Chapter 047: Buying Cloth and Making Clothes
"How is it? Can you see it?" Su Wan's face was filled with some doubts, and he didn't notice that the other person's ears had quietly turned red.
Perhaps because they were so close, his breath sprayed, and Jiang Yu couldn't help swallowing.
A thought suddenly came to his mind: if he recovered quickly, he would have to stay here for a shorter time. Although this kind of life was dull, he lived a very comfortable life.
So he closed his eyes again and shook his head:
"No, I still can't see it very clearly!"
He admitted that he was a little selfish, but some moments, once seen, were engraved in his heart.
Su Wan's little head was filled with question marks. He thought, this shouldn't be the case. What his second brother said couldn't be wrong. Why can't he see it?
However, she soon figured it out. It didn't matter, as long as she didn't really go blind. She would get better sooner or later.
"Okay, let's keep going!"
She continued to wash his eyes gently. After he washed himself, Su Wan brought him breakfast.
In the morning, I had two white flour buns and a bowl of sweet porridge. It couldn’t be any lighter.
There's no other way. I don't have much money left. I only have two taels of silver. Once I sell this batch of soap, I can improve my life.
I strive to ensure that my family can eat white rice every day without feeling any regret.
"It must be boring to eat this every day, right? Wait until I sell this batch of soap, and then I'll buy you a chicken to stew."
He is a man of wealth and status, living a life of luxury every day. Suddenly he has to live such a poor life. It should be no different from being exiled, right?
It’s good enough to have a meal of steamed buns without cornmeal. This is life in the countryside.
"As long as I can fill my stomach, I don't have any cravings!"
He was lucky enough to have saved his life. He couldn't cause trouble for others. As a man, there was nothing to be picky about. As long as he had enough to eat, it was fine.
Su Wan nodded silently, tied her hair simply, and continued with today's task of peeling corn.
Two days later, Jiang Yu's vision was still blurry, so she continued to wash his eyes with warm water every morning and evening.
There are herbs added to the water, which is good for the eyes, so it is not just ordinary warm water.
The potatoes and sweet potatoes have been dug, the three brothers are now free, and the agreed time for delivering soap has arrived.
The weather turned cold in an instant. It rained last night and the sun was hidden behind heavy clouds.
Su Chen accompanied Su Wan to the county town. He put on more clothes in the morning. Sitting on the ox cart with the wind howling, his hands were still a little cold.
The soap in the boss lady's shop had long been sold out and had remained out of stock. However, since it took time to make, she could only wait patiently.
This time there are 180 soaps, including 120 goat milk soaps, 30 floral soaps, and 30 goat milk soaps with almond oil.
This soap became popular throughout the entire county in an instant, and it was known to every household. People who didn't have this soap came to pre-order it, but it was out of stock, so the proprietress collected a lot of deposits.
After finally waiting for the God of Wealth, the proprietress became more and more enthusiastic.
The floral soap didn't contain goat's milk and was only sold for 18 cents on the market, but she paid 14 cents. The goat's milk soap and almond oil goat's milk soap were still the same price as before.
One hundred and twenty pieces, each piece costing twelve wen, for a total of one thousand four hundred and forty wen.
There are thirty pieces of flower scented soap, each piece costs fourteen cents, for a total of four hundred and twenty cents.
There are thirty pieces of almond oil and goat milk soap, each piece costs sixteen cents, for a total of four hundred and eighty cents.
For the three types of soap combined, the proprietress had to pay Su Wan twenty-three taels of silver and forty coins.
She kept two pieces of floral soap for herself. The soap was also light red, but had a strong osmanthus scent and was perfect for washing clothes.
Su Wan told her that there might be fewer floral soaps in the future because there are not many fresh flowers in this season and they are not easy to make.
But the hair soap specially for hair washing at the meeting asked her to be prepared and promote it first.
She gave Su Wan an extra forty cents as a dividend on the deposit. This time, her wallet was full, and Su Wan still had a lot of things to buy.
The first thing she did was to go straight to the cloth shop. Su Chen didn't know what she was going to do, so he followed her silently.
Only when we arrived at the cloth shop did we realize what she was going to do.
"Wanwan, do you want to buy some cloth to make clothes?"
Su Wan nodded and pulled her third brother into the cloth shop, but she didn't pick out the same pattern as the ones she wore, but blue-gray cloth.
She thought about how hard her elder brother had worked in his studies, and now things had changed. His school uniform at the academy had become white from washing and was very thin. In the original novel, because his family was poor and he had no extra money to make clothes, his hands and feet were often numb from the cold in winter, and he was laughed at by his classmates.
So, when she had some spare money this time, the first thing she thought of was making two new sets of clothes for her eldest brother.
"Wanwan, you are so young, why do you like such a color?" Su Chen laughed beside him. He didn't know who Su Wan was going to make clothes for.
"Third brother, this cloth is not for me to wear. It's for my eldest brother. It's cold today, and he doesn't have any decent clothes in the academy. Next year's spring exam is very important to him. I don't want him to be distracted. If he catches a cold, it will delay things again."
Su Chen paused when he heard this. He had just paid the money and saw her running straight to the cloth shop so happily. He thought she wanted to cut cloth and sew clothes to reward herself. He didn't expect that she came here because she was worried about her elder brother who had no decent clothes to wear in the academy.
"My eldest brother is very frugal. If I tell him directly, he will definitely refuse to take it. It is better to make it and send it to him directly. It can be regarded as a token of my appreciation."
Su Wan smiled sweetly at Su Chen. Su Chen felt a little depressed, but he didn't say much in the end.
He knew that there were a few playboys in his eldest brother's academy who looked down on others and always opposed his eldest brother. They often laughed at him for not even having a decent piece of clothes.
Two sets of gray-blue cloth are needed. According to my eldest brother's height, eight and a half feet of cloth must be cut to make one set. The long gown worn in the academy requires more cloth.
Two sets would be seventeen feet long, and two sets of quilted jackets and underpants would need to be made for the inner garments. The cheapest white linen would be sufficient.
One foot of blue-gray cloth cost fifteen cents, and one foot of white linen cost ten cents. I tore off a total of fourteen feet, which was enough to make a short jacket.
When paying, the total amount was three taels of silver and sixty-seven coins.
The most common cloth cost more than three taels for two sets of clothes, and they had to be taken to a tailor shop for processing. I also had to buy shoes, one pair for each of my brothers.
He paid the money readily and took the cloth to the tailor shop. All the students in the academy had their clothes made in this shop. It was also close to the academy, and the owner of the tailor shop had the sizes of the current students in the academy. He just had to tell him his name and didn't even have to take the measurements.
However, the processing fee is one or two taels of silver, and the cotton for quilting is charged separately. Cotton costs thirty coins per catty, and two sets of cotton lining require at least three catties of cotton, which is considered thin.
The tailor shop sells ready-made shoes, including long cotton shoes and ordinary cotton shoes. A pair costs 25 cents, and the long ones cost 40 cents.
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