Chapter 58: Hope (2)
After listening to the conversation of several people and thinking about it, Ye Feng said with some confusion: "Sister, I just heard that you said that you want to sell chickens and ducks to Xiaofan, but why don't we sell them ourselves?" ”
According to modern rules, if the Ye family sells all the chickens and ducks to Xiaofan, it can be regarded as wholesale. Since it is wholesale, the price is naturally lower than the market price.
Anyway, it's all here now, so why not sell it yourself?
Ye said: "When you enter the bazaar to do business, you have to pay silver. ”
"Is there a stall?"
"If you want a stall, you have more silver, it seems to be twenty wen. Don't want a stall to be more affordable, just ten cents. ”
Hearing that he only needed to pay ten cents if he didn't want a stall, Ye Feng said: "I have an idea, let's try to sell it ourselves today, and it's a big deal to go back later." Look at our chickens and ducks, all of them are good, and they look festive, and they will definitely sell for a good price. In case it can't be sold, it's too late to sell it to Xiao Fan. ”
"I'll see it's okay, or let's pay ten cents, and one person can find a place to sell it by himself?"
After this period of time to cook in various villages and towns, Zhao's courage was much greater, revealing his shrewd and capable side.
"Okay, anyway, there is time, and it's not that I haven't sold something, so let's try it."
In this way, several women decided to try to sell it themselves, and negotiated a price that they thought was reasonable, that is, it was slightly higher than the market price of two pennies a catty, which allowed Chen Qianliang to drive the ox cart towards the market.
The reason why a price is set at a price two cents higher than the market price is simple: in addition to the good quality of the chickens and ducks themselves, almost one chicken can be sold to earn the tax paid.
As for the chickens and ducks that are sold today, except for the ducks, which are a little smaller, almost every chicken has more than five catties.
In the bazaar, the crowd was bustling and crowded, and the Ye family had to look at the chickens and ducks, deal with the customers, and look at their children, so their eyes were a little insufficient.
Seeing this, Ye Feng took the initiative to take over the task and took Qianyan, Da Niu, and Qianliang to buy snacks. The children have some silver in their pockets, so they can buy things that they want to eat but can't afford on weekdays.
The chickens in several people's homes are fat, with shiny coats, and from time to time they sing a song, which attracts the attention of many aunts who come and go.
There is a daughter in the family, and it is very good to see that these chicken feathers are good, especially the feathers on the tail, which are red and bright, and it is very good to make a shuttlecock. As for the many people in the family, when they saw that these chickens were fat, when they touched it, they were indeed meaty.
If you want to buy other chickens, maybe you have to buy two. Buy it here, and one is almost enough.
As a result, although the chickens and ducks of several families are more expensive than all the chickens and ducks in the market, they are not able to rely on other people's goods. It's just over an hour, and all the chickens and ducks brought by the three women have been sold out.
Before, Chen Jixing bought land and spent seventy-seven eighty-eight of the family's silver, and there was not much left, so Ye's heart was a little unhappy. But now that I have earned some money from selling chickens and pigs, I feel a little more at ease.
She is a typical person who panics when she doesn't have any money in her home.
I also thought that there were five roosters at home, one was taken back to my mother's house, one was sent to the old house, and the remaining one was killed and eaten during the New Year, and my heart was more relaxed.
Zhao and Da Niu's mother suggested taking advantage of the time now and the ox cart to pick up and drop off to buy some things needed for the New Year.
Ye originally wanted to go, but Ye Feng's words last night made her very moved, so she made an excuse, saying that she was not worried about the child, and wanted to go to see the child before buying. The three of them simply booked a place to meet, and went their separate ways.
Zhao and Da Niu's mother thought about it and let Ye go. Now that they have earned some money, they think that this year must be celebrated. And they also wanted to invite the Ye family to a meal before the New Year, so the two joined the New Year's goods buying army together.
Seeing that the two of them were gone, Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the place Ye Feng said. If they were there, she would still be a little embarrassed.
When she arrived at the Crane Year Hall, Ye Feng was already waiting for her there.
Maybe it's because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are very few people in the pharmacy. But in twos and threes, they grabbed the medicine and left.
Seeing that the Ye family was coming, Ye Feng no longer talked to Xiao Er, but went out to welcome the Ye family in.
Ye Feng said, "Sister, why did you come, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”
"I finally sent them away, by the way, what about Qianyan?" Ye Shi was a little surprised to see that none of the children were there.
