How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

The next day, Dong Xiaohuan took Xia Chu to buy not only lettuce, but also a lot of meat.

Xia Chu carried the lighter basket of vegetables. Dong Xiaohuan had two chickens and five pounds of pork belly on her left hand, and a large basket of eggs on her right. "Mom, can we finish all this?" she asked.

Dong Xiaohuan explained with a smile, "After we finish eating, your father invited his colleagues back for drinks today. He will also cook some red eggs and distribute them to the neighbors so that everyone knows that we have a new daughter."

"Oh." Xia Chu nodded and followed Dong Xiaohuan to the grocery store to buy salt and soy sauce.

There is a counter on the left side of the grocery store entrance, and on the counter are needles and thread, scissors, silk flowers, rattles, and all kinds of miscellaneous things.

There is a treasure rack behind the boss, filled with bottles, jars, and some porcelain bowls and plates, a dazzling array of things.

There is also a treasure rack on the right side, which is filled with things in bamboo baskets, sacks, and boxes.

While waiting for the boss to come and eat, Xia Chu looked around curiously, trying to find out if there was any treasure. When she walked to a corner, she smelled a fishy smell of seafood.

There were a few small sacks there, tied tightly but not blocking the smell.

Dong Xiaohuan saw her squatting there motionless, so she walked over and asked, "What's wrong? Did you see what you wanted?"

"Mom, it stinks here." Xia Chu pointed at the sack.

Dong Xiaohuan sniffed it and also thought it smelled bad. "Maybe something has gone bad."

The boss, who had just brought out some soy sauce, was immediately displeased when he heard this. "What's spoiled? Don't talk nonsense! That's fish caught from the sea! This is how it tastes! I never sell spoiled food in my shop!"

Fish from the sea? If there are small dried shrimps, grind them into powder and add them to the sauce to enhance the flavor. Dried scallop and scallop powder will also work. If you don't have these, kelp will also work. Kelp can be used to extract MSG. "Uncle, what do fish from the sea look like? Can you show me?"

Seeing that she was cute and polite, the boss naturally had no objection and said, "Okay, I'll show you."

When the first sack was opened, it was full of dried salted fish.

The second one actually contained dried scallops, dried scallops, and some dried shrimps.

The third one is still dried salted fish.

The fourth bag was full of dried kelp.

"How about it? The fish in this sea are big, right?" The boss took out a piece proudly. No one knew what kind of fish it was, but it was much bigger than Xia Chu's head.

"Then why does the boss put it in the corner instead of selling it?" Xia Chu asked with his head tilted.

The boss's face froze. He had seen this seafood not available locally and the price was low, so he thought he had found a great bargain and ate it all. But it turned out to be fishy and smelly. Few people had seen it, and only a handful were willing to buy it to try. It even smelled bad when it was left out. "This... this is just a sign that no one knows what it's made of."

Xia Chu knew from his expression that it must be a difficult sell, otherwise why would it be placed in this corner, "Boss, how much kelp do you have?"

The boss thought she wanted to buy more. "A lot, this thing has the most. It can be soaked in water and it will produce more. A small piece can make a whole basin of water."

"I have an idea. How about you give me this bag of scallops?"

Not only the boss was stunned by these words, but Dong Xiaohuan was also stunned.

"You kid, are you trying to make fun of me?" The boss didn't believe the kid had any good ideas, and he wanted to take his things for free. He tied the sack up quickly and said, "Soy sauce is five cents, salt is forty cents, a total of forty-five."

Xia Chu had expected this; she was indeed too young. But she had money. The money from selling flowers was originally with her, and was supposed to be given to Xia Tian, but he refused to take it. He said they didn't need money for the flowers in the deserted house, and they could just spend the flowers every day and have money.

But the flowers won’t be sold for long, so Xia Chu has to think of another idea quickly so that her brothers won’t go hungry.

