Surviving the famine: I made my fortune by helping others

Chapter 143 Buy, buy, buy!

"Let's talk about the snacks later. Boss, please settle the bill first. I'm still waiting to go back."

Ye Chuyi did not respond. It was not like she couldn't afford it, and there was no reason to take other people's things for no reason.

"That's what the lady said."

The shopkeeper said this and waved to the people following behind him.

The two men quickly took action, some filled bags with grain, some weighed them, and they were very busy.

Ye Chuyi sat on a stool and watched leisurely, taking a bite of snack from time to time.

[Host, you bought so much, aren't you afraid that you won't have enough money?]

Baizai asked stupidly, there are so many things, won’t it cost a lot of money?

"This is just the beginning." Ye Chuyi was very calm.

Although she didn't know the exact amount, she estimated it to be only two or three hundred taels. She could still afford it.

"Miss, I have already calculated what you want. The total is two hundred and thirty-two taels and eight cents. I will pay for the change. It only costs two hundred and thirty."

The shopkeeper said this while indicating the abacus in his hand.

Ye Chuyi looked at the beads on the abacus and suddenly realized a very serious problem.

The silver rewarded by the system is all in cash, and she can't just take out two hundred and thirty taels from her pocket!

What do you think? Why is it abnormal?

Seeing that Ye Chuyi remained silent, the smile on the shopkeeper's face faded a little.

Liu Gentou, who had been a invisible man behind Ye Chuyi, suddenly stood up.

"You are such a fool, shopkeeper. Our young lady cannot carry so much silver with her. Just pack up your things and follow me to the mansion to get it."

Liu Gentou speaks with great style.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed respectfully, "I was confused."

Very good, a good seedling.

Ye Chuyi admired Liu Gentou very much in his heart.

"If the shopkeeper is in a hurry, you can send the things back to the mansion to get the silver. I want to buy some other things here, so I won't accompany you."

Ye Chuyi spoke in a light tone, without even looking at the shopkeeper, and turned around and left gracefully.

Liu Gentou followed immediately.

The shopkeeper wanted to go to the mansion to get the silver, but he didn't know which mansion the young lady was from, and he had no one to lead the way, so he naturally had no way to go. He could only tell the waiter to follow him.

There were a few people following behind him, but Ye Chuyi didn't care. He just walked around and looked in front of each stall until he saw one selling ready-made clothes.

At a glance, the row of shops sold either ready-made clothes or cloth, cotton, etc., and even the shop assistants standing next to them were young girls.

Ye Chuyi picked the one that he liked the most and walked in.

The layout of the shop has already taken shape as a clothing store, with all kinds of ready-made clothes hung in the most conspicuous places according to categories, and the prices are also thoughtfully marked.

"The ready-made clothes in our shop are all the latest styles. Each piece is carefully sewn by the embroiderers stitch by stitch. If you like them, you can try them."

The young girl was very graceful and was selling her products with a smile on her face. Even when people passed by, they seemed to be used to it and didn't seem to think there was anything wrong.

This seems to have completely broken the secular constraints on women.

Ye Chuyi was a little dazed. She felt many different things in this business and became more curious about what kind of place Qingling Mansion was.

"Do you have any cotton?"

Ye Chuyi glanced around and didn't see what he wanted, so he could only ask.

"cotton?"

The girl repeated doubtfully, and soon put on a smile again, "I wonder if Miss could tell me in detail what it is you are looking for?"

Ye Chuyi thought for a moment and said, "It's the kind of thing you put inside your cotton-padded clothes and quilts to keep warm in winter."

"Miss, are you talking about Bai Xu?"

Ye Chuyi didn’t know what white fluff was, but felt that it might be the name of cotton in this era, so he nodded.

"Miss, you came at a good time. We just received new white cotton yesterday. They are all very good. Would you like to take a look?"

As the girl spoke, she made a gesture of invitation.

Ye Chuyi naturally did not refuse. If he wanted to buy something, he would of course check it out before making a better decision.

The girl also lifted a curtain on the side, revealing a large compartment inside that was similar to a warehouse.

Ye Chuyi saw the white cotton placed in the corner almost at first glance.

"What's the price of this white cotton?"

If it is too expensive, she will not buy it and will look in the system mall later.

"There are several kinds of white cotton. This kind is the best. It is usually supplied to the ladies of various mansions to make clothes. The price is naturally more expensive, 500 coins per pound."

After hearing the girl's introduction, Ye Chuyi quickly retracted his hand that wanted to touch.

This can buy four kilograms of rice.

The girl didn't show any strangeness because of Ye Chuyi's action, but continued to point to another kind of white cotton and said, "This one is cheaper, 300 coins per pound."

Obviously, this cheap color is not as good as the white one that costs 500 coins per pound.

"The next best is this one, which costs 100 coins per pound. Compared to the first two, it is a little rougher and may contain some black seeds that have not been picked out."

Ye Chuyi looked over and saw that it was mostly white with a slight yellow tint. But if you looked closely, you could find some black stuff mixed in it. These were probably the cotton seeds that the girl mentioned.

"What's going on over there?"

Ye Chuyi said this while pointing to several baskets nearby.

The girl who introduced the goods was not annoyed. She smiled and carried up the remaining two baskets.

"These are what ordinary people use. These are mixed with other things, and the price is much cheaper. There are fewer people dining like this, and more dining like this."

Compared with the clean cotton on the shelf, the difference is obvious.

I have heard before that in ancient times, the poor people at the bottom of society could not afford cotton-padded clothes, so they would put cotton wool or something like that in their jackets to survive the winter, but that kind of wool was actually not warm.

There might be some kind of willow or poplar fluff mixed in it.

"Just this kind of white fluff, how much do you have?"

Ye Chuyi pointed at the white fluff that cost one hundred coins per pound and made a quick estimate in his mind.

She had no idea how many cotton clothes could be made from one pound of cotton, but she vaguely remembered hearing from the elders in her hometown that the quilts used in winter weighed about six or seven pounds, so she thought it would not be much different.

Even if two kilograms of cotton can make a set of cotton clothes, we need to prepare at least one or two thousand sets, which is about four thousand kilograms. If we also need to send quilts and other things, I am afraid that at least ten thousand kilograms will not be enough.

As he thought about it, Ye Chuyi sighed. Life was really too difficult.

"Miss, these were just delivered yesterday. We have about 2,000 kilograms. I wonder how much you need?"

The girl was smiling from beginning to end, and she was much more professional than many sales people nowadays.