Chapter 22: Brutality and Unreasonableness
Luozhi knew that in ancient times, the order of the advantages and disadvantages of clothing was silk and satin, cotton cloth was superior, linen cloth was an ordinary thing, high-ranking officials and nobles and wealthy families all wore silk, cloth clothes were mostly worn by civilians, and most poor families wore linen, just like the clothes they wear now, all made of linen.
The linen cloth is rough and stiff, and it feels bad to the touch, and it is worn close to the body and scratches the skin, and the softness is enough but the comfort is not good.
Luozhi calculated in his heart that it was not easy for the Zhuang family to wear silk, this thing was not made, and he had to be careful when wearing it, and he couldn't do anything, otherwise he would not wear the whole dress if he was scratched a thread.
The best choice is cotton fabrics, cotton cloth is soft, warm in winter and cool in summer, breathable and sweat-absorbent, can withstand scrubbing, and is not afraid of hanging damage, yes, buy cotton cloth to make clothes.
Decided what fabric to buy, but there is no concept of how much Luozhi to buy for cloth, modern people buy ready-to-wear, she wanted to ask the second brother, and found that he was not around. Luozhi had no choice but to choose the cloth head by himself first, and then see how much it wanted.
While picking, she summed it up in her heart. The first is to buy white cotton muslin to make small clothes. This batch of clearance muslin has been in the warehouse for a long time, and it is just a little yellow and lost, anyway, the small clothes are worn inside, no one can see it, as long as the quality is good, the color is not a problem.
Of course, the price is the most satisfactory to her, and the price of the previous twenty-two copper coins and one foot is reduced by five copper plates today, which is equivalent to one or two and a half dollars of silver to buy a horse. This one should be bought more, and at least two sets of small clothes should be added to each person in the family, and two pairs of socks should be added to each person.
I don't know how to cut and sew, I bought the fabric for a while, and I just went straight to Fu Ruixiang's embroiderer to sew it into a garment.
Stone blue and navy blue cotton cloth is suitable for Grandpa and their tailoring robes, the fabric is strong, wide and durable, and resistant to dirt.
"What are you doing with a little girl with no head? Go, go, don't get in the way of my selection of cloth," just as Luozhi picked up a hibiscus-colored Sujuan to take a closer look, he was forcefully lifted behind by an aunt with a pockmarked face, and Luozhi was suddenly pushed vigorously, inertia backwards, and almost fell to the ground.
"What are you doing?" Old Man Mu saw Luozhi being pushed out, held Luozhi and staggered to stand firm, grabbed the aunt and asked.
"Oh, what are you doing with me, you dead old man?" The woman said loudly, looking at Old Man Mu with a pair of hanging eyes full of disdain.
"You just pushed my granddaughter, she's choosing clothes to get in the way of you, why are you such a big person bullying a child?" Old Man Mu said.
"Does she have the money to buy it? is also picking and choosing there," the pockmarked woman pursed her mouth, glanced at Luozhi and Old Man Mu with disdain, pushed the old man away, and went to choose cloth again.
Luo Zhi is angry, it is really such an arrogant and unreasonable person in the era of Shenma.
Old Man Mu himself was okay no matter how angry he was, but he saw that Luozhi was despised by others, and he was furious. He rushed forward with an arrow,
Pull the pockmarked woman out again, planning to have a good theory.
"Oh, someone is going to kill someone!" The pockmarked women pulled their hair like a bird's nest by dividing it by two, sat on the ground, beat their chests and howled.
The Luozhi family was so shocked by this person's series of skillful movements that their eyes widened and they looked at it strangely, is this the rhythm of a shrew who wants to splash and roll?
The guests of Furui Xiang Cloth Village did not pick fabrics at this time, and they all gathered around to watch the excitement.
"You are talking nonsense, you are sitting on the ground by yourself, and you didn't have a ride with my grandfather," Luo'an is small, but he also knows that this fat woman wants to slander her family.
"Big guy, look at it, I chose the cloth well, this old immortal suddenly grabbed people and threw me to the ground, this is trying to kill people in the blue sky!" The pockmarked woman howled dryly.
"What's going on? What's going on? This eldest sister, let's have something to say, don't make a big fuss, okay? A person who looked like a steward came over, and the eldest sister howled, everyone watched the excitement, don't do business.
"Let this old man compensate me five taels of silver, and I'll get up, otherwise no one will think about it today!" Mazi said with her big mouth smeared with red lipstick. This one and the other make people think of the words "blood basin mouth".
"This old man was relied on by her, pitiful, it looks like this family is also a poor family!"
"Five taels of silver is enough for ordinary people to chew for four or five years, isn't this a lion opening his mouth to slander people?"
"This family is so pitiful, this pimp is this famous shrew, scolding the street is scolding with an open throat, and she can't afford to provoke it."
Everyone talked a lot, and no one came out to say a fair word, and many people saw it just now when the pockmarked woman pushed Luozhi away.
"Old man, what do you see here?" The steward said to Old Man Mu.
"My grandpa is right, it's impossible to lose money, let alone five taels, we won't give her a copper plate. Obviously, she did it first, and my grandfather was just commenting with her, if we give her money today, it will be to help the abuse. She loves to be a shrew and makes her do a good job. Luo Zhi said with a pair of big dripping eyes.
