Qiao Wu hurriedly explained,

"Miss Su, you may not know that we are in the west of the city, and it is still some distance away from the market in the north of the city that I told you about.

It would take us half an hour to walk here, but we can get there in a short time by carriage. Usually, when I take my servants to the north of the city to purchase food for the mansion, we always go by carriage."

Su Yu was surprised.

"I didn't expect the market in the north of the city to be so far away. Let's set off quickly."

Qiao Si drove a horse-drawn carriage from the west of the city to the market in the north of the city.

In the carriage, Qiao Wu vividly explained to Su Yu how her second sister went to Anhe County with the county government to catch robbers, and also said that her second sister came back that day when it was dark.

Only then did Su Yu learn that the Qiao sisters had taken revenge on the spot. She was in a daze and was taken all the way back to the Qiao Mansion by Qiao Da.

When they arrived at the north city market, Qiao Wu got out of the car and reminded his fourth sister again not to call her "Sister Su" anymore!

Qiao Si patted his chest and promised not to scream anymore.

Su Yu got off the carriage, and Qiao Wu wanted to take Su Yu to the market. Su Yu turned around and looked at Qiao Si who was still in the carriage, puzzled.

"Won't Fourth Sister Qiao join us?"

Qiao Wu explained,

"Fourth sister has to stay here to watch the carriage. Miss Su, let's go in."

Qiao Si also smiled and said,

"Miss Su, you go with Xiao Wu. I'll wait here for you!"

Seeing that both of them were persuading her like this, Su Yu stopped being shy and followed Qiao Wu into the market.

It's just across the street. Once you turn the corner and step into the market, you'll instantly hear a bustling crowd and all kinds of hawking sounds.

"Cooking pancakes! Cooking pancakes! Freshly baked cooking pancakes!"

"Tanghulu~Tanghulu~Freshly dipped Tanghulu!"

"Sister, come and see the fresh amaranth. We just picked it today!"

Su Yu and Qiao Wu walked in the market, watching everyone enthusiastically selling things on their stalls, and couldn't help but sigh that it was so lively!

Although the crowd was a bit crowded, everyone tacitly avoided Su Yu and Qiao Wu.

It's simple, Su Yu looks like a rich girl, how can ordinary people like them afford to offend her!

Everyone was wondering in their hearts, what was wrong with this rich girl that she had to come to the North City Market. She didn't know that everyone here was poor. If she got bumped into something, who would be able to afford the compensation?

Su Yu saw that the market was bustling with activity and the vendors were all shouting enthusiastically to passers-by, but no one dared to call her to visit their stalls. Although she was a little surprised, she was happy to have a quiet time shopping at the market.

As Su Yu walked along, he saw that the owners of each stall were all women. Occasionally, there were a few men who were old and ugly, and they were accompanied by their wives, and the couples set up stalls together.

As they were walking around, Qiao Wu saw that Su Yu was just looking around but not buying anything, and he couldn't help but worry,

"Is there nothing here that Miss Su likes? Why don't we go to the main street in the north of the city? They sell more variety of food there than here!"

Su Yu had no intention of buying anything this time, she just wanted to stroll around because she had no money.

Seeing Qiao Wu enthusiastically recommending her to buy things, she had to tell the truth awkwardly.

"I don't have money, so I can't buy anything. I'm just browsing."

Qiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"Hey! I thought Miss Su didn't like the place I brought! I was so scared!"

"Not really. This North City Market is quite interesting."

Su Yu looked at the various things being sold on the street. Although there were more poor people in the north of the city, there were still quite a few kinds of things, such as cheap preserved fruits, coarse needles and threads, and some wooden sticks that were said to be hairpins.

You know what, Su Yu actually thought there were some nice gadgets he had never seen before, but he didn't particularly want them. Mainly because he was short of money, so he just browsed around.

Seeing that Su Yu didn't dislike it, Qiao Wu felt relieved and said,

"That's great! Miss Su, just tell me what you like and I'll pay for it!"

Qiao Wu patted the purse in his arms and said with great confidence,

"Sister Fufeng gave me some money before she left, saying that Miss Su was going out shopping today and that I could buy whatever I wanted! I'll pay for it!"

Sister Fufeng also told Miss Su not to worry about not having money, because we will make a lot of money in the future!"

Su Yu looked at Qiao Wu and raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect Fu Feng to arrange it so well. She just mentioned it to Fu Feng casually in the morning. She even guessed that she was short of money.

They were also worried that she would feel a psychological burden for spending their money, implying that pig pancreas soap and perfumed soap would sell for a lot of money in the future, so there was no need to worry.

But Fu Feng guessed wrong about this. She never felt guilty about spending money. If she could spend, she could earn money! Su Yu said,

"Then I won't be polite."

Qiao Wu laughed and said,

"Why are you being so polite? Miss Su has been walking around for a long time, are you thirsty? Do you want to try the famous Liu's soy milk in this market?"

Su Yu became interested when he heard it.

“They actually sell soy milk here?”

Seeing Su Yu's interest, Qiao Wu immediately led Su Yu to Liu's soy milk and introduced it to her.

"The Liu family not only sells soy milk, but also specializes in tofu! They make it fresh and sell it right on the spot! If you come to the north of the city to buy tofu, the first choice is the Liu family!"

A middle-aged woman passing by heard Qiao Wu praising Liu's tofu so much and couldn't help but sneered,

"It's not necessarily that the tofu is so amazing! I think everyone must have never seen a woman selling food around a stove! They must have gone there to broaden their horizons! Hahahaha!"

Hearing the middle-aged woman's words, the women around her, although wearing coarse linen clothes, all laughed out loud.

There were a few middle-aged men nearby who, upon hearing them talk about Liu's soy milk, did not laugh but instead showed envy.

Seeing Su Yu looking at them curiously, he quickly turned his head away, not daring to look at Su Yu.

Seeing them being so ostentatious and making such a commotion, Qiao Wu immediately felt that he was being undermined, and angrily explained to Su Yu,

"Miss Su, don't listen to them! They're just jealous of their good business!"

Qiao Wu glared at the group of people who were laughing and joking as they left, and continued walking towards Liu's soy milk with Su Yu.

"Miss Su, it's true that Liu's soy milk is made by Madam Liu. Although she's a woman, she works for her husband and to support her family, and she doesn't steal or rob. Why can't she make soy milk?"

Su Yu followed Qiao Wu to Liu's soy milk shop. Along the way, she saw several people selling buns and pancakes.

Wherever there is a fire or a stove, there is always a man next to it, and women are only responsible for collecting money and packing. It seems that this era does have serious discrimination against women in the kitchen!

No wonder Qiao Da and Qiao Er just watched her busy at the kitchen door. Fortunately, they did not discriminate against her cooking.

Thinking of this, Su Yu shook her head. No, this concept was wrong in the first place. How could she have almost been led astray?

Su Yu was sitting at a simple table, while Qiao Wu had already gone to order soy milk skillfully.

Su Yu looked around and saw a simple little shed with a few broken tables and chairs.

Such a simple shed actually has a part separated by a curtain.

The curtain was made of coarse cloth, very rough, with large mesh that allowed light to pass through, and even a human figure could be vaguely reflected, with the occasional cough or two coming from inside.

Qiao Wu walked towards Su Yu with two bowls of sweet soy milk, put one of the bowls in front of Su Yu, sat beside her, and urged her,

"Miss Su, try it! This soy milk is rich and fragrant, it's delicious!"

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