Chapter 27 A bowl of porridge and two taels of silver
Chapter 27 A bowl of porridge and two taels of silver
Author: foraging swallows
Chapter 27 A bowl of porridge and two taels of silver
She cooked an extra two or two meters today. She originally thought that it would taste better if she added salt, and the children would definitely drink a lot. But looking at it now, it turns out that a small pot of thick porridge should be enough to even out a bowl.
Then she turned her head and looked at Xiao Si: "Brother, you see, we haven't had enough to eat in a few days. We are really hungry..."
Before she finished speaking, Xiao Si stretched out a finger and said, "One tael of silver for a bowl, do you think that's OK?"
Xia Qiyue hesitated and said, "It's really not a matter of money. Nowadays, food is precious, but life is..."
Xiao Si had no choice but to increase the price several times. Seeing that Xia Qiyue was indifferent, he cruelly held out two fingers and said, "Twenty taels, I will give you twenty taels of silver for a bowl of porridge, and you can share a bowl."
Come on, please!"
There was a sly look in Xia Qiyue's eyes, and she nodded reluctantly, "Okay... but it can't be a big bowl! Otherwise, if you bring a big bowl over, our small pot of porridge will be gone!"
Xiao Si nodded quickly, took out a small bowl in a polite manner, and gave Xia Qiyue another two taels of silver. The porridge was almost ready. Xia Qiyue asked her sister to serve a bowl of sticky rice porridge to Xiao Si, and then
He quickly asked his brother to put out the fire and went up with the rice porridge.
She was afraid that the sick beauty would also smell it, but she clearly heard the sick beauty saying that she couldn't eat whole grains, she was still sick, and her family looked very rich.
She was not afraid of them robbing her, but she was afraid that she would be unable to bear it and sell all her food rations.
She needs money, a lot of it, she wants to draw prizes, and she wants to feed the space for scammers.
She wanted water, unlimited water, and she couldn't stand the stinking smell on her body.
She just wanted to take a bath now, and take a comfortable bath.
After listening to the eldest sister's instructions, Xia Jiuyue and Xia Xinghe did not dare to delay. They quickly did what they had to do, then returned to the room with the pot and closed the door and locked it.
In fact, there was another person who saw this scene, and that was the waiter.
Originally, he wanted to buy a bowl of porridge to eat, but after hearing the price, he turned back decisively. He would not be able to afford it even if he starved to death.
Xia Qiyue brought out another steamed bun, but only half of it was left for each of the two little ones.
I get hungry quickly after eating a meal without oil and water. The child is growing taller and his appetite is on the rise.
However, after the two of them ate half a steamed bun and half a bowl of porridge, they held their stomachs and said they were full.
Porridge with salt tastes delicious and goes well with rice. Xia Qiyue ate a bowl of porridge and a big steamed bun, thinking that it would be great if there was a plate of pickles.
Feeling her full belly, she didn't eat that much at first, but she was so frightened by hunger that she couldn't stop eating when she saw it.
Xia Jiuyue was just like her. The little girl blushed and rubbed her belly like her after eating, feeling very satisfied.
The rest went into Xia Xinghe's stomach. With two bowls of porridge and one big steamed bun, it looked like he was almost full.
It seems that I need to give him an extra steamed bun for the next meal. You can't guess how much a teenage boy eats.
Finally, Xia Xinghe wiped the bottom of the pot with steamed buns and ate it.
"Okay, after you've eaten, let's take a walk in the room. Sister, please go out for a while. Don't you guys go out?"
Xia Qiyue sat for a while and then stood up. She was full, but she still had things to do and couldn't rest.
With the example in the afternoon, after the eldest sister came back well, the four of us became less worried.
Xiao Ke'er didn't bother her mother, she nodded obediently and let her go about her business.
It was already night, and she didn't dare to run out anymore. She could only circle around and go back to the next room, entering the space to check the progress of the wheat.
When the wheat is ripe, you can harvest one crop and plant another, and then there is nothing to do.
Suddenly, a plan came to her mind. Although she couldn't sell rice porridge to the noble young man and the sick beauty, she could sell steamed buns, sesame cakes and eggs to them. She happened to have more than 600 gold coins...
Just do it, she stood up quickly, opened the door and quietly went upstairs.
As soon as she reached the third floor, she heard an impatient growl.
"Go away, you are a useless thing. This young master is sleeping. Who asked you to sleep with me? It's better now. The porridge is gone. You will lose the young master's porridge!"
Xia Qiyue covered her mouth and almost laughed out loud.
This person was none other than the sickly beauty she bumped into in the afternoon.
This voice is really beautiful. If she didn't have two children...ah, bah, bah, how could she have such an idea? Even if she doesn't have children, she is older than others, right? Why is it so embarrassing for an old cow to eat young grass?
Xia Qiyue thought for a moment and quickly shook her head. Now is not the time to think about handsome guys. The silver she needs now is not one or two taels, but a hundred taels. How many things does she have to sell to earn it back?
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Then I thought again, if a bowl of porridge costs two taels of silver...it's not too slow.
Button button...
Xia Qiyue did not hesitate to knock on the door of the angry sick beauty's room.
There was a sudden silence inside, and the raging voice of the sick beauty stopped abruptly.
Button button...
Xia Qiyue knocked on the door again.
"Who?"
The patient beauty Pei Sanshao sounded impatient, without any of the gentleness and magnanimity he had when he faced her in the afternoon.
Xia Qiyue knew that there was someone in another room on the third floor, and he must have known her, because he bought a bowl of porridge with her for twenty taels of silver.
So she lowered her voice a little and said, "Sending you fine grain!"
This sentence stirred up a lot of excitement. Pei Sanshao actually recognized her voice, and he had just heard from the waiter at the shop that the porridge cook was the girl who bumped into her that afternoon.
"Why don't you open the door quickly?" Pei Sanshao was a little anxious.
It was impossible for him to believe that Pei San Shao, his direct descendant, said he was anxious for a bowl of porridge.
He was the third young master of the Pei family, the richest man in the city. How could someone who was tired of eating delicacies like mountains and seas take a serious look at the plain and unpalatable white porridge?
But things are different now. Nowadays, it is good to eat whole grains. The old man tricked him into coming to Liulin County to inspect the business. He is sick and can't leave, and he can't eat good food. He is going crazy and dying.
Even the plain porridge, which he usually never looked at, was now a bit of a luxury for him.
Xiao Si crawled up and down to open the door. When he saw that it was the girl he saw in the afternoon, the girl who was cooking porridge in the waiter's mouth, Xiao Si was so happy that he took off.
"Girl, please! Girl, please come in!"
Xia Qiyue was not polite. She had no idea about the protection between men and women, so she didn't look embarrassed at all when she walked into the man's room. Instead, she looked at the superior room.
Sure enough, you get what you pay for, and this superior room is just different from the mid-range room.
Look at the level of luxury, the expensive furnishings, the spaciousness...
"Girl, you said you are here to deliver fine grains?" Pei Sanshao couldn't wait to ask.
Xia Qiyue then moved her eyes to the other person's face, looking at his sickly pale face and anxious look, and spoke slowly.
"Yes! But it's not plain porridge!"
She didn't have much rice, just over three kilograms, and she had to keep it for herself, but she still had a lot of steamed buns, egg sesame seeds, and pancakes.
More than 600 gold coins can buy more than 300. If the other party wants to buy it, she can sell it all. Anyway, she continues to farm, which is enough to support her family.