Chapter 5 Things are not as difficult as they seem

"Yu Xiucai, I can't see your Sven Wen, you don't have to be coarse and small?"

On a faintly visible path in the forest, Zhao Gui pushed the wheelbarrow while asking Yu Feng who was walking in the middle, Yu Feng's blue and white robes had been changed into a short back, walking in the middle of the team, and others could not see any difference, if there was any difference, it was a little fairer, compared with these men begging for life by the sea, he was like a delicate porcelain doll, and the demeanor of more than a dozen people next to him seemed relaxed, but they were also looking left and right, looking very nervous.

There were four or five wheelbarrows in this group, and the rest were carried with flat poles, whether they were on the carts or on flat poles, all in bulging straw bags.

In the summer of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the area of Denglai was particularly deserted, and Kong Youde made a rebellion in Dengzhou, plundering officials and people, doing all kinds of evil, and even having animal acts of cannibalism where military rations were not enough. Denglai's military garrison has always been relaxed, and the imperial court can only mobilize troops and horses from all over the country to suppress it.

However, this tense situation also has a benefit, there are very few pedestrians walking on the official road, the soldiers are all transferred to quell the rebellion, and there are no patrols, and Yu Feng and a dozen of them walk on the path without worrying about being caught by the soldiers. As for why they are so nervous, it is very simple, what these military children are doing now is to do illegal and illegal activities, trafficking in illicit salt. The only thing to worry about is that the poor men of the Inspection Department have intercepted them with the ruffians they are minions.

Of these dozen people, the surname Zhao accounts for more than half, as Zhao Deng said yesterday, who does not have a few relatives and friends, these people are almost villagers and close relatives who are close to the Zhao family. Zhao Gui, who asked Yu Feng what he said, counted the seniority, Yu Feng still had to call the other party uncle, he was Zhao Zongqi's cousin, however, these relationships, Yu Feng was a mess, and Zhao Gui did not call him Yu Xiucai directly according to his seniority.

There is an old father in Zhao Gui's family, and his health is not very good, and this day is naturally miserable, Zhao Deng and Zhao Lai, two brothers, when they found his house at night, said what they meant, Zhao Gui didn't say a word, and immediately made a decision. As for the others, I heard that a load of salt goods can make a lot of money more than usual, and everyone was warm, some directly took out the flat shoulder to prepare to carry salt, and some went to a few houses in the village with wheelbarrows, and borrowed the wheelbarrow, almost none of them refused, in short, everyone is usually so familiar, they all know each other's details, and Zhao Deng and Zhao Lai, who are timid, will not look for them.

As for Zhao Zongqi, Yu Feng said vaguely, Zhao Zongqi didn't say yes, nor did he say no, he looked like he was overwhelmed, but, seeing him like this, I'm afraid he also acquiesced, this Zhao Zongqi is usually quite popular, since he didn't object, everyone felt a lot more at ease.

As for Yu Feng, everyone originally didn't want him to come with him, but everyone said that after selling the silver, Yu Xiucai's share was indispensable. After all, it is not a good thing for a scholar to be involved in such a thing, no matter what, but at Yu Feng's insistence, everyone agreed. There is such a knowledgeable person, and it seems to be able to speak well, and the courage is not small, these people are also a little bolder, and it is no problem for them to do some hard work, if they deal with people, they will not be able to do anything. This time I went to sell salt, not only to make efforts to pick and push salt, but also to see if I could sell it at a good price when I arrived at the place, it still depends on Yu Feng.

When the sky was bright, more than a dozen people got up early and pushed the cart out with the flat shoulder, and at this time, the scourge of the inspection department should not have come out. When we first walked out of the house, everyone was still a little frightened, and after walking for more than half an hour, we gradually walked into the woods. At this time, everyone became relaxed, Zhaojia Village is near the sea, to Lingshan Town, which is about 30 miles away, in the middle are some low slopes and hills, lush grass and trees, walking in it, it is very hidden, everyone is also put their hearts down, more than 30 miles can earn an extra one or two silver, where to find this kind of good thing.

The mood is relaxed, and this gossip naturally increases, a group of people are joking with each other, talking about trivial things in the village, and whose eldest girl is beautiful, who is interesting to whom, in short, in the topic of men, women are always indispensable. A group of people walked with a smile, but it was also relaxed and comfortable.

While talking and walking, they always didn't feel the time, and soon, Yu Feng and they arrived at Lingshan Town, saying that it was a town, that is, hundreds of families gathered together, speaking of which there were not as many people as Zhaojia Village, but the location of Lingshan Town was very good, and it was the intersection of several nearby health towns and local land routes. What's more, Lingshan Town is also close to a river, and some ships can directly enter the sea, and as long as the ship on the sea is not too big, you can also find a place to dock here, which is much more convenient for transportation. Of course, there is another thing that must be mentioned here, there is a big salt field here, called Lingshan Salt Farm, in fact, if there is no salt field, this Lingshan Town is a place where birds don't.

