Chapter 20 [Shocking Changes]

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In Qingxi, Ah Li lives in a small house. Zhang Fang was under Qingyan's service, changing into Ah Li's modified new clothes.

The two large sleeves, which were four feet wide, were cut off, sewn with dense stitches, and covered with two pieces of cowhide to make wristbands; The long, trailing hem is also cut to the knee for effortless movement. Removing the cumbersomeness of the wide robe and the long skirt-like hem, Zhang Fang is already very satisfied, the only slight disadvantage is that the placket is still too long, almost half a turn around the entire body, not only more fabric, but also inconvenient when dressing - to be precise, the most headache for Zhang Fang's dressing procedure comes from the long placket of this bath towel. This placket part is not changed for a day, and Zhang Fang can't dress himself for a day, so he has to let Qingyan serve from the side like now, so that he can wear this Hanfu decently.

"Why don't you cut off the placket as well?" Zhang Fang asked Ah Li a little strangely, he remembered that he had asked for restructuring in this regard.

As a result, Ah Li felt even more strange than Zhang Fang, and his eyes widened blankly: "If the placket is cut, how can I tie the clothes tightly?" ”

Oh! How did I forget this? Zhang Fang patted his head, his thinking about clothes was still in modern times. In modern times, there is no such thing as a left and right side of the clothes, and the placket is butted in the center, so there will be no extra winding fabric, even if it is an ankle-length trench coat, there is no need to worry about revealing trousers. And all this depends on a very inconspicuous, but most crucial component - the button!

Buttons originated very early, but they were used to fasten clothes after the Tang Dynasty. At least in the Han Dynasty, the way people dressed at that time was to wrap and tie, the aristocratic clothes were cumbersome, the civilian clothes were loose and troublesome, and the key to everything was on this small button. In modern times, it is almost impossible to imagine a men's coat without buttons or zippers.

In the case of the robe, if you cut off half of the placket, you will not be able to tie it firmly with a strap, unless you put a girdle (belt) on it. Zhang Fang has a jade belt, but it looks very valuable, and the jade is fragile, and it is inconvenient to exercise and wear, so he has been collecting it, but Ah Li doesn't know this.

"In fact, there is one thing that can be freely retracted, and this thing is called buttons." Zhang Fang glanced at Ah Li's eyes, gave up the idea of drawing, and patiently described it in words. Fortunately, buttons are a simple thing, and in a few words, you can explain it clearly.

Not only Ah Li, but even Qingyan, who was listening, had bright eyes - this thing was really too delicate, why didn't you think about it before? You must know that in this era, cloth can be used as money, or in other words, cloth is money, which is often called "cloth currency". How much fabric can be saved with buttons? In other words, how much money can be saved?

Knowing the principle of physical addition, it is really simple to get it out: wrap the corner fabric with black beans, sew it densely, and make a cloth buckle of the same size, and then sew out the buttonhole. In just half a day, Zhang Fang's special clothes were freshly baked.

When Zhang Fang was familiar with it, without Qingyan's helper, and easily and quickly handled it by himself, this strange style (at least in Qingyan's eyes), but refreshing clothes, made Qingyan amazed. Although Ah Li can't see clearly, the whole set of clothes comes from his skillful hands, every detail and the effect after wearing it, can form a vivid image in his mind, and then hearing Qing Yan's admiration, Ah Li's big eyes are also bent into crescents.

The few pieces of silk that were cut, Zhang Fang said that it was useless for him to ask for it, and gave it to Ah Li. Don't look at a few feet of cloth, but Shu brocade's "inch brocade inch gold" is not a joke. Ah Li was about to refuse, but before he could say anything, his sleeve was torn off, and Qingyan's whisper came from his ear: "Stay." ”

Ah Li didn't know what he meant, he was stunned, and after such a hesitation, Zhang Fang let out a satisfied laugh and went out.

Ah Li couldn't help but say angrily: "Qingyan, what do you mean?" Do you know how much these feet of cloth are worth? ”

Qingyan has far more contact with Zhang Fang than Ah Li, and has a deep understanding of the values of this mysterious young man: "No matter how valuable it is, he will not want to go back, these brocades are useless for him, but they are very useful to us." ”

"Shall we?" Ah Li wondered, "What's the use of us?" ”

Qingyan lowered his voice and said, "It's used to make 'belly hugging'!" The texture of this brocade is soft and smooth, so that it will not rub bitterly. ”

The so-called "belly hugging" is the underwear of women in the Han Dynasty. If the underwear is soft, it is naturally comfortable to fit, but if it is a coarse linen cloth, rubbing the tender meat, especially the protruding part of the chest, it is uncomfortable, needless to say.

Ah Li's face turned red, and he used his clothes to make a belly hug, is this okay? No wonder it's embarrassing. However, Qingyan's proposal is really full of temptation......

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Zhang Fang has long passed the age when he was happy when he got a new dress, but this new dress still made him quite happy. For nothing else, in this era, the material and style of clothes, to a certain extent, really represent a person's identity. At the gate of the city that day, if he had dressed like this, the officials would have at least weighed it, and would not have shouted and arrested so unscrupulously. The experience of that day expounded the wise saying "Buddha relies on gold, and people rely on clothes" from another angle.

Zhang Fangxiao Mimi appeared at the door of the Han family's courtyard, and was about to meet the surprised eyes of the Han brothers, but what he didn't expect to appear in front of him was Han Jun's anxious and heavy face. As soon as he saw Zhang Fang, Han Jun immediately stepped forward and whispered: "I was about to go out to find Xiao Langjun, things have changed, hurry up and talk in the house." ”

Zhang Anxin's head sank, and he felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly entered the house with Han Jun. But seeing that the five members of the Han family were in the house, everyone looked sad, especially the sister-in-law of the Han family, her eyes were red and swollen, she covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves, and she was crying.

Zhang Fang was about to ask what was going on, when he suddenly realized that something was missing - yes! The Han family is not a family of five, but a family of six. On weekdays, Han's sister-in-law carries the baby on her back, but she never leaves her.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Fangsheng stopped the question, and turned to Han's sister-in-law: "What about Nan? It's not good to put him in bed alone. ”

It's okay that Zhang Fang didn't ask, but when he asked, Sister-in-law Han couldn't hold back anymore and cried out loud.

Zhang Fang was stunned, and suddenly a thought jumped into his mind, and he lost his voice: "Mo Fei Nan ......"

Han Yi's eyes were bloodshot, his forehead was bruised, his fists were clenched, and he gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Nan Nan was snatched away by that gang of strongmen!" ”

Han Jun added on the side: "When the sister-in-law went down to work in the field with the girl on her back, several strongmen rushed out of the forest, took the girl away, and put down the cruel words......

Things have happened, and what is needed now is to solve them, Zhang Fang said in a deep voice: "What do you say? ”

Han Jun hesitated for a moment, and said hatefully: "They asked our brothers to hand over the captured swords, bows, and arrows, and ...... And ......" seems to be difficult to say.

Zhang Fang's face was calm, and he said lightly: "Do you want to exchange me for Nannan?" ”

There was no sound in the house, and everyone's eyes, including Sister-in-law Han, held back their sobs and looked at Zhang Fang in fear.

"It's despicable, but it's effective." Zhang Fang held the sword in his hand, drew the sword out of its sheath and looked as cold as the blade, "It seems that this matter should also be over!" ”