The oxcart soon arrived in the town.
After the seven people got off the bus, Ye Caiping gave Ba Jin 14 coins for the fare.
Ye Bajin knew Ye Caiping's personality; she always kept public and private matters separate, so he could only smile and accept it.
“Bajin, you can go back to the village first. You can come back to pick us up after you’ve delivered the spicy soup for lunch.”
"No. I have time anyway, so I'll go with you! Whatever you buy, I'll carry it onto the oxcart. When it's time to go back, if you want to go back early, we'll go back together. If you want to go back later, I'll go back first."
Ye Caiping thought it was a good idea: "But aren't you afraid your oxcart will be stolen if you park it here?"
"Don't worry, the car dealership is just around the corner. I'll park my car there, and there will be staff to feed it and watch over it. My things won't get stolen."
Since they were old acquaintances, Ye Caiping didn't stand on ceremony with him: "Thank you for your trouble."
"Hehe, it's nothing, it's nothing."
Ye Bajin led the ox away and returned shortly afterward.
The group walked happily through the town.
Although Ye Caiping had been running a stall in the town for a long time, this was the first time she had truly gone shopping since she transmigrated, neither to buy anything nor to do business.
I feel incredibly relaxed.
The Du and Wei families, as well as Jin Hua and Yin Hua, were the same. They never dared to go shopping before, and even if they did, they didn't have money to buy anything. They were always tense when walking on the street.
This is the most comfortable I've ever been.
"Where should we go first?" Ye Jin'er asked.
"Let's have breakfast first! Oh, and let's eat at Fatty's place."
The group then arrived at Fatty's stall.
The stall was already packed with people, which shows how good the business was.
"It's Cai Ping!" Fatty wiped her hands on her apron and walked over. "Going to the market?"
"Yes, I just stopped by to drop by. How's business?"
"Thanks to you, everything is great!" the chubby woman said sweetly, holding her hand.
"It's all over! In the county town, that scholar Li actually asked you for the recipe for spicy soup. How dare he!"
"Now I realize that you're the wicked woman who was divorced by the scholar."
“I had heard about the scholar from Lijia Village divorcing his wife before, and everyone said you deserved it.”
"Now that I see it, bah! Just look at that scholar's character, it's obvious there's something fishy going on. Otherwise, how could he have divorced his wife and married a new one in less than a month?"
"Besides, we've known each other for so long, and you're so down-to-earth and sincere, how could you be that kind of person! They must be trying to smear you."
Ye Caiping looked hurt: "Thank you for your understanding, Sister Pang. Let's not dwell on the past."
The chubby woman said with pity, "I understand, I understand. Oh, I forgot Jin'er, you're still standing here!"
Just then, a group of people finished eating and left, and Fatty Sister immediately went over to tidy up: "Sit here, sit here."
After everyone was seated, the chubby woman said with a smile:
"Would you like a bowl of spicy soup each? Hehe, we've only sold half of it, it's still fresh!"
"Ugh!" Ye Jin'er instinctively covered her mouth.
Fat Sister: "..."
Ye Caiping glared at her, and Ye Jin'er looked aggrieved: "I...I've been eating..."
Ye Huan'er chuckled.
My family makes spicy soup. Every morning I finish a bowl first. Sometimes there are leftovers and they get cold, but I don't want to waste them, so I still finish a bowl.
I can't stand smelling that all the time while I'm working, even the most delicious food.
Not only Ye Jin'er, but even Ye Huan'er trembled upon hearing this.
Ye Bajin and Du Shi, among others, all laughed.
Ye Caiping said, "We won't have the spicy soup. We'll each have a bowl of porridge, two meat buns, and do you have dumplings?"
"have."
"Two baskets, please!" One basket contains ten dumplings.
Okay.
"That's too much, we can't spend money like that." Mrs. Du felt sorry for the man.
"Not much, not much, just make sure you're full. Since we're going to the market to buy things, we should have a good time and not think about money all the time," Ye Caiping said.
When Du thought of Ye Caiping's two hundred taels, well, she could indeed not feel the pinch for a little while.
After finishing breakfast, Ye Caiping went to pay the bill, but the chubby woman stopped her hand:
"Alright, this meal is on me."
"Can……"
"Next time I go to the county town, if you run into me there, just invite me back."
"Okay!" Ye Caiping readily agreed; any further resistance would have seemed like a stretch.
After breakfast, Ye Caiping went to Jixiang Cloth Shop.
This is the most comprehensive fabric shop in town, and the prices are quite reasonable.
The Du family and their four daughters walked in nervously; they had never dared to enter such a large cloth shop before.
The shopkeeper was a well-maintained woman nearing forty, surnamed Yao.
When Manager Yao saw a group of people arrive, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Esteemed guests, what kind of fabric would you like to buy?"
As he spoke, he looked at the clothes of the group.
Their clothes were all worn out, made of coarse cloth, patched upon patched, and it was obvious that they didn't have much money.
Even so, she still had to treat them politely; even if they only bought a foot of coarse cloth, they were still customers.
When her gaze fell on Ye Caiping, her eyes lit up: "Isn't this Madam Ye? She used to sell spicy soup on West Street. My son would go there early every day to eat it, and he would often bring it for me."
"Yes, it's me." Ye Caiping smiled.
Shopkeeper Yao was a perceptive man: "Madam Ye has brought her family to buy fabric for making clothes? Let's see what kind of material you'd like to choose."
Ye Caiping didn't know much about ancient fabrics, and the original owner's memories were somewhat hazy. Too lazy to delve into them, she turned back and said:
"Sister-in-law, what do you think we should buy?"
Du said, "Ordinary coarse cloth will do, but Yong'er is getting married, so we need to buy some better material. Could we ask for 10 feet of cotton cloth?"
Ten feet of cloth is just enough to make a set of clothes and trousers.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wei quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, we'll buy Peng'er 10 feet of cotton cloth. He'll need to find a wife in a couple of years."
Ye Caiping smiled and sighed, "I shouldn't have asked them."
He turned to Manager Yao and asked, "Manager, what kind of cloth do ordinary families in town wear?"
Shopkeeper Yao noticed that Ye Caiping was interested in spending money on her family, and said with a smile, "The poorer families wear coarse cloth, while ordinary families wear cotton cloth. This cotton cloth costs 40 coins per foot."
Du and Wei gasped. Ordinary coarse cloth was only 20 wen per foot, and dyed cloth was only 25 wen.
How many feet is a bolt of cloth?
"One bolt of cloth is 40 feet long, which is one tael and six mace, enough to make four sets of clothes for a man."
Ye Caiping said, "Then give me four bolts of cotton cloth. Sister-in-law, you can choose the colors. Pick two light-colored ones and two dark-colored ones, so the family can use them."
Shopkeeper Yao laughed and said, "Yes, yes, it can be used by both men and women."
Both Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei were stunned. This was cotton cloth, and a bolt of it was worth one tael and six mace!
Four bolts would cost six taels and four mace.
And, can they wear cotton?
Du said, "Cotton cloth is too expensive and inconvenient to wear for work."
Ye Caiping said, "You can wear old clothes when you're working. Cotton clothes are respectable to wear out."
Since she didn't even have a decent piece of clothing, Mrs. Du couldn't refuse and accepted it with a smile.
Ms. Wei was also overjoyed, smiling silently.
Jin Hua and Yin Hua's eyes lit up; they had never worn cotton clothes before.
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