Rural Dabazaar has always been the center of trade distribution in rural areas.

Later, with the development of transportation, it became more and more convenient for ordinary people to go to the supermarket in the county town to shop, and then the village market gradually became less lively than before.

However, because of some particularities of the rural market, it has the advantages that supermarkets in the city do not have, such as the local products grown by the people in the mountain villages and the family property raised by themselves, which have a pure local flavor and can only be bought in the rural market.

There are many people who make a living by selling things in the village market, such as Dazhai Xiaozhang in Dazhai Village, who specializes in selling mouse medicine, and Lao Sun, who specializes in selling kitchen knives and hoes, and the three brothers of the Xu family who sell dim sum.

These people, around the circle to catch the market, today is the Dazhai village market, they go to Dazhai Village to catch the market, tomorrow is the Yanzhuang town market, they ran to Yanzhuang Town. These people who make a living by rushing to the market are commonly known locally as "catching four sets".

Catch up with four episodes, not to catch up with four episodes, but to catch up with episodes in all directions.

Because the price of the cart chicken is too low, since the chickens raised at home have reached the slaughter of two catties, and then Ma Zhentang, He Jiaqing and He Jiaxiang, three chicken farmers in Taohualing Village, have joined the camp of catching four episodes.

If you want to talk about the people in the mountains, they are all relatively simple and optimistic.

This batch of chickens doesn't seem to be making any money, but the three brothers are chasing four episodes together, talking and laughing, but it's also quite lively.

Especially He Jiaqing, when he arrived at the bazaar, before the scales were opened, he yelled to play poker, for this matter, He Jiaqing's younger brother He Jiaxiang did not whisper a few words behind his back.

In the wax moon, the market is becoming more and more lively.

Dazhai Township has a set for five days, and the days with 2 and 7 per month are sets, and six sets a month, the second day of the first month, the seventh day of the first month, the twelfth, the seventeenth, the twenty-second and the twenty-seventh.

On the second day of the lunar month, Dazhai Township Market, Ma Zhentang came to the market early in the morning to grab the advantageous stalls.

Entering the wax moon is the New Year's fair, and on the New Year's fair, people come and go, which is much more lively than usual. Moreover, people who rush to the New Year's fair are generally richer than usual, and in order to buy New Year's goods, they are more generous than usual.

It is a tradition to kill chickens during the New Year, and then because many rural families do not like to raise chickens too dirty, there are no chickens to kill in many families.

If there are chickens and fish, it is called the New Year, and if there are no chickens, you have to buy them.

When there are more people buying things, there will naturally be more people selling things. The stalls in Dazhai Village Market are limited, and if you want to grab the best stalls, you must get up early to grab the stalls.

When Ma Zhentang arrived at the live chicken market, he saw someone laying out woven bags and putting chicken cages.

"Jiaxiang, earlier than me?"

"Brother Zhentang, the live chicken market has been bullish in the past two days, and I didn't fall asleep yesterday with excitement. ”

Ma Zhentang's face also showed a smile, when they opened the scale to sell chickens, the price of live chickens in the market was only four yuan three and one catty, and now the price has risen to six yuan three.

It's just a pity that the three chicken farmers don't have many chickens left.

"Hey, it's a pity, it's a pity, we don't have many chickens, otherwise if we can get here, we will really make money. ”

"Brother Zhen, how many chickens do you have?"

Ma Zhentang said while cleaning up the stall: "There are not many, there are less than 200, and they will be sold out in another week." ”

When He Jiaxiang heard this, he said with some envy: "You are much better than me, 200 chickens, at least 7,000 yuan." By the way, have you come back with this batch of chickens?"

Ma Zhentang shook his head and said, "There are still 5,000 yuan left to return to the capital." ”

He Jiaxiang sighed and said: "Then you are better than me, I still have 5,000 yuan to pay back, but I only have 170 chickens left, and this batch of chickens just pays off." ”

Ma Zhentang nodded: "It's good to be able to return to the capital, when we first started selling chickens, who of us would have thought that these chickens would not lose money?"

