Manager Hong personally ran to the counter to get the silver notes. At Qibao's request, he took out a note of five hundred taels and four notes of one hundred taels, and exchanged the rest for silver ingots of ten taels each.

Qibao took the silver from Manager Hong, thanked him, and handed it to his uncle behind him. Xu Yifeng came back to his senses after taking the banknote and quickly put it in his arms.

Shopkeeper Hong smiled and said, "You are really interesting, girl. You are so calm when you see so much silver. Girl, next time if you need any herbs, come to Grandpa Hong. Grandpa Hong will take them all!"

When Qibao heard what Manager Hong said, he said, "Thank you, Grandpa Hong. Next time when Qibao gets good herbs, he will definitely sell them to Leshan Pharmacy!" After saying goodbye to Manager Hong, the three uncles and nephews walked out of the pharmacy. Even when they walked into the busy street, the hearts of Xu Yifeng and his brother were still pounding, because they had a full one thousand taels in their arms!

"Uncle and second uncle, we have money now and the weather is getting colder. I want to buy some cloth for my family and ask my aunt and mother to make new clothes for us when we get home. Shall we go to the cloth shop?" Qibao looked up and said.

After hearing Qibao's words, the two brothers came to their senses and hurriedly replied, "Qibao is right. We have money now, and it's time to buy some food for the family. Qibao hasn't eaten anything yet. You must be hungry. Come on! Uncle will take you to buy some meat buns!" Then he picked up Qibao and walked towards the bun shop.

Arriving at the door of the bun shop, the owner saw the three of them and immediately greeted them with a smile, "Sir, would you like to buy some buns? Our meat buns are three cents each, vegetable buns are two cents each, and steamed buns are one cent each. How many would you like?"

Uncle Xu said, "Boss, give me two meat buns and four steamed buns." Then he counted out ten copper coins and handed them over.

The bun shop owner took the copper coins with a smile, quickly packed the buns, and handed them to the uncle. He stuffed the buns into Qibao's hands and said, "Qibao, eat them while they're hot. They won't taste good if they're cold!" Then he handed two steamed buns to his second brother. The steamed buns were made of white flour mixed with rough flour. The taste was not as good as the white flour buns, but they were still delicious.

Qibao pursed his lips upon seeing this. Although they had money now, the frugality of farmers was still deeply ingrained. He did not say much. Anyway, the family's life would get better and better in the future. He took the buns and started eating.

After the uncle and nephew had satisfied their hunger, they arrived at a shop called Chen's Cloth Shop. As they entered, they saw a woman arranging the newly arrived cloth. Turning back, she saw the three of them and hurriedly asked, "Brothers, are you here to buy cloth or ready-made clothes? Do you like any of the cloth we've just received?"

Qibao immediately smiled and replied, "Hello, auntie. We are here to buy cloth to make clothes. We want to buy a lot. Can you give me a discount, pretty auntie?" Then he grinned and looked at the boss with his big eyes curved into crescents.

When the boss heard such a cute little girl praising her beauty, her face was full of smiles. "Hey, where did this little cutie come from? Her little mouth is so sweet that it touches my heart. Tell me what kind of cloth you want to buy, and I'll give you the cheapest price."

Seeing their niece's appearance, Xu Yifeng and his brother were at a loss whether to laugh or cry. They hurriedly said politely, "Boss, we are all farmers, and there are many people in our family. What do you think is suitable?"

The boss looked at a few people and said with a smile, "Come, take a look at this. It's just right for farmers to wear. It's dirt-resistant and wear-resistant, and comes in several colors!" He pointed to a piece of cloth on the shelf.

Qibao looked at the cloth the boss mentioned, then looked at other cloths. A white cloth next to it looked softer than the one the boss mentioned, so it must be cotton. He turned to his uncle and said, "Uncle, let's buy cotton for our underwear, which will be more comfortable, and coarse cloth for our outerwear, so that we won't stand out in the village, okay?"

After hearing what Qibao said, the two brothers looked at each other, thought for a few breaths and said, "Okay, let's listen to Qibao, boss, and take it as my niece said." They thought, since they have the ability, they can't let their family suffer. The children in the family are all given clothes that are too small for the older ones, and when it comes to the youngest ones, they are all covered with patches and puddings, and the original colors can't be seen anymore, so they agreed.

The proprietress was delighted when she heard this. It was rare for a girl to make the decisions in this family. This was the first time she had seen such a thing. It seemed that this girl was also favored at home. She hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, our store sells coarse cloth for five cents a foot and cotton cloth for ten cents a foot. How much do you need, girl?"

Qibao thought for a while after listening to this and said, "Auntie, I want to buy two sets of inner clothes and two sets of outer clothes for each of my family members. There are fifteen people in my family. What sizes do I need?" Then he roughly gestured the heights of the family members and mentioned several colors he wanted.

The lady boss ordered the clerk to help Qibao pack up the cloth he needed and pile it all together. She said, "The total is eight taels and twenty wen. Auntie will round it off and give you eight taels. I'll also give the girl a few pieces of cloth, okay?"

When Qibao saw the scraps of cloth sent by the proprietress, although they were only scraps of cloth, they were not small. They were just right for making some cloth bags for his brothers who were going to school to put their books in. He quickly thanked her and said, "Thank you, auntie. From now on, I will buy the cloth for making clothes from you." After that, he gestured to Uncle Xu to pay the money.