Chapter 71: Earn 10,000 gold a day selling pearls (Caroletu rewards extra)
"God..."
"This is also very beautiful."
This string of pearls is not large individually, only about 4MM.
But what is rare is that the bunches are all the same size, the same white color, and all round, without any flaws to the naked eye.
"This must be very expensive..." Jiang Nan, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Justice, exclaimed in a low voice.
"This silly kid!" Madam Ma, the Minister of Justice, sighed helplessly: I just think about this in my heart, how can I say it out loud?
Jiang Nan is ten years old and rarely goes shopping. This time she came with her mother. Looking at this string of pearls, her eyes were welded to them!
Mrs. Ma was also moved: This pearl necklace is really rare. Jiang Nan is still small, so wearing such a size is very noble and suitable.
In a few days, there will be a flower viewing party at the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice, and she was planning to take Jiang Nan there.
Mrs. Ma thought for a while and asked softly: "I wonder how much this necklace is worth?"
Ruyi smiled softly: "Mrs. Ma, this necklace needs a hundred taels of silver."
Mrs. Ma: "..."
At this price...she felt a little sick.
She is just a ten-year-old girl. Is it too wasteful to use such a precious pearl necklace?
It’s okay if the jewelry is slightly more ordinary...
Madam Ma was about to convince herself when Ruyi took out another brocade box: "Mrs. Ma, there are two pairs of earrings here. Do you like any of them?"
When the box was opened, there were two pairs of very simple pearl earrings inside.
The earrings are still small, also 4MM in size, with 925 silver needles.
A pair of white ones, obviously the same as the pearl necklace.
There is also a pair of pale pink pearl earrings!
As soon as Jiang Nan saw the pair of pale pink pearl earrings, she couldn't move her eyes away: "Mom, I want these pair of earrings!"
With its light pink color, lustrous pearlescence, and compact size, it is suitable for Jiang Nan's age.
Mrs. Ma also fell in love with it at first sight and couldn't help but ask: "How much is this pair of pink ones?"
Ruyi's smile was as gentle as ever: "The pink earrings are cheaper than the necklace. In addition, they are not perfectly round and have some flaws. A pair costs fifty taels of silver."
Madam Ma frowned: Fifty taels of silver... isn't cheap either.
Ruyi smiled and explained: "Pink pearls are rare, and the two are exactly the same size, with the same color and shape... It would be modest to say that I only picked one out of ten thousand..."
Mrs. Ma believes that what Ruyi said is true, but this cannot cover up the fact that it is expensive!
While Mrs. Ma was still hesitating, Ruyi smiled again and said: "These white pearl earrings are cheap, and they are perfectly round. They only cost ten taels of silver."
Without waiting for Mrs. Ma to speak, Jiang Nan directly made a request: "Mom, I like these pink ones."
After Ruyi praised "Ms. Jiang has good eyesight", she continued to smile softly at Madam Ma: "If Madam hasn't thought about it yet, you can leave it alone for now."
Mrs. Ma asked hesitantly: "Can you keep me for two days?"
In fact, she also likes it...
Ruyi smiled apologetically: "I'm really sorry. If the next distinguished guest likes it, I may not be able to keep it for you."
"Mom..." Jiang Nan was anxious: If the earrings he was interested in were not bought, but were bought by others later, who would be happy with this?
"Then buy it." Mrs. Ma finally bought it.
Just when Mrs. Ma was about to leave, Ruyi took out another box: "Mrs. Ma might as well take a look at this pair."
These are a pair of white pearl earrings with slight imperfections. The imperfections are suitable for threading silver needles, but they are much larger than the previous ones. It looks like they can be used by an adult lady.
"This pair is also fifty taels of silver. Madam Ma wears it just right..."
Mrs. Ma was also stunned.
like! I really like it!
But her husband-in-law had just become the Minister of Justice, and his salary for a year was not much.
The dowry given by her natal family only had a few shops with average profits, so it was really distressing to use it like this.
Ruyi did not force her to make an immediate decision: "Mrs. Ma, why not give it a try?"
With red hands and white pearls, she was gently pierced on her ears. When she looked in the mirror, which showed all the details, Madam Ma was defeated: "Buy it!"
After Mrs. Ma spent a hundred taels of silver and left, Ruyi smiled and received the next person.
This is Fan, the wife of the eldest son of the Duke of Guo, whose natal family is also an established family, and they are not short of money.
Ruyi smiled and took out an 8MM light gray pearl set: a necklace and two earrings, and two bare beads of the same color for her to inlay other jewelry by herself.
"Mrs. Fan, this set of pearls reminded me of you when I first saw them. It is low-key and yet noble. Ordinary people cannot appreciate its beauty..."
While Ruyi was saying obedient words, she was thinking in her mind, "Where did the general find such coaxing words? How many female relatives can resist it?"
Sure enough, without saying anything, Mrs. Fan took out a thousand taels of silver and bought the light gray pearl suit...
In the evening, Fu Chenan came over to do accounts as usual.
The complete set of makeup and care sets didn't sell much today, but the ordinary pearls were almost half sold.
Except for a very small number of high-end products, which they took out in a targeted manner and selected and purchased them for those who could really afford the price, ordinary small pearl jewelry were sold to female relatives such as Ma Shi, the wife of the Minister of Justice.
Ruyi and Qiuyue were very excited and lowered their voices to report: "General, we sold tens of thousands of taels of silver again today!"
Fu Chen'an took a look at the accounts, nodded, and ordered the bodyguard: "Ask the steward to find someone to repair the house, and make sure everything is fully equipped in the courtyard where people live."
"My father and I have picked out and replaced the decorations and furniture in our house and the west living room..."
If you don't spend the money you earn, the suspicious emperor will definitely suspect that he has some agenda again.
In this case, it makes people feel that they are just trying to enjoy themselves.
Besides, if the money is spent like water, no one knows how much it has been spent.
Fu Chenan took the remaining banknotes and went home, took the food prepared by Bai Lu, then closed the courtyard door and went to find Xiao Yingchun.
Today's beef is in clear soup, and it comes with two large bowls of sauce mixed with noodles.
Xiao Yingchun took her own bowl, and Fu Chenan gave her a small bowl, and then enthusiastically gave her a bowl of beef in clear soup, and then started eating with a big basin.
Xiao Yingchun ate the strong and fragrant noodles and drank the beef soup that looked like plain water but was actually extremely fragrant. She finally realized: Was the Liang Dynasty in the north?
I have eaten several meals of pasta.
After eating and drinking, Fu Chenan talked about today's pearl sales, feeling happy and worried at the same time.
"It's not that I can't sell these pearls, but I don't dare to sell them..."
I'm afraid that if it sells too well, it will offend some people again.
Xiao Yingchun thought for a while: "How about you buy some small and cheap ones and sell them back?"
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