The days when I was a maid in another world

December 12st, the last day of the year.After finishing work in the morning, Emilia called all our maids together, and then Talis expressed gratitude to us for our work this year on behalf of the lord.After she paid us our wages, she rewarded each of us with three copper coins according to the lord's wishes.

I got thirteen, plus the five I saved up last month, for a total of eighteen, and I don't know if I can buy two decent gifts.

In the afternoon we started to have a holiday, other maids were given one to three days, Anna was given three days, but I was only given half a day.

Talis told me that I have something to ask me tomorrow morning, and told me to go directly to the third floor to find her after I got up.I don't know what it is, I can only nod in agreement.

I asked Anna what her plans were for the holiday, and she said that she would take the evening train back to her hometown and come back after the holiday.

As soon as I heard it, I asked her to go shopping together in the afternoon, thinking of buying something for her to take on the road.

She agreed, saying that she could take the opportunity to visit Terai City, after all, she hadn't had a good time here since she came here for so long.

After lunch, Anna and I left the Lord's Mansion.

Since I had already visited once, I volunteered to be a tour guide, leading her to wander around the city.Seeing that it was almost time, I took her to the women's clothing store.

My memory is not bad, and I found the store where I first bought women's clothing.I still remember that when I bought those women’s clothes that I wanted to wear inside and out, the shop assistant said with a smile: “Sir, you must have bought it for your girlfriend, right? She is so lucky to meet such a generous gentleman like you!”

I smiled and nodded, but said in my heart: Actually, I bought it for myself.

Clothes here are kind of expensive, and I can't afford a single dress with all my savings now.However, I brought Anna here not to buy a skirt, but to buy a scarf for her. It's cold, and multiple scarves are more warm.

Anna and I walked into the store. The clerk was the same as last time. She quickly came over and said warmly: "You two ladies, I am very glad to serve you!"

Anna looked at me with clear eyes and said, "I'm here with you."

I smiled, and seeing that the shop assistant didn't see that I was her regular customer, I felt a little more at ease-it seems that my appearance is still very reliable.

"Do you have a scarf?" I asked directly.

"Yes, please follow me." She said, leading us to the front of a container, pointing to the various scarves behind the glass and said: "These are the latest styles this year, you can try whichever one you like."

I turned to Anna and asked, "Can you give me some advice? I'm not very good at shopping."

Anna nodded, checked carefully, and said, "That red one seems pretty good, Donnie, it must look good on your fair complexion!"

The clerk immediately smiled and said, "This lady has a good eye! This is the latest style, and it's made of pure wool, warm and fashionable!" Then, she took out the scarf and handed it to me, "Try it, try it You're sure to like it!"

I took the scarf and went to the mirror to compare it on my neck. Seeing that Anna also came to see the effect of my wearing, I said casually: "It's not bad!" She compared her neck, "It really makes the skin whiter."

"How much?" I turned around and asked the clerk the price.

"This one is very cheap, only fifteen copper coins." The clerk replied with a smile.

I:"……"

I have eighteen copper coins in total. If I bought this scarf at the original price, what would I buy Alger for the remaining three copper coins?Can't buy a pack of matches...

"If it's ten copper coins, I'll buy it." I started bargaining with the clerk.

The clerk looked at me helplessly and said, "Miss, the asking price for this scarf is really not high. The winter in the Tride area is very short, so we all hope to sell it as soon as possible instead of staying for a long summer... "

"Since you want to sell it quickly," I interrupted her, "why don't you sell it to me cheap? I really want to buy it, but if I buy it at the price you've given me, I won't buy it." It's going over budget."

...What the hell, when did I negotiate the price when I was so grown up?It's really hard for a penny to beat a hero.

The clerk hesitated for a moment and said, "But the price you gave is too low. How about it, fourteen copper coins."

"I'll give you eleven at most, or I'll go and look elsewhere." I had to add a copper.

"Thirteen!" She had a flesh-cutting expression.

"Eleven." I resolutely refused to let go.

"Twelve, it can't be lower! If it is lower, we will lose money!" She said seriously.

"Okay, it's a deal." I really don't want to continue bargaining for one or two copper coins. If it weren't for wearing women's clothes at this time, my old face would have nowhere to put it.

The clerk wrapped the scarf and handed it to me, and I counted out twelve copper coins to her.

After leaving the store, I said to Anna: "It's still a bit early for you to get on the train, why don't we go shopping for a while? When the time is up, I will take you to the train station."

