Chapter 13: Mosquitoes Wander

What is a market?

A market for regular trading in the village.

Villagers regularly or regularly rush to places with convenient transportation and relatively concentrated crowds to exchange the labor products necessary for daily life, which is called rushing to the market.

"Big baby, is it heavy? Why don't you let Grandpa carry it, and you can carry it again when you're tired?" After walking for a while, Grandpa looked at Ma and immediately carried the little sister who was still half-asleep in a daze, and Ma Li was still carrying a bucket of fish and shrimp in his hand.

Ma Li shook his head and smiled and refused: "It's okay! These things are not heavy, and the little sister won't be able to sleep after a while, so she can walk by herself!"

Imali's current strength is at least a thousand pounds.

Although it can't be said that she walked for half a day with a thousand pounds on her back, her weight of only 30 pounds is really light.

Of course!

Ma Xiaomei is also a 'daughter'!

But this money is not the same thing!

So it's still very light for Mali.

Not heavy!

"Well, it's okay! Big baby, do you know what a market is?" Grandpa smiled, chatting with Ma Li while walking!

"I don't know. Grandpa, tell me about it!" Ma Li carried Ma Xiaomei, who continued to fall asleep, with one hand on his back and a bucket in the other!

Although Ma Li has also heard many times about going to the market, there are almost no actual people who go to the market, at least not in his memory.

When he was a child, he held it in his arms and didn't go to the market, I don't know!

"Hmm! The township holds a market every two, five, and eighth, and there are a lot of people who rush to the market, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is crowded with people, but most of the people go to the market to sell two chickens or buy two buckets of rice, and some of them don't even buy anything, just look around and have a good time!" said some good teachers.

"The road to the township to catch the market is not short!" Ma Li has always felt that the road to the township is not short.

It's not a short journey!

Calculate the time:

Half an hour if it's fast, and one or two hours if it's slow!

It takes an hour or two to come and go, plus a little delay in the township, half a day is over!

"Yes, with Grandpa's previous speed, it must be half an hour smaller!" Grandpa estimated the speed at which he usually went to the township.

"Shall the rest of our village go?" Ma Li had not seen any acquaintances in the village along the way.

I don't know if they went to the market, a large group of young people in the village, children should have a lot of people running to the market!

Yu Zhiyuan, Yu Weize, Yu Weicheng, Yu Wenbo, Da Niu, Ah Long, they should all go!

Even Yu Wenhao, who was a guest at Wenbo's house, should go!

Even the matchmaker and grandmother should go to the market!

How can she be so lively in the market!

You must know that there are many young people in the market, and it is convenient for them to meet each other.

At this time, it should be a good time for the matchmaker to give young people a blind date?

Grandpa shook his head, "It's hard to say, anyway, the bazaar is often open, and many people go there too many times, and most of them don't go if they feel bored!"

"Grandpa, what do you mean by two-five-eight?" Ma Li asked curiously.

Ma Li recalled-

Just now, Grandpa said that 'the township will open a market every two, five, and eight', and I didn't understand what Grandpa meant by 'two, five, eight'.

Grandpa said patiently: "Twenty-five-eight is the second, fifth, eighth, twelfth, and twenty-second days of each month, and there will be a market in the township!"

Ma Li suddenly saw this: "Oh! Fifteen, twenty-five, understood!"

Thirty days a month—

From the first, second, and third ...... XI, XII, XIII ...... 21, 22, 23......

There are always three days of the month that are brought to the 'two, five, and eight'.

"That's what it means! Don't underestimate this fair! This is a big event in our village life. During the fair, you can sell the surplus things you have grown, and at the same time buy some items you need. "Grandpa is quite important to the market.

At the beginning, I was able to pick some medicinal herbs and sell them in the township, thanks to a long-term income I got by going to the township to catch the market when I was young!

"Yes, it's just that I've been walking for too long!" Ma Li said with some grumbling.

If only you didn't have to walk, it's a real hassle to walk for so long every time.

This was the case in this era, and there was no quick means of transportation except horse-drawn carriages.

As for the mountain villages in the mountains, you don't have to think much about the carriage ride!

It's not that I can't afford it, it's that the roads are not good!

Not only are there ups and downs, but there are also many places where even narrow paths pass.

Moreover!

There are not many things that everyone sells, and it can be seen that most of them are "products" of individual families.

For such a "little" business, embark on the road of half an hour.

You have to stand on both sides of the market all day until you run out of goods brought from home, and you can only say that the nearby villages are too poor!

"Alas, the villagers are all bitter! The outside of the mountain is better, although the goods in the mountain can be bought at a large price outside the mountain, but the transportation is not convenient, the mountain road is not easy to walk, it is difficult for horse-drawn carriages to come in, and the number is not very large!" said Grandpa with some emotion.

Ma Li looked at the sky and thought that he could live in the village......

The village market is actually a microcosm of the villages near the mountains, and the output and prices of the villagers' self-sufficient products not only reflect the price level, but also involve the enthusiasm and income of the village.

Whether the market is prosperous or not also reflects whether the villagers are rich or not.

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

When Ma Li was walking on the road, a series of voices came from his head, and he hurriedly asked about the boss's cultivation system, "What's the matter, I haven't done anything, how can I have a prestige point?"

This thing is as weird as the last time I woke up in the morning, and I somehow gained 9 reputation points.

At the beginning, the boss cultivated the system and found that it was actually a lot of fish and shrimp that died in one night.

But now it's on the way!

I carry fish and shrimp in my hand, and every time I shake, the water flow is also considered to be circulating, and there should be a lot of oxygen!

Why are the fish and shrimp dead?

