Shopkeeper Chen tried hard to invite them to dinner, but they refused, so he gave them a large food box.
Tang Shiyue and Madam Zhou picked out the things in the cart, picked out those that could be kept for a long time, and sent Qi Jing to deliver them to the clan school. Then Tang Shiyue and Madam Zhou went strolling around the town.
She thought of preparing some summer clothes for everyone in her family.
Common people in this dynasty were forbidden to wear hats or clothes, and were forbidden to wear purple, yellow, and other colors. There were many restrictions, so the colors generally were black, white, green, gray, blue, and light red, ochre, green, etc., and of course there were many other colors.
The summer clothes of the country people are mainly made of summer cloth, which is white ramie.
The more expensive ones are made of gauze and silk, but they are not common in the countryside. Silk is still a luxury item, so she dare not buy it even if she has the money. Fortunately, the stone house is not hot, so basically anything can be worn.
Mrs. Wang could make clothes, and she was pretty good at it, but she wouldn't make them for them. At this time, they couldn't hire someone to make them like they did before, so Tang Shiyue only bought some cloth for Mrs. Wang and let her work on it at home so that she wouldn't have to worry about it all day long.
Then she bought ready-made clothes for her, Tang Shirong and Xiao Yaoer, and also bought two crane silk robes for Tang Shirong so that he could wear them at home during the summer.
The men's clothes she wore before were all Tang Junchen's, all straight robes, which were not very convenient to wear in the village.
Now that she had found a buyer for her medicinal liquor business and didn't need to meet any distinguished guests for the time being, she bought a moon-white short shirt, paired with a dark wide belt and ivory-white trousers, looking as handsome as she could.
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Then I bought an ochre-red short shirt, a wide ochre-yellow belt, and an ochre-yellow pair of trousers. The scarf for the bun can also be ochre, and if I’m happy, I can tie my legs with knee-high socks. I’m so beautiful in this honey-colored outfit!
As for Xiao Yaoer, she wore a short jacket and skirt with wide-leg pants. In short, she tried to keep cool without exposing herself.
When Madam Zhou saw that she had bought men's clothes for herself, she smiled and said, "Chen'er still has a lot of old clothes. If you don't mind, just wear them. Why waste money?"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "Maybe you're going to have a second son, Auntie! I can borrow two clothes for emergency, but I can't ask for them forever."
Madam Zhou blushed at what she said, nodded her head, and said with a smile: "Yue'er, why don't you buy one for Ajing?"
Tang Shiyue really didn't expect this, but then she thought about it and realized that she was not short of money anyway, so she picked two more pieces.
Qi Jing always wore a black short shirt, which was neat and tight, and he was not afraid of the heat. She picked out a sleeveless shirt with a white base and blue edges for him with bad intentions, and also picked out a light indigo short shirt.
Little Qi Yang has fair skin, big eyes and is a cute baby, so she picked out a scarlet robe for him, and bought a whole bag of other things.
In fact, people in the countryside don't buy clothes so frequently. They usually wear the older clothes first and then the younger ones, mending them year after year. But since she was asked to bring them, Madam Zhou also bought quite a few. The two of them walked out carrying the clothes, and discussed putting them down first and then buying other things.
Just as we reached the entrance of an alley, a few thugs suddenly rushed out.
Tang Shiyue was startled and stepped back quickly. Then she heard the leader shout, "So pretty..." He was stunned for a moment, took a closer look at her, and quickly continued, "What a beautiful girl!"
Hmm? Tang Shiyue raised her eyebrows.
Two people at the back followed and dutifully cheered: "Young lady, come and have a drink with us."
After a long while, the other two also came to their senses: "Hahaha, yes, yes, come and drink with us!" Then they gathered together and walked forward, looking very uncouth.
Madam Zhou was terrified. She backed away, looking for someone everywhere, and said anxiously, "Yuer! Yuer, what should I do? Someone, come! Someone, come quickly! Help!"
But no one came.
Tang Shiyue patted the back of her hand gently, indicating that she was okay, and said loudly: "I'm so scared!" but stood still.
The gangsters who were only one step away from her: "..."
Why does it look a little off?
That's right, something's wrong. Compared to your two-cent acting skills, I lose if I get one point more!
The gangsters didn't know whether to step forward or not. They just stared at each other for a while. Soon, the tall man from last time came out and shouted from a distance: "You dare to mess with my friends? Get out of here!"
"Ah! Ah! Please spare my life, sir!" The gangster shouted exaggeratedly and then ran away.
Tang Shiyue raised her eyebrows and saluted him with a smile: "I haven't asked for your name yet, sir?"
"Han, Han Yi." Han Yi also knew that he had failed, so he smiled and tried to smooth things over: "I just saw you and came to say hello. I don't recognize you, my brothers, so I'm sorry!"
Tang Shiyue was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and said, "Excuse me, it's Boss Han?" Seeing him nod, she asked, "What does Boss Han need me to do?"
Han Yi scratched his head, then laughed: "I heard that you guys are delivering wine to Sifang Restaurant? Is that Fushou wine yours?"
Tang Shiyue understood and said with a smile: "I wonder how much silver per pound of Fushou wine from Sifang Restaurant is?"
Han Yi said: "Eighty taels of silver per dou!"
Oh, it doubled. Tang Shiyue smiled and nodded, and handed the bag in his hand to him. Han Yi took it blankly: "Hmm?"
Tang Shiyue said: "Boss Han, please follow me."
She led him to the mule cart and took out an extra jar of wine that had been loaded that morning.
This is a two-jin jar, mainly for Manager Shen to taste the wine, but Manager Shen did not take advantage of them and tasted the wine directly from the purchased wine, so this jar was left behind.
Tang Shiyue took the bag and handed him the wine: "Thank you, Boss Han, for helping me carry my things. This jar of wine is a token of my gratitude."
Han Yi understood what she meant and was happy.
He originally wanted to pretend to be a hero saving the beauty, and then naturally ask for a jar of wine, but those idiots acted so badly that the girl saw through it at a glance, so Tang Shiyue asked him to help carry things, and then gave him some wine, which was considered a give and take.
Han Yi was a little embarrassed for once, and he smiled while holding the wine in his hand, "Young lady, I won't drink your wine for nothing. When you come to town in the future, tell me, and I will ask my brothers to follow you. I promise that nothing will happen to you in my territory."
Tang Shiyue looked at him.
Han Yi has a scruffy beard and looks quite rough, but he has a pair of large, droopy eyes with single eyelids and round, dark pupils, the legendary puppy eyes. Although he has a ruffian look on his face, he doesn't look that bad and looks quite innocent.
Tang Shiyue said, "Thank you very much, Boss Han. Next time we send wine to the town, we will also send an extra jar for Boss Han to try."
Han Yi was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then it's settled!" He pointed over there and said: "See, those with straw ropes tied on their shoulders are my people. If you have any problem, just tell them directly!"
Tang Shiyue thanked him with a smile.
Only after he walked away with the wine in his hand did Madam Zhou sit down and let out a breath, "I was scared to death!"
Fourth Uncle Tang stayed there to watch the car, and asked in confusion, "What happened? Who is this person?"
Tang Shiyue briefly explained a few words and said, "This kind of person cannot be offended. It is better to give up a little money to ensure safety. And if he is really the leader of these gangsters in town, then we may really be able to use him in the future."
"That's right." Fourth Uncle Tang said, "There are local tyrants everywhere. You really can't offend such people."
Tang Shiyue said: "Okay, Auntie, let's continue shopping! I still have a lot of things to buy!"
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