Portable Space: Traveling through Nongmen

Chapter 21 Buying Rice
"Guest officer wants to buy something. Both the bad rice and the mixed rice are over there. You can take what you need." Shen Yingshu felt very uncomfortable in the tone of indifference mixed with distaste.

He lowered his head to look at his patched clothes and the tattered shoes that didn't match the decoration of the room, and immediately understood why the woman in front of her changed from smiling to indifferent.

After all, it was because I didn't dress well, and it's normal for others to look down on me. No one wants to welcome poor people when they open the door, so Shen Yingshu pressed her temper patiently, "Then I'll go and have a look."

"up to you,"

The woman said something casually, looked up and saw a new guest coming by the gate, and immediately greeted her with a warm smile.

Shen Yingshu looked at the rotten and mixed rice that the woman just mentioned. The rotten rice was whole-grain rice obtained after husking the rice without processing it.

But the bad rice in this house is even more unclean. The wheat husks and soil particles on the top have not been cleaned up, and they are scattered and mixed in it.Generally, there are indeed some shells in the bad rice that have not been cleaned, but it is not normal if there is soil and sand.

And mixed rice means that all kinds of scattered and unfinished rice are packed together, and the rice is mixed together, with rice husks and small stones mixed in it.

Those who buy this kind of rice are poor people, and the price is only a few pennies per catty. If they can’t afford rice, they will choose to buy this kind of rice for dental implants, and it can also fill their stomachs.

The woman just now probably felt that Shen Yingshu couldn't afford the crystal white rice, so she told her that these two kinds of rice were here.

Shen Yingshu walked to Dabai's side, filled some rice with her hand and put it in the palm of her hand to observe.Ancient rice did not have modern technology, so today's white rice is not as crystal clear as modern rice, but ancient rice has not been processed, and it has a strong rice fragrance.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing, this... guest officer, the rice here costs eight cents a catty, can you afford it? If you can't afford it, don't touch it," the woman said with disgust. The eyes were just a short shot away with the hand.

Shen Yingshu frowned in an instant. She didn't care about it before because the clothes she was wearing were really bad, and there was no excuse for being seen clearly.

But when people go to a rice store to buy rice, no matter what the reason is, they must introduce it well. When others can't afford it when they are so disgusted, it is too much.

Shen Yingshu didn't ask any more questions, and walked out of the rice shop directly. The woman saw that Shen Yingshu left the house without saying a word, she just thought she couldn't afford it, and gave a disdainful snort, "How dare the poor come here?" When I buy rice, I don’t know if I can eat it.”

This is, before Shen Yingshu stepped out of the door, she naturally heard the woman whispering behind her back. She didn't want to follow the woman who only looked at the appearance, so she walked towards the opposite side, and the one opposite the rice shop was also the same. A rice shop.

Although the decoration of this rice store is not as good as the one just now, Kesheng is walking in a simple style, which can be seen clearly at a glance.

As soon as Shen Yingshu stepped in, a shop waiter came in front of him. This shop waiter was a young man wearing an ordinary and simple coarse cloth short skirt.

"Does the guest want to buy rice? The rice in our store is crystal clear, and it tastes even smoother and softer."

The little brother was not defiant just because of the clothes Shen Yingshu was wearing.

Seeing that the conversation was finally normal this time, Shen Yingshu walked around the room with peace of mind, and finally said, "I want to buy some rice and rotten rice, and the rotten rice I mean means that the husks inside have been cleaned up." The clean kind."

"Okay, guest officer, you can rest assured that the rice in our store is absolutely clean, and there will never be any pebbles or wheat husks in it." The little brother had a confident smile on his face.

"It's really good. How much is the white rice and bad rice sold in your store?" Shen Yingshu had observed carefully just now, and it was indeed cleaned up very clean, and the appearance of the rice was not bad.

"Cleaned bad rice is a bit more expensive, 5 yuan per catty, and white rice is a uniform price of [-] yuan." The younger brother answered honestly.

The rice here is a unified eight-cent coin stipulated by the county government. It cannot be more or less, otherwise it will be severely punished. thing.

So until now no one has dared to cross the line, Shen Yingshu nodded clearly, the appearance of white rice and the taste is soft and sweet after cooking, but the taste of bad rice is not as good as rice, and the appearance is not as crystal clear as white rice, everyone Think bad rice is something poor people will eat.

In fact, the nutritional value of bad rice is very high, and it has not undergone any processing, which ensures the comprehensive nutrition of rice grains.

Shen Yingshu made a calculation, "Weigh three buckets of rice and two buckets of brown rice for me first."

A bucket of rice in this era is equal to ten catties of rice.

Three buckets are 30 catties of rice and 20 catties of brown rice.

It seems that she didn't expect that the woman in rags in front of her would suddenly lose dozens of catties.

"Okay!" The younger brother happily responded.

All the rice was put into the woven bag, and Shen Yingshu paid the money without hesitation, but before leaving, the little brother hesitated, "So much rice... Can the guest take it away by himself?"

"I'm very strong, little brother, don't worry," Shen Yingshu waved her hands, and then struggled to put the bag into the back basket, but the 50-jin weight almost didn't bring her down

The little brother hurried over to help, and then successfully put the rice into the back basket.

Seeing the 50 jins of rice being successfully put into his tattered back basket, Shen Yingshu was very thankful that he chose a slightly larger back basket, otherwise he would have to carry it all the way.

"Guest officer, can you really do it by yourself?" Seeing Shen Yingshu's appearance, the little brother couldn't help but say, "Why don't you pay an extra 20 Wen and hire a bullock cart to take you back... If you think it's too much money, you can also Hire a cart for five cents, so it will be more convenient to take it back.”

There is no way, the rule in their store is to buy at least 300 catties of rice before it can be delivered to the home. He is just a hired worker and can only obey the boss's words.

"No, thank you little brother for your kindness. I'll do it myself." Shen Yingshu waved her hand. Anyway, when she goes out, she will find an empty alley and move all these things into the space. What do you want a cart for? .

Shen Yingshu struggled to carry the back basket, tried a few times but failed to carry it on the back, and simply carried it out, walking crookedly along the way, it was worrying to watch, and the little brother standing behind couldn't help but worry about it. She sweated a little.

But fortunately, although Shen Yingshu walked crookedly, she was still steady and did not fall.

However, her awkward posture attracted the attention of many people outside. Shen Yingshu smiled awkwardly, and struggled to find a small alley. After making sure that no one was looking at her, she put all the food into the space. inside.

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: I wish you all a happy New Year's Eve and a smooth and successful end of the year (ω)

　: All the bad rice mixed with rice in it is just what I said casually. The rice in each dynasty is different. There is no historical basis in the article, and it is all made up by me.

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