I Was Called a Poor Widow, But I Relied on My Supernatural Powers To Fight Back In Ancient Times

Bai Yunxi raised her hand and pinched the center of her brow, thinking about it carefully, it was not good. Sugar is a valuable item and not every household has it.

Sugar during this period was sold by the two, and sugar was graded.

The fine sugar costs twenty cents and one tael, the medium sugar costs ten cents and one tael, and the low-grade sugar costs nine cents and one tael.

If you buy it by the pound, the cheapest low-grade sugar costs more than 140 cents (1 pound = 16 taels).

For wealthy people, these prices are nothing but a drop in the bucket. But for ordinary people, it is more expensive than rice, and they won’t eat it if they can’t.

Except when guests arrive or there is a pregnant woman at home, they will bite the bullet and buy some water to drink, but no one is willing to do so. ☞

The original owner, as a concubine, received a few packets of brown sugar or granulated sugar in her gifts every year. Drinking sugar water occasionally did not put any pressure on her.

Just because it was not difficult to eat sweets at home, this matter was not too important in the original owner's memory. Now that he was reminded by Du Shi, he suddenly remembered it.

Baiyunxi smacked her tongue, candy and other things are really not cheap here.

Looking at the beets piled up in the yard and wondering how much sucrose could be boiled, Baiyunxi began to look forward to it.

These beetroots are wild, unsightly, pitted, difficult to clean and waste water.

Bai Anyan was responsible for fetching water, Li was responsible for cleaning, and she was responsible for cleaning away the excess roots from the insect holes. Yaya moved a small bench and sat next to her, holding her chin with her hands, watching everyone busy at work without making any noise.

There were not enough basins at home, so Baiyunxi asked Du to borrow two from the third grandmother's house.

It wasn't until dark that the pile of beetroots was cleaned.

"Mom, the officer and the fourth brother haven't come back yet." Mrs. Du wiped her hands with her apron and looked outside, somewhat worried.

Bai Yunxi glanced at the sky and turned around to greet Bai Anyan, "Second brother, light a torch and follow me to the intersection to greet your elder brother."

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"Hey, here it comes."

The pine oil was leftover from the past. It was tied together with rags and dipped in pine oil. It could be used for a period of time to illuminate.

The two of them had just opened the door and walked a short distance away when they saw two black figures turning into the village.

"Is it the fourth brother?"

"Second brother, it's us. Big brother, hurry up. Mom and second brother are coming to pick us up."

Bai Anyi responded and quickly came up to meet him.

Bai Yunxi glanced at the eldest son who was walking behind him. He was walking slowly, but without urging him, he asked his fourth son softly,

"How's it going? Did you go well today?"

"Mom, my eldest brother is very capable. I made thirty-five cents today. My son has replaced all his food with brown rice. Five liters of grain can last him two days."

Bai Anyi said, handing the grain bag on his back to his second brother, taking the torch from his hand, and supporting his mother with one hand.

‘I don’t know if it was a wise move for me to send my eldest brother to do manual labor. My eldest brother’s face was dark all day long. ’

Listening to the fourth child's thoughts, a smile flashed in Baiyunxi's eyes. Where did he go?

Waiting for the boss to move over, Bai Yunxi looked over. If it weren't for the majesty of an old mother, she would have slapped her legs and laughed.

It was fine when I left, but when I came back, my clothes were dirty, my hair was messed up, my scarf was crooked, my face was stained, my sleeves were torn with big holes... In short, I was as embarrassed as I wanted to be.

Those who didn't know better thought he had a fight with a dog and was bitten so badly.

"My son has worked hard to provide food for the family. He should go home quickly to eat and rest."

Bai Anchen subconsciously raised his hand to salute. His arm felt sore when he moved it, and he hissed, his eyes gloomy.