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Yu Chunmiao also realized that the items sold here were not cheap. If she sold him a bowl, he would surely sell it at a high price. She planned to ask for a steep price, knowing that Lu Ziyou would naturally lower it if he disagreed. Her heart raced as she tried to appear calm; she intended to sell each basin for five hundred, with fifty bowls in total.
Even Qi Chong, who had prepared himself mentally, was taken aback. Two basins for one tael? She really dared to do that.
Lu Ziyou was momentarily stunned before bursting into laughter. "Sister-in-law, how about four hundred?"
He could still make a profit at five hundred, but his instincts as a businessman told him that the cost of this item was quite low. However, eager to secure an exclusive product to attract customers and being friends with Qi Chong, he offered a price that satisfied both parties.
"Great! That's settled!" Yu Chunmiao quickly agreed, fearing he might change his mind.
Qi Chong remained silent, a smirk on his lips, and he increasingly felt that Yu Chunmiao had some background.
Lu Ziyou ordered four basins of Xian Cao Mi and arranged for delivery to start the day after tomorrow. He wanted to invite Qi Chong for a meal, but Qi Chong was eager to handle the marriage certificate first. Since the county was far away, they needed to return the Ox Cart by three in the afternoon. If they missed Wang Butcher's pig collection, renting another Ox Cart would be inconvenient.
Lu Ziyou escorted the two downstairs while an assistant followed with empty basins. Just as they reached the ground floor, Yu Chunmiao hid behind Qi Chong as if she had seen a ghost.
From the small hand gripping her clothing, Qi Chong sensed her anxiety. He turned and quietly asked, "What's wrong?"
Yu Daman! The fear of Yu Daman seemed instinctual; upon seeing him, she instinctively shrank back.
Qi Chong did not know who Yu Daman was. He stopped in his tracks and shielded her protectively, asking softly, "Which one?"
Yu Chunmiao peeked out from behind him and pointed. "The one by the stage, cleaning the table."
Noticing the tension between them, Lu Ziyou followed Qi Chong's gaze and spotted Yu Daman, someone he wasn't very familiar with. He called over an assistant and asked, "Who is that person?"
The assistant glanced over and replied, "A worker who came a month ago; his name is Yu Qingshan."
Yu Chunmiao understood immediately; he must have come to the county to hide from his debts, living under an alias. Since that was the case, she wouldn't hold back any longer.
He wasn't called Yu Qingshan anymore; he went by Yu Daman, a notorious gambler. Yu Chunmiao began to dig into his past, revealing that every time he fled from his debts, he would come to the county to find work, only to disappear after a while. In her opinion, a gambler like him had no integrity; he was certainly capable of selling secrets to his opponents.
Lu Ziyou quickly grasped the situation but kept a calm demeanor as he escorted his friend out. He planned to return and investigate the matter of the leaked secret formula through Yu Daman.
Once outside the teahouse, Qi Chong hopped onto an ox cart and headed straight for the Hukou Office.
To obtain a marriage certificate for the woman he had purchased, there was no need for formalities or official media involvement. He simply took the selling contract and household registration to the clerk, adding Yu Chunmiao's name to the household registry and stamping it with an official seal.
Yu Chunmiao didn't even need to make an appearance.
The marriage certificate was handed over to her by the man. She held it in her hands, examining it closely. It was a slightly thicker piece of red paper, just a bit larger than standard paper.
The words "Marriage Certificate" were prominently displayed, followed by auspicious phrases and some small print regarding ancient marriage laws.
In essence, it stated that both parties must be at least sixteen years old to marry. If a man wished to divorce his wife, it required discussion and agreement from both families involved. If both parties consented, divorce could be granted without further complications.
It was quite humane; no wonder Qi Chang wanted to divorce Zhang Guihua—the Zhang family had to be consulted first. If they disagreed, they would keep her confined until they reached an agreement.
After lunch hour had passed, in order to save time, the two bought steamed buns and ate them on the cart as they traveled.
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