Village Flowers and Female Scholars

Xie Yan had eaten delicious food in modern times, but now the pork knuckle noodles are not bad after tasting. After all, the soup made from pork bones is full of meat flavor. For these people, the meat that can be eaten is enough It is the ultimate delicacy, no seasoning is needed, broth is the best seasoning.

In addition, the soup is very hot to help dispel the cold, and there is a layer of mist when blowing lightly. Both mother and daughter eat with relish, especially Cao E. I don’t know how many years I haven’t eaten such pork knuckles, and I almost licked my tongue. to swallow.

"It's a pity that there is nothing to put it in, otherwise there will be half a bowl left for Gu'er to eat." Cao E said regretfully.

Maternal love is so great, I would rather be hungry and think about the children at home, Xie Yan knew Cao E's thoughts, and comforted: "Mother, bring Gu'er next time, let him eat enough, we will cut half a catty later Take the meat back and cook something delicious for him at night."

Only then did Cao E feel relieved and drank a bowl of noodle soup.

After eating and drinking enough, I began to purchase some necessary supplies.

Clothes, food, housing, and transportation need to be bought, as well as rice, flour, grain and oil. For the time being, the living will be settled first. The two quilts brought by the grandparents of the Zhuang family last night will not be taken back so quickly. , I will use theirs for now.

There are also tools that are indispensable. After all, they rely on labor for food, how can they support their families without sickles and hoes at hand.

Buy light weight ones first, such as clothes and fabrics.

When they walked by several fabric shops, the shop owners saw that they were dressed in rags, although they didn't dislike them, but when they saw that they were looking at the fabrics in the shop and didn't make a sound, they all skipped them. up.

Until they came to a small shop at the end of the road, a woman who was sewing was sitting at the door. Seeing them looking into the shop, she greeted them with a smile to let them in.

After looking at the fabrics, they were similar to those in other stores. After asking about the price, Cao E thought about it. It was not expensive. She hardly came to the town these years, but she would talk about it when chatting with women in the village. Things, how much is a catty of rice noodles, how much is a foot of fabric, although I don't have much time to chat, I still listened to some.

But Xie Yan asked: "Miss Boss, are these only a few pieces of ready-made clothes in your store? I want to buy two sets of ready-made clothes for my mother and younger brother first."

Before the proprietress could speak, Cao E tugged at her sleeves and said, "Why bother to spend this money on ready-made clothes? Just pull a few feet of cloth back home and mother will sew it for you brothers and sisters."

Xie Yan turned around to comfort her and said: "Mother, you see we have been wearing this suit for several days, when you have finished sewing it, you will buy ready-made clothes and cloth, and you will have three or four sets of clothes to change and wash. .”

The proprietress at the side saw the little lady in shabby clothes say such words, she knew that there was a business coming, and hurriedly echoed: "Big sister, the money you earn is spent, and you can dress decently and do things well." If you are motivated, luck will follow."

Although Cao E felt pain in the flesh when she heard it, she also felt that there was no problem with the words, so she stopped objecting.

The proprietress hurried to the back and brought out a few more sets of ready-made clothes, and said: "My store is small, and some ready-made clothes can only be put in the back. You can pick them, and if there is something you don't like, the little lady can make it for you if you choose well." come out."

Xie Yan smiled and took her mother to look at the clothes.

Cao E has been tortured by the Cao family for these years. Years of hard work have made her look very haggard, but among the brothers and sisters of the Cao family, she has the best foundation and is taller than Granny Cao, because of her personality Because of the reason, her body is slightly hunched, if she stands up straight and brings up her temperament, she is only 33 years old and she is definitely a good-looking mature woman.

Xie Yan has always liked to match clothes for others. Looking at her skin color and figure, she directly chose three sets of ready-made clothes, a maroon suit, a light blue autumn suit, and a beige linen long coat and trousers. Wear it when you come to work.

"Mom, you can change it up first."

Cao E only took the set of sackcloth and said, "Just this set, it seems to be suitable, so there is no need to try again."

If it was another store, seeing them like this would definitely not try them on, but the proprietress is a good businessman, so she stuffed all three sets of clothes into Cao E's hands, pushed her to the small room behind and said: " Come on, try it first, if it doesn’t look good, I won’t force you to buy it, so there is nothing to worry about, besides, if it looks good, you can buy the same fabric and make it yourself, it will be cheaper, There's nothing wrong with that."

Seeing her daughter also tried her best to change herself, Cao E had no choice but to change her clothes with her arms in her arms.

What Xie Yan didn't know was that her mother struggled for a long time between the maroon suit and the sackcloth, and finally gritted her teeth and changed into the front one.

Although the children are already old enough, women have the instinct to love beauty, so let's change it up first, and don't necessarily buy it. Thinking about it, I made up my mind.

