CH 84.1

"All of these are the cloths brought by a merchant from Suzhou, let's take a look at them. Since it's almost summer, so we are going to make some new clothes." 

After Zhang Shiyue came back at night, the family had dinner, and Zhang Fangyuan took the cloths with him. The cloths he brought back were carried out for the family to choose.

In the heat of summer, the common people would wear light and thin clothes, like the rich and noble people who would wear silk brocades. Ordinary people couldn't afford such expensive cloth, so they could only wear linen and coarse cloth.

There was a saying: "Those people whose their whole body are covered with silk are not silkworm farmers." Those people who often wore luxurious clothes were not people who worked hard to raise silkworms to get silk.

[“遍身罗绮者, 不是养蚕人: Those people whose their whole body are covered with silk are not silkworm farmers, Those rich people who are all dressed in silk and satin, none of them are silkworm farmers. The poet summarizes the reality of class opposition in feudal society by means of obvious contrast, exposing the unreasonable reality that the rulers get something for nothing, highlighting the poet's accusation against the rulers and the poet's sympathy for the working people]

This time Zhang Fangyuan brought back some silk and satin cloths. Even these precious cloths could be divided into good and plain. The good ones were called cooked goods by the merchants and common people and the plain ones were called raw goods.

This time he brought more than a dozen bolts. Even if he made friends with Song Yong and got a good price, it was impossible to get the cooked goods. It would also be impossible for the dozens bolts of cloth to come down without a few dozen taels of silver. Even if he could afford it, it was not necessary. Like Xu He said, rural families didn't need to wear such expensive clothes.

These lightweight cloths he brought this morning were enough for them to wear and let them feel cool and comfortable in summertime.

Although it was only raw goods, but for a common family with destitute circumstances, they still couldn't put it down when they looked at the exquisite cloth and exquisite workmanship. Zhang Shiyue had only seen those rich people in the city who wore this kind of beautiful cloth.

Xiao'e was also gently stroking the smooth silk, the girl loved beauty when she grew up, how could she not like such a good cloth.

Zhang Fangyuan said: "There are a lot of cloths, one can make two ready-made clothes, and one person can choose three or four."

"That's right, those two dark ones are fine, you don't have to choose them, they are all mine."

Xu He laughed and said: "You can also choose the cloths for yourself." It was much more worry-free than before.

"It's from Boss Song, who said that the merchants in Suzhou love to wear this kind of cloth. He heard that I want this kind of cloth, so he specially gave it to me." Zhang Fangyuan saw a few people standing around the table looking at the cloths on the table. It was nice to have servants at home. Originally, they were supposed to wash the dishes and tidy up the house and yard, but now someone had already done it.

He stood up and walked over: "Is there anything you like?"

"How can you not like such good cloths?" Zhang Shiyue said, "Your second aunt is getting old, so it's enough to take one for summer and make two clothes. He ge'er, you should pick a few more bolts to make clothes. "

"Second aunt, why are you so polite? A Yuan brought so much and asked everyone to make more clothes." When he saw that the designs and colors were all good, Xu He couldn't tell the difference, so he gave three bolts to Zhang Shiyue: " How can a woman not love beauty, make a few more."

"Xiao'e, you choose yourself."

The little girl nodded and took three bolts of the brightest colors. One was because they looked good, the young girl really liked it, and the other was because the color was too bright for her cousin to wear them, so they belonged to her.

Time flew since they returned to this village, and it had been a year in the blink of an eye. When they first came back to this village, the little girl was thin and timid. Now she could write, read, eat and drink well, and the body had also been taken care of. In the age that the growing was the fastest, she became more and more full of life.

Although there were still two years left to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday), some people had already started to inquire with Xu He and Zhang Shiyue.

"There are so many cloths, I will ask Xiaomao to come over tomorrow to have a look, and I will give him a bolt to make two new clothes."

Zhang Fangyuan laughed and said, "Xiao'e and Xiaomao are really best friends, and she will never forget him. "

Zhang Shiyue also said: "Then I will also take one for the fourth brother."

"It's up to you." Zhang Fangyuan looked at Xu He, and there were five bolts left on the table besides his two: "What about you? Do you have any arrangements for the rest?" 

Xu He said: "Leave one for Ruijin and Ruili."

"If this one bolt is used to make clothes for the two little guys, one person can have two."

"The clothes I prepared earlier were all unique. Now since we have good cloths, I can make two sets of the same clothes for the two children. They will look good."

Zhang Fangyuan nodded, the two chubby little guys wearing the same clothes were indeed more dazzling and eye-catching.

"Since I don't sleep at the tea shed anymore, let Ruijin and Ruili sleep in my room at night, and you two can relax." Zhang Shiyue said: "Wenzi and Wuzi's room are also close to my room, which is just right and they can help me to take care of the children."

Zhang Fangyuan was used to the cubs sleeping with them at night, and he could look at the two little things when he opened his eyes at night, so if he the two cubs went to sleep with the second aunt for a while, he would definitely feel uneasy.

But before he opened his mouth, he glanced at Xu He next to him, and his words changed again: "Second Aunt loves these two little brats the most, so I will send them to Second Aunt's room to sleep and have fun."

Xiao'e heard the words and said happily: "Then I will also sleep in my mother's room tonight, and I can hug Ruijin and Ruili."

"Yes."