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Chapter 138 New Clothes
After begging for half an hour, grandma finally agreed.
I actually forgot about it today.
She was very unhappy.
"Oh, yes, yes, grandma, I remember now. After we sell the mung bean soup, let's go shopping."
Zhang Jinlan patted her forehead and spoke to her granddaughter apologetically.
"Mom, I don't need to buy new clothes. It's such a waste of money." Zhang Yanzi was sweating profusely.
But she cared more about the money.
"Mom, I won't buy any either. Tongmu has spent a lot of our family's money. I'm just like Yan Zi. I'll just wear the clothes I have on."
Zhu Yingqiu continued.
"If you don't buy anything, I won't buy anything either. It's just three months of heat, we can just bear with it and it will pass. We've been through this for so many years, and it will be the same this year. As long as I can have enough to eat, I'm willing to wear winter clothes in the summer."
Sun Pingmei had the same idea as her two sisters-in-law.
"Okay, I've promised Fubao. No matter who it is, everyone in the family will buy new clothes, and they have to be ready-made. We don't have time to make them, so we'll go shopping after they sell out. You guys, eat the rest of the melons, and take the two that haven't been cut open back to your father and the others."
Zhang Jinlan was reluctant at first.
But think about it.
The rent of the shop has been earned back long ago.
There is also cash in the house.
After all, the shop is ours.
Everyone was wearing patched clothes.
I’m just afraid that people will look down on me.
Besides, it’s really too hot this year.
It's not even June yet, but it's already hotter than July of the past two years. If it really were July.
Wear this again.
I really can't stand it.
"What's the point of making money? If you don't want to spend it, what's the point of making money? If you get a heat stroke, you still have to see a doctor and take medicine. Instead of spending the money in the clinic, you might as well buy two new sets of clothes. I'm a shopkeeper after all, but when I dress like this, people still think I'm a dishwasher, isn't it because I dress poorly?
Look at Er Yongda and them, who knows that this shop belongs to them? They all treat them as waiters. Okay, just listen to me. Clothes must be bought. Money can be spent and earned later."
Zhang Jinlan waved her hand.
Decided the matter.
After the shop closes.
The family drove a bullock cart to Shibu Street.
I randomly picked a clothing store.
After parking the ox cart.
Jiang Dahe looked at the ox cart.
Others entered the shop.
The shop, which was not big to begin with, was packed with people in an instant.
"Sir, what would you like to see? We have freshly made clothes in our shop, and we also have coarse linen for sale."
The shopkeeper's attitude is very good.
Even though the Jiang family was wearing patched clothes.
She also welcomed us warmly.
"Do you have any thin clothes for summer? It would be best if they are durable and don't get torn easily."
Never been rich in my life.
Naturally, Zhang Jinlan had never worn good materials.
She looked at the colorful clothes around her, not knowing where to start, so she simply asked the shopkeeper.
"Yes, yes. These clothes are very light. Look at this one, it's made of fine cotton, with another layer sewn inside, which is double-layered, so you don't need to wear an inner garment. And this one is made of new plain silk. Compared with the extremely expensive smoke-cloud silk, this one is very reasonably priced. It doesn't see through the skin, but it's very cool. Who are you buying it for?"
Because there are too many people.
There are men and women.
The owner of the clothing store didn't know who to introduce him to.
"We want both. How much is this Su Ling set?"
Zhang Jinlan touched this and that.
She was attracted by the smooth texture of Su Ling at first sight.
It feels cold to the touch.
It must be comfortable to wear.
But if the price is too high, she won’t try it.
So that you don’t end up wearing something that fits you so well that you’re reluctant to take it off.
By then, you won’t be interested in cheap fine cotton anymore.
"This set has several styles and colors, and the prices are different. The cheapest is one tael of silver, and the most expensive peach pink embroidery is three taels of silver. Take a look, which set do you want to try?"
Hearing Zhang Jinlan's words.
The clothing store owner's eyes suddenly lit up.
Her attitude was much kinder.
"Just one or two taels of silver will do. Bring five sets and we'll give it a try."
When Zhang Jinlan heard the price, she felt a little jealous.
But considering that business was good today, a lot of meat patties were sold.
Including other things, I made almost six taels of silver.
She gritted her teeth.
I'm going to try them on. If they fit, I'll get them for myself, my daughter-in-law, and my granddaughter-in-law.
"Okay, Xiaomei, take the guests to the backyard to try on clothes."
The shopkeeper's mouth was almost crooked from smiling.
In front of the shop, Jiang Siyin and Jiang Eryong stayed there waiting.
"Grandma, you look really good in this dress, buy it."
Even if each person buys two sets, plus the clothes of my dad and uncle, I can make back the money in four or five days at most.
Jiang Fubao thought it was a good deal.
The fine cotton dress she was wearing cost half an ounce of silver.
The plain silk feels comfortable to the touch, and at only one tael of silver, it is not expensive at all.
Although there is no embroidery color, it looks refreshing.
"It's really beautiful, do you like it?"
Zhang Jinlan looked at herself in the bronze mirror and nodded with satisfaction.
It is said that clothes make the man, so the whole family put on new clothes.
Suddenly, it no longer looked like a peasant household.
"Mom, this dress is so comfortable to wear that I can't bear to take it off. But it's too expensive, so I don't want it anymore." Sun Pingmei touched it again and again reluctantly.
She had never worn even coarse cloth in her life.
How could I be worthy of wearing a piece of plain silk worth only one tael of silver?
"Mom, I don't want it. This dress doesn't suit me. It would be bad if it gets torn while I'm working."
After Zhang Yanzi finished speaking, she took off her clothes and changed back.
"Okay, I think everything you wear fits you well. Go ahead and buy it. Xile, change the color of your outfit. I just saw that the lotus pink one suits you well, and this dark yellow one makes you look old."
The clothes here only have three sizes.
Skinny, Medium, and Loose.
So even if you don’t try it on, just buy it according to your body shape.
It's not much different.
After changing back into their own clothes, they came to the front of the shop.
"Boss, I think it's okay. Change the color for my granddaughter-in-law, the lotus root powder one. Also, pick out fine cotton clothes of the same size for us, one for each of us. And for my sons, pick out two for them as well. My old man is a bit thin, and my eldest grandson..."
Since you want to buy it.
Everyone has to buy it.
Wait for Zhang Jinlan to finish speaking.
The owner of the clothing store opened his mouth wide.
So, this is a big customer.
Just now she thought that these people were just here to buy linen clothes.
After a long pause, she finally came to her senses.
He hurriedly took the waiter up and down to get clothes.
Finally, there were six sets of plain silk clothes on the table, one of which belonged to Jiang Fubao.
There were also five sets of fine cotton clothes for women.
And twenty-two sets of fine cotton clothing for men.
"Sir, these are sixteen and a half taels."
Calculate the price.
Zhang Jinlan took two steps forward and began to bargain.
It took a quarter of an hour.
Successfully bargained down the price to one and a half taels.
He took out fifteen taels.
Three days of work in vain.
She sobbed with heartache.
But people live their lives for food, clothing, shelter and transportation, isn't that all they seek? If you are reluctant to spend any of the money you earn, and your family lives a miserable life, isn't that a life lived in vain?