The steward saw that although the little girl's clothes were shabby, her temperament was good, her speech was well-organized, and her voice was crisp and pleasant, this impression was three points better.
"You little girl has a poisonous heart, you lied with yellow mouth and white teeth at a young age, and your eye saw me pulling you?" Before the steward could speak, the pock-faced woman frothed at the mouth, pointed at Luozhi and scolded, so that the crowd of onlookers eating melons automatically retreated, for fear of being sprayed, leaving her a circle.
"I saw it in both eyes. Not only me, but they also saw it. Uncles and gods, you have to administer justice for me, this aunt is splashing in front and behind, don't cover up this shameless behavior. People are watching the sky, and there is always a harvest for doing bad things. Today, everyone speaks up for our family, and everyone will definitely be blessed. Luozhi saluted everyone.
The little girl is generous, pretty, and her hair is crooked when she speaks, and she is very energetic and lively, and she looks like a pleasing child.
"It seems that this eldest sister did it first, I remember that this little girl was choosing a hibiscus-colored Sujuan cloth, and in the blink of an eye, she pushed her out and almost fell," said an older sister carrying a vegetable basket, pointing to the pock-faced aunt.
As soon as someone opened his mouth, everyone had nothing to taboo, and they all said that it was the pock-faced woman who did it first.
"Since that's the case, this eldest sister, if you continue to make trouble in Furuixiang, I can only report to the official. I'll see you in court if there's anything," the steward said very politely.
"You all bully me as a weak woman, I won't leave today, you let the officials come and arrest me!" As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into laughter, this fat figure, strong character, and weak woman?
The pock-faced aunt was not red and heartbeat in everyone's laughter, and the old god continued to sit on the floor, she was really faceless and skinless to the limit.
Luo Zhi pondered in her heart, this wicked person still needs to be intimidated by wicked people, she doesn't believe that this aunt is not afraid.
Luo Zhi walked briskly to the aunt and squatted down, smiled and whispered in a low voice: "Auntie, I heard the old people in our village say that all living people who sow discord, slander and harm others, have a flamboyant tongue, argue skillfully, and lie and deceive people, will be sent to the hell of pulling out the tongue after death, and the little ghost will break open the mouth of the person who came, clamp the tongue with iron tongs, and pull it out raw, not at once, but elongated, and dragged slowly...... It's still too late for you to go back and repent and rehabilitate yourself, and keep doing this in case you get into ...... in the future."
"You, you, you ......!" Aunt Mazi has been with you for a long time, and finally got up from the ground with a pale grunt, didn't even want the basket she was carrying, and shook it away directly. The fat and trembling made people worry about whether her two little feet could support the weight of her body.
"Thank you for your outspokenness, thank you for your help," the old man said as he clasped his fists at everyone.
Everyone saw that there was no excitement to see, they all dispersed, and this excitement depends on the bargains and buys!
In the end, the steward personally received the Luozhi family, saying that it was to let the Luozhi family be humiliated for no reason, and all the goods that he liked would be ten percent off.
Luo Zhi made two autumn robes and small clothes for each of them for Grandpa. In addition to her outer shirt and small clothes, she made two sets of bedclothes, two underskirts, and bought three extra pieces of muslin. In the end, it cost a total of five taels and five hundred and seventy wen, including the manual cost of making the garment.
Tailor-made, after an appointment of three days, Luo Zhi took out the money bag and took out ten taels of silver and handed it to the steward to weigh it.
The steward didn't expect that this little girl was dressed shabby, but she was very generous and bright when she bought things, and then saw that the silver she took out was of excellent condition and weight, so she glanced at the family and greeted her more thoughtfully.
Luozhi put the muslin wrapped by the steward into the back basket and let Ah Shu carry it, and the family was about to leave the gate of Furuixiang Cloth Village, when she saw that the little second brother was moving a large bag of rags from the back wing and piling them in the corner of the lobby. Luozhi took a look at it and said that it was a rag, and there were some large pieces of silk and satin in it.
Where did Luozhi's rags come from, the second brother told Luozhi that these are the remaining scraps of cloth that are usually sold and sold at a low price. These rags are used for the uppers, and the handkerchiefs are excellent.
Luozhi looked down at everyone's feet, I don't know if I don't look at it, Grandpa and their big mother's toes are curled up and exposed to breathe free air, her own shoes are slightly better, and the girl's family can't show her toes, but it's also shabby, and the patches are patched. No wonder the pock-faced shrew just now was full of disdainful virtue, and her own house was indeed dressed a little shabby.
In this case, it seems that it is necessary to buy these shoes again.
She crouched down and picked patiently. She first picked a piece of royal blue and a piece of navy blue, and when she saw that indigo and silver red were also very beautiful, she took them again. When she finally stopped, she actually picked up more than a dozen yuan, and she smacked her tongue herself.
But she quickly became at ease, so that she could make a few more pairs of autumn shoes and cotton shoes for each person at a time. Just now she asked Luo'an, do you have cotton shoes in winter? Luo An shook his head without thinking about it, saying that winter was his least favorite season, and he was cold all day long, and his feet were as cold as ice cubes on the eaves.