Looking at the clothes displayed in front of her, Mae couldn't help but feel disappointed, because they were very old as if they had been left for a long time. So she decided to go to Drakenberg to shop.
"Are you sure you don't want us to go with you?" - Gina
"It's okay, after all, I'm a grown woman. So there's no need to worry" - Mae
Leaving the village to go to Drakenberg to work, although someone was sent there to look after the stall, Mae felt uneasy so she went directly there to take over.
When she arrived, business was still normal. It seemed like her small stall didn't have many customers, but after all, it was a newly opened stall so not many people knew about it.
Returning to the main task of buying personal clothes, in Bazaaar there are many clothing stores, each decorated in a different style.
Mae thought she and her two children were both walking mushroom monsters and wondered if there were any clothes to wear for them.
"Hey"
A child's voice called out to her from behind, and Mae turned around to see the child she had last seen.
"Oh, is it you? Why are you wandering around again, where are your parents?"- Mae
"They...are going about their business. I'm just wandering around playing.
But why do I have to answer your question?" - Child
"If you don't want to answer, there's no need to raise your voice like that to me" - Mae
"Whatever" - Child
That child pretended to be Mae, so she didn't need to linger and continued shopping. Entering a random women's clothing store, she observed the clothes displayed and classified. Analyze each type of clothing to see what material it is made of. She has acquired skills related to analysis so it's very convenient.
There are a few types of fabrics that Mae finds very satisfying, which are natural fiber fabrics made from cotton or animal hair, and chemical fiber fabrics made from artificial fabrics derived from cellulose from wood or bamboo along with synthetic fabrics. compounds derived from coal and petroleum.
In the forest is an entire ecosystem including forest plants, forest animals, fungi, microorganisms, forest soil and other environmental factors, of which the main components are one or several species of woody plants, Bamboo, especially the areca family, has a height determined by the flora on soil mountains, rocky mountains, wetlands, sandy soil or flora.
It's lucky to live in a village surrounded by forests.
Maybe when she returns, she should ask her son and Maxim to do chemical preparations to see if chemical fiber fabric can be created.
But…why does that kid keep following her?
He kept staring at her, sometimes when she turned her head to look at him, he looked away. So Mae continued to go to other stores to buy things, and he calmly followed.
After wandering for a while and stopping at a cafe near the river, Mae almost ignored the feeling of the child's eyes looking at her from behind.
"Ladies, you haven't paid for this cup of coffee."
"But I've paid in full."
Mae noticed a girl dressed like a witch sitting at the front table, seemingly having trouble with the waiter. On the table were silver coins, but they didn't seem to be coins that people usually use to buy and sell. She went to pick them up to check.
"Don't worry, I will pay for this girl" - Mae
"Eh, but..."- Witch girl
"It's okay, a cup of coffee isn't worth much" - Mae
He took out some silver coins from his pocket and gave them to the waiter. He bowed his head in thanks and then went back to doing his job. Mae conveniently sat on the chair opposite the witch girl.
"Actually, this coin looks quite ancient, it is no longer used in trading" - Mae
"Is that so? No wonder I can't use these coins to buy things. It turns out they are no longer in use, what a pity, I used to use these coins a hundred years ago "- Witch girl
It turns out that she used money hundreds of years ago.
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Wait, it seems like Mae noticed something strange, the witch said that she used this money a hundred years ago. It means...
"Let me ask, how old are you?" - Mae
"Hm, if I remember correctly, I'm almost 110 years old" - Witch girl
Mae almost spit out the water in her teacup because of the other person's age. For humans, living to 100 years old is high. And here the other person in front of her was 10 years older, which meant that the other woman must also be the same age as her great-grandmother.
"It seems like we haven't introduced our names yet. My name is Catherine, I'm just a witch currently enjoying a leisurely life" - Catherine
"And my name is Mae, I'm a walking mushroom" - Mae
"Can mushrooms walk?" - Catherine
Catherine put her hand on her chin and looked at Mae as if she were examining her. After a long look at each other, the witch sat back in her chair.
