After leaving Jishidiang, they came to the street where ready-made clothes and cloth were sold. The shop with the best location on that street was called Brocade Workshop.
Looking at the magnificently decorated brocade shop, Gao pulled An Dashan's sleeve and said, "It's obvious that the things in this shop are not affordable for farmers like us. Let's not go in and find a smaller cloth shop."
In fact, An Dashan was also frightened when he saw the brocade workshop. After listening to Gao's words, he nodded, and walked forward with the two of them, and stopped in front of a shop called Qiao's Cloth.
An Dashan led Gao and An Ning inside. The shop owner was a woman in her forties. When she saw them coming in, she greeted them warmly and said, "Please come in, dear guests. What would you like to buy?"
An Dashan felt a little embarrassed looking at this enthusiastic woman, so Gao walked up to her and said, "Boss, I want to buy some cloth and cotton for winter clothes."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Who is it for?"
Gao said, "Our whole family makes them. Do you have any suitable cloth?"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he said, this is a big customer, and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, you came to the right place." Then he brought out three pieces of coarse cloth, one dark gray, one dark red, and one lake blue.
The shopkeeper said, "These pieces of cloth are all newly woven, especially the lake blue ones, which are most suitable for little girls to wear. Moreover, this kind of cloth is also very strong and durable, and is most suitable for outer wear."
Gao touched the cloth and found it was indeed good, so she asked, "Boss, how much is this coarse cloth?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Not expensive, not expensive. This kind of coarse cloth is only four hundred coins a piece."
Gao nodded and said, "Okay, then make me two sets of clothes from each of these fabrics."
The shopkeeper said, "Okay." Then he took out a piece of fine cotton cloth and said, "This kind of cotton cloth is the softest and can be made into close-fitting clothes."
Gao reached out and touched it. It was indeed as soft as the shopkeeper said. So she asked, "How much does this fine cotton cloth cost?"
The shopkeeper said, "This is more expensive than coarse cloth. It costs eight hundred coins a piece."
Gao secretly smacked her lips in her heart. Wow, this price is exactly double that of the coarse cloth. The shopkeeper saw that Gao was a little hesitant and quickly advised her: "Sister, look at your daughter, she has delicate skin and tender flesh. She should wear this kind of fine cotton cloth for her close-fitting clothes, otherwise her skin will be rubbed rough."
Gao looked at her daughter and found that her skin had been getting better and better since she didn't know when. Although it was not as delicate as the shopkeeper said, it was indeed much whiter and tenderer than before. Thinking that she had money now, there was no need to save money on this, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, then you measure my daughter's size and cut the fine cotton cloth to make two sets of clothes."
An Ning pulled Gao and said, "Mom, you and Dad need to buy it too. If you only buy it for me, then I don't want it."
An Ning worked so hard to make money just to give her family a good life, so how could she let Gao buy only for herself? An Dashan, who had been silent, also spoke up and said, "Yes, Ying Niang, just listen to your daughter!"
Seeing both of them saying this, Gao hardened her heart and said, "Okay, then bring me a piece of this fine cotton cloth."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I'll pack it for you right away."
After buying all the cloth, Gao asked again, "Do you have any cotton wool?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes, sister, how much do you want?"
Gao thought for a moment and said, "Bring me six pounds first."
The shopkeeper responded while weighing the cotton. After weighing the cotton, he handed it to Gao and said, "Sister, is there anything else you need?"
Gao thought for a moment and said, "Is there any fabric of a color suitable for an old woman to wear?"
The shopkeeper took out a piece of dark blue cloth and said, "This color is very suitable for the elderly. Do you think it's okay?"
Gao felt the cloth and found it was the same rough cloth she had just seen. She nodded and said, "Please help me make two sets of clothes with this one!"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Okay, is there anything else you need?"
Gao shook her head and said, "Don't ask for anything else for now. Please help me with the bill, boss."
The shopkeeper clattered on his abacus and said, "Sister, the total is 1,560 coins. I'll give you 1,550 coins!"
An Dashan took out two taels of silver and handed it to the shopkeeper, who quickly changed back four hundred and fifty copper coins. Gao pointed to a few pieces of cloth in the corner and said, "Shopkeeper, how much are these pieces of cloth?"
The shopkeeper took a look and said, "This isn't a good thing. If you want it, just give me five cents and take it."
Gao nodded and signaled An Dashan to pay. An Dashan paid the money obediently, put the things in the backpack, and the three of them walked out of the shop.
After leaving the shop, the three of them walked around the street again. An Ning felt that this should be the ancient commercial pedestrian street. There were many vendors setting up stalls on both sides of the street, selling food, daily necessities, and all kinds of small gadgets.
Gao saw a stall selling silk flowers and hairbands, stopped and said, "Daya, do you think there is anything you like?"
An Ning didn't like wearing flowers, so she pointed at the blue headband and said, "Mom, I think this headband is very beautiful. It can match the new clothes perfectly."
Gao was originally looking at the silk flowers. When she heard An Ning say that, she lowered her head to look at the hairband that An Ning was pointing at and said, "Isn't this one too plain? Mother still thinks this silk flower is prettier."
At An Ning's insistence, she finally bought the headband, but Gao also bought her a smaller blue silk flower.
They walked forward and saw someone selling mutton soup. An Ning suggested, "Dad, Mom, let's have a bowl of mutton soup. I've never had it before."
Today, An Dashan was unusually generous. He waved his hand and ordered three bowls of mutton soup.
The mutton soup was served soon. An Ning couldn't wait to take a sip of the clear and fragrant mutton soup. The hot mutton soup tasted delicious. She scooped a piece of mutton with a spoon and put it in her mouth. The mutton was very tender, not smelly or dry. An Ning hadn't eaten such delicious mutton soup for a long time. She couldn't stop eating one mouthful after another. Gao and An Ning had small appetites, so they were full with a bowl of mutton soup. An Dashan had a big appetite, so he couldn't be full with a bowl of mutton soup, so he ate the egg pancake that Gao brought in the morning and filled his stomach.
After the three of them paid the bill, they walked towards the place where the ox carts were stored. When they arrived at the place, An Dashan put the backpack on the ox cart, harnessed the cart, and after Gao Shi and An Ning were seated firmly, he whipped the cart and walked towards the city gate.
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