"Who else could it be?"
Chen Xueru raised her fair face and smiled."Didn't you tell me that you wanted to buy a horse to make wedding clothes? We have a new batch of Suzhou silk, so we came to inform you.”
"Suzhou silk!"
Xu Huizhen's eyes lit up.
"Yes, Suzhou silk. Those are all high-quality goods. They were ordered out before they were shipped. I specially left a few for you to choose from.”
Chen Xueru spoke as if she was giving alms to Xu Huizhen.
Although Xu Huizhen was uncomfortable with Chen Xueru's behavior, she knew that Chen Xueru was a spoiled young lady who had a bad mouth.
"Alright, alright. I know Xueru is the best. You're the only friend I've had in my entire life in Beijing.”
Xu Huizhen smiled and looked up at Old Man He, who was standing at the counter.
"Go, go. You're getting married in two months. It's time to prepare your wedding dress.”
Old He didn't know what she meant. He waved his hand and took out a stack of bills from the drawer. He didn't count them and handed them over."There's some money here. Go and take a look first.”
"No need, Uncle He. I still have some money on me.”
Xu Huizhen's family background was not bad. Three generations of her ancestors had been winemakers with exquisite craftsmanship. Although she was from the rural areas around the city, her family background was relatively well-off. This time, in order to allow her daughter to marry into the city and enjoy a happy life, she had prepared a lot of dowry.
"How can this be? You're about to marry into our He family. How can we let you pay for the wedding dress?”
Old He walked down from the counter and stuffed the money in his hand into Xu Huizhen's hands. Afraid that she would not accept it, he also blew his beard and glared at her."Uncle He will be unhappy if we don't accept him.”
"Alright, I'll take Uncle He in."
Xu Huizhen did not hesitate, but she had also made up her mind. In the future, when she married into the He family, she would definitely treat Uncle He as well as her own father.
"Then let's go." Chen Xueru was the only daughter of the owner of the silk shop. Her family could be described as wealthy. Naturally, she did not care about this small amount of money.
To be honest, if Chen Xueru didn't like to drink and Xu Huizhen, a girl from the countryside, didn't speak and do things gracefully, she, the daughter of a rich family, wouldn't have come to this tavern where people from all walks of life came and went.
Ding! " You have found a place to sign in. Please hurry to Chen's Silk Store to sign in. You will receive a reward of 50 million."
50…50 million!
Li Wen, who was sitting in the corner, was dumbfounded when he heard the system's voice.
What kind of divine system was this? It directly gave him 50 million? Aren't you afraid of having your water meter checked?
Li Wen might not have experienced this era, but after watching so many years of period dramas, he knew very well how strong the purchasing power of money was before the reform and opening up.
A chicken was only a little more than one piece, and a pound of pork was only 80 to 90 cents. To suddenly give 50 million, did they think the readers were fools, or did they think the country was fools?
No matter how much money they gave him, he wouldn't dare to use it.
[Note: The first set of currency issued in 1948 had a maximum face value of 50,000 yuan, and the current currency exchange rate was 1:10000
1: 10,000?
Five thousand yuan?
That was quite a lot!
An ordinary person's salary was only a dozen yuan a month. If Li Wen was given 5,000 yuan, it would be enough for him to spend for decades.
Even if he ate at a restaurant every day, it would not be a problem for him to eat for ten years.
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To the east of Dazhalan was the most famous commercial street in the city. There were so many shops on this street that it was dazzling.
In the middle of this avenue, there was a relatively large silk shop. It was the Chenji Silk Shop with a hundred years of history.
It was said that the founder of Chen's Silk and satin store was originally from Suzhou. He moved to Beijing to do silk and satin business at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Because of his connections in his hometown, he could get the best silk and satin from Suzhou. Therefore, the customers in Beijing were endless as soon as he opened his business.
It had been passed down for five generations. Unfortunately, all five generations were passed down only by one son. This generation's boss, Chen, was not in good health. He had married several wives, but he only had one daughter. In order to continue the family line, Boss Chen also decided to find a son-in-law for his daughter.
Regarding this matter, the surrounding merchants basically knew about it. There were also many people who coveted the Chen family's property. They thought that not only would they marry a beautiful wife, but they would also be able to get a huge silk shop.
Therefore, there were countless people who wanted to be a live-in son-in-law.
Of course, now that it was Xin, Boss Chen didn't dare to recruit new people on the surface, but in private, he asked people to ask around about good families. He wanted to find a good husband for his daughter while he was still healthy.
"Xueru, take a look. I chose all these for you. They'll definitely be beautiful for your wedding dress.”
As soon as they entered the shop, Chen Xueru grabbed Xu Huizhen's hand and walked to the table full of silk. Xu Huizhen's eyes widened when she saw the dazzling array of silk.
She had never seen so many styles of cloth in her life.
There were more than ten colors and dozens of styles. Excluding the ones that weren't red, there were still seven or eight that he could choose from.
Seeing that Xu Hui was not picky, Chen Xueru took out a red cloth embroidered with golden patterns and said,"Huizhen, how about this? This was the best-selling one in Suzhou.”
This piece of cloth was indeed very beautiful. Xu Huizhen touched it from top to bottom and couldn't bear to let it go. However, after thinking about it, she shook her head and gave up.
"It's too flashy. I can only wear it once at the wedding. It's a pity that I can't wear it in the future.”
"We only get married once, so of course we have to make it grand, don't you think? I think this style is quite good. Anyway, I'll choose this type when I get married in the future.”
Seeing how Chen Xueru spoke so easily, Xu Huizhen smiled bitterly and said,""Your family background is good, and this satin shop belongs to you. Can't you pick whichever you want? I'd better change to a plainer color. I can still wear it after I get married.”
"Vegetarian? How about this? It wasn't very red, and it was suitable to wear it out.”Chen Xueru picked up another one.
"This is not bad." Xu Huizhen picked it up and looked at it. She felt that the color and style were all okay. She could still wear it after getting married. Just as she was about to ask about the price, she saw a man walking in from the corner of her eye.
A man she hated.
"Annoying fellow is here again." Xu Huizhen frowned and mumbled.
When Chen Xueru heard this, she turned around and saw a young man in a strange coat walking in.
"You mean that man?"
"Yes, an annoying fellow."
Xu Huizhen then told him what happened in the morning.
As she listened, Chen Xueru tilted her head and looked at the tall man. She grew up in a silk shop and had seen all kinds of fabrics, but this man's coat was something she had never seen before.
Xu Huizhen snorted coldly." Don't you think this person is annoying? He's a hedonistic son of a rich family. He's drunk and doesn't go home all night. I think he'll lose all his assets sooner or later."”
"Interesting!" Chen Xueru rubbed her chin.
"What's interesting?" Xu Huizhen was puzzled.”
"Look at that person's clothes. I've never seen them before in my life. They should be foreign goods, and they have a zipper.”
"And the undershirt he's wearing. As I expected, it should be wool. I've never seen such a good wool sweater.”
"I don't know what material that pair of pants is made of either. It should be a foreign product. It seems that this profligate young master might have returned from abroad.”
Chen Xueru could tell that something was wrong with Li Wen.
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