"It's in the tea shop opposite, there are singing operas in it, and a few of them watch it with relish." Ye Feng said, "Then let's go in quickly, the doctor is still waiting." ”
"Eh, let's go."
Hearing Ye Feng say that the doctor was waiting, Ye Shi was a little embarrassed, and immediately sped up.
Now the Crane Year Hall is the county's famous doctor Zhang, and it is said that the ancestor of the Zhang family also had an imperial doctor. This doctor Zhang's medical skills are very good, and he has cured many incurable diseases, and this Qingshan County can be regarded as a famous doctor and is quite famous.
According to the little guy who had just talked with Ye Feng, some people even came from the capital to seek medical treatment. Of course, this, Ye Feng doesn't know if it's true or not.
After all, Wang Po sells melons and sells herself and boasts from time to time.
Before, the Ye family hadn't come yet, Ye Feng first found Dr. Zhang, which was considered to be a registration, and then roughly explained the situation of the Ye family. Without him, he was afraid that the Ye family would bring Da Niu Ma and the Zhao family together, which would inevitably be embarrassing.
Anyway, he has already said the general situation of Ye's family, and when Ye's comes, it is just a routine pulse diagnosis. If she came alone, it would be fine, but if Zhao and Da Niu's mother also came, just make an excuse and say that she was not feeling well.
Sure enough, Dr. Zhang asked Ye some questions as usual, and it did not involve privacy or anything like that, which made Ye feel a little better.
After the pulse diagnosis, Dr. Zhang thought about it again, and then said: "There is no big problem with your body, but you suffered losses in the early years, some losses, and you are too tired, so you have not been able to conceive." Pay attention to rest in the next few months, eat more meat appropriately, I will prescribe medicine for another month, you insist on drinking, it is not difficult to get pregnant again. ”
Hearing this, Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief first, he was afraid that Dr. Zhang would say bad news.
Now that the Chen family is poor, the Ye family is in a good way, and Chen Jixing certainly respects the Ye family. When the family becomes rich in the future, Chen Jixing has money, if the Ye family can't be born, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have any thoughts.
Now it's okay, Dr. Zhang said that if the Ye family has a life, then there must be a life.
Ye Shi was even more exaggerated, grabbing Ye Feng's hand, with some force, obviously very excited, almost crying.
In the early years, she suffered a lot from Mrs. Liu, first saying that she could only lose money and goods, and then she was directly labeled as unable to give birth. After so many years, she also accepted her fate, feeling that God's will was so.
Unexpectedly, Dr. Zhang said that she still had hope, and prescribed medicine for her to recuperate.
Not to mention a month's worth of medicine, even if she takes medicine for a year or two in a row, she is willing.
After a while, the little guy who was talking to Ye Feng prepared the medicine. Looking at such a large pile of medicines, Ye Feng couldn't help but count them, there were a total of twenty packs.
Ye Shi listened carefully to the little girl and her some precautions, and some medicine quotations and other words, and quickly wrote them down in his heart, for fear of missing something.
Instead, Ye Feng approached the inner hall again, and asked Dr. Zhang, who was looking at the medical book in his spare time, "Doctor, do you accept Dendrobium orchids here?" ”
Thinking of the dendrobium at home, Ye Feng thought of this.
There is no one who understands the value of dendrobium better than a famous doctor like Dr. Zhang.
Sure enough, Dr. Zhang was excited, put down the medical book and asked, "Dendrobium orchid, are you sure it's Dendrobium orchid?" ”
"Of course I'm sure! Once I went to play in the woods and saw a strange plant growing on a dead tree, and there was a lot of moss around it. When I went home and flipped through the medical book, it turned out to be exactly the same as the dendrobium orchid painted on the tree. If you want, I'll pick it up next spring and bring it back to you. ”
"Yes, of course." Dr. Zhang thought he was talking nonsense.
But as soon as Ye Feng talked about the growth environment, he knew that he couldn't make a mistake. Isn't it true that dendrobium grows in that environment?
"So, how much silver can you get for that?" Ye Feng asked casually, this is what he wants to know the most.
"If it's a whole plant, I'll give you five taels of silver at most."
"What if I plant it alive and bring it with a pot?"
"If so, I'll give you ten taels of silver."
