Lin Xiaoye scoffed and almost burst out laughing.

Luckily, she was still wearing a veil and was a pretty girl. If this shopkeeper saw her face, he would be scared speechless.

"Alright, let's talk about it first. How much is this fabric? Don't raise the price too much because I don't have much money on me and I will have to buy other fabrics too. So if you say a solid price, I will buy from you."

Upon hearing this, even if the shopkeeper wanted to raise the price, he wouldn't dare now.

"Miss is such an expert!"

Then, the shopkeeper immediately said, "To tell you the truth, this fabric is usually sold at 30 copper coins per zhang, but since you wanted to buy more, I won't give you that price, instead, I'll be giving it you for 25 copper coins per zhang."

"25 copper coins?" Lin Xiaoye exclaimed.

This shocked the shopkeeper a bit. He had thought that since he said that, Lin Xiaoye would immediately nod in agreement.

Unexpectedly, he saw Lin Xiaoye pick up a piece of that cloth to take a look, then her eyes were filled with disdain.

"Boss, I told you not to fool me just now. Why are you still fooling me? Look at this fabric, it's so rough and the thread beside it hasn't been fixed. Yet you're telling me that this was sold for 25 copper coins per zhang? Even if you call it for 20 copper coins, I'm afraid it would still be too expensive!"

After she finished speaking, Lin Xiaoye threw that piece of cloth to the side, turned around and walked out while shaking her head.

Seeing this, the boss was extremely anxious. He hurriedly went up to block Lin Xiaoye: "Hey Miss, don't be in such a hurry, we can talk about it properly."

Lin Xiaoye smiled secretly, then looked at the shopkeeper helplessly.

"Shopkeeper, I've already said it, your fabric is not worth that much money. I was looking at the fabrics from the previous shop just now and it's even better than yours. If you don't want to do business then I'll go to that shop."

Lin Xiaoye then prepared to leave.

The shopkeeper wasn't happy at this moment. Aren't those who do business next to each other particularly competitive?

In order to fight for this customer, the shopkeeper has to stop Lin Xiaoye from leaving.

"Aiyo Miss, you are really amazing! Alright, I won't go around the bush anymore. Tell me, how much are you going to give me for this fabric?"

Hearing that, Lin Xiaoye immediately frowned: "Shopkeeper, you're the boss, isn't it a bit bad for me to set the price for you?"

The shopkeeper was instantly anxious, "Aiya, my ancestor, I've never seen such a powerful lady like you before. Why don't you tell me what kind of price you want?"

Lin Xiaoye rolled her eyes, then immediately cleared her throat: "Shopkeeper, you are too polite, since you already asked me to name the price…"

Lin Xiaoye walked in front of the cloth, touched it and said, "I won't let you suffer any losses. How about you give it to me for 18 copper coins?"

"What? Eighteen?!" The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly widened and even his hairline was startled.

This scene scared Lin Xiaoye for a bit.

Aiya, was she too terrifying? That's a no no. If she's a bit ruthless at this time, then she would definitely suffer.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoye straightened up and hurriedly said: "If you, shopkeeper, sell it to me, I'll say that I won't let you suffer any losses, since I still need to buy other fabrics and I think that you're quite sincere. Thus from now on, all the fabrics in my house will all be bought from your shop."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper didn't know whether he should laugh or cry. He could only nod with a sad face.

"Then you have to keep your promise. If you have any relatives or friends, you can come and buy fabrics at my shop. Also, the one in front isn't as good as mine!"

As he finished his sentence, the shopkeeper intentionally lowered his voice.

Lin Xiaoye smiled: "Sure, I know it in my heart."

Then, she picked two darker pieces of fabric that she planned to make for Little Mochi and Huo Li. She also picked a red one that she planned to make for Little Mochi for the New Year.

She also chose a dark blue cloth and a patterned cloth for Wang-shi and Xiaoya.

In the end, she even asked the shopkeeper for some sub-cotton that weren't worth much. When the time comes, she would make two thick quilts.

Lin Xiaoye still wanted to buy other things, so she decided to leave all of them in this shop. She would come back to pick them up later.

After leaving the tailor's shop, the first place that Lin Xiaoye went to was naturally the silversmith's place.

When she arrived at the door, she saw the smiling boss coming back from outside.

Lin Xiaoye hurriedly stepped forward, "Boss, do you still remember me?"

That round face full of bliss turned and twisted, and then immediately smiled: "Remember, remember, is your money ready now? Are you here to take the silver bracelet?"

Saying that, the boss walked to the silver bracelets' counter and took out the silver bracelet.

Lin Xiaoye held the bracelet and took a look at this treasure, she really wanted to see how happy Little Mochi would be when he saw this silver bracelet when that time comes. Lin Xiaoye couldn't resist smiling when she think of this.

"Boss, I've brought the money. Please wrap this up for me. Also, are you going to make the silver needles I mentioned last time? When should I come over to get it?"

The boss took the silver bracelet from her and said: "Of course, I will make it. The price is the one we agreed on last time. You wait first and I'll wrap this up for you."

After speaking, the boss took out a red wooden box that was slightly larger than the bracelet from under the counter. Opening the box, there was yellow cloth inside and then he placed the silver bracelet inside, making the silver bracelet look even more beautiful.

"Here." The boss handed the box over to Lin Xiaoye.

"This is the money for the bracelet, you can count it. As for the silver needles, how about I'll give you the deposit first and when you're done, I'll give you the full amount and take them?" Lin Xiaoye said.

"Up to you." The boss said.

After the trade was completed, Lin Xiaoye covered the bracelet in her hands and headed towards the tailor's shop happily.

However, along the way, Lin Xiaoye suddenly found a problem. She did buy the fabrics, but how could she transport them back? Furthermore, if some villagers were to find out that she had actually bought so many things, wouldn't the entire village know about it? Furthermore, especially the people from the Lin Family, could they still have a good life in the future?

After all, these fabrics weren't like other things. It was a big piece of cloth. If it was something else, she could put some wild vegetables in the basket to cover it. What should she do with all those fabrics?

"Old Huo's wife!"

Just as she was deep in thought, a voice suddenly sounded.

At a glance, Lin Xiaoye saw that Old Hu's wife had come over. She had a blue flowery cloth on her head and a basket in her hands.

"Hu Sister-in-Law, why are you here?" Lin Xiaoye asked.

Old Hu's wife smiled and said, "You see, the chickens in my house had laid quite a lot of eggs, so I brought it to town to sell for money and to buy some medicine for my Mother-in-Law as well."

Lin Xiaoye nodded: "By the way, how was your Mother-in-Law? Is she better now?"

Translator's Note:

One zhang is equivalent to 3.58 meters