Chapter 210 Price
When Father Lin and Mother Lin heard the movement at the door and came out to check, they were startled by the appearance of Nanzhi and the others.
"Fat Ya, where did you go shopping?"
Mother Lin watched the rickshaw driver move the sacks into her yard, but she didn't want to block the road, so she only gently tugged on her daughter.
"I bought some spices."
After the driver finished moving the things, Nanzhi took out twenty copper coins for him and closed the courtyard door. Then Mother Lin stepped forward to look at the sacks.
I just felt that I smelled a strange smell as soon as I got closer.
Just as she was about to ask a question, a light blue ball with some white rolled out of a sack. She was stunned.
"Fat Ya, did you buy a round-headed radish?"
"Mom, those are skin teeth from the Western Regions. They are for cooking and eating." Nanzhi smiled and picked up one of the skin teeth from the ground, tore off some clothes and handed it to his mother-in-law.
As soon as Mother Lin got closer, she felt her eyes were hit by something. She quickly rubbed her eyes, but she still shed tears.
"What, what kind of skinny teeth is this? Why is it so irritating to the eyes?" Mother Lin's eyes were a little red, and she wiped her tears with a handkerchief in one hand.
Why is this dish from the Western Region the same as chili?
But it’s even more smoky than chili peppers. Could the food you’re cooking be very spicy?
The four little children gathered next to the sack and chattered non-stop, sniffing the oiled paper bag and poking their teeth.
"Mom, just take it easy for a while and you'll be fine." Nanzhi giggled, and Mother Lin wanted to grab her when she saw her playful smile.
Nanzhi carried three round skin teeth in his clothes and ran into the kitchen.
"Father, grandma, just wait, I'll let you guys try something from the Western Regions tonight!"
Looking at Nanzhi's running back, Mother Lin had a smile on her face, but she turned around with some doubts.
I'm afraid things from the Western Regions won't be that cheap. My daughter bought so much, where did she get the money?
Just as they frowned and looked at their two sons, Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng looked at each other and took their parents back to the main room.
Only four children were left to continue wondering.
"Boss, Second Brother, where did your sister get the money to buy these things?" Mother Lin was a little worried as she spoke.
Although my son-in-law and my daughter were husband and wife at the beginning, after all, my daughter has changed her shell now. It is not okay to use the man's bride price before they are married.
"this……"
Lin Yicheng hesitated for a moment before telling the truth: "Fat Ya went to the silver house and sold those two pearls."
"Sold?" Mother Lin was stunned. They only exchanged a pearl for five taels of silver when they exchanged it with someone in the town where they fled. Two pearls were only ten taels. Did they only use ten taels of silver for so many things?
"Well, one piece is fifteen taels, and it was sold for a total of thirty taels of silver."
Lin Ercheng whispered.
The two old men were dumbfounded when they heard that a pearl cost fifteen taels of silver.
The sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Father Lin was about to stuff into his mouth was crushed to pieces.
"So, how much did those goods cost?"
"A total of thirty taels."
Lin Yicheng said honestly.
"We also asked Fatty, and the money was slowly exchanged for her, but she said no..."
Mother Lin calmed down, but her voice was still trembling: "Wait, wait for this, wait for me to talk to your sister."
Fatty had given each of them a pearl, and even her two grandsons had been sewn into the small backpack. They had been used and thrown away along the way, and in the end only three were left.
If you really want to calculate it, it means losing dozens of taels of silver!
In the village, it was considered good if a family could save four or five taels a year. But in Yancheng, where there are carpenters' shops and food stalls, even when business is booming, they can only earn more than 20 or 30 taels a month.
That still doesn’t include spending it as a family.
Even if the daughter gave the pearl to them, they didn't know it could be so valuable!
Although Father Lin didn't say anything, he couldn't eat any more sweet-scented osmanthus cake and just sat there in a daze.
When Nanzhi entered the kitchen, he pushed his two sisters-in-law to the side to rest.
"Fat Ya, just rest, we'll do it."
Chen Qiulan watched her sister-in-law busy and said.
"Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, you have been busy all day. Go out and have a rest. I will make some new dishes for you."
Nanzhi was not polite at all, and simply closed the wooden door after pushing the two sisters-in-law out of the kitchen.
The three white onions were very big and were lying quietly on the stove. As for the cumin, a small packet that the Hu merchant gave them at noon was enough.
After rolling up her sleeves, Nanzhi started working.
Since starting business, the Lin family's kitchen has everything they need, including finely ground chili noodles.
In the end, Nanzhi actually cooked up a large plate of "barbecued meat."
When Nanzhi opened the kitchen door and called for dinner, Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng hurried over to serve the dishes and rice.
If they don't eat anymore, they will starve to death.
Chen Qiulan and Sun Cui were held still by Mother Lin, leaving only their two sons and four children to help.
When the food was all served on the table, the Lin family looked at the two large plates of food in the middle of the table, but no one dared to move their chopsticks.
Having learned from the experience that Mother Lin was brought to tears by Pi Yazi, everyone was waiting for who would be the first to try the dish.
There were not so many worries on the small table next to it. Although the four children had eaten Father Lin's pastries, they were all a little hungry now, especially after smelling the aroma of the "barbecue" plate, they all stretched out their chopsticks. .
Shen Zhiyu has always believed in his grandma's cooking skills, and she is also the first among the children to pick up food.
The first bite of meat entered his mouth. The little guy only chewed it twice before stretching out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat in Yuan Bao's bowl.
Seeing his movements, Lin Zihan and Lin Jian knew that the food must be delicious, so they both raised their hands to pick up the food.
Sun Cui was the first to pick up some skin-fried meat at the adults' table.
She usually likes to eat spicy food, but her mother-in-law said that the skin is as spicy as chili peppers, so she wants to try it.
It's not as spicy as chili peppers in the mouth, but has a bit of sweetness, and it becomes crispy and delicious after chewing twice.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Sun Cui felt a little embarrassed and reached out to pick up a pair of chopsticks.
Seeing her stretching out her chopsticks to pick up the plate of food again, the Lin family also breathed a sigh of relief and began to try new dishes.
After finishing the meal, not even soup or water was left on the tables, one large and one small.
No matter they were adults or babies, everyone rubbed their bellies contentedly.
This Western cuisine is really delicious!
"Fat Ya, how much do you pay for this dish per pound?" Father Lin likes sweets, and even his skinny teeth find them very appetizing.
"Ten coins and a pound."
Nanzhi is very satisfied with the "barbeque" he made today. Although it is not as delicious as over there, it is still considered delicious here.
When they heard that it was ten cents a pound, the smiles on the faces of the Lin family froze.
Most of the vegetables in the vegetable market cost one penny or two pennies per pound, and even pork only cost seventeen pennies. How about ten pennies for a pound of leather teeth?
"Food from the Western Regions is naturally more expensive."
Nanzhi explained with a smile, but felt a little lucky in his heart.
Fortunately, my mother-in-law didn’t ask about the price of cumin.
After listening to Nanzhi's explanation, the Lin family also expressed their understanding. After all, it was from the Western Region, so the more expensive it was.
Perhaps out of fear of what might happen, Mother Lin suddenly looked at Nanzhi and asked.
"Then, what fennel is, how much does it cost per pound?"
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