After all, it is only a small mountain town, not a traffic artery, so Huangsha Town is not big, and there is not even a formal official office, only a small courtyard facing the street as a place to work. At the beginning of each month, the party leader, Mr. Li, would take a day out to work, and only one or two of his subordinates would sit in charge the rest of the time.

Therefore, the town is relatively deserted on weekdays, and the few shops and restaurants are not doing well, and there are occasional customers who patronize.

However, every Wednesday, June and September of the month is a market day. At this time, not only a few shops and restaurants opened to attract customers, but also the roadside was crowded with hawkers from all over the country, which was very lively.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and winter is coming soon. In the winter here, the heavy snow covers the mountains for several months, the snow is deep and difficult to melt, the mountain roads are difficult to walk, and there are basically no people going out. So everyone had to prepare their supplies for the winter before the snow fell. As a result, the recent markets have been very busy, and many of the most in-demand supplies may appear.

"Steamed buns, hot vegetarian buns, 5 copper coins each! Fragrant big meat stuffed buns, 8 copper coins each!"

"A high-quality white-flour steamed bun, a 6 copper coin!"

"Delicious and delicious mixed liver soup, a bowl of 10 copper coins!"

"Oil cake, oil cake, an 8 copper coin, come and buy it!"

"Sugar gourd, sugar gourd, a string of 7 copper coins-"

"Delicious longevity noodles, a bowl only costs 9 copper coins!"

“――”

The street is the most hawking and eating, one after another.

Zhao Tiedan drove the ox cart all the way through the crowd of people with yellow muscles and thin muscles, Zhang Weidong and Zhao Erbao accompanied each other, and the cries were endless. The smell of food moved the stomachs of many people, some people couldn't help but pay for it, and some people endured hunger and took out dry food made at home. and ate with water.

Zhang Weidong wanted to buy a taste, but unfortunately he was penniless except for coarse linen clothes.

On the ox cart, a well-made red lacquered clothes box was placed at the back, which was the goods that Zhao Tiedan wanted to deliver. At the front, three large uncovered baskets are weighing on the frame. You can see fat river fish on the back basket, and the strong fishy smell spreads all the way, and passers-by look sideways.

"Fish?!"

"So many fish?!"

"Wow, that's a lot of fish, it's worth a lot of money!"

"Let's go, let's go, I can't afford it-"

“――”

In Huangsha Town, there are butcher shops, mainly pork, and occasionally beef, mutton, chicken, and rabbit can be seen. But fish are a rarity. And except for some rich lords, most people can't afford to eat.

After only a stick of incense, the news of an ox cart full of river fish spread in Huangsha Town. The ox cart stopped at a cattle market in an open field, which was actually a flat wasteland. There are people selling live poultry, cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, etc., few people are selling mules, donkeys, horses, and the number of large livestock is very small, and even some butcher shops have opened on the spot.

The three large baskets of river fish were unloaded, and soon someone came to collect them. The booth fee of 5 copper coins is not high. Zhao Erbao paid on his behalf. Zhao Tiedan said hello, rushed to the car to deliver the clothes box to the owner of the goods, and agreed to turn back.

"Fish seller, how can this fish be sold?"

Many people watched, and after a while, someone asked for the price.

"It turned out to be the shopkeeper Chen of Huofeng Restaurant!"

"The only restaurant in town, the roast chicken is said to be delicious. It's a pity I can't afford to eat!"

"That's it, a delicious roast chicken costs one or two hundred copper coins!"

“――”

Someone inquired, and the onlookers on both sides automatically gave way.

When Zhang Weidong saw it, there was a fat old man wearing a thick cotton black robe, clean and rich. There is shrewdness in his eyes. There are two guys on the left and right. Many people stared at the fish, but Shopkeeper Chen glanced at Zhang Weidong a few times, a little surprised.

"100 copper coins per catty!" Zhang Weidong glanced at and bid calmly.

Zhao Erbao on the side was stunned, but did not speak. He told Zhang Weidong that it was 50 copper coins a catty, but he didn't expect Zhang Weidong to ask for another 50 copper coins. But this thing belongs to Zhang Weidong, he just came with help, and bought some chestnut rice and salt by the way.

