Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

"Mom, pineapple, dragon fruit, what are those?" Lu Haojie asked Xia Yingying.

Song Ruyi, Lu Haoran, Lu Yuwei, and the fruit vendors also looked at Xia Yingying with confusion.

Xia Yingying was also stumped by the question. She then remembered that she was not in the modern era. The names of fruits in ancient times were completely different from the modern names. No one could understand what she said.

But Xia Yingying didn't know what they were called now, so she pointed to a pineapple with fish-scale-like raised skin, a bit of golden and green, but with yellow leaves, and asked, "Boss, what is this and how much is it?"

"Madam, this is what you are talking about. This is Pandanus odoratus. It is an imported product and is delicious. Can you smell it and see if it smells good?"

After saying that, the vendor put on gloves and picked up a pineapple and placed it in front of Xia Yingying. A fresh pineapple scent hit her face, and Xia Yingying couldn't help swallowing.

"Mom, is this green bag the kind of fruit you just mentioned?"

Lu Yuwei asked curiously.

When she was learning medicine from Qin Qingfeng, she also saw a lot of herbs. This fruit smelled really good, and Lu Yuwei was very interested.

"I've heard people call it pineapple before, but I didn't expect it to be called pandanus here."

Xia Yingying thought of her own identity and answered Lu Yuwei's question with a reason that she thought was relatively reliable.

But Song Ruyi then asked Xia Yingying: "Yingying, I have never seen this pansy in Qingshui Town or in the countryside. I certainly haven't seen it when I went to Qingshui County with you. Where did you see it?"

Xia Yingying was caught off guard by Song Ruyi's question.

Xia Yingying was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. According to the original owner's experience, there was indeed no chance for her to come into contact with the species of Pandanus.

Just when Xia Yingying was getting anxious, Lu Haoran suddenly spoke.

"Grandma, Dad told Mom about the pandanus in his letter before, so Mom only knew about it when she saw it."

"Yingying, is that so?" Song Ruyi asked with a smile.

"Yes, Mom, that's what Haoran said." Xia Yingying immediately agreed.

Xia Yingying didn't know why Lu Haoran suddenly helped her lie, but the ladder Lu Haoran handed over solved her urgent problem, and she had to climb it.

But after answering Song Ruyi, Xia Yingying thought more and more that something was wrong. She clearly had not told Lu Ziren about the pineapple incident, so why did Lu Haoran help her lie? Xia Yingying didn't think this was an accident, but that Lu Haoran deliberately brought it up to help her.

Could it be that Lu Haoran knew something?

No, that's impossible, Xia Yingying immediately denied it.

She hid it so well that everyone in the world, except Xia Yingying herself, thought she was the original owner.

Moreover, when she transformed from her original state to her current state, she thought that she had not revealed any clues, and Lu Haoran would not be able to find out.

But Xia Yingying couldn't help feeling guilty.

Lu Haoran is the think tank in the original book. For someone with his high IQ and sharp eyesight, it would not be easy to find any clues from her.

It is impossible for Lu Haoran not to see that she is no longer the original owner

The more Xia Yingying thought about it, the colder her heart became. The sweat on her forehead increased, and her face turned slightly pale. Xia Yingying looked at Lu Haoran, hoping to get an answer from him.

Lu Haoran is so smart, he must know something.

Xia Yingying felt very scared for a moment.

Now it was too late to think about it. Just when he wanted to get some words from Lu Haoran to see if Lu Haoran knew what to say or some other things, Lu Haojie curiously asked Lu Yuwei, "Sister, can this be used as medicine? Or can it not be eaten?"

Lu Yuwei was also very curious, but she didn't know either, so she shook her head.

"Young Master, this fruit is for eating. Peel the skin and cut it into pieces. It tastes sour and sweet. If you like sweet food, you can add a little sugar or honey to make it more delicious."

The vendor was very curious about them and judging by their clothes, they were not ordinary civilians and must have money that could not afford to buy fruit, so he tried his best to sell the pandanus.

"This fruit has traveled across the ocean to reach the capital. Only the rich and powerful can afford to eat it. If you want to try it, you can ask your mother to buy two for you to try. If you like it, come back and buy it from me. I'll give you a discount."

After hearing what the vendor said, Lu Haojie was a little hesitant to accept it.

I have also heard in Qingshui County that only rich and powerful people would buy those imported goods, because those imported goods are expensive. The price of one item may be enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for three or four months.

The vendor asked a child who had no ability to make money to buy two at once. Wasn't this putting him on the spot? He knew that Xia Yingying worked hard to make money.

Even the money his father earned and the big house he lives in now were all earned by Lu Ziren at the cost of scars and blood on the battlefield.

"How much is one?" Lu Haojie asked.

When the vendor saw Lu Haojie asking him about the price, he immediately raised a finger and shook it. "Not expensive, not expensive."

"One tael of silver?" Lu Haojie asked.

The peddler's face became visibly stiff. One tael of silver was not even enough for the fare.

The vendor kept a stiff smile, immediately shook his head and said, "No."

No? Lu Haojie frowned.

"Ten taels of silver?" Lu Haojie asked tentatively.

Unexpectedly, the vendor's expression became visibly stiffer. He immediately shook his head and told Lu Haojie the final price.

"Master, I need fifty taels of silver for this fruit."

Fifty taels, is this robbery?

Even eating meat is much better than eating this fruit, but it is really too expensive. It is not like that in a place like Qingshui County, a family can live carefree for several years.

This time, it wasn't the vendor's face that turned stiff, but Lu Haojie's face, including Song Ruyi, Lu Haoran, Lu Yuwei and Xia Yingying.

My God, the prices in ancient times were really expensive, but the transportation costs here are also too high.

There is no convenient logistics here, no fast transportation, and it all relies on human labor for transportation. The price of one fruit is indeed normal.

Isn't there a famous poem that goes like this? A horse gallops through the dusty streets, and the concubine smiles. No one knows that the lychees are coming.

This lychee must be worth a fortune, as only the emperor's favored concubines can eat it.

And this fruit only costs fifty taels of silver, which is nothing compared to the lychees that cost thousands of gold.

It was already very cheap for people in the palace, but it was an unexplainable sky-high price for ordinary civilians.

"No, the price is too expensive anyway, we can't afford it, you can ask someone else."

Xia Yingying didn't want to spend 50 taels of silver to buy a sour fruit, even though she could afford it now, the children's eyes were full of anticipation.

"Haoran, Yuwei, Haojie, do you want to eat it? If you want, you can buy it." Xia Yingying still couldn't bear to reject the children's expectant eyes.

In life, you should try everything if you have the chance.

Although this fruit is expensive, Xia Yingying can afford it now. The money she earned with great effort is to be used for her own benefit. She just wants to taste it but not eat it often. She wants the children to know what it tastes like and they won't miss it for long in the future.

When the vendor heard Xia Yingying say that she was going to buy, he said to her very politely, "Don't worry, my lady. The fruits I sell here are all at fair prices. If you want to eat more in the future, you can come here to buy them. I will give you a discount. If you buy a lot of fruits today, I can give you a 9% discount."

10% off, even at 10% off it’s still expensive.

Not much cheaper.

If it were in modern times, Xia Yingying would never buy such expensive things, firstly because she didn't have the money, and secondly because there was no need.

Of course, the most important thing is that I can't afford it.