A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

"This is?"

Due to regional differences, the woman did not know that the plump white, semi-circular thing was called a shell. She just thought it was particularly smooth and beautiful.

"This is called clam oil, it's for moisturizing!"

When the woman heard that it could moisturize the skin, her eyes lit up, but then she looked puzzled.

Seeing this, Leng Yan opened a box of clam oil with her little hands and picked out some of the smooth white paste with her fingertips, "Madam, why don't you try it?"

The woman nodded and showed the back of her hand, and Leng Yan then applied the clam oil evenly on her skin in circles.

The skin absorbed the oil very quickly. After a while, the skin was moisturized at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"ah!"

The woman exclaimed, her face full of disbelief.

Leng Yan was calm and said, "Madam Boss, what do you think?"

The woman was surprised at her calmness, but then she realized that clam oil must be used to its miraculous effects.

"That's great, but I wonder how many boxes of clam oil you have, little girl?"

Leng Yan stretched out two hands.

"One hundred boxes?" The woman was not sure.

Leng Yan shook his head, "Only ten boxes."

The woman could not hide her disappointment, but she continued to ask.

"Is it really gone? Or is there some missing medicinal material that makes it impossible to make it?

If you need anything, just let me know."

The woman saw the business opportunity at a glance and couldn't bear to miss it.

"neither!"

Leng Yan shook his head again and said, "I am not happy with what you said, Madam Boss. This clam oil was not made by me, but I got it by accident.

You have also seen the miraculous effect of this thing. If I were not poor, I would never sell it."

"Oh~"

When the woman heard that it came from somewhere else, she wanted to trace its source.

Leng Yan saw what she was thinking, but pretended not to know. "Boss, have you thought about it? How many boxes of clam oil do you want?"

The woman wanted to ask something else, but then she changed her mind and realized that as long as she was sure of the source, she would be able to find the origin.

"Yes, I want all ten boxes."

To appear more friendly, the woman walked a few steps away from the counter.

"My last name is Shen Fuqing, and I'm the owner of this Fulin Pavilion. I want all the clam oil, and this is the price..."

Leng Yan pretended not to know that she was retreating to advance, and at the same time left some sweet benefits for her.

"This box of clam oil is called a shell. It is a good thing from the southern seas. Needless to say, it is expensive."

Her words were ambiguous, but Shen Fuqing's eyes lit up after hearing them, and he immediately said, "Since it's a good thing, I will naturally give you a good price.

How about I give you 200 coins for one box?"

Comparing the purchase price and the selling price, she made nearly 200 times the profit from this single transaction.

However, things are valuable because they are rare, and it can be sold at this price now.

And she believed that as long as Shen Fuqing resold it, the price would only be more or less, but that would depend on Shen Fuqing's connections and means.

But this was none of her business, Leng Yan just wanted to take the money and leave.

"Three hundred coins at most!"

Seeing that she hadn't said anything, Shen Fuqing thought she was not satisfied with the price.

"I really can't ask for any higher. Even though your product is good, the quantity in one box is too small. If the price is too high, I'm afraid it won't sell."

After a little hesitation, he made a net profit of one or two taels of silver, so Leng Yanle agreed.

Leng Yan happily accepted the three taels of silver after handing over the money.

Seeing how she was dressed, Shen Fuqing carefully gave her both small and large items. At the end, he also said that if he had good things in the future, he would definitely send them to her and the price could be negotiated.

Leng Yan agreed and quickly left the shop. After being delayed for so long, I wonder if my aunt noticed.

Fortunately, as soon as she went down the stairs, she saw her aunt coming out of the embroidery shop.

"Aunt, I'm here!"

As she said this she ran over.

Leng Su came out and didn't see anyone. She was looking around when her niece rushed over. She couldn't help but show concern.

"Where did you go? I've been waiting for a long time."

Leng Yan shook her head, "No, it's cold here, but there's sunshine over there."

Leng Su heard her say this and smiled, "Just now the shopkeeper gave me some cotton. I'll mix it with the rabbit skin at home and make ear warmers for you two sisters tomorrow."

Cotton is very precious these days, and Leng Yan immediately became alert.

"Auntie, is the owner of the embroidery shop a man or a woman? Why is she so nice to you?"

The younger sister-in-law had just escaped from a scumbag, and she didn't want her younger sister-in-law to meet another scumbag again.

Besides, Leng Su is only thirteen. In modern times, this age is just like starting junior high school, and falling in love is considered premature!

Seeing what she was thinking, Leng Su looked at her with amusement.

"The owner of the embroidery shop is a woman. She saw that my hands were red and swollen from the cold and was afraid that it would be difficult for me to embroider.

It just so happened that she had just weighed the cotton and gave me half a pound to put in my jacket."

Leng Su didn't think her ideas were precocious. After all, this was an era when people could propose marriages at the age of eleven or twelve, and get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen.

"These are all favors, and they will all be repaid in the future."

Speaking of this, Leng Su became worried again.

Leng Yan knew what she was worried about, which was the current situation of the Leng family.

There are many people but little money, little land and few houses.

There are too many people to feed at home, and the real labor force is only Old Man Leng and the injured Leng Xun.

As the name suggests, Fangshao is the boys' dormitory and the girls' dormitory, because there are only two tiled houses in the family.

What remains are thatched houses, which, after the heavy snow in winter, are only useful for stargazing and moon watching.

If my younger sister-in-law had not broken off the engagement and received two taels of silver, I'm afraid we would have lived a very tight year.

Leng Yan sighed. Although she now had three taels of silver, she still couldn't make a living at home.

"Forget it, let's not think about it for now. Sister Yan, you are right, there will always be a way out when you reach the mountain!"

Leng Su couldn't think of a way to repay the favor for the time being, so he stopped thinking about it.

Seeing someone selling candied haws from afar, she took Leng Yan’s arm.

"Didn't Qi'er and He'er say they wanted to eat candied haws? I just made some money from selling embroidery, so I'll buy one for each of you."

It was cold, and Leng Yan was really tempted by the crystal clear syrup wrapped around the hawthorns and the sour, sweet, loose and crispy taste he would have when he took a bite.

"By the way, Sister Yan, where did you hear the story of Hua Mulan joining the army yesterday? Why have I never heard of it before?"

Leng Su suddenly remembered something and looked curious.

Leng Yan, who was drooling madly, was startled when he heard his aunt ask this.

Oh no! Yesterday, in order to persuade my sister-in-law, I told her many stories, but I didn’t think so much about it at that time.

"what happened?"

Leng Su, who was selecting candied haws, was surprised to see her stunned.

Leng Yan shook her head, "No, I'll tell you when my aunt gets home."

Leng Su asked out of curiosity, but seeing her serious expression, he couldn't help but nod.

After buying the candied haws, the aunt and nephew went to the city gate to meet up with Grandpa Leng and the others.

The group rode on a ox cart and when they finally got home it was time for dinner.

Zhang Cuiniang had already prepared breakfast and lunch and was waiting for them to come back.

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and Aunt are back."

Leng Qi, Leng He and Da Huang, who were waiting at the door, saw the figure from afar and hurried forward to meet him.