Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Li Meir was stunned for a moment. These words were completely different from what she had heard from the old people in the village in the past. She wanted to refute, but she also felt that it made sense.

Li Yuer pointed around and said, "Sister, look, these people are looking at us in a much more natural way."

Just now, Li Yuer strongly urged them to go shopping in their new clothes, but Li Meir was a little reluctant.

At this moment, Li Meir discovered that the people around them no longer looked at them with as many strange eyes as before.

Many young men cast admiring glances at her, and she turned her face away somewhat embarrassedly.

Li Yuer said: "It's not that people in the world look down on others, but people will always be more repulsive to things that are different from themselves."

Before they knew it, Li Yuer and Li Erlang had already entered a wonton shop.

"Boss! Give me three bowls of meat-filled wontons, a plate of pork belly, a plate of peanuts, and a pot of tea."

The waiter shook the rag off his shoulder and said with a smile, "Okay! Please wait a moment, my dear guests. It will be ready soon."

The first things served were tea and peanuts.

Li Yuer poured a cup for each of her brother and sister. The tea was average, the most common coarse tea, with a bitter taste.

"This is tea, it's not tasty at all." Li Meir was a little disgusted when she drank tea for the first time. She disliked the tea because it was bitter and unpalatable, and also because it was expensive.

Just a pot of bitter water costs ten copper coins, why not go and grab one?

Li Erlang drank it very well, smacking his lips and savoring it: "Hmm, fragrant."

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of peanuts and ate them with a crunchy taste.

At the same time, Li Dalang was pushing a cart, following behind Old Lady Cai. He accidentally glanced at the wonton shop and said in surprise, "Look, do those kids look like Erlang and the others?"

Old man Li is almost fifty years old and his eyesight is a little blurry. When he sees things, he mainly looks at the colors. At first glance, he saw that the children were wearing bright clothes and he felt that they were not his children.

"No, they are brothers and sisters from wealthy families in this town." Old man Li denied it immediately.

Old Mrs. Cai's eyesight was also a little blurry. After looking at them for a few times, she agreed and said, "No, they are just somewhat similar. When our new clothes are made and we give them to the children, we will look better than them."

Li Dalang retracted his gaze, pushed the cart, passed quickly, and muttered, "It really looks like it."

"What are you mumbling about? Let's go quickly. The fresh vegetables will be gone soon. It's winter now. If you don't stock up some white pine, you'll get a sore throat." Old Mrs. Cai urged.

Several people hurried to the vegetable market.

Li Yu'er and the others were of course unaware of what had just happened and were enjoying their wontons.

This is a time-honored wonton shop. It uses genuine ingredients and inherited craftsmanship from ancestors, and the taste is very good.

Li Yuer was not familiar with Xinpu Town, but she knew a simple truth: just go into the store with the most people.

She had experienced this when she was in college. She went shopping with her roommate, and when it was time for lunch, she was so tired that she stood in front of two restaurants in the mall, hesitating and not knowing which one to choose.

Because I really didn't want to wait in line for a meal, I went into a restaurant where not many people were.

As a result, I had a terrible experience. The ingredients were not fresh and tasted terrible. I wasted two hundred dollars and was very angry. I regretted it so much.

From then on, when she went to an unfamiliar restaurant, she would only choose the ones with a lot of people, and she would basically never go wrong.

But it's hard to say. Later merchants learned from this and paid people to act as hostages. But Li Yuer felt that this dynasty should not have reached that level yet.

"Delicious!" Li Erlang drank the last mouthful of soup, touched his round belly, and leaned on the stool to burp in an ungraceful manner.

Li Mei'er also ate a lot. She touched her stomach awkwardly and said, "I ate so much by accident."

After leaving the wonton shop, Li Meier was shocked to see that the brother and sister wanted to go shopping again, and quickly changed the subject: "We have accepted the order from Shopkeeper Qian, so we have to go home and make oil lamps.

We are doing this behind the backs of our families, so we cannot do it in the daytime, we can only do it secretly at night. We should go home early and do it early, so as not to miss the delivery time."

Li Yuer shook his head and said, "We can't just rely on the night. We can't stand not sleeping day and night. It hurts our eyes and wastes oil. We have to work during the day."

"That won't work. Won't everyone at home know about it during the day?" Li Erlang disagreed. He just felt the joy of earning money. He said he was not willing to hand it over at all. He had no freedom at all.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say to hand it in. We can do it in the cave in Qiantan." Li Yuer expressed his plan.

The two men's eyes lit up. There was a cave on the west side of the front beach. It was very shallow and sunlight could shine in. It was also in a sheltered place facing north and south, which was perfect for their work.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?" Li Erlang said in annoyance.

Li Erlang became happy again when he thought that he had found a place to work in the future.

Li Yuer took Li Meier's hand and said, "Let's go to the jewelry store."

"Where are we going?" Li Mei'er was being dragged against her will, and her anger rose again. "Li Yu'er, are you crazy? Do you still want to buy jewelry?"

"What's wrong with buying jewelry? A girl of Mei'er's age should buy nice clothes and jewelry, dress herself up beautifully, and find a good family. Why don't you dress up now? Why not when you are old?"

