Followed by the assistant to a counter filled with various styles of head and face jewelry.
Mrs. Wang said: "This gold hairpin is really inappropriate to wear in the village. Just pick something nice and not eye-catching."
Mrs. Lin had her eye on a jade hairpin in the shape of an orchid, which looked quite elegant, so she asked junior to take it out and look at it.
Mrs. Zhang said: "This hairpin is good and suitable for you to wear."
Mrs. Lin inserted the hairpin on her head and tried it on, just as a bronze mirror was placed next to her, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
Mrs. Wang said: "Buy it if you like it. You usually dress too plainly. Now you don't need to do any rough work at home, so it's time to dress up."
Mrs. Lin said happily: "Thank you, mother."
Mrs. Wang said: "Junior, we'll take this jade hairpin, let's take a look at the others.""Yes!" The little junior took the jade hairpin Mrs. Lin handed over and put it into a wooden box.Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li also picked out a hairpin, and the style was relatively new.
"Qibao, do you like this?" Mrs. Wang took a fancy to a pair of hair accessories suitable for Qibao's age.
Qibao saw that it was a pair of butterflies crafted out of silver with the wings trembled slightly and several jade stones dotted on them. Several tassels hanging from the bottom under each tassel was a jade the size of a tear.
"Boy, take this out and let me take a look." The more Mrs. Wang looked at it, the more she liked it.
The little junior said: "Madam, you have a good eye! This style has been handed down from the capital, and many governesses like it. This granddaughter of yours is so pretty, she'll look good on it."
While talking, the assistant had already taken out a pair of hair accessories.
Mrs. Wang took it, and the pieces of jade underneath made a pleasant sound between the collisions.
Qibao loved it too.
Mrs. Wang smiled and made gestures on Qibao's head and said: "Good looking, suitable for Qibao! I'll take it!"
The junior said with a smile: "Although this pair is made of silver, the style is novel and the process of making it is more complicated, and then look at the jade set on it. Although it's not big, it's all the ones that are picked to be translucent and docile, so it's a bit more expensive, and this pair costs thirty taels."
Mrs. Wang said proudly: "I'll buy anything my granddaughter likes for any amount of money, wrap it up!"
Qibao felt happy when she saw her grandma looking so confident. If the situation of the Xu family had been like this before, let alone coming in to pick out jewelry, she would have just passed by the store in a hurry.
Mrs. Wang chose another hairpin for Mrs. Qian and asked each of them to choose a pair of earrings.
It cost a total of over a hundred taels when the bill was settled.
After Mrs. Wang finished paying for the silver, Mrs. Lin said: "Mother, I'm going to pick out a hairpin for my mother as well. I brought silver."
Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "It's your choice. I'll give you the money. When the time comes, you can just say that you paid for it yourself, otherwise the in-laws may refuse."
"Mother, I'll do it, how can I make you pay! I have enough silver." Mrs. Lin said.
"Your parents are busy in the wine shop every day, they are working for our Xu family, what's wrong with me spending some silver? Hurry up and go pick, the eldest family's, the second family's, you guys also go pick some good looking ones for my in-laws, I've got enough silver with me today!"
"Thank you, mother!" The three of them looked happy.
"Auntie, you treat your daughter-in-law so well. There are very few good mothers-in-law like you! No wonder Sister Zhang and the others are caring and respectful to you." Mrs. Qian said.
"Hei! They are just like my biological daughters. They raise their daughters and marry them into our family. They have to do all kinds of work, have children and respect the elderly. It's not easy, I am also a daughter-in-law!"
Mrs. Qian nodded in agreement.
After everyone had made their selections, they paid the money and left the jewelry store.
We also bought a lot of gadgets along the way, seeing that it was almost time, only then did we get on the carriage and prepare to go home.
As soon as the carriage stopped at the Xu family's entrance, there were many village women carrying the chickens and ducks they fed at home in their hands surrounding them.
Mrs. Wang was a little confused and asked: "What's going on?"
"Auntie, I've come specially to thank Mrs. Qian, I heard my family Hua'er say that Mrs. Qian is going to stay in the academy to teach the girls in the village to learn embroidery. I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that, everyone knows about it, farmers like us have nothing to offer, so I've taken some fowl for Mrs. Qian to replenish her body and to show a little bit of gratitude!" Hua'er mother said.
When Mrs. Qian heard that everyone was sending things because of herself, she stepped forward and said: "You're welcome, I can't take this thing away. You can just take it back and replenish it for your child."
"How can it be done? This embroidery is a craft for making food, and not everyone is willing to teach it. Mrs. Qian, just accept it! This way everyone will feel more at ease!"
"That's right! Just accept it, Mrs. Qian! If you encounter anything in the future and you need help, just come to us and we won't refuse!"
Mrs. Wang also said: "Yue Ru ah, since it's a token of appreciation from everyone, you should accept it! Otherwise they would be uneasy in their hearts."
Mrs. Qian could only say: "Okay, then I would like to thank you all for your kindness, but this is indeed a lot, so I will accept two, and you can take the rest back and feed them to your children!"
Hua'er mother said: "How about this? Auntie's family doesn't have room to raise the chickens and ducks we sent, so we stew them and deliver them in turn every day to supplement Mrs. Qian and the young master Qian. What do you think?"
"Okay! I agree!"
"I'll go back and kill the chicken now, stew it and bring it over. I raised this chicken with my own hands, so it's time for it to repay my kindness in raising it." A woman carries a chicken to her home with a smile on her face, afraid that someone will be one step ahead of her.
"Haha, this Aunt Gui Hua runs really fast, then I will be the one to deliver it tomorrow!" Hua'er mother said.
Everyone laughed too.
It was Mrs. Wang who stepped forward and said: "Everyone go back, we just got back from town and we haven't had a break yet!"
"Well then, Auntie, we'll go back first, and there's no need for soup stew in your house from now on, everyone will take turns delivering it!"
"Then I'm not polite! Our family is also considered to be in Yue Ru's good graces!" Mrs. Wang laughed.
Everyone laughed too, but they didn't stay any longer and went back with the chickens and ducks in their hands.
Seeing everyone walking away, Mrs. Qian smiled and said: "Everyone here is too enthusiastic, this daily chicken and duck soup, it makes me gain weight several times!"
Mrs. Zhang laughed and said: "What are you afraid of! If you really can't finish eating, we will help you eat. This is a way for everyone to express their gratitude. You can't live up to it!"
Mrs. Qian smiled and nodded.
Carry all the things purchased in the carriage into the house.
When Zhi'er saw his mother come back, he left Yaya, who was playing together, and jumped into Mrs. Qian's arms.
Mrs. Qian touched his head and said: "Are you good today, Zhi'er? Are you crying?"
"Mom, Zhi'er is very good and didn't cry." A soft childish voice sounded.
Yaya also saw the young lady coming back. She ran to Qibao with a face full of joy and pulled Qibao's sleeves. Her eyes turned into little crescents when she smiled at her.
Qibao said: "I bought you a gift, let's see if you like it!"
Qibao took out a pair of light blue head flowers from a package. There were also a few small bells on the bottom, which were jingling and very beautiful.
After Yaya took it, she said happily: "Thank you, miss." After saying that, she put it on her head.
Qibao smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to be pretty despite your small size. Let me help you put it on."
So she reached out and took her hair over, and put one on each of the two small hairpins.
Mrs. Zhang teased Yaya and said: "Hey! Where did this little fairy come from? Why is she so beautiful!"