The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

After Xia Mianwan booked the shop, he felt a lot more relieved.

When she returned to the village, Xia Mianwan went to the village chief's house with a basket of eggs and some cakes.

"Mianwan, you just came, why are you still taking things? You're too polite." Mrs. Liu said cheerfully.

Xia Mianwan smiled and handed over the things in her hand, and said, "Sister Liu, I came to ask you for help with something!"

"Oh? What's the matter?" Mrs. Liu asked seriously.

"Mrs. Liu, I want to open a grocery store in town. I wonder if there is a carpenter in the village. I want someone to help me renovate the store."

Mrs. Liu didn't expect Xia Mianwan to open a shop. She smiled and said, "You look capable. Uncle Lu at the head of the village is a carpenter, his son is also a carpenter, and his grandson is a bricklayer. If there is anything you need to fix in your shop, they can take care of it for you."

"Thank you, Sister-in-law Liu." Xia Mianwan thanked Sister-in-law Liu.

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After getting the information she wanted, Xia Mian passed by Uncle Lu's house on her way home late in the evening. She went to make an agreement with Uncle Lu and agreed to go to the shop in the town to do some work the next day. He would pay her five taels of silver and all the work would be covered. Of course, the cost of materials would be charged separately.

After finishing all this, Xia Mianwan finally felt like she had some idea.

When I got home, Zheng Lingwan and Zhu had already prepared dinner.

Today Zhou Dayong and Zhou Dazhi were helping to plow the fields, so they brought their daughter to Zheng's house for dinner.

Xia Mianwan saw that Nannan was very cute and hugged her. "I didn't expect that you two brothers could raise a child so well. I have some soft millet here. The rice soup made from millet is more nutritious and suitable for your daughter."

"Hehe, thank you, Sister-in-law Zheng."

Xia Mianwan really wasn't used to being called Zheng's eldest sister-in-law, but she accepted it reluctantly.

Since Xia Mianwan was going to live in the town permanently, she had to prepare the food for the family first. The North was really short of supplies, and some good food could not be bought even if you had money.

At that time, Cui'er had purchased quite a lot of supplies, but they were mostly cooked food. At that time, she purchased 1,000 kilograms of each type of food. Now, after so many days, Cui'er has purchased about 500 kilograms of rice and 500 kilograms of flour. Other types of food, such as oats and millet, have not been touched.

Xia Mianwan thought about it and left behind 300 kilograms of refined rice, 300 kilograms of white flour, and 200 kilograms each of corn flour, sorghum flour and the like.

I also saved some snacks like peanuts, melon seeds, and cakes for the summer hibernation night.

A lot of bacon and smoked meat were left over from the summer night.

Fortunately, the town and the village are not far away, so if something really happens, it’s no big deal to go back and forth every day.

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After washing up in the evening and coaxing Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er to sleep, Xia Mianwan took out a notebook and began to record what she was going to sell first.

The space in the supermarket is limited if the items are used more, so summer hibernation still needs to be calculated carefully.

She thought about it and decided to go to the county tomorrow. On the way from Liusha Village to the county, she would pass through many villages and towns. Xia Mianwan planned to take a good walk and buy some things.

Early the next morning, Zheng Xiaocheng set off with Xia Mianwan.

Zheng Lingwan also wanted to go, but Xia Mianwan thought it was inconvenient for her to be there. She wanted to use the space to buy more goods, and it would be difficult if Zheng Lingwan went.

The first town that Zheng Xiaocheng and Xia Mianwan passed through was called Yueya Town.

This town is slightly larger and more lively than Heqiao Town.

"Sister-in-law, I think it would be better for us to go to the county first. If the purchases in the county are not complete, we can come to the town to replenish some goods. What do you think?" Zheng Xiaocheng suggested.

Xia Mianwan felt that what Zheng Xiaocheng said made sense, so she agreed.

It took about an hour to get from Yueya Town to the county. Fortunately, they set out before dawn, otherwise they would have wasted a day.

When summer hibernation arrives in the county late, it is the busiest time in the county.

It was lunchtime, and the streets were bustling with people. This was the first time Xia Mian had seen such a lively scene since she transmigrated into the book. It would be great if Heqiao Town could be as lively as this.

Xia Mianwan and Zheng Xiaocheng sat down in a noodle shop. The noodle shop was doing very well, and Xia Mianwan and Zheng Xiaocheng were hungry, so they decided to eat before going shopping.

"Sir, our specialty is river noodles. Would you like to try it?"

"Okay, one bowl per person, and two steamed buns."

"Sister-in-law, what do you think I can do to make money?" Zheng Xiaocheng asked while holding a teacup.

"Xiao Cheng, don't worry. There is no bad son in the Zheng family, but it's not the right time yet." Xia Mianwan said.

"Why?"

Xia Mianwan dipped her hand in water and wrote the word "Beijing" on the table.

Zheng Xiaocheng immediately understood that it was indeed not the right time yet.

"But, sister-in-law, is there nothing my third brother and I can do?"

"Wait, Xiaocheng. Farming is not an easy task. If you farm well, it will be a great thing. Do you understand?" Xia Mianwan said.

Zheng Xiaocheng was still somewhat unconvinced, but he also knew that they were now in exile and it had been a short time. If they acted too outrageously, people in the capital would still remember that there were Zheng family members in the north, which would be bad.