The old lady sighed. "The cloth I weave at home is not as thin and soft as the one sold outside."

Gu Mai knew that the old man had misunderstood what he meant, and the fabrics that were popular outside now were really good, and naturally they were not as comfortable as pure cotton. "If it's going to shrink, I'll buy more and keep the balance of the shrinkage."

"My own feeling is that the double quilt will shrink by half a foot, is that to buy half a foot more?" The old lady asked.

"Yes."

The old lady continued. "The negative side of this cloth is 6 feet, so you need to splice some fabric, a total of 13 feet, and you will definitely be able to make a quilt!"

Gu Mai's calculations are similar. "How much is it?"

The old lady said. "That's 6 yuan and 5 cents, I'll charge you 6 yuan!"

"Could it be cheaper?" Gu Mai bargained.

The outside fabric is 4 cents a foot, 13 feet is 5 yuan and 2 cents, and 8 cents this year can buy a pound of pork, which is still a bit expensive.

And she also wants to buy more fabrics, this time it is good, and next time it will be cheaper.

The old lady said with a frown. "In this way, I will charge you five yuan and eight, which really can't be less, and I won't calculate it if it's less. At such an age, my eyes can't keep up, and it's not easy to weave! And I'm still scared to sell this, it's not easy. ”

Gu Mai nodded. "Okay, I'll give you the money."

Gu Mai took out the money from selling chickens, found another eight cents, and gave them to the old lady. "Grandma, how much fabric do you have here? I want to buy some more in a few days, and I'll have to make a mattress. ”

"Okay, I'll come back in a week, and I'll come here for me." The old lady said.

"Okay."

Gu Mai wrapped the cloth, stuffed it into the cloth pocket, and walked back to the street.

Zhao Xiaoli had finished shopping and was looking for her in a hurry.

"Mother." Gu Mai walked over and shouted.

Zhao Xiaoli went up and hit it. "Why are you so disobedient, kid? Where have you gone? ”

"Go over there." Gu Mai responded lightly, there are many people now, and it is inconvenient to talk about 'cloth', so I will talk about it when I go back. "Mother, have you bought all the things?"

Zhao Xiaoli's cloth pocket was already stuffed to the brim. "I bought some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the needle and thread were ready, as well as cotton. Two pots, do you see what else to buy? Let's buy it back together! ”

"I haven't bought a mat yet." Gu Mai said.

"Don't worry about the mats, I have seen the people in Mengtun before, and there are people in Mengtun who specialize in making mats, I have asked them to help make two mats for me, and I will be able to send them in a few days!"

"Mother, I bought this for you." Gu Mai took out a box of alabaster.

Zhao Xiaoli knows this thing and has seen it several times. "What are you buying this for, you can't waste money if you don't eat or drink."

"Mother, you're wrong, a woman's skin is very important, wipe this can maintain the skin, and it won't look old when the time comes." Gu Mai said with a smile.

Zhao Xiaoli blushed. "But my mother is already old, how old are they."

"Mother is not old!"

While chatting, the other women in the village had finished shopping, and everyone was waiting for the village tractor at the entrance of the town.

Soon the tractor drove over, and everyone jumped into the car.

The group staggered back to the village.