Chapter Ninety-Three: Shopping is a science

After the initial freshness, the family went back to the room to take a shower and change into clean clothes, and it was dark, and there was no way to go shopping, Qiu Chen asked the children to take out their books, get together, and write two lines of big characters by one person, and they were a little hungry again.

Qiu Chen called the young man up again, ready to ask for some supper.

As soon as the young man entered the door, he saw that everyone in the Lin family had changed into a cocoon silk summer coat, and his attitude was leisurely, and he hurriedly said enthusiastically: "Ladies and gentlemen, the best thing to make supper in our shop is chicken wontons, which have thin skin and big filling, and are fragrant and delicious." If you feel that a bowl of wontons is not enough, a few steps away from the shop, there is a shelf of ingots shortbread is excellent, crispy and delicious, and the small ones can be asked for a few for the guest officer, and the wontons are excellent! ”

"Okay, just follow the little brother's ......" Before Qiu Chen's words were finished, he felt that his sleeves had been pulled hard, and when he looked down, he saw Afu Aman looking up with his head up, his big and dark eyes open, looking at her with pleading eyes, and he couldn't help laughing.

Raised his hand to pick up Aman, let the little girl sit on his lap, and took Ah Fu with the other hand, and changed his words before he finished speaking: "According to the meaning of the little brother, give our mother a bowl of wontons, as for the ingots shortbread, just as we are going down for a walk, we will buy it back by the way!" ”

The young man couldn't help but be a little disappointed, he didn't get the job to buy shortbread, I'm afraid there would be no reward to take. However, this young man is also a personal spirit, and he was slightly depressed for a moment, and immediately gathered his spirits and responded happily.

"Hey, hey, the boy went and told the kitchen to make the ravioli. However, the wontons are cooked and eaten freshly, and when the guests come back, let the wontons be served in the kitchen! "The young man is a little rapping and pleading, this group of guests is generous, as soon as they meet, there is a reward of more than three dollars and silver, he flatters well, and there will be no more.

Qiu Chen naturally smiled and thanked him, seeing that the young man withdrew from the house, Qiu Chen wrapped the silver ticket he brought with him in a scarf, handed it to Junwen, and asked him to wrap it around his waist, and the rest of the scattered silver two, two of them were half of each person, and put them in their purses, and tidied up the clothes for a few children, Junwen hugged Ah Man, Qiu Chen took Ah Fu, and took Jun Yan Junzhang downstairs.

Because the room they lived in was east-west, and the window was facing the Iron Tower Temple, they couldn't see the situation on the street clearly.

After a few people came down from the upper floor, they found that it was the beginning of the day, but there were still several tables of guests sitting in the lobby on the first floor of the inn, eating wine and eating. This is different from the people in the village who sleep when it gets dark.

When Qiu Chen and his entourage entered the inn just now, the shopkeeper happened to be absent, only the young man greeted them and sent them upstairs.

At this moment, Qiu Chen and his party came down and saw a man in his thirties who was slightly chubby and wearing a gray robe was standing in front of the counter, talking to a young man.

The young man happened to come out of the kitchen, and when he saw Qiu Chen and his party going downstairs, he hurriedly stepped forward and greeted: "A few guest officers, are you going to go out?" Do you want the kid to light a lantern and carry it? ”

It was the beginning of the month, the moonlight was not visible, although the lights were hung at the door of each store, but after all, the places that could be illuminated were limited, just now Qiu Chen was still worried, this dragged the big and the small out of the water, and the black light was blind and troublesome, hearing the little guy say this, he was in tune with Qiu Chen's heart, and hurriedly responded with a smile, and handed over more than a dozen big money.

The young man took it, smiled and thanked him repeatedly, and led Qiu Chen to sit at an empty table at the top of the stairs, and then hurriedly ran in to light the lantern.

The man in gray also finished speaking at this time, sent the guest out, looked back and saw Qiu Chen's family, walked over with a smile on his face, and said to Qiu Chen: "My surname is Cheng, I am the shopkeeper of our store, and the guest officials have just checked in, and I happen to have something to go out......"

Qiu Chen and Junwen also got up and saluted back, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Cheng is polite." ”

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Are the guest officers satisfied with the guest rooms?" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded, and said, "The guest room is well prepared, and the guy is also dedicated to ......."

