"Aunt Gui, please, just tell me more!" Xiao Chun pestered her.
The woman with the headscarf, known as Aunt Gui, lived at the entrance to the market. She was a neighbor to Granny Qiu's family, so she knew all the more gossip.
Ming Lingyi paid no mind to Xiao Chun's gossiping with Aunt Gui and returned to the shop to plan the day's menu.
On a recent trip to a market in the suburb of the capital, she had bought not only a good deal of kitchenware and tableware but also vegetables and meat.
However, even with the Silver Coin she had earned selling plum blossom cakes at the gates of the Imperial College, her funds were still tight.
Pre-ordering the milk for the shop, in particular, had cost her the better part of her savings.
After all, here in the Dayan Dynasty, milk was not only expensive but also scarce.
Ming Lingyi had prepaid for a month's supply of milk. Sourcing it directly from a farmer was already considered a great bargain.
