The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 43 - Making Some Money (1)_1
43: Chapter 43 Making Some Money (1)_1
43: Chapter 43 Making Some Money (1)_1
Because they had only nine copper coins to their name, Lady Fang was prepared to walk to the county town.
Covering dozens of miles while carrying so many wild persimmons, Pei Qin was unwilling to walk and opted for a donkey cart instead.
Five wen money was spent in an instant.
Si Ya’s mouth pouted quite a bit.
Lady Fang also felt extreme heartache.
“Money spent can be earned again!” Earning money was for spending, and if it ran out, you earned more.
Although they were short on money now, scrimping and saving at the expense of their own hardship was not Pei Qin’s style.
Lady Fang had no choice, but considering the distance to the county town with the persimmons on their backs, she reluctantly agreed.
The fellow passengers on the cart thought they were out visiting relatives.
Dongyang County lay on the plains forty miles away from Taiping Town.
The donkey cart took over an hour to reach the city gates.
As young as she was, Qinqin had never been to the county town before.
Gazing at the towering city walls and gates, Pei Wendong clung to Lady Fang’s clothing, not daring to wander off.
Pei Qin, with a basket of wild persimmons on her back, said, “Let’s go!”
Upon entering the county town and observing the bustling crowd, Pei Qin grabbed a man to ask for directions, then headed towards the vegetable market.
Lady Fang, having not left her home for a very long time, felt somewhat dazed following Pei Qin through the thriving county town.
Arriving at the vegetable market, Pei Qin glanced around and stopped next to a man selling wild pheasants, rabbits, and honey.
She greeted him with a smile, giving him a few persimmons, and after having a word with him, set up a stand right beside his.
“Fresh and sweet wild persimmons on sale!
If they’re not sweet, they’re free!
Buy if you pay!”
Lady Fang watched as she skillfully set up her stall and called out to passersby, suddenly feeling somewhat alienated.
Qinqin…
she had been acting unusually over the past few days.
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Si Ya was already pulling at Pei Qin, “What do you mean ‘buy if you pay’?
What if someone offers just a few copper coins and takes all the persimmons, then the whole day’s effort would be for nothing!”
“That can’t happen!” Pei Qin glanced at her, the little girl was young but thought of many things.
When she shouted ‘buy if you pay,’ it was to attract people!
“Fresh and sweet wild persimmons!
On sale!
Buy if you pay!
Authentic wild flavor, they’ll be gone if you come too late!” Pei Qin continued to hawk her wares.
The man selling wild goods nearby watched the straightforward young girl in surprise and amusement, saying, “Miss!
By the look of it, your family is in business, right?”
“Yes, yes!
That’s right, we’re doing business!” Pei Qin took two persimmons, broke them open, calling over the people who were looking at the persimmons, “Uncle, auntie!
Try first, it’s free!
If you like it after tasting, you buy.
If not, just give us a hand!”
Seeing something to eat for free, some people came over to take a piece.
For everyone who came to taste, Pei Qin would break a half and hand it out.
Si Ya’s face grew darker and darker; not a single one had been sold, yet several had been given away for free!
Lady Fang also began to feel pained; these persimmons were what her daughter had climbed trees to pick and carried for miles.
By this season, the persimmons were fully ripe, with a slight frost on the outer skin, making the inside even sweeter.
After giving away nearly ten persimmons, someone finally came to buy.
Without scales or price tags, they filled up half a basket and, after a rough estimate, received eight wen money.
Pei Qin casually handed San Ya five wen money, “Go buy some buns to eat!” They hadn’t eaten anything since that morning.
Seeing Pei Qin spending as soon as she earned, Si Ya reached out, trying to grab the money.
“Go buy them!
We haven’t eaten much this morning!” Lady Fang had just heard Pei Qin’s stomach growling a while ago.
San Ya glanced at Si Ya’s unhappy face, then looked at Pei Qin and Lady Fang before taking the money to a nearby stand.
She returned with five mixed flour buns, saying, “The buns were too small; these mixed flour buns are big, one is enough to fill you up.”
