After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Chapter 12

One evening, six pairs of straw sandals were sold.

In exchange for eleven copper plates, five coarse porcelain bowls, and three eggs.

Dalang said that an egg can be sold for one penny. If you save more, you can take it to the town and sell it for several pennies when you go to the market.

Although the rough porcelain bowl has a gap, it is much easier to use than the broken pottery bowls at home.

Qin Yao counted six copper coins and asked Dalang which store in the village sold oil and salt.

Dalang swallowed his saliva and said, "The salesman has it at home."

"Do you know how to sell it?" Qin Yao asked, picking up the remaining four pairs of straw sandals and tattered mats.

If I buy some oil and salt, I can eat delicious vegetables tonight. There are still half a handful of vegetables left from yesterday.

Da Lang shook his head, he had almost no chance to go to the shopkeeper's house to buy things. They used to pick some wild fruits on the mountain and wanted to sell them to the shopkeeper, but they were directly kicked out.

When so many villagers gathered around today, the four brothers and sisters were actually a little flattered, because in the past, the villagers would only drive them away, or stay far away in disgust.

But today, everyone actually gathered around, not only did not dislike them, but also bought their things.

Da Lang and Er Lang vaguely realized that it might be because they had washed their faces, combed their hair, and put on shoes, so they lost their smell.

And all these changes are because of the stepmother, since she came to their house, the room has become brighter, the bed has become softer, and even they have become cleaner.

The days when no light could be seen in the past gradually became brighter.

Dalang Erlang simply knew where the peddler's house was. Taking advantage of the clear sky, he could still see some silhouettes. Qin Yao asked his four brothers and sisters to wait in place, took the copper plate and the remaining four pairs of straw sandals, and walked quickly towards the peddler's house.

The shopkeeper, also surnamed Liu, was in his early twenties. He often went to shops in the town to buy daily necessities such as needles, thread, oil and salt, and sold them in several surrounding villages to make a profit.

Usually, I also accept all kinds of mountain goods and embroidery made by girls and women, buy it for them, and charge middle fees.

After doing business on both sides, I can also earn some money, and my family's life is considered relatively good in the village.

Because he walked around in the streets and alleys, people in several surrounding villages called him Liu Guolang.

Shopkeeper Liu's house is easy to find, because they sell goods, there is a stall at the door of the house, and you can see it at a glance.

When he came to the front, Qin Yao was deeply envious when he saw the high courtyard wall neatly built of stones in his house.

But she firmly believes that soon there will be some in her own home.

Knocking on the ajar wooden door, a young woman asked doubtfully from inside: "Who is it?"

"I want to buy some oil and salt!" Qin Yao replied.

The door opened with a "squeak", and Liu's daughter-in-law looked suspiciously at the slender and beautiful woman at the door, "Who are you?"

Although she didn't want to say it, Qin Yao still had to introduce herself, "I'm from Liu Ji's family in the innermost part of the village. My name is Qin Yao. I just arrived in the village. Sister-in-law, you may not have seen me."

"Yunniang, who is it?"

Liu Merchant also came over and felt that Qin Yao looked familiar. He had met Qin Yao once and recognized her.

"Is it from Brother Liu San's family?"

Qin Yao nodded.

Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly greeted her to come in, and said to Yunniang, "Then you have to call me little sister-in-law, third brother is older than me."

"Sister-in-law, what do you want to buy? I just went to the town to buy some goods the day before yesterday, and now the goods are quite complete."

Liu Merchant led Qin Yao to the hut with a stall on the left side of the door, lit the oil lamp and let her choose.

Yun Niang followed and looked curiously at Liu Ji's sister-in-law.

Qin Yao asked about the price of oil and salt.

Rapeseed oil costs twelve cents per catty, lard costs twenty-three cents per catty, fine salt costs thirty cents per catty, and coarse salt costs eighteen cents per catty.

Qin Yao looked at the copper plate in her hand, feeling sad, so sad.

