Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 112 This province should be the province of flowers

As the day was about to dawn, Lao Huaiqing began to wake up; today was market day in town.

I have discussed it with Dashu, Erhe and Taoer last night, and today the three of them will be responsible for selling ice jelly.

Although they didn't have to get up early today, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin woke up earlier than usual when they went to the market in Yongding County. They couldn't sleep at all when they thought about the children going to the town alone.

The two of them were like worried old mothers, busy packing things for the children and checking constantly for fear that they might have left anything behind.

After finally finishing the inspection, the children were about to go out but were stopped and reminded again, for fear that they had forgotten to say something and the children would not be able to cope.

"Mom, we've been there so many times, don't worry."

Although Erhe felt very happy to be cared for by his two mothers, as it was getting brighter, he was afraid of missing the ox cart, so he spoke up to interrupt their chattering.

The two then realized that it was getting late.

"Go, go, be safe, and come back soon!"

Looking at the three children's backs as they walked away, the two of them supported each other and returned to the house only after they were out of sight.

Coming back to the past, both of them wanted to laugh. They had really gotten into the role of the child's mother and were becoming more and more adept at it.

After breakfast, the family went to the fields to weed, but the two of them were still a little absent-minded, worried that something might happen to the children.

At noon, thinking that the three children would be back soon and there was not much grass left in the fields, Zheng Yuan simply made some cold noodles and ice jelly for the children and everyone in the old house to eat when they returned home.

The children all went home, but the Chen family refused to come. Zheng Yuan had no choice but to give one pot to Sanni and Sizhu to deliver.

We were eating cold noodles at home when three children came back carrying buckets.

Seeing them coming back, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin hurriedly put down their bowls and went to greet them. Seeing the children coming back safe and sound with excited smiles on their faces, the two of them felt relieved.

"Our little businessman is back. How is it, Taoer? Are these two naughty boys behaving well?" Zheng Yuan asked as they walked up and took the things from the children's hands.

Before Tao'er could say anything, Erhe spoke up in dissatisfaction: "Mom, why don't you trust me at all? I've been doing business with you guys since the beginning. Today, Sister Tao'er and Big Brother didn't dare to shout, so I had to open my mouth and call the customers over."

"Yes, yes, yes, Boss Erhe, thank you for your hard work today." Zheng Yuan pinched Erhe's little face with amusement.

At the age of twelve or thirteen, her face is full of collagen. In addition, the food has been good recently, so she has gained a lot of weight. Her face feels really good to pinch.

After his mother pinched his face to affirm him, Erhe raised his little face even higher.

Tao'er then came up and handed the money basket to Zheng Yuan: "Mother, aunt, today we sold a total of 921 coins. You gave us 50 coins this morning, and we spent 6 coins on the bus. There are a total of 995 coins in here. Check to see if it's correct. The three of us hid in the alley and counted it several times."

Taoer didn’t count the money correctly last time, and she was a little unconfident in her counting ability.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were not in a hurry to count. They only heard that they only spent six cents on the bus fare today.

"Didn't you buy anything to eat on the street?"

"No, the food on the street is too expensive, so we wanted to come back and eat." Dashu answered honestly.

"You've earned so much money, why save it? You can't afford other things, but can't you afford a bun for a few cents? If you save this little money, you'll faint from hunger and the extra money will be spent." Duan Minmin was a little angry.

"Before we sell the ice jelly, each of us gets a bowl of ice jelly to eat, so we won't starve." Dashu explained hurriedly.

What can a bowl of ice jelly mean? Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were speechless.

Seeing that Duan Minmin was still very angry, the three children didn't dare to say anything and just stood aside like quails, not daring to make a sound.

Zheng Yuan quickly pulled Tao'er to smooth things over: "Forget it this time, but don't be so careless next time. We have always told you that money is earned to be spent, save when necessary and spend when necessary, your mother also loves you. Okay, kids, you know you are wrong, come and eat some cold noodles."

Zheng Yuan took the three children into the kitchen and served them three bowls of cold noodles.

Duan Minmin followed in, and seeing the children all looking at her, she could only helplessly say: "Eat quickly, you've been hungry all day."

Seeing the three children wolfing down their food, the two felt angry and distressed. They could only remind them again that next time they go to the market, they must not be so frugal as they were today and not be willing to spend a penny.

Seeing that Duan Minmin was no longer angry, the three children assured her that they knew.

"But, Mom, when we went to sell ice jelly today, we met the uncle selling ice jelly who we met in Yongding County that day." While eating ice jelly, Dashu suddenly remembered the encounter with the man selling ice jelly again.

"Did he go to Zhonghe Town as well? Did he say anything to you?"

"He didn't come to embarrass you, did he?"

Hearing them say they met that man again, both of them were a little nervous. The way the man stared at them last time always made them feel uncomfortable.

It’s not that I’m worried that the children will tell others about the ice-making business, but I’m mainly afraid that something might be done to them.

"No, I noticed him as soon as my eyes were open on the ox cart. Later I found that he was following us like a fly, so I took my elder brother and sister Taoer to take him for a walk outside Mr. Zhang's house like we did that day. Manager Zhang knew that someone was following us, so he let us in for a walk and then took us to the market." Erhe was a little proud of his cleverness.

"and then?"

"Then he set up a stall next to us and sold ice jelly. He only sold it for one penny a bowl. But his ice jelly had no ice, so he hardly sold much while we were. Later, when we packed up and left, he packed up his things and followed us. He chatted with us about this and that, asking us where we lived and why the adults in our families didn't come with us. We were almost annoyed to death." Erhe muttered to express his dissatisfaction.

"Have you told him?" The two were a little worried that the three children might not keep their mouths shut.

"No, we knew he had bad intentions, so we ignored him. He even wanted to give us money, saying he wanted to treat us to snacks, but we didn't care about those few copper coins, which were not even as much as our wages. He wanted to bribe us with such a small amount of money..."

Zheng Yuan grabbed Erhe's chattering mouth and said, "What's going on? Does this mean that I can bribe you by giving you more money?"

"Ouch, ouch, mother, please let me go." Erhe pouted and cried out in pain.

Zheng Yuan let him go, and he started to approach him again: "How is that possible? I'm not that kind of person. Even if you give me a mountain of gold and silver, I will listen to my mother. I will only take what my mother says. Right, big brother?"

Dashu nodded: "Yes, we won't take his money. He kept chasing us and we were almost fed up. Fortunately, we found Uncle Wang's ox cart and he didn't follow us anymore. Mom, I always feel that he is a bad guy. What should we do if we meet him again the day after tomorrow?"

"It's okay. Just continue to ignore him if you encounter him. No matter what he says or does, just ignore him. If he pulls you, just go to a crowded place and shout for help."

Although the two were a little worried, after all, the man didn't do anything to them for the time being, so they could only comfort the three children. It seemed that they had to take at least one person with them to the next big fair.

After lunch, the family went to the fields as usual. It seemed like the work in the fields would never be finished. It seemed endless.

After a tiring day, I slept very soundly at night.