She made a list of the food and ingredients, and after making sure that nothing was left out, she asked Liang Mo to guard the stall while she led the donkey to the West Market.
Halfway through the journey, the clouds that had been floating overhead all night finally lifted up and sprinkled sweet dew.
The rain wasn't too heavy, but not too light either, just enough to stop people walking. The shops along the road were crowded with people seeking shelter. Xu Jiang searched around until she finally found a spot in front of the clothing store.
The shopkeeper took the opportunity to solicit customers. When the shopkeeper's wife saw Xu Jiang, she took the reins from her hand, handed them to her husband, and led her into the house, saying, "Come, come, it's raining heavily outside. Madam, come in and have some tea. Wait until the rain stops before leaving."
Xu Jiang was afraid of her, but was blocked by the rain and couldn't run away, so she had to let her pull her to sit down.
The shopkeeper's wife brought the tea and did not ask Xu Jiang to buy clothes. Instead, she chatted with her about family matters, such as the success or failure of business, family matters, and funny things. Xu Jiang was a chatterbox by nature, and she was so enticed that she couldn't hold back her tea and started talking to her.
When the shopkeeper heard that Xu Jiang was going to a banquet the next day, she looked her over and over. Finally, she shook her head and said, "It's not a good idea for you to go like this. It's too casual."
Xu Jiang looked down at herself and felt that she was a little too plain.
The shopkeeper's wife stared at Xu Jiang again and again, and finally said, "Since we are having a banquet in Xiaozhuxi, it would be appropriate to have a set of clothes." Then she pulled Xu Jiang to find clothes and try them on.
It was a wide-sleeved dress, a mix of spring-colored and garden-green, overlapping from light to dark. When worn by Xu Jiang, it accentuated her delicate features, which looked as if washed by rain and dew, revealing a radiant and translucent spirit. Wonderfully, the size was perfect, as if custom-made, not an inch off. The green silk ribbon cinched Xu Jiang's slender, yet unyielding waist, tying it like a strong bamboo, braided to the winds of east, west, south, and north, giving her a sense of elegance and transcendence.
The person she had dressed up as stunned the shopkeeper herself. When she came to her senses, she clapped her hands and said, "That's it!"
Xu Jiang was also satisfied. After asking the price, she paid the money happily.
Just at this moment, the rain stopped. She changed her clothes and asked the shopkeeper to pack them up and send them to the bookstore before continuing to head towards the West Market. Halfway there, she suddenly woke up.
Wasn't she going to avoid the rain? Why did she buy another set of clothes without thinking?
Oh my, this shopkeeper lady knows how to bewitch people!
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