People from all walks of life who do business gather here, or communicate with each other, or stop halfway, in general, it can be regarded as a small prosperous scene.

The journey was smooth and smooth, but I arrived here without any surprises.

When there were still two miles from this town, Yu Feng and his party walked out of the small road and went on the avenue, at this time there were a lot more people to see, at this time, Yu Feng and they thought about what if they met an official or a salt ding who investigated illegal salt on this avenue, but when they got here, there should be no such thing, this is like you go to the roadside barber shop to do something inappropriate for children, the possibility of being arrested is very great, but if you go to the five-star hotel, there is basically no such possibility, this kind of place, There must be an umbrella.

There were a few people chatting on the side of the road, and when they saw their group pushing the cart, one of them had a bright eye and immediately greeted him.

"A few big brothers are selling salt goods, come to our Fangjia Salt Stack, the price of Fang's Salt Stack is fair, and Tong Su is not bullied!"

"You're a buddy from the Salt Stack? How much do you think you can give for these salt goods? ”

From a group of people who were obviously smugglers of salt, a person with a fair-faced literati temperament came out, Rao is this young man is well-informed, but he was still stunned for a moment.

"Oh, I forgot to show you the goods!" Yu Feng reacted, this product always scored a grade, and it was a price if it was not a good product.

With that, he stepped aside, and the young man came forward, untied a bag of salt, and grabbed a handful of salt to examine it carefully.

"This salt goods, if they are sold to our salt stack, they can be sold for at least one or two cents of silver, and the price of other houses is definitely not as high as our salt stack, which is also the urgency of the goods now, and in normal times, it will only be one or two silver!" The young man said.

There was a commotion among the people around, all of them were overjoyed, one or two cents of silver, which was one cent higher than the price they thought, which meant that they could cut two catties of meat and go back.

Seeing everyone's looks, Yu Feng knew that everyone was moved, but this person who received the goods at the intersection must not be the master, and he knew the lowest price of the other party! ”

"Take us to your salt bar, it's our first time!"

Seeing that the young man was still stunned, he turned his head and glanced at him, "Lead the way ahead, your benefits are indispensable!" ”

Only then did the young man react, and happily led the way in front, these dozen carts of salt down, he could also get dozens of big rewards, if this person was lucky, he could pick up the deal by chatting on the side of the road.

The owner of the salt stack is obviously more welcoming to this kind of salt that is directly boiled on the seashore and sold to them, and I heard that they have walked dozens of miles to rush over, and I feel the need to encourage them to bring more salt next time, so the price is given to one or two and a half cents of silver.

Of course, the people in Zhaojia Village think that this pot-bellied salt merchant is the kind of scholar who looks at Yu Feng's style, and Yu Feng said it one by one, and Yu Feng made the other party stunned, and Yu Feng contributed a lot. They felt that if they went up and talked to each other, they might not even be able to speak, let alone talk about such a high price.

Yu Feng and they brought about two thousand six or seven hundred catties of salt, and regardless of the odds, the salt merchant directly gave forty taels of silver.

This is still the first time Yu Feng has seen silver in this era, and when he saw a pile of scattered silver, he was dazzled for a while, and he was stunned for a while, and after he woke up, he was very ashamed of his behavior, didn't he become a dirt bun who had never seen the market? Looking back at Zhao Gui and Zhao Deng behind him, it is needless to say that Zhao Gui is the oldest, and his eyes are round, it seems that he has never seen so much silver.

Walking out of the salt stack with the silver, everyone sat down directly on the side of the road and began to divide the silver, this is easy to say, each family is almost two hundred catties of salt, even if there is an error, it is not much worse, according to the plan before everyone came, each person can have a two taels of silver in the bag, it is already very remarkable, but, under the auspices of Yu Feng, they can sell for one or two and a half cents of silver, which still makes them unexpected.

As for the remaining few scattered silver, although it seems that everyone has more than everyone has gotten in their hands, everyone unanimously no longer wants it, saying that it is the benefit of distributing to Yu Feng, or saying that the people of that era are simple, in their opinion, without the leadership of the talented uncle of the Zongqi family, they don't want to have such a big harvest. This Yu Xiucai is a scholar, following everyone back and forth for dozens of miles, and taking such a big risk, this money must not be less, although this money seems to be more than everyone's, but it is spread on everyone, it is just a few cents of silver per person, and the price that Yu Feng talked about alone is more than a few cents of silver.

Next is the procurement time, everyone took the silver in their hands, and they were all happily strolling, cutting a piece of pork in the town, making some wine, or tearing a few feet of flower cloth, everyone seemed to be the same as the New Year, for these children of military families who have been poor for many years, the opportunity to be able to be so extravagant is not too much, and it is rare to have a lot of money in your hands today, so it is natural to spend a lot.