My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Everyone felt relieved after the money was paid back, but the two taels of silver that my younger sister borrowed from those "friends" should also be paid back as soon as possible.

Si Muyan didn't want her younger sister to continue to get entangled with men. A woman's reputation was particularly important at this time. Her younger sister was playing with fire and could easily get burned.

Si Xingzhi and his younger brother went back to take care of the housework first, while Si Muyan took Aunt Jin and younger sister to the county town to buy things.

Since there was no need to make pumpkin pancakes, I bought some basic ingredients. Nine hundred coins was not a small amount for a farmer, but for Si Muyan, it was too little.

In modern times, she had no worries about food and clothing, and no shortage of oil, water, or meat, but when she came here, she could really be described as going hungry for nine meals out of three days.

It’s depressing just thinking about it.

The only meat I've eaten in these days is the chicken I killed yesterday.

The younger sister said, "Sister, should we think about doing something else to make a living?"

Aunt Jin said, "It will be harvest time soon. We'll be busy then. Let's do business after we're done."

My younger sister disagreed: "But we're short of money. We have to pay taxes on the grain we harvest, and then we have to save it for next year. The rest won't be worth much. If we still have a business like making pumpkin pie, we can make some money before the end of the year so we can pay it back..."

In fact, what is more important is that my younger sister does not want to do farm work. Even though the Si family was exiled here and became an ordinary commoner, she has never experienced the hardships of doing farm work.

When my eldest brother was around, and he couldn't find a job to earn money, we didn't have any land to work on the farm. Later, he worked as a staff member for others and bought some land to farm. But when he had money, he hired others to help with the work and didn't need these girls.

Later, when her eldest brother passed away and the family had no money, she had to do everything herself. However, the main force was her second brother and Aunt Jin, and her eldest and second sisters also went to help, but she refused to go.

This year, her second brother and second sister were away, and her eldest sister would surely ask her to go too. She didn't want to go; she wanted to earn easy money, not do farm work. Even if making pumpkin pie meant getting up early, walking all the way to the county town, and selling them everywhere, it was still better than doing hard labor in the fields.

How can you be lazy in a legitimate way? Like selling pumpkin pie!

Aunt Jin didn't know what her younger sister was thinking, so she nodded thoughtfully, "Third Miss is right..."

Their eyes turned to Si Muyan, hoping that she could come up with a set of rules.

Si Muyan was thinking about making money yesterday. Their capital was too little. What other business could they use to make a small profit with a big investment, besides gambling?

Either it has to have an exclusive recipe so that it can last for a long time, or it is like pumpkin pie, which is not difficult but novel. It is launched when it is not available on the market, and is quickly withdrawn when it is about to become popular in the market.

A stroll around the morning market today gave her some feeling.

粥。

Porridge is very simple. Ordinary people make their own breakfast with brown rice porridge and pickles. Poor families are more likely to have thin porridge for three meals a day.

Because it is common and simple, it is hardly sold outside. But this is the case in ancient times. Even those who are a little richer cannot afford to eat and drink well every day.

Si Muyan is a modern person. She has seen too many kinds of porridge, sweet, salty, seafood, etc., such as her favorite century egg and lean meat porridge. If it is launched, it will definitely sell well.

When she was at the morning market, she saw places selling vegetables and preserved eggs, but they were very rare, which showed that preserved eggs were not common among people at that time.

In comparison, chicken eggs and salted duck eggs are common.

Also because the preparation of preserved eggs is complicated and the price is much higher, it is only eaten by rich people.

At that time, preserved eggs, also called Hundunzi, were sold for eight cents each, while ordinary eggs were only three cents each.

Si Muyan thought that it would be better to try out ordinary white porridge with pickles, lean meat porridge, and century egg and lean meat porridge first. If there is a market for it, she will consider making other types of porridge.

Thinking this, she did just that. Mi still had some at home, so she decided not to buy anything else. Instead, she bought two pounds of lean pork and ten preserved eggs. Pork belly was fifty wen per pound, and the fat, used to make oil, was probably not even available at fifty-three wen. Pure lean meat was forty-eight wen. So, the meat and preserved eggs alone cost a hundred and seventy-six wen. She also bought half a pound of sugar, a pound of oil, and some rapeseed, for a total of three hundred and forty wen.

The younger sister looked at the meat in Aunt Jin's backpack. Even though it was raw, she still thought it was very delicious. Her saliva kept flowing out, and she couldn't finish it no matter how hard she tried to swallow it secretly.

She wanted to eat meat so much, but she knew that under the current circumstances, how could she get meat?

After buying these, Si Muyan said, "We don't have any chickens at home. How about buying some chickens and ducks?"

Aunt Jin hesitated: "The New Year is coming soon. It's too cold in winter to keep chicks alive. Why not wait until next spring and catch some chickens and ducklings to raise?"

"It's okay. We have enough space at home. We can build a chicken coop later. If we buy chicks now, they won't freeze to death easily when they grow up."

"it is good."

At this time, a chick costs four cents, and a duck costs six cents. They are quite cheap. In spring, the prices are not so high. At that time, a chick costs five cents, which is considered cheap.

Si Muyan also bought fifteen and spent 150 coins.

She turned and went to the place where wooden barrels and basins were sold. She looked at the medium-sized wooden barrels and estimated that one barrel could hold about 15 kilograms of porridge. The barrels cost 35 cents each.

Aunt Jin muttered, "Thirty-five coins? That's too expensive! A wooden basin is only eight coins at most. Why is a wooden barrel so expensive?"

The shop owner said, "Sister, look at how big the wooden basin is. How big is this wooden barrel? And our wooden barrel has a lid!"

Si Muyan looked at the bucket, touched the two people next to him and asked, "Can I get a discount if I buy more?"

The shopkeeper said, "Buy two, sixty-eight coins in total."

Almost no concessions at all.

Si Muyan thought about it for a while, knowing that the price of the wooden barrels would not be reduced, so he did not bargain any more: "Three for one hundred coins."

The shopkeeper thought about it for a long time, but was reluctant to agree.

Aunt Jin said, "Well, it's only a few cents cheaper. We do need it. If it works for us, we'll come back and buy more."

It's just a wooden barrel, how could anyone use so many? The shopkeeper didn't believe this at all, but still waved his hand and let Si Muyan take it away.

He went to look at the bowls again. Each one cost twenty cents, so Si Muyan bought ten.

Every time I pay, my younger sister feels the pain in her heart as she watches from the side. If I buy so much at once, won’t all my money for the day be spent?

She was a perceptive person, and her abacus worked very quickly, and she quickly figured out the price. The eldest sister spent 790 coins, which meant that the family only had a little over 100 coins left.

God!

Distressed.

Si Muyan took out some money and handed it to Aunt Jin and Xiaomei, two cents each. "Two cents each, everyone, go shopping. If you find anything you like, just buy it. We'll meet at the city gate in two quarters of an hour."