After dressing as a superb old woman, I am bound to the power system

The grandchildren of the Duan family were pulling weeds in the yard and working like adults.

Although the eldest son got married early, his first child was a girl. When Wang became pregnant again, the second eldest daughter, Duan Yujin, was already born, and it took a year for the eldest son to have a son.

Duan Yuxing is one year younger than Duan Yujin. They are similar in age and there are no other children in the house, so they naturally play together and have a very close relationship.

After having their little brother Duan Yujin, the two often took him to play together.

Duan Yutao had tears still hanging at the end of his eyes. He looked at his father who was standing at the door looking silly and cheerful, and then at his two brothers.

"Second brother, third brother, my butt hurts!" Duan Yutao sniffed.

Duan Yujin picked up a thin wooden stick and poked it into the haystack, and taught his younger brother seriously, "A man should not shout about pain casually!"

Duan Yuxing looked at his fourth brother thoughtfully, "My mother said it won't hurt if you rub it! How about I rub it for you?"

Although Duan Yutao was only four years old, he already had a sense of shame. He knew that it was not good for his brother to rub his buttocks in public, so he blinked his eyes and said, "Thank you, third brother. I'll go back and let my mother rub it for me secretly."

Duan Yutao kept his voice very low when he spoke, for fear of offending his father.

Duan Yutao knew about the changes in his family, but because he was young, he didn't understand what it meant to confiscate his home. In addition, he was able to play with his two brothers these days and didn't have to study, so he felt very happy.

The only bad thing is that his father is always watching next to him and beating him.

Thinking of this, Duan Yutao felt a little sad again.

After Qiao Lan called the two of them to the house, she opened her box and showed the eighty taels of silver. She couldn't spend all the money at once. There was still money to use when she returned to her hometown.

Mrs. Wang looked at the money in the box calmly, waiting for the old lady's instructions.

Duan Mingchen felt a bit of joy on his face when he saw that there was more money at home.

"Mom, you called my sister-in-law and me over to buy something?" Duan Mingchen asked.

It goes without saying that my mother spent so much money at this time.

"Chen'er, my wife, please come with me to the streets and buy some food and cloth. It will take several months and you will have to buy a lot of things." Qiao Lan said and divided the money into two parts.

The shares were handed over to two people.

After careful consideration, Qiao Lan chose his eldest daughter-in-law and fourth son.

The eldest daughter-in-law has always been in charge of the house and knows the prices outside very well. The second son is unreliable, and the second daughter-in-law still has to nurse the child.

The original person had always hated his third son, so it was inconvenient for Qiao Lan to get too close to him. The fourth son had a good temper and was obedient. Being able to find such a yard proved that he had good abilities, so Qiao Lan chose the two of them.

"Mom, do you really want to bring so much money? You don't need so much money to buy some food and cloth." Mrs. Wang said with concern.

In Wang's view, it was hard for her family to have some money, so she naturally had to save some money. She could even ask farmers to buy some when passing through towns and villages along the way.

Perhaps the old lady has not come out of her old days of wealth, so she wonders how much these eighty taels of silver can buy.

"Just buy it, listen to me." Qiao Lan said with a straight face.

They didn't know when trouble would occur, so the earlier they bought it, the better the insurance would be. Qiao Lan couldn't tell them the reason for this, so she could only give orders with a cold face.

The old lady had to pay for it herself. What else could Wang do? She could only persuade the old lady to save a little when she was paying for it.

The three of them walked out of the house. Duan Mingjing was still standing in the yard happily. Seeing that the two people beside the old lady were still carrying their baggage, Duan Mingjing immediately walked over to her.

"Mom, are you going out?" Duan Mingjing asked.

"Second brother, I will accompany my mother to the street to buy some things." Duan Mingchen said calmly.

Duan Mingjing's eyes flashed immediately, "Mom, I'm going too, and I'll go with you."

Qiao Lan: "Don't go, stay at home and look after the children."

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Duan Mingjing was immediately aggrieved and could only watch the three of them go out.

The yard that Duan Mingchen rented was not far from the street. After turning a few corners, he came to the bustling street.

There are various shops lined up on both sides of the street. Cargomen carrying shoulder poles are walking through the streets and alleys shouting the goods in their baskets. There are many luxury cars passing through. Men, women, old and young coming and going, as well as beggars begging on the street corners, outline the prosperity of Beijing.

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Qiao Lan looked around and followed the plaque to find a shop selling grain on the street.

Qiao Lan asked for 800 kilograms of fine grains and 1,000 kilograms of coarse grains. The weather in Beijing has been good in recent years, and grain prices are cheap. Fine grains only cost five cents per kilogram, and coarse grains only cost three cents.

Duan has a large family, and it takes a lot of energy to travel. Each person eats one catty per meal. Qiao Lan calculates it as two catties per day, and then halve the children's rations, which means at least seven hundred catties of food a month.

Qiao Lan always kept in mind that if she saved enough food, she could last for three months. If she dug some wild vegetables on the way, it would not be a problem to reach her hometown.

If it weren't for the worry that the horse wouldn't be able to pull it, Qiao Lan would have wanted to buy more.

In addition to food, various seasonings are also necessary for cooking.

Of course, you can skip drinking vinegar, but you can’t skip buying salt.

The salt in the shop is packed in several linen bags. The salt in the innermost part looks the cleanest. The rough salt blocks are the size of pebbles, yellow in color and mottled.

The color of the outermost salt block is poorer, and the color of impurities is more intense. The whole block is red and blue, and it is also filled with stones. If the waiter hadn't said it was salt, Qiao Lan would not have recognized it.

The waiter in the shop saw Qiao Lan and his group buying a lot of food, and enthusiastically introduced it to them, "Sir, the price of salt is much cheaper today. This high-quality white salt only costs 720 cents per catty."

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Qiao Lan's brows jumped when she heard this. More than 700 yuan per pound? This is too expensive!

"What about this one?" Qiao Lan pointed at the salt block with the worst quality.

"This costs two hundred cents per pound, but old lady, I think you seem to be a decent person. This is poisonous salt. If you eat too much, you will get sick." The waiter reminded enthusiastically.

This lowest grade of salt is for the poor.

Poor families are reluctant to use salt. One meal does not cost a lot of salt, and a pound of salt can be bought and eaten for a long time. But if people eat it for many years, they will get sick at some point.

What if you don’t eat salt? That’s not possible either!

"Then buy it! Weigh it fifty pounds for me." Qiao Lan pointed to the cheapest salt and said.

After seeing this, Mrs. Wang dissuaded her and said, "Mom, if you still have money, let's buy some good salt! You will get sick if you eat this salt!"

She couldn't find anything wrong with the old lady buying grain just now, so she kept silent. But the only thing about selling poisonous salt was that Wang didn't agree with it.

She has no objection to letting her eat it by herself, but if the children at home eat it, something will happen.

Mrs. Wang had seen the appearance of the old servant in Zhuangzi after being poisoned, and she did not want to let her child suffer like this.

Qiao Lan would naturally know if she got sick after eating this salt.

Qiao Lan looked at it from a modern perspective. This worst salt was just mixed with some impurities. It could be eaten just by filtering it.

The price difference was several times higher, and the family was still short of money. If she could stay a little longer, Qiao Lan might buy some poisonous salt, purify it, and sell it, but she didn't have enough time.

"My old lady also eats this salt, what are you afraid of?" Qiao Lan said, imitating the old lady's tone.

Duan Mingchen also came over to persuade: "Mom, what should I do if you get sick from eating this salt? You should buy some good salt. You can eat the good ones, and I will eat the poisonous salt."