sjar Is Chapter 25 about faking the bone powder of those two people?
Is Chapter 25 about faking the bone powder of those two people?
Today, all the cornbread was sold out in less than half an hour.
There were a total of 1396 copper coins, which was about one tael.
Before Da Niu could even be happy for two seconds, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, who had already packed up their stall, took him into the city.
Anyway, only the main street in Pingyao County is lively; the other streets are rather deserted, so shopping is quite quick.
They went to the fabric shop first.
However, Gao Mengli, who was standing at the door, was a little embarrassed to go in.
Lin Xi, who had never seen Gao Mengli blush before, witnessed it for the first time in her life.
"Mengli? What do you mean?" Lin Xi blinked and looked at Gao Mengli.
Da Niu blinked and looked at his mother.
"Well, that..." Gao Mengli was really too embarrassed to say it.
But who is Lin Xi?!
He was Gao Mengli's childhood sweetheart, they grew up together since they were little, and he immediately understood what she meant.
Only Da Niu looked completely bewildered.
He couldn't contain his curiosity and followed Lin Xi into the shop, unable to contain his curiosity about what his parents were using in code. But he swore he regretted it...
As soon as Lin Xi entered the store, the owner, who was idly swatting mosquitoes behind the counter, spotted him. He quickly put on a friendly smile and cheerfully came out to greet him, "What would you like to buy, young man?!"
"Oh, I'm buying menstrual belts!" Lin Xi said casually, not thinking anything of it.
Gao Mengli, who had one foot inside the store, silently lifted her leg back out.
Is it too late to pretend you don't know this guy...?
Da Niu, completely unaware that his father was going to buy this, followed him inside with a curious expression.
He swore he saw the male shopkeeper's smiling face crack, and his enthusiasm was about to crumble.
When the shopkeeper heard that Lin Xi wanted to buy this item, his lips twitched, and he quickly ran to the embroidery room to call his wife out.
After all, his skin wasn't as thick as this customer who wanted menstrual pads.
And he said it so casually, without even blushing or skipping a beat, like it was just eating or drinking. It's infuriating...
Finally, amidst the proprietress's gaze, which held a mixture of jealousy, resentment, and envy, Lin Xi spent 20 coins to buy five strips and took them out.
As soon as Lin Xi and Da Niu left, the proprietress burst into tears, wailing, "Why isn't this man mine?!"
After all, men who buy intimate items for their wives are extinct.
This exceptionally good man's only son, I wonder where his wife found him. How could she not be envious and jealous?
After Lin Xi came out, he belatedly realized that this was ancient times, and such things had to be discussed discreetly. But since he had already bought it, he didn't care!
The group then went to a general store and bought coarse salt, which was extremely expensive.
Salt was controlled by the imperial court, and commoners were not allowed to produce salt privately, so the price was slightly higher.
At 15 coins per jin, Gao Mengli bought 5 jin, which made Da Niu's heart ache.
Then I bought a small earthenware pot the size of my palm and a large earthenware pot that was waist-high.
I bought 30 jin of black beans, 10 jin of rapeseed oil, 40 jin of wheat flour, 1 jin of glutinous rice flour, and 20 jin of rice.
Da Niu watched the two of them shopping like crazy, constantly counting on his fingers how much they had left for the day. In just a short while, his parents had spent more than half a tael of silver.
He was in severe pain in his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.
Most importantly, his parents had no intention of stopping at all.
Finally, the two wanted to buy some vegetables, but Da Niu pulled them back forcefully.
Vegetables in the village cost one cent for two jin, which is much cheaper than one cent per jin in town.
Just as she was holding her father's hand while he was buying vegetables, Gao Mengli stood at the pork stall and started picking and choosing the lean and fatty cuts...
Big Bull: ...
So he ended up with nothing...
Gao Mengli made a lot of money selling steamed buns this time, so she wanted to render some lard.
After considering it for a moment, he decided not to buy the oil jar, so he took out ten coins and handed them to Da Niu, asking him to buy an oil jar.
Seeing that buying meat was a done deal, Da Niu simply stopped struggling.
He took the money and made his way to his uncle's shop. He believed in keeping the money within the family; it was only fair to spend it on his own "family"!
Zhang Dong, who was checking the accounts, saw Da Niu running in panting and assumed something had happened at his wife's family home.
He quickly put down his abacus, walked over from behind the counter to Da Niu, and asked anxiously, "Da Niu, what brings you here?"
"Uncle, quick, quick, get me an oil jar!" Da Niu hurriedly placed ten copper coins in Zhang Dongcai's hand.
Zhang Dongcai didn't move, but instead squatted down in front of Da Niu with a frown. "Da Niu, why did you buy the oil tank?"
Zhang Dongcai felt a vague unease. Could it be that he was going to take it back to store the ashes of those two people? Were they dead?!
Thinking about it this way, he became a little excited, and his eyes encouraged Da Niu to tell the truth quickly.
If it's true, he'll definitely set off firecrackers for three days to celebrate!
After all, Da Niu couldn't possibly have any money on him. It must have been the old man who gave Da Niu the money, which he used to buy jars to put those two people in and then grind them to dust!
By the way, have Da Niu tell them to come back for the feast!
Da Niu was puzzled by his uncle's encouraging look.
"Uncle, of course we're buying an oil can to store oil! What else could it be for?! My parents are waiting for me at the pork stall, hurry up!"
Don't keep your parents waiting too long because you're taking care of your own family's business. Otherwise, you won't be able to "take care" of your uncle's business in the future.
Upon hearing that the two men were at the pork stall, Zhang Dong's excitement vanished instantly, replaced by undisguised disappointment.
"Loading oil... Oh, I thought..."
He stood up helplessly and turned to get the oil can for Da Niu.
When Da Niu got the oil can, he saw his uncle's disappointed look and couldn't help but wonder.
What's wrong with my uncle? Why can't he understand?
After saying goodbye to Zhang Dongcai, Da Niu hurriedly rushed back to the pork stall, but didn't see his parents.
"Oh no, my parents really didn't wait for me."
He looked around but couldn't find the two of them.
With his head hanging low, he was about to return to the city gate when he saw his parents come out of the pharmacy next door.
His father was still holding a bunch of dried mint leaves.
His world had collapsed...
His grandparents grew some mint in their backyard; they could have just bought it from them...
Da Niu stared wide-eyed at the dried mint in his parents' hands, on the verge of tears. "Dad, Mom, why did we buy this dried mint? Grandpa and Grandma have some."
He blamed him for not letting his grandparents earn that money.
"Oh, really? It doesn't matter where you buy it, we'll just buy it here." Gao Mengli and Lin Xi looked completely bewildered.
That brat is acting up again; he's siding with outsiders now and won't even carry them on his back.
Seeing his parents' nonchalant attitude, Da Niu stomped his feet in frustration.
"Dad, Mom, let's save money wherever we can. The mint from Grandpa and Grandma's house is cheap, isn't that great!"
It's a great thing that our family saves money and our grandparents earn money too.
Lin Xi held a dried mint leaf under his nose, his little finger sticking out, while Da Niu rolled his eyes so hard they almost disappeared. "You kid, is this all it takes? We're rich now, what's wrong with spending a little money for convenience?"
Gao Mengli nodded in agreement, "That's right, don't make a fuss over nothing."
Stop talking nonsense and don't force her to slap him when she's happiest.