045 Buy Quilt

The taste of being cold is not good, and I have to buy two large quilts. It costs money.

Over there, Mrs. Fu, the proprietress, came over after delivering the guests who bought the cloth. When Gu Xiaowan and the others came in, Mrs. Fu had already seen them, but one was a guest and the other was on the two children. The clothes were too tattered, and I don't know if they were just looking at it casually or something else, so they didn't come.

After delivering the customers, Sister Fu saw that the two children were still watching, so she hurried over and said kindly, "Little girl, what do you want to buy?"

"Do you sell quilts here?" Gu Xiaowan asked, she was really not sure if there were any items for sale in this cloth house.

"Yes!" Sister Fu replied, "In my shop, clothes, shoes, storefronts, quilts, everything is sold."

"How much is a bed? I want two large quilts, as big as the kang at home." Gu Xiaowan replied. If you have a large family, you have to buy a bigger bed. I have to buy another bed. By then, the four brothers and sisters will not be afraid of the cold no matter how heavy the snow is.

Sister-in-law Fu looked Gu Xiaowan up and down, and slowly said a number: "One tael of silver!"

Sister Fu didn't look down on the two children in front of her, but just looked at the clothes of the two children. She was really afraid to say it, and Gu Xiaowan couldn't bear it.

Gu Xiaowan calculated in her heart, one tael of silver for a bed, two taels of silver would be a little more expensive, but fortunately it was acceptable.

"Then get me two beds." Gu Xiaowan looked at Sister Fu and said.

Then Gu Xiaowan clearly saw the eyes of Sister-in-law Fu, from suspicion at the beginning, to shock, disbelief, to joy at the end, her complexion was constantly changing, and Gu Xiaowan felt amused when she saw it.

"Okay, little girl, you wait, I'll get it for you. Our quilt weighs 12 pounds. The cotton is new this year. I will keep you warm when you sleep at night. "Sister Fu took out two quilts from behind the counter while boasting, and placed them on the counter, then tied the cups with a coarse cloth.

Gu Xiaowan picked up the two beds and shook them in her hands, knowing that Sister-in-Law Fu was not lying in front of her.

Putting down the quilt, Gu Xiaowan looked up at the fabric on the counter again, and asked, "Madam, I want to make new clothes for each of my two brothers and one sister. How much fabric do you need?"

When Gu Xiaowan was talking, she thought of her three younger brothers and sisters in her mind, and she felt a little flustered in her heart.

The four children in the family have not worn new clothes for several years.

When Tian was alive, he used his own and Gu Chuanfu's old clothes to dismantle and sew them together. There are traces of sewing and repairing everywhere, and the four children don't even have extra clothes to change.

It’s fine in summer, wash it the night before and wear it the next day, but it’s not good in winter, and you have to wear your clothes straight until the weather is warm.

Thinking about it makes my heart hurt.

"About two pieces of cloth." Sister Fu looked at the skinny appearance of the child in front of her, but she also had to leave some allowance. For children in poor family conditions, their clothes would always be bigger, so that they could wear them next year and the next year.

"Then get me two."

"Girl, I still have cotton and linen here. What do you want?" Mrs. Fu didn't mention the slightly more expensive silk or satin, because she was afraid that she would be embarrassed to say that the girl couldn't afford it. . So, she only mentioned the two cheapest fabrics in the store.

Gu Xiaowan understood and was a little moved. It's really kind-hearted to see people's faces like this.

"How is this cloth sold?"

"Sister..." Gu Ningping was a little anxious when she saw that her sister had to buy cloth to make clothes. She quickly pulled her sister's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Sister, we don't make new clothes, it's too expensive."

I had already spent 20 taels for buying two large quilts just now. If everyone made new clothes, it would cost even more. Although I made five hundred taels of silver this time, if it was spent, it would be very difficult to earn it back.

Gu Xiaowan waved her hand and motioned Gu Ningping not to speak, she turned her head and continued to ask, "Madam, I'll buy two pieces of the cheapest cloth, take a crimson one, and make it for my sister and I, a blue one, give me this For the twin brother. From the inside to the outside, I want to make all new ones. But I can't make clothes, I want to ask, can you make clothes here?"

One day, Mrs. Fu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes. If the clothes inside are also made, you can use all the white ones, which are close to the body and are very comfortable. For the four of you, a piece of cloth is enough. I'll give you three pieces of cotton cloth, one piece of cloth is 800 pennies, three pieces is 2,400 pennies. If you add handwork, you will be charged 30 pennies for a set of clothes, and four sets are 120 pennies. You have to add cotton, etc. Even if you have 200 pennies, the total is 2,720 pennies. If you erase the fraction, you will be charged 2,700 pennies, you see How about it?"

Gu Xiaowan made a secret calculation in her heart. All the four children made new clothes, which would only be less than three taels of silver. In addition to the two large quilts I bought just now, it was less than five taels of silver, which was acceptable.

Gu Xiaowan nodded, and said to Sister-in-law Fu, "Okay, let's take these!" Gu Xiaowan paid the money, bought so many rice noodles, and bought two quilts, one person made a suit of clothes, about fifty taels of silver, It's still possible.

Sister Fu happily took the money and came over to measure the height and size of the two children.

When she saw that Gu Xiaowan and Gu Ningping's shoes were all torn, Sister Fu felt a little sad, and said directly, "Little girl, if you buy so many things from me, Sister Fu will give you a pair of shoes by yourself."

When Sister Fu was young,

The family is also very poor, and the poor often wear such shoes with holes.

Why is the thumb broken there? Because children's feet are growing so fast, the shoes are so big that the big toe will break the small shoes.

Sister Fu wore these shoes a lot when she was a child. Seeing Gu Xiaowan again, she seemed to have seen herself when she was a child, and felt a little empathy, so she directly said that Gu Xiaowan wanted to give some pairs of shoes to her. Anyway, the cloth on the upper doesn't need much, just a few pairs of soles, and it doesn't cost a lot of money.