Xu Yi had just taken a sip of water when he felt a longing gaze fall upon him. Without even thinking, he knew who it was.
"Drink slowly." The water bag was quite heavy, so Fu Man'er held it with both hands, while Xu Yi helped her carry it from behind.
After gulping down a few mouthfuls, Fu Man'er finally pushed open the water pouch with satisfaction.
"Mom, in just this short time, we've sold most of it. We should be able to sell the rest by the morning." Xu Genzhu was a restless person. He had barely caught his breath before he started tidying up.
Arrange the bamboo shoots neatly and pick up any fallen bamboo shoot skins.
Grandma Xu had planned it all out before she left home: she would sell all day, as much as she could, and if she couldn't sell anything, she would take it all back to eat.
She sold most of the money as soon as it arrived. She didn't show it on her face, but she was extremely excited inside. She kept touching her money bag, which was bulging.
"Once they're sold out, we'll go to the steamed bun shop and buy a few meat buns." Grandma Xu was delighted and agreed to today's meal.
Although I ate chicken a couple of days ago, the temptation of meat is still very strong, especially the fragrant and hot meat buns.
Fu Man'er had never eaten meat buns before, but when she passed by a place that sold buns, she could follow the aroma with just a sniff.
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"If we sell out, we'll have meat buns!" In her excitement, she grabbed a bamboo shoot with both hands and lifted it up to show her determination.
"Okay, I'll buy you some after I sell the milk." Grandma Xu was increasingly pleased with Fu Man'er; she had attracted quite a few customers.
The family was talking when a portly man strolled over. He had been just looking around casually, but then slowed his pace.
Fu Man'er thought the meat buns had arrived, and quickly greeted them, "Uncle, these are wild bamboo shoots, fresh and delicious."
This man was the owner of a shop in town, named Yang Si. His baby was turning one month old and he was going to have a full-month celebration, so he came out to see what dishes to buy.
"These bamboo shoots are pretty good." He had only been browsing casually when someone called out to him, so he reached out, picked one up, and peeled off its outer skin to take a look.
Xu Genzhu greeted them, "Guests have good taste. These bamboo shoots were dug up by my children on the mountain. We all tasted them yesterday, and they were very sweet."
Yang Si's father-in-law's family runs a restaurant, so they have some knowledge of these ingredients and know that these bamboo shoots are indeed excellent.
How much does it cost?
"The market price is two coins a pound," Xu Genzhu said. Although it was the same price as everyone else's, his own was much better.
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Yang Si nodded and remained silent.
"Would you like to try some, sir?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Xu Genzhu took the initiative to promote his products again. "Although our bamboo shoots are big, there is no waste. Just peel off the two outer shells and you can eat the inside."
"Uncle, our bamboo shoots are delicious." Fu Man'er said earnestly, as if afraid the meat buns would run away.
Yang Si was amused by her mature demeanor. "Is this a girl? She's dressed like a little boy. You really wouldn't be able to tell if she doesn't talk."
When she went out today, Liu Fang specially found a hat for her to wear, and she was wearing the clothes of the Xu brothers. Her face was thin and slender, and she didn't stand out. You would really think she was a handsome little boy.
"That's how it is in the village," Old Mrs. Xu chimed in. "The younger ones wear the older ones, as long as they're warm." There were no clothes for girls at home. Today, she came to town not only to sell bamboo shoots but also to buy some clothes for Fu Man'er. It wasn't right for her to always wear boys' clothes.
Although Yang Si had always lived in the town, he knew that many families in the village favored sons over daughters. He thought that Fu Man'er, a girl, was not well-liked, otherwise she would have come out to sell vegetables so early in the morning.
"Alright, push the cart and come with me. I'll take all the bamboo shoots, and I see there aren't many mushrooms left, so I'll take those too." He doesn't like mushrooms, but his father-in-law does, so he'll send some over to him later.
"Huh?" The two adults and one child of the Xu family all doubted their ears. They couldn't have misheard, could they?
Fu Man'er clapped her hands and quickly slid off the cart. "Second Uncle, let's go!" She wanted to sell out quickly so they could eat meat buns.
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Yang Si took two steps and saw only the little girl move; the others remained still. He called out again, "Are you still selling it?"
"Sell! Sell!" Xu Yi was the first to come to his senses. He quickly picked up the bamboo baskets and shoved them onto the cart. He then called out to his second uncle, and the two of them pushed the cart and followed.
Grandma Xu, carrying Fu Man'er, followed along, muttering, "Good heavens, are we really going to buy them all? Will we be able to finish eating so many?"
Fu Man'er leaned against her chest, "Grandma, they're all sold out. Let's have meat buns."
"Eat, Grandma will buy you two later." Happiness came so suddenly that both Grandma Xu and Fu Man'er had smiles on their faces.
Before long, the group stopped in front of a shop, and the shop assistant at the door called out to Yang Si, "Boss."
"Wait a moment, let me ask my wife where she put the things." After saying that, Yang Si walked into the shop.
This is a shop that sells seeds and pesticides. The shop looks big, but there are only a few people buying seeds inside.
The Xu family has always selected seeds from their own harvested grains and has never spent money on seeds from outside before.
Since she had nothing else to do, Old Mrs. Xu started looking through the seeds outside, all of which were ones she had never seen before.
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Fu Man'er also squatted down beside her, sniffing curiously. For some reason, after becoming human, her nose became particularly sensitive, especially to smelling fragrant things.
Yang Si quickly brought out two bamboo baskets. "Weigh them and put them in the baskets for me." There were customers in the shop, and it would be too much trouble to move them in and out, so he simply left them at the entrance.
Xu Genzhu responded, and the family quickly began weighing and packing. Yang Si watched from the side. For such a big customer, Xu Genzhu was weighing the scales very high.
"Boss, it's a total of eighty-two catties and four ounces, let's call it eighty catties, that'll be one hundred and sixty coins." Having sold so much at once, Xu Genzhu was even more generous with the rounding down.
Yang Si was surprised that this farmer was quite reasonable and didn't haggle over a few coins.
"Here, count them and see if they're right." Yang Si took out a string of one hundred coins and a string of fifty coins from his money bag, and then counted out ten more coins.
"Thank you, boss, thank you, boss." Xu Genzhu took the money with both hands, thanked him repeatedly, and then turned around and handed the money to Old Lady Xu.
Although there were more than a hundred coins, there was no need to count them one by one. These strings of money were all linked by the money exchange, and special treatment was done at the street corner so that once the connection was broken, it could not be reconnected. Old Mrs. Xu only glanced at the money before putting it away.
"Boss, the bamboo basket might be blocking the way if you leave it here. Let me help you move it a little further in." Xu Genzhu saw that there were many people coming and going in his shop and was worried that it would affect their business.
"Alright, bring it here." Since they meant well, Yang Si pushed aside a few boxes by the door and let them put the bamboo baskets in.
Fu Man'er squatted for a while and her legs started to ache. Just as she was about to stand up, she stepped on something and fell down on her bottom.
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