Chapter 90 - 85: Provocation
During this period, Pingying was busy doing business and in her spare time, she rushed to make two sets of clothes for Zhiyong. She and Fang Xiu hadn’t even had the chance to make their own clothes.
Fang Xiu kept blaming her, complaining that she favored Honglan, having time to make clothes for Honglan but claiming to have no time for her. She said that even if Pingying made clothes for her now, she wouldn’t be able to wear them since the season had passed, and wearing a single layer would be too cold.
Indeed, Pingying had overlooked this matter; initially, she had promised to make clothes for her as long as Fang Xiu provided the fabric.
Therefore, Pingying agreed to let her go to the town to buy half a pound of cotton and make her a cotton waistcoat for winter, which could be worn for a longer time throughout the year.
Fang Xiu agreed, and not long ago she immediately bought the cotton and asked Pingying to make it.
Pingying planned to take advantage of these two free days to get it done for her.
Making cotton clothes is naturally more troublesome than single-layer clothes; the cotton must be laid layer by layer and the thickness has to be even. Fortunately, it was just a shawl, the hardest part - the sleeves, were not needed, and Pingying spent a whole day to finish it,
The style was somewhat similar to Honglan’s, although filled with cotton, Pingying had pressed the cotton down firmly. Despite being thicker than a single layer, it had good insulation, making it suitable for the season.
If worn with a wool sweater of matching color underneath, it would be extremely fashionable.
Moreover, Pingying simply treated the corners differently, not making them small and round like Honglan’s, but creating pointed corners, and even covered the buttons with fabric of the same color, making the garment look a lot more playful.