"Mom, we have clothes at home, why go to the clothing store?"
Zhang was most worried about spending money, but Liang Shuyan had her own ideas. She wanted to buy Zhang a decent set of clothes so that she wouldn't be looked down upon when she went out to do business without a decent outfit.
The shopkeeper's eyes turned to Liang Shuyan as she entered: "Excuse me, are you looking for a set of clothes?"
Liang Shuyan nodded: "Yes, that's right. I'm planning to buy an outfit for my daughter-in-law. I wonder if you have anything suitable here."
The shopkeeper glanced at Zhang, who was standing to the side: "Hmm, this young wife looks to have a good figure. What do you think of this light blue outfit?"
Liang Shuyan looked at the light blue dress and said, "Hmm, not bad. Shall I let my daughter-in-law try it on?"
Zhang said, "Mother, no need. This outfit looks to be of good quality; it must have cost a lot of money!"
"Go try it, stop talking nonsense!"
Zhang went in to try it on, then came out and said, "Mother, it fits perfectly."
The shopkeeper looked at Liang Shuyan with a smile and said, "I didn't expect you to buy clothes for your daughter-in-law. In today's society, I see people buying clothes for their mothers-in-law."
"How much?"
"50 coins!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang grabbed her mother-in-law and tried to leave, absolutely refusing to accept the expensive outfit. How could she possibly wear it? Normally, she would hesitate for a long time before buying a dress for just a few coins. How many bowls of cold noodles would it take to buy such a price?
Liang Shuyan was pulled back by Zhang Shi, and the shopkeeper chased after her: "How about this, we have some cheaper ones here, a whole set for only five copper coins, would you like to consider it?"
Zhang then let go, and Liang Shuyan smiled and clapped her hands: "Shopkeeper, if you really want to do business today, then give me a proper discount on this dress, and forget about the cheaper one."
"Then it'll be 48 coins!"
Liang Shuyan sat on the stool and said leisurely, "Shopkeeper, this dress is only good because I took a liking to it. If it were someone else, it would be a leftover item. If you bring it out next year at this time, the style will be outdated, and it will be even cheaper."
"Then 40 coins! No less!"
Liang Shuyan stood up and looked at the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, how about this, 35 coins. I'm a straightforward person. I have a daughter-in-law and a few boys at home. From now on, I'll buy clothes from your shop. It seems you're a straightforward person!"
Unable to resist the temptation and praise, the shopkeeper immediately agreed: "Alright, then it'll be 35 coins!"
Liang Shuyan then took out the silver and handed it to the shopkeeper, who wrapped the clothes up and handed them back to Liang Shuyan with both hands, saying, "What a kind old lady! Take care!"
After leaving the clothing store, Liang Shuyan pulled Zhang Shi to the market, where people were coming and going. A man stood at the market entrance, hawking his wares: "Five coins for a chicken! It'll lay eggs as soon as you get home!"
Zhang was stunned for a moment: "No way, Mother, how can there be such cheap chickens? They're clearly just chicks. How could this person cheat us like this?"
Liang Shuyan was curious: "Raising a few chickens at home would be nice. Let's go take a look!"
Inside a bamboo cage were a dozen or so chickens, not quite chicks, but they looked quite healthy. The man opened the cage and said, "These are locally raised chickens. I just don't have any more room to raise them at home, so I'm selling them cheaply!"
Liang Shuyan went over, picked out five, and gave the shopkeeper 25 coins.
Zhang said, "Mother, what if she doesn't survive and dies? Wouldn't that be a waste of our money? We don't earn money easily."
"Shopkeeper, if you're dead, I'll bring you some!"
"Don't worry, just bring it to me when I die, I'm not lying to you!"
Liang Shuyan hesitated for a moment, then thought of Erniu and muttered, "Why does Erniu take so long to buy something? Why don't we wait here?"
Zhang spotted Erniu from afar, who was walking around in the crowd looking around. She shouted loudly at Erniu, "Erniu, your mother and I are here."
Erniu ran over, sweating profusely. When he saw the chickens at Liang Shuyan's feet, he exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, why did you buy these chickens? What if they die? It's a waste of money!"
Liang Shuyan said, "If you guys can't die and can still lay eggs every day, then can we eat eggs every day?"
Erniu remained silent and helped pick up the things on the ground.
As Liang Shuyan passed by a cosmetics stall, she glanced at Zhang Shi and said, "Look at you and your second son's wife, your faces are just like mine, an old woman in her fifties. Buy some face cream, go home and put it on properly. You're going to be doing business with me in the future, so you can't embarrass me!"
Zhang's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she said nothing.
Erniu was panting heavily: "Mom, don't buy any more, son can't carry any more!"
"Stop yelling. If someone sees you, they'll laugh at you, a grown man, for not being able to lift a few chicks. Aren't you ashamed?"
Liang Shuyan pointed to a box of cosmetics and asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this box?"
"Eight coins a box!"
Liang Shuyan glanced at it, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Give me two boxes!"
Zhang said, "Mother, why are you always thinking of us? You should buy yourself a box too!"
Liang Shuyan wasn't unwilling to buy it for herself; it's just that the skin cream in the system was better than this one. However, the skin cream had a label, and she just didn't want her second daughter-in-law to find out and become suspicious. That's why she chose this box. If this box wasn't available, she could add the skin cream from the store, so they wouldn't suspect anything.
"Forget it, I'm already in my forties, why would I bother with all that makeup? You're all young, so it's only right!"
Erniu heard this and pouted, saying, "Mom, they're all daughters-in-law now. Are they going to dress up so nicely to flirt with other men? It's such a waste of money!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? What seduction? Erniu, let me ask you, if your wife is dressed up and praised by others, do you feel more proud, or if you go out naked and are laughed at, do you feel more proud?"
Erniu blushed and said, "Mother, you're right. Of course it looks good, then I'll have face!"
The grain she bought last time will last her a while longer. This time, Liang Shuyan doesn't want to buy any more grain. She wants to buy some furniture for the house and, while she's at it, see if she can catch a piglet to take home and slaughter for the New Year!
"Eldest sister, you wait here, Erniu and I are going to take care of some things!"
Erniu's eyes widened: "Mom, we've already bought so much, what else do we need to buy?"
"Let's go to the furniture store and see if they have anything suitable. Let's buy a dining table and a cabinet for the main house!"
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