Lady of the Lord From the East

The master tailor is an old tailor used by the Williams family. He lives in a town near the castle. He hurried over with his apprentice after receiving a notice from the housekeeper to clean up all morning.

Besides the tailor, the shoemaker also came.

Not only did they bring fabrics and leathers tailored for Wei Wei, but they also brought several sets of ready-to-wear and shoes.

This is a solution to Wei Wei's urgent needs. She is wearing Dolores' clothes now, which actually don't fit well, and there are no clothes that can be replaced.

The clothes and shoes they brought were just right—Wei Wei wasn't sure if they knew their size in advance and then modified it, but depending on the fit of the waist and shoe size, it was very likely.

Wei Wei's requirements for shoes are only comfortable and easy to wear. In terms of style, she can't get used to the pointed-toe shoes that are popular at this time. She asked the shoemaker to remove the ridiculously long toes and only accept modern leather shoes. shape.

"If possible, make the soles higher, like this."

In order to let the shoemaker understand what she meant, Wei Wei asked the housekeeper for parchment, and used a quill pen to draw a pair of chunky heels on it.

"This heel shouldn't be too high, three centimeters—about the height of three fingers side by side, and some anti-slip patterns should be carved under the heel, like this."

She also drew several common patterns on the side.

"Can it be done?"

The shoemaker carefully took the parchment and looked at it carefully. Wei Wei had studied art. Although she was not a major, she still had some skills, so her drawings were naturally clear and clear.

At this time, although pointed shoes were already popular in Europe, they did not have the scary length of tens of centimeters in later generations, so the shoemakers with round heads also did a lot.

But he never made shoes with heels.

However, the shoemaker guarantees that this kind of shoes can indeed be made with his own professional guarantee.

He cautiously asked Wei Wei: "Miss noble, what material should be used for this heel? Will it be too heavy if it is made of gold and silver?"

This shoemaker is the best shoemaker in the whole of Sardinson. He has taken orders from many noble ladies. Those ladies who like luxury are keen to set a lot of gems, gold and silver on their shoes. I'm afraid the same is true of women.

"Gold and silver?" Wei Wei's mouth twitched: "No, I think wood is fine, you can try it with wood that is not too heavy and strong, if it doesn't work, just make ordinary soles. "

"Are there any requirements for decoration?"

"No, full leather is fine, no need to be fancy." Wei Wei looked down at the embroidered shoes on her feet. If she needed those flashy shoes, she could make them herself.

The shoemaker also took a look at her feet. In fact, when he saw Wei Wei, he couldn't help but look at the shoes under her feet.

This is the first time he has seen shoes of this style, obviously not made of leather, but the level of sophistication is definitely something that a shoemaker has never seen in his life.

After that, Wei Wei drew several styles of shoes and ordered short boots and long boots. The shoemaker said that he could make everything except the soles, so she asked the price with satisfaction.

Wei Wei's shoes do not need too much decoration, the material is almost only leather, and the price is not very expensive, but she ordered a lot, and the requirements for leather materials are also high, the shoemaker thought about it, and finally reported ten The price of silver coins.

Wei Wei had figured out that the currencies used by European countries at this time were different, but the exchange rates were the same, 1 gold coin = 20 silver coins = 240 large copper coins = 960 small copper coins.

The purchasing power of the currency during this period was also unexpectedly strong.

4 small copper coins are enough for an adult commoner's food expenses for a day (two meals), although in fact commoners do not necessarily earn one silver coin a month, they are more used to bartering most of the time.

So the price of ten silver coins opened by the shoemaker is really not cheap.

But Wei Wei, who is sitting on a small gold mountain, can afford it.

She took out a small piece of gold directly to the shoemaker: "Can I pay with this? It's probably worth a gold coin."

The gold Wei Wei obtained from the system was in the shape of gold ingots, and it was one or two ingots according to the standard of the 21st world. At this time, the weight of gold coins in European countries was about 5 grams, that is to say, Wei Wei’s one ingot Gold can be exchanged for 10 gold coins.

In other words, she is now a super rich woman with 200,000 gold coins.

Even the earl of Felix, the annual income of the territory is only about 5,000 gold coins, and her property is already worth 40 years of taxation in Sardinson County.

When she knew this, Wei Wei's jaw almost dropped, and after that she no longer worried that she would be short of money to spend.

Before she came to see the person, Wei Wei specially asked the system to help her cut a gold ingot into ten equal parts. Now that she took out a piece, it could be used as a gold coin for payment.

