Chapter 336 Going to Town
The ox cart soon arrived at the town. The village chief went to find a place to store the ox cart, and Lu Yaoyao walked into the town carrying the basket.
It's winter now and there are really few people in town.
Only in the West Market were there people selling things. They were all good things that they couldn't bear to eat or use at home. They sold them for some silver and then bought food to prepare for the winter.
The women who came with her on the ox cart were also going to the West Market to sell some things for money.
Lu Yaoyao didn't go to sell things, but went straight to the government office by passing the West Market.
The government office in the small town of Tongxiang looks shabby and not as grand as the entrance of a merchant.
"Who are you?" The constable stopped her.
Lu Yaoyao took out the divorce letter and said, "Sir, I'm here to get it stamped. My husband's family gave me the divorce letter, but it didn't have a stamp on it."
Captain Liang took the divorce letter and took a look at it, then looked at Lu Yaoyao. No wonder she was divorced by her husband's family. It would be strange if she was not divorced if she was so ugly.
But he didn't mean to look down on her, he just found it a little strange.
Generally, women who are divorced are filled with shame and anger, crying and wailing, and either committing suicide or living in a daze. In the end, they all have no good ending.
This woman was quite good. She actually brought the divorce letter to the yamen to get it stamped.
He felt a little admiration for such a woman.
"Come with me." Captain Liang took her to find the lawyer.
When the lawyer saw that it was a divorce letter, he didn't make things difficult for her. He just sighed and stamped it.
Finally, she specifically warned, "You've been divorced, and it'll be hard for you to get married again! If you really have nowhere to go, go work at the Salesian Church!"
"That's the Salesian Church run by the county government. At least you'll have something to eat in the future."
Life was difficult for women in this era. If they were divorced, they would be considered to have a bad reputation, so it would be difficult for them to remarry.
The lawyer also felt sorry for her and mentioned it casually.
In Lu Yaoyao's memory, the county magistrate of Tongxiang Town was a good official, and it was indeed so.
"Thank you for your kindness, Master. I still have a place to stay. I wonder where the Salesian Church is? I have some food and other things that I want to donate to the Salesian Church."
I happened to get a lot of food from the Wang family, so I donated it all to the Salesian Church.
The lawyer didn't expect that this woman had such integrity, and he didn't say much.
He just advised: "Girl, if you have any food, you should keep it for yourself! Otherwise, how will you live in the future?"
The expenses of the Salesian Hall have always been paid by the county government, and there is no reason to ask the people to contribute.
Besides, how much food can a girl have?
Your future life also needs security, right?
Now every household is unable to get enough food, how can they still ask a girl for life-saving food?
"I have food to eat, and I can donate 30,000 kilograms of food to the Salesian Church."
The Wang family only has 10,000 kilograms of grain. She can add some more and send it to the Salesian Hall!
It can be seen that people living in this world really have a hard life.
The clothes worn by the legal advisor were all patched, and the clothes of the constables were all patched, which showed that life in the county government was not easy either.
"Is there really so much food?"
"Girl, you're not kidding, are you?"
The lawyer and Captain Liang spoke in unison.
That’s 30,000 kilograms of grain!
That amount of food is enough for the young and old in the Salesian Church to have a warm and full winter.
"Yes! Thirty thousand kilograms of grain. This is all the grain left by our ancestors. Although I was divorced, my father still left me a lot of grain, enough for me to eat."
This is the only excuse she can come up with now.
What she said was half true and half false.
Lu Yaoyao's father did leave her a lot of grain, a full 200,000 kilograms, but Lu Yaoyao secretly took it out and sold it over the years to earn money for Wang Hechuan to take the imperial examination.
The people in the Wang family didn't know how much property Lu Yaoyao had exactly. It was Lu Yaoyao herself who didn't hold back and contributed everything.
Now, Lu Yaoyao really only has that ancestral home left.
She is different. There is plenty of food in her space, so it doesn’t matter if she donates more.
"Good! That's great! Miss, the county magistrate is not at the yamen now. When he comes back, I will ask him to reward you."
"I wonder, young lady, when will the food be delivered?"
The master became excited.
The county magistrate is not in the yamen, isn't it because he is worried about food and has gone out to get food?
Now that they have the food donated by the girl, their master doesn't have to go out and suffer.
"I can't get so much food by myself. My family lives in the Lu residence at the foot of the mountain in Wangjia Village. Master, you can send more people to get it tomorrow."
She donated the grain for selfish reasons. As long as she received commendation from the county government, she believed that no one would look down on her as a divorced woman.
As long as she lives the rest of her life well and finds the opportunity to achieve perfection, she can leave this world.
The master bowed sincerely and said, "Thank you for your generosity, young lady! I will send someone to get the food tomorrow."
Lu Yaoyao nodded, "Okay, then I'll wait for you at home, Master. Goodbye."
The weather is getting colder, and she needs to make more clothes.
When we arrived at the cloth shop, there were not many people inside, only a woman sorting the cloths.
The cloth shop is very small and you can see the end at a glance. There are only about a dozen pieces of cloth, all of which are white, blue and linen.
"Miss, are you here to buy cloth?" Chu Niang greeted with a smile.
He didn't dislike her because of her appearance.
Lu Yaoyao took a look at the cloth in the farm and then thought of the cloth in her backpack.
These cloths of hers are already the ugliest looking ones, and they should be considered high-end goods in this cloth shop.
"Shopkeeper, I have some fine cloth here. Would you like to buy it? I want to exchange it for ordinary cloth to make clothes."
Lu Yaoyao took out pieces of cloth from her backpack. She had specially chosen the colors to be less conspicuous, and compared with the cloth here, they looked more upscale.
"Oh! What kind of cloth is this? How can it be so delicate?"
Chu Niang exclaimed, picked up a piece of cloth and couldn't let it go.
It warms up when you touch it, it's soft and smooth, and the color is beautiful. If this were made into winter clothes, wouldn't the wealthy families go crazy for it?
The cloths that Lu Yaoyao took out were all velvety cloths, which were soft and warm to wear in this winter.
Adding another layer of silk inside will make it even warmer to wear.
"This is flannel. It's perfect for winter underwear. Would you like to buy it, shopkeeper?"
Lu Yaoyao also saw that there were ready-made cotton-padded jackets for sale, but they were not suitable for her because she was too thin.
Or do it again!
"I'll take it! I'll definitely take such good cloth! With such good cloth, why don't you make clothes for yourself?" Chu Niang saw that she was wearing thin clothes and thought that she was having a hard time, so she sold this good thing.
Lu Yaoyao smiled and said, "I'm here to ask the shopkeeper to make some clothes for me. I want to use this flannel inside, add a layer of silk, and use the coarse cloth from your shop outside. Do you think it can be done?"
If she didn't know how to make clothes, she would have made them herself.
It’s her fault that she doesn’t know how to make clothes!
"What? You still have silk? This is a good thing that all the concubines in the harem want." Chu Niang exclaimed.
What is the origin of this girl?
There is actually silk?
This thing is rarely seen here, and this girl actually used it to make cotton clothes?
Isn’t this a waste of resources?
(End of this chapter)
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