"How much?"
The shopkeeper was stunned. He didn't expect her to be serious. "Two taels of silver." Although this dress was made of silk, the style was old. It had been here for many years and no one bought it.
Only children from wealthy families could afford silk clothes. Children like this could not buy them from ready-made clothing stores. They had someone specially made them at home.
The shopkeeper didn't dare to set the price too high for fear of scaring her.
Bei Yutang took out two taels of silver from her purse and put it on the counter. The shopkeeper was really stunned. He didn't expect that she actually had money to buy it.
The shopkeeper's smile immediately turned enthusiastic. "Young master, please come in and try it."
The shopkeeper, Xiao Zimo, also said so, and after checking his mother's expression, he carried the expensive suit into the inner room. After a while, the curtains were drawn aside, revealing a little kid in a long dress. It looked like he had stolen adult clothes, and his wrinkled, tender face, like a little bun, was a real joke.
Bei Yutang couldn't help but burst out laughing. When Xiao Zimo saw his mother laughing, his face turned red with embarrassment.
The shopkeeper saw this and thought that the dress would not sell. It was so large, the woman would definitely not buy it.
Bei Yutang looked Xiao Zimo up and down. The clothes were a bit long and baggy, but with a little modification, they could be worn. The color of the clothes was a good match for Xiao Zimo's skin tone.
Bei Yutang put another piece of cotton clothing on Xiao Zimo and said, "Put this on and show it to your mother."
Xiao Zimo went in obediently, and when he came out, this time he surprised Bei Yutang and the shopkeeper. He had changed into a well-fitting set of clothes, and with Xiao Zimo's handsome face, he looked like a young master from a wealthy family.
"Oh, this suit looks good on you, young master. It's just like it was tailor-made." The shopkeeper exclaimed in admiration from the bottom of his heart.
Bei Yutang agreed with him and tried on a few more sets of clothes for him. While Xiao Zimo was changing, Bei Yutang also picked out four sets of clothes for herself.
The colors and styles of her clothes were simple. Clothes that were too bright were not suitable for her huge body and pockmarked face.
The mother and son each bought four sets of cotton clothes, and the little boy Mo got an extra set of silk clothes. This trip cost a total of five taels of silver.
Little Zimo felt a little distressed watching this. When paying, he couldn't help but want his mother to buy less. In fact, one set of clothes was enough for him.
After leaving the clothing store in their new clothes, they went to the bookstore. Bei Yutang picked out the four treasures of the study, rice paper, and some basic enlightenment books and calligraphy copybooks.
I spent a full twenty taels of silver in the bookstore. They say reading is like burning money, and it's absolutely true. Things used by scholars are not cheap.
"Mom, why did you buy these things?"
Some things cannot be eaten, so it would be a waste to buy them.
Twenty taels of silver is a lot of money.
"Zimo, mother said she would send you to school. Now I will teach you the basics first, and when you go to school next spring, I will let the teacher teach you."
Xiao Zimo paused and looked at her in shock.
"Mother, you, you let me study?"
Education costs a lot of money. Only Wang Xiaobao from the headman's family and Liu Qing from the Liu family are enrolled in the school. The adults say that they will have great futures and become high-ranking officials. All the children in the village envy them.
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