Sweet baby milk, bring the whole family rich

The next morning, just as the sky was turning pale, the Yun family began to get busy.

They were all busy with their own tasks, and the scene was bustling.

Yun Tingluo usually chooses to walk to town, which takes about an hour (one hour is approximately equal to two hours).

However, considering that he was going to town with his mother today, he decided to splurge and chose to go by ox cart.

Because Yunjia Village is relatively small, the village did not purchase ox carts to transport people to and from the town.

But the neighboring Lijia Village is a larger village, and they have ox carts passing through Yunjia Village every morning.

Soon after Yun Tingluo and his mother arrived at the village entrance, they saw an ox cart slowly approaching.

Yun Tingluo hurriedly greeted the driver, "Uncle Li, is there any space on the bus?"

Uncle Li smiled and replied, "It's Yun, there's still room on the bus, come on up."

When Yun Tingluo heard that there was a vacant seat, he hurriedly helped his mother onto the ox cart, then quickly got on himself and thanked Uncle Li.

The oxcart was wobbly as it moved, but it was much faster than walking. It arrived in the town in half an hour. Uncle Li said to the people on the oxcart, "I'll wait for you here until noon. If you want to take a car back home, come on time."

After getting off the bus, Yun Tingluo followed his mother to the East Market. The prices in the East Market were much cheaper than those in the West Market, so when the Yun family came to the town to buy things, they usually went to the East Market.

As soon as I arrived at the East Market, I heard all kinds of shouting sounds, and it looked very lively.

"Selling buns, big and fragrant ones!" the bun vendor shouted loudly, with steam coming out of the steamer and emitting the aroma of meat.

"Don't miss it if you pass by, cheap and affordable clothes are on sale!" The owner of the clothing store stood at the door of the store, shouting loudly, attracting many people to stop and watch.

In addition to these, there are also people selling fruits, snacks, and toys...all kinds of shouting are intertwined together, making people feel the strong breath of life.

"Let's go to the grain and oil store first. We are running out of oil and rice at home." Old Lady Yun said to Yun Tingluo.

After hearing this, Yun Tingluo nodded obediently to show his agreement.

He knew very well that following his mother was the right thing to do. After all, his main task in coming to the market this time was to do hard labor for her.

The mother and son walked through the bustling crowd and soon arrived at the grain and oil store.

The sharp-eyed waiter spotted them immediately and approached them with a smile, greeting them warmly: "Welcome, gentlemen! What would you like to buy?"

Old Lady Yun looked up at the waiter and replied slowly, "Give me two pounds of oil, one pound of salt, twenty pounds of brown rice, and ten pounds of coarse noodles. Also, do you have any wine?" She listed all the things she wanted to buy in one breath.

When the waiter heard this, he immediately smiled and thought that he had really met a big customer today!

Then, his smile grew even brighter, and his tone became even more respectful: "Yes, yes, sir, our wine here is 175 cents." (1 cent equals 4 liters)

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Yun nodded and continued, "Well, in addition to what I just mentioned, give me another dime for the wine."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The waiter responded excitedly and then turned around to prepare things.

Old Lady Yun looked at the items piled up like a mountain in front of her and couldn't help but frown and think.

She thought that these things were too many and too heavy to carry around while shopping, so she turned to the waiter and asked, "Can we leave these things with you temporarily? We can pick them up later."

"Of course, sir. The total is four hundred and seventy-five coins. I'll charge you four hundred and seventy coins." The waiter packed the items and put them in a corner.

Old Lady Yun handed over the money. Although she still had a lot of silver left in her hand, Old Lady Yun, who was used to being frugal, still felt that spending the money was like cutting her own flesh.

"Mom, what are we going to buy next?" Yun Yao looked at Old Lady Yun counting the change in her hand with some heartache. Knowing that she was reluctant to spend money, but still had to buy what she needed, she asked.

"Go buy some meat." Originally, Old Lady Yun wanted to kill a few pheasants at home, but these days the pheasants seemed to have become spiritual. In order to prevent the old lady from killing them, they actually started laying eggs.

Old Lady Yun thought, since eggs can be sold for money now, it would be better to let them lay a few more eggs before killing them.

"Auntie, please give me some meat. They are all freshly slaughtered this morning." The butcher greeted Old Lady Yun warmly with a smile on his face.

"What kind of meat is this and how much is it?" asked Old Lady Yun, pointing to a piece of fat and lean meat.

In the village, everyone likes to eat this kind of oily meat because it not only tastes good but is also relatively cheap.

Lean meat is less popular because it is tough and has little flavor.

Therefore, in rural areas, people generally choose to eat fatty meat or pork belly.

"This meat is very good, thirty-five cents a pound." Old Lady Yun said to the butcher while looking at the pork on the chopping board.

As she spoke, she gently touched the pork with her hand, feeling its texture and freshness.

The butcher smiled and replied, "Yes, this pig was just slaughtered this morning, it's absolutely fresh!"

Old Lady Yun nodded and smiled with satisfaction. Then she turned to look at another piece of meat next to her and asked, "What about this one next to it?"

The butcher quickly replied, "This one is a little cheaper, thirty coins per pound."

Mrs. Yun thought about it and decided to buy some meat of different prices and take it home to try.

So she pointed to the piece of meat on the left and said, "I'll give you three pounds of the one on the left and four pounds of the one on the right."

After hearing this, the butcher immediately picked up the knife and started cutting the meat, and quickly weighed it.

He smiled and said to Old Lady Yun, "Okay, Auntie, wait a moment, I'll pack it up for you. It's two hundred and twenty-five coins in total."

Old Lady Yun took out the money from her pocket, counted it, and then put the money into the money basket.

The butcher took the money, counted it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, handed the meat to Yun Tingluo.

Yun Tingluo took the meat, and the mother and son returned to the grain and oil store, taking the food they had bought earlier.

They were carrying heavy items in their hands, with satisfied smiles on their faces.

The two returned to the place where they had agreed to meet Uncle Li with a lot of harvest.

There was an ox cart parked there, and several villagers were waiting around.

Seeing Old Lady Yun and Yun Tingluo coming back, Uncle Li went to greet them and asked curiously, "What took you so long?"

Old Lady Yun smiled and explained, "We went to buy meat first, so we were delayed a little."

Uncle Li looked at the mother and son and was surprised to find that their hands were full of various items.

He exclaimed, "Wow, you bought so many things!"

Old Lady Yun smiled a little sheepishly and said, "Yes, I originally only wanted to buy some rice and oil, but when I saw the meat was good, I bought some more."

Uncle Li walked forward and took the initiative to help Old Lady Yun and Yun Tingluo move the things onto the ox cart.

As he was moving things, he sighed, "You guys really know how to live!"

Old Lady Yun said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Li. These things are indeed a bit heavy. I'd appreciate your help."

Uncle Li waved his hand to indicate that you’re welcome.

He smiled and said, "We're all neighbors, and we should help each other. But you bought a bit too much."

When Old Lady Yun heard this, she quickly said, "It's a bit too much. How about we, mother and son, pay for three people?"

Uncle Li smiled and waved his hands: "That's not what I meant. Besides, business has been bad recently. Every time I go back, the store is never full. It's empty anyway."

As expected, it was already 1:15 PM and there were only a few people on the ox cart.

"No more waiting, sit tight and we're leaving." Uncle Li said to the people in the car.

They soon arrived at Yunjia Village. Although Uncle Li said that they didn't need to pay money for three people, Old Lady Yun still gave him six cents, and then followed her eldest son to move the things back to the Yun family.