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Chapter 30: Can't Be One Less
Wen Nuan: "Father, Eldest Brother, Second Sister, I am also hungry, let's go home after eating here too! Eldest Aunt, Second Sister is here because of you--"
At this point, she paused deliberately, and then continued: "Your elder brother has calculated her for so long. Since you love my second sister like your own daughter, you can treat her to a meal. She is in shock right now. There should be no problem with this, right? There is also this guest who testified for us, because of him Second Sister was not successfully calculated. Auntie, you can void the bill for his order too!"
What? It's not enough to eat here herself, she has to void other people's bills! How dare she, this short-lived ghost! Xiao Zhu cursed Wen Nuan tens of thousands of times in her heart, but she still smiled and said, "No problem!"
For the sake of her reputation, she gave in for now. This account will wait for Brother Lian to marry Teacher Guo's daughter and be awarded top score in the imperial examination!
"Thank you so much!" Lin Tingxuan did not refuse either.
Wen Jiarui heard that he helped his daughter, and immediately thanked him: "Thank you, Master, for speaking up!"
"You are polite, but I must say my goodbyes!" Lin Tingxuan hugged his fists and left.
Xiao Zhu remembered this bearded fellow in her heart decided and not to greet him in the future!
"Auntie is so good, we don't eat much, just one serving of each of the signature dishes! Dad, Brother, Second Sister, please sit down quickly." Wen Nuan invited several people to a table.
One of each signature dish!
What a big appetite!
Xiao Zhu was so angry that she almost fell down!
A portion of each signature dish, it costs a lot of silver, are you not afraid of dying?
But with so many people watching, she just smiled stiffly and said, "Okay."
All the advantage was on that girl's side!
Then she greeted the guests in the restaurant. She urged them to sit back down and said some words of apology for the scene and gave each table a snack.
With this performance, Xiao Zhu received a lot of praise.
But what about it, once today’s incident spreads out, Xiao Zhu’s past good image will inevitably be compromised in the eyes of some knowing people.
Wen Nuan and her family left the restaurant with a smile after eating.
Xiao Zhu gloomily watched them leave smiling from the second floor, the sight an offense to her eyes.
This suffering is like having heart disease, the anger is killing her.
She really lost face, reputation, and silver today!
She has never suffered such a big loss! She was so mad at that plague star!
Xiao Zhu felt heartache and had trouble breathing. She went back to the house and lay down. She actually developed a high fever that night. The doctor came and said that she was frustrated in her heart. She drank medicine while he comforted her gently. It took two days to recover!
Of course, this is something for later.
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On the way home, Wen Nuan stopped at the old bookstore and bought a few books on ancient music theory, which cost a hundred copper coins. It is a good deal to get three old books for a hundred copper coins. New books cost up to five hundred copper coins each. Those specialized books are even more expensive!
Brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone are also very expensive. A stack of rice paper of the worst quality requires a hundred copper coins to purchase. No wonder so many people cannot study!
There was still the leftover brushes, ink, paper and inkstone from when Brother Chun used to go to school. They didn’t buy those for Wen Nuan.
She heard from the shopkeeper that only four big families understand papermaking, so paper has always been very expensive.
Wen Nuan's heart moved!
This monopolized industry is the most profitable.
In her previous life, when she was young, she visited an ancient paper-making workshop. She saw that the whole process of paper-making was not difficult, though it was troublesome, and it took a long time.
Later, with a playful mindset, she personally bought books to learn how to make paper. The paper she made is better than those in the bookstore!
Wen Jiarui saw Wen Nuan buying books on music theory and asked her if she was going to learn the qin. They would buy her one if she wanted.
Wen Nuan said not to buy it for now, and build a house first. She would just study these books so she could sell compositions for money. Wen Jiarui smiled and agreed, but he didn't take the idea of selling compositions for money seriously.
He just feels happy that his daughter is happy, and it just so happened that he made money today.
The few of them returned home just after noon. Madam Wang had been waiting at the door of the house for a long time, hoping they would come back soon with the cart!
"Grandma, I'm back!" Wen Xin saw Madam Wang from a distance. She waved and jumped out of the cart and ran over.
Madam Wang saw Wen Xin rushing toward her. She stepped forward to hold her, and said happily: "Our Sister Xin has come back home! That Xiao Zhu is someone who kills with a thousand cuts, for twenty copper coins she made you wash dishes for a whole year!"
