Crossing the Unknown Country

During this time, Su He had forgotten about the vinegar she had made. When she moved, she saw the two jars and remembered it. When she opened them, she saw that the vinegar was already very sour. Su He was so happy that she had finally made a new seasoning. The next step was to make soy sauce, which was a little more troublesome and required time to make slowly so that both the soybean paste and the soy sauce could be made at the same time.

Su He and his uncle's family invited the villagers to dinner to celebrate the housewarming. They bought a lot of meat, killed two chickens, and cooked a big pot of food. Everyone could have two big bowls of food, and there were also steamed buns made of real white flour and corn flour. People in the village usually don't want to eat this, but they still provided enough. Fortunately, when the villagers came, they brought a lot of things, otherwise they would be embarrassed to eat other people's food, which was too rich. There must be no modern banquets here. Even with the conditions here, you can't eat enough. It's quite good to have a big pot of food.

The reputation of the Su family spread quickly, and people from nearby villages and the village began to inquire about Su Pei's marriage. As the family became well-off, naturally there were people who wanted to marry him, which made Su Pei embarrassed. However, two years later, the family really planned to find a partner for Su Pei, and he was old enough. Just because of their big tiled house, there was no shortage of matchmakers for these children.

What Su He is thinking about now is that he needs to make more money so that his brothers can go to the town's private school for a few years. Learning at home is different from being taught by a private school teacher. If he has more money, he can go to the county's academy to study, so that he can gain more knowledge.

Su He and her parents took some time to go to the town to sell medicinal herbs and deliver books to the bookstore. They drove their own ox cart, loaded with herbs and wild vegetables, and took a jar of homemade vinegar, preparing to share some with Doctor Jin of the clinic, Boss Zhao of the bookstore, and Aunt Zhou of the cloth shop. They went to the town and bought three jars, and on the cart Su He poured the large jar of vinegar into the small jars.

Then she asked her parents to take her to the clinic first, and he was going to return the book he had copied to Doctor Jin. When they arrived at the door, her mother watched the car, and Su He followed her father into the clinic. Her father held the vinegar for her, and she walked in front with the medicinal herbs and some wild vegetables. As soon as Su He entered the door, Doctor Jin called her over.

Su He walked over with a smile: "Hello, Uncle Jin, I'm here to sell herbs. I also brought you a jar of vinegar for you to try."

When Doctor Jin heard about vinegar, he took it, opened the lid and smelled it, then poured it into a cup and tasted it, then said with a smile: "This vinegar is well made. You can also make vinegar, which is amazing!"

Su He smiled and said, "I just read about it in a book, so I tried to do it. I didn't expect that I could succeed."

Doctor Jin smiled and said, "Then I will only eat vinegar made by you from now on."

Su He smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. Just tell me when you're almost done and I'll bring it to you."

Su He then returned the book and told Doctor Jin that he had copied it and would study it seriously. Doctor Jin then accepted the herbs Su He brought and paid him 900 coins. Su He felt that it was too much and wanted to return it. Doctor Jin smiled and said, "I don't want you to make me jealous, so I'll take it if you give it to me."

Su He had no choice but to accept it. Doctor Jin smiled and said to Su He's father, "Brother, you have given birth to such a wonderful daughter. You are the envy of others."

Su He's father smiled and replied: "It's just that children like to tinker with things. It's good that you like it. I'm afraid there will be some strange things in the future. I hope you don't mind."

Doctor Jin smiled and said, "Don't mind, Su He, just give it to me when you finish it."

Su He smiled and promised to send her good things in the future. Su He then went to the cloth shop. The shop owner saw Su He's father coming in with a jar behind her, and asked Su He with a smile: "You haven't been here for a long time, what are you busy with?"

Su He smiled and said, "My family is building a house recently, so I don't have time to come over. I miss you too, so I'll come to see you as soon as I have time."

Then he handed over the vinegar he made: "Aunt Zhou, this is the vinegar I made myself. Can you try it and see how it tastes?"

The shop owner took it with a smile, opened the lid and sniffed it, a sour smell hit her face. She smiled and said, "Very sour vinegar, it smells good, I won't hesitate to accept it."

Then Su He handed the wild vegetables to the clerk next to him and the cloth shop owner and said, "Here are some wild vegetables. You can try some of them!"

The cloth shop owner walked over to the counter and took out a bunch of cloth. This time the cloth was neat and in large pieces. She handed it to Su He and asked her to take it home and make something with it. Su He smiled and said, "Aunt Zhou, I need to buy some more cloth for quilts. Just buy me five quilts."

The shop owner asked her clerk to cut the cloth, and she chose the sturdier kind, and finally gave Su He the most favorable price. Su He thanked her repeatedly. The shop owner smiled and said, "Why are you being polite? I only allow you to send me something, and I can't give you a discount."