Daya looked at Li Yan disapprovingly, but her little cousin was very excited. He understood that his second sister was going to buy fabrics and make new clothes for the whole family!
Li Yan took a few more pieces of cloth and asked Daya to help her choose. Seeing that Li Yan seemed determined to buy the cloth, she had no choice but to pick two colors: crimson purple and bean green.
After selecting the fabric, Li Yan handed it back.
Madam Zhou took the cloth and smiled, praising the two men for their good taste.
Li Yan smiled and asked, "How much are these materials worth in total?"
As Madam Zhou packed the things neatly, she quickly calculated in her head, "These cloths are worth one tael and two qian of silver. After deducting the one hundred and eight wen for the handkerchief you gave me, you can give me another one tael and ninety wen!"
Li Yan took out her purse from her bosom and paid the money promptly!
Madam Zhou took the money with a smile and said to Li Yan generously, "I have a small bag of rags here. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you!"
Without waiting for Li Yan to answer, Daya answered immediately: "I don't mind, I don't mind." Are you kidding? How could she mind? This scrap of cloth can not only be used to make shoe soles, but also to mend clothes.
After buying the cloth, Li Yan discussed with Mrs. Zhou and decided to put the cloth here first. They decided to go to the meat stall again and buy some meat to take back.
Madam Zhou readily agreed, and Li Yan and her companions of three went to the butcher shop again.
When the three of them arrived at Zhu the butcher, there was only some lean meat left on the stall that no one wanted to buy.
Butcher Zhu said to Li Yan, "These are the lean meats left. If you want them, I'll charge you ten cents per pound!"
Li Yan nodded quickly to indicate that she wanted to buy it.
Butcher Zhu happily weighed the meat, which was exactly five pounds and three ounces. He waved his hand and took out the change, asking Li Yan to pay only fifty cents.
After paying, Li Yan took the meat and led the two to the grocery store to prepare to take some vegetable seeds back.
I can now grow some vegetables in my backyard. Now that we have separated, it is not good to always go to the Wu family to get vegetables.
When the three of them arrived at the grocery store, they saw all kinds of goods on the shelves. Maomao looked around curiously. Li Yan walked around the grocery store and found Sichuan pepper in a corner. She was very surprised.
Seeing the little girl standing in front of the peppercorns with a silly smile, the waiter asked curiously, "This thing was purchased from a caravan coming from the south. They said it's a medicinal herb, so the shopkeeper put half a basket of it here. Do you know what this thing is?"
Li Yan was delighted and said to the waiter, "I've seen this in a book. How much is it? I want to buy it!"
The young man was delighted. This thing had been sitting here for over a month with no one interested in it. The shopkeeper was just wondering what to do with it. Now, the young man said, "How much do you want, young lady? If you want all of this, take all for fifty cents!"
Li Yan was delighted to hear him say this, but a hint of hesitation appeared on her face. At this time, Daya also tugged at Li Yan's sleeve and shook her head.
The boy was afraid that the girl would not buy it because it was too expensive, so he quickly explained: "We really are not making any profit at this price, we really can't go any lower!" He said this with an anxious look on his face.
Li Yan stopped teasing and gave Daya a soothing look. She said to the waiter, "I want all of these. Can you also get me some radish and cabbage seeds?"
After hearing what he said, the young man immediately took action. While packing, he diligently recommended other things to Li Yan.
Daya was worried that Li Yan would buy more things, so she quickly advised: "We have so many things that we may not be able to take them all!"
After hearing what Daya said, the young man didn't bother to argue. He packed the things and handed them to Li Yan: "A total of sixty coins, young lady."
Li Yan took out her purse from her bosom, counted out sixty copper coins and handed them to the clerk, took the package, and led the two of them out of the grocery store.
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