BXBX NOVEL Chapter 108 - 108: 108 measuring size
She shook her head at Xiao Yishan.
Yishan asked, ‘You don’t like them either?”
She nodded her head.
As his wife didn’t want to buy something so expensive, Xiao Yuchuan breathed a sigh of relief. He walked in front of her and said seriously, “You don’t have any spare clothes. You have to buy some.”
She knew that he cared about her and wanted to save money for him and second brother, so she simply walked towards the door. Xiao Yuchuan pulled her back, “Wife…”
However, this “wife” was called from behind her, so she couldn’t hear it.
She was pulled back and saw both brothers standing there, seemingly unwilling to leave unless she bought something.
Helpless, she pointed to a bolt of cloth in the corner. That piece of cloth looked quite inferior, and many people in the village wore clothes made from it. It was tucked away in the corner and not displayed, so it must be the cheapest one.
Xiao Yuchuan and Xiao Yishan were both stunned for a moment, and then they understood. Their wife wasn’t unwilling to buy clothes, but she didn’t want them to spend too much money,
For a moment, they both felt touched and hearts warmed.
They felt bad for their wife.
Seeing this, Lady Li spoke up, “Although Wushan Village is a big village, it’s remote, so not much news about your village reaches the town. Your Xiao family has had a lot of happenings these years. Many people in the town know about it, but now they say that your wife is not good. She stole eight taels of silver from your family and even committed theft in the town… In my opinion, she doesn’t look like someone who would steal. She is saving money for you in such a meticulous manner, and she is very sensible. Your family isn’t wealthy, so it won’t hurt to buy better cloth later. For now, just follow your wife’s wishes. ”
Yuchuan was still dissatisfied, “That cloth is too coarse…”
“Many poor families wear that kind of cloth. If they can wear it, your wife can definitely wear it. Who knows, she might even like that cloth.”
The brothers understood that no one would like that inferior cloth, and Lady Li’s words were just to comfort them.
They both wanted to persuade Su Qingyue to buy a better one, but she moved to the door again, clearly unwilling to change her mind.
“Alright then.” Yuchuan picked up the cloth, “Lady Li, how much does this coarse cloth cost?”
“This is the cheapest cloth we have, twenty cents per foot, and a bolt of cloth is forty feet. It usually takes about six feet of cloth to make an adult’s shirt, and if you’re taller, you’ll need seven or eight feet. Pants take five feet, more if you’re taller. You two brothers are tall, so you’ll need more cloth to make clothes. Your wife has a thin frame, on the other hand, so she can save some cloth. How many sets of clothes do you plan to make for her?” Lady Li asked, “Shall I measure her first? When the clothes are done, I’ll just charge a little for the craftsmanship.”
Yuchuan said, “Make two sets of clothes for my wife. How do you charge for the labor?”
“My craftsmanship is not bad, and I’ve hired two skilled masters to work with me. For ordinary, non-embroidered clothes, it is at least 270 copper coins per set. So, two sets of clothes would cost 540 copper coins for labor. Embroidered ones will cost extra.”
Xiao Yuchuan thought for a moment, “In that case, I’ll just buy the cloth. I can make the clothes myself.”
“That works, it will save you some money.” Lady Li said, and handed the tape measure to Xiao Yuchuan.
Yuchuan took it and walked in front of Qingyue, “Let me measure your size.” She nodded her head.
He stood very close to her, measuring her shoulder width, waist, and chest, and when the tape measure reached her chest area, she slightly lifted her arms…
The tape measure circled her chest and back over her clothes, and his fingers deliberately touched the bulge of her chest,