In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 99: The Treasure of the Shop_1

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: The Treasure of the Shop_1

Leaving the teahouse, Qin Yi and Su Pan’er strolled around the Market Furniture Store.

Little Piggie, laslow comfortably in the empty basket backpack on Su Pan’er’s back, often stick its head out, grunting every now and then.

With a joyful expression, Su Pan’er said, "Now that we have enough money, we can go ahead and buy some good furniture. Tables, chairs, wardrobes, and a large bed. The bed must be of good quality and must be able to withstand my weight..."

"Eh? Isn’t that our Third Uncle?"

While Su Pan’er was speaking with excitement, suddenly, a familiar voice rang from behind her.

Turning around, unexpectedly, it was Mrs. Qin-Chen.

Mrs. Qin-Chen, with a smile on her face, caught up from behind.

"Third Uncle, are you planning to buy furniture? Oh my! What a coincidence. My elder brother’s furniture store is the best in this vicinity when it comes to workmanship, material integrity, price fairness, and reputation as an established shop. Why don’t you come over and take a look."

She grinned cheerfully, "Just now, I heard from Shuang’er that you are also headed to the Market Fair today, so I came out to ’see if I could find you and save you from being tricked by some nefarious shops. As it so happens, I met you as soon as I set out. It’s truly fate."

With that, she firmly tugged the two toward the side.

Qin Yi and Su Pan’er exchanged a glance and, helplessly, followed.

"Third Auntie, Third Uncle."

From afar, Little Shuang’er came rushing forward: "Third Auntie, you’ve finally arrived."

"Little Shuang’er, where is your mum? Did you deliver your embroidery?" Su Pan’er quickly intercepted Little Shuang’er and inquired in passing.

"It’s been delivered, and my mum has already received some more embroidery to do."

Lil’ Shuang’er proudly said while stealing a glance at Mrs. Qin-Chen, who was gabbing endlessly to the Third Uncle. She then discreetly tugged on Su Pan’er’s sleeve.

"Third Auntie, it’s all Shuang’er’s fault..."

Su Pan’er regarded Mrs. Qin-Chen who was bragging about all of it. She patted Little Shuang’er’s head but refrained from saying more.

"Not a big deal."

As long as Third Auntie isn’t angry at me."

Little Shuang’er stuck out her tongue, "My second aunt has been waiting for you at the junction since long ago."

Oh, so they had been waiting for us all this while!

The group quickly arrived at the entrance of a furniture store.

The store itself seemed quite spacious and appeared to have recently been redecorated.

At the entrance, there was an extraordinarily thin man, of short-stature. His eyes glinted with sharpness as he repeatedly bowed his head to everyone who entered.

"Here is my elder brother, Chen Laoshi. Nobody in the market doesn’t know him and how honest and upright he is in business!"

Mrs. Qin-Chen warmly invited the two: "Take a look, fantastic isn’t it? The store is spacious and well-lit, isn’t it? It has everything you need, doesn’t it? Your second elder sister-in-law would never dupe you. Just step right in and take a look. To purchase furnishings, one has to head to such kinds of places to avoid being swindled!"

"Third brother’s wife."

Qin Yueshi also came up to greet them, glanced at Mrs. Qin-Chen, and forced a smile on her face.

Su Pan’er lightly patted Qin Yueshi’s shoulder and shook her head, hinting her not to worry. Thereafter, she entered the furniture store.

As they strolled around, Chen Laoshi followed beside them. Meanwhile, Su Pan’er listened to Mrs. Qin-Chen’s constant chatter, was nearly pulled and dragged into the warehouse. Mrs. Qin-Chen pointed towards a set of furniture in the corner and introduced it to Su Pan’er with a grin.

"Third brother’s wife, come take a look! How about this set of furniture? This bed is large enough for someone like you... Even on this, you can turn around freely. Also, this rocking chair, this tea table... Such brilliant items! Your second elder sister-in-law won’t harm you. If you take these home, you’ll surely find it more than worth it!"

Su Pan’er carefully scrutinized the furniture set from all angles.

"How much for this set of furniture?"

This set of furniture appeared to be an old piece that had been displayed for several years, with some of the surface paint showing signs of peeling off. It was quite worn and shabby.

