Shen Xiu said calmly: "How do you know I can't get this money?"
The clerk laughed and said, "Weren't you the one who just asked if you didn't want to buy it last time? If I listened to you and pulled off the cloth, and you couldn't afford it, wouldn't I be the one who got scolded in the end?"
"Just pull the cloth, I can still get a tael of silver." Shen Xiu said still calmly.
The guy sneered and said, "I don't believe it."
"Then I can really take out a tael of silver?"
The waiter said: "If you can really spare a tael of silver, I will give you a foot of plain satin for free."
"That's what you said." Shen Xiu deliberately wanted to teach this guy who was flattering and understating others a lesson, so he took out a piece of broken silver from his purse, "This piece of broken silver is not two ounces, but one or two halves. You can see clearly.
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The waiter was stunned for a moment. Shopkeeper Yang of the silk shop had been watching the excitement. Now he saw that Shen Xiuzhen, who was wearing ordinary clothes, took out a couple of silver coins. He glared at the waiter displeased, turned around and said to Shen Xiu with an apologetic smile.
: "This guy is ignorant and makes you laugh."
Shen Xiu smiled slightly: "I don't know whether he is sensible or not, but he has promised me that as long as I can get a tael of silver, he will give me a foot of plain satin."
Shopkeeper Yang then pleaded for the clerk: "Girl, this little Shunzi has only been in the store for two years, and his salary for one year is not enough for this foot of plain satin. He has a senior and a junior at home, so I beg you to be kind and spare me."
What happened to him."
Shen Xiu thought for a while and said, "You can forgive him if you want me to, but in the future he will have to change his habit of looking down on others."
When Xiao Shunzi heard this, he hurriedly said: "I will change it, and I will definitely change it in the future."
Shen Xiu didn't want to embarrass him too much, "Okay, pull the cloth for me!"
Xiao Shunzi immediately responded, and neatly pulled a foot of green-white plain satin for Shen Xiu. At the end, he smiled flatteringly and said: "Sister, what are you doing with this foot of plain satin? It can't be used to make clothes."
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Shen Xiu said lightly: "I use it to embroider, not to make clothes."
"It turns out it's for embroidery." Xiao Shunzi added, "If I don't mind it, we still have some rags in the store, and a pound only costs less than half a tael."
A pound of rags was only half a tael of silver. Shen Xiu's eyes lit up: "Bring it to me and see."
Xiao Shunzi went for a while, and when he came back he took a pack of rags, "These are cloth samples that have been accumulated for several years. The materials are all good, but they are too rags, but they are just right for making purses and handkerchiefs."
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Shen Xiu took a piece of material casually, put it in his hand and touched it, and knew that it was the best plain silk.
She didn't expect that after she spared Xiao Shunzi, he would give her such a surprise.
This bundle of rags weighed half a catty, so Xiao Shunzi decided to give her the change of half a catty, and in the end only gave her half a tael of silver.
Although the half a tael of silver was well spent, she didn't have much silver on hand.
Shen Xiu did not go to the embroidery shop to buy her favorite embroidery needles, but spent half a tael of silver to buy some rice, flour, oil and salt for her family.
These days, every day is either gruel or whole grain pancakes, and Shen Xiu has long wanted to change his taste.
When she returned to the village carrying rice, flour, oil and salt, she happened to meet Zou.
Zou was taking Shuanzi to wash clothes by the river. Shen Xiu greeted them with a smile, "Sister-in-law, please come home when you are free. I have prepared the two taels of silver for you."
Zou saw rice, noodles, oil and salt in her hand, and was still wondering where she got so much money. When she heard that the two taels of silver were ready, she immediately looked at her and asked, "Really?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Of course it is true. It is said that as soon as the sister-in-law leaves, the family's fortune will immediately improve. My husband was introduced to the academy, and I can pick up a dead fox when I go to the mountain. Then
I got two taels of silver from selling the fox skin."
After she finished speaking, she teased Xiao Shuanzi with a smile, and walked away briskly.
It took Ms. Zou a long time to realize that as soon as she left, life at home would immediately get better.
Damn, she angrily spat in the direction Shen Xiuyuan was going, but unfortunately the other party was already far away and couldn't be heard at all.
When Shen Xiu returned home, she was scolded by Yang, saying that she was a prodigal. Half a tael of silver could buy hundreds of kilograms of whole grains, but she bought the polished rice and white noodles that are only eaten during the Chinese New Year.
Shen Xiu didn't take it to heart at all, as Yang's mouth was as sharp as a knife, and she said with a smile: "Since mother said that I'm a prodigal, let's eat grain pancakes for lunch!"
Yang was also puzzled that she could bear not to eat after buying so many good things. It wasn't until lunch was served and Zou came over with Xiao Shuanzi to enjoy the meal that she understood Shen Xiu's thoughts.
The first thing Zou did when she came in was to look at the dining table. To her surprise, there were still the same meals on the dining table, including a shallow portion of whole-grain pancakes, a large bowl of porridge, and two plates of pickles.
"Why are you here?" Yang said coldly, "This family has been divided. Is it possible that you still want to come here to eat?"
Mrs. Zou did have this idea at first, thinking that there must be delicious food at home for lunch, so she wanted to come and take advantage of it.
Now that I see the food on the table, this thought disappears immediately.
"Mom, we came here after dinner." Mrs. Zou forced a smile and said, "My sister-in-law said that I have collected the two taels of silver, so I came here."
After Shen Xiu finished the porridge in the bowl, she went to the room and took out two pieces of broken silver. "These are the two taels of silver that sister-in-law asked for. From now on, Da Ya will have nothing to do with you."
Mrs. Zou was so focused on the two taels of silver that she didn't even look at Da Ya. She was afraid that Shen Xiu would regret it, so she took the silver and left with Shuanzi in her arms.
As Da Ya drank the rice, her tears fell into the bowl.
After all, Ms. Zou is also her biological mother. How can she not feel chilled by her current attitude.
Shen Xiu patted Daya's back and comforted her, "Don't cry Daya. Don't you want to learn embroidery? Auntie will continue to teach you this afternoon."
"Your mother doesn't want you, and we still have us!" Yang also spoke out, but her tone was not as gentle as Shen Xiu's, "Take back your tears and eat well."
Probably the two people's persuasion had an effect. Da Ya slowly wiped away her tears and finished the meal in one mouthful.
After lunch, Shen Xiu asked Daya to sit next to her and continue learning embroidery.
While Da Ya was practicing needlework, Shen Xiu took out the bag of rags, picked up a slightly larger piece of fabric, cut it into a square shape, and planned to embroider an exquisite handkerchief.
Among the patterns Wei Yan drew for her, there was Zhang Yulan and Begonia, which symbolized wealth and honor in the Yutang, good omen, and elegant pattern, which was perfect for embroidering on a handkerchief.
Here she embroidered the four sides of the veil with winding needles so that the edges would not be easily damaged. Just as the last side was sewn, there was a knock on the door outside the yard.
"Axiu, are you there?"
It turned out to be Trini. After she entered the yard, she glanced at the work in Shen Xiu's hands and then sent a message: "My mother said that the embroidery thread can be dyed tomorrow. She asked you to go there early and wait for the embroidery thread to be dyed.