peasant young lady

Chapter 49 The sneaky Liu Wen

From the private room of the restaurant to the pharmacy, before reaching the door of the pharmacy, I saw Yang Lihua and Lin Xiu sitting inside looking around, Cheng Xia turned sideways and whispered to Shang Liangzhong, "Don't let my family know what I did."

Shang Liangzhong didn't ask any further questions, he entered the pharmacy with a smile, and ordered the little warrior who was still making tea to bring down the two baskets from the private room on the second floor of the restaurant.

Yang Lihua saw Cheng Xia and the shopkeeper of the pharmacy came in together, and hurriedly greeted him courteously, while Lin Xiu nervously raised his eyes to glance, then quickly lowered his head, not daring to take another look.

Shang Liangzhong smiled politely, seeing that the little military commander took off the two baskets with each hand, he ordered his assistant to weigh them. After the final calculation, the two jars were removed, and the total net weight was fifty catties. Shang Liangzhong ordered Xiaowu to get eight hundred catties. money.Cheng Xia was a little stunned when she saw the money in her hands, "The shopkeeper, didn't you say that?"

Shang Liangzhong smiled indifferently, "I have no reason to let you suffer, I look forward to your coming to surprise me at the next market."

Cheng Xia was not hypocritical, and took the [-] Wen coins, imitating the posture of the ancients and clasping his fists to express his gratitude, "Then I will leave, the shopkeeper remembers what I told you, and you must find it as soon as possible."

"rest assured."

When she left the pharmacy, Yang Lihua still couldn't believe that they had eight hundred coins. She had never seen so much money since she was a child, and it was almost a tael of silver.It turns out that candied fruit is so profitable.

Yang Lihua's little Jiujiu, Cheng Xia can see it when she keeps looking into her pockets. In fact, these candied fruit are not so profitable. Winter melons have no cost, but the number of winter melons at home is limited after all. You have to pay for it.

Aside from the cost of wax gourd, she spent 220 Wen for just [-] catties of white sugar, plus the labor costs of the past few days and the wasted time, plus this cannot be regarded as her own income, and so is Lin Xiu. I have helped a lot, so I can't really count too much if I count it here and there.

Of course, compared to the few pennies for embroidery and selling medicinal herbs, this is really not a small amount, it's just that Cheng Xia feels dissatisfied.

"Sister-in-law, candied winter melon can make so much money." Yang Lihua said curiously.

Cheng Xia turned her head and booed her, "Keep your voice down, let others hear how we can make money."

"Yeah," Yang Lihua nodded impatiently, "When we go back, my sister-in-law must teach me how to do it, and then we will make the remaining winter melons into candied fruit, which can be sold for a lot of money when we come to the market next time."

Cheng Xia nodded without rebutting.

"By the way, sister-in-law, what did you say to the shopkeeper, what surprises, and what did you tell the shopkeeper?" Yang Lihua threw her pannier to Lin Xiu, and approached Cheng Xia's arm affectionately. With her arms shaking, the little girl was full of mentality.

"The shopkeeper told me not to sell it to others, and go to him directly next time." Cheng Xia said lightly, then turned her head and began to look at the bustling market. There is an endless stream of people, and the voices of bargaining are endless. This seems to be the state that ordinary rural areas should have, Cheng Xia thought with satisfaction.

"Sister-in-law, why doesn't it sound like this to me?" Yang Lihua was still struggling, she felt that there was a secret between Cheng Xia and the shopkeeper, so she begged Cheng Xia vigorously, "Sister-in-law, just tell me, I promise not Tell others, what did you say to the shopkeeper, I feel itchy in my heart, so just tell me."

Cheng Xia was shaken so helplessly, she could only turn her head to look at Yang Lihua, "We made money today, and we said we would buy you something, do you want more?"

"Yes, why don't you?" Yang Lihua immediately changed her words, "Sister-in-law, can I buy a hairpin and earrings? Anyway, you have earned so much."

Cheng Xia talked to Lin Xiu, asked her to lead the way to the jewelry store, and then looked at Yang Lihua, "We have to spend most of the money to buy candy. If we buy more candy, we can earn more next time, and the rest will be paid for." I need to buy some for home use, there is not much left in total, if you behave well when you go home, I will buy you earrings next time you come."

Yang Lihua held her mouth and was not very happy, thinking that she would not be willing to buy an extra earring for [-] Wen, and she would also be reluctant to have more money in the future.

But thinking that she would soon be able to make candied winter melon by herself, the haze was swept away for an instant, and she reluctantly nodded.

Passing by the embroidery shop on the way, Cheng Xia was taken aback when he saw the two people who had just come out of the shop, and hurriedly dragged Yang Lihua and Lin Xiu who didn't know why to hide.

Yang Lihua staggered and almost fell because of the sudden pull, her voice suddenly became higher, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

"Hush," Cheng Xia cautiously looked at the direction where the two people in front left, and asked Lin Xiu, "Where did they go?"

Lin Xiu shook his head, "I don't know either, let's go to the jewelry store that way."

"Go, let's follow. Don't make any noise, don't be discovered." After Cheng Xia finished speaking, she carefully followed behind the two people, not far or close, and could vaguely hear the conversation between the two, but she couldn't It was discovered. After all, there were too many people in the market, so it was convenient to hide.

