When Wang Fugui saw Gu Lili admit defeat and say she was afraid of him, he immediately rolled his eyes and went back to his seat.
I don't want to argue with a young, inexperienced girl.
Gu Lili quickly took advantage of the opportunity to slip away.
One must be pragmatic to succeed; this is not a democratic modern society.
The lives of the people here are as worthless as grass, and those who can sell salt in this era must have some kind of background.
He still has to raise his younger siblings, so it's best to be careful and not be too arrogant.
Wang Fugui glanced at Gu Lili as she left, then went back to dozing off.
Half an hour later, Wang Fugui suddenly jumped up from his seat.
No, is this girl sick?!
What do you mean by being bitten by a dog? That's why I'm scared!
Isn't this blatantly calling me a dog?
By this time, Gu Lili had bought almost everything she needed and was heading towards the city gate.
Uncle Dazhu was already waiting at the city gate.
Gu Lili followed Uncle Dazhu back home, carrying a full basket of things on her back.
Because the prices in the two timelines are different, Gu Lili compared prices before making her purchase.
Buy where it's cheapest.
Gu Lili bought the salt at the mall; she bought a pound for two coins.
Gu Lili also bought two different colored fabrics, preparing to make a new set of clothes for herself and her younger siblings.
They are now wearing clothes that are not only patched up, but more importantly, they are already too short.
Then each person made a new pair of shoes, and almost all of their shoes had their toes sticking out.
With some needle and thread added, it came to exactly one hundred coins.
I also bought two catties of fatty pork to render lard, which cost seventy coins.
Gu Lili chose to buy pork in town. Although the pork in the mall was cheaper, it was from pigs that had only been raised for a few months and didn't taste as good as pork raised on grain at home.
I also bought three sugar cakes in the mall, which cost three coins. I was afraid that if I bought too much, my younger siblings would suspect me.
Gu Lili had carefully observed the market and found that not only was salt precious in this era, but sugar was also very precious. She bought a piece and tried it, but the taste was not good.
Both of these are relatively expensive, but the only difference is that sugar is not controlled by the government and can be sold privately.
An idea was about to emerge in Gu Lili's mind.
Although she could hunt wild animals everywhere, sell them in the marketplace, and then buy food from the marketplace.
But this money was never used legitimately. He still needed it to build a house and buy a carriage, and five taels of silver wasn't enough for that.
Therefore, we must do business.
So she planned to buy ten kilograms of wheat.
Wheat sells for ten coins a pound in town, but only four coins in the market.
Therefore, Gu Lili chose to buy it from the online store.
Gu Lili planned to secretly buy the items and put them in her basket when she was almost home, so she would be less tired.
Because I was carrying things and was really tired, it took me almost two and a half hours to get home on the way back.
Upon arriving at his doorstep, Uncle Dazhu instructed Gu Lili to carefully put away the land deeds before heading towards his own home.
Smoke was already rising from Gu Lili's house, and Gu Siniu was sitting in the yard sorting through the wild vegetables they had dug up that day.
Upon seeing Gu Lili, he immediately put down the wild vegetables and ran towards her.
"Big sister, big sister, you're back! You must be tired," Gu Siniu said excitedly.
Originally, he also wanted to go to town with his sister today, but his second brother said that it was a long way to go, and he was too young to walk fast, which would delay things.
Although she was an only child in her previous life, for some reason, seeing her three younger siblings made Gu Lili feel a sense of responsibility.
Perhaps this is the bond of kinship that is thicker than water.
Gu Lili smiled and patted Si Gou's head, saying, "Si Gou, go and call your older brother and sister to get some delicious food."
Upon hearing that his sister had brought some delicious food, Si Gou immediately turned around and went inside to call Er Niu and Huan Huan.
Gu Lili also took the opportunity to buy wheat from the mall and put it in her basket.
When Gu Huanhuan and Gu Erniu heard that Gu Lili had returned, they quickly came out of the house.
As Gu Lili took things out of the basket, she called to the three of them, "Come on, come and eat some sugar cakes."
The three of them crowded around, and Gu Lili gave each of them a piece of the sugar cake wrapped in oil paper. The three of them carefully took the cakes, afraid that even a tiny bit of sugar would fall off.
The three of them stared at the golden-brown fried sugar pancakes in their hands, swallowing hard. The sweet aroma had already filled their nostrils, but when they saw that Gu Lili didn't have any, none of them took a bite.
"Sister, why don't you have any?" Gu Huanhuan asked, swallowing hard.
Gu Lili chuckled and said, "I was so hungry on the way here that I ate first. You guys, stop standing there and eat!"
It turned out that the three of them were afraid that Gu Lili wouldn't be willing to eat it, so they only bought it for the three of them, which is why they were all reluctant to eat it.
After listening to what Gu Lili said, Huanhuan and Sigou started eating.
They didn't wolf it down; instead, they took a small, careful bite.
The sweet taste instantly burst in their mouths, and the two children couldn't help but squint their eyes.
I chewed that tiny piece of biscuit in my mouth again and again, not wanting to eat it too soon.
This is even more delicious than the white rice I ate yesterday.
Gu Erniu held the pancake in his hand for a long time without eating it, and instead gave half of it to Gu Lili.
"Sister, I can't eat that much, I'll share half with you," Erniu said.
Gu Lili felt a warmth in her heart and did not refuse. She put down what she was holding, and the four siblings sat in the courtyard enjoying the delicious sugar cakes.
"Sister, this pancake is the most delicious thing I've ever eaten in my life," Gu Siniu said with a smile.
Gu Huanhuan ate the pancake and mumbled, "Si Gou, you also said yesterday that rice was the best thing you've ever eaten in your life."
Gu Sigou scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
The four siblings burst into laughter, their sound carrying throughout the courtyard.
It startled away the swallows that were resting on the eaves.
After finishing the sugar cake in her hand, Gu Lili continued to take the items out of the basket one by one.
Linen, pork, salt—everything left the three children speechless.
They had only ever seen so much pork at their grandparents' house during the Lunar New Year.
As for food, that's not their turn.
However, even wild vegetables smeared with oil and grease were enough to make their mouths water.
Looking at what was in front of them, the three of them felt a little dizzy.
"Erniu, don't just stand there, quickly move the things into the house." Gu Lili called to Erniu as she carried the now-empty basket on her back towards Aunt Zhang's house.
I was too busy buying food today. Next time I should buy a bamboo basket so I won't have to borrow one.
After returning the basket, Gu Lili went home.
As soon as I stepped into the house, I saw the three children who had been so excited just moments before now standing there with their heads down.
Gu Huanhuan and Gu Sigou were still wiping away tears.
What happened?
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