Huaixi County is thirty miles away from the village, not far away, and it was just after noon when a group of four people entered the county seat. Wan Niang's eldest brother Yang Zhankui and second brother Yang Zhanmin also followed. There was no way, the old lady of the Yang family heard that the little son-in-law had hit a big fish, so he limped to the beach and took the little son-in-law's hand and was numb. In the end, I could only take these two brothers into the city together.

Mrs. Yang famously asked her two sons to give him a hand, but in Erxi's eyes, they both came to share a few more catties of pork.

Erxi led everyone to a small square in the county seat and said, "Everyone rest here first and eat some dry food." I went to Liu Yuanwai's Dingxiang Building to ask the shopkeeper, I am afraid that such a big catch is not something that a restaurant can eat. ”

Yang Zhanmin hurriedly said: "What should I do if my family can't eat? Is it difficult to pull it back?"

Erxi waved his hand in annoyance: "If you can take a handle, you can take a handle, your pork is indispensable!"

The two brothers blushed a little when they were trained by Erxi like this, so they didn't speak. Li Mu arched his hand towards Erxi and said, "It's troublesome Brother Xizi." Erxi didn't have a good impression of these two guys at all, so he naturally didn't take what Yang Zhanmin said to heart, and waved his hand to signal Li Mu not to worry, people have already gone far away.

In less than two quarters of an hour, Erxi came back with a smile on his face, and said to Li Mu: "The shopkeeper of Dingxianglou plans to leave the whole blue marlin after hearing about it, let's go, let's send it to Dingxianglou." ”

Blue marlin is a good thing, how many years has Huaixi County not seen such a big guy?

The four of them drove the donkey cart to walk in the streets and alleys of Huaixi County, which really attracted a lot of attention, and some sons and brothers followed directly to Dingxiang Building, this blue marlin has not been sent to the back kitchen, and the guests in front of them began to order, and they all wanted to taste this delicacy for the first time.

The shopkeeper of Dingxianglou Liu is an old man about fifty years old, not tall, a little bald, and chubby with a kind face. It is said that his family has been a helper for the owner for generations, and he is highly valued by the owner.

"Well, that's good!" Shopkeeper Liu nodded to Li Mu, "The fish is good, if you catch any fish in the future, you will send it to your uncle, and your uncle will not let you suffer." As he spoke, Shopkeeper Liu nodded to Mr. Ledger, and Mr. Ledger immediately took out three small silver ingots of five taels, as well as a piece of broken silver of two taels and handed them to Li Mu.

This blue marlin actually sold for seventeen taels!

If all this money is exchanged for fine rice, it will be enough for him and Wan Niang to eat for three years.

That's a huge amount of money.

Thinking of the dispute between Yang Zhanmin and Wan Niang yesterday, he wanted to buy some rice and noodles to go back, so he told the bookkeeper to exchange some broken silver, and the bookkeeper readily agreed.

In the afternoon, Li Mu asked Erxi and the Yang brothers to buy pigs, and after making an appointment for half an hour, they went to Fang Market after gathering at the West Gate, and he had a lot of things to buy.

First of all, buy two thicker quilts, it is about to enter winter, and even now it is cool at night. Secondly, I have to buy enough fine rice and bits and pieces of sundries to chew in winter, even if I didn't have the conditions before, I won't be wronged anymore if I have money. Finally, and most crucially, he wanted to buy something fishing, preferably a heavy fishing crossbow.

"Hand-woven fishing nets, one hundred and fifty wen a meter. ”

"High-quality fish sets, all kinds of models are complete, ranging from 80 to 600 yuan......"

"Fishing rods, bait, fishing tackle!"

All kinds of cries and cries were endless, and along the way, Li Mu chose the most deserted shop.

The shop is very large, and there is a row of fishing gear, rods, hooks, and fish guards hanging on the right hand side of the door. On the left-hand side are fishing nets, tied in rows. On the middle shelf were diving tools, daggers, and the heavy fishing crossbow he wanted to buy the most!

"Shopkeeper, how do you sell this fishing crossbow?"

The shopkeeper is a middle-aged uncle with pointed ears and monkey cheeks, but his personality is diametrically opposed to his appearance. He made an introduction very steadily, the two talked for a long time, and the shopkeeper finally said: "My old Zhou has read countless people in his life, young man, you are not simple!"

Li Mu was a little confused by the second monk, and Lao Zhou teased: "The things here are all placed here, I can't run, I want to talk to you about another deal." For example, blue marlin...... Haha, that kind of big guy can't be caught by luck, that's the skill! I saw the blue marlin you hit, you dive down, and then use that improvised javelin through the body of the blue marlin. It's just that...... Hmm, that guy is a beast in the water, how did you bring it to pieces?"

Li Mu supported his forehead, no wonder his family's business was so weak, it turned out that the shopkeeper was a chatter!

He didn't want to talk about it, so he pulled a fish sleeve and asked, "How do you sell this model, I want to buy more." ”

Lao Zhou was stunned, his face was a little unpleasant, "One or two." ”

Li Mu's eyes widened: "People only sell for six hundred wen!"

"No one has a fishing crossbow!" Lao Zhou pouted.

