"This horse is good, how can you sell it?" Helan touched it, looked at it, really thought it was good, and asked the price happily.

"That's right, this material is satin, it was supposed to be made of other colors, but there was a problem when dyeing, and it became this color, and the shopkeeper planned to deal with it, and he didn't have time to put it until now."

As soon as Helan heard this, she asked, "It won't fade, right?" Or wear it for a few days and it will break on its own? ”

Listening to Xiao Er's words, Helan's first thought was that there was a problem with the fabric, and it was better to ask clearly before buying.

"No, no, it's just that the paint ratio was wrong that day, and if it is colored twice, there will be a problem, no, it is for this reason that the shopkeeper has been put to the present."

"If you say it's okay, that's fine."

"Okay, if you want it, if you buy all this cloth, I will give you 500 yuan, and the little lady will consider it?"

"Five hundred wen? No, no, it's too much, and I can't take this piece of cloth, so I just buy a piece of fabric to make one piece of clothing, and this one can make five clothes. ”

Xiao Er opened his mouth, didn't speak, turned his head to look at the proprietress and just waited for the proprietress to make a decision.

"That's it, we're all acquaintances, if you buy more, it's a waste, 500 Wen, about the fabric cost of a dress is 84 Wen, and the money will not be exempted for you, you pull the fabric of the two bodies, just do it with the girl next to you, that is, 168 Wenyuan, do you think it's feasible?"

Helan hesitated and didn't agree, and he didn't know if Wu's father had brought enough.

This fabric is 168 yuan, and Qingmei's red cloth is 300 yuan for a piece of clothing, which is a month's income for their family.

It's really not an exaggeration to say that it is two months, if you really calculate it, 500 Wen can't be said to be the income of other families for half a year.

In this era, most of the silver money was in the hands of the officials of the Shang and Jia courts, and the people had no way to make money, and most of them relied on the grain in the field to sell some silver all year round.

On weekdays, most of the food and drink can be self-sufficient, and if you order something, you will exchange it with others at the same price at home, and if others really don't want to, and you need it very much, you will take out the money in your pocket to pay.

Like Wu Qingzhu's family, the conditions are better, Wu's mother weaves cloth every year, Wu's father goes out to do short-term work, and Wu Qingzhu helps others copy words, which can earn some silver taels. Let's just say that Helan took the few embroidery jobs, and she earned a tael of silver in a few months.

It can be seen from this that the preciousness of the silver money is compared to the two taels of silver embroidered this time, Helan is bound to accept it, but let her spend it first when she hasn't earned so much silver, and she is a little reluctant.

At this time, Father Wu, who was standing on the side, opened his mouth: "Then I bought it, please hurry up and help me cut it, hurry up, and leave in a hurry, there are still people waiting for us at the city gate." ”

As soon as Xiao Er heard that it was sold, he hurriedly took scissors and a ruler, and when Wu's father paid the money, he immediately began to cut quickly.

Before leaving, the proprietress also asked for the address of Helan's house, after all, she did not accept Helan's deposit this time, which made her a little uneasy.

As for not charging a deposit, there is no way, people specify Helan, but Helan doesn't have so much money in her hand, and she doesn't want to push this job, so she can only take some more risks on her side.

Looking at the backs of a few people in the distance, there is a feeling of hope.

Father Wu drove the carriage, and Helan and Qingmei were a little uncomfortable holding the things they bought today.

After a while, Helan opened her mouth: "Dad, I'm sorry, we bought too much today and spent all the money to buy meat." ”

Father Wu was stunned, held the horsewhip in his hand, and turned his head to look at the two people: "What is there to pay attention to, I haven't made new clothes for many years, and it's okay to buy more, if I want to eat meat, I'll buy it again next time I come." ”

"But we spent so much money, won't my mother be unhappy?"

"Is your mother such a stingy person, and I don't want to think about it, where do I dare to pay you if your mother doesn't open her mouth."

Wu's father's words did not make the two of them let go of their guilt, they also knew the situation at home, others said that his family was rich and earned a lot, but he knew his own affairs.

Compared with other families, they earn more, but they also spend a lot.

For example, the money for the treatment of Grandpa Wu's leg pain, the money for Wu Qingzhu's pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, these are all essential places to spend money, not to mention daily expenses, etc., which also need to spend money.

Now that the two of them have spent so much at once, the two who are quite sensible are a little unhappy.

Helan's guilt is still better, after all, there are two taels of silver for this embroidery job, and it would be good if she could take out the money to add some to the family when she finished.

The saddest thing is Qingmei, the little girl feels that she was divorced from the beginning, and her family's reputation was pointed at by others, and she felt a little guilty.

I can't help but think that when my father paid just now, he should have stopped some, but now he regrets it, and the layoffs are all cut, and people will not give them back.

Wu Qingzhu, who was holding a few books, got into the car and saw two drooping heads, so he asked what was going on.

After Father Wu explained it clearly, Wu Qingzhu rubbed Qingmei's head, which was closer to him, with some amusement.

"Look, I bought two books here and spent a tael of silver, alas, I don't know if my mother will beat me when I go back."

"Big brother, it's a serious matter for you to buy books, how can our mother beat you, besides, where do you spend less money on buying things."

"Yes, you also know that I spend a lot of money, you should think so, you are also our Wu family, why can I spend so much, you only use less than half of mine, you can't do it?"

The two people who said it in one sentence were stunned, this logic seems to be correct, but why do you think it's weird?

It's a bit like, a few children in a family compete for favor, and then say that their parents are partial, why do brothers and sisters have it, but they don't, isn't it their own family?

Helan can think of the scene of a child who is about to be beaten with his neck and his parents.

Although she knew that her brother was trying to make herself happy, Qingmei still turned her head and glared at Wu Qingzhu: "Brother, I'm not a child, and our father and mother have never been short of me, how can I say these unfortunate words?" If I really told my mother as you said, she wouldn't have killed me. ”

After Wu Qingzhu saw that the sluggish mood of the two people was diverted by himself, he struck while the iron was hot: "Come, show you my one or two silver." ”

Helan thought that there was something unusual about the silver in Wu Qingzhu's hand, but he didn't expect that what he said was the book he bought back for one or two silver, and glared at Wu Qingzhu, who was a little improper, quite funny.

For so long, Helan found that Wu Qingzhu not only has a calm and honest side, but slowly you will find that this person still looks like a scoundrel, occasionally a little improper, and a little childish temper.

For example, she didn't bring the hairpin she gave to Helan at the beginning, and she didn't tell Helan when she left home in a puff, but when she came back, she would come over and admit her mistake and ask for an explanation.

But Wu Qingzhu does have rules and regulations in front of outsiders, and he is quite pedantic, and he will always give people a feeling of reliability and ability.