"Less. I can raise that dendrobium well, not to mention, and it can also bloom and reproduce. When the time comes, when you put it in this store, although it is not a treasure of the town store, it is also elegant. When you encounter a patient in need, you can also use local materials, but you don't need to dry up and fish. You know, it's growing all the time. ”
"If you can do what you say, I will give you thirty taels."
"Alright, that's it, I'll come back to you next spring."
On the other side, Ye Shi also memorized the precautions one by one, and put the medicine bag in the back basket to hide it, and then rushed to the market with Ye Feng to shop.
They also need to buy some New Year's goods.
With the silver and the good news, Ye felt a lot more relaxed all over his body.
What she didn't know was that in just a short period of time, Ye Feng had successfully made a deal, and it was a big deal.
The two went to the tea shop first, and called away a few children who were having fun, after all, the time was almost up, and it was time to go home after buying New Year's goods.
When everyone got into the car with big bags of loot after visiting the market, the three women looked at each other and laughed.
Without him, everyone bought a lot of food, meat, vegetables, and pastries.
Chen Qianliang got on the ox cart steadily, and drove the ox cart to Chenjia Village without delay.
As soon as Ye Feng got in the car, he knew that Chen Qianliang was careful, and without him, there was almost no smell of in the car now. It can only be said that while they were playing, he threw away the straw in advance and cleaned the ox cart again.
The chickens and ducks were sold at a good price, and many New Year's goods were bought, and everyone was very happy. As a result, when they were halfway through, they met someone they didn't like, Aunt Cha.
Aunt Cha carried a basket in her hand, which contained the meat and vegetables she bought for the New Year. It's just that it seems to be very little. The meat is only about three catties, Rao is like this, she is still distressed.
This year, the pigs and chickens she fed at home were sold for some silver, but she still thought about sending her second son to a private school in the city to study in the spring. The eldest son has been studying for two years, and she has not made much progress, but she is unwilling to give up, so she does not dare to buy more meat and vegetables.
"Mother, aunt, Aunt Cha is in front."
Chen Qianliang's words made the chatting women suddenly quiet down. Chen Qianliang is a junior, and since he saw it, it was impossible to ignore it, so he hurriedly asked a few women in the car for instructions on what to do next.
Seeing that Ye and Zhao were silent, Da Niu's mother made a decision directly: "You can catch the car with peace of mind, if she ignores it, let's go straight forward." If she wants to get in the car, let her come up. ”
The car belongs to hers, so it is naturally up to her to decide.
With the decision of Da Niu's mother, Chen Qianliang continued to move forward.
Aunt Cha Wu was thinking about the child's private school as she walked, and she didn't find out until the ox cart approached. Seeing that it was Chen Qianliang who was driving the car, he said with a smile: "Yo, Qianliang, you are out now, not only can you cook, but also can drive miles, take your aunt a ride." ”
"Eh, auntie, wait, I'll stop and you come up again."
Chen Qianliang hurriedly said. In fact, he had already decided in his heart that Aunt Cha would sit up, after all, it was not her style to take advantage of it.
Aunt Cha got into the ox cart with a smile, and when she saw that everyone was there, she greeted her nonchalantly. Especially the Ye family, she still holds a grudge in her heart.
As a result, after a while, she roared as if she had discovered a new continent: "A few of you have really made it, look at this meat, it must be more than ten catties, enough to eat for half a month." There are also pastries...... Wow, this cloth is so soft to the touch, and it makes it ...... to make underwear You've really made it. ”
Da Niu's mother's combat power was successfully stimulated by Aunt Cha's jealousy and open-mouthedness, and she said unhappily: "What are you yelling, roaring, we are just willing to buy it, it's delicious." You think I don't know, but your family sold six pigs! I don't know how many of those chickens and ducks there were, but there were certainly no less than twenty. We are all losers, and we have eaten the money. You are saving for your son to go to school, if this child can take the exam, it will be your glory. ”
What Da Niu Ma said was not rough, not only belittled herself slightly, but also praised Aunt Zha Wu, which made Aunt Zha a little comfortable.
But it went to her heart. When her son wins the show or even lifts people, she will have her own reason at that time.
Seeing that she was silent, Da Niu's mother gave her the piece of pastry she had just touched directly. She wasn't annoyed and ate it in front of everyone.
