Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

As for those that were left outside, Lin Xiaoyue put the new baskets into two layers and carried them on her back. She and Lin Zhaodi each held one, and they ran towards the next purchasing destination, holding Little Radish Head's hand.

The two little guys jogged along behind all the way. Although they were exhausted, their faces were red and they were out of breath, they never asked to stop and rest or to be held by their sisters. They were so well-behaved and sensible that it made people feel distressed.

Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but sigh that children from poor families grow up early. If this were in modern times, every naughty child would be the ancestor of the family, and the whole family would wish to worship him.

After a walk, Lin Xiaoyue and her friends entered a small cloth shop, intending to buy some clothes for themselves and their family.

The tattered clothes she was wearing now were the same ones she hadn't changed since she came here. It wasn't that she didn't want to change them, but this family was so poor that each person only had one set of clothes, so there was nothing to change even if she wanted to.

Moreover, it was obvious that the clothes she was wearing were too small, with a large section of her ankles and elbows exposed, and there were patches on top of patches, but fortunately she was not naked. And her shoes, her toes were exposed, and it was very uncomfortable every time she walked.

Of course, it's not just her, everyone in the Lin family is the same.

Therefore, it is no wonder that the clerk at the first grocery store thought they were little beggars who had sought refuge from outside.

The most urgent task is to quickly buy something for the whole family.

This cloth shop is not big, and the people coming and going inside are all ordinary people in ordinary clothes. Lin Xiaoyue looked around after entering and roughly understood the situation in the shop: the shop sells embroidery, small items include hats, headbands, handkerchiefs, head coverings, purses, waist seals, insoles, fans, pipes, etc.; large items include ready-made clothes, screens, etc.; of course, there are also many pieces of cloth.

Soon, a woman in her thirties came over and saw that they were wearing cold clothes. She managed her expression very well and didn't show any sign of abnormality.

"Little girl, what do you want to buy?"

Lin Xiaoyue nodded secretly in her heart, quite praising the service of this cloth shop. It didn't look down on people, which was very good! After all, doing business requires harmony to make money, which is the universal value of businessmen in this world.

Lin Xiaoyue asked politely, "Boss, do you have any ready-made clothes suitable for us sisters?"

The woman, who was also the shopkeeper, was startled when she heard Lin Zhaodi's question, then smiled and said, "We have ready-made clothes and cloth for sale in our cloth shop. However, the price of ready-made clothes is relatively higher. After all, our embroiderers also need to eat, so we have to calculate some wages for them."

The shopkeeper looked at their clothes calmly and chose his words carefully.

After all, looking at the clothes of the little girls, you can tell that their family conditions are not very good. Ordinary people know how to make clothes at home, so they would not be willing to waste money to buy ready-made clothes.

After hearing her explanation, Lin Xiaoyue immediately understood that the prices of ready-made clothes were probably quite high, and the shopkeeper was thinking about them!

But there was nothing she could do. She really knew nothing about making clothes! But her second sister, Lin Zhaodi, had learned housework from her mother when she was young and had made clothes for the people in the old house. But now they were in a hurry to wear them, and a disaster was about to come. They didn't have that much time to waste!

While Lin Zhaodi was hesitating, Lin Xiaoyue interrupted without hesitation and said, "Boss, please help us find some clothes that are suitable for us. We also want to buy some clothes for adults. Please recommend some for us!"

When the shopkeeper heard that there was business potential, she immediately became enthusiastic, "Oh! Yes, yes, please come this way!" She led the four Lin sisters straight to the counter.

The shopkeeper first recommended a few coarse cloth clothes. Lin Zhaodi and Xiao Si and Xiao Wu were dazzled by them. But once Lin Xiaoyue tried them on, she felt they were too rough, so she said to the shopkeeper, "We don't want to buy coarse cloth!"

When Lin Xiaoyue spoke, the shopkeeper stopped what he was doing and looked over.

Lin Zhaodi quietly pulled her sleeve and whispered, "Don't be silly, Sanya. If we don't buy coarse cloth, are we going to buy fine cotton cloth?"

Fine cotton cloth? Judging from Lin Zhaodi's nervous expression, it should be better than the coarse cloth in her hand!

Lin Xiaoyue responded as a matter of course, "Of course we buy fine cotton cloth. Coarse cloth is rough. We are all girls with delicate skin. Coarse cloth can easily rub our skin. Especially for the fourth and fifth graders who are so young, we have to be more careful."

Although Lin Zhaodi also agreed with Lin Xiaoyue's point of view, when she thought that the price of one foot of fine cotton cloth could buy three feet of coarse cloth, and that coarse cloth was durable and would not be easily worn out, Lin Zhaodi became even more hesitant.

Seeing the money-grubbing second sister, Lin Xiaoyue was speechless and rolled her eyes, complaining in her heart: this second sister usually does everything quickly and efficiently, but she turns into a "Lin Baopi" in a second when it comes to money. At the same time, Lin Xiaoyue's cold heart couldn't help but feel sad, all because of the poor days before when she had no money.

While Lin Zhaodi was distracted, Lin Xiaoyue took the fourth and fifth children to the side and picked out some underwear, outer clothes, shoes, etc. for the two children and herself.

When the shopkeeper saw how impressive this was, he began to introduce the product even more enthusiastically.

Lin Xiaoyue also learned that the price of a set of ready-made clothes varies depending on the fabrics used, including silk, gauze, fine cotton, coarse cotton, coarse cloth, linen, etc.

Lin Xiaoyue chose fine cotton fabrics, which were priced between 300 and 500 Wen according to the complicated tailoring. Thinking it was not expensive, she picked four seasonal clothes for each person. She also bought four sets for Lin Zhaodi and Lin's father and mother.

Of course, Lin Xiaoyue didn't know the sizes of Lin's father and mother, so she could only roughly compare them with the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was smart and dealt with cloth sizes all day long. According to Lin Xiaoyue's description, he gave her the corresponding clothes and promised that if they did not fit, she could exchange them, but if she wanted to return them, it was definitely not allowed, and they could not be damaged.

Lin Xiaoyue nodded to show that she understood.

Before Lin Zhaodi could react, Lin Xiaoyue quickly handed over 10 taels of silver ingots. She still didn't believe that Lin Zhaodi could get the money back from the shopkeeper!

Sure enough, after Lin Zhaodi came to her senses, she felt deeply regretful for her carelessness.

He took advantage of Lin Xiaoyue's unpreparedness and twisted her lower back hard. Lin Xiaoyue grimaced, holding the soft flesh on her lower back that was numb from pain, and felt that the flesh there must have turned blue.

In fact, in Lin Xiaoyue's view, it only cost 10 taels and 240 wen to buy four sets of clothes for each person in the family, which was really cheap. Little did she know that before she came here, this family was so poor that they didn't have a single coin to spend, let alone buy clothes. Even food was a problem.

Lin Xiaoyue didn't argue with Lin Zhaodi. She knew that Lin Zhaodi was tired of being poor and wished she could make every penny count. Besides, Lin Zhaodi was the first person she recognized in this family and her first relative in three lives. How could she care about it and just thought it was a joke between sisters?