My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!-Chapter 99 - 100 Shall I buy something for you too?_1

Qiao Duo’er spoke slowly, "This meat is reserved for sale, the trotters and pheasant, thirty wen; ribs, eighteen wen; chicken eggs, two wen each. What would you like?"

"You must be crazy for money, selling at such high prices. Why don’t you just go rob someone?"

Wang Clan said irritably. The meat in town wasn’t even this expensive!

Qiao Duo’er couldn’t be bothered to explain. She and Tan Zhenghong had discussed and agreed upon these prices together with his younger brother.

Once the meat is cooked, its weight lessens; a pound of raw pork ends up weighing just over six taels after cooking, while ribs would be just over seven taels. With the trotters’ central large bones removed, their price is naturally higher.

If Wang Clan found it too expensive, she was free not to buy. After all, Qiao Duo’er wasn’t forcing anyone to buy or sell.

But to expect her to give it away for free—that was out of the question! freewёbnoνel.com

Wang Clan knew this deep down, which was why she had hesitated for so long, and she wouldn’t have brought her purse if she hadn’t been planning to pay.

Her earlier complaint was simply an attempt to drive the price down.

But Qiao Duo’er wasn’t budging, and bargaining was out of the question, leaving Wang Clan a bit disheartened.

Remembering Xiao Fu still at home crying, she bit her lip and said, "Give me half a pound of trotters and five... no, make it four, chicken eggs."

If Little Wang Clan dared to defy her like this, then she could do without eating!

With a full belly, she’d be more able to beat Xiao Fu.

Qiao Duo’er sliced off not quite half a trotter, which surely weighed more than half a pound, but since Wang Clan was Tan Zhenghong’s mother, as long as Wang Clan behaved properly, Qiao Duo’er wasn’t going to nitpick over every last detail.

After all, she needed to establish herself in the village; if things got too out of hand, it wouldn’t reflect well on her either.

"That will be twenty-three wen in total."

Qiao Duo’er packed the meat and eggs into a bowl and waited for Wang Clan to hand over the copper coins.

Wang Clan was aware that Qiao Duo’er had given her extra meat and, feeling intimidated by Qiao Duo’er—knife in hand—she certainly didn’t dare cause trouble.

She immediately took out the copper coins from her purse, counted them twice, and then handed them to Qiao Duo’er.

"I’ll have Xiao Fu bring the bowl back to you later," Wang Clan said before carrying the bowl back with her.

Li Clan, who had been watching from the doorway, snorted softly. She hadn’t expected that old lady to actually hand over the money so easily—what a pushover!

She had actually hoped to get a bowl of meat for herself while the old lady caused a scene.

Alas, it was a shame for her cravings as a pregnant woman.

Yet with Qiao Duo present, she simply didn’t have the nerve to ask for some.

Tan Zhongzhong was still watching from the door, hoping for a different outcome.

In his mind, his mother was never someone easy to talk to, and she would never willingly spend her own money on others.

Unfortunately for him, his mother had entered the Main Room.

Li Clan gritted her teeth, "Stop looking. We can’t get any; you, without Fourth Boss’s capability and also lacking Second Boss’s charm, are really useless!"

Tan Zhongzhong’s face fell, but he could not muster any words of rebuttal.

"Shall I buy you some to satisfy your craving?" Tan Zhongzhong asked good-naturedly.

Li Clan rolled her eyes, "Where would we get the silver for such luxuries? Better save that silver for everyday needs. We always need silver, don’t we?"

However tasty the meat might be, it’s still just meat. What’s so special about it?

"Then tomorrow, I’ll go to town and get us some meat. Even if we don’t eat, the child in your belly still needs it," Tan Zhongzhong quickly added.

Li Clan was noncommittal and only rolled her eyes before heading inside.

Tan Zhongzhong touched his nose and quickly followed her inside. Though he got the cold shoulder despite his warmth, with Li Clan due to give birth in two months, of course, he’d concede to whatever she said.