While eating, Aunt Cha Wu did not change her true colors and said: "Da Niu Mom, your duck and duck township chef is really powerful now, there is no one in these ten miles and eight towns who don't know." You know my cooking skills, I can cook almost anything. That, can you add me to that? You know, this child Yu Ang is studying in a private school in the city, and I plan to send this child Yu Xuan to the New Year. It's just that there is no income at home, and my heart is really unsteady. You don't know, that pen and ink are really expensive. ”
"Don't worry, when these two children are out, I will personally bring them to kowtow to you."
She has always believed in her heart that the core character of this duck duck village kitchen is Da Niu Ma. For people like Ye and Zhao who can't get on the stage, they can't think of such a good idea.
Da Niu's mother has already had a statement in her heart, anyway, Aunt Cha will not be the first and will not be the last to say this, and it is not the most difficult and difficult to refuse.
Therefore, in just a few words, he politely refused.
Aunt Cha Wu looked hopeless, and was a little depressed for a while, everyone stopped talking, and there was silence in the ox cart.
Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere did not last long, and after a while, we arrived in the village.
After getting out of the car, everyone took the New Year's goods home and did not mention them.
After dinner, lying on the bed, Ye happily said the words of Dr. Zhang in the Crane Year Hall today, word for word.
When Chen Jixing heard this, he was naturally very happy, but he had been looking forward to having another son. I heard Ye Shi say that he came back with the medicine, so he asked, "Why didn't you fry it, and you want me to say that you should start drinking it now." ”
Ye said: "The New Year is coming soon, and it's not bad for these few days." I thought about waiting for the New Year and drinking it from the beginning of the year. ”
Chen Jixing thought about it, and it was too unlucky to drink medicine for the New Year. It's just that, as they talked, the couple's topic turned to the land again.
Chen Jixing is now inseparable from the land.
This season's winter wheat still needs to be rented, and it is still paid according to the method of six or four cents. When the winter wheat is harvested next year and the rent is paid, the land will be his Chen Jixing's.
After breakfast on the second day, the sun came out as promised. Ye Shi took a stool and sat in the hall, just this little bit of sunshine on the soles of his shoes. After thinking about it, Ye Feng took the pot of dendrobium out of the house to bask in the sun.
Now that it's cold, Ye Feng is afraid that Dendrobium won't survive the winter, and he will put it in the house at night, and he can't wait to sleep with it.
Seeing him such a treasure, Ye Shi casually asked while holding the soles of his shoes, "What kind of flower is this?" It looks different from ordinary flowers. ”
"This is called Dendrobium orchid, it is a precious medicinal material, I have agreed with Dr. Zhang of the Crane Year Hall, and I will sell it to him when it blooms next spring. Sister, guess how much silver this pot of flowers is worth? ”
Ye Feng said with a smile, somewhat hasty.
"Three-two?" Ye said. She's been making mats for a while now, and she knows the approximate value of the items.
Hearing this, Ye Feng shook his head with a smile.
"It can't be five taels, right?" Ye Shi thought about it and said.
Ye Feng still shook his head.
"You kid, tell me quickly, you want to kill me in a hurry."
Ye really didn't dare to think about ten taels of silver. The previous pot of "Splendid Future" was very beautiful, and it was Ye Feng's ingenuity that sold it at such a high price.
But how strange she looks at this potted plant in front of her, not to mention how thin she is, and there are no bright spots in her whole body.
"Thirty taels". Ye Feng said softly.
"What, don't make me happy!"
Hearing this, Ye Shi dropped the soles of his shoes, and hurriedly ran over to hold this pot of flowers and looked up and down, with an incredible face. This flower is really ugly, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it's worth thirty taels.
"What do you say this flower is called? But I think it's ugly. Do you think that Dr. Zhang didn't hear clearly to come up with such a high price? ”
"Sister, why is this flower ugly. This is an orchid, and it is also a medicinal material, so it is naturally expensive. Ye Feng said helplessly.
Ye didn't hear this, as if he suddenly thought of something: "Since this flower is afraid of the cold, why don't you put it in the stove, it's warmer inside." ”
Ye's heart is now thinking about silver, so he is very afraid that this ugly flower will be frozen to death, so thirty taels of silver will be lost.
Ye Feng wanted to build a sunshine greenhouse, but unfortunately there was no glass. The glazed tile is not only expensive but also impractical, and it is not so easy to build a greenhouse.
On the second day, seeing that Chen Jixing was idle at home and didn't weave bamboo utensils in cold weather, Ye Feng took Chen Jixing to the rhododendron forest to help, selected the rhododendron trees he liked, and told Chen Jixing where he needed to tie up.
