章節 36: Going To The Market
編輯: Atlas Studios
With the addition of their uncles and aunts, they no longer had to rush to make tofu.
In addition, there would be a market tomorrow, and many farmers would go to the market. This would cause the villagers who went to the surrounding villages to sell tofu to have bad business.
Hence, Zhao Dong had told them this afternoon that other than the villagers who went to the distant village tomorrow, the rest would not be wholesale.
Therefore, they did not have to stay up late to prepare tonight.
After distributing the money, Zhao Dong and his two brothers carried the soybeans they had bought today into the west room. After that, Grandpa and his family had to go back.
While waiting for the two of them, Zhao Guifen asked about Zhao Zhitong's apprenticeship.
Hearing Sun Mei say that she was going to buy a piece of meat and make knee pads, she slapped her thigh and said, "Fortunately, I asked. Otherwise, you would really be rude."
Sun Mei looked puzzled. "Mother, what's wrong? Can't we give knee pads?"
Zhao Guifen replied. "It's not that you can't give knee pads, it's just that there are six etiquettes for you to acknowledge me as your master. The six etiquettes include celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, longans, and thin strips of meat.
Celery means diligence and hard work. Lotus seeds have a bitter heart, which means painstaking education. Red beans mean good luck. Dates means progression in school. Longans are round which means success. The thin strips of meat express disciples' sincere feelings."
After listening to her mother's call, Sun Mei's eyes widened. "So there are so many things to pay attention to."
Zhao Guifen smiled and said, "That's right. There's a market tomorrow, so you can buy them. As for the knee pads, you can prepare them as a gift for the holiday."
Sun Mei kept nodding and sighed in her heart. Fortunately, Zhao Guifen asked. Otherwise, if she lost her manners, she would really be a joke.
Hence, after sending off her grandfather's family, Sun Mei immediately told Zhao Dong about this.
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The next day, Eldest Aunt, Second Aunt, and Second Uncle arrived at seven o'clock in the morning. The roosters crowed. The little radish heads were still sleeping, so they naturally did not follow.
At a quarter past seven, the tofu was ready. After the villagers came to bring the tofu away, Zhao Dong and the others carried the remaining 100 catties of tofu and beancurd onto the cart.
At this moment, Zhao Zhitong was woken up by the commotion in the courtyard. She was leaning against the window and looking out when she saw that Zhao Dong was already preparing the tofu.
Anxious, she didn't care about her clothes and hurriedly put them on. She climbed down from the bed and ran out. "Father, wait for me. I want to sell tofu too."
Zhao Dong: "There's no hurry. We haven't left yet. Go wash your face first and drink the egg porridge."
At this moment, Sun Mei came out of the kitchen with egg porridge. After placing it on the table, she grabbed her and went to wash her face.
Zhao Zhitong wiped her face. Before Sun Mei could dry her face, she ran to the table and picked up the bowl of porridge. She gulped it down.
"Alright, Mother, I'm done drinking it."
She placed the empty bowl on the table and turned to run out, but Sun Mei stopped her. "Look at this dress. It's twisted."
Zhao Zhitong stood there and let Sun Mei help her put it on again. At that moment, she suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up. "Mother, I want to wear the new clothes Grandma made for me."
Sun Mei smiled and said, "Huh? Why are you wearing it today? Didn't you say that you wanted to keep it for when you become a disciple?"
Zhao Zhitong pouted and fell into a dilemma. That's right, she had to wear new clothes to school, but she also wanted to wear new clothes to the market.
Finally, she gritted his teeth and said, "Then wear it tomorrow."
She was going to see Sir in her new clothes!
At this moment, the noise of a few children suddenly came from outside the door.
Zhao Zhitong instantly recognized the voices of the people outside. She shouted and jogged out.
"Eldest Cousin, Second Cousin, Third Cousin!"
It turned out that Sun Youcai had brought Sun Daji, Sun Daqing, and Sun Daxiang over.
After the three of them woke up, they heard Zhao Guifen talking about Zhao Dong's market today, so they pestered Sun Youcai to bring them over.
It just so happened that Zhao Dong's plan was to set up two stalls with his second brother-in-law. Sun Youcai could help watch over Zhao Zhitong.
He could also let the children go out to play, so Zhao Dong agreed to bring them along.
Zhao Zhitong was overjoyed to see that her cousins were going too. "That's great, that's great."
Zhao Dong pushed a cart, and Second Aunt pushed another one. Second Cousin and Third Cousin sat on it and were in charge of holding the tofu on the cart.
Eldest Cousin said that he was old and was unwilling to sit on it. He wanted to help push the cart.
On the other hand, Zhao Zhitong could not stay idle and refused to sit.
Sun Youli could only grab Zhao Zhitong with both hands and lift her up. He exerted force with his hands and placed her on his neck.
The sudden weightlessness made Zhao Zhitong giggle.
"Let's go to the market!"
Accompanied by the children's chatter, the group set off in a grandiose manner.
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This market was formed by the gathering of the surrounding villages, so it was not far from Zhaozhai Village. They could reach it in half an hour on foot.
When they arrived at the market, there were already many people there. It was very lively. They did not stay long and started to find a place to set up a stall.
After all, they did not come to the market often. Some good stalls would definitely not be theirs.
Coincidentally, they bumped into Butcher Zhao, who was going to the market to sell meat. Zhao Dong and the others followed him and found two inconspicuous stalls on that street.
After setting up the stall, Zhao Dong took out the bowls and lotus leaves that he had prepared in advance from the carriage and placed them aside. He also brought out the sauce and prepared to concoct a bowl of beancurd.
This was because their seller was a new face and the things he sold were fresh. At first, no one came to visit.
On the other hand, people from the surrounding stalls would go over from time to time to ask about the price.
A few little radish heads stood in a row in front of the stall and looked around curiously.
Seeing that Butcher Zhao's family had already sold a piece of meat and no one from their side had come to ask, Zhao Daqing scratched his ears and cheeks. "Tell me, why didn't anyone come to our place to buy things?"
The other children were also confused.
Zhao Zhitong was also puzzled.
Hence, he looked at the surrounding stalls and then at his own stall. After a while, he suddenly said, "Oh, I understand."
Sun Youcai couldn't help but laugh. "What did you see? You already know?"
Zhao Zhitong crossed her arms. "Hmph, I know."
As he spoke, he pointed to the stall beside him and said, "Look, they shout loudly when customers walk past the stall."
Sun Daqing watched for a while and realized that it was indeed as Zhao Zhitong had said. They were all shouting.
He asked, "Shout? Will someone come just by shouting?"
Zhao Zhitong said affirmatively, "Of course. If you don't shout, how would they know what you're selling?"
Sun Daqing scratched his head and smiled. "I think so."
Sun Daji and Sun Daxiang nodded in agreement with Zhao Zhitong's discovery.
Zhao Zhitong said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and shout too!"
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