Chapter 13 I Can Test on the Spot

As she spoke, she took a bite and started to eat, the man took out two coins from the purse on his waist and handed them to her.

"Have a serving"

"Good class, you are my first customer today, I will give you more"

Xi'er dug out nearly twice as much candy as she had in her hand, and handed it to the little boy.

"Would you like to taste it first?"

The boy stuck out his tongue and licked it, "delicious"

"Follow my sister's example, this way, this way, pull, stir, pull, stir, and finally it will be a hard candy."

The little boy was playing and eating at the same time, seeing that the child in his arms had stopped making noise, the man was just about to leave when he heard Xi'er say.

"Uncle, this can be soaked in water to drink. It not only strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach, but also relieves cough and moistens the lungs. It is good for both adults and children."

"Yo, I can't see it, do you still understand this?"

In order to make money, Xi'er patiently explained: "It's not that I understand, it's a prescription handed down from our ancestors, what is there a saying called, you can see people's hearts for a long time, my candy, you can experience the benefits after a long time "

"Let me put it this way, Uncle really wants to buy a jar, how much is your jar?"

"Thirty Wen"

Xi'er raised the price unkindly, and the two texts just now were raised on a temporary basis. When she heard the price of sugar mentioned by the old horse, she felt that the price she had set was too low.

The man smiled, glanced at the jar, grabbed a handful of copper coins from the purse, and put them in her hand.

"Count it up, if it's not enough for Uncle, take it again, give Uncle a jar"

"Okay, thank you uncle for taking care of my business"

She counted, "32 Wen, I will refund you two."

"No need, I reward you with these two essays, the little mouth is so sweet, the uncle who said it was very happy"

"Thank you, Uncle, here you are. There is only a little more than one catty per pot. You can flush it with water, dig it out with a spoon, or feed it to your children like just now. Remember not to let the stick stick in your mouth."

"Haha, you are quite careful"

The man held the child in one hand and left with the small altar in the other. Xi'er heaved a sigh of relief and put the money at the bottom of the basket happily.

Then she dug another piece and began to stir and eat, just like just now, while walking and eating, she didn't drink, for fear of attracting tax collectors if she shouted.

This morning, six cans were sold like this, and the targets were all rich people with children who didn't care about the dozens of money.

Looking at the 180 Wen coins at the bottom of the basket, she smiled. This was her first pot of gold when she came here. Although it was a little less, she was still very happy.

She ate a tortilla this morning, and her stomach was already growling.

When I came to the noodle shop, I ordered a bowl of shredded pork noodles for myself, and I ate it in big mouthfuls. A couple next to me were also eating noodles, but the woman coughed lightly from time to time.

She slowed down and asked questions while eating noodles.

"Sister, why do you keep coughing?"

The little woman blushed, and explained embarrassingly, "I don't know, I just feel a little itchy in my throat, and I can't stop coughing."

"Oh, why don't you buy me a can of maltose, drink this with water, it can relieve cough"

"Hehe, you've managed to do business in a noodle shop, you're really good at it," the woman's husband said with a smile.

Xi'er's face straightened immediately, "I didn't say this to sell something. My candy can really relieve cough. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to pour a bowl of hot water over. I can test it on the spot. Although it can't relieve cough immediately, but It can relieve my sister's cough"

"Haha, okay, as long as it can relieve my wife's cough, I'll buy you two cans."

"Good class, store, let me have a bowl of hot water"

Xi'er ate the noodles in a few mouthfuls and drank the soup. Seeing the shopkeeper bringing hot water to the young couple, she turned around and took out a jar from the basket, dug out some sugar with two small sticks and put it in the bowl. Then stir.

"Sister, don't worry, my little stick is made of wicker, it's very clean, drink it"

The little woman picked it up and tried to drink a few sips, then stopped to sense it, and the man looked at the little woman nervously.

"Lady, it works"

The little woman nodded at the man, "It seems to be useful."

