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Chapter 220: Chapter 222: Must Care About Me_1
"Wife, don’t we need to buy a quilt?" Tan Zhenghong couldn’t hold back and asked.
"You’re not in the mood today, so it’s not suitable for shopping," Qiao Duo’er said with an indifferent expression, "Just go back first." Her mood was affected by Tan Zhenghong’s lack of enthusiasm.
Tan Zhenghong scratched his head, "Wife, I’m fine."
"I allow you to care about others, but you must care about me the most, understood?"
Qiao Duo’er was somewhat imperious, but to Tan Zhenghong, her words sounded extraordinarily sweet because his wife wanted to monopolize him.
"Wife, I am all yours, from now on, I’ll only care about others this much, okay?"
Tan Zhenghong raised a little pinky finger; apart from that tiny bit, everything he had belonged to Qiao Duo’er.
Qiao Duo’er was amused and teased, "Not worried about your cousin anymore?"
"My cousin knew about Xu Feibao’s philandering ways before she married into the Xu family and about how formidable the Xu family matriarch was. She still agreed to marry over, so she must have her own plans. My worry is pointless."
Tan Zhenghong’s tone was somewhat somber; after all, she was a relative with whom he had grown up.
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "That’s called ’you can’t have your cake and eat it too.’" 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
"Wife, you really know a lot. Your words are so literary, but I understand the meaning of this phrase, it’s about trade-offs," Tan Zhenghong said, his realization deepening that everyone should be responsible for their own life.
"Stop with the flattery!"
Tan Zhenghong broke into a natural smile, "Let’s not talk about my cousin, let’s go buy some cotton!"
Seeing that his mood had improved, Qiao Duo’er went with him toward the cotton shop.
The business at the cotton shop was slow as it was just the beginning of autumn. The door was wide open, but no one was watching over the place.
Qiao Duo’er shouted, and the proprietress came out to greet them.
"Miss, I recognize you. You used to sell marinated meat at the docks, right? My husband just loves that!"
"What a coincidence," Qiao Duo’er replied.
"Isn’t it? Here to buy a quilt, are you?"
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "Yes, do you have any samples?"
"Yes, just follow me. Let me tell you, you’ve come to the right place. Our craftsmanship is hereditary; people from miles around prefer to buy quilts from us!"
The proprietress was quite approachable, chatting away about her family’s quilts as they walked to the workshop at the back.
She dared to boast mainly because her quilts were indeed of great quality.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to make such big claims!
The cotton was clean and fluffy, uniform and soft to the touch, definitely comfortable whether used as a mattress or a cover.
"Proprietress, how much are these quilts?"
Tan Zhenghong, seeing that Qiao Duo’er liked them, inquired about the price.
The proprietress immediately replied, "Our quilts are sold by weight, seventy wen per jin of cotton, including the processing fee."
Cotton was expensive these days, but still, Qiao Duo’er was startled when she heard the price.
Buying three quilts, plus the quilt covers and all, would cost two taels of silver!
No wonder the quilts in Tan Zhenghong’s chest were so tattered that the Wang Clan couldn’t bear to replace them.
"Miss, cotton is expensive, and cotton carding requires both strength and precision. My husband and I can only produce two quilts a day; the price is really not high," the proprietress explained quickly.
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "I want to buy three quilts; can you give me a discount?"
Two ten-jin quilts, one to keep underneath and one to cover with, plus another six-jin quilt—that was a substantial amount.
