six-fingered peasant girl

Chapter 56

"Oh, girl, it's you again." The store clerk stepped forward with a smile on his face when he saw Su Liu.

Su Liu was surprised, blinked and asked, "Brother, do you still remember me?"

"Why don't you remember? I'm notoriously quick-witted and stubborn. Besides, girl, you bought two potted plants for two taels of silver all at once, how could you not remember?" The boy smiled. To be honest, it's an understatement to be taken advantage of like this.

Su Liu then jokingly said: "I'm afraid my brother is secretly laughing at me for being taken advantage of."

"Ah, hehe, how can it be? How can it be possible?" The guy was a little embarrassed when he was told through his mind, and changed the subject: "How is it, the girl has planted that spicy pepper?"

"It's being raised!" Su Liu replied vaguely, then looked at it again and said, "I'm here to buy some rapeseed, and I'm a regular customer, so my little brother can give me a little bit of money."

"Make, make, what do you want?"

Su Liu smiled, looked at Chen Shi again and said, "Mother, what kind of vegetables do you want to grow? Seasonal vegetables are the best to grow alive."

Mrs. Chen had made up her mind a long time ago, and asked for several kinds of rapeseed at once, while Su Liu turned around the shop again.

"Miss Su?" The shopkeeper stepped forward and saw Su Liu's puzzled eyes, so he explained: "Our boss heard that the girl bought hot peppers, and wants to see the girl."

Su Liu frowned, thought for a while and asked, "Who is your boss?"

"Our host's surname is Song."

Song?Su Liu raised her eyebrows, and her surname is Song, could it be such a coincidence?
"Then please wait a moment, the shopkeeper." Su Liu went to talk to Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen frowned, but still nodded, and Su Liu let the shopkeeper lead the way.

To Su Liu's disappointment, this owner surnamed Song was not the Song Xiao she knew, and he couldn't even find the shadow of Song Xiao between his eyebrows and eyes.This man is gentle, a smile is like a spring breeze brushing his face, his gestures are full of elegance, but his eyes reveal a faint wisdom.

"Young Master Song." Su Liu imitated the ancients and saluted.

"Miss Su, please sit down." Song Fei gave up his seat with a smile, and another girl came forward to offer refreshments.

"I don't know why Mr. Song invited me?" Su Liu was not polite, took a sip of tea and got straight to the point.

Song Fei was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I heard that the girl bought those two pots of hot peppers at a huge price?"

Isn't this asking knowingly? Su Liu rolled her eyes in her heart and said, "Young master's asking price is really not low."

Song Fei smiled gently, and said: "Miss, I don't know, those two pots of hot peppers were shipped from overseas, and I paid a lot of money to buy them at the beginning. They just look good, and I didn't expect anyone to buy them. I don't know, Miss. Will see it."

You have been tricked and taken advantage of, Su Liu scolded in her heart, and then thought that she also spent two taels of silver to buy two chili plants, she felt so distressed to death now.

In ancient times, how much was one tael of silver equal to Grandpa Mao, oh, 660 oceans, so to speak, she spent more than 1000 yuan to buy two pepper seedlings. If it is passed back to modern times, how many people will laugh so hard?
Song Fei saw that she had an expression of annoyance, depression, and pity on her face. He didn't know why, so he couldn't help calling: "Miss Su, Miss Su?"

Su Liu was regretting straight away, but a big hand was shaking again and again in front of her eyes. She turned her head and saw Song Fei's puzzled expression, so she couldn't help blurting out: "You have been cheated terribly!"

When I said the words, I felt that it was wrong, so I turned my face away in embarrassment.

Song Fei was obviously taken aback when he heard Su Liu's words: "I don't know what the girl said? Does the girl know this hot pepper?"

Nonsense, if you don’t know me, why would you spend so much money to buy it?
"The name of this pepper is chili pepper, also known as pepper, sea pepper, spicy horn, Qin pepper, etc., but it is not a potted plant, it is a plant of the Solanaceae pepper family." Su Liu explained: "This pepper is very easy to grow. There are a lot of seeds in the chili peppers, so you can grow a lot of 'bonsai'."

Song Fei was at a loss when he heard it: "Plants?"

"In short, it is a kind of dish, and it is a good thing."

"Girl mean it can be eaten?" Song Fei was surprised.

Of course you can, and it tastes really good!
Su Liu was vigilant, if she spread the word, this person would follow suit, if he took the initiative first, then she would not be able to get back the two taels of money.

Song Fei didn't know what was going on in her heart, seeing that she didn't answer, he asked again: "Miss?"

"Of course it is possible." Su Liu was a little impatient, and said, "Don't ask any more questions. Since I have already bought this chili pepper, it is mine."

Song Fei laughed, and said: "Girl, I don't mean to offend, I'm just curious. The girl said that this spicy pepper can be eaten. Could it be that the girl has eaten it before? There was no such spicy pepper in the Qi Dynasty."

After hearing this, Su Liu was ecstatic in her heart, and said, "I also read it in a book."

"Oh? I don't know which book it is?" Song Fei raised his eyebrows, glanced up and down at her, and said, "Miss can read?"

It's really a dog's eyes to look down on people, Su Liu blushed, stood up, and said with a sneer: "Why, you can't read if you wear tattered clothes? Or does the young master think that people like us shouldn't be able to read?"

Seeing that she was suddenly angry, Song Fei was taken aback for a moment, hurriedly got up and cupped his hands and said, "Miss misunderstood, I didn't mean that."

"what does that mean?"

"I said it was just out of curiosity. After all, the girl was the first to recognize this spicy pepper. I brought it back from the West Sea and saw it was beautiful, but the girl said it was edible. I was surprised."

