nycdaug Chapter 5 Visiting the Market
Chapter 5 Visiting the Market
The queue is getting longer and longer.
This is Yun Ci's fourth time setting up a stall. Many of the customers are regulars, while some new customers have come specifically because of her reputation.
Yun Ci was in charge of packing, and Chu Zimo was in charge of collecting money.
300 steamed buns and mantou sold out in less than two hours.
"We're out of steamed buns and mantou, so there's no need to line up anymore," Yun Ci called out to the people behind her after packing up the last person's order.
"It's gone? How could it be so fast?"
"I've been waiting for half a month!"
"Boss Xiaoyun, will you make eggplant-filled buns again next time?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Ci said, "We'll see how things go, but I'll definitely still make delicious food."
The group discussed the eggplant-filled buns with a mixture of anticipation and disappointment.
The second person in the line was devastated; it was almost his turn, but the food was sold out.
"Boss Xiaoyun, can I have some pickled vegetables?"
There's still some pickled vegetable left; he has to eat it today!
Yun Ci said, "Sure, there's a little bit left, about 10 spoonfuls. I'll charge you three coins. You can eat it with rice or porridge when you get home, or you can stir-fry it to add saltiness, or mix it with noodles."
As he spoke, he packed it up and handed it to the customer.
The onlookers were shocked; how could such a simple pickled vegetable have so many ways of being eaten?
I kind of regret not buying it.
"Boss Xiaoyun, when will you come next time? Tell us the time, and we won't have to wait."
"Yes, yes."
"Boss Xiaoyun is a cultivator from the Xuanyuan Sect, and he comes down the mountain once every two weeks!"
"Yes, you can find Boss Xiaoyun when you come here."
"Hey, can you sell me one of these buns? I'll give you 3 coins."
"I bought it for two coins, and you're selling it to me for three? No way! Not even for ten coins!"
Yun Ci put the items into her storage bag. "Let's go shopping later. Is there anything you want to buy?"
Chu Ziming handed the bag of money to Yun Ci, "It's 963 coins in total."
Yun Ci took the money bag and looked at Chu Ziming, who had stated the amount.
Chu Ziming continued, "I don't know what to buy."
His main goal was to go down the mountain with Yun Ci; he lacked nothing.
All I could think about was the food Yun Ci made.
Sigh, I regret not asking Yun Ci to save some steamed buns for him.
Yun Ci grabbed Chu Ziming's arm and walked forward, "Let's go! Let's go shopping, I'll treat you to something delicious tonight!"
Consider it a celebration of his new friendship!
He's going to cook lots of delicious food tonight!
"Really?! Waaah, the luckiest thing in my life is meeting you!" Chu Ziming cried tears of joy.
Yun Ci quickly pushed Chu Zimo away, "Hey, hey, snot, snot."
Chu Ziming touched his nose.
No!
"Hahaha..." Yun Ci burst into laughter.
......
Yun Ci led Chu Ziming to Zhang the butcher's house with practiced ease.
He spent 6 taels of silver to buy 200 catties of pork.
The cow was slaughtered this morning, and there are still more than 30 kilograms of meat left.
They bought the cloud service outright.
I go down the mountain once every two weeks, so I need to buy more.
Pork is more expensive than beef in this world because pigs eat more.
Pork costs 30 coins per pound, and beef costs 20 coins per pound.
Butcher Zhang slaughtered a pig and only charged for the pork and beef.
He just throws away the internal organs, which are meant for feeding dogs.
Seeing that Yun Ci wanted it, he directly gave her the pork offal and the beef offal he had prepared that morning.
Yun Ci thanked him. Both parties were very satisfied.
After paying and storing the items in my spatial storage, I went next door.
The neighbor raised chickens, and Yun Ci bought several plump old hens and dozens of eggs.
If there weren't enough eggs, the man selling the chickens said he could get them from the chicken coop, which was only a ten-minute walk away.
Upon hearing this, Yun Ci simply asked for 500 eggs.
There are many ways to cook eggs.
After getting the eggs, the two went to the seed shop.
Seeds are very cheap; only the seeds of certain spiritual trees and herbs are expensive, with a single seed costing hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver.
However, there are no ordinary shops like this, as cultivators would never come here to buy things.
Yun Ci is an exception.
"The junior cultivator is here again?"
Yun Ci nodded and looked at the shop owner, "Boss, do you have any special seeds today? The more special, the better."
Yun Ci knew that many people in this world didn't know that some dishes were edible, or they knew they were edible but didn't know how to cook them well, so they gradually stopped liking to eat them.
Just eat what you can swallow.
This is how to make eggplant-filled buns today.
The seed shop owner said, "Yes, yes."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of cloth, inside which were some seeds.
This is.....
Yun Ci looked at these seeds.
These aren't lettuce seeds, they're chili seeds, and chive seeds...
Lettuce is delicious even eaten raw! There are so many ways to cook chili peppers! Chive and egg dumplings, wontons...
Ahhh, it's everything he wants!
"Boss, besides some, do you have any left? I'll take them all." Yun Ci stared wide-eyed at the shop owner.
The boss saw that Yun Ci really wanted it and thought to himself.
These are all seeds that no one wanted after he collected them. They've been sitting in the shop for almost half a month. They're neither edible nor have any spiritual energy. Is this young boy, who is supposed to be a cultivator, out of his mind?
How can someone with a damaged brain become a cultivator?
Let's sell them all to him today, just like last time, clear them out for him, so he won't have to lose money.
Thinking of this, the shop owner smiled and said, "Yes, yes, there are plenty."
Yun Ci glanced at it and saw that there were about ten small packets of each kind.
I'm not afraid it will get damaged when I put it in space.
So, I bought them all for 70 coins.
Each small packet contains over a thousand grains and sells for one coin per packet. The shop owner only had 10 coins in total when he bought them.
Both parties feel that they have made a profit.
Yunci told the seed shop owner to keep an eye out for seeds so he could come back to buy more next time, and then went to buy rice and flour.
The noodles I bought were good quality thin noodles, 35 coins a bag, and the rice cost 30 coins.
I bought 10 bags of each.
Finally, I went to a fabric store and bought two bolts of cloth to make a quilt.
They wandered around until almost dusk, when the sun was about to set. The two boys were hungry, so they started walking back together.
On the way, Yun Ci was doing the accounting.
I earned 963 coins today and spent 7 taels of silver, which amounted to 660 coins.
......
On the way back, the two of them quickened their pace unconsciously.
Because their family was the only one left on the road, and no one else was wearing the same clothing as the disciples of the Xuanyuan Sect.
"Aren't we going to be late?" Chu Ziming asked, a little scared.
Thinking of his master, he became even more frightened.
"It's okay, let's walk faster."
He usually doesn't eat at this time.
But Chu Ziming didn't know that if he was remembered, the elders would definitely come looking for him.
Thinking it over, he grabbed Yun Ci and ran off.
One was at the third level of Qi Refining, and the other at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Yun Ci tried her best to keep up with Chu Zimo's pace.
As everyone knows, in the world of cultivation, a difference of even a small realm can actually make a huge difference.
Yun Ci's face was slightly flushed by the end of the run.
"Hmm, slower."
Yun Ci immediately stopped.
He's going to throw up if we run any further!
Chu Ziming turned around, looked at Yun Ci's rosy cheeks, and swallowed hard.
Why is his brother so...delicate?
Chu Ziming's expression was indescribable.
If Yun Ci knew what Chu Ziming was thinking, she would definitely roar.
You're four minor realms higher than me, look at how fast you're running, and you're blaming me?!