Scholar's Sweetheart

Around daybreak, dawn arrived.

Soong Xintong got the twin brothers out of bed and led them to the village entrance while they were still in a daze. She then got onto Senior Lee's oxcart and rushed to the county city under the bright moonlight.

The ox-cart staggered for nearly an hour, and only when it was bright did it arrive at the entrance of the county town.

"Wake up." Soong Xintong looked at the slobbering Xiaobao and couldn't help pinching his chubby cheeks. "We're here. Hurry and get up."

Little Treasure opened his drowsy eyes in a daze and rubbed his sleepy eyes. He looked around in confusion a few times, then looked at the bustling city gate. After a long while, he finally said, "Ah'jie, have we arrived?"

"We're here." Soong Xintong carried the equally exhausted Big Treasure off the oxcart, then carried Little Treasure off it. She took out six coins and passed it to Senior Lee, "Thank you, Senior Lee."

"No need, no need." Senior Lee happily received the silver coins and pulled the car into a cowshed at the side.

Soong Xintong carried a basket full of gray mushromm s, holding onto her little brother with one hand. "Let's go sell some vegetables first, and then go and eat breakfast later, alright?"

"Alright." Big Treasure still hadn't woken up. His voice was thick and sweet.

The three siblings walked on the busy streets of the morning market. Little Treasure was looking left and right, extremely excited. "Big Sis, the county town is bustling with noise and excitement. There's a lot of nice looking stuff out there."

"Big Sis has never brought you guys to the county city to play before?" Even Soong Xintong could not remember these small details.

"Sister, this is our first time here." Big Treasure rubbed his eyes and pointed at the stall selling small toys on the side of the road. He said happily, "Big Sis, there's a shop selling small birds."

"Sister, there's a fish seller there." Little Treasure pointed to a mud sculpture stall on the other side. "Ah Sis, why is the fish red?"

Soong Xintong was a little weak and urged, "Alright, alright. Can we go faster?"

Although gray mushromm were not heavy, a full basket still weighed 20-30 jin. Furthermore, she had to pull two brothers who weighed 30-40 jin. She was not a Herculean woman, and was truly tired.

After another hundred meters, Little Treasure muttered, "Sister, how much longer before we arrive?"

"It's right in front of us." Soong Xintong led the two kids who were so happy that they couldn't stop until they walked in front of the Lucky Restaurant.

Because it was already dawn, the restaurant's door had already been opened.

The three of them walked into the main hall of the restaurant.

"Miss Soong, you're here." Zhu San, who was cleaning the lobby, hurriedly came over and took over Soong Xintong's basket. "The shopkeeper has been reciting your name several times this morning. He thought you were not going to enter the city today."

"These two people, Song young master, are also here." Zhu San was a good talker and hurriedly placed the pastries on the table, "young master probably hasn't eaten yet, right? Eat some pastry first to fill your stomach. "

Seeing Zhu San being so considerate, Soong Xintong guessed that the gray mushromm that was gifted to them yesterday must have entered the eyes of Manager Soong and the restaurant owner.

Zhu San gave the three of them a cup of warm water, "Miss Soong, drink a cup of water first. I'll go to the back hall to get the shopkeeper."

After Zhu San left, Da Bao and Xiao Bao looked at the plate of yam cake together. Unconsciously, they pursed their dry lips and asked, "Sister A, can we eat it?"

Seeing their greedy expressions, Soong Xintong didn't want to teach them a lesson, but after a second thought, she said, "Eat it."

Little Treasure had already taken a bite of the yam cake. His big watery eyes were already smiling from ear to ear. "This one is really delicious."

"Eat less. Sister will be taking you out to the shop to eat more later." Soong Xintong reminded him.

"Alright." Da Bao had always been the most obedient. He wasn't too greedy and had a stronger self-control than Little Treasure.

"Miss Soong, sorry for the wait." Manager Soong walked out quickly and cupped his hands towards Soong Xintong. Then, he looked at the two little kids, who were eating purple potato cakes, at the side.

Soong Xintong glanced at her two younger brothers. "Call him Grandpa Song."

