allonlinenovel Chapter 308 First time unfamiliar, second time familiar!
Chapter 308 First time unfamiliar, second time familiar!
Wu Yu and Lao Si put down their work and immediately went to help.
When Xiaoyu saw her older sister return, she excitedly shared the exciting news with her.
"Sister, when you went out to do business today, my little brother woke up. He looked at me and smiled at me. He's so small and cute, but he's not as pretty as you, sister. He doesn't even have teeth."
Lin Xiaotang: "..."
Newborn babies haven't fully developed yet, so they're naturally not that good-looking. Besides, the younger brother is a boy, so how can he compare to his older sister in terms of appearance?
She patiently explained, "Your little brother is still small. Babies change every day. He'll look better when he's a month old. Newborns don't have teeth. We were like that when we were little too. They'll grow teeth as they get older."
Xiaoyu nodded obediently, "Yes, I know. Sister, take a look at the words I wrote."
She ran back to her room to get the calligraphy she had practiced that day. She ran very fast and quickly returned with a piece of paper on which a few fist-sized characters were written in a crooked and messy manner. If these characters hadn't been personally taught to Xiaoyu a few days ago, Xiaoyu wouldn't have recognized them at a glance.
Xiaoyu is still young and has never been to school or written anything. She has gotten to know a few people by following her for the past year, but this is the first time she has ever actually used a pen and ink to write.
Not wanting to discourage Xiaoyu, she encouraged her, "Xiaoyu, you've already written quite well since you just started. Not bad, really not bad."
Xiaoyu's expectant eyes lit up immediately; her older sister had indeed praised her!
She chuckled, a little embarrassed, and said, "Sister, I will practice my calligraphy diligently and strive to write better and better."
Lin Xiaotang is a head taller than her younger sister. Because she followed her father to do business, braving wind and rain, she became physically strong and ate a lot, so she grew taller and is now much taller than her sister.
She reached out and ruffled Xiaoyu's hair, her face full of affection. "However, your handwriting is a bit too big. If you could write smaller and neater next time, it would be even better."
Xiaoyu was first praised by her older sister, and then given some guidance. She readily accepted it and nodded emphatically, saying, "Yes, sister, I understand. I will try my best to write better things in the future."
"Sweetie, you go play first, I'm going to check on Mom and my little brother."
"I'll go too, I'll go too."
Xiaoyu took the words she had written and followed her sister to her parents' room.
After finishing his work, Lin Qingchuan washed his hands and entered the house one after the other with his two daughters.
Liu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her husband and eldest daughter return. She asked, "Dad, why are you back so late? Did something happen in Guihua Village?"
Lin Qingchuan smiled and said, "What could possibly happen when we go back to the village? Don't worry. We just harvested a lot of turmeric today, and we took it all to the village head's house, which is why we were delayed for a while. Just focus on your postpartum recovery and don't overthink things."
Liu was a virtuous woman who never beat around the bush with her husband. She listened to whatever he said, so when her husband said that the delay was due to the large amount of purchases, she didn't think much of it.
The next day.
Early in the morning, before dawn, everyone quietly got up and dressed, and each went about their own task.
Wu Yu drove the carriage to Wucheng to deliver supplies, Lao Si pushed the iron cart to set up a stall outside to sell breakfast, and Liu Cai'er was in charge of looking after the pig's trotter shop. However, it was still early, so she got up a little later than everyone else.
The two female workers hadn't started work yet, but Aunt Xiangqin had already gone with Lao Si to help sell breakfast.
After all, there are many customers having breakfast in the morning, and he can't handle it all by himself.
Liu had slept too much during the day, so she woke up immediately when her husband got up. Seeing her son sleeping soundly, she gently covered him with the thin blanket that he had kicked off.
Today, Lin Qingchuan drove a horse-drawn carriage back to Guihua Village early in the morning. He wasn't in a hurry to buy turmeric, because they had already bought up almost the entire Guihua Village, even the laziest old Shen family. There were probably only a few households left. The main thing was that he had to deliver braised pig's trotters to Yunlai Restaurant and also pick up a cartload of turmeric from the village head's house to sell in Pingding County.
The best course of action now is to sell the turmeric we've acquired as soon as possible; otherwise, if it rots due to improper storage, it will be a huge loss.
This time, Lin Xiaotang hired two carriages. She and Uncle Shuisheng each pulled one carriage of turmeric, while Xiao Jiu brought half a carriage of turmeric and half a carriage of pig's trotters. The three carriages sped together to Pingding County.
After they unloaded the pig's trotters at Fuqing Restaurant, they immediately went to eat breakfast nearby. Only after breakfast did they go to Baicaotang.
When they arrived at the entrance of Baicaotang Pharmacy, Manager Xu was already waiting at the door. When he saw Shuisheng leading two children and there was an extra carriage today, his eyes lit up instantly, and he went out to greet them warmly.
"Oh, you've finally arrived! Yesterday, the landlord specifically instructed me to wait for you in person."
He saw three carriages parked outside the door and nodded with satisfaction.
Early this morning, the landlord sent someone to inform him that a letter had been sent from the capital by carrier pigeon, saying that the turmeric would fetch more than three coins per ounce in the capital, depending on the size of the turmeric.
This amount of turmeric is more than twice what they've seen before, so they're guaranteed to get it for over three cents.
Even though the journey is long, the employer still makes money!
Shui Sheng noticed that Manager Xu was even more enthusiastic than yesterday. He didn't think much of it, assuming that since they had just discussed business yesterday, they were now acquaintances, hence the greater enthusiasm.
Lin Xiaotang, however, guessed what was going on, thinking that Uncle Xue must have confirmed that he was making money, which was why he had Manager Xu wait for them.
No matter how much profit Uncle Xue can make, that's his skill. The price of 2.8 coins that she, her father, and Uncle Shuisheng can sell for is already quite high.
Contentment brings happiness!
She smiled and said, "Uncle Xu, we really do get along well after a few tries!"
Manager Xu immediately smiled and praised, "You little girl, you're incredibly smart. No wonder you can do business. If the child is this clever and quick-witted, how smart must the adults be?"
Shui Sheng immediately smiled and waved his hand, "Not at all, Manager Xu is too kind. Don't underestimate me just because I'm an adult. I'm not even half as smart as Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang is the smartest."
As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it. Qingchuan had told him not to reveal that Xiaotang was too smart, for fear of causing trouble for her.
Sigh, how could he not stop his foul mouth from uttering those words?
Fortunately, Xue Dongjia and Qingchuan Ge Xiaotang both know each other; they are acquaintances, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Manager Xu smiled and said, "Good, good, you're all smart. Let's unload the turmeric now. While the pharmacy isn't busy yet, I'll have the staff weigh it for you."
"Okay, let's weigh these first, then we'll hurry back to the village to pick up the next batch."
Manager Xu was shocked. His eyes widened in excitement as he asked, "What? You mean you're going back to the village to pick it up? Are there still many left?"
Shui Sheng nodded and said, "These aren't even half of what's left. We'll need several carts to make several trips to haul them all away."