nucmednet Chapter 136 I Bought Them All
Chapter 136 I Bought Them All
It was still early, so Xia Qingyue and Chen Yuzhen discussed it and decided to let Li Benfu and Li Weisheng, father and son, sell the game at the market, while the rest of them would go to the grocery store to buy things first.
If you buy a lot of things, you can carry them back home first and then come back.
After everyone discussed it, they took action separately.
Li Weikang brought them to a grocery store, which he had inquired about in advance and had a good reputation.
Because it was early in the morning, there were not many people in the store. Xia Qingyue looked around the store and saw that each item had a wooden sign with the price marked on it.
After looking around, I found that the prices of all items have increased, some have increased by more than three times, such as dry goods, refined salt, spices and the like. The shopkeeper said that these items are scarce, and after they are sold out, I can only wait for the next batch of goods.
"It's really expensive." Chen Yuzhen shook her head and said in a low voice.
They have to buy it no matter how expensive it is, especially since their family is in urgent need of salt and they cannot live without salt for a long time.
Chen Yuzhen was the boss of the Li family. She called the servants and said, "Brown rice and coarse white flour, one stone each, coarse salt, eighty cups, five dou each, soybeans, mung beans, and peanuts.
Oh, and thirty cups of brown sugar, ginger, garlic..."
All the items he bought were in short supply, and he was reluctant to buy lamp oil. In this way, he spent more than twelve taels of silver.
The Li family's hearts are bleeding. The money they earned yesterday is almost spent today.
After the purchase, Chen Yuzhen asked Chen Dawei and his son, and Li Weikang to take the things back first and come back later.
"Be careful on the way back, especially in the village where there are many people and eyes are everywhere, so be careful..." Chen Yuzhen repeatedly reminded them.
The three men walked away carrying their belongings.
They went back, but no one carried the things they bought, so Xia Qingyue and Chen Yuzhen discussed it and decided to come back later to buy more.
Two men and a dog came out of the shop and headed towards the market.
On the street, the young man who blocked Xia Qingyue and the others yesterday rushed to the same place with his servant, hoping to meet her.
However, when he arrived at the destination, he waited and looked for a long time, but did not see the beauty he had been thinking about.
After returning home yesterday, he stayed at his concubine's place at night and dreamed of Xia Qingyue. That beautiful face was deeply engraved in his mind, making him intoxicated.
A clever servant was very good at observing people's expressions. Seeing that his master looked suspicious, he said respectfully, "Sir, maybe the girl went somewhere else today. Why don't we take a look around?"
"Yes, let's go!" The young man smiled and walked forward.
Soon, they turned to another street. The young man looked around. The servant behind him saw something and pointed to the side. "Young man, look, it's over there!"
It was Xia Qingyue and Chen Yuzhen who had just walked out of the grocery store and were walking further and further away.
The young man took a look and saw that it was true, so he quickened his pace to chase after him.
When they reached the market to meet up with Li Benfu and his son, as they were explaining the situation to each other, several dark shadows were cast on the bamboo cage containing the prey.
Li Benfu thought someone was looking to buy game, so before he even looked at it, he said enthusiastically, "These are all wild rabbits and pheasants hunted from the mountains. They are alive and kicking, and look very fresh."
After saying that, he turned around, and when he saw who was coming, his smile froze on his face.
Xia Qingyue felt a strange gaze staring at her. She looked up and her face immediately turned cold.
How come I met this guy again?
She still remembered a little bit of the scene when they met in a hurry last time, when several of the young master's servants were chased and bitten by Heihei. At that time, she wondered if this was some rich young man who was bored and looking for something to do.
When she met him again today, she no longer thought it was a coincidence!
Li Weisheng clenched his fists, stared at the young man warily, and asked him bluntly: "What do you want to do?"
Chen Yuzhen saw that their expressions changed and she looked puzzled.
"We are setting up a stall to do business. Please move aside and don't block the way." Xia Qingyue's face was indifferent.
She didn't know who this man was, but she could sense that he was approaching with bad intentions.
The young man looked straight at Xia Qingyue and asked, "Business, what are you selling?"
Xia Qingyue and the other two did not speak.
"No matter what you sell, I will buy it all!" said the young man proudly.
He looked at Xia Qingyue and thought proudly in his heart, poor girl from the country, I am afraid you are scared now, this young master has plenty of money, unlike you peasants who have no food to eat.
"Oh, really? You want all of these?" Xia Qingyue looked at the young man suspiciously.
"Are you questioning whether I can afford it?" The young man laughed in disbelief. He pointed at the bamboo basket, reached into his sleeve, and pulled out a bulging purse. "I'll buy them all!"
He took out a handful of silver, including one ingot of five taels, three ingots of ten taels, and a few small pieces of silver, and asked arrogantly, "Is that enough?"
Xia Qingyue pointed to the ingot of five taels of silver and said, "Five taels is enough. I'll give you the extra."
The young man took the silver ingot and handed it out.
Li Weisheng on the side had a sullen face. He originally didn't want to have anything to do with this person, but when he saw Xia Qingyue nodded at him, he strode forward, took the five-liang silver ingot and handed it to Chen Yuzhen.
The shop hasn't opened yet. There are a dozen pheasants, rabbits and bamboo rats in the bamboo cages, which can be sold for more than four taels in total.
Chen Yuzhen was about to find money, but the young man said arrogantly, "No need to find money. The extra money is given to you as a reward. You can spend it however you want."
At the same time, the crowds at the entrance and exit of the market were restless, and soldiers came out to maintain order. People who were originally shopping in the market automatically retreated to both sides of the street to make way in the middle.
Chen Yuzhen counted the money and handed it to the young man, but he didn't even look at it and continued to stare at Xia Qingyue. Although there was a smile in his eyes, it gave people a feeling of discomfort.
Suddenly, five women came jogging, and the one in front was a beautiful woman with fair skin and wearing a goose yellow dress.
When the young master's servants saw the woman in yellow, they all bowed in unison and called out, "Miss."
"Brother, Daddy is here!"
The woman in yellow spoke anxiously.
Upon hearing this, the young man's face suddenly changed. He looked towards the exit of the market and saw a white-skinned, fat man in official uniform being escorted away by a crowd of people like the moon surrounded by a star.
He cursed, looking around, trying to find a way to escape, "Why did you come at this time?"
Seeing an alley diagonally opposite, he ran over dejectedly.
"Sir, what should we do with the game we bought?" asked the servant.
The young man didn't even turn his head and said, "Fools, can't you figure it out on your own?"
The servant picked up the bamboo cage and followed closely behind in a panic.
The woman in yellow watched the young man run away, then looked back, her gaze finally resting on Xia Qingyue's face, "If you meet that person again in the future, you must stay away from him. He...he..."
The woman pursed her lips and slightly frowned her slender eyebrows, looking like she had something to say but was unable to speak.
In a flash, she said seriously: "Otherwise, he will bring harm to you and you."
After saying this, she lowered her brows, turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, girl. This is the change your brother gave him when he bought something." Chen Yuzhen stuffed the money into the woman's hand.
"Thank you, Auntie." The woman's voice was soft and pleasant to the ears.
The woman and her four maids left in a hurry.
As they walked away, several stall owners nearby came over spontaneously, vying to ask Xia Qingyue and the others:
"How do you know Mr. Qian and Miss Qian?"