After visiting the old shop, they all went to the fabric store together.
Xiaojie bought a good amount of cotton fabric in various colors, along with some cotton, materials for making shoe soles, and a lot of needles and threads. Liuliu, watching all these, was stunned. She wondered if it was all for Xiaojie to make clothes and shoes by herself. Couldn't that be too exhausting? But then she thought it was a good thing. Having something to do can distract her from her sorrow.
When it came to paying, Liuliu planned to pay the 15 taels of silver for Xiaojie. However, Xiaojie insisted on using her own money, worried that she would feel guilty otherwise. Liuliu was afraid to see the redness in Xiaojie's eyes. Touched by such a small thing, would she end up crying? Fine, if she insisted, let her pay.