Walking the mountain road to catch the market, there is no need to say that the hardships along the way are not too much.

The people in the village were full of curiosity about Gu Lan's family affairs, kept inquiring, and then scolded Mrs. Gu's family.

Gu Lan was silent, knowing in her heart that this was all the gossip nature in people's bones, if she really felt sorry for them, even if she tried to persuade Mrs. Gu, it would be better than saying these sympathetic words in front of her.

She is now full of money, and she doesn't want to get involved in these at all.

As soon as they arrived at the market, they made an appointment with the place and time to go home, and then dispersed.

Gu Lan didn't rush to set up a stall to sell fish, but went to the market first.

The market is within the scope of Xinghua Village, where the terrain is relatively flat and there is a lot of land reclaimed, Gu Lan saw a lot of people with green bricks and green tiles, and it seems that there are many rich people.

The serious trading market is only three or four streets away, and most of them come from other villages to sell their produce, and some hunters are selling their game.

You buy and I sell, it's not lively.

Naturally, there are also fish sellers, but they sell live fish, six cents a piece, which is not as big as the fish brought by Gu Lan.

Gu Lan thought for a moment, then spread weeds near the fishmonger and arranged the fish in the basket neatly.

shouted: "The clear water fish caught by yourself, the mountain road is not easy to walk, not long after I died, it is fresh, it was originally six cents a piece, now it only costs four cents, and ten cents is three!" ”

Her voice was clear, and her shouting spread far and wide, attracting the attention of many people.

Some of the people who happened to be selling fish heard the shouting, and immediately straightened up and walked over.

Squatting down and looking at the fish sold by Gu Lan, it was indeed quite fresh.

But the price is unbelievable.

"As long as four cents for one, ten cents for three?"

Isn't that fish only three pennies a piece? Even if it's dead fish, it's meat!

Gu Landui said with a smile: "Auntie, you heard it right, it's three cents for ten cents, I came back to sell fish for the first time, I have no experience, my home is in Xiaolongkan, the fish have died all the way, they are all honest people, and I am embarrassed to charge you more!" ”

She reported herself to the door, a half-grown girl, looking clean, smiling, enthusiastic and talking, and her face was a little convincing.

The middle-aged woman didn't squirm, and immediately took out the money, "Then you give me three, don't cheat me, if it's not delicious, I'll see you next time, I have to find you something!" ”

She is a native of Xinghua Village, and these people from other villages come to their village to do business, and if anyone has anything bad, it will soon reach everyone's ears.

Gu Lan didn't care at all, nodded and said, "Auntie, you can rest assured, if it's not delicious, you don't need money to buy things at my stall next time!" ”

She strung the fish with a straw rope and handed it to the woman.

As soon as the man left, another woman came over and asked for three fish.

Gu Lan brought ten fish, and the stall was sold out before it was hot.

The last person paid 12 cents and bought the fish directly.

Ten fish, thirty-two cents.

The fishmonger's business next door has never been so good, the fish seller is a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard, with a fishy smell, he snorted coldly, sat cross-legged, and looked at Gu Lan's eyes a little unkindly.

Which yellow-haired girl came from the house to rob him of business at his door?

Gu Lan packed up her things, didn't leave immediately, turned to the fishmonger's side, and said with a smile: "Uncle, my name is Gu Lan, the girl of the Gu family in Xiaolongkan, I came to set up a stall for the first time today, and I borrowed your face to make a few small businesses, this is to thank you for your ......"

As Gu Lan spoke, she took out five of the copper coins she had just received and sent them to the fishmonger.

There was money to send to the door, and when he heard Gu Lan's words again, the fishmonger's expression softened a lot.

He took the money, and said angrily: "It turned out to be Xiaolongkan's girl, forget it, this time you will be ignorant and not familiar with you, my surname is Li, you can just call me uncle." ”

"Hey, okay, Uncle Li!" Gu Lan hit the snake with the stick, and called him affectionately, she was a newcomer, there were too many things she didn't understand, in case she offended anyone and caused trouble, there was no one behind her to rely on, only her younger brothers and sisters were waiting to rely on her.

Gu Lan could only be cautious and think twice about every step she took.

As the saying goes, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, Gu Lan has such a good attitude, Li Fishmonger is just an ordinary person, where do you have too many bad intentions.

He was also a little embarrassed and said: "Since you call me uncle, I will accept your affection, if you come to sell fish again in the future, I will leave you a stall next to you, how about it?" ”

Gu Lan was overjoyed: "That's great, Uncle Li, you are really a good person, don't worry, I won't grab business with Uncle Li, I'm not afraid of Uncle Li's jokes, my father and mother passed away half a year ago, and now I'm alone with three younger siblings, it's really difficult, so I want to get some fish to sell for money." ”

Gu Lan lowered her eyebrows and said these things lightly, just listening to it made people feel pitiful about her.

Sure enough, Li Fishmonger looked sympathetic: "No wonder, you girl is really not easy." ”

Looking down at the five copper coins in his hand, why is it so hot.

He gritted his teeth, "Come, girl, this money will be returned to you, uncle can't ask for it, you can set up a stall here in the future!" ”

Li fishmonger is not from Xinghua Village, but his wife is in the next village, not far away, there is a big river near the village, and the villagers will catch fish and sell it in the market on weekdays.

Although life is not easy, compared to Gu Lan, it is really much happier.

Gu Lan was moved, but resolutely refused to take back the money.

The two of them pushed and talked for a long time, and the Li fishmonger confessed, and his attitude towards Gu Lan became more and more intimate.

"Gu girl, don't worry, as long as I am here, your fish will not be sold!"

Gu Lan smiled and flattered: "I'm so lucky, as soon as I go out, I met a good person like Uncle Li." ”

"By the way, Uncle Li, I came to the market today, and I want to buy some bricks to go back, how can I sell bricks here?"

This is also one of the reasons why Gu Lan has a good relationship with him, it is better to ask someone than to break his leg and talk hard.

Li fishmonger thought for a while, and quickly answered: "If you want to buy bricks, then you have to find a special kiln, there is a kiln in Xinghua Village, which specializes in burning green bricks and selling them to rich people, and a brick costs six yuan, girl, can you afford it?" ”

What? How much?

The smile on Gu Lan's face disappeared.

The most expensive fish is only six yuan, and a brick costs six yuan?

With all her net worth combined, she can only buy a dozen green bricks, which is far from enough to build a stove.

Not to mention building a house.

The matter of buying bricks was shattered.

Gu Lan said goodbye to the kind-hearted Li fishmonger, took more than 100 yuan on her body, carefully observed the business around her, and calculated the prices in this world in her heart.

A pound of brown rice costs six cents, a pound of salt costs four cents, a pound of pork costs eight cents of silver, and a duck costs thirty cents......

All of her money was converted into brown rice, which was at most enough for the family to live without hunger for a month.

What's more, several children are growing up, and it is impossible to just fill their stomachs.