He cheekily raised the four pairs of straw sandals in his hand, "Brother Liu, can I let you sell my straw sandals? Or if you buy them, I'll give them to you at a low price. I just sold six pairs at Murai today. It's all good."

In fact, as soon as Qin Yao entered the door, the husband and wife noticed the straw sandals in her hands, and they were not surprised when they heard this.

Girls and daughters-in-law in the village always ask him to sell homemade insoles, handkerchiefs, etc., as well as straw sandals.

"Sister-in-law, how much do you plan to sell me for the low price?" Shopkeeper Liu asked politely.

The more Yun Niang looks at Qin Yao, the more she sympathizes with her. She seems to be a capable person who can also knit straw sandals, but she is married to Liu Ji, a scourge. It is really a miserable life.

Seeing how skinny Qin Yao was, Yun Niang pushed her husband, "A pair of straw sandals in the town costs five or six renminbi, you help my sister-in-law sell them, and you can directly give the money back to her, it doesn't take much."

The implication is, don’t ask for middle fees.

"Don't, don't, don't." Qin Yao hurriedly said: "Business is business, everyone's life is hard, and you have to make money. I sell three penny a pair at Murai. If you take it, I will give you five penny and two pairs. How about it?"

I heard Yun Niang just say that a pair of straw sandals in the town can be sold for five to six cents, and Mr. Liu can make half of it if he buys the goods from her.

Shopkeeper Liu quietly broke away the woman's hand pinching his arm, "Then, I'll sell it first, how about giving the money to my sister-in-law after I sell it?"

Qin Yao readily handed over the four pairs of straw sandals, "Then I'll leave it to you."

At the end, I added a sentence, "In case it sells well, I still have the stock here, and I can make it in men's, women's and children's sizes."

"It's easy to talk about." Liu Merchant took the shoes away and asked Qin Yao how much oil and salt he wanted.

As cash-strapped, Qin Yao could only buy two taels of vegetable oil and two taels of coarse salt, no more, no less, exactly six renminbi.

She didn't bring a container, so Yunniang kindly lent her a bamboo tube to hold the oil, coarse salt wrapped in banana leaves, and handed it to Qin Yao.

"Then tomorrow morning, I will ask Da Lang to give you the bamboo tube and return it."

After taking the oil and salt and leaving, Qin Yao thought to herself that the salesman and his wife were quite nice.

When they arrived at the village well, the four Liu brothers and sisters immediately gathered around her. They excitedly looked at the bamboo tube and banana leaves in her hands. They smelled the smell of vegetable oil and their stomachs growled from hunger.

Qin Yao raised her chin and said, "Let's go home and cook."

The four brothers and sisters nodded in unison, their eyes sparkling, and they trot home all the way, looking forward to today's dinner.

As soon as he got home, Da Lang replaced the original pottery bowl and took out one covered with straw, intending to use it to hold eggs.

Even though their mouths were watering when they saw the eggs, they never thought about eating them.

Such precious things can be saved and sold for money, so that they can buy more brown rice and eat more meals.

So Dalang happily came to the kitchen to look for Qin Yao with a bowl lined with straw.

Just as he was about to speak, his eyes widened instantly!

Qin Yao quickly cracked open the three eggs, put them into the boiling hot water, stirred them with chopsticks, sprinkled a handful of salt, dropped a drop of vegetable oil, and finally put a handful of eggs that she had just caught by the river. Wild onions, instantly, an extremely tempting fragrance hits your face!

Liu Dalang, who couldn't remember the last time he was exposed to meat and fish, swallowed hard.

Immediately, he poured out the straw in the bowl without hesitation.

The four brothers and sisters gathered around the stove, staring at the boiling egg soup in the pot without blinking, with faint green light shining.

Qin Yao clearly heard the sound of slobbering coming from behind, and her stomach was out of control, making a loud "gurgling" sound.

(End of this chapter)