Chapter 374: Just Doing My Little Part
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper relaxed a little, but shook his head at him.
"This is the first time I've seen this girl, too. After all, there aren't any women in Hancheng who are this beautiful. Maybe she's just passing by here from somewhere else and showing some kindness..."
Before the shopkeeper could finish his words, the man put down the money for the meal, signaled his family to eat first, and then he immediately followed them out.
A dozen meters away, Ran Qingxuan had already slipped into a clothing shop on the street.
The older woman inside was talking to a younger one. When she looked up, she saw a girl in a white fox fur cloak walking in. The woman walked forward and took a look, and was immediately stunned by Ran Qingxuan.
"Girl, feel free to choose any clothes you like. You are so pretty that anything will look good on you."
"Thank you for your compliment, ma'am. Do you have any men's clothing?"
The woman was startled, and looked at the two men standing at the door who had not come in. She understood what was going on, and immediately took out several sets of prepared cotton robes, but in different sizes.
Before she could introduce herself, Ran Qingxuan immediately asked, "Do you have any men's clothing in darker colors, made of durable and warm fabrics?"
Hearing this, the woman looked at the two men behind him in surprise. They looked very impressive and did not seem like the type of people who would wear ordinary cotton robes.
However, she has been running the shop for dozens of years and can tell that Ran Qingxuan is a customer who really wants to buy clothes.
"How many do you need, young lady? We have more than a dozen men's ready-made clothes in our store that were replaced in previous years. The length is suitable for men around 5 feet 2 to 5 feet 4."
Ran Qingxuan converted it and realized that it should be referred to as a man between 1.73 and 1.8 meters tall.
There are more than thirty soldiers guarding one city gate alone, not to mention that Hancheng has two gates. At least seventy or eighty sets of clothes are needed.
"It's not enough..." Ran Qingxuan looked through the cotton coats and robes the woman took out. They were half dark gray and half navy blue. They were of different sizes, but the quantity was not enough.
The woman couldn't get enough of it and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Girl, if you are not in a hurry, can you sit in the shop for a while? I have two shops nearby, one of which specializes in selling cotton robes for men..."
“About how many pieces?”
The woman thought for a moment and replied, "Including the ones from this store, there are probably about sixty or seventy."
It would probably not take long for sixty or seventy pieces to be sold out in Silver Moon City, but most of the people in Cold City are families of soldiers guarding the front lines. Their lives are already difficult, and even fewer people buy ready-made clothes.
Ran Qingxuan not only needed to buy ready-made clothes, but the soldiers' shoes had long been worn out. In the winter, the hands and feet are the first to get cold, so warm shoes are essential.
"As long as the clothes are suitable for men over 5 feet 2 (1.7 meters) tall, I want them all. I also need to buy men's winter shoes. Does the shopkeeper have any, or do you have any familiar shops that can recommend some?"
The woman noticed that the shortest man outside was five feet four inches tall, and she knew that Ran Qingxuan was not buying so many clothes for the two of them.
And they also needed shoes. The woman was delighted and immediately smiled happily.
"What a coincidence! I have four stores in total. In addition to selling men's and women's clothing, I also have a store that sells shoes and another that sells women's underwear, which I guess girls don't need."
When Ran Qingxuan heard this, she didn't want to wait any longer and asked the woman to take her to the store to choose.
In a short while, Ran Qingxuan had chosen the men's clothing he wanted to buy. The average price of seventy sets of clothes and shoes was about three taels of silver, which was already very cheap.
You should know that ready-made clothes in any random shop in the capital cost at least six or seven taels, and the shoes worn by ordinary people cost one or two taels a pair.
Almost all the stock in the woman's shop was bought by Ran Qingxuan, and the waiter spent a lot of time just sorting out the clothes and shoes.
"If you don't mind, young lady, I have counted out 140 pairs of footwear for you and put them in the bag. Although the material is not that luxurious, it is breathable and will not make your feet feel stuffy."
Ran Qingxuan almost forgot to wear socks when putting on shoes, otherwise his feet would stink. When he was about to pay, he was stopped by the woman.
"Miss, since you are taking good care of my business, I will give you these socks as a gift. If you like them, please come back. I can make them anytime in these stores."
Ran Qingxuan smiled and didn't act pretentiously. He took out two hundred taels of silver notes and twenty taels of silver to pay.
The money was just enough, and the woman knew that Ran Qingxuan was not the kind of person who would take advantage of others by buying more, so a hint of appreciation flashed in her eyes.
After collecting the money, the woman was about to instruct the shop assistants to move the clothes and shoes to their carriage when Ran Qingxuan stopped her.
"Wait, there's no need to move these things onto the carriage."
"But if we don't move it to the carriage, how can the girl take it away?" The woman felt strange. She cast her eyes on Gu Yanchen and the other man, thinking that she wanted him to move it...
"Auntie, you misunderstood. Please help me divide these clothes into two parts and have them delivered to the South Gate and West Gate of Hancheng respectively."
"We can deliver it, but who will receive the goods?" The woman was about to take out a pen and paper to write it down when she heard Ran Qingxuan say.
"If I really want to talk about receiving the goods... these clothes and shoes are bought for the soldiers defending the city. The severe cold is coming, and their clothes are too worn and thin. I heard that the cold city has been resisting foreign enemies. I just passed by and saw this situation and did my best to help..."
When these words were spoken, not only the woman who ran the shop, but even the shop assistants were stunned on the spot.
Growing up, they had never seen anyone take the initiative to care about the soldiers defending the city.
After all, when they themselves are not well fed, how can some people care about how others are doing...
"Girl, you did a good deed. I'm sure those soldiers will be very grateful after they put on their new clothes!"
In the woman's opinion, Ran Qingxuan must be no ordinary person with such appearance and demeanor, and with such a kind heart, his family education would naturally not be bad.
Seventy sets of cotton robes, shoes and socks were loaded onto the cart. The woman could no longer see Ran Qingxuan. Remembering his instructions, she walked non-stop towards the nearest South City Gate.
Inside the South City Gate Tower, the soldiers defending the city looked at the three tables of delicious meals with disdain.
Song Jinshan, the South City Gate official who was working in the government office, hurried back when he heard the report from his subordinates.
As soon as they arrived, they met the waiter who was about to leave the restaurant. They stopped him and asked him a few questions. Only then did they find out that a girl had spent dozens of taels of silver to order two days' meals for them.
There is no reward without merit. Moreover, Hancheng is close to the Yigui, and spies may infiltrate occasionally. Song Jinshan did not dare to eat casually, so he asked the soldiers to temporarily move the food into the gate tower.
"I don't know who sent us such large tables of food. I don't know how long it has been since I last had meat..." As he said this, he stretched his neck to look into the small window.
The person next to him nudged him with his elbow and said in a low voice, "Brother is still here, you'd better take it easy and don't let your thoughts be discovered, or you'll be punished."
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