You are unlucky and I am tough

On Jinhua Street, the sunlight shines on the buildings with carved beams and painted rafters, making them sparkle. People come and go on the street, wearing golden hairpins and silk skirts, and driving BMWs.

Shops are lined up on both sides of the street, with flags flying. There is peace in the hustle and bustle, and every place shows the wealth and prosperity of the prosperous times.

As the two of them walked along, Cheng Shuang's eyes were shining like two bright stars. She looked around, full of curiosity about everything.

The street food stalls were filled with the aroma of various snacks, but Cheng Shuang was already full and couldn't eat any more, so she could only feast her eyes on them.

She walked into a rouge shop filled with a faint fragrance. The shop was not big, but it was very exquisitely decorated. The shelves were filled with colorful rouge boxes, and the shop was crowded with customers who were choosing rouge.

Cheng Shuang took a few boxes, opened them and smelled them, but had no interest in buying them. She looked around and came out again.

After coming out, he called Wei Qinglang at the door, and the two of them went into an antique shop opposite.

It was also very lively inside. Cheng Shuang picked up a small rabbit jade pendant, asked for its price, and was told it cost eighty-eight taels. She quickly put it down and left.

The jade here is so expensive, she might as well go to the mall to buy it. In the mall, one copper coin costs one dollar, so she can buy a thousand-dollar jade for only one or two taels of silver.

Then they came to a spice shop, where a rich aroma filled their noses and the variety of spices was much greater than that in the county town’s spice shop.

Cheng Shuang bought some spices that were not available in the county town. She could use them for cooking and also as a cover to help her make quick money from the mall.

After walking past a few more shops, Cheng Shuang arrived in front of a jewelry store.

Seeing that she didn't move, Wei Qinglang thought she wanted to buy jewelry, but was hesitant to spend the money, so he said, "If you want to buy it, go ahead. The money we earn now is enough for our family to live on. If we spend it all, we can just go back to finish our manuscripts."

Cheng Shuang looked at him and said, "Why would I spend that money when I have a mall?"

Then he smiled mysteriously and walked into the store.

Wei Qinglang followed in puzzled, only to see Cheng Shuang walking around in front of the jewelry and hairpins and then coming out.

Cheng Shuang went in just to look at the styles, and when she came out she bought three silver hairpins worth more than 200 yuan in the mall.

She took out the things from her bosom and showed them to Wei Qinglang one by one, "This plum blossom hairpin is for Pan'er, this double butterfly love flower hairpin is for Xinyi, and this Ruyi hairpin is mine."

Wei Qinglang didn't expect that she also bought them for her two younger sisters. He nodded with a smile and said, "They look pretty good."

Cheng Shuang looked at the Ruyi hairpin and couldn't let it go. She said, "Please take a look at it later and bring some gifts for Nanxing, Chen'er and Xiaosi. The boys' gifts are left to you."

Then, the two continued to visit one store after another. Wei Qinglang bought a leather arm guard for Wei Nanxing. He would practice archery in the future, and wearing the arm guard could reduce the damage to his arm caused by the bowstring rebounding.

Afterwards, I bought a nine-ring Luban lock and several bamboo dragonflies for my two youngest brothers at a children's toy store.

Finally, Cheng Shuang was attracted by a clothing store and pulled Wei Qinglang in.

The interior of the store is exquisitely and elegantly decorated, with all kinds of carefully tailored silk and satin clothes displayed on the well-arranged hangers.

There were also some men in the store, all accompanying female customers into the store. Wei Qinglang was just like those men, quietly following Cheng Shuang with something in his hands.

It seemed that because both of them were wearing coarse clothes, no one in the store came forward to greet them.

This was exactly what Cheng Shuang wanted. She looked around leisurely, wanting to pick out a piece of ready-made clothing with a simple style.

As I was strolling around, the door of a room in front opened, and a plump and beautiful young lady from a wealthy family, who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, walked out. She was wearing a moon-white double-breasted skirt, and with a pouty mouth, she walked to a full-length bronze mirror and turned around.

The two maids around her immediately praised her, "It's so beautiful, Miss. This dress suits you so well."

The rich lady pouted, "Really? But I feel like it's a little tight around my waist, it's uncomfortable."

"It's tight now, but it won't be tight after a while. When you go to my wife's place, she will definitely keep an eye on you to lose weight."

The rich lady cried after hearing what the maid said, "It's over. If my mother sees that my waist has grown two inches thicker, she will definitely scold me to death."

A maid held a handkerchief and wiped the non-existent tears from her face, "No, no, the lady loves you the most."

"It hurts me so much that I can eat cabbage and tofu."

Cheng Shuang thought the chubby white lady was quite cute, so she looked at her twice more, and then accidentally met the lady's eyes.

The rich lady tilted her head and snorted at her, "Why is this sister staring at me? Are you making fun of me for being fat and wasting such nice clothes?"

Cheng Shuang shook her head. "No, no, I just think you're cute."

A round face that is white and fleshy, full of collagen, and eyes that are particularly big, looking like the dolls in New Year pictures, so festive.

