The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 231: Robbery (4)_1

Chapter 231: Chapter 231: Robbery (4)_1

"You have a keen eye, guest. To get this tiger skin, I had to lie in bed for two months without stepping on the ground." The man was strong and spry, with a gleam in his eyes. When he saw Lin Ziyin was interested in his tiger skin, he immediately began bragging loudly. "If you buy it to make a fur coat, you won’t be afraid of the entire winter."

"How much silver?" Before Lin Ziyin had the chance to ask the price, a Tatar suddenly emerged to inquire about it, completely disregarding Lin Ziyin.

Lin Ziyin slightly furrowed her brows, as Qiaoqiao, Jue Ming and others by her side also became alert. At this time, Si Jinhan had temporarily left because of other matters.

"Five hundred taels of silver." Upon seeing the man’s lavish clothing, the man selling the tiger skin immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

"Brother, I think I was the first to ask the price." Lin Ziyin was somewhat unhappy at being ignored.

Upon hearing a Han speaking his language so fluently, Alhatu took an extra look at the person across him in surprise.

The young man was thin and small, with nothing particularly special about him except his bright eyes which could inadvertently draw people in. In response to Lin Ziyin’s accusation, he laughed and replied, "The young man was also looking at the goods but did not buy them. The goods still belong to this Han, my asking the price does not seem to be improper."

Lin Ziyin was somewhat at a loss for words upon hearing this; he did have a point. She had expressed her interest, but had not taken out any money to buy it.

Having realized her mistake, she felt somewhat embarrassed but refused to admit defeat, "Since I was looking at the goods, it means that I had the intention to buy them. It doesn’t seem very gentlemanly of you to covet what others love."

"Such an argument, only your people of the Northern Land would accept. Our people have always revered true feelings. Anything we like, we will try our best to make it our own, let alone when it’s not even yours." The man did not speak but the man next to him did.

Lin Ziyin smirked, seeing no point in arguing with them. They were right about one thing, if you like something, you should try your best to snatch it. So she turned her head and smiled at the man selling the skins, "Here are five hundred taels of silver, I’ll buy it."

Seeing the silver note handed over by her, the man was overjoyed. He had not expected to encounter two customers vying for the same item, even saving him the trouble of bargaining.

"Alright, young master, you take the skin." Being a native of the Northern Land, he was biased towards Lin Ziyin.

"I’ve got it." Lin Ziyin carefully wrapped up the tiger skin and handed it to Jue Xin behind her.

Jue Xin was only in his twenties and was very interested in the things in the market. He skillfully placed the tiger skin into the basket behind him and then smiled and asked, "Master, weren’t we supposed to buy some beef to bring back for the old master?"

"Are you just using your own cravings as an excuse?" Jue Hui teased him with a knock on his head.

"No, master, we should buy more. I’m sure teacher will love it. Not to mention if our elder brothers find out, they will definitely rob our manor for it." Jue Xin quipped.

Feeling that Jue Xin was talking too much, Jue Ming sternly reproached him, "With master here, what are you talking so much for?"

Jue Hui glanced at the few masters and servants across him, finally noticing the mistake, and hung his head in shame, staying silent.

"Since we’re here and we see what we like, let’s just buy it all." Lin Ziyin said, changing the subject with a smile and no longer giving Alhatu and his servants another glance.

Alzatu, seeing her effectively conclude the transaction with the Han and completely ignore them, couldn’t help but smile. He had never met an interesting Han like the thin young man across him and couldn’t stop himself from teasing her. "Brother, you just said that a gentleman does not rob another of what they like. How come you swallowed the goods all by yourself in the blink of an eye?"