Chapter 21 Rush to the Market
Just separated, a lot of daily necessities are not complete, and the town every four and ten days is the market day, which is a small set, and the big set is in the county, every two and eight days is a big set. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Today is the eighth day of October, and it happens to be a big gathering, Shen Chengyao set up the ox cart early in the morning, and took three small points that strongly requested to go to the market together to go to the county. It's not dawn yet, and the weather in October morning is already very cold, probably because there is no pollution and no greenhouse effect in this era, so Xiao'er feels that the weather at this time is much more frozen than the same time in her previous life.
The three children sat on the ox cart, all wearing old white cotton jackets, shivering from the cold. Xiao'er decided to stay for a while and say that she would have to buy new cloth and make a down jacket.
Liu hurriedly took out a quilt and wrapped the three of them: "I don't let you go, I want to go, wrap the quilt, don't catch a cold, follow your father when you get to the county, don't run around, get lost, you won't see your father and mother if you are taken away by the abductor." ”
"Mother, we know, you go back to the house quickly, it's too cold outside, I'll take care of my brother and sister." Jing Rui tightened the two corners of the quilt and urged Liu to go back to the house.
"child, don't worry, we're leaving. Shen Chengyao shook the bullwhip, and the ox cart slowly moved forward.
When I arrived at the county seat, it was already dawn. There were already a lot of people lining up at the city gate to enter the city. Shen Chengyao paid two cents and drove the ox cart directly into the city. You don't have to pay if you don't drive an ox cart into the city, but you have to pay a penny to keep the ox and the ox cart in the safekeeping. Today they bought a lot of things, and Xiao'er said that it was not so cold to sit on the ox cart and wrap the quilt, so Shen Chengyao drove the ox cart into the city.
They went to the blacksmith first, he planned to buy two more sets of farm tools, and only two sets were divided when the family separated, but now that Jing Rui and Xiao'er can help with the work, he bought two more sets for them to use. I bought two kitchen knives, a wood knife, and an axe at the iron shop. The iron shop also has an iron pot for sale, which is cheaper than the grocery store, Xiao'er thinks that the family should buy a large iron pot, which is specially used to boil water for bathing, and boil water with a pot that has been fried, there is always a layer of oil in the water.
Shen Chengyao was so entangled by Xiao'er that he couldn't help it, so he bought it, 200 Wen, and it hurts to think about it.
After buying things at the iron shop, I went to the grocery store to buy some dishes and dishes. At the door of the grocery store, Shen Chengyao asked the three children to pick out some bowls in the shop first, and he had to take the family's newly harvested grain to the mill to grind.
Xiao'er looked at the bowl in the grocery store, pointed to a medium-quality bowl and asked, "Uncle Shopkeeper, how do you sell this bowl?"
The shopkeeper didn't bother to take care of it because it was three children who came in, and greeted warmly: "Does my little sister want to buy a bowl?
"Sanwen is too expensive, can it be cheaper to buy more?"
"If you buy more, you can buy two and a half dollars, my bowl is of good quality and insulated. For two and a half dollars, I sold it at cost price. The shopkeeper looked embarrassed, as if he had cut a piece of his flesh after being half a penny.
Xiao'er didn't believe him: "Shopkeeper, two and a half doesn't mean it's not cheap, two money." ”
"Two words are not good, two words are enough for this kind of bowl. The shopkeeper gestured to another row of bowls next to him.
"Two and a half cents, give me ten spoons?"
The shopkeeper thought that the spoon cost two cents for three, and ten cents were only about four or five cents, and it was cheaper to get the goods, so he agreed.
Xiao'er saw that the shopkeeper's promise was refreshing, and felt that this bowl of two and a half yuan must still be expensive, so she pointed to the bamboo chopsticks next to her: "Uncle shopkeeper, your chopsticks are made of bamboo, and they are not worth a few dollars, so give me two ties." "There are 10 pairs of chopsticks.
Chopsticks cost three pennies for one tie, and six pennies for two ties, and the shopkeeper didn't agree.
"This chopsticks are tied to sell for money. Can't send it anymore. ”
"It's only six Wen for two ties, I buy so many bowls, and you don't give them away, if I go to another house to buy them, you will lose money. ”
The shopkeeper saw that a child was still worried about cutting the price, and the bowl was sold more, and each could earn 1 and a half yuan and agreed. And bamboo chopsticks are not easy to sell in the county.
Xiao'er walked around the store and found that there were still seeds for sale: "Uncle Shopkeeper, what seeds do you have here?"
