Su Binglan said, "It's good that you can forge these. Can you tell me how much it will cost?"
The blacksmith said, "Miss, this is a family business, and I won't charge you a random price. Still, it's not easy to forge these parts. I will charge you 23 silver taels for these."
Su Binglan did some calculations and knew the weapon parts would be expensive. Fortunately, she had another 200 silver taels with her. She paid the blacksmith and asked, "How long will these take to finish?"
"Seven or eight days."
"Okay, I'll return for them in eight days."
…
After leaving the blacksmith shop, Su Binglan went to buy a cow for ten silver taels. It was almost evening when she brought the cow back to the shop.
Su Wenzhe and Liu Yinyin had already finished their work. They saw Su Binglan leading a cow and were amazed. Still, they wondered if Su Binglan had bought the cow, considering what she had said in the morning.
