Chapter 67 Buying Cloth
The ox cart soon arrived at the town.
After the seven people got off the bus, Ye Caiping gave Ba Jin 14 cents for the fare.
Ye Bajin knew Ye Caiping's character, and that she had always been clear about the distinction between public and private matters, so he had no choice but to accept it with a smile.
"Bajin, you can go back to the village first. When you finish delivering the spicy soup for lunch, come back to pick us up."
"No. We have time anyway, so I'll follow you! I'll move whatever you buy onto the bullock cart. When the time comes, if you want to go back early, we can go together. If you want to go back later, I'll go first."
Ye Caiping thought this was a good idea: "But aren't you afraid of losing your ox cart if you park it here?"
"Don't worry, there's a car dealership just around the corner. I'll park my car there and there'll be a waiter to feed and watch the car. If you put your stuff in there, it won't get lost."
As they were old acquaintances, Ye Caiping didn't bother to be polite with him: "Thank you for your help."
"Hey, it's just a small matter."
Ye Bajin led the cow away and came back after a while.
The group walked happily in the town.
Although Ye Caiping had been setting up a stall in the town for a long time, this was her first time going shopping in the true sense since she came here, not for purchasing nor for doing business.
I feel extremely relaxed.
The same goes for Dushi, Weishi, Jinhua and Yinhua. I never dared to go shopping before, and even if I did, I had no money to buy anything. I always felt tense when walking on the street.
I have never felt more comfortable than now.
"Where are we going first?" Ye Jiner said.
"Let's have breakfast first! By the way, let's go to Fatty's place to eat."
The group came to Fat Sister's stall.
The stall is already full of people, which shows how good the business is.
"It's Miss Caiping!" Fatty wiped her hands on her apron and walked over. "Are you going to the market?"
"Yes, I came by to see you. How's business?"
"Thanks to you, it's all good!" Fatty held her hand and said in a coquettish voice:
"It's all over the place! In the county, Mr. Li actually asked you for the recipe for Hu La Tang. How dare he be so shameless!"
"I just realized that you are the evil woman who was divorced by the scholar."
"I have heard about the case of the scholar from Lijia Village divorcing his wife before. At that time, everyone said that you deserved it."
"Now I see, bah, with that scholar's character, I can tell there's something fishy going on. Otherwise, how could he divorce his wife and marry a new one within a month?"
"Besides, we've been together for such a long time, sister, you are so honest and sincere, how could you be that kind of person! They must be throwing dirty water on you."
Ye Caiping looked hurt: "Thank you, Fatty, for your understanding. I won't talk about the past any more."
Fatty was full of pity: "I understand, I understand. Oh, I forgot Jin'er, you guys are still standing!"
Just then, a table of people finished eating and left. Fatty immediately stepped forward to clean up the mess: "Sit here, sit here."
After they sat down, the fat sister said with a smile:
"Would you like a bowl of spicy soup each? Hey, it's only half sold, it's still fresh!"
"Ugh!" Ye Jin'er covered her mouth reflexively.
Fat Sister: “…”
Ye Caiping glared at her, and Ye Jiner looked aggrieved: "I... have been eating a lot recently..."
Ye Huan'er chuckled.
We make Hu La Tang at home. We drink a bowl of it every morning. Sometimes it’s leftover and cold, but we don’t want to waste it, so we have to drink another bowl.
I keep smelling it while I'm working. I can't stand smelling any delicacies like this every day.
Not only Ye Jin'er, but even Ye Huan'er shuddered when she heard it.
Ye Bajin, Du Shi and others all laughed.
Ye Caiping said, "We won't have spicy soup. Let's each have a bowl of porridge and two meat buns. Do you have dumplings?"
"have."
"Two baskets please!" There are ten dumplings in a basket.
"Okay."
"It's too much. How can you spend money like this?" Mrs. Du felt distressed when she heard it.
"Not too much, not too little, just make sure to eat enough. Since we are going to the market to buy things, we have to be happy and not always think about money." Ye Caiping said.
Mrs. Du thought of the two hundred taels that Ye Caiping had given her. Well, she could indeed not feel so sorry for a while.
After breakfast, Ye Caiping wanted to pay the bill, but Fatty held her hand:
"Okay, this meal is for you guys."
"Can……"
"Next time I go to the county town, you can invite me back if you see me."
"Okay!" Ye Caiping responded readily. If she pushed it further, it would seem awkward.
After breakfast, Ye Caiping came to Jixiang Cloth Shop.
This is the most comprehensive cloth shop in town, and the prices are quite reasonable.
Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei, mother and daughter, walked in nervously. They had never dared to enter such a large cloth shop before.
The shopkeeper was a well-maintained woman in her late forties, her last name was Yao.
When Shopkeeper Yao saw a group of people coming, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Dear guests, what kind of materials do you want to buy?"
As he spoke, he looked at the clothes of several people.
Their clothes were all very shabby, made of coarse cloth and patched up with patches. It was obvious that they didn't spend much.
Even so, she still had to entertain him politely, even if he only bought one foot of coarse cloth, he was still a customer.
When her eyes fell on Ye Caiping, her eyes lit up: "Isn't this Madam Ye? She used to sell spicy soup on West Street. My son would go there early every morning to eat it and often bring it to me."
"Yes, it's me." Ye Caiping smiled.
Manager Yao was a man of good sense: "Mrs. Ye brought her family here to buy cloth for clothing? Let's see what kind of material you want to choose."
Ye Caiping didn't know much about ancient materials, and the original owner's memory was a little vague. She was too lazy to look through her memories and turned around and said:
"Sister-in-law, what do you want to buy?"
Mrs. Du said, "Ordinary coarse cloth will do, but Yong'er wants to propose marriage, so we need to buy some good material. Can we have 10 feet of cotton cloth?"
10 feet of cloth is just enough to make a set of clothes and pants.
After hearing this, Wei also spoke up: "Also, buy 10 feet of cotton cloth for Peng'er. He will have to propose marriage in two years."
Ye Caiping smiled and sighed, saying that she shouldn’t have asked them.
He turned around and said to Shopkeeper Yao, "Shopkeeper, what kind of cloth do ordinary people in this town wear?"
Shopkeeper Yao saw that Ye Caiping was willing to spend money on her family, and said with a smile: "The poorer ones wear coarse cloth, and ordinary people wear cotton cloth. This cotton cloth is 40 coins per foot."
Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei gasped. Ordinary coarse cloth was only 20 wen per foot, and dyed cloth was only 25 wen.
"How many feet is a piece of cloth?"
"One piece of cloth is 40 feet, which is one tael and six cents. It can make four sets of clothes for a man."
Ye Caiping said, "Then give me four rolls of cotton cloth. Sister-in-law, you can pick out the colors. Pick two rolls of bright colors and two rolls of dark colors. All the family members can use them."
Shopkeeper Yao smiled and said, "Yes, it can be used by both men and women."
Both Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei were stunned. This was cotton cloth, and one piece cost one tael and six cents!
Wouldn’t four horses cost six taels and four cents?
Also, can they wear cotton?
Mrs. Du said: "Cotton cloth is very expensive and it is not convenient to wear while working."
Ye Caiping said: "You can wear old clothes when you work, and wearing cotton clothes will make you look good."
Mrs. Du thought that she didn't even have a decent piece of clothing, so she couldn't refuse and accepted it with a smile.
Wei was also very happy and smiled without saying a word.
Jinhua and Yinhua's eyes lit up. They had never worn cotton clothes in their lives.
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