However, her favorite was the jade hairpin, but she had never managed to hook it.
"No way, I'm going to hook one no matter what!"
Lin Yuwei stomped her feet in frustration. She didn't believe she could be this unlucky. Everyone else could hook something, and she couldn't.
"Sister Feng Jin, I want another five taels of silver."
She took out a piece of silver from her embrace and handed it to Feng Jin. Lin Yuwei, holding the hoops, resumed her efforts, determined to hook something. It would be too embarrassing if she couldn't hook a single item.
Seeing Lin Yuwei buy more hoops, Ling Wan could no longer hold back. With a determined heart, she also bought five taels of silver. She was determined to hook that jade hairpin.
"What's gotten into them? Are they possessed? Why are they spending money on your useless hoops? Are they planning to put them around their necks?"
Ling Mohan picked up a hoop and examined it, unable to find anything special about it. It was just made of ordinary bamboo. Why were these two women spending money on such items and then throwing them away continuously?
After observing for a while without understanding the purpose, Ling Mohan's puzzled gaze fell upon Feng Jin, expecting her to reveal some hidden trick.
"You wouldn't understand. Want to try with five taels of silver?"
Feng Jin's mind was full of money. She was directly setting up business with Ling Mohan, not even sparing her own people.
Ling Mohan's eyebrows slightly raised. He was increasingly confused about Feng Jin's intentions.
He reached out and took the money pouch from Lu Shi's waist, pulled out five taels of silver, and tossed it into Feng Jin's hand. He wanted to see clearly what Feng Jin was up to.
Lu Shi took the now empty money pouch and almost cried. He wouldn't be able to save money this month again. Why did the young general take money from him instead of his own?
And he always forgot to return it. With his meager salary, a portion was always taken by the young general. At this rate, how long would it take him to save enough money to get married?
"Here are your hoops. See this line? Stand behind this line and use the hoop in your hand to hook the items beyond the line. Anything you hook will be yours."
Feng Jin pulled Ling Mohan to the line and explained carefully, but in her heart, she was sure Ling Mohan wouldn't succeed.
After all, these people had used dozens of hoops and hadn't hooked anything. They were just too clumsy, yet they were stubbornly unwilling to give up and kept sending her money.
She felt it would be a disservice to them if she didn't make money from them.
As Feng Jin expected, Ling Mohan's several thrown hoops all missed.
A faint smile tugged at Feng Jin's lips. She patted Ling Mohan's shoulder with a look of schadenfreude, feigning comfort, "It's alright. It's your first time. You'll get better with more practice. Because we're such good friends, I'll give you a few more hoops for free."
This was the first time Feng Jin had been so generous since opening for business, directly giving Ling Mohan ten extra hoops. It was considered encouragement, as hooking was a skill that required practice.
However, what happened next made Feng Jin less happy and almost led to a falling out with Ling Mohan.
"You're quite generous. Don't regret it and cry later."
"Hmph... How is that possible? Your skills aren't good enough to make this young lady cry."
Feng Jin snorted with disdain in her tone. She truly looked down on Ling Mohan's skills. The person who could make her cry probably hadn't been born yet.
"Then, we'll see!"
"We'll see who cries!" Feng Jin retorted, then turned and sat on the chair behind her, continuously calculating how much money she would make this time.
"Mother, I want to play too."
Da Bao had been watching them play for a long time. His hands itched, and his heart yearned to play. He couldn't resist and began pestering Feng Jin to let him play.
"Be good, Da Bao. Mother is earning money to marry you off. When they're done playing, you can play as long as you want tonight."
Feng Jin pulled Da Bao to her side and began to coax him. She intended to take this opportunity to make money and couldn't let Da Bao mess it up.
"Okay then." Da Bao replied with slight disappointment. It was more important for Mother to make money. He could play later.
"That's a good boy. Mother loves you dearly. I'll make you something delicious later."
Feng Jin happily kissed Da Bao several times and held him in her arms. At this moment, she felt like a wealthy landlord, imagining who would be the next customer to buy hoops.
However, setting up stalls at home only involved these few people, and she wasn't making much. If she set up at the market, she would surely make a fortune.
This idea popped into her mind, and Feng Jin began to consider whether she should try setting up at the market. What if it really worked?
"Ah... Elder Brother is so amazing!"
"He can hook it from such a distance!"
"He's hooked three in a row!"
The exclamations of surprise from the group reached Feng Jin's ears, pulling her out of her reverie.
Feng Jin craned her neck to look ahead and vaguely saw Ling Mohan holding hoops, throwing them with remarkable accuracy one after another. Soon, half of the items on display had been hooked.
"Oh no... it's over!"
Instantly realizing the gravity of the situation, Feng Jin quickly put Da Bao down and rushed over with lightning speed.
Feng Jin directly grabbed Ling Mohan's hand as he was about to throw another hoop and glared at him with fire in her eyes, "You're doing this on purpose, trying to ruin my business!"
Facing Feng Jin's accusation, Ling Mohan put on an innocent expression, "Didn't you say I could hook whatever I wanted, and anything I hooked would be mine?"
Feng Jin was instantly rendered speechless. He was indeed repeating her words. But she wondered if it was too late to take it back.
"Even so, you can't just keep hooking like this. You're going to hook away all my items. Please, do me a favor and stop!"
Feng Jin whispered the last half of the sentence into the man's ear.
If Ling Mohan continued to hook so recklessly, her stall would be ruined. It was just starting to pick up, and she couldn't let it be destroyed like this.