Practice a low-level profession until you become an immortal and call yourself an ancestor

Chapter 33 A body worth a thousand taels
In the end, Chu Changqing and Wang Xuan did not choose to go out in a carriage.

First, it was inconvenient, second, it didn’t feel like going shopping, and third, it was too slow to prepare the car. Wang Xuan couldn’t wait any longer.

The third point is the most critical.

When Wang Xuan usually goes out, she would always be followed by several tall and powerful servants with sharp fists and kicks. But today, with Chu Changqing accompanying her, there were only two of them and Xiaohua.

The greatly reduced number of people accompanying her made Wang Xuan, who always put on a grand display when going out, feel particularly comfortable and less constrained.

"Then where are we going, Xuan'er?"

Although Chu Changqing had briefly visited Xinzhuang County before, the time he came here was too short, and he didn't have much money, so he spent most of his time in the Zhao family theater. When he decided to buy some expensive gifts, He really had no idea.

Wang Xuan heard this and blurted out: "Go to the ancient street."

Chu Changqing thought for a moment, and the information about the ancient street appeared in his mind.

He traveled back in time and had not been there yet, but the original owner had passed by the ancient street when he was young, and his impression of the ancient street in his memory was that it was extremely luxurious and everyone was noble.

The journey was actually not that far, but because Wang Xuan was in a good mood, it took some time to stop and buy along the way.

When they arrived at the ancient street, before they even bought anything for Wang Wenyuan, Chu Changqing already had a lot of items on hand.

Chu Changqing had no choice but to prepare a carriage.

The ancient streets, buildings, and streets all have a very quaint atmosphere. The signs of time are serious, and the skin on all kinds of bricks and tiles has peeled off, and moss has grown on them.

There were not many people on the road, both adults and children. The street was not very wide. There were no street vendors on both sides of the road, but many shops had their stalls set up outside their doors.

"Pear soup! Freshly heated pear soup, it clears fire and moisturizes the lungs. A bowl with sugar costs four cents, and a bowl without sugar costs two cents!"

"Hey, sir, your child is the best in the future. If he cooperates with me, the dragon candy man, you'll be lucky. Come and get one. It's not expensive."

"Tanghulu! Sweet and sour candied haws!"

There is a constant stream of hawkers, but those who come out to shout are usually from greedy shops. No one comes out to sell antiques, clothing, rouge, gouache and other stores.

"Changqing, do you want to eat candied haws?" Wang Xuan's eyes lit up when she saw the red hawthorns, and she asked Chu Changqing excitedly.

Chu Changqing wanted to say: No, hurry up and finish shopping for the master, and then go back.

But it was a bit bad to take advantage of Wang Xuan's favor before and now pull up his pants and deny the person.

So he still answered against his will: "Let's have a bunch."

Wang Xuan got the answer she wanted and said to Xiao Hua: "Go and get three skewers."

When Xiaohua heard this, she swallowed her saliva and said with a smile: "Thank you, Miss!"

After a while, three candied haws were brought. Wang Xuan took two skewers, then handed one to Chu Changqing, and ate it happily.

Chu Changqing was not polite. He picked up the candied haws and took a bite. The outer sugar coating tasted sweet. After biting through, the sweet and sour aroma of hawthorn instantly overwhelmed the taste buds and moved his index finger.

It’s been a month since he came and it seems like he’s eating snacks for the first time.

While eating, Chu Changqing sighed: "The food in the ancient street is really expensive."

A bowl of pear soup with sugar costs four cents, and this candied haws of apples is probably about the same price. If you buy it at an ordinary stall, you can get it for one or two cents.

Perhaps because of their familiarity, and because Wang Xuan's favorable impression of Chu Changqing has greatly increased, in front of Chu Changqing, she now loses a lot of her previous ladylike appearance and becomes more agile.

She tilted her head, still chewing the candied haws in her mouth, and whimpered: "Is it expensive? I think it's okay, after all, the location is different."

She swallowed the food in her mouth in one gulp: "Besides, the medicated bath that Uncle Wen Yuan made for you is enough for the three of us to eat candied haws for decades."

After saying that, she didn't see Chu Changqing's astonished expression and still happily ate a piece of hawthorn.

After Chu Changqing came to his senses, he asked: "Xuan'er, do you know the recipe for medicinal bath?" Wang Xuan shook her head: "Of course I don't know, but I learned from Agui that Uncle Wen Yuan asked him to buy some herbal medicines. , just for those few herbs, the price is as high as 200 taels."

After hearing this, Chu Changqing was slightly stunned.

A few kinds of herbs, just for 200 taels?
What kind of magic medicine is that?
In his impression, in Daxuan, one tael of rare medicine like ginseng only cost eight to ten taels of silver.

But Wang Xuan would definitely not lie to him.

That is to say, a medicinal bath costs at least 200 taels of silver?

He has taken a total of nine medicinal baths these days, and the cheapest one cost him 800 taels!

Chu Changqing hasn't calculated it in detail yet. These are just a few medicinal materials according to Wang Xuan's words, but the medicinal bath must be more than these.

Based on this calculation, it is estimated that I am going for 3000 taels.

hiss--

Grass, can it be so expensive?

Doesn't that mean that his current body was made with thousands of taels of silver?
While Chu Changqing was surprised, his second thought was that Wang Wenyuan seemed to be really devoted to him without reservation.

Taking a deep breath, he followed Wang Xuan closely.

"Then Xuan'er, what do you recommend me to buy for the master?" Chu Changqing wanted to ask Wang Xuan's opinion.

Because he only knew the six rites of worship, but he didn’t know what to give as a gift for more expensive and better things.

Wang Wenyuan was so willing to give up on him, and he, Chu Changqing, would definitely want to exchange his sincerity.

"Are the six rites of apprenticeship enough?" Wang Xuan thought for a while: "Uncle Wen Yuan doesn't lack anything, and I don't usually see him interested in anything."

Chu Changqing thought for a long time and felt that no matter what he bought, it could not be more expensive than Wang Wenyuan's medicinal bath.

Therefore, you should put some effort into your mind.

He asked Wang Xuan: "Xuan'er, are there any shops selling jade in this ancient street?"

Wang Xuan thought for a while and nodded her head: "Yes!"

She pulled Chu Changqing's arm and said, "Come, come with me."

Xiaohua saw the young lady's actions and could only snicker.

The three of them came to a store with ordinary exterior decoration, but the plaque on the door said "Yulou Pavilion" and the name of the county government official was signed.

"Just this store. The county magistrate usually comes to this store to buy jade."

Chu Changqing complained in his heart, does the county magistrate need to buy jade if he wants it?

After entering the store, a well-dressed maid immediately greeted him: "Sir, are you buying jade?"

Chu Changqing looked at the samples on the surrounding display counters, nodded and said: "Yes, I want to buy jade, but I want to customize the appearance and engrave it."

The maid's smile remained unchanged, but her eyes suddenly became lively: "Sir, please make it clear to you that custom-made jade tools and engravings will cost extra money."

Chu Changqing waved his hand: "No, I will do it myself, but I have to borrow your tools."

The maid blinked twice and her face suddenly darkened: "Objective, are you kidding me?"

Chu Changqing took out 100 taels of silver notes directly from his pocket.

When the maid saw it, her expression seemed to change, and her face was filled with joy: "Sir, please come backstage~"

(End of this chapter)