The shopkeeper responded with a smile, and it happened that a guest had finished the meal, so he hurried away.

At this time, the little guy also came out with a mulberry paper lantern, Junwen took it with a smile, thanked the little guy, turned his head, and Junyan said with a flattering face: "Big brother, you want to hug your sister, this lantern is still for me!" ”

The Lin family said that they also bought lanterns, but they were all hung in front of the door, and the boys never fished them out. The usual peasant family is also smearing walking, and in an emergency, they just break a branch and wrap a torch to beat, and such a small thing as a lantern is rarely used.

Junzhang usually doesn't talk much, and always pushes Junyan out, but this time he couldn't hold his breath, and also helped: "Big brother, it's too tiring for you to hold your sister and play the lantern again, my fourth brother and I will light it up for you in front of you with the lantern!" ”

Qiu Chen saw that the two boys were so sweet-mouthed, and at the same time, he couldn't help but want to laugh, but he also felt that something was not good, and when he saw Junwen, he was about to refuse, so he agreed first. However, before handing over the lantern to the two brothers, he still did not forget to tell him that he must be careful not to shake it too much. At this time, the lanterns were all tied with bamboo strips, with a layer of oiled paper pasted on the outside, and a small section of candles inserted inside, if the shaking was too violent, the candle fell down, and the lantern could be burned. In Qiu Chen's heart, she was not afraid of burning the lantern, after all, it was not a valuable thing, she was afraid of burning the lantern and burning the children.

Jun Yan Junzhang naturally responded to all his words, and promised again and again, and walked out with his legs, Qiu Chen and Junwen also hurriedly took Ah Fu Aman to follow him.

The family went out of the inn and looked up at both ends of the street, and saw that such as the bookstore, the four treasure shops of the study, etc., were all on the door panels, and the front of the door was also dark and silent, but the doors of those food shops and teahouses were hung with lanterns, and the open flames were shining, and people were still very lively when people entered and exited.

"There are so many lanterns...... Junzhang let out a heartfelt sigh, Junyan also nodded again and again, and at the same time pointed to a teahouse next to him and said: "Look, a string of lanterns over there is hanging in the sky!" ”

Qiu Chen burst out laughing, patted the heads of the two little guys, and said, "That's because we're far away and can't see the lamppost......"

Junyan Junzhang looked back at his aunt, and the little brothers glanced at each other, smiled at the same time, and walked over there happily. Qiu Chen said, although he pointed to buy shortbread and came out, but it really came out, how could he just buy shortbread and go back, so he let the little brothers go in front, she and Junwen took Afu Aman to follow.

And the little brothers of Junyan and Junzhang naturally calculated it, the shortbread shop that the guy said was an inn and went east, but they just pretended to be ignorant and raised their feet and went west, Qiu Chen didn't think about it carefully, and he didn't expect the little brothers to be careful, so they just let it go.

Not a few steps, a group of people came to the door of the Iron Tower Temple, at this time, the night is low, the mountain gate of the Iron Tower Temple is closed, and the open land in front of the door is also particularly empty and lonely, only the two big trees at the entrance of the temple are slightly swaying in the night with dense and lush branches and leaves.

Junyan Junzhang hadn't learned to feel anything yet, so he stopped slightly, and then happily walked forward with a lantern. After the Iron Tower Temple, there are several food shops and tea houses on the other side, and the people who come in and out at this time are far more lively than the quiet Iron Tower Temple.

Before I entered the dazzling light, I could hear the voices of people from afar, including the laughter of people coming and going from the food shops, and the cries of a few small vendors who returned late.

A small vendor at the outermost end was busy with his head down, but he didn't forget to shout: "Fried noodle fish, crispy and fragrant fried noodle fish......"

A few of the little ones were already a little hungry, but when they heard the long shouting and smelled the real aroma wafting in the wind, they couldn't help but feel even more hungry. Ah Fu even unconsciously raised his hand and touched his stomach, Qiu Chen just saw his son's small movements in a blink of an eye, couldn't help laughing, reached out and took out ten big coins from his sleeve, and handed it to Junzhang: "Go, if you want to eat, you can buy one by one!" ”

said, and did not forget to instruct: "Remember to buy a copy for your eldest brother, I don't want it." ”

Junyan Junzhang nodded again and again in agreement, and was about to run over there, but Aman was so anxious that he slipped out of Junwen's arms, shouting: "Third brother and fourth brother, wait for me!" ”

Junwen carefully escorted Man'er to the ground, reached out to take the lantern from the hands of the two younger brothers, raised his hand to give each of the two reckless boys a burst, and said with a smile: "Just take care of yourself!" ”

Junyan Junzhang dodged with a smile, one by one, took Ah Fu and Ah Man, and ran towards the small stall.

