Chapter 19 Buying Cloth
Author: Mu Shenghua
The butcher grabbed the two ears of the rabbit, held it in his hand and weighed it, "How do you sell it? It's cheaper, big girl, the rabbit you caught is not light."
Jiang Miao grabbed the hem of Cheng Huai's clothes and said first: "Forty-five cents per catty, uncle, do you want one?"
Cheng Huai lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Miao, who was negotiating the price, without saying a word to stop him.
The uncle grabbed the rabbit's hand and paused for a moment, then hesitated and said: "Forty-five cents is a bit expensive. If you make it cheaper, I will take all five rabbits. If you can get thirty-five cents, I will give you the money now!"
Jiang Miao looked confused for a moment and looked at Cheng Huai. When he nodded, she looked at the butcher and said, "Okay, uncle, you are a cheerful person and we can't be awkward. Where do you want to put the rabbit?"
The butcher waved his hand, "I have a scale here. Can your man read the scale? Let him weigh it himself."
In this way, there will be no problem of eating and drinking, and both parties can rest assured.
Seeing Cheng Huai nodded, Jiang Miao immediately happily grabbed his arm and walked over, "He will see. You can call him uncle. We can just watch from the side."
The rabbit itself was all tied up, the straw rope was hooked on the scale hook, and the butcher immediately picked it up.
Pig-killers are not weak. Jiang Miao couldn't read their scales, so she could only stand on the side and look at Cheng Huai.
"Thirty-two pounds, right?"
Cheng Huai nodded slightly and helped to lift the rabbit and put it on the ground.
Thirty-two kilograms, thirty-five kilograms per kilogram. Jiang Miao calculated in his mind that the total was one thousand one hundred and twenty kilograms, which was one liang per qian and twenty kilograms more.
That's a lot of money.
Thinking of this, Cheng Huai also counted the money, and the butcher was very happy. He gave him one tael of silver and counted one hundred and twenty copper plates.
After giving the money, he carried the rabbit under the stall, looked at Jiang Miao with a smile and said: "Sister, the money is given to your man. Next time you buy pork, you must come to uncle's place!"
"Definitely!" Jiang Miao nodded happily.
The steamed buns and rabbits were all sold out, and the meat was bought. There were still many people walking around the market, obviously much more than in the morning, and the crowd was dense and crowded.
Jiang Miao was stepped on several times and almost failed to keep up with Cheng Huai. She quickly reached out and grabbed his arm and said hurriedly: "Cheng Huai, please walk slower."
There were noisy sounds all around, and Cheng Huai didn't hear her words clearly. Seeing the sweat on her face, he slowed down and didn't move his hands, so he just let her hold on.
Jiang Miao didn't carry anything in her hands, so she simply hugged his strong arms with both hands, stuck to his side and followed him.
With so many people, she might be pushed to another place if she wasn't careful.
She doesn't know the way, what should I do if she gets lost?
With his arm close to the woman's soft and tender face, Cheng Huai stared straight ahead, but his throat was on fire and felt dry.
After carrying and dragging Jiang Miao, he finally brought her to a place with few people. He quickly withdrew his arm and looked calm.
The feeling of crowding and suffocation was gone, and Jiang Miao breathed a long sigh of relief, "Cheng Huai, why don't we go back?"
"Buy cloth." The man said calmly.
Jiang Miao thought for a moment and then lowered her voice: "No need to buy it."
She knew that Yu Ying wanted to buy cloth to make clothes for her, but two sets of clothes were enough for her now. She didn't have much demand for clothes, as long as she could wear them.
"Buy." His tone was more serious.
There was a cloth shop nearby. Cheng Huai was tall and had long legs, so he immediately walked towards it.
Jiang Miao had no choice but to keep up. Since she wanted to buy, she had to lower the price to prevent the man from overpaying.
The cloth in the shop comes in various colors, mostly solid colors. The shop is run by a woman who looks to be about forty years old. She is wearing a dark red coat and welcomes Jiang Miao in with a smile.
Even though Cheng Huai came here first, the landlady could tell at a glance that Jiang Miao was the one who really made the decision.
"Sister, is this your man? He's really strong. Do you want to buy clothes for him or for yourself?"
Jiang Miao glanced at Cheng Huai and found that he turned his head to look away in embarrassment. She couldn't help but curl her lower lip, "I want to buy a piece of cloth for my mother to make clothes. Auntie, you can pick it out for me!"
After estimating Jiang Miao's age, the woman nodded repeatedly, rummaged through the cloth and pulled out two pieces, "Sister, do you think these two colors are good? Does your mother have a favorite color?"
Jiang Miao took it and looked at it. One was navy blue and the other was dark yellow. The colors were not eye-catching, but quite satisfactory. Fortunately, the material was not rough and was resistant to stains.
She turned around and tugged off Cheng Huai's clothes, raised her head and asked, "Cheng Huai, what do these two colors look like?"
The clothes she usually sees Yu Ying wearing are either gray or black, and she doesn't know if she will like this color.
Cheng Huai looked at the two pieces of cloth and was silent for a while, then nodded: "Okay."
Jiang Miao turned around and smiled at the woman: "Auntie, what's the price of this piece of cloth? If it's cheaper, I'll take both!"
The woman touched the cloth, hesitated for a moment and said: "Two hundred coins per piece, I won't ask you for more. This cloth is all new and the material is comfortable. You can't buy it as cheaply as I do wherever you go."
Clothed."
Jiang Miao nodded. Two hundred coins was not too expensive. Yu Ying told her the approximate price of the cloth when she went out.
"Auntie, please pack them up for me. I want both."
The woman immediately burst into laughter and said, "Okay, sister, you are so filial. Your mother will be extremely happy when she finds out!"
Jiang Miao had a faint smile on her lips and looked at Cheng Huai seriously as he took out the copper coins from the small cloth bag.
After paying the money, Cheng Huai reached out and grabbed a piece of red cloth on the side, looked at the woman, and asked seriously: "How much?"
As soon as the tall, strong, rough man spoke, the woman couldn't help but cast a surprised look, and her smile suddenly became brighter.
"This kind costs 400 cents a horse. Although it is more expensive, the material is soft and comfortable to wear. It will fit your wife just right!"
This sentence suddenly touched Cheng Huai's heart. His eyes flashed and he lowered his head to look at Jiang Miao.
Jiang Miao was frightened by his sudden move, and she grabbed his arm and shook her head without thinking.
Does he know how expensive this cloth is?
Four hundred buns!
They sold a total of more than two hundred buns today.
Cheng Huai pursed his lips and looked calm: "It's not easy for me to explain."
Jiang Miao pondered for a moment, knowing that she had to buy this cloth today. She lowered her eyes and looked at the red cloth in front of her, "I like other colors, I want to choose them myself."
Cheng Huai then let go and nodded.
Jiang Miao glanced around, saw the blue edge in the corner, walked over and pulled it out.
The aqua blue cloth is not as good as the red one, but it should have a lot of soft cotton mixed in, so it feels quite soft.
"Auntie, how can I sell this piece of cloth?"
The woman looked at it and said, "This is three hundred and fifty cents a piece, and the material is not bad."
Seeing her calm expression, Jiang Miao knew that there was still room for bargaining.
Chapter completed!