"This..."

Chen Laoshi looked back at Mrs. Qin-Chen hesitantly, "This set of furniture is rather old. Why don’t you look over there? The furniture there is all new, guaranteed to be..."

"My word! Third brother’s wife has got a real eye for quality, this is quite the fine piece!"

Mrs. Qin-Chen nudged Chen Laoshi aside, giving her a thumbs-up in praise, "This was made by a skilled craftsman, painstakingly carved and polished to perfection. It’s guaranteed to be sturdy and durable. This is truly a quality item, if it wasn’t for the fact that we know each other, I wouldn’t even want to sell it for fear of it being mistreated! If you buy it, I guarantee you won’t be making a loss."

Persuading, keeping on persuading!

Su Pan’er’s hand gradually slid along the contour of the bed in front of her, as if sensing the solid material. A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.

A hint of delight flashed across her eyes, the wood was surprisingly...

She turned her head to look at Mrs. Qin-Chen, her smirk making Mrs. Qin-Chen a little uncomfortable.

"You haven’t said the price yet."

Mrs. Qin-Chen smiled, "Look at this set of furniture: the bed, bedside table, bookcase, vanity, chairs, coffee table... every single item is a quality piece, carefully crafted, unique. How about ten taels of silver?"

As she spoke, she stretched out a hand.

A mocking smile curled at the corners of her mouth. If it weren’t for them already having the land deed to the old house and its surrounding woodland, who would even bother with them?

"Ten taels? Second younger sister, are you joking?"

Qin Yueshi gaped in astonishment behind her!

She had originally been waiting nearby for Su Pan’er and Qin Yi to show up, only to be dragged into the store by Mrs. Qin-Chen. When she heard from Shuang’er that Qin Yi wanted to buy furniture, she felt incredibly sorry for them. However, seeing Mrs. Qin-Chen charging such a price, she couldn’t stay silent and rushed to intervene.

Ten taels of silver, even Chen Laoshi was frozen in shock!

He stared at Mrs. Qin-Chen without being able to regain his bearing for quite a while.

"This... a set of furniture for ten taels of silver, isn’t that a bit too costly?"

Even Qin Yi had to speak up.

"Oh my, this is a whole set of quality furniture! Only selling for ten taels of silver, absolutely worth your money! If it wasn’t family, the price wouldn’t be this low! For outsiders, this price would have to be doubled!"

Mrs. Qin-Chen wore a forced smile, "If you are short of cash, you can defer payment. But if you do, the price will be twelve taels of silver, and it must be paid back within three months. How’s that?"

Twelve taels of silver, that should roughly be about the worth of the old house land deed and woodlands combined.

"Oh? Ten taels of silver, huh!"

Su Pan’er nodded slightly, pointing at several pieces of furniture, "If I’m not mistaken, this set of furniture was made by piecing together various types of leftover wood, right? Let’s see, camphor wood, cypress, pine, fir... indeed, quite the mixture, this set has everything. If I’m not wrong, this set must be the treasure of your shop that you’ve been unable to sell since you opened your store, right?"

"How did you know?"

The question slipped out of Chen Laoshi’s mouth by instinct. Realizing he had misspoken, he quickly lowered his head.

Mrs. Qin-Chen glared at him angrily, speaking of the devil!

Immediately after, she turned to Su Pan’er with a forced grin, grabbing her arm, only to be shaken off.

"Oh my, third brother’s wife, don’t listen to my big brother’s nonsense. We’ve only kept this set of furniture because we were reluctant to sell it, so it’s been kept for a long time! It’s not like it’s food which can go bad. Besides, doesn’t the value of vintage furniture generally appreciate over time?"

She only picked this unsold basement stuff for them because they obviously couldn’t afford better.

A sneer tugged at the corners of her mouth!

People like them could only afford to buy used goods anyway!

"That is definitely not worth ten taels of silver! Second younger sister, we are family after all, how can we... how can we rip each other off like this?"

Qin Yueshi was desperate, not mincing her words.

Isn’t this blatant robbery?

A regular set of furniture should only be around five taels of silver, this hodgepodge of a set is being sold for ten taels?

Why not just resort to outright robbery?

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