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Chapter 8 Shopping at the Market

"Mom, let's eat rabbit meat today. We can peel off the rabbit skin to make a collar, and a pair of cuffs. The chestnuts, we can stir-fry them with rabbit meat."

Mrs. Xia was worried that there was nothing to eat. When she saw such a big rabbit, she wanted to cry. Today, she could fill her stomach again.

Seeing that the three siblings of the Feng family had gotten a big rabbit from the mountain, Mrs. Zhou, their neighbor, couldn't help but say to her grandson jealously, "You can't take advantage of others. Don't think that you'll be so lucky to pick up a rabbit today to satisfy your hunger. What about in the future? Hmph, some people are poor. Just wait to starve to death."

The smile on the face of Mrs. Xia suddenly froze. She wanted to refute, but inexplicably felt that Mrs. Zhou was right. After all, they could not pick up rabbits to eat every day.

Feng Xixi ignored Mrs. Zhou's sarcasm and said slowly, "Ertian, go help Mother clean up the rabbit. Eldest Brother, help peel the chestnuts."

Mrs. Xia looked at Feng Xixi and said, "Xixi, we are out of rice."

Feng Xixi pointed at the rabbit and said, "This rabbit is so big that we can't even finish all the meat today. Why do we need rice?"

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she immediately became extremely angry. After all, eating meat was more delicious than rice.

Her grandson hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

Feng Xixi said that on purpose to make her jealous.

With meat to eat, the brothers of the Feng family were very efficient in their work.

After a while, the aroma of rabbit meat immediately spread out.

Pingshan Village had always been poor. Except for the hunter's and the butcher's family, other villagers rarely ate meat.

As soon as the smell of rabbit meat spread, the surrounding villagers immediately swallowed their saliva and shrank their necks to look at the small shabby house of the Feng family.

Feng Xixi picked up a handful of wild vegetables and washed them clean. Then, she asked Feng Yili to fetch some water.

The Feng Yili was so strong that he could carry a bucket of water in each hand without using a shoulder pole.

Feng Xixi looked at Feng Yili and pondered for a moment before coming up with an idea.

With Feng Yili's physique, it would be a waste if he didn't practice martial arts.

In order to lead a good life with her family, she had to help them find the right way.

The family worked in an orderly manner for a while. The chestnut rabbit meat was fried, and there was also wild vegetable egg soup...

Although they didn't eat rice, they ate rabbit meat while drinking soup. The whole family ate happily with grease all over their mouths.

Mrs. Zhang had intended to intimidate Mrs. Xia and her children by separating from the family. She wanted them to know that if they left her, they would starve to death, in order to manipulate them.

Unexpectedly, on the first day they separated from the family, not only did these people eat full, but they also ate a fat rabbit. The fragrance all over their noses made people feel itchy.

"Humph, I'm full today. Let's see what you'll eat tomorrow. Let's wait and see, the bitter days are yet to come."

Mrs. Zhang said sarcastically in the hall.

Feng Xixi said blandly, "As long as we work hard in the future, we can eat meat every meal."

What nonsense. The main reason was that she was usually a person who was happy with meat. Without meat, she couldn't stand it.

Seeing the firm expression of Feng Xixi, Mrs. Xia suddenly felt emboldened and began to eat the meat in large bites.

Just as they were eating meat, Mrs. Zhou's grandson started crying. It turned out that Mrs. Zhou's grandson wanted to eat meat when he smelled it. Where was Mrs. Zhou going to find meat in such a short time?

Children didn't care about that. Anyway, he just wanted to eat meat. If Mrs. Zhou couldn't take it out, he would go to Feng Xixi's house.

Mrs. Zhou refused and dragged her grandson.

Seeing this, Feng Yili deliberately said loudly, "This rabbit meat tastes so good."

It caused Mrs. Zhou to mutter and scold again.

In addition to the grandson of the Zhou family, there were other children from other families.

After the Feng family was full, there was still a large bowl of rabbit meat left. At this moment, Mrs. Wang came over with half a bowl of rice in one hand and a crying granddaughter in the other.

"Mrs. Wang, what are you doing?" Mrs. Wang was a nice person, and Mrs. Xia liked to associate with her.

Mrs. Wang looked at the Feng family's unfinished meat pot with embarrassment and said, "Mrs. Xis, Xiaoxian smelled your meat and wanted to eat it. You..."

Mrs. Wang looked down at her greedy granddaughter and said with difficulty, "I want to exchange for meat..."

However, before Mrs. Wang could finish her words, Feng Yili said bluntly, "No, you can't. Meat is so precious. Do you want to exchange half a bowl of rice for meat?"

Mrs. Wang's face suddenly turned red. Just as Mrs. Xia was about to speak, Feng Xixi said to Feng Yili, "Get out of my way."

Feng Xixi then said to Mrs. Wang, "We're from the same village. You're welcome."

After that, she said to Mrs. Xia, "Mom, fill a bowl for Xiaoxian."

"Okay." Mrs. Xia took the bowl and filled Mrs. Wang's bowl. Mrs. Wang immediately put half a bowl of rice on the wooden stool next to her.

She said to Mrs. Xia, "Mrs. Xia, Xiaoxian is too young to eat so much. Take out some..."

Although she had given the Feng family half a bowl of rice, Mrs. Wang knew very well that meat was too precious. Mrs. Xia was really honest. This bowl of rabbit meat was more precious than a bowl of rice.