"I'm not sure if you're a regular walking mushroom. You don't look like a monster at all. You have more intelligence than regular monsters" - Catherine
"Erm...um...I was just lucky..."- Mae hesitated
"It's been a long time since I've met an interesting monster like you. So to repay you for helping me pay for my cup of coffee, I'll give you this" - Catherine
The witch took out a book from her bag that looked quite old. Mae opened it and inside there were many designs, these were clothes designs. Quite a useful thing.
"Oh right, I still have something to tell you. I think it will help you" - Catherine
"What is that?" - Mae
The witch gestured for Mae to come closer, putting her head close to Catherine's.
"We witches have predictive magic when looking at each other's fate. If we say it out loud, it's not right. But you are a special case, so I will tell you secretly" - Catherine
"..."- Mae
"You have a very difficult destiny, so be careful, but it's no less interesting. On that path you will meet powerful people, one of whom will be the one to hold your hand on the ceremony." "-Catherine
"What"- Mae
"Okay~ See you next time, Mae. If we have fate, let's meet again at this cafe"- Catherine
"Ah, wait! What does that mean?"- Mae
"Bye bye~"- Catherine
So the witch girl sat on the broom and flew away.
Mae was a little confused, what did Catherine mean?
But as for Catherine saying someone would hold her hand at the ceremony, she's not so sure. She doesn't want to get married yet, or rather, remarry.
"Anyway, she just talks like a fortune teller. I don't really believe this" - Mae
When the sky had turned orange in the late afternoon, leaving Drakenberg to walk home, Mae still couldn't buy the clothes she wanted because their prices were very expensive. The clothes look normal, they are made from average fabrics, the price is so high it is unusual.
"Help...Save me...Please..."
Suddenly there was a small cry for help coming from somewhere, Mae immediately went to check to see what was going on.
Behind the pile of bushes is a small spider, no, it's not that small. Its size must also be the same as a soccer ball.
It seemed like it was stuck in the middle of a mud puddle so it couldn't get out. Luckily, there was a fairly long tree branch nearby, so she used it to move it towards the spider. Seeing a tree branch, it grabbed it so Mae could pull it to shore.
"Are you okay?"- Mae
"Thank you very much, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I would have drowned in that mud" - Spider
"Why are you stuck in the mud?" - Mae
"I was chased by a group of thugs to kill and sell for money. I was only born a few days ago!" - Spider
The little spider sobbed and used its legs to cling tightly to Mae's hand. Seeing the pitiful spider, she comforted it. After a while of coaxing, the spider saw some scrolls in Mae's bag, they looked like clothes designs.
"This is....?"- Spider
"I just came back from Drakenberg, but I couldn't buy clothes, because they were too expensive" - Mae
The spider looked at the design Mae laid out in front of him, jumping from one design to another looking very interested.
"Look at these clothes, how interesting" - Spider
"That's right, since I can't buy clothes, I can only buy these cheap fabrics and this design" - Mae
"I can help you design clothes like this" - Spider
"Can you do it?" - Mae was surprised
"Of course, don't you know that the spider race has a natural talent for silk weaving and sewing? I will follow you home and design the most beautiful clothes for you that you have ever seen." wear it. Consider it thanks to you for saving me!"- Spider
"That's great. My name is Mae, nice to meet you" - Mae
"My name is Spipi, from now on I will be your personal designer" - Spipi
So the spider happily danced on Mae's head and followed her back to the village.
But when Mae returned, she saw many people gathered in front of the inn. She went in to see what was going on.
Inside the inn, she saw it.
There were many high-quality fabrics stacked very high, and when analyzed, they were also made from extremely rare fuels. Each entry is worth several chests of gold.
Seeing his mother so shocked, Heli immediately explained.
"Actually, since the afternoon, we have seen these cloths in front of the house. There is no sender's name so we don't know what to do with this pile" - Heli
"..."- Mae
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Thanks to Spipi's talent, new clothes were designed, and Mae also opened a clothing store for that spider. The fabrics were made from fabrics that Mae bought along with fabrics woven from cotton and wool raised on the farm.
As for those expensive fabrics, Mae put them away without using them, but when she met the person who sent them to her, she would return them.