The children, including Cheng Yue, were all shocked by the quantity Xiao Yunying mentioned. Cheng Yue paused for a moment and asked, "Why so much?"
“We have nothing at home, and the children only have one set of clothes to change into. Now that we have some extra money, we want to buy some things for the children.”
Cheng Yue nodded: "That's true. Now that we have more money, who would want to mistreat the children? Let's go choose some materials."
Xiao Yunying followed Cheng Yue to the counter where the fabrics were displayed: "Sister Cheng Yue, just pick whatever you like for the quilt. For the undergarment, use fine white cotton. For the outer garment, just use the cotton-linen fabric that Sister Cheng Yue gave me last time. It's softer than linen and more durable than cotton. What patterns are available?"
"Right? This cotton and linen fabric is selling really well. You can pick one out yourself."
"Come here, what color do you want?"
The boys all agreed to choose dark blue, saying it would be more durable and less prone to getting dirty. Xiao Yunying thought it was too plain and decided to have a set of navy blue cotton-padded clothes and a set of light blue shirts made for her.
Luo Xin was overwhelmed by the colorful fabrics and couldn't make a decision, so she asked Xiao Yunying to help her choose.
Xiao Yunying finally made the decision: one set of pink and two sets of light blue single-layer clothing, and one set of navy blue and one set of peach-pink cotton-padded clothing.
Children should look good when they are dressed smartly and attractively.
"Yun Ying, aren't you going to make yourself some clothes?"
"I'm not in a hurry. I can do it later."
"Why not? I don't have the money on hand. You can give it to me later."
Xiao Yunying was a little embarrassed when she talked about her weight: "I'm on a diet recently, and I want to lose some weight before I make new clothes."
"Losing weight?" That's a novel term: "You're so beautiful, you'll look good whether you're thin or not."
Xiao Yunying chuckled, it was the first time she had ever heard someone say she was pretty: "It's not just because I'm pretty, the doctor said I'm too fat and prone to illness."
Obesity can lead to various health problems, including diabetes, fatty liver, and various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases caused by high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.
"I see. For your health, you really should lose some weight. Wait here for a while, I'll go weigh the cotton for you."
Xiao Yunying stopped Cheng Yue: "Don't rush, I don't want to buy materials, I want to buy ready-made clothes. You can have the embroiderer make them for me."
“Aren’t you going to make it yourself? Yunying, it’s not that Sister Chengyue is stingy, but if we buy ready-made clothes, it will cost an extra fifty coins for a set of clothes. After all, I have to pay the embroiderer a monthly salary, so it’s more cost-effective to make it ourselves.”
Xiao Yunying smiled bitterly to herself. She wanted to do it herself, but unfortunately, she only had the original owner's memories and couldn't get the hang of it.
"Sister Cheng Yue forgot that I have an eye disease and can't stare at one place for a long time because my vision is blurry. Besides, it's too time-consuming to make clothes myself. If I use the time I would spend making clothes to go to the mountains and pick more snow fungus, I can make up for it all."
Cheng Yue stopped trying to persuade her: "I know you're making a lot of money now, so let's make ready-made clothes. I'll have someone make them for you, and I'll have the kids come over so I can take their measurements and foot lengths."
The children lined up to have their measurements taken, and Cheng Yue went to the counter to calculate the bill.
There were already made shoes on display in the shop. Xiao Yunying thought the quality was good, so she didn't ask them to make any more. She let the children try them on and take them as they fit. She also bought two pairs for herself.
Xiao Yunying said in advance, "Sister Cheng Yue, please don't give me the wholesale price, or I won't come again."
Cheng Yue rolled her eyes at her reproachfully: "Knowing you have money now, I'm not going to do that unprofitable business."
Cheng Yue was busy calculating on the abacus, which dazzled Xiao Yunying. After a while, she gave a number: "A total of seven taels, six mace, and twenty-one coins. I don't need the loose copper coins. Just give me seven taels and six mace."
Luo Chen frowned: "So many."
Cheng Yue swayed the abacus up and down and placed it on the counter: "Do you want me to recalculate it for you? Five quilts weighing eight pounds each, the cotton alone weighs forty pounds. At sixty-five coins per pound, that's two ounces and six mace. And the quilt covers..."
"Sister Cheng Yue, please stop." Xiao Yunying waved her hand, "How could I not trust you?"
As Cheng Yue just mentioned, the cost of cotton was sixty wen per jin. In this era, there were taxes and silver, plus labor, shops, and so on. It was impossible for her to sell it for only sixty-five wen. She had already given herself a discount. There must have been a significant discount on other fabrics as well.
Xiao Yunying lifted the wrapping cloth and took out a five-tael silver ingot and three pieces of silver from the money bag.
Cheng Yue took out a small scale and weighed the loose silver: "Two taels and nine mace."
Then he took out two strings of copper coins from under the counter: "One string costs two hundred coins, and the other costs one hundred coins. Here's your change: three hundred coins. Do you want me to count them?"
Xiao Yunying put the copper coins directly into the basket and covered it with the cloth: "I won't waste that time. I'm in a hurry to buy other things."
Cheng Yue laughed and said, "Look at you now, acting all rich and powerful."
Xiao Yunying grinned: "It feels pretty good to be rich."
"You're smiling like a silly girl. You're not in a hurry for a quilt and cotton clothes, are you? I'll make you a single garment first. I still have two jobs to finish."
"I'm not in a hurry. You can make other people's first, and then give them to me all at once when they're done."
Cheng Yue estimated the time: "Then come back in ten days to pick it up. You can't carry all this stuff on your own; you'll need to hire an oxcart to pull it."
"Okay, I'll remember."
"Go buy something else quickly, aren't you in a hurry?"
"Then I'll be going, Sister Cheng Yue."
After saying goodbye to Cheng Yue, Xiao Yunying carried Luo Xin and led the children toward the market, intending to show them around.
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