The happy little days of the Ye family

Early in the morning, Ye's father and Ye's mother came to the largest cloth shop in the town.

"Shopkeeper Wang, long time no see"

"Ms. Ye, you haven't been to my cloth shop for a long time. I even left a fine gold thread for you."

Shopkeeper Wang was very excited to see Ye Mu. During this period, the shop didn't sell much gold thread.

"The Yang Family Embroidery Shop no longer accepts gold silk handkerchiefs. We can't use the gold thread for the time being. If you need gold thread in the future, please come to Shopkeeper Wang."

In fact, Ye Mu needs a lot of gold thread to make embroidery, but the gold thread in the county is much cheaper than the one at Shopkeeper Wang's place, so Ye Mu prefers to buy it in the county.

"Are Mrs. Ye coming here today to buy fabrics for clothes or silk fabrics for embroidery?" Upon hearing that Mrs. Ye did not want to buy gold thread, the smile on Shopkeeper Wang's face disappeared instantly.

"I heard that a patterned fabric is now popular in the county. Shopkeeper Wang, do you have any here?"

"The fabric you are talking about is a unique fabric from Sichuan. It is very popular in the county now. I bought a few pieces when my family purchased some goods a few days ago, and they were sold out the same day I got them back."

"I really want to see it, shopkeeper Wang, when will you go to restock?" Mother Ye asked excitedly.

"I just went to buy the goods a few days ago. The fabric in the store has not been sold out yet. It is estimated that I will buy it again a few days later. However, this fabric is not cheap. The cheapest one costs three to two or six yuan a piece. It is expensive. It costs six taels of silver."

"So expensive."

Ye Mu was shocked by the price. It was much more expensive than the ones in the county.

"Ms. Ye, why don't you take a look at the other fabrics in the store? There are some newly purchased cotton fabrics, all of which are from Shu. The weaving and bleaching and dyeing techniques are very good."

Shopkeeper Wang took a piece of purple muslin and a piece of gray cheesecloth from the shelf and handed them to Ye Mu.

Ye's mother took two pieces of cloth and studied them carefully with Ye's father. Ye's mother looked at the two pieces of cloth carefully and felt that they were similar to those bought by Ye's father.

"It looks good. What's the price of these two pieces of fabric?"

"The purple muslin is 170 cents per piece, and the gray cheesecloth is 145 cents per piece."

"Why is it so expensive?"

"It's a few cents more expensive than ordinary fabrics, but the quality is unparalleled."

"I quite like it, but it's a bit expensive. I'm thinking about it again." After saying that, he pulled Father Ye out of the cloth shop.

"Xiuxiu, shopkeeper Wang will be going to purchase the goods in a few days. This batch of fabrics must be sold as soon as possible."

Things are rare and valuable. There are not many patterned fabrics in the town now, so we must sell these fabrics quickly.

Mother Ye thought of a good idea, "Let's go to North Street and have a look."

North Street is the main street of the town. It is not only surrounded by the largest academy in the town, but also many wealthy families live nearby.

There are not many people on North Street, but the people here have a rich and wealthy temperament, and any store here is not something that ordinary people can afford.

There is a small open space on the street where stalls can be set up. Father Ye and Mother Ye came to the place where the stall was set up.

There are quite a few stalls here, including stalls selling wontons, stalls selling fresh vegetables, stalls selling fruits, and stalls selling meat. However, Father Ye and Mother Ye walked around, but they didn’t see anything selling fabrics. stall.

"There happens to be no stall selling fabrics. Let's come here tomorrow to sell fabrics."

As he spoke, Ye's father took Ye's mother to the steward who managed the stall and asked about how to rent a stall.

"It costs 10 cents for each stall to be rented for a day. If you come over tomorrow to set up a stall, you can rent it in advance now." The elder brother in charge didn't say much and seemed to have a bad temper.

"Okay, okay, I want a stall." Father Ye paid the money and got a small wooden sign.

"The stall fees here are too expensive. A stall at the pier only costs five cents, but here it costs ten cents." Ye's father complained to Ye's mother on the way back.

"It's a bit expensive, but I just saw a lot of housewives shopping there, so it's very suitable for us to set up a stall there."

Early the next morning, Father Ye and Mother Ye came to North Street with half a cart of fabrics. Father Ye removed the shed from the donkey cart and placed the cloth directly on the donkey cart for sale.

Ye Mu placed the burlap and fine linen on both sides, and the auspicious cloud-patterned cloth in the center.

"The fabrics brought from Shu, the exquisite fabrics with patterns, ladies and gentlemen, come and have a look." Father Ye shouted loudly from the side of the donkey cart.

Within a short while, several ladies and ladies dressed in noble clothes gathered around.

"These two pieces of fabric are the Sichuan pattern fabrics that are popular in the county, right? I didn't expect to see them here." A lady in purple took a fancy to the auspicious cloud pattern fabric at a glance.

"This pure red muslin is also good. My daughter is getting married in the second half of the year, so this fabric is just right." Another older lady said.

"Boss, how much does this patterned fabric cost per piece?" A young girl also took a fancy to the auspicious cloud pattern fabric and asked.

There will be an important banquet to attend in a few days. Clothes made of this fabric will definitely make people look more beautiful, the little girl thought happily.

"The patterned cloth in Shu is three taels and five cents per piece, the pure red fine cotton cloth is 175 cents per piece, the other fine cotton fabrics are 165 cents each, and the coarse cotton fabric is 140 cents per piece."

"Three taels and five cents for a piece of fabric, this is a robbery of money." Mrs. Ziyi yelled loudly while reluctant to put down the Xiangyun fabric.

"They are all made of fine cotton. Why does the red one cost ten cents? It's only 165 cents. I want this piece of fabric."

The older lady used a red cloth to mark her daughter's body. This cloth was suitable for embroidering a wedding dress.

"This red fabric is so rare. It is used to embroider the wedding dress and keep it so that the groom can't take his eyes away. Moreover, when I bought this piece of fabric, it was more expensive than other fine cotton fabrics. If Madam really wants it, 170 Wen."

The most eye-catching things on the stall were the auspicious cloud pattern fabric and the pure red fabric. Ye Mu didn't want to sell it at a low price.

"Mom, I want this fabric. It will look good when used to embroider wedding dresses." The little girl said with a blushing face.

"I'll buy it for you. My daughter must be the most beautiful bride." After saying that, she took out two coins from her purse.

Mother Ye took the silver and took 30 copper coins from her purse and handed it to the lady.

"Boss, I want this piece of Shu pattern fabric. I don't have enough money now, but I have asked the maid to go back and get the money. Please keep this piece of fabric for me for a while."

The young woman who just asked the price took the cloth and said to Ye Mu.

"No problem, I'll keep this piece of fabric for you." Another piece of fabric was sold, and Ye Mu was very happy.

Mrs. Ziyi is still struggling. She really likes this fabric, but she is reluctant to spend more than three taels of silver to buy a piece of fabric.

A few more ladies and ladies came later, but most of them just took a look, and few actually bought fabrics.

"Miss, I brought you the money."

The young woman took the purse brought by the maid, counted three taels of silver, and handed it to Ye Mu.

"Young lady is so beautiful, and she looks even better when she wears this Sichuan pattern fabric."

Mother Ye happily took the money, and Father Ye on the side quickly wrapped up the cloth.