Chapter 23: Visiting a Department Store
The weather was cool in the morning, and Xiuzhu and her friends walked briskly. Soon, we arrived in front of a two-story red brick and tile building.
Holding my cousin’s hand, I walked in expectantly.
There are many glass windows on the first floor, displaying a wide variety of goods, from food, clothing to household items, all of which attracted her attention.
"Sister, this place is bigger than the department store in Yucheng, and there are more things."
Xiu Li smiled and said, "Of course, it is Beijing after all. Only Shanghai can be compared with it."
"Yes, sis, please take me to the counters selling fabrics and finished clothes first. I can't wait any longer."
Xiuzhu nodded in agreement with her cousin, and then pulled Xiuli's arm and acted coquettishly.
Although she had memories of her past life, it was more like a gorgeous dream.
I have lived here for 18 years and have long since adapted to the local customs. In this age of material shortages, it is inevitable that I feel excited to see so many things.
A mocking voice came, "Tsk, country bumpkin."
Xiuzhu heard it but didn't turn around to look because she felt that it couldn't be that they were talking about her. She was so beautiful and dressed so beautifully, how blind must one have to be to use this word to describe her?
The voice was very close, Xiuli also heard it, and she knew that the girl was talking about them.
But seeing that Xiuzhu didn't react, he thought it was better to mind his own business and ignored it and took his sister directly to look at the clothes.
"snort"
Chu Yuqing didn't expect to be ignored so much. She opened her eyes wide in anger and picked at her collar with her fingers.
She was shopping in a department store today and wore a newly bought blouse on purpose, hoping to outdo her cousin.
Sure enough, her cousin was wearing the same clothes she had seen last time. They were not as pretty as hers, and she was feeling very proud of herself.
After a while, a woman who looked like a vixen walked in. She was wearing a fashionable blouse that was even more beautiful than the one she had bought from Shanghai with someone else.
After she came in, everyone around her glanced over, even her usually arrogant cousin couldn't help but look at her.
But some people only look beautiful from a distance, so she deliberately got closer to see her flaws.
I didn't expect that she was even more beautiful up close, with better, whiter and more delicate skin. But when I heard her speak, I realized that she was just a country bumpkin from Yucheng who had never seen the world.
Chu Yulan took in her cousin's expression and a look of contempt flashed in her eyes. She was just a fool.
Thinking of the face he had just seen, his eyes flickered, and he looked at Chu Yuqing, and said gently: "Yuqing, the clothes that girl just wore are really beautiful. I wonder if they are new goods in the store. Let's go and take a look."
"Hmph, let's go." Chu Yuqing rolled her eyes, her face full of anger, and walked towards the finished clothing counter angrily.
She comes here almost every few days, so there's no way this is new stock.
But that vixen just now actually dared to ignore her, so she wanted to go over and teach her a lesson.
Chu Yulan smiled and followed behind him leisurely.
Xiuzhu looked at the finished clothes and found that the styles were all better than those in Yucheng.
She didn't like Dacron fabric, so she chose a red plaid round-neck blouse made of fine cotton. It felt very skin-friendly, but the waist was not slim-fitting, which made her a little dissatisfied.
But the color looks really good, so I couldn’t bear to give it up, so I thought about buying it back and asking a tailor to alter it.
He looked at the saleswoman working at the counter and asked, "Comrade, how much does this dress cost?"
Seeing that the girl opposite was pretty and well-dressed, the saleswoman replied in a gentle manner: "This is a new product from Hong Kong City. It's more expensive. It costs 20 yuan plus 10 feet of cloth coupons."
Xiu Li frowned as she listened to this. This was too expensive. Even a Dacron coat wouldn't cost that much. She advised, "Xiu Zhu, this is too expensive. Let's go look at the fabrics."
"Hmph, poor bastard, what are you looking at if you can't afford it?"
"Pack the one she got for me directly."
Xiuzhu looked in the direction of the voice and saw the person speaking was a round-faced, sweet-looking girl, who was looking at her with disdain.
"Yuqing, this female comrade saw it first, you should let her go."
Xiuzhu turned her eyes again and looked at the female comrade who came over to talk to her. She had a gentle appearance and an elegant and generous temperament.
"Of course when buying things, it belongs to whoever can pay for it. Give it to her. Can she afford it?" Chu Yuqing got even angrier when she heard her cousin's words. She raised her chin and spoke with a tone full of contempt.
Chu Yulan frowned: "But..."
Chu Yuqing stopped her and looked directly at the salesperson: "How much?"
The salesperson quoted the price again.
It was indeed a bit expensive, but luckily she brought a lot of money today, but she was still short of 2 feet of cloth coupons.
"Lend me some cloth coupons and I'll give them to you when I get home." She looked at Chu Yulan, her tone anxious and domineering.
Chu Yulan was unwilling to lend her the money. Her cousin was a very willful and capricious person. She never returned the things she borrowed. When she asked her for the money, she would push it away. Chu Yulan was too humble to ask for it every few days.
Looking at the girl who was stunning but hadn't spoken a word, he said sensibly, "Comrade, you saw the clothes first, so you should buy them."
"Chu Yulan, you are a traitor. I will go back and tell grandma to give me the cloth coupons as soon as possible." Chu Yuqing gritted her teeth in anger, and her voice became shrill and harsh.
Chu Yulan saw that the female comrade just didn't say anything, and her cousin called her name so loudly that it attracted many people to watch.
She couldn't afford to lose this person, and the reputation she had built up over so many years couldn't have any blemishes.
He quickly opened his wallet, handed over the cloth coupons and shut her mouth.
Xiuzhu just looked at the two girls quietly. They kept talking to each other, but no matter what they said to her, she didn't reply.
Please, she was just harmed by a strange girl yesterday, how could she dare to speak up today? She is a little afraid of women.
The main reason is that there is no one with high fighting power around her, so even if someone points at her nose and scolds her, she won't talk back. Being scolded won't hurt her, so if you can't afford to provoke her, you can afford to avoid her!
Of course, if the conditions are right, she will definitely fight back twice as much. She is so realistic and takes advantage of the power of others.
He quietly took Xiu Li's hand and left, whispering, "Sister, let's go look at the cloth. She doesn't have the cloth coupons so we can't steal it."
Xiu Li responded with a smile.
The fabric came in many colors, and there happened to be red plaid, so Xiuzhu asked for some and only spent 5 yuan. She planned to draw the pattern herself and have it made by a tailor. It would look better than the ready-made clothes sold and would be much cheaper.
With the 15 yuan saved from the skirt, I bought woolen cloth for 7 yuan, dark blue Dacron cloth for 5 yuan, and white cloth for a shirt for 3 yuan, and spent all of it.
Chongqing is in the south, and it is not as cold as Beijing in winter. She plans to make a half-length dark blue pleated skirt that goes below the knee to match it with a white shirt, and then wear a woolen coat on the outside, so that she can spend the winter.
I had almost used up all my cloth coupons, with less than 10 feet left, so I didn't look for anything else.
After Xiu Li finished shopping, they went to the shoe counter to have a look, but the color Xiu Zhu wanted was not available, so they finally bought a pair of dark brown flat-soled leather shoes.
Finally, they bought some pastries, and then they happily got up and went home without even looking at the two strange girls.
Chu Yuqing saw that the skirt she bought at a high price did not receive any envious look from the girl.
He ignored her the whole time, his eyes were red and his face was distorted with anger.
Chu Yulan still maintained her elegant expression, but as she looked at Xiuzhu's leaving back, her eyes revealed a cold look.
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