Seeing this, Cheng Yue joked, "Look, you still have to carry it even after all this pushing and shoving."
Xiao Yunying smiled and shook the copper coin: "How can these be the same? One thing at a time. This is the one you came to me for."
Cheng Yue felt that Xiao Yunying seemed somewhat different today compared to before.
She smiles more now, unlike before when she looked so worried.
"Alright, take the cotton cloth with peace of mind. Don't refuse anymore. It's for the child, not for you."
Xiao Yunying stopped refusing: "Thank you, madam."
A bolt of cotton cloth is nothing compared to the kindness the other party showed to the original owner.
She needs to think of a way to properly repay them.
Cheng Yue smiled generously: "You, don't be so polite. If you're not doing embroidery here anymore, don't call me boss lady anymore. I'm three years older than you. If you don't mind, just call me sister. I'll call you Yun Ying."
Xiao Yunying thought Cheng Yue was someone worth befriending: "Okay, Sister Yueyue."
"Alright, it's getting late. Are you still going to buy something? The other kids are still at home, right? I won't keep you any longer."
"Yes, I'd like to buy some grain."
"Then hurry up and go. Come and visit me again when you have some free time."
"good."
After leaving Cheng's Cloth Shop, Xiao Yunying took Luo Xin directly to the grain store they frequented in the city.
A piece of paper was posted on the door, showing today's grain price.
Grain prices are not fixed and fluctuate with the seasons and the surrounding environment.
The environment, climate, and soil of Donglin City are unsuitable for growing rice, and even if rice is grown, the yield is low. Most of the crops are wheat, and the staple food is wheat-based foods.
Most of the rice in the city is transported from other places, so rice is much more expensive than flour.
They were all sold by weight, four coins for black flour and six coins for white flour.
Brown rice costs six coins, broken or old rice costs eight coins, and freshly harvested polished rice costs ten coins.
There are also other crops such as peanuts, soybeans, mung beans, sesame seeds, corn, and sweet potatoes. There are many varieties, and the selection is quite complete.
As soon as Xiao Yunying entered the shop, a shop assistant came to greet her.
"Young lady, you're here. What would you like to buy this time?"
The original owner used to buy grain at this grain store, so it was normal for the clerk to recognize him. He said directly, "I want five catties of new rice and five catties of flour."
"Alright, young lady, please wait a moment, I'll go pack it for you."
"Wait a minute, may I buy a few bags of grain from you?"
She mainly came to buy bags; she wanted to buy some grains to ensure the rice and flour in the supermarket were properly packaged, as the packaging definitely needed to be changed.
These days, bags for storing rice and flour are made of cloth, though not of high quality, and not something you can just give away casually.
“We’ve never sold bags individually. If you only need a few, young lady, I can make the decision to sell them to you.”
They only provide bags for purchases over five pounds; for purchases under five pounds, customers must bring their own bags.
"Then I want four 10-pound packs and four 20-pound packs."
“I won’t lie to you, young lady. I’ll give you ten coins for the eight bags.”
"OK."
Eight bags would require quite a bit of cloth; you might not be able to buy that much cloth even with ten coins at a shop.
The shop assistant quickly weighed out the rice and flour, took a new bag of rice and flour, rolled it up together, and put it into Xiao Yunying's basket.
She counted out ninety copper coins and handed them over, then carried her basket to the market.
I passed by a general store and bought six bowls, six plates, and several small jars about the size of my palm for storing seasonings.
There aren't enough bowls; I can't eat and drink soup at the same time, which is uncomfortable.
The porcelain in the supermarket is too exquisite; if I take it out and someone sees it, it will be difficult to explain.
I bought the little girl a few red hair ties and two small yellow beaded flowers.
Passing by a pastry shop, I asked the little girl for her opinion and bought some cloud cake and osmanthus cake. She wanted to taste what pastries from this era tasted like.
As she strolled along, Xiao Yunying felt her basket getting a bit heavy as she carried more and more things.
I don't know if items that aren't from the supermarket can be accepted.
Thinking to myself, I put the rice and flour inside.
A lightness in my back—I did it!
Dishes and bowls are also placed inside; they are fragile items and need to be handled with care.
Feeling relaxed, Xiao Yunying went to the market, strolled around a couple of times, and inquired about the prices of some items, gaining a better understanding of current market prices.
"Xin'er, is there anything you want to eat or buy?"
Luo Xin quickly averted her gaze and shook her head: "There's nothing I want to eat."
Xiao Yunying looked over there: "Xin'er wants to eat candied hawthorn?"
Luo Xin twisted her fingers: "Xin'er doesn't want to eat."
This child is so sensible it breaks my heart.
"Xin'er, it's just a string of candied hawthorns. Eat it if you want. Mom can afford it."
Xiao Yunying stopped the vendor selling candied hawthorns, and thinking that her family members were also children, she bought four skewers at once.
Luo Chen is only eight years old, so she should like to eat snacks, right? She was twenty-five in her previous life and still liked to eat them.
The vendor pulled out a piece of oil paper and wrapped the four skewers of candied hawthorns in it.
Xiao Yunying paid with copper coins; three coins for a skewer, the same price as a meat bun.
Okay, sugar isn't cheap here, and the candied hawthorn skewers aren't made with rock sugar or white sugar, but with maltose.
Luo Xin tugged at Xiao Yunying's sleeve: "Mother, you don't need to buy so much."
“It’s not just for Xin’er, it’s for her three older brothers too.”
Luo Xin stuck out her little tongue and said shyly, "Oh, Xin'er forgot about her brothers."
Xiao Yunying was charmed by the little girl's actions: "Mommy will hold onto this for you first, we'll eat it when we get back, okay?"
The bamboo skewers are sharp, and it's not safe for such a small child to eat candied hawthorns on the street.
Luo Xin nodded obediently: "Okay, Mom, I'll go back and eat with my brothers."
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