"Is there no one in the West Sea to eat?" Su Liu was stunned.

"This...has never been seen before." Song Fei shook his head, and said, "This hot pepper has many seeds, and the people over there regard it as a mascot, which means good fortune and many children."

Su Liu snorted, but it's hard to blame her.

"Miss, can you explain a thing or two?" Song Fei smiled when he saw that all the thorns on her body were put away.

"There's nothing to explain, it's an edible vegetable." Seeing his frown, he said again: "Now the chili is not ripe, when the chili is ripe, if you are interested, I would like to invite you to taste it .”

Song Fei loosened his eyebrows and said with a smile: "So, I'll wait, but I'm curious, which book did the girl read about?"

Su Liu took a sip of tea, heard the words, choked for a while, and faltered and said: "I forgot too, it seems to be a travel journal."

Song Fei frowned after hearing this, and wanted to ask again, but Su Liu found an excuse and said goodbye.

"Girl wait a moment." Song Fei thought of his new object, so he opened his mouth to keep her, and said, "I got a new kind of fruit, I don't know if the girl knows it or not?"

Su Liu blinked and followed him to the backyard.

"Miss, can you recognize this thing?" Song Fei asked with a smile, pointing to a plant with green fruits at his feet.

Su Liu took a closer look, and suddenly exclaimed, squatting down to touch the round fruit, and shouted: "This is a tomato, how did you get it?"

"You really know me?" Song Fei's eyes lit up, and he said, "I heard that this fruit is slightly sour when grown, and tastes great, but it's not easy to grow. Will Miss Su know how to grow it?"

"I've never planted it, but I've seen it. It's a good thing. Where did you get it?" Su Liu's eyes sparkled.

Tomatoes, there are tomatoes here, which are excellent fruits and vegetables with vitamin C. They can be eaten raw or cooked, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, sizzle.

She swallowed the saliva she secreted, it's really pitiful, when did a plate of tomato eggs become a luxury?

Don't blame her, who made this Daqi Dynasty not even have tomatoes, these are all very nutritious fruits and vegetables!

"This is the fruit of the West Sea. It is only used as a tribute and never spread. It took me a lot of energy to get it. It's just that their planting method is not known to the outside world. It is very secret. I wonder if the girl can grow it?" Song Fei looked at Su Liu with piercing eyes.

Grow tomatoes?
Su Liu pursed her lips. Although she lived in the countryside in her previous life, she had never grown these tomatoes. How did those people grow them?

"I don't know how to plant." Su Liu shook her head and said, "But I probably know how to plant. Do you want to give this to me?"

Song Fei frowned, then let go, and said: "Anyway, it's useless for me to get it, so I'll give it to the girl. It would be a good thing if the girl can grow it."

Su Liu smiled immediately after hearing this, and said with crooked eyes: "Then I would like to thank you, young master. Don't worry, young master, if it grows out, I will let you taste it."

Song Fei smiled and nodded, seeing her as happy as a baby, he couldn't help thinking, can this girl really grow out?
After getting this unexpected item, Su Liu thanked again and again, hugged it and left.

When she turned around and disappeared in front of the corridor, a person happened to be separated from her. He stopped to look at the disappearing figure, tilted his head and thought, "Am I dazzled? How did the little money fan appear here?"

Just as he was wondering, a voice brought him back to his senses: "Fifth brother, why don't you come in?"

Unexpectedly, after a trip, she got such a treasure. Su Liu walked with the wind, hugging the tomato seedlings like a baby, and smiling until flowers grew on her face.

When Chen Shi and Su Xiao came to the wonton stall they ate last time, they ordered three bowls of wontons, and the girls just talked.

"Sister, can this thing really grow well?" Su Xiao reached out to touch the small green tomato.

Su Liu patted her hand away and said, "Don't touch it carelessly, these are all treasures, after planting, they are all white money."

Seeing that she deliberately lowered her voice, as if she was saying something important, Chen couldn't help but shook her head with a smile.

Three bowls of wontons scattered with green onions were brought up. The owner of the shop was an elderly man, surnamed Zhong. He smiled and said, "This is the last wonton made by this old stall. Your mothers are very lucky. These fillings are all delicious.”

Su Liu raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and asked, "What do you mean by this old man? The wontons are not bad. From what the old man said, it seems that I don't want to make them anymore."

"Hehe, my son is doing business in the county and bought a big house, and my wife just gave birth to a big fat grandson. This is to take me and my wife to have fun with the grandson." Uncle Zhong smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed. There was a gap, and he took out a piece of red paper from his sleeve, saying: "No, just went to the old scholar at the street corner and thanked him for writing a piece of paper, planning to sell this stall."

Su Liu's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't even eat the wontons. She took the red paper and saw that she really wanted to sell the stall.

"Uncle Zhong is not doing business anymore?" She raised her head and asked.

"I'm old, I've been busy for most of my life, and it's time to enjoy my happiness." Uncle Zhong said with a chuckle.

"Where, Uncle Zhong, you are at the time when you are growing old and strong. Who doesn't envy you at this age?"

"Haha, that's right. Let me tell you, my grandson's toes are fine. He weighed eight catties at birth! He's a big fat boy with a thick head and a tiger brain." Uncle Zhong talked about his precious grandson, He was so happy that his beard raised.

Damn, eight catties and two taels, that's a giant baby, Su Liu stuck out her tongue in fright, but her face still didn't show at all, she only congratulated a few times.

"Uncle Zhong, how much money do you want to sell your stall?" Su Liu asked after a few polite words.

When Chen Shi and Su Xiao heard this, they both looked at her.

(End of this chapter)