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There was someone else in the Chen family's residence. The only difference was that the wife and daughter-in-law of Benefactor Chen was busy cooking in the kitchen, while the grandson was being led by Chen Jinhua to play in the front yard. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were afraid that Chen Jinhua would run around with their children, so they closed the door early.

Chen Jinhua heard the knocking sound and quickly opened the door.

This was a little girl with a face full of baby fat.

Chen Jinhua was chubby and fair, with a rather normal appearance. She was wearing a new set of clothes and had a string of silver bells around her neck. With a light movement, the bells rang with a clear and melodious sound. When she opened the door, she saw Wen Xiu carrying a basket and looking at her with a pair of clear and big eyes. She revealed a smile and said with a clear voice, "Aren't you Tong Tong's mother? "Did you come to my house for something?

Even though she knew that she was the village's unwelcome Wenxiu, she did not show any disdain. Instantly, she started to like this little girl, and replied with a smile, showing her the fish in the basket. She then said, "I want to trade these two fish with your mother. Is she at home?"

"Wow, it's a fish!" When the little girl saw the fish, her eyes lit up. After replying to Wenxiu, she ran happily to the kitchen, shouting as she ran, "Mother, come out and buy some fish! Mother, I want to eat fish! Mother …"

Lady Chen's maiden name was Wen, and she was a gentle girl. She heard her daughter shouting for her to buy fish and went straight out of the kitchen with the spatula in her hand.

Chen Jinhua pulled the Wen family out without saying anything. The Wen family had no choice but to follow her out for a look. At this hour, where did the fish come from? The little girl was probably dying to eat the fish!

Xi Tang Village was quite a distance away from the town, and it had taken them about four hours to get back and forth. Normally, when the villagers went to the village to buy food, they would usually go on foot. Those who were better off would get a ride on an oxcart to the town and get a copper coin. However, Xitang Village never sold fish, and no one carried fish to the village to sell.

For the past two days, the young grandson of the Wen family was not feeling well. She was worried and did not go to the town to purchase anything. When she heard that her daughter was hallucinating even when she wanted to eat fish, she couldn't help but scold her harshly. However, her heart still ached for her daughter.

"Mom, there really is a fish! It was sent by the Tong Tong Niang from the village!"

"Wen Xiu?"

The Wen family felt that it was impossible, but when they followed their daughter to the front yard, they saw Wen Xiu teasing their grandson with a single glance. The little fellow, on the other hand, didn't recognize what he was doing and continued to giggle. When she got closer, she saw that the child's hand had a tuft of grass with a tail, but it had been pinched by Wen Xiu into the shape of a small dog.

Wenxiu was bored while waiting for Wen Shi, so she teased the child twice. Who knew that the child seemed to have stepped on a mechanism? When he started laughing, he would never stop.

Little fellow, it's too cold!

"Wenxiu, you were looking for me?" Golden Flower said you have fish for sale? "

When Wen Xiu heard the voice, she immediately turned around with the basket in her hand. Seeing the gentle expression of Wen Shi, she nodded and then handed the basket to her. "Well, I happened to have two carp. I didn't have any fish to eat right now, so I wanted to bring it to you. "

Although the Wen family had a gentle personality, they were not blind and kind people. On the contrary, they were very shrewd. She saw that the carp meat in the basket was plump and the fish was fresh. She nodded to herself and said, "You also know that my daughter loves to eat fish. Since you've brought them here, tell me the price."

In town, a pound of pork costs eighteen coppers, while fish costs only eight coppers." The price of the fish in the basket was about three to four taels per kilogram, which was about twelve copper coins based on the market price.

Seeing that Wenxiu had yet to make a sound, she said, "I won't take advantage of your price, but these two fishes can only be sold for twelve copper coins at most. How about I give you twelve?"

12 copper coins, how many items could he buy?

His original body had been poor for a few years without a single copper coin, so he was still unclear about the prices of the outside world. Wenxiu searched through her memories. She did not have much knowledge regarding copper coins, so she shook her head.

"Are you not satisfied?"

"No!" He had finally gotten the fish out of his hand. How could he not be satisfied? She shook her head and quickly explained, "I am a poor woman who has never been to town to see the world. I don't think that even twelve copper coins wouldn't be enough to buy many things. Why don't you give me twelve coppers worth of salt and oil, if it's convenient for you, madame? Do you think so? "

When Wen Shi heard this, he heaved a sigh of relief. She was worried that Wen Xiu would ask for an exorbitant price! Her family treasured the fish. Even if Wenxiu asked for 16 or 17 copper coins, she would still be satisfied.

Now, since Wenxiu only wanted to exchange for something, that would be for the best!

In the grocery store on the market, there was oil and salt everywhere. After Wen Jiabao brought the fish to the kitchen, he didn't even bother about the manpower and foot-travel fees and directly weighed a Jin of salt and a Jin of oil, which he put into the basket.

Wenxiu traded the fish for the equivalent of oil and salt, thanked the Wen family, and left. As they were walking out of the door, they happened to bump into the three of them.

Wenxiu greeted the three of them politely and left in a hurry.

When Madame Wen saw that her husband and son had returned, she smiled and said, "Let's eat some fish tonight."

The two sons answered and Cheng Hong went to carry his son while Cheng Qing went straight back to his room. Sage Chen was a little depressed, he turned around to look at his own door, and said, "Wasn't that woman just now a scholar? What did she come to my house for? "

Wen said, "I took two fish and changed them for some salt and oil. "Ai, she's pitiful too …"

On the other hand, Benefactor Chen's heart was as cold as stone. With a gloomy face, he said with an unhappy voice: "What's so pitiful about it? That was her life! You are just soft-hearted. "According to your character, you should have given her the field long ago …"

"Fine, fine, fine. I can't beat you, I'll go cook." Wenren didn't want to argue with her husband, so after a small sigh, she turned around and went into the kitchen. She called Cheng Qing, who came in, and told him, a man, to go kill the fish.

After changing the salt and oil, Wenxiu carefully walked home, afraid that the salt and oil in her bowl would spill out as soon as she left. The first thing she did when she got home was to pour these two precious things into her oil and salt tanks. It was not until she scraped the last drop of oil from the bottom of the bowl into the jar that she breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the caution on his mother's face fade, he asked, "Mother, shall we eat fish tonight?"

Eyebrows...

Wenxiu's face was a little flushed. Looking at the Chen family's blue and white bowl, she shook her head at her son. "Tree, Mother has changed the fish for salt and oil. Next time Mother catches a fish, we'll eat the fish, alright?"

When Tree and Tong Tong heard this, disappointment appeared on their faces.

When Wen Xiu saw this, her heart ached. She promised, "But, mother will cook some potato powder for you tomorrow, okay?"