"Xiao Nizi, are you trying to provoke the general?" The eldest lady saw it.
"If the ladies find it too expensive, I won't bother you, little lady. I believe the county magistrate's wife and the rich man's wife in the next village will be interested." Bai Haitang put on his clothes and looked like he was leaving.
The ladies were completely anxious. Who wouldn’t want to be the first to wear such a beautiful color? How could she be allowed to take the lead?
"Wait, wait, you're just joking. Okay, just five copper coins, deal. Let us four sisters dye two sets each, one red and one indigo." The eldest lady said.
"The choices made by the ladies are right, but I suggest that the county magistrate should also be dyed one. Maybe when he is happy, he will love the ladies even more." Bai Haitang said.
"This girl is really good at promoting business. Well, let's count her as a master." The lady asked the servant to take out all the clothes to be dyed.
There are nine sets in total. Each set has five copper plates, a total of forty-five. According to the rules, Bai Haitang received a deposit of twenty copper plates. The remaining twenty-five will be paid after they are dyed.
Lamei took the clothes, and on the way back, the two of them held the heavy copper plates, their hearts filled with a sense of fulfillment and wonder.
"Sister Haitang, I have never seen so much money." Lamei said excitedly.
Bai Haitang had no idea about copper plates, and he was not as excited as Wintermei. "This is just the beginning, Wintermei, good days are ahead." After Bai Haitang finished speaking, he took out eighteen copper plates and put them in Wintermei's hands.
"Sister Haitang, what are you doing?" Lamei was completely stunned.
"You are my good sister and my good helper. This business belongs to the two of us. Now we dye a suit of clothes for five copper coins. I will keep three and give you two. You can save them for the future."
If you save more for a dowry, you can find a sister-in-law for your brother, and you won't have to borrow food from the old rich man at the end of the year." Bai Haitang closed Lamei's hand.
"I don't want it. I haven't done anything. I can't want it." Lamei insisted.
"You have done a lot. In short, we will work together to make life better and better. Good sisters should share joys and sorrows. When I was in confinement, it was thanks to the two eggs you stole from home every day."
Bai Haitang is by no means an ungrateful person.
"Sister Haitang, you are so kind. I am willing to work with you all my life. Whatever I do." Lamei couldn't hold back her tears for a moment. From the first day she met Sister Haitang, she felt that she must be his good sister.
"Silly girl, you will meet your right husband in the future." Bai Haitang stroked Wintersweet's hair.
The two hugged each other happily.
In the next two days, the two of them dyed clothes together in the cave. The nine sets of clothes were quickly dyed, passed through the water, and dried in the sun. When they were put into the water again, they did not fade at all, and the colors were transparent and bright.
On the third day, the two went to the magistrate's home together and successfully received the remaining copper coins.
Now Bai Haitang has twenty-seven copper coins, which is the first batch of wealth accumulated in this world. The county magistrates and wives are very satisfied with the dyeing of these clothes. Bai Haitang told them to come back to them in the future after adjusting other colors.
The two hid the copper plate under the stone in the cave, and Bai Haitang took out the home-brewed potato wine. The two girls took a sip to celebrate, and then went home happily.
Before Bai Haitang could enter the house, she heard a burst of crying.
When I opened the door, I saw my mother-in-law sitting on a small chair wiping her tears. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law were also sobbing.