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Thus, the Masked Man retracted the Sword and cleared the way.
Ling Yuxuan tightly held onto Ziyan, silently stepping out of the Drunken Immortal Residence without looking back.
They soon discovered that Wu Xiang and Wu San were waiting at the entrance with six or seven Clerks and two carriages.
When the group saw Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan coming out, Wu Xiang and Wu San approached them together and bowed. Afterward, they stood on either side of the carriage: “Young Master, Miss, please.”
“Hmm!” Ling Yuxuan nodded and took Beloved Child's small hand, boarding the first carriage, which appeared much more exquisite and spacious than the second one.
Once inside, Ziyan couldn't help but ask, “Those outsiders earlier, do you know them?”
“Hmm, there are some connections. I’ll tell you the details later. Don’t you have important matters to attend to? Let’s focus on that first,” Ling Yuxuan said as he pulled Ziyan close to sit down.
“Are you really going to meet that person tonight for a showdown?” Ziyan asked, a bit unwilling to let it go.
However, Ling Yuxuan didn’t want Ziyan to pry further into this matter, so he changed the subject: “I believe Wu Xiang has already procured the furniture and daily necessities. Is there anything else you need?”
“Uh? Oh—then let’s buy some flowers and meat.”
Knowing that Ling Yuxuan had unspoken concerns, the perceptive Ziyan decided not to press further. Since he wasn’t willing to talk about it now, there must be his reasons.
With a gentle sigh, she suddenly remembered something important she almost forgot and felt uncertain: “Oh no! The spices I brought from home are still in the storage and haven’t been taken out. I wanted to try processing them this afternoon. What should we do?”
Ziyan inexplicably felt anxious.
“That’s no problem; I’ll send someone to fetch them right away. By the time we finish our shopping, the spices will naturally arrive,” said Ling Yuxuan, leaning out to wave at Wu San.
Wu San quickly approached, and after whispering a few instructions into Wu San's ear, Ling Yuxuan gave the order. Wu San vanished from the spot as if teleporting.
Watching Wu San walk away, Ling Yuxuan commanded Wu Xiang, who was already seated at the front preparing to drive, "First go to the Flower and Bird Market, then to the market."
Wu Xiang nodded and flicked the reins, and everyone set off towards the Flower and Bird Market.
In less than a moment, they arrived at the Flower and Bird Market. Before Ling Yuxuan could hold Ziyan's hand, Ziyan eagerly stretched her neck out.
At the same time, she stepped forward and happened to land on the long wooden bench that Wu Xiang had prepared for them, which was faster than her own movements.
Upon entering the Flower and Bird Market, Ziyan realized that ancient people’s love for flowers and plants was no less than that of modern people.
The Flower and Bird Market was vast, with a long street stretching for miles, lined with shops selling exotic flowers and plants.
Additionally, there were one or two pet shops selling cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, and among the animals for sale, dogs and birds were more prevalent.
Ziyan strolled leisurely through the market, buying any flowers or plants she liked along the way. Wu Xiang had the clerk pack them into the carriage behind them.
Dogs had always been Ziyan's favorite animals. After visiting several shops, she finally chose two puppies that looked somewhat like Huskies, just a couple of months old, from a pet store.
Hurrying to finish their visit at the Flower and Bird Market, Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan quickly led everyone to the nearby market next to the Flower and Bird Market.
Ziyan guided everyone directly to the Meat Stall they had visited earlier.
The Meat Vendor Aunt recognized Ziyan at once as she stood in front of her meat stall. "Oh, hello little girl and young master! Are you here to buy meat again today?"
"Well, Auntie, how's business lately?" Ziyan smiled and greeted the Meat Vendor Aunt.
"Good, good, thanks to you loyal customers with discerning eyes," the Meat Vendor Aunt replied while curiously sizing up Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan along with their group.
"Auntie, how many pigs did you slaughter today?" Ziyan asked, noticing the three pig heads on the counter.
"Three. It's market day today, and there were a lot of people in the morning. Luckily, you came in the afternoon. I was so busy this morning; look, it's only now that things have calmed down," the Meat Vendor Aunt said, pointing at the three pig heads.
"Auntie, I'm going to open a shop in the county soon, and I'll need a lot of pork. Would you be willing to be my regular supplier?"
"Huh? Open a shop? Are you going to run a restaurant?" The Meat Vendor Aunt's eyes widened like saucers when she heard Ziyan mention opening a shop.
In an instant, it seemed as if Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan had turned into two big gold ingots!
"Well, sort of, but I can't really call it a restaurant; it's more like a small braised meat shop."
