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Chapter 94 Preparations for the Chinese New Year

Tangning counted with her fingers, and her eyes widened, "A family is renminbi, and the total is renminbi. What can I eat? A catty of pork outside has risen to renminbi, and even eggs are worth a piece. Two Wen, a duck egg is three Wen, not to mention beef and mutton, what is even more exaggerated is an ordinary catfish, which weighs two or three catties, and costs eighty to one hundred Wen."

"It's so expensive!" Jiang Shi was scared off by the price, and frowned tightly, "It's impossible to buy many meat dishes like this, but the Spring Festival is only once a year, and this is our first year in Jiangnan. I always feel uncomfortable."

Tang Ning knew that the ancients attached great importance to the Spring Festival. No matter how poor the family was, they would have to make money during the Spring Festival. This year they all made some money, so they naturally didn't want to pay attention to it. But after the spring began, Pingyuan Township demanded money everywhere. He squandered all the money he had saved so hard.

"Otherwise, mother will give me one hundred and fifty Wen, and I will find a way. You also know that what I am best at is buying and selling. In a day or two, I can double the one hundred and fifty Wen. Anything is fine, and everyone feels comfortable."

Jiang's eyes lit up when he heard this arrangement, and he nodded resolutely, "Sure, then I will give you one hundred and fifty Wen first, and you can just watch and make it, and you can buy as much as you can then."

Tangning turned around with one hundred and fifty cash in hand, paused, and asked, "Mother, do you want to buy new clothes?"

Jiang Shi naturally thought about it, but how dare he spend money recklessly now, just shook his head.

Tangning didn't say anything, and turned to Qiu Jingming to discuss it, "You've been running around outside, do you know where the cloth is the cheapest?"

Qiu Jingming was tallying the goods. Seeing Tangning immediately put down the work in hand, she led her to sit by the window. The window was wide open, and a red plum planted in the courtyard could be seen, "Do you want to make clothes for the New Year?" ?”

Tangning nodded, held hot tea in her hand, and thought for a while, "Thinking of the journey, it will not be easy for everyone. My parents and their clothes were all worn out and dirty on the way. Although everyone is like this, they value the New Year so much. , I still want to give them a good arrangement."

Qiu Jingming's resolute face seemed to be a little gentle, and there was a warm smile in his cold eyes. He looked at Hongmei in the yard and said, "This is easy to handle. I am quite familiar with the nearby towns and counties. I know a few places where I can buy cheaper fabrics, but what kind of fabrics does Miss Ning want?"

Seeing Tangning's curious expression, Qiu Jingming explained: "Jiangnan is rich in silk and satin. Of course, ordinary people can't afford these clothes, but every household grows mulberry and raises silkworms, and there must be a lot of inferior silk cocoons left behind. We can't waste them. , So they thought of a way to weave a mixed cloth, a certain proportion of silk and hemp thread together, although the woven cloth is not as bright and smooth as silk, it still has the soft light of silk.

It also feels softer than ordinary linen cloth. Of course, the higher the proportion of silk, the better the texture of the cloth and the more expensive the price. Knowing this situation, the government turned a blind eye and only ordered this kind of cloth mixed with silk. The proportion of silk cannot exceed half.

I also bought some fabrics in Jinshui Town before. I know that a foot of linen costs about yuan, and Gebu costs about or yuan. The cheapest one that is mixed with silk costs yuan a foot. The best one foot is three hundred wen.

For a man to make a suit of clothes without the head and tail, it would take about five or six feet, including the corners, and it would be less for a woman, but not much less.

If Miss Ning wants to buy me, she can go to the countryside to collect it. Many people still have their own fabrics left, and the asking price will be lower. "

Tang Ning has already figured it out in her heart. The two big men in their family, plus one from the Jiang family, and Tang Zhong, who is half a year old, and her will cost about feet. If Lu Dazhuang and Du Chunyue are included, the total It costs forty feet, even if you buy the cheapest linen, it costs cash, and if you buy the cheapest mixed cloth, it costs cash.

There is another problem, if Lu Dazhuang and Du Chunyue are counted, Tang Laoer and Tang Rou can't be separated, otherwise the relationship should be divided.

Tangning had a headache and supported her forehead. She leaned on the table and sighed, "Poor people really can't afford new clothes these days!"

Qiu Jingming smiled and refilled her a cup of hot tea with a gentle voice, "At that time, I will buy more cloth and make it cheaper. It depends on your plan, but I think this little money is not good for you. That's too much, little rich woman!"

Tangning raised her head abruptly and stared at Qiu Jingming curiously, "How do you know I'm rich?"

That gaze was like guarding against a thief, he almost pointed at Qiu Jingming's nose and asked him if he was peeking at her purse.

Qiu Jingming couldn't laugh or cry, "Did you forget how much silk soap I bought from you during this period? You know better than me how much I earned. I can save so much this month, let alone you Already!"

Only then did Tangning feel relieved, she turned her gaze away, and muttered with her head drooping, "That's what I worked so hard to save!"

"What do you save money for? Isn't it to make yourself and your family more comfortable?"

Qiu Jingming's words made Tangning suddenly enlightened, and she immediately took out ten taels of silver from her bosom, "You can buy it, as long as you have enough, our family, my second uncle's family, Du Chunyue, Lu Dazhuang and Xiaozao , if possible, see if we can get chicken feathers, duck feathers or goose feathers to make some new jackets."

Qiu Jingming wrote it down carefully, turned around and put the silver into the cabinet, took out a box of hairpins, and said, "This is what I bought. I haven't thanked Miss Ning for her care during this period of time. What does Miss Ning like?" Pick yourself."

Which girl doesn't like pearl and hairpin jewelry, and she is no exception, but her subconscious reaction is, "Do you want money?"

Qiu Jingming's eyes twitched slightly, and he shook his head.

"Then I won't be too polite." Tangning rubbed her hands together, showing a greedy smile, and picked out a jade hairpin in the box for a long time. Jade isn't a good jade, but it's better because it's exquisitely carved and has tassels, "That's it Already!"

"Don't look at it anymore?" Qiu Jingming signaled Tangning to continue the election.

Tangning shook her head, "This one is enough! The rest is for you to continue with your business!"

After Tangning left, Qiu Jingming continued to put away the rest of the hairpins and put them in the closet. The goods he wanted to sell were all in the corner, so they wouldn't put them in the closet.

Before dawn the next day, Qiu Jingming borrowed a donkey cart to go out. Everyone in Tang Junsheng knew he was a shopkeeper and thought he was going to buy goods. What's up.

Looking at those fabrics and chicken feathers, duck feathers, and goose feathers, Jiang's heart ached so much that his voice trembled, "Did Ah Ning buy these?"

Qiu Jingming shook his head, "Not all of them, some of them are mine, and it's much cheaper to buy them together."

(End of this chapter)