Chapter 249: Sky-high price
Qingwan actually didn't understand it at all, anyway, she picked up the nice ones and said them, and these words were also heard from the drama.
"Twenty Taels"
Li Yuan, who was bidding at the beginning, went out.
Just now, Qingjuan praised Zhang Yuanwai, and when he heard this, Li Yuanwai was angry, and he added it to twenty taels in one bite.
"Twenty-Five"
"Thirty taels"
Now on the field, there are only the voices of these two left. It seems that these two are on the bar today, and the silver is all increased in five or two, and the onlookers are dumbfounded.
The middle-aged man who came out of the Yunji Inn, standing at the back of the crowd, did not go to see the two hot people who were fighting, but looked at Qingwan coldly, and admired this little girl in his heart.
Qingjuan's way of selling, he, a person who travels from south to north, has never heard of it, and now it is an eye-opener.
This girl is not very old, but she has such an idea, and it seems that she was born with a business brain.
"Fifty Taels"
After a red-faced contest between the two, they finally shouted out the number from the mouth of Li Yuanwai.
After hearing this, the crowd exploded with a "whoosh".
Zhang Yuanwai's mouth opened, and just wanted to add it up, when his sleeve was suddenly pulled hard by a person who squeezed in from behind, and then he heard a woman's scream scolding: "Zhang Dafu, I think you are full, such a broken turtle, you still want to buy it back with so much silver!" Isn't it a beating, ah, look at how your mother cleans you up when you go back! ”
After scolding, the woman lifted Zhang Dafu's ears and pulled them to the side. It turned out to be Zhang Dafu's wife. This Zhang Dafu is afraid of his wife, which is famous in the whole county.
At this time, Zhang Dafu didn't dare to speak out anymore.
Qingwan looks at the price and is about the same, this Zhang Dafu doesn't dare to speak, and this Li Yuanwai can't be empty. Qingwan picked up the basin and knocked it quickly, shouting: "Knock, it's a deal, my turtle, it's this master's today." After shouting, Qingwan pointed the rolling pin to Li Yuanwai.
Li Yuanwai got the baby, and his heart was happy. Tell Qingwan to go home with him and get the money.
Qingwan picked up the turtle, picked up the turtle, and followed behind Li Yuanwai, which was called a beauty in his heart.
The man who came out of the Yunji Inn saw that the show was over, so he paced and prepared to leave, and looked at Qingwan with approving. His eyes swept by, and he caught a glimpse of Wu Wen who was eating a sugar gourd on the side, and his heart was shocked.
Qingwan didn't see this middle-aged man, and pulled Wu Wen to exchange money happily.
The man stood behind with a gloomy face, looking at Wu Wen all the time. Mai was about to follow, but when he saw Coco Wu eating a sugar gourd, he stopped again.
The onlookers saw that Qingjuan, a girl, was stunned and sold a turtle for a sky-high price, and they all felt incredible, Qinghuan had already walked a long way with Li Yuanwai, and the crowd was still talking about it, and it didn't disperse for a long time.
The turtle gave Li Yuanwai, and Qingwan recited a lot of auspicious words by the way, which provoked Li Yuanwai to brush a few sparse goat's beards on his chin and squint and smile.
Quietly packed the fifty taels of silver in exchange, and seeing that it was still early, Qingwan took Wu Wen to find a small restaurant and had a delicious meal.
After eating and drinking, Qingwan remembered that the two strings of sugar gourds promised to Qing Lao Haowen last time had not been fulfilled, so he went to buy two strings of sugar gourds for Qing Lao Haowen on the street, and also bought some snacks for Liu by the way. When passing by the vegetable market, Qingwan thought about it, then walked in again, cut two catties of fat meat and put it in the back basket.
After everything was done, the two of them set out on their way home.
On the way back, Coco Wu held the uneaten sugar gourd, jumping all the way, and was very happy. Qinggou Village was in front of Qingwan's house, Wu Wen knew the way home, and without waiting for Qingwan to speak, he consciously went home first. Qingwan laughed secretly in her heart, feeling that this Wu Wen was becoming more and more sensible.
When it was getting late, Qingwan went home. Liu is already cooking.
"Mother, get some meat, don't always eat vegetables. Howen is growing up. Qingwan walked over and took out the meat from the back basket and put it on the cutting board.
Liu, who was cooking rice, saw Qingwan come back, and his eyes flashed with joy.
This girl has been gone for a day, and she has been worried about it for a day at home. Now that I'm back, my natural heart has also been put down.
It's really pitiful for the hearts of parents all over the world!
Qingwan looked into the cabin and quietly handed the silver taels to Liu's hands and asked her to put them away.
During the meal, Qing Laosan asked, and Qingwan said that the turtle was only sold for five taels of silver. The third Qing Lao didn't believe it, but there was no way to take it. Now in the Qing Wan family, Qing Laosan feels that he is becoming more and more unable to be a family.
"Sister, it's so sweet."
After eating, Qing Lao Haowen couldn't wait to take out the sugar gourd, licked it greatly, and looked up and smiled happily at Qingwan.