Yang Lihua signaled Lin Xiu suspiciously with her eyes: "Who is sister-in-law following?"
Lin Xiu made a mouth-to-mouth comparison: sister-in-law's eldest sister and brother-in-law.

Oh.Yang Lihua suddenly realized, but why didn't she greet her directly, instead of following her so sneakily?Yang Lihua couldn't figure it out.

Cheng Xia followed Liu Wen and Cheng Shang a few steps away. She always wanted to know what Liu Wen wanted after taking so much money, but she couldn't find an opportunity. Now that she met, she couldn't let it go.

Cheng Shang seemed to be very happy, and the joy in his voice was obvious, "The few pieces of embroidery just now sold for a total of more than [-] yuan, and the paper and pen are enough for my husband to use for a while. It's just that there is no Cheng Xia girl's ten taels of silver." , we will still take the Jinshi exam."

Contrary to Cheng Shang's joy, Liu Wen's voice was much more lazy and impatient, "What do you know, if Cheng Xia could marry the Li family, then we would have an extra ten taels of silver. Can ten wen compare with ten taels of silver?"

Cheng Shang suddenly looked sideways at Liu Wen, so frightened that Cheng Xia quickly turned his back thinking that he had been discovered, but then he heard Cheng Shang's vicious tone, "What do you want so much money for? Don't keep telling me to buy it. Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, it’s not the first day I’ve lived in the county, I know exactly what’s going on with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, if you dare to take my natal family’s money to raise a woman behind my back, I’ll castrate you.”

Liu Wen smiled instantly and looked at Cheng Shang, "Where is the lady talking, I have a good-looking and good-looking wife like you is enough, so I don't have the heart to find someone else. Besides, no one else is as good as you, don't have a bee in one's bonnet."

"Then tell me, what exactly are you going to do with the money? How many times do I have to ask you before you tell?" Cheng Shang asked anxiously.

"Hey," Liu Wen sighed pretentiously, glanced around pretendingly, and then whispered something into Cheng Shang's ear.

Cheng Xia couldn't hear it even though he tried his best, and saw the two people laughing for a moment, then Liu Wen felt better, looked at the jewelry store that appeared in front of him, and directly pulled Cheng Shang in, "Come on, let's go get it for you too." Buy a hairpin to wear."

Seeing the two entered the store, Cheng Xia stood not far from the door and took a deep breath. As she expected, Cheng Shang didn't know what Liu Wen was going to do with the money, and it seemed that his thoughts were really deep It's amazing.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law," Yang Lihua waved her fingers impatiently in front of Cheng Xia's eyes, "We'll go in when we arrive at the jewelry store."

Cheng Xia hurriedly pulled Yang Lihua who was about to go forward, took out fifty cents from her sleeve and handed it to Lin Xiu, "Take my sister-in-law to another jewelry store, and then go buy something you need, don't waste money. We'll meet at Uncle Tian's in an hour, so don't get separated."

"Sister-in-law?" Lin Xiu nervously pinched the fifty cents that Cheng Xia gave her, and asked anxiously.

"Oh, sister-in-law must be busy. Second sister-in-law, let's go shopping by ourselves. We'll go back together." Yang Lihua felt that Cheng Xia wanted to follow her elder sister and brother-in-law. Anyway, it was their natal family's private affairs, and it wasn't like they were hiding something. For the idea of ​​making money, she has no intention of following others sneakily like just now, and it's too shameful.

Since there are fifty Wen, can't you spend it however you want?Yang Lihua pulled the reluctant Lin Xiu out of the shop in front of her. Cheng Xia carefully hid in a corner opposite the shop, always paying attention to the movement of the jewelry shop opposite.

Since she knew that Liu Wen had something to hide from Cheng Shang, she would be able to find out something by following the two of them.

They had already set their minds on themselves before, if they still couldn't solve the vacancy of money, maybe they had some crooked thoughts again.

Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, Cheng Xia can't just keep in the dark and be set up by someone without knowing it.

Next to Cheng Xia was a stall selling steamed buns, and the scent burst into her nostrils, and she remembered that she hadn't eaten since morning, and the steamed stuffed buns looked soft and cute, making people want to eat them.

The grandfather selling buns saw Cheng Xia staring straight at the buns in his steamer, and smiled instantly, "Little girl, are you hungry?" Seeing that she was dressed in simple clothes, but she was clean and pretty. , staring at it with big eyes, as if he hadn't eaten it.

Cheng Xia really has never eaten it. She has not even eaten a few white flour steamed buns for such a long time in ancient times, let alone such a tempting steamed bun.

Cheng Xia swallowed, "Grandpa, how do you sell this bun?"

"Vegetarian buns cost three renminbi each, and meat buns cost five renminbi." The old man said with a smile while rolling out the noodles.

The three of them laughed when they saw people. This is always true when used in business.

Cheng Xia took out 24 Wen from his bosom and handed it to the grandfather, "I want eight meat buns," and then counted out [-] Wen, "I want eight more vegetarian buns."

The old man smiled even more cheerfully. He didn't expect that the girl was quite rich at such a young age, so he hurriedly wrapped them in oil paper and put them in Cheng Xia's back basket. , "It's your first time here, and you bought so much again, I'll give you one to try, it's delicious and come back next time."

Cheng Xia let out a happy hey, and as soon as she received it, she saw Liu Wen leaving the jewelry shop alone, looked around carefully, and walked back the way she came.

(End of this chapter)