Bab 20: Third Aunt
The New Year was approaching. Since the renovations of the house had already been completed, Su Jin also planned to buy the things she needed for the new year. This time, she brought her whole family to the biggest market in town.
"Miss Su came, this is —" First, Su Jin brought a few people to the cloth shop. The waiter who was already familiar with Su Jin saw her coming in and greeted her warmly, but when he realized that she wasn't carrying any cloth, he was stunned for a moment.
"Isn't it the new year soon? and bring my mother and the others here to make winter clothes. " Su Jin laughed.
"So that's how it is." The waiter then said, "Then I'll have the tailor measure it."
The waiter entered the back hall, and before long, a twenty-five-year-old girl came out. Su Jin had often seen her in the shop, so he was rather familiar with her.
Meng Qin rarely entered such a high-end shop, so she seemed a bit nervous. Meng Qin rarely entered such a high-end shop, so she seemed a bit nervous.
Su Jin comforted the two children for a while and then went to pick out the fabric under the guidance of the waiter. She had a lot of money on hand, so she naturally had to choose some good fabrics to make clothes for her mother and the others.
He looked at the cabinets one by one. Su Jin saw a small piece of cloth with twigs and flowers on it. She pointed at it and asked the waiter, "How much is this piece of fabric?"
"Three hundred yuan per horse." The waiter replied.
This price was within Su Jin's expectations. She asked for one without blinking. The waiter, who saw her imposing manner, was secretly astonished. He thought that Miss Su's spending power was comparable to that of the young masters and mistresses in the town.
Then he selected a pair of peony satin, which was for his mother, a balance piece of cloth for his brother, and added his own little floral garments, and some other ordinary fabrics for other sets.
After choosing, Su Jin asked the waiter about the price. The manager opened the curtain and came out, "Miss Su came to the shop to pick out some clothes, how can you earn money so easily? These pieces of cloth will be calculated based on the cost, a total of three silvers will suffice. "
Su Jin turned her head in surprise and saluted to the shopkeeper, "The shopkeeper is very good."
The shopkeeper was indeed very good. A few days ago, people from the branch came to pick up the goods and he had to hand over all the purchased clothes, including the hundred that Su Jin had sold in the past few months. This really surprised the people who were receiving the goods.
The consignee brought the shopkeeper's instructions back to the branch office. In less than two days, the storekeeper's praises were sent over. The storekeeper was naturally happy, so he looked at Su Jin as if she was the god of wealth, and was not stingy in giving her some preferential treatment on cloth.
Su Jin accepted the shopkeeper's good intentions and paid up. The storekeeper took the opportunity to say: "I don't know if Miss Su will be supplying the shop next month?"
"That's only natural. Since I promised the shopkeeper, I will naturally continue to supply the goods." Su Jin replied.
"Alright, alright." The shopkeeper was about to squint his eyes when he received the promise. At this time, he did not forget to fight for more goods. "I will not treat Miss Su unfairly. The more cloth the better."
Su Jin nodded and chatted with him for a while longer. After getting some news from the town, she took her leave with her family.
"Jin'er, why is the shopkeeper so familiar with you?" His mother raised her doubts.
After Su Jin explained the inner relationship to her, her mother suddenly realized something. She then said with an admonishing tone, "Let's be a bit polite with him. It seems like you were also a shopkeeper just now. This is not good."
Su Jin didn't say anything. She pressed the purse containing the gold in her bosom without leaving a trace, smiling as she pulled her mother forward.
Along the way, Su Jin bought a lot of things for her family and also bought some new furniture. Even her mother was afraid when she saw how Su Jin was going to spend money, afraid that her family wouldn't be able to afford that much.
The few of them carried their stuff around until noon. They felt a bit sleepy and found a stall. They temporarily took a rest and put down the large pile of things in their hands. After randomly choosing a table, they sat down.
"Boss, how much is a bowl of mutton soup?" Su Jin looked at the stall's signboard and asked the stall owner.
"Miss, our family's soup costs five cents a bowl. Who cares if you drink it until your entire body is warm." The boss returned.
"Sure, then four bowls." Su Jin opened up the twenty coins and the stall owner accepted it. She started to busy herself and in a short while, four bowls of goat's mixed soup were served.
A stall like this had a full word in it, so there was plenty of it. The bowl was filled to the brim with various kinds of sheep, the chili peppers soaked in a red layer, and a few onions in it.
Su Jin reckoned that there were some herbs inside, which emitted a unique medicinal smell, which made people's appetite go up.
She took out her chopsticks and was about to start when a high-pitched female voice boomed in her ear like a firecracker: "Oh, isn't this my poor little sister? "Why did it change so much that I almost couldn't recognize it?"
The voice carried a long note of bitterness and jealousy as it rose at the end.
Su Jin's face darkened. She looked at her mother and realized that her complexion was not good. She turned her head and looked at the woman who was standing by the side of the table.
She was a burly woman wearing the most fashionable clothes in the village, and beside her were two children. Both of them were about Su Jin's age, a man and a woman.
Su Jin immediately recognized her third aunt, Meng Su, but she was not really happy. In her memory, her third aunt had always been mean and jealous of her married mother, and would suppress her mother whenever she found a chance. Especially after her father's death, her face became more and more repulsive, not like a sister at all, but like an enemy at all.
The woman sized up Su Jin and her family while making "tsk tsk" sounds. She took a step forward and walked past the items on the table without leaving a trace, her face wore her signature smile that was not a smile, and the moment she opened her mouth she said with the usual mean tone, "Oh, so many things, and you're still drinking goat soup. Little sister, you're really something, since you have a few coins, you should at least invite big sister.
As she spoke, she walked around to her younger sister's side and sat down without saying a word. Then, she took out the bowl that she hadn't had the time to move from and moved in front of her, quickly taking out her chopsticks.
The little sister was stunned for a moment before she finally reacted. She jumped off the stool and threw herself into Su Jin's arms, "Ah'jie — my soup has been stolen —"
"What do you mean robbed? This child's words are so unpleasant to listen to. So what if I give it to Third Aunt? I'll return it to you!"
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