The cement road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou has been under construction for more than a year.

The multi-headed march, coupled with the fact that the existing official roads were laid, seventy or eighty thousand people worked together, and the progress was very fast.

If there are no accidents, the whole line can be completed before the heavy snow falls this year.

However, some people have already enjoyed the benefits brought by the cement road in advance.

Peach Village, as the name suggests, is the most famous peach produced here.

I don't know when peach trees were planted in the village.

When the peach blossoms are in full bloom, there is a sea of flowers all over the mountain, and bees are buzzing everywhere.

Even some literati in Chang'an will come here and leave a few good sentences.

However, after all, Peach Village is still a few miles away from the official road, and it is still more than 200 miles away from Chang'an City.

In previous years, there were not many vendors who came to Peach Village to buy peaches.

Because the peach skin is thin and thick, juicy and sweet, it is not conducive to transportation.

More than 200 miles, bumpy all the way, when I went to Chang'an City, it is estimated that seventy or eighty percent of the peaches were broken.

Therefore, the villagers of Peach Village did not make any money from the peach trees all over the mountains.

More often than not, they have to rely on the hundreds of acres of paddy fields by the stream to fill their stomachs.

Shui Ergui is the most ordinary villager in Peach Village, with three or four acres of paddy fields and a peach orchard at home, barely supporting a family of five people.

But that is, not starving to death.

It is impossible to be well fed.

It's even more impossible to cook every day.

"Ergui, this year's peaches in your peach orchard are the best in the village."

Seeing that the peaches have begun to ripen, Shui Ergui has to take care of them every day, pick a basket by the way, and sell them on the side of the official road.

Every household in Peach Village has planted peach trees, and although the nearby villages are not like Peach Village, there are many families who have planted a few trees in front of and behind their houses.

Therefore, it is impossible to sell it nearby.

The grain in the field is not enough to eat by yourself, and at the end of the year, that is, when the peaches are ripe, they can exchange some copper coins to subsidize the family.

Otherwise, you won't even be able to afford to eat salt.

Fortunately, in recent years, there are traders who pick salted fish to sell, and it seems that eating salted fish is more cost-effective than salt.

"Hey, second uncle, what is the difference between good and bad, left and right, but can sell two or three percent, it's very good. Everything else will eventually rot, and the pig at home will be cheaper. ”

Shui Ergui sighed, but he was powerless to change the situation.

In fact, even after more than a thousand years, this situation is still very common.

A good harvest is not a good harvest.

There are many reasons for this.

Sometimes, you find that the fruits and vegetables sold in the production area are very cheap, but you can only buy expensive things.

"I see that there are more carriages walking on the official road recently than in previous years, let's see if they can sell better."

After listening to Shui Ergui's words, the second uncle didn't have any good moves.

"Second uncle, I'll be busy first, and I'll send you a few catties of peaches over when I go back."

……

Moon Young is a fruit seller who has his own shop in the West Market.

In previous years, he mainly bought some fruits from the villagers around Chang'an City and transported them to the West Market for sale.

In this era, the scale of fruit planting is generally not very large, and it is generally a cart of mixed together, so traders like Wenying are actually the most familiar with the planting of surrounding fruits.

"Shopkeeper Wen, in the past few days, the newly listed fruits have been sold quite well, and basically as soon as they are shipped back, they will be sold out on the same day."

The guy in the shop saw Wen Ying coming back from outside, so he hurriedly stepped forward to report the good news.

Although it is already autumn, the weather in Chang'an City is still very hot.

In addition, in recent years, people's income has increased, and their consumption power for fruits has also increased significantly.

Of course, the main buyers are the noble families on both sides of Suzaku Street.

"Really? Which fruits are the best to sell? ”

Wen Ying wiped the sweat from her forehead, sat down and took a sip of tea, and asked slowly.

"It's all selling well, and the peaches that arrived yesterday are the best."

"Is it best to sell peaches?"

Wen Ying's brain immediately ran rapidly, thinking about which village around Chang'an City had the most peach trees.

