Chapter 31
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The streets of Wan Xiang Street were two times wider than Changmenpu Street. On both sides of the street, there were neatly arranged buildings of different heights and different colors of horizontal boards. Other than teahouses and restaurants, there were also many big and small shops.
There were not only three shops in Yi Yang City, the Kong, the Ji, and the Liu Family. There were also other independent shops. Some specialized in measuring people's faces, some specialized in measuring people's palms, some specialized in asking about marriage, and some specialized in predicting good or bad luck. The shops also sold some peripherals, such as talisman drawings, Bagua mirrors, Fengshui vats, Kumquat trees, Bamboo for fortune, and many other things. Customers rarely returned empty-handed.
Yu Shu walked on the street with a broken suitcase hanging on her neck. She looked around and felt that everything was new. On this Wan Xiang Street, she could truly feel the Da 'an Dynasty's national style of advocating the study of Yi.
When she walked to the middle of Dong Street, Yu Shu's attention was attracted by a three-storey building. She had learned some words in the past few days. She could recognize the four words "Kong's Yi Shop" written on the gold-plated black board above the door. Looking at the side of the door, it was much more imposing than other shops. There were also two boys at the door welcoming the customers. They wore clean clothes and had neatly combed Taoist hairstyle.
In front of the door, there was a huge stone cauldron the height of a person. The cauldron was carved with complicated patterns. If one looked closely, it would dazzle the eyes. She couldn't figure out the patterns. At first, she thought it was just a decoration.
But when she stood in front of the shop for a while, she saw seventeen or eighteen customers throwing money into the cauldron. Some threw a handful of copper coins, some threw a piece of silver, and there was even one who threw a small piece of gold in. At that moment, the glittering golden light almost made Yu Shu's eyes pop out.
Is this even possible?
Yu Shu was angry for a while, then she followed the other customers into the Kong's shop. But her dress was obviously different from the other customers who were neatly dressed.
She was wearing clothes that were too tight for her hands and feet. Her waist was bent over from the weight of the broken box on her neck. Her dark eyebrows and big eyes looked around. No matter how you looked at it, she looked a bit wretched. As soon as she entered the door, she attracted attention. Several madams and young ladies passed by her and even covered their mouths and noses with a handkerchief in disgust. They took a detour, as if there was a strange smell on her body.
It wasn't that Yu Shu didn't notice that she was being annoyed, but she was used to doing things her own way. Since no one knew her, she didn't care about these supercilious looks. She strolled around the lobby on the first floor alone.
The first floor was a bright and spacious hall. Six pillars divided the hall into three areas. The left side had the most people. It was crowded. Yu Shu didn't join in the fun.
Looking to the right, there were fewer people there. There was a circle of counters with waiters standing behind them. The shelves were filled with all kinds of brocade boxes, jade carvings, and stone carvings. The walls were hung with calligraphy and paintings, Bagua plates, sachets, and so on. They were all products. There were also quite a few people in front of the counters. Yu Shu walked over and pricked up her ears to listen to them asking about prices.
"How much is this pair of jade bracelets?"
"Young Master, this Evil-Warding Jade Bracelets was raised by my Second Master in the Feng Chi Pond. It costs ten taels for one and thirty taels for a pair."
Thirty taels? It wasn't cheap to buy more. Instead, they wanted to raise the price.
"I want it. Make a pair of red strings for me so that I can give it to others."
"There are so many rich men here …"
"Wait a moment, Young Master. I'll wrap it up for you."
Yu Shu watched a handsome young man untied his money bag, took out a piece of paper, shook it, and put it on the counter. She thought that this piece of paper must be the banknotes.
Standing in front of the counter and listening for a while, Yu Shu roughly figured out the prices of the things here. She was secretly shocked. A Fengshui painting to nourish Qi cost fifty taels, an Evil-Warding Jade cost ten to twenty taels, an Bagua mirror cost five taels, a sachet to pray for fate cost two taels, and even a red string cost a dime!
These things were so expensive, but there were people who bought them. They didn't even know the price and just gave as much as they wanted.
The turnover here was equal to a month's profit of the Paper and Ink Shop. According to her current salary of ten copper coins a day, she could only buy three ropes here after a month's savings. It was not long enough for her to hang herself.
Witnessing the ability of Yi Shop to make money with her own eyes stimulated Yu Shu a lot. Originally, Yi Shop was something she could choose not to learn. But today's trip made her more aware of the importance of Yi Shop.
She originally wanted to start a small business after saving enough capital and then make it bigger step by step. But now it seemed that she needed to reconsider.
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