Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Shopping (2)_1 Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Shopping (2)_1 Lin Yuan always liked dealing with smart people, so she bought so additional items at his store, like bowls and chopsticks for ho use, plates, and even kerosene and candles, all in quite large quantities.
Except for the small stone mill, which was a bit pricey, the other items only amounted to a re thirty wen.
Liuzi still had the lad deliver all these goods straight to the Fuman Building.
Upon hearing that the custor was associated with the Fuman Building, the young lad even threw in a few small dishes for free.
Lin Yuan couldn’t help but wonder if she had unintentionally leaned on a mighty supporter?
After leaving the general store, Lin Yuan still needed to buy so at and fabric.
at was a daily necessity at the Fuman Building, so Liuzi directly took Lin Yuan to the butcher who supplied their pork.
As soon as they entered, Lin Yuan was hit by the sll of blood from the pork and unconsciously wrinkled her nose.
Seeing her reaction, Liuzi suggested that she wait outside.
However, Lin Yuan didn’t feel comfortable buying at without seeing it with her own eyes, especially since it was ant for her family’s consumption—it had to be fresh.
The butcher’s family na was Zhu, but the neighbors all called him Pork Rong.
Lin Yuan thought he indeed resembled the Pork Rong from TV very closely, just as tall and robust, just as corpulent, but he seed to be a very down-to-earth person.
When Pork Rong saw that the visitor was brought by soone from the Fuman Building, he was very enthusiastic.
Pointing to the at on the chopping board, he showed Lin Yuan, “All these were butchered just this morning.
The pigs are good stock collected from the village, absolutely no sickness.”
The butcher normally slaughtered quite a lot of at.
After sending what was needed to the Fuman Building, he would sell the rest himself.
Lin Yuan had a sharp eye for selecting food.
Without much effort, she picked out two of the freshest cuts of at streaked with fat.
Liuzi had no clue about these things, but Pork Rong, who had been selling at for years, imdiately recognized that this girl was no novice, but rather an expert, and thus he treated her with even greater respect.
While the at was being weighed, Lin Yuan noticed that Pork Rong also raised quite a few pigs at ho.
Rembering her plans to raise piglets, she struck up a conversation about everyday matters with Pork Rong.
“Uncle, do you raise pigs yourself?”
“Yes, buying pigs from the village always varies in quantity—sotis more, sotis less—so I decided to raise a few myself.
Besides, there’s spare space at ho, and the missus likes to take care of these things.” Pork Rong spoke in a loud voice, and his laugh was as resounding as a bell.
He tied the weighed pork with straw rope and placed it in Lin Yuan’s bamboo basket, which imdiately felt much heavier.
Lin Yuan’s eyes lit up as she stared at a sow, “Uncle, is that sow about to have piglets?”
Pork Rong nodded; in fact, the sow’s belly wasn’t very big, and most people would just think it was too fat, but this girl had spotted it at a glance.
Liuzi, completely unaware of such things, circled the pig with a puzzled look several tis.
“Uncle, are you selling the piglets?
I’m thinking of raising a couple at ho.”
Hearing this, Pork Rong laughed heartily and nodded, “Yes, I’m selling.
There’s limited space here, and I can’t raise too many.
In another month, the sow should have her litter.
Once the piglets are over a month old, they can be sold.
Young miss, you want two?
Male or female?
I’ll reserve them for you, uncle.”
Lin Yuan was delighted and quickly nodded.
Of course, it was better to raise sows, even though they were more expensive, it was worth it.
After making arrangents for the piglets and paying for the pork, Lin Yuan and Liuzi left together.
She still wanted to buy so fabric.
As they passed a shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study, she also bought so brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, along with a copy of the Three Character Classic and three copybooks.
There were two younger sisters at ho about to begin their education; it was perfect for them to learn more books.
And as for her own calligraphy, it was hardly presentable, so she needed to practice regularly.
In this era, education really was an expensive endeavor.
The cost of these few items was already comparable to the cost of the at.
No wonder only children from wealthy families could afford to attend school.
Nevertheless, she was determined not to let the expense deter her from sending her sisters to school.
If necessary, she would just earn more money.
School was essential, and fortunately, the local customs here were relatively progressive, allowing girls to attend private schools.
If only there was no gender discrimination in becoming a chef and cooking, that would be even better.
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