The shopkeeper came over and introduced some seeds, all of which were common vegetable seeds, and he also had seeds left at home. The shopkeeper saw that Xiao'er was not interested, so he pointed to the seeds on the other row of shelves: "Those are the seeds brought back from overseas, my owner has a boat to go to sea, and the seeds brought back this year have been opened to overseas trade in the past two years, and many seeds have flowed in, although they have successfully planted a lot, such as sweet potatoes and corn, but still many people dare not plant, and some people do not know how to eat and use them." And it's expensive, so it's not easy to sell, but many big families have tried to grow these things. ”
Xiao'er knew from the memory of the original owner that the land she was standing on now belonged to a country called Min Zeguo, and according to the meager knowledge that the original owner knew, she guessed that this was the place where the Northern Song Dynasty ended the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and Emperor Taizu called Shangguan Ao Min. The current emperor is the second generation of emperors after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the country name is Hao. However, sweet potatoes and corn were not introduced to China in the Song Dynasty, they should be in the Ming Dynasty. History doesn't know where it went wrong, and now there are corn and sweet potatoes. But none of this matters anymore, what matters is what others don't know, and she knows it as a person with a soul thousands of years later.
Xiao'er looked at the seeds, and seriously, she didn't recognize anything, only tomatoes and potatoes, and she decided to buy a small bag as well, go back and plant it in the space, and see what it was.
"Actually, although it is a bit risky to plant these seeds, after planting, if it is useful, it is also a valuable thing. When the time comes, take it out and sell it, and it will definitely make a lot of money. ”
"Then it's up to the shopkeeper. Xiao'er also thinks that the shopkeeper is right, after all, many people will want to have new things and want to try them.
Xiao'er bought some salt, sugar, soy sauce, rapeseed oil and eight wooden pots and eight wooden barrels. Jing Rui Jing Hao hurriedly stopped: "Why do you want so many buckets and basins? There are still at home. ”
"One person is used to wash the face and bathe, and the sharing is unhygienic. ”
At the time of settlement, the shopkeeper saw that Xiao'er only picked 20 bowls, and was a little dumbfounded: "Didn't the girl say that she wanted to buy a lot?"
"yes, I bought 20 bowls, isn't that much? There are only six people in my family. ”
The shopkeeper was speechless, only felt that flocks of crows flew by. Straight said: "Loss, loss." ”
However, since the price has been negotiated, he has not reversed himself, he believes in honesty in doing business.
The shopkeeper settled it, 1,490 Wen, and the difference between 10 Wen was 200 Wen, Xiao'er listened and picked up a 25-pound jar, and said generously to the shopkeeper: "Uncle Shopkeeper, you don't need to find the ten Wen, plus this jar, just one or two halves of silver." ”
The shopkeeper was speechless, the jar was sold for 15 wen, but he felt that Xiao'er was much smarter and smarter than children of the same age, and he liked it very much, so he waved his hand and forgot it.
When Shen Chengyao came back from grinding grain, he saw Xiao'er buying a lot of things that he didn't need urgently, and he was a little stupid: "What are you buying so many barrels and basins for?"
"Everyone washes their faces in a wooden basin, bathes in a wooden barrel, and the remaining two wash vegetables and fill them with water, just right, not much. ”
Shen Chengyao smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Just share one for washing your face and taking a bath." ”
Jing Hao seized the opportunity and said: "Dad, my sister said that the public bathing tools are unhygienic and affect your health. ”
Jing Rui also said: "I said that I bought too much, but my sister said that she heard Dr. Luo say that it is best to use these things separately, and if someone has a skin disease or something, she is not afraid of infecting others." ”
Shen Chengyao listened to it and forgot it, anyway, he bought it: "In this way, then use it separately, health is more important." My family knows so much. "Worried that Xiao'er thought he was blaming her for buying so many things just now, and didn't forget to praise Xiao'er as a comfort.
Xiao'er appreciated it in her heart, and deliberately coquettishly said: "Of course, you will all listen to me in the future." Several people laughed.
Shen Chengyao was going to buy some fatty pork again, went back to boil oil, and went home. Xiao'er thought that the family's winter clothes had been worn for many years, and they were not warm at all, so she said: "Dad, let's go to the cloth village to buy some cloth and go back, it will snow soon, the clothes are not warm enough, and the quilt is not warm enough." ”
Shen Chengyao's heart hurt when he heard this, every winter in the past, seeing the three brothers and sisters cold hands and feet red, he thought about buying a new set of cotton clothes and pants for a few children as soon as he had money. Now that he has ten taels of silver, although there are many places to wait for the money in the future, he will not hesitate to accept it.