Qiu Chen instructed tightly behind: "Don't get too close, be careful of oil spills and scald......"

Listening to Jun Yan, Jun Zhang agreed without looking back, and he didn't know if he listened to it or not. Qiu Chen felt out of shape and shook his head with a wry smile. In the past, I always laughed at the nagging of my colleagues and classmates who became mothers, but now that I am really a mother, I know that this nagging is unconscious......

By the time Qiu Chen and Junwen walked over, the four little things had already eaten a string of fried noodle fish in their hands, and they were eating it while shouting the heat. Seeing the aunt and eldest brother coming, Junyan and Junzhang hurriedly held up the extra string in their hands and sent it to the two of them, and Junyan also invited credit: "People have a bunch for a penny, we bought more, and gave an extra bunch, auntie, you can taste it, it's delicious!" ”

Although Qiu Chen didn't care about eating on the street, she used to eat spicy skewers and ice cream on the street as if no one was around, but when she arrived at this place, there were very few women who went out, and she munched on the street as if no one was around, not to mention what others thought, she herself felt awkward.

But she didn't refuse the child's kindness, smiled and thanked her, reached out and took a bunch in her hand, and the other hand held Aman, who was squinting at the food, looked back and saw Junwen holding a string of steaming fried noodle fish, blushing and embarrassed, and couldn't help laughing: "Since they bought it for you, you can eat it, it's just a big child, don't worry so much!" ”

When his aunt said this, Junwen scratched his head and smiled, opened his mouth and bit a fried noodle fish into his mouth, the skin was wrapped in fried noodles and crispy, and the meat filling inside was soft and fragrant, it was really ...... It's delicious!

A few people were not in a hurry to go back, and there was no clear purpose, so they walked leisurely all the way. When he saw something delicious, Qiu Chen bought a copy for the children to taste. It's just that, except for the original fried noodle fish, which is one for each person, only one part of the later snacks is bought to taste the taste, so as not to eat too much and feel uncomfortable.

In the middle of the snack stalls, there are also some people who sell small jewelry, head flowers, rouge gouache, and fruit preserves, and everyone also looks at them one by one, and the others are just that, only buy two small yellow small velvet flowers for Aman at the head flower stall, Qiu Chen immediately saved the pigtails for Aman, and the happy Aman smiled and squinted. At this time, except for Qiu Chen's mother and son, the Junwen brothers are all members of the Yang family, but no one remembers that Aman's little girl still guards her father's filial piety!

After all, the night market in this era is limited, even if everyone slows down and stops, it doesn't take too long to shop, and after the last, I went to the shortbread shop to buy ten ingots shortbread and carried them in my hands, and turned back to the inn.

Before, Qiu Chen heard the young man say 'ingots shortbread', and thought it would be a snack like peach crisp, but when he saw it, he realized that it was just an oval baked crispy fire, because the middle was bulging and the sides were concave, some like ingots, so it had such a nice name.

Entering the inn, the young man seemed to press the antenna receiving system, and immediately got out of nowhere, led the family to the staircase with a smile, and said with a smile: "A few guest officers and go back to the room, the boy will let the kitchen make wontons, and send them to a few in the blink of an eye!" ”

Qiu Chen looked at a few little guys who had just eaten a street, and when he heard that the wontons were still starry-eyed, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, little brother is tired!" ”

Aman walked this way, and it was really boring to go up the stairs, so he simply tricked Qiu Chen to carry him upstairs. Back in the room, Qiu Chen only had time to let the little girl rinse her mouth, and she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes. Although Ah Fu was not so exaggerated, he sat down on the chair, and he also showed obvious fatigue.

Qiu Chen pondered that these two little ones had eaten a lot, and the wontons were estimated to be really uneaten, so he simply washed his hands and face, and went to bed.

She sent the two little ones to bed, and the young man brought in six bowls of wontons in a dozen trays.

