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Chapter 95 Da Qi's 'You Jian Shop' Opens

It didn't rain today, which is a rare good weather in the past few days.

Early the next morning.

Two "Youjian Shops" opened at the same time on Dongxia Street in Beijing, and the name was thought up by Shen You.

Everyone had been waiting for the arrival of new winter clothes at cloth shops and clothing stores a few days ago.

At this time last year, you could buy a cotton-padded jacket for twenty taels. It didn’t have much filling, but it was warmer than ordinary thick materials.

As the weather got colder, the price of a quilted jacket went up to 50 taels, and even the price of thicker fabrics doubled.

The shops all said that the cotton production was small and the harvest was poor, and there was nothing they could do.

But it's not just clothes that have increased in price, charcoal and shoes and socks have also increased in price.

In fact, it was the wealthy businessmen who were backed by the powerful and wealthy who stockpiled cold-resistant goods and waited to raise the prices, in the same way as they raised the price of rice during the famine in Yunzhou.

Ordinary people don’t understand these things and just want to buy winter clothes as soon as possible.

After hearing the price quoted by the waiter, everyone was dumbfounded.
"What? A cotton jacket costs twenty-eight taels? That's too expensive."

"Ten taels for a piece of thick cloth? Isn't this just robbery?"

The clerk said, "That's the price. If you think it's too expensive, just look at the cheaper ones here. You can buy some ramie and linen scraps to fill in. Not to mention cotton-padded jackets, the price of fur coats has gone up even more today."

A fur coat is a winter coat made of animal fur. A wealthy family would be lucky to have one or two sheepskin coats.

Fox fur, sable fur and rabbit fur are things that only the powerful and wealthy families can afford.

"Are you going to buy it or not? If you don't, once this batch of goods is sold out, the price may go up."

Upon hearing this, many people became a little anxious, but even though they complained, they still paid the money.

After all, it is the capital city, and people who can live here have some financial resources, and everyone is also worried that the product will be out of stock and they won’t be able to buy it later.

Those who were still hesitating saw that someone had bought it and also took out their money.

Just when the largest clothing stores were selling winter clothes like crazy, a piece of news suddenly came.

Two new shops selling Western winter clothes have opened in front. It is said that they are very warm and comfortable to touch, and the nobles are reluctant to take them off.

"Such a good thing must be very expensive." The person who spoke waved his hand.

"That's right. Even the rich and powerful may not be able to buy the good things from the Western Regions. No matter how warm or comfortable they are, we can't afford them."

"I'd better look at the thin quilted jacket."

Everyone was talking at once, but the woman with the silver hairpin on her head interrupted them excitedly.

"Not expensive! I just heard the sound of firecrackers and went over to see what was going on. There were two shops, and the one that sold ordinary goods hung up a sign.
A piece of clothing and a pair of pants, the cheapest one is only five taels! Very thick! "

"Are you serious?!" Everyone couldn't believe it when they heard that it only cost five taels.

Five taels is enough to buy a cotton jacket sleeve, but can you actually buy a whole set?
Is this a trick to fool people?
"We are all old neighbors, how can I lie to you? I am going to buy it now. If too many people come, it may be out of stock."

Seeing the woman hurrying to Dongxia Street, everyone was somewhat skeptical.

"Why don't you go take a look?"

"Yes, it's not far anyway, and it doesn't cost anything to take a look."

A few people changed their route and went to "Youjian Shop", but some people sneered at it.

Good things from the Western Regions are only sold for five taels? I'm afraid you'll lose everything.

It’s good that they left. No one will snatch the cotton-padded jackets from the store from them.

"Only a fool would believe such a crude trick," said the clerk in the clothing store disdainfully.

Soon, the area outside Shop No. 2 of "Youjianpuzi" was filled with people, for no other reason than that there was a real sign hanging outside the shop.

There were people shouting at the door, "Warm clothes are priced at five taels per set, and down jackets are also five taels! You won't lose out if you buy them, and you won't be cheated! Duke Zheng said the clothes were good after he wore them!" The servant of the Liu family put on a down jacket to show everyone.

"It's so thin, it looks like just two layers of cloth, how warm can it be?"

Everyone looked at the strange clothes and still didn't believe it.

"A down jacket definitely won't work. That kind of warm clothing is really thick, but the style looks weird. It's actually put on the whole head. People in the Western Regions wear this kind of clothes. Our clothes are better looking."

There was a lot of discussion about the need for warm clothes for only five taels of silver. Once the news spread, many people came.

The space in the store is limited, so they can only limit the number of people entering the store and start queuing.

The first people to enter the store had already picked out their favorite colors and tried them on. The soft fleece inside the clothes was warm and comfortable, and the customers were completely amazed!

"Such a nice dress, are you sure it only costs five taels? Didn't you get the price wrong and heard five taels instead of fifty taels?"

Although this fur does not look like animal fur, it is very comfortable to wear!

The waiter smiled pleasantly, "It is indeed five taels. The ones with prettier colors are more expensive over there."

Five taels is too cheap!
"Give me ten sets! Two sets for ten taels over there."

Many people recognized this excited young woman. She was the owner of the restaurant next door and was famous for her shrewdness.

Seeing that she wanted ten sets of goods at the first sight, how could the people who were stopped outside in line not know that the goods were good?

"There is a rule in the store that a customer can only buy five sets at most," the waiter reminded.

This is also done to prevent people from hoarding goods and then selling them at high prices, leaving those who really need them unavailable.

"Okay, five down jackets too." The young woman simply took out the banknotes and paid.

She planned to go back and call her husband over to buy five more sets.

It is convenient for family members to change and wash, and two sets can be sent to my parents' home.

I can't afford so many cotton-padded jackets that cost dozens of taels, but it's no problem to buy more warm clothes that cost only five taels!
Unexpectedly, as soon as we got out of the shop, the line was already very long. The people in the front stretched their necks, looking into the shop with expectant faces, just hoping that it would be their turn soon.

The people behind looked at those who had already bought clothes with envy and regretted not coming earlier.

The news spread quickly, and soon even those who had gritted their teeth and bought thin cotton-padded jackets heard about it.

When I see the clothes others have bought, I am so excited. Not to mention the thermal clothes, even the down jackets look well made.

Now, everyone rushed to line up, even the clerks and the manager of the clothing shop went there.

Who wouldn’t want to buy such cheap warm clothes!

Store No. 2, which sells general goods, is doing a booming business, and Store No. 1, which is not far away, is not far behind.

Although there were few people, there were several luxurious carriages and sedan chairs parked outside.

You can tell a lot of thought went into the decoration of this store; the wooden hooks and hangers on the wall are truly eye-opening.

I've never seen such a wooden clothes hanger. I have to say, the effect of hanging it up for display is really good.

“What a creative idea!”

"That snow-white down jacket looks crisp, but I didn't expect it to feel so soft."

"I heard that with this clothing, you can wear those flowing and light outerwear in winter without looking bloated."

"Really? I have to buy it!"

These wealthy and powerful families have no shortage of warm clothes. For example, the cloak worn by Miss Zhao, who had just got off the carriage, was worth a fortune. It was both warm and luxurious.

But they will still pay for the new and novel clothes from the Western Regions.

Now that I heard that this kind of clothes can be worn inside to keep warm without being noticeable, I am even more tempted.

(End of this chapter)