Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Why is there discrimination? Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Why is there discrimination? Generally speaking, even if the people of Ye City have plenty of farmland, they may still have to tighten their belts to make ends meet. However, they can endure such a lifestyle, and over time, they get used to it. The locals wouldn’t think of looking for a living elsewhere.
After rushing here and there, they finally managed to grab a stall in a decent place, though the space was a bit small.
“Third Uncle, Third Aunt, there are so many people here.”
Lin Caisang observed those who were there for the market and selling goods. There were all sorts of items, and there were quite a few people, like Lin Baiyi, selling items such as pot brushes.
“Today is not a big market day, so it’s not particularly crowded.” Lin Baiyi casually replied with a smile.
He saw others selling the same type of goods, both near and far. Fortunately, he had a wider variety of items, not just pot brushes and brooms but other things as well.
“Are there more people on a big market day?”
It was Lin Caisang’s first time at a market. Watching so many people rushing in and setting up their stalls, she found it both fascinating and interesting.
“It’s a good thing we borrowed the oxcart; otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to bring so many items. These two big things are really heavy.”
Together with Lin Baiyi and Lin Changhong, she unloaded the items from the oxcart one by one and arranged them properly. There were large items like straw mats, two of which Lin Baiyi had made and brought to sell.
The oxcart was rented from the village, costing twenty coins a day. However, if they could sell all that they had brought, it would be worth it.
“Sangsang, Third Uncle, Third Aunt, are you hungry? There’s a place selling meat buns over there. Should I go buy some for you?” After setting up the stall, Lin Changhong saw the steaming shops and knew they were selling buns. He asked Lin Caisang, who had just sat down.
Lin Caisang looked at her older brother helplessly.
“We’ve just arrived, we haven’t made any money yet, and you’re already thinking of spending. Where is the logic in that?”
“Changhong, we have meat at home. Third Aunt will make meat buns for you in the evening. The buns here are expensive and aren’t filling, you finish them in just a couple of bites,” Ms.Lin of Yang Family also said.
“Just buy a couple for Sangsang.”
Why such a differentiation? She didn’t want to eat buns at all, okay?
These days, she’s been sweating profusely from all the work she’s been doing. She could clearly feel her weight dropping, and this was a good sign. She had to persist and couldn’t let this be ruined by meat buns.
“No thanks, I won’t eat meat buns from outside. Who knows what kind of meat they use. Probably the cheapest kind and there’s no guarantee it’s clean. It’s better to make them ourselves at home.”
She shook her head quickly, refusing the offer.
“We can dig up some bamboo shoots from the bamboo forest when we get home later. They’ll be delicious mixed with meat in the bun.”
Lin Changhong nodded, understanding it would be a waste to buy buns outside when they had so much meat at home. Nevertheless, he shared a note with Lin Caisang.
“Sangsang, if there’s anything you want to buy, tell your big brother, and I’ll get it for you.”
While they were talking, the market quieted down. All the vendors had arranged their goods neatly and were waiting quietly for customers.
“Big Brother, how great it would be if we had our own oxcart. When there’s no market, Third Uncle could pull the oxcart and go from village to village selling goods. Anyway, it’s an old ox pulling the cart, it wouldn’t be tiring.”
Caisang propped her chin with one hand and gazed at the quiet street, murmuring more to herself than to others.