Dong Xiaohuan guessed that she wanted to eat it but was too embarrassed to ask for it, so she came up with this idea to ask someone to give it to her, "Xiaochu, do you want to eat this? Mommy will buy you some, but this bag is too much. Let's buy some first to try, and then buy more if it tastes good, okay?"

"Mom, I have money, I'll buy it." Xia Chu took out his torn purse, "Boss, how much is this bag of kelp?"

"This bag?" The boss opened his eyes wide and looked at Dong Xiaohuan. Can this kid make the decision?

Dong Xiaohuan was a little confused, "Xiaochu, do you want them all?"

"Yes, I want two pounds of these scallops. Boss, please give me a fair price. Don't treat me like a fool." Xia Chu patted the bag maturely, making Dong Xiaohuan smile.

"Dried kelp is ten cents a pound. This sack weighs over five pounds, so I'll give you fifty cents. Dried scallops are thirty-five cents a pound, so two pounds will cost you seventy cents."

This price is not expensive. Xia Chu took out a piece of silver and said, "Count the salt and soy sauce together. Round off the difference and it will be one hundred and fifty coins."

"Hey, this kid. This lady is lucky to have a son who's so good at saving money." The boss was having a headache with all this seafood, and now he was too lazy to continue to argue, just wanting to throw it all away. "One hundred and fifty yuan."

"That's right, my girl is very smart." Dong Xiaohuan loved to hear others praise Xia Chu, but she flicked Xia Chu's forehead lightly and said, "Who asked you to pay? I will give it to you when we get back later."

"Hehe..." Xia Chu touched his forehead and laughed, "It's so cool for me to pay like this. When I make money in the future, I will buy whatever mom wants. I will just follow mom and pay the money."

Dong Xiaohuan was so amused by her that she couldn't stop smiling. If the flesh on her hands wasn't too hard to put on the ground, she really wanted to hug the little girl and give her a couple of kisses.

"Oh, what a filial child!" The boss saw that there were too many things and said, "Wait a moment, I'll let my boy take them back for you."

The boss's son was a strong-looking boy of fifteen or sixteen. Not only did he bring the kelp and scallops, he also took all the meat from Dong Xiaohuan's hands.

Dong Xiaohuan thanked him repeatedly and wanted to invite the young man to have a cup of tea when they got home, but the young man ran away.

"Mom! Let's sell kelp shreds!" Xia Chu fished out a large piece of whitish kelp. In modern supermarkets, they soak it in water and cut it into shreds. This piece could fill a whole basin. Once it's soaked and cut into shreds, it can be sold for a penny a bowl, making a profit.

"How much is this?" Dong Xiaohuan had never eaten this before, and it didn't smell very good.

"Soak in water! Cut into strips, one penny a plate."

"Okay." I've already bought it, so I can only give it a try.

The kelp wouldn't soak for a while, so Dong Xiaohuan packed up her shopping and went to the river to wash clothes. Xia Chu followed behind with soap nuts and a washing hammer. There were many people washing clothes by the river.

"Huan Niang is here. It's a little late today. Come to my place." When the familiar Madam Liu saw her, she immediately moved over and invited her over.

"It's late to buy groceries, Xiaochu, call Aunt Liu." Dong Xiaohuan walked over and asked Xia Chu to call someone.

This Aunt Liu has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a square face and a high nose. She exudes a refreshing energy that makes people feel good at first sight. "Hello, Aunt Liu."

Dong Xiaohuan is petite, with soft features. When she's silent, she gives off a gentle and demure vibe. But once she opens her mouth, she's no longer so gentle, especially when she's holding Wang Yong's ears. "Pepe, this is my new daughter. What do you think? Doesn't she look a bit like me?"

"Isn't that Xia Chu? What a good kid! You got a great deal." Liu Peipei knew what was bothering her, so she didn't say anything else but praised Xia Chu. "She really does look a bit like you. Look at that little pointed chin. Exactly the same. Maybe it's fate."

Dong Xiaohuan grinned.

"If you find a beggar as a treasure, you should give birth to your own child if you have the ability."