The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 185 What a Strange Master and Servant

"Mom, look, there's a grocery store in front of us. Let's go buy some dishes!"

Cao looked in the direction Lin Xi pointed and saw a lot of large bowls placed in front of the grocery store.

Thinking that there were more people in the family, it would be time to buy more bowls and chopsticks, so she smiled and nodded at Lin Xi, and the mother and daughter drove the carriage to the grocery store.

"Mom, what do you think of this bowl? Isn't it beautiful?"

Lin Xi took an exquisite porcelain bowl and handed it to Cao.

"Well, they look good. Xi'er has good taste. Let's buy a few!"

Thinking that the family is now well-off, Cao doesn't want to let herself and her family suffer. Besides, Lin Kang has reached the age of getting married, and the house should have some exquisite things, so it needs to be tidied up.

The mother and daughter took turns choosing, and soon they had picked out a number of beautiful and exquisite porcelain bowls, spoons, teapots and teacups. After bargaining with the shopkeeper, they paid the money, put the things on the carriage with satisfaction, and continued strolling along the street.

"Mom, let's buy some melon seeds, peanuts, candies and the like so that we can have fun eating them tomorrow!"

Lin Xi stood in front of the candy shop, picked up a few melon seeds, tasted them, and smiled at Cao.

"Okay, buy more. There will be a lot of people tomorrow, so make sure there's not enough food!"

Seeing her daughter happy, Cao smiled and helped her choose several kinds of candies, and weighed dozens of kilograms of melon seeds and peanuts. The waiter was very happy. After the two of them walked a long way, the waiter still shouted enthusiastically: "Sir, take care, and come again next time!"

Hearing the waiter's clear voice behind them, the mother and daughter smiled at each other and went to the pork stall again.

Although there was no shortage of prey at home, the prey usually contained lean meat, and the villagers preferred to eat fatter meat, so the two of them simply asked the butcher to cut up a whole pig for them and took it all.

Lin Xi also asked the butcher to send them three pig heads, three pig offal, and a pile of large bones.

This was a big customer. When the butcher heard Lin Xi wanted these things, he agreed without thinking.

These are not valuable anyway, and people often take them home to eat themselves, so it’s better to give them to guests!

Who knows, they might be happy and come to him to buy meat next time. When the mother and daughter said they wanted a pig, they didn't even blink, and it was obvious that they were not short of money.

The butcher helped them move the meat to the car, and carefully put some large leaves under the bamboo basket to prevent it from dirtying the car. Seeing this, Lin Xi nodded with satisfaction and bought all the pig's trotters on his stall, which made the butcher very happy.

After leaving the meat stall, Lin Xi quietly transferred the things in the carriage into the boundary bead, otherwise there would be no room for more things to be bought later.

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed as they walked to the grain store that Lin Xi had visited last time.

"Girl, you're here shopping again!"

Qiao'er, the shop assistant at the grain store, saw Lin Xi coming and greeted her with a smile.

"Do you remember me?"

Looking at this cute little guy, Lin Xi asked with a smile.

"Of course I remember. Didn't you buy a lot of food and medicinal seeds last time? We got some seasonings in our shop this time. Do you need anything?"

The young man greeted warmly.

"Seasoning? Take it out and let me see it!"

When he heard it was seasoning, Lin Xi's eyes lit up and he smiled at the waiter.

"Okay! Please wait, I'll be back soon!"

After the young man finished speaking, he trotted into the shop.

After a while, Lin Xi saw him running out carrying a sack, shouting as he ran: "Boss, please hurry up, don't keep the customers waiting!!"

Seeing that he was still the same as last time, more dedicated to business than the shopkeeper, Lin Xi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. This was really rare to see.

"Girl, look, here are star anise, angelica, nutmeg, ginkgo, cinnamon, black pepper..."

Listening to the waiter's introduction, Lin Xi looked at the seasonings in front of him in surprise. He didn't expect that this shop had such a complete range of seasonings!

After asking the price, Lin Xi smiled and asked, "How many of these seasonings do you have in your shop?"

"There are 20 kilograms of star anise and angelica..."

The young man reported the inventory of various seasonings without thinking. Lin Xi raised his eyebrows when he heard it. This guy is quite smart!

"I want them all!"

"Okay! I'll wrap it up for you right away!"

Hearing Lin Xi say that he wanted them all, the waiter was overjoyed. Just as he was about to start taking action, he was stopped by the shopkeeper.

He bowed to Lin Xi and said, "Miss, the lady next to you should be the elder of the family. Do you want to discuss it with her? In fact, we don't need so many seasonings on weekdays. Most restaurants only buy so many. Miss, you can buy less and come back for more after you finish eating!"

The shopkeeper saw that Cao looked hesitant, so he said these words to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi whispered a few words in his mother's ear, and Cao smiled and nodded, saying to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, ask the clerk to pack them up, we want them all!"

The young man who had been watching the three people eagerly at the side was delighted when he heard this, and started to work quickly.

He thought that the deal was going to be ruined by the shopkeeper again!

"Ma'am, girl, the seasoning is packed. I'll put it on the carriage for you!"

The clerk hurriedly put the seasoning away for Lin Xi, and then said to her with a smile, "Miss, we have just received a batch of seasoning seeds in our shop. Do you need them?"

"Oh? What are they?"

Seeing Lin Xi's interested look, the waiter hurriedly opened the sack that the shopkeeper had just carried out, took out small cloth bags from it, and introduced them to Lin Xi one by one.

Lin Xi's eyes became brighter and brighter after listening to this. That was great. If she planted these in the boundary bead, she would never lack seasonings for cooking in the future.

Soon, the deal was done, and the guy's mouth was grinning from ear to ear.

The shopkeeper stood aside, watching them trade with a gentle expression.

After Cao and Lin Xi left, the clerk nudged the shopkeeper with his elbow and said proudly, "Master, how are things going? I think these seeds can be sold! I made a lot of money today! Hey, if it weren't for me, what would happen to our shop!"

"I wonder who regretted buying these seeds a few days ago and sighed all day long?"

The shopkeeper tapped the boy's forehead and said with a smile.

"Humph! Anyway, I've sold it now and made money for the shop!"

The young man pouted, looking unconvinced.

"Okay! Qiao'er, you're right. I'll give you two extra chicken legs tonight!"

"I want to eat braised pork too!"

"Okay! How about having someone make you braised pork and a lion's head?"

"Hey! Of course!"

Lin Xi, who was far away, couldn't help laughing while listening to the conversation between the waiter and the shopkeeper. They were really a strange pair of master and servant.

"Xi'er, what are you laughing at?"

When Cao saw Lin Xi suddenly burst out laughing, she looked at her curiously and asked.

"Nothing! By the way, Mom, can you tell me what else we need to buy?"

Lin Xi coughed and changed the subject.

"Let's go to the market and buy some more vegetables! There will be a lot of people tomorrow, and we won't have enough vegetables at home!"

"Okay! Mom, sit tight, let's go to the street where the market is!"

The mother and daughter drove the carriage and soon arrived at the market. There were not many people on the street, most of them were ordinary people setting up stalls on both sides of the street.

Most of them were dressed in rags and looked sad. When they saw someone passing by their stalls, they stood up and introduced their products, hoping to sell more.