The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 545 Visiting the pier

Although Tang Xiaojing was a little tired from shopping, he was not disappointed when he saw Ye Qingqing in high spirits. They drove the ox cart to the dock together.

There was a place to store things next to the dock, and Tang Xiaojing stored the oxcart and its contents together.

Ye Qingqing took out the things she used to make embroidery and took them with her. Just such a small package cost her a full ten taels of silver.

Tang Xiaojing on the side took the small baggage and carried it on his back.

The pier was a little deserted in the afternoon, but there were many stalls selling things.

There was a mixed crowd of people on the pier. Tang Xiaojing held Ye Qingqing's hand tightly, fearing that she would get lost.

Outside the pier are some small stalls owned by locals.

The first one is a small stall selling various dry goods, including dried bamboo shoots, dried mushrooms and dried vegetables.

Thinking that there were a lot of dried mushrooms in the cellar at home, Tang Xiaojing stepped forward to inquire about the prices of various dry goods.

"Uncle, how do you sell these dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots?"

"Dried mushrooms cost 25 cents per catty, dried vegetables cost 8 cents per catty, and prices over 50 catties are two cents cheaper."

Tang Xiaojing looked at the dried mushrooms on the stall and pulled Ye Qingqing away.

The price is about the same as before, and the dried mushrooms on the stall are not even as good as their own mushrooms.

The pigs at home will be ready for slaughter in a few days, and they will all be made into bacon. Tang Xiaojing plans to bring the bacon and dried mushrooms to the dock to sell them at the end of the month.

The two of them walked a few steps and saw a stall selling homespun cloth.

There was not much fabric left on the stall, only two pieces of undyed coarse cotton fabric, and the weaving was very average, with many wrong stitches and missing stitches.

Ye Qingqing stepped forward and took one to examine carefully. It was quite soft to the touch. The fabric was not dyed and could not be worn outside, but it could be used as a lining.

Ye Qingqing asked for one, which was enough to make two undershirts for each person. The summer here is hot, and the cotton is soft and absorbs sweat, making it more comfortable to wear.

Ye Qingqing haggled for 150 Wen of fabric, and finally won 125 Wen.

Weihai County is originally a water town, surrounded by many rivers and streams, and there are many small stalls selling dried fish.

In addition to selling local dried fish, there are also some offshore fishermen who row boats along the river to sell seafood.

Ye Qingqing saw two stalls selling seafood, but they probably arrived too late, and there were only a few items left on the stalls.

At this time, everyone was about to close the stall, and the prices were much cheaper than the seafood Ye Qingqing bought on the street.

A pound of dried shrimps costs 30 Wen on the street, but only costs 25 Wen here.

The shrimps lasted a long time, and after bargaining, the budget-conscious Ye Qingqing spent 22 yuan to buy another pound.

The seafood stall next door had a dried fish as long as an arm, and Ye Qingqing also bought it on a whim.

However, this dried sea fish is not cheap. It costs 3 yuan for more than 45 kilograms. Ye Qingqing felt a little distressed when he paid.

Continuing walking inside, there are stalls selling tea and food. Second cousin Wang Lin sets up his stall here.

The two of them went to the second cousin's stall, which sold a variety of pastries and tea.

The second cousin was very happy to see Ye Qingqing. He quickly poured two cups of osmanthus tea for the two of them and brought them some new snacks.

"This pastry was newly thought up by grandma some time ago. It has been selling well recently. You guys should try it quickly."

Ye Qingqing was not polite, first took a piece for Tang Xiaojing, then took another piece for himself, and said with a smile:

"It's delicious. Grandma's cooking is getting better and better."

Tang Xiaojing also praised: "Grandma's craftsmanship is good, no worse than the dim sum at the dim sum shop."

Ye Qingqing saw that there were not many pastries left on the stall, and several large teapots filled with tea had also bottomed out. It seemed that business was good.

The second cousin also took a piece of snack and ate it, "Why are you here?"

"The embroidery pattern I made was finished yesterday. I came here to sell the embroidery products. I stopped by the pier to take a look."

The second cousin smiled and said, "You came just in time. I heard that several merchants from Shu came today and brought over a lot of very exquisite and beautiful fabrics."

"There are also merchants from Hangzhou. I heard that there are embroidery threads and embroidery needles for making embroidery. Qingqing can go and have a look. Walk a little further ahead and you will find their stall."

Ye Qingqing's eyes lit up and he immediately put down the tea bowl in his hand, "Then let's go over there and take a look first."

Ye Qingqing pulled Tang Xiaojing and was about to leave, but before turning around, he didn't forget to grab two more snacks.

The second cousin saw Ye Qingqing's actions and couldn't help laughing: "This girl is even more greedy than a child."

Near the pier, there are some large stalls. These large stalls are the stalls of large foreign merchants or famous local merchants.

Ye Qingqing quickly found the stall of a Shu merchant. The stalls sold exquisite fabrics with various patterns.

Ye Qingqing held a piece of cloth with auspicious cloud patterns and couldn't put it down and said to Tang Xiaojing:

"I heard that the textile technology in Shu is exquisite and can weave all kinds of patterned fabrics. This patterned fabric is indeed much more beautiful than ordinary fabrics."

Tang Xiaojing picked a piece of cloth with a diamond pattern and gestured on Ye Qingqing's body.

"If you like it, pick two and go back to make clothes. How about this one?"

This kind of patterned Shu fabric has become popular in the county in the past few years.

At the beginning, the price was very expensive, costing four to five taels of silver per piece, and only wealthy people could afford to wear them.

Later, this kind of patterned fabric gradually became more and more popular, and the price became cheaper and cheaper. Nowadays, you can buy a very beautiful patterned fabric for just one or two silver.

Ye Qingqing took a fancy to the cheesecloth with the auspicious cloud pattern, but the price was a bit expensive, and it cost one or two and a half silver.

When Ye Qingqing heard that the cloth actually cost one or two and a half silver a piece, he pulled Tang Xiaojing and turned around and left.

When leaving, Ye Qingqing was still mumbling, "This fabric is 10 times more expensive than the coarse cotton fabric from Chenjia Cloth Store, and it's not made of gold. How can it be worth so much silver?"

Ye Qingqing lives in the village. Such exquisite and beautiful clothes are not easy to wear outside. It is too ostentatious.

Ye Qingqing just thought it looked good and couldn't help but take a second look. If he really wanted to buy it, it wouldn't be easy to wear it out.

The two walked for a while and saw the stalls of merchants from Hangzhou, which displayed a variety of exquisite and beautiful embroidery threads and embroidery needles of various sizes.

As soon as Ye Qingqing saw these fine embroidery threads and needles, he couldn't walk.

You don’t have to buy the fabric, but you can’t buy the things used for embroidery.

The embroidery thread here is no worse than the one Ye Qingqing bought just now, and is even better.

Ye Qingqing looked at the embroidery threads of various colors and textures with admiration, and picked out a lot of fine embroidery threads.

In addition, I also bought a set of embroidery needles. There are 16 embroidery needles in total. The 16 needles are in different sizes from small to large.