Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He's father picked up Su He and walked forward. Her mother followed behind with the children. The four boys were excited and played with each other as they walked forward. At first, Su He was worried whether these brothers could walk to the town in one go. Her worries were in vain. Rural children all helped their families with housework early in the morning and were not spoiled at all. None of the four of them complained of being tired. They walked directly to the town. Because they were afraid of wasting time, they all chose not to rest.

Su He was afraid that her father would be tired, so she got off the bed and walked several times. However, her short legs made her unable to walk after a while. Her mother held her for a while, so that her parents would not be too tired. They first went to Caishi Street, where vendors squatted on both sides of the road. To set up a stall here, you need to pay. Her mother gave the manager two big coins with a pity. One big coin was given for a white steamed bun, which was two big steamed buns.

They found an empty spot with a clean bluestone slab. They took out their mats and placed them on the backpack. Her mother also placed a small basket of eggs from her home. Su He put the vase on the bluestone slab, swept it with grass in advance, and then began to arrange the flowers. As her little hands fiddled back and forth, a beautiful vase of flowers was ready in a while. At this time, an old lady came over with a bamboo basket. Su He knew that this was a wealthy family when she saw the exquisite appearance of the basket.

Su He said in a baby voice, "Pretty lady, take a look at these cushions, mats, and flower arrangements. Do you like them? If you like them, I'll give you a discount."

The old lady looked at the little person standing there and called her, and said with a smile: "You can't call her 'pretty auntie', just call her 'auntie' directly, this little one has such a sweet mouth!"

She squatted down, looked at the flower arrangement and cushions and liked them very much, so she asked Su He: "Young lady, how much do these cost?"

Su He thought for a while and said, "Auntie, you are our first customer, so just pay as you see fit! We just need to earn some hard-earned money."

The aunt smiled and said to Su He's parents: "You have raised a good wife, and you know that it is all the hard-earned money of your parents. Then I will give it to you as you see fit."

The aunt gave 20 coins for a flower arrangement and 50 coins for two cushions. Su Heniang took the money and thanked her quickly.

The aunt smiled and said, I also give you the normal price, you can refer to this price to sell. She is the shopping lady Li from the family of Mr. Han in the town. She basically buys things at this market every day. Her husband is the steward of Mr. Han's family. Their family is also a well-off family. Besides, the master's family is not short of money, so they don't bargain much when buying things here. Su He was lucky. He ran into her when he was doing business for the first time.

Su He smiled and said, "Auntie, next time you come, I'll give you a discount. You must remember me!"

The aunt nodded happily, patted her head and went to the front to buy things. Su He's mother and her father were very excited, both of them clenched their fists and dared not show it. The four boys couldn't hold back, and they started to calculate how much these things could be sold for. It didn't matter if they calculated it, the four boys were very happy.

Su Run rubbed against his parents and whispered, "Mom and Dad, let's eat some buns later! Look at how many buns are sold in that bun shop, they must be delicious."

Her mother suddenly became serious and said she didn't dare to agree to this easily. They had never bought one before and didn't know how much one cost.

She whispered to Su Run, "Go check out how much each one costs first. If it's not expensive, we'll buy one."

Su Run dragged Su Che over and asked how much a bun cost. They found out that a meat bun cost three cents each, and three for five cents each. A vegetarian bun cost three cents each, and two for three cents each.

They ran back and told Su He's mother about it. Su He thought the price was okay. It was a bit expensive, but she had already sold 70 coins today, so she should buy a bun to celebrate. She nodded and agreed to let them eat the buns, but they had to wait until most of the things were sold out.

Su He didn't pay attention to them. She was carefully observing the people passing by. If they were not well dressed, she would not greet them. Eating was still a problem. What was the point of buying these unnecessary things? Later, she asked her brother to sell wild vegetables nearby. They were cheaper, a bunch for one penny, and there were really people from the city who bought them. They couldn't buy much with one penny.

Su He saw an uncle coming over. He was dressed neatly. Although he didn't look like a master, he should be a housekeeper or a servant. When he passed by, she called out sweetly, "Uncle, take a look at this straw mat. Do you want it? Let's go home and air it. It will be cool in the summer. You can put it under the kang to keep out dirt and dust."

This is the first time I wove it. After drying it in the sun for several days, it is now completely dry and can be directly taken home to spread. Su He is quite confident in his craftsmanship. As long as the family is in good condition, they will definitely like it. It may not be used by the nobles, but the servants will definitely like it.