Don't look at the fact that it is already the beginning of the afternoon, and there is a rare liveliness in the auspicious cloth village today. When Li Ziyu entered, there were several women choosing fabrics, and Sister-in-law Xiang was receiving her there. Seven or eight maids waited quietly on the side, and at first glance they were young ladies from large families. At the gate of Jixiang Cloth Village, there are two or three green oil cloth carriages with tents.

Li Ziyu subconsciously moved away from the women and chose an unnoticed corner in the west. Although Li Ziyu will not feel inferior because of what she wears, it is so realistic no matter which society or dynasty. The poor must not compete with the nobles, because you have no capital to compete with the nobles. Not to mention that this is in the ancient aristocratic supremacy society, that is, the second generation of modern rich people and the second generation of officials, who dares to provoke ordinary people, and who can afford to provoke?

Therefore, Li Ziyu, who is still very weak, chose a thick and fine cotton cloth stall. The women were at the silk stall on the east side, one east and one west.

She first put the bamboo basket in an inconspicuous corner, and put the axe in her hand and two bags of grain next to the bamboo basket.

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old man in the cloth village was sorting fabrics in the west when he saw Li Ziyu coming in

He asked diligently, "Little sister, what do you buy?" ”

Li Ziyu stepped forward to check the fabrics on the counter, the fabrics here are all cotton, there are muslin cloth, there are cheese cloth, there are rich and diverse colors, Li Ziyu is difficult to choose for a while.

"Excuse me, how many pieces of cloth can be made for three or four-year-old children? How many can you do for adults? Li Ziyu couldn't figure out how much to buy, so she wanted to ask before buying.

The young man replied neatly: "Such a cloth, a three- or four-year-old child can make two to three bodies in one horse, and if an adult makes one, he can also make one." ”

Li Ziyu had a count in her heart, it turned out that the ancient cloth was not big. She thought about making a cotton coat for each of their six siblings, and the two coats were changed. She and her second and third brothers will have nine pieces of cloth, and the fourth brother will have two horses. Although Xiaohu and Xiaolan are still young, they grow up fast, so it's better to prepare more, two horses each.

Li Ziyu picked the color while thinking about it, she stroked a pink muslin cloth with small flowers, imagining Lan Lan's delicate appearance in new clothes, and decided to buy these two. Then he looked at the other fabrics, and said to the fellow, "Two for this pink, two for the pink-purple, two for the fuchsia one, three for the turquoise one, and six for the cyan one." ”

Seeing that Li Ziyu had bought so much, the young man smiled and put aside the fabrics that Li Ziyu asked for one by one.

Li Ziyu looked at the oilcloth bag containing cotton again: "Bring me ten catties of cotton, I didn't bring a cloth bag for cotton, I have to use the bag from you." ”

The young man smiled and nodded again and again: "Zhongzhongzhong, I promise to use an oilcloth bag to pack it for you, and the fabric will also be packed for you in another oilcloth bag, you can rest assured." ”

Thinking of the sick at home, he said to the young man, "Bring me two brocades worn by boys, and you can choose the colors." ”

The young man agreed and went to the east counter to get the satin fabric.

Li Ziyu looked at several batches of cheesecloth on the counter, thought of the oilcloth on the kang and wondered if it was a bed kang quilt. It really doesn't feel very comfortable to sleep every night, especially if you just lie down and get cool, just think about what to put on it.

Li Ziyu felt that she had become extravagant, after all, she came from sleeping on a cold and naked kang, and even the kang mat was broken with a few holes. Alas, how long has it been? And she was corrupted and depraved. It's really easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it's hard to go from luxury to thrift.

At this time, the young man walked over with two elegant cyan brocades and put them in front of Li Ziyu.

In Li Ziyu's eyes, these two brocades are also medium-sized fabrics, and the young man may also see that she can't afford to buy high-quality fabrics. But even if it is not a high-grade fabric, it is soft and thick to the touch, and the pattern is fine and shiny, with a faint luxury.

Li Ziyu liked it in her heart, thinking that this was a dress made for others, she felt a slight toothache in her heart. Holding back the distress, he asked, "How much is a horse?" ”

The young man looked at Li Ziyu's forbearance, smiled in his heart, but replied seriously: "Ten taels of silver." ”

"How much?" Although Li Ziyu had been prepared, she was also taken aback by this price. Finally knew it was outside, and didn't shout out. But that's too expensive, right? No, if you don't buy it, make muslin for him.

"Forget it, don't buy it, you can put it down."

The young man seemed to have anticipated Li Ziyu's reaction, and put aside the two satin fabrics he had just brought without saying a word.

The silk couldn't be bought, so Li Ziyu bought another lake blue muslin and two blue muslin. Make the boy a cotton coat and two covers. I bought another dark cyan cheesecloth and used it as a kang quilt. Finally, let the guy calculate the account.