Qiu Chen went to wash his hands, beckoned the three Junwen brothers to eat wontons, and said to the little guy who was about to leave with a smile on the wontons: "This little brother, my two little ones have slept, there are too many of these six bowls of wontons, it's a pity to throw them away, if the little brother is not busy, it is better to sit down and eat a bowl together." ”

Although the young man at this inn was not hungry, he was rarely able to eat this kind of fresh meat wonton that had just come out of the pot.

Hearing Qiu Chen say this, his gaze couldn't help but glance at the bowl of wontons on the table that was still steaming and fragrant.

Junwen's mind is becoming more and more enlightened, as soon as he heard his aunt's words, he deliberately left the little guy here to eat wontons, instead of letting the little guy take it back to eat, he must have something to ask the little guy, and immediately greeted Junyan Junzhang, the three brothers hugged up, pulled the little guy back to the table with a smile, and sat down with him, Junyan immediately took a shortbread ingots and handed it over: "This brother, the shortbread just out of the pot is still hot, you can eat one too." ”

Seeing the sincerity of Junyan's smile and the affection of his words, the young man couldn't help but think of his younger brother, and unconsciously took the baked golden crispy shortbread.

Qiu Chen washed his hands, and also came to the table and sat down together, not in a hurry to speak, first scooped a wonton and ate it slowly, then looked up at the little guy and said with a smile: "This wonton is fragrant and not greasy, it is really good!" ”

Hearing Qiu Chen's praise, the young man immediately smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, the wontons in our shop are the most fine, they are all made of three points of fat and seven points of thin rib meat, finely chopped, and also put in the sea rice, yes, this taste is extraordinarily fresh, and other houses can't make this taste." ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, and changed the topic without a trace: "We've been living here for a long time, and we don't know what to call the little brother of the road?" Is it from Anyang Province? ”

The young man was holding a wonton in his mouth, swallowed it in one gulp, and said with a smile: "The kid is the eldest in the family, and my father and mother are illiterate rough people, so they are called Xiao Da Zhuang." After coming to the inn, everyone called them Little Zhuangzi. The boy's house is in Xicheng Wayao Hutong, go to the end of the inside, and the north-facing door is...... However, there were three of us living in that courtyard, and our family lived in the East Wing......"

Zhuangzi didn't know if he was happy to eat, when he talked about his own affairs, he was a little talkative, even a few people in the family, what kind of work his father and mother did to make a living, several younger brothers and sisters said it one by one, and Junwen and Junyan Junzhang were a little stunned, but Qiu Chen just listened with a smile, without a little impatient expression.

Finally waiting for the young man to explain his own affairs, Qiu Chen said with a smile: "I thought that only the life in the village was sad, but I didn't expect that it would not be easy for us to live in Anyang Mansion." ”

The young man also sighed: "Yes, I have many brothers and sisters...... When I was young, my parents were tired and tired every day, and it was difficult to make ends meet...... Fortunately, now that our brothers are getting older, my second brother and I have come out to be buddies, and the eldest sister and second sister can also do some needlework to subsidize the family...... Hehe, it's much better than the original days. ”

Qiu Chen sighed a few times, the topic changed again, and asked Zhuangzi about the big shops in the city, and gradually talked about the owners and backstage of the major shops, and when the two bowls of wontons and two ingots shortbread were finished, Qiu Chen had already asked the several major shops in the city clearly, and even the owners of the big shops had a number in their hearts.

"Hehe, thank you, Madame, for this late night snack." The young man wiped his mouth, stood up, and just picked up the dishes and chopsticks and left.

Qiu Chen smiled and took out two bottles, handed them to Zhuangzi, and said with a smile: "Zhuangzi, my family is making medicinal materials, I just heard you say that your mother has a cough, and your father's waist and leg pain is terrible. This medicinal wine is applied every night before going to bed, and rubbed vigorously...... You take it back and try it...... We're going to stay for a few more days, and if it works, you can come and get it with me!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhuangzi was even happier than he was to be rewarded with silver. He bowed down again and again to thank him, and then carefully put the medicine bottle into his arms, and went downstairs with the dishes and chopsticks.

Sending Junyan Junzhang to another room to sleep, Qiu Chen and Junwen sat at the table again.