Seeing that Feng Xixi did not object, Mrs. Xia quickly said with a smile, "Mrs. Wang, don't say that. We're neighbors. My family has eaten a lot of food from your house."

Only then did Mrs. Wang stop chatting.

After Mrs. Wang left, Feng Yili said unhappily, "Why should we give it to her? There's so much meat, an entire bowl."

Feng Xixi squinted at him. "What's wrong? Are you the best in the world, you won't ask anyone for help in the future?"

Feng Yili was stunned and couldn't speak.

Feng Ertian looked thoughtfully at Feng Xixi. He was standing in Feng Xixi on this matter.

Under the command of the Feng Xixi, the whole house was cleaned up. At first glance, it really looked like a home.

The Feng brothers had a few copper coins in their hands. Both of them were very excited and prepared to go to the town tomorrow to buy delicious food.

After a busy day, the family went to bed early.

Early the next morning, Feng Xixi packed up the wild vegetables she had packed the day before and went to the entrance of the village to take the ox cart.

Those who could take the ox cart to town were all relatively well-off villagers. The other poor villagers could only walk for more than an hour to town.

When Feng Xixi appeared at the entrance of the village and asked to take the ox cart, the villagers were stunned.

They saw Feng Xixi take out a coin and hand it to Liu Er, who was driving the ox cart.

Feng Yili and his brother followed her out. When they saw Feng Xixi sitting in the ox cart, they were reluctant to part with a penny and immediately chose to walk.

When they arrived in the town, Feng Xixi first went to an empty alley. After selling yesterday's wild vegetables through the system in the alley, she actually sold them for 115 copper coins.

Including the previous 85 copper coins, it was a total of 200 copper coins.

The money was neither too much nor too little.

After careful calculation, Feng Xixi found that her family lacked too many things. At present, she could only buy the things that she lacked the most.

She bought 4 kilograms of rice for 64 copper coins, which was the best rice.

She bought five kilograms of corn flour for 30 copper coins, and 1.5 kilograms of pork for 27 copper coins.

As a result, her bulging wallet suddenly shriveled.

Sure enough, money couldn't be kept.

Feng Xixi looked at her tattered clothes and thought for a moment. In the end, she still asked about the price of the ordinary cloth.

After asking, she spent 59 copper coins to buy two pieces of cloth. When she looked at the balance, there were only 12 copper coins left.

Feng Xixi bought some seasonings and some vegetable seeds.

When she bought something and was about to take Liu Er's ox cart back, she saw Feng Yili and Feng Ertian drooling in front of a vendor.

"Boss, how much is this meatball?" Feng Yili swallowed and asked.

"Three copper coins per skewer."

Feng Ertian pointed at the scallion pancake. "How much is this?"

"Two copper coins."

When the two brothers of the Feng family heard this, they hesitated.

They bought what they wanted to eat, and there was only one copper coin left in their hands...

"Are you two buying it or not? If you aren't, then stay away from my stall." The boss couldn't help but ask when he saw that the two of them didn't want to buy it, but their saliva was about to drip into the oil pot.

"I... I don't want to buy it..." The two of them looked extremely conflicted.

"I buy it." Feng Xixi walked over and said, "Two meatballs and two scallion pancakes."

"Feng Xixi."

As soon as they saw Feng Xixi, their eyes widened.

Feng Xixi said grumpily, "If you want to eat it, just buy it. Work harder when you get home. So, you can afford the meatballs."

The stall owner packed the meatballs and scallion pancakes and handed them to Feng Xixi. Feng Xixi took out a meatball and handed it to Feng Yili, and then took out a scallion pancake and handed it over to Feng Ertian.

The two brothers were stunned. Feng Xixi said, "I have no money. I can only buy one."

Feng Yili took a bite and felt that it was fragrant and delicious.

It was the same with Feng Ertian.

When they bit down, they saw that Feng Xixi was still standing in the same place. Feng Ertian couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to eat?"

Feng Xixi glanced at Feng Ertian and said, "We don't have enough money."

She still had two copper coins left, and she had to take the ox cart back.

Feng Yili and Feng Ertian froze when they heard that. They didn't expect Feng Xixi to say that.

Feng Yili and his brother were silent for a moment when they saw that she was much shorter than them and that the basket at her feet was full of goods.

"Come and help me carry the basket when you're done. Let's take the ox cart back."

After eating, the two brothers helped each other carry the basket and put the goods on the ox cart.

The two of them wanted to walk back again, but Feng Xixi glanced at their bare feet and said, "Yili, Ertian, take the ox cart. It's too far from home."

Hearing what Feng Xixi said, the two of them hesitated for a moment before getting on the ox cart.

Feng Yili was a rough man. After getting on the ox cart, he fell asleep, but Feng Ertian stared at the three copper coins in his hands, lost in thought.

Feng Xixi glanced at Feng Ertian and said, "We will have money in the future."

Hearing Feng Xixi's words, Feng Ertian looked up at her and saw that her clear eyes were shining. The determination and confidence in her eyes made him feel that she could really do what she said.

"Did Dad tell you all this?" For some reason, Feng Ertian thought of his father.

Feng Xixi thought about it carefully and nodded. "Yes."

As soon as she said that, the eyes of Feng Ertian suddenly lit up with flames, "Really?"

Feng Xixi replied, "Of course it's true."

The ox cart stopped at the entrance of the village. When the villagers saw that Feng Xixi had bought a basket of goods, they were all surprised.

"Feng Xixi, where did you get the money to buy so many things."

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