After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

Chapter 227 Sweet Potatoes

Shen Ruoyan took Qin'er and Wei Xu to go shopping outside, and found that the prices in this small Yangluocheng were extremely high, so expensive that even Shen Ruoyan, a young lady from an aristocratic family, couldn't help but laugh.

"That shop is too deceptive!" Qin'er walked out of a shop and complained in a low voice, "The boss actually dares to sell a pound of cabbage for two hundred cents?

Two hundred coins!

I thought I heard it wrong at the time, and I checked it several times, but he despised me and told me not to touch it if I didn’t buy it.

What he sells is Chinese cabbage. It's not a valuable thing. Why don't you touch it if you don't want to buy it?

Why will his cabbage melt if I touch it a few times, or will it pill?

Miss, are you angry? You know, the same thing only sells for three or four cents in the capital. Isn't he blatantly robbing money? "

After listening to Qin'er complaining a lot, Shen Ruoyan took her hand and analyzed it carefully: "Okay, don't be angry. Since he dares to sell it at such a high price, it means that someone will really buy it.

Think about it, if you are extremely hungry, you would be willing to exchange a piece of gold for a steamed bun, right? "

"But how could he do this? We are all ordinary people in Yangluocheng. Now there is a shortage of supplies, but he is raising prices from the ground. Cabbage is sold so expensive. Isn't this taking advantage of the situation?" Qin'er understands the truth, but she always feels unhappy in her heart. The things in this boss's shop are so expensive, how many people can afford them?

"Qin'er, we can't ask everyone to sacrifice their own lives for everyone, give up their own interests, and dedicate all their money to others, right?" Shen Ruoyan was quite open-minded, "When people open their doors to do business, they don't steal or rob. , the price is clearly stated, and someone is willing to pay for it, but we can’t say anything.”

Seeing that Qin'er still looked angry, Shen Ruoyan pinched her cheek in a funny way and said, "Okay, don't be angry, let's go to another shop to have a look."

Qin'er sighed and whispered to the shop behind her: "Whoever buys it will be taken advantage of!"

However, it didn't take long for them to come back in despair, willing to be taken advantage of.

There was no other reason. There were very few food shops in the city. After shopping around, Shen Ruoyan and the others found that the items in other shops were more expensive than this one, so they could only shamelessly come back and buy some vegetables that could be stored for a long time. go back.

Everyone was tired after walking around the city for an afternoon. Qin'er happily wanted to cook a vegetarian meal in front of a pile of potatoes and cabbage to celebrate that they finally settled in Yangluo City.

Shen Ruoyan felt sorry for her and didn't let Qin'er do too much. She cooked two simple vegetables with her and a plate of steamed sweet potatoes, which was their first dinner in Yangluo City.

Pick up a sweet potato and peel it open carefully. The steaming flesh exudes a burst of sweetness. After taking a small bite, the orange-yellow sweet potato flesh is steamed until it is pink and waxy, and the heat is just right.

As Shen Ruoyan chewed the sweet potato, she couldn't help but think of the huge amount of money she had just spent, and silently calculated in her mind how much the sweet potato cost.

The sweet potato in her hand was not too big, about six or seven taels. They bought a lot. They bargained with the boss for a long time before settling the deal at 400 Wen per catty.

After all, this palm-sized sweet potato costs almost 250 yuan.

For 250 Wen, you can buy a cart of sweet potatoes elsewhere.

When she thought of this, Shen Ruoyan felt that what she was chewing was not sweet potatoes, but a mouthful of copper coins, and she felt so distressed that she was about to bleed.

Even she couldn't afford the prices in Yangluo City. It would be even more unaffordable for ordinary people. No wonder the original owner of the house wanted to flee to a foreign land with his whole family.

When Wei Xu saw Shen Ruoyan holding sweet potatoes with a sad face, he thought she couldn't get used to such a simple meal, so he enthusiastically suggested: "Why don't I buy a chicken tomorrow, and Qin'er will cook something delicious for your lady?" of."

After hearing this, Shen Ruoyan felt as if she was facing a formidable enemy. She quickly swallowed a mouthful of sweet potatoes and refused, "Brother Wei, please don't! It's not worth it, it's not worth it!"

Qin'er also shook her head and echoed: "I can't afford it, I can't afford it."

Just kidding, sweet potatoes and cabbage are so expensive, don’t live birds have to be bought with gold?

Their Shangshu Mansion has always lived a careful and careful life, never spending a penny in vain.

Wei Xu gave their master and servant a strange look. He didn't understand why Miss Shen wanted to be so frugal. With the strength of their young master, even if Miss Shen really lived in gold, she would still be able to afford it. There was no need to be like this. Suffering from yourself.

However, Wei Xu didn't have time to buy chickens on the second day. After a day's rest, Shen Ruoyan got up early, picked around and finally took out a piece of brocade from the things she brought, wrapped it carefully in cloth, and smiled. walked out.

"Miss, what are you going to do?" Qin'er was studying how to make cabbage patterns in the kitchen. When she saw the cloth in Shen Ruoyan's hand, she couldn't help but asked curiously.

"Xiao Qin'er, stop studying cabbage, let's go, we have to do business." Shen Ruoyan was worried that Qin'er would be alone at home, so she called Wei Xu and Qin'er to go out together.

When she was shopping yesterday, Shen Ruoyan deliberately paid attention to the shop selling rouge and gouache in Yangluo City. Today she specially selected a shop with the highest quality. She walked to the door of the shop but did not go in. Instead, she took Wei Xu and Qin with her. The child waited quietly in a nearby alley.

"Miss, what are we doing here?" Qin'er leaned against the wall of the alley and asked curiously.

She was particularly impressed by that shop. A small box of rouge cost 30 taels. When she heard the price, her hands shook in fright and she almost dropped the expensive rouge.

"Have you forgotten what we came to Yizhou for?" Shen Ruoyan whispered back, but her eyes were fixed on the door of the shop, as if waiting for someone.

Qin'er rolled her eyes, thinking of the homeless people she saw on the road, with an expression of resentment on her face, "Could it be that the owner of that shop was greedy for the money used for disaster relief? He is really evil-minded, greedy With so much money, things are sold so expensively! Bah! Profiteers!"

Shen Ruoyan nodded Qin'er's head in a funny way, shook her finger and said, "No, no, I don't know if this boss is a good person, but we are here today to catch a big fish."

"Ah? Fishing? What kind of fish are you fishing for?" The fog on Qin'er's forehead became even heavier.

Did the lady go crazy eating sweet potatoes? This is not a fish pond. Where did the fish come from?

Seeing Qin'er's troubled look, Shen Ruoyan smiled softly. Just as she was about to explain, she suddenly saw a luxurious carriage parked in front of the store, and several women walked out of it.

Shen Ruoyan's eyes lit up, "The fish is coming."