Madam Bai touched the cloth and said, "It's really good. How much is one piece of this?"

"This piece of brocade is really good." Xiao Sun said as he gently stroked the cloth.

“Its price is naturally much higher than ordinary fabrics.

A piece of such brocade is ten feet long and about two feet wide.

Here, the price is twenty taels of silver per piece."

"Twenty taels?" Mulan blinked and asked, "Are you robbing me?"

Xiao Sun quickly explained, "If this were in Bianjing, you wouldn't be able to buy it without more than 100 taels."

Mulan couldn't help herself: "Over 100 taels, to buy a piece of cloth?"

Mrs. Bai thought for a moment and said, "Pack all these for me, and I'll pack all the ones over there, and give me a cheaper price."

"okay, I get it."

Madam Bai looked at him and said, "I also want some inferior cloth, such as ordinary servants wear, and some cotton. The more the better."

"Yes, I'll take you there now..."

Mrs. Bai bought a lot of cloth and cotton, and then went to the grain and oil store.

Xiao Sun introduced the grain and oil shop of their Longhu Gang:

"The price of grain here is indeed high. Grain prices are rising across the country, so naturally the price of grain here is also rising.

But we in the Longhu Gang have our own farm, so our food prices are relatively good."

When you step into the Longhu Gang's granary, you will see bags of grain neatly stacked and the aroma of various grains fills the air.

The refined rice is placed in a special basket, each grain is plump, round, white and crystal clear.

Each grain is uniform in size, slender and full of texture, and slightly translucent under the light. You can tell at a glance that it is carefully selected high-quality rice, and it is the first choice on the tables of dignitaries.

Lin Wanwan stretched her head out to take a look. The refined rice was actually the same ordinary rice they had in their previous lives.

However, it was still quite rare in ancient times. Madam Bai nodded and said, "This refined rice is indeed good. Give me 30 bags."

The price of a bag of refined rice has risen to ten taels of silver. The refined rice is packed in a sturdy burlap bag with the grain store logo printed on it.

Master Bai said softly, "Madam, we don't need to eat such fine rice normally, do we?"

Madam Bai looked at him and said:

"We didn't buy this rice for ourselves, so we can just eat some ordinary rice.

If this rice is transported to Bianjing, it will be sold for several times the price."

Xiao Sun nodded and said, "You have a good idea. It's true. Besides, this rice won't go bad. Even if we can't sell it, it's still good to eat it ourselves."

Madam Bai nodded and said, "Give me another hundred bags of ordinary rice."

In comparison, these ordinary rice are much cheaper, only three taels of silver, but even three taels of silver is something that ordinary people cannot afford.

Mrs. Bai bought some other varieties and saw a lot of vegetable seeds.

The manager of the nearby grain and oil store said with a smile:

"Some of these vegetable seeds come from other places, such as cucumbers, coriander, peppers, tomatoes...

There are so many miscellaneous things, but many of them cannot be grown here, so they are just thrown here.

If you want, I’ll give it all to you!"

Madam Bai nodded and said, "Thank you very much!"

The store manager looked at all the stuff and said, "You can't take this back with you? Do you need me to deliver it?"

Mrs. Bai shook her head and said, "Go find a few ox carts. We want something a little better and buy them directly."

"Hey! Okay!"

Xiao Sun stood by, grinning like a fool. He had been with her for the whole day and didn't know how much money he had earned, but he had definitely become rich.

The expression on his face became more sincere: "Let them take care of these things. What else do you want to see? I will continue to take you there."

Madam Bai looked at him and said, "Let's forget about it today! We're tired too. We'll continue tomorrow..."

There are so many good things here that she has no money left, otherwise she would have to go on a shopping spree.

In fact, she was still a little panicked. After all, they had just come out of a disaster year, and she always felt a little uneasy. The things she bought were relatively practical.

Don’t be fooled by the high prices of some things. However, when you go to Bian Jing, the dignitaries will not think these things are too expensive.

I really couldn't move around much today, so Xiao Sun said with a smile, "Okay! Then we'll get your things ready, and you can go to the theater up ahead and wait for a while."

Mrs. Bai smiled and said, "There's a theater here?"

"Yes, yes, I'll take you there right away." Xiao Sun took them directly into the theater.

The exterior of the theater is decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, and the colorful paintings on the eaves and brackets are eye-catching and sparkle in the sunlight.

The vermilion gate was tall and wide, inlaid with rows of golden rivets.

As we walked into the theater, we saw the spacious lobby bustling with people coming and going.

Exquisite opera paintings are hung on the walls, showing classic scenes and characters of opera.

As soon as they entered the theater, a graceful woman came to greet them.

She was wearing a gorgeous costume, which was mainly bright red. The sleeves were embroidered with exquisite cloud patterns with gold thread, and the collar and cuffs were trimmed with soft snow-white fox fur, which made her temperament more elegant.

She had a purple brocade belt tied around her waist, and a warm jade pendant hanging on it, which swayed gently as she walked.

Madam Bai looked at her and felt that she looked familiar. She couldn't help but ask, "She looks familiar. Could she have performed in Bianjing?"

Xiao Sun nodded and said:

"Madam, you have a good eye. She was once a famous actress in Bianjing, her name was Li Niang.

She comes from a family of opera performers and has shown great talent and passion for opera since childhood.

She started performing on stage at a young age, and quickly made a name for herself in the opera world of Bianliang with her melodious and clear voice, delicate performance and graceful posture.

Her masterpiece, The Peony Pavilion, always captivates the audience with thunderous applause every time it is performed, and tickets are hard to come by.

Not only was it the object of pursuit by dignitaries, but even scholars and poets wrote poems and lyrics for it, praising it highly.

Later, she came to Longhu Theater and ran it successfully.”

Li Niang stared blankly at Madam Bai and suddenly said, "Bai Wanniang?"

Madam Bai frowned at her and asked, "Do you know me?"

"Of course I know you. Do you remember me? My name is Xiaoli! You once saved my life." Li Niang looked at her and smiled slightly, with two dimples appearing at the corners of her mouth.

Mrs. Bai looked at her blankly and said, "I don't seem to remember."

Li Niang smiled and said:

“When I was young, I went to Baifu with our troupe.

I was only about ten years old at the time, and was a naughty child. I accidentally broke into the Bai Mansion..."

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