Read Novel Full Chapter 46.2
Chapter 46 2/2
“Then let’s eat. Sister-in-law, when you go to pick sour jujubes next time, take me with you, okay? Pick more, so we can make more.”
Sang Luo glanced at the large cuff hanging around his ankle and said, “Wait for a while. After we buy things like water tanks and tubs for the house and earn more money later, I’ll make new clothes for all three of us. Then I’ll take you into the mountains.”
Shen An immediately understood the reason, afraid of encountering snakes.
Whenever adults went into the mountains, they always tied up their pants and legs.
Shen An nodded, “Okay.”
Remembering the oil paper Sister-in-law bought back before: “Sister-in-law, isn’t it wasteful to use one piece of oil paper for five pieces?”
This stuff costs money too, unlike lotus leaves.
Sang Luo murmured, “So I’m planning to give one piece for free if they buy six pieces.”
With three cents and five per piece, giving eleven pieces for six cents, most people would choose to buy six cents to get an extra piece. Hmm, perfect!
The price was set.
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Early the next day, Sang Luo took out a pottery basin from the carrying basket she had previously placed pots in and replaced it with a pottery jar.
When loading the cart, Qin Fangniang glanced at it curiously and asked, “Are you using this to carry fairy tofu today?”
Sang Luo thought for a moment and didn’t hide it from her, “No, this is the food I made.”
Opening the lid of the pottery jar, she took out two pieces and gave one to Chen Youtian and one to Qin Fangniang, “Uncle and Aunt, taste it.”
Chen Youtian waved his hand, “I don’t eat this stuff. You keep it for sale.”
Qin Fangniang, on the other hand, accepted it. Although it was dark, she could still see a round cake. She squeezed it with her hand, hmm, it was still slightly soft. She brought it to her mouth, took a small bite, and the taste…
Qin Fangniang’s eyes widened, “Is this a snack?”
Or candy???
Sang Luo smiled, “It’s called Crystal Preserved Fruit. It’s something new I made, and I’m planning to take it to the county town to sell and try out.”
“Isn’t this very expensive? And you’re giving it to me to eat?”
The remaining ones in her hand were neither here nor there.
Everyone knew that snacks with sweetness weren’t cheap. Almost no rural family would buy these things. If a family could afford a piece of snack, they could show off for quite some time in the village.
“Eat it, it’s homemade.” Sang Luo took out an oil paper and wrapped several pieces, “Take this back, let Grandpa and Grandma and Xiao’erlang taste it later. This stuff is good for stimulating the appetite, invigorating the spleen, nourishing the heart, and calming the mind. Eating it is good for the body.”
She didn’t give any to Chen Youtian, knowing he wouldn’t take it, and directly handed it to Qin Fangniang, “You take this back for Uncle Youtian.”
Qin Fangniang pinched the oil paper package, there were probably five or six pieces at least. She clicked her tongue, “How much money have you spent on this!”
Sang Luo didn’t mention the price, but she also knew it wouldn’t be cheap.
“Why talk about this? There’s not much left, just a taste. Uncle Arita is still helping me make furniture at my house. If you say that, then I’ll have to pay him a wage.”
Qin Fangniang was speechless.
These days, the two of them went in and out of the county town together every day. Their friendship was no longer as it was at the beginning. Qin Fangniang listened to the benefits of this stuff for the body and didn’t push it away anymore. She said thank you, “Then I’ll accept it. I’ll let the elders and children at home taste what the people in the city eat.”
As she spoke, she handed the oil paper package to Chen Youtian.
Chen Youtian took the oil paper package, which was quite heavy. He wasn’t one to say polite words. After a moment of silence, he tucked it into his arms and lowered his head to pull the cart.
Speaking of Chen Youtian, whether he was carrying a load or pulling a cart, he hadn’t rested a day in these days. He always had to accompany them for a part of the journey and wouldn’t return until dawn. He took the cart and left as soon as he pulled it up.
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The two markets were still bustling. Today, Sang Luo added a new food with a name like Crystal Preserved Fruit; it sounded like a snack. Combined with the reputation for selling fairy tofu, there were quite a few inquiries.
This time, Sang Luo didn’t use free taste tests as a gimmick because this stuff was made with sugar, and the ingredients were really expensive. Moreover, sweets were really expensive. If such things were offered for free taste testing, everyone in the market would gather around, but not everyone would necessarily buy them because they were expensive.
So, for those who really came to inquire about the price but hesitated a bit, Sang Luo would then take out a bamboo knife, cut a piece, and offer it to them to taste. Customers who had been screened in this way often made transactions. Both businesses were lively.
She was articulate, and when she introduced the food, it made people’s mouths water. She always sold things faster than Qin Fangniang. Today, she also added sour jujube cakes.
A jar of sour jujube cakes, with five pieces sold for sampling, was bought by many for tasting. Originally, those who bought fairy tofu mostly loved to eat it at home. Spending three cents for a fresh snack wasn’t a pain. Those who had tasted them and spent six cents to buy eleven pieces were also quite a few. A jar of sour jujube cakes was about two hundred yuan. After deducting the ones given to the Chen family and a few for sampling, she finally sold over a hundred yuan worth.
Adding the income from fairy tofu and the previous balance, Sang Luo’s money pouch was full, and her sleeves were stuffed.
Come to think of it, she had been selling these small items for so long, but she hadn’t received any silver, only copper coins.
After closing up the stall, Sang Luo first bought three ducklings from the West Market, then went to the cloth shop and spent thirty-six cents to buy four pieces of filter cloth. After calculating the size, she asked the shopkeeper to help cut it, then went to the East Market to meet Qin Fangniang and buy a millstone.
Standing outside the stonemason’s shop, when Qin Fangniang found out that Sang Luo was going to buy a millstone today, she was surprised. She grabbed Sang Luo’s hand and said, “Why are you buying this? It’s something that’s not commonly used at home.”
This thing is used to grind wheat. Although people here also grow wheat, they grow less of it. The staple food is usually millet. Unlike the north, most people here are not good at making noodles, and besides, not every village has a millstone. Leaving wheat behind can only be used to make wheat porridge, which is not as delicious as their rice.
So, most families in the village hand over most of the wheat they harvest each year when they pay taxes. Any surplus is usually taken away by grain merchants from the countryside. Few households would keep it.
Sang Luo patted Qin Fangniang’s hand. “It’s useful. You’ll know in a few days.”