Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"Taro balls cost ten coins a bowl."

As soon as Cheng Qiqi finished speaking, the woman was startled: "Ten coins? There's not even any meat in this!"

Fish balls, at least, are made from fish.

"Auntie, taro balls may not have meat, but they have sugar. Putting aside the quality of the taro balls themselves, a bowl of sweet soup alone would cost more than three coins, right?"

Cheng Qiqi took out a bowl of taro balls. The golden and white taro balls were placed together. The balls were about the size of a thumb. They were pleasing to the eye, let alone eating them.

"My bowl is overflowing with food, including taro balls and cassava chunks. This portion should be worth ten coins, right?"

When Cheng Qiqi initially priced it at ten coins, she considered that others might find it expensive.

However, things are valued for their scarcity. From purchasing cassava chunks to making taro balls, she has put in a lot of hard work. She can't afford to lose money just to make a profit, can she?

"It seems...so it is."

The old lady looked at the bowl full of taro balls and the sweet soup she mentioned, ten coins... that's quite expensive!

"Give me a bowl."

Aunt Fu'an came over and said to Cheng Qiqi, "The things that Madam Cheng makes must be delicious."

Aunt Fu'an was holding a child who was about one year old. Although the child was thin, he looked very clever and energetic.

"Sister Fu'an".

Cheng Qiqi recognized her at a glance; it was the one who had given birth to five daughters before finally having a precious son, who had even choked on his own throat.

That day, when she was teaching someone how to save a person who had choked, this woman was the most emotional.

"Madam Cheng still remembers me."

Fu'an's wife said excitedly, taking out ten coins and saying, "Give me a bowl of taro ball sweet soup."

"it is good."

Cheng Qiqi smiled and handed over a bowl of sweet soup, reminding him, "Is this your son? Taro balls aren't suitable for children under three!"

"Taro balls and glutinous rice balls are quite similar, so you need to be extra careful when eating them."

Cheng Qiqi glanced at Aunt Fu'an. Aunt Fu'an supported her business, so she naturally wanted to give her a reminder.

A taro ball the size of a thumb may not seem like much to an adult, but it's a different story for a child.

"Don't worry, Madam Cheng, I'll be careful."

Aunt Fu'an smiled even more sincerely and said, "My dog, Gousheng, has food. I bought these taro balls to share with my husband and the girls."

"Alright, here's a spoonful of sugar water for you."

As Cheng Qiqi spoke, she added another spoonful of sugar water to the bowl.

Sister Fu'an took a sip and said, "Madam Cheng, you are really generous. This sweet soup is even sweeter than what you can buy."

It's not just a little sweet, it's very, very sweet.

Sister Fu'an praised it again and again, and took a bowl of beautiful taro ball sweet soup home. Soon, more and more people came to the shop to buy taro balls because of Cheng Niangzi's reputation.

People come for the taro balls, but seeing the fragrant fish balls next to them, they start buying fish balls too.

The food stalls on the left are so busy they're practically running around.

At first, Ms. Tian was worried that the food in the shop wouldn't sell well. But later, she started to worry that the fish balls and taro balls she had prepared wouldn't be enough to sell.

"Everyone hurry up, these fish balls and taro balls are selling very well, we need to make more."

Without Tian saying a word, the Wen family and the other women making fish balls, as well as the other women making taro balls, automatically sped up their work.

Cheng Qiqi's face froze from smiling, and Zhuang Sanmei felt for the first time that the spoon was so heavy!

Bowl after bowl of taro balls, bowl after bowl of fish balls, it's like they have endless work to do. Why would they buy two bowls of these two sweet and savory dishes?

The thought that she would also have a share of this money made Zhuang Sanmei extremely excited, and she didn't feel tired at all.

They were busy until noon before they finally had a chance to rest.

"Sister-in-law, we didn't sell many floral water bottles this morning."

Jin Xue'er watched them sell food, and they sold a lot, but there were very few people buying flower dew.

"Some people did ask about the price, but as soon as they did, they said it was too expensive."

Song Zhenmei nodded and said, "Let alone the Xia Qing Lu which costs ninety-eight coins, even the mosquito repellent lotion which costs twenty-eight coins, people think it's too expensive!"

"That's right, and one person even accused us of trying to rob us!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Xue'er became angry and said, "It's only twenty-eight coins, how is that robbery?"

In Kyoto, cosmetic shops charge several taels of silver or even more than ten taels of silver for a product. Isn't that just robbery?

"cough."

Song Zhenmei choked on her saliva and reminded her, "Isn't it possible? Twenty-eight copper coins is indeed quite expensive?"

Is it expensive...?

Jin Xue'er was about to ask a question back when she belatedly realized that she was now an exiled prisoner, and a few dozen coins were indeed... quite expensive for them.

"Sister-in-law, so, should we...?"

Price reduction?

Before Jin Xue'er could finish speaking, Cheng Qiqi's firm voice rang out: "Xue'er, Zhenmei, ask yourselves honestly, do you think it's expensive?"

Cheng Qiqi's gaze fell on Jin Xueer and Song Zhenmei. After experiencing exile, Jin Xueer had become somewhat timid and hesitant.

Song Zhenmei grew up in the village and also felt that these things were expensive. When she quoted prices, she herself felt unsure of herself.

Song Zhenmei and Jin Xueer exchanged a glance and nodded: "A little."

"No wonder you can't sell them."

Cheng Qiqi was busy with taro balls and fish balls all morning and didn't notice Song Zhenmei and Jin Xueer. She said, "Okay, this afternoon, I'll go see how you're selling them."

After a simple lunch, the fish balls were sold out, but the taro ball sweet soup was still selling very well.

Ten coins for a full bowl. Not to mention the soft, chewy, and fragrant taro balls, I've never tasted anything so delicious. The sweet soup was so good that everyone who ate it wanted to eat more!

So, the girls, who weren't short of money, came back to buy taro balls again in the afternoon.

Cheng Qiqi intentionally handed over the work and money collection to Zhuang Sanmei. At first, Zhuang Sanmei was at a loss, but later she was completely capable of doing it.

Cheng Qiqi was sure that Zhuang Sanmei could manage, so she turned around and saw someone asking about the flower dew. She told Zhuang Sanmei and then went over.

"Just this little bit, and you're selling it for twenty-eight coins?"

"These mosquito-scaring trees are everywhere; just break off a branch."

A shocked female voice rang out. Cheng Qiqi stood to the side and saw that Jin Xueer and Song Zhenmei's faces were flushed red from holding back their laughter.

Jin Xue'er said, "Sister, our mosquito repellent lotion is very convenient to use, and it also..."

"Twenty-eight copper coins can buy more than two catties of meat. Isn't that expensive?"

The woman said with a look of disgust, "And this jasmine dew, they dare to sell it for sixty-eight coins!"

"Zhou Ji's Hundred Flowers Dew only costs sixty-eight coins."

The woman looked furious. Jin Xue'er and Song Zhenmei wanted to explain, but their faces were flushed red, and they couldn't utter a single word.

"Is Zhou's Floral Dew bottled in a glass bottle?"

Cheng Qiqi slowly walked forward, lifted the bamboo curtain, and entered the shop next door. Her calm and composed words made Jin Xueer and Song Zhenmei feel as if they had found their pillar of support.