Seeing this, she seemed to feel that it looked familiar and walked a little faster.
Tong Wenyao was fiddling with the stones on the ground with her shoes, her head down, when suddenly a voice came from the doorway. "You've been waiting for a while, haven't you? Oh, I've been busy for a while too. I came out when I had some free time."
"Sister Fang, thanks to you last time, I will send you the fresh goods as soon as they are available." She looked up at Fang Mei with a smile.
When Fang Mei heard the girl from last time and she looked familiar, she thought, "Oh, isn't this the Portuguese tart from last time?" She had been waiting for this for a long time.
She excitedly took Tong Wenyao's hand and said with a smile, "I wonder what you are going to sell this time. I won't buy anything that is not rare!"
Tong Wenyao was a little surprised. How could this time be so much more enthusiastic than last time? But even so, she reacted quickly and pulled Fang Mei over. There was a piece of cloth covering the surface of the basket. She lifted the cloth to reveal the green vegetables inside. When Fang Mei saw it, her smile deepened. This was really a pillow for you when you are sleepy!
"My dear sister, you are my lucky star. I want the vegetables in this pair of baskets!" She hasn't even mentioned the price yet, is Sister Fang ready to place an order?
Fang Mei turned around and said to her, "To be honest, the host family is hosting a banquet in a couple of days. All the vegetables in the county are grown in that small hot spring in the suburbs. But there are so many wealthy people in the county, so naturally the supply cannot meet the demand. You are really a timely help this time!"
Tong Wen Yao hurriedly said, "Sister Fang, don't be anxious. I haven't taken it out to show you what's underneath yet." After that, she pushed aside the vegetables and took out two ripe durians. As a chef, she naturally had a sensitive nose. She smelled the rich and sweet aroma of the yellow, thorny fruit.
"Sister Fang, this is a rare durian I got from a traveling merchant. I'm giving it to you to thank you for buying my Portuguese tarts last time." Fang Mei said hurriedly, "No, this fruit doesn't look cheap. You could have gotten a lot of money by buying it."
Tong Wenyao said, "Sister Fang, just accept it. Otherwise, how can I have the nerve to sell the vegetables to you this time?"
In that case, she didn't hesitate and said directly, "Okay, then I'll accept it shamelessly!"
"Xiaodong, carry the vegetables back and ask the manager for money." Xiaodong responded immediately after hearing this, and then carried the two baskets of vegetables back nimbly. Fang Mei did not go in this time, but chatted with her here.
"I wonder where the young lady got the vegetables from, and whether they can provide a stable supply to our house during the winter."
Now it was Tong Wenyao's turn to get angry. She also wanted a stable supply! But she was too busy. This was only achieved by her hard work every day after entering the space at night.
"Sister Fang, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. I bought these vegetables from the Cangzhou ship."
After hearing this, she showed a look of disappointment. After all, being able to transport vegetables from the south to sell in the middle of winter was not just a matter of being expensive. They also had to supply the nobles in the capital. Only when there was a surplus would they be sold in Cangzhou. But even so, you couldn't buy them even if you had money. The powerful would give these vegetables away or eat them themselves.
However, since she was able to give so many vegetables this time, she must have some connections, so she said, "In the future, if you have anything you like, please send it here as usual. I'll take a look and buy it if I think it's ok."
Tong Wenyao responded, "Okay, thank you Sister Fang."
When the servant brought over a bag of silver, Tong Wen Yao took it and took out some change from it and handed it to the servant. The servant refused repeatedly, but only accepted it after looking at Fang Mei.
"Sister Fang, these five taels are for you." She took out five taels from the bag and put them directly into Fang Mei's hand. However, Fang Mei was already on guard and couldn't put it in at all. "You have given me such precious fruit. If I still accept this silver, what kind of person would I be!"
Both sides tried to shirk the responsibility, but in the end Tong Wen Yao couldn't refuse either, so she secretly thought that she would give her something good next time.
Before leaving, Tong Wen Yao told her that the durian peel could also be used to make soup with chicken. She also told her the method. She would peel one and use the peel to make soup and present it to the lady first. If the lady found the taste acceptable, she would then offer her the flesh.
After Tong Wenyao left, she went to Yiqing Pavilion and gave the prepared pills to Shopkeeper Zhang, and instructed, "These pills are for your young master. Take the white bottle once a day. After half a month, take the black bottle once every three days."
Shopkeeper Zhang thanked her repeatedly and handed her the two hundred taels of silver note.
Tong Wen Yao adhered to the principle of "if you don't take it, it's free", so she accepted it directly. After all, she had to work hard to prepare the medicine, and this was also the labor fee, so there was nothing wrong with it.
After coming out, she walked towards the Xing'an Bookstore. When she entered the city, her second brother said that he would come here to meet him after finishing his business. After taking a look at the plaque and confirming that it was the Xing'an Bookstore, she walked in. There were many readers inside, searching for books on the shelves. When the store owner saw her come in, he asked enthusiastically, "Little girl, what books do you want to buy?"
Tong Wen Yao shook her head and said, "I'm here to look for someone." The shopkeeper suddenly remembered that the fortune-telling writer in his bookstore seemed to have said that his sister would be here later, and he wondered if it was the little girl in front of him.
After thinking about it, he hurried up to the second floor and said, "There is a little girl at the door. Do you think she is your sister?"
After hearing this, Tong Bo quickly put down his pen, stood up and walked to the door. His younger sister was working the counter downstairs. He turned and said goodbye to the boss, "Shopkeeper Sun, I have already memorized the book inside. Please settle the money now."
Shopkeeper Sun picked up the book in his hand and flipped through the pages. It was indeed somewhat similar to the rare copy he had seen in the capital. He and Tong Bo still had a basic trust in each other, and the novels he wrote were also sold here, so there was no need for him to lie to himself.
"Okay, I'll give you the share of this month's novel later." Tong Bo bowed and thanked him, "Thank you very much, boss."
Following the shopkeeper downstairs, Tong Bo saw her flipping through the books and said, "Shopkeeper Sun, how much is that book? Take the money from the box and give it to me."
Shopkeeper Sun glanced at the book in Tong Wenyao's hand. It was also a storybook, but this one was written by another writer and was not a valuable book. He smiled and said, "Today is the first time I meet your sister. Consider that book my gift to her! No need to worry about the money."
After saying that, he pushed open the cabinet on the counter, counted the silver inside, took out Tong Bo's share and gave it to him.
Tong Bo didn't hesitate to speak after hearing this, and said directly, "Thank you, Manager Sun."
Shopkeeper Sun waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay. If you start a new chapter as soon as possible these days, you will earn back the money." After saying that, he stroked his beard and looked at Tong Wen Yao with a smile.
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