Acai's Sky

Chapter 390 I want them all!

Ah Cai sat in the carriage, looking at the street outside the window, and a feeling of curiosity surged in her heart.

She scratched her head, then turned to her mother, Li Bijun, and asked, "Mom, tell me about it. I don't remember anything."

Li Bijun gently held Acai in her arms and looked sideways at the bustling street outside the car window.

The streets are bustling with people coming and going, full of vitality and vigor.

She began, "Our country is called the Yu Dynasty. It's located in the eastern region, close to the sea. Now is the 140th year of the Yu Dynasty."

Then, Li Bijun continued: "In addition to the Yu Dynasty, there are three other major countries and more than a dozen small countries.

As for your grandfather, he once served as a general in the dynasty, but now he has surrendered his military talisman and chosen to enjoy his old age at home."

"Your grandfather has five sons and one daughter. Among them, your eldest uncle is Li Muyang, currently serving as the Minister of War. Your eldest aunt, Su, has two sons and two daughters.

Your second uncle is Li Muchen, and he is currently serving as the general of the Beijing Suburban Camp; your second aunt, Ms. He, has three sons and two daughters.

Your third uncle is Li Muyu, currently the instructor of the 600,000 Imperial Guards; your third aunt, Zhang, has two sons.

Your fourth uncle is Li Mufeng, currently serving as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice; your fourth aunt, Ms. Xiao, has a son.

Your fifth uncle is called Li Muzi, he just passed the imperial examination and might even become the top scholar next year!"

"What a big family!" A Cai exclaimed.

Li Bijun said with a smile: "Although we have separated, we still live in the General's Mansion. This way, we don't have to worry about being looked down upon when we go back. After all, mother has her own courtyard!"

Hearing this, Ah Cai couldn't help but ask, "What about my grandmother? Why didn't Mom mention her?"

Li Bijun stroked Ah Cai's hair and replied gently, "My grandmother has passed away. She died of complications during childbirth."

Ah Cai gently stroked Li Bijun's eyebrows, blinked her big eyes and asked, "Does my grandfather like me?"

Li Bijun hugged Ah Cai tightly in her arms and said lovingly, "Of course I like her! Grandpa loves our Yue'er the most, and the brothers and sisters at home will also like Yue'er very much..."

Ah Cai raised her head, looked at Li Bijun expectantly, and asked cautiously, "Do I have money?"

Li Bijun looked at her daughter curiously and replied with a smile, "Yes, Yue'er gets a monthly stipend, plus red envelopes from the elders. That should add up to over ten thousand taels of silver! Is Yue'er planning to do something with the money?"

Ah Cai's eyes lit up with excitement, and she said with a smile, "We're going home now. Yue'er wants to prepare some small gifts for her brothers and sisters, so how about we go buy them now?"

Li Bijun nodded happily and agreed, "Okay! Let's go pick out some beautiful little gifts for them!"

After saying that, Li Bijun turned to Wei Ma and said, "You guys go back to the General's Mansion first. Yue'er and I need to go out for a walk and do some shopping."

So, the group set off in a mighty procession, and Ah Cai happily followed Li Bijun to the market to buy gifts.

Along the way, Acai looked around curiously, as if everything around her was full of novelty.

...

Walked to the door of a shop with a simple facade.

A Cai looked at the sign "Qiyi Pavilion" and curiously pulled her mother in.

Li Bijun looked at the simple shop and followed her daughter in helplessly.

A Cai walked into the store and found that the decoration here was very simple.

There is no ornate decoration on the walls, just a simple coat of white lime.

The ground is also paved with rough stone slabs, and you can feel slight bumps when walking on it.

The shelves in the store are also made of the most ordinary wood without any fine processing.

The shelves are filled with all kinds of imported goods:

There are spices from the south, raw stones, pearls and other luxury jewelry.

There are clocks, music boxes and some small toys from the West.

There are also furs from the north, including exquisite fox skins, thick bear skins, wolf skins, and relic skins...

Although these items are precious, they seem somewhat out of place in this simple environment.

In the corner of the shop, there was a tattered table with an abacus and several account books on it.

A shopkeeper dressed simply was sitting there, looking down at his abacus. His face was expressionless, as he concentrated on calculating the accounts.

A Cai looked at these imported goods curiously, with excitement glittering in her eyes.

She picked up a feather fan and fanned it gently, feeling the exotic charm.

Li Bijun watched quietly from the side with a helpless smile on her face.

Acai felt relieved.

She can add a lot of personal stuff.

Li Bijun watched her daughter fiddling with the items on the shelf. "What do you want to buy?"

Ah Cai pointed at the pocket watch and said, "Buy it!"

He gestured with his fingers, "At least thirty yuan..."

Li Bijun: "Huh? Thirty dollars?"

Ah Cai counted the number of people on her fingers, "Grandfather, uncle, cousin, cousin, grandmother..."

Li Bijun felt like fainting.

"What's the use of this? Buy so much?"

Ah Cai put her hands behind her back and said, "Look at the time. Who doesn't need it?"

She turned her head, raised her neck, and tried to look up, facing the shopkeeper, "I want to buy a pocket watch for thirty yuan..."

The shopkeeper's surname was Wang. Seeing that Li Bijun had no objection, he smiled at Ah Cai and said, "Okay, I'll pack the new goods for you."

Ah Cai nodded her head and pointed at the music box, feather fan, and monocular telescope, "Buy these, 10 of each..."

The shopkeeper picked up the telescope and smiled: "This is fun, do you know how to play it?"

Acai took the telescope curiously. She had never seen this ancient monocular telescope before.

Place it over one eye while keeping the other tightly closed.

Through the lens, the distant scene became clearly visible. She couldn't help but ask excitedly, "Is there anything that can see farther?"

Shopkeeper Wang was secretly surprised when he saw Ah Cai's skillful movements and interest in new things.

He knew that this young lady must have extraordinary insights and was not something that an ordinary family could raise.

So he smiled and replied, "No more, that's all I have. Once you buy everything, I can close the shop!"

Ah Cai was not attracted by the telescope for long, and she began to look around the store for other interesting items.

Suddenly, a few sacks caught her attention.

Her heart moved and she ran over excitedly, and couldn't wait to open one of the sacks.

She murmured to herself, "Seeds, seeds...it must be seeds!"

"Awesome"!

They are sprouted potatoes.

There was actually corn in the sack next to it.

There are also packaged chili peppers, cumin, tomato... seeds in the small cloth bag.

So complete!

Li Bijun also came over curiously, and seeing the gray lumps of earth in the sack, she asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Shopkeeper Wang looked at the sacks, shook his head and said, "My boss said these are seeds, and each sack is filled with different kinds of seeds.

"But it's been there for a long time and no one has bought it. If you like it, give me 10 taels of silver and take it all away!"

Ah Cai waved her hands, "Let's settle the bill, I want them all!"

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