CHAPTER 80: CHAPTER 080: NEGOTIATING TOGETHER

"The wedding is scheduled for the sixth of this month. The Luo Family is one of the richest households in our village and also quite generous. If you go to support them and offer your congratulations, you might even get half a pound of wedding candy," the shopkeeper said.

This month’s sixth?

Today is the first, so the wedding is just a few days away?

No wonder Miss Chai has been causing such a commotion.

This news is really exhilarating.

"Hey, are you still going to buy the wheelbarrow or not?" the shopkeeper urged.

The Second Young Master raised his eyebrows, "Of course we’re buying it."

"Shopkeeper, can you give us a little discount?" Li Yuzhu looked at the wheelbarrow and started bargaining.

She is short on money right now, so even a small discount would help.

"Can’t make it cheaper. This wheelbarrow is the sturdiest in the village, and many households use the ones I make," the shopkeeper said with some impatience, silently cursing, a group of paupers!

Why buy a cart without money? Just carry things yourself!

"Really? The sturdiest? Then I’ll step on it and see," Li Xing’an got cheeky, rolled up his sleeves, lifted his foot, and was about to jump onto the cart.

But Mu Yuanxiu stopped him.

"Shopkeeper, there was a flaw on the carriage frame that Luo Family bought, how dare you claim your craftsmanship is the best? The other places’ carriages didn’t have such issues," Mu Yuanxiu said calmly.

Li Yuzhu looked at him in surprise.

What sharp eyes! Did he notice the problem?

The shopkeeper turned pale with fright, "You... you lie, there’s nothing wrong with that carriage."

"But I clearly saw it, my eyesight is always good, I’ve never been wrong," Mu Yuanxiu said. "If the shopkeeper doesn’t believe me, I can go to Luo Family and have a look at that carriage."

Saying that, he turned to leave.

"Hey, young man, come back." The shopkeeper quickly pulled Mu Yuanxiu back, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I say young man, they are busy with the wedding, why are you going to make trouble?"

"I’m not making trouble, I’m just curious to see the carriage," Mu Yuanxiu insisted.

The shopkeeper was so angry he wanted to hit someone, but he didn’t want to provoke Mu Yuanxiu.

If Mu Yuanxiu really went to the Luo Family to say there was a problem with the carriage, he would be blamed by the Luo Family.

He, a small artisan, couldn’t afford to offend the richest in the village, the Luo Family.

"What’s there to see? The Luo Family hasn’t said anything, why are you saying something? Are you deliberately causing trouble for me?" the shopkeeper half-coaxed, half-intimidated.

"I didn’t say I was going to tell the Luo Family, I’m just curious to have a look," Mu Yuanxiu continued.

The shopkeeper was so angry he could spit blood.

Where did this annoying brat come from?

If he went to the Luo Family, even if he didn’t say a word, snooping around would arouse their suspicion, wouldn’t they ask? Wouldn’t they discover the flaw?

"Aren’t you here to buy a wheelbarrow? Are you buying it or not? If you’re serious about buying, I’ll give you a discount," the shopkeeper huffed.

Giving them a bit of a bargain, maybe they wouldn’t go to the Luo Family.

"We certainly are buying," Mu Yuanxiu said.

Li Yuzhu stood aside, listening to the back-and-forth between Mu Yuanxiu and the shopkeeper, she already caught the underlying meaning.

Mu Yuanxiu said that on purpose.

The shopkeeper is afraid of him!

"So how much discount will you give?" Li Yuzhu quickly asked.

"Shopkeeper, a five percent discount is nothing, how about forty percent off?" the Great Princess scoffed.

The shopkeeper, "..." painfully, he grimaced, "That’s impossible, I won’t even cover the labor costs then. How about I take three hundred wen from you, I can’t go any lower, I’ve never sold such a cheap cart."