Chapter 24: Take a look and see if you like any

Seeing that she didn't remember them.

Qiao Sheng then didn't mention the previous matter.

She thought for a moment and said, "I want to buy two sets of clothes for my son suitable for this season, and also two pairs of shoes."

Xiao Shitou said, "Mother, I don't need that much; I just need one set of clothes and one pair of shoes. Buy something for yourself."

Upon hearing that.

The woman said somewhat enviously, "Sister, your son is really well-behaved, unlike my son, who annoys me all day. If he had half your son's sense, that would be great."

"Boss lady, every child is different; your son might just be more lively."

Qiao Sheng said with a smile.

The woman didn't dwell on that issue; she responded and changed the subject, saying, "Sister, what kind of fabric do you want to buy? I have cloth, hemp, gauze, wax-dyed cloth, etc."

"Hemp cloth."

Qiao Sheng replied to her.

The woman then asked Qiao Sheng whether she wanted fine hemp cloth or coarse hemp cloth.

Qiao Sheng immediately wanted the fine hemp cloth without thinking.

The woman picked up a pole on the side, fetched several items for Qiao Sheng, each with a different style and color.

"Take a look and see if you like any."

Qiao Sheng let Xiao Shitou choose for himself; he picked a gray set and then stopped choosing.

"Mother, pick one for yourself."

At such a young age, not only is he filial, but he also knows to pick clothes that are more stain-resistant.

What good deeds has she done to have such a son!

Qiao Sheng rubbed Xiao Shitou's head, then picked another set for him—a dark blue one, which is also fairly stain-resistant.

Without waiting for Xiao Shitou to speak.

Qiao Sheng had the woman bring out several sets of clothing she could wear for her to look at, one set of fine hemp cloth and one set of coarse hemp cloth.

After looking them over.

Qiao Sheng chose a set of dark blue and a set of brown; the brown set was coarse hemp cloth.

"Shoes."

Xiao Shitou two pairs, she one pair.

Thinking about the expense, Xiao Shitou felt a pang of pain; he looked at the woman and said, "Auntie, we're buying so much—could you give us a discount?"

"Okay, I'll give you a discount."

The woman pondered before speaking.

"Sister, I used to sell these two sets of your son's clothing at sixty-eight wen each, but since you're buying so many, I'll charge you fifty-eight wen per set."

"The fine hemp cloth dress you wear used to sell for eighty-eight wen per set; I'll charge you seventy-six wen. The coarse hemp cloth dress used to sell for fifty-eight wen per set; I'll charge you forty-six wen."

"Shoes: ten wen per pair for your son, fifteen wen per pair for you."

She went to work the abacus.

Finished calculating.

The woman told Qiao Sheng, "Sister, the total is 273 wen; I'll give you another three wen off, so just give me 270 wen."

Qiao Sheng handed over the broken silver that Li Dayin had given her earlier.

The woman took it and gave Qiao Sheng change of 730 wen.

Qiao Sheng packed the money, picked up the clothes and Xiao Shitou, and walked out a few steps when the woman ran after her, saying, "Sister, let me give you some needles and thread."

"Thank you, boss lady."

She hesitated a moment.

Qiao Sheng asked her, "Boss lady, do you really not remember us? We came to town before to sell pheasants, and you bought our pheasants."

Upon saying that.

The woman had an impression: "I remember now, it's you guys; I'm really sorry, I've been too busy these days to…"

Qiao Sheng took up the conversation.

"Boss lady, you don't need to say sorry; as a person of stature you're busy, it's normal not to remember us—I was just asking casually. Speaking of which, I'm quite grateful to you; if you hadn't bought our pheasants, we wouldn't have known whether we could sell them."

(End of chapter)