Chapter 59 Loquat
Just as Qin Fangci thought, Li Laosan couldn't open his mouth at all.
Sitting behind the vegetable basket and watching people coming and going, I kept rubbing my hands nervously.
I was silently calculating in my mind: a handful of vegetables cost two cents, two handfuls cost three cents, two handfuls cost six cents, three handfuls cost two cents... nine cents, five handfuls cost two cents... I really couldn't figure it out.
It’s over. What if someone really buys five of each?
"Third brother, we're back. You haven't sold a single vegetable?"
Li Laosan scratched his head embarrassedly, "I haven't sold it yet."
Li Yulan smiled with her eyes curved. "Third brother, didn't I teach you to shout when selling things on the road? Didn't you shout?"
"I, I was just about to shout."
Li Yulan suppressed her laughter and pulled Qin Fangci back. The mother and daughter stood together behind Li Laosan. "Then Third Brother, hurry up and shout. We need to go back early. There is still a lot of work waiting for us at home."
Li Laosan thought about the business his wife had been talking about for half the night, and he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.
"Come and see, these are the vegetables I grow myself."
A loud voice is pinched and forced to become the buzz of a mosquito, which sounds awkward no matter how you listen to it.
Li Yulan was so anxious when she heard this, "Mom, let me come. We don't know how long we'll have to wait for Third Brother to call the guests."
Qin Fangci pulled Li Yulan and said, "It's okay. Go and yell at your third brother again."
This kind of thing needs to be done in one go. If you interrupt people before they try, their energy will be lost and they will feel that I really can't do it and I will never be able to do it.
Qin Fangci gently patted Li Laosan's shoulder and said, "Lao San, you said it very well. Come again."
Li Laosan's breath had just been released a little when it was filled up again, even to the point of overflowing.
"Come and see, fresh greens cut early this morning. Two cents a bunch, three cents for two bunches. It's cheaper to buy two bunches."
As soon as Li Laosan finished speaking, an old woman came over with a basket and asked, "Young man, you said your vegetables cost three cents and two handfuls?"
Li Laosan suddenly became excited and stammered, "Yes, yes, two for three coins. Auntie, would you like two?"
The old woman glanced at Qin Fangci who was standing behind Li Laosan and said, "Why are you calling me Auntie? I'm not that old."
Qin Fangci readily agreed, "Sister is right, Bai Tai, call me aunt."
Li Laosan paused and said, "Ah, yes, Auntie, would you like some vegetables?"
"There are so many wild vegetables these days. How can you ask for two bunches of greens for three cents? I think two bunches for one cent is about right."
"Aunt, we have a lot of greens in our house, and we only pick the tender ones, look."
Li Laosan gently picked up two handfuls of vegetables and handed them to the old woman.
"It's a bit more, a handful, no more."
Li Laosan was in trouble again.
"Open a business and sell her two."
After Qin Fangci spoke, Li Laosan immediately handed over the dishes and took the two cents handed to him by the old woman. His face turned red with excitement.
"Well done, that's it," Qin Fangci praised generously, and then instructed Li Laosan, "Next time someone bargains for one cent a bunch, just say five cents for three."
Li Laosan, who had just sold two bunches of vegetables, gained confidence and said, "I know, mother."
"Okay, you two pack up your stalls here, I'm going to go shopping."
"Mom," Li Laosan called out to the person.
Qin Fangci turned around and said to Li Laosan worriedly, "Mother, take care of yourself."
"I know, you guys should be careful too."
This time, Qin Fangci walked along the side where the vegetables were sold and looked around. Some vendors also shouted at her. If Qin Fangci didn't buy anything, she would quicken her pace and walk forward. If she was interested, she would slow down. If the vendor shouted too loudly, she would shake her hand to indicate that she was just looking.
Most of the vegetables were varieties that their family had grown before. Qin Fangci walked around to see if there was any dried tofu for sale.
Braised tofu tastes great too, and tofu is also a source of protein.
Unfortunately, she looked around but couldn't find a tofu stall.
There was no tofu in my original memory, and I thought that no one in the village made it. Is there no tofu in the county town either?
As for fruits, Qin Fangci walked around the entire market and only saw someone selling loquats in a corner. There were not many, just a small pile, and the fruits were small. The big ones were only half the size of the ones she bought before, and the small ones were even smaller. They looked sour.
Qin Fangci stepped forward and asked, "How much do you sell this for?"
The man glanced at Qin Fangci and thought that she would not buy it, but he still held a glimmer of hope. After all, he had been waiting for an hour, and there were only a few people asking the price, and no one had bought it yet.
What if?
If a blind cat catches a dead mouse.
"Lu oranges are 20 wen a jin. I have just over 2 jin here. Would you like to take some? I'll even sell half a jin."
It turns out that loquat is called Luju here.
It’s no wonder that the original body didn’t know that there were no loquat trees in Liantang Village and no one ate loquats. To be precise, fruits that are common in later generations are very luxurious here.
The villagers mostly eat the wild peaches from the mountains.
"It's too expensive. If you give less, it's more than the price of meat."
The man selling Lu oranges frowned in worry. "I really didn't bid a price. I only have two Lu orange trees at home, and I've picked all the fruit. I've taken care of them for a year, and they've only grown this little bit."
"Thirty cents, I'll buy it all for you, is that okay with you? If not, you can wait for the next one." Qin Fangci said as she stood up and was about to leave.
The children at home all seemed to have sore throats, so Qin Fangci planned to buy some loquat water to make for the children.
"Okay, I'll give them all to you. Alas, my family wants to plant more. Luckily, I stopped them." The peddler shook his head and sighed again. It seemed that these two loquat trees had caused him a lot of trouble.
"You have to give me the basket. The oranges are easily crushed, and I have to carry other things in my backpack."
"Auntie, it's not that I don't want to give it to you. This basket is my own handicraft," the vendor scratched his head. "Well, my craftsmanship is not very good, so please be careful with it. If Lu Ju breaks it, I won't refund you."
Qin Fangci carefully looked at the small basket the vendor mentioned. There was indeed a problem with it, but it was not a big problem.
She also planned to go back and eat the food and save the seeds to plant another one.
Loquat is a good thing.
Boiling loquat and pear together can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. In fact, boiling loquat leaves alone can also relieve cough.
However, you need to carefully clean the fluff on the loquat leaves. If it is not clean, eating it will not relieve cough but will induce coughing.
"It's okay. Just pack it for me first, and I'll put it on the backpack later."
"Okay." The vendor quickly brought a small basket and filled it with loquats piled on the grass leaves for Qin Fangci.
"Ma'am, take it."
Qin Fangci took the loquats, paid for them and walked back.
Li Laosan let go and Li Yulan joined in. When Qin Fangci arrived, the brother and sister had almost finished selling their vegetables.
Li Yulan was sharp-eyed and noticed the yellow fruit in Qin Fangci's hand at a glance.
"It's Luju, a fruit that relieves coughs and moistens the lungs. Go home and boil some water for everyone in the family to drink."
"Oh, Mom, can I try just one first?"
Qin Fangci laughed and picked one for Li Yulan herself. "Eat it. Just peel it and eat it."
Li Yulan took it happily, peeled it and put it into her mouth impatiently. She shuddered after taking a bite because of the sour taste.
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