To be honest, Qiao Chu has never been strong in giving gifts. It is great to be able to think of giving some rice flour quilts to the ladies. But when it comes to knowing what to give to Mrs. Luo, she obviously lacks the ability.
Qiao Chu had a headache thinking about it. When she got off the night shift, she simply threw the apron in her hand: Damn! I can just go and ask!
After breakfast the next day, Qiao Chu called Madam Luo aside mysteriously: "Madam Luo, it's Chinese New Year, and I want to prepare something for you. What are you missing here?"
Madam Luo laughed: This Qiao Chu is really cute and innocent in some aspects.
Where did you ask this question?
Isn't this the same as asking a guest to kill a chicken?
When a guest comes to the door, the host goes to ask: "Do you eat chicken? If you eat it, I will kill it. If you don't eat it, I won't kill it."
But after all, we have been together for a long time and know that Qiao Chu is a real person and will not say those fancy words, so Mrs. Luo doesn't care.
So Madam Luo really thought about it seriously for a while and then said: "How about you buy me two pieces of cloth and I will make two sets of clothes?"
Qiao Chu nodded and asked again: "Are those summer clothes? Or winter clothes?"
"If it's for summer, I'll buy gauze and light satin. If it's for winter, I'll buy thicker ones."
Madam Luo: "...It's for winter."
"Is it for inner wear? Or for outer wear? For inner wear, I will buy soft muslin, and for outer wear, I will buy satin or leather..."
"By the way, what color do you like?"
Madam Luo was finally asked and couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha...Chuchu, why are you so cute?"
Qiao Chu was stunned for a moment: "...ah?"
Madam Luo slapped Qiao Chu on the arm and said with a smile: "This kind of thing just happens to me. When you go to the imperial city in the future, you are not allowed to ask people like this."
"Ah? Why?" Qiao Chu looked at Madam Luo blankly.
Madam Luo smiled and said: "You have a good heart and always want to give people what they need most and what is most suitable. But if you ask me like this, how embarrassing will it be for people?"
Qiao Chu: "..."
To be honest, she really didn't think about it just now.
It doesn't matter, if you don't understand, just ask.
"Then what would you do if it were you?" Qiao Chu humbly asked for advice.
Madam Luo thought carefully for a while before explaining to Qiao Chu in words that Qiao Chu could probably understand.
"Look, you know how to give those women who don't live a rich life what they need. But if you go to the imperial city and meet those noble people, they don't lack anything..."
Qiao Chu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
She really doesn’t understand this: Yes, I don’t need anything, so what should I give as a gift?
Madam Luo looked at the little lady who was eager for knowledge, so she taught Qiao Chu the worldly aspects of life as if teaching a child...
After hearing this, Qiao Chu had a look on her face that was as hazy as a moon or a bird, and she went out with her head tilted.
Hu Yanlie, who was eavesdropping outside, seemed to think, "Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading." So, why do you still have so much knowledge about sending things?
Learned!
Oh yeah!
Hu Yanlie ran away with excitement on his face!
…
Today is the day to buy new year gifts for the mothers-in-law.
Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan walked hand in hand and walked on the street through the winter snow.
I went to the rice noodle shop and asked the shopkeeper to separate them one by one and put them in bags. Chen Qingshan put them in storage bags.
I went to the butcher shop, snack shop, and clothing shop, and asked the shopkeeper to pack them one by one, and Chen Qingshan put them into storage bags...
When it was Mrs. Luo's turn to choose clothing materials, Qiao Chu decided to choose some materials for both the inside and the outside.
Only then did Qiao Chu remember that she had forgotten to ask Madam Luo what color she liked...
After thinking about Madam Luo's daily clothes and asking the shopkeeper for recommendations, Qiao Chu finally chose three pieces of satin for the outside and two pieces of fine cotton for the inside.
Next door to the clothing store is the powder store.
In this place where Yuan Li and martial arts are respected, women are unable to practice immortal magic. After all, those who practice martial arts are only a minority. Instead, they rely more on various skin care and nourishing creams, balms, and various makeup rouges and gouache.
Qiao Chu went in and took a look. The shopkeeper looked at Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan. Although the two men were dressed very simply and plainly, they had different temperaments. He didn't dare to look down upon them and asked Qiao Chu what he wanted to buy.
Qiao Chu said loudly: "Bring me one of the best powder balms you have here."
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, he took out a box from the cabinet, opened it and showed it to Qiao Chu.
"This is brought from the Imperial City Head Office. This is the only one available right now. If the young lady likes it, she only needs three yuan jade." After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he brought the thing to Qiao Chu.
Qiao Chu nodded, and Chen Qingshan readily gave it to Yuan Yu.
Qiao Chu opened the seven or eight bottles and jars in the box, felt some carefully on the back of his hand, then closed the box without comment and put it away in the storage bag.
After returning home, Chen Qingshan went to help pack up various things, but Qiao Chu took the clothing materials and boxes to Mrs. Luo's place.
Madam Luo looked at the material in front of her that was similar in color to the clothes she was wearing, and nodded with satisfaction: "I like this material very much. Thank you very much."
Qiao Chu smiled: "Thank you for teaching me well yesterday."
Madam Luo said a lot yesterday, and one of them said this: "If you really can't decide what style or color to buy, just look at what she wears every day, and what color she wears, even though it's not easy to be stunning.
, but it’s not easy to make mistakes either.”
Qiao Chu is a good student, and she may not understand it, but she is willing to follow it and figure it out...
This is great.
Luo Luozi expressed that he was very satisfied with this diligent student.
Then Qiao Chu took out the powder box again.
This antique wooden box is lined with silk and satin, which makes the several cloisonné boxes inside very delicate.
Qiao Chu took out the cloisonné boxes one by one and placed them in front of Madam Luo: "I went to buy a set of makeup like this today... Because this is my first time buying it, I want you to help me see how the quality is?"
Madam Luo looked at the powder box and saw the rose mark on it, and said in surprise: "This box is not cheap. How much money did you spend on it?"
Qiao Chu: "Three Yuan Jade."
Madam Luo pondered for a moment, picked up one of the boxes of facial balm with her fingertips, kneaded it, and smelled it again.
After a while, she looked at the other small boxes again.
Finally, Mrs. Luo gave a summary: "The texture is pretty good."
That was not what Qiao Chu cared about. She asked Madam Luo curiously: "If this texture were in the imperial city, would it be considered top-grade? Or medium? Or low-grade?"
Madam Luo recalled the texture level of Huangcheng's powder balm, and finally gave a more pertinent answer: "Above average."
What?
The texture of this thing is only above average, it needs Sanyuan Jade?!
If it is of high quality, how much Yuan Yu should it cost?
Qiao Chu was curious and asked directly.
Madam Luo laughed: "The best powder and ointment are specially made by the nobles in the palace by craftsmen. They are expensive but cannot be bought in the market."
"What about the powders you can buy outside, which one has the best texture?" Qiao Chu asked for more details and refused to give up.
"Hmm... Such a box set will cost about thirty yuan in jade..." Madam Luo thought for a while and confirmed.
"Oh my god..." Qiao Chu took a breath!
Today's update will be a little early because I have classes in the evening, so I will update it during the day.
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