The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Tang Luwu and Tang Yi looked at each other with smiles.

sold out?

So many things, and they were sold out in half an hour?

The two of them felt like they were dreaming. However, many people nearby bought jelly and didn't leave. They found an empty spot to squat and eat it, and kept praising its deliciousness.

They knew jelly was delicious, but they didn't expect so many people would buy it.

"What a shame, it will be back to five cents tomorrow."

"Even if it's five cents, I'll buy it."

"The boss said that the price will return to five cents tomorrow, but the portion will be larger, and the meat will still be delivered tomorrow. However, after tomorrow, the meat will have to be paid for separately."

The brother and sister rushed to the butcher's shop and saw Li Taohua and Qin Huiyin looking for the fat butcher to buy scraps.

The mother and daughter sang in unison, making the fat butcher smile so happily that he sold or gave away all the leftovers to them.

"You're back." Qin Huiyin said with a smile when she saw the brother and sister, "I have good news for you. We've sold out of jelly and meat."

"We just heard about it." Tang Luwu saw Qin Huiyin smiling sweetly, her eyebrows flying, and her eyes full of joy.

Happiness is contagious, not to mention that Qin Huiyin is sweet and lovely, even Tang Luwu, who is also a girl, will be unconsciously influenced by her.

"Tang Yixiao, go find the Third Master at the town gate. If he's here, ask him to drive the ox cart in. We want to buy a lot of things, so it would be more convenient to hire his ox cart to take us back." Li Taohua ordered.

Tang Yi smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

He had been taking his medicine regularly these past few days and was feeling much better. Li Taohua had only asked him to run errands, and hadn't asked him to do anything troublesome, so he was still capable of doing this.

"Boss, do you have any more pig's trotters?" Qin Huiyin asked the fat butcher, "If you can collect more pig's trotters, we will buy them at five cents each."

"No one wanted that before, everyone took it back to feed the dogs. If you want it, I'll keep it for you, come back to me next time." said the fat butcher.

"Boss, you are such a kind and enthusiastic person." Qin Huiyin said sweetly, "From now on, we will buy our meat from you."

Mr. Tang San drove the ox cart over, and Tang Yi smiled and sat next to him.

Mr. Tang San got off the car and helped them move their things onto the ox cart.

They then bought a lot more things. First, they needed to stock up on more peas and seasonings. Then came the daily necessities. For example, Tang Yixiao's clothes needed to be changed since the lamp oil was running low, and Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiao also needed new shoes. As for the rest of the Tang family, they didn't need to buy anything for the time being.

"How much is this wine?" Qin Huiyin asked the boss.

The boss said, "The cheapest is ten cents, the most expensive is thirty cents, and we also have fifteen cents and twenty cents. Which one do you want?"

Qin Huiyin pointed to the one that weighed twenty cents and bought half a catty.

These things are spare.

Mr. Tang San drove everyone in the Tang family back to the village.

When they were riding the ox cart back to the village, the villagers passing by saw that the ox cart was full, and they walked towards the Tang family one by one, wanting to ask them if they had made a fortune.

Li Taohua closed the gate of the fence to block out the view from outside.

"Uncle San, where are you going?" A woman stopped Uncle Tang San.

Master Tang San tightened the rope and pretended to know nothing. He replied, "Go back to town. The others haven't come back yet. I have to run and bring them back."

"Uncle San, what's going on with the Tang family? Aren't they broke? Why are they buying so many things? I just saw your ox cart was full. What did you buy?"

"You sound strange. I'm not from the Tang family, so how would I know what they bought?" Third Master Tang said, "I was only responsible for helping them move the things, and I didn't even open them to look."

"Mother Huiyin asked you to hire an oxcart early in the morning, and even sent them into the city alone. Anyone else might not know, but you definitely know! Why are you protecting them like this?"

"I'm a grown man, and I'm not as curious as you guys. I've never asked others about these things, so of course I don't know." Mr. Tang San said as he drove away in the ox cart.

Several women looked towards the Tang family with disdain.

"They owe fifty taels of silver, yet they still dare to buy so many things. If I owed someone money, even a penny or two, I would be worried and unable to sleep. How dare they do that?"

"Of course I don't have to worry. At worst, I can get married again. If no man wants me, I still have my two daughters! Especially Qin Huiyin, Mr. Jiang is willing to give a betrothal gift of fifty taels!"

"So much? Li Taohua is so greedy for money, she wouldn't refuse such a good marriage, right?"

"Mr. Jiang can be considered her grandfather. If I marry my daughter to such an old man, won't Li Taohua be criticized by others?"

"Hasn't she done enough disgusting things herself? People like her are shameless and will do anything for money. If Mr. Jiang lets both mother and daughter marry him, I think they have a chance."

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The women's words became more and more outrageous, and even the men would frown when they heard them. These women really have no control over their words. Not only do they slander young wives, they also don't let go of young girls.

Of course, Li Taohua didn't know how those people in the village insulted her precious daughter. If she knew, she would have pounced on them and torn their mouths apart.

She is now sitting at the dining table counting the money she has earned.

"Of the sixty servings of jelly, six were given away, leaving fifty-four sold. At three wen per serving, that's a total of 162 wen. Most of the braised meat was given away, and only a small portion was sold, making a profit of about seventy wen. In addition, we bought ingredients, seasonings, lamp oil, shoes, and clothes for tomorrow, which cost a total of four hundred wen. So, we made a little over two hundred and thirty wen and spent four hundred and seven wen. However, the items we bought were all necessities, so those shouldn't be counted. To calculate our profit, we only need to deduct the costs."

Li Taohua and others didn't understand what cost, profit, and necessities meant, they just needed to listen to the final summary.

"Anyway, we spent more than we earned, so today's work was in vain." Li Taohua was not very happy with the result.

"Mom, daily necessities are necessities, and we can't save on them. Money can be earned again after spending it, and we don't need to buy so many things every day." Qin Huiyin said, "I'll go make lunch right away, and we'll continue working after lunch. The pea flour needs to be made early. In the afternoon, I'll make pea flour from the peas I bought today, so that we can continue to do business. And we have to braise the meat too."

Tang Yi smiled and sat in front of the stove, lighting a fire. Looking at Qin Huiyin who was busy at the stove, he opened his mouth several times and his little face turned red.

"What do you want to say?" Qin Huiyin said while beating eggs, "Do you want to thank me? Actually, you don't have to thank me. You are my brother, and it is my duty to take care of you."

Tang Yi smiled and looked at her blankly.

Brother?