The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Lin Xue got up early.
Old Man Huang and Old Woman Huang have also gotten up and are now tying the baskets onto the wheelbarrow.
"Third brother's wife, why don't I go with you? I can help you push the cart or something!"
Last night, Huang Dehai didn't come back all night. Lin Xue then learned that Huang Dehai was still living in the academy and could only come back during holidays.
Lin Xue got up and went to the pigpen to check on the fawn. She found it blinking its big, curious eyes at her, looking very energetic. Lin Xue felt relieved.
I threw two more green vegetables at it. The two children slept with Huang Zhiyuan last night and haven't woken up yet.
Since Old Man Huang wanted to go along, Lin Xue had no objection.
Anyway, the elderly couple hadn't been to town for a long time, and it was only a half-hour drive away, so it wasn't too far.
In the morning, I drank the porridge cooked by Grandma Huang and casually ate a bite of cornbread.
When they went out, Huang Degui and his wife were already awake.
After greeting the two of them, Lin Xue led the elderly couple toward the town.
We walked all the way to town, and it was already broad daylight!
Lin Xue led the two elderly people straight to Huang Dequan's restaurant.
"Boss!"
From afar, the two elderly people saw their eldest son cleaning up in front of the restaurant, and Old Huang couldn't help but call out to him.
"Father, Mother, Third Brother's Wife, what brings you here?"
At this point, the original owner's actions were not yet severe enough to arouse Huang Dequan's suspicion.
So when facing Lin Xue, his facial expression didn't change much.
"Your third sister-in-law found a fawn on the hillside behind the town yesterday, and she brought it here today to sell to some rich people in town!"
"Your third sister-in-law said that wealthy families love these half-grown fawns the most; they're more valuable than adult deer!"
When her eldest son asked, Old Mrs. Huang spilled the beans, telling him the whole story of why they had come to town.
"My third sister-in-law is right. The men in town love this kind of tender wild game."
"I do know a few gentlemen who enjoy eating this kind of wild game. Would you like me to introduce them to you, Third Sister-in-law?"
Looking at the fawn that Lin Xue had brought over, Huang Dequan thought to himself that his third sister-in-law was really lucky.
"Great! If you have any connections, please help me sell this little deer!"
Lin Xue knew the eldest son of the Huang family well; he wouldn't embezzle the family's money.
The original owner had asked Huang Dequan for a lot of money. If the original owner hadn't gone too far, Huang Dequan wouldn't have sold the shop and left for another place.
"Alright, I know a gentleman who owns a shop here. I'll go ask him if he wants it!"
"This gentleman has no other hobbies but loves to eat. If he had known there would be a little deer like this today, he probably would have given up his business to come and take a look!"
Huang Dequan knew exactly which shops on the street had big bosses behind them and which ones came from poor backgrounds like theirs.
He ran off in a flash, and returned shortly afterward with a portly middle-aged man.
"Manager Liu, look! This is the little deer I was talking about. Its meat is so tender!"
After leading the people into the backyard, Huang Dequan praised the little deer to Manager Liu, saying how lively it was and how delicious its meat was.
Shopkeeper Liu was also very satisfied with the deer, and finally took out five taels of silver to buy it.
Don't underestimate these five taels of silver; their purchasing power is quite high.
In ancient times, when an ordinary farmer could earn less than two taels of silver a year, five taels of silver was no small sum.
After Manager Liu led the fawn away, Lin Xue took out a smoked rabbit from her basket.
"These are for my eldest brother, sister-in-law, and Zhiqiang."
"We still have one at home, but we brought this one here specifically for you to try!"
Lin Xue placed the smoked rabbit on the table and then grabbed a handful of chicken mushrooms and placed them next to it.
"Big brother, Mom and Dad will stay here with you for now. I'm going to take these mushrooms to sell!"
"By the way, could my husband take the day off for lunch? My parents rarely come to town, so why don't we invite him out for lunch together?"
The plot doesn't describe Huang Dehai much; he's basically a poor scholar who only knows how to study by rote. Lin Xue doesn't know much about him.
Now that she was in town, she decided to meet Huang Dehai.
Lin Xue trusted her judgment; she had long since honed her ability to judge people.
"I'll go to the academy at noon to deliver a message to the third brother. Sister-in-law, you go ahead and do your work. Don't worry about our parents with me!"
The eldest sister-in-law, Liu, originally planned to take Lin Xue and the others to a breakfast stall for a nice meal, but Lin Xue and the two elderly people said they had already eaten, so she couldn't force them.
She planned to make something nice for lunch, since it's rare for people to come from her hometown, and she couldn't make it too shabby.
Lin Xue carried two baskets and strolled over to the vegetable market.
She spotted the richly dressed man and went up to him to start selling her mushrooms.
She quickly sold the two large baskets of mushrooms.
Because Lin Xue had experience in selling goods, she sold these two baskets of mushrooms for a high price of one or two taels of silver.
With the one tael of silver she brought from home and the five taels of silver she earned from selling the deer, Lin Xue now has seven taels of silver.
This money certainly can't be spent all at once. After all, the money from selling the deer was obtained legitimately. If it's all spent at once, who in the Huang family will dare to let her manage the money in the future?
Lin Xue went to the Embroidery Pavilion and bought several feet of silk fabric. She planned to embroider a screen first.
With plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums as the main theme, and through reasonable matching, coupled with superb embroidery skills enhanced by the system.
Lin Xue believed that if handled properly, this screen would definitely fetch a good price.
The three taels of silver spent today will surely be earned back double in the future.
After buying what she needed, Lin Xue didn't buy anything else.
After all, the Huang family had a scholar as their son, and they were already struggling financially. She didn't want to spend money recklessly and attract envy.
After buying her things, Lin Xue was walking towards Huang Dequan's eatery when a ragged little beggar suddenly ran over from the side.
Seeing that she was about to collide with the other person, Lin Xue quickly stepped back.
"Stop thief!"
A weak voice came from behind, probably because the person was too tired from chasing the thief and was now running towards them, panting heavily.
Lin Xue's physical reaction was a fraction faster than her mental processing speed. Just as the little beggar was about to run past her, she stretched out one foot, tripping the little beggar and sending him sprawling to the ground.
"Thank you so much for your kind help, young lady!"
Because of this delay, the middle-aged man behind finally caught up.
He snatched the purse from the little beggar's hand and then bowed repeatedly to Lin Xue!
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