Steamed buns, go farming with your mother

Chapter 7
After Su Ho left Aunt Pan, she walked into the bustling crowd alone.

Going to the market today, people from the surrounding villages of Qingmu Town will come to the town one after another, or exchange supplies with each other, or sell some native products to business travelers, or buy daily necessities for the family for a period of time, bargaining sound One after another, it was very lively.

Suho walked slowly.There are four main streets in Qingmu Town, which are distributed in the shape of a well, and there are occasional alleys (hangher, pronounced er), which make the town extend in all directions.Xiangxianger, the dialect of Qingmu Town, refers to small alleys.

Country people don't name these four streets specifically, but for easy distinction, outsiders call these four streets East Street, West Street, South Street and North Street according to their directions.

Su Ho's house is on the north side of Qingmu Town, entering the town from North Street.Therefore, Soho decided to start shopping from North Street.

North Street is mainly engaged in some inns, restaurants and restaurants, providing accommodation and food for business travelers and pedestrians. Therefore, you can often see all kinds of people on this street, people holding horses, people in cars, People carrying goods came in and out.These people were either in fresh clothes or ragged clothes, but without exception, their faces were tired after a long journey.

Su Ho didn't stay on this street for a long time. She planned to go in to find out the situation, but she had no choice but to have a general look and didn't dare to go in and order something to eat.She found that there were three restaurants with the best business in the town - Yuji Restaurant, Yayuan Restaurant, and Xianghuiyitang. Obviously can't keep up with these few.

Su Ho secretly paid attention to it. She knew that there was no mature labor force in her family. If she wanted to live a better life, the only way to go faster was to go into business, because she was in business in her previous life and had some experience.However, doing business requires capital, and the family can't afford it, so Su Ho has to find a way to make money by himself, which is also one of the purposes of rushing to the market today.

The next step is to understand the market. Soho knows that no matter in any age or place, there will be transactions only when there is demand, there will be a market only when there is transaction, and only when there is a market will there be money.Suho carefully observed everyone who came in and out here, hoping to know from their expressions whether they were satisfied with the things they consumed, and thought about the possibility of opening an inn or restaurant by themselves.

It's a pity that Suho doesn't know that for some people who travel long distances, it's good to have a bowl of hot water and a mouthful of rice. Therefore, here, Suho basically got nothing.

West Street is the second place for Soho's shopping. Unlike the customers on North Street who are in a hurry, the people on West Street are obviously much more relaxed.Looking at the clothes, it is obvious that the people who come and go on this West Street are local people, and here are mainly nearby villagers. When rushing to the market, West Street is a place that specializes in selling special products and seasonal fruits and vegetables. Of course, there are also some livestock. And poultry, you can also see rare things brought by the hunters from the mountains, but there are not many of these things. Basically, the hunters sell the things they hunt to the butcher or send them directly to the big families in the town, because these rare things Things that ordinary people cannot afford.And the ones that are sold directly on the street are all obtained by accident. If you sell them casually, you will earn if you sell them, and you will not lose if you don’t sell them.

Suho strolled slowly. She lived in the countryside in her previous life, so she is no stranger to the seasonal fruits and vegetables of this season. Looking at the bright red tomatoes, green lettuce, long cowpeas, and round Potatoes. Unspeakably cute, so familiar yet unfamiliar.

Although I live in the mountains, there are not many fruits sold on the street. Occasionally, I see some sellers of peaches and plums, and there are not many people who buy them.Most of the peasant households have no spare money to buy these things that can be found on the mountain. Those who buy those are mostly living in the town, and they have no time to pick them, and they are greedy. Soho also saw a cherry seller They were two eleven or twelve-year-old children. They thought they were naughty, so they went up the mountain to pick cherries in exchange for pocket money.

Those livestock and poultry are sold as cubs. The poultry and livestock raised in the countryside are all slaughtered by the butcher at home. By the way, some meat is kept for tooth sacrifice or oil refining. The rest of the meat is basically sold directly to the butcher. Therefore, when rushing to the market, it is rare to see raised poultry and livestock for sale.

Today's Soho is very lucky, just happened to meet someone selling golden pheasants.It was about 140 cm long, with emerald green feathers on the top of the head, back, and chest, with a purple-red crest, white shawl feathers, and black citrons. Its lower back was brown, and when it reached the waist, it turned into a The flight feathers are vermilion, dark brown, the tail feathers are very long with black and white cloud-like markings, the abdomen is white, the beak and claws are gray-blue birds, and it is the most beautiful bird I have ever seen in Soho. , almost at first sight, Suho fell in love with her.Unfortunately, there is no money in hand.