Li Mu opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. Lao Zhou laughed when he saw him deflated, "I won't ask you how you caught the blue marlin, how about we talk about a deal?"

"What kind of business?" Li Mu was very vigilant.

Lao Zhou disagreed with his vigilance, and said: "What I value is not your fishing skills, being able to fight blue marlin in the sea shows that your high internal strength is by no means idle." I'm going to go to Beijing in the spring of next year, and I want you to accompany me. ”

Li Mu's vigilance was even heavier: "I'm not interested." Since the shopkeeper doesn't sell fishing gear, then I won't bother much and leave. ”

Before he walked out of the door, Lao Zhou's voice came: "You can't find a second shop in the entire Fang City that sells fishing crossbows." ”

Li Mu stood still, and Lao Zhou continued: "You can choose the things here, and you can look at what price you feel is appropriate." Of course, it's okay not to give. As for the beginning of spring, whether you accompany me to Beijing for a trip also depends on your mood. ”

"Bang Bang Bang"

Lao Zhou slapped his face three times, and a small guy immediately came out of the back hall, Lao Zhou moved his body and walked towards the back hall, saying as he walked: "People start to spare their lives when they are old, and they are all soldiers when they are a little troubled, so that the young descendants can see the jokes." Ridiculous, ridiculous......"

Li Mu wanted to just walk out of this store, but he was really reluctant to put the fishing crossbows on the shelves, gritted his teeth, and walked back again. The little guy was well-behaved, looking at his nose and nose, and his nose and heart, standing quietly on the side, really as Lao Zhou said, let him choose at will.

The label of the heavy fishing crossbow states that the effective killing distance is 80 meters, which can ensure maximum accuracy. It also comes with a harpoon, one end of which is connected to an unknown fishing line, not thick, but quite strong, exactly like the one equipped on the fishing crossbow.

Just for the price......

Fifty taels!

That's too expensive, right?

Look at the dagger next to it, seven hundred words. Fishing nets, two by two, this is a large fishing net ten meters square.

Li Mu secretly checked the silver in the blanket, except for the seven taels for Erxi to sell pigs, and the remaining broken silver lying quietly in the blanket, a total of ten taels.

"Hey!" sighed, Li Mu asked the little guy to come with pen and ink, brush and write down an IOU of fifty taels, and the term was one year. Then I paid a fraction of two or seven hundred wen. In addition to the heavy fishing crossbow, he chose a dagger of 700 wen and a fishing net of two taels of silver.

After choosing, seeing that the little guy really didn't stop him, Li Mu strode away unceremoniously. He had to hurry up and buy rice, noodles and quilts. I originally thought that it would be a lot to start with seventeen taels of silver, but I didn't expect it to be so unresistant.

After Li Mu left, in the back hall of the fishing tackle shop, Lao Zhou sat quietly on the Taishi chair, and standing next to him was a middle-aged man in an official uniform in addition to the little guy.

"How's the investigation?" asked Lao Zhou, sipping tea.

The man in the official uniform bent down respectfully, and said: "It's a tenant in Xichao Village, his parents died a few years ago, and he was in a coma for a year...... "So and so, so and so The official man reported all the news of Li Mu in detail, and he sent to report that he had urinated on the bed several times when he was young. Of course, if the official man wants to check, Lao Zhou must believe that he can do it.

Lao Zhou listened patiently, nodded and said, "The sky in Beijing is about to change, Your Majesty...... Hey, my heart is too fast. Alright, let's all go down. Recently, the Eight Princes have made a bit of a big noise, so try to avoid its edge. But it's time to recruit talented people, and we need manpower so much right now!"

"Ahh

When he came out of the fishing gear shop, he went directly to the grain store and chose 50 catties of millet, 50 catties of white flour and 100 catties of white rice.

Huaixi County does not produce much grain, so the price is also more expensive. Millet is 20 wen a catty, white flour is 18 wen a catty, and white rice is the most expensive 24 wen a catty. Suddenly spent more than four taels of silver, which made Li Mu's heart twitch fiercely.

The price of this grain still makes people not live!

No wonder there are rebels everywhere, deserving of the fall of the emperor Lao'er, rather than starving to death, it is better to make trouble in the Jinluan Palace, and if you die, you can leave a famous name.

After a few words, Li Mu took the grain and went to buy two thick quilts, and when he arrived at the West City Gate, the three of Erxi were already waiting there. He hurriedly put the things he was carrying on the donkey cart, looked at the pink pig tied up with five flowers, and said, "Brother Xizi, how do you buy a domestic pig?"

Erxi smiled and returned the more than one or two pieces of silver left over from the pig to him, explaining: "The meat of the wild boar is delicious but too thin and has no oil and water. Domestic pigs are different, they are fat and delicious!"

"Hey, hey!" the Yang brothers also rubbed their hands happily.

Just kidding, who can eat pork except for the New Year. Even during the Chinese New Year, I can't eat much. Wealthy people can buy three or five catties of fat and thin to eat, and those who are not rich can buy some fat and oil at most, and put some borrowing flavor when cooking.

Li Mu saw that the three of them couldn't wait and was also a little worried about Wan Niang, so he waved his hand: "Go home!"