Qiu Chen said: "You heard what Zhuangzi said just now, right?" ”

Junwen nodded, but he was a little puzzled: "Auntie, I have written down all the shops that Zhuangzi said just now, but, aunt, why do you want to ask the owner of the shop...... Or even backstage? ”

Qiu Chen looked at Junwen and said, "Do you want to say that we are just selling a few pieces of soap for washing clothes, and it doesn't matter if the backstage is not backstage?" ”

Although Junwen heard his aunt's dissatisfaction, he still nodded sincerely.

Qiu Chen didn't get angry, but smiled: "You don't have to ask me this question tonight, Ming'er, you can go to the street by yourself and go shopping from shop to shop...... Well, Anyang Mansion is so big and there are so many shops, it is impossible for you to go shopping next to each other, so you will visit the rouge powder shop tomorrow. Let's ask what are the patterns of washing clothes, faces, and hair sold in these shops, and what are the prices of each pattern......"

"Uh, auntie, am I myself?" Junwen was so surprised.

The purpose of coming to Anyang Mansion, Qiu Chen didn't hide it from him, but he never thought that the next day, his aunt asked him to go shopping by himself, or go to the fat powder shop...... Most of the shops were visited by women, and he went in with a young man...... Besides, when he does something he has never done before, he will inevitably be a little lacking in confidence and even a little confused.

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded: "Well, I also said just now, Anyang Mansion is so big, if we act together, I'm afraid that we won't be able to finish shopping by the fifth day of the new year, and we won't have time to talk about business." We are divided into two roads, you go all the way by yourself, go to the fat powder shop; I took the four of them all the way to the grocery store...... One day back, in the evening, we combined the two roads, and the general market of Anyang Mansion was almost clear. Well, don't you find this difficult? Junwen is really embarrassed, but it's really hard to admit it.

In their group, except for women and children, he is a man, and his aunt has said that she will take her four younger siblings to the street tomorrow, how can he, a young man, say that he can't do it?

After two sounds, Junwen finally nodded and responded: "Auntie, don't worry, I will ask carefully tomorrow." ”

Qiu Chen picked the corners of his mouth, and a sly flash flashed in his eyes: "That's good." However, if you go out on the street alone, be careful not to have any arguments with others. ”

Junwen hurriedly agreed. Qiu Chen took another piece of about five or six taels of silver and handed it to Junwen: "You can take this bit of silver, first, you want to have lunch, and second, you can also pick a more representative ...... Well, it's more common and special to buy a little back, we can also wash clothes more comparatively, than our soap. ”

The aunt and nephew discussed, Qiu Chen sent Junwen back to the room to sleep, she cleaned up a little by herself, and also lay down on the Babu bed.

I don't know if it was a different place, Qiu Chen didn't feel sleepy for a while, lying in the dark, looking at the vague bed shed in the darkness with his eyes open, and he couldn't help but think about it in his heart.

Bang! --Bangbang!

The sound of a slow and fast bang came from the street, followed by the hoarse and desolate voice of the husband: "It's safe and sound......

Qiu Chen was stunned, and then suddenly realized that this should be the one he often sees on TV. I had been living in Liujiaao before, and there was no husband in the village, and she didn't hear the time signal for the first time until today. It's just that she is very puzzled, this beater is just knocking on the bang, but what he shouts is something completely unrelated to beating, can she just listen to the sound of beating to know what the Tao is?

Thinking about the shift indiscriminately, Qiu Chen gradually fell asleep unconsciously.

Early the next morning, Qiu Chen and the children got up, cleaned up, and went downstairs to the lobby for breakfast.

Qiu Chen walked down all the way, not slowly, when he was tired, he went to the teahouse to sit for a while, when he was hungry, he went to the food shop to eat, had lunch, and took the four children back to the room to sleep for half an hour...... As soon as it was dark at night, the five mothers went back to the inn, asked Zhuangzi for food, asked him to send it to the room, and asked for hot water to take a bath. After taking a bath, Zhuangzi also took four dishes and one soup and sent them to the room on the third floor.

The meal was set, but Junwen still didn't come back, so Qiu Chen took the snacks he bought during the day to give the four children a hunger, and waited for Junwen to come back to eat by the way.

In this way, after waiting for another half an hour, Jun Wencai finally dragged his tired body back, and when he entered the door, he saw that his aunt and younger siblings were all relaxed and clean, and his eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise.

