Su Qingluan walked out the door. The morning mist had gradually dissipated, and the golden sunlight fell down like pieces of bright gauze.
"Sister!" Su Xueyan pointed excitedly at the sky, "Look! The overpass!"
When Su Qingluan heard this, she wondered: Are there still overpasses in this era?
I looked in the direction my sister was looking and suddenly realized: it was a rainbow.
Isn’t it a “sky bridge” built in the air?
"Sister, do you think there are fairies on the bridge?" the little girl asked longingly.
Unable to bear bursting the child's innocent fantasy, Su Qingluan touched her sister's hair and said, "Maybe it is. But I haven't seen a fairy either."
"But the fairy must be as beautiful as my sister!" The little girl turned and looked at her.
Oh, is there honey on this little mouth?
Su Qingluan said that she was pleased.
At this time, Yang came out from behind the curtain and said with a smile, "The fog is about to dissipate. Do you want to go to the back mountain to pick mushrooms together?"
After the rain is a good time to pick mushrooms. Mushrooms prefer dark and humid environments, and many of them often emerge after the rain.
Su Qingluan was filled with excitement: Pure wild mushrooms in this era! They were "mountain delicacies" that could only be enjoyed at a high price in modern times!
For the two children, picking mushrooms is like going out for fun. They cheered and hurriedly prepared a small backpack for picking mushrooms.
At this time, Yang walked up to Su Qingluan and said with a smile: "Daya, please stretch out your hand."
Su Qingluan didn't understand what was going on, so she stretched out her hand. Yang turned her palm upwards and placed something in it.
Su Qingluan took a closer look and found that it was a purse embroidered with twin lotus flowers.
A look of surprise appeared on her face: "Mother, why did you give me your purse?"
I weighed it gently and it still had some weight.
Yang smiled and said, "Ever since we opened this roll-wrap stall, we've saved some money. Your father and I discussed it last night. I think you have a quick mind and nimble hands, so you can make a name for yourself in the kitchen."
Yang gently patted her eldest daughter's shoulder and said, "This money was earned by your own ability. Your father and I set aside five taels of silver for emergencies. As for the rest, you want to buy an iron pot or something, right? Go buy it!"
"Mother..." Just now it was Su Guangfu, now it was Yang. The emotion that Su Qingluan had suppressed originally surfaced again, to the point that she choked with sobs.
"Oh, why are you crying again?" Yang wiped her daughter's tears lovingly.
"I... am just, happy..." Su Qingluan snuggled into Yang's arms. For the first time, she truly felt that although she had traveled to a strange era, she was really lucky to have such a pair of parents.
"Stop acting like a spoiled child, or those two little ones will come out and laugh at you!" Yang joked.
Su Qingluan was also a little embarrassed, and quickly calmed herself down and looked at Yang: "Then... I'll go to the iron shop in town to have a look!"
I probably can't buy an iron pot with the more than ten taels of silver in my hand.
But it wouldn't be bad to have a sharp iron kitchen knife, Su Qingluan thought happily.
"You must be back before 3 p.m." Yang's face was full of warning.
Thinking of returning home late yesterday, Su Qingluan stuck out her tongue and begged for mercy: "A gentleman's word is as good as a whip to a gallant horse!"
Yang sneered, "What kind of 'gentleman' are you?"
Su Qingluan looked at the sky, breathed in the fresh scent of earth after the rain, and quickened her pace towards the town.
The voices of my family members could be heard faintly from behind, gradually fading away.
"What did my sister do?"
"Your sister is in town. Let's go mushroom picking too..."
The voices gradually faded away and soon could no longer be heard.
The mountain road was muddy and slippery after the rain, so Su Qingluan had to walk very carefully.
Therefore, even though she walked very fast, it was already noon when she arrived in the town.
Fortunately, they had been to the blacksmith's shop once before. When the blacksmith saw Su Qingluan, he smiled with white teeth on his dark, bearded face: "My dear, we meet again?"
"Master, can I take another look?"
"Feel free to look at it!" the blacksmith said, his hands busy forging iron. "But this ironware is not cheap."
Su Qingluan understood that in that era, iron smelting technology was far less mature than it is today, the cost was high, and not many people mastered the technology.
Most ironware was monopolized by the government and the military, and there were few ironworkers among the people.
According to Su Guangfu, there is only one blacksmith shop like this one in Lefeng Town among the villages and towns in the surrounding area.
Therefore, if the neighboring village really wants to make ironware, they have to come here.
Su Qingluan walked around the blacksmith shop twice, and suddenly an idea struck her. She asked, "Master, are the prices for these ironworks based on the amount of iron used?"
"It also has something to do with the shape," the blacksmith explained. "Even if the same amount of iron is used, if the shape is complicated and requires multiple forging, shaping, and quenching, it will be more expensive."
Su Qingluan nodded: This is the so-called "labor cost", just like modern gold and silver jewelry, the more complex the shape, the more additional costs there will be beyond the price of gold and silver.
Su Qingluan weighed the purse in her hand and carefully inquired about the price. Suddenly, an idea struck her: "Master, can you make something according to my instructions?"
When Su Qingluan got what she wanted, it was already noon. She looked at the sun: it was still in time!
Moreover, after being exposed to the sun for a whole afternoon, the mud on the road has dried up a lot, so I think we can get back on time.
Why……
Looking at the new items in her hands, Su Qingluan sighed and muttered to herself: "It's worth it even if I get scolded again to buy new equipment."
What's more, Yang's tongue couldn't even be considered sharp - if it was, it was just a toy knife to scare people.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan couldn't help but smile and quickened her pace to go home.
However, unexpectedly, just halfway through the journey, Su Qingluan saw a familiar figure on the path ahead.
"That man looks like Dad..." she muttered softly.
When the man walked in, Su Qingluan opened her mouth in surprise: It really is Su Guangfu! !
"Father?!" Su Qingluan asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
She looked at the sky and said with a guilty conscience, "It's still early..."
Su Guangfu walked up to her and said, "Your mother is afraid that it will rain again and you will catch a cold, so she asked me to pick you up." He pointed to the oilcloth umbrella on his back.
"Didn't Mom go mushroom picking with her brothers and sisters..." Su Qingluan complained softly: Her father is really...
"Ahem!" Su Guangfu felt a little embarrassed after his lie was easily exposed. He quickly looked around and said something else, "Go back quickly! If you're late, your mother will be worried again!"
As he spoke, he looked around and asked, "Where's the kitchen knife you bought? Daddy will hold it for you. It's not light at all."
Su Qingluan turned back, revealing what she was carrying on her back.
Su Guangfu opened his eyes wide in surprise: "What the hell is this?"
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