Xue Yan didn’t say anything immediately but looked at Jiang Yue.
Shopkeeper Qiao found it interesting. ‘Why are you looking at this baby girl? When she sold the bear last time, the three men looked at her too…’
“It’s up to you,” Jiang Yue replied.
She didn’t care, as long as she sold more than the bear.
However, she could tell that Xue Yan was an expert in bargaining. With a simple nod, Shopkeeper Qiao, who had always set a fixed price, immediately changed his mind and increased the price.
“Then six hundred it is.” Xue Yan said.
Shopkeeper Qiao quickly called for someone to bring over the money. There were twenty silver, eight ten-tael silver ingots, and five silver notes worth a hundred silver each.
“Thank you,” Xue Yan thanked him. This way, it would save him the trouble of exchanging for smaller change and it would be convenient for him to bring it home. This shopkeeper was very thoughtful. It was the same when he sold the bear last time.
A waiter came in and took away all the mushrooms, leaving only the basket for Xue Yan and Jiang Yue.
Xue Yan stored the money away in the basket. He no longer put the books in the basket and held them by himself.
The basket was carried on his back again.
“Take this back and eat it. It’s not worth much. I hope that if you have anything good in the future, you can still send it to me.” At some point, Shopkeeper Qiao ordered two packets of pastries for them. Seeing that Xue Yan and Jiang Yue were leaving, he quickly asked the waiter to hand it to them.
“Thank you,” he said. Xue Yan and Jiang Yue both thanked him politely.
Shopkeeper Qiao helped put the two bags of snacks into Xue Yan’s basket, which was able to cover the silver in the basket, making it impossible for anyone to tell that there was silver under the basket.
“I’ll send you guys off,” said Shopkeeper Qiao.
Jiang Yue raised her eyebrows. This shopkeeper was even more polite than before. It must be because of Xue Yan, right?
Shopkeeper Qiao sent them to the door in an especially courteous manner.
“Thank you.” Xue Yan said politely and cupped his hands at Shopkeeper Qiao before leaving with Jiang Yue.
Shopkeeper Qiao sent him off with his eyes tracking the pair.
A waiter came over and whispered in confusion, “Weren’t you being too polite? They’re just two kids.”
“What do you know!” Shopkeeper Qiao gave him a sidelong glance. “This year’s top scorer was that boy. They are all from the academy and are all his classmates. The newly appointed county magistrate was also his classmate and good friend. He came to our restaurant for a meal before, and he came with his classmates and friends.”
“Wow!” the waiter was shocked. “Isn’t he just a child …”
“He’s a child prodigy, not an ordinary child! He only studied for a year in the academy, which was equivalent to ten years for someone else. It was said that he had finished reading all the books in the academy and memorized everything verbatim. In the future, if these two children come again, regardless of whether I’m here or not, immediately tell me.”
“Yes, sir.” the waiter hurriedly replied, not daring to delay any further.
…
Jiang Yue only turned back to look after she was out of Shopkeeper Qiao’s line of sight. She then said to Xue Yan, “You’re quite famous. The shopkeeper even sent you off.”
Xue Yan just smiled.
“Your position in your past life was big, right?” Jiang Yue suddenly lowered her voice to a volume that only he could hear.
“Ahem.” Xue Yan immediately choked and coughed violently.
“That’s okay.” A rare smile appeared on Jiang Yue’s face. “You don’t have to answer, and I’m not asking you to answer.” She didn’t need to guess to know.
