frightfiction Chapter 1286 The Divorced Merchant's Daughter 8
Chapter 1286 The Divorced Merchant's Daughter 8
Do you have ready-made garments?
Shu Jiao asked.
"Yes, yes, yes."
The shopkeeper quickly replied, "Madam, please come upstairs."
Shu Jiao led Shu Xi upstairs.
The second floor is full of ready-made clothing, especially those few pieces inside—
The sky-blue four-warp twisted silk gauze, with Suzhou embroidery of lotus and water ripple patterns, swayed gently as if the lotus were floating on the water.
And then there's that silk dress with ink-wash dyeing technique, where the silk is dyed with colors that resemble misty, ethereal waves, exuding elegance, coolness, and nobility.
It's all about the price~
"Madam has excellent taste!"
Seeing Shu Jiao staring at the Azure Lotus Rhyme Smoke Robe, the shopkeeper immediately stepped forward and said, "This garment took three and a half years to make, from the fabric to the embroiderer, and cost two thousand one hundred and ninety-eight taels of silver."
"This raw silk skirt took three years to make and cost 1,985 taels. Both of these are treasures of the cloth shop and are not easily sold to outsiders."
This is really not cheap.
But both the fabric and the craftsmanship are truly top-notch.
"Okay, I'll take it."
Shu Jiao said calmly.
The shopkeeper's lips immediately curled up.
"This pale yellow silk gauze is quite nice, a silken robe with pearls..."
Shu Jiao wouldn't even glance at anything less than perfect.
They bought all the ready-made clothes from the cloth shop that had established its reputation.
She had three sets, Shu Xi had three sets, making a total of six sets of clothes. After the discount, the total came to 12,000 taels, which is an average price of 2,000 taels per set.
Shu Xi: ...
Shu Xi: !!!
My ancestors!
This shop, six sets of clothes in and out, and it only cost 12,000?!
For a fleeting moment, Shu Xi wondered if her own mother had been driven mad by the Zhang and Shu families.
Otherwise, why would they spend money so extravagantly?
The two changed into their new clothes and took the two old outfits with them.
Shu Jiao originally planned to just throw it away.
Shu Xi said that they should find a place to bury the two sets of clothes.
Shu Jiao followed her lead.
Even after stepping outside, Shu Xi was still somewhat dazed.
"Is it expensive?"
Shu Jiao asked with a light laugh.
Shu Xi nodded vigorously, "Mother, is this cloth shop ripping us off?"
"When your mother was unmarried, she wore clothes worth two or three thousand taels of silver, and the incense and tea she brewed cost two taels each..."
Shu Jiao said slowly.
Although it was just a piece of clothing worth 2,300 taels, that didn't matter, as long as the original owner had actually worn it.
As for her...
Not to mention clothes worth two thousand taels, she has used clothes worth eight thousand taels, and even incense worth two hundred taels per tael.
There are also many more tribute items that are simply not available on the market.
I'm tired of using them all.
As Shu Jiao walked, she taught Shu Xi about various expensive luxury goods.
As Shu Xi walked from one end of the street to the other, all she could think about were thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver. But when she looked at the jewelry in the shop, which used to be very expensive for her, she felt nothing.
Three taels?
What's three taels of silver worth?
Shu Xi glanced down at the bracelet Shu Jiao had given her. Her mother said it was made of mutton-fat white jade pebble, and its value was…
Six thousand taels of silver!
Six thousand taels!
She could exchange three sets of clothes for just this one bracelet, and even then, she might not be able to get it.
Shu Xi had nothing to say, and simply protected her bracelet in silence.
She changed her clothes and jewelry.
Shu Jiao took her to the best inn in the city. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they strolled over to the Shu family home... and sat by the window on the second floor of a nearby teahouse.
The timing was perfect.
An elder from Sanzhong Village, accompanied by several people, entered the Shu family's gate with faces full of sorrow and pain.
