It was obvious that Mrs. Yang and those young ladies and young wives followed by them had not received so many people's attention.
In the prosperous rural areas, everyone has to work in the fields. There is no such pretentious rule that "women are not allowed to appear in public". Many women go out to do business, open shops, and set up stalls to earn money for their families.
But many times, the group of people who are in the limelight at the beginning are still men - they are the ones who worship the stove and ancestors, and they are the ones who need to make decisions on any important matters. Many times women are like silent old scalpers, working silently behind the scenes and being devotees.
But this time, Su Qingluan brought these women who were originally unknown behind men into the sunshine.
There were fifty or sixty people present, all staring at the clothes in the hands of several women, their eyes surprisingly bright. Some people who are timid or have a shy personality have never been paid attention to by so many people at the same time. Some people's faces flushed nervously, while others just rubbed the corners of their robes with their hands or fiddled with their belt strings.
Seeing that these people were really nervous, Su Qingluan came forward to smooth things over: "I said you've finished all the work at hand, right? Are you excited to watch the fun here?" She smiled half-heartedly. Sheng said to the workers who gathered here to watch the excitement, "Didn't I just say that? These sets of clothes today are just a look, let's find a few people to try them on!"
After this period of time, Su Qingluan's prestige in the hearts of these people has gradually accumulated. When she spoke so loudly, most of the people did not dare to make any more mistakes and went back to do whatever they were supposed to do. Wait until Su Qingluan asks someone to try on clothes and then they come over.
However, there were also a few bold young men and women who joked with Su Qingluan: "Shopkeeper Su, can we choose a style of clothes?"
"Yes, I like those light blue clothes!"
"I want a cloak embroidered with fish and lotus leaves!"
Su Qingluan saw that they seemed to be announcing the names of the dishes, and teased: "Are you ordering the dishes? And you even picked them! Let me tell you, the cotton clothes given to you are the same as those used to repair the house. Just keep warm, no matter the style!"
In fact, everyone was just taking this opportunity to joke. The farmers worked in the fields all day long and had no time to spare. Therefore, everyone's clothes are definitely not as gorgeous and stretched as those rich and idle people, with wide robes and big sleeves.
Not having so much spare money is naturally a very important reason, but even if the Su family has some money, except for celebrations such as New Year's Day and other celebrations, they will buy one or two light and colorful dresses, most of the time they prefer Flexible and convenient style.
As for the colors, most are gray, black, dark blue, and at most light blue and light green. Most of them are mainly in colors that can withstand dirt. Even if they are slightly lighter, they are very ordinary, and there are no colors that are too bright, bright or elegant.
As for patterns, they are even rarer - fabrics with printed and dyed patterns are often more than a little more expensive than solid-color fabrics, which is not worth it for ordinary people.
With the extra money, they would rather buy some food to satisfy their hunger.
Not to mention Su Qingluan's usual men's clothing appearance. Even on an occasion like today where there is no men's clothing, she wears a narrow-sleeved coat and a thick half-arm, and the skirt underneath is also straight.
And the feet are also made of thick thousand-layer cloth shoes, not the kind of cock-toe shoes that make you stumble when walking fast.
As for headwear, it is even more impossible. Women who work normally, even if they like to decorate themselves, usually do not buy hairpins with tassels for the convenience of movement. At most, they will buy simple and elegant silver hairpins and wooden hairpins. , decorate the head with a little bit of wild flowers or silk flowers, and that’s it.
So actually when people talk about choosing a look, they are mostly joking, just to join in the fun.
If Su Qingluan is not involved in work matters, she is actually not very strict about such minutiae - in her opinion, as long as she can do her job well, other times, it is just gossip or joking. It's not too much, it doesn't matter.
So now, when she heard that this person was joking, she also said a few words, and everyone left it alone.
In fact, the clothes are said to come in different styles, but in fact there are only two types - men's and women's. It's just that they are designed in different models and can be worn by people of different body shapes.
Even the clothes that farmers need to do work are essentially wider and have larger sleeves than modern Western clothes. This has an advantage - the "size" of clothes does not have to be as detailed as in modern times.
What's more, in ordinary people, who doesn't have younger siblings picking up their older siblings' clothes to wear, and older siblings picking up their parents' clothes?
As the saying goes, "Three years of new life, three years of old age, and another three years of sewing and mending." Farmers' clothes rarely "fit well."
That's what he said, but Yang obviously didn't intend to mess things up just because of this. When everyone unfolded the sample winter clothes, the crowd that had dispersed couldn't help but look this way. What followed was a series of gasps, exclamations, and whispers.
It's not that Yang and the sisters she brought with her are so skillful in their craftsmanship, nor is it that the fabric of this dress is so precious.
In fact, this batch of fabrics all came from Aunt Yang. Aunt Yang believes that basically every piece of fabric has kept profits to a minimum, almost catching up with wholesalers.
Su Qingluan's requirements for fabrics are that the styles and colors are left to the Yang family to decide, but there are two most important points: one is that the fabric must be windproof, thick, wear-resistant, and not easily damaged; the other is the price Affordable, cost-effective, without the premium of rare materials or big brands.
The reason why everyone is so amazed is that even with limited materials, Yang and her sisters use their skillful hands to make all the clothes as pleasing to the eye as possible.
There is not much difference between men's and women's clothing in this era, especially for farmers. Most of them are narrow-sleeved and short-brown, and this winter coat is no exception.
However, when Yang originally designed it, he still made a clear distinction between the styles and colors of the two - the man's upper body is dark blue, and the "trousers" below are black.
The women's top is light blue and the lower body is also black, but the women have black and light gray piping embroidered on the cuffs and trouser legs, which makes them look more delicate.
Upon closer inspection, for both men and women, the stitching of the winter coats is very fine, and whether it is the belt or the jacket inside, there is a layer of cotton - the soft touch can be felt by just reaching out and touching it.
So those who had the courage to touch the fabrics greeted them like Columbus discovered the New World: "Hey, come and take a look, there is cotton! There is also cotton in the waistband!"