"Yes, Mr. Wen. In fact, this peach sells well every year, because there are not many shops selling peaches in the West Market, and peaches are easy to bruise when transporting, so some shops simply do not sell them. ”

The guy has also been with Wen Ying for many years, and he is also clear about the situation in the shop.

"Did that batch of peaches from yesterday also hurt a lot?"

There are many kinds of fruits that need to be purchased in the shop, and it is impossible for Wenying to run every one of them by herself.

For example, the peaches that were shipped back yesterday were procured by one of his nephews.

"Ninety percent of them are fine, even if there are some problems, they are all small bumps, much stronger than in previous years."

"Huh? Really? How can there be so few breakdowns? ”

Although the less bad it is, the happier Moon Young is.

But this situation is obviously different from his own perception, and he still wants to find out the reason.

"I heard Shiro say yesterday that this batch of peaches was purchased from the village near the Chu Wang's Courtyard in the south of the city, and there are cement roads over there, and the carriage walks very steadily. In addition, some hay was put on the wagon, so the damage was minimal. ”

"There is a concrete road?"

Moon Young is keenly aware of the problem.

If you really want to talk about cement roads, the most famous is the cement road from Chang'an to Liangzhou that is being built.

Are there any places near this road where there is a lot of fruit?

"Yes, this concrete road is really good. Even if the transportation distance is longer than before, the damage has become smaller. Distance is no longer a big deal. ”

The guy added another sentence, which made Wen Ying suddenly think of a place.

"You come with me, we'll go and buy a batch of fruit today."

……

The wide concrete road, like a road with no end in sight, stretches to the northwest.

The fiery red sun shone on the land of Guanzhong, baking the cement road hot.

If the eggs are accidentally broken on the cement road, they will probably be cooked quickly, right?

Shui Ergui wore a straw hat and waved his palms in front of his neck, trying to drive away some heat, while keeping his eyes on both sides of the cement road to see if there were any pedestrians or carriages passing by.

As soon as there was movement, he began to use his loud voice to the extreme.

"Peaches, freshly picked peaches, thin and juicy, sell cheaply."

In the past few days, relying on such shouting, Shui Ergui has sold some peaches.

Although the situation is still not ideal, Shui Ergui is already relatively satisfied.

At least it's better than last year.

If this trend continues, it should be no problem to sell 30% of the peaches in your own peach orchard.

This winter, you can buy catties of wool thread for A-Niang and weave a warm woolen sweater.

Shui Ergui fantasized about a better life while wiping his sweat.

The distance of two hundred miles is not far away, and it is not close to say that it is close.

In previous years, when the road was not very easy to walk, even if it was a horse-drawn carriage, it would take at least half a day.

However, Wen Ying found out today that it only took him an hour and a half to come from Xishi to the vicinity of Peach Village.

This speed was unimaginable in the past.

The most important thing is that along the way, there are obviously no bumps in the past, which is very important for fruit transportation.

Why are many fruits in Chang'an City more expensive?

Why are shops reluctant to buy large quantities of fruits, knowing that the price of fruit is much higher than the purchase price of farmers?

One of the biggest factors is that the proportion of damage to the shipment is too high.

In previous years, when bad luck, a cart of peaches was shipped back, and there were basically few intact left.

How does this make money?

You can't really sell peaches for a sky-high price, right?

The people of Chang'an City are not stupid.

"Get off the official road ahead, walk a few miles further, and you should be there."

Wen Ying thought back to the address of Peach Village, combined with some street signs he saw along the way, and basically locked his destination.

The last time I came to Peach Village by myself was three years ago.

That time, he could be said to have lost all his money, and none of the peaches in the carriage were intact.

Fortunately, the purchase price is not high, and the loss is not particularly large.

However, the peaches are really delicious.

Wen Ying recalled the scene when she ate peaches in Peach Village, and her mouth couldn't help but drool.

I don't know if anything has changed.

"Huh?"

