After a while, Xiao Ran came to the East Street Market, where all kinds of products were stacked along the street, and there were bursts of cries in his ears.

Standing at the corner of the street and looking at the dazzling array of goods on the street, Xiao Ran's eyes lit up. After all, these are all natural and pollution-free products.

It is very attractive to Xiao Ran, who was once a chef, how can it be easily seen in future generations.

But soon Xiao Ran came to his senses, although the item was good, but his own financial conditions were limited, he comforted himself in his heart, "Just wait! I will definitely get it in the future!"

Xiao Ran didn't talk too much, and wandered into the street to look for what he needed.

After a while, Xiao Ran came to a meat stall, and he found that his meat was very fresh.

First of all, in front of the stall, you can smell the fat of the pork, which is very strong and raw. The color of the lean meat is light red. Press the fat part of the pork with your fingers and it will bounce back quickly.

Xiao Ran withdrew his fingers and asked the butcher, "Boss, how do you sell this meat?"

The boss also found him, and has been staring at his own meat since the beginning, and touched his own pork with his hands. Hearing his question, the boss came back to his senses and replied: "So it's Brother Xiao, Why did you come out today, do you want to buy meat?"

The owner's surname is Tu, which is a very suitable name for this industry, and he also knows Xiao Ran. In the past, Mr. Qin always bought meat from here with Xiao Ran. When he saw the boss asking, Xiao Ran replied: "Isn't this going to reopen the shop? ! Buy some goods, what's the price now?"

"If I want more and for a long time, can it be cheaper?" Xiao Ran continued to ask after thinking for a while.

"Oh, so that's the case. In the past, Mr. Qin often visited me, and he often took care of us when he went to eat. He still pays at the old price!" The boss also replied happily.

Xiao Ran thought for a while, he knew that the owner of this stall was sincere and the quality of the meat was good, so he ordered the meat and paid a deposit, because it was unrealistic to take it back by himself because the quantity was relatively large.
I chose a few pork leg bones and asked the boss to chop them up and put them in the vegetable basket. The rest of the meat was agreed to be delivered to Qin's small restaurant in the afternoon.

In fact, Xiao Ran was also very interested in the pig's head and pig's trotters next to him, but he had to give up because he was short of money and had to prepare other things.

When Xiao Ran was about to leave, he saw pigs in a basin next to the meat stall, so he asked the boss, "Boss Tu, do you sell the things in this basin?"

"What are you talking about! This is food that no one eats. I plan to take it out and throw it away after closing the stall!" The boss replied when he saw Xiao Ran pointing at the pig into the water.

"Then let's do this! I'll give you some more money, and you sell me this piece too!" Xiao Ran continued.

"It's not necessary, it's not a valuable thing in the first place, if Brother Xiao wants it, I'll give it to you!" Seeing that Li Ran wanted to buy water, Boss Tu gave the water to Xiao Ran directly.

"Well, thank you!" Xiao Ran expressed his gratitude.

Going forward, Xiao Ran was still very happy in his heart, he bought the pork, and he also took a pot of pig offal for nothing, in the eyes of outsiders, they are useless things, but to Xiao Ran, they are all delicious delicacies .

There was still no need to buy flour at home, so Xiao Ran bought some eggs, Chinese prickly ash and star anise leaves and other seasonings.

The only pity is that it is now winter, no matter how powerful the warrior world is, there are still no fresh green leafy vegetables for sale in winter, only some radishes and cabbages are on sale, Xiao Ran still bought some and wanted to go back and make some kimchi for use.

The lack of green leafy vegetables is a very important problem, but Xiao Ran quickly thought of a substitute, that is bean sprouts, but they are not sold in the market, so he can only go back and grow them himself, he remembers that he still has mung beans at home.

With the passage of time, the vegetable basket on Xiao Ran's back was already somewhat full. He saw that his shopping was almost done, and he was ready to go back.

As Xiao Ran was walking back, he found that the place in front was very lively, many people gathered around, and he didn't know what they were doing.

Walking forward, Xiao Ran saw a middle-aged man in rag pudding talking about something, and beside him stood a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl with a piece of dry grass stuck in her head.

Squeezing forward, and listening carefully to what the man said, Xiao Ran was shocked that he was selling a child.

The middle-aged man is a villager in Anping Village outside the city. He said that this year's harvest is not good, and this year's winter is another cold winter. Grain for the winter.

"This is really an evil old society, such a thing actually exists" Xiao Ran thought in his heart, but so what, what the man said was that girls could survive if they were sold to others.

Moreover, the family can survive if they sell the money. If they don’t sell it, the whole family may not be able to survive. This is how society is now.

Seeing that the people around are taking it for granted, you can know that this thing is very common in this era.

The man chattered for a long time, but the people next to him had no intention of buying it. Xiao Ran took a closer look at the girl, who looked sallow and emaciated, looking malnourished.

Originally, Xiao Ran was going to leave, but seeing the girl's Wei Nuo Nuo now, he couldn't help but think of himself two years ago, if Mr. Qin hadn't saved him at that time, he might have died long ago.

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly sprouted in Xiao Ran's heart, why not just buy the girl here, because there is a shortage of people in his shop.

It is said that impulsiveness is the devil, and Xiao Ran, who had an idea, immediately put it into action. He called the middle-aged man over and expressed his desire to buy it. The two discussed it, and finally spent 15 taels to buy the girl.

After the middle-aged man signed the prostitution papers and paid the money, Xiao Ran regretted it, because his little money was completely exhausted, but the paperwork was all signed, so he couldn't accept it.

With a remorseful expression on his face, Xiao Ran was carrying the vegetable basket in front of him, muttering about being emotional, followed by a little girl in patched clothes, walking in the direction of Qin's small restaurant.

After returning to the restaurant, Xiao Ran opened the store door and let the girl walk in to wait in the store, then he went back to the back kitchen and put down the baskets and put them away by category before returning to the front store.

After returning to the shop, Xiao Ran was a little at a loss when he saw the girl standing there, so Xiao Ran went in front of her and pointed to the stool next to him for him to sit down.

The girl sat down obediently.

"What's your name?" Xiao Ran asked the girl.

"My name is Yingzi," the girl replied in a low voice.

Next, Xiao Ran asked Yingzi a few questions, and finally got a clear understanding of his family's situation.

Yingzi is 15 years old this year. There are four people in her family. Besides her, there is a younger brother in the family. This year's income is not good. After paying the public grain, there is not much food left in the family.

Originally, the family wanted to forcefully survive this winter, but this year was too cold and couldn't hold on any longer. They had no choice but to make the decision to sell Yingzi to others, so that the family could survive anyway.

"If there is no other way, who would sell his own flesh and blood!" Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh after listening.

"Okay, you can stay here from now on!"

Hearing what Xiao Ran said, Yingzi's frightened body stabilized. Since Yingzi came back just now, she had been listening to Xiao Ran's nagging, and she was afraid that Xiao Ran would return her.

In that case, her family would be ruined. Now that she heard Xiao Ran's words, her heart was at ease.

Xiao Ran took Yingzi to the backyard, walked up the stairs to the second floor, opened an empty room and said.

"From today onwards, this is your room, there is a bathtub in the room, and water in the yard, boil water and wash yourself!

After finishing speaking, he turned and walked into his room, and came out after a while, holding a piece of clothes he had worn a few years ago and handing it to Yingzi.

"There is no suitable clothes for you now, you can wear this clothes first! I will buy them for you after a while, wash them first, and come down to help after washing later."After talking about this, Xiao Ran came to the back kitchen and started to work.

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