Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1159: Chapter 1069: Lady Prime Minister (Part 7)

Yin Shuangshuang came here intending to sell her hairpins, so she naturally wouldn’t refuse the County Magistrate’s Wife.

Originally, Yin Shuangshuang had already decided on the price for these hairpins. Her father, Yin Zheng, had mentioned that a hairpin could be worth two taels of Silver, but this was just a father’s perception of his daughter’s craftsmanship as highly valuable.

In reality, Yin Shuangshuang felt that a jewelry store paying one tael of Silver for a hairpin was already a fair price.

The hairpin she had put considerable effort into, the ”Phoenix Wears Peony” design, Yin Shuangshuang only hoped it could sell for ten taels of Silver at most.

What surprised Yin Shuangshuang was that there was actually a wealthy and influential Young Madam in the store. When Yin Shuangshuang took out the hairpin, she had already thought this through.

As long as the Young Madam was interested in the hairpin she crafted and wore it, it would be like opening a door for her to the upper echelons of society, among the noblewomen.

In the future, she wouldn’t have to worry about her hairpins not selling. Even if the jewelry shop owner bought her hairpins, they would have to consider the liking of the Young Madam and offer her a better price.

At this moment, the County Magistrate’s Wife wanting to buy was the most beneficial outcome for Yin Shuangshuang.

Yin Shuangshuang promptly expressed, ”Originally, I make hairpins to sell. If Madam likes and wants to buy, that would be the best.

If Madam doesn’t mind my rough craftsmanship, I will go back and make a full set of headpieces for you to review first, and if Madam likes them, I will prioritize them for you.”

The County Magistrate’s Wife generously instructed a housekeeper-like young woman beside her to give Yin Shuangshuang two hundred taels of Silver, but instead of Silver, she was given twenty taels of gold.

Two hundred taels of Silver is a large pile, very conspicuous, while twenty taels of gold is just a small pouch, much easier to hide. This was the thoughtfulness of the County Magistrate’s Wife.

After giving the money, the County Magistrate’s Wife played with the ”Phoenix Wears Peony” hairpin for a while, couldn’t wait to stick it in her hair, and then admired herself in the copper mirror for a while.

At first, the County Magistrate’s Wife’s face was full of satisfaction, but after admiring for a while, she sighed a bit and said, ”Indeed, a single hairpin, no matter how splendid, doesn’t match well.

A complete set of headpieces is still better. Young girl, if you truly come up with a complete set to my liking, the price can be negotiated.”

The County Magistrate’s Wife left satisfied with the ”Phoenix Wears Peony” hairpin, while the shopkeeper enthusiastically discussed the matter of buying hairpins from Yin Shuangshuang.

Due to the County Magistrate’s Wife’s influence, and with the shopkeeper being experienced and having a keen eye, he could see at a glance that Yin Shuangshuang’s crafted hairpins had great potential.

The shopkeeper carefully examined each of the hairpins Yin Shuangshuang brought, ”Your hairpins are exquisitely made. According to the rules, the original price of one tael of Silver per hairpin is appropriate.

However, if you are willing to sell all your future crafted accessories exclusively to our store, I can double the price, offering two taels of Silver per hairpin.

But in the future, you cannot sell your crafted accessories to any other jewelry store. Are you willing to agree to this, young lady?”

The shopkeeper saw that although Yin Shuangshuang was a young girl, she could make decisions and was the one crafting hairpins, so he directly negotiated with her.

This time, Yin Shuangshuang had come to town with Yin Zheng, intending to do business with a fixed jewelry store, and so she nodded directly.

”That’s not a problem, as long as you offer a fair price, I also wish to have a stable sales channel.”

The shopkeeper didn’t quite understand what a sales channel was, but he understood that Yin Shuangshuang agreed to this, and immediately instructed an employee to bring out a contract and prepare gold for Yin Shuangshuang according to the number of hairpins she had.

This was also learned from the County Magistrate’s Wife; the amount of gold was small and not very noticeable, whereas carrying a large amount of Silver out would be too conspicuous and might invite trouble.

Since entering the jewelry store, Yin Zheng hadn’t spoken a word, not minding at all that he was merely a background character.

He stood aside with a proud look, watching his daughter discuss business and sign contracts with the shopkeeper, his heart filled with pride. Truly, she is his daughter, her mind is sharp, just like his.

As to why his daughter suddenly acquired such a skill in crafting hairpins, Yin Zheng wasn’t puzzled at all.

Because Yin Zheng himself was a genius at self-learning. Back in the day, he could learn by eavesdropping and spying outside the teacher’s window and managed to teach himself hundreds of characters.

Later, being sent to an apprenticeship at the carpenter’s by his biased father, the carpenter was unwilling to teach him and only made Yin Zheng do hard labor. All chores, including night soil duties, household tasks, and farming in the small vegetable garden in the yard, were left to Yin Zheng, who was also regularly beaten and scolded.

At that time, the custom was for a master to make an apprentice do hard labor for three years, and even after that, would only teach sparingly. The apprentice was essentially a slave to be beaten and scolded.

Under such circumstances, Yin Zheng managed to learn all his master’s skills within a year and returned home directly.

Old Master Yin had initially wanted to send Yin Zheng back, but Yin Zheng revealed his body full of scars to the village chief, claiming that if he hadn’t escaped, his master would have beaten him to death.

Yin Zheng also disclosed how the teacher had accepted him as a student without a fee, but he was forcibly sent to be an apprentice due to the complaints of his third younger brother, facilitated by their father.

This revelation shocked the villagers. Any family whose child could read would consider themselves blessed, even without tuition fees from the teacher. Despite offering his teaching for free, the idea of being taught was still an invaluable opportunity!

The villagers were all astonished that Old Master Yin could make such a ridiculous decision. Because of this incident, Old Master Yin’s reputation for favoritism grew ever worse, and many in the village despised his biased nature.

Yin Zheng’s master also suffered a damaged reputation, and all his apprentices were taken back by their families. News spread that Yin Zheng’s master was known for mistreating his apprentices.

After this, not only were there no more families willing to send their children to be apprentices, but even those hiring him for work diminished, letting Yin Zheng fully settle his score of mistreatment during that year.

In fact, if not for wanting to learn the trade, Yin Zheng wouldn’t have endured that year of scolding and hard labor.

Yin Zheng knew he was insignificant in his parents’ eyes, and if he didn’t rely on himself, when he married and had children, his parents would dare arrange a lackluster woman with a large dowry for him.

Originally, Yin Zheng ambitiously hoped to change his life by learning, intentionally letting the teacher discover his talent. Sure enough, the teacher greatly appreciated his intelligence, almost fulfilling his wish.

Unfortunately, the Qingyun Road he hoped to walk was severed by his own parents. From that point on, any hope or expectation Yin Zheng had for parental affection was gone, leading him to grow into the defiant and rogue character he was today, in front of Old Master Yin and Mrs. Zhao.