The whole family has a habit of taking a nap in the afternoon. If they don't take a nap one day, they won't have any energy for the whole afternoon.
When Xu Han woke up, the courtyard was quiet and no one was there. It seemed that they had all gone to the street to buy things.
Xu Han also dragged Lu Chuan to the street. Now that so many people had suddenly joined the family, they didn't have enough things, and they definitely couldn't afford not to buy more.
The most scarce item is tableware. The tableware we have at home was all bought before, and we haven't bought any new ones over the years. This is a good opportunity to buy more.
The two went straight to the general store and bought pots and pans, water tanks, bathtubs, and other miscellaneous items. Xu Han bought as many things as possible that could be used in daily life.
After leaving the general store, she went to the blacksmith's shop and bought a lot more sickles and hoes.
The autumn harvest is just around the corner. Now that there are many people in the family, we need to buy these things. Otherwise, even if we have the people, we won't be able to do anything without the tools, and we'll just be staring blankly at the harvest.
Xu Han was hoping they could clear more wasteland and cultivate more land in the future! Without tools, that would be absolutely impossible.
So she didn't hesitate when buying these tools, picking out the best ones and buying a lot of them.
Fortunately, there aren't many people living in the county town now, otherwise it would be difficult to find enough real farm tools to buy at once.
After buying farm tools, she also bought iron pots, machetes, kitchen knives, and other cooking utensils.
After the house was built, she planned to let the servants cook for themselves, and she would no longer eat or live with them.
She would distribute some food to them every month, and they could eat whatever they wanted. As for what they ate each day, she wouldn't ask at all.
Anyway, the food has been given to them, and how they eat it is their business. As long as they can work well, Xu Han plans to leave the rest to them as little as possible.
After buying all these things, Xu Han took Lu Chuan to the fabric shop. The family's linen and flawed fabrics were almost used up this time, and Xu Han planned to ask about the price of fabrics. If the price was right, she would buy some new fabrics.
Autumn is just around the corner, and the weather in the mountains gets cold quickly. I imagine they don't have any new autumn clothes yet, so we should prepare the fabric and such as early as possible.
The two randomly picked a fabric shop and went inside. Once inside, they discovered that the shop's business was far from bleak. The hall was empty, and the shopkeeper was fast asleep on the counter, showing no signs of waking up even when the two entered.
Lu Chuan pretended to cough, and the shopkeeper slowly opened his eyes.
When she saw the two people in front of her, she could hardly believe her eyes. She rubbed her eyes vigorously, and when she saw that the two people had not disappeared, she immediately put on a smile and went out to greet them.
It's no wonder he did this; the fabric shop's business was terrible. No one had come into the shop for a long time, and not even anyone had come in to ask about prices.
There's nothing we can do. Times are tough, everyone's starving, so who has the money to buy cloth and make clothes?
Of course, there are still many wealthy people in the county town, but after several years of natural disasters and wars, they have spent almost all of their wealth, and now even if they have money, they dare not spend it recklessly.
I'm afraid that if something happens and I need the money, I won't have it.
After all, ordinary people don't know that the war might end soon. The war is not far from here, and the crisis has not yet been resolved.
As for wealthier people, they wouldn't buy fabric from her little shop. Her shop is all about affordability, and it mainly sells linen, coarse cotton, and even fine cotton is rare.
If it weren't for the fact that the shop is owned by my family and I have nothing to do if I close it down, I would have closed it down long ago. I can't sell anything every day, and opening the shop is just losing money.
There wasn't even a waiter in the shop, just the manager. Hiring staff would cost money, and with no business, they had no choice but to lay off the staff and leave the manager to run the shop alone.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "What would you two like to order? Our shop has linen and coarse cotton, in many colors and of good quality. And the prices are cheap."
As the shopkeeper spoke, he led the two toward the rack where the fabrics were displayed.
Xu Han followed the shopkeeper a few steps, reached out and touched the linen, feeling that the quality was indeed good and very sturdy.
So he asked, "How much is the linen? How much is a bolt of it?"
When the shopkeeper heard Xu Han ask how much a bolt of cloth cost instead of how much a foot cost, his eyes lit up and he replied happily, "Haha, Madam has good taste. This color is very nice, and it's easy to work with and doesn't get dirty easily."
Normally, it sells for 430 coins a piece, but since you're so keen on it, I'll give you a discount: 410 coins a piece.
Xu Han thought for a moment and found the price acceptable. Before the famine, she had bought a bolt of horse for 380 wen, after bargaining.
It's currently a period of war, making it inconvenient to transport goods from other places, so the higher prices than before are to be expected.
Even though that's what she thought, it didn't stop Xu Han from bargaining! You know, no merchant is honest, and the shopkeeper certainly wouldn't sell at a loss.
Then Xu Han said, "It's a bit expensive. Can you give me a discount if I buy a lot?"
The shopkeeper carefully considered Xu Han's words and cautiously asked, "How much does Madam intend to take? We can discuss it if it's a lot."
Xu Han calculated that, based on the current size of a bolt of cloth, one bolt of cloth could make about five to six sets of adult clothing. There were 21 people in her family, and each person needed two sets, so at least eight bolts of cloth would be needed.
Including children, any extras can be used to make shoes. Nothing is wasted.
Xu Han smiled and said, "We need quite a lot. At least 8 bolts of cloth, or as many as 16. As for how much, that depends on the price the shopkeeper offers."
Xu Han thought that since the price wasn't expensive, she could buy the winter clothes as well, and the more she bought, the cheaper it would be.
After all, autumn in the mountains is very short; winter comes in the blink of an eye.
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes widened. He thought to himself, "Goodness, this is a wealthy family! They must be buying fabric for their servants, otherwise why would they buy so much fabric at once? It seems we've encountered a big customer this time. I must seize this opportunity."
The shopkeeper was puzzled as to why wealthy families would come here to buy fabric. After all, wealthy families usually had their own regular suppliers. When the master ordered clothes, the fabric shop would take the opportunity to inquire about the servants' fabric purchases and place the order at the same time, without having to find another fabric shop.
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