farmer's wife

Chapter 33 Market
Xiao Lie accompanied Fu Yan to the market, stopped by to listen to her orders and bought a bunch of miscellaneous things.

Glutinous rice flour, honey, red dates... everything.

They even went out of their way to find a market for selling livestock.

Fu Yan asked around and finally found a farmer.His family specializes in cattle rental and sales, and a dozen or so cows in the family also give birth to calves for sale.

That's exactly what Fu Yan took a fancy to.

Due to the opening of maritime trade in the Li Dynasty, food was abundant.Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc. are all planted.

But Fu Yan had never seen a cow. Even if she asked about it, the farmers at the market waved their hands to express that they had never heard of it.

Cattle... aren't they the ones that plow the fields.What kind of cow is a cow?

Most of the cattle in the field are local breeds of cattle or buffalo.The milk produced by native cows after calving is also edible.

Fu Yan didn't choose anymore.As long as she can find milk, milk is indispensable in her future shop planning.

Milk cannot be stored for a long time and is easily spoiled.Fu Yan negotiated with the farmer and delivered the fresh milk of the day to their home five days later.

Naturally, he would be happy to run for more profitable business.

Shizhou city is mainly divided into east and west cities.The south city is mainly the residence of officials such as the government and the city secretary, while the east is mostly rich households and gentry, so the east city is more prosperous and prosperous, and some high-end restaurants and shops are also located here.

A mother river runs through the northwest of Shizhou, and the water transportation is convenient, so there is a lot of labor required for people to come and go on the wharf.The poor coolies gathered here to live, and the gradually formed West Market was cheaper, but also more chaotic.

Fu Yan went shopping all the way, mainly paying attention to the restaurants, restaurants and pastry shops in Dongshi.

Due to the convenience of water transportation, Shizhou's economy has developed well.As a prefectural city, there are many restaurants in Dongshi.High-end top-level positioning is known as the four major restaurants.Other mid-range restaurants and restaurants are also scattered here and there.

Different cuisines, noodle ingredients, and cooking methods, there are many ways to eat, which shows that the competition is fierce.

On the contrary, pastry shops are scattered and rare.The desserts displayed in these shops are also more common Jiangnan or northern pastries.Come and go, much the same.

After some observation and consideration, Fu Yan had a plan in mind.

She looked at the pile of things in the hands of the two of them, Xiao Lie sweated and sweated a lot.

"Brother Alie, I've read it almost, let's find a place to eat and rest for a while."

It happened that there was a small restaurant not far from them, so they chose it.

The restaurant is small, but the common dishes are not cheap.

Xiao Lie thought it was rare to bring his wife to have a good meal, and planned to order a few dishes, but Fu Yan stretched out his hand to stop him.

Just now when they entered the lobby, Fu Yan paid attention to the dishes on the guests' table.

The taste and color were average, and when some guests left, there was still some food left in the dishes.

Fu Yan looked at it, not boasting, but indeed not as good as her own craftsmanship.

They just fill their stomachs and don't need more.

Fu Yan called Xiao Er, and ordered one or two common signature dishes in the shop, and served more rice for Xiao Lie.

Sitting down, eating and resting, after recovering, Fu Yan made some calculations about today's purchases, and only needed some pens, ink and paper.

"Brother Alie, I have to go to the bookstore again later to buy some pens, ink, paper and books for Ajian. Do you want to buy anything else?"

Xiao Lie shook his head, he sold out the wild things today and was just accompanying Fu Yan, he didn't have anything to buy.

"Buy the Enlightenment "Thousand Character Essay" for Ah Jian, and then buy the famous posters in the pavilion style. Both you and Ah Jian can practice calligraphy." Fu Yan discussed softly.

During these days, Fu Yan not only taught Xiao Jian how to read, but also made up lessons for Xiao Lie in his spare time.

As for this scene of private one-on-one learning...ahem...don't go into details!
Even though Xiao Lie had learned some bits and pieces from his mother when he was young, his handwriting was still bad.If you want to learn, you should practice it.

Seeing that Fu Yan put him in his heart and considered everything seriously for him, Xiao Lie was soaked in sugar water, warm and sweet.

His daughter-in-law supported him, Xiao Lie didn't have the slightest sense of humbleness and anger from being illiterate.

Won't?Just learn!
After the meal, Fu Yan found a bookstore, picked out the books, paper and ink she needed, and didn't stay any longer, returning to the village with Xiao Lie.

Today they bought a lot of things, big and small bags, Xiao Lie still carried them on his back.

The main road to the village must pass through the sun-drying field, and the aunts and mothers-in-law of the village are still sitting under the big banyan tree.

Only this time, Aunt Zhang from the village head's house was also there.

Knowing that their two families are close, those who were close to Cui Xinghua in the past flirted with each other in private.But Cui Xinghua had just been frightened by Sun Changming some time ago, and now Aunt Zhang is sitting in charge, even if she saw the things in Xiao Lie's hand and was envious, she could only suppress her mouth and gnawed silently.

Only dare to curse in a low voice...

Fu Yan, Aunt Zhang and the others greeted her from a distance, so they naturally ignored Cui Xinghua's hidden thoughts and went straight home.

It was getting late, and they had to go up the mountain to take Xiao Jian home.

After entering the courtyard, Xiao Lie handed the small basket containing money to Fu Yan.

Fu Yan took it and carried it directly into their east room, telling them as they walked: "I'll settle the accounts, you sort out the things you bought for Master first, and leave the rest to me later."

Xiao Lie responded without delaying his cleaning up.

easy thing.

He first took out the meat buns and rice wine that he bought for Master, and moved the rest to everyone.

When Xiao Lie brought the last pen, ink and book into the east room, Fu Yan also stopped writing the book.

Fu Yan beckoned, and when Xiao Lie came to her, she handed him a small note.

The quantity, unit price and total price of Sun Changming's goods were written concisely and clearly on the note.

Fu Yan pointed to the note: "Take a look, do I remember anything wrong?"

Xiao Lie glanced at it, he was right.

He shook his head, just as he was about to hand the note to Fu Yan, Fu Yan pushed his hand back.

"You can bring the note to Master. It is convenient for you to explain clearly, and you can also leave a bill for Master."

Brothers and sisters.

Master treated them very well, and Fu Yan didn't want to alienate everyone because of money and vulgar things.

Xiao Lie's dark eyes gradually filled with a smile.

Xiao Lie could guess what Fu Yan was thinking, but it was still for him.But he will always remember Master's kindness to their family!
Xiao Lie caressed Fu Yan's soft long hair, full of love.

He put away the note and the small bundle that Fu Yan handed over: "I'll pick up Ah Jian, and I'll be right back."

Touched by his eyes and movements just now, Fu Yan was a little shy, and her white and tender ears were also stained red.She gently pushed Xiao Lie out, while she said with some embarrassment: "Got it. Got it. Go quickly. A-Jian is still waiting!"

Following her strength, Xiao Lie slowly moved out of the door.

Not teasing her anymore, Xiao Lie picked up the things in the yard and quickly walked up the hill.

(End of this chapter)