Chapter 61 Going to the Market
How could Shen Yueyao take something without paying?
But this time Zhou Tong refused to take the hundred coins.
“Sister Shen, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t know what would have happened. It’s already great to be able to get the money back.”
Zhou Tong really wanted to give the food truck to Shen Yueyao for free.
Shen Yueyao looked at Zhou Tong's hands, which were covered with calluses and blisters in some places.
These are all traces of hard work.
It's ridiculous that Shi Ding still despises Zhou Tong.
Shen Yueyao felt sad when she saw the hands working like this.
No one in the countryside makes money from luck; it is all earned through hard work.
Chen Yueyao said, "Then, Sister Zhou, I won't give you the remaining hundred coins, but you must take this hundred coins. I won't accept the money you've already paid."
"Your carpentry work is much cheaper than others. I don't know how much it would cost if I bought this little food truck."
"If you don't accept it, I'll be embarrassed to ask you to make these things next time."
"When doing business in the future, it is inevitable that I will need some things. Then I will have to cooperate with you, Sister Zhou."
Zhou Tong felt particularly grateful and a little touched.
She was so disheartened after being betrayed like that, and if her daughter hadn't been watching, she would have almost given up.
But when he looked at Shen Yueyao, he felt warm in his heart.
“Okay, Sister Shen, if you need anything done in the future, tell me and I will definitely do it.”
Needless to say, just looking at this small dining cart, Shen Yueyao felt that the workmanship was very good, which showed that the carpenter had excellent skills.
In her heart, Shen Yueyao actually admires people who have craftsmanship.
When Zhou Tong and Zhou returned, Shen Yueyao gave each of them a large jar of chili meat sauce.
The two of them tried to refuse in various ways, but when Shen Yueyao gave it to them sincerely, they felt embarrassed to accept it.
After returning, Zhou Tong sighed: "Sister, Sister Shen is really nice. I like her when I see her. It would be great if she were my neighbor."
"Then why don't you move to our village? It's just you and Zhou Ni, and we sisters can look after each other if we live together."
"Wouldn't that cause you trouble?"
"What trouble is there? Although our Liuhe Village is remote, you know that there are not many people in our village, so there are not so many things to worry about. If you were in your own village, you would inevitably be talked about by others."
"I'm also afraid that you'll think about those sad things when you go back."
Zhou Tong hesitated a little, "But that old house was left to us by my parents, and I am also responsible for the family business and the land."
Zhou felt sorry for her sister and said, "You just have too much responsibility. Dad asked you to hold the gatehouse instead of me because he thought you were steady and practical. You have to do carpentry work and manage those three acres of land. It's so hard for you. Why not rent it out? If you can't bear to leave the old house there, just go back and visit it often. We sisters can take care of each other by being together."
"You're in the village, so far away that I won't be able to find out about anything that happens in time."
Although Zhou was dissatisfied with Shi Ding in the past, she also knew that there was a man in the family and no one dared to bully her sister and niece.
But things are different now, Zhou is still worried about her sister.
Zhou Tong said, "I'll go back and think about it."
"Um."
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The next morning, Shen Yueyao and Su Erya drove their small food cart to Beimai Village to attend the market.
The small dining cart is well made, with wheels underneath so it can be moved, making it as easy to push as a cart.
They got up early, and several families in the village also got up early to go to Beimai Village to set up stalls and sell things.
Some of them were carrying baskets filled with collected chicken eggs, while others were carrying baskets filled with duck eggs, also collected duck eggs.
Some people put radishes in their backpacks, and some made some cakes at home and sold them at the market, making whatever money they could.
As for people who go to the market to buy things, they usually don’t go so early.
Everyone would wait until the sun came out before going there together. At that time, the market would be bustling and full of things to sell.
If you go to buy things early, there won't be many people setting up stalls and the market hasn't opened yet, so it would be a waste of time to go.
So those who set up stalls go there early to grab a spot, and those who buy things go there after the sun comes out.
We met people from the village along the way and greeted each other.
