The Blessed Farm Girl Has a Spatial Storage -
Chapter 38: Buying the Six Etiquettes
Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Buying the Six Etiquettes
At this moment, an old lady suddenly arrived in a hurry. Seeing that they were about to close their stall, she said with great disappointment, "Oh dear, are you already packing up? Is all the tofu sold?"
Zhao Dong had some impression of this old lady; she was the first customer to buy tofu from his stall.
Seeing someone else approach, Aunt’s face lit up, and she said warmly, "Not sold out, not sold out! There’s still one piece left."
Zhao Zhitong also greeted her enthusiastically, "Aunty, do you want to buy tofu too?"
The old lady hadn’t expected Zhao Zhitong to remember her and immediately smiled. "Yes, I’d like another piece."
It turned out the old lady was a servant in Lord Fang’s household, attending to the elderly Lady Fang. Lady Fang was advanced in years and had lost most of her teeth, so she couldn’t eat anything too hard.
The tofu was soft and tender, requiring little effort to chew, so Lady Fang had fallen in love with it instantly. And so, she had the old servant come back to buy some more.
Thus, the old lady had hurried back to the marketplace, but to her surprise, Zhao Dong’s original stall was gone.
Fortunately, a butcher at a nearby stall told her there was another one at the end of the North Street Market, so she came over to take a look.
Zhao Dong wrapped the remaining piece and a half of tofu in a lotus leaf and, smiling, handed it to the old lady. "This is the last piece and a half. I’ll just charge you for one piece."
The old lady’s eyes crinkled with her smile. "Oh, how could I accept that? I already received an extra half bowl of tofu from you before."
Zhao Dong waved his hand with a laugh. "You’re a returning customer! Besides, I wouldn’t be able to sell half a piece on its own. Please, just take it."
The old lady accepted the tofu with a smile and then asked where Zhao Dong’s family lived.
When she heard he lived in Zhao Village, she smiled. "That’s quite close then! It doesn’t even take half an hour to get there, right?"
Zhao Dong nodded. "If you walk quickly, it won’t even take half an hour."
Afterward, the old lady learned that the tofu was something Zhao Dong’s wife had figured out how to make. Then, she mentioned her actual reason for coming.
It turned out Lady Fang wanted her to ask if they could arrange a daily order of tofu from Zhao Dong’s residence. They wouldn’t need much, just four or five jin for their household’s consumption.
Zhao Dong didn’t refuse, saying it would be possible if they sent someone to his home to pick it up.
The old lady readily agreed.
So, Zhao Dong told the old lady the location of his home and the time for tofu pick-up.
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After the old lady left, the sun climbed higher and grew hotter. The children were starting to wilt.
Knowing they were all hungry, Liu Clan took out the flatbreads she had brought with her, broke them apart, and handed them to the children. "Eat a few bites for now. We’ll head home after we’ve bought the items for the Six Etiquettes."
Sun Daji, Sun Daqing, and Sun Daxiang took the flatbreads and squatted by the roadside to eat.
Liu Clan had made the flatbreads at home the previous night. Now cold, they had become a bit hard, so the children had to take sips of water as they ate.
Zhao Zhitong also held a piece of flatbread in her small hands, squatting by the roadside with her cousins, munching on it with all her might.
When Zhao Dong and the others finished packing up the stall, they turned to see their daughter holding a piece of flatbread, gnawing on it so hard her little face was all scrunched up.
Zhao Dong couldn’t help but chuckle. He knew she wasn’t used to this kind of food. Remembering the Cold Noodle Shop they’d seen by the roadside earlier, he suggested, "Alright, stop eating the flatbreads. We earned a good bit of money today. After we finish our shopping, let’s go get some cold noodles."
Aunt immediately disagreed. "Brother-in-law, let’s just go home and eat. It’s not far, and we shouldn’t waste money."
Uncle also chimed in, "Yes, listen to your sister-in-law. Don’t waste money."
