After a long queue, Zhihua finally entered the market.

"A-Niang, how much money did you bring?"

"I brought ten taels of silver." Ah Niang looked at the crowd, and held the hand of Zhihua and Zhishu tightened again.

Zhihua's heart was warm, and he smiled at A-Niang. Then he looked at it with curiosity.

Food, flowers, masks, everything. All kinds of smells are mixed together, weaving the breath of life. Everything is so alive.

For Zhihua, everything is new and interesting. She hadn't experienced any of these things, and Zhishu had never been to the bazaar. The siblings watched with relish. I almost forgot about it. It wasn't until A-Niang led them to the gate of Buzhuang that Zhihua came to his senses. Thinking that she really looked like a child just now, she couldn't help but blush.

"A-Niang, let's go buy cloth." Zhihua broke away from A-Niang's hand and ran into the cloth village first.

"Yikes! The little sister was shy. "Knowing chess and teasing.

"Alright, let's get inside." Ah Niang saw that her little daughter was ashamed, so she hurriedly changed the topic.

According to A-Niang, this cloth village is the biggest and best in this town, not only is it good and cheap, but the owner is also a very good person.

Zhihua enters the store. The first thing you see is a long counter with some shelves behind it. The shelves are filled with colorful cloths. There are two people in the store who are busy greeting customers. A chubby middle-aged man in silk, and a young man in muslin. At this time, there are quite a lot of customers in the store. Among them were some poor people with patches on their clothes. Both of them smiled and did not discriminate at all.

Seeing this, Zhihua nodded secretly in his heart. It seems that what A-Niang said is true. When everyone entered the cloth village, Zhihua and A-Niang began to pick up the cloth.

The cloth of ancient weaving includes brocade, silk, silk, satin, linen, and coarse cloth.

The first grade, brocade: silk textile fabric, using heavy organization, with multi-color silk thread woven into a gorgeous yarn-dyed jacquard silk fabric. Brocade is a prestigious jacquard silk, ancient has "weaving for the text, its price is like gold" said. There are Shu brocade, Song brocade, Yun brocade.

The second grade, silk: silkworm self-woven fabric; It is a silk fabric with an oblique weave on the surface of the fabric, which is light and thin. In the early days, the surface of the fabric was stacked with mountain-shaped twills, and "it looked like the principle of ice", so it was called Aya.

The third grade, silk: silk and linen blended fabrics; It is a silk fabric with plain weave or variable weave, and the warp and weft are staggered and tight. Silk is a general term for silk fabrics. Its characteristics are: the silk surface is crisp and fine, and the feel is smooth. Silk fabrics without other obvious characteristics can be called silk.

Fourth grade, satin: fine linen silk textile fabric; It is a silk fabric with a satin weave or a satin variation weave for a smooth, shiny and fine appearance.

Fifth grade, linen: coarse linen silk textile cloth; Linen is a kind of cloth made from various hemp plant fibers such as flax, ramie, jute, sisal, and abaca. The products made of linen cloth have the characteristics of breathability and freshness, softness, comfort, washability, light resistance, antiseptic and antibacterial.

Sixth grade, coarse cloth: cotton silk textile fabric; Coarse cloth, also known as "homespun cloth", is a simple working people with pure cotton as raw materials, with primitive spinning wheels, wooden looms a shuttle and a shuttle carefully weaving, has a history of thousands of years.

Zhihua is now wearing coarse cloth, which is woven by Grandma with the family's loom. The outer cover is linen, which is wear-resistant.

"Yo! Fang Niangzi. What kind of cloth do you want to buy today? The shopkeeper saw that Fang A-Niang was looking at the cloth, and greeted him with a smile.

"The shopkeeper is polite. I'm really here to pick up some cloth. Fang A-Niang replied with a smile.

"Oh, I don't know what it's for? Tell me about it, and I'll give you some advice. ”

"That's a good feeling." Fang A-Niang smiled: "Actually, it's nothing." This little son is about to get married, so I am looking for some silk and silk to get married. ”

Everyone has already discussed it last night, and if anyone asks, they will say that it is something to prepare for the eldest brother's marriage.

"Ah, then congratulations to Mrs. Fang." When the shopkeeper heard this, he hurriedly congratulated.

"I promise you. It's just that the little woman's house is poor, and I don't know if there is a cheaper silk. Fang A-Niang looked embarrassed.

Most of the shopkeepers of the Fang family have heard of it, and they also understand that their family is weak. Now that the conversation is on the table, he thinks he'll help if he can.

After a while, the shopkeeper muttered, "I have the bargain you said here, but I don't know if you want it." ”

When Fang A-Niang heard that it was really there, she was overjoyed. Busy responding, "There is the trouble of the shopkeeper, I don't know what is wrong with this silk?" ”

"Alas! This batch of cloth is plain silk, or I have been going forward for three years. At that time, this kind of cloth was in high demand, and I followed suit. Who knew that soon another kind of cloth would arise, and the goods would be pressed on their hands. As the days went by, I forgot about it. Cleaned up the storeroom a while ago. The shopkeeper clapped his hand, "Hey, my cloth is actually colored." But I feel sorry for me! ”

"Not really." Fang A-Niang should be kind.

"Uncle Treasurer. Can I take a look at the cloth? I've never seen such a good cloth. Zhihua looked longing.

"Oh, you are?"

"I'm A-Niang's daughter, my name is Zhihua," Zhihua said crisply.

"Yes, little one." When the shopkeeper saw that it was a cute girl, his heart suddenly softened.

After explaining to the little second brother, he took them to the backyard to see the cloth.