"Yes, it's not bad, the 4,000 yuan given by Brother Fumin for the New Year is reasonable. ”

Ma Zhentang shook his head, smiled and sighed and said, "Oh, I said Jiaxiang, our rich brother's luck is really good, and this market really made him wait." ”

However, He Jiaxiang frowned and said to Ma Zhentang: "Brother Zhentang, do you say that the old Wang family's chickens make money?"

"Make money!" Ma Zhentang said with certainty.

"Brother Zhentang, I'll do the math for you, he has 2,000 chickens, and today, the total investment is 90,000! Now the average number of chickens in their family is about 7 catties, and 2,000 chickens can pass 14,000 catties. According to the current market price of six yuan and three, it will only sell for a total of 88,000 yuan, it seems that you can't get back to your roots, right? Besides, 2,000 chickens, it will take at least two months to sell out, right? Even if they sell fast during the Chinese New Year and are sold out in a month, then they will increase the feed money of 10,000 yuan, right? Brother Zhentang, I don't think the old Wang's chickens can make money. ”

Ma Zhentang frowned and listened to He Jiaxiang next to him, then shook his head and said: "I'm also quite puzzled, Lao Wang is a very stable person, at first I persuaded him to hurry up and sell chickens in the market, but he was not in a hurry at all." Hey, I don't know what Lao Wang's idea is. ”

He Jiaxiang continued: "What other ideas can you make, it must be that these chickens don't make money, and they don't have to suffer from this rush." Now the price of the cart of chickens has reached four yuan and three, and the 24,000 chickens of Lao Wang's family will be able to go in less than ten days. I calculated that their chicken could have a profit of at least two yuan, so that they could earn 50,000 yuan in ten days. Then these old chickens lost 8,000 yuan, and they didn't care anymore. ”

Ma Zhentang still felt that this matter was not so simple, but after listening to He Jiaxiang's introduction, he still nodded suspiciously.

The stalls of the two people are next to each other, which is a better stall in the live chicken market.

If you want to grab a good stall, you have to arrive before others, and it is freezing cold, and it is not a comfortable errand to catch four episodes.

Those who rush to the market to buy things usually come to the market after 7 o'clock in the morning, and some of the people who sell things come to grab the stalls at 4 o'clock. The competition in the live chicken market is still a little smaller, and the vegetable market is a good place to come late, and the horns will not give you a little left.

The sky gradually brightened, Ma Zhentang and He Jiaxiang squatted on the edge of the stall, next to each other, smoking cigarettes to keep warm.

At this time, He Jiaqing, who was relatively lazy, whistled and rushed over on a motorcycle.

"You two are here, I said Zhentang, how are we going to set the price today?"

The price above the market is negotiated by peers, and it is generally determined according to the market conditions of the surrounding markets.

Ma Zhentang only remembered the price at this time, and then stood up and saw Xiao Xue, a chicken dealer who was more familiar with the situation of the entire live chicken market, and asked, "What is the price of this set?"

Xiao Xue is a chicken dealer in southern Tainan City, and he knows the market of the surrounding markets.

"Seven yuan, if anyone sells it for less than six yuan and five yuan today, he is a fool. ”

Ma Zhentang was stunned for a moment: "What? Six yuan five, Xiao Xue, are you kidding?" Yesterday it was six yuan three, but today it suddenly rose by two cents.

"What are I kidding you with, old horse? Six yuan five is the lowest price, and it is your ability to sell higher, I can tell you, there is a shortage of chickens, there are no chickens around, and the retail price in the market in southern Thailand is almost seven yuan!"

On Ma Zhentang's side, He Jiaqing hurriedly set up a stall, and said to Ma Zhentang with a smile: "Brother Zhentang, I still have five hundred chickens left in my house, and this batch of chickens has a lot to earn." ”

Ma Zhentang was so jealous that he muttered in a low voice: "What kind of world is this, the lazy man He Jiaqing has the most chickens left, and it seems that his batch of chickens has earned at least seven or eight thousand yuan." ”

However, Ma Zhentang didn't know that He Jiaqing's income was nothing compared to the Wang family.