."

  Master Ma looked at Xia Zhi and thought to himself, "This little girl is indeed quite clever." But he said out loud, "Polishing pearls requires a lot of hard work." In fact, they had machines that could grind and drill holes in the pearls, which were basic skills for apprentices.

  Summer asked him how much labor cost was required for drilling holes in pearls.

  Ma Da Zhanggui looked at Xia Zhi again, and inexplicably felt that if he dared to ask for more, this little girl would turn around and smash his store with people and dogs. After all, it was an old shop in the town, and Xia Zhi and a few others were also locals. Ma Da Zhanggui initially had some unkind intentions, but now no longer harbored any ill will.

  Otherwise, if the adults come later, it will be hard for him to get out of trouble.

  "If it's just polishing and piercing, ten beads for three cents." A very honest price.

  "Then these stones will be a trouble to you!" Xia Zhi said immediately, and then let Lao Yue count the stones. There were 56 stones in total, all of which were selected by Xia Zhi with good quality, uniform size, and very suitable for grinding into beads.

  After listening to the end of the twelfth lunar month, Xia Zhi counted out ten cents and handed it over to Ma Dapang: "This is the deposit. We'll come for the pearls at the next market fair. Don't damage the pearls."

  "We don't usually take on jobs like this." Ma Dashan was not very pleased. This job didn't have much profit to be made from it. He had really taken a liking to the piece of agate in Xia Zhi's hand, and if polished properly, it could sell for a good price.

  Summer solstice will agate in hand, just let him see, without saying sell or not sell.

  "Generally not collected, that is to say still collected! Xia Zhi looked at Ma Da Zhanggui, "Today, a small business was pushed out of the door, and tomorrow may miss a big customer! Manager, I think you must have learned this lesson."

  This sentence is the traditional rule of this jade shop, passed down by Master Fu. Xia Zhi had heard Old Man Xia mention it when he was telling stories about ancient times. She could recite this sentence, and Manager Ma looked at her with an even more different gaze. He nodded, then still wanted to buy that piece of agate from Xia Zhi's hand.

  "Good price, let's make a deal!"

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