"Then eat more, this skewer will be given to you too, and you can find a place to hide it yourself." Don't lose it again. After eating, my sister will buy it for you next time. Qing Juan patted Qing Lao Haowen's shoulder, and his eyes glared in the direction of Qing Lao San.
Qing Lao Haowen answered, picked up the sugar gourd and went into the cabin.
The Lancang River at night is particularly quiet, with only the sound of waves crashing against the side of the boat. Outside, the moonlight filtered through the small holes in the canopy, and fell in the cabin in dots.
The Qingwan family has fallen asleep. Listening to the snoring of Qing Laosan, Qingwan opened her eyes and couldn't fall asleep when she tossed and turned on the bed.
If you want to buy land in Qinggou Village, naturalize and build a house, and after the house is built, you have to add furniture, which adds up to three or four hundred taels of silver. This time, it was all a matter of luck to catch the leaf whisker fish and the turtle, and with the income from fishing, I don't know when it will be enough to save up these silver taels.
You'll have to find other ways to make money. This family can't always float in this boat.
Thinking of this, Qingwan took advantage of the moonlight from outside to look around at the canopy boat that Qingjuan's family relied on for a living, the cabin was full of sundries, and the so-called bed that the family slept on was actually made of a few wooden planks. Take it off during the day, put it up at night and pull it with a curtain, and it's a personal room.
Alas, no wonder my mother has been talking about repairing the house, and this Howen is getting older day by day.
Thinking of the splendid house he saw with Coco Wu in the palace, as well as the courtyard where he lived in the imperial city with Coco Wu, Qingwan felt a little guilty in his heart. Even if you can't let your family live in a house like that, at least build a shelter on land that can shelter from the wind and rain. Qingwan bit her lip and swore secretly in her heart.
If you can't catch fish, start somewhere else.
Qingwan was lying on the bed, racking her brains with her eyes open, she never thought of a way, and she didn't know when she fell asleep.
"Get out of the way, you damn, stop me from doing anything. That dead girl, she knows how to direct me all the time. When was this, she was still asleep. Get out of the way, see if I don't pull her out of my pocket, let her dry my nets. ”
In a daze, Qingwan heard the quarrel outside, and when he heard it, it was the loud voice of Qing Laosan.
"Haowen and his father, Qingjuan ran to the county seat yesterday, and she must be tired so far, so you can let her sleep more." I'm done here, I'll dry the fishing nets. Liu's voice was thin, and he was begging Qing Laosan with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes lowered.
Rubbing her eyes, Qingwan sat up.
"Speaking of which, I forgot, yesterday the stinky girl came back from the county seat, and the money for selling the turtle was not given to you. Five taels of silver, coaxing ghosts. A turtle of that size costs ten taels to say the least. Stinky woman, tell me quickly, where is the money hidden? ”
Qing Laosan glared fiercely.
"Qing Laosan, Yinzi, in my place, you have the ability, you come to me." The curtain was lifted and he walked out.
As soon as Qing Laosan saw Qingwan come out, he still had a straight face, knowing that he couldn't get it well, so he casually found an excuse and flashed.
"Mother, don't pay attention to him, there is me." Qingwan saw that Liu picked up the corner of his clothes again and wiped away his tears, found a bench and sat down, and saw a sewing basket on the ground, and there was a torn clothes of Qing Lao Haowen on it, so he diverted the topic: "Mother, you are mending clothes again, didn't you just make new clothes, these patches are stacked and stacked, you just threw them away." ”
Liu walked over and took it. "You girl, you can't waste it. This makes up for it, and it's not the same wear. It's so expensive to buy a piece of fabric, how can you say throw it away. ”
Qingwan didn't have anything to do with Liu, she was used to being thrifty, so let her go.
Cloth?
Qingwan was drying fishing nets on the shore, and suddenly thought of the question that Liu had just said, and his heart jumped violently.
yes, why didn't you think of that. Qingwan slapped her head hard.
I remember that when I was in the imperial city, there was a cloth shop owner, in order to please Wu Wen, a new prince who had just been canonized by the emperor, not only sent a lot of good fabrics to Wu Wen and Qing Juan, but also specially invited them to visit his weaving factory, proudly showing them his new machines.
At that time, Qingwan saw it and felt very novel. The cloth woven by that thing is neatly knit, and the key speed is fast. A single machine could weave four or five pieces of cloth a day, and at that time, even ten skilled workers could weave half a piece of cloth a day.
The triumphant face of the owner of the cloth village at that time, Qingwan can still remember it clearly.
Now this weaving cloth is still done by hand, the speed is slow, and the woven cloth is sometimes pitted, if you get that kind of loom and sell it to the owners of those cloth farms in the city, then it can be said that you will not sell a turtle and a leaf whisker fish.
It's just that it's all things that came out many years later, and it's definitely not available now.
Qingwan frowned, where did she want to get it.
If you can't get it, make it yourself!
Thinking excitedly, Qingwan slapped her thigh and applauded her idea. After hanging the fishing net on the rope in twos and threes, Qingwan was busy returning to the cabin.
These days, Qingwan sends Qing Laosan out to fish every morning, and he takes Qing Lao Haowen's pen at home to scribble on paper.