Chapter 37 Return with a Full Load

The waiter was shocked and hurried to report to the shopkeeper.

The cloth shop owner came over in person, the keyboard beads clacking, and soon he quoted the price: "Six pieces of cloth, one piece for nine coins and five hundred coins, five pieces for five coins and three hundred coins, a total of three taels and six coins;

I'll give you a discount of three taels and five cents, and give you a basket of rags as a gift. Is that okay with you?"

Of course Shen Qing agreed, and immediately took out four taels of silver to pay the bill.

She found that buying in bulk has many advantages. There is no need to bargain, as people will give you a small discount and give you many gifts.

For example, if you buy cloth, you will get a basket of cloth scraps, and if you buy pork, you will get several pork bones.

The owner of the cloth shop didn't feel a bit of reality until he received the money. To be honest, when he heard the clerk report the number of pieces, and saw Shen Qing and her group, he really thought she was just trying to be rich. He was afraid that once the price was calculated, she would find an excuse to say she didn't want it.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it was he himself who had his face swollen!

It’s true that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

Guan Li originally wanted to buy scraps of cloth to make cloth shoes. After receiving her wages, she thought about buying some linen to make clothes. After seeing Shen Qing's generous spending, she felt that scraps of cloth and linen were not interesting anymore.

She looked at the linen and cotton in confusion, unable to make up her mind.

Shen Qing stepped forward and suggested, "Your family has no shortage of clothes. If it's linen, there's no need to buy more. Money is tight right now, so you can save it for a while and buy cotton cloth later."

The Guan family was considered a respectable family in Qili Village. They lived in an adobe house. Although the fabrics of their children's clothes were not good, they had many sets. Unlike the Jiang family, they had to wait until the next set was dry before changing after wearing one.

In the past, Guan the Carpenter was the only one who earned money to support the family. Now, all three members of the family can earn money, and the speed of saving money is increasing rapidly. Buying cotton cloth is only a matter of time, so there is no need to buy linen now.

Guan Li felt that what Shen Qing said made sense!

She said, "Then I'll buy some cloth to make a pair of cloth shoes for my father."

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Didn't the cloth shop owner give me a basket? You can pick some back.

By the way, those soaked and treated wool materials can be used to make brushes, and the leather materials can also be used to make shoe uppers, or sewn into the inside of straw sandals as insoles. Would you like to give it a try?"

She remembered that the leather had to be nitrated with lime water, and half of it was soaked in lime water to remove the smell and grease. She would try it when she got home.

If it succeeds, won’t it be authentic sheepskin shoes?

Guan Li was embarrassed at first, but when she heard about the leather material, her heart was moved. She thought that her aunt would definitely not accept the money.

My aunt's family was short of a cart, so my father said he would make one as a thank you gift. I was afraid that my aunt would not accept it, but now that she has accepted my aunt's things, using a cart as a thank you gift is the most appropriate.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Shen Qing didn't take it seriously. He called the third and fourth brothers who were watching the fun outside to come in and move the cloth. Then he returned to the village with a full load.

Along the way, Jiang Xiangnan looked back from time to time at the pile of cloth on the cart, wondering if all the silver had been used up. Sometimes he felt sorry for the silver, and sometimes he couldn't help but be moved when he saw the cloth.

Jiang Xiangbei didn't have his brother's worries. He knew how much money the brushes brought in, and after a rough calculation, he figured his mother probably hadn't spent half of it yet.

In addition to the two seasonings of soy sauce and vinegar, meat, oil and cloth are all necessities and need to be bought.

My family was very poor in the past, and now we make money just to live a good life.

It’s worth it, mom!

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The carts were piled high, and it was impossible to hide them. They were very eye-catching when passing by the village entrance.

Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai were not in the crowd today. Although the others were shocked, they did not say anything sarcastic.

Shen Qing and his group quickened their pace, crossed the village entrance, and returned home.

Huo Bingjiang, Xiangdong and Xiaohua heard the noise and ran out immediately.

Shen Qing took out the cakes that the shopkeeper Lin from Jiyazhai had given her, squatted down to Xiaohua's level, and handed them all to her. "Hello, Huahua, take some and try them. There are sweet osmanthus cakes and jujube paste cakes in them. They're so sweet and delicious."

Xiao Hua didn't expect that Grandma brought her some sweet and delicious cakes. Her big dark eyes blinked a few times, and she kissed Shen Qing on the face, praising her softly, "Grandma is great, Hua Hua likes Grandma~"

She likes her current grandma.

Shen Qing's heart melted instantly. The soft and cute doll was so adorable that she liked it no matter how she looked at it!

Jiang Xiangdong saw the things on the cart, turned to look at his younger sister and asked, "Did Mom buy everything she owns?"

Did you buy too much at once?

But seeing that everyone seemed to be used to it, he didn't dare to say anything.

Shen Qing came back to her senses from her granddaughter's baby voice and quickly explained the distribution of the fabric to Huo Bing.

Finally, he said, "There should be extra cloth on the men's side. You can make a few more diapers for the baby to use as replacements."

She didn't know that babies can poop and pee, and that a dozen diapers a day might not be enough. She often saw Huo Bing and the eldest brother roasting diapers.

Besides, the adults are still wearing linen clothes, how good can the baby's diapers be? They are hard and torn. Since I bought cloth clothes, I might as well change the diapers as well.

Hearing what his mother said, Jiang Xiangdong almost burst into tears and wanted to raise his hands and feet in agreement: "Mom, you are so wise! If it's not enough, I can make the clothes shorter or make one less set. I can wear old clothes! I must make a few more diapers for the baby."

Huo Bing: .....How come the boss is more excited than her?

When Xiaohua was young, the head of the household would think it was unnecessary. It’s just a few diapers to wash, so just wash them frequently.

If it's not dry and can't be used, it means she was lazy and didn't clean it in time.

Shen Qing: .....As expected, whoever takes care of the baby will collapse.

Huo Bing was the only one in the family who could make clothes, so Shen Qing took over the task of cooking three meals a day and making soap.

Huo Bing prepared lunch in advance and everyone just had a quick meal.

Shen Qing cooked dinner. Looking at the large amount of ingredients and the increasing variety of seasonings, various ways of eating it automatically popped up in her mind.

Should pig's trotters be braised or made into white jade trotter flowers?

Is it stew or dry pot?

Should the pork belly be grilled and served with pickles, or braised and stewed with a whole, chopped egg?

Roast until sizzling or stew until soft and tasty?

Oh, and there are eels and small fish in the bucket that I got out of the cage this morning...