At this moment, Shu's father was indeed resisting the clan elders, picking and choosing among the nephews brought by the elders.
Hearing that another clan elder had arrived, he worried that he might bring his nephew again, which made him irritable, but he still had to entertain him.
They met, but hadn't said a word yet.
The elder clansman swung his cane at him.
The blow startled Shu's father. "Third Uncle?"
Uncle Shu glared at him, his voice filled with unbearable grief: "You wretched wretch! This morning, our family's ancestral graves, our family's ancestral graves, were burned down! All of them!!!"
"what?!"
Mr. Shu was shocked, his eyes widening immediately. "How could this be?"
"Tell me, what exactly did you and your in-laws, the Zhang family, conspire to do?"
Uncle Shu pressed for an answer.
How could such a coincidence happen?
The Zhang family's ancestral graves were burned down, becoming a laughing stock in several villages and even the entire county. A few days later, the Shu family's graves were also burned down.
Isn't the connection between the Shu family and the Zhang family through Shu's father?
Upon hearing this, Mr. Shu took two steps back and slumped into his chair, muttering, "How could this be? How could this be?"
Seeing his expression, Uncle Shu San understood—
He really is the one with the problem!
"You bastard!"
Uncle Shu was furious. "Tell me the truth, or I'll expel you from the clan!"
"I……"
Shu's father opened his mouth, looking at the furious eyes of the clan elders and several of his peers, about to argue, when suddenly he felt a metallic taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The ancestral graves were burned.
They were expelled from the clan.
No heir.
His only possible child, still pregnant with his mistress's son, was miscarried, forcing him to agree to adopt his nephew...
These things, one by one, weighed heavily on his mind.
That would have been the death of him!
Before this matter was over, another person came to report that the Zhang family had caught fire last night, and all five members of the family, along with the people who came to pick them up to go to the capital, perished in the flames.
My daughter is gone.
My granddaughter is gone too.
The only two people who could connect with their sons-in-law, who were officials in the capital, are gone.
His future hopes were gone.
Hahaha……
Gone.
Gone!
The successive blows caused the poison that was already lurking in his body to take effect quickly.
Before he could even utter a single word, he coughed up another mouthful of blood, and then, on the verge of death, he completely lost consciousness.
The doctor was right there.
He took her pulse, his brows furrowed, and hissed twice. "This...this pulse...the life force is exhausted. I'm afraid she won't make it through the month."
"Can it be cured?"
The clan elder asked with a gloomy face.
The doctor shook his head. "It's difficult. We can only try our best. Moreover, even if the person regains consciousness, it will be a stroke. They will be unable to speak or move."
The two elders: ...
The two looked at each other.
"Treat it."
The clan elders simply instructed the doctor to do his best, and then the two of them sat down and divided up all of Shu's father's property.
Shu's mother wanted to argue, but...
She has no children now, so her arguments are pointless.
More importantly...
"You are a divorced woman, what right do you have to tell the Shu family how to do things?"
The clan elder said.
He had witnessed Mr. Shu handing over the divorce papers to Mrs. Shu, so how could he allow Mrs. Shu to have any more of the Shu family's money?
Shu's mother was thus kicked out of her home in such a disheveled state.
She cannot return to her father's home, nor can she return to her husband's home.
Shu's mother stood at the front door, tears streaming down her face, "Jiaojiao! My Jiaojiao—!"
If Jiaojiao hadn't perished in the fire, no matter what, out of respect for Zhang Zizhao, her mother-in-law wouldn't have been treated this way!
Jiaojiao!
Mother was wrong.
Shu Jiao was on the second floor. Seeing her regretful expression, she sneered.
As a side effect, I immediately sent her a poison gift package as well.
The same style as Shu's father.
Stroke, diarrhea, headache, fever... a full range of mixed toxins, you deserve it.
However, if the dosage is slightly larger, the onset will be faster.
After all, they are a couple who work together with one heart and one mind.
If we're going to die, it's best to die together!