"There are already four dead shrimp in the bucket you are carrying, based on the four dead shrimp you caught, so you get a total of 4 reputation points, and the current reputation is 5/65 (remaining reputation/total reputation). The boss reminded.

"Oh, I see!, but this shrimp is too fragile!"

I thought it was a dead fish!

It turned out to be shrimp after a long time!

Shrimp to good say!

Generally speaking, dead shrimp can be sold, but fish is not very easy to sell!

The boss developed a system and explained: "There is a lack of oxygen in the water, and the water flow is not flowing enough!"

Ma Li looked at the large, pale cyan prawns in the bucket, all of which had whiskers and hooked noses, knotted dorsal arches, and stiff scales on their tails, and were good at jumping.

Originally, it was still alive in the bucket, but it didn't take long for four of them to stop moving!

If you go to the market, all 8 prawns won't all die!

Although Ma Li didn't want the shrimp that he had just caught and had not had time to sell die early, he was still very optimistic and said to the boss in his heart: "Hey! Die or die! Although they can't be sold for a good price, these shrimps can still be exchanged for some prestige!"

Suddenly, the boss system suggested: "If you want to sell fish and shrimp and other aquatic products you caught, it is recommended that you upgrade to a beginner earning skill." ”

"Isn't it a junior businessman's skill?" Ma Li was stunned in his heart, how could it be a junior money-making skill?

Isn't it a junior merchant skill?

There is a big gap between the skills of a junior earner and a junior businessman.

Make hay?

What kind of money is considered to be making money, earning a penny is earning, earning ten pennies is earning!

But businessmen are different!

At the very least, there must be a certain amount of tangible or intangible resources of their own or society as tools to obtain profits and have a certain social responsibility.

Or it refers to a person who carries out business activities in his own name and makes a business out of it.

One of the four people of Shinong, industry and commerce

Merchant is at least one of the four professions!

But what about making money?

Scholars can earn, farmers can earn, craftsmen can earn, merchants can earn!

But businessmen are all professional.

Fortunately, it's not a beginner hawker skill.

If that's the case, it's a big trouble, and you'll be entangled there all day long for a few pennies, and you won't be able to live your life!

The businessmen with a lot of money are the role models of our generation.

The boss cultivation system said: "This! Beginner Merchant Skill, your level and reputation points are not enough, you can only barely upgrade to a junior money-making skill! You need to upgrade and a large number of reputation points!"

Ma Li didn't know what to do for a while: "Well, then how can I upgrade to the primary money-making skill now?"

It seems that this junior merchant's skill seems to be at least an intermediate skill, or even an advanced skill, at least not something that he can get promoted to at the moment.

Now it seems that relying on junior money-making skills is the king.

The boss development system says, "Fame is currently 5/65 (reputation remaining/reputation gained in total), so you'd better earn 5 more reputation points before reaching the Bazaar." It's up to you to figure it out!"

"Do you want me to find some critters on the road and kill them?" said Ma Li after a moment of deep thought.

Ma Li thought about it for a while, and thought that if he got reputation points now, there seemed to be no other way than to kill the fish and shrimp in the bucket for a while.

But if you really kill the fish and shrimp, will anyone still be willing to buy dead fish and shrimp when you go to the market?

I don't think so!

Even Grandpa had to look at Ma Li with strange eyes-

Why is this kid so bloody, killing small animals on the road at a young age?

The boss cultivated the system and said approvingly, "Good idea, this method can be tried!"

"Hey, there are mosquitoes. After walking for a while, Ma Li suddenly saw a dense group of small mosquitoes blocking the path.

It seems that it is up to these mosquitoes to get 5 reputation points!

As long as you can kill 5 mosquitoes, you should be able to gain enough reputation points.

This sound woke Ma Xiaomei up: "Brother, where are there mosquitoes?"

I didn't expect to see the mosquito Ma Li burst out of his mouth excitedly, waking up Ma Xiaomei, who was asleep in a daze!

Ma Li had an idea: "Little sister is awake, there are mosquitoes in front, you come down first, I'll shoot some mosquitoes and feed the fish!"

Ma Li thought about it and put Ma Xiaomei down, anyway, Xiaomei woke up!

The provincial one is holding a bucket in one hand and the little sister on her back with the other, so it is better to put them down and shoot a few mosquitoes to get 5 prestige points.

As for the idea of going to the bazaar, it is a bit difficult to get prestige points.

After all, there aren't so many mosquitoes to shoot at the market.

It's better to get reputation points sooner rather than later.

This is called the completion of the day, the completion of the day, and the completion of the day's work.

That is to say, the things completed today must be qualitatively improved compared with yesterday, and tomorrow's goals must be higher than today's, constantly improving and improving.

It is also very helpful for personal improvement and growth to be able to complete the day's tasks every day.

At the same time, it also reflects a sense of responsibility and execution.

"Do fish eat mosquitoes?" said Ma Xiaomei, half-awake and half-asleep.

"Flies, mosquitoes, and fish like to eat them! Soft-shelled turtles should also like to eat them!" Grandpa said with a smile on the side.

"Okay, I'll catch it too!" Ma Xiaomei suddenly came to her senses and climbed down from Ma Li's back.

"Buzz!"

"Smack!"

"Buzz, buzz!"

"Bang bang!

"Smack!"

"I shot two mosquitoes to death!" Ma Xiaomei said in surprise.

"Yes, okay, you can feed the fish!" Ma Li nodded and smiled.

Ma Li also successfully completed the mission of killing 5 mosquitoes in a while, and gained 5 reputation points.

Suddenly, a crisp voice came from Ma Li's heart-

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

"Ding! Gain one for prestige!"

Ma Li thought silently in his heart, "Hey, I didn't expect that the mosquito was so small that it could actually gain a little prestige!"