She was just a little fat. Cheng Shuang estimated that she was less than 1.55 meters tall, but weighed more than 120 kilograms.

"Cute?" The rich girl touched her chubby face. The girls from other families disliked her because she was fat and refused to play with her. Some even called her a fat pig behind her back. But this person actually said she was cute?

Cheng Shuang nodded and smiled, "Sister, I have one more suggestion. Your skin is too white, and your body shape is...white doesn't suit you. You can try a different color. That light yellow or orange one would suit you better."

"Really?" The rich lady was skeptical, but seeing that Cheng Shuang was pretty and had just praised her for being cute.

She decided to trust her once and said to the two maids, "Magpie, Oriole, go get those two sets and I'll try again."

Seeing that the fat girl went to try on clothes again, Cheng Shuang continued to stroll around the shop and then chose a cross-collared skirt of ordinary style in a size that she could wear.

It’s not that she can’t afford anything else, but there’s really no need to dress too well in the village. Those clothes with wide collars and big sleeves are beautiful, but how can she work in such clothes?

Afterwards, she chose a set for Cheng Pan and Wei Xinyi respectively. In this dynasty, there was no such thing as an absolute fit for clothing sizes, so she chose them based on approximate sizes. If they were too big, she could just go back and have them altered. Anyway, they would definitely not be too small.

After they asked for three sets of ready-made clothes, a clerk in the store finally paid attention to them and quoted the price with a smile on his face. The total price of the three sets was two taels and seven cents.

Just as she was about to pay the bill, someone suddenly ran over and pulled Cheng Shuang aside.

Cheng Shuang looked up and saw that it was the fat girl from before. She was wearing an orange double-breasted waist-length skirt. She lifted the hem of her skirt with a happy look on her face and turned happily in front of Cheng Shuang.

"Sister, is she pretty?"

Cheng Shuang tilted her head and looked at her. The orange color made her fair skin look even whiter and more flawless, and also added to the girl's agility and liveliness. It was indeed very suitable for her.

"It looks good. This color suits you very well." Cheng Shuang said with a smile.

She took Cheng Shuang's hand and said, "Sister, my name is Lu Yinyin. Lu means the Lu in Lugou Xiaoyue and Yin means green grass. You can just call me Yinyin."

Cheng Shuang smiled and nodded, "My name is Cheng Shuang, Cheng means a bright future, Shuang means frost."

"Sister Cheng, thank you for helping me choose clothes today. Everything you buy is mine."

She likes Cheng Shuang very much. Cheng Shuang doesn't laugh at her for being fat. Instead, she says she is cute and helps her choose clothes.

As she spoke, Lu Yinyin signaled to the maid beside her, "Xi Que, give me the money."

Cheng Shuang quickly stopped Xi Que from taking out the money, "No need, I have money, I can pay it myself."

"Sister Cheng, you don't have to be polite to me. My family is rich." Lu Yinyin pulled Cheng Shuang back with force. "My father makes a lot of money every year. The silver is piled up in the warehouse and is gathering dust. I can't even count it."

Cheng Shuang staggered when she pulled her, thinking that this little girl was quite strong.

She shook her head and said, "No matter how much money your father makes, I can't let you pay."

However, this wealthy family named Lu in the city is so rich that they have their silver piled up in the warehouse and gathering dust. How come he looks so much like Uncle Lu?

Look at this girl's fierceness, she is quite like Uncle Lu. It can't be such a coincidence.

While the argument was going on over there, Wei Qinglang had already settled the bill. The clerk took the five-liang silver ingot and took it to the counter to exchange it.

Lu Yinyin wanted to thank Cheng Shuang but failed. She pouted and glanced at Wei Qinglang, "Sister Shuang, is he your brother?"

"He is my husband." Cheng Shuang said.

Lu Yinyin covered her mouth in surprise, "Ah, so you're already married, sister."

Then she folded her hands on her left waist and bowed slightly to Wei Qinglang, who bowed in return.

This girl was too enthusiastic. After the clerk gave the change to Wei Qinglang, Cheng Shuang hurriedly said, "Yinyin, we have something else to do and need to leave first."

Lu Yinyin's face was full of reluctance, and she held Cheng Shuang's hand tightly, "Sister, can I see you again? Or you can come to see me. My family lives in the Lu Mansion in Ruiyun Lane."

When Cheng Shuang heard Ruiyun Lane, she and Wei Qinglang looked at each other and laughed.

After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic Lu Yinyin and coming out of the garment shop, Cheng Shuang couldn't help laughing.

"She really is Uncle Lu's daughter. What a coincidence."

When they got off the boat in the morning, Mr. Lu specifically told them that they were unfamiliar with the place and if they had any problems they could find him at Lu's house in Ruiyun Lane.

"I guessed it when I heard her last name was Lu. Her personality is exactly like her father's." Wei Qinglang also thought it was quite a coincidence.

Cheng Shuang suppressed a smile. "They have similar figures too. Standing together, they look like father and daughter."