GBP Chapter 389: Collective Entry into the City
Chapter 389: Collective Entry into the City
August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.
Everyone seemed very excited when they woke up in the morning because they were all going into the city.
Her aunt and sisters came to see her early in the morning as if they had made an appointment, because all the preparations had been completed yesterday and they didn't have to work today.
The elders said that they didn't need to set up the stalls at night, so they let Shen Youyou take them to the lantern festival.
When her sisters came, she hadn't gotten up yet because she had slept late the night before.
The eldest sister helped her fetch water, and the second sister helped her comb her hair. They served her like a young lady, except that the sisters were not dressed very well.
Shen Youyou yawned and said, "Sisters, we got our money yesterday, let's go to the city and buy some ready-made clothes today.
Wear something nice when you go to the Lantern Festival, and bring our pearl flowers. Hehe, by then I will be wearing men's clothes, and be accompanied by a group of beautiful ladies. "
Taohua was still folding her quilt. When she heard this, she exclaimed, "How much does that cost? A set of ready-made clothes must cost at least one or two taels of silver."
She rolled her eyes and said, "You can't buy silk or satin with one tael of silver. If it's embroidered, I guess the cheapest one would cost at least five or six taels."
This time it wasn't just Sister Taohua, all the aunts and sisters in the girl group shook their heads. Not to mention spending half of their wages at once, they felt that if they spent even one or two taels of silver, they would be beaten no matter what.
Shen Youyou disagreed with their point of view: "Why did you get beaten? Did you hand in all the wages you received yesterday?"
The sisters lowered their heads and said nothing. Shen Youyou was helpless: "You didn't really hand it all in, did you? Big sister, second sister, didn't my eldest uncle and fourth uncle tell you not to hand it in?"
Sister Daya put away the plastic bottles for washing faces. Her nine clans have now started using plastic basins and plastic buckets, and even the cups for drinking water and brushing teeth are made of plastic.
Even if I don't dare to sell it now, it's okay to use it at home.
"My family didn't ask for it. Arya and I gave it to them reluctantly. We will eat and live in their house, and we will save money to build a house when the time comes."
The other girls also nodded and said, "The family didn't ask for it, we gave it to them reluctantly. We felt nervous holding such a small amount of money."
Shen Zhiqiu, who had just returned, happened to hear this. He clicked his tongue twice to tease Shen Youyou, "Girl, look at how sensible your sisters are. Why don't you just give them some appreciation? I'm not asking you to give half, but at least give Dad a hundred taels!"
Shen Youyou tilted his neck and looked at his father: "Dad, my grandma said that I am from the hairpin group and I can't work for you for free. You have to pay me when you use me in the future. In this way, I don't want your shares. How about ten taels for each drawing I draw for you in the future?"
Shen Zhiqiu chuckled. He couldn't afford to hire this. If he really calculated the money for his daughter like this, everyone would probably get even less.
Although the girls from the Nine Clans already knew that Shen Youyou spoke casually to her Third Uncle, they never thought that she would dare to ask her Third Uncle for money in this way. They were really afraid that her Third Uncle would get angry and beat her up, so they were all very nervous.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhiqiu said, "Isn't all the money I earn yours? If you want to spend money, just ask your mother for it."
Only then did Shen Youyou give his father a look that said "you better know what's best for you."
It's not that Shen Youyou doesn't want to give money to the family. If the family really needs money, she can give it all.
Money is a bastard. It can be earned even if it is spent. She doesn't care about these things at all. The key is that their family is not short of money for the time being.
For her, saving money now is for future development. Of course, she also knows that her father is just teasing her.
But before Shen Zhiqiu left, he still said to the other girls from the Nine Clans:
"It's not easy to go to the Lantern Festival. If you want to buy beautiful clothes, just buy them. Don't be afraid. Your family will definitely not beat you up. If anyone has any objections, let them come to me. Besides, you can earn money by spending it. What are you afraid of?"
With Shen Zhiqiu's guarantee and Shen Youyou's encouragement, the sisters were finally moved. However, many of them still wanted Shen Youyou to guarantee that they could not buy silk and could only buy ordinary cotton clothes at most.
Shen Youyou nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, cotton is fine, as long as it's not coarse cotton."
In the yard, the women were also smiling and chattering. Some of them had hairpins in their hair and earrings in their ears.
But except for Xiao Yang, the rest wore plain colors. Even Li Jingshu wore a green cotton dress and a hairpin that imitated jade bamboo.
The earrings are also in the shape of bamboo leaves.
Little Yang was born with a fondness for eye-catching colors. Today she wore a pink dress given by Li Jingshu and a hairpin decorated with pink osmanthus patterns.
Li Jingshu dug this dress out from the bottom of a closet. She herself doesn't like wearing this color, and her elder sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law are embarrassed to wear it, but her younger sister-in-law likes this color very much.
The old ladies were also dressed up, and even Shen Nannan and the other little girls had their hair done in double buns and wore a pair of cute osmanthus beads in the shape of little rabbits worshiping the moon.
I was so happy that the little boys were envious: "Why don't the boys have any flowers on their heads?"
The adults were moving things onto the animal carts and Roman carts, and the little kids surrounded the little girls in a circle, with all kinds of praise coming out of their little mouths holding candies, which was so sweet.
When everything was packed, Shen Zhiqiu waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
The women almost cheered. Not only the women, but also the men and the old men couldn't hold back their joy.
In fact, I was so happy because they gave me money. Whether I spend it or not is another matter, but Shen Youyou always said that the world is so big and I should go out and see it.
Of course they also wanted to go out and take a look. They were very curious about what the legendary lantern festival in the capital city was like, especially now that it was different from before, as the capital city was now Kyoto.
It must be very lively there, right? There are all kinds of colorful lanterns and lots of people on the street.
Thinking of this, even if I go, even if it really costs them some money, it can be considered a reward for myself.
At this time, the adults actually already knew that Shen Youyou was going to take the daughters to the city to buy ready-made clothes.
And the beatings and scolding that the little girls worried about did not happen.
Young Yang even encouraged several young wives to go with their daughters to have a look, whether the clothes were ready-made or not. They could learn from their mother-in-law, see which ready-made clothes looked good, buy the same fabrics, and take them home to make them themselves.
Some women also said: "Buy dark-colored fabrics for durability, and the kids are naughty. Buy light-colored fabrics, and they won't last long."
This is still thinking about three years of new things, three years of old things, and another three years of mending.
Anyway, these women on the road are also busy. They not only have to buy cloth for themselves, but also for the elderly, children, and men at home.
Gao Erzhuang listened to everyone talking, looked at the Kongming lanterns they made and said, "Do you think our Kongming lanterns will sell well?"
Shen Dabao was extremely confident: "This is Yoyo's idea, so just keep it in mind. It will definitely sell well."
Erbao followed suit: "I guess what we make is not enough to sell, it's just that our papermaking speed is too slow."
These Kongming lanterns were colorful. Shen Youyou was only responsible for giving advice and had no plans to share the money with her brothers. After all, her brothers were already grown up and had to save money for her to marry a sister-in-law.