After breakfast, there was still drizzling outside and the sound of frogs.
"Sima Yi~~"
Li Shu giggled and called out in a sweet voice to Zhu Pingan, who was about to go out to work with an umbrella.
Again?!
This little goblin...
When Zhu Ping'an heard Li Shu calling him Sima Yi again, he couldn't help but feel angry. Although he didn't understand the meaning of Sima Yi yet, judging from the way Li Shu was laughing, it was definitely not a nice name.
"You want to ride a horse with an umbrella? Not only is it inconvenient, but it can't block the wind or the rain. You'd better change into a raincoat before going out."
Li Shu gave Zhu Ping'an a charming look with her watery eyes. She pouted her rosy cherry lips and said in a delicate voice, "She is so beautiful that she is beyond comparison."
Well, that makes sense.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an nodded and his anger was gone.
What Li Shu said made sense. It was indeed inconvenient to hold an umbrella while riding a horse. If the horse was running, it really couldn't protect you from the wind and rain.
However, did people have raincoats in ancient times? Aren’t raincoats a modern product
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but become curious. In his previous understanding, he always thought that there were only straw raincoats and umbrellas in ancient times.
"Miss, the raincoat is here." Soon a little girl brought the raincoat.
When Zhu Ping'an saw the raincoat brought by the little girl, he couldn't help but refresh his understanding. There really were raincoats in ancient times.
"It was newly made by someone. I don't know if it will fit your body." Li Shu stretched out her little hand to take the raincoat. She walked lightly to Zhu Ping'an, stood on tiptoes to unfold the raincoat and helped Zhu Ping'an put it on.
This is a blue wavy feather raincoat, with a round collar and a front opening, a casual style, flat sleeves, a four-way hem, and a hat attached to the back. The round collar is lined with a white lining, and the edge of the collar is rolled with a narrow edge with gold-stamped thread and has six black cloth buttons.
"I'll do it myself." Zhu Ping'an was a little uncomfortable, smiled slightly, and wanted to put on the raincoat by himself.
"Reach out your hand..." Li Shu pouted her lips and puffed up her cheeks.
All right... ..
Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to extend his hand and enjoy Li Shu's attentive service.
Looking at Li Shu, a young lady from a wealthy family who had never done housework, serving him all around, Zhu Ping'an felt a warm current running through his heart.
Um
Especially when Li Shu bent down to adjust the hem of Zhu Ping'an's raincoat, Zhu Ping'an felt even warmer.
Summer clothing is light.
When Li Shu bent down, her shallow cleavage was faintly visible from her neckline, and the outline of her little butt under her phoenix-tail skirt was round and curvy, which was very seductive.
"Bad guy! Sima Yi is still not honest..."
When Li Shu was tidying up the front of Zhu Ping'an's raincoat, she noticed Zhu Ping'an's body's natural reaction. She couldn't help but spit with a red face, quickly stood up, glared at Zhu Ping'an, and refused to tidy up Zhu Ping'an's raincoat anymore.
"Ahem..."
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but blush.
Of course, the raincoats were all ready at this time.
Not too big, not too small, just the right size.
It is definitely neither too big nor too small. Li Shu had this raincoat specially made according to Zhu Ping'an's body shape, so how could it not fit
"It looks thick, but I didn't expect it to be so light."
After Zhu Ping'an changed into his raincoat, he turned around, feeling the weight of the raincoat, and said half to relieve the embarrassment and half out of genuine surprise.
"Of course it's light. It's made of plain feather yarn."
Li Shu gave Zhu Ping'an a cold look, obviously still holding a grudge against him for his natural reaction just now.
"Ahem, what is plain weave feather yarn?" Zhu Ping'an had a face full of question marks when he heard the term plain weave feather yarn. He was a typical confused monk.
"Sir, plain feather yarn is a precious fabric. Only the Cao family, the royal weaving merchant in Jinling, can make this kind of fabric."
Qin Er explained softly, "Plain weave feather yarn is made by twisting and weaving otter down and wild goose feathers. Otter down is not only light and easy to color, but also thick, dense and soft, and will not get wet. Although wild goose feathers are rough, they are the lightest and most waterproof, making them the best choice for making waterproof fabrics. The softness of otter down can neutralize the roughness of wild goose feathers. After twisting and weaving the two and then calendering, and more than a hundred processes, this plain weave feather yarn is made. The surface of the feather yarn shows water ripples, and rainwater can slide down naturally without soaking it. It is the best material for making raincoats."
After hearing what Qin'er said, Zhu Ping'an stretched his sleeves in front of his eyes and observed it for a while, and it was indeed as Qin'er said.
There are water ripples on the surface of the raincoat, and if you look closely you can even find traces of feathers.
No wonder it's as light as a feather.
Water ripples, feathers... ... This is probably the origin of its name.
"How much is a piece of plain feather yarn?" Zhu Ping'an asked casually.
Qin'er didn't say anything. She stretched out her two little hands with ten fingers stretched out and waved them in front of Zhu Ping'an.
"Ten taels of silver for a horse, that's really expensive." Zhu Ping'an sighed.
Qin Er shook her head upon hearing this and corrected him seriously, "Sir, it's not ten taels of silver per piece, but ten taels of silver per foot."
What?!
Ten taels of silver for one foot? !
Then this raincoat must use at least several feet of cloth!
At that time, one tael of silver was roughly equivalent to RMB 600, and ten taels of silver was nearly RMB 1,000.
Plus labor costs and so on.
For a moment, Zhu Pingan felt that the raincoat on his body was shining with gold. This was not a raincoat at all, it was simply a golden coat. What limited edition handmade Armani, compared to this raincoat, was nothing at all.
After putting on a raincoat, Zhu Ping'an said goodbye to Li Shu and others, went out to the stable in the front yard, met up with Liu Dadao, and rode to Xiyuan Sizhi.
"Farewell, Master Sima."
When Zhu Ping'an was leaving, Li Shu deliberately spoke out in a playful way to see him off.
Again?!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an staggered.
This caused giggles to break out from the room behind him.
What the hell is Sima Yi?!
Zhu Ping'an frowned as he pondered this question on his way to Xiyuan, and even when he arrived at Wuyi Palace he was still puzzled.
This morning was relatively quiet. Zhu Ping'an just drafted an official document and that was all.
Nothing to do.
Seeing a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms on the table of Li Chunfang at the next table, and thinking of Li Shu's "Sima Yi" joke, he borrowed it from Li Chunfang to read.
Zhu Ping'an flipped the book casually and happened to turn to the chapter where after Jieting was lost, Sima Yi's troops approached Xicheng. Zhuge Liang, who had no soldiers to defend, deployed the Empty City Strategy. Faced with the empty city, Sima Yi turned around and ran away.
Sima Yi
Empty City Strategy
Suddenly my eyes opened.
"So that's how it is..." Zhu Pingan suddenly realized, and then the corners of his mouth twitched, "You little stinky girl, wait until your relatives leave, and I'll go straight in and attack Huanglong..."