Chen Jixing held a knife and a large handful of strips in his hand, as well as a piece of bamboo, if it was not enough, he could chop it on the spot at any time. Chen Jixing has been running to the ground every day like a demon in the past few days, and Ye Feng finally caught him to help today.
Fortunately, Ye Feng chose small trees, and it was not troublesome to tie them up, and now there are no leaves, only small branches. After tying up the more than fifty trees selected by Ye Feng, it was just a matter of an hour, and it was very easy.
However, Ye Feng is looking forward to what these trees will look like in the coming year after being tied.
After lunch, the two hurriedly went to Da Niu's house to borrow an ox cart, and asked Chen Qianliang to help drive the cart and went to the city together.
This afternoon is the time for the previously scheduled exchange of pots.
The originally agreed time had already arrived, but some time ago someone in the village went to burn the pottery bowl, and the pottery master asked someone to say that because of the problem of patterns and patterns, and the complexity of the utensils, the firing of the flower pot took longer and was delayed for more than a month.
It just so happened that that time was the busiest time for the Yaya Township Kitchen, and Ye Feng couldn't handle so many flower pots alone, so after discussing it, he agreed to pick up the goods today.
When I arrived at the agreed place, Master Tao had already arrived.
Seeing Ye Feng coming, he said with some joy: "Brother Ye, I have fired the flower pot and small terracotta figurines you want, how about you take a look?" As he spoke, he opened the curtain of the carriage and let Ye Feng inspect it.
Ye Feng saw him smiling, and knew that if he didn't look at it, he would know that these flower pots and terracotta figurines or something would definitely be fine. As a result, it was very exquisite, and the effect was even more beautiful than he imagined.
If it is paired with the flowers he takes care of, it definitely complements each other.
At the same time, I was thinking in my heart about whether to find the Li Gongzi who bought the flowers before, and change the flower pot for him, so that he could also earn a little silver by the way.
immediately ordered the quantity, Ye Feng saw that the number was correct, Chen Qianliang and Chen Jixing began to move to the ox cart, and also moved the straw on Master Tao's cart.
The road in Chenjia Village is not easy to walk, and there are bumps along the way.
When the move was almost finished, Ye Feng said to Master Tao: "Master Tao, thank you really this time, these flower pots and terracotta figurines are very beautiful, and I will thank you again when I have the opportunity in the future." By the way, did your ceramic dishes be fired successfully? ”
When it comes to ceramic dishes, Master Tao is happy: "Of course it was successful, but there are no utensils that I can't fire." Thanks to you, there are a lot of people who use this ceramic dish now. ”
Indeed, as soon as the ceramic dishes were launched, they were immediately snapped up by large households. For this reason, Master Tao made a lot of money. Naturally, he was also very careful when he fired flower pots and terracotta figurines for Ye Feng.
As he spoke, Master Tao pointed to a box on the carriage and said, "This box contains a complete set of ceramic dishes, including all the varieties you designed before. ”
Ye Feng was pleasantly surprised and didn't know what to say, and immediately said that he would tell Master Tao as soon as he had a new idea in the future.
This can make Master Tao happy, and he feels that today's trip is not in vain.
Ye Feng's design this time made him earn a lot of money, if Ye Feng could give him some more unique designs, he would have made a fortune again.
Chen Jixing heard that there was a complete set of ceramic dishes, so he carefully lifted it with Chen Qianliang, placed it carefully, and exchanged pleasantries with Master Tao before setting off.
Ye Feng thought about it, asked the two of them to stop, and went to the market to buy a pack of tobacco leaves for Chen Jiwan and a piece of cloth for Chen Qianliang, and then set off back to Chenjia Village.
It's not that Ye Feng is blindly polite, but borrowing someone else's ox cart and letting Chen Qianliang take advantage of the small advantage of driving, it is difficult to guarantee that Zhao and Da Niu's mother are unhappy.
Not everyone can borrow other people's ox carts, which is completely based on the friendship on weekdays.
As for Chen Qianliang, it is Zhao's eyeballs, which others can't easily "borrow".
Anyway, it was just a pack of tobacco leaves and a piece of cloth, which was not worth a few pieces of silver, and his pocket money was enough. However, the big Niu Ma and the Zhao family, who wanted to receive the "gift", would not think that Ye Feng was too polite at all, but would only think that Ye Feng would be sensible and would do it.
Naturally, it will be more convenient to deal with each other in the future.