"Braised meat shop?" The Meat Vendor Aunt looked a bit confused since she had never heard of such a place.
"Yes, once I get it started, I'll invite you over to try it out, and then you'll know what it's all about," Ziyan thought that explaining it clearly would take time, so she just told her this.
"Alright! So what meat would you like to buy today?"
The Meat Vendor Aunt was smart enough not to pry too much because she was more concerned about how much meat she could sell.
"I'll take all three of these pig heads! Also, I'll take all those intestines on the ground, and then I want those Pig Trotters, Pig Stomach, heart, liver, and lungs. And give me the remaining half pig as well!"
Ziyan pointed at Pig Intestines with water, then pointed at Pig Trotters, and finally pointed to the remaining half of the pig in the middle of the counter.
Seeing Ziyan generously take all the leftover pig offal and the half pig, Ling Yuxuan was so happy that she could hardly contain herself, eagerly starting to praise Ziyan in an exaggerated manner.
"Young lady, you are truly generous! At such a young age, you can run your own shop as a Boss. What a hero among youth! How commendable! Alas—here we are at our age, and we can only spend our lives running a Meat Stall."
Wait? They even used "hero among youth."
Listening to Boss Lady endlessly flatter her like the flowing waters of the Yangtze River, Ziyan couldn't help but chuckle at how amusing this Meat Vendor Aunt was.
"Ahem, Boss Lady, how do you calculate this money?"
Ling Yuxuan could no longer tolerate the incessant chatter from the Meat Vendor Aunt.
"Uh? Oh, this? Well, I usually love young and promising individuals. Ever since I first met you, I felt that you must be someone extraordinary destined for great things."
Having said that, Meat Vendor Aunt praised her again and thought for a moment.
Then she cautiously continued, "How about this? If you want me to supply you with a large quantity regularly, I will naturally give you a discount. For this period, my good meat is 5.5 wen per pound, pig heads, pig hearts, and Pig Stomach are 2.5 wen, while Pig Trotters and Wild Boar Liver are 2 wen. Today, I will charge you 5 wen for the good meat. Since the portions of Pig Trotters and Wild Boar Liver are light, I will count them together with the pig head, pig heart, and Pig Stomach for 2 wen. As for Pig Lung and small intestines, I will give them to you for free. If we cooperate long-term and the price of fresh pork doesn't increase, we can keep this price going forward. How does that sound?"
Looking at how carefully and eagerly Meat Vendor Aunt was glancing at her and then at Ling Yuxuan, Ziyan couldn't help but smile. In fact, aside from being talkative, this Meat Vendor Aunt was quite sincere.
It would be a good thing to deal with such a supplier in the future. Seeing her anxious demeanor,
Ziyan decided not to play hard to get anymore; it felt unfair to someone so honest. So she cleared her throat and said firmly, "Alright, it's settled."
"Well, I knew the young lady was generous and someone who could accomplish great things."
The Meat Vendor Aunt praised Ziyan while eagerly giving a thumbs up with her left hand.
Seeing this, Ziyan couldn't help but chuckle, so she responded, "Auntie, my surname is Zi, so you can call me Miss Zi from now on. May I ask what your surname is?"
"Oh, right, right! My surname is Zhao, and my name is Xiulian. People call me Fat Aunt. If Miss Zi doesn't mind, you can just call me Fat Aunt in the future."
"Okay, Fat Aunt, let's weigh all this meat," Ziyan nodded in agreement.
Following closely behind, Wu Xiang waved his hand smartly and brought two Clerks forward to help Fat Aunt weigh the meat. The two Clerks lifted the scale while Fat Aunt and Wu Xiang watched the scale and recorded the accounts.
After a while, it was settled: 50 pounds of good meat at 5 wen per pound totaled 250 wen; other items like pig heads, Pig Trotters, and various organs weighed a total of seventy pounds at 2 wen per pound totaling 140 wen;
Pig Lung and intestines were free, making the total payment to Fat Aunt 390 wen.
In the end, Fat Aunt picked up half a sack of scraps and asked Ziyan if she wanted any.
If she did want some, it would be free since she didn't have time to clean or prepare them.
Ziyan naturally accepted happily; after all, free gifts should not be turned down. Moreover, there was still quite a bit of meat on those bones. Even without the meat, they could be crushed to make soup for people to drink and could also feed those two little puppies.
After bidding farewell to Fat Aunt, Ziyan was led by Ling Yuxuan to get onto the carriage. Thus, everyone set off with two carriages back home. On the way back, they passed by a grocery store and bought some Rock Candy, old Soy Sauce, salt, and other items before continuing towards their New Residence.
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