Chapter 47: Going to the Market

Su Zhan's wheat-colored face showed two suspicious blushes, and he stammered, "As long as my parents are happy, that's all."

Su Tai put away her teasing tone and stared at him seriously, "That won't do! Your wife will live with you in the future. Not only should your parents be happy, but you should also be happy. I'll tell you in advance that if you also think Xiaoyu is good, you can't look at other girls anymore. You should get married when you are old enough.

If you don't like Xiaoyu, you must make it clear in advance, and then you can ask your parents to recognize Xiaoyu as their goddaughter."

Su Zhan looked at Su Tai in surprise as if he had heard something shocking. "Sister, what are you talking about! Since my parents chose her for me, she is my wife! What's the point of talking about goddaughter?"

Su Tai was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief, "Okay! As long as you can accept it."

Ruan Xiaoyu's settling down in the Su family did not have any impact on Su Tai's life. On the contrary, because she was diligent and considerate, she took over all the housework.

Su Tai felt like she was living the life of a young lady from a landlord's family. No! Those young ladies had to learn the rules, but she didn't. She ate and slept all day, and played when she woke up. She lived a stress-free life.

In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and her two acres of paddy fields and four acres of vegetable gardens were ready for harvest. With the gophers there, she didn't have to worry about anything. She just had to stand by and give orders, and she easily earned 9,600 coins.

Afterwards, she went to the seed store without stopping and bought 1,000 kilograms of wheat seeds, peanuts, and soybeans. She spent more than 10,000 virtual coins before she could even warm up the virtual coins she had just received.

She plans to sell all these seeds to relatives and villagers, so that everyone can have a good harvest next year. The villagers' attention will not be focused just on their family, and she can make extra money, killing two birds with one stone.

When Su Tai finished these things and walked out of the room, she found the house completely new.

When Han saw her, she laughed and scolded, "Look at Xiaoyu, she's a few years younger than you, but she keeps the house very clean and does everything very beautifully. You should learn from her."

Su Tai blinked hard and sat down in a daze.

Ruan Xiaoyu immediately brought her a small pot of noodle dumpling soup.

She waved her hand and asked Ruan Xiaoyu to sit down. "I don't need you to take care of me so carefully. You should take a rest yourself."

Ruan Xiaoyu smiled shyly, "Big sister, I'll feel warm if I move more. It's uncomfortable to just sit like this."

Su Tai shook her head and noticed that Ruan Xiaoyu was still wearing her old coat, so she looked at Han, "Mom, didn't you say you were going to the market? It's almost the New Year."

"Yes, yes, I was just planning to tell you about this. There will be a big fair in town the day after tomorrow. Our whole family will go. I guess Chen Yi will be there too. If you want to buy anything, you should think carefully. When the time comes, ask your father to borrow a cart and we will push it back." Han was still thinking happily.

In fact, our family had just moved into a new house and everything was new, so we lacked nothing. However, we did not have the couplets, window decorations and glutinous rice that we would use for the New Year, so we had to buy them.

Ruan Xiaoyu listened quietly without interrupting, and was very well behaved.

It was market day.

Ruan Xiaoyu got up early in the morning to cook for the whole family and was busy helping to pack up. When it was time to go out, she was still standing in the yard, with no intention of following.

Su Tai took a look and pulled her out directly, "We agreed to go together as a family."

Han also urged from the side, "Hurry up, if you are late you won't be able to squeeze in."

Ruan Xiaoyu then followed silently.

The group arrived at Moshi Town, but were blocked by the bustling crowds of people before they even reached the main street.

In the middle of winter, the streets are lined with vendors selling mountain products, grain, old clothes, and even people who have to sell their children because they can't make a living.

Su Tai didn't dare to look at it any longer, because she could do nothing but feel uncomfortable.

Just then, a figure blocked her view.

She subconsciously raised her head and happened to bump into Shen Yi's clear eyes.

"Brother Shen!" Su Tai shouted in surprise.

Chen Yi smiled, said hello to Su Chunlin and the others, and took them into the teahouse first. "There are so many people at the market today. It's easy for you to get separated if you walk together. In this teahouse, you can just order a pot of tea and sit as long as you want. You can also ask the waiter to help watch things."

Su Chunlin had money in his hands, so he agreed immediately.

Su Tai pulled Shen Yi to the side and whispered softly, and Shen Yi nodded from time to time.

After the two finished talking, Su Tai returned to the tea table again and found that Su Chunlin and Han had gone somewhere, leaving only Su Zhan and the other three.

She thought about it, told the waiter something, and took Su Ming and the others to the street and went straight to the clothing store.

"Xiao Yu, you choose it yourself, and I'll pay for it." Su Tai said generously.

Su Zhan was shocked, "Sister, where did you get the money?"

Su Tai just smiled and said nothing.

Su Zhan became more and more suspicious.

In addition to brand new clothes, the clothing shop also sells second-hand clothes. Most of them are 80% new, and the shopkeeper doesn’t want clothes that are too old.

Ruan Xiaoyu didn't even look at the new clothes. She just searched through the old clothes and finally chose a dark blue jacket and a pair of black trousers for herself.

Su Tai took a look and pointed at a dark red coat and a black trouser jacket embroidered with apricot flowers hanging above and asked the shopkeeper to take them down.

Ruan Xiaoyu was flattered and refused to accept it no matter what.

Su Tai didn't waste any time talking to her. After bargaining with the shopkeeper, she bought two sets of clothes for three hundred and eighty coins. Then she chose a set of more festive clothes for her father and mother, spending another five hundred coins.

Thinking of Shen Yi whom she had just met, she probably wouldn’t care about these details alone, so she bought another set for Shen Yi.

Later, because Su Ming insisted on having one, he simply bought one set for each of his two younger brothers, which cost another eight hundred coins.

The shopkeeper made a lot of money from Su Tai and was grinning from ear to ear. He even kindly helped pack the things with cloth and sent them outside the shop.

On the way back to the teahouse, Su Ming couldn't walk anymore after smelling the fragrance of steamed buns on the roadside.

Su Tai gritted her teeth and bought a few more meat buns.

When they returned to the teahouse, everyone was holding something in their hands.

Han and Su Chunlin had come back from shopping, and when they saw the packages in their hands, they both spat out the tea in their mouths.

"What did you buy? Where did the money come from?" Han was shocked and stunned, and subconsciously looked at Su Chunlin.

Su Chunlin was so anxious that he kept shaking his head, "It has nothing to do with me, I didn't give a penny!"

Su Tai explained with a smile: "Mom and Dad, I earned it myself, and Brother Shen also helped."

Han's question was stuck in his throat and he could only stare blankly.

Just then, Shen Yi came back, and Han immediately asked, "Shen Yi, did Xiao Tai take advantage of you?"

Chen Yi laughed dumbly, "Aunt, you know Xiaotai's personality well. She is not the kind of person who would take advantage of others. I just help her sell some things occasionally, like wild vegetables or herbs."

(End of this chapter)