After becoming a top-notch peasant woman, she continues to be a top-notch

Chapter 33: Shopping for Food at the Song Residence

On the other side of the Song Mansion, Master Song was panting and hugging Madam Song. Madam Song gently pushed him, "Why are you so powerful today?"

Mr. Song said casually: "Maybe I ate a little too much leeks today. Hahaha."

Mrs. Song: "Oh? Why do you say that?"

Master Song: "I just heard from the servants that leeks have this effect. I don't know whether it's true or not, but the leeks are cooked very well today."

Mr. Song just said it casually, but Mrs. Song took it to heart. The next day, she went to ask the servants who were responsible for purchasing the goods, and finally heard that it was the hunter who sold the radishes that brought them, so the kitchen bought two kilograms.

Tie Sheng had actually sent some over before, but the kitchen didn't cook it for the masters, but instead it was eaten by the servants.

It's that hunter again. Madam Song frowned, thinking of the radish. Recently, she, her husband, and her son often ate that radish. The radish was indeed very good, sweet and delicious.

"Someone, call the doctor."

"Yes."

More than an hour later, the doctor held up the radish and leek and said, "Madam, where did these radishes and leeks come from?"

Mrs. Song: "I bought it outside."

Doctor: "There is nothing wrong with these two things. They are even better than the radishes and leeks I usually see. They can also be used as medicine. Their quality is top-notch. I wonder where Madam bought them. I can buy some too."

Madam Song: "It was bought from a hunter who often sent game to the mansion. The chives... really worked, eh? Does it have that effect?"

The doctor didn't know what effect she was talking about. "Leeks can replenish yang energy. I wonder if this is what Madam is talking about."

Mrs. Song: "Well, almost."

Doctor: "It's okay to eat moderately, but don't eat too much of anything. Eat moderately and don't eat just one thing all the time."

Mrs. Song: "Of course."

After sending the doctor away, Mrs. Song immediately called Song Tiesheng over, "Remember the hunter from before? Next time he comes, let him in. I want to ask him something."

"Yes."

On the other hand, Chen Er ate leek dumplings that night. He didn’t know if it was because of the “aphrodisiac” effect, but he thought the leeks were delicious, better than any he had eaten before. His wife thought so too.

In the evening, after some conversation, his wife also said that he had become much stronger today. Chen Er wondered if leeks really had such an effect?

If Zhen Yue knew about this, she would definitely think that he was overthinking it. Chives do have that effect, but eating them once is not of much use. However, it may have a psychological effect.

Two days later, Qiao Chao and Qiao Er came to the county again, carrying mustard greens and ten pounds of leeks. Qiao Chao came to the Song Mansion again. He originally just wanted to ask Song Tiesheng if they wanted mustard greens, but when Song Tiesheng saw him, he immediately said, "You are finally here. Our wife wants to see you."

Qiao Chao: ???

Later, he and Qiao Er entered the Song Mansion. Qiao Er did not dare to look at it for long. He only knew that the carved railings and painted pillars inside were very beautiful, and every flower and grass revealed a sense of wealth.

However, in Qiao Chao's eyes, this was just an ordinary house, not as good as the palace he lived in in his previous life, nor as good as the house of the minister he valued, so Qiao Chao did not have any expression. He just wanted to know why Mrs. Song wanted to see them.

Is it because of the radish or the leek?

"Greetings, Madam Song." Qiao Chao and Qiao Er stood in the hall and saluted. Qiao Er was not very good at saluting, so he just followed Qiao Chao and bowed.

Mrs. Song was sitting behind the screen, but they certainly had no right to see what she looked like.

"Your last name is Qiao? Where are you from?"

Qiao Chao: "Madam, we are from Da Nan Village, Linfeng Town."

"Well, let me ask you, how do you grow the radishes and chives you grow at home?"

Qiao Chao and Qiao Er looked at each other and said, "Uh... I don't know. Those were all grown by my wife. She has a talent for planting since she was young, and the things she grows are better than those grown by ordinary people."

Qiao Er on the side: ...Sister-in-law has a talent for planting since she was young? Didn't she develop it after she got pregnant?

But Qiao Er didn't dare to say anything.

Mrs. Song: "Really? Did you bring anything with you this time?"

Qiao Chao: "I brought some leeks and mustard greens."

Mrs. Song: "Mustard? How do you eat that?"

Qiao Chao: “Uh…” The mustard greens were sold as soon as they were planted. To be honest, he had never eaten them before, and he had no idea how to eat them.

However, Song Tiesheng on the side quickly said: "Madam, mustard greens can be fried or cooked into soup, and can also be made into sauerkraut."

Mrs. Song nodded. "Okay then. How much did you bring this time? I want them all."

Qiao Er was so surprised that he raised his head. Qiao Chao calmed down a little, "This time I brought more than ten catties of leeks and more than forty catties of mustard greens. Leeks are three cents a catty, and mustard greens are seven cents a catty."

The person in charge of purchasing heard this and asked, "Why is this twice as expensive as the ones outside?"

Qiao Chao: "The vegetables grown in my family are different from those grown in other families. Ours are better and more juicy than those grown in other families. You can take a look."

They had placed the basket outside the hall before, and with Mrs. Song's permission, the purchaser went to take a look and found that it was indeed much better and bigger than those outside. For example, the mustard greens he usually saw weighed only a little over one jin or two jin at most, but the ones brought by the Qiao family all weighed three jin, and there was even a super large one weighing about five jin.

“It’s better than outside, but too expensive.”

Qiao Chao: "You can also take one to try, it tastes better than the others. We only planted a few at home, so the quantity is not large, so it is expensive. If we sell out today, it may take several days for us to have more."

The purchasing manager didn't say anything else but just looked at Mrs. Song. As long as Mrs. Song said she wanted it, she would take it.

Mrs. Song: "How much are these two baskets of vegetables?"

Qiao Chao: "Please allow us to weigh it."

"Ah."

Finally, Qiao Chao calculated that there were 381 coins in total. "The total is 381. I only need to pay 380."

Mrs. Song: "Someone, bring me three hundred and eighty-one coins." She didn't even need one coin, and three hundred coins were not enough for her to buy a hairpin, so Mrs. Song gave it to her readily.

"Yes."

"Oh, oh, next time if you have any fresh food, remember to send it to the Song Mansion."

Qiao Chao: “Yes.”

After Qiao Chao and Qiao Er walked out of the Song Mansion, Qiao Er grabbed Qiao Chao's hand and said, "Brother, can we stop shouting outside?"

Qiao Chao: "Keep calm, it's just the beginning."

His target is not just the Song family. I believe the Zhen family’s target should not be either. It’s just that... their family seems to have less land, so they can’t grow as many vegetables.

It seems that we need to think of more solutions in the future.

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