Abandoned peasant woman in the prosperous world

Chapter 33 Selling Star Anise

"Xiaomei, help Auntie take Bao'er to play for a day, and when Auntie comes back, I will cook fish for you." The next day, at dawn, Qin Yuyao came to Li's house with sleepy Bao'er, and told the girl who was about to go to the fields. Liu Xiaomei said.

Liu Xiaomei's eyes lit up when she heard that there were fish to eat, and she was about to open her mouth to agree, when she suddenly thought of something, and pitifully tugged at the corner of Li Shi's clothes: "Mother? My aunt told me to take Bao'er, I promise not ?”

"If you don't agree, what will happen to me?" Mrs. Li couldn't help but said angrily.

Liu Xiaomei happily let go of her hand, took Bao'er and said, "Let's go, sister will take you to play."

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to the city today, and I may not come back until evening, so Bao'er will eat at your place at noon." Qin Yuyao said to Li Shi, "Sister-in-law, do you want me to buy something for you?"

"No, I don't have anything to buy." Li vetoed it outright. She knew that Qin Yuyao was poor, and even if she lacked things, how could she say so? Instead, she said, "What are you going to do in the city? Do you have any money? I'll borrow it later." Do you have some?" As he spoke, he was about to enter the house to get money.

Qin Yuyao hurriedly stopped her: "Didn't I pick some star anise yesterday? I plan to go to the city and try to sell some. If I sell it at a good price, I will return my sister-in-law's medical money." Before the back of the head was injured, the medicine was bandaged at Uncle Bai's place , all of which were paid by Mrs. Li.Although Li Shi didn't ask for it back, Qin Yuyao couldn't pretend not to know.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li looked a little annoyed: "You——"

"It's getting late, I'll go quickly!" Qin Yuyao is not good at communicating with people, especially when facing someone as enthusiastic as Li Shi, she would break out in a sweat every time, and hastily leave.

Half of the star anise on the back weighed about seven or eight catties. Qin Yuyao tied it to the door and walked to the town.

The nearest town to Xiushui Village is called Qingyang Town, about half an hour's walk away, very convenient.

Before reaching the entrance of the village, I saw two ox carts parked under the old willow tree at the entrance of the village from a distance, surrounded by many people, chatting about something.

Today is the market day in Qingyang Town, Qin Yuyao was not surprised to see such a scene.Xiushui Village is not a poor place, even if it is not a market day, there are pretty girls going to the city together to buy some delicate gadgets that girls love.

"Ouch!" Seeing Qin Yuyao approaching, a woman on the periphery of the crowd suddenly stopped talking and stabbed the two people beside her.

Qin Yuyao frowned slightly, and looked away indifferently.Some people are chattery by nature, and they like to arrange others behind their backs. For these people, Qin Yuyao has never bothered to talk to them.He kept on stepping, and walked forward without squinting.

"Mr. Qin, are you going to the market?" At this time, a woman under the tree greeted Qin Yuyao.

With a loud and enthusiastic voice, he has a bit of Li Shi's demeanor.Qin Yuyao followed the voice and looked over, saw a friendly smiling face, stopped in her tracks, and replied in a clear voice: "Yes, sister-in-law of the Zheng family, I'm going to sell some things."

"Hey, what are you selling? Such a big basket." The person who asked the question was the woman who had just seen Qin Yuyao coming over and immediately shut up.

Qin Yuyao didn't even glance at her, but said to Zheng's sister-in-law who had spoken kindly to her just now: "Sister-in-law, I won't wait for the car, I'll go first."

These people gathered at the entrance of the village, all waiting for the ox cart.When all the people arrived, they would ride into the city in a bullock cart and pay two Wen per person.Qin Yuyao didn't want to be with them, not to mention she couldn't afford any money, so she brushed past the edge of the crowd and headed straight ahead.

A murmur came from behind: "Look, I'll say Mrs. Sun is right, Mrs. Qin is probably possessed by a ghost!"

Hearing this, Qin Yuyao paused and turned to look at the woman who spoke.The woman still didn't know, so she said to herself: "If not, why did she beat Mrs. Sun and refuse to talk to us? Usually, her temper is the most soft and kind."

"What nonsense!" At this time, the sister-in-law of the Zheng family scolded: "Can you believe what Mrs. Sun said? Tell me, the current Qin family is called normal. Then Mrs. Sun always bullies her, so don't you allow people to resist?" Just like the Qin family did in the past, neither hitting back nor swearing back, so I wondered if it was the little vengeful ghost who committed crimes in the previous life and came to pay off the debts in this life!"

Qin Yuyao moved her gaze, glanced at Zheng's sister-in-law, remembered the friendship she had maintained in her heart, and continued to walk forward.She has always been a person with clear grievances and grievances.What happened to the Qin family in the past was all Qin's grievances.Now that it's her, she has another account in her heart.Whatever is good to her or bad to her, she will not be left behind.

At this time, the sky gradually brightened.The air gradually became hot, and the wind blowing from afar was no longer cool and comfortable.Qin Yuyao walked quickly under the shade of the trees on the side of the road, listening to the rustling of the wind blowing through the trees, mixed with the gradually rising cicadas, smelling the fragrance of the grass and trees, feeling a little happy in her heart.

In the previous life, have you ever felt so leisurely and happy?Even when you are on vacation, you must always turn on the communication machine to cope with unexpected tasks.I didn't feel anything before, but since traveling to ancient times, Qin Yuyao felt from the bottom of her heart that this kind of free life is really wonderful!

Half enjoying the steps, gradually, the outline of Qingyang Town came closer.

"Hehe—" A series of women's laughter came from behind.It was the women and girls of Xiushui Village who arrived in the ox cart first.Almost with Qin Yuyao, they reached the gate of the city.

Qin Yuyao glanced at it from the corner of her eye, but she didn't see Zheng's sister-in-law, so she ignored it.After passing the inspection at the gate of the city, I went inside with a small basket on my back.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the streets were full of traffic and people coming and going.Qin Yuyao walked towards the East Street according to her memory.East Street is the busiest street in Qingyang Town, selling rouge powder, spices, grain, tea, cloth and so on.

After going around a few streets and walking for about two quarters of an hour, Qin Yuyao came to a spice shop.Stand still and look up.I saw two large characters written on the door plaque: Chen Ji.

"Little lady, what do you want to buy? Why don't you come in and take a look?" Qin Yuyao was standing outside the door with a basket on her back, and the clerk inside hurriedly greeted with a smile.

Qin Yuyao withdrew her gaze, raised her footsteps and walked into the shop.The shop is not big, only about ten square meters, with baskets filled with various seasonings placed against the walls on both sides.Qin Yuyao looked at them one by one, and saw onions, ginger, garlic, pepper, cinnamon, sugar, rapeseed oil, vinegar, etc. neatly arranged.

"Little lady, what do you plan to buy?" There were not many customers coming to the door at the moment, and the waiter surrounded Qin Yuyao enthusiastically, asking non-stop.

Qin Yuyao didn't answer. She raised her head and looked into the shop. The middle-aged man was sitting on the rocking chair with his eyes closed, and asked, "Is this the shopkeeper?"

(End of this chapter)