When he was about to drive the carriage down the official road, Wenying found that under the locust tree at the intersection, someone was actually carrying a load of peaches to sell there.

Could it be that someone has taken the lead?

Wen Ying chuckled in her heart.

In business, competition is inevitable.

However, it is difficult to think of a good idea, but someone has preempted it, and this feeling is uncomfortable.

"Hey! How do you sell these peaches? ”

Moon Young motioned to the guy in charge of driving the car to stop the carriage and came to the peach seller.

This peach is red and large, and it looks mouth-watering.

That's right, this is the peach of Peach Village.

Even after three years, Wen Ying can recognize it at a glance.

Shui Ergui got up early in the morning to pick peaches, and after eating a few mouthfuls of gruel in the morning, he picked peaches and came to the side of the official road.

Under the scorching sun, he had just come to take a nap under the locust tree when he found that someone was buying peaches.

It's not a dream, is it?

"Smack!"

Shui Ergui couldn't help but give himself a slap.

It hurts!

Wen Ying looked at the stupid Shui Ergui in front of him, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Judging from his experience in dealing with farmers over the years, this peach seller must not be his peers, but a nearby villager.

"You're selling peaches, aren't you? How do you sell it? ”

Moon Young raised her voice again.

"Ah...... Selling, naturally selling. This peach is grown by my family, but it is sweet and sweet, it only sells for a penny or two, do you want to taste it first? ”

Shui Ergui hurriedly picked up a peach and motioned to Wen Ying to taste it first and then buy it.

The big and red peaches, two pennies a penny, are really cheap.

If this is placed in Chang'an City, it can be sold for five cents a piece.

"Don't taste it, I'll just buy two first."

Wen Ying naturally didn't want to be greedy for the cheapness of other farmers, and directly gave a penny.

Then I picked up two peaches, didn't wash them, wiped them directly on my sleeve, and took a big bite.

A stream of honey overflowed from the corner of Wen Ying's mouth.

Well.

It's still a familiar taste.

"You just said that this peach was grown by your family?"

Wen Ying ate a peach by two, and began to think about the purpose of the trip.

In Peach Village, there are quite a few villagers who plant peach trees.

However, there are good and bad peaches in every household.

The top priority is not how to keep the price of peaches down.

They only sell it for a penny or two by themselves, and it can be more expensive than this to buy it themselves?

How to monopolize this year's peaches in Peach Village, this is what Wen Ying is thinking about now.

Even if you can't take 100% of it, you have to take at least half of it.

Since this journey, the carriage has been driving so smoothly that the peach will not be completely damaged as it was three years ago.

And if it's just one or two percent, or even three or four percent, this is completely acceptable.

After all, the peaches in Peach Village and the peaches in other places are completely two levels of things.

If there is a lot of damage during transportation, it will be sold more expensive.

With Wen Ying's understanding of the spending power of the nobles of Chang'an City, he can definitely make a lot of money this year.

"yes, it's all grown by yourself, how about it? It's delicious, why don't you come back for more? ”

Seeing that Wen Ying only bought two peaches, Shui Ergui was a little disappointed and continued to persuade him to buy more.

"You're a villager from Peach Village, aren't you?"

"That's right, it's Peach Village, which is a few miles away.

"How's the peach harvest going today? Is it in good condition? ”

"It's been a good year and the peaches are in very good condition. No, you tried it just now, isn't it much better than ordinary peaches? It's not that I brag about it, the peaches produced in Peach Village, ten miles and eight townships, no one says that they are not delicious. ”

After a short conversation, Wen Ying had a general understanding of the situation in Peach Village this year.

Good harvest.

I finally don't have to worry about running out of goods to sell.

"Are there any vendors coming to the village to buy peaches this year?"

Moon Young asked a sensitive question.

"Well, if there were, I wouldn't have to carry a burden here to sell peaches."

Seeing Shui Ergui's helpless answer, Wen Ying felt inexplicably relieved.

