The Same Surname

"Little girl, are you sure you want to buy buckets so small? I don't mind doing them, but it will cost you a little…" Shopkeeper Liu sighed a little.

Looking at the girl in front of him, although she didn't look poor, but she certainly didn't look rich either. It's true that most simple wooden crafts like buckets are pretty cheap, but that's because they are easy to make and almost every woodcarver knows how to make them.

The baskets the girl wants, however, are not only smaller but also need to have a place to hold onto them from the top. It's not hard to make, but it still takes some time and the waste of material is quite big.

"Shopkeeper, it's alright. I need quite a bit of them, how about you first make me 50 small buckets?" Liu Xiaolan asked with a smile.

She already thought about it. Even if people want to buy her products, it will probably take some time until her customer group heats up. 50 packaging to start could even be a little too much, but it's better to be safe than sorry…

Shopkeeper Liu looked at her with hesitation. "Little girl, what about the price…?"

"Shopkeeper, it's alright. Let's make them the market price of normal buckets." Liu Xiaolan saw that Shopkeeper Liu wasn't too bad of a person and just gave him a little benefit.

Although the buckets are much smaller than usual ones and need more work to prepare them, in the end their cost wouldn't be too big. Selling them at the price of normal sized ones is basically allowing Shopkeeper Liu to earn some nice money on this deal.

Shopkeeper Liu didn't refuse her and said, "Girl, let's do this business. My name is Liu Jiahao, if you need anything more carved from wood just come to me…"

"Uncle Liu, it seems we have a little fate between ourselves. My name is Liu Xiaolan." She said while smiling towards him.

Liu Jiahao was a little surprised but soon smiled as well. "Alright, since we have the same surname then let me give you a little gift. Let's make the price of each bucket 45 copper coins, what do you say girl?"

"Alright, thank you Uncle Liu." Liu Xiaolan said happily. The usual price of a wooden bucket in the city is 50 copper coins, so she's getting a discount of 5 copper coins on each one of them. It might not sound like much, but with bigger orders it can add to quite a nice amount of money.

Liu Xiaolan looked towards Shopkeeper Liu and thought for a moment.

Before coming here, she decided to first observe the situation and order some less important things to get to know their style of doing business. But it seems like Liu Jiahao is at least worth a little trust, so she might as well ask for another thing without waiting anymore…

"Uncle Liu, can you guys here also make street carts?"

Liu Jiaohao looked at her with a little surprise and asked, "Street carts? What do you mean girl?"

Liu Xiaolan saw that he wasn't sure what she meant and explained, "Street carts, like a reception desk but with wheels so that I can move it on the streets. I want to try selling some things and don't want to let them lie on the ground…"

With this explanation, Shopkeeper Liu understood what she meant.

However, he couldn't help but be a little curious why a little girl like this would need so many things from him. Obviously telling him that she wanted smaller buckets because she couldn't carry bigger ones was a lie.

It looks more like she needs them to sell something, but what could a little girl like her sell? Does her family has some troubles?

Liu Jiaohao sighed and said, "Little girl, I'll make one for you for 500 copper coins. But are you sure you want to try the selling business? How about coming here and working for me?"

Liu Xiaolan saw the pity in his eyes and knew he misunderstood. But she didn't plan on correcting him, as it worked quite well to her advantage, and not needing to explain anything was very good. "It's fine Uncle Liu, but thank you."

"Should I pay upfront or when I come to pick things up?" She asked with a smile.

Shopkeeper Liu quickly flicked his hand, "What paying upfront, there's no need for that girl. Just come with money when you receive your things…"

"Let's make it a week, girl Liu. Come back after 3 days and I'll have all of your things done, I guarantee the quality!" He added after thinking for a moment.

Liu Xiaolan smiled happily and thanked him for his help. After that they spoke for a few more minutes before she made her way out and went to other shops.

Even through they left earlier for the city today, she still didn't have too much time. Liu Xiaolan thought about what she still needs and quickly walked to another shop.

2 hours later, Liu Xiaolan had 2 medium sized sacks in her hands as she moved towards the place where she needs to meet with Zou Xinghe.

Even though she didn't buy any seasoning other than salt because it cost too much, today was still a very happy day for her. She bought some additional food for herself and Mu Yuchen that she can cook in the next few days, while at the same time she finally had some luck with her new beddings.

It's still sleeping on the floor, but at least she doesn't need to share her space with Mu Yuchen anymore. At least till she makes sure that she can fully accept him, she shouldn't be too close with him either.

Hell, although her mind is mature, her body is only 13 years old. If someone from modern times saw them sleeping together in the same bed, wouldn't they think that Mu Yuchen is a phedophile?