Chapter 45: Buy a quilt

The feeling of being frozen is uncomfortable, and I have to buy two big quilts. It all costs money.
Over there, Mrs. Fu, the proprietress, delivered the guests who bought the cloth, and then came over. When Gu Xiaowan and the others came in just now, Mrs. Fu had already seen them, but one of them was with guests, and the other was with the two children. The clothes were really shabby, and I didn't know if they just took a casual look or something else, so they didn't come over.
When the delivery was over, Fusao saw that the two children were still watching there, 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 whether there were any items for sale in this cloth shop.
"Yes!" Fusao replied: "In my shop, clothes, shoes, paving, quilts, everything is sold."
"How much is a bed? I want two big quilts, the same size as the Kang bed at home." Gu Xiaowan replied. There are a lot of people in the family, so I have to buy a big bed. I have to buy another bed cover. When the time comes, the four siblings will not be afraid of the cold no matter how heavy the snow is.
Fu's wife looked up and down Gu Xiaowan, and slowly said a number: "One or two silver!"
Fu's wife didn't look down on the two children in front of her. She was just looking at the clothes of the two children. She was really afraid to say it. Gu Xiaowan couldn't bear it.
Gu Xiaowan had the final say in her heart, one or two silvers for one bed, and two for two silvers, which was a bit more expensive, but luckily it was acceptable.
"Then get me two beds." Gu Xiaowan said, looking at Fu's wife.
Then Gu Xiaowan clearly looked at Fu's wife, from the initial suspicion, to consternation and disbelief to the final joy, her expression kept changing, and Gu Xiaowan felt amused when she saw it.
"Okay, girl, wait, I'll get it for you. Our quilt weighs twelve catties. The cotton is new this year. Keep it warm when you sleep at night. "Sao Fu boasted and took out two quilts from behind the counter and put them on the counter, and then tied the cups with a coarse cloth head.
Gu Xiaowan picked up the two beds and put her weight on her hands, knowing that Fu's wife in front of her was not lying.
Putting down the quilt, Gu Xiaowan looked up at the fabric inside the counter, and asked, "Madam boss, I want to make new clothes for my two younger brothers and one younger sister. How much cloth do you want?"
When Gu Xiaowan was talking, she thought of her three younger siblings in her mind, and she felt a little nervous.
The four children in the family have not worn new clothes for several years.
All of them were taken apart and sewn by Tian's and Gu Chuanfu's old clothes when they were still alive. There were traces of stitching and mending everywhere, and the four children didn't even have extra clothes to change.
auzw.com The summer is okay. I washed it the night before and can wear it the next day, but it won’t work in winter. I have to wear my clothes straight until the weather is warm.
Thinking about it, I feel bitter.
"It's almost two pieces of cloth." Fusao looked at the skin and bones of the child in front of her, but she also had to leave some forgiving children with poor conditions at home. The clothes would always be bigger, so that she could wear it next year.
"Then give me two horses."
"Girl, I still have cotton and linen here. Which one do you want?" Fusao did not mention the slightly more expensive silk or satin, because she was afraid to say that the girl could not afford it and felt embarrassed. . Therefore, she only mentioned the two cheapest fabrics in the store.
Gu Xiaowan understood her heart and was a little touched. It's really kind-hearted to see people's faces like this.
"How is this cloth sold?"
"Sister" Gu Ningping saw that her sister had to buy cloth to make clothes. He was a little anxious, and quickly pulled her sister's sleeves and said in a low voice, "Sister, let's not make new clothes. It costs too much money."
It has already cost two taels of silver to buy two big quilts just now. If everyone makes a new dress, it will cost even more money. Although I made five hundred taels of silver this time, if it was spent, it would be difficult to make it back.
Gu Xiaowan waved her hand and motioned to Gu Ningping not to speak. She turned her head and continued to ask: "Madam boss, I will buy two of the cheapest cloths, take a crimson one and make them for me and my sister, and give me a blue one. Do it for the twin brother. From the inside to the outside, I want to make all new ones. But I don’t know how to make clothes. I want to ask, can you make clothes here?"
One day, Fusao nodded and said: "Yes. If the clothes inside are also made, you can take all of this white, and wear it next to your skin, which is very comfortable. You four children, one piece of cloth is enough. Bring you three cotton cloths, one cloth 800 ren, and three cloths are two thousand four hundred wen. If you add craftsmanship, you will be charged 30 ren for a set of clothes, and four sets are 120. Money. You also need to add cotton and the like. Even if you have two hundred wen, the total is 2,720 wen. If you erase the fraction, you will be charged 2,700 wen, look. how about it?"
Gu Xiaowan secretly figured it out in her heart. All four children made new clothes, and they only had less than three taels of silver. In addition, the two large quilts bought just now were less than 50 taels of silver, which was acceptable.
Gu Xiaowan nodded, and said to Fu's wife, "Okay, just take these!" Gu Xiaowan paid, bought so many rice noodles, and also bought two quilts, one made a pair of clothes, almost five taels of silver. It's still possible.
Fusao happily took the silver, and then came over to measure the height and size of the two children.
When I saw that the shoes of Gu Xiaowan and Gu Ningping were both broken, Fu Sao felt a little sad and said directly: "Little girl, you buy so many things from me, Fu Sao, I will give you a pair of shoes."
When Fu's wife was young, her family was also very poor, and the poor often wore such broken shoes.
Why is there a broken thumb? Because children's feet grow fast, the shoes are so big, and the big toes break the small shoes.
Fusao often wore these shoes when she was young. When I saw Gu Xiaowan again, it was as if I saw myself when I was a child. I felt a little empathetic, so I directly said that I would like to give a few pairs of shoes to Gu Xiaowan. Anyway, it doesn't need much cloth for the upper, just a few pairs of soles, and it doesn't cost much.