Two Copper Coins Left

"How much are the sugar and soy sauce?" Gu Nian asked in a baby voice.

"Sugar is eight copper coins per catty, and soy sauce is 16 copper coins per liter. How much do you want, little girl?"

Gu Nian was shocked when she heard the price.

No wonder there was only salt in the kitchen. Other seasonings were not something that ordinary people could afford to eat.

"Then I want to buy a catty of white sugar and a liter of soy sauce."

Lin Sanshui had given her 43 copper coins, and more than half of them were gone instantly.

"Okay, little girl. You didn't bring a can. Do you want to buy a can to hold the soy sauce? It's two copper coins each," the young man asked politely with a smile.

"Alright." Gu Nian clenched the copper coin in her hand and nodded stiffly.

Out of the 43 copper coins, there were only 17 left.

"Mister, do you have any other ingredients in your store? Can you let me take a look?" Gu Nian asked as she looked at the young man who was busy weighing the sugar and preparing the soy sauce for her.

"There's also white vinegar and yellow rice wine. Do you want some?" The young man asked.

"Is there nothing else?" Gu Nian asked as she shook her head.

She wanted to buy some white vinegar and yellow rice wine, but she did not have enough copper coins.

"Little girl don't buy things that the adults in your family didn't ask you to buy. Don't get spanked when you go back later! Most of the ingredients used in the restaurants in this town are from my house. I've never heard of any other ingredients!" The young man laughed. He suddenly thought of something and said, "However, I heard those good chefs have their secret sauce recipes. We outsiders won't know about it."

As she spoke, the soy sauce was ready. It was just enough to fill a can of one liter. The white sugar was wrapped in oil paper and handed to Gu Nian.

As Gu Nian took the container, she almost dropped it because it was too heavy.

Fortunately, the young man held on tightly. "You have to be careful. If you knock it over, you'll lose everything. And what's wrong with your family? How could they let a young child like you come out to buy soy sauce?"

"Thank you. My brother is waiting for me outside. I can carry it." This time, Gu Nian held it firmly. Although it was still a little heavy, she could still hold on.

When she was about to reach the door, she saw the peas in the sack beside her. Gu Nian's eyes lit up. "How much are the peas?"

"Five copper coins per catty."

"Then I want to buy three catties. Mister, help me weigh it first. I'll come back to get it later."

Gu Nian made two trips back and forth before she managed to bring all the items to Erhu. On the last trip, Dahu also returned with the ox cart he rented.

Dahu looked at the things on the ground, and his eyes widened. "Why did you buy these things? Does father know?"

"Yes. I bought it with the copper coins father gave me." Gu Nian replied.

Erhu turned to look at Gu Nian in surprise.

This little sister looked tiny, but she was not timid at all.

Her father did give her money, but he didn't let her spend it all at once!

He had already asked earlier. Before his father left, he had given his little sister 43 copper coins and told her to save them up and spend them slowly. Now, there were only two left.

Dahu's heart still ached when he heard Gu Nian say that his father had asked him to buy it.

White sugar and soy sauce were not cheap. They definitely cost a lot of money. As for these peas, they were not much to eat except for making porridge. They were delicious but difficult to cook and required a lot of firewood.

How could they survive in the future if Gu Nian liked to spend money?

Not long after, Lin Sanshui returned.

After getting on the ox cart, Lin Sanshui's heart ached when he saw the items that Gu Nian had bought and heard that she only had two copper coins left.