"Rose red is generally worn by little girls in town and the county seat. This one will suit Ernie perfectly. Do you really want to wear the same color as a little girl?"
Zhou Lihua glanced at skinny Ernie, then finally bit her lip and made up her mind. "Then I'll choose the two colors you suggested."
Ernie couldn't help showing a hint of delight.
She had actually taken a liking to the rose-red one at first glance, but since her eldest aunt liked it, she hadn't said anything.
Clothing in this era mainly came in cyan, goose yellow, white, black, and red.
Among ordinary people, black, navy blue, blue-green, lavender-blue, plain white, and pale yellow were the most commonly used.
Women's clothing mainly consisted of shirts, jackets, ceremonial capes, long vests, and outfits with a short jacket worn over a skirt.
Skirts were characterized by dense pleats, with a palace sash tied around the waist and hanging down to the ankles, somewhat resembling those of the Tang dynasty.
Of course, rural families mostly chose shirts and trousers rather than jackets and skirts, since they had to work.
Men's clothing mostly consisted of robes and shirts with large fronts, right-side closures, wide sleeves, and hems reaching below the knees. More particular families would embroider auspicious patterns onto the fabric, with designs that usually carried good wishes.
Likewise, men from rural families generally wore simple shirts and trousers when working in the fields, rather than long robes with wide sleeves.
Once everyone had finished choosing, Su Qiao casually picked white and lavender-blue, then hurried off to attend to her own business.
Because Su Qiao had helped work for half a day, the harvest that should have taken four days was completed in just two and a half days this year.