The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

"Tsk, tsk, so this set ended up with you!" After the midday meal, Yang Chuxia rested downstairs for a while before continuing her struggle with the unfinished pouch.

All she could do was this, so she planned to make a few more and let Brother An bring them along, changing them out each day.

"Oh, how come you’ve come back? And look, boss Mu is here too, quite the rare guest indeed!" It turned out that Mu Shaoling and Luo Linhao couldn’t stand the couple’s daily displays of affection anymore and had gone to stay in the county town a few days ago, but unexpectedly, they had returned now.

"Haha, haven’t I heard about the twins at your house? And with Linhao constantly telling me how adorable his niece and nephew are, I wanted to come and see for myself."

Mu Shaofeng laughed heartily. He hadn’t married yet; his household consisted only of a concubine and a maid, and none had children. Ye Zi’an and Shaofeng had become good friends, so naturally, Shaofeng wanted to come and see the newborn twin sons his friend had mentioned.

"Ming Liu, hurry up and help the young master bring down Lele and Yangyang. Mingcui, go pour some tea."

After Ming Liu went upstairs, Yang Chuxia finally asked Mu Shaoling, "What did you say ended up with me just now?"

"The jewelry, of course!" Mu Shaoling sat down carelessly and snorted after a glance, "Didn’t expect him to have such a flair."

Upon hearing this, Mu Shaofeng also glanced at the hairpin on her head and tsk-tsked, "The Glass Pavilion’s new Seven-Colored Butterfly? I heard this design was only made in three sets, one bought by the Elder Princess for the Commandery Princess’s bridal dowry, one by the Eldest Princess who already married, and the last set remained unsold in the Glass Pavilion for a month. Later, it was said to be bought by a young man. Although it’s referred to as a single set, it’s actually seven sets, made from a newly mined gem called ’Layered Jadestone,’ which naturally formed in the shape of a butterfly. They intended to make a single jewelry set from it, but the material was rather large, and if they made just one set, few people would be willing to buy such a pricey item. So the Glass Pavilion’s craftsmen took the butterfly as inspiration and made three sets, each set priced at no less than thirty thousand silver taels."

"Thirty thousand taels?" Yang Chuxia exclaimed in shock! Suddenly, a spark of anger flared up inside her once more; that rascal had lied to her, saying it was just over ten thousand.

Upon hearing her, Mu Shaofeng nodded, "Yes, the Elder Princess got a discount of a thousand taels because she’s a regular customer of the Glass Pavilion, but the Eldest Princess paid the full price without any reduction."

"It seems like the Glass Pavilion has quite a profound background, to dare be so generous to some while stingy to others, and to do so openly?" Yang Chuxia admired the Glass Pavilion’s boldness a bit.

"Right, so Xiaxia, you have truly married a good man, who is willing to spend thirty thousand taels for you without batting an eye." Mu Shaofeng continued, "Do you know how many people wanted to buy this as soon as it was released? Just think about it, to wear the same as a princess or commandery princess, what an honor is that? But which member of the gentry would be willing to spend thirty thousand taels right away for their daughter? Some officials don’t even make that much in a year, and even those who have the money wouldn’t spend it so readily; doing so would draw criticism and possible accusations from the Imperial Censor. Besides, in wealthy families with many daughters, buying it would also be troublesome, which is why it remained unpurchased."

Yang Chuxia then understood, these ministers had their annual salaries to consider, and it would indeed be inappropriate to buy jewelry worth tens of thousands of taels for their daughters or wives right away.

As for the merchants, even if they had the money, they wouldn’t buy it so readily, wouldn’t that just invite jealousy?