Chapter 20 Salt is more expensive than gold

Yifei put the charcoal basket on his back and stepped on the path home in a bit of a daze. It's ridiculous that I did so much today and ended up getting nothing.

Originally, I thought that I could sell the war horse and make the life of the family a little better, but unexpectedly, the war horse was 'confiscated' and there was no penny, and because of the delay in time, I didn't even sell the charcoal. I knew that I would borrow some money from Gao Feiyang, otherwise I wouldn't have the face to see Xuan'er when I went back like this.

As soon as Yifei came to the path outside the fence, he saw the lights in his home from a distance, and even the fence outside the yard was lit with lanterns that Yifei had never seen before.

By the moonlight, Yifei saw Xuan'er standing anxiously at the door of the house, looking forward to it, but he didn't know that after standing for too long, his little face and hands were red from the cold.

"Why did you run out again?" Yifei warned Xuan'er before, but she didn't expect her to run out and wait disobediently.

Xuan'er was anxious in her heart, how could she manage so much, and when she saw Yifei, the anxiety on her face turned into joy.

After Yifei saw it, he shook his head, although Xuan'er didn't say anything, he knew how frightened she was when she returned late. The lantern outside the courtyard is to find her way home, which is enough to explain Xuan'er's hope.

Looking at Xuan'er's trembling body, Yifei directly stepped forward and covered her little hand, and said distressedly: "Okay, I'm back, let's go into the house!" It's getting colder and colder, how can your body withstand it, am I still afraid of getting lost as a big man? Seeing you frozen like this, I feel distressed. ”

With that, Yifei took Xuan'er and entered the house.

Xuan'er was said by Yi Fei, her originally red face turned even redder, she followed Yi Fei into the house tightly, and then immediately took the charcoal basket on Yi Fei's body, even if she saw that the full basket of charcoal was not sold, she didn't ask anything, just said with concern: "Sister saw that you hadn't returned for a long time, and I was afraid that I would get lost, so I just lit the lantern and saw Yi Fei." ”

Yifei shook his head, how could the lantern have just been lit? How could he not see Xuan'er's anxious appearance.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back." Xuan'er said this every time, and Yifei's heart was also warm, "Dinner is already hot, I'm tired for a day, I must be hungry, my sister will go and get it." ”

No meat, no vegetables, just two bowls of hot rice, two hot steamed buns, and two hot sweet potatoes. It's a very simple dinner, but Yifei eats it extremely delicious and warm. This is carefully cooked by Xuan'er, especially the steamed buns, which are very delicious.

It's just that the dinner is very light, and I don't feel a little salt. It was at this time that Yifei suddenly thought of Gao Feiyang's salt box, which was still on himself. Without thinking about it, he took it out and put it on the table.

"Xuan'er, eat this, how can you do it without salt? Your body is too weak, and this thing can give you a good physical adjustment. Yifei said, opening the box.

As a result, when Xuan'er saw the white salt, her eyes widened, and she looked at Yifei in disbelief: "This, is this dense salt?" ”

"Huh? Dense salt, isn't this just ordinary salt? Yifei said, picked up a steamed bun, dipped it in a little salt, and then ate it into his mouth, it was really a long-lost feeling. If he doesn't add any more salt, his beak will fade out of the bird.

It's a little strange to say that Yifei is just ordinary table salt, can it be used in such a precious box? After eating the salt, return the box to Gao Feiyang next time! Although it is a bit immoral to use high-flying salt privately, but this thing will be returned to him in the future, according to the current monetary value, one copper coin is enough, right?

However, when Xuan'er saw the salt, she said incredulously: "Yifei, is this what you sold your horse in exchange for today?" He also thought that Yifei had returned the secret salt that the war horse had bought.

But would Yifei trade a horse for such a small thing?

"Hahaha, Xuan'er laughed, no matter what happened to that horse, it couldn't be changed to such a little broken salt, right? It's worth a lot of money, but it's not worth a horse! Even if it's worth it, I'm not stupid enough to change such a useless thing! ”

Yifei didn't know why Xuan'er said this, but she just wanted to laugh, although she likes antiques, but now life is a problem, how could she buy this agarwood box.

However, Xuan'er frowned, picked up the salt box with some confusion, and then dipped her white little finger in a little salt and licked it very carefully, and was shocked: "Ah, this is really dense salt." Such a box of dense salt is worth two dollars! I don't know how many baskets of charcoal I have to sell to get it. ”

When Yi Fei heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then took the salt box from Xuan'er's hand and looked left and right: "Won't it?" Is this thing worth two bucks? Is this box worth the money? ”

"No, this is also a good box, it must be worth a lot of money, and it can also be exchanged for two dollars. Together, it's worth four dollars. ”

"Siguan?" Yifei was stunned, so frightened that he almost lost his chopsticks, four pieces of money, that is equivalent to four taels of silver, four thousand copper coins. Just such a box of salt, two dollars in his time, was worth so much here. Yifei almost vomited out the salt he had eaten before.

Now he knew why Gao Feiyang would use such a good box for this salt.

But isn't that right?

"Xuan'er, you said this salt is worth two dollars? Isn't it that there are few people in the entire Yizhou City who can afford to eat? "Yifei didn't just believe that if salt was so expensive, wouldn't it be eaten only by the extremely wealthy? So how do other people live?

Listening to Yifei's words, Xuan'er smiled and covered her mouth: "Hehehe, Yifei said that how can ordinary people afford this kind of salt?" We all eat salt stones, and we usually just need to knock some salt from the salt stones when cooking. But there is no salt stone at home, otherwise my sister will let you see it. ”

Although there is no one at home, but after listening to Xuan'er's words, Yifei understands that salt stone should be salt ore that has not been processed. Can you eat this thing?

"Even salt stone is expensive, one or two salt stones and three pennies."

Sanwen, that's enough, but compared to two coherences, it's not even Mao. It has always been a thousand texts, which shows the high value of dense salt.

Gritting his teeth, Yifei put down the salt box: "Xuan'er, in fact, this is what I got from an old man after changing horses, you can eat with confidence!" ”

Xuan'er's body needs salt, and Yifei can only ask for this box of salt first, and then return it to Gao Feiyang in the future.

Hearing Yifei's words, the corners of Xuan'er's mouth lifted, her heart was overjoyed, and she hurriedly put away the salt box: "Okay, Auntie will put it away well, and it will be used after the New Year." ”

"No, you have to eat every meal from this day forward." Yifei knew that Xuan'er was reluctant, but even if this salt was rare, Yifei would not hesitate.

But to be honest, this salt is really expensive, and Yifei is very reluctant.

"Okay Xuan'er, I'm full, go to bed early, I'll go into the city again tomorrow, and I'll sell the charcoal no matter what." Yi Fei drank a few sips of strong wine in the General's Mansion, and with the strength of the wine, he fell asleep on the bed.

Xuan'er was very happy when she saw Yifei sleeping soundly. His concern for himself made him, as a sister, feel a contradiction in his heart. After covering Yifei with the quilt and putting the salt box away, Xuan'er began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

I was finally able to get another good night's sleep tonight.

(I didn't irrigate, I didn't irrigate, I asked for collection, I asked for recommendation, and I handed it over to you...... )

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