The next day, the snow stopped, but there was still a little snow on the ground, but Hagi Niang couldn't wait, so she ordered to take the maids to Jiankang after taking the car.

The Zang family has two shops in Jiankang City, one sells rice and grain, and the other sells ready-to-wear clothes.

According to Hagi Niang's thoughts, these two shops are not very reliable, and those who sell rice and grain, when it comes to war, are the first to be robbed, that is, they are not robbed by the homeless people, and there is no way to be requisitioned by the government. And the ...... who sell ready-to-wear Nowadays, many homeless people have a problem with food and clothing, how can they come to patronize the ready-to-wear shops, and most of the clothes of the nobles of the high-ranking families are handmade by the slaves and maids themselves, or ordered by famous tailors, so they can't go out to buy them, so the business should not be much better.

But when her carriage stopped in front of the West Market Garment Shop, she realized that she had made a big mistake.

Zheng is really a very thoughtful person, and she does not let the ready-to-wear shop sell only those fine clothes made of satin and silk, but also cheap burlap clothes. During the two Jin Dynasty, silk cloth was already a very high-end fabric, and even, when silk was calculated by horse, it could also be used as currency, and people were no stranger. The clothing of the common people was mostly made of linen and coarse plain cloth, which was coarse but thick, so it was very suitable for the working people.

These clothes made of coarse materials are hung in front of the store, like a living advertisement. Therefore, in front of the Zangjia garment shop, the guests who walked in and out were bustling and very lively.

And the most important thing is that the general ready-to-wear shops are high and low, and ordinary people rarely patronize them, and the Zang family's shop, because the common people can afford it, so the flow of people is relatively busy. Everyone may make a small fortune sometimes, so compared to other ready-to-wear stores that look down on civilians, it is natural to go to the store they are familiar with to buy a good dress to wear.

Hagi didn't want to disturb her shop during this busy time, but she didn't want to waste the rare opportunity to go into the city to observe.

She and Li's mother got out of the carriage, pretended to be ordinary guests, and walked into their shop.

The little girl in front of the door was very eye-catching, and saw that she was a weak sister-in-law dressed gorgeously and wearing a hat, so she knew that a big customer had come to the door, and she was busy inviting her in, and called the shopkeeper to accompany her.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his forties, and he politely invited Hagi Niang into the elegant room to serve tea, and called the maidservant to come and serve.

After Hagi Niang sat down, the shopkeeper asked, "I don't know what style of clothes the girl wants to buy, and for what occasion?" ”

Ancient and modern times are different, and the color and style of clothes are very particular, and they are not something that can be worn casually. Wasn't there a joke that scholars who didn't know the world wore shrouds when they went out in the past, and the seemingly simple patterns and workmanship all marked the specific purpose of the clothes, and they couldn't be worn casually.

Hagi Niang said kindly: "I just saw that your store was very lively, so I came in to take a look, I don't know what clothes your store is the best at?" ”

The shopkeeper has a good face and introduced: "The small shop doesn't dare to boast about Haikou, but our family's white folded cloth underwear is well-known, the fabric is the best and softest, the workmanship is fine and close-fitting, and it can also be embroidered for free with the pattern that the girl likes, and the price is also very affordable." ”

Hagi Niang didn't know what white cloth was, it sounded very tall, so she asked the shopkeeper to take it out and take a look.

The shopkeeper called the maidservant to get it, and introduced several kinds of clothes, and Hagi Niang found out that this ready-to-wear shop even had to sell purses.

She asked curiously: "This purse is sewn by the women of every family, and it is a very private personal thing, why do you still sell this?" Does anyone really buy it? ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "The girl doesn't know, there are many families in Jiankang City, originally just a small family, because of in-laws or other reasons, once rich, their daughters are not good at female popularity, and they have reached the marriageable age, so they will come to the store to order small things such as purse embroidered handkerchiefs, as if they were sewn by themselves, and used to support the scene." ”

Hagi Niang smiled, such a business can be found, this Jiankang is worthy of being a rich place, and the business is very developed.

She picked up the white folded cloth underwear sent by the shopkeeper, and was disappointed to find that it was ordinary cotton cloth, which was not particularly soft, and the underwear used in Zang Fu was the same as the underwear and clothing.

The so-called layman looks at the lively, the connoisseur looks at the doorway, under the limitation of the textile skill level at that time, such cotton cloth is already a very rare and good boutique. The shopkeeper couldn't help but be very ashamed when he saw Hagi Niang's disapproving look, and said in a loud voice: "Let the girl laugh, but this is indeed the best white folded cloth in the shop, why don't you take a look at other satin clothes?" ”

Hagi Niang said deliberately: "Forget it today, next time I have to be free to ask the shopkeeper for advice." ”

After sitting for a long time and chatting for a long time, I drank two cups of tea, and I left without buying anything, will the shopkeeper be resentful?

I saw that the shopkeeper was still smiling, and apologized again and again, only saying that his clothes were not good, and he asked to come back next time.

Hagi Niang was very satisfied, nodded again and again, and asked Li's mother to reward two purses before going out.

Back in the carriage, Hagi Niang looked at the roster, this shopkeeper is also a slave of Zangfu, surnamed Deng Mingzhong, it can be seen that he is the second son in the family.

This person is quite reliable, Hagi Niang has made up her mind and does not plan to meddle in the management of this ready-to-wear shop.

Another shop of the Zang family, the rice and grain shop, is relatively remote, although it is also in the West Market, but the market is very poor, and almost no one patronizes it.

There was no one in the store, and a young woman behind the counter looked at her boredly and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you want to buy rice?" There is no rice in the store today, so let's come back another day. ”

Hagi Niang secretly wondered, and asked quietly, "I don't know what my sister is called?" Why is there no rice to sell in this rice store? ”

The young woman didn't really want to deal with her, but she asked politely, so the young woman said, "This shop is in charge of my family, but I haven't had any food in stock recently, and I don't know very well." ”

Seeing that she looked like she was about to close the door, Haginiang hurriedly stopped her and asked, "Is your master here?" I have something to ask him. ”

The young woman's face immediately turned unpleasant, and she looked at her suspiciously, and asked, "What are you looking for me to be in charge of?" ”

Mother Li stepped forward and shouted: "You little hoof, why are you so rude, quickly call your shopkeeper to come out, and say that the aunt of the Zang family has come to ask him personally." ”

The young woman saw that things were not what she thought, so she immediately coaxed, and with a smile on her face, she flattered and said: "It's all me, I'm going to call the one in my house to come out, and ask the master to sit down and rest first......" She looked around and found that there was no place to sit, so she hurriedly invited Hagi Niang into the backyard and found a clean rattan chair for her to sit on.

Mother Li whispered to Hagi Niang: "Girl, the slave looks a little familiar to this woman, but she looks like a maid in the former house. ”

Hagi Niang flipped through the roster and asked, "This book doesn't record the marriage situation of the shopkeeper of this store, you can't be wrong if you feel familiar, but what was the name of this person in the past, do you still remember." ”

Mother Li said embarrassedly: "I just don't remember, the slave didn't dare to admit it." Think about it again when the old slave ......"