Cui Hejin listened to his mother's sad and nagging words, a bright and dark luster flashed across his eyes, and he softly comforted: "Mom, it won't always be like this."

Mrs. Cui only thought Cui Hejin was comforting herself.

She didn't want to affect her son's mood by nagging too much, so she could only go to work first.

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Donghe Village is not far across from Green River Town. It took almost half an hour to walk to the town.

When she arrived in the town, Jiang Zhiluo felt as if she had suddenly gone from a secluded place to a prosperous place.

It was already mid-morning, and all the shops in the town were open, with customers constantly coming and going.

There are several ships docked at the pier not far away. There are people carrying goods on the shore, and stewards are directing them. There are also many people setting up stalls beside the pier, selling all kinds of food.

There were also salesmen carrying poles and shouting.

There are also tea stalls.

As Jiang Zhiluo walked over there carrying a basket on her back, she could smell the strong aroma of food.

It's much more lively than the village and the noise is loud.

She observed carefully.

There are also many businessmen at the pier to look at the goods and negotiate prices and business.

When Jiang Zhiluo arrived at the dock, she watched the dock full of goods being moved down, and many people on the boat came down to buy food. After buying the food, they got on the boat, and the boat set sail directly without stopping.

Jiang Zhiluo never expected that a small dock could be so lively.

Moreover, the food business on the pier seems to be good, but there are too many food stalls placed from one end to the other.

Moreover, there are many shops next to the pier, and there are many people coming and going in each shop, so the business seems to be good.

Many ships unload the cargo, then load it with other cargo and send it back.

Jiang Zhiluo looked at it and thought about opening a shop at the pier.

But she also knows that the price of a good store in a location like the dock is definitely not cheap, and even if the price is high, you may not be able to buy a store.

After observing for a while, Jiang Zhiluo walked into the town.

There are shops on both sides of the street selling everything.

However, Jiang Zhiluo found that Zou Ji Pastry Shop and Rouge Gouache Shop had the best business.

Especially there was a long queue outside Zou Ji Pastry Shop.

Someone said while queuing: "Zouji pastries are still delicious."

"No, their pastries have been open for decades. It's an old shop and the food is delicious. My children like to eat their pastries. They come here from the west end of the town to buy some.

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"Oh, you should have queued up earlier. Some of the snacks were sold out early if you queued up late."

"I hope the brown sugar jujube cake won't be sold out. My mother likes this and says it's good for your health."

"No, it's better for women to drink more brown sugar. I can't buy brown sugar anywhere else. I thought I'd come to Zou Ji Pastry to see if they sell brown sugar."

“Brown sugar is out of stock here and is generally unavailable, and the women running boats are all keen on brown sugar.”

"No, think about it. Fishermen are often in the sea and rivers, and their bodies are very cold. Drinking some brown sugar is really good for your health. Even if it is more expensive, you should buy some from time to time."

When Jiang Zhiluo passed by, she happened to hear everyone talking about this.

Her expression changed, brown sugar?

Brown sugar is made from sugar cane.

Sugar cane is mainly distributed in the south, so brown sugar should be more abundant in the south. If it is shipped to the north, the price should rise a bit.

Thinking of Mrs. Meng's lack of energy and blood, Jiang Zhiluo's expression changed and she asked: "Sister, please ask, how much does the brown sugar in their store cost?"

"Fifty or sixty cents a pound, or you can buy it by the piece. If you buy a piece, it costs almost two cents."

When Jiang Zhiluo heard the price, she was stunned for a moment.

I really didn’t expect brown sugar to be so expensive in this day and age.

Also, in this fictional era, sugar production technology may not be very mature, and because of regional differences, it is normal for brown sugar to be expensive in the north.

When Jiang Zhiluo heard this, she calculated in her mind that she really wanted to make brown sugar.

She can make brown sugar herself.

It's just that there is no sugar cane here in the north.

But there is another way to make brown sugar, and that is to make brown sugar from beets.

They grow a lot of beets here in Beizhou, and they have beets at home.

If that's not enough, she can buy beets.

Because every family grows beet, the price of beet is very cheap. You can buy a pound for one penny, and even if you set up a stall in the market at this price, no one will necessarily buy it.

Thinking of these, Jiang Zhiluo felt a little hot in her heart.

But Jiang Zhiluo was not in a hurry, she continued to observe.

She saw that there were many people buying candies at Zouji.

Many women take their children with them when they go shopping.

Children can't move when they see candy, "Mom, if you want candy, eat candy."

“I just bought it last time and still ate it.”

"Mom, I don't, I want to eat candy, eat candy, this is delicious."

Many women cannot resist their children, so when buying snacks they also buy some candies.

Jiang Zhiluo quietly observed from the side, a piece of candy cost two cents.

Many people buy five or six yuan at once, and some buy ten yuan directly, just to make their children happy.

After buying candy, the child jumped up and down with joy while holding the candy. The woman couldn't help laughing when she saw the child happy.

Also, parents are reluctant to buy things for themselves, but they are willing to buy things for their children.

Jiang Zhiluo looked thoughtful.

Then, she went to the rouge and gouache store and found that a box of very low-quality rouge powder cost two or three taels of silver, and there were many people buying it.

Just by looking at it, Jiang Zhiluo understood that there are many people who love beauty in any era.

Such a box of rouge can make a lot of money.

After walking around for a long time, Jiang Zhiluo had a clear idea.

She went directly to the grain store and bought twenty kilograms of glutinous rice. One kilogram of glutinous rice cost eight cents, which cost her one hundred and sixty cents.

Jiang Zhiluo felt a little distressed when she thought that she only had 840 coins left after buying the glutinous rice.

But some things still need to be bought.

She went to the meat stall and bought a big bone and a pound of meat for cooking at night.

The meat here costs twenty cents per pound, which is really expensive.

No wonder people in the village are reluctant to eat meat on weekdays, so they are willing to buy one or two pounds during the Chinese New Year.

She went to the grocery store again and bought some oil paper.

It's better to cut it into pieces and wrap the maltose and brown sugar.

Yes, Jiang Zhiluo bought glutinous rice to make maltose.

Although she was going to make maltose, it was time to go home tomorrow, so she still bought a few pieces of candy to take back to her parents' house for her brothers and sisters to eat.

One piece per person, she didn't buy much.

Anyway, she will make these candies herself later.

As for beets, she can buy them in the village, where the price will probably be cheaper.

Jiang Zhiluo put the things in the backpack and covered them with something. In fact, she put them in the space.

She walks briskly like this, and when she reaches the door of her home, she puts things back into her backpack from the space. In this way, the secret of the space will not be discovered.

It was already past noon when Jiang Zhiluo returned home carrying her things.

She guessed that the old lady and Cui Hejin should have had lunch.

She planned to go home and just eat something to fill her stomach, as she would be busy in the afternoon.

Just when I walked to the street where my home was, I saw Mrs. Cui standing at the door of the fence courtyard from a distance.

She seemed to be looking over here eagerly.
Chapter completed!