"Auntie, you, you've been back a long time ago?"

Without Qiu Chen answering, Junyan Junzhang and Afu Aman jumped up with joy, ran to Junwen, and chatted with their eldest brother.

"Big brother, look, this is a new book that my aunt bought for me!"

"Eldest brother, my aunt also bought me new books, and also bought us new brushes and calligraphy...... Oh, my aunt also bought us paint, and said that when the school opens, she will let my husband teach us how to draw......"

"Big brother, big brother, my mother also took us to the spice shop and bought us a sachet, saying that it was used on the fifth day of May, and wearing that can ward off mosquitoes and insects......"

"Big brother, look, the bell my mother bought for me, is it good?"

Jingle Bell ......

Aman shook his little head, and a few silver bells the size of soybeans on his braid immediately made a crisp ringing sound.

The more Junwen listened, the more surprised he became, and he looked at his younger siblings chattering dumbfounded for a while before slowly raising his head and looking at Qiu Chen: "Auntie, didn't you go to the grocery store?" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head: "Why didn't you go?" Okay, you've been running for a day, and you're probably exhausted. Don't be in a hurry to talk about this, wash your hands and eat quickly, and let's talk about the day's harvest after eating. ”

Junwen looked at his aunt's refreshed face, nodded with difficulty, washed his hands and face, and the family began to eat. The meal was already cold, but fortunately, the weather was relatively hot, and eating a cold meal was not too harmful, although the children ate snacks, they still had a strong appetite, and the cold rice and cold dishes did not affect their good appetite, and everyone ate a lot. It's Junwen, because he has something in his heart, and he doesn't know the taste of the food, so he reluctantly eats a steamed bun and puts down his chopsticks.

Putting the dishes and chopsticks into the tray, Junwen sent them downstairs, and then returned to the upstairs room, Qiu Chen had already arranged for four small ones to start writing notes.

The aunt and nephew left a few children and sat down, and Qiu Chen smiled and said, "You tell me first, where you went today and what you heard about." ”

As soon as he talked about his gains, Junwen seemed to have some confidence, and began to talk about going out by himself: "I got out of the inn and went to the two fat powder shops on this street first, and after asking, I learned that the clothes and handwashing things they sell are called bath beans." It's just that those who wash clothes are not spiced, and those who wash their face, hands and hair are added spices. They also divided it into several stalls, the best one with pearls and jade shavings, and asked for a small box of silver or two, which was bought by those big ladies for washing their faces. The cheapest one can be bought for only two pennies...... Oh, I bought a box and came back, aunt, you see, I also saw the one or two silvers, which are much smaller than this, and the bath beans in it don't even have 20% of these. ”

As he spoke, Junwen took out a palm-sized wooden box, the surface of the box was quite smooth, but it was bare and undecorated, and the wood was also very ordinary. Qiu Chen opened it and saw that the box contained most of the powder, she pinched it with her fingers, twisted it, and saw that these powdery substances were a little oily, and they could form a ball by twisting it hard, but it was not firm, and it spread out again after touching it lightly.

Bath beans, Qiu Chen has seen the record of this thing in the ancient Yi Materia Medica literature, and the formula composition and production method are very detailed. It is said that soybean flour is mixed with some other ingredients and spices to wash oil stains, and it is widely used in ancient times. It seems that there is also a record in the Dream of Red Mansions that washing hands with mung bean noodles with perilla leaves can remove crab fish. That's actually a kind of bath bean.

There is also a joke about bath beans in "The World Speaks New Words": it is about a man named Wang Dun, who has just married a princess and goes to the toilet...... When I came out of the house, there was a slave and maid holding a golden bath tray for water, and a glass bowl for bath beans...... Wang Dun poured the water into the glass bowl, mixed it and drank it, and then praised: "This dry rice tastes really good!" ”……

Qiu Chen didn't comment on the information Junwen asked, only took the two clothes that the children had changed into, took two copper basins, and put them in separately. One garment was rubbed with bath beans and soaked, while the other was soaked with her homemade soap......

With his clothes soaked, Qiu Chen began to ask Junwen again: Are there many bath beans sold? Which bath beans sell faster? How much can a shop sell in a day? Which is the largest fat powder shop with the best business? Which one has the best reputation among the people in the city? Which one has the most complete stock? Which one has the highest price and which one sells the cheapest......