"In this case, don't sell your peaches, I want them all. The price you said for a penny or two, if the other peaches in your family have this appearance, I won't lower the price with you, but I have one condition. ”

"Huh? Do you want them all? ”

Shui Ergui's eyes widened, and he looked at Wen Ying in disbelief.

Didn't you burn incense when you went out today?

How can such a good thing fall from the sky?

"Yes, I want it, but I have one more condition."

Seeing Shui Ergui's reaction, Wen Ying was very satisfied.

"What are your qualifications?"

"The conditions are actually quite simple. You can only sell me all your peaches this year. In addition, you have to pick the peaches and pick them one by one to the side of the official road. ”

Although there are only a few miles to Peach Village here, looking at the uneven road, if it is transported by horse-drawn carriage, it is estimated that there will be more peaches damaged in this section of the road than the entire official road of 200 miles.

That's why Wen Ying made this request to Shui Ergui.

"That's it? Anything else? ”

Shui Ergui licked his tongue and felt that happiness suddenly came knocking on the door.

The shopkeeper's request is not a request at all.

"No, that's it. However, we don't sign any contracts, but in order to avoid breach of contract, we both have to swear to God. ”

Wen Ying had no better way to restrain the villagers.

These villagers are basically illiterate, and you can't negotiate the signing of a contract with them.

But there's no constraint at all, and that's not going to work either.

When the time comes, the shopkeepers of other fruit shops will also come to buy it, won't he make wedding clothes for others?

Fortunately, people in this age are still very faithful, and as long as they swear to the sky, they generally will not easily break their oath.

……

As the largest commercial gathering area in Datang, the West Market is full of people even if the scorching sun is in the sky.

Not far from the Treasure Pavilion, the guy at a fruit shop opened the door and started a new day.

"Put these baskets of peaches in the most conspicuous position, then wash a few, cut them into pieces and put them there, so that people can taste them."

The shopkeeper of the fruit shop is Wenying, who tossed in Peach Village for several hours the day before yesterday, trying to transport a carriage of peaches, and the damage was really very small, and it was completely troublesome.

Yesterday, he immediately arranged a few carriages to transport peaches, preparing to start the reputation of peaches at one time today.

The response between the various businesses in the West Market is very fast.

Gameplay such as a long stream of water is not suitable for fruit sales at all.

Wen Ying hopes to sell the first batch of peaches as much as possible before the shopkeepers of other shops go to Peach Village to buy peaches.

After a few days, when they reacted again, everyone was used to buying peaches from the shop, right?

There is a way that the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys.

The delicate and dripping peach, just placed at the door of the shop, attracted the attention of countless people.

In this year, those who are willing to spend money to buy fruits are basically not ordinary people.

"Fresh peaches, come and see, come and see, fresh peaches, not sweet and no money."

With the shouting of the guys, someone immediately came over to ask.

Due to the inconvenience of transportation, the peach in Peach Village is almost the first large-scale appearance in the West Market.

Those peaches produced in the neighborhood have no competitiveness at all in front of peaches.

Just a simple attempt and someone started buying.

"Bring me four!"

"I want ten!"

"I want all this half basket!"

If you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing goods.

Many of these people are guys from various noble mansions who are specifically responsible for material procurement.

For whose things are good and whose things are expensive, there is a scale in my heart.

Just a simple taste, everyone found the extraordinary peach.

On a hot day, eat a thin-skinned and juicy peach, Lang Jun and the little ladies in the house must be very happy, right?

"Sister Xiang'er, the fruit shop in front of you is selling a kind of peach, and it seems that many people buy it."

In the Treasure Pavilion, Xiang'er is walking around the shop to see if there is anything that needs to be improved.

"Peach? There are also peach trees in the courtyard, so there should be no shortage of them, right? ”

Xiang'er is also an old man who has been by Li Kuan's side for many years, so she naturally knows that Li Kuan likes to eat fruits.

Especially after marrying the princess, the demand for various fruits is even stronger.

Near the water, the building is the first to get the moon, and near the Treasure Pavilion is the largest fruit shop gathering place in the West Market.

