Chapter 113: Common people? Troublemakers!
The carriage slowly stopped at a clothing store called Huilan, which was the largest clothing store in Yangming Town. The proprietress was also the shopkeeper. Her surname was Yang, and the clothing store was named after her.
Lin Xiaoyue took Chen Yunyun into the clothing store and said, "Yunyun, take a look at what you like."
Chen Yunyun had never been to such a large ready-made clothing store. Most of her clothes were sewn by herself, and she rarely went to ready-made clothing stores to buy new clothes, so when she saw so many styles of clothes, she was a little dazzled.
"Sister Lin, it's not surprising that girls have so many styles, but how come men also have so many styles? And they are all very good-looking. Why don't you help me choose?"
The clothes that Lin Xiaoyue usually wears are all prepared in advance by Liang Jingyao. Apart from visiting the eldest princess's Nishang Pavilion, this is her second time to go to a clothing store.
In fact, when I saw so many clothes, Chen Yunyun and I had the same idea. Our eyes were dazzled!
She looked at the clothes and thought for a moment before saying, "If we wear something too fancy on stage, it will seem like we're stealing the show, so let's pick something a little more modest. Also, buy a few women's clothes so you can switch between them on a daily basis."
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue called the shopkeeper Yang Huilan over and said, "Shopkeeper, please help me get a few plain men's robes for this girl, and also some of the latest skirts."
Yang Huilan has been running a clothing store here for many years. What kind of customers has she not seen?
So when she heard Lin Xiaoyue asked for a men's robe, she wasn't too surprised. She just took a quick look at Chen Yunyun and knew her approximate size. "Girls, please wait a moment."
Yang Huilan took a wooden fork and took down a few pieces of clothing from the wall, placing them in front of Chen Yunyun. "Miss, these men's robes are all plain, with just some patterns on the collar or cuffs. This one has some orchids on the hem. Overall, they are very clean and comfortable to look at."
Chen Yunyun looked back and forth, and finally chose one with orchids on the hem and a slightly floral cuff. "Let's go with these two, Sister Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Xiaoyue only wanted what Chen Yunyun liked. She said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, can you pack these two first? Also, take a few more skirts for the girls to wear and have a look."
Yang Huilan handed the two robes to her subordinates to pack. After she hung the remaining robes back on the wall, she brought over four or five skirts. "These are the patterns that the embroiderer has just made. Other shops don't have them yet, but they're a bit expensive."
When Chen Yunyun heard the high price, she felt reluctant to buy it. "Sister Lin, I don't need to wear such expensive clothes. I brought my own change of clothes. Don't spend money."
Lin Xiaoyue felt sorry for her adopted sister who had come all the way from her hometown to help her, so she wouldn't hesitate to spend any amount of money. "Don't worry about the price, just pick what you like. Money is earned to be spent! Shopkeeper, I want all of these!"
At this moment, a domineering woman suddenly came into the store. She was wearing a light pink floor-length skirt with a smoky pattern of flowers, a jade-white cloak with flying butterflies on the outside, and a light pink brocade chest wrap on the inside. Small pearls hung on the front of her chest, a gold lock necklace hung on her fair jade neck, and a string of gold and jade earrings hung on her ears. Her black hair was tied up high in a complicated bun, and the bun was embellished with gold crosses and jewels, all of which showed her nobleness!
The woman sat silently on the armchair in the shop. Her personal maid was the first to say, "Hmph!" Without caring whether anyone else was buying, the maid stepped forward and ordered, "Who is the shopkeeper? This is our most favored Madam Xiangdie in our Chariot General's Mansion. Hurry and pack up all the latest clothes and send them to the Chariot General's Mansion."
Lin Xiaoyue remained silent, but she was furious. "Is the General of the Chariot so impressive? And Madam Xiangdie, you can tell she's from some brothel!" She didn't even consider the order of arrival. This was too much!
Forget it, let’s see what the shopkeeper here does first?
She raised her eyebrows and turned to look at the shopkeeper Yang Huilan.
Yang Huilan was in a dilemma. The General of Chariots and Cavalry was a high-ranking official, and she, a commoner, could not afford to offend him. However, the two girls in front of her had come to the store first. If she sided with the General's today, she would lose two customers in the future. How could a businessman want his customers to run away?
She thought about it, smiled and walked forward and said, "Yes, please wait a moment."
As she spoke, Yang Huilan and several of her men began to pack clothes. As expected of a clothing store, they packed the clothes quickly and well. Each bag was like a block of tofu, almost the same size.
Yang Huilan first wrapped up the clothes that Lin Xiaoyue liked and handed them to her. "This is what you just wanted. It's a hundred taels in total."
Lin Xiaoyue was a little surprised that the shopkeeper could be neither humble nor arrogant. It seemed that he was a sensible person!
Since the shopkeeper was a good person, Lin Xiaoyue didn't bother about the price and directly put the 100 taels of silver note in Yang Huilan's hand, "Thank you, shopkeeper!"
Yang Huilan accepted it with a faint smile, "Goodbye, ladies."
Just as Lin Xiaoyue and Chen Yunyun were about to leave, Madam Xiangdie stood up from the armchair, looked at Lin Xiaoyue with a pair of seductive eyes, and uttered two words from her pretty red lips: "Wait!"
Lin Xiaoyue frowned and asked with her back to Madam Xiangdie, "Madam, do you have any advice for me?"
"Hmph! Give me some advice? You common people are not worthy!" Madam Xianglan walked up to Yang Huilan and slapped her hard in the face. "Bitch! I only bought things from your shop because I think highly of it. And you, a bitch, actually refused my toast and drank a forfeit!"
Yang Huilan hadn't expected this Madam Xiangdie to be so difficult. She endured the burning pain on her face and pleaded, "Please calm down, Madam! These two girls came to my shop first to pick out clothes. I mean no disrespect to you, Madam! We still have a lot of new clothes in the shop. Madam, you're so stunningly beautiful that you'll look great in anything you wear!"
Madam Xiangdie didn't buy Yang Huilan's story at all. She raised her foot and was about to kick her in the chest. "How dare you! How dare a commoner take the clothes that I like? Are you really that bold?"
Lin Xiaoyue felt her patience had reached its limit. She threw her clothes to Chen Yunyun, stepped forward, grabbed Madam Xiangdie's feet, and shouted angrily, "Who do you think you are? You are just the wife of a general's mansion, without any rank or imperial decree. You keep calling me a commoner. Do you think you are superior to others? I think you are a troublemaker!"
Madam Xiangdie lost her balance on one foot and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, her personal maid supported her in time. She leaned on the maid and tried to pull her foot back, but Lin Xiaoyue held it too tightly. In the end, not only did she not get her foot back, she also screamed in pain.
"You, you wait! Someone, go get the general!"
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