At this time, the speed of the ox cart slowed down, and it turned out that it had already arrived at the city gate.
Such large vehicles were said to have to pay taxes when entering the city, so Aunt Zhao had no choice but to leave people at the city gate, wait for them to finish shopping, and then gather at the gate to go back together.
Su Yuanyuan took Ayi out of the car and lined up to enter the city.
Qishan City faces north and south, with a main street leading from the north to the south. Most of them are snack shops. The east and west are located on both sides.
Dongji is a vegetable market that mainly sells some crops, while Xiji is mostly home to blacksmith shops and horse dealers.
Aunt Zhao's oxcart stopped at the west gate, and Su Yuanyuan had to go through the Xiji to the Dongji to buy new year's goods.
While cooking in the kitchen, Su Yuanyuan saw that both the rice and noodle vats were at their bottom, so she had to spend half of her money to prepare rice and noodles for the winter.
Rich people would eat white noodles, but white noodles cost five cents per catty. Su Yuanyuan couldn't afford it, so she could only buy thick noodles that cost two cents per catty.
After she bought rice and noodles, she suddenly remembered that there was no seasoning yet, so she went to the grocery store to buy some seasonings such as salt.
Now there were only two copper coins left in the originally bulging cloth bag.
After a busy morning, Su Yuanyuan and Xiao Douding sat in front of a teahouse to rest. Looking at the vendors on the street, Su Yuanyuan looked more curious than Xiao Douding.
"Hey, come in and have a rest."
A man wearing a navy blue muslin jacket walked out of the teahouse behind him. He looked like he was the owner of the teahouse.
Su Yuanyuan didn't want to cause trouble to others, so she subconsciously shied away.
But the boss shook his head, looking helpless.
"There are not many people in the teahouse, and my charcoal is still burning even if no one is there. It will be warmer if you come in."
Su Yuanyuan was no longer polite, pulled A Yi and sat in.
After opening the curtain, Su Yuanyuan could see clearly the internal structure of the teahouse. The nearly fifty-square-meter teahouse had multiple small square tables set up in the hall, with small stoves burning in the four corners and in the center.
"Boss, haven't they been closed in recent years? Why is business so cold?"
When he said this, the teahouse owner looked sad and raised his chin. Su Yuanyuan followed his gaze and looked over.
It turns out that a theater opened diagonally opposite, and people went there to listen to music. Who would want to drink tea here in boredom?
"They have songs, why don't you find a gentleman to tell them about them?"
"yes!"
The boss seemed to be awakened. He clapped his hands and told Dr. Tea to ask the storyteller to do something.
But before he took two steps, he stopped again and looked at Su Yuanyuan with furrowed brows.
"A storyteller usually needs thirty coins a day, but here I am..."
Su Yuanyuan looked at the bleak appearance of the teahouse. He could barely earn thirty cash this whole day. If he hired a storyteller, his work would be in vain.
Before traveling back in time, as a young woman who had been single for more than 20 years, Su Yuanyuan despised the popular novels of the time. She was so idle that she also read all the miscellaneous books and unofficial histories of ancient times.
She came closer and asked the boss secretly, "Have you ever heard of Liaozhai?"
The boss had a question mark on his face, "What is Liaozhai? A kind of vegetarian meal?"
After getting the expected answer, Su Yuanyuan felt confident and patted her boss on the shoulder confidently, her eyes shining brightly.
"Do you think it's okay for me to do a business with you?"
"what business?"
The teahouse owner has also been in business for more than ten years. When he heard the word business, he immediately became energetic.
"I'm here to tell you a story, but I want 20% of your daily income. What do you think?"
The boss looked at the woman in front of him hesitantly. She had a round figure and acne on her face. Only her eyes shined when they were talking about money.
"Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor!"
The teahouse owner waved his hand and asked the waiter to move the tables in the middle to make a small space and bring in a chair.
He gave Su Yuanyuan a look, but Su Yuanyuan was not in a hurry and looked at ease, which made the teahouse owner feel unsure.
"What else do you want?"
Su Yuanyuan raised her hand and pointed around the open space, and then pointed to her face with some embarrassment.
In ancient times, the idea that men were superior to women was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There were some things that men could do but women could not do.
What's more, storytelling is a publicity thing. No matter how thick-skinned Su Yuanyuan is, she can't withstand the accusations from people around her.
The boss understood what she meant and asked the waiter to bring gauze curtains and hang them around.
"Ayi, you go to the street and shout."
Ayi looked at her mother who was very different from before and was a little curious.
"What to shout?"
Su Yuanyuan thought for a while and suddenly thought of a good idea.
"Just say that the new son-in-law of Miss Zhang's family in the east of the city is actually a thousand-year-old fox demon."
"Ah? Is he really a fox demon?"
Su Yuanyuan smiled and tapped A Yi's little head, "Silly boy, this is a headline-grabbing tactic used to attract people. Do you understand?"
Xiao Douding nodded and ran to the door obediently to shout. The teahouse owner on the side asked Su Yuanyuan worriedly.
"Will this trick work?"
Su Yuanyuan shook her head and sat on the center chair, "You'll know after you try it."
Sure enough, after a while, someone poked his head in and asked the teahouse owner with excitement and curiosity to find out which girl from the Zhang family it was and how her husband turned into a fox demon and was discovered.
In less than one stick of incense, the originally deserted teahouse was already filled with people.
Su Yuanyuan looked through the gauze curtain and saw that the atmosphere was almost heightened, so she reached out and patted the wake-up wood. The people who were chattering just now became quiet instantly, and they all looked curiously at Su Yuanyuan who was sitting behind the gauze curtain.
"The girl from this family has a bad appearance. She has a pockmarked face, big buck teeth, squinty eyes and a flat nose. Anyone who sees her will frown. But she is such an ugly girl, but she is married to a rich and noble man from outside. Then
The young master appears to be a talented person, but he is very good-looking and wants to marry a girl from the Zhang family..."
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"It turns out that this male fox is not here to repay a favor, but to seek revenge! Fortunately, this old Zhangtou discovered the clues..."
Su Yuanyuan paused, observing the reactions of the people listening to the book outside. Just when people were already immersed in the situation and began to worry about Lao Zhangtou's family, she knocked on the wake-up wood at the right time, instantly bringing people back to reality.
"How about it, please tell me, sir."
Someone saw Su Yuanyuan stop and asked impatiently.
At this time, Ayi, who was squatting nearby, ran out cleverly, took a small plate from nowhere and walked along with the people sitting around.
"Everyone, if you want to ask about the funeral, please listen to the explanation next time. Thank you, grandparents, uncles and aunts for coming!"
People see him as a kid and look like a lucky doll, so they laugh and tease him for his cleverness.
For a while, those who had money gave him money, and those who had no money also grabbed some snacks and put them on Ayi's plate.
After everyone dispersed, Su Yuanyuan's head emerged from behind the gauze curtain.
Ayi happily showed Su Yuanyuan today's results. They made a lot of money on the first day.
