Chapter 106 I Can’t Afford to Buy Your Clothes, Master Huo
Chapter 106 I Can’t Afford to Buy Your Clothes, Master Huo
"Okay, okay, we'll be able to see it when we get back to Kyoto." Li Mulan interrupted everyone's thoughts and pointed to a clothing store at the back, "Let's go in and take a look, shall we?"
Huo Yuanruo was the first to carry Li Lian in. Li Fu and Li Rong were a little hesitant, and were finally pulled in by Li Mulan and Qingyu, one by one.
The shopkeeper was a fat, amiable-looking middle-aged man. He recognized Qingyu at a glance, "Hey? Miss, it's you. What do you want to buy today?"
Qingyu had bought the Li family's daily clothes here before, and the shopkeeper was very impressed by the large quantity. Although she didn't buy any particularly expensive styles, the large quantity made the shopkeeper very happy.
Qingyu smiled and nodded, "The shopkeeper has a really good memory. He actually still remembers me. I'm here to buy ready-made clothes today. Can the shopkeeper recommend some of the most fashionable styles?"
The fat shopkeeper smiled happily, "Is it the same size as last time?"
Qingyu nodded, "Several girls are here, the others should still follow the last size, bring out more styles so we can choose."
"Okay, my guests, please wait a moment and have some tea. I'll prepare it right away." Then the fat shopkeeper asked the clerk to take the guests to the private room upstairs and enthusiastically served tea and cakes.
Li Fu felt a little uncomfortable, "Sister Lan, we already have clothes, they are all new, there is no need to buy more."
"Yes, yes, Sister Lan, look at my clothes. This is the first time I wear them." Li Rong touched the brand new material on her body, cherishing it very much.
Li Lian was held by Huo Yuanruo. Li Xi and Huo Yuanruo were stuffing cakes into her hands and mouth. She couldn't speak and stared at her sisters with her big eyes.
Li Mulan pulled the two of them to sit on a bench nearby. "I know you have clothes to wear. We will leave for Kyoto tomorrow, and we probably won't have much chance to prepare anything in the meantime. So, I thought of preparing two sets of clothes with better materials for you today, so you can wear them when you go home."
Li Fu and Li Rong looked at each other and asked, "Is this...necessary?"
Li Mulan raised her head and said, "Of course we need to. Our Li family must return to Kyoto with dignity and honor after being rehabilitated this time. We cannot be bullied by those who look down on others. Therefore, we must also do this facade work."
The fat shopkeeper quickly had someone bring a lot of clothes for young women. "Ladies, these are the most popular styles I picked for you. Take a look. Are you satisfied?"
Li Mulan took the light blue suit first, touched the material, and found it was really good. Then she took the pink and white suit and compared it to Li Rong's figure, "Sister Rong, how about you try these two suits?"
When Li Rong saw the two sets of clothes, she waved her hands quickly, her expression full of resistance, "No, no, these clothes look very expensive, I don't want them, Sister Lan, and my skin color... they don't look good in me."
Li Mulan naturally understood what she meant. Li Fu and Li Rong worked hard all year round and were malnourished, so their skin color was darker and yellower. However, she had already planned for this. "Try the size first, and don't worry about the other things."
Then he picked out two pieces of clothing for Li Fu and Li Lian and forced them to try them on.
The child didn’t think too much and happily followed her sister to try on clothes.
Li Mulan had a good eye and knew that the clothes were of the right size, so she just asked the fat shopkeeper to pack them.
Qingyu picked out other people's clothes one by one and packed them together.
Li Mulan looked at Li Xi who was playing with Huo Yuanruo, and then turned to look at men's clothing. Li Xi was thin, but he had grown a lot taller in recent days. The medicine Li Mulan prepared was not in vain.
She picked out two outfits that looked good and waved at Li Xi, "Xi'er, come here."
When Li Xi heard his sister calling him, he immediately stopped playing with Huo Yuanruo and trotted over, "Sister, what's wrong?"
Li Mulan handed him the clothes and said, "Go try these two."
"I want to try it on too? I have enough clothes, you can just buy some for Sister Fu and the others." Why does he, a grown man, dress so fancy? Only girls need to dress up beautifully, just like her sister and mother.
"Just try if you're told to. Dad and the others will have it too."
Although Li Xi was somewhat reluctant, he still went obediently.
Huo Yuanruo stared at Li Mulan with an unhappy look on his face, "Master Junior is really biased. I'm a grown man standing here, can't you see it?"
Li Mulan didn't even raise her eyelids and continued to look at the clothes. "What? You don't need clothes."
"If you don't need clothes, can't you buy some? Now you only see your brother and can't see me at all."
"Oh, I can't afford your clothes, Master Huo." Li Mulan glanced at the black satin clothes he was wearing. The style looked simple, but the fabric, haha, looking at the entire Chu State, it is estimated that there are less than five bolts. It was given to him by Huo Yuanruo's elder brother who doted on him like a demon. Huo Yuanruo even had more clothes every year than Li Mulan.
Huo Yuanruo was a little unconvinced and said, "Is this a question of whether I can afford it or not? Is this a good intention? Besides..." He looked at Li Mulan up and down with a wronged look, "Are you still short of money recently? The Assassin's Alliance has compensated you a lot."
"That can't be wasted. I have so many places to spend money."
"Hmph, after all, you're just stingy. You're only stingy with me, hmph." Then he turned around and walked out angrily.
Li Mulan looked at the back figure with some amusement, and asked the fat shopkeeper to take down all the clothes she had just chosen, and then said softly, "Shopkeeper, please help me get these clothes according to the size of the little brother just now."
The fat shopkeeper couldn't stop smiling. He never expected that he would get such a big deal this early in the morning. "Okay, young lady, you have a good eye. The clothes you picked are all the latest styles of our store. Please wait a moment. I will arrange it right away."
After a long while, Qingyu checked all the selected clothes and asked the shopkeeper to send them back to the inn. In the end, Li Mulan paid a total of 15,000 taels of silver, which shocked Li Fu and others so much that they could hardly stand up.
But she was obviously not satisfied yet, so she took people into the cosmetics shop and picked out some of the most popular ones, preparing to go back and let her sisters try them on. Her makeup skills were comparable to face-changing, and would definitely amaze them.
Then when passing by the medicine shop, Li Mulan also went in to pick up a lot of medicinal materials, which were used to make skin care products. Whether it was her mother or several sisters, their skin condition was not very good. In this era, the skin care products sold outside were not as good as those she made herself. She and Qingyu usually used her own cosmetics, which were much better than those sold outside.
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