PNB Chapter 392: Price Negotiation
Chapter 392: Price Negotiation
"Xingyun, we plan to take her mother to Sanmao's teahouse later. She has never been to a teahouse!" Old Mrs. Yang said with a smile on her face.
"That's right, I have never been there. When she was at home, Sanmao would always mention her teahouse in her letters. Now that I'm in the capital, I have to go and take a look no matter what!" Li on the side also echoed.
"That's fine. I'll go to the teahouse and wait for you first. I haven't been to the teahouse for a while. You guys can walk around slowly. There's no need to rush." Qi Xingyun raised the corners of his mouth slightly and spoke slowly.
Suddenly, Li seemed to have thought of something and said to Xiao Cao'er, "My girl, since we bought so much cloth, can the store give us some scraps of cloth? I will use them to make shoe soles."
"Yes, yes, yes, scraps of cloth are good things. They can be used to make shoe soles! There are so many of you, so you will need a lot of scraps of cloth!" Old Mrs. Yang nodded repeatedly and agreed with a smile on her face.
Xiao Cao'er was standing aside, and before she could speak, Yun Liu, who had been listening to their conversation, immediately took over the conversation: "Don't worry, old lady. I will ask them to bring some more fabrics back to the mansion."
Old Mrs. Yang smiled sheepishly and went on to say, "Xiao Liu, when we used to buy cloth in Pingjiang County, we would ask the store for some scraps of cloth. But now that we are in the capital, I don't know if the rules here are the same." As she spoke, she looked towards the shopkeeper.
Upon hearing this, Yun Liu waved his hand nonchalantly and comforted her: "Don't worry, old lady, it's not a big deal. This shop is owned by our family. It's just some scraps of cloth. How can you not give it to me?" After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly in the direction of the shopkeeper.
Not long after, Yun Liu talked to the shopkeeper in a low voice for a few words, and then returned to the crowd.
At this time, Xiao Cao'er said, "Since everything has been arranged, let's go, Brother Xingyun, we'll set off now." Xiao Cao'er responded with a sweet smile.
"Okay, go ahead, and let Yun Liu go with you." Qi Xingyun immediately ordered.
"Yes, old lady. I'll be with you now. When we go shopping later, I'll do my best to get you a lower price!"
Yun Liu hurriedly stepped forward and carefully supported Old Lady Yang's arm, muttering something at the same time. He then surrounded Old Lady Yang and slowly walked out the door.
"Okay, okay, Xiaoliu, then we'll rely on you! You're definitely better at lowering prices than we are. All these merchants set their prices high. We're unfamiliar with the capital and don't know anything."
"But, if it were in Pingjiang County, humph, no matter what I bought, I would have to bargain down the price." Old Lady Yang said while gesturing with her hands. Although her voice was deliberately lowered, one could still tell how much importance she attached to bargaining.
After hearing what Old Lady Yang said, Yun Liu nodded quickly and responded in a low voice: "Don't worry, Old Lady. In fact, the merchants in the capital are not much different from those in Pingjiang County. You just need to bargain with them boldly."
After saying this, he gave Old Lady Yang a confident smile.
Just like that, after coming out of the cloth shop, the group of people did not choose to leave in a carriage, but walked slowly instead, stopping from time to time to look at the street stalls, or to walk into the shops nearby to have a look.
Especially for Li, it was her first time in the capital, and it was also her first time to have the opportunity to walk back and forth in such a prosperous and bustling street.
At this moment, she was as excited and curious as the old lady when she first went out to the street. She looked left and right, her eyes were almost too busy to take it all in. She looked just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Along the way, whether it was a shop on the street or a small stall in the alley, Xiao Cao'er enthusiastically pulled Old Lady Yang and Li to find out what was going on.
They looked around and bought a lot of things without realizing it, including not only practical daily necessities, but also some seemingly useless but very interesting gadgets.
On this trip, Old Lady Yang changed her usual frugal style and did not express much objection to Xiao Cao'er buying those small items of low value. After all, these small items only cost a few copper coins.
As she walked, she suddenly smelled a sweet smell. It turned out that someone was selling candied haws not far ahead. The bunches of red and shiny candied haws instantly attracted Xiao Cao'er's attention, and her saliva began to secrete uncontrollably.
Although Old Lady Yang and Li repeatedly shook their heads to dissuade her, Xiao Caoer still resolutely bought a bunch. Afterwards, she thoughtfully gave one to Old Lady Yang and Li respectively, and the rest of the candied haws went into her own stomach without exception.
Continuing forward, I saw another stall selling exquisitely made sugar figurines. The lifelike sugar figurines in various shapes made Xiao Caoer stop and look at them, and she was really greedy.