Chapter 187: Buying Grain
The traffic here in the state city is more convenient, and there are merchants who sell some fruits from Ji'an, Kuandian and other places to sell, but there are also many people vying to buy them. The Yunxue siblings came to the fruit vendor and picked pears and hawthorns. The hawthorn is quite big, and the red fruits are all red, and I feel drooling when I see it.
Yun Xue wanted to buy more pears, but was stopped by Yun Zhen, "Sister, this thing is not cheap, just buy less and taste fresh." Let's buy some fruit tree seedlings in the spring next year and plant them in the ground, won't we be able to pick up the fruit in a few years? ”
"It's rare to come back to the state city, it's not too expensive, buy some and give them to Yunting to eat." Pears are a pound, but Yun Xue doesn't think it's too expensive. There are also fruit trees in the village, but they are all sand fruits, plums and the like, and there are few pears, which may be due to the bad climate here.
"These things should not be eaten, just eat once in a while to satisfy your cravings, there is no need for too much." Yun Zhen shook his head.
Yun Xue thought about it for a while, and finally bought six catties of pears and three catties of hawthorn. According to Yun Xue's intentions, she wanted to carry a basket of pears back directly.
Everyone walked around the streets, and when they saw something they liked, they bought some, and after a while, these little guys had a lot of things in their hands. "Eldest sister, I can't buy any more, these are all snacks, and the food is very expensive. Let's send the things back and see what we can do to buy food. Yun Zhen hurriedly persuaded.
So, the group went back to where they lived and put away all the things they had bought today. It was almost noon, and everyone ate something in the inn, and then asked the men about the shops that sold grain in the city, and the current price of grain, and so on, and then drove out with the ox cart.
It was lunch time, and there were not many people buying grain at the rice grain shop. So, the brothers and sisters hurried in and told the men that they were going to buy food.
"A few people, the price of this grain is a bit high this year, let's explain it to a few people first, don't say it's a small pit for you. Nowadays, corn is eight wen a catty, white rice is fourteen wen, and all kinds of miscellaneous grains are not cheap. I don't know which one you want to buy? The young man is quite good at coming to things, and said with a smile.
This year, all parts of the river were choked by Gao Li, especially corn, and the loss was the most serious. The cost of transporting grain from other places is not low, so this year's grain prices are really high. Of course, there are also reasons why merchants from all over the world hoarded and bought grain on a large scale but did not sell it in their hands. Fortunately, it was autumn, and new grain came down from all over the country, and there was still some grain to sell.
Yun Xue went to look at the corn and couldn't help sighing, the corn was obviously not too dry, and it was still very wet. After thinking about it, I am relieved, now that the price of grain is so high, who doesn't want to sell grain quickly to earn more? "In this way, five hundred catties of corn and one hundred catties of white rice." Corn can be ground into bread, but you can't always eat white rice.
When the young man heard that he wanted so much, he immediately became happy, "Okay, wait a minute, I'll go and prepare it for you." With that, he found someone to load the grain and weigh it.
Yun Zhen and Tianfu hurriedly took the sack they brought from home and went to load the grain together.
"Eldest sister, this year's grain price is expensive enough. Now it's like this, so when it starts spring next year, it won't be even more scary? Yunni couldn't help but say.
"Then we can't help it, we have to eat." Yun Xue said helplessly.
When these children in the family are growing up, they often work on weekdays, and they all eat a lot of food. This half-sized child, eating poor old man, is not fake at all. In addition, in this year, the oil and water eaten are also small, and it is even more expensive to eat. The Han family has a total of seven children, and they can eat three or four hundred catties of grain in a month, which is not a small number.
As he was talking, the grain had already been loaded, Yun Zhen and Yun Ting looked at it, and then the guys in the store helped put the grain on the ox cart outside.
Yun Xue handed over the silver to the shopkeeper, and after settling the accounts twice, Yun Xue led Yun Xia out of the shop, and everyone returned to the inn together. Yun Zhen was afraid that the food would be lost if it was put outside, so he and Tianfu carried it all into the house and put it away, so he was relieved.
"Eldest sister, there's nothing to do in the afternoon, so let's not go out, right? Now that I have bought this grain, I can't lose it. Yun Zhen was a little worried.
"Well, you can accompany me to Baicaotang, last time I was sick, thanks to others. Let's buy something to go over, it's a little heart. Tianfu and Yunni stayed at the inn and looked at the food. "Yun Xue wants to go to Baicaotang. It stands to reason that it should have been early, but generally the doctor is in the morning, and the pharmacy will be more leisurely in the afternoon.
Yun Zhen nodded, "It's time to thank the people in the past, no matter whether the shopkeeper Shen was entrusted by the third brother Shen or not, they are always dedicated." ”
So, Yun Xue and Yun Zhen went out to buy some gifts, and then walked towards Baicaotang with their things.
"Miss Han, Little Brother Han, it turns out that it's really you." Before he could reach the front of Baicaotang, he heard a familiar voice.
