Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 247: A Man Whose Elbows Only Turn Inward

"This piece of cloth is twelve feet long, enough for an adult to make a complex long skirt or even a simple set of clothes. The cloth at the supply and marketing cooperative costs about three yuan per foot, but this is coarse cloth, so one and a half yuan is enough. Therefore, one piece of cloth is eighteen yuan. You can give me something similar in exchange," Auntie explained, surprised that someone from a nearby island was asking about the cloth.

Su Yijia heard this price and felt that the items at the market were slightly cheaper than in Hu City. Coarse cloth didn’t even cost half as much as ordinary cloth, so she felt like she had made a good deal.

"I know that you use this cloth for your ethnic clothing. Can I use this cloth to make other clothes? I want to modify the style myself. Would you mind?" she asked cautiously. She had little contact with ethnic minorities, but she was well aware that each ethnic group, and even each village, had things they cared about, so it was better to ask in advance to avoid trouble or any negative impact on the stationed troops here.

"No... no, we don’t have so many rules here," Auntie hurriedly shook her head. In previous years, there were more rules in their tribe, but things had changed now. In order to interact with the outside world and follow the law, many unnecessary rules had been abolished.

"Then three pieces of cloth would be fifty-four yuan. You can exchange for a lot of things with this. Are you sure you want to exchange them all from me?" Su Yijia asked uncertainly.

Auntie pursed her lips as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she asked, "Are you going to the island for the first time?"

"Yes," Su Yijia wondered why she asked that.

Auntie’s face showed a hint of regret. If this comrade had stayed on the island for a while, she would have dared to ask for money. After all, they were used to being with the people around them, and not many people asked questions. But since this was her first time going to the island, and she was so good-looking, her relatives on the island might want to pull her aside and interrogate her.

"I want two pounds of white sugar, two pounds of brown sugar, a hundred eggs, three pounds of pork belly, a pair of Liberation shoes, and a ticket for an industrial coupon," Auntie quickly calculated what she wanted in her mind. These items were all hard currency, and even if she didn’t use them, she could easily sell them at this market. Maybe she could even make some profit. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Su Yijia also did some mental calculations. White sugar cost 1.3 yuan per pound, brown sugar cost 1.4 yuan, which totaled 5.4 yuan. Eggs were three cents each, which was three yuan in total. Pork belly cost 1.5 yuan per pound, totaling 4.5 yuan for three pounds. Liberation shoes were twelve yuan a pair, and an industrial coupon was about twenty-five yuan. However, the previous items all required coupons, so their prices would be slightly higher.

In this way, neither of them would lose out.

"Okay, Auntie, wait for me. I’ll go find someone to exchange the eggs," Su Yijia said. She only brought thirty eggs, thinking it would be enough to exchange. She didn’t expect to need to exchange so many at once.

"Alright, then I won’t exchange these cloths with anyone else," Auntie promised.

Su Yijia hurriedly went to another stall to exchange for eggs. However, the eggs were sold in tens or twenties. She had to exchange three times with brown sugar before she finally got a hundred eggs. She handed over all the items Auntie wanted, feeling satisfied as she held the three pieces of cloth she had exchanged, placing them on Qin Kaize’s lap.

"Would you think it’s too extravagant if I made clothes for you with this fabric and refuse to wear them?" she asked uncertainly.

"I’ll wear whatever you make," Qin Kaize’s response was quick and firm.

Even before Su Yijia finished speaking, he eagerly expressed his high approval of his wife’s craftsmanship and taste.

"But don’t make too many. Clothes can be bought with money. We’ll spend money to buy them. This sewing work is exhausting, and I’m afraid you’ll get tired. Besides, there’s no sewing machine here. Later, I’ll have someone help buy one, so you can sew more easily. Forget about hand-sewing every stitch," he held Su Yijia’s hand and advised.

Su Yijia was so touched by his coaxing that her heart felt sweet. If they weren’t in such a public place, she would have wanted to kiss the man in front of her.

"Yeah, I’ll make two sets for both of us, but can we wear these clothes in the camp? Uncle Xia is the big leader here, so let’s not be too fancy. And my grandparents are old; if they wear something too different, they might attract criticism. So, next time, I’ll buy some common fabric and make them new clothes. As for us, we’re young and thick-skinned. If anyone dares to pick on us, we’ll just confront them," she asked, her face blushing.

"Sure, the camp is more lenient towards family members than outsiders. As for other people’s relatives, we don’t have to worry about them. If anyone bullies you, tell me," Qin Kaize thought of the family members in the camp, and his smile darkened slightly. Although everyone in the camp was a good comrade, there were still many frictions among the family members. In the past, with just one unit like his, they would have conflicts two or three times a month. His wife was so beautiful; it was inevitable that she would be envied.

Xia Weiguo, who was nearby, seemed to think of something too.

"Yes, Jiajia, if someone says something unpleasant to you, just give it back to them. If you can’t handle it, come find me, and I’ll make sure justice is served," he said.

Su Yijia was taken aback by their words. "Aren’t you afraid that I’ll pick on someone when I go up there?"

"How could that be!" Qin Kaize and Xia Weiguo both denied it in unison. They had been with Jiajia for so long and knew very well that she was not the type to provoke trouble. If she didn’t even have the most basic social skills, how could she possibly bother anyone? If someone was bothered by her, they must have done something wrong. They just didn’t know what it was yet.

The people from the camp who came to pick them up saw their biased attitude and glanced at Su Yijia secretly. When they got back, they would definitely remind their family members not to provoke this newcomer. Otherwise, she might be treated lightly.

"Don’t worry, I definitely won’t provoke anyone," Su Yijia smiled sweetly at Qin Kaize and then continued to explore the rest of the market.

Seeing several vendors selling spices, she was delighted and quickly bought them all.

Before going to the island, she also bought some fruit and vegetable seeds, feeling satisfied as she boarded the boat.

At this time, the boat was still a simple single-deck small cruise ship, swaying in the wind.

Not to mention Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin, even the young and strong Su Yijia felt nauseous from the rocking.

After a full forty minutes, they finally arrived at the stationed island.