"This color is so beautiful. I believe the county magistrate's wife must have been jealous after seeing it. Sister Haitang, how did you get it?" Lamei said.
"It's dyed. I'll dye it for you later." Bai Haitang pointed to the red dye. Although Lamei didn't know what it was, the word "miraculous" never stopped in her mind.
Sister Haitang can always think of interesting things that she can't even think of.
"The county magistrate won't be as stingy as the old rich man, right?" Bai Haitang asked.
"I think the old rich man is stingy with everyone. No wonder none of his nine concubines can give birth to a child. The county magistrate is very generous to his wives. I heard that every time he comes back from overseas, he gives a few gifts to his wife.
This lady wears a lot of jewelry and fabrics, but the colors are far less beautiful than those dyed by Sister Haitang." Wintersweet caressed her enviously.
So, the first business should be with the wife of the county magistrate. Bai Haitang thought to herself, as long as you have money and are willing to spend money.
"Lamei, how much would you charge the county magistrate's wife if you help her dye a red dress?" Bai Haitang needs to know the market conditions.
"I don't think it's worth five copper coins." Lamei thought for a while and said.
Five copper coins can be exchanged for five buckets of rice in this era. People from poor families will naturally not be able to spend copper coins to dye their clothes when they are full, but for parents who do not rely on farming to support their families, it is still necessary to decorate their face.
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The next day, Bai Haitang dyed Lamei's wedding dress red. Lamei happily tried it on and turned the hem of her skirt. She was the most beautiful girl in the village, at least that's how she felt at that moment.
The wintersweet wedding dress was dyed first to make sure there was no problem with the dye. The wintersweet brother's clothes were dyed indigo, and both dyes were fine, so that he could enter the county magistrate's house.
Bai Haitang took these two sets of samples, led by Wintersweet, to the backyard of the county magistrate.
In the distance, I could hear the voices of several women eating melon seeds and gossiping in the yard.
"Dong dong dong..." Bai Haitang knocked on the door.
"Is the master back? I wonder what good things he has brought us this time." The third lady stood up happily and planned to open the door herself.
"Third sister, don't think about it, when did the master come back and knock on the door?" The second lady shook her head and smiled.
The eldest lady was still cracking melon seeds and said nothing. The fourth lady watered the orchids planted in the yard and glanced at the door, really hoping that the master was back.
The master has been out for several days, and the women are really lonely at home.
The third lady opened the door. What she saw was Bai Begonia and Wintersweet covered in patches, and she couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Bai Haitang also heard their conversation just now outside the door. Isn't this just the loneliness of a spring lady? Polygamy is indeed unscientific.
"Good afternoon, madams. You ladies are polite here." Bai Haitang bowed and saluted.
"Quite polite." The second lady stood up and said, "What do you want?"
The four ladies all stared at Bai Haitang and Lamei. Lamei felt a little weak in the legs. She had never been stared at by women from so many wealthy families. Looking at their clothes, it was really a paradise and a hell.
It pales in comparison and feels ashamed.
"I want to show something to the ladies." Bai Haitang said and took out the red skirt and indigo jacket from the basket.
Several ladies came over, their eyes filled with brilliance, which was brighter than when the master came back.