Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Being Frugal, Not Being Cheap with People_1

An Jing bought tofu from two other stands until she had a total of sixty catties and decided not to buy anymore. She walked back with Xiao Changyi, planning to buy some vegetable seeds before returning home.

The vegetable garden in the courtyard was ready; it was time to plant the crops.

In the East Market, there were four tofu vendors, and An Jing and Xiao Changyi patronized three of them, deliberately avoiding Wu Dashan’s tofu...

Watching the backs of An Jing and Xiao Changyi, Wu Dashan’s gaze was as if it were laced with poison.

In the end, Wu Dashan carried back nineteen catties of tofu. After setting up the stall for the whole morning, he had sold only one catty of tofu. Remembering how An Jing and Xiao Changyi had bought so much tofu from others, Wu Dashan’s frustration grew even more intense.

As soon as he returned home, he flung down his carrying pole and blew up at his wife Liniang, ”Tell me, are An Jing and Xiao Changyi doing this to spite me? There are only four tofu sellers, and she bought from the other three, but not from me! And she didn’t just buy a little; she bought a whole thirty-four catties! How many days would it take me to sell thirty-four catties?”

Liniang was used to Wu Dashan’s shouting and didn’t talk back. However, Aunt Liu Hua heard Wu Dashan’s words and hurriedly lifted the curtain to come out.

”You’re saying An Jing bought thirty-four catties of tofu?” Aunt Liu Hua was somewhat incredulous.

”Yes, thirty-four catties!” Wu Dashan grumbled through clenched teeth.

Now convinced, Aunt Liu Hua also found it strange, ”What are they going to do with so much tofu? They can’t possibly eat that much; it will go bad!”

”I don’t know!” Wu Dashan was still seething with anger.

Seeing her eldest son like this, Aunt Liu Hua sighed and scolded, ”You really are something. Seeing them buy so much tofu, you should have found a way to get them to buy yours. Look at you now, carrying back so much, and I’ll have to go around the village with my face hanging out, reducing the price, begging people to buy some. Otherwise, how can we make ends meet?”

”Is that my fault?” Wu Dashan was extremely dissatisfied, ”They no longer count as part of our village. How do you expect me to make them buy my tofu, by kneeling and begging? They can dream on!”

”You just can’t swallow your pride,” Aunt Liu Hua sighed again. ”If you think about it this way, you are bowing to money, not to them, then you can lower your head... Alright, alright, I’ve said this many times before, and you won’t listen. Forget it, I’ll go talk to them myself. I can swallow my pride; I’ll make them agree to buy our tofu in the future.”

Wu Dashan grabbed her by the arm, ”Mom, they won’t listen to you! They didn’t even tell you the method to prove Hei Hua wasn’t poisoned, they won’t take your word for it either! Don’t go looking for trouble!”

Aunt Liu Hua frowned, ”What are you talking about? I’m doing business with them, not asking them to give us money for nothing. We will give them tofu in exchange. We live in the same village, so close. If they buy, they won’t have to go to town, it’s so convenient. They will surely agree to my proposal. Just wait for my good news!”

Having said that, Aunt Liu Hua shook off Wu Dashan’s hand and went to find An Jing and Xiao Changyi.

Meanwhile, An Jing and Xiao Changyi had already returned and were cutting tofu in the kitchen. Sixty catties of tofu, each piece sliced small, would keep them busy for a while.

”An Jing! An Jing!”

An Jing, who was cutting tofu, suddenly heard Aunt Liu Hua’s voice and, too lazy to deal with it, continued with her work.