After Pixel and Ash were finished with their meals in the tavern, they started to walk around the poorer area where there were many small businesses of different types within small stone buildings or some were set up on a small stall out in the open.
Many of the stalls contained different types of goods that had been grown on Zou in the wild or within their own land surrounding their homes.
Others were different types of trinkets, materials and tools while some Minks of the sheep bloodline had sold some of the wool that had been removed from them after it had been groomed so that it could be used to make clothing, bedding and other things.
There were also other materials like wood and other types of metals that had been transported from other places or had been taken from within Zou.
There was even the occasional store that sold a weapon or different types of travelling or sailing tools or accessories so Pixel was able to get some idea about the resources the people on the island had available to them thanks to the efforts of her family and the other families that had also ventured to other islands to trade.
Ash and Pixel continued to stroll past the stalls and stores as they each bought some fresh ingredients and some different types of fabrics to be used for making blankets, clothing and other types of accessories.
Although there were many servants and old Swifty to help carry everything, Pixel put some of the bags of the things she had purchased on her tail behind her as she carried them effortlessly.
Out of every part of her body that had been trained, her tail was definitely the strongest and it could even hold her up doing tail stands if she wanted to or lift weights heavier than she could lift with her arms so it could be imagined the power and potential that her lightning shaped tail had within it.
Although she was busy training her whole body to use kicks, punches, palm and claw moves from the moment she was able to walk, she had been using her tail a little after her birth and training it in advance so a little carrying of the things bought was just a bit of light training for her.
As they continued to browse the stalls and stores, they made some notes on some of the more or less popular stores along with which crafters had potential to be employed or which stores could possibly be bought out.
The financial resources provided to Ash and Pixel from the Meridian family were more than enough to invest in some small businesses or in an individuals talents so they had made sure to keep some notes on possible ways to spend their spare currency.
Pixel had also got a good look at the overall fashion trends of the Mink tribe and found out that they were all either dressed in simple clothing, something slightly smarter or clothing that she found weird which was the musketeer style of clothing but she found one common ground which all of the Minks had in common.
She turned to Ash and spoke cheerfully. "I think we should turn the other building into a clothing store that has our own unique style but I think we should start small first."
Ash dotingly. "What do you-teia~ have in mind?"
Pixel tilted her head with her hand on her chin. "Hmm.. we will start with head accessories first since they are already popular and can bring more interest to the store before we try to bring in different types of new clothing and accessories. We should start with different designs of hats, hair ribbons, head scarves, hair clippers and hair bows with the hats as a priority."
She remembered many different types of designs from her previous world and had started to practice and learn drawing and fashion so she was able to draw some vague designs whether they be different types of caps or many other types of hats for males and females that were often used by young Pokémon trainers to help protect them during their travels around the regions with their Pokémon.
She had seen many types of different styles of trainers who had worn suitable clothing for long distance travelling or hiking so she found that since the Minks had a slight weakness to heat and had to wear hats to block out the moonlight from their eyes, hats were the best option to choose for a first design project.
Ash revealed a look of excitement. "Aha, my daughter sure is ambitious. If that is what you-teia~ wish then I will talk to those that we have looked at to see if anyone with experience handling different materials and making clothes is interested in working with us."
The usual travel gear often had several accessories which were on the head, neck, hands and shoulder or waist which were hats, head scarves, neck scarves, gloves, backpacks, shoulder bags, waist pouches and occasionally an open coat or upper body length coat over the clothing they wore so Pixel wished to bring those styles to Zou but those only included the upper body down to the waist to go with different types of tops, dresses and shirts of different shapes and sizes.
The lower body has a wide range of socks, shoes, shorts, pants, skirts, leggings and even short safety shorts underneath a short dress, skirt or a long top that goes down to her thighs or waist.
Then there was obviously the layer underneath which was the underwear or swimwear for both males and females and they were just the designs she had seen on the young or older regular Pokémon trainers that travelled for a long time and did not include the costumes of Team Rocket and other professions clothing like the martial artists and ruin exploration teams which could be designed for other purposes like training or protective clothing and even group costumes or outfits.
After her own intelligence had grown further, she was easily able to recall them and get lots of ideas.