Therefore, every once in a while, Xiang'er will buy some fresh fruits and go back for Li Kuan to taste.

"It doesn't seem to be quite the same, I think it's a lot bigger, and it looks a lot softer."

"Then you go buy a few first, I'll taste them first, and if it's really good, I'll buy more and send it back to the palace."

……

The thin morning mist shone on the peach village, and all the villagers got up early in the morning to go to their respective peach orchards to pick peaches, and then came to the official road in groups carrying their burdens.

In the past few days, Wenying's fruit shop has men with a convoy to transport peaches every day.

Pay with one hand, deliver with the other.

Whether it is the water or the other villagers, it feels like a dream.

One penny, two pennies, three pennies......

In just a few days, more than 100 households in Peach Village, almost every household has received hundreds of dollars to a greater or lesser extent.

A big dog like Shui Ergui has a net income of more than consistent money.

In this peach village, where the ancestors are all poor peasants, Shui Ergui is the family with the most abundant cash flow in the village.

"Ergui, there were several shopkeepers who came yesterday, and they all said that they would buy our peaches at a higher price."

The sale of peaches in Peach Village was opened up by Shui Ergui.

The shopkeeper was also brought back by Shui Ergui, so if the other villagers had any ideas, they all came over to discuss with Shui Ergui.

Wealth touches people's hearts.

If you can sell it for a little more money, everyone is naturally happy.

However, he had already promised Shui Ergui to sell the peaches to the shopkeeper Wen, so the villagers were entangled.

"Second uncle, is this what you mean, or is this what everyone means?"

Shui Ergui is not stupid, when he heard the second uncle ask, he knew that he actually had an idea in his heart.

Now ask yourself, it's more of a gesture.

"Ergui, don't blame everyone for being greedy for money, making it difficult for you to do. Just a few years ago, during the locust plague, many people in the village starved to death. ”

The second uncle explained a little embarrassed.

"I understand! I brought this article back with the shopkeeper, and I swore to God that this year's peaches would only be sold to him. No matter how much other people bid, I only sell the clerk. ”

It's not that Shui Ergui doesn't love money, it's just that he feels that he can't do things with his conscience.

As for the others, if they want to manage it, they can't manage it.

However, what should be fought for is still to be fought for.

"However, I hope that everyone can give priority to selling to the shopkeeper at the same price."

Although his peach orchard is the largest in the village, it is less than 10% of the orchards in the village.

If the peaches of other farmers in the village are sold to other merchants, the shopkeeper Wen estimates that he will not be able to buy enough peaches.

After all, there is a cycle of peach ripening, and not all peaches on a tree ripen on the same day.

In other words, after a few days of intensive picking, the number of peaches in my peach orchard has been determined every day.

And judging from the information heard from the guys next to Shopkeeper Wen, the peaches are obviously selling very well in Chang'an City.

Fortunately, I just promised to sell him all this year's peaches.

Even if Shui Ergui kept his promise, he couldn't help but be a little lucky.

"No problem. Shopkeeper Wen is the benefactor of our peach village, and I saw him buy our peaches a few years ago. If he wants it, we will sell it to him first. ”

Shui Ergui didn't speak again, and silently picked up his own peach and went to the official road down the mountain.

Today happened to be when Wen Ying came to buy peaches in person, and heard the news from Shui Ergui's mouth.

Surprisingly, he didn't get angry.

"I thought you would have repented a few days ago."

Hearing this from Wen Ying's mouth, Shui Ergui looked ashamed.

"I'm sorry, shopkeeper Wen, but don't worry, the peaches in my Taoyuan will definitely only be sold to you this year."

"Ergui, I don't take advantage of you, how others buy, I will start to buy today. And, this time next year, we're going to follow that rule. How is it? ”

It seems that after selling peaches for several days in a row, Wenying has tasted the sweetness.

Today's compromise is for tomorrow's progress.

However, Li Kuan, as the initiator, did not know that the cement road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou actually allowed a small mountain village two hundred miles away to embark on the road of poverty alleviation and prosperity.

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