Falling into the mortal world

During this period, Aunt Li also ate lunch at the Lan family's house. Aunt Li saw Lan Qingqing and her sister preparing hawthorns, which looked quite simple, so she tried it herself. It was just about taking out the seeds, and it wasn't complicated in practice.

Aunt Li asked curiously, "Girl, these hawthorns are very sour. The hawthorns chosen for candied hawthorns are all big and round. We don't want these." Aunt Li picked up a hawthorn in her hand and said.

The hawthorns in Aunt Li's hand were about the size of a copper coin, which wasn't exactly small, but the ones she selected for the candied hawthorn skewers were one and a half times the size of a coin. No wonder these hawthorns were so cheap; they'd all been carefully selected.

Lan Xiaoya curiously picked up a red fruit and said, "Isn't this the same as the red fruit on a candied hawthorn? It's just a little smaller." As she spoke, she took a bite, and Lan Xiaoya immediately frowned, her eyes almost touching her eyebrows, and her mouth watered from the sour taste.

Lan Xiaoya frowned and said, "Sister, this is way too sour! The ones I ate before weren't this sour! Can this even be eaten?"

Aunt Li said with a smile: "Those were all picked, the biggest and reddest ones were chosen, so naturally they are not so sour."

Lan Qingqing added, "Yes, as long as it's not bad, a little sour or a little small is fine."

Fortunately, although they were small, there weren't any bad ones; it seems the bad ones have all been picked out.

Looking at the many red berries still in the corner, Aunt Li said, "These are easy to make. I'll have my kids come over and help you. That way we can finish faster."

Lan Qingqing was somewhat surprised. After all, Aunt Li was old and not afraid of gossip, but her children were still young, and her reputation wasn't very good. No family would want their children to be associated with their family, so Aunt Li's actions surprised Lan Qingqing.

Lan Qingqing said: If they don't have anything to do, they can come and help. I'll pay them fifteen coins a day.

Aunt Li smiled and refused, saying, "What wages do you want? Wouldn't that be embarrassing for Aunt Li? A bunch of kids, they're just at home with nothing to do anyway, so they came over to help out. If it weren't for your help the other day, my family wouldn't have been able to earn any money!"

"Auntie, I should thank you all," Aunt Li said sincerely. Aunt Li actually knew that Lan Qingqing was pregnant. Having been through it herself, she knew that Lan Qingqing's belly was already showing, clearly indicating she had been pregnant before.

During my time in the village, I observed that Lan Jia's eldest daughter was not the kind of promiscuous girl.

I saw Lan Daya's face by chance one morning. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was a fairy descended from heaven.

Just by using her looks, there are probably many women who could marry into the town's wealthy families and become their wives.

But I haven't seen this girl for a while. What men is she seeing in private? I don't need to guess, she must have gotten pregnant in a place like that before.

This girl is a good person, but her life is too hard. Lan Daya is not the kind of woman who flirts with other men. Now, no one in the village even knows what Lan Daya looks like.

Therefore, she trusted her judgment and believed that Lan Daya was a good person. So she didn't object to her grandchildren coming to help.

Seeing that Aunt Li said this, Lan Qingqing didn't want to take advantage of her kindness.

She didn't say anything more. After finishing her meal, Aunt Li went home and told You Niang about it. You Niang immediately brought the children over. She wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was good for her. If it weren't for the fact that the Lan family couldn't earn any money themselves...

When Lan Qingqing saw Aunt Li bringing her daughter-in-law and grandchildren to help, she was very grateful. After all, she was truly thankful that Aunt Li had come to help them despite the rumors.

You Niang and the others picked it up quickly, and soon they were making something that looked quite professional. Lan Qingqing noticed that there were no jars at home, so she decided to go to town again in the afternoon to buy some.

Aunt Li led the Tao family, Wang Linmu, and a few others to pick soybeans and grind them into soy milk.

Lan Xiaotian continued to stay in the new house, keeping an eye on the progress.

Lan's mother then went to clean up the pots and pans, feed the chickens, do the laundry, and tidy the house. Lan's father also needed someone to serve him.

Lan Xiaoya then led a few people to collect hawthorns.

Feng Caidie planned to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms in the afternoon, since mushrooms can be quite profitable.

Ah Er was responsible for taking He Dabao and Gu Heizi to the shop, while he went to collect soybeans in the surrounding villages. Lan Qingqing arrived in town by donkey cart. After saying goodbye to the others, they went about their own business.

When Lan Qingqing arrived in town, she went straight to the shop where she had ordered the porcelain last time. The shopkeeper saw Lan Qingqing coming.

He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The goods the young lady ordered are not ready yet. The initial shape has just been made and has not yet been fired in the kiln."

Lan Qingqing quickly said: No rush, I came here today to see something else.

The shopkeeper asked curiously: What kind of item does the young lady want?

Lan Qingqing glanced at the items in the shop; they were all exquisite porcelain pieces. She didn't see the kind of jar she wanted.

Do you sell those small jars around here?

The shopkeeper asked, "Could you tell me exactly how big it is?"

Lan Qingqing gestured and said that a five-pound pack would be fine.

The shopkeeper then asked: How much do you want?

Lan Qingqing did the math in her head and then said: Five hundred, we can add more if needed later.

The shopkeeper was taken aback by the quantity Lan Qingqing wanted, but fortunately, he actually had such a batch of goods.

A customer once ordered 800 jars, but later returned them and they're still sitting there in our kiln.

The shopkeeper said: "We do have the jars you mentioned, but they're not here. They're over at the kiln, not far from here. It's only a half-hour walk away."

Miss, would you like to go take a look?

Lan Qingqing said: Let's go take a look!

The shopkeeper called a helper to watch the shop, while he took Lan Qingqing to inspect the goods. This was a big customer; if this order went through, he could clear out his stockpiled inventory. It would be a great relief.

When Lan Qingqing arrived at the brickyard, she observed that it was a small village near the town with a small population.

Upon entering the kiln, Lan Qingqing saw that the craftsmen were all busy with their work. She also saw the water tank and toilet she had ordered, which were still in the clay form and had just been formed.

As Lan Qingqing walked further inside, she saw rows and rows of jars neatly stacked under the eaves.

The shopkeeper asked, "Miss, how about this?"

Lan Qingqing picked up a jar and looked at it. "Hmm, this is it. What's the price?" Lan Qingqing asked.

"These jars originally sold for 28 coins each, but since you're buying a lot, I'll just give you 23 coins each," the shopkeeper said.

Lan Qingqing did the math in her head and thought it was alright. The price was about what she had estimated, so she made the decision to buy it right away.

The shopkeeper happily picked up the abacus and began to calculate.

Lan Qingqing calculated in her mind that 23 * 500 = Lan Qingqing said directly: eleven taels and five mace.

She then took out some silver and handed it to the shopkeeper, who glanced at the abacus in his hand. He looked at Lan Qingqing in surprise, noticing that the numbers on her abacus were the same as the numbers on his own abacus.

Someone with such skills must be no ordinary person.

Lan Qingqing asked: Can this be delivered?

Lan Qingqing's question brought the shopkeeper back to his senses.

Sure, I can send it to you today.

Lan Qingqing also asked the shopkeeper for some more broken porcelain shards. Broken porcelain shards were the least of her worries at the kiln, and the shopkeeper generously gave Lan Qingqing several sacks of them.