Madam Wu also looked at her second daughter with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes. She eagerly looked at Wen Xin from head to toe: "Sister Xin is thin!"
Wen Xin hugged Madam Wu too, her eyes tearing: "Mother."
Madam Wu hugged her back tightly: "You're back! You're back!"
Now they just need to get eldest daughter back! The whole family will be neat and tidy!
Wen Ran and Wen Luo also happily called 'Second Sister' around Wen Xin.
Wen Hou looked at his second sister who had been a dishwasher for a year, and felt like there was something stuck in his throat. He opened his mouth and shouted hoarsely: "Second Sister."
Wen Xin patted Wen Hou's head, her voice a little choked: "Brother Hou has grown taller!"
Wen Jiarui said: "Let’s all gather in the big room."
Madam Wang saw the empty wood barrels above the cart, two large bags of rice noodles, and a few bottles of seasoning. It seemed that he had made a lot of money. She couldn't believe it and said: "It's all sold out! How much money did you make?"
Wen Jiarui pushed the cart into the yard and put it away: "Let's go inside the house and talk."
The family closed the courtyard door, and they all rushed into the house, sitting around the old Eight Immortals table.
The three of them took out their money pouches and poured out the copper coins inside.
After, Wen Nuan took out a couple of silver taels and a silver banknote: "Everyone string these copper coins together and count how much money you earned today!"
Wen Xin also took out five taels of silver and a gold hairpin.
The family is dumbfounded.
Madam Wang cannot believe it: "How come there are so many?"
The copper coins were obtained by selling snails, but what is going on with this banknote and gold hairpin and five taels of silver?
Before she got married, Madam Wang's family background was fairly well-off. Naturally, she had seen a silver banknote, but it was rare thing.
Wen Nuan explained briefly.
Angered after hearing the story, Madam Wang snorted coldly: "She really doesn't like to lose money!"
As for the gold hairpin, Xiao Zhu only gave it to her to restore her reputation and image.
That woman is probably distressed to death!
But it's not real compensation!
Let’s not talk about the face that their Sister Xin has washed dishes for a year because of a debt of twenty copper coins!
Where did First Branch's Fugui Restaurant come from? Wen Jiafu just picked up a hundred taels and bought a restaurant? She didn't believe a word of it!
Wasn't it that Madam Zhu secretly embezzled the silver from her noodle shop back then? Even if she was beaten to death, she wouldn't believe that the business was bad. The noodles were well made and there was a fixed source of customers every day. How could they lose money every month? And the secret recipe was accidentally leaked by the second child? She didn't believe it! It's just that there is no evidence!
"This gold hairpin and five taels of silver should be left for Sister Xin's dowry in the future. What do you think?" Madam Wang asked everyone.
Everyone said yes.
Wen Xin shook her head: "This silver and gold hairpin will be exchanged to bring Eldest Sister back. Is it enough?"
The atmosphere was silent for a while.
Wen Nuan stuffed the gold hairpin and silver into Wen Xin's hands and promised: "Second Sister, I was going to pick up Eldest Sister on the day of the county fair. I promise to bring our eldest sister back! Our house, there can't be one less! This silver and gold hairpin, you just keep it."
Wen Jiarui also said: "Yes, we have already discussed that we will pick up your eldest sister on the day of the county fair! Keep this silver and gold hairpin!"
After hearing these words, Wen Xin felt relieved. She put down the silver taels and gold hairpin: "I don't need it, I will keep it for building a house."
Madam Wang said: "Silver is used to build a house. Daughter-in-law, you can keep this gold hairpin, then give it to Sister Xin later for her dowry.
"Okay." Madam Wu responded.
But Wen Xin made up her mind, if they can't pick up Eldest Sister, just give it to Eldest Sister at that time, that way she can straighten her waist in front of Madam Qian.
That's only if Sister Nuan doesn't get sick, otherwise it can be pawned and the money will be used to pay for the doctor and medicine.
Wen Ran looked at the small piles of copper coins on the table. Her eyes were gleaming and there was an itchy feeling in her heart: "I can count the copper coins, can I count?"
Wen Luo also rushed over and said: "I can count, I also want to count!"
Madam Wang smiled after hearing this: "Little money fans, then you can count! Count ten copper coins to string together!"
"Yeah!" The two counted happily.
Eight Immortals table: square table with bench seating on all four sides
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