"it is good."

She followed my advice, and we continued shopping.

When passing a grocery store, I walked in.I walked through the counters one by one, and finally I took a fancy to a lighter and asked the owner how much it was.

The shopkeeper replied: "Ten copper coins."

In fact, the price is really not expensive. Judging from the handicraft level of this era, it is still very difficult to manufacture such all-metal lighters in large quantities.However, I only have six copper coins left, so I can't do without bargaining...

"Five coppers," I said.

The shopkeeper gave me a look and said, "Miss, are you kidding me? I can't even earn back my capital for five copper coins!"

"Okay," I said awkwardly, "I'll give you another copper coin, it can't be more expensive."

The shopkeeper shook his head and waved his hands: "If it's less than nine, I won't sell it!"

Seeing his resolute attitude, I knew it was hopeless to buy this lighter with six copper coins.In the end, I had to settle for the next best thing and say, "Mr. Shopkeeper, I only have six copper coins. Do you have a lighter worth six copper coins in your store?"

He looked at me for a while, probably seeing my sincere eyes, and finally sighed helplessly and said, "There is one that is the cheapest, and it usually sells for seven copper coins. If you want to buy it, you can buy it for six copper coins." He took out a lighter from the container and handed it to me.

I took it over and looked at it, and couldn't help being a little disappointed.Although it is also made of pure metal, there are no patterns engraved on it, and there are a few tiny scratches on the surface, which is probably only a sample product.

"Do you want it?" asked the shopkeeper.

I hesitated again and again, and finally bought it.

Alas, if I meet Alger in my world, let alone a top-notch lighter, I can afford even a top-notch watch.But in this world, I don't even dare to think about giving him a watch, and I have to buy others to sell the leftovers to give him a lighter.I don't know if he will feel disgusted after seeing it...

After walking out of the grocery store, Anna, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said softly, "Donnie, are you buying the lighter as a gift?"

"Well, yes." I nodded.

"Give it to your boyfriend?" She winked at me ambiguously.

I couldn't help laughing, and said to myself: What kind of boyfriend, I would like to make you two a couple.

"Anna," I looked at her with a smile, "what do you think of Alger?"

With an expression of "I understand", Anna purposely elongated her voice and said, "So you are going to give him the lighter! I think he is nice!" She winked mischievously at me again as she spoke.

I started teasing her: "Since you think he's nice, how about I introduce him to you? I think you two are a good match."

"What?" She was stunned for a moment, then her cheeks turned red, and she said with some embarrassment, "Donnie, don't be joking! I always thought you two were dating..."

"Why do you think that?" I wonder why she thinks that way.

She glanced at me and said, "When I danced with him at the last dance, he asked me a lot about you, and when he found out that you were not there, he was obviously absent-minded; then you left first, and he was all in a hurry. Tired down, no longer interested in dancing..."

It turned out that there were still these little episodes that night.

I smiled and said: "We are just friends, because we can talk, so we get closer."

No matter how good Alger is, it's impossible for me to fall in love with him. Who makes me a man like him.

Anna glanced at my expression and said, "I really think he treats you very well. Didn't you say that he often buys you snacks? I think..."

"Donnie!" A voice came from diagonally behind, and before we could turn around, the person called again: "Anna!"

Anna and I looked back, and it was Alger who called us, which really meant Cao Cao Cao Cao.

Alger ran towards us, holding a cardboard box in his hand, and didn't know what was inside.

He ran around and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, I met you two here!"

Anna bumped me with her elbow, and looked into my pocket again, probably to remind me not to forget to give the lighter to Alger.

I ignored Anna's desire to match the two of us, and said to Alger with a smile, "Are you on vacation for shopping?" As I spoke, I looked at the box in his hand.

"Yes." Seeing me looking at the box, he shook the box and said with a low smile, "I bought something at someone's request..."

I:"……"

I'll go, is it the thick black stockings I want in the box?In fact, I just said that casually...

I was afraid that Anna would laugh at me if he told me about it directly, so I quickly changed the subject and said, "Anna is going to take the evening train home, and I'm planning to take her to the train station. What about you, where are you going?"

Alger scratched his short blond hair, kept smiling, and said, "It happens that I have nothing to do, so I'll go see her off with you."

Actually, I want him to say he is busy and leave quickly.

But now that he said that, I couldn't push him away, so I nodded in agreement and said, "Well, let's go to the train station together."