Chapter 80 Made of silk? I can’t afford it!
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and said yes, then opened another cupboard and took out a few fur coats in dark and deep colors, some large and some small, and placed them side by side on the counter for Gu Tang to look through them one by one.
As she was about to open a dark blue cotton fur coat, she saw her father walk in out of the corner of her eye.
Gu Tang happily turned around with the clothes in her hand, and walked forward to put the clothes on her father to compare: "See if it fits? Otherwise, why don't you try it on directly?
Then she turned back to ask the shopkeeper, "Can I let my dad try it on to see if it fits?"
"Miss, just try it on. If it doesn't fit, I'll change it for you. My fur coats are reasonably priced and come in many styles! I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
The shopkeeper was very eloquent and made Gu Tang very happy.
When buying clothes, you should try them on first, but some stores don’t allow you to try them on.
"Dad, try it on. If it fits, we'll buy it!" Gu Tang unbuttoned the clothes and handed it over.
Gu Lianshan was completely confused.
He stared at Gu Tang. He thought he stopped at the cloth shop to buy bedding, but it turned out not to be the case. Was he stopping to buy him a fur coat?
Gu Lianshan was both happy and distressed.
What makes him happy is that his daughter loves him so much that she is willing to spend money on him.
What made him feel sad was that a fur coat would cost at least two or three taels, and he really couldn't bear to part with it!
Gu Tang saw her father standing still with a wrinkled face, and she knew what he was thinking at a glance.
She revealed the fur inside her coat and whispered, "This is rabbit skin. Look at the color of the fur. I'm afraid it's the lowest quality rabbit skin. It's not worth much money."
Gu Lianshan took a closer look and found that it was indeed the case.
But even the lowest quality rabbit fur coat would probably cost you around 10 or 20 taels of silver.
Gu Lianshan still felt distressed and reluctant.
Gu Tang was immediately unhappy and glared at him: "Try it now!"
Gu Lianshan immediately became obedient.
He subconsciously took the fur coat and put it on quickly.
Before the belt was tied, the shopkeeper on the other side praised loudly: "Brother, your daughter has a good eye! Look how elegant this fur coat is! It's not too long or too short, not too fat or too thin, it fits her perfectly!"
"I think the color is good." Gu Tang touched it. The outer layer of the fur coat she held was made of dark blue fine cloth.
There is no embroidery on the body of the shirt, only a circle of auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on the collar, cuffs and hem.
There were no frayed edges on the collar and cuffs. When worn, it looked like a newly made muslin jacket at first glance. If you didn't look inside, you wouldn't be able to tell that it was made of rabbit skin.
This fur coat is very suitable for wearing at the Gu family.
"Dad, this is it? Is it okay?"
Gu Lianshan wanted to refuse, but Gu Tang kept glaring at him secretly!
I didn't dare to say the word "no".
Silence means consent, and consent means agreement.
Gu Tang interpreted her father's silence as agreement, turned around and picked out a small light blue fur coat, and put it on to try it out.
Although Gu Ping'an is two years younger than her, he is the same height and about the same size as her, except that his frame is slightly bigger than hers.
Gu Tang told all this to the shopkeeper and asked her to help choose.
The shopkeeper took the fur coat from Gu Tang's hand, measured the size, and quickly handed the coat back.
"The one in your hand would probably be a little bigger on your brother, but I think bigger is better.
Boys grow up fast, so the clothes they wear now are a little too big, but they will probably fit perfectly after the New Year."
That's true.
Gu Tang asked her father again: "Do you think this one is good?"
Gu Lianshan couldn't say anything except "good".
If he tells her that, his daughter will definitely be upset.
"Okay, then take two pieces each." Gu Tang folded the clothes and put them aside, then picked out two pieces, one large and one small, from a pile of fur coats.
Gu Lianshan's face changed again and again. If he was not afraid of saying it was too expensive in front of the shopkeeper and offending his daughter, he would have jumped up and said he didn't want it!
After holding it in for a while, Gu Lianshan couldn't help it and walked over to Gu Tang and said with a smile, "We already have one at home, so just buy one. It would be a pity to buy so many and not be able to wear them all and leave them there for nothing."
Gu Tang was so happy that she continued with what her father said, "Those are from previous years. We haven't bought this year's clothes yet. Can you take out the clothes I picked for Ping An and let Ping An try them on?"
She pushed the clothes into her father's arms and pushed him out.
After chasing the man away, Gu Tang turned around and went to pick out bedding.
The shopkeeper's eyes flickered slightly. It was rare to meet such a generous owner. He tried to persuade her: "Miss, why don't you pick one for yourself?"
As she spoke, she took out a lilac-colored short jacket with a cross collar and a lilac-colored long skirt, and personally placed it in front of Gu Tang.
"This dress is also a fur coat, and the lining is also made of rabbit skin, but it is the best rabbit skin."
The shopkeeper unfolded the dress, and saw that the body and hem of the dress were all embroidered with orchids. The patterns were vivid and very delicate.
Gu Tang touched it and looked at the shopkeeper. "Is it made of silk? I can't afford it. It's made of silk and embroidered. The money I spend on it could buy two sets of fine cotton fur coats."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I'll give you the lowest price. As long as you pay three taels, no! Two and a half taels of silver! You can take this dress, okay?"
Gu Tang raised his eyebrows, looking surprised.
The rabbit skin inside the clothes is indeed good rabbit skin. Just this rabbit skin might cost one or two taels of silver.
There is also silk on the outside, the top is a short jacket, the material is pretty good and not too much.
The only thing was the skirt, which was made up of eight torn skirts of the same color.
The fabric for this skirt alone would cost at least one or two taels of silver!
Add to that the embroidery craftsmanship, and this dress would be a loss if it wasn't sold for around 400 taels!
And now, the shopkeeper only asked for two and a half taels of silver? !
This probably isn't even enough to cover the capital!
Well, what is there to not understand? One look at this dress reveals something else, and she dares not buy it.
Gu Tang waved his hands repeatedly: "To be honest, my family is full of gossips, and my mother is a stepmother. I came to buy fur coats today, which has already caused unhappiness in the family.
If I buy myself another set of bright clothes like this, I’m afraid I’ll get beaten up! I don’t dare to accept it!”
Hearing this, the shopkeeper looked regretful.
It hasn’t been launched yet, so is it really going to be a failure in my hands?
Forget it, let’s just do this business first.
The shopkeeper suppressed the emotions on her face, put away her clothes, put on a smile again, and helped Gu Tang choose bedding.
These beddings were made of fine cloth, coarse cloth, and linen.
In addition to these, there are also those made of robe and silk.
Gu Tang directly excluded these two and picked the ones made of fine cloth and coarse cloth.
In addition to choosing these, you also need to look at the fillings inside.
The bedding in the cloth shop does not use fillings such as reed fluff that are commonly used in ordinary people's homes.
The most commonly used material in bedding here is kapok.
Gu Tang pressed it and found it was not as soft as cotton. It felt a bit hard and much heavier.
In addition to kapok, there are also bedding made of fur.
Gu Tang was also ruled out because he was too expensive and couldn't afford it.
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