"My granddaughter has really made something of herself; even Grandma can eat the candy she bought." Grandma Ye said with great satisfaction.

"Oh my, this candy is so sweet, Peach Blossom, do you want some of the pastries from that stall?" Mrs. Sun said with a smile.

Ye Taohua swallowed hard; the pastry did look delicious.

"I want to eat, Second Aunt, are you going to treat me?" She blinked her big eyes and shook Sun's arm.

Mrs. Sun was stunned.

Shouldn't it be like buying candy? If Peach wanted some, she would buy ten and share them with everyone.

Grandma Ye slapped her, "You're shameless, exploiting children like this. Go buy ten of them and treat everyone to a meal."

Mrs. Sun sighed and resignedly walked towards the snack stall.

Ye Panjiu said behind her, "Second sister-in-law, I want to eat the most expensive kind of pastry."

How could she not squeeze some money out of her sister-in-law when her daughter was bullied in front of her, the mother?

Sun paused for a moment, her smile masking her true feelings. "No problem, if my little sister wants to eat it, I'll definitely buy the most expensive one!"

When we arrived at the stall, there were five kinds of pastries.

Osmanthus cake, jujube paste pastry, flower cake, Buddha's hand pastry, cloud cake.

Sun bought two of each, and naturally, she also bought two of the most expensive ones.

She felt like her heart was being torn apart when she took out her money. These pastries cost a whopping twenty-five coins! Much more expensive than candy!

That's enough to buy more than a pound of pork!

When she returned with the snacks, Mrs. Sun tried to put on a smile.

Ye Panjiu couldn't help but laugh at the sight of her looking so distressed yet still smiling.

"Thank you so much, Second Sister-in-law, this snack is really delicious."

"If it tastes good, that's good." Mrs. Sun took the last remaining pastry and fed it to herself.

Fortunately, this tastes really good and is very fragrant.

The osmanthus has a very strong fragrance.

"Alright, everyone's stuffed. Let's go buy some fabric." Ye Panjiu led the way, with Ye Taohua on her left and Old Lady Ye on her right.

The Ye family followed behind, chatting and laughing.

Ye Erniu ran quickly to the group and took out all his savings to buy several meat buns.

God knows, he was so enticed by the aroma that he couldn't resist swallowing his saliva.

After buying the items, he quickly ran back to the main group.

"Little sister, have some steamed buns, they're fresh out of the oven!"

Ye Panjiu shook her head, "Second brother, you guys eat, I really can't eat anymore."

She had already eaten lunch before going out, and her stomach was full.

Sun ate one, and the rest were all eaten by the men.

When they arrived at the entrance of the largest cloth workshop in the county, all four men stopped.

"This place is full of women, I'm not going in," Ye Erniu said, pouting at Sun Shi.

"Come in or not, who's forcing you to come in?" Sun ignored him; her heart was already set on those colorful fabrics.

All I can think about is how good I'll look in these colors, at least ten years younger!

When the shopkeeper saw so many people and noticed their tattered clothes, he casually pointed to a waiter.

"It's another poor place. They're probably just there for a look and won't make much money. I'm not going to serve them."

The waiter, however, was very attentive and said warmly, "Please come in, sirs. Are you all from the same family? Our shop is having a big sale right now. The more you buy, the better the price of the fabric."

Ye Panjiu became interested, "How much are the various fabrics priced?"

"The left side of this floor is all coarse cloth, fifty coins a bolt, and the right side is fine cloth, ninety coins a bolt. For every additional bolt of coarse or fine cloth you buy, the price drops by one coin per bolt. Upstairs, there are also silks and satins, which are much more expensive," the young man said, pointing at the cloth.

At the top of the stairs on the second floor, a curtain blocked the view.

Ordinary people mostly buy cloth on the first floor. There are many people in the town who wear clothes made of hemp, but in the county, most people wear coarse cloth. Those who are a little richer wear fine cloth, and those who can wear silk are quite wealthy.

A piece of cloth can not only make one garment. If it is used to make a robe, it can only make one or two garments. However, the leftover scraps can be used to make socks, purses and other small items.

"Mother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, how much are you buying?"

Sun stretched out her hands and counted, "I need to make another long gown for Ming'er. The child hasn't changed his yet. Lei'er is getting married, so I need to buy two more. I need to buy at least four bolts of cloth."

After saying that, Mrs. Sun walked over to the coarse cloth section. She wasn't going to buy fine cloth, as it was almost twice as expensive as coarse cloth.

Ye Panjiu and the others also arrived here.

“This color is suitable for making a long gown,” Ye Panjiu said, pointing to a piece of silver-white cloth.

The coarse cloth didn't feel as comfortable as the one she bought for Ye Ming; it was a bit rough on the hands.

Sun also picked up the cloth and touched it, and couldn't help but frown.

The difference is too big. What if I can't get used to wearing it tomorrow?

"Why don't we just buy fine cloth? I'll pay," Ye Panjiu suggested.

Buying some cloth wouldn't cost much money. She was originally going to pay for the tutor tomorrow, but since she saved that money, it wouldn't be wrong to spend it on her family instead.

Sun's lips immediately curled into a smile, and she prepared to walk towards the fine cloth.

Grandma Ye grabbed her arm. "I think this coarse cloth is fine. Our Ye family can't forget our roots and buy it with our own money!"

The oxcart was ordered by my daughter. How come she spends all her money so quickly?

"Mother, just listen to me." Ye Panjiu pulled Old Lady Ye directly towards the fine cloth area.

The only person in the world who cares more about your money than your own mother is your own mother.

The finer fabric has a much more exquisite and delicate texture, and feels smooth to the touch.

Ye Panjiu chose moon white, sky blue, emerald green, pomegranate red, and ginger yellow, colors she quite liked.

Each flower path is neither overly elaborate nor excessively plain; it possesses an understated beauty.

"Peach blossoms, osmanthus blossoms, you can choose the styles you like."

Ye Guihua glanced at Liu Shi, who shook her head.

Her eyes dimmed slightly. "Thank you, Auntie, but I don't need it."

Ye Panjiu didn't insist.

My sister-in-law is the type of person who avoids troubling others if possible.

Ye Taohua's eyes sparkled. "Mother, how many horses can I choose?"

"Either is fine," Ye Panjiu said with a smile.

"Wow!" Ye Taohua acted quickly, picking up a light pink horse first, which she liked at first sight.

The fabric also has very even small floral patterns, it's so beautiful!

Then I picked up a light yellow one, which also had small floral patterns on it.

Next came cloud and water blue, lotus green, and so on.

In the end, they took five horses. Looking at Ye Panjiu, she felt a little sorry for her mother's money.

By this time, Madam Sun had already chosen four bolts of silk, and Madam Liu had also chosen four bolts. One of them was a white jade pink bolt chosen by Ye Guihua, while Old Lady Ye took two gray-brown bolts. They were all looking at Ye Taohua.

Ye Taohua hesitated before releasing the two horses back.

My eldest aunt's family of three and my second aunt's family of four bought less than she did alone.

She didn't want it to be like this.

Ye Panjiu patted her head and then chose a rouge red and a smoky purple horse.

In the novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*, Grandmother Jia's favorite silk gauze was soft brocade, and this piece does indeed resemble it in color.

In the end, there were 18 bolts in total. Ye Panjiu then casually took two bolts of sapphire blue and jujube brown cloth. In the end, each bolt was reduced by twenty coins, and each bolt of fine cloth was seventy coins, totaling just over one tael of silver.