Yun Xue looked forward, and a young man on the side of the road not far away was waving at them, this guy was the little shunzi in Baicaotang. "It's best not to mention the matter of us coming to buy food for a while, we are not good and always troublesome people." Yun Xue whispered. If the shopkeeper Shen knew that they were going to the city to buy food, maybe they would have to go to the Shen family's shop to get food again.
Although Shen Hongjun took care of his family in many ways, Yun Xue didn't want to rely on him for everything. There are some things that you can obviously do, so there is no need to trouble others. If you don't work hard and only think about the help of others, won't you become a parasite?
The sister and brother walked in front of Junzi, "It turned out to be Brother Junzi, why wasn't he busy in the pharmacy today, but he was on the street?" Yun Zhen asked.
"I just sent medicinal materials to a sick person, and I was about to go back to the pharmacy when I saw Brother Han and Miss Han. How? Is there something going on? As soon as Xiao Shunzi finished speaking, he patted his head, "Oh, look at my mouth, it's really underwhelming, the two of you look good, where can there be anything?" ”
"Last time, my sister was seriously ill, thanks to the help of Shopkeeper Shen and the two doctors, I can be regarded as saving my sister, and today our sister and brother are here to thank Shopkeeper Shen and the two doctors." Yun Zhen arched his hand towards Junzi and said.
"Then please come in, the shopkeeper is here today. In fact, if you want me to say, you don't have to be so polite at all, it is our duty for us doctors to heal and heal diseases. Shunzi hurriedly led the Yunxue sisters and brothers into the Baicao Hall and walked all the way to the back hall.
Shopkeeper Shen was really in the back hall, and when he saw that it was Yun Xue's sister and brother coming, he quickly got up with a smile to greet him. "It seems that Miss Han is recovering well. Junko, go make two cups of tea. ”
"Shopkeeper Shen, today my sisters and brothers came to thank Shopkeeper Shen and the two doctors for their great kindness, if there were no three of them that day, my sister would not know what to be sick about." Yun Zhen put the things he was carrying on the table.
"Ah, this can't be helped, the third prince has told us to take care of the Han family more. But it's far away from here, and it's very busy, so I really can't do my best. Where do you dare to be the thank you of the two? Brother Han is tormented. "Shopkeeper Shen understands the weight of the Han family in Shen Hongjun's heart, where does he dare to hold it up? hurriedly excused himself.
"Anyway, I have to thank Shopkeeper Shen. It's just a little thing, if Shopkeeper Shen doesn't accept it, he won't be able to look down on our sister and brother. Yun Xue said hurriedly.
"Okay, okay, can't you take it down?" Shopkeeper Shen said helplessly. "By the way, Miss Han, is everything okay at home? Is there enough food to eat? This year, Gao Li people made such a fuss, and many farmers ran out of food to eat. If there is not enough food at home, even if the girl speaks, our Shen family also has a rice grain shop in the state city, and the Han family is always indispensable for food. ”
"Shopkeeper Shen, don't worry, the family only lost five acres of corn, and the rest are sorghum millet and other things, which are enough to eat." Yun Xue naturally wouldn't tell the truth, but just replied with a smile.
"Don't hide it, the price of food is high now, and it is difficult to buy it. If there is a shortage of food in the girl's house, she must open her mouth. "Shopkeeper Shen is not good at farming, and when he heard Yun Xue say this, he didn't pay attention to it.
"Naturally, I won't hide it, if there is a need, I have to trouble the shopkeeper Shen. This time it was just the end of the autumn harvest, and our sister and brother were idle, so we brought our families to visit the state city together. The children haven't been out of the house yet, but they just came out to see and see. It just so happened that our sister and brother came to visit the shopkeeper Shen. Yun Xue looked at the sky outside, and then said, "Shopkeeper Shen, it's not too early, several younger brothers and sisters are still in the inn, our sisters and brothers will not be delayed here, farewell." ”
"Why don't you take the girl's younger brothers and sisters, and Shen will set up a banquet in the evening, how about a few banquets?" Shopkeeper Shen hurriedly said.
"Don't dare to bother the shopkeeper Shen, they are all children, they can't sit still, just eat at will at night. Tomorrow morning, we have to go back, and we have to rest early tonight, so we won't bother Shopkeeper Shen. Yun Xue shook her head. After thanking the shopkeeper Shen for his kindness, he came to the front, thanked the two doctors that day, and then left Baicaotang with Yun Zhen.
After returning to the inn, the family simply ate something, and then rested in the house, and no one went out again. Early the next morning, the big guys all got up. "Tianfu, you go out and buy something to eat, let's eat on the way, hurry up and go home, otherwise it's too late to get home."
So, Tianfu went out to buy things, and Yun Xue and Yun Zhen moved all the food to the car. Yunni hugged Yunxia, and after everyone checked it, there was nothing left behind, and then left.