Nineteen sets of cotton coats require nineteen large pieces of cloth, and the remaining cloth can be used to make more clothes. Ge Shuzhen was a little overwhelmed. In the past month, Ke Xin bought a lot of cloth for the house.
After selecting the fabric for the cotton-padded jacket, she also had to buy the fabric for the quilt and mattress. After an hour of this, Ke Xin saw that the sun had risen outside.
Since the price has been negotiated and the fabric has been selected, she can quickly pay the bill and find an excuse to run away. After thinking about it, Ke Xin, who was quick and decisive, found the shopkeeper.
"Three hundred catties of cotton, at twenty-seven wen a catty, is eight taels and a hundred wen. Thirty-three bolts of pure cotton cloth, at one hundred and twenty wen, for a total of three taels, nine hundred and sixty wen. Adding these two together, the total is twelve taels and sixty wen. Do the math, is that correct?"
The shopkeeper stopped packing up the things and handed them over to the waiter to weigh them, and then started to calculate the bill. Ge Shuzhen stared at the waiter's weight from the side, fearing that he had given her too little. She also glanced at Kexin from time to time, fearing that the child had paid the wrong bill.
She was wondering when Ke Xin became so good at settling accounts.
Soon, the shopkeeper finished the calculation and nodded at Kexin with a smile: "Young lady, your calculation is really fast. It is indeed twelve taels and sixty wen."
I learned the multiplication tables in elementary school. Even if I haven't touched a textbook for years, I never forget them; they're ingrained in me. Ke Xin Waiwai thought about it and immediately paid the bill.
One ingot of ten taels of silver, two pieces of silver of one tael each, plus sixty coins. At this moment, Ke Xin missed the old way of paying: just scan and press the fingerprint, and it's done!
The shopkeeper took it and counted it. After confirming that it was correct, he hurried to help the waiter. At this time, Ke Xin took out a purse from her arms, which contained thirty taels of silver coins, and secretly put it into her mother's hand.
"Mom, I'm going out for a walk. You don't have to wait for me when I get home." After saying that, he ran away without waiting for Ge Shuzhen's reaction.
When she reacted and wanted to grab her, she had something in her hand. She pulled her hand back angrily and stood at the door, shouting at the person who was running away: "Come back soon."
But he didn't even think about it, just waved his hand behind him and replied, "I know."
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In the alley, Ke Xin changed into men's clothes, carried a large bag on her back, and held a bag of snacks in her hand, and walked slowly towards Wanhua Tower.
Just as she arrived at the alley behind Wanhua Tower, she saw Xiaowu leaning against the wall with one foot on the wall behind him, his arms folded, quietly waiting for her arrival.
Ke Xin frowned and looked up and down at Xiao Wu, who also looked haggard. "Is your master in the brothel?"
Even after being injured and bleeding so much, he still had the energy to come here to have fun... His endurance and fickleness are not something that ordinary people can compare to!
Xiao Wu rolled his eyes at her, grabbed the large bag on her shoulder, and tossed her a gold ingot. "Young Master said that business in a brothel is not easy. You should stop working there, and don't come to places like this. I'll just take these clothes in for you today. Now go."
After saying that, he stared at Jiang Kexin intently. He no longer had the liveliness of the past, but only a dead look.
Ke Xin glanced at the brothel, then at Xiao Wu, and without saying anything else, she threw the snacks in her hand to him: "Give it to Xiao Qi, this is what I promised to buy for him."
After saying that, he turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back and asked him, "Your master..."
"No problem."
After hearing this, Jiang Kexin walked out of the alley without any reluctance, found a deserted place, changed back into women's clothes, and walked alone on the way back to the village, her mind wandering.
When he returned home, he found that there was an adult man in the house. He was shorter than his eldest brother, with a dark complexion. His light grey robe was stained with blood and looked messy. His eyes were like a deep pool with no bottom to be seen.
Jiang Shan patted the dazed Xiaojiu and explained, "My mother and I came back and found him collapsed at the door of our house. His name is Wei San, he's a hunter, and he got injured while hunting."
"Oh? Have you found a doctor yet?"
Wei San stood up shakily and waved towards Ke Xin: "Thank you for your kindness, young lady. I was just injured by the clamp. I just need to stop the bleeding."
After saying this, he laughed at himself and said, "I've been hunting for years, but I actually fell into a trap set by other hunters. It's really shameful."
Jiang Shan knew about the traps set by hunters. These traps were usually used to catch animals like wild sheep or foxes, and the traps were covered with straw or leaves.
Jiang Shan smiled and helped him to diffuse the embarrassment: "There's nothing shameful about this. People step on people all the time in our village."
Is my second brother always so friendly towards strangers?
Ke Xin glanced at her second brother who was joking and frowned slightly: "Second brother, you should go and ask Doctor Wu to take a look at this... Wei San. I'm not feeling well either."
Jiang Shan originally wanted Wei San to rest for a while before leaving, but when he heard his sister say that she was not feeling well, he immediately ran out of the yard. When his two sisters-in-law heard that Ke Xin said she was not feeling well, they were shocked and came over, nervously asking her what was wrong.
In front of Wei San, Ke Xin embarrassed herself and said, "Alas, I'm having a little trouble. I didn't sleep well last night and got that dirty stuff on the quilt."
When talking about this in front of the man, Ke Xin still had to pretend to be shy. Then she dragged her two sisters-in-law to the main hall and said as she walked, "Didn't mother go to buy cotton early in the morning? She even scolded me for this."
The voice was neither loud nor soft, just enough to reach Wei San's ears.
The two sisters-in-law came over, not knowing what was going on, and laughed with their hands covering their mouths: "What's the big deal? I was like this when I was a little girl. I'll take it apart and wash it for you later."
Ke Xin was really embarrassed now: "No need, sister-in-law, I've already bought some cotton and can just make a new quilt."
She was supported by her two sisters-in-law and entered the main hall. She glanced at Wei San out of the corner of her eye. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that this person's temperament was not like that of a hunter. Regardless of whether he was a hunter or came to investigate Liu Feiyang's situation, she had done her best in this drama today.
But I'm not sure why he chose my own family?
Soon, Doctor Wu was dragged in by Jiang Shan. He walked into the main room breathlessly, carrying a small medicine box on his back. His face was flushed and he was panting heavily. When he saw Ke Xin sitting on a chair and talking to someone, Doctor Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey Jiang Shan, isn't Ke Xin fine? Why are you so anxious? You even lost one of the running shoes I was wearing."
Everyone looked at Doctor Wu's feet. Sure enough, one of his shoes was missing, and half of his socks had fallen off. The remaining half of the socks was swaying in the wind.
Jiang Shan scratched his head awkwardly, explaining with a goofy grin, "My sister's face was pale when she woke up this morning, and she kept complaining of a stomachache. She said she felt better after drinking some brown sugar water, but she felt unwell again after returning from shopping in town. Hey, Uncle Wu, please take a quick look at my sister. What's wrong with her?"
Wei San, who was limping over from the right, just happened to hear what Jiang Shan said. With a look of contempt on his face, he leaned against the outer wall of the main room and slowly slid to the ground, looking sideways at the situation in the room.
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