Chapter 13: The Ghostly Spirit
Jiang Chengfeng sighed and said, "I guess your brother or your relatives asked you to come? I was too embarrassed to come here, so they asked you to come..."
"I..." The little girl argued just now, but when the words came to her lips, her eyes rolled, and she nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, it was my eldest brother who asked me to come here to buy it! Is the person in your album really Miss Shen?"
Jiang Chengfeng stretched his body and twisted his neck, making crackling sounds, and then laughed, "Of course, this is from the Shen family, it's definitely a good thing! But since you want to buy it, little girl, I'll sell it to you at a lower price of twenty taels!"
The little girl was immediately unhappy, and snorted coldly, saying, "You are such a mean person. I just asked you, you always sell it to others for ten taels of silver, why do you sell it to me for twenty taels of silver?"
Jiang Chengfeng looked at the girl in surprise. He didn't expect that she was so smart! She even knew to ask the price in advance!
However, this embarrassed look only stayed on Jiang Chengfeng's face for a second. Soon, he acted as if it was a matter of course and snatched the booklet from the girl's hand.
"Ten taels of silver is the normal selling price. I'm selling it to you for twenty taels of silver because there are only a few copies left, and I plan to keep them as a treasure! As the saying goes , a gentleman does not take away what others like! You took away what I like, so shouldn't you pay a little more silver?"
The girl was speechless for a moment, as if what she said made sense.
"In that case! Twenty taels is twenty taels! But I still have a few questions for you!" As she said that, the girl took out twenty taels of silver from her purse and threw it to Jiang Chengfeng.
Jiang Chengfeng put the silver in his pocket, stared at the girl's delicate and flawless face with a smile, and said, "Of course, but let's make it clear in advance, ten taels of silver for each question, no bargaining!"
"You...you are a scoundrel!" The little girl was angry. Her black and white eyes were filled with anger. She shouted in a delicate voice: "How can you be like this? I just asked a few questions, but you still want money?"
Jiang Chengfeng shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you don't want to, you don't have to ask!"
The girl wanted to get angry, but thinking of the purpose of this trip, she suppressed her anger. She glared at Jiang Chengfeng and said, "Okay! Ten taels is ten taels! But you'd better answer my questions honestly, otherwise..."
As she spoke, the little girl shook her pink fist.
Jiang Chengfeng rubbed his cheeks and said solemnly: "Miss, look at my face. How could a handsome man like me lie?"
The little girl was stunned for a moment, then she covered her mouth with her hands and giggled, scolding: "You are so shameless!"
"Thank you for the compliment!"
The girl rolled her eyes again and said seriously, "Let me ask you, is the portrait you painted of Miss Shen?"
Jiang Chengfeng shook his head and said, "I can tell you clearly that I have never seen any Miss Shen! This is a picture album circulated within the Shen family! And I bought this picture album from a second-class servant in the Shen Mansion!"
The little girl didn't get angry when she didn't get the answer she wanted. She tilted her head and thought for a while, then said crisply, "Forget it... Then do you know the person who painted this portrait?"
Jiang Chengfeng was secretly happy in his heart. Of course, Laozi knew him, because the person in the portrait was Laozi! Of course, he would not say it out loud.
"Miss, this is already the second question!"
The girl took out another ten taels of silver from her purse and threw it to Jiang Chengfeng without blinking an eye. However, she also teased Jiang Chengfeng for being greedy for money.
Jiang Chengfeng threw the silver to the girl. When the girl looked at him in astonishment, he smiled and explained, "I'm in a good mood today. Buy one, get one free! You don't have to pay for the ten taels of silver!"
The little girl curled her lips but said nothing more.
"Of course I know the man who painted this picture! But I won't tell you! If I leak your information to others, I won't be able to face him again in the future!"
The girl thought about it, nodded and praised: "Although you are shameless, you are a loyal person!"
Jiang Chengfeng touched his cheek, feeling a little shy, "I didn't expect my strengths to be discovered so soon. Sigh... I guess I have to keep a low profile in the future!"
The little girl spat and cursed: "Bah! You are becoming more and more shameless!"
"What's the use of face? Can you eat it? Sweet or salty?"
The girl was too lazy to argue with this guy. She stood up and was about to leave, but then she seemed to remember something and turned around and said, "Hey! What's your name?"
Jiang Chengfeng, who was packing up the pamphlets, said without even looking up: "Dazhu! I won't charge for this question!"
"Is there a surname called Da?"
"My last name is Jiang!"
"Okay! Jiang Dazhu, you'll remember this! You cheated me out of my money today, and I will get it back with interest in the future!"
After saying that, the girl glared at Jiang Chengfeng, dropped a bulging purse, picked up a booklet, and turned away.
Cheating you?
Jiang Chengfeng laughed strangely. For a young lady from a wealthy family like you, who else should I cheat if not you?
Before leaving, Jiang Chengfeng sold the remaining booklets at a low price, and then went to Luo Youcai's house humming a little tune.
"Uncle Luo, when will dinner be ready?" Jiang Chengfeng shouted as he entered the yard, but when he entered the house, he was stunned.
The large wooden table was filled with silver. Luo Youcai and his son Luo Dongchuan looked at the silver on the table stupidly until Jiang Chengfeng came in and they came to their senses.
"Uncle Luo, what happened? Is your soul gone?" Jiang Chengfeng joked.
Luo Youcai suddenly jumped up, moved a small stool, and respectfully asked Jiang Chengfeng to sit down. Even his attitude of speaking became much more respectful.
"Mr. Jiang, please take a seat!"
Jiang Chengfeng naturally understood Luo Youcai's change and was not surprised. He pointed at the silver on the table and said with a smile: "Uncle Luo, it's better to change so much silver into banknotes. If it is stolen, you will have no place to cry!"
"They just want to take a few more glances!" Luo Ahui, who had just come back from washing rice, put down the vegetable basket and poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Chengfeng.
Being exposed by his daughter, Luo Youcai blushed, coughed twice, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by Master Jiang, this is what I mean! I am fifty-four years old, and I have never seen this silver mountain! By the way, Master Jiang, what are we going to do next?"
Jiang Chengfeng picked up the teacup, took a sip of hot tea, then took out a bulging purse from his arms and threw it to Luo Youcai.
"Let's split it in half as we agreed before! Tomorrow you can exchange my share for silver notes and keep them with you for the time being!" Jiang Chengfeng said.
Luo Youcai was startled, and quickly waved his hands, saying, "Sir, you are too polite! This booklet was created by you, and you provided all the capital. How can we split it in half?"
