On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

For people of this era, most of them basically count by moving their fingers, and they are unable to calculate more complex numbers on the spot.

When Song An heard his sister say this, he suddenly felt uneasy. If the situation like today happened again, with hundreds of skewers of lamb ordered at one time, how would he be able to count them all?

Seeing that his second brother's shoulders immediately slumped and he was no longer as energetic as before, Song Xile couldn't help but laugh and said, "Second brother, what are you afraid of? I'm here for you. I just want you to be mentally prepared first."

"I happen to have a good counting method here. When you come back later, I will teach you how to count quickly. If you learn it, you won't have to worry about paying taxes on the fields every year."

When Song An heard this, he perked up, "Okay, then I'll go buy some equipment first, and I'll learn from you when I come back."

Song Xile nodded, and after watching the person leave, she went straight to find the cook.

"Aunt, do you have anyone around you who is quick and conscientious? My second brother is short of manpower, so I would like to ask three more people to help."

When the cook heard this, she immediately said, "Yes, yes, what kind of person do you want? Do you have any requirements on age? Do you want a boy or a girl?"

Song Xile thought for a moment and said, "Ages between 16 and 50, male and female are all welcome. The only thing is that we are in the food business, so people need to be diligent and clean up properly."

The cook responded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, madam is right, don't worry, I will never recommend a cheating person to you."

Song Xile nodded, "As for wages, it's 20 cents a day, breakfast and lunch are included every day, and if you close the stall late, dinner is also included."

After hearing this, the cook felt that this job was doable.

She patted her chest and assured, "Don't worry, madam. I will find someone for you tomorrow." If she hadn't been worried that her madam would not allow it, she would have wanted to do one more job.

But she also knew that it was unrealistic. The main purpose of her being invited here was to cook for the two students in the family. If she delayed the two gentlemen's meal, then her job would be over.

In the next few days, Song Xile slowly handed over the daily stall management to his second brother.

Song An was flustered at the beginning, but later he arranged everyone's responsibilities in an orderly manner, and gradually became more and more adept at it.

Song Xile saw that her second brother was very sensitive to numbers, so she only taught him Arabic counting for one day, and he was able to remember it very well.

By the third day, he was able to master addition and subtraction between hundreds.

After working at the barbecue stall for five consecutive days, Song An was already able to handle the bills at the barbecue stall skillfully, so Song Xile completely handed over the affairs of the barbecue stall to his second brother.

She focused her main energy on taking care of her husband's daily life and earning points to exchange for food.

There is less than a week left before the college entrance examination begins. The closer it gets to the exam, the more nervous Qian Feng becomes.

Whether he could pass the examination and become a scholar depended on this attempt. Therefore, in the past two days, Qian Feng basically stayed close to Chen Yunyou except for sleeping.

Just after the couple had breakfast, Song Xile said to her husband, "I'll go to the market and buy some vegetables later."

"Then I'll go with you. There are many outsiders coming to the city these days, and I'm worried about you going alone."

Seeing this, Qian Feng on the side quickly agreed: "Then I'll go too."

Song Xile said helplessly: "You guys just stay at home and study. I'm just going to buy some vegetables. What's the danger?"

"Besides, this is the prefectural capital. The prefect has soldiers patrolling the city every day. Who dares to mess around?"

Are you kidding? She is the one who is going to buy a donkey. How can she buy the donkey if she asks them to follow her? How can she add the donkey to the system?

"Then ask the cook to go with you." Chen Yunyou insisted.

In order to reassure her husband, Song Xile agreed readily.

After everything was cleaned up, Song Xile led the cook out the door.

As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the streets of the city become more lively, with shops on both sides of the street hanging green moxa sticks and colorful threads.

The vendors either carried loads on their shoulders or pushed carts, shouting out their wares.

From time to time, vehicles transporting grain passed by them, and the tall piles of grain made people feel at ease just by looking at them.

After the dragon boat race was launched, the prefect issued an order to purchase grain at a high price.

Sure enough, some grain merchants who were eager to make a move brought grain, and the prefect immediately teamed up with local grain merchants to purchase all the grain.

These days, more and more grain merchants have come here after hearing the news. Although the grain prices in the city are higher than before, they are still within the acceptable range for the people.

Song Xile's eyes followed the carts of grain as they went away. With so much grain entering the city, the people in the city must have felt more at ease when they saw it.

She led the cook and walked slowly on the streets of the city. From time to time, they would meet people carrying vegetables grown at home, and she would buy some.

In this way, before the two of them arrived at the market, the cook's basket was already filled with a lot.

After Song Xile bought another bunch of leeks, the cook said with some embarrassment: "Madam, we have already bought a lot. It will be a waste if we can't finish buying more."

Song Xile glanced at the cook's basket and nodded, "Okay, then you go back first. I still have to go to the medicine store again."

Seeing the cook hesitate, Song Xile patted her shoulder and said, "It's not convenient for you to go with me with a basket of vegetables. You go back first. I'll buy some spices and come back."

When the cook heard this, she felt that it was not appropriate for her to follow any further. She tightened the basket in her hand and said, "Then the lady should go as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible. I will go back first."

She knew that the reason why the grilled skewers and mutton soup were delicious was because her wife put the seasoning packets in them.

She had no idea what was in the seasoning packet. Now that her wife was going to buy some, she had to avoid suspicion and not get close to her.

Song Xile nodded, and after watching the people walk away, she wandered towards the market.

Walk straight ahead through the crowded dishes, and when you reach the back door, turn right into another entrance.

As soon as Song Xile walked in, a strong smell of animal food hit him in the face, catching him off guard.

The smell is a mixture of soil, grass, feces and urine, which is really not pleasant.

The cattle market was a large open area surrounded by simple cattle pens.

Inside the pen, various livestock such as cattle, sheep, and donkeys are either standing or lying down; some are eating grass with their heads down, while others are standing quietly inside the fence for buyers to choose from.

Song Xile first looked around and confirmed that this was a small trading market. In addition to a few cows and donkeys, the most common animals here were sheep.

After confirming her target, she walked straight to the fence where the donkeys were for sale.