Lin's Cloth Shop.

The shop assistant leaning against the counter greeted her as soon as she entered, "This lady looks unfamiliar. Does she wish to buy fabric to make clothes for the young masters and ladies?"

When going out to do business, one should naturally greet people with a smile, but people are of different levels of wealth and poverty, and it is inevitable that some people will look up to you or look down on you.

It was rare to see this guy being so enthusiastic; he didn't treat them like beggars at all.

Gu An'an nodded and looked around. "Winter is coming, let's make some new clothes for the children."

New clothes.

The children's eyes lit up.

How long has it been since they wore new clothes? It seems like they've always worn hand-me-downs since they were little.

Jiang Mingyi arrived home a little earlier. He remembered that when his father brought him back, his grandmother made him new clothes, which Zhu'er wore a few times.

But later on, they wore old, worn-out clothes, and their aunt took all the new clothes for their children.

Gu An'an lived a very frugal life after marrying into the family, so naturally she wouldn't make them any new clothes.

It would be better not to fight them.

Who would still care about new clothes?

Jiang Mingxu had experience going to the city with Gu An'an before, and immediately grabbed Gu An'an's hand and wouldn't let go, "I want that piece of cloth."

Seeing the red cloth, Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh, "Then you won't be able to come into the city with me later."

If Uncle Liu's old ox saw this, wouldn't it go crazy?

Jiang Mingxu immediately pouted, "Then I want the red one."

The little boy was very clever and could tell that Gu An'an was falling for his charms, so he grabbed her hand and shook it back and forth.

Bao'er also spoke up in her childish voice, "Mommy, Bao'er wants to wear a flowery dress, a flowery skirt."

She loves these fabrics; they're so pretty and beautiful.

Although Jiang Mingzhu didn't make any requests, her eyes were glued to the jacquard fabric with the auspicious pattern after she arrived at the fabric shop, and she couldn't bear to look away.

The only one who remained relatively calm was Jiang Mingyi.

The young man glanced around casually, then grabbed Jiang Mingxu's hand. "Don't be silly, listen to your mother."

Jiang Mingxu was afraid of Gu An'an hitting him, and his second fear was his brother getting angry.

However, he still grabbed Gu An'an's hand, his gaze falling on the red cloth. He thought the red envelope was beautiful and particularly impressive, and he would definitely look good wearing it!

The guy was a little confused looking at the group of children, big and small.

Fortunately, the lady spoke up quickly, "Alright, buy red cloth for our Mingxu. What do you think of this cloth, Zhu'er? How about I make you a little padded jacket later?"

The little girl, who had been picked up, replied in a sweet, childish voice, "Thank you, Mom." Then she kissed Gu An'an on the cheek.

She's such a little angel.

Seeing Bao'er and Gu An'an being so intimate, Jiang Mingzhu hesitated, but ultimately didn't say anything.

Gu An'an couldn't help but smile bitterly from the corner of her eye, feeling a pang of heartache.

When there are many children in a family, the older, more sensible children will often hide their thoughts and suppress their feelings.

Pearl is such a pitiful child.

The shop assistants at Lin's Cloth Shop were quite knowledgeable and quickly realized that these children were not the lady's children. In particular, looking at the eldest son, although he was dressed in thin, patched clothes, his demeanor was no less impressive than that of the master's sons.

This lady doesn't look very old, so how could she possibly have such a big child?

As he was thinking, he heard the young woman speak, "Sir, could you please give me some of these pieces of cloth, a length of each would be fine. By the way, do you have any good quality cotton wadding? I'd like to make a few cotton-padded jackets."

"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper hesitated slightly. "Madam, if you want to make a cotton-padded jacket, you can buy some Songjiang cotton cloth for the lining. This cloth is soft and slightly more expensive than other cotton cloths, costing one copper coin more per foot."

Gu An'an quickly picked up on the information: Songjiang cotton cloth.

In other words, the textile industry in Songjiang has developed, and cotton cloth is not very expensive now.

"I'd like one, buddy. Could you give me a discount?"

A bolt of cloth is thirty feet long. The shopkeeper at Lin's Cloth Shop thought for a moment, "Then I'll charge you ten coins, madam. What do you think?"

This bolt of white cotton cloth from Songjiang costs 300 cash. They say they're offering a discount of 10 cash, but it's really just a discount of one foot of cloth.

Gu An'an smiled and said, "I won't go easy on you. How about you take any scraps of fabric here and sell them to me for a discount?"

There were plenty of scraps of cloth, but they weren't really of much use. The shop assistants took a lot home and later used them to start fires.

"If Madam doesn't mind, please feel free to take it."

Gu An'an saw the pile of cloth scraps, whispered a few words to Jiang Mingyi, and took out a few coins to put in the young man's hand. The young man nodded and left, returning quickly with several burlap sacks in his hands.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Buddy: "..." You're really not being polite.

However, he was too lazy to deal with it; he'd be happy if someone took him away.

A bolt of Songjiang cotton cloth cost 300 wen, Jiang Mingxu's big red cloth cost 90 wen, and the floral cloth he bought for Bao'er cost 250 wen. However, the most expensive was the jacquard fabric that Jiang Mingzhu had her eye on. It was silk fabric, and it cost 50 wen per foot, costing a total of 500 wen.

At first, Jiang Mingzhu was stunned when she heard the price, but later, when she saw the shop assistant measuring the fabric with a ruler, her gaze towards Gu An'an changed.

Gu An'an bought Jiang Mingyi a blue and green fabric. He was a bit older and taller, so she bought more and it cost her almost two hundred coins.

She also planned to make a new dress for herself, so she bought a piece of autumn-colored cotton cloth and weighed out ten catties of new cotton wadding, which cost a total of one tael and six mace of silver.

Holding so much fabric in her arms was too conspicuous, so Gu An'an simply stuffed it all into a burlap sack, leaving the fabric shop assistant quite astonished.

Why does this lady act so strangely?

Gu An'an, carrying four children and covered with sacks and baskets, boarded the oxcart, which puzzled the other women on the cart.

The women exchanged glances, and one of them asked, "Hey, sister, what are all these things you bought? Where did you make a fortune? Will you help us make money in the future?"

No matter the time, everyone is obsessed with getting rich.

Gu An'an wasn't surprised at all by these words. She didn't rush to answer, but instead wrinkled her nose and sniffed. Then she suddenly slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, did you go to the cosmetics shop? I was wondering why my dog ​​nose could smell the fragrance. This smell is really nice. Oh my, you're using new rouge. It really complements your skin tone. It's as tender as a peeled egg."

The woman smiled sheepishly, "Today is my birthday, and my husband told me to buy some things I want."

"That brother is such a considerate person, and his wife is so lucky."

Jiang Mingyi glanced at the woman who was speaking; her face was covered in large red smears, making her look like a monkey's bottom.

How could Gu An'an possibly say such a thing?

What a hypocritical woman.