flstandardbreds Chapter 138 What's so expensive?
Chapter 138 What's so expensive?
Huarui's face changed, she knew that Bihe couldn't say anything nice.
She must have seen the stitches on the corner of her clothes, so she said such words.
Hua Rui hadn't spoken yet, but He Chunlin, who was walking in front, turned around when he heard it.
"Mrs. Fang is so generous? Are the clothes you gave her as gorgeous as the ones you are wearing?" he couldn't help but ask.
When he saw the clothes on Bihe just now, he was thinking, how nice it would be if his wife wore such clothes!
Unexpectedly, he just had the thought and Bihe actually spoke.
Then why didn't he answer the call quickly...
Hua Rui's face turned a little pale, "I don't want it!" She glared at He Chunlin and signaled him to stop talking.
Little did she know that He Chunlin pretended not to notice her expression and just looked at Bihe eagerly.
Bihe was speechless for a moment. How was this really done? She was a little confused by He Chunlin's questions.
Fang Dawei turned around and saw his wife in a daze. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Sure, she has a lot of clothes anyway, so it's good to give two sets to her sister-in-law! She can just find an excuse to buy new ones!"
Ever since Bihe married him, she has been buying clothes and jewelry every few days. Fang Dawei felt that if she continued to buy like this, the house might not have enough space for them, so he might as well give away one or two sets.
The two grown men had naive ideas and had no idea of the rift and discord between Bihe and Huarui.
One dared to ask for it, and the other dared to give it. Both Bihe and Huarui were speechless.
"No, no!" Hua Rui waved her hands quickly, "I have enough clothes!" She quickly replied...
"Hey, what's enough? Didn't you say you wanted to buy some new clothes a few days ago?" He Chunlin said directly and generously, believing that it would be a bastard not to take advantage of a bargain. "Captain Fang, you don't know how evil the profiteers on this street are. You said that men's clothes can be worn at 200 wen, but women's clothes cost several taels of silver. I didn't believe it at first, but later I asked the people in the barracks and found out that it was really that expensive. Some even cost hundreds of taels of silver. Don't you think this is just a way to make money? It seems that it's so easy to make money from women!"
He had seen Hua Rui altering her clothes overnight and felt bad for her. He was already thinking of sacrificing some money and took out ten taels of silver to buy two sets of clothes for Hua Rui.
Now that someone was willing to give it to him, he felt that he had saved his ten taels of silver. He was so happy that he was beaming with joy!
"Really? So expensive?!" Fang Dawei never asked Bihe how much she spent on clothes. After hearing what He Chunlin said, he looked at Bihe and asked, "Does it really cost so much?"
"No need for that!" Bi He's face darkened, and she wanted to curse Hua Rui inside and out. "No need!"
Fang Dawei told her that she should be careful when dealing with the wives of wealthy businessmen in Wei County, not to take everything they give her, and to be careful not to take advantage of them.
But how could she resist being tempted by those silks, satins and jewels!
Anyway, it was given by someone else, so just take it. What trap could there be?
"I bought the cloth and made it myself. It doesn't cost that much!" Bihe replied casually. "Don't worry! It's very cheap to buy the cloth and make it yourself!" After saying that, she quickly walked to Fang Dawei's side and whispered to him, "I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. Can you help me find a toilet?"
Fang Dawei knew that this was Bi He's first time here, so he didn't think much about it and nodded quickly, "He Da Huzi, I'm going to go find a toilet with my wife, you guys go first."
He casually told Bi He that she needed to go to the toilet, which made Bi He so angry that she pinched him secretly...
Bi He gave He Chunlin an awkward smile. Just as she was about to leave, He Chunlin said, "I wonder when Madam Fang is free. I can come and get it!"
"Let's talk about it later!" Bihe's smile froze and she quickly pulled Fang Dawei away.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" After the couple left, Hua Rui's eyes turned red again with anger.
"What's wrong?" He Chunlin didn't react at all to what he had done to offend Hua Rui. Why did she suddenly look like she was about to cry?
"She said she wanted to give me clothes and you really took them!" Hua Rui was so angry that she wanted to bite He Chunlin twice, "Do you know what she was thinking? You dare to take them! Are you trying to piss me off to death?"
"No, it's a good thing that people give you clothes. Why should I have any ulterior motives?" He Chunlin, who didn't know the truth, still felt that he was innocent.
"Bihe is making fun of me. She saw that the corner of the clothes I wore today was torn!" Huarui said patiently, "Do you think she really wants to give me clothes? She is taking the opportunity to laugh at me for being poor! I came to the banquet without even proper clothes!"
He Chunlin was stunned...
He never expected that there would be so many twists and turns.
He just heard someone say they wanted to give his wife some clothes, and he happily accepted them...
Is this wrong?
However, seeing Hua Rui looking so uncomfortable, He Chunlin suddenly felt a little blocked in his heart.
If he hadn't been so obsessed with saving money and was willing to give some to Hua Rui, she wouldn't have been bullied like this now.
"Let's go out and buy a new set of clothes." He Chunlin gritted his teeth and said, "Better than what Bihe is wearing!"
Hua Rui couldn't help but laugh at herself, "Forget it. I bought new clothes just to cope with today. Today is like this, why should I buy more? Besides, do you think the clothes on Bihe are cheap?"
"How expensive can it be?" He Chunlin asked.
"The clothes are made of the finest Huzhou silk, and the embroidery is done using Suzhou embroidery techniques. These two things alone are worth a fortune!" Hua Rui said.
Although she is not from the Imperial Wardrobe, she has been in the palace for so many years and has a good vision.
"What do you mean? How much is it?" He Chunlin looked confused and couldn't help but ask.
"It means we can't afford it!" Hua Rui said. A man who is only willing to spend 200 coins to buy clothes definitely can't afford such clothes.
"How much is it? Just give me a rough number!" He Chunlin was extremely curious.
"Two hundred taels of silver is the minimum." Hua Rui said expressionlessly, "That fox fur cape costs more than a thousand taels of silver, not to mention the pearl necklace and white jade forbidden steps hanging around her waist. You do the math yourself!"
He Chunlin...
"What's so expensive?" He touched his nose and said sourly, "I really can't afford it! Has Fang Dawei made a fortune recently?"
"Who knows!" Hua Rui was too lazy to talk to He Chunlin anymore and walked forward quickly.