The "Zhangji Clothing Store" in the town is the largest clothing store within a hundred miles. The store is not big, but it is packed with all kinds of clothes hanging like a colorful wall.
Shen Qiqi and her sisters from the dance team rushed in, immediately crowding the small shop.
"Boss, do you have any clothes suitable for dancing?" Shen Qiqi asked in a hoarse voice.
A middle-aged man with a beer belly and wearing a Dacron shirt walked out slowly, looked them up and down with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
"Dancing? Just you two?" He sneered, as if he had heard a joke.
"Boss, what are you saying? Why can't we farmers dance?" Shen Qiqi retorted without showing any weakness.
The other team members also echoed, and for a moment, the shop was filled with chatter.
Boss Zhang curled his lips and pointed to a few dull-colored Dacron shirts in the corner. "Here, these are the ones I've got. They're suitable for any dance."
Shen Qiqi walked over and took a look. Wow, the fabric was wrinkled, the style was old-fashioned, and the color didn't match their skin tone at all.
"Boss, your clothes are too..." Shen Qiqi couldn't find the right words to describe it. After a long while, she came up with a popular internet meme, "It's too tacky!"
When Boss Zhang heard this, his face immediately fell. "Take it or leave it, these are the ones I want. You won't find anything better in this whole town!"
Shen Qiqi suppressed the anger in her heart and asked patiently, "What's the price?"
"Five dollars a piece!" Boss Zhang held up five fingers and spoke arrogantly.
"Five dollars?!" Shen Qiqi exclaimed. She could buy two kilograms of meat for that price!
Other team members also said it was too expensive.
"If you think it's too expensive, don't buy it!" Boss Zhang sat down on the chair, crossed his legs, and looked indifferent.
Lu Qing, who was standing aside, looked uglier and uglier. He took a step forward and was about to speak when he was stopped by Shen Qiqi.
"Boss, your price is too outrageous. Can you make it cheaper?" Shen Qiqi suppressed her anger and tried to negotiate with the boss.
"One price, no bargaining!" Boss Zhang didn't even raise his eyelids.
"Boss, harmony brings wealth in business!" Shen Qiqi put on a smile and tried to persuade him.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you can't afford it, get out!" Boss Zhang waved his hand impatiently.
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and tried hard to control her emotions.
It seems that this road is no longer viable.
She turned to the team members and said, "Sisters, let's go!"
Walking out of the clothing store, Shen Qiqi's face was terribly gloomy.
Lu Qing patted her shoulder gently and said, "Qiqi, don't be angry. Let's think of a solution."
Shen Qiqi looked up at the sky. The sun had already set and time was running out. She gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that I can only..." Shen Qiqi rubbed her temples and walked along the country road with a sad face.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her, but it could not dispel the gloom that shrouded her heart.
The face of the boss of Zhangji Clothing Store was like a rat dropping that spoiled her good pot of soup.
"Oh, it seems I can only do it myself." Shen Qiqi sighed and thought in her heart.
She knows a little bit about making clothes, but with so many sets of performance costumes, there is simply not enough time!
She walked aimlessly, her mind racing, searching for a solution to the problem.
Supply and marketing cooperative?
No, there are too few fabric styles and the colors are too monotonous.
Tailor Wang from the next village?
Her craftsmanship is good, but her fees are ridiculously high. Last time, she spent several dollars to make a shirt for me.
Lu Qing followed her silently, looking at her frowning face with heartache.
He wanted to help her share some of the burden, but he didn't know how to do anything except farm work.
"I'm so worried!" Shen Qiqi punched the tree by the roadside, and the leaves rustled, as if responding to her annoyance.
Just then, an inconspicuous little shop came into view.
The shop has a small frontage and a faded sign with the words "Skillful Tailor Shop" written on it.
Shen Qiqi walked in with a try-it-out attitude.
There was only an old tailor in the shop. He was wearing reading glasses and sewing a piece of clothing stitch by stitch.
He raised his head and saw Shen Qiqi, and smiled kindly: “Girl, do you want to make clothes?”
Shen Qiqi explained her purpose, and the old tailor listened carefully, nodding from time to time.
After she finished speaking, the old tailor stroked his beard and said, "No problem, I can do it. It's just that time is a bit tight and the quantity you want is large, so I have to work overtime."
"No problem, no problem!" Shen Qiqi almost jumped up excitedly, "As for the price..."
The old tailor quoted a price that was more than half cheaper than Zhang’s Clothing Store!
Shen Qiqi was extremely surprised and felt like she had won the lottery.
She immediately decided to have her performance costumes customized here!
Lu Qing also smiled. He held Shen Qiqi's hand and squeezed it gently.
Coming out of the tailor shop, Shen Qiqi's mood was like riding a rocket, soaring into the sky.
She walked briskly and hummed a little tune, as if she could already see the successful performance.
"Qiqi," Lu Qing suddenly called her, "Look..." He pointed to a small shop next to the tailor shop, "It seems they sell fabrics there."
Shen Qiqi looked in the direction of Lu Qing's finger, and saw a small shop called "Jinxiu Cloth Shop" standing there quietly.
Her heart skipped a beat, and a premonition arose spontaneously...
Shen Qiqi pulled Lu Qing and rushed into the "Jinxiu Cloth Shop" impatiently.
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