Chapter 1054 Little Cutie
Lin Yuesha calculated the accounts clearly and successfully persuaded the peddler.
The peddler, already feeling guilty, decided to quit and leave.
"Don't leave yet. Let's find someone to draw up a written agreement, just to be on the safe side, in case either party has malicious intentions and frames the other."
Lin Yuesha made a suggestion, which the peddler thought made sense, so he immediately agreed. The peddler paid for a scholar at his stall to write Spring Festival couplets, and they drew up a contract in duplicate. After receiving the contract, the peddler left dejectedly.
"Young lady, are you still selling the silk flowers left behind by the peddler?"
After watching the spectacle, the crowd surged forward, eager to buy the peddler's beautiful silk flowers.
"Not for sale, I'll keep the goods for myself. Sorry everyone."
Lin Yuesha was very satisfied after ordering a load of goods in just a few words.
In fact, upon closer examination, the goods were not worth fifty taels of silver at all, but considering the travel expenses for sourcing them from the south, it was still worthwhile.
It's not good to be too ruthless, and besides, it's important to protect Qi Heng's reputation, which is why Lin Yuesha didn't send the person to the authorities.
After waiting for a while, Qi Heng returned carrying an oil paper package containing the meat pies that Lin Yuesha wanted to eat.
"My lady, let's go to the carriage to avoid the wind first. We'll go sightseeing after you've eaten."
Qi Heng had inquired and learned that the market was open all day and would only close at sunset, giving the couple plenty of time to shop.
"Husband, what should we do with these things?"
Lin Yuesha pointed to the peddler's load and told a white lie, "I really like the peddler's things, so I bought them all."
"Have one of your men take you back to the fishing village first."
The items are first placed at the market to be looked after, and then someone comes to take them away.
Qi Heng pulled Lin Yuesha back to the carriage first. Before they even reached the corner, they encountered an old woman with frail steps who collapsed straight down in front of Lin Yuesha.
"aunt!"
Lin Yuesha couldn't figure out the other party's tricks. She hadn't bumped into anyone, but the other party had fallen down. Could it be a staged accident?
In the past, Lin Yuesha would never have meddled in other people's business, because she was incapable of doing so.
Having a kind heart is not enough when you lack the ability to help yourself.
Now that she has power and money, she doesn't care at all.
The old woman kept her eyes tightly shut, and it took Lin Yuesha a long time to wake her up. The old woman was in a daze for a moment, looked around, and then slowly said, "Thank you, young lady."
"Auntie, where do you live? Shall I take you home?"
The old woman's face was ashen, and she looked unwell. As people get older, they are more prone to health problems, especially since the ground was covered in snow and was slippery.
"No need, no need, I wouldn't want to delay your business."
After a moment of calm, the old woman's complexion improved considerably. She stood up, brushed the snow off her clothes, and said weakly, "The market before the New Year is only open today. I'd like to buy some meat."
The family she worked for settled her wages a little late, so she could only use the money to buy meat. If she waited until tomorrow, she wouldn't be able to buy any meat at all.
"Auntie, at this hour, there probably won't be any pork left at the stall that's still juicy."
Lin Yuesha glanced at the sky and knew she had to buy meat early, as people lined up at the butcher's before dawn. She had already pre-ordered a whole pig.
"Just buy lean meat, we'll make dumplings for Chinese New Year."
The old woman smiled slightly. Her family was poor and didn't eat meat often. They had hoped to have something oily for the New Year, but their wages were paid too late.
Poor families don't have many choices; they're content as long as they can eat meat.
If there's no pork, she'll buy a few eggs and a piece of tofu to satisfy her grandson's craving.
Winter is cold and fresh vegetables are scarce. We only have radishes, cabbages and potatoes at home to get through the winter.
“Auntie, the market is so crowded, and you’ve fallen again. Why don’t I go buy you some pork?”
As soon as Lin Yuesha finished speaking, she regretted it.
They met by chance; she didn't know the old woman. Judging from the old woman's family situation, if she ran off with the money, she would definitely have no money left to buy meat.
"Thank you, young lady."
As she spoke, the old woman took out twenty copper coins from her purse.
Lean pork usually costs twelve coins per pound, but the price will go up during the Lunar New Year, so she will only buy twenty coins worth of lean pork.
"Auntie, where do you live?"
Faced with such a heavy trust, Lin Yuesha felt a great responsibility.
She escorted the old woman home and discovered that the old woman's house could be described as utterly destitute.
The house was dilapidated and drafty, even more run-down than the old houses in Chenjia Village.
The old lady's husband was in poor health and had been drinking herbal medicine for years. Her son and daughter-in-law said he had gone out to find work and hadn't returned home for several years, and their fate was unknown.
Besides his wife, there is also a very sensible grandson named Huzi at home.
The family consisted of the elderly and the young, with no able-bodied members, so they lived a very frugal life.
When it snows, Tiger gets up in the middle of the night to shovel snow.
"Tiger, will you come with me to buy meat?"
After saying that, Lin Yuesha regretted it again. What if the old woman misunderstood her as a human trafficker...?
Actually, Lin Yuesha was overthinking it; the old lady hadn't even considered that possibility.
Lin Yuesha easily brought Hu Zi out, and couldn't help but remind him, "Hu Zi, don't go out with strangers in the future, okay?"
In this world, there is no shortage of good people, but there are also many bad people. One must always be wary of others.
"But my sister isn't a bad person."
Tiger has a chubby face and a naive, innocent look in his eyes.
Lin Yuesha patted Hu Zi's head, thinking of her little brother whom she hadn't met yet.
Her younger brother, perhaps when he grows up, will also be such a well-behaved and obedient little darling.
"Bad people don't have it written on their faces, how can you know?"
Lin Yuesha taught Hu Zi never to easily trust others.
"Sister, your eyes are so pure, you're definitely not a bad person."
Tiger looked up, his eyes full of trust.
After his parents left home, he was often bullied by his peers in the alley. His grandmother told him that you should look at a person's eyes, because bad people have cloudy eyes.
Just like his neighbor, who outwardly showed concern but inwardly looked disdainful.
Tiger had been targeted by human traffickers before, but he cleverly escaped.
"Tiger is amazing!"
Lin Yuesha thought that perhaps the old woman's unwarranted trust in her was also because she saw that she had no ill intentions.
The market was crowded with people, and there were vendors carrying loads of candied hawthorns. Tiger swallowed hard, his eyes filled with longing, but when Lin Yuesha stared at him, he quickly lowered his head.
A skewer of candied hawthorns costs three or four coins, enough to buy a pound of coarse flour. He can't be so willful. His grandmother works outside and is reluctant to eat or dress well; she already has a hard life.
"Two skewers, please."
Lin Yuesha picked out the biggest and reddest ones, had the stall owner wrap them up, and handed them to Hu Zi with a smile, saying, "Hu Zi, take these and eat them. Save one for your grandparents."
"Thank you, sister, but I can't accept this."
Tiger shook his head. The candied hawthorns were bought with money, and if he ate them, he would have nothing to give in return.
My grandparents said that before accepting someone's kindness, you should first consider whether you have the ability to repay it.
He lacked the means to reciprocate, couldn't freely ask for things, and found it even harder to repay favors.
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