The young man lowered his head and pulled the abacus, and kept spitting out strings of numbers in his mouth:

"Two taels of silver for pink, two taels of silver for pink-purple, two taels of silver for purple, three taels of silver for turquoise, six taels of silver for cyan, one horse for one tael of silver for lake blue, two taels of silver for Pu Lan, five hundred taels for ten catties of cotton, and three hundred taels of dark blue coarse cloth, a total of eighteen taels and eight hundred cents. Two oilcloth pockets don't need money, Benbuzhuang will give it to you. ”

Li Ziyu listened to the young man calculate the accounts next to him, and fully understood why the six of their sisters and brothers were wearing cheesecloth clothes, mainly because the muslin cloth was too expensive. Had it not been for the two windfalls she had made crookedly, I don't know when they would have been able to put on their muslin clothes.

Look at the women on the east side, they are all dressed in fine silk and satin, and even the maids are also clothes made of muslin. The polarization of the rich and the poor cannot be avoided in any dynasty. Isn't it the same in modern times? The poor are too poor, and the rich are too rich. Although the state encourages individuals to make a fortune, and there are successful people, the role of the privileged class cannot be denied. Only they know about the money and power transactions paid by those successful people behind their backs.

Li Ziyu paid the money, tied the cloth and cotton packed in the oil cloth bag to the bamboo basket with hemp rope, carried the axe in his left hand, grabbed the bundled grain bag in his right hand, carried the bamboo basket and walked towards the door.

At this time, the women, dressed in pale pink, light blue, or purple satin skirts, with gold or silver hairpin rings on their heads, and brocade cloaks, surrounded by a group of maids, came straight to the door.

"Hey! You stop! Wait there and leave later! ”

At this time, a maid wearing a green muslin pleated skirt rushed out of the crowd and shouted at Li Ziyu.

Li Ziyu had actually heard the maid's words, but she wanted to pretend that she couldn't hear and walk a few steps quickly, just go out of the door, after all, she was two steps away from the door.

"What about you, you country girl, why do you dare to go?"

As she spoke, several maids ran to Li Ziyu and surrounded her. The maid who was the first to open her mouth probably wanted to make a meritorious contribution in front of her master, so she reached out and pushed Li Ziyu hard.

Li Ziyu didn't want to cause trouble, so she suppressed the anger that surged up in her heart, pretended to be overwhelmed, and then stood aside with her head down. If Li Ziyu stretched out her hand, of course this maid couldn't push her. But where can she cause trouble now? A few orphans were helpless, and a little power could wipe them out. For the sake of her younger siblings, she also had to swallow her anger. However, she found that this matter was not something she didn't want to provoke, and she couldn't hide from it.

Her show of weakness made this group of maids more and more unscrupulous, and the words they said became more and more ugly.

"If you don't eat and drink in a toast, you owe a lesson."

"Huh? This cheap girl is not to blame for being bold, you see that she is quite strong, carrying so many things on her back, and carrying so much food in her hands. ”

"Silly, huh? It's really weird, look at this girl's poor and sour appearance, where did she get the money to buy so many things? ”

"Really, I don't know where this money came from, with her like this, even cotton cloth she can't afford it."

"Just her? Why can't you steal it? ”

"Steal? Cheap girl, say! Where did the money come from, and was it stolen? ”

"Yes, honestly, where did you steal it?"

The arrogant and insulting words of these maids made Li Ziyu forget that this was ancient times, and the anger in his heart came up.

Li Ziyu raised her head, a calm face, her slightly childish little face was covered with frost, and her thin body stood there with full momentum. She looked up and down at these maids a few times, and then at the few seemingly noble women who were watching the play next to her, and showed a slightly sarcastic smile:

"Today, my country girl is really eye-opening, I don't know if this Shiyan Town belongs to the Daye Dynasty, if it does, then the laws of the Daya Dynasty are not formulated by a few little maids? You should all be slaves, right, a few minions can decide the case? can casually accuse people of a crime. I don't know when a country girl will not be able to go into the city to buy things? Do you have to be treated like a thief? You say I'm a thief, then please show me the proof that I'm a thief, and if you can't, then let's go to the yamen to talk." I still don't believe it, Fuyuan County Ya is a few little maids who have the final say. ”

Li Ziyu observed the reactions of several women while speaking, and saw one of them wearing a pale pink brocade wool cloak, with a gilt dotted emerald hairpin on her head, and the beautiful woman listened to Li Ziyu's words, her complexion changed, and then she said "um", and several maids heard the voice of the woman, and they all glared at Li Ziyu, quickly reined in their momentum, and retreated to the side of several women.

So, a group of people led by the woman ignored Li Ziyu, got into the carriage parked at the door, and then left.

Li Ziyu saw that they were gone, so she hurriedly walked to the door. It was getting late, and she had to hurry.

Behind her, Sister-in-law Xiang looked at Li Ziyu and stopped talking, and sighed deeply.

Li Ziyu came out, hurriedly turned out of the West Alley, and walked south. When I turned out of the West Alley, I saw a carriage parked at the corner of the street, and I didn't care about it and just walked forward. But I heard a crisp girl's voice coming from the carriage:

"Little sister, wait a minute."

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