Until Cao E came out, Xie Yan couldn't help being stunned.

"Oh, I said big girl, I really can't see that you have such a good foundation. It is said that people rely on clothes and Buddhas rely on gold clothes. When other people come to my shop, they don't change as much as you do."

It's not that the proprietress is bragging, Cao E's originally dark yellow complexion looks fairer against this color, her eyebrows and eyes are well-grown, and her hair has been taken care of a little. Now she looks like a different person from before.

"Mother, you are so pretty. We don't look like mother and daughter, but like a pair of sisters."

Cao E was embarrassed by what they said, and hesitated to replace it.

The proprietress hurriedly took her to take a half-length bronze mirror. Although it was not very clear, Cao E stared blankly at herself in the mirror. There was no major change on her face, but she felt various emotions in her heart. coil.

Xie Yan then pushed her mother to change to another set.

It's a pity that Cao E came out wearing a sackcloth suit this time, she was neat and tidy, and she was also a beautiful little lady.

"Jin'er, I won't try the other one, mother just wants this one."

Xie Yan said: "That can't be done. When we come out of Cao's house, we can't be looked down upon by the villagers. We just want to let them know that we can live a better life without Cao's house."

Although the proprietress didn't know what happened to the mother and daughter, she could probably guess something from what they said, and she said while the iron was hot: "Big sister, you have a face and a skin, and you live to fight The tone is decent, how can people look down upon it."

The two talked to each other, and persuaded Cao E to go in again, and changed into the blue and white set just now. When they came out again, it was still eye-catching, although it was not as amazing as the first set. But this color makes people look quiet and virtuous, Xie Yan nodded in satisfaction.

"Mother, you don't need to change this one on."

"That won't work, it's a mess right now, and there's still work to do when I go back, so I can only put on this clothes after I take a bath." Cao E touched the fabric on her body, her eyes filled with reluctance.

Xie Yan had no choice but to let her go.

While his mother was going in to change clothes, Xie Yan asked the proprietress to bring a few sets of children's clothes, and finally estimated Xie Yuangu's stature and picked out a set of green and sky blue clothes, as well as a set of coarse cloth clothes.

After Cao E came out, she asked her to see if the size was suitable, and she settled down.

I didn't pick myself until the end.

Xie Yan can't see the color of the dusty suit now, so she chose two sets of light green and light yellow, which are more clean and comfortable. A set of rough cloth clothes, convenient to wear when working.

I tried on the size and found it to be good. She is naturally beautiful, but now that she puts on new clothes, she looks even better. Even the proprietress is full of praise.

Several people were very satisfied with these sets of clothes. Nine sets of ready-made clothes were ordered at once, and each of them bought a set of thin bottoming clothes and underwear. They planned to buy another piece of thinner and softer fabric for Cao E. Make underwear and underwear.

I calculated that one piece of cloth can make four to five sets of clothes. In addition to making bottoming shirts, I also bought two pieces, one green and one blue, to go back to make clothes. In this way, the family has enough clothes for the past few years. Add a little cotton coat per person, perfect.

But this time when she took out the money, Cao E still felt very heartbroken. Originally, she planned to spend only about [-] Wen, but she lost a tael of silver all at once.

Seeing such a large amount of income, the lady boss smiled from ear to ear.

"Little lady, you want a lot today. I'll give you a little discount. The shoe store opened by my ghost is not far away. I'll take you there. Each person has a pair of shoes. How about the total amount?"

The proprietress can see that the family is in charge of the little girl in front of her.

I have bought new clothes, how can I deserve this pair of tattered straw sandals on my feet, now that there is one-stop service, Xie Yan is too lazy to go to other stores, but this time I bought so many Things, no matter what, get more things: "Successful, but my brother has small feet, and the shoes don't cost much material. Why don't the proprietress give us two pairs of shoes for each of the three of us. What do you think?"

"That won't work. It's a laborious job to store shoes, and the material of shoes is different from that of clothes, and they are also waterproof. One pair for each person is just right. At most, you can bring an extra pair for your brother."

Xie Yan said with a smile: "I bought these today, the shop owner's location is relatively remote. In the past, I would have to wait for several days to buy them all. Now that they are sold out so quickly, I can save several days of work. Besides, Seeing that winter is coming, the three of us will have to buy cotton coats from you."

After saying this, the landlady's eyes became unsteady for an instant, and finally she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet and said, "Sure, then each person will have a pair, but it's agreed, you have to buy winter coats from me."

Xie Yan paid the money readily, and the proprietress helped to fold the clothes, and also sent a big cloth bag to pack them into the basket, and then the mother and daughter followed her to the shoe stall in front to get the shoes.

Seeing the full basket behind her mother, Xie Yan said with a smile: "I will buy rice noodles later, so I have to carry some."

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