Song Ruyi got up early in the morning, knocked on the door, woke up Xia Yingying, and then put the cakes from the well into a backpack. Xia Yingying also put persimmon cakes and mushrooms in a small backpack, which also contained three water bags.

Xia Yingying didn't have time to make breakfast, so she took a few pieces of steamed cake and shared them. After eating, Song Ruyi carried Lu Yurou on his back, Lu Haoran carried a small backpack, and Xia Yingying carried a large backpack. The group set off in a mighty manner. Xia Yingying was the last to lock the door. When she left, she also put the chickens in a small compartment in the space. She even didn't let go of the persimmons that were just dried yesterday.

After making sure that there was nothing in the house worth Wang Dachui taking, Xia Yingying locked the door.

The village chief and Aunt Niu's family also went to the market this time, bringing some food to exchange for some money. There were also other families in the village, but Xia Yingying didn't know them. She just smiled and nodded and got on the car.

"Yingying, your whole family is going to the market." A middle-aged woman with a long face greeted Xia Yingying.

"Yes, auntie." Xia Yingying responded and took off the backpack and put it together with Lu Haoran's. Song Ruyi also put Lu Yuwei down and held her in her arms. Lu Yurou was very obedient and looked at Xia Yingying curiously with bright eyes.

Lu Yuwei sat next to Xia Yingying, looking around curiously with her veiled face. Lu Haojie and Lu Haoran sat next to Song Ruyi.

After getting on the bus, Xia Yingying gave the village chief ten copper coins and said with a smile, "Uncle Niu, it's ten cents in total. I won't give you Arou's money because she didn't take up a seat."

"Oh, I can't charge you that much." The village chief hurriedly took out a few copper coins and stuffed them into Xia Yingying's pocket.

"Uncle Niu, my children are also occupying seats, right? I can't take advantage of you every time. You have to do business too." Xia Yingying did not accept it.

Li Cuihua was also about to get on board, carrying a basket. The village chief said, "Wait for the car from the next village to arrive. My car is no longer big enough."

"Uncle Niu, there are so many children in your car, why don't you just get a few of them off? You're not going to escape, why are you bringing so many children with you? You don't pay, and they're taking up seats. How can there be such a good deal in the world?" Li Cuihua glared at Xia Yingying fiercely.

"My mother gave the money. Don't talk nonsense if you didn't see it." Although Lu Haojie was young, he never had a good impression of Li Cuihua and knew that what Li Cuihua said was not a good thing.

The long-faced woman said, "That's right. I'm afraid your eyes have grown to the sky. Are you blind? Didn't you see Yingying give the village chief ten cents just now?"

"There's no room in our cart, so we're leaving first." The village chief looked unhappy. He didn't give Li Cuihua any chance to explain. He waved the whip and the ox cart drove away.

"Village chief, I'm really sorry." Although Xia Yingying did not initiate this matter, it was indeed because of her that other people's mood was affected.

"It's okay, it's not your fault. It's that gossipy Li Cuihua who went too far." Aunt Niu said with disdain.

Xia Yingying took out the persimmon cakes she had made and distributed them to the people in the car. There were seven or eight people in total. Lu Haojie and his friends didn't want any as they had already eaten them before leaving.

The pockmarked woman took a bite and immediately praised: "This is so delicious, how much do you sell it for?"

Xia Yingying priced the persimmon cakes the same as steamed cakes. Although persimmon cakes did not contain eggs, they contained oil and sugar, both of which were quite valuable in that era.

"Three cents for one, five cents for two, and ten cents for four."

"Give me four." said the pockmarked woman.

"I have steamed cakes here for the same price. Would you like to get two?"

"Yes." Persimmon cakes are so delicious, so steamed cakes must be delicious too, the pockmarked woman said firmly.

Several other women in the car also bought some.

When Aunt Niu saw the white and tender cakes in the basket, she asked curiously, "Yingying, what is this?"

"Double skin milk."

Aunt Niu wanted to ask how it was made and why it looked so smooth, but when she thought that this was something Xia Yingying was going to sell for money, she held back.

"How much is this?" I just tried the steamed cake and it was quite good. This thing called double skin milk should be delicious. If it's not expensive, I can buy it and try it.

"Five cents a copy."

Five cents was too expensive. You could have finished the noodles with meat sauce by paying a little more. The woman concentrated on eating the cakes and no one asked about the double skin milk.

Finally they arrived at the market. After getting off the ox cart, Lu Yurou, who had been asleep, opened her eyes as if by telepathy and looked around curiously.

The troops were divided into two groups, Xia Yingying, Lu Yuwei and Lu Haojie went to sell cakes, while Song Ruyi took Lu Haoran to sell mushrooms.

Xia Yingying found a good position, then put the backpack on the ground and pulled the gauze covering the pastries open a little bit, revealing their true appearance.

"Don't miss it if you pass by. There are sweet and soft steamed cakes, tender and smooth double-skin milk, and crispy and delicious persimmon cakes. You can try them for free. Come and take a look."

Xia Yingying's voice was sweet and penetrating. Even in the noisy and chaotic market, many people were attracted by her voice and gathered around to see what was in her basket.

Lu Haojie and Lu Yuwei also took turns repeating Xia Yingying's words.

The words "free tasting" were a fatal temptation to the crowd. Plus, the names of the cakes were unheard of, which attracted some curious people.

Seeing so many people, Xia Yingying took the opportunity to say, "Dear uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, I have delicious double-skin milk, steamed cakes, and persimmon cakes here. You can try them for free. If you like them, you can buy them."

The pastries are cut into small pieces with a knife and then inserted with bamboo sticks. Each person can only eat one piece.

Lu Yuwei brought the steamed cake and Lu Haojie brought the persimmon cake for those to taste.

People who have eaten steamed cakes and persimmon cakes praised the delicious cakes, but when they saw that the double skin milk was not brought over, they couldn't help but ask: "Miss, you said that we can taste it for free, then why don't you let us taste your double skin milk?"

"Brother, wait a moment." Xia Yingying didn't mean to refuse to let them taste the food, but she was too busy.

Xia Yingying put the cut double skin milk in a bowl and inserted a small bamboo stick into it.

As soon as it was lifted up, the young man couldn't wait to eat a small piece. His mouth was filled with the aroma of milk. It was icy, tender and smooth, and very delicious.

"How much is this?" the young man asked, pointing at the double skin milk.

"Five cents a portion." Xia Yingying didn't have any other containers for the milk, so she could only bring a few bowls from home and let them eat here now.

"Give me two servings to take away." The young man licked his lips, obviously enjoying it very much.

"Brother, I'm so sorry, I don't have any containers to take away, so I can't take it away." Xia Yingying apologized to the brother.

"Then I'll eat here." The young man handed Xia Yingying ten cents. Xia Yingying accepted it and thanked him. She then made two bowls of double-skin milk for the young man and provided two small spoons. The young man finished all the double-skin milk in a few gulps.

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