Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 412: Chili Sauce

The girl’s face turned red with embarrassment, and she pressed her hand against her stomach, which was to no avail.

Su Xiaoxiao took out a handful of White Rabbit candy from her bag and handed it to her, "Here, have something to eat first."

The young girl shook her head vigorously, "No, no, I’m not hungry..."

Before she finished speaking, her stomach rumbled again.

Su Xiaoxiao, without giving her a chance to refuse, stuffed the candy into her hand.

The girl held the candy for a moment and, with a red face, handed over the ten cents she had just received, "I... I only have this much."

"You don’t need to pay, it’s a gift for you."

Su Xiaoxiao returned the money to her, then thought for a moment and took out a jar of Laoganma from her bag and handed it to her, "I also have this chili sauce. Try it and see how it compares to yours. Maybe you can make something with a similar flavor to sell. It’s very popular where I’m from, and if you can make it, it should sell well too."

The girl looked quite pitiful, and if she could lend a hand, it would count as a good deed for the day.

The girl put the candy into her pocket and took the Laoganma with both hands, asking, "Can I open it to smell it?"

Su Xiaoxiao noticed it was getting late and stood up, "It’s a gift for you. I have to go now."

After saying this, she waved her hand and turned to leave.

The girl froze for a moment and called out loudly, "I... I’ll study it tonight. Will you come by tomorrow?"

"I probably will."

Su Xiaoxiao said and then left with big strides.

She wandered around for a while longer before heading back to the guesthouse with the chili sauce in her arms.

As she approached the guesthouse, she saw two familiar figures squatting at the entrance from a distance.

When they saw her, they got excited and said, "Sister Su, finally you’re back. We’ve been waiting for you for quite a while."

"Is something up?"

Su Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow looking at the two.

Hu San rubbed his hands excitedly, "We sold out all the instant noodles and snail noodles we got from you today, and we came specifically to bring you the money from the sales."

The speed of their sales was unexpectedly fast; in just half a day, they sold everything.

Chen Hai was equally excited, "Sister Su, you wouldn’t believe it. They were in such high demand, especially the snail noodles. Initially, some people were picky, but after tasting it, they couldn’t stop."

Su Xiaoxiao was a bit surprised that they even thought of doing tastings.

"Well, we got a pack for everyone to taste and sold the rest."

At this point, the two looked at her eagerly, and Hu San quickly said, "Sister Su, can you get us more for tomorrow? Not too much, just two or three hundred packs each."

Before Su Xiaoxiao could speak, Chen Hai jabbed him, "Do you think our Sister Su can perform magic and create them herself? Two or three hundred packs! Sister Su, maybe you could get us 150 packs of each kind to start with?"

Their expressions were incredibly humble at this point; they had no choice since Su Xiaoxiao was their God of Wealth now.

"Alright, come find me for the goods tomorrow."

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and agreed, prompting both of them to leap with joy, as if they saw countless banknotes waving at them.

Just then, Chen Hai noticed the chili sauce Su Xiaoxiao was holding and asked, "Sister Su, did you buy that chili sauce from a small girl on the street? She looked about twelve or thirteen years old..."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded in acknowledgment.

Hu San glanced at her, "The girl is indeed pitiful, but the chili sauce she makes is really not that great. Sister Su, if you like, I can get some for you from the village later."

Seeing they appeared quite familiar with the girl, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask.

It turned out that the girl and the two of them were from the same village, which was renowned for its chili pepper cultivation in their area.

So a lot of villagers made chili sauce to sell.

This girl, named Wang Xiuxiu, came from elsewhere. A few years ago, she was sold to the Zhang Family as a child bride. Sadly, just a few days after she was bought, her foolish husband accidentally fell off a cliff and died. Her father-in-law also had an accident outside shortly after and passed away, leaving only her and her mother-in-law at home.

The old lady blamed Wang Xiuxiu for bringing bad luck to her husband and son, treating her very poorly, often beating and scolding her or locking her up in a dark room. Sometimes she would even pour hot water on her.

"Why doesn’t she run away?"

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t expect the little girl to be in such a dire situation; no wonder she looked terrified when she saw people.

"Run? Where could she go? She doesn’t know anyone here, and she doesn’t have a penny on her."

"Every day, she’s either working the fields or being sent by her mother-in-law to sell things. At first, people pitied her because of her injuries and bought some chili sauce. But that sauce is made by her mother-in-law, and it’s just so-so, yet it’s sold at a high price, so eventually, no one bought it anymore."

These days, everyone isn’t doing all that well, and an occasional act of kindness is fine, but no one wants to be a sucker forever.

"As it stands, almost no one buys her stuff now. If she doesn’t sell anything, she gets beaten when she goes back home. Sometimes, when we pass by, we’ll buy a jar, even if it doesn’t taste good, just to do a little good."

The little girl was truly pitiable, and Su Xiaoxiao decided to visit her again the next day.

To prevent the two from waking her up too early in the morning, Su Xiaoxiao specifically agreed on a time for them to come and pick up the goods.

The next morning, Su Xiaoxiao was still asleep when the noise outside woke her up.

Someone seemed to be crying and shouting, sounding utterly miserable.

She furrowed her brow and got up from bed, looking outside through the window, and saw a small figure being dragged like a dead dog.

Even though it wasn’t very close, she immediately recognized it was Wang Xiuxiu, who was mentioned yesterday.

Three or four burly young men were carrying her, followed by an old lady with bound feet.

The old lady seemed to sense something and looked up, locking eyes with Su Xiaoxiao, startling her.

This old woman had sinister eyes and a downturned mouth, looking vicious and presumably was the so-called mother-in-law of Wang Xiuxiu.

Wang Xiuxiu struggled and cried for help, but no one around dared to step in.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t just stand by and watch her get dragged away, so she hesitated for a moment, grabbed an electric baton, and ran downstairs.

Her room in the guesthouse was on the second floor, so it took some time to get down.

"You little jinx, you were sold to my family, so you’re one of us. Whether you live or die, it’s up to me!"

The old lady fiercely pinched the back of Wang Xiuxiu’s hand, her expression twisted, "Come on, tie her up and send her away."

"Mom, I beg you, I’ll work hard from now on. Please don’t sell me to the black kiln, I beg you!"

Wang Xiuxiu pleaded, tears streaming down her face, but the old lady didn’t even spare her a glance.

"Shut up, you bringer of misfortune. Haven’t you harmed my family enough?"

The old lady slapped her and stuffed a rag into Wang Xiuxiu’s mouth, signaling the young men to hurry up and drag her away.

With no strength left, Wang Xiuxiu lowered her head, just as a voice suddenly rang out behind them.