"Madam, this is a small business, so we can't offer such a large discount normally."
"Consider this a way of making friends today. I'll sell it to you now, but the discount won't be this much next time."
The shopkeeper glanced at Wei Yuyan and agreed to give her a discount.
"Thank you, shopkeeper. I will come to buy from you every month from now on. Please help me take it to the oxcart outside."
Wei Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he agreed, otherwise she might have had to buy one less kilogram of rice.
He took off the money bag, emptied all the money out, and then Ah Fu quickly went to count it.
Another worker weighed out the flour and rice and helped load them onto the oxcart.
"Please take care, Madam."
"Ah Fu, do you know why I gave this lady such a big discount today?"
The shopkeeper sat down and picked up his teacup.
"have no idea".
Afu shook his head, puzzled.
"This lady sells steamed buns at the market, so she needs to buy flour every month."
I just want to get to know her so that we can sell a few dozen more kilograms of flour each month.
I just told her that there won't be such a big discount next time.
"We'll earn less today because that's all the money she brought."
Two days ago, when the shopkeeper went to the market to eat noodles in the morning, Wei Yuyan's steamed bun shop was doing exceptionally well.
He glanced at it and saw Wei Yuyan's face; he recognized her at a glance today.
Who knows, this lady might even open a steamed bun shop in the future, which would require even more white flour.
"So that's how it is."
Afu scratched his head.
"Brother Zhang, is there anything else you want to buy? If not, you can go back now."
Looking at the three bags of grain, Wei Yuyan felt a great sense of security.
"I didn't buy anything, let's go home."
Brother Zhang turned the oxcart around and headed towards the town gate.
Unexpectedly, Liu Cuifang, who was shopping with Sun Wei, witnessed the whole scene.
"Miss Liu? Miss Liu?"
Sun Wei noticed that Liu Cuifang was staring blankly at an oxcart, so he couldn't help but call out to her.
"Huh? Oh, sorry, those people are from my village, I just glanced at them a few times."
Liu Cuifang came to her senses.
"It's okay. I just asked if you wanted candied hawthorn berries. I'll buy you one."
Sun Wei pointed to the candied hawthorn vendor by the roadside.
"Okay, thank you. I haven't eaten here for days."
Liu Cuifang didn't stand on ceremony with Sun Wei; she just wanted to see if this man was willing to spend money on her.
"Here, let's sit over here for a bit. There's a pavilion here."
Sun Wei quickly bought two candied hawthorns, handed one to Liu Cuifang, and took her to the riverbank.
"Thank you~".
Liu Cuifang followed Sun Wei slowly.
"Miss Liu, your sister said you're going home tomorrow, to the countryside?"
Sun Wei looked at Liu Cuifang tenderly.
"Yes, I live in the countryside and haven't been home to see my parents for several days. I want to go back and see them, so I'll go back this afternoon."
Liu Cuifang noticed that Sun Wei was staring at her, and she touched her hair somewhat uncomfortably.
"You're so filial. There are mountains where you live, right? When I was little, I loved going to the mountain behind my grandma's house to catch birds and roast them. Have you ever tried it?"
Sun Wei reminisced about his carefree childhood.
“I’ve eaten it. My brother grilled it. Later, my brother got married and started his own family, and he didn’t have time to go wild with us anymore.”
Liu Cuifang chatted absentmindedly.
"Can I come find you when I'm resting? I'll take you to catch some birds."
Sun Wei had a good impression of Liu Cuifang; she was good-looking, had no children, wasn't pretentious, and was effective with him.
"Sure, won't your parents say anything?"
Liu Cuifang was trying to probe him.
"My parents are very busy and never care where I go."
Sun Wei's parents both worked as cooks in wealthy households, and they basically had no time to rest.
They are especially busy during holidays, but they have quite a lot of savings.
"Okay, then come and play when you have time. We have pheasants and rabbits on the mountain, let's go catch them together."
Hearing that he was capable of making his own decisions and had his own opinions, Liu Cuifang became even more satisfied with him.
"How about I take you back this afternoon? Our clinic has a carriage that I can use."
Sun Wei was a little excited. The fact that Miss Liu agreed to let him go to visit her meant that she had feelings for him.
"Thank you, but no need. My cousin said she'd take me home today."
Liu Cuifang gave Sun Wei a tender look, which made his heart flutter.
"Alright then, I wonder how long it will be before I see you again."
Sun Wei made no attempt to hide his feelings for her.
Liu Cuifang blushed shyly and looked to the side.
"Cuifang is back, but where is Xiaosun?"
Juan was cleaning at home when she saw Cuifang return. She immediately went up to ask about the progress of their relationship.
"Cousin, he's gone back."
Cuifang responded with a smile, holding a candied hawthorn in her hand, and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Really? How was it today? Tell your cousin about it."
Sister Juan pulled Cui Fang down to sit, ready to have a good chat with her.
“Sun Wei is a good guy. He bought me candied hawthorns and offered to take me home in the afternoon, but I told him I didn’t need him to take me.”
We chatted for a bit, and he said he would come to the village to see me when he had time. I think he must be satisfied with me!
Liu Cuifang felt that Sun Wei's words were quite obvious; he had designs on her.
"Hmm, not bad. From what you've said, he must have taken a liking to you too. In that case, why not strike while the iron is hot?"
Sister Juan hoped that Cuifang could stay a little longer so that they could confirm their relationship before discussing anything else.
"Cousin, I think these things can't be rushed. I'll go home this time and ask my parents for their opinions and let them give their advice."
Liu Cuifang really didn't want to live here anymore, and she didn't want to see Xiao Fei again.
"Alright then, I'll take you home this afternoon."
Seeing this, Juan'er assumed that Liu Cuifang was homesick, so she agreed.
"Sister-in-law, here, forty-five coins for you."
Xiuhua and her husband took Wei Yuyan home and helped her unload all her belongings. Then Xiuhua was about to give her the money for the jar.
"No need, Sister Xiuhua, this month's wages are enough to cover it."
This month, Sister-in-law Xiuhua has already helped out for three days. There's one more market day left this month, which means it will be the fourth market day.
"You're still short five coins. Here's five coins for you."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law opened the money bag.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, there's no need for us to be so polite. Consider this five coins as a bonus, no need to pay it back, go back now."
Wei Yuyan refused to accept the money, tied Xiuhua's money bag tightly, and told her to go back quickly.
"Really, sister-in-law, I dare not go shopping with you next time."
It was somewhat amusing that Sister-in-law Xiuhua was kicked out.
"Let's talk about next time next time."
Wei Yuyan went to wash the jar.
"Sister-in-law, is all this wheat flour?"
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