After everyone had a simple meal, Zhao Dali called Wang Si and another official, and asked Ning Yue to follow them to Yuanling County to purchase. The large group continued walking and met at Xianzhuang at noon.
Ning Yue took Caiyan with her, and Ying Xianqing asked her if she needed his help.
Ning Yue shook her head repeatedly. There was a carriage carrying things, and Caiyan was very strong and good at martial arts, so he couldn't help much.
The old lady wanted to stuff her with money and didn't want to bother her with bringing anything, but she knew that she wanted to buy kitchen utensils. After all, everyone would use them together. As the only rich person in the Ying family, she should share some of the burden.
But Ning Yue didn't want it no matter what she said. She just took out the banknotes to compare her wealth.
She had just made a fortune from her stepmother, so there was no need for anyone to share in the purchase of such trivial things.
Ying Muqing saluted and said: "Brother and sister, I leave it to you for the anti-fetal medicine for Heng'er."
Wang Si, the official on the side, also quickly reminded: "Ms. Ning, don't forget to catch me."
Ning Yue almost forgot about him and said with a smile, "Okay."
The four of them sped up their pace and arrived at Yuanling County in less than half an hour.
Yuanling County is not big, but it is enough to purchase some supplies.
The one who looks a bit more naive is called Li Shugen, and he is the leader of another team.
Wang Si ran straight into the city. Li Shugen grabbed Ning Yue and said, "Ms. Ning, let's go shopping separately. We'll meet at the south gate in an hour. Don't be in a hurry. Take your time."
Ning Yue nodded. This was the first time they met. Li Shugen made a pretty good impression on people.
When they entered the city, they first bought a carriage.
Then I got in the car and went to a cloth shop to buy cloth for leggings.
There was only one waiter in the store. He raised his head and glanced at the visitors, a woman wearing prison clothes and a maid. They don't look like rich people.
He held his chin in his hand and didn't come forward to say hello, just looked around lazily.
Sure enough, the two men went straight to the worst coarse cloth in the store.
Ning Yue said: "Little brother, what is the approximate size of a piece of cloth?"
The waiter rolled his eyes to the sky. He didn’t even know he needed to buy cloth. I’m afraid he has never bought cloth in his life, right?
He said impatiently: "Can you afford it? If you can't afford it, don't come to make me happy."
Caiyan stepped forward and slapped the counter, causing the waiter's arm to hold his chin to bend: "Be respectful."
Knowing that he was facing a tough situation, the waiter reluctantly replied: "A piece of cloth is 40 feet long and 4 feet 2 wide."
Ning Yue knew that the dimensions of leggings were about 3 meters long and 10 centimeters wide, but in ancient times they were calculated based on size. It took her a long time to calculate how many pieces of cloth could be made from one piece of cloth.
Caiyan made a lot of noise. Someone from the back room lifted the curtain and came out. It was a man dressed as a shopkeeper. He smiled and said, "What do you two want to buy?"
As soon as the waiter saw him, he stood up straight and looked a little nervous.
Ning Yue also smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, I think your little brother doesn't seem to welcome us."
The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "How can I do that? I just went out to deliver the goods and this kid started to be lazy. I will punish him well when I get back."
After saying that, he gave him a violent shock.
Naturally, he also saw the prison uniform on her body. He and the waiter had different ideas. Generally speaking, people who wear this can still walk around freely. They always have some tricks and should not be taken lightly.
Ning Yue silently calculated in her mind, and then said: "Do you have cheap coarse cloth at home? I need to cut it into small strips for use, so it must be strong horizontally and vertically and not easy to loosen the edges."
The shopkeeper took a roll of dark blue muslin and said, "How about this? It's thin, tough and strong. It costs 160 yuan a piece."
Ning Yue took a look and found that the quality was indeed good, but this time she planned to prepare straps for everyone. The quantity needed was large, and she would naturally save money if she could spend money on others. Asked: "Is there any cheaper one? It doesn't matter the quality, as long as it's sturdy."
The shopkeeper didn't have any impatience and said with a smile: "How much do you want?"
Ning Yue: "12 horses."
There are more than 200 people in the team plus official officials. Originally, seven or eight pieces of cloth were enough to make bindings, but Ning Yue wanted to make more quilts and needed some cloth bags to hold medicine.
The shopkeeper pondered for a while and said: "I have a batch of dyed and damaged cloth. The quality is as good as this. There are 16 pieces in total. If you want them all, I will sell them to you at a loss of 80 yuan per piece."
Ning Yue looked at the cloth. Dark blue and light blue blended into each other, a bit like Miao tie-dye, and it was a bit nice.
Ning Yue readily agreed, and bought some sewing scissors, two bundles of cotton rope, and two pieces of fine cotton cloth with a similar color to the prison uniforms, preparing to make some replacement clothes for the Ying family. When Wang's belly gets bigger, she will also Need to prepare bigger clothes.
It's a pity that there are no similar ready-made clothes for sale, otherwise it would save a lot of trouble.
The clothes Caiyan and Fengnian sent were ordinary fine clothes, and she couldn't wear them.
Seeing that there was still cotton, I simply bought it together. It only cost more than 5 taels of silver to load a carriage with the goods.
Ning Yue was happy that she spent so little on so many things.
The shopkeeper was also happy. He cleared the troublesome inventory in one go and there was still no loss.
It wasn't until she left the store that Caiyan asked, "Miss, why did you buy so much cloth? Don't you only need 9 feet of cloth for the leggings you mentioned?"
Ning Yue smiled: "Fool, think about it. I am a prisoner. I am rich. I have you and Zitong to serve me. I have various preferential treatment from official posts. Now I have a carriage. I am not worried about the scarcity but the inequality. The gap is so big. Big, can others feel balanced?"
Caiyan thought for a while, but it seemed like she couldn't.
Several times she saw other prisoners looking at them gloomily.
Ning Yue continued: "If you don't deal with it, at least it will make you unhappy, and at worst, they may get violent and hurt someone one day. So I must be kind to others and let them benefit from me. Giving leggings is a good idea. Opportunity. I will buy some medicine later. If they get sick on the way, I can also treat them. In this way, not only will they not hurt me, but they will protect me."
Cai Yan suddenly realized.
The young lady used to have a simpler mind than her, but now she can actually think of these things.
Caiyan felt sour again: How much suffering has the young lady suffered? How come she grew up so fast.
Worried about not having enough time, Ning Yue dictated a list and asked her to buy kitchen utensils, bowls, chopsticks and seasonings, while she went straight to the drugstore.
The medicines in small towns are not all available. Wang Si’s peony and licorice soup only has two commonly used medicines, which is easy to get. For Wang’s miscarriage medicine, I went to several pharmacies to get it together. I also bought dozens of commonly used medicines and some moxa. Damn it, don’t forget to buy two decoction pots and a small scale.
In fact, the medicine in her space is quite complete, but she still needs to buy some medicine to cover up.
I also bought some nut snacks for Wang.
Wang has two ghost soldiers, but they can't be vague. Help her take good care of them.
You can also feed little Zhen'er.
Ning Yue strolled around the street again, bought some random things, and collected some of them into the space.
Fabric and cotton take up space, and it’s almost full in no time.
It wasn't until Caiyan came over that they bought some food for the road and then headed to the south gate together.
It's just that the two of them waited for a long time, and it was already an hour after the agreed time, but Wang Si and Li Shugen still didn't show up.