The children, who had just brightened up, were suddenly crestfallen.
Zhao Dong tried to persuade them, "Cold noodles don’t cost much, and the children rarely get a chance to come out like this."
Aunt still disagreed, insisting they go straight home to eat.
Sun Daji, Sun Daqing, and Sun Daxiang were practically drooling with anticipation, and they all looked towards Zhao Zhitong.
Aunt was famously frugal in the family—the kind of person who would make one measure of oil last for cooking two dishes.
Just last night, Sun Mei had remarked how unappetizing the dishes were without much oil. Unexpectedly, Aunt had replied in surprise, "If the dishes are too delicious, won’t we eat too many steamed buns!"
Sun Mei had been rendered speechless at the time.
Now, it seemed only Zhao Zhitong could change Aunt’s mind. So, the three little rascals looked at Zhao Zhitong in unison.
Receiving the signal from her little companions, Zhao Zhitong immediately ran to Liu Clan’s side and began to wheedle, "Aunt, Aunt, please, let’s go eat cold noodles! They’re super delicious!"
Finally, softened by Zhao Zhitong’s earnest efforts—massaging her shoulders and lightly pounding her legs—Liu Clan relented and agreed.
The three little rascals instantly cheered.
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This large marketplace, where villagers exchanged goods, was set up at a T-shaped intersection.
They were currently on the north-south street. Heading south, one could see stalls selling poultry and meat. Further on, at the T-intersection, was Butcher Zhao’s stall, a prime spot.
After greeting Butcher Zhao, they pushed the cart and turned onto East Street. Here, there were grain and oil shops, fruit stalls, and various other small shops.
Zhao Dong first went into a grain shop, where he bought lotus seeds, longan, and red beans.
Then he went to a fruit stall.
There were very few fruit stalls, only one or two, and the variety of fruits wasn’t extensive—mostly common types.
A quick glance revealed plums, green pears, dates, hawthorn berries, and similar fruits. In front of one stall, he even spotted ’mian apples’ (a type of native apple), which were called ’Nai’ here.
However, the prices of fruits were generally very high. For example, one of these red ’mian apples’ cost three coins.
Seeing Zhao Dong’s group had four children, the boss immediately began his enthusiastic sales pitch, "Come take a look, folks, take a look! All kinds of fruit, we have everything you could want! These plums are sweet and sour, wonderfully refreshing and thirst-quenching, absolutely delicious! And these big green pears..."
Zhao Dong quickly waved his hands, declining. He hurriedly bought some dates and then quickly pushed the cart away.
Celery and dried meat strips were the only items remaining for the Six Etiquettes. They had celery in their vegetable garden at home, so they didn’t need to buy any. As for the dried meat strips, they could get them directly from Butcher Zhao. With that, the items for the Six Etiquettes would be complete. Zhao Dong then prepared to take the children to eat cold noodles.
Turning into the street with the cold noodle stalls, they saw from a distance a thatched shed with a banner hanging out front, bearing four large characters.
Leaning on Sun Youcai’s shoulder, Zhao Zhitong pointed to the banner and said, "Niu Clan Cold Noodles!"
Sun Youcai exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Little Tongtong, you’re amazing! You actually recognize these four characters!"
Zhao Zhitong sniffed with playful arrogance, placed her small hands on Sun Youcai’s shoulders, and said in a sweet, childish voice, "I know lots and lots more characters, you know!"
Standing nearby, Sun Daqing was incredibly smug. "Hmph! Our little cousin is much smarter than Little Uncle. What’s the big deal about her recognizing these characters?"
Sun Youcai was speechless. He lifted his foot and gave Sun Daqing a light kick on the backside. "It’s your little cousin who’s smart, not you! What are you getting so cocky about?"
Sun Daqing made a face at Sun Youcai and trotted off to hide behind Sun Youli, who had just parked the cart and walked over.
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