General, Madam Called You To Farm - Chapter 546

General, Madam Called You To Farm
Chapter 546 – An encounter with Jing Yi (1) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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Su Xiaoxiao told the children to return inside for their lessons. 

Reluctantly, they entered the courtyard.  

“Then, Mommy has to come pick us up.” Dahu said.  

Su Xiaoxiao said with amusement, “Alright, I’ll come get you after I finish cooking.”  

Usually, they ran around everywhere without needing her to pick them up.  

But starting school changed everything.  

Su Xiaoxiao waved goodbye to her kindergarten-aged little beans, went home to grab her small back basket, and headed to the market to shop.  

Qin Yanran stood frozen in place, unable to process what had just happened for a long time.  

Su Ergou and Father Su wouldn’t be back for lunch, and Wei Ting probably wouldn’t make it either, so it would just be her and the three children’s lunch.  

She bought a chicken, two large cabbages, and also picked up some pickled mustard greens and chestnuts.  

The quality of the pickled mustard greens wasn’t as good as what Auntie Fu sold.   

After buying the ingredients, she went to a cloth shop.  

The family didn’t have enough clothes to wear.  

First, because their old clothes were either worn out or too small, and second, since coming to the capital, they didn’t need to work in the fields anymore, so they could wear more comfortable fabrics.  

Last time, she bought clothes for spring.

So today, Su Xiaoxiao was there to order summer outfits.   

The shop owner remembered her and greeted her with a warm smile. “Miss, you’re back!”  

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, girls came of age at fifteen and could tie their hair up. 

It wasn’t necessary to be married to wear their hair up, so it was difficult to tell from hairstyle alone whether someone was married or not.

Su Xiaoxiao had a youthful face, and the shop owner always called her ‘Miss’, thinking she looked like a young girl.  

Actually, it wasn’t entirely wrong, she and Wei Ting shared the name of a married couple but not the actuality of one.  

Wait, even the title of ‘married couple’ was precarious now.  

“Gentleman Wei” was recuperating in the countryside.  

“Did the clothes you bought last time fit well?” The shop owner asked with a smile.  

Su Xiaoxiao said, “My husband’s were a bit short.”  

The shop owner stammered, “Hus… husband?”  

This little girl was married?  

Su Xiaoxiao asked, “Do you have any lighter, softer fabrics? I would like to make a few sets of summer clothes.”  

“Yes, yes!” 

The shop owner snapped back to reality and brought out several bolts of silk and cotton from the back. 

“All of these fabrics are high quality, breathable and comfy. The prices are also reasonable.”  

Su Xiaoxiao had visited several cloth shops, and this owner was the most honest doing her business. 

Su Xiaoxiao carefully selected fabrics for everyone.  

Su Ergou and the three little ones were still growing, so she needed their sizes to be slightly larger than their current measurements. 

She herself was also in her growth period and had been getting taller.  

Additionally, she was losing weight. 

By summer, she would likely slim down to around 120 pounds. 

She wasn’t short, so her figure should be quite proportionate by then.  

“Still, I shouldn’t lose weight too quickly, it’s not good for my health.”  

Her recent illness had been a wake-up call for Su Xiaoxiao. 

Losing weight too hastily could lead to a sharp drop in metabolism and significant nutrient deficiency. 

Even with supplements from the pharmacy, she couldn’t afford to be too reckless.  

After some thought, Su Xiaoxiao decided not to choose sizes that were too small. 

The outer garments needed to be custom-made, but undergarments, innerwear, and socks were ready-made.  

The shop owner told Su Xiaoxiao to take her time choosing and offered to give her three pieces for free.  

Su Xiaoxiao browsed the shelves.  

A new, clumsy employee was moving goods from the back and accidentally knocked over a shelf.   

The shelf at the back row toppled toward Su Xiaoxiao without warning.  

Su Xiaoxiao was holding undergarments in both hands and didn’t have time to dodge. 

She turned around, intending to brace the shelf with her bare hands.  

She was caught in a difficult angle, so her wrists might get injured.  

Just as the shelf was about to crush her palms, suddenly, a strong hand reached out before hers and steadied the shelf firmly.  

The fabrics on the shelf tumbled down noisily.  

The owner of that hand swiftly moved in front of Su Xiaoxiao, shielding her as the fabrics rained down on him.  

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