Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 246: Unique Market on the Island

Su Yijia felt like she hadn’t been this delicate before. But Qin Kaize saw the tip of her tongue, which had already blistered. His sharp eyebrows furrowed, and he picked up another small bun and placed it in the small bowl next to Su Yijia.

"Don’t eat so hastily. No one’s competing with you, and your tongue already has blisters," Qin Kaize cautioned with a slightly stern tone. When did she become so delicate?

Su Yijia couldn’t believe it and cautiously scraped her tongue with her teeth, only to feel a sharp pain that made her gasp for cool air. "Are you silly? I said it had blisters, yet you still touched it," Qin Kaize scolded, feeling both exasperated and amused.

Su Yijia could only obediently lower her head and sip her porridge. "666, when did I become like this? I remember my body used to be quite tough!" she secretly asked in her heart.

[It’s because of the Spirit Spring Space. After entering the world, the host not only has softer skin but also becomes fragile, like made of water.]

"Then will it break at a touch?" Su Yijia felt a bit choked up. If she had known she would become this delicate, she would have preferred to be a little uglier. After all, doing business and conducting research were hard enough. Being so delicate would only make things difficult for herself, right?

[It’s just a description. Host, don’t worry. You’ll know later that this kind of delicateness is irresistible.] 666 confidently assured.

Su Yijia wanted to say that it was just a system and there was no need for it to understand so much. She often felt a bit inferior because she couldn’t even surpass it in driving. Under the scrutiny of the crowd, Su Yijia finally finished her breakfast. The nervous mood prevented her from fully enjoying the food. But after packing up, they went straight to the pier.

Su Yijia deliberately sorted out the things that could be exchanged at the market. On both sides of the nearly two hundred-meter-long pier, there were various goods displayed. In addition to the seafood brought up by the island residents, there were also things grown in the nearby villages.

"Can such a large-scale market really be allowed?" Su Yijia was somewhat surprised. Although things had been managed quite loosely since the beginning of this year, such open trading didn’t seem quite right, did it? And with the team stationed on the island, wouldn’t they turn a blind eye to people coming and going?

"No problem. People on the island can’t grow crops, there’s not much food, and even fewer resources. There are many tickets for the people in the team, and many family members come over. Besides a few things that can be bought at the supply and marketing cooperative, the rest are exchanged with the nearby islanders for fresher goods," Qin Kaize explained. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Although it was strict, they couldn’t let the islanders starve to death or wear grass skirts. So, it was inevitable to have some flexibility within the controllable range. In previous years, there were always people watching here to ensure that there was no buying and selling with money. But this year, things had indeed relaxed, and those people had not appeared again.

"Then I’ll go see what to buy," Su Yijia happily broke away from Qin Kaize’s hand, linked arms with her grandmother, and hurried forward. The sudden disappearance of the warmth in his hand made his smile freeze slightly. He closed his five fingers, gently touching the fingertips with calluses, as if reminiscing about the intimacy just now.

"You can’t handle it as soon as Jiajia leaves?" Xia Weiguo lightly laughed and pushed his wheelchair to catch up. Qin Kaize’s expression softened, "Hmm, I just can’t be without my wife." What’s wrong with a man not being able to be without his wife? He wasn’t dependent on other women.

The items sold at this market were diverse. Besides fresh seafood, there were even accessories made from shells.

"Miss, I haven’t seen you before. Are you a new family member on the island? Would you like to buy a curtain to take home? It looks beautiful when the door is open," a lady enthusiastically promoted.

"No, thank you. I’ll just look at these small shells," Su Yijia smiled and declined. The wind on the island was strong, and although the sound of shells hitting each other was pleasant, it could become tiresome if it lasted too long. She found herself more interested in the various colored small shells.

They could be made into beautiful shell headbands. However, to make them, she needed not only shells but also some conchs. Calculating her head circumference in her mind, Su Yijia bought enough for two strands. Even if she ruined a few, there would still be room for correction, saving her from another trip to the island.

"Auntie, how do you plan to exchange these?" Su Yijia put the small shells and sea snails she had chosen together. She also brought along a few pearls the size of soybeans.

"Would a pound of sugar be enough?" Auntie was delighted to see a few pearls being chosen and immediately grinned. Afraid that Su Yijia would find it expensive, she explained, "These shells and sea snail shells only need two taels of sugar. The main expense is these few small pearls."

These pearls had been in their family’s possession for over a year, but no one had been willing to exchange them at the market. Either they thought they were too expensive or they felt they weren’t shiny enough, white enough, or round enough. But if they sold them cheaply, they wouldn’t be able to explain it when they went back. After all, the girls and several daughters-in-law at home were all eagerly eyeing these pearls. If they didn’t sell them for a good price, they would feel it was better to keep them.

"Okay." Su Yijia readily put down the bamboo basket on her back and took out the sugar wrapped in oil paper.

"Auntie, do you want white sugar or brown sugar?" Brown sugar would be a bit more expensive than white sugar, and she knew ordinary families would be more conscious of this one cent difference. But she didn’t mind.

"Half a pound of brown sugar and half a pound of white sugar, please." Auntie hadn’t expected Su Yijia to be so easygoing, but she also didn’t want to ask for only brown sugar. If it weren’t for the third daughter-in-law being seven months pregnant and about to give birth in two months, she would have dared to ask for some brown sugar.

Su Yijia gave her a pound of sugar, then wrapped the selected items in a handkerchief and placed them in Grandma Lin’s small bamboo basket. After walking a few stalls, she was attracted by the cotton cloth sold at a small stall. There were also some ethnic minorities on the nearby islands, and they had their own characteristic clothing.

Perhaps in the eyes of people in this era, it wasn’t good-looking and seemed rustic. But for Su Yijia, it was beautiful to the point of bubbling. She even thought about what kind of modified style she would make after buying it back.

"Auntie, how much is this cloth?" Su Yijia touched the three pieces of fabric and felt as if each one had grown on her heart. Although a bit rough, because it was made of a special material unique to the locality, it was exceptionally breathable in the hot and humid weather of the island. Even if she didn’t wear it outside for a stroll, wearing it as loungewear at home would be particularly comfortable.