Chapter 127: Little Prince 127 is actually so small
Ye Jiu had a plan in mind and directly pulled Ye Gaosheng to the fabric store.
By the time they came out, Ye Jiu had transformed from a little girl into a little boy, while Ye Gaosheng was holding the new clothes in his arms with a pained expression, “I said there was no need to buy, but you insisted, not only buying fabric but also ready-made clothes, how expensive they are!”
The two sets of clothes they bought had cost nearly two taels of silver, which was truly extravagant.
“It’s fine, we now have a way to make money, and we don’t have to be as frugal as before.
Moreover, these clothes are not superfluous. Didn’t mother say that in a few days she would arrange for you to meet my future fourth sister-in-law? Naturally, you should dress nicely.
Plus, in the future, we will inevitably have regular dealings with Huarong Pavilion as we make soap, and dressing well will prevent others from looking down on us,” Ye Jiu said with a smile.
“We’ve already bought them, but little sister, why did you insist on wearing men’s clothes instead of women’s?” Ye Gaosheng asked, scratching his head in confusion.
“Because I am a girl, it’s inevitable that people will gossip when I go out. Wearing men’s clothes erases that concern,” Ye Jiu replied.
Ye Gaosheng thought about it and felt it made sense; it was indeed easy for a girl to become the subject of gossip when she was out and about.
After wandering around the town for several rounds, Ye Jiu had a general understanding of the layout of the shops in the town.
Outside a jewelry shop, Ye Jiu stopped, “Fourth brother, I’m tired.”
“Then… Do you want to lie on my back with the basket, and I’ll carry you?” Ye Gaosheng responded.
“But I haven’t bought what I wanted yet,” Ye Jiu pouted.
Ye Gaosheng scratched his head, somewhat at a loss for what to do.
Ye Jiu rolled her eyes, not expecting him to understand her anyway.
She took out two taels of silver from her bosom and handed it to Ye Gaosheng, “I’ll tell you what to buy, you go buy it alone, and I’ll wait for you at the entrance of this jewelry shop.”
“That won’t do, mother told me to take good care of you,” Ye Gaosheng objected without a second thought.
“Fourth brother, I’m already ten years old; there’s no need for you all to be so overprotective all the time. Besides, I’ll just stay here without moving, I won’t get lost,” Ye Jiu said helplessly.
Ye Gaosheng originally disagreed, but he couldn’t withstand Ye Jiu’s forceful coaxing, and eventually, he had to compromise.
However, as Ye Gaosheng was leaving, he couldn’t help but look back repeatedly at Ye Jiu, instructing her over and over, “Little sister, I’ll come back as soon as I’ve bought the things. Don’t move from here, don’t wander off.”
“I know, I know,” Ye Jiu replied somewhat impatiently, waving her hand.
As soon as Ye Gaosheng’s figure disappeared, Ye Jiu turned and entered the jewelry shop.
“Excuse me, young master, is the shopkeeper available?” Ye Jiu stopped an attendant and asked.
“May I know what business the young master has with our shopkeeper?” the attendant asked.
“I have something in my hands I wish to sell, and I would like the shopkeeper to take a look,” Ye Jiu said with a bow, fitting the part of a boy perfectly.
“Please wait a moment, young master, I’ll go call the shopkeeper over.”
The attendant said and left.
Jewelry shops were unlike other stores because they also dealt with buying back jewelry, and it was common for people to seek the shopkeeper’s appraisal, so this was not unusual.
Soon, the shopkeeper came down, “This young… master, may I know what you wish to sell?”
The shopkeeper had originally thought nothing of it being a young master coming to sell something, assuming it was just some prodigal son selling his wife’s jewelry for money. However, he hadn’t expected that the young master before him was actually so young, looking no more than ten years old at most?