Going to the town is actually going into the city.
Lu Amian didn't remember the way very well, but she heard that there were people going into the city to sell vegetables along that road, so she just followed behind them.
As for Zhang Yixing saying that she didn't know how to do business, she didn't take it to heart.
Even if she's never eaten pork, she's seen pigs run. She'll just copy how others sell it.
She slept soundly through the night, but as a farmer, she woke up early and got up before dawn.
She loaded the two slabs of tofu onto the donkey cart, but because she was afraid that Adou would pull the cart too heavily, she didn't sit on the cart and instead led it forward.
Just before leaving, she rolled her eyes again and rushed into the kitchen.
Kitchen knives, sickles, hoes... these tools were either rusted or pawned by my father. Ironware is very valuable these days; you could say it's worth money. It's common for an iron pot to be passed down for several generations.
She looked left and right, then picked up the fire tongs.
This thing was also made of iron, and it was usually used to put firewood into the stove. It was about half an arm's length long. She tied the iron tongs to her calves with strips of cloth, covered them with her skirt, so that it didn't affect her walking and there were no visible marks from the outside.
The clattering of A-Dou's donkey hooves echoed along the path.
After she had walked a distance, a figure finally emerged furtively from the original village entrance.
It was Zhang Yixing, who was yawning.
As the richest family in the village, the Zhang family has an even more extraordinary mode of transportation—they own one of only two cows in the entire village (the other belongs to the village chief), which they can ride in a cowcart.
"Brother Yixing!" Lu Weiwei, carrying a vegetable basket, hurriedly greeted him. She looked at him hesitantly, as they were walking to the city. The road was difficult and took at least an hour each time.
"There are so many of you, there's not enough room for me to sit down," Zhang Yixing said helplessly.
Lu Weiwei bit her lip, "Then, never mind, to avoid getting tired..."
"Alright, alright, then everyone get on!" Zhang Yixing got goosebumps from looking at these girls, aunties, and grandmothers, so he simply stayed in front and drove the carriage.
The seven or eight people got on the oxcart, and soon they started talking amongst themselves.
"I heard some commotion at A-Mian's house this morning?"
"I wonder what foolish thing that girl is going to do!"
Someone else said, "Uncle Lu is really something, isn't this ruining someone's life? Marrying her into such a family..."
"We are so lucky, Weiwei is going to become a scholar's wife!"
Lu Weiwei blushed and said, "Stop talking nonsense." Her tone was quite cheerful.
Ah Mian, who had set off earlier than them, was slow and was caught up in no time.
She didn't notice that it took her more than an hour to reach the city gate.
Upon arriving at the city gate, I inquired and learned that they no longer charge a single penny for entering the city!
Ah Mian had brought ten coins with her savings when she left home, so she felt somewhat confident. As soon as she entered the city, she exclaimed "Wow!"
The streets were bustling with shops and people. Today happened to be market day, and there was no longer a city entry fee, making it especially lively.
Ah Mian was overwhelmed by the sights, but soon she smelled a sweet fragrance, and her feet followed the scent involuntarily.
After walking a few steps, a food street suddenly appeared before me—selling pancakes, sugar paintings, steamed buns, wontons... a wide variety of food.
The aroma of the meat buns, in particular, was so enticing that she was completely captivated.
Then she suddenly remembered that she had something to do in the city. If she sold all the tofu, she could buy a meat bun to eat here today!
With that thought in mind, she quickly grabbed a kind-looking woman and asked, "Auntie, I want to sell tofu. Do you know where to go?"
Seeing that she was all alone and very thin, the woman frowned. "This... I'm afraid it won't sell well."
"how?"
"Originally, there were several tofu shops on the east and west sides... Now, there's only one on the east side."
“Okay. Thank you, Auntie,” A-Mian said obediently.
The woman glanced at her a few more times, then suddenly said, "What a coincidence today! How much is your tofu?"
"Two coins per piece."
“The price is about right…” The woman lifted the cloth to look at the pieces, “Then I’ll take two of the ones on the edge.”
"Okay." Ah Mian neatly used a clean wooden spatula to separate two pieces and put them into her aunt's vegetable basket.
Business opened as soon as she arrived, which gave her even more enthusiasm.
Since there were vendors selling them on the east side, she hurriedly went to the vegetable market on the west side.
This place was already full. Ah Mian looked around and saw that there were only very small corners left.
She had just set up her stall when two burly men arrived. The one in the lead had a full beard and a muscular build. "Little girl, who gave you permission to set up a stall here?"
Ah Mian, who was originally squatting on the ground, stood up and replied politely, "I paid two coins for the stall fee."
"Who did you give it to? Me?" The man kicked the basket lid off, glanced inside, and said, "If you want to set up a stall here, you have to ask the Luo brothers first, don't you know that?!"
Amian hurriedly went to protect her basket, saying anxiously, "If you don't want me to put it here, then you don't want me to put it here! Why are you kicking my things!"
"Oh? This is still our route," the slightly thinner of the two brothers said sarcastically.
"Brother, this...this isn't a good idea..." The burly man scratched his head.
Brother Luo rolled his eyes. "Girl, don't think we're making things difficult for you. If you want to set up a stall here, you'll have to pay us twenty coins a month!"
Twenty coins!
When A-Mian entered the city, she asked about the prices. A meat bun cost three coins, and a vegetable bun only cost one coin!
Even if you sold her now, you wouldn't have that much!
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