Chen Li nodded with satisfaction. Fourth brother was right to think so. Without an official in the family, it would be easy to be bullied.
When the people on the ox cart heard the conversation between the brother and sister, they all quieted down and did not disturb them.
When Lin Cuicui heard her daughter say that Shen Qi'an liked reading, she felt a strong sense of self-blame in her heart.
It's all their fault. If only their parents would wake up earlier.
Chen Li looked back and saw Chen Jiaojiao looking at her. When she saw that she was looking at her, she smiled at her.
Chen Nai beside her glared at Chen Li fiercely, while He Lai Di had a look of disdain on her face.
Chen Li only glanced at them a few times and then left her sight indifferently. If the relationship is not good, don't force yourself to get together, it will only make things worse.
Besides, she never thought about having a good relationship with them from the beginning to the end.
Today, ox carts going to market cannot enter the town and can only stop in the open space outside the town.
Uncle Lin Hu watched the ox cart, while the others separated at the entrance of the town and went to buy what they needed.
Chen Li handed the food box to Chen Qi'an, "Fourth brother, this is the food box from Ruyi Tower. Please deliver it to them on your way to the bookstore."
"good."
As for the third brother, don't worry, even if we don't go back together, he can find his way home.
Chen Li looked at Lin Cuicui and Xu Taohua, "Mom, sister-in-law, what do you want to buy? How about we have a bowl of noodles first?"
There were three empty bowls in front of Chen Li, and Lin Cuicui was stunned.
Ali's appetite is bigger than mine!
In fact, she had only eaten two bowls and wanted to continue eating, but this shredded pork noodles cost 10 cents a bowl and there was not much meat, so she felt bad eating it.
Only after her daughter finished eating did Lin Cuicui take out the copper coins and put them on the table.
Lin Cuicui bought four sets of teapots at the market. She only had one set at home before. Now that her family conditions are better, she puts a pot of tea in each room and drinks it when she is thirsty at night.
When Chen Li passed by a cloth shop, she stopped when she saw cotton for sale.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this cotton?"
Chen Li picked up a cotton flower and looked at it. It was a little yellow, but the quality was good.
"Girl, you have a good eye. This is last year's new cotton, 60 wen per liang."
Wouldn’t that be about one tael of silver per pound?
Chen Li looked at Lin Cuicui beside him and saw a surprised expression on his face. Oh my god, the price of cotton is rising so fast!
It should be related to the snow disaster in the south last year.
Chen Li used her mental power to check each of the bags that the shopkeeper had put out, and after confirming that there was no problem, she pointed with her slender finger.
"Boss, I want all five bags of cotton."
The quilts at home are already thick and heavy, and they won’t be warm enough when used. When fleeing from famine, I don’t know if I can reach my destination before winter comes.
It's always better to be prepared.
The female shopkeeper responded with a smile: "Sir, this is just for your viewing pleasure. There's more in the warehouse. I'll get it for you!"
Chen Li shook her head and looked at the shopkeeper, saying with a half-smile, "These bags are of good quality, I want these bags."
A hint of anger flashed in the eyes of the female shopkeeper, but seeing that there were other customers in the cloth shop, she nodded and instructed the waiter to bring a rag bag and tighten the opening of the sack.
"Sir, when will you come to get the cotton?"
"Right now." Chen Li carried two bags of cotton under the shopkeeper's gaze.
"OK."
Chen Li listened and felt that the word she said seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.
Lin Cuicui also carried two bags, Xu Taohua carried one bag, and the three of them walked towards where the ox cart was parked.
After putting the cotton away, Chen Li looked at Lin Cuicui and said, "Mom, the quilts at home are already old. Let's go buy some cotton cloth later so that you and your sister-in-law can make a few quilts."
"OK."
Lin Cuicui has obviously adapted to her daughter's ability to earn and spend money.
Xu Taohua also nodded in agreement.
So the mother and her two sons went on another trip, and Chen Li bought a piece of white cotton cloth, two pieces of indigo, one piece of lavender, one piece of gray, and one piece of green at the cloth shop.
The blue and lavender ones are more expensive, 600 wen per piece, and the others are 500 wen.
These are the most ordinary cotton fabrics with no prints on them.
Chen Li took out some silver and gave it to him, then asked the servant to put the cloth on the ox cart.
Lin Hu looked at the things on the ox cart and blinked. Are her sister and niece so extravagant when buying things now?
Chen Li still had to go check on the livestock, while Lin Cuicui and Xu Taohua continued to go to the town to buy other small things.
"Uncle, I'll go over there and take a look."
Lin Hu looked in the direction Chen Li pointed, "Ali, it stinks over there, why are you going there?"
"Uncle, I'll go take a look and be back soon." After saying that, Chen Li jumped off the ox cart and walked over there.
There are many cows, donkeys, mules, and horses here, among which cows and donkeys are the most numerous.
Chen Li had been walking around for a while, but perhaps because she was a little girl, no one paid any attention to her.
Chen Li listened to their transaction price and nodded secretly in her heart.
After walking around in a circle, Chen Li stopped in front of a few mules.
Farming families generally buy cows because they are considered a labor force.
But the agarwood was not bought for farming.
"How did you sell your mule?"
The middle-aged man who was buying the mule heard someone asking for the price. He looked up and saw a little girl, a little disappointed. "Go away, go play somewhere else!"
"I say, how did you sell this mule?"
The middle-aged man looked up at the little girl, and seeing the serious look in her eyes, he wondered in his heart, is she really here to buy snails?
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