My Princess Holds Superpowers-Chapter 59 - : Sell things for 59, I need it
Chapter 59: Sell things for 59, I need it
Ye Gaosheng said weakly, “That thing can only be bought in the town.”
Ye Jiu, without a second thought, pulled out two taels of silver from his bosom and handed them to Ye Gaosheng, “Fourth Brother, hurry to the town now and buy me some caustic soda, and with the rest of the money, purchase all the lard.”
Ye Gaosheng hesitated a bit and asked, “Are you sure Mother won’t beat me if I bring these items back?”
Two taels of silver, goodness, even the wealthy wouldn’t spend like this!
“I’ve got your back with Mother; you just need to get the job done quickly,” Ye Jiu said.
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Only then did Ye Gaosheng make up his mind, taking the silver, “Alright, you win, I’m going now. But let’s be clear, when I come back, I’m handling whatever it is you’re planning to do. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, and Mother finds out that I bought you this dangerous stuff, she’ll surely flay me alive.”
“Understood, understood, now go. Once we make some money, you’ll be the first one to get a beautiful wife.”
Embarrassed by what Ye Jiu intentionally said, Ye Gaosheng hurriedly left.
This Fourth Brother is good in all aspects, just afraid of Mother.
But this is also good since if he wasn’t afraid, Ye Jiu wouldn’t be able to handle him.
Watching Ye Gaosheng about to step out of the main gate, Ye Jiu caught up to him and handed him a few copper coins, enjoining, “Fourth Brother, take a bullock cart if you encounter one on the road, come back faster.”
Seeing the urgency in Ye Jiu, Ye Gaosheng took it more to heart.
Back inside, Madame He asked Ye Jiu, “What did you send your Fourth Brother to do?”
From the crack of the door, one could see Ye Jiu and Ye Gaosheng standing aside and murmuring to each other for quite some time before Ye Gaosheng ran off, which prompted Madame He to ask.
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“I sent Fourth Brother to buy something for me, I need it,” Ye Jiu replied.
Madame He did not press further. She felt that Ye Jiu, being a child, could not possibly have any important matters and figured that even if Ye Gaosheng went to buy something, it would only be a matter of a few coins.
Madame He had just received ninety taels of silver from Ye Jiu yesterday, and the thrill hadn’t faded yet, not to mention when Ye Jiu wanted to spend money, Madame He, who always doted on her daughter, naturally had no objections.
After asking idly a few questions, Madame He went back to fussing over the two pieces of cloth Ye Jiu had bought the day before.
Madame He, being older, didn’t have great vision anymore, and the fine cotton Ye Jiu had bought her was particularly pleasing, causing her to hesitate for a long time, unsure of where to begin, for fear of ruining the fine fabric and her daughter’s good intentions.
Ye Jiu, sitting aside watching, began to feel a twinge of regret.
Buying the fabric seemed cost-effective at the time, but she had overlooked the fact that Madame He was no longer young.
Making clothes was no longer as easy for her as it had been when she was younger.
Ye Jiu took the scissors from Madame He’s hands and under her puzzled look, spoke up, “Mother, if your eyesight isn’t serving you well, don’t bother with it. Eldest Sister-in-law is quite good at needlework. Let her make it for you, and you can wear it once it’s done.”
Immediately, Madame He’s complexion changed, and she said, “This is the fabric my daughter bought for me, and I won’t let anyone else touch it.”
Ye Jiu knew that because she had been nursed by Madame Zhang as an infant, she had developed a closer bond with her, not realizing the implications at the time; this had upset their own household’s matriach.
To this day, Ye Jiu seldom interacted with Madame Zhang, and Madame He still couldn’t let go of this grudge, feeling as if Madame Zhang was trying to snatch her away.
In reality, Madame He was really overthinking it; Madame Zhang had her own daughter Qinghua, and even if she was somewhat kinder to Ye Jiu, she could not possibly surpass her affections for her own daughter.
