There are two roads leading to Zhengde Town: a small road and a main road.
The small road is about 17 or 18 li from the town, while the main road is about 20 or 30 li away.
Xiao Nan decisively chose the side path, which was very narrow, only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. It was still dark, and the surroundings were pitch black.
She was on edge. Although the chances of being robbed in the early hours of the morning were slim, her habits from her past life remained unchanged.
Xiao Nan looked around as he pondered what he needed to do that day.
The old lady's house is drafty. She plans to repair the leaks and fix the walls before winter arrives, once she has recovered.
I wonder how the old woman managed to survive in such a house.
She was really worried that the house wouldn't hold up if it rained heavily.
Clothes are fine, we can not buy them, we can wear Grandpa's for now, but we must buy two pairs of shoes to alternate wearing.
The shoes I'm wearing have several holes in them, and the soles are almost worn through. It hurts a lot when I step on the pebbles on the road.
Huh? She slapped her forehead suddenly.
There are cloth shoes in the space, why buy anything else? It would cost money anyway.
With a thought, a pair of black cloth shoes appeared in her hand. These were the most famous Kyoto cloth shoes from her previous life, purely handmade, and they matched her men's clothing perfectly. Even if she wore them openly, no one would be able to tell.
So he kicked off his shoes, put on new ones, stomped around in place, and let out a knowing laugh.
With my feet feeling comfortable, my whole body felt comfortable, and I could walk much faster.
After walking for about 15 minutes, the sky began to lighten, and in the blink of an eye, it was dawn.
Xiao Nan stopped and looked around. All he saw were fields of crops, with a few trees standing alone in the middle, and unknown crops growing in the fields.
To the east and north, within a distance of fifty or sixty miles, mountains rise and fall in a continuous stretch, lush and green.
After taking in the scenery around her, she relaxed a little and quickened her pace.
An hour later, Xiao Nan finally arrived at the town. Standing under the town sign, looking at the empty Zhengde Town, she felt somewhat disappointed.
It will be noon in half an hour, but there are not many people walking around in the town. The scattered stalls are not attracting many customers, and the shops on both sides are the same.
She walked along the road, looking at the goods in the vendors' stalls: shoes and insoles, hair ties, combs and other miscellaneous items, jewelry; but no vegetables or eggs were being sold.
After walking around for a while, I started strolling in front of the shops on both sides. I didn't go inside; I could see inside just by looking at them from the outside.
The town is quite large, with several hundred households, but they all stay at home and rarely come out.
Just then, the sound of hooves came, and a fast horse galloped away from north to south, kicking up layers of yellow dust.
Xiao Nan frowned when she saw it. She had seen it in a movie; the man was carrying official documents, and at this speed, it must be an urgent dispatch from the border.
Walking on the street, they all patted their chests, looking panicked.
Some were wiping away tears: When will this end?
Xiao Nan turned her head expressionlessly, walked around for a while, and came to a restaurant. There were only a few tables occupied. She sat down in a secluded corner, and the waiter immediately came over, looked her over, and asked in a flat tone.
"Hey buddy, what would you like to eat?"
Do you have noodles?
"have,"
Xiao Nan asked again, "Is it flour made from mixed grains, or..."
"Fine white flour, very expensive,"
Xiao Nan breathed a sigh of relief. So there was wheat flour. But why did the villagers grow such unpalatable coarse grains?
"How expensive?"
"A bowl of vegetarian egg noodles costs thirty coins, and a bowl of meat noodles costs fifty coins."
"Give me a vegetarian bowl."
The waiter's eyes showed certainty, but he didn't leave. He continued, "Pay first, then eat your noodles."
If Xiao Nan were the original owner of this body, she might have hesitated, but she was not. She decisively took out her money pouch from her bosom, counted out thirty coins, and placed them on the table.
The shop assistant then smiled slightly, took the money, and left.
Soon, the noodles were served. Xiao Nan blinked; ever since she entered the town, she had been considering the prices here.
The bowl was large enough for her to eat, but not enough for a man.
Despite her thoughts, she quickly picked up her chopsticks and started eating, but after just one bite, she felt like spitting it out.
The food was really bad. Are all restaurants here like this? But looking at the other tables, the people there seemed to be enjoying their meals.
I gritted my teeth, ate the noodles in one go, and only then did I feel full.
He got up and left without looking back, heading straight to the general store where he spent five coins to buy a large wicker basket to carry on his back.
Seeing that the shop had sauce, soy sauce, and vinegar, I bought a small jar of each, a pair of chopsticks, six bowls, and six plates—all the ordinary kind—for a total of three hundred coins.
Seeing the large blocks of salt, I bought two more pounds. These two pounds cost 100 coins, which was cheaper than soy sauce and savory sauce, since those two require a lot of salt.
Next, upon arriving at the grain shop and seeing what was inside, Xiao Nan breathed a sigh of relief.
Rice, flour, and beans were all available, so symbolically, ten catties of rice cost three hundred coins, ten catties of flour cost two hundred coins, and one catty of mung beans cost ten coins.
Just as she was about to leave, the eggs next to the door caught her eye.
The eggs were small, like the free-range eggs from a past life.
I asked the shopkeeper and found out that eggs were two for one coin, which wasn't expensive, so I bought twenty as a token.
Then she went to the fabric shop to buy some high-quality fabric to make lingerie. She didn't need to change the outer garments, but the inner garments had to be clean and comfortable.
Upon entering the store, the clerk's expression indicated that she wasn't very popular, but he still patiently asked her questions.
"Hey sir, wanna buy some fabric?"
"Yes, I'd like some fine cotton fabric to make a few undergarments."
The shop assistant led her to several bolts of cloth: "What do you think of these?"
Xiao Nan reached out and touched it; it was just so-so, far inferior to what she had in her space.
So he asked, "With my build, how many feet of cloth would I need to make a suit?"
The waiter looked him over and said, "Seven feet is enough."
"How many feet are in a bolt of cloth? How much does it cost per foot?"
"Twenty feet, thirty coins per foot."
"Then give me two khaki ones."
The waiter's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected this skinny man to order two horses, and his mood immediately improved.
Forty feet is equivalent to one tael and two mace.
After buying the fabric, Xiao Nan reorganized a basket, which was now full.
Finally, she went to the pharmacy, paid ten coins for a consultation, and received the answer that her body was severely deficient and needed to be replenished.
After taking five doses of medicine, she didn't plan to buy any more. After all, the old lady's house lacked too many things, and it was impossible to buy everything at once. She had to take it slowly.
This has almost cost us the wages we got back from the Zhang family.
In the days to come, I'll have to find ways to make money.
Xiao Nan carried a large basket, which made her look even smaller. To prevent anyone with malicious intent from entering, she found a secluded spot after leaving the pharmacy and threw the basket into her spatial storage.
In such a desolate town, her shopping spree is bound to attract attention.
Even so, she still caught the eye of a few thugs. However, when they saw Xiao Nan with her hands empty, they all guessed that she must have been sent by some family to make purchases. Otherwise, she would have been doomed today.
Feeling there was nothing to buy, I was about to leave, but then I went to the blacksmith's shop and bought a woodcutter's knife.
Even buying a wood-chopping knife required registering one's name and home address, indicating that this dynasty strictly controlled ironware.
On the way back, she summarized a few points and gained some new insights into the place.
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