Flowers may bloom again, but people will never be young again. People should cherish the beautiful time of youth, do what they want to do within a reasonable range, and enjoy what they can enjoy.

Linglongfang is divided into three floors, and the quality of the jewelry increases with each floor. They are not greedy and just stroll around the hall that sells ordinary jewelry.

"This pair of orchid silver earrings is really beautiful, a perfect match for Sister Mei." Li Yuer said, pointing to a pair of earrings on the display cabinet.

Li Meir also liked the pair of earrings, but after all, she was still afraid of spending money.

Li Erlang called the waiter over and pointed at the earrings and asked, "How much is this?"

"Fifty cents." The clerk smiled and said, "This girl has outstanding looks and beautiful clothes, but she is a little plain. With the jewelry in our store, it will definitely be the icing on the cake and take her to the next level."

The guy was very eloquent and praised Li Meir, who was already pretty.

Li Yu'er didn't hesitate and said directly: "Yes, I want this pair, and I want both pairs. Can you give me a discount?"

The clerk had a good impression of the three people and said readily: "I'll give you the most affordable price, 10% off, and take a look at other jewelry."

The waiter began to recommend belts and jade pendants to Li Erlang. Li Erlang took a fancy to a relatively ordinary black embroidered belt and spent 20 cents on it.

Li Yuer asked the clerk: "Can you make custom jewelry in your store?"

The guy replied: "Of course, it's possible, but it's a bit troublesome. We don't accept small items."

What this means is that the order amount is too low and we won’t accept orders that don’t make any profit.

Li Yuer took out a handkerchief from her bosom, opened it, and inside were four round pearls the size of corn kernels.

"How much do you think it would cost to make a silver hairpin out of these four pearls?"

When the clerk saw that they were top-quality pearls, he immediately said, "Wait a moment, everyone. I can't make the decision. I'll ask the shopkeeper to come over and take a look."

Finally, after some bargaining, Linglongfang was asked to provide the auxiliary materials, and each one would cost one or two taels of silver.

One tael of silver includes the silver needed for a silver hairpin, and a silver hairpin requires about 20 grams of silver.

The two parties left a written agreement and agreed to pick it up ten days later.

After leaving Linglongfang, Li Meier couldn't help asking, "Yu Baoer, where did you get the pearls?"

Li Erlang also looked over curiously. He was getting more and more confused about his sister. Ever since she was hit on the head, his sister's luck had been getting better and better, as if she was blessed by gods and Buddhas. Could it be true that the old saying "Those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future" was true?

Li Yuer recounted the story of opening the clams and finding the pearls yesterday.

Li Erlang immediately got furious and shouted incomprehensibly: "Li Yuer, are you crazy? You took pearls to exchange for broken conchs? You have too much money and don't know where to spend it, why don't you give it to me, your own brother? Why give it to outsiders?

Pearls! Pearls! Give away four of them. Do you know how much these four pearls are worth? Maybe you can buy a ship!

It's just a boat, and I gave it away in the blink of an eye! I thought you were so smart, but I think you are too smart and acted stupidly! "

This time, Li Mei'er also stood with Li Erlang and said distressedly: "Yu Bao'er, pearls are very valuable. A grain of rice is worth hundreds of coins, not to mention that what you gave is not small, at least a few taels of silver.

Don't spend lavishly just because your family is rich now. All that money is dead money and will be spent one day. "

"No! I'll go back today and ask them to return it. How dare they accept it? They think we have no one here and are bullying us, right?" Li Erlang said unwillingly.

"No, no, no! Don't do that!" Li Yu'er quickly grabbed Li Erlang's sleeve and said, "If you do this, will my dignity be lost? How will Yu Bao'er live in the village in the future?"

Li Yuer felt a little regretful now. It was all her fault for being so talkative. If she knew that they would react like this if they knew, she would never tell them about it even if she was beaten to death.

"Face?" Li Erlang was so angry that he almost laughed. "What kind of face do you have, you little brat? Can face be eaten? If you are hungry, you will be full by eating face, right?"

"No, big brother, listen to me, I did this for a reason. The children I gave to Pearl are all people who helped our family this time. Didn't grandpa always say that we should be grateful when we are alive?"

Li Yuer expressed his thoughts. Li Erlang and Li Meir also knew that they should be grateful and could accept it reluctantly. However, Li Erlang still felt very upset. He could not be grateful for such a great favor.

"Li Yu'er, Li Yu'er, you are the only one who knows how to be grateful, and you are kind-hearted, but there should be a limit to gratitude, don't let others become spoiled instead of being appreciated."

Li Meier did not continue to blame Li Yuer. She had another idea in her mind. The old people always said: The life of a family depends mainly on the women. This means that whether a family lives well or not depends on whether the housewife can be thrifty and manage the family finances well.

"Yu Baoer, before doing something big like this in the future, you should discuss it with your family, do you know?"

Li Yuer quickly took Li Meier's arm and said obediently, "I understand, Sister Meier. I won't do it again next time."

"You, you have so many tricks up your sleeve. I don't know what to say to you." Li Meir tapped her forehead gently.