South Street is Yuanjiang's wharf in Qingmu Town, and most of the people here are porters. There is no land at home, and the whole family earns their living on the wharf.Before Wang Zhi was taken away, he also earned a little money on this pier during the slack season to subsidize his family.

The East Avenue is mainly a small shop opened by the residents of the town, selling some daily necessities, needles and threads, clothing, food and fabrics, pots and pans, and so on. They are concentrated in this area, and it is also the most lively place when they are not rushing to the market.Here, Soho saw several pastry shops and a lot of snacks.

Su Ho walked around and looked around, asking the price of many things, but he didn't buy a single thing.In her opinion, the family didn't have much money, and every penny had to be spent wisely, and now she could spend it without spending money, but she secretly wrote down a lot of good things, and only bought them when she had money.

Stop and go, stop and go, Su Ho strolled back to North Street without knowing it, it was still early before the end of the show, and the appointment time with Aunt Pan was still early, so Su Ho suddenly felt that nothing was wrong It can be done, so I found a shady street and sat down regardless of the appearance. In fact, disregarding the image is only Su Ho's personal idea. In the farmer's house, there is no such thing as image or image. Even if you are tired, you can still sit in the mud. Sit down and rest, but that's not the case with most families, the sackcloth they wear doesn't stand up to much washing, so basically, they take good care of their clothes.

The place Su Ho accidentally found was in an alley, and she was sitting at the back door of a shop in the backyard. A tree that Su Ho didn't recognize was planted in front of the door, and the thick shade of the tree was casting on the door.

It was noon at this time, and the smell of food wafted from the shop in front, making Su Ho swallow his saliva, remembering that in modern times, he had never eaten delicacies from mountains and seas, but after wearing them, he even had to be frugal about eating oil. There is no oil and water in the stomach, so it is easy to get hungry. Besides, I have been wandering around Soho for most of the day.

Su Ho was starving alone, he was at war with heaven and man in his heart, thinking about the twenty Wen, a voice came from the yard behind him: "Young master, look, no matter how you do it, this pork loin has a nasty smell. It’s hard to deal with, and the customers don’t like it, so why don’t you withdraw this dish from now on!” The owner of the voice was a little naive: “Look, this dish has been on the shelves for so long, so I only bought it for a few cents. "

Hearing these words, Su Ho's eyes brightened, and he felt that his lunch was settled. He made up his mind, and before the boss could speak, he stood up and knocked on the door.

The master and servant inside didn't expect someone to knock on the door at this time, they looked at each other, and a young voice asked, "Who?"

Su Ho didn't answer or speak. She didn't know whether the person inside the door would open the door when she knew it was a woman knocking, so she simply didn't speak.

The master and servant at the door didn't hear anyone answer, so they asked again, this time, Suho knocked again.In this way, although the owner inside the door was puzzled, he still asked someone to open the door.

"Sister-in-law, do you have something to do?" Seeing a pretty woman standing outside the door, the person who opened the door was shocked. Although women are not so restricted in this era, but a woman knocking on someone else's door is a The impact is not very good.

"I have something to ask your young master!" Su Ho looked at this man with a simple face and a simple voice, but his eyes were shrewd, and he said straight to the point, with a crisp voice.

"I wonder if there is anything I can do for my sister-in-law?" The owner behind the door heard Su Ho's words, stepped forward, asked politely, and looked at the young woman who came to the door without any trace.

Yes, young woman, this woman does not look more than seventeen or eighteen years old. She wears a double spiral bun that is very common among young farmer women. Apart from a pink coarse cloth for decoration, it is used to fix the bun , without any decorations, small eyes, but beautiful double eyelids, nose and mouth without any special features, but combined together, it gives people an incomparable sense of elegance, obviously a country woman, but has The fair skin that ordinary women don't have, at first glance, it feels weak, but when you look closely, you find that her eyes have the confidence to control everything.

Strange, when there was such an outstanding person around here, the master and servant were a little puzzled: "My surname is Zhou, and I am the young owner of Graceland Restaurant!"

When the young master was looking at Su Ho, Su Ho was also looking at him. His hair was tied on the top of his head with a purple silk inlaid jade belt. The temptation revealed by his sword eyebrows, star eyes, high nose bridge, and thin lips has attracted countless girls. Fascinated, with a tall and straight body, he has a refined temperament that is incompatible with the identity of a businessman.

"My husband's family name is Wang." Su Ho returned. "I don't know why Mrs. Wang is looking for this servant?" Zhou Shaodong's words were even more eloquent.

Su Ho frowned when she heard this, and thought that this sounded really sour. She was a quick-talking person, so she went to: "Where is Zhou Shaodong?

"Hehe, Mrs. Wang is really a straight person! I am showing off, don't blame me, sister!" Zhou Shaodong's family saluted generously and apologized.

(End of this chapter)