Everyone also knows that during this period, Shen Yueyao went to the town to set up a stall and earned some money, and knew how to live a good life.
It seems that she has really changed a lot, and people in the village are happy to say hello and talk to her.
“Sister Shen, is this a food truck?”
"Yes, I asked someone to make a small food cart. I think it will be much more convenient to use this."
"It will be convenient, but it will cost a lot of money, right?"
"To make this one, it will cost two hundred coins."
Shen Yueyao would not say that she only spent a hundred coins, as that would hinder Zhou Tong's business.
"Two hundred wen! That's so much!"
For ordinary villagers, two hundred coins is a considerable sum of money. Normally, everyone would rather spend a penny in half, but they would be reluctant to spend two hundred coins to buy a small food cart.
I would rather work harder than spend this money.
Shen Yueyao nodded with a smile.
No one asked about the price anymore, but as they walked and smelled the fragrance, their stomachs started to growl.
"What smells so good?"
"I don't know."
"It smells so good! I woke up early to grab a spot and didn't even have time to eat breakfast."
"How can you not eat breakfast? At least have some soup, or you won't be able to bear being hungry all morning."
"I'm thinking about getting there early to get a good spot. Maybe I can sell the eggs early and come back early."
"I feel like there are a lot of people who think the same way as us. Last time I went to the market, there were a lot of people selling eggs. I only sold half of the eggs I brought by noon."
"Your eggs are better. My duck eggs are hard to sell. Duck eggs don't taste as good as chicken eggs, and few people buy them..."
Everyone was talking at once and soon they arrived at Beimai Village.
This was Shen Yueyao's first time in Beimai Village.
Looking at the main street in front of Beimai Village, it feels really spacious.
And it's very long from one end to the other.
It was still dark, and both sides of the street were almost filled with stalls.
In the village behind were rows of houses, spacious and bright, with many brick and tile houses, completely different from the mud and thatched houses in their village.
"This village looks like it has at least several hundred households, maybe a thousand people?"
Only then did Shen Yueyao realize that there were differences between villages.
Su Erya said, "Aunt San, I heard that Beimai Village has hundreds of households and more than a thousand people. This village has been very famous since a long time ago, and the Beimai Village market is also passed down from our ancestors."
"Their village has plenty of land and good soil, so the crops they grow there are more productive than in other places. I heard there used to be medicinal herbs growing on the mountain next door, and the villagers dug them up and sold them, making some money. But now the herbs are gone, and everyone relies on farming for a living."
Su Erya knew all this. She would hear the grandmothers, mothers and aunts in the village discussing things when she went to the river to wash clothes.
Shen Yueyao looked at the huge market place and saw that many people had come to the market. She sighed in her heart, "I didn't expect Beimai Village to be so big. No wonder so many people come here to set up stalls. With so many people coming, it's easy to do some business."
Yesterday afternoon, she and Su Erya made a lot of chili meat sauce and a large bucket of braised pork intestines, pork tripe and other things.
If they were all sold, I could make a lot of money.
It is much more convenient to have a small food cart. They put the things under the food cart and there is a table on top, which is somewhat similar to the food carts in the technological age.
After setting the things on the table, Su Erya said, "Aunt San, I also heard that two or three families in Beimai Village sent their children to the town to study."
Shen Yueyao said: "It's normal. Those who have the means will all think about changing their family status through studying and taking the imperial examinations."
Two people took out the wooden barrel containing chili meat sauce and the wooden barrel containing braised food, placed them on the table, and opened the lids.
In an instant, the rich fragrance wafted out.
Those who came early in the morning to grab a seat and didn't have time to eat breakfast were all drooling at the smell.
"What smells so good?"
"Who's selling something delicious?"
"This smell makes me hungry."
There was a couple selling cakes at a stall next to them. Smelling the fragrance, I couldn't help swallowing my saliva. The woman couldn't help but walk over here, looked over and said, "Big sister, come and set up a stall."
"Yes, come and set up a stall too."
"What is this thing? It smells so good. I've never seen it before."
Not only did she ask this question, but many people were attracted by the fragrance and came over to take a look.
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