Chapter 14 Trading
"Eat quickly. A pregnant woman cannot be hungry. There is still a baby in her belly." Jiang Cuihua felt sorry for her daughter.
Liu Yinyin has been pregnant for more than four months. Although her pregnancy is already noticeable, she has not gained any weight except for her belly.
If you look at her from behind, you can't tell that she is a pregnant woman.
It smelled strangely fragrant. When Liu Yinyin opened it, she found that it was actually scallion cake made of white flour.
White flour is a fine grain. She remembered that there were only a few kilograms of white flour in the family. In previous years, white flour was saved for the New Year and other festivals.
"Mom, you should eat it." Liu Yinyin had no shortage of white flour, so there was no reason for her to snatch fine grains from the Liu family.
"Just eat when I tell you to. Why are you being polite to your mother?" Jiang Cuihua glared at her.
Liu Yinyin refused, and it was not nice to push and shove each other on the road, so they both ended up eating half a cake each.
Liujia Village belongs to Wangou Township, which has a total of twelve villages.
The fair was held near the township government, and people from several surrounding villages came to participate.
Liujia Village is far away. When Liu Yinyin and her friends arrived, it was already late and the market was bustling with people.
There are small stalls on both sides of the road, and most of the items sold are food and daily necessities for the villagers' families.
There are agricultural and sideline products such as eggs, green vegetables, mung beans, peanuts, as well as rice wine, soy sauce, and white vinegar brewed by the villagers themselves...
Straw hats made of stalks, shoes made of knitted mulberry cloth, winnowing baskets made of bamboo...
There are many kinds of things.
After walking for a while, they finally found an empty seat.
Liu Mingyuan quickly pulled the cart over and took a good position.
Bring out the magical tofu, place the bowls, spoons and sugar, and wait for business to start.
It was hot at the moment, so Liu Yinyin scooped a piece of the tofu, mixed it with sugar, and handed it to Jiang Cuihua: "Mom, drink some to cool down first."
"I don't want to eat it, so I should keep it and sell it." Jiang Cuihua was used to being frugal. She had already tasted it yesterday, so how could she bear to eat it today?
Liu Yinyin blinked and said, "Mom, eat it. If you eat it, more business will come to you."
It is probably the first time for others to see the magical tofu. Why don’t they try it to attract other people’s attention?
Jiang Cuihua suddenly understood what was going on after hearing this. She stopped being polite and started eating with big mouthfuls of the bowl.
I have to say, the magical tofu is really suitable for eating on such a hot day. It is cool and makes people feel refreshed after eating it.
"Sister, what are you eating?" someone came over and asked.
Jiang Cuihua's eyes lit up, and she immediately became very energetic and said, "We made this magical tofu ourselves. Sister, would you like to have a bowl? It's very refreshing and can cool you down!"
"Is it delicious? How much do you sell it for?" the man asked again.
"It must be delicious, and they even add a spoonful of sugar." Jiang Cuihua sneered, "Two cents for such a big bowl, you can exchange it for an egg or something similar."
"Then give me a bowl." The woman took out an egg in exchange.
"Okay, it will be done right away." Jiang Cuihua said with a grin.
These days, food always attracts attention.
When some people saw that there was food being exchanged, they all came forward to inquire.
The Shenxian Tofu is not expensive, and it is something they have never eaten before, so many people are willing to try it.
For a while, the business of Shenxian Tofu was extremely busy.
Liu Yinyin helped watch from the side.
Some people buy directly with money, while others exchange things for them. As long as both parties think it is reasonable, the transaction is complete.
After about two hours, several wooden basins of Shenxian Tofu were sold out.
Liu Yinyin had been keeping an eye on the business at the stall. If she calculated correctly, she had sold a total of seventy-eight bowls of the magical tofu today.
After selling the magical tofu, a few people sorted out the things they got in exchange.
Seventy-eight bowls of delicious tofu were exchanged for 40 cents, 21 eggs, 2 pounds of green beans, and 5 pounds of dried sweet potatoes.
There are also corn grits, potatoes, red beans and so on, but the quantities are not large, just a few pounds.
After selling the magical tofu, Jiang Cuihua took the eggs she had brought to the market to exchange for other things, such as rapeseed oil, soy sauce, and vinegar for her family. She would exchange for whatever she needed.
Liu Yinyin walked around with Jiang Cuihua and was quite tempted by the things she saw, but she didn't buy anything as she didn't have much money, so she decided to pay directly through the system.
Only after Jiang Cuihua exchanged the last egg for a few winter melon candies did they prepare to go home.
There are a lot of miscellaneous things on the cart, and it is not as light as when we came here.
In addition, the sun was very high at this time, and pregnant women already had hot body. Liu Yinyin was wearing a straw hat and was sweating profusely.
"Oh no." Jiang Cuihua regretted, "I should have known not to let you come over."
She and her third son were also busy selling the magical tofu.
The girl is pregnant, so she must not get heatstroke.
I don't know what's going on with this damn weather. It hasn't rained yet and it's much hotter than this time of year in previous years.
"I'm fine, just a little hot, not tired." Apart from the heat, Liu Yinyin didn't feel any other discomfort.
Under the scorching sun, they arrived at Liujia Village, and Liu Mingyuan pulled a cart to send Liu Yinyin home first.
When they got home, Jiang Cuihua asked him to move in all the things he had exchanged for the magic tofu today.
Liu Yinyin stopped her and said, "Mom, you and my eldest and third brothers also helped, how can they give everything to me alone? I'll just take some eggs, I don't want anything else."
Jiang Cuihua took a step back and said, "How about this, you can take the eggs and mung beans back to eat, and I'll give you the money.
I'll take the rest. We've contributed a little, and these are enough."
After saying this, they put the things into the house, and Jiang Cuihua and her son drank a bowl of water and left.
Liu Yinyin washed her face with cool water, then sat on a stool with her back propped up to rest. After being in the sun for the whole morning, she just wanted to sit there without moving.
She didn't want to make lunch, so she bought two meat buns and a cup of soy milk from the system.
Liu Yinyin ate her meal, rested for a while, and then went to bed.
Maybe she was really tired, Liu Yinyin slept until the sun went down.
Finally, I was awakened by a series of bangs on the door.
She lives alone and always keeps the door locked whether she is at home or not.
Hearing Liu Xiaoman's call, Liu Yinyin got up and opened the door.
"Aunt." Liu Xiaoman came into the house carrying a heavy wooden barrel. He brought something different this afternoon.
"I caught a lot of big shrimp in the river. Do you want some?"
The so-called large shell shrimp is the lobster.
Crayfish are available these days, but they have large shells and little meat, and they have a strong earthy smell, so the villagers don't eat them much.
Liu Yinyin exclaimed in surprise, "So many?"
A bucket full of lobsters must weigh at least ten kilograms!
Lobster! Liu Yinyin couldn't refuse it. She smiled and said, "I want it!"
There were a total of twelve pounds of lobsters, and Liu Yinyin was a little confused.
According to the previous agreement, she had to give Liu Xiaoman twelve candies for every twelve kilograms of lobster...