In addition, it was also learned that pork costs 20 copper plates a catty, chicken costs 25 copper plates, and fresh fish is generally bought for 10 copper plates.

As for salt, because it is not as simple as making salt in later generations, and it is a lot of trouble to transport, so salt is still a relatively valuable necessity of life, a pound of salt is sold for 12 copper, you must know that 12 copper coins are equal to ten yuan, and in later generations, two yuan a package, and they are all refined salt, unlike the current salt with large particles and many impurities.

The closer you get to the town, the more people on the road, most of whom carry mountain goods to the market to sell.

There are also some well-dressed people, who may be rich families, landlords, scholars, etc., who go to the streets with companions.

From a distance, Lin Fengzhen is not far away, Jiang Chunya is no longer hiding, and shows what he is carrying, which is a bag of dried fish in good condition.

"Brother Ma, do you think these dried fish can be sold in the town? Where can I sell it? How much can you sell for a pound? ”

Bu Ru he has been frail and sick since he was a child, and he likes to read at home, which is equivalent to an ancient version of the otaku, and he has come to the market few times, and he doesn't know anything about these things, so he has to ask Brother Ma.

Brother Da Ma glanced at it, and his brows lit up; "Dried fish is a good thing, you can buy 20 copper a pound in a dry goods store, but your dried fish is not salted, and it is not completely dried, you can only buy 15 copper at most."

If you have 20 copper, you can sell it for 100 copper for five catties, and if you have 15 copper, you can only buy 75 copper for five catties, and you can buy an extra catty of salt for 15 copper, and it is almost enough for a catty of salted fish to be salted.

It's a pity that my fish are almost dry, and I'm afraid it's too late to salt them again.

But even if you can buy 15 copper, this is also a lot of income, Jiang Yi and Bu Ru glanced at each other and were overjoyed.

Brother Ma patted his chest enthusiastically and said; "You follow me, and I'll take you to find a place to set up a stall."

The two of them nodded happily and followed Brother Ma step by step.

Walking through a few unusually crowded streets, this street is not clean and tidy, but it is quite good, with antique buildings and all kinds of shops, very lively.

Jiang Yi looked at this ancient street, and was very curious about what she saw, always thinking about what the difference would be from the comparison with the later generations, or what the difference would be from the film and television.

Buru seemed to be afraid that he would get lost, and his warm palm held her hand tightly.

After walking through a few streets, I came to a relatively empty venue, where many people were already setting up stalls.

"Hurry up, let's go get a good booth." Brother Ma walked ten kilometers with dozens of catties of horses' hooves on his back, and he was still energetic, which shows that he often comes to the town to sell water chestnuts, and it can also be seen that the ancient people have a tenacious character and endurance.

The three of them searched for a while before choosing two stalls that were connected.

Brother Da Ma comforted; "The good stalls are occupied by people who are close to them, and although these two stalls are more remote, they don't have much to do with it, and people who come in to visit usually walk through the whole market."

Jiang Yi looked around; The field was about the size of half a football field, and the ground was made of yellow clay mounds. Two feet above the ground there is a one-meter-long and half-meter-wide wooden plank, each plank is about a foot apart, and a whole row of stalls of the same specification is located.

"This is the east market of Linfeng Town, everyone can take their own mountain goods out to sell, the stalls here are divided into four levels, less than one meter long and half a meter wide is the yellow stall, two copper a day."

Then he pointed to a row of stalls next to him; "One and a half meters long and half a meter wide is a Xuan-level stall, three copper a day.

and pointed to the stall opposite; "Two meters long and two feet wide, with wooden planks on the left and right to block the wind and rain and cover the top is a prefecture-level stall, five copper a day."

"As for the Tianzi stall, there are two rows of wooden planks two meters long and two feet wide, surrounded by baffles and roofs, just like a small shop, well, that's the kind of thing. Ten copper a day. Long term rentals can be cheaper......"

Jiang Yi followed Brother Ma's fingers and looked, except for the surrounding circles in the venue, it was the kind of Tianzi stalls that were all rented out.

The stalls of the three grades of "earth", "xuan" and "yellow" in the venue are divided into five rows, two rows at the prefecture level, two rows at the Xuan level, and only one row at the yellow level, all of which add up to more than 100 stalls.

The people of each stall were busy at this time, putting the things they had brought with them on the boards, or sorting out the goods.

With a wide variety of goods, fruits, pastries, eggs, herbs, and various crops, it is a huge farmers' market.

"We don't have a lot of things, just use the yellow booth."

Jiang Yi and Bu Ru nodded, worked together, divided the fish into three piles, piled them on the wooden board, and quickly set up the stall.

Not long after it was set up, two men approached.

"Pay the rent!" A man looked at the contents of the stall, picked up a pen and ticked a box in a book.

A man next to him took out a sign that read "Huang Bingchou" and hung it on a wooden board.

"Okay," Bu Ru hurriedly took out two copper plates.

The two men looked at him and asked expressionlessly; "What do you mean, that's what you did?"

Bu Ru replied straightly; "Didn't you say that 2 copper was rented for a day?"

Brother Ma had just set up his stall, and when he saw this, he hurriedly came over and said; "Brother Huang, Brother Li, this is my brother, the newcomer doesn't know the rules, you can take the money." As he spoke, he took out 12 copper coins, plus what Bu Ru gave before, a total of 14 copper coins and handed them over.

"Be smart next time," the two left with a message.

Bu Ru asked puzzled; "Didn't you say 2 copper coins?"

Big Brother smiled; "Blame me for not making it clear, there are ten coppers as a deposit, and you can take this wooden card to return ten coppers after selling it in the afternoon. And the extra two coppers are the rules, no way, people have to eat. ”

Jiang Yi thought to herself; This is a blatant collection of black money, if in the future generations, even the managers of the private market, they will not dare to collect the black money of merchants, it is really dark!

"I see, I'll give you back the fish when we sell it." Bu Ru was a little immature, pretending to be an old man with a smile.

The deposit can be refunded, the rent is two copper, and the bad habit is only two copper, which is not excessive, so even Bu Ru's elm head can be seen, let alone Jiang Yi.

"There's no rush to this." Brother Ma waved his hand casually.

As the number of people grew, the farmer's market came alive. Men, women and children dressed in a variety of clothes rubbed shoulders one after another, and there were all kinds of people who spoke Hakka, Mandarin, Tubai, and even Miao and Yao.

Brother Ma's business is very good, this is mainly because he dares to shout loudly, and his horse's hooves are really big, and he looks very good, soon you are three catties, and he sells half of his five catties.

"You can't be shy, you have to shout and get the attention of the guests, you can't sit like this." Brother Ma finally stopped for a while, and then taught the experience to the little couple next to him who had not sold a pound for a long time and were squatting like quails.

"I'll give you a shout." Enthusiastic, he coughed lightly twice, and without hesitation, he opened his mouth and shouted at the pedestrian; "Buy dried fish, wild in the stream, naturally dried fish, the meat is delicious, buy some and try it."