Bab 169: Chapter 168 Buying so Many Things

Zhou Biyao furrowed her brows when she heard Nanny Zhong's explanation, "Since it is something common to ordinary farming households, how could Lady Qi's family not have it and need to purchase it hastily? Could it be that her family's life was originally so difficult that, before she became steward to Sixth Master, they couldn't afford this item?"

Nanny Zhong was somewhat overwhelmed by Zhou Biyao's relentless questioning, "It's not necessarily the case. Although a stone mill is common, it is not something that every ordinary farming household needs all the time, so not every family has one. Normally, when a farming family needs to use one, they would go to another household that has a stone mill to borrow it, and afterwards leave behind some flour or other such items as a token of gratitude."