Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Seeing the finished garments on the wall, Zhao Lian took the opportunity to ask about them.

I didn't expect that a ready-made garment, even made of coarse linen, would cost 200 coins. After thinking about it, I realized it would be more cost-effective to buy the fabric and have it made myself.

I'm just a little kid, after all, this piece of cloth can make several sets of clothes, and the scraps can be used to make other things.

Zhao Lian looked at the waiter and said, "If you can give me a discount, I'll take three bolts of this fine cotton cloth."

When the waiter saw that Zhao Lian didn't seem to be joking, he quickly called Manager Qiao over.

It's true what they say, you can't judge a book by its cover. This little girl actually asked for three bolts of fine cotton cloth. Manager Qiao was secretly astonished.

Shopkeeper Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Young lady, if you want three bolts of fine cotton cloth, I'll give you a discount. It's 230 coins per bolt, so three bolts would be 690 coins."

Without hesitation, Zhao Lian replied, "650 coins for three bolts of silk!"

The shopkeeper shook his head vigorously, surprised that the price had been driven down so low: "No way! We really can't sell it at this price."

"That's it!"

Zhao Lian feigned helplessness: "Anyway, this can't be eaten, so I'd better save the money to buy food." With that, Zhao Lian turned to leave.

Seeing Zhao Lian about to leave, Manager Qiao gritted his teeth and quickly said to her, "Oh, little girl, come back! I'll sell it to you!"

Zhao Lian's lips curled into a smile, secretly chuckling to herself. It seemed this trick worked whether in modern times or ancient times.

Although she thought this in her heart, she didn't show it on her face. Zhao Lian pretended to be in pain and said, "Alas, this cloth is too expensive. If I buy this cloth, I won't even have money to buy food."

Manager Qiao was a good person. When he heard Zhao Lian say that she didn't even have money to buy grain, he couldn't help but say to her, "Young lady, since you don't even have money to buy grain, why don't you buy coarse linen? That will save you a lot of money."

Zhao Lian stopped smiling and said seriously, "I want fine cotton cloth. Wrap it up for me."

In addition, she asked about the price of the shoes; the cheapest cloth shoes cost 50 coins a pair!

Looking at the shoes I'm wearing, the toes are almost worn through, and I guess they'll break after a few more wears.

With a try-it-out mentality, Zhao Lian asked the shopkeeper if she could try it on.

"Shopkeeper, may I try these shoes on?"

"can!"

When the shopkeeper said it was okay, Zhao Lian wanted to try on the shoes, but as soon as she took off the cloth shoes, her dark feet were revealed.

There was also a smell of foot odor, which made Zhao Lian feel embarrassed.

It's not her fault; she washed her feet last night, but her shoes were too dirty. She only had one pair of shoes.

These shoes get really dirty from being worn so many times, and my feet sometimes sweat a lot, so they're all caked up inside.

Manager Qiao frowned, but he didn't say anything. He simply asked the waiter to bring a basin of water and wash Zhao Lian clean.

Finally, they found a scrap of cloth and had her dry her feet before she tried on the shoes.

Zhao Lian was surprised that the shopkeeper didn't mind her dirty feet.

Zhao Lian tried on two pairs of shoes, one blue and one floral cloth shoes, and eventually bought them both.

For no other reason than that I really needed to buy shoes, and also because I felt respected.

She wanted to buy a pair of shoes for Zhao Feng and Zhao Di, but she didn't know their shoe sizes, so she decided not to.

The colors of these fabrics were limited, not as many as modern options. Zhaolian picked three colors: one was lotus root pink, one was lake blue, and one was light purple.

Three bolts of cloth cost 650 coins, plus two pairs of shoes costing 100 coins, totaling 750 coins. Zhao Lian took out one tael of silver and handed it over.

The shopkeeper took the money and gave Zhaolian 250 copper coins in change. He also put the cloth and shoes into her basket.

He then waved to Zhao Lian and said with a smile, "Take care, young lady. Come again next time you need anything!"

Watching Zhao Lian's retreating figure, Manager Qiao said to the waiter beside him, "Remember, don't neglect any customer. Look, even this little girl has bought so much stuff."

The waiter nodded repeatedly: "Yes, the shopkeeper is right. I think she came from the clothing shop over there!"

The shopkeeper of Lai Shun Clothing Shop is notorious for looking down on people. I guess this young girl must have been rebuffed there, which is why she came here.

After leaving the clothing shop, Zhao Lianhua spent 150 coins to buy 5 catties of rice. She had earned 12 taels of silver today, so she had to treat herself well.

Having eaten coarse flour for so long, I don't know how long it's been since I've had white rice. Now that I've finally earned some money, I must have a bowl of white rice.

After passing the meat bun shop, Zhao Lian bought 6 meat buns for 24 coins.

After showing off two meat buns, Zhao Lian put the remaining four into her basket. Seeing that it was getting late, she decided it was time to head back.

Having made up her mind, Zhao Lian stopped looking at anything else and returned the way she came.

Today, since it's not market day, there aren't many people on the streets.

Suddenly, Zhao Lian heard a scream: "Robbery!"

Following the sound, Zhao Lian looked over and saw a man running quickly towards her. He was carrying something in his hand and kept looking back as he ran.

Her intuition told her that this must be the thief.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" the man shouted, waving his hands as he ran.

Pedestrians on the street saw it and tried to avoid it as fast as they could.

Seeing the thief running towards her, Zhao Lian didn't dodge, but stood up straight.

The man quickly waved his hands and shouted, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Just as the man was about to run up to her, Zhao Lian stretched out her foot and swept it horizontally. The man couldn't dodge in time and immediately fell to the ground.

Zhao Lian immediately pressed her feet down on the man's back and twisted his hands behind his back.

"Ah~"

Suddenly, the man felt a sharp pain in his hand, and the object in his hand fell to the ground. Zhao Lian looked closely and saw that it was a pink purse embroidered with plum blossoms, and it looked exquisitely made.

Although the other party was a man, Zhao Lian was still somewhat skilled in martial arts. With this position, the man was unable to exert any strength and was pinned down by Zhao Lian, unable to move.

Zhao Lian warned, "Don't move around, or I'll break your hand."

Once the man saw that Zhao Lian was a child, he said menacingly, "Little girl, let me go!"

Just then, a girl ran up from the front, stopped next to Zhao Lian, and cursed loudly, "You thief, how dare you steal my lady's things!"

Zhao Lian recognized the voice; it was Cui Xi, the maid from earlier. She quickly handed over the purse, saying, "Take a look. Isn't this what your mistress lost?"

Cui Xi accepted it with a look of surprise and delight: "Yes, it is the purse that our lady lost."

Zhao Lian unbuckled her belt, tied the man's hands tightly, and kicked him to make him get up.

"Get up quickly!"

At this moment, Madam Song came running up, panting.

"Madam, here is your purse." Cui Xi handed the purse to Madam Song.

Zhao Lian pulled the man up from the ground, and, fearing he would run away, grabbed his arm and wouldn't let go.