"Manager, grandpa." The twins shouted in unison.

Manager Soong was already over 40 years old and deserved to be called grandpa. He looked at Duo Ce with a smile and said, "Hey, you two Song young master are really smart. There will be a lot of talents in the future."

The twins understood that these were good words and replied with a smile, "Thank you, Grandpa Manager."

"Hahaha, no thanks, no thanks." Manager Soong laughed loudly and said to Soong Xintong, "Miss Soong taught her two brothers well."

"You're too kind." Soong Xintong replied with a faint smile.

"Thank you, Miss Soong, for the generous gift yesterday. This fungus called the gray mushromm is just as lady said, it's crisp and refreshing, my master also likes it a lot."

Soong Xintong replied with a smile, "It's good that you like it. I was afraid that the shopkeeper and the owner would not like this black gray mushromm."

"Miss Soong, stop thinking too much. Food is not limited to physical appearance. As long as it can make people salivate and make them want to eat more, it's a good dish!" Manager Soong said.

"So that's how it is. It's because I'm ignorant and ill-informed." Although Soong Xintong said this, she was secretly cursing in her heart. In her previous life, there were countless people that ate centipedes and cicadas. She knew that the more unassuming a dish was, the better the dish would be.

"Miss Soong, how about you sell all these gray mushromm to our restaurant?" Manager Soong said sincerely.

Soong Xintong nodded. "Of course I sincerely want to sell these gray mushromm to the restaurant. I just don't know if shopkeeper is sincere enough to buy them?"

Manager Soong's eyes revealed his shrewdness, but in his heart, he still planned to give a reasonable price, "Ten taels of gold for one catty, what does Miss Soong think?"

Soong Xintong thought for a moment, but didn't say anything.

"If young lady can provide it for a long period of time, we …" Manager Soong still wanted to speak, but he was interrupted by Soong Xintong, "This kind of gray mushromm was born in May and stopped growing in August. At most, it will only take around three months to harvest."

After a slight pause, he continued, "And the quantity is extremely small. This gray mushromm is as difficult to harvest as fir fungus, and the taste is extremely good. Could it be that Manager Soong thinks this gray mushromm is only worth 10 coins?"

Last night, his boss had said that the price would be fifty taels of gold, but he still wanted to press her. "Miss Soong, even so, it's just a normal vegetable, not like fir fungus."

"Who says not?" Soong Xintong saw that Manager Soong wanted to push the price down. "I've read in a book that gray mushromm s have a flat sex smell, a clear lung and sharp throat, and a hemostasis effect. It also has effects on wind, heat, and sore lungs, hoarse voice, cough, and so on.

"Miss Soong is knowledgeable." Manager Soong said.

Soong Xintong saw that he did not believe her, so she came up with an excuse and said, "I also heard it from a teacher in our village."

The ancient people all had a high reverence towards the scholar. Thus, when Manager Soong heard her say so, he also believed her. However, because of his own position, he had no choice but to fight for the benefit of the restaurant, "What does that girl think?"

"One catty for one hundred taels of gold." Soong Xintong casually raised the price.

"Isn't Miss Soong Mo joking?" Manager Soong didn't expect her to ask so much.

"This is my lowest requirement. If Manager Soong is unwilling, I can go to other restaurants and ask around. Maybe someone will accept it." Soong Xintong's tone was slightly disappointed, as if her price had been suppressed.

Manager Soong's face became serious. Of course the other restaurants would accept it, even if it was just adding 100 gold coins, the other restaurants would still be willing to bet. These days, their restaurants had broken their ears and ears, which restaurant wasn't keeping an eye on them?

"Miss Soong, please wait." Manager Soong hurriedly said, "I can't decide on the price, I need to ask my boss before I tell the lady."

"It's doable." Soong Xintong sat back down.

After everyone had left, Big Treasure whispered, "Sister, isn't 100 coins too much?"

"Not much." gray mushromm s were different from ear root, they could be found just by searching in the mountains, there was no way to hide them and there was no way to win with numbers, so it would be better to just sell them at a high price from the start.

Moreover, she and Lucky Restaurant only had a business relationship, and that was the way business worked.