kingnovel Chapter 187 A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle
Chapter 187 A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle
After An Yue walked out of the county government office, he took the woman with him and prepared to ride the donkey cart with the village chief.
After getting on the donkey cart, the driver drove towards Shijing Town.
Half an hour later, the donkey cart arrived at Shijing Town.
An Yue saw that the woman's clothes were tattered and she exuded a pungent smell of excrement.
So, An Yue decided to take her to the tailor shop first and buy her two sets of coarse cloth clothes.
"Uncle, please go back first! Yueyue wants to take her to buy two sets of clothes."
"Come on, come on, come on. Be careful then. I'll go back first."
The village chief turned around and reminded: "After Yueyue returns to the village, don't forget to come to Uncle Weng's house to get the silkworm seeds."
An Yue waved to the village chief to show that she understood.
An Yue led the woman walking on the main street. Everyone who passed by them covered their mouths and noses and cast disgusted glances at them.
After turning a corner, we arrived at [Li’s Tailor Shop].
An Yue said to the woman, "I'm going to take you to pick out two sets of clean clothes, and then go back and wash them well and clean yourself up."
The woman's lifeless eyes were fixed on the ground, and she did not respond to An Yue's words.
Seeing that the woman did not respond, An Yue continued, "Don't be afraid. Although my family is not a wealthy one, no matter how difficult it is in the future, as long as I have something to eat, you will definitely not starve."
After hearing what An Yue said, the woman suddenly stopped and slowly began to look towards An Yue.
When An Yue saw that the woman didn't follow her, she turned around to look.
When she looked back, she saw the woman also looking at her.
An Yue asked: "What happened?"
The woman still didn't say anything, but this time the look she gave An Yue clearly lacked that ferocity.
It was also through this eye contact that An Yue seemed to understand the woman's weakness.
She felt that this woman was not born insane, but rather looked like she was tortured by the evil nature of human beings and deceived by her loved ones, which led to her self-protection.
Come to the alley where cloth is sold and walk to the door of Li’s Tailor Shop.
The shopkeeper's wife was sorting clothes in the shop. She glanced outside the shop inadvertently and saw An Yue.
She quickly put down the clothes in her hands, walked forward with a smile to greet An Yue: "Miss, it's been a long time!"
An Yue responded, "Yes! Madam Shopkeeper, how is business these days?" As An Yue spoke, she pulled the woman and followed the shopkeeper into the shop.
The shopkeeper smelled an unpleasant odor, looked at the woman next to An Yue, and asked, "Miss An Yue, who is this...?"
An Yue quickly explained, "This is a distant relative of mine. Her family was in trouble and she had nowhere else to turn, so she came to me for help. I came here today to buy her some clothes."
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and shook his head: "These days, it's hard to have enough food to eat. The girl is so kind to take me in. She is a very kind person."
After saying this, the shopkeeper sighed deeply again and said, "It's hard to be a good person!"
Then, the shopkeeper turned to look at the girl and said, "In this life, eight out of ten things are not satisfactory. The girl has helped you so much, so don't forget her kindness in the future!"
The shopkeeper realized that she had said too much, so she returned to the topic and asked, "What kind of fabric do you plan to buy, young lady?"
"Madam, anything cheap and affordable will do."
"Okay then. Please follow me, young lady." The shopkeeper led An Yue and the woman towards the coarse cloth area.
"This is a spring coarse cloth, thin and soft."
An Yue touched the cloth and found that it was indeed much softer than the coarse cloth in winter, just as the shopkeeper said.
She turned to the woman next to her and asked, "Do you like this color?"
The woman said nothing, but just blinked.
An Yue said to the shopkeeper, "Then I'll take two sets. Please give me two more suitable undergarments."
The shopkeeper responded and began to measure the woman's size.
An Yue said to the woman, "Don't be afraid, the shopkeeper will measure your size in a while."
The woman blinked at An Yue again.
An Yue touched the clothes hanging nearby and looked carefully at the spring styles, thinking that the weather was getting warmer and she still had no clothes.
So she decided to choose two spring clothes for herself.
An Yue turned her head and looked at the cross-collared skirt hanging on the top of the wooden rack. The color scheme was mainly solid colors, which looked simple and generous. It was obvious that the style and color were not cheap.
But then I thought, isn't the purpose of earning money to spend? Now that the house is built, I can't let myself suffer any more, after all, clothes make the man.
After a while, the shopkeeper measured the woman's body size.
An Yue asked the shopkeeper, "Madam Shopkeeper, this dress looks pretty good. May I ask how much it costs?"
When the shopkeeper heard An Yue ask this, his eyebrows raised and he quickly said enthusiastically: "Young lady, you have really good taste! This cross-collar skirt will definitely look good on you, and it's only sixty-five coins."
"Then Madam Shopkeeper, please take a closer look and see how much these four sets of clothes cost in total."
The shopkeeper walked behind the counter with four sets of clothes and began to count on the abacus quickly.
After a few breaths, the shopkeeper said to An Yue, "The two sets of coarse cloth skirts for that girl are eighty coins, and the two sets of cross-collar skirts for that girl are a little more expensive, one hundred and thirty coins, so the total is two hundred and ten coins."
As soon as the shopkeeper finished speaking, An Yue was about to bargain. Before An Yue could open her mouth, the shopkeeper smiled and said to An Yue: "As usual, I will offer you a discount, so you don't have to bargain."
The shopkeeper and An Yue both laughed.
The shopkeeper said, "Miss, just pay me two hundred coins in total."
An Yue paid the money, and the woman was quite considerate and took the initiative to pick up the packed clothes.
Seeing that she was no longer as cold as before, An Yue couldn't help but smile at the woman with relief.
After An Yue led the woman out of the tailor shop, they prepared to go home. An Yue walked in front and the woman walked behind, holding the clothes she had just bought.
An Yue turned around and smiled at the woman, "I've bought these new clothes too. When you come home with me, go to the kitchen and heat up some hot water, wash yourself well, and put on new clothes."
The woman nodded slightly and said 'hmm' in response.
An Yue was very surprised when she heard this, but she pretended that she heard nothing and continued walking forward.
After this short time together, An Yue found that she was much more emotionally stable than before.
An Yue thought that bamboo winnowing baskets would be needed in raising silkworms, so she walked towards the streets and alleys where farm tools were sold.
Walk into a farm tool shop.
The shopkeeper came forward and asked, "What kind of farm tools are you going to buy this time, young lady?"
"Boss, do you recognize me?"
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Haha... a few days ago, the girl came to the shop to buy a water-drawing tool, a windlass, right?"