Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 24 Wushu Temple

After learning from the painful experience, Wen Shu immediately pulled out all her private money, hoping to buy more ingredients to expand the breakfast business.

First of all, steamed stuffed buns are indispensable, it has become her signature and the market is not bad, but if she wants to make more money, selling steamed stuffed buns is not enough, so after thinking about it, she finally decided to add it to the breakfast cart. Two soups "Erchen Soup" and "Grandma Tea."

These two soups are commonly consumed by ordinary people. The former can relieve alcohol damage. Even if it doesn't hurt alcohol, drinking a cup of Erchen soup every morning can refresh your mind and keep you healthy.The latter nourishes Qi and spleen, and is more suitable for weak people.

It's just that in this way, her father's waist support will be extended back again. Thinking of this, Wen Shu feels discouraged for a while!
She couldn't even do such a small thing, she felt that she was so useless!
After breakfast and greeting her father, Wen Shu went out with a basket on her shoulders.

Since there were a lot of things to buy today, she didn't go shopping in the east and west of the nearby street, but went straight to the largest trading market in the north of the city, Wushu Temple.

Wushu Temple is the center of Chengbei Trading Market, located in the west of Chengbei, at the junction of East Street and South Street.

Because it is close to the city gate, people from the outskirts of the city like to set up stalls here to carry vegetables into the city. Later, it attracted many food stalls and other shops to settle in.

Now there are everything from chickens, ducks and fish to small vegetables and mountain products, but it is a little far away from Xiaocang Lane.

Wen Shu walked hurriedly for a quarter of an hour before arriving at Wushu Temple. She walked among the lively crowd with Lanzi on her shoulders, her eyes kept looking around,
The raw materials for making granny tea, hickory nuts and cooked chestnuts, are not difficult to buy, but the quality is good or bad, and it makes a big difference whether they are dried or not.

She was dissatisfied even after looking at a few, but finally squatted down in a corner.

The stall owner was a peasant woman, about thirty years old, with a gray-blue cloth wrapped around her head, her face was a bit sad, and she was holding a two-year-old child in her arms. The child had cold cheeks. It was red from the cold under the wind, and a little listless.

"How do you sell this?" Wen Shu touched the pecans in the basket and asked.

Seeing that the business came, the woman showed obvious excitement on her face: "Fifty Wen a catty." Seeing that Wen Shu didn't speak, she hurriedly added: "Don't worry, little lady, the walnut slave is dry at home." , not under pressure."

Wen Shu still didn't speak, grabbed a walnut in his hand and exerted a little force, the walnut shell broke open, revealing the brown-coated pulp inside.

Really dry.

She nodded slightly, looked at the basket and said, "If it's cheaper, I'll take all of this basket."

The woman looked at her and then at Lan Zi, hesitated and said: "Then let's count it as a girl with 48 Wen, here is a total of two and a half catties, 120 Wen."

Wen Shu frowned, and bargained: "It's still a little expensive, so I'll buy it for 46 renminbi a catty, and you have to give me this blue bag as well."

"This" woman seemed to be hesitant. She just looked at the child and then at Wen Shu, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "OK, 46 is 46."

Wen Shu counted 110 five cents to the woman, and just as he turned around with the basket in hand, he heard soft voices behind him.

"Baby, mother is selling money, and mother will take you to see a doctor after collecting the things."

Wen Shu's feet just stopped in place after taking two steps. After struggling for a while, she took out ten copper coins from her waist as if resigned to her fate, and put them on the open space in front of her when the woman was packing her things.

"I'll give you the basket of money." She hurriedly finished these words, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

The woman was startled, staring at the copper coins on the ground for a while, then suddenly burst into tears.

This movement attracted many curious passers-by to stop and watch. The woman recovered her senses and quickly wiped away her tears, collected the money, and quickly walked towards the medical center with the child in her arms.

Wen Shu walked around the Wushu Temple, and bought all the things he needed to buy in a short while, but after such a trip, the two pennies he brought out from home were less than [-] Wen.

I carried the things home with my hands on my shoulders, and put away the bought things in different categories, and then ground walnuts, chestnuts and other dry goods into powder in advance, so as not to be too late tomorrow morning.

After finishing these preparations, it was noon soon. Wen Shu hastily cooked two dishes. After the father and daughter ate in a hurry, they went back to their own work.

Wen Tai went on to repair the shop, while Wen Shu went back to his room and took out a book, staring at it for a while.

There is a class today, but it is the last class. Although Wen Shu usually doesn't like reading very much, but when this day comes, he can't help but feel a little bit disappointed.

After one year of schooling, she has already learned the Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Classic and Analects of Confucius. She has also learned about fifty dishes for tea and rice, and there are thirty or fifty courses of dried fruits, candied fruit, and various soups.

This is enough for ordinary people's homes. In her father's words, when matchmakers introduce other people in the future, they will also look at her highly.

Dazed for a while, she put the book into the bookcase.

At three o'clock, at the gate of Jingzhen Private School.

Qin Shan stood at the door, stretched her neck to look left and right, and when Wen Shu's figure turned around the alley, she trotted up to meet her, and shouted familiarly, "Sister Wen, you've come."

Seeing that she was one step earlier today, Wen Shu couldn't help joking, "Why, your third cousin is here again today?"

Qin Shan shook her head, looked her up and down and said, "It has nothing to do with him, I'm here today to wait for my sister."

"Wait for me?" Wen Shu was a little surprised.

"Yes, why didn't my sister come to the last class? I've been worrying about it."

Wen Shu was taken aback, and asked, "Didn't the master tell you? I sent my father to sue for leave."

Qin Shan shook her head: "My master didn't say anything, and I didn't dare to ask."

Wen Shu pursed her lips and smiled, and explained: "It's not a big deal, but I accidentally fell and hurt my foot a few nights ago, please think about it."

"Ah, I hurt my foot, is it serious?"

"It's okay, it's just that there are a few wounds on the soles of the feet. After two days of nursing, the scabs have already healed."

"Oh, that's good." Qin Shan breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a little melancholy: "Today is the last class of our Class C. To be honest, I still feel a little bit reluctant. I still have the dishes taught by Mrs. Ji. I haven’t learned a lot, and I still want to ask for advice.”

Wen Shu smiled: "Then continue studying for another year, anyway, your family can afford it."

Qin Shan thought for a while, then nodded: "My sister is right, and I have the same intention. I will definitely grind my mother hard in the future, and I will make her agree." Then she asked: "That's right, My sister wants to continue reading together, so that we both have a companion."

continue reading?

Wen Shu's heart was sour, if the shop at home didn't burn down, she might still think about it, but with the current family situation, let alone thirty guan, even three guan is difficult to get.

"No, I'm getting old too, so what I've learned is enough for the time being. My father is also anxious to let me get married. He may marry someday. If my sister has the opportunity to continue her studies, she should cherish it. "

"Ah, my sister doesn't continue reading, so what's the fun in that?" Qin Shan murmured as she entered the private school with Wen Shu.

Half an hour later, when Mrs. Li finished his last class, Lady Ji brought fresh tea and fruit and snacks with her maid, so that the young ladies sitting down could have a good conversation and chat.

Mrs. Li sat at the head and wrote a message to each of the [-] young ladies present. These words are both expectations and blessings, and they are all a memorial for teachers and students.

In the end, what Wen Shu got was: "Su Xin Ruoxue, time is calm."

Qin Shan's is: "Stay chaste and stay humble, keep your edge and light."

　Remember this woman, there is an exam.

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