Chapter 9 Shortcuts
Aman is worried about the dowry because she needs money.
As a fairy disciple, she didn't really care about mortal things, so she didn't even think about the dowry.
However, she actually caught up with the Spring and Autumn Collection!
When she was a female apprentice in the Immortal Sect, she heard the Fifth Senior Brother say that there was a Spring and Autumn Fair among the Four Kingdoms in this flashy world. The fair brought together all kinds of things used for barter in the world, including some useless things for mortals.
, cultivating immortality is a useful thing.
And this time before she left the sect, the fifth senior brother even took her to talk alone.
"Everyone in the world loves yellow and white things. They are unbearable. We, the Immortal Sect disciples, should stay away from these yellow and white things. But Xiao Qi, you can't think like that. You have to remember that we are sword cultivators."
"I'm not, you are."
"Yes, yes, we are. We sword cultivators have to fight our lives to gain enlightenment. We are facing death every day. It is true that we can earn money by not dying, but our injuries always need to be treated, right? Those panaceas always cost money.
Yes."
"Fifth Senior Brother, do you want to say that the medical sect is after yellow and white things?"
"Not entirely, but don't many materials have to be obtained from the Spring and Autumn Collection with yellow and white things? Therefore, yellow and white things are absolutely useful to our Immortal Sword Sect, and the more the better."
"What does that have to do with me? Why do I have to remember it? I don't practice swordsmanship."
"Because you want to go to the illustrious world to renounce your kindness! If you go to renounce your karma, you may encounter good natural materials and treasures in the illustrious world. If you encounter them, take them."
The eyes of the fifth senior brother flashed with the light of wisdom: "You don't like the Su family, and the Su family doesn't like you either. They abandoned you. Do you think they are cold-blooded and hateful when you think about it?"
"A little bit."
"Then don't let them go! The Su family is a prince's house and they have money. You, get more yellow and white things, and then buy some heavenly materials and earthly treasures to bring back."
The fifth senior brother said and threw a book in front of her.
"Illustrated Book of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the Three Realms - Internal Volume"
"I have worked hard to compile this, and there are detailed pictures on it. I don't expect you to remember it. Take it with you, look through it often, compare one or two, and buy it back if you encounter it. Of course, if you really don't have it,
As for your shopping skills, you can bring back those yellow and white things."
The fifth senior brother looked at Aman with high hopes: "Remember, if you treat people who are not good to you, don't be polite, you have to be cruel! The more money, the merrier! The more the merrier!"
Aman patted her forehead and praised her unreliable memory, which was very reliable. She looked at Wang Zi'an expectantly, wanting to see how much dowry the Su family could give her.
Wang Zi'an didn't seem to expect that Aman would actually care about this issue. He paused and said, "The Su family gave us a dowry, but the situation was special at the time, and we...we were all in a hurry, so we didn't make any detailed preparations...
…”
"Stop laying the groundwork, just tell me, how many are there?"
"Three Zhuangzi, two shops, plus twenty taels of pure gold, one hundred ingots, and three thousand taels of silver."
Ah Man raised his eyebrows in surprise: "It's not bad, I thought I didn't have much money."
This time it was Wang Zi'an who raised his eyebrows: "Not bad? You are the daughter of the Marquis, so this is really not much. If you were to get married seriously, I'm afraid it would be more than three times as much."
"I don't have that fate." Aman chuckled and said, "Everyone in Jizhou knows that I was abandoned by the Su family. Only you, an outsider, didn't know and was deceived. Hey, I'm curious, how much gift did you give me?
"
"Well... you also know that I'm here to ask for the marriage of a spirit girl. My family's safety is at stake during my trip, and nearly a thousand lives are on my hands, so naturally, I have to be sincere!"
"How much is that?"
"There are twenty-two Zhuangzi places in the Four Kingdoms, and there are eighty-eight shops in the main towns. There are fifty taels of pure gold, one thousand ingots, sixty-six thousand taels of silver, and twelve pairs of various kinds of jewelry, such as
Jade Ruyi, Golden Qilin, Pearl of the East China Sea..."
"Okay!" Ah Man raised his hand and said, "It is indeed the hand of the four major aristocratic families in the Qing Dynasty. This is such a big deal. You will suffer a big loss now."
"It's not a loss." Prince An's eyes showed the nobility of a famous official: "It's just a yellow and white thing, it's not worth worrying about. It can keep the family safe, so it's worth spending everything."
"Do you really think so, or are you just trying to comfort me?"
"If you are here, you will have everything." Wang Zi'an said and smiled at Ah Man: "You don't have to worry about the dowry. If you want more, I can buy it for you."
"That's not necessary. I just want to convert all my dowry into money and take it with me."
"Okay, I will arrange for someone to do it."
"Then can you advance me some money first? I plan to go to the market, but I'm afraid I won't have the money to buy something I like when I see it."
"Of course. In fact, if you need it, just ask. No matter how bad the Wang family is, we can still support you...the thirteenth bride."
Wang Zi'an said these bold words with confidence, but he never expected that within an hour he would be so shocked by Aman's shopping ability that he regretted it.
"You only buy expensive ones, regardless of whether they are right, or you don't care whether they are useful or not?"
After Wang Zi'an confirmed that Ah Man had spent a total of thirty-seven thousand two hundred taels of silver within an hour, he couldn't help but ask.
Ah Man rolled his eyes at him and picked up his fingers.
She didn’t want to go out and buy expensive ones. There was nothing cheap about these natural and earthly treasures that matched those in the book!
Picking up leaks? No, no, no, it doesn’t exist!
There are so many people cultivating in this flashy world, and there are not a few who have the same calculations as Fifth Senior Brother! And... getting started with medical training is easier than getting started with sword training. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are medical practitioners all over the world!
These medical cultivators had already raised the prices of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. If she hadn't thought that those yellow and white things would be stored for a long time and might depreciate in value, she wouldn't have bothered to buy them.
"You don't understand. Immortal sects are quite rare about these things." Ah Man thought about his words: "You can make up your own mind. If it exceeds the combined price of the dowry, just tell me and I won't buy it."
Wang Zi'an twitched the corner of his mouth when he heard this, and said: "It seems, it's almost done."
Almost? It’s already overdue!
"Okay, let's go after I finish reading this book." In front of Wang Zi'an, Ah Man put all the purchased items into the mustard bag and continued to look at the list of items in his hand.
You know, her hour-long shopping spree has alarmed the big merchants in the market, and one or two of them came to show her their treasure lists.
Fortunately, after reading this book, Ah Man didn't say anything about buying more. She dropped the list and signaled to Wang Zi'an that she could leave. Just when Wang Zi'an stood up and prepared to take Ah Man away in a dignified manner, a child rushed into the VIP room.
, said to Aman:
"Excuse me, did you buy all the dragon snake grass in the market?"
"Yes." Ah Man looked at the child and raised his hand to stop the boys who were chasing him in and trying to drag him out: "What's the matter with you?"
The child gritted his teeth and knelt down and said: "My name is Bai Shu. I am asking the master and his wife for ten dragon snake grass to cure illnesses and save people. But I have no money. I am willing. I am willing to sell myself to you."
Chapter completed!