Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 86

85, Shopping (2nd Update)

Li Hengyi smiled without speaking.

He took the tea that Yuanbao handed to him, gently moving the tea lid.

The two of them sat in silence for a while before Li Hengyi went back into the room to write two letters, sealing them and instructing Liang Zhao to take them back to the capital.

As Liang Zhao was about to leave, he looked at Li Hengyi for a moment and opened his mouth as if to say something.

“Safe travels!” Li Hengyi spoke first, stopping him from saying anything further.

“Ha!” Liang Zhao chuckled and rode off on his horse.

Watching the departing figure, Li Hengyi’s eyes were deep and heavy.

Turning around, he looked at the house across from him, Xie Zhinuan’s home.

Smoke was billowing out of the chimney; it seemed they were preparing a meal.

Remembering the lunch he had, he felt a little pain in his stomach.

It was obviously from overeating.

He also wondered what delicious food she would make in the afternoon?

But Xie Zhinuan was busy. She was cutting tofu and placing it onto the clean and dry straw, planning to make some fermented bean curd. Later on, it could be used as a side dish, and fermented bean curd with food was also very good.

She also wanted to make some wheat paste and broad bean paste, and bean dregs as well.

The only issue was that most of the small jars at home were already full, so she needed to go to the town or the county city to buy some more jars.

The room that was originally reserved as a study would probably have to be used to store jars and vats.

After cutting the tofu, stir-fried with pickled vegetables and cured meat, and once they cooled down, she planned to make buns.

Xie Zhinuan looked at the dough, which had risen nicely, thought for a moment, and then said to Shaniu, “I’ll take Routuan with me for a trip outside!”

“Miss, what are you going to do?”

“To ask the villagers to buy some chili peppers for making chili sauce!” Xie Zhinuan called for Routuan and went out.

As soon as she arrived in the village, some people who saw her called out to her.

“What are you doing, Miss Xie?”

“I want to buy some red chili peppers. Now that they are ripe, I came to the village to have a look!” Xie Zhinuan replied with a smile.

“I’ve got some at home, how much for a pound?”

“Yes, Miss Xie, how much for a pound?”

Xie Zhinuan thought for a moment before saying, “You weigh it; about how much for ten pounds? I have a basket, twenty wen per basket, if you are willing to sell, just bring them over!”

She bought the chili peppers, but she also needed to buy sesame seeds, peanuts, garlic, and two more chickens.

The chicken meat paste would not only make the chili taste good, but the chicken pieces themselves would also be delicious and good with rice.

“I also want three big roosters!”

No sooner had Xie Zhinuan finished her sentence than someone grabbed her, “Miss Xie, I have three big roosters at home, whenever you want them, I’ll deliver them to you!”

“In a couple of days!”

She was pulled into conversation for quite a while and hadn’t expected that the villagers would have sesame seeds, peanuts, and garlic. Even if they didn’t, they could be pulled right out of the ground.

For the villagers, making money wasn’t easy, and they were surely willing to sell, especially since Xie Zhinuan was buying.

Xie Zhinuan purchased ten pounds of sesame seeds, fifty pounds of peanuts, and a hundred pounds of garlic.

Only then did she return home.

Just as she was about to make buns, Yuanbao came over with a basket, “Miss Xie, I’ve asked for you. The mule cart and mule can be delivered in five days. They are two-year-old male mules with good temperaments and hardworking. Ordinary people are reluctant to sell them, but I’ve put in some effort to find one!”

“How much silver?” Xie Zhinuan asked.

“With the cart, it’s about twenty-five taels or so!”

Hearing the price, it was within her range of acceptance.

“Then, can I ask you tomorrow to borrow the cart? I want to go to the town to buy some big urns and jars!”

“Sure, I’ll have someone send you there!”

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Xie Zhinuan didn’t refuse.

It wasn’t appropriate to let Shaniu drive someone else’s cart, and after all, it was a quick trip to and from the town.

After thanking Yuanbao for his kindness, Xie Zhinuan went to make the buns.

Pickled vegetable, tofu, and cured meat buns.

She was extremely fast, and as Aunt Chen rolled out the dough, Xie Zhinuan would grab it and quickly shape it into buns with a few pinches.

Once the buns were ready, she began to boil water for the porridge.

Chapter 87