A series of questions were asked, and Junwen was able to answer only two or three out of ten, and his delicate face gradually turned red with embarrassment as he asked one question after another.

Qiu Chen asked a series of questions, and when he saw Junwen's embarrassed expression, he stopped talking. Instead, he went to rub up the clothes that had been soaked for more than a quarter of an hour.

The two clothes Qiu Chen chose were almost as dirty, and the plackets were stained with food oil. She used soap for the dress, and after rubbing it a few times, the conspicuous oil stains were washed away, and the dirt on the cuffs and hems was also clean. Turning to look at the clothes with bath beans, Qiu Chen rubbed it vigorously, but he couldn't remove the oil stains, but the dust and other stains could be washed almost as well.

Junwen also eased up at this time, came over to look at the two clothes that Qiu Chen had washed, and said in surprise: "Auntie, our soap is much easier to use!" ”

Qiu Chen nodded, but sighed secretly in his heart, if there is a more advanced synthetic extraction technique to make soap and laundry detergent with enzymes, what is this oil stain just stained! It's a pity that under the current conditions, you can only make the simplest soap.

However, looking at the box of bath beans in a blink of an eye, Qiu Chen also secretly wondered that there was no elaborate and comprehensive experimental equipment at this time, and it would be good if he could test the toxicity and irritation of the two detergents. The decontamination ability of this bath bean is not good enough, but it is all-natural, it should be less irritating, and it should be used to wash hands and face, which should be much safer and greener than those chemically synthesized substances.

Shaking off the two washed clothes and drying them on the hanger, Qiu Chen dried his hands, took a piece of rough-edged paper and a brush, and drew the main street layout map of Anyang City with a few strokes. Then, Qiu Chen beckoned Junwen to come to him, and then used a brush to mark the locations of the main spice shops and fat powder shops one by one. Moreover, for each mark on the location of the shop, Qiu Chen described the size of the shop, the grade of the goods, the business situation, etc., and even the owner and backstage of the shop were clearly explained.

Listening to this, Junwen couldn't help but interject: "Auntie, you, how did you ask these questions?" ”

Qiu Chen held a brush in one hand and pressed the simple layout map of Anyang Mansion with the other, and said with a smile: "Let's explore these things, it is necessary to go to the store for field investigations." But you can't rely solely on going to someone's store and asking. In fact, there are many ways to collect the relevant information of these shops, for example, just like chatting with Zhuangzi, such as eating something near these shops and drinking a cup of tea, you can see how many people are in and out of the shop, how many things are bought, and you can also chat with the shopkeeper...... Hehe, don't listen to this handsome saying, they say that we drink tea and eat and go shopping all day, as if we don't seriously go to the shop to ask, but every time we do something, we can collect information that we can never get into the shop......"

As he spoke, Qiu Chen roughly talked about his day's itinerary with his children, and the places and methods of focusing on inquiring about the news would be mentioned to Junwen. It turns out that you don't have to go to the owner to ask something......

The aunt and nephew communicated a lot, until the sound of the third watch, the two suddenly came back to their senses, and in a blink of an eye, they saw Junyan Junzhang and Afu Aman, who finished writing the big characters at some point, climbed into the big bed together, and fell asleep together.

The aunt and nephew looked at each other and smiled, and Qiu Chen helped Junwen hug Junyan Junzhang and send him to the next room, so that their brother could sleep. She went back to her room and slept with her two children.

This night, Qiu Chen slept very deeply, and when he woke up, it was already bright daylight.

After washing up and having breakfast, Qiu Chen took the children out of the inn again, but on this day, she did not let Junwen act alone, but walked the street together as a family. Following his aunt around, Junwen intuitively gained a lot, and couldn't help but feel a little happy.

------Off topic------

It happened to be in time today, Su Su's classmates came to visit, and they were found out again in the evening...... It's almost a wasted day, and I've written so much in a hurry, I can't stand it, and I'll make up for it tomorrow......

What, Su Su solemnly declares that Su Su is not an uncle......

Also, Su Su only saw it today, and our family also has Xie Yuan...... Celebrate with a blast! Tomorrow, we will strive to reward you for your support and encouragement...... Bow and crawl away......