Peasant girl who traveled through time: I brought an earth with me

Chapter 31 No money to buy meat
With a basket full of grass on her back and copper coins in her hand, she hurried home happily.

As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I heard commotion coming from the house.

It seemed like her mother was complaining again. She had actually been used to this situation for a long time, but today, for some reason, she felt a little irritable in her heart.

She was about to push the door open when she heard her name mentioned in the room.

She retracted her hand subconsciously.

Just listen to her mother say: "Xiu'er is only sixteen this year. I want to keep her for another two years. Don't rush to marry her for the time being. This can help me take care of the child in my belly."

Speaking of this, her tone was full of pride: "The doctor said this baby must be a boy. Now that I am older, I still need to find a helper to take good care of us!"

"Besides, it's a blessing to marry so early. I've raised her so much, so I don't have to help the family for a few more years. When my son is older, I can arrange a marriage for her. The bride price will be enough for my son to study."

At this point, she suddenly burst into laughter, "If our family becomes a scholar again, it will be a shame to Mr. Li!"

Lin Xiuer, who was standing outside the door, heard these words, which was like a bolt from the blue, and her heart suddenly went cold.

It turned out that she felt that even though her mother beat and scolded her, she still protected her in her heart, so she endured it, endured it, and worked hard to please her.

But today she realized that no matter what she did, she couldn't compare to her unborn 'brother'.

For a moment, she seemed to have lost all her strength.

After a long time, the image of San Auntie appeared in her mind. She was kind and gentle. She said that life was short and she had to give herself sweetness.

She opened her palm and glanced at the warm copper coin that was already covered in her palm, and the corners of her mouth slowly rose.

At this moment, something seemed to disintegrate in my heart, and something new appeared.

The town is still as lively as ever, and the cries of various vendors are endless.

Zhong Chuchu took the silver and was going to buy something to sell.

Now that she has money and confidence in her heart, she can go shopping without any burden.

She first went to the grocery store and bought a large water tank, ten largest ceramic bowls, two dustpans for drying, and fifty pounds of flour.

Shopkeeper Zheng of the grocery store was an old acquaintance, and he happily delivered her home for free.

This would make it a lot more convenient for her.

"You have other things you want to buy. I'll ask my clerk to deliver them to your home." Shopkeeper Zheng recently received something from Zhong Chuchu, and his business has increased a lot.

"Okay, thank you very much." Zhong Chuchu was not polite. After thinking about what was still missing at home, she continued: "Please help me pack a few more kilograms of lamp oil, and pack all the soybeans at the door. .”

She estimated that there were about twenty kilograms of soybeans, so she simply wanted them all. She could grind some soy milk to drink when she got home, and the leftovers could be made into tofu and stinky tofu. Thinking about it made her mouth water.

Shopkeeper Zheng was also happy to see her buying so many things.

Zhong Chuchu just wanted free shipping, so she planned to buy a lot of things at once.

After coming out of the grocery store, she walked to the other end of town for a long time, and then found a pork shop.

She was too embarrassed to go to Butcher Song's place anymore. His eyes were so hot that she couldn't stand it.

This is another pork shop in town. The owner's surname is Qian, and the meat seller is her daughter Qian Bao'er, known as 'Pork Xishi'.

This girl is tall and thick. Since she helps her father sell meat all year round, she always looks greasy at first glance, with many fat particles on her face.Usually few people come to buy meat at this time. Buying meat is a big deal for ordinary people, and everyone wants to be the first to choose, so that they can pick the fattest meat.

So when Zhong Chuchu came over, she didn't notice it at all, and she was still playing with an embroidered handkerchief in her hand.

Zhong Chuchu walked to the front of the stall and saw that the meat on the stall looked very fresh. A pair of pig's trotters and a pair of pig suet were hung on the shelf.

She said loudly: "Boss, how do you sell pork suet?"

Qian Baoer was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously put the needle and thread in his hand under the chopping board, then stood up and picked up the knife on the chopping board.

He raised his head and glanced at Zhong Chuchu, his eyes flashed with surprise inadvertently, and he said in a cold tone: "Eight cents per pound, how much do you want?"

"I want all this piece, and then help me put this pair of pig's trotters together." Zhong Chuchu said, pointing to the meat on the stall.

"This piece of meat is coming too."

Qian Baoer didn't say anything, but moved his hands quickly, weighing, packing, and counting money in one go.

"Seven pounds and six ounces of pork suet will cost you sixty cents, pig's trotters will cost you twenty-seven cents, and this piece of meat will cost you two catties and cost you twenty-six cents, for a total of 27 and three cents."

Zhong Chuchu calculated that the price was the same as Butcher Song's, and she was ready to take out her wallet to pay.

I accidentally saw a bucket under the stall, which contained more than half of the bucket of pig waste.

She thought for a while, the married daughter of the Zhao family invited her, and these days, you still need to bring some gifts when you come to have a dinner.

Although there are no rules for this gift, generally people bring some food or food, and if they are close, they give some eggs or meat.

She thought about her situation and thought it would be nice to give some braised food.

Firstly, it can satisfy her cravings, and secondly, pig offal is cheap, so even if she gives it away, it won't be too eye-catching.

"How can I sell this bucket of sewage?" she asked.

Qian Baoer was stunned, "The bucket contains eight cents, but are you sure you want it?"

She really couldn't understand how someone who could afford so much meat would want this pig in the water.

"Okay, help me install it together." Zhong Chuchu said boldly.

After she left with the meat, Qian Baoer secretly glanced at her back several times.

We are all women, so why is there such a big gap? Thinking of this, she felt agitated and didn't want to see the stall anymore, so she simply closed it and went home.

Zhong Chuchu carried more than ten kilograms of pork on her back and walked on the street for a long time before returning to the grocery store.

As soon as she arrived at the door of the grocery store, a dark-skinned boy ran out of the store, took off the basket she was carrying, and put it on the carriage nearby.

The little boy was tall and thin, like a bamboo pole. While he was helping, he asked curiously: "Ms. Zhong, what are you buying? It smells so bad!"

Zhong Chuchu smiled and said, "Hey! These are not two kids at home who are greedy for food and meat. I will buy some pig water for cooking. There are too many things at home. I sold some fruits and vegetables a while ago and saved some money. I came here specially today. Add points.”

At this point, she frowned a little, "This money was too frivolous. After buying these things, I realized that I had no money to buy meat. I thought that the water was meat after all, so I bought some."

She let out a long sigh, her tone full of helplessness.

(End of this chapter)