early morning

The group arrived at the shop early as usual, and everyone was doing their own thing in an orderly manner.

Li Yan stopped Zhao Da who was about to go to the meat market and said, "Uncle Zhao, wait a moment. I'll go to the meat market with you!"

Zhao Ziran agreed to Li Yan's request.

After helping Li Yan wrap the hot pot base in oil paper, the two of them left the shop and went to the market in the city!

The cold wind was so strong that it hurt her cheeks! Li Yan couldn't help but tighten her clothes.

Zhao Da, who was walking beside her, naturally saw Li Yan's actions and couldn't help but advise: "What do you want to buy, the county lady? Just tell me to go. It's cold outside now, why bother you to make another trip!"

Li Yan smiled and said, "No problem, I'll go see if there are any big bones for sale. I'll buy some and stew them into spicy soup to give to the people passing by to keep warm!"

The weather is getting colder day by day. Li Yan often sees people carrying vegetables and bamboo baskets to sell in the city and staying there for most of the day.

Some people who lived far away might leave home before dawn and walk for two or three hours to get to the market, just to sell the goods they carried in exchange for some copper coins to buy some oil, salt or cloth!

They stayed in the market for most of the day, and even if they earned money, they were reluctant to spend it on food.

Some people only eat a cold steamed bun, while others simply go hungry until the goods are sold out!

The cruel thing is that these people make up the majority of the people in Rongcheng. They have lived frugally all their lives and overdrawn their labor, but their hard work has not brought them corresponding rewards!

This is the sorrow of the lower-class people, which cannot be changed by human will. They can only burn their lives in order to maintain their lives.

When Li Yan sees these people, she often feels powerless. She knows that her abilities are limited and she does not have such great talents. Her only advantage is that she stands on the shoulders of her predecessors and knows more.

She would not mistake the wisdom of her predecessors for her own ability, and she knew her own strengths and weaknesses.

I just can't bear to see others in trouble, so if I can, I'll do more.

Although it may not mean much to the vast majority of poor people, it is true that “a good deed should not be undone, no matter how small it is”!

Listening to Li Yan's words, Zhao Da paused slightly, feeling grateful for the girl's kindness.

If the girl had not helped him, his son might have been gone, and how could their family live together happily, let alone live a rich life!

Li Yan took a few steps and felt something strange. She turned around and saw Zhao Da standing there in a daze. She called out to him softly.

Zhao Da came back to his senses from his daze, and quickly caught up with Li Yan. The two continued walking towards the city.

When they were halfway there, they happened to meet Qin Yue who was riding a horse.

During this period, because Li Yan often made hot pot base in the shop, Qin Yue's visits to the shop increased!

Qin Yue usually comes to the snack shop in the afternoon when Li Yan is not so busy.

With Qin Yue's deliberate efforts to get along with each other, the two became more familiar with each other.

When the conversation got heated, Qin Yue would tell Li Yan about his dark history of teasing cats and dogs when he was a child, which often made Li Yan laugh.

The two would also talk about serious matters, such as the potato harvest in the Central Plains and the sweet potato planting in the south.

He immediately jumped off his horse and asked, "Where are we going?"

"I have some free time now, so I plan to go to the meat market!"

"Fortunately, I have nothing to do, so I can go with you to take a look!" After saying that, he handed the reins in his hand to the follower behind him, and walked towards the meat market with Li Yan.

As soon as the two entered the meat market, the sounds of chopping meat came into Li Yan's ears.

Thanks to Li Yan's chili peppers, the meat market's business has become much more prosperous. As soon as the stall opens every day, most of the meat is sold out in an instant.

It seems a little late for Li Yan to come at this time!

Li Yan asked Zhao Da to get the pre-ordered pork fat, while she took Qin Yue and him for a walk around the meat market.

Stop from time to time to listen to the conversation between the stall owner and the customers.

"Does the stall owner have any more suet?"

The stall owner apologized, "You have to pre-order suet now. There's no stock at the market!"

The man thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you have pork belly?"

The stall owner shook his head. "Same here. We need to hurry up. I'm out of stock now!"

After hearing this, the man had no choice but to try his luck at other stalls.

Li Yan walked around the market for a while. As she expected, the big bones on the meat stall were given away by the stall owner as gifts, and no customers bought them.

Firstly, there is not much meat in the bones, and secondly, it takes a lot of firewood to cook the bones, so not many people buy them.

Li Yan walked to the mutton stall and was about to ask the price.

At this time, a young man walked forward rather cautiously and asked the stall owner whether he would accept live sheep.

He and his younger brother worked with his uncle to drive sixty sheep to Rongcheng. Now his younger brother and uncle stayed outside the city to guard the sheep, and as the eldest brother, he first went to the livestock market.

After asking for prices at the livestock market, the boy got a pretty good price. However, he did not sell the sheep on the spot. Instead, he went to the meat market again with excitement.

The boy was also smart and knew to compare prices from different stores. Before going to the city, his uncle also reminded him not to act too hastily and to ask more questions and inquire about the market conditions.

The stall owner selling mutton was worried why his family who went north to buy sheep had not returned yet.

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