"Sister, what was that you just made?"
As soon as they stepped out of the blacksmith's shop, Zhihua asked curiously, her curiosity practically itching to answer!
Zhiyin chuckled and gently pinched her little nose. "You'll see in a couple of days, it's a good thing!"
"good!"
Zhihua nodded obediently.
Zhiyin then took Zhihua to stroll through the market, pondering what food to make for tomorrow.
Suddenly, when she saw someone selling fish, her eyes lit up instantly.
She immediately had an idea to make a spicy boiled fish dish, which she hadn't had in a long time and was really craving.
Of course, buying it is out of the question!
She remembered there was a river next to the village, and there should be fish in it. She could catch them herself for free!
Having made up her mind, and thinking about how she could sell breakfast after the food cart was ready, she immediately went to the grocery store and bought two bushels of glutinous rice.
Glutinous rice is available here, but it is generally more expensive than regular brown rice.
Ordinary brown rice costs 20 wen per dou, and one dou is ten jin.
Glutinous rice, on the other hand, costs 25 coins per dou!
Zhiyin felt it was acceptable and didn't buy too much, fearing that these people wouldn't be used to the taste, so she planned to buy a small amount to test the waters first.
Soon she bought bean sprouts, shredded tofu, peanuts, cabbage, radishes, and so on...
These prices were alright, only ten coins per pound, and the total cost was only about 150 coins.
"Drawing, do you want some candied hawthorn and sesame balls? I'll buy them for you, okay?"
Zhiyin smiled as she looked at the candied hawthorns being sold by the roadside, then looked at Zhihua and bought some as she spoke.
Soon, the two began their journey home while eating.
"Sister, the candied hawthorn is a bit sour, it doesn't taste good!"
Zhihua said with a hint of disdain as she ate.
"Haha, you can't eat sour food while you're drawing? I think it tastes great, it's sour and refreshing!"
Zhiyin joked that she could accept it, since sugar was a bit expensive in ancient times, so these candied hawthorns were not like modern ones, which are heavily processed and have sugar added, and were purely the original flavor of hawthorns.
Soon, the two chatted and ate, and time flew by.
They soon arrived at the village.
However, as soon as she entered the village, Zhiyin felt that many villagers on the road seemed to be looking at her with disdain and a little disgust in their eyes.
He even kept muttering to her in a low voice, clearly not holding back any good intentions!
Zhiyin immediately frowned, not understanding what was wrong.
But it's obvious that nothing good is coming from here.
Even though she had some suspicions, she didn't want to lose her temper before she knew the full story, so she remained silent and tried her best to suppress her anger.
"Yinyin, no wonder you were willing to sever ties with us, it turns out you've climbed up to a new, higher branch!"
The aunt was jealous for a moment, then looked at her with disdain and said.
"It's fortunate that we've severed ties, otherwise how could our old Zhi family afford to lose face like this! If I were you, I'd rather just hang myself from a crooked tree than be despised by everyone."
A few minutes later, looking at her aunt who was standing in front of her, blocking the carriage and making tsk-tsk noises, with a malicious and disgusting expression, Zhiyin finally learned everything from her.
It turns out that early this morning, rumors started circulating in the village that Zhiyin suddenly had a mule cart because she had hooked up with a wealthy old man in town, which was why she was leaving early and returning late every day.
They also said that she didn't look like a girl from a respectable family.
"Wow, it's so good to be young!"
Seeing Zhiyin's dark expression, Auntie was secretly overjoyed.
Seeing that she ignored him, he continued.
Although her aunt's expression was one of disdain when she said this, she was actually very jealous and envious.
After all, he's a rich man! If I were to marry him and become his concubine, wouldn't I be set for life?
Zhiyin couldn't stand it anymore and was furious. She knew almost instantly who had spread the rumor.
It's definitely related to Granny Xu!
Otherwise, why would such detailed rumors spread the day after she had just scolded her?
What's more, she's known as the village's most gossipy person.
"Oh…"
Zhiyin's eyes instantly turned cold. Looking at her incessantly chattering aunt, she leaped forward and kicked her away before she could react.
"roll!"
"What, are you jealous? If you're so capable, why don't you go for it? Do you think you're too old and past your prime, so you're no longer competitive?"
"Does my uncle know you have this idea? If he did, he'd beat you to a pulp!"
"You...you're talking nonsense! I never had such thoughts!"
Auntie rubbed her stomach, which had been kicked, and her buttocks, which had hit the ground when she fell, in pain, looking both guilty and angry.
"Hmph, I'm talking nonsense? If you dare to act arrogantly in front of me again, I'll tell my so-called grandmother, and she'll beat you to death!"
"I...I..."
"What do you mean, 'you'? Get the hell out of here! I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
Having said that, he made a gesture as if to raise his hand to strike.
"You...you...you shrew..."
Auntie stared wide-eyed in disbelief, as if she was about to say something.
But the next second, a dagger grazed her cheek.
She was so frightened she didn't dare breathe. In her extreme fear, she almost forgot the pain in her buttocks, and kept waving her hands with an awkward laugh, "Hehe, just kidding, I'm leaving, I'm leaving..."
Having said that, he hurriedly covered his backside, covered in dust, turned around, and ran away as fast as he could, as if his life depended on it.
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