Because he bought more weapons, Zhang Rui asked Li Laibao for a wheelbarrow that the blacksmith shop usually used to transport goods. After ordering twenty taels of silver, Li Laibao arranged for someone to load the car. Zhang Rui said hello to Li Laibao, and took Li Niu's out of the blacksmith shop and walked down the street.

The sun is scorching, and the temperature is so high that you can almost fry an egg. Zhang Rui: They walked all the way along the shaded area.

The whole town has two streets and is about two hundred meters long. One street is a commercial street, which is the storefront of the house, for the people of the town to buy and sell things in normal times. Next to the commercial street is another empty road, which can be used for market days when vendors set up stalls for trading during the day.

After coming out of the blacksmith shop, I walked a short distance to the right and saw two tall longan trees. Under the longan tree is a shack made of wood, and on the eaves of the shed is a piece of cloth with a meat character hanging on it.

When Zhang Rui and Li Niushi approached along the shadows, the boss who sold meat stood up from the stool, put down the fan in his hand and greeted them: "Little brother, do you want to buy meat?" The price is cheap. ”

Zhang Rui looked at this pork shed, there were actually two meat stalls on it, and he didn't know why he only saw one selling meat. At this time, there are mostly meat and bones on the file. The flesh was a little dry and a little black, and there were many flies flying on it. If it is placed in modern times, Zhang Rui will not look at it, but now it is in the Qing Dynasty. It would be nice to have meat to sell in such a place, and where can there be more picky.

"Boss, how do you sell this meat?" Zhang Rui asked with a little curiosity

The pork boss looked at Zhang Rui and Li Niushi's thin appearance, and their clothes were also shabby, and he didn't think much about it. I thought they were also the ones who didn't get to buy meat a few times a year, so I talked to them

"Lean meat is 70 wen a catty, fat meat is 90 wen, as for the bones, it will be cheaper for you, as long as 40 wen a catty."

After listening to the introduction of the pork boss, Li Niushi suddenly said in the back: "Why do you still sell bones for 40 Wen, aren't you lying to us!" There was no meat to eat. ”

Hearing Li Niu's words, the pork boss seemed to be more sure of his opinion. He grinned and said, "Isn't it true that the price of grain has risen recently, and of course my pork has also risen a little." If you want to get two pounds, it's okay for you to get 70 pounds. ”

Li Niushi looked at Zhang Rui, didn't speak, and stayed quietly behind him.

"Boss, your pork doesn't seem to be very easy to sell!" Zhang Rui seemed to be chattering. This pork shed is in the shade of a tree, so it's not very hot without direct sunlight.

"Who's to say no, did you see the stall next to me? Originally, we were able to sell it out by two people, but now I sell it myself, and many times I can't sell it out. I don't know how long I can do this. The pork boss complained to Zhang Rui

"You're a pig? Can't the whole town sell out? Zhang Rui asked with some incredulity

"Who said no, it's not the recent drought and food shortage. On a normal day, most people will cut some meat and go home to eat a good meal so that they can do farm work. Now there is no grain in the fields, and the price of rice is so high that few villagers are willing to buy it. ”

"Why is the price of your fat so high?" Zhang Rui originally meant to say that it was taller than lean meat

"If you want more of this fat, I can sell you cheaper. It's all about now. If you want to finish here, I will count you as eighty mosquitoes and a pound. The pork boss sold: "It's just five catties here, if the money is not enough, I can give you credit first." ”

"yes, thank you boss in advance. Haha..."After listening to the pork boss's words, Zhang Rui smiled happily: "However, why is the price of your fat meat more expensive than lean meat?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the pork boss and Li Niushi both looked at Zhang Rui as if they were idiots.

"Is the little brother joking? Fat meat has oil and water! "The pork boss feels that Zhang Rui has not lived a life.

"Oh? But there's nothing to eat about the fatty meat! Isn't it, Brother. Zhang Rui said to Li Niushi next to him

"Sixth brother, the fried meat after the fat is fried in oil can be used for stir-frying, and it tastes very delicious. My family can only eat a little bit during the big festival. Fried garlic sprouts with fried meat are very delicious. It's been a long time since my family had a meal. Li Niushi was very excited and said to Zhang Rui

"Yes, yes. It's still this little brother who said it well. Your little brother seems to be a son-in-law who lives a good life. The pork boss agreed with Li Niu's words.

"Uh... Like this? Shouldn't it be normal to eat lean meat? It's still fat and in demand. Zhang Rui still muttered with a look of incomprehension

"Little brother, what do you want to buy?" The pork boss asked again

"Your meat is not fresh anymore, it is cheaper." Zhang Rui said naturally

"Hey, really, I see that you are also buying it for the first time, remember to come and buy it with me next time. This time, you are cheaper, lean meat is worth 65 yuan, fat meat is worth 80 yuan, and bones are counted as 30 yuan. You see what you're going to buy. The pork boss looked at Zhang Rui and had no choice, and he didn't expect to make much money from him, so it would be good if he could get some money back.

It's almost afternoon now, and if you don't sell it, the meat stinks, and it's not easy to sell, and if you can sell a little, it's a little bit.

"I want it all."

"Oh, all?"

"All of them?" The pork boss was a little incredulous and asked again

"yes!"

"Little brother, you're sure you're not joking. I won't give you any credit. The pork boss said distrustfully to Zhang Rui

"No kidding, if you want it all, can you deliver it for me?" Zhang Rui said with a smile

After listening to Zhang Rui's words, the pork boss said with some anger: "As long as you can take out the money, I will send it to you no matter how far away." ”

"Well, you still don't need your boss's money." As he spoke, Zhang Rui took out a copper coin cloth bag. took out a large string of copper coins and shook them in front of the pork boss.

When the pork boss saw it, he was immediately happy. It turned out to be a big customer! I used to hear that people should not be disrespectful, but I didn't believe it, but it seems to be true, but fortunately, I didn't dislike it and drove people away.

The pork boss calculated the meat on the table, and there were eighteen catties of lean meat, five catties of fatty meat, and about thirty-one catties of various bones. It was calculated that it was about 2,500 yuan, and the pork boss was very happy to see a big customer like Zhang Rui, so he received 2,500 yuan.

Zhang Rui exchanged one tael of silver for nine hundred and fifty wen, gave the pork boss Li Rong two taels of silver, and paid him another 600 wen, so that Li Rong couldn't close his mouth.

"Boss Li, you pick the meat to Datong Village and give it to a family called Li Si in the village, say that I bought it from Zhang Liu, and he will understand." Zhang Rui said to Li Rong, who was about to pick meat

"It turns out that the little brother is the sixth brother of Datong Village." Li Rong looked a little relieved.

"Does Boss Li know you?" Zhang Rui asked with some surprise

"Isn't this an acquaintance, at noon today, people from Datong Village came to buy meat, saying that the sixth brother of Datong Village invited the villagers to eat. I thought it was who, it turned out to be you, Sixth Brother. ”

"Well, if you have enough supplies. These days, send me a piece of pig every morning to come to my Datong Village, is there a problem? Zhang Rui said with a smile on his face at Li Rong

"No problem, no problem, even after running to the surrounding villages, I will help you prepare." Li Rong patted his chest and promised