Tang Baozhu looked around the shop. Lots of fabric were hanging behind the counter, and on top of the fabric were some ready-made clothes. The clothes were really beautiful, and the embroidery was especially good. She thought the clothes must be very expensive.
As expected of the most reputable shop, there were already several young ladies and women inside selecting fabrics and trying on ready-made clothes. Business was booming, with people coming and going.
"Brother, we'd like to buy some embroidery thread and fabric for embroidery. Could you please recommend some to us?"
"What kind of fabric would you like, Madam or Miss? We have silk, satin, and cotton."
"Mother, why don't we buy cotton cloth first? It feels like we're wasting the material by using silk and satin right now."
"Let's listen to Baozhu and buy a few more bolts of cloth this time, so it won't be inconvenient to come out later."
Although Tang Li had a blind confidence in her daughter's skills, she also listened to her daughter. Since her daughter said to use cotton cloth, then she would use cotton cloth.
"Waiter, bring us three bolts of cotton cloth, and the more embroidery thread the better."
When the waiter saw that the lady had ordered three bolts of fabric and wanted as much embroidery thread as possible, he immediately realized that a big customer had arrived. He thought to himself that he had to treat the customer well, because the more the customer bought, the more commission he would get.
Soon the waiter brought over a tray with the colors of the embroidery thread on it, specially for customers to choose from.
Tang Baozhu hadn't expected that there were hundreds of colors of embroidery thread, and each color had several shades. She felt that even modern lipsticks couldn't compare to the variety of colors in this embroidery thread, and she immediately suffered from decision paralysis.
Finally, she thought that she could buy some of each color, since she would eventually use them all up, and she planned to buy more so that she wouldn't have to go out to buy more later.
"Mom, why don't we just buy all these colors? We're sure to find something we can use."
The waiter's eyes lit up when he heard this. It seemed that this lady was not short of money. These embroidery threads had hundreds of colors in total, and they would sell for at least several dozen taels of silver. After all, some of the embroidery threads were very expensive.
Tang Li agreed with everything her daughter said, nodded, and turned to the waiter, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, waiter. Wrap up each color, two ounces will be enough. Oh, and buy two sets of embroidery needles, the kind with more than 100 needles."
"Madam, Miss, please wait a moment, I will prepare it for you right away."
When the shop assistant heard that so many things were to be bought, he quickly ran to the back warehouse. He hadn't expected to have such a big customer today.
"Mother, how much silver do these things cost?"
Tang Baozhu always felt that it would be very expensive, after all, a set of needles has more than 100 needles. The difficulty of grinding ancient embroidery needles to such fineness is unimaginable. She hoped that the price was acceptable to her, otherwise she would just use the old set. She bought two sets at school, each costing about ten taels of silver. If all else failed, she would just use the old one.
"Baozhu, don't worry about money. You always need to prepare for embroidery. Don't worry, I brought money."
Knowing that her daughter was worried about not having enough money at home, Tang Li quickly comforted her.
Soon the waiter brought over everything Tang Baozhu wanted. Seeing how much stuff there was, it seemed they would have to wait until her father returned before they could move it all back together.
"Waiter, how much silver do all of these cost in total?"
"Madam, Madam, the total is eighty-five taels and five mace. I'll take the liberty of rounding it down, so you only need to pay eighty-five taels."
"Thank you very much, Brother Er."
Ms. Tang took out her purse, counted out eighty-five taels of silver, and handed it over. "Waiter, here's the silver. By the way, could you leave the things here for now? We can take them back together when my family arrives by carriage."
"Of course, madam, please rest assured, the shop will take good care of it for you."
It's much more convenient that the store doesn't need to send a car to deliver it to her; it's just a matter of leaving it there, and it doesn't matter at all.
It took almost half an hour of dawdling in the shop to get it done. Tang Baozhu went outside and saw that her father had already arrived. "Mom, Dad is already waiting outside with the oxcart. Little brother, could you help me carry it?"
"It's my pleasure. Miss, please wait here. I'll carry it to the car for you right away."
Tang Baozhu thought the waiter must be used to moving things, as he was very strong. He carried up three bolts of cloth in one go, and then carried a large bundle of embroidery thread wrapped in a piece of cloth. Tang Li Shi carried this herself, while Tang Baozhu only had two needles in her hands. She finished the task easily.
Leaving Jinxiu Pavilion, looking at the things piled up in the carriage, especially that huge bag of embroidery thread, I felt like it would take me forever to use up all that thread. I didn't expect that two ounces of embroidery thread would be so much, not to mention that there were more than 200 colors in total. And that's without even buying the gold and silver threads. It's really not cheap!
"Father, have you finished buying your things? Shall we head back now?"
"Baozhu, is there anything you want to buy? If there is, Daddy will take you there."
Old Tang thought his daughter still had things to buy, so he quickly stopped the oxcart.
"Dad, there's nothing else we need to buy. Let's go back early! I just don't feel safe outside."
On the way there, Tang Baozhu had already witnessed two fights. Both were caused by this genius, which had put everyone on edge. Even a small conflict could escalate into a fight and bloodshed, providing an outlet for their frustration.
Old Tang knew what his daughter was worried about and was afraid, so he quickly drove the oxcart home.
Back in the house, I moved the embroidery thread and fabric to my own room. I originally wanted to help cut meat to make cured meat, but my parents wouldn't allow it. They said that doing manual labor would roughen my delicate hands, making it easy for them to snag when embroidering, and I wouldn't be able to embroider those exquisite pieces.
Tang Baozhu looked at her hands. They were indeed delicate, with slender fingers, which could be described as "jade fingers." She had eaten a lot of good stuff from the red envelope group, which made her fair and tender, and she was becoming more and more beautiful.
Since you're not allowed to help with chores, then tidy up your things, put the embroidery thread in the cabinet, and take it out when you need it.
He locked the door, lay on the bed, and his mind drifted into the red envelope group. He was particularly curious whether the ancient physician Zhang had figured out what was going on.
As soon as I entered, I saw a lot of chat history. I scrolled to the top and found that Physician Zhang was looking for me. I read what he said.
Ancient Physician Zhang: Farm girl Tang Mianmian, the matter is clear now. The imperial envoy has disappeared, and even the soldiers who accompanied him on the disaster relief mission have vanished. The palace has not received any news at all. Then I had someone secretly pass the message to the old emperor, and now a thorough investigation has begun.
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