The casual life of the flat space

"Mo Chou...what a beautiful name!"

"Yes, don't worry about the passing of time, just wait for the flowers to bloom. The color and fragrance of this fruit always evoke such beautiful associations!"

"Sister, you are so talented! To be honest, this is the first time I have seen it. I didn't even know that Shang'an was the birthplace of Mochou."

"Oh, look at me. I just said that I didn't have anything good to give to my sister, so I'll lend you some flowers to give you as a gift!" As he said that, Bai Tieying handed the basket in his hand to Xiao Qian.

"Then thank you very much, sister!" Xiao Qian had been drooling over it for a long time. Without any hesitation, she picked up one and put it in her mouth. Sure enough, it had a unique smell and was sweet and sour and delicious!

I couldn't help it and ate a few more. I felt a little wronged. This Mochou, which costs one tael of silver per piece in Yaojing City, is actually produced in this county!

"Sister, this basket and tableware are really unique!" Xiao Qian, realizing that she had neglected Zhao Xiwu, said quickly.

"Sister, you are too kind! This is nothing special. At the major poetry gatherings and banquets in Yaojing City, if someone took out a jade or gold plate to hold Mochou, they would be laughed at as vulgar! Only natural things can highlight Mochou's beauty and spirituality!"

Bai Tieying suddenly leaned over to Xiao Qian and said, "Let me tell you, there was one time when the princess used a colored glass plate to serve it. It was so exquisite and charming!"

Xiao Qian opened her mouth wide, as if she was frightened by the name that had just been spoken.

"So, what I'm saying is just repeating what others have said. It's nothing. This Ganoderma lucidum is only fifty taels, less than one percent of the value on the plate." Bai Tieying pointed at the Ganoderma lucidum in front of him, seeming very frustrated.

Xiao Qian opened her mouth even wider... She thought to herself: "What? Fifty taels? Wouldn't that glass plate be..."

"Sister, sister." Xiao Qian stuttered, "My sister is so ignorant that she has never seen Mochou. Now that I have tasted it, I hope that sister can tell me where I can buy such a delicious food."

"Haha, my sister might be disappointed! I have bought all the mochou and mature ganoderma lucidum that can be found in Shang'an County!" Bai Tieying continued as if he didn't notice Xiao Qian's surprised and disappointed expression.

"But don't worry, sister. We are in the same boat. How can I watch you not be able to eat? I will have someone send 500 to your house later!

Sister, please don't think I'm stingy! This Mochou is not durable in transportation. It was kept in ice and wrapped in silk one by one along the way, but it still suffered serious damage. That's why it is so expensive in Yaojing. It's rare.

I can’t tell my elders that I came here just to eat Mochou, I also need to earn some pocket money so that I can please them when I go back…” Bai Tieying seemed to have almost let the cat out of the bag, and quickly interrupted his smile and continued,

"Haha, this way, no matter where I go in the future, my elders won't stop me, and I'll have plenty of money, so why not?"

At this moment, Xiao Qian's emotions were surging. "Pleasure? Who should I please? Who can make the young lady of the Privy Council need to please?" Xiao Qian said after thinking quickly:

"Sister, to be honest with you, I've been worried about something lately!"

"Oh? Can you tell me about it? After all, I am a few years older than you. Maybe I can help you solve your worries." Bai Tieying applauded her own acting skills in her heart.

"Sister, you may not know that the ladies in our county are planning to hold a poetry club recently. It happens to be my turn to host this time. I was worried about not having a good theme, but today when I met Mo Chou, I got some inspiration, but..."

"But there is no Mo Chou anymore, right?" Bai Tieying pretended to be cold-faced and then said in a sarcastic tone,

"Humph! I was saying, how could this daughter of a county magistrate be willing to befriend a nobody like me? Miss Xiao, have you ever heard this?"

"What?" Xiao Qian was unhappy to see Zhao Chawu's sudden cold face, but thinking of her father, she endured it and asked.

"Destroying someone's financial resources is like killing their parents!"

"You! Ah, no, no, sister misunderstood!" Xiao Qian, frightened by Zhao Chawu's cold eyes, almost wanted to call for help, but fortunately she was clear-headed and changed her words in time.

"Sister, good sister! I didn't say I wanted you to give it to me for free! You see, you worked hard to transport it to Yaojing, and you had to eat and drink a lot along the way, and it wasted countless times. Why not... you help your sister, earn less, but you will also have less worries, right?" Xiao Qian said softly to Zhao Qiewu.

"This...but I want to..." Bai Tieying hesitated to speak.

"I guess... maybe you want to hold a poetry reading too?" Xiao Qian looked at Zhao Caiwu's face carefully and said, "But the journey is bumpy and there are too many variables! Why don't you tell me and take the banknotes back directly and think of another way? Isn't it safer?"

"What you said makes sense, but..." Bai Tieying seemed a little shaken.

"Oh, sister! Please help your sister! You also said that I am the daughter of the county magistrate. If I lose face, how can I live in the future? Wuuwuwu..."

"Oh, don't cry! I'm most afraid of people crying!" Bai Tieying said anxiously.

When Xiao Qian heard this, she cried even harder. The maidservant next to her seemed to want to come over as well, so Bai Tieying quickly stopped while she was ahead.

"Okay, okay, I'm scared of you! I've really lost both the lady and the army! You don't know! This bumpy road is really killing me!

Look at how thin I have become. This journey... I have taken a long time to get here! I will have to go through it all again when I go back..." Bai Tieying said as she stretched out her thin and dry claws, trying to scare Xiao Qian with a malicious look.

But Xiao Qian didn't believe it. Just now, Mother Qian told her how she determined Zhao Chawu's identity. It was because thinness was considered beautiful in Yaojing. The more powerful a family is, the more fragile and light-bodied they want their daughters to be. And being so thin is not something that can be achieved overnight.

"Sister, good sister! You helped me this time, I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life!"

There were two clear grooves on Xiao Qian's face, and two tears in her eyes that were about to fall. Bai Tieying exclaimed in his heart: "She is also an acting talent!"

"This Mochou can't be stored for long. I'm planning to leave tomorrow morning. You see..."

"I'll ask someone to send the banknote to my sister right away!" Xiao Qian replied quickly.

"Okay, then I'll have the caravan deliver Mochou and Ganoderma lucidum directly to your house in a bit! It just so happens that I originally planned to pack them separately tonight, but there's no need to pack them now. I'll just send them to you as they are!"

"Okay, sister. I don't want to trouble you too much... Sister, I wonder how much you have collected this year? I can ask the maid to get it."

"11,888 Mochou and 365 Ganoderma." Bai Tieying reported the numbers, thinking that it had finally come to this! If I wasn't afraid that you would run away, there would be more!