Xi'er smiled, and pointed to the bowl, "Drink this sugar water slowly, don't get bored in one gulp, take small sips, stop after a few sips and then drink."

"I can't tell, you know a lot"

"Ancestral craftsmanship, my sugar is much better than that white sugar, not only sweet, but also good for the body"

"Then give us two cans."

"I still have three small cans left here, why don't you want them all? It's only [-] Wen a can, and adults and children can drink it when you buy it back,"

She whimpered and explained it again, then put the three jars of candy on the table, asked the little lady to check it, and charged them ninety cents after confirming that the candies were all right.

After Xi'er settled the dough money with the shopkeeper, she was about to leave, but the little woman hurriedly called her to stop.

"I see that there is a big jar in your basket, and there is also sugar in it?"

"Yes, I was planning to go to the pharmacy to sell it"

"No need, just sell them all to me. My family runs a tea house, and I just use your sugar to make water for customers."

"Hey, that's great. May I ask which teahouse my sister belongs to?"

Xi'er put the five catty jar of sugar on their table, the man lifted the lid to look at it, and gave her 150 Wen.

"It's not in the town, it's in Pingyuan County, it's called Ruyi Teahouse"

"Wow, I met a big customer. Thank you, sister, for caring so much about our sugar. Let me tell you, if you add a little ginger juice to the sugar water, the effect will be even better."

"That's right, sister, thank you for your suggestion."

"Hey, it should be, my sister continues to eat, and I have to buy some things to rush home, so I'll go first?"

"Where are you from?"

"My family is in Li Village. My mother's name is Luo, and my name is Luo Xi'er. We are the only family in the village named Luo."

"Then my sister has finished using these, can I go to you?"

"It's okay, but the sugar can't be produced for a while. Generally, the sugar is produced once every ten days. If you want to buy sugar, you can go to the gate of the county seat and ask a coachman named Lao Ma. He is from our village and often takes his feet. In the county seat, if you pay some money, he will send it to the teahouse for you."

"Well, it's very convenient. That's fine. I'll send someone to look for him then."

In this way, Xi'er left the noodle shop, and with money in hand, she started shopping.

Ten cans of sugar, one can was given to the old horse, and there are nine cans left. A can of thirty yuan is 270 yuan, and a jar of five catties is sold for 150 yuan. The mother gave five yuan and sold it to the little boy. Two Wen, my father tipped two Wen, and got a total of 420 Jiu Wen, and after eating a bowl of noodles with ten Wen, there was a total of 410 Jiu Wen in the basket.

After finishing the calculation, she jumped up happily, never expecting to be able to giggle for this little money in this life.

The small vendors hadn't closed their stalls yet, so she hurried to find ginger and garlic. Although they all sprouted, it was better than nothing.

Both of these two items cost [-] Wen. Rare things are more expensive. There are few people who grow them, and the traders have to make a difference from them, so they are more expensive.

Then I went to a dry goods store and bought five seasonings, pepper, aniseed, cinnamon, bay leaves, and fennel, each of which cost ten renminbi.

Finally, I went to a grocery store, where I bought a piece of soap for twenty renminbi, and two bars of soap for ten renminbi.

Thinking that there was not much salt at home, I bought another jar of salt, which weighed about a catty and a half, and cost fifty Wen.

Seeing soy sauce and vinegar, I also ordered a small can, [-] yuan a can, which weighed two catties. No wonder people in the village seldom use this. It is so expensive, how could they be willing to buy it.

She doesn't want to eat that kind of stir-fried vegetables with nothing but a little salt, it's too unpalatable and tasteless.

If I earn money today, I will prepare these first. Unfortunately, the bathtub is too expensive, and I don’t have enough money. Those things cost five hundred yuan each. Let’s wait until next time.

Because there were too many things, she spent another ten yuan to buy a big back basket and moved all the things into it.

(End of this chapter)

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