Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 208: Selling Pearls

Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Selling Pearls

The snack stand was doing very well; they had sold out just after the day’s first quarter.

The next day was the market day. Mother Lin didn’t plan to bring her daughters-in-law out to set up the stand.

It was time for the family to have a good rest.

After Shen Zhiyu returned home, he revealed his small purse and poured all the copper plates and silver corners inside out.

There were a little over two taels in total.

Nanzhi was speechless.

Her own son’s pocket money was somewhat more than hers.

"Can you lend your mom two taels of silver?"

"It all belongs to mom."

The little fellow shook his head, not planning to let Nanzhi pay him back.

"That won’t do. Borrowing means repaying." Nanzhi rubbed her son’s head, feeling somewhat melancholic.

Seven taels of silver.

Twenty-three taels short.

In the end, were they going to have to use Shen Wenchen’s money?

Having packed up her things, Nanzhi was preparing to go out again with another two pearls, intending to see how much she could get for them.

Seeing her daughter heading out again, Mother Lin looked with some confusion at the four children reading picture books nearby.

"Mom is going out to earn money."

Shen Zhiyu kindly explained to his grandma.

"Earning money?"

Mother Lin was dumbfounded. What could she earn at this time?

What was her daughter going to do?

By the time Mother Lin reached the door to chase after her, she bumped into Father Lin returning.

As soon as the door opened, he saw his wife rushing over and a smile crossed Father Lin’s face.

"How did you know I was back?"

"Where’s our daughter? Did you see her just now?"

"Our chubby girl? I ran into her at the entrance of the alley. She called out for Yicheng and Ercheng to help, but she didn’t say what for."

Father Lin scratched his head and raised the oil-paper packet in his hand.

"I bought some pastries. Let’s go inside and eat. With Yicheng and Ercheng with her, there’s nothing to worry about."

Perhaps reassured by her husband, Mother Lin nodded and followed him back into the living room.

"Ten taels of silver per pearl, however many you have, we’ll take."

Nanzhi looked at her eldest brother, then at her second brother.

The three of them all fell silent at once.

"Thank you, Manager, we’ll think about it."

"You think about it, if you feel it’s too little, eleven taels! No, no, no, twelve taels per pearl!"

Lin Yicheng laughed as he took the pearl and led Nanzhi and Lin Ercheng out of the pawnshop.

"Here, take it."

Lin Yicheng’s voice was a little shaky as he handed the pearl to Nanzhi.

"Eh, eh..."

Nanzhi found it hard to swallow.

This pearl, she guessed, was worth more than twelve taels of silver. Wasn’t she about to make a fortune?

Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng quietly looked at each other.

The pearl that Nanzhi brought out today was about the same size as the ones they used to sell.

But back then they only sold it for two taels of silver in the town. So to speak, they lost ten taels!

"Nanzhi, we, we..."

"Big brother, Ercheng, let’s go. Let’s go to Yin Building."

Excitement was evident in Nanzhi’s voice, beckoning her two brothers to head to Yin Building.

Since this pearl was worth twelve taels at the pawnshop, it would naturally sell for more at Yin Building.

As the three of them reached the entrance of Yin Building, they ran into Su Tao who was about to go in.

Seeing the two brothers of that woman who was her replacement following this imposter, Su Tao had some disgust in her eyes.

A woman willing to be a stand-in and two men who indulged an imposter.

How disgusting.

With only a quick dismissive glance at the three of them, Su Tao led Shuangshuang into the Silver House, no longer looking at them.

Nanzhi looked puzzled. What was up with this woman?

Why was she giving her such a random angry look?

She hadn’t done anything to provoke her, had she?

Lin Yicheng only sneered.

Just because Su Tao had made some headway in Yan City didn’t mean they’d forget about her past of swindling people.

Lin Ercheng kept a straight face, not uttering a word.

The trio entered the Silver House, where they were first greeted by a young girl.

"Miss, what would you like to buy? We have the latest fashion trend, willow leaf hairpins."

The girl was good-looking and her smile was genuine when she greeted Nanzhi.

"I want to sell something."

Her words made the girl pause, before she said, "This... I’m afraid I can’t decide."

The Silver House got its wares delivered by specific suppliers. Unless it was something special, the manager usually didn’t buy items from individuals.

Nanzhi understood that the girl couldn’t handle this, but thinking about her two pearls, she continued speaking.

"My stuff is clean. Could you get someone who’s in charge to come over?"

After hearing her words and looking at the two sturdy men behind Nanzhi, the girl finally nodded.

"If you could please wait here, I’ll go get the manager."

"Alright, thank you."

Watching the girl leave, Nanzhi finally let out a sigh of relief.

She had forgotten that private sellers weren’t typically welcome in the shops of Yan City.

This was because sometimes a servant from a family would privately sell their master’s property. To avoid trouble, most shops declined such sellers.

The manager, who was drinking tea with Su Tao, frowned slightly when he saw the girl approach.

"Boss, there’s a girl downstairs who wants to sell something."

The girl muttered into the manager’s ear.

The manager of the Silver House was a beautiful married woman around thirty. After listening to the girl, she glanced at Su Tao before descending the stairs with her after some light-hearted conversation.

"Didn’t we say we wouldn’t buy privately sold goods? Have you all forgotten about the incident before?"

The beautiful woman frowned at the girl, displeasure in her gaze.

Last year, a maid came to the Silver House to sell jewelry – a pair of fine jade bracelets. At the time, because the girl didn’t look like a servant, the woman bought the bracelets.

It was only afterwards that they learned that the girl was a thief who had even injured the young master of the Huang Family, and stole a pair of jade bracelets, which she sold before fleeing.

In the end, it was she who had to deliver two hundred tael of silver to the Huang Family to apologize and make amends.

As the girl lowered her head in response to the question, the woman sighed and asked, "Well, since we’re already here, where is this person? Show me."

"Right."

The girl led the woman to Nanzhi. The woman scrutinized Nanzhi and her companions’ clothes before asking in a soft voice, "I wonder what the young lady intends to sell?"

Upon hearing the voice, Nanzhi immediately looked up.

Seeing a beautiful married woman in front of her, Nanzhi hesitated for a while before quickly pulling out a handkerchief wrapped around the pearls from her bosom.

"You’re in charge, right? I want to sell these two pearls."

Hearing that it was just two pearls, the woman felt a bit disappointed.

Her Silver House wasn’t lacking in pearls, she had assumed there might be something else.

But upon seeing the two pearls, she visibly paused for a moment.

Satisfaction filled her eyes as she beheld the two pearls.

She had quite a few freshwater pearls at her Silver House, and even two sets of jewelry made with sea pearls. But these two pearls, whether in terms of shape or luster, were top-quality.

Even if they were freshwater pearls, they were still worth a good amount of silver.

"Where did you get these two pearls from?"

"They came from a river clam."

"Did you get them yourself?"

There was doubt in the woman’s eyes. These superb pearls seemed more like something a mistress of some house would have.

"I just happened to find them, only these two."

Nanzhi pursed her lips, guessing the manager didn’t believe her.

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