Feng Jiuyan strode towards the kitchen of the inn.
There was a postman guarding the kitchen of the post station. Feng Jiuyan walked over and said with a smile, "Sir, is there a stove that can cook pots?"
When the postman saw that it was the girl that Wang Datou had brought over to greet him yesterday, he smiled and said, "Of course there is."
"I'll give you one ounce of silver and rent it for an hour, okay?"
The postman smiled from ear to ear. Just borrowing a pot for an hour would earn him one or two taels of silver, which was quite a bit. He nodded quickly, "Okay, young lady. But, young lady, the weather is still a little hot now. I'm afraid you'll feel hot if you eat from the pot, right?"
Feng Jiuyan smiled and said, "It's okay. My mother was homesick and wanted to try the pot."
"Okay, wait a moment, young lady. I'll get you the pot, the charcoal stove, charcoal, and other things."
The postman entered the kitchen and soon brought out what Feng Jiuyan wanted.
Feng Jiuyan held the pot, charcoal stove and other items and continued, "By the way, do you have any vegetables for sale? I want to buy some."
There were a lot of fresh vegetables and meat in the space, and Feng Jiuyan just wanted to buy some to cover up his tracks.
The postman narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Yes, everything. All of them are freshly picked vegetables and cattle, sheep, pigs and geese that were slaughtered today."
Ever since the exile team moved in, their postmen have been buying large quantities of fresh vegetables and meat every day in order to sell them to these exiled prisoners and common people at high prices and make a fortune.
"Then give me two pounds of goose meat and some vegetables."
"Okay. Come in with me, girl. I'll get everything ready for you right away."
After saying that, he took Feng Jiuyan to another room.
There were several baskets in the room, filled with vegetables, meat, and some fruits.
Feng Jiuyan looked at the wilted vegetables in the basket, whose leaves had turned yellow.
And the meat in the basket was white in texture and not fresh at all.
Feng Jiuyan couldn't help but twitch his lips when he thought of the promise made by the postman just now.
Not only Feng Jiuyan felt speechless, but also several exiles who were buying vegetables in the room felt speechless. They were bargaining with another postman.
"What! Sir, an egg costs 200 coins!"
"And this bunch of wilted vegetables actually costs one tael of silver!"
"Half a pound of pork costs five taels of silver!"
The postman was very impatient. "Hey, go away, go away, buy it or not. I heard that you guys can take care of your own meals today. Go away. There are a lot of people waiting to buy!"
The faces of several women turned pale and blue. They used to be noble ladies in the capital and had never bought vegetables.
But even if they have no experience, they know that the prices of these vegetables are simply sky-high!
However, if they don’t buy it, the whole family will have to travel hungry.
But I don’t have much silver on me, so I need to keep some for myself.
They looked at the vegetables in the basket and felt conflicted.
Feng Jiuyan looked at the vegetables in the basket in silence.
The postman who brought her in laughed awkwardly, "Haha, girl, just wait. I'll get you two pounds of the best goose meat and a pound of vegetables!"
After saying that, he walked to a basket in the corner and reached in to look for something. After fiddling with it for a while, he took the thing in his hand and walked back to Feng Jiuyan.
"Here, two pounds of goose meat and one pound of vegetables. They're all fresh!" said the postman proudly.
Feng Jiuyan lowered his head and glanced at the goose meat and vegetables in the postman's hand.
It’s fresh indeed.
On the other side, the prisoners watched the postman bring out fresher dishes and they started arguing again.
"Sir, why are the ones you sell to her the freshest, but ours are not fresh?"
The postman said impatiently, "The little girl is a big celebrity around Lord Meng Liangmeng. The little girl can heal illnesses. Can you?"
The fat woman in light green clothes said disdainfully, "Humph, it's not certain whether she can treat illnesses. Who knows what means she used to please Lord Meng."
Feng Jiuyan glanced at the chattering woman.
She remembered that this was the wife of Fang Zheng, the Right Assistant Minister of the Dali Temple.
A few months ago, Fang Zheng accepted money from criminals during the trial and released the person who should have been sentenced to death. However, the innocent person was tortured into confessing his crime. In the end, he was beheaded.
Afterwards, someone found evidence and sued Fang Zheng.
The dog emperor was so angry that he searched and confiscated Fang's house.
She remembered that Fang Zheng's family were all snobs, and his wife, Fang, was even more talkative.
She would look down upon anyone with a higher status than her and praise those wives of officials to the sky.
However, she disdained to associate with those who were of lower status than her, and even deliberately picked trouble and severely bullied other women.
Not only did they insult people, they also beat them directly.
The women who were beaten could only swallow their anger because their husbands held lower official positions than Fang.
In short, this person is not only mean-spirited, but also accustomed to putting down the powerful and praising the weak.
Feng Jiuyan was too lazy to pay attention to her. She didn't want to waste her precious time on someone she didn't care about.
That's just not worth it.
As long as Fang didn't do anything to her and her family, she wouldn't bother to care.
She took the things from the postman and asked, "Sir, how much silver do you need for these?"
"Hehe, two taels of silver."
"What! Two taels of silver!!!"
Before Feng Jiuyan could reply, Fang raised her voice and shouted.
Fang was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick. She was furious, "Sir, please don't go too far! Why does it cost us five taels of silver for half a catty of rotten pork! But she, she only needs two taels of silver for two catties of goose meat and a catty of vegetables! And they are still fresh!" As she spoke, she pointed with two fingers.
Feng Jiuyan raised her eyebrows and ignored Fang.
Although the price is a little higher than the usual vegetable price, it is better than Fang and others spending a lot of money to buy stale goods.
What's more, the postman had already given her a very favorable price.
She knew that the reason why it was so cheap was because of Meng Liang's face.
Feng Jiuyan sighed inwardly, wow, even though Meng Liang was a good-for-nothing, at least he was still somewhat useful.
It is Meng Liang's honor to be used by her.
Feng Jiuyan paid the postman neatly and said deliberately, "Tsk, it's good to have a big tree to lean on."
After saying that, he glanced at Fang.
Fang was not happy with it. "Bah, vixen! I think you won the favor of Lord Meng just by your tricks in bed! I think your mother did the same!"
Feng Jiuyan said nothing, took two steps at a time, raised his hand and slapped Fang hard several times.
"If your mouth can't speak, then cut off your tongue!"
Fang covered her slapped cheek and wanted to curse in retaliation, but she was frightened by Feng Jiuyan's cold gaze.
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