After she finished speaking, she looked at Chi Dongyi's wife in the crowd.
"Aunt Guihua, you know the prices of everything in Xiaoyu's shop."
If someone comes to buy something, could you keep an eye on things for them?
I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back!
Chi Dongyi's wife is several years younger than him; she's not even sixty yet.
She was considered one of the longest-lived women in Chijia'ao.
She also felt great pain for the fish in the pond.
Ever since this general store opened, she has made sure to come and stay for a while every day.
Apart from Chi Yu and a few others who regularly look after the shop, no one knows the prices of the items in the general store better than her.
Entrusted with an important task, she was not timid at all, but simply nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, you can rest assured that I'll take care of the shop."
Wang Qiaoya watched helplessly as her future mother-in-law passed away.
This made her feel uneasy and uncomfortable.
"Brother Qing, I..."
Chi Qing noticed her awkwardness and said:
"My aunt isn't here right now; she's probably busy. Qiaoya, why don't you go to the kitchen and help boil some water?"
"good!"
Whether it's for my aunt or for everyone in the shop to drink.
For Wang Qiaoya, having something to do is better than having nothing at all.
She didn't recognize anyone in the shop.
She felt very uncomfortable under the scrutinizing gazes of everyone.
So, without even asking where the kitchen was, she left the grocery store and headed into the house.
Just as Chi Qing came out and was about to tell her where the kitchen was, his mother rushed back in a flurry.
She didn't come in; she just stood at the doorway and waved to Wang Qiaoya.
"Qiaoya, come with me!"
When Wang Qiaoya heard her future mother-in-law calling her, she immediately ran happily towards the door.
"Hey, Auntie, I'm here!"
When Huang Dani and the others arrived, they took her hand and led her outside.
"It was my oversight just now; I forgot that you would feel uneasy since you're new here."
Your aunt's going out doesn't mean she has any ill intentions towards you or your family.
I just remembered the tofu and other things your aunt had asked your third aunt to make.
It's rare to have someone come to collect vegetables and charcoal this time. I think your third aunt and her family make a lot of frozen tofu and dried bean curd sticks.
I'd like to ask if Madam Zheng would accept it.
If we buy it, we can make a profit before the New Year.
If you won't accept it, then we'll keep it and eat it ourselves!
Wang Qiaoya's lunch consisted of stir-fried dried bean curd with pork and tofu and cabbage soup.
She thought it tasted delicious and replied, "Don't worry, Auntie, our stuff is all good quality. That important person will definitely want it."
Huang Dani patted her hand lightly, then asked, "Did your family pay the head tax this time?"
Wang Qiaoya pursed her lips, then said helplessly:
“Auntie, our Wangwanli is different from Chijia’ao.”
We own land, and this time, our family will have to pay not only the poll tax but also the land tax.
This land tax had to be paid in grain.
On our way here, my aunt asked the constables if we could pay with silver.
The officials said that the year was unusual and they couldn't use all silver; they needed grain instead.
Grain accounted for about 60%, and silver accounted for about 40%.
I brought all the rice and flour that my family bought with me this time.
It's not grown in the fields; it's all bought coarse grains and flour. This means we'll have to pay even more, and my grandmother can't bear to part with it..."
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