When Tong Wen Yao heard what she said, she smiled and said, "Sister Sun, my family asked me to buy it." But Sun Niang was not a fussy person. She just wanted to confirm whether the girl came to buy it on her own initiative or her family asked her to buy it. She still remembered that last time a little girl bought two kilograms of tofu from her and was dragged over by her family and beaten in front of her. The little girl liked to eat her tofu, so she bought some more. Unexpectedly, her family was so cruel.
After receiving the affirmative, she cut off a large piece of tofu quickly and neatly, wrapped it in oil paper, and weighed out two pounds of tofu. "Here, little girl, take it. It's forty-six coins in total."
She took the tofu and handed her the money. "Thank you, Sister Sun." A large order came in all at once. Sun Niang smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, and all eight of her teeth were exposed. "It's delicious. I'll come again next time."
"Okay." She replied obediently. After carrying the tofu and bean curd sheets, she went to buy pork. This time she bought five pounds of lean meat and twenty pounds of fat. She planned to go back and make lard, otherwise she would have no oil to cook and no energy to work.
When she passed by a bookstore, she remembered that she had many children at home who needed to learn to read. Wen Jiang at home also needed to practice calligraphy, so she went in and bought medium-quality paper and some low-quality paper. The paper alone cost her two taels of silver, plus a brush and a copy of the Thousand Character Classic for Xin'er, which also cost another one tael of silver. Fortunately, the shopkeeper also gave her some ink.
Although life is not easy now, it is still important to give the children education. Even she herself has to learn more words from her second brother.
After buying her things, she hurried to the city gate to wait for Uncle Ping. It was about noon, and people were coming and going at the city gate. Even those who didn't enter the city gate had a row of stalls. She looked and saw a lot of cabbage and radishes. Before Uncle Ping arrived, she bought some greens and radishes. She also had spinach and bok choy that she had grown in her space. There were a lot of people there, so she had to hurry to the village and release it when no one was around.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, she saw Uncle Ping driving out in an ox cart. She waved to indicate that she was there. Fortunately, Uncle Ping had good eyesight, otherwise she would not have been able to find him in the crowd.
"Yao'er, I almost didn't recognize you." If he hadn't worked as a scout for a while before, he really wouldn't have recognized her. Yao'er chuckled and said, "Isn't this to prevent others from recognizing you?" She really forgot to remove her makeup. When she first came out, she wanted to find a small alley to remove her makeup, but she thought that if she ran into Ye Wan, it would be terrible, so she didn't remove her makeup. After leaving the city gate, she went to the stalls again and forgot to remove her makeup.
"Why did you buy radishes? If you want to eat some, you can go to my back room to pick them." Uncle Ping took her things and put them in the back. The cart was still filled with the smell of pig and blood. She could only sit in the front with Uncle Ping. Fortunately, she was thin and did not take up much space.
When she returned home, Wen Jiang and Xin'er ran out and asked, "Sister, sister, what did you buy?" Tong Wen Yao was happy to see them coming so that they could help her take the things back.
"Xin'er, you take the vegetables, Wenjiang take the tofu." After instructing them to take the vegetables, she carried the meat and books into the yard. Uncle Ping had just divided the money with his second uncle, and he drove the ox cart to the river to wash the car.
When Qian's mother saw her carrying so many things, her eyebrows jumped and she said, "Yao'er, you've spent too much money. How are you going to live in the future?"
She thought it was Second Aunt who initially blamed her, but she didn't expect it was her mother who started it. She put down the things in her hands, looked at her mother and said, "Mom, these were given to me by the noble last time. I said no, but she insisted on giving them to me."
Mother Qian disagreed, "You can't accept it either. I gave you the thank-you gift last time. How can you still accept it this time, Yao'er? I don't want you to take advantage of others!"
"Mom, I know. This time I helped her with a small favor and she gave it to me. If she wants to give it to me next time, I must not accept it." After she said that, she looked aggrieved and muttered.
"Okay, okay, that's enough. You can hang a pot of oil on your mouth." After hearing this, her expression became cheerful and she waved, "Mom, that noble lady is so thoughtful. Last time I casually mentioned that we were out of oil at home, and this time she actually bought me some fatty meat."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Qian's mother's face changed drastically and she dragged her into the room, "Come in." Tong Wen Yao was puzzled, but thinking of the baby in her belly, she did not struggle and followed her into the room obediently.
Her mother's face turned dark. As soon as she entered, she closed the door and said, "Take off your clothes." "Ah." She looked puzzled. Why did she ask her to take off her clothes?
Seeing that she was not cooperating, Qian's mother picked up the broom behind the door and asked sternly, "Are you going to take it off or not?"
She didn't know what Qian's mother was going to do, but she still cooperated and took off her clothes. "Take off your pants too." She was a little embarrassed, but Qian's mother was firm, so she turned around and took off her clothes obediently.
After seeing that she was unharmed, the person behind her relaxed, but her back stiffened and she was hugged by her mother. She heard Qian's mother's choked voice, "Yao'er, I'm sorry, I was really scared. We were able to keep our innocence on the road. We finally settled down. We can't lose the big picture and lose our innocence. As long as I'm here, you won't starve."
Only then did she realize that Qian's mother suspected that she had earned the money by selling her body. Yes, how could a little girl of only nine years old have the ability to earn dozens of taels of silver? She could barely believe what he said at the beginning about the reward from the nobleman, but it was a bit out of place when he said it the second time. Just imagine, which nobleman would buy lard for you? How could a nobleman who had never touched anything buy lard for her?
She closed her eyes resignedly and thought for a while, "Mom, I won't do anything like that. You have to believe me."
She felt Qian's mother stroking her head, and heard her voice in her ears, "Okay, when we were in the capital, you said you wanted to marry Pei Guanyu. Mother believed you." She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Did her mother believe that she wouldn't do such a thing, or did she believe that she would remain a virgin for Pei Guanyu?
However, she is not the original owner now, so she might as well take the opportunity to dispel her idea. "Mom, I don't like Pei Guanyu anymore, don't say it again in the future."
Mother Qian's hand froze, and she looked at her and said, "Yao'er, with your eldest brother and second uncle, we will overturn the verdict in the future." After hearing this, she shook her head and said, "Mom, I really don't like him anymore. Putting aside the gap between us, what aristocratic family would want someone who was once exiled to be the head mistress?"
After making it clear like this, her mother's eyes were filled with heartache. "Okay, if you don't like him, then don't like him. I will find a good husband for Yao'er in the future."
She hugged Qian's mother's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Who says I have to get married? I want to stay with my mother forever."
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