Chapter 7

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Chen Xiao Sang rolled her eyes as she had an idea. She replied,”Yesterday, I met Shen Da Lang who killed a big snake. I asked him to bring me to the snake’s nest to take a look, and I found the snake egg.”

Old Chen heaved a sigh of relief and muttered, “Shen Da Lang is a good person.”

The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up when he heard about the snake. He immediately approached Chen Xiao Sang, “There’s still a big snake? Did you bring it?”

The snake could be used as medicine, which was better than a snake egg!

Chen Xiao Sang shook her head and replied, “Brother Da Lang shot the snake. He will definitely come to sell it. Shopkeeper, please give him more money.”

The shopkeeper laughed out loud. White-browed viper, what a rare venomous snake!

He patted his chest repeatedly and replied,”As long as he sells it, I’ll definitely give him a good price!”

Chen Xiao Sang was relieved. She hugged Old Chen and laughed foolishly.

Old Chen was speechless. Shen Da Lang was quite capable. He dared to hunt snakes alone. Fortunately, his daughter picked up so many eggs to sell.

Three hundred and sixty wen. They were very lucky to get this money. Old Chen was overjoyed. He took Chen Xiao Sang’s basket and looked at the copper coins lying in the basket. He was so satisfied that his eyebrows relaxed. Thinking of the future, he asked the shopkeeper,”Shopkeeper keeper, do you still accept honeysuckles?”

The shopkeeper nodded, “Yes, I’ll take as much as you send.”

Honeysuckles could be found everywhere. Any herb farmer would know how to process it, but they couldn’t afford to sell it. No one was bothered to sell it. His shop was in short supply, so he could only send his apprentices to the countryside to pick and process them.

Not only would it delay manpower and resources, but it would also not be able to earn money.

If the little girl’s family could supply him with processed honeysuckles for a long time, he could save a lot of trouble.

“From now on, my family will send you a few hundred catties of processed Honeysuckle every month,” said Chen Xiao Sang happily.

The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head, “Well, do you know how much a few hundred catties of honeysuckles would be?”

“I have my parents, five brothers, two sisters-in-law, and three nephews. They are all very hardworking, so they should be able to harvest a lot of honeysuckles,” Chen Xiao Sang patted her chest. She then asked Old Chen,”Right, Father?”

Old Chen nodded happily, “My family doesn’t have much, but we have many sons who can work.”

It was good to have more sons. They had more people, worked faster, and earned more money.

The more he thought about it, the happier Old Chen became. He wished he could be ten years younger and have five or six more children.

One coin for two catties. If they sold 200 catties a month, they would be able to earn a hundred coins. This was a long-term business.

As for the snake egg, he didn’t have too many hopes. After all, eggs could only be found by luck. Honeysuckles, however, were not the same. As long as they were willing to work, they would always be able to earn money.

Chen Xiao Sang was carried across the street by her father and returned to Chen Wu Shu’s stall.

Chen Wu Shu, who had always been a good son, saw his father smile and asked,”What’s the matter that made you so happy?”

Old Chen looked at Chen Xiao Sang with a smile, “The wildflowers that your sister fiddled with were really medicine. They can be sold for money. In the future, our family will have another way to earn money.”

Chen Xiao Sang said with a serious tone, “I wasn’t fiddling the flowers. I got them because I know how to process herbs.”

She originally wanted to talk to her father on equal terms, but when she opened her mouth, her childish voice made her sound a lot less persuasive.

Old Chen nodded repeatedly, “Our ancestors have blessed us from the other world. If not, we wouldn’t have met such a kind medicine shopkeeper that would buy all the flowers she got.”

Chen Xiao Sang stomped her feet in anger. She was too tired of telling her father that it was her intellect that got them the money, so she ran to the stall to help sell things. She would call the passers-by to come buy their things, and because she was good-looking and dressed cleanly, many people stopped to tease her.

Chen Xiao Sang said sweetly to a young woman who was passing by,”Sister! You should be wearing red! Red is the color for pretty women like you!”

The woman was delighted when she heard this. Seeing that the material was not bad, she exchanged grain for cloth.

When Chen Xiao Sang saw a young man and woman walking together, she held a new cloth and shouted,”Big brother, buy a piece of cloth for big sister. Make some new clothes for her.”

When the young couple heard Chen Xiao Sang’s shout, the young wife blushed. The young man was called in front of everyone, so he took the cloth that Chen Xiao Sang handed over with a smile.

Chen Wu Shu followed behind Chen Xiao Sang to receive the food that they received as payment. He was actually sweating profusely from taking all the food that the customers were offering.

The stall next door was much quieter. The owner looked at Chen Xiao Sang enviously and muttered,”This little girl sure knew how to talk.”

Old Chen straightened his back and replied proudly,”My daughter has been quite a special one since she was young.”

“I didn’t know that kids can attract customers so well. If I had known earlier, I would have brought my child here,” a country bumpkin muttered.

Old Chen didn’t say a word and slowly smoked his pipe.

His daughter was smart and good-looking, which was why she was special. It was not necessarily the case for the other naughty children.

The cloth was sold out in the middle of the afternoon, and the number of people strolling around decreased.

Seeing that there was still half a basket of eggs left, Chen Xiao Sang called out to the people who came to buy vegetables with baskets.

An old woman carrying a basket was stopped by Chen Xiao Sang. She patted Chen Xiao Sang’s head and asked Old Chen, “Brother, how much are the eggs?”

Old Chen stood up and replied,”It’s still one coin each. How many do you want, big sister?”

“I’m buying a lot,” the old woman said, “so give them to me cheaper.”

Old Chen hesitated. After all, it was getting late. If he waited any longer, not many people would come. He was afraid that he would not be able to sell much. However, he was also afraid that he would lose money if he was to sell them cheaper to this old woman.

“How many do you want, granny?” asked Chen Xiao Sang.”

“If you can charge three eggs for two copper coins, I’ll buy all your eggs.”

Two copper coins for three eggs, the price was reduced by one-third in an instant…

Chen Xiao Sang was also unhappy. The eggs were still fine, so there was no reason for the price to drop so much. However, most people wouldn’t just buy hundreds of eggs for no reason. Either her mother-in-law was a vegetable buyer in a restaurant, or her family was holding a banquet.

No matter what it was, if he could get a connection, he could earn a sum of money.

She pondered for a while and saw that there were still more than half of the baskets of vegetables that had not been sold. She had an idea in her heart. She ran to her father and pulled Old Chen, “Dad, let’s give the vegetables to the old woman that’s buying the eggs. Don’t sell the eggs for cheaper, but let’s give away the vegetables to her for free.”

The vegetables were all from their own families and were not worth much. However, the people in the town had to buy them. To them, vegetables were money.

The weather was hot now, and eggs would spoil easily if they were left for too long. It was best to sell them as soon as possible.

Old Chen pondered for a while and told the old woman about Chen Xiao Sang’s idea.

So, no one was willing to sell eggs cheaply. The old woman couldn’t get a discount for the eggs she was buying, but she was getting free vegetables for them. She gritted her teeth and said,”Alright, count it, I’ll give you copper coins.”

Chen Xiao Sang happily squatted down to help Chen Wu Shu count the eggs. Then she heard the old woman say,”I think you guys are honest people. My youngest son is getting married the day after tomorrow. If you send me a load of vegetables to my house, I’ll give you a penny and two catties.”

In May, the vegetables in the vegetable field were too many for them to eat. In the past, they were made into pickled vegetables that could be sold for more money.Naturally, Old Chen was pretty happy that someone was buying these vegetables.

Chen Xiao Sang shook her head happily. It was another big sum of money!