"Big brother, wait here for me. I'll go buy ingredients and prepare food for tomorrow morning!"
She didn't want Tian Da to come along, otherwise she wouldn't be able to summon Fei Wangwang, so she could only temporarily leave him here.
"Do you have a lot of stuff? I can come with you and help you carry some."
"No need, it's easy to carry the donkey. You wait here for me, I'll come find you after I buy it!"
"good!"
Tian Da agreed verbally, handing the donkey reins to Tian Sangui. Seeing that she was driving the donkey cart quite steadily, he felt at ease and squatted down to wait for her.
After passing through several deserted alleys, she quickly called out Fei Wangwang, took out thirty catties of Chinese cabbage and put it in the car, then bought a piece of burlap to cover the Chinese cabbage so as not to attract the attention of passers-by and avoid having to explain herself.
After finishing, she went straight to the general store. The shop assistant at the door saw her from afar and was waiting at the door with a smile.
"Girl, are you here to buy jars again today?"
"No, I'm here to buy steamer baskets. Do you have any, Uncle?"
"There are plenty, come in and choose one!"
After exchanging a few words with the waiter, he followed him into the shop.
The waiter led her straight to a row of shelves at the back, where the floor was covered with bamboo products of various sizes.
"Girl, which one do you need?"
"Yes, the big ones, the biggest kind. I want twenty of them, and also a big iron pot."
Tian Sangui pointed to the very back and said.
The waiter responded verbally and hurriedly crawled behind to pick up the steamer basket and went to the aisle.
Is it the same iron pot as yesterday?
"right!"
"Wait here, it's in the backyard, I'll go get it for you!"
Xiao Er hurriedly slipped to the backyard, while Tian Sangui waited for him at the door, watching the donkey.
Before long, a large iron pot appeared before us, identical to the one we bought yesterday.
"How much?"
"The iron pot costs fifty coins, ten steamer baskets cost twenty coins, totaling forty coins, for a total of ninety coins!"
"Can't you make it any cheaper?"
Upon hearing this, the waiter frowned and said, "Girl, I'm in a business with low profit margins. You have to make sure I have a full meal!"
Tian Sangui listened to his complaints but didn't want to say much. Merchants' words are deceitful, and it wasn't too expensive, anyway.
"Here, ninety coins, count them!"
"Alright, that's settled!"
The waiter, seeing the money, became greedy and started counting it on the counter.
Tian Sangui thought that these things were all made of bamboo, and Tian Laosi and Tian Da should be able to make them too. Instead of wasting money, it would be more practical to buy some tools.
"Second Uncle, do you have any tools like machetes here?"
"Huh? You're going to use this to make something?"
Xiao Er's heart skipped a beat. He wondered if he had asked for too much money and offended the girl, and then he bought a cleaver to take home and have his family make it.
"Those are only available in blacksmith shops, I don't have any of those things here!"
I may think about it, but I still have to give an answer.
"Oh, okay, the blacksmith's shop is..."
Tian Sangui looked at the waiter, whose face was drooping, and asked him to give him directions.
The waiter hesitated, but still obediently pointed out the way to the blacksmith's shop.
"Thank you, Uncle. I'll be going now. I'll come back if I need anything later!"
In short, he dispelled the gloom in the waiter's heart, and diligently helped her carry the things onto the donkey cart, tying them securely with hemp rope.
We bought plenty of rice and noodles along the way, and when we arrived at the meat stall again, the owner was still as lazy as ever.
"Oh, girl, you're here. Did you enjoy the meat yesterday? How about two pounds today?"
Two more pounds. Although she made money, she still couldn't afford it, so she pointed directly at the pork intestines.
"Uncle, you've misunderstood. I'm here to collect your unwanted pig offal!"
"Huh? This thing?"
How can it be good? It doesn't smell like meat at all. Yesterday I said it was for feeding the chickens, but he didn't believe me. Who feeds chickens only this stuff? This girl is far from good at eating.
"Here, take it. Give it to whoever you think is fair. It just attracts flies if you leave it there!"
Tian Sangui was delighted; that was exactly what he wanted to hear: "Uncle, can I make a deal with you? From now on, I'll cover all your pig offal for ten coins each, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the butcher thought, "What a great deal! Why not make ten coins if I can't earn them?" and readily agreed.
After buying the materials, we headed straight to the blacksmith's shop.
"Clang, clang..." As soon as you enter, a wave of heat hits you, and the noise of blacksmithing fills the room, both inside and outside.
Tian Sangui couldn't tell who the manager was, and no one could hear what he was saying, so he had no choice but to go inside alone, which attracted the attention of the craftsmen.
"Hey, hey, hey, is anyone watching their kids? They can't go in there, it's dangerous!"
A man with bare, muscular arms saw her going inside, so he quickly put down his hammer, grabbed Tian Sangui, and started yelling.
He left her outside, glared at her, and turned to continue working, but was stopped by Tian Sangui.
"Uncle, um, I'm here to buy something!"
It turns out it was a business opportunity, but why is it a girl?
"what are you looking for?"
"I want to buy a machete, all those tools used to clean the bamboo basket, I want to buy them all!"
The big-eyed man grinned and said, "Haha, okay, you wait. If you don't buy it when I take it out, I'll beat you up!"
He was about to throw a punch at her as a warning.
He was just teasing her because he thought she was young and he was afraid she wouldn't keep her word.
The blacksmiths are all very busy, always rushing to finish their work. If a clueless little kid tries to amuse them, who wouldn't be furious?
"Hey, these are all made of good iron. There are five knives of various sizes, five iron hooks of various sizes, and five grinding tools of various sizes. A set will cost sixty coins, not a single coin less!"
The big-eyed man threw the metal tools on the ground, pointed to the knife, gave a brief introduction, and quoted a price, looking extremely arrogant.
Tian Sangui naturally knew that iron had always been an expensive commodity in ancient times.
These tools look complete, so sixty coins isn't a bad deal.
"Okay, I'll take it. If the metal parts are worn, you can polish and repair them?"
It's good to ask about some details to avoid being denied payment later.
"Of course, my century-old shop wouldn't cheat a kid like you. If it doesn't work when you get back, just bring it back and exchange it for a new one!"
Seeing how readily he agreed, Tian Sangui paid the money without hesitation.
Having bought everything, she led the donkey to find Tian Da.
"Big brother!"
Tian Da was squatting on the ground, almost asleep, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice calling him. He was jolted awake and saw Tian Sangui waving at him with a cart full of things.
"Little sister, why did you buy so much stuff? What is all this?"
Tian Da pointed to the Chinese cabbage and asked her.
"This is a Chinese cabbage, it's very useful to me. Let's go home first, we'll be busy today!"
It was too complicated to explain in a short time, so she decided to go home first. She asked Tian Da to watch the donkey cart while she went into the construction site to find Tian Lao Si. After giving him a few instructions, she and Tian Da headed home together.
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