In fact, because of the different situations in different countries, the gold coins of the Prady Empire are smaller than the standard 5G, basically hovering at 4.5, and the purity is also not even the standard of 999 thousand pure gold in later generations due to technological limitations, so Wei Wei The piece of 100% pure gold that he took out was much more precious than gold coins.

The shoemaker couldn't see the purity of the gold at once, but after he took the gold, he could clearly feel that it was heavier than the gold coins he usually took. After he bit the gold and confirmed that it was genuine, he complimented Wei Wei with joy. The generosity of her, and at the same time said that she did not bring enough silver coins on her body, so she might need to send someone and herself back to get the money.

Wei Wei wanted to say that he could give her the money for the next delivery, and that such a famous shoemaker wouldn't cheat her and not pay it back.

As a result, before she spoke, Butler Patton, who had been quietly watching, came over, raised his hand and took the gold from the shoemaker's hand, and said to Wei Wei cautiously: "Miss Weiwei, the earl has instructed you to stay in the castle. He is responsible for all expenses."

The implication is that Wei Wei doesn't have to pay, Felix will pay for her.

Wei Wei refused without thinking about it: "No, I am grateful for the earl's willingness to stay with me temporarily. How can I ask him to pay for me? I will pay for these expenses myself."

Butler Patton persuaded a few more words, but seeing her firm attitude, she had to give up.

But instead of returning the gold to the shoemaker, he gave him ten silver coins himself, and another ten silver coins to Wei Wei.

As for this gold, Butler Patton decided to give it to Felix.

I hope he doesn't mind the teeth marks on it.

Losing the more valuable gold coins, the shoemaker felt a little distressed, but the ten silver coins were already very profitable. He quickly packed up and left with the measured shoe size and parchment.

Afterwards, Wei Wei discussed the clothes she wanted with the master tailor. At this time, there were very few choices of fabrics in Europe, and oriental productions such as silk should not be considered. Commoners often wore burlap made of flax and nettle. It is fine linen, wool fabrics and various furs. Of course, they also wear clothes made of cotton, but at this time the cotton is still called wool from the wool tree, and the output is very small, so the price is more expensive than wool fabrics.

Wei Wei was allergic to wool before and felt uncomfortable when she wore it. It seems that this condition has also been inherited from her current body, so she excluded wool fabrics and chose other materials for clothes.

Considering that the temperature in Sardinson is not high at this time, and the castle is even more frighteningly cold, Wei Wei also needs to add some thicker clothes and cloaks.

She left this problem to the tailor to worry about, as long as it is not wool, she can accept it, only one point.

"I don't want these big sleeves." She pointed to her arms. "They're too much of a way."

The tailor told her embarrassedly: "Miss noble, this is the most popular style now. If you change it, you may be laughed at by other ladies when you attend the banquet."

When ladies attend a banquet, what they compare to is what they wear. If a lady wears something that is not in line with the trend, she will definitely become the target of ridicule.

Wei Wei didn't think she needed to attend any banquet, but to be on the safe side, she might really need such a skirt.

In the end, she decided: "Then make one that conforms to the trend, and change all the others into small sleeves. The style should not be too complicated. No jewelry decoration is required. There can be lace but not too much. That's it."

The tailor left with a bitter face. He felt that Wei Wei's request did not allow him to show his craftsmanship at all, and the price of the style without any gems was much cheaper than those gorgeous dresses.

Wei Wei, who spent an afternoon discussing with the tailor and shoemaker, also felt very tired. Although she used to like to buy, buy and buy, but it was all ready-made. Just give it a try, and it was simple to wear. Now, tailor-made is really tiring.

The author has something to say: the clothes in the thirteenth century were not as gorgeous as the back, and the styles were more ordinary and frugal, but the sleeves were very long, which was very inconvenient, and women seemed to have to wear headscarves at this time, but there are no bags in the data picture. Yes, so there are probably no necessary regulations, so all kinds of hats have not yet become popular.

The currency exchange rates in this article are based on the exchange ratios between France and the United Kingdom at the time (although the same is true now), with some modifications.

Expressed in pounds, it is: 1 pound (gold coin) = 20 shillings (silver coin) = 240 pence (copper coin) = 960 small copper coin, the last small copper coin is a private setting that is convenient for me to calculate and add. It is more convenient for me to calculate if I need to add it.

Then, according to the information about the purchasing power of prices at that time, if you compare the money at that time with the current RMB, the value of the currency is almost like this:

1 small copper coin = 4 yuan (RMB)

1 pence (large copper coin) = 12 yuan

1 shilling (silver coin) = 150 yuan roughly purchasing power

1 pound (gold coin) = 3000 yuan roughly purchasing power