"100 copper coins a catty, what are you robbing the money?!" Shopkeeper Chen didn't speak, and one of the guys who followed immediately shouted, very angry.

Another guy shouted dissatisfiedly: "Yes, it's too expensive, isn't it? A pound of pork is only 25 copper coins!"

"Usually the maximum is only 60 copper coins!"

"It's much more expensive than beef and mutton!"

“――”

Turning a deaf ear to the noise of the people around him, Zhang Weidong glanced at the shopkeeper Chen, and said calmly: "You get what you pay for, can the price be the same as in winter in normal times?" I'm afraid that in a few days, after a heavy snowfall, you won't be able to eat fish all winter, and the price will naturally be high." What's more, I am the only one who can provide such a large amount of fish. It's expensive to buy, it's expensive to sell, it's the same thing!"

When he passed by just now, he noticed that he was the only one who sold fish in the town, and this was a monopoly operation, so naturally he couldn't sell it cheaply. This Huofeng Restaurant is a big buyer, otherwise it would be impossible for this shopkeeper Chen to follow two guys.

The fat on the shopkeeper Chen's face twitched a few times, and he shouted in a posture that I would leave if you don't bargain for the price: "It's expensive, it's too expensive, if you don't buy it in Huofeng Restaurant, you can't sell this fish, 40 copper coins a pound can still be considered, if it can be cheaper, I want it all!"

"Don't sell it! Anyway, the weather is so cold, I'm not afraid of breaking it if I put it away!" Zhang Weidong said lightly.

“――”

"Where are you selling things, I think you're here to make trouble, hmph, see who will buy the things you don't want in Huofeng Restaurant!" But Zhang Weidong had no intention of keeping it at all, and was very calm.

"If you don't give it away, if you can afford to eat, if you can't afford it, please get out of the way-" Zhang Weidong didn't raise his eyelids.

Some of the onlookers were embarrassed and had to disperse. However, there are still a lot of people who ask the price, but when they hear the price, they are hesitant.

"Where's the fish? Get out of the way!"

"Ah, it's the shopkeeper of Daheng Rice Store!"

"Lao Xu, as soon as you opened a rice shop, what kind of excitement did you make?"

"That person is the shopkeeper Li of Yunxiang Buzhuang!"

"Hey, your shopkeeper Li can come to buy fish, can't I sell fish, how much is a catty?"

"100 copper coins a catty!"

"100 copper coins a pound?"

These two shopkeepers listened to the price. All frowned, the price was too high. But look at the river fish in the big back basket, they are all good things, and the soup or something looks much better than beef and mutton.

"It's higher, how much less?"

"No counteroffer!"

"Tsk, you're doing such a hard job!"

Shopkeeper Xu only hesitated. waved his hand: "At the end of the year, eat fresh, come to forty catties, and let it go!"

Forty catties, there are almost a dozen or so fish, try it in a winter, cook soup a few times, that is barely enough. These people who open shops are considered to be wealthy in Huangsha Town. If it is put down, they are reluctant. But now that winter is approaching, and the New Year is coming, it will be a luxury.

Business opens up inadvertently.

When the shopkeeper Li saw that the shopkeeper Xu bought it, he also bought forty catties, at a price of 90 copper coins a catty. Later, when people saw someone buying, they sold more than 200 catties in the blink of an eye, which made the onlookers dumbfounded. Zhao Erbao helped weigh the pounds. The excited forehead was sweating, while Zhang Weidong was settling accounts and collecting money. There was an extra black money bag on his body.

"Bad luck!"

The shopkeeper Chen, who didn't go far, had a bad look, looking at the surging crowd, his price reduction method just now was naturally useless.

"Shopkeeper, what should I do?"

"Buy, buy high, sell high!" said the shopkeeper Chen, gritting his teeth.

The river fish that will enter the winter is a good thing, and the quantity is relatively large, for the restaurant. You can open up a signature dish, but I'm afraid that there will be no folding shops in this village.

"The rest of the Huofeng Restaurant is all for you!" another guy yelled and squeezed into the crowd.

In less than an hour, as many as 600 catties of river fish were swept away and all sold out. The back basket was also given to Huofeng Restaurant.

Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan, who arrived later. Shortness of breath and admiration looked at Zhang Weidong.

And Zhang Weidong couldn't help but smile when he was carrying the money bag. The river fish harvested in one day were all sold at a high price of 90 copper coins a catty, 55 silver coins and more than 800 copper coins!

Zhao Erbao has never seen such a large sum of money, and Zhang Weidong's feeling is actually more excited than carrying a million spars, which is very interesting. This also made the eyes of onlookers burn up.

"Let's go, let's go eat first, I'll have a treat today!" Zhang Weidong glanced around, greeted Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan, and drove the ox cart away.

With such a large sum of money, it is possible to buy mule carts, watch dogs, go back to the village to buy land, hire people to build houses, purchase food, clothing, and so on. And we have to hurry up, it's almost winter, and no one knows when it will snow. And as soon as the snow came, the road was closed.

With money, Zhang Weidong will not be stingy.

On the side of the street, the steaming cauldron of water is boiling, and some people are busy with this and dough, white dough and mixed dough are clearly distinguished, and some people are dough and scooping seeds below. On the tables, chairs and benches on the side, some people sat one after another. It seems that this one is a little cleaner, and Zhang Weidong and the three of them sit down here.

"Man, three bowls of pork noodles, you want white noodles!"

"Three objective wait, come soon!"

Meat dumplings, vegetarian noodles, white noodles, mixed noodles, prices vary. A large bowl of white noodles with meat and noodles is 15 copper coins, which is enough for one person to eat, while a bowl of gray mixed noodles is only 9 copper coins, which is much cheaper.

"Brother Zhang, in fact, you don't have to waste it so much, we still have dry food-" Seeing Zhang Weidong call it food, Zhao Erbao reminded him.

When he set off in the morning, Zhao prepared a nest head and water, and Zhao Tie Dan brought about the same, all for the sake of saving money.

Zhang Weidong waved his hand and said with a smile: "You have helped me a lot, but this meal is not bad, let's eat first and then talk, and then call if it is not enough." After a while, I have to trouble Brother Tie Dan to help me choose a good mule and a carriage, and then I have to ask craftsmen to get up the house, buy land, buy meat and grain, and you have to help Zhang Luo with a bunch of things. ”

"Brother Zhang is going to buy land, craftsmen are easy to find, there are people in the village, and other people also have them, but I don't know what kind of house Brother Zhang wants to build-" Zhao Tiedan asked enthusiastically.

Zhang Weidong said: "I plan to be a neighbor next to Brother Zhao's house, three acres of land is enough, as for the house, earth, stone, fire kang, stone walls, wooden beams, roof tiles, I don't know if I can do it? I plan to build four rooms!"

If he has money, he does not plan to build a thatched house, which is not solid, and it may collapse if it is rainy, or if the snow weighs down, it will be a sin. With such a plan, Zhang Weidong found that he had entered the role of a mortal, but he did not intend to treat himself badly in terms of material conditions.

As soon as he heard that he was a neighbor, Zhao Erbao said happily: "If you buy land, you have to go to Master Zhao's house to buy it, it's not a big problem, as long as you have money, it's just that if you build it like this, it will cost a lot!"

Zhang Weidong said indifferently: "Money is for spending! I will officially entrust you two with this matter, find as many people as you need, and the wages will be opened, anyway, the sooner the better, dare to build it before the snow." By the way, Big Brother Iron Egg has to help build some furniture-"

"No problem—"

After eating and drinking, the two took Zhang Weidong for a big purchase. First I went and bought a mule cart, the mule was sturdy, and the frame carriage was solid. You can sit or pull goods. Later, I went to make a big purchase, and the posture of spending money like water made Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan sweat coldly.

In addition, Zhang Weidong also bought several sets of clothes for himself and the Zhao family from the inside out, and also gave Zhao Tiedan two sets as favors and thanks. In the end, two carts of supplies were filled before they stopped.

"It seems that this money can't help but be spent, and I have to come here, and I haven't bought all the things-" Zhang Weidong sighed.

The two people on the side asked Cang Tian speechlessly, and they all felt pain for him. (To be continued......)