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“This was a gift from my distant cousin. His son brought it when he came to visit. I thought the child didn’t need such a nice gift, so I thought I would sell it and exchange it for some cheaper writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones.”

Anyway, Zhou Chenggong is nominally the son of her distant cousin, so it's not a big deal to borrow his name.

The shopkeeper felt somewhat relieved.

"To be honest, Madam, these inkstones and brushes can fetch five hundred taels of silver in places like the capital, but as you know, this place is just a tiny patch of land..."

"Shopkeeper, just tell me the price."

Xu Qing interrupted the shopkeeper's long-winded explanation. This guy just wanted to lower the price; as long as he wasn't too ruthless, she would sell it.

Her original intention was to intimidate the arrogant waiter, but when she was paying the bill, she suddenly had the idea of ​​selling this to the bookstore, and to her surprise, it actually worked.

The shopkeeper held up two fingers and said, "The inkstone and brush cost 200 taels in total."

Xu Qing took the inkstone and brush back and turned to leave.

"Oh, oh, oh, madam, please wait!"

"The price is negotiable."

"300 it is! Come back, come back..."

Xu Qing took the things back to the bookstore.

"Here are five sheets of Xuan paper for you, shopkeeper, you won't lose out."

Shopkeeper Wu immediately beamed with joy: "Thank you, Madam. If you have any more of these good things, please send them over directly."

An idea flashed through Xu Qing's mind: why not make some quick money?

"How much do you buy Xuan paper for? My distant cousin's son brought a lot of these things."

Shopkeeper Wu's eyes immediately lit up: "Tell me in detail? How many are there?"

Xu Qing said without changing his expression, "I don't know, maybe a dozen or so (100 pieces per piece). My child needs to start learning, and my distant cousin was close to my deceased father, so he sent a lot over."

Manager Wu warmly welcomed Xu Qing to the room in the backyard where they were discussing matters, and then instructed the waiter to serve tea.

"200 coins per piece. You can ask around the whole town for this price. If anyone offers a higher price, I will compensate you tenfold."

Manager Wu was probably telling the truth this time, since there was another bookstore on this street that she could easily find by asking around.

"Deal. I'll bring it tomorrow."

Manager Wu gave Xu Qing a deposit of 15 taels, telling him to remember it, and personally saw Xu Qing out.

After Xu Qing left, Manager Wu's face immediately darkened, and he reprimanded:

"You bastard, do you know you almost caused the master to lose a huge sum of money? If there's a next time, pack your things and get out!"

The waiter, with a pained expression, kept bowing and scraping, begging for mercy.

Xu Qing now has a large sum of money and is thinking about how to use it to repair his house.

I bumped into someone without even realizing it.

"Sorry, I didn't notice."

Upon closer inspection, it was an old acquaintance—the one-armed beggar.

"I came here specifically to wait for you."

Xu Qing took out a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) she had saved from the shopping cart and handed it to her: "Zhenzhen asked me to bring this to you. She said Daddy has never eaten it before."

Last night at dinner, the child thought he hadn't seen it.

The one-armed beggar's expression softened as he took the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger): "Zhenzhen, is that the name you gave her? It's very nice."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "What's the matter that you're waiting for me for? Something came up at home, so I didn't bring Zhenzhen with me. I'll bring her to see you tomorrow."

The one-armed beggar took out a small safety lock: "You don't need to bring her to see me."

This is what I hung on her when I found her. I didn't give it to her before because I was afraid someone would steal it, but now I'm relieved. You should take it back and give it to her.

Hearing these words, Xu Qing felt as if he were making his final arrangements.

She carefully examined the one-armed beggar; he was still covered in dirt, but she couldn't see anything unusual about him.

“Zhenzhen misses you a lot. She cried during dinner last night. I’ll bring her to town tomorrow, and you can give her to her yourself.”

Without saying a word, the one-armed beggar threw the silver lock into Xu Qing's basket and turned to leave.

Xu Qing shook his head, went to the city gate, got on an oxcart, and went home.

Along the way, the chicks chirped and chattered, attracting the curiosity of the villagers traveling with them. Xu Qing explained the situation to them.

Back home, outside the courtyard gate, Xu Qing bought two sets of coarse cloth clothes for each of the children at the mall, based on their sizes.

She had bought the fabric to make clothes, but one thing after another came up, and her mother was always busy. Since she didn't know how to make clothes, she had no choice but to buy ready-made ones.

I bought a few more snacks before pushing open the door and going inside.

Xu Baobao is chopping pig feed, Xu Zhenzhen is feeding the rabbits, and Zhou Chenggong is playing with Wangcai.

"Children, come and see what I bought for you!"

Xu Qing put down the basket and took out the clothes and snacks.

Zhou Chenggong went to look through them with great interest, Xu Baobao went to look at the chicks first, and Xu Zhenzhen stood nervously behind the two of them.

"Mom, did you buy all these chicks?" Xu Baobao asked in surprise.

"Yes, if we raise them, our family will have an endless supply of eggs. I've also bought two chickens that will be laying eggs soon."

As Xu Qing spoke, he handed over the clothes to the two girls. Since colors were very limited in ancient times, Xu Qing didn't dare to buy anything too bright.

Both girls were cyan, while Zhou Chenggong bought brown.

"Go inside and try it on, see if it fits."

With their new clothes, the children forgot all about their snacks and rushed inside.

Xu Qing said to Zhou Chenggong, "You should change into these too. If you wear these clothes, none of the village kids will dare to play with you."

Hearing that no one wanted to play with him, Zhou Chenggong, who had been hesitant, immediately made up his mind and went inside to change.

Xu Qing took the small silver lock and went to the girls' room.

"Zhenzhen, baby, Mommy's coming in."

After giving a greeting, Xu Qing lifted the curtain and went inside.

Xu Qing first asked the two children if their clothes fit, and after receiving a satisfactory answer, he...

They then bought two bellybands and two pairs of underwear from the mall, each in the same size as before.

Zhenzhen is already 10 years old, and the baby will be 8 years old in a few months.

In ancient times, girls were expected to marry in their teens, although she did not advocate or would marry off her children so early.

However, this did not prevent her from educating women about basic feminine hygiene in advance, especially in the village, where girls were reminded to protect themselves.

"Mom, what is this?"

Xu Baobao looked at the triangular-shaped panties and asked a curious question.

Xu Zhenzhen also blushed as she looked at Xu Qing.

"Ahem, the bellyband is worn under clothes, you all know that, right? This triangular one is underwear."

Xu Qing bought two pairs for herself as well, and picked one up to demonstrate to the children how to wear it.

After the children learned how to do it, Xu Qing reminded them, "You should change into your old clothes and wash them after each bath, then hang them to dry in your mother's room."

There are two grown men at home; it's really inappropriate to leave them outside.

She then took out the silver lock that the one-armed beggar had given her, explained it to Zhenzhen, and didn't mention her own guess.

He only asked her to come with him to town tomorrow to see her father.

Xu Zhenzhen held the silver lock, stroking it repeatedly, and looked at Xu Qing with gratitude.

After tidying up, Xu Qing went to the yard, racking her brains about how to put the chickens away. Her older brothers weren't home, and she didn't know how to make a chicken coop.

After thinking about it, since Wangcai doesn't like staying in its pigpen anyway, I'll just keep the chickens in the pigpen for now.

Xu Qing picked up the basket and walked towards the pigsty.

[Ding! Pure, natural, pollution-free, high-quality wild black truffles detected. Price: 1 tael of silver per catty. Want to sell?]

Xu Qing stood there, stunned. She looked at the prompt in her mind again and confirmed that it was indeed black truffle.

But where is this black truffle?