Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 55
She usually buys most of the vegetables at home. After years of accumulation, she doesn't need to weigh a catty of vegetables.One kind comes in bundles of one catty, and the other kind comes in bundles of half a catty. The latter is for those families who want to try something new and don’t have much money to spare, such as hers.

The bundled leeks were neatly arranged by her on the trolley. Looking from afar, they were all green and eye-catching.

A group of big men next to them were also working on the stall. In addition to bringing a lot of livestock, they also brought a wooden table. At this time, they were putting chopping boards and knives for chopping meat on the table. How do you sell leeks?"

"Ten cents a catty." Wen Shu thought for a while.

"Yo, that's not cheap."

Wen Shu smiled awkwardly: "Uncle was joking, leeks are hard to come by at this time of year, my relatives told me so, I dare not sell less." Then he turned his eyes and said: "But if uncle likes to eat , I can send two bundles, thank you for making room for me." As he said, he immediately handed over two bundles of leeks that weighed a catty from the trolley.

However, the uncle refused and waved his hand: "No, no, I don't like this stuff, you can keep it for yourself."

If he didn't accept it, Wen Shu felt even more uneasy. If he accepted it, he could still say that he just wanted to take advantage of her by keeping her, and asked her to eat two bundles of vegetables.

But he didn't accept it, either because he was a really kind person, or he had bigger ideas!

While feeling uneasy, a woman with a bamboo basket came over from the opposite side. Seeing the leeks, her eyes lit up slightly, and then she took a look at Wen Shu and asked, "How do you sell these leeks?"

"A bundle of ten coins."

"Oh, it's so expensive!" The woman exclaimed, she didn't want to buy it, but she saw that the leeks were shiny and fresh, and then remembered that the children at home loved it, and she was reluctant to leave, so she picked it up twice and said: "It's cheap." I’ll buy a catty and take it home.”

Wen Shu thought for a while, then nodded: "Sure, then give my sister-in-law a penny, but no one else will come."

When the woman heard this, she felt that she was being respected, so she couldn't negotiate the price anymore, so she nodded, picked a bunch of leeks and left.

As time passed by, the flow of people in Wushu Temple increased. Wenshu's small vegetable stall was originally located in a good location, but soon it was full of people.

Everyone, you make one bundle, and I have half a catty. In less than two quarters of an hour, nearly a hundred bundles of leeks are almost sold out. When Wen Shu was busy, Wen Shu didn't even have time to bundle the vegetables, so Brother Xiao who was at the side took the time to come over to help.

After all this, Wen Shu finally confirmed that she had really met a kind person. The Xiao family brother was just like her father, with a disgusting and kind face.

Of course, her stall is booming, and the meat stalls next to her are also well-fed. After all, meat is bought everywhere. As long as the price is fair, people are still willing to buy it nearby.

When there were only two or three handfuls of her dishes left, Xiao's meat was almost sold out. Seeing that there were still two unsold lamb spines on the stall, Wen Shu wanted to buy them.

Firstly, he wanted to take care of the Xiao brothers' business, which was considered a small reward. Secondly, he really wanted to study the method of the sheep vertebrae.

It is said that there was a Su University scholar in the court who tried to make sheep vertebrae when it was released. It is said that the taste is very delicious. Although she didn't know the specific method, she bought it back and studied it.

When Master Xiao saw her buying it, he said that it was two cents cheaper than others. Wen Shu shook his hands repeatedly. The price of this sheep vertebra was not high at all, ten cents a catty, and if it was less than two cents, it was really cheaper than her leeks.

She has accepted the love of the Xiao brothers today, so how can she take advantage of others!
After a while of evasion, she finally bought the two pieces of sheep vertebrae at the price of eight cents because the Xiao family brothers accepted her two bundles of leeks first.

After sending two bundles of leeks to the Xiao family brothers, there was only a handful of leeks left on Wenshu's stall. She didn't plan to sell the last handful of leeks. Anyway, she wanted to eat them at home, so she collected the pocket stools and other things immediately. As soon as he received it, he greeted the Xiao brothers.

The Xiao family was also cleaning up the stalls. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "We are going back too. If you still have vegetables to sell in the future, little lady, just come here, and I will make room for you."

Wen Shu responded with a smile, thanked them again, and waved goodbye to them.

Along the way, she was agitated in her heart, thinking that if her father came home earlier than her, she would have to find some excuse to get over it.

Fortunately, God treated her well. When she trotted home with the cart, the courtyard door was still closed.

With the sound of firecrackers a year old, the spring breeze sent warmth to Tusu.

Thousands of families always exchange new peaches for old ones.

As night fell, the sound of firecrackers sounded all over the city one after another, mixed with the smoke rising from thousands of households, and the city of Tokyo was shrouded in smoke.

Since most of the houses in the city are flammable, the Military Patrol Academy did not dare to be negligent, and set up a sentry every [-] steps to monitor the surrounding movement at all times. Once sparks were found, they would be extinguished as soon as possible to prevent the fire from expanding and costing people and money.

At this moment, a sentinel on Xizi Street was smelling the fragrance of food from various houses, while watching vigilantly at the naughty boy not far away with a firecracker in his hand.

In the Wen Family Courtyard, Wen Shu put the last dish on a plate, then took off his apron and brought the dish to the main room with the newly dressed Wen Tai.

The food is ready, and it stands to reason that it is time to worship the ancestors, but the Wen family has never worshiped the ancestors. The only tablets placed in the family are her deceased mother and her brother who died young.

Wen Shu put two sticks of incense on them, bowed three times and offered Hoto (hand-rolled noodles) before inviting her father to sit down and eat.

Wen Tai stared at the memorial tablet for a long time before sitting down. Wen Shu poured him a glass of Tusu wine and poured another glass for himself, then raised his glass and said, "In the new year, I wish daddy good health and a long life." Hundred years old."

Wen Tai smiled, raised his glass and touched her: "Then I wish you to find a good husband, a happy husband and wife, and a smooth life."

"If you want me to marry, daddy has to marry a bride first." Wen Shu said, taking a sip of his wine.

"Just talk!" Wen Tai's face was a little stiff.

Wen Shu was not afraid at all, pouted and said: "Where did I mess up, it's what it is, my mother has passed away for more than ten years, these years you have been a father and a mother to bring me up, the one across the street when I was young Widow Wang hinted several times that she wanted to be my stepmother. You were afraid that your stepmother would treat me badly if she came in, so she refused. And in order not to damage my reputation, she didn't even accept a single apprentice. Seeing that you are getting older and older As I grow older, if I don't have someone to take care of me in the future, I can safely marry."

"What nonsense, your father and I are still young, halfway from seventy-eighty and immobile, you can rest assured that the one who will marry you is." Wen Tai shook his head and laughed.

"I don't. Anyway, Dad doesn't marry a bride, and I will never marry anyone, so before you tell me about the marriage, you should also pay attention to your own life." As she said, she rolled her eyes and smiled: "Why don't you marry me?" I'll talk to Mrs. Li one day, and ask her to show you one?"

"It's not big or small, it's not your turn to worry about dad's business."

(End of this chapter)