novelhk Chapter 269 Silver Wind Chime
Chapter 269 Silver Wind Chime
In the past two days, they made another keel car. Jiang Ci looked at this one and found that the difference between it and the previous one was that the drag plate on the chain that rotated with the pedals became lighter, some of the things used for fixing were removed, and the fixing parts were made thicker and stronger.
It was probably because they were afraid that the river would be too big and everything else would become too light to be fixed.
This time I tried putting it in water, and the effect was surprisingly good.
The people watching from the side saw the waterwheel turning so fast. Several people next to the waterwheel had smiles on their faces and bursts of cheers were heard.
These heroes are the happiest.
The wood for making the large dragon frame arrived this afternoon. Now they are rushing back to make the large dragon frame, not wasting a minute.
For dinner, Jiang Ci and Lin Jingsheng went to the west house to eat together.
"How big do you want the keel car to be?"
"This time they are going to make one that is three or four times bigger than what we have seen."
“Does it have to be that big?”
"The small one can only carry a small amount of water, so let's try making a big one first. If it can carry water faster, we may continue to make a bigger one."
Lin Jingxuan finished the rice in her bowl and thought about what they talked about at noon today. "Second brother will take the exam in three days. Should we go to the capital to pick him up or let him come back by himself?"
"Let's go to the city to pick him up. I heard from the people who make keel carriages at home that the annual ferry gathering in the city will be held in three days.
It is a five-day gathering held at the big pier south of the city. There will be merchants coming along the river from all over the place, and there should also be many exotic things.
Let's go see if we can buy anything good."
"That's great, take me with you!"
Originally, Ye Wan and Lin Shan wanted Jiang Ci and Lin Jingsheng to take Lin Jingxuan with them, and they stayed at home.
After all, it's time to get rid of pests in the fields. If the three of them go, then they'll have to hand over the collection of toothbrush bamboo baskets and the work of the essential oil factory to others.
However, Jiang Ci and the others insisted that the whole family go together. This trip to the provincial capital can be considered as a trip for fun and it will be lively and exciting.
After staying at home for a day to arrange things, he drove away in two carriages.
One carriage was too crowded, and at such a large gathering they would surely buy things, so two carriages would provide space for the things.
After three days of leisurely journey, we arrived at the pier.
After resting for a night in the inn, I hurried out after breakfast the next morning.
You can't see the pier and the water in the distance from this point outside the inn, but the shops have already stretched to the entrance of the inn.
They came out relatively early and there weren't many people on the street, so they started walking around from side to side.
After half an hour, they all had a lot of things in their hands. There were more people on the street, and many shops were crowded with people.
"Let's go back to the inn first. We didn't bring a backpack with us when we came out."
Jiang Ci raised the things in his hand and said, "There's no place to put them."
"Go back, it's a good opportunity to have a glass of water."
They all went into a room and put everything they had on the table. The table was almost full. They didn't expect to buy so many things.
It's crowded outside under the scorching sun, and it's quite hot to go shopping.
They each gulped down a cup of herbal tea.
Lin Jingxuan found the silver hairpin she had bought on the table and used her fingers to pick at the flower bud hanging from it.
"Mom, please help me to comb my hair into a bun with a hairpin in it."
Lin Jingxuan usually has many styles of buns, but most of them are combed on one side, which makes her look lively and cute.
However, after Ye Wan combed Lin Jingxuan's hair into this bun, Lin Jingxuan looked gentle and quiet.
"Is Brother Porcelain good looking?"
"It looks good. This hairstyle suits Xuanxuan very well."
Ye Wan stroked Lin Jingxuan's drooping head again and said, "Looking at it this way, our Xuanxuan is also a grown-up girl now."
Although it is sunny and crowded outside, it cannot stop them from going shopping, because there are so many strange and interesting things on this street.
They cleared out a backpack to store their shopping.
Why was he carrying it? Lin Jingan took out everything inside, and he held the basket in his hand while looking at the person in front of him who was drinking tea and preparing to leave.
The eldest brother held Ci Ge's hand, the mother held Xuan Xuan's hand, and the father walked behind them and watched.
No matter how you look at it, he should be the one who got carried.
He also missed Han Zhao in Linjia Village.
Everyone else has someone to accompany them, but he has no one, and he still has to carry this backpack. How pitiful.
There happened to be a group of people in front of the shop selling colorful shells and stones, so they went over to take a look.
A gust of wind blew, and they all felt a cool breeze while looking at the beautiful shells. The wind chimes hanging on the left pole jingled.
The wind chimes here attracted Lin Jingxuan's attention.
She ran to Lin Jingan's left and watched the wind chimes slowly calm down.
The shop owner saw that the pretty girl was interested in wind chimes, so he introduced them to her.
"These wind chimes are made of pure silver. If you are worried that they are fake, you can go to the silver shop and ask someone to check them after you buy them. If they are fake, I will compensate you. Silver does not easily turn black and the sound it makes is very crisp."
Listening to the stall owner's introduction, Lin Jingxuan touched the hanging wind chimes with her hand, making a crisp sound.
In Jiang Ci's opinion, the strings of wind chimes over there have some characteristics of the Miao silver jewelry he wore in modern times.
"These are all special wind chimes brought back from foreign lands in the West."
Lin Jingxuan was very tempted, "How much does this wind chime cost?"
"Such a beautiful little girl wants to buy a wind chime, so I'll just give you the lowest price, 20 taels of silver, and take it away."
Lin Jingxuan turned around and left, then came to Ye Wan's side again.
The stall owner was stunned when he saw Lin Jingxuan's reaction.
Don’t you even bother bargaining if you’re not satisfied?
Jiang Ci was amused by the reactions of these two people.
"You really dare to ask for it, see? Even the kids wouldn't believe it. Give me an honest price and I'll take a few more to give to my friends."
The stall owner said embarrassedly, "I was just teasing the kids just now. If you take a few more of these wind chimes, I will give you 13 taels of silver each."
"Hand me one and let me see."
Jiang Ci weighed it in her hand and felt that it was no more than two taels of silver. Lin Jingsheng saw Jiang Ci's intention, took the wind chime from Jiang Ci's hand, shook it, and gave Jiang Ci a reassuring look.
"If that's the case, it seems like you really don't want to do this business."
The stall owner's face, which was as smiling as a flower, froze, and then he put away his flattering smile.
Jiang Ci felt that he looked more pleasing when his face didn't have those deliberately forced expressions on it.
"I was dishonest before, but these things were brought from foreign lands, so the price can't be low. The main thing is to get more, so I'll charge eight taels of silver each."
"Take four, seven ounces of silver each."
"Then make it cheaper, thirty taels of silver for four."
"It's not much of a difference, just seven taels of silver each, let's take a look at the other things on this stall."
"Okay then, I'll sell it to you if it doesn't make any money."