This market in the north of the city specializes in selling vegetables, firewood, charcoal and other items that the people need. Going further in, there are some small vendors selling chickens, ducks and geese. The ones in the innermost part sell large livestock, such as cattle and sheep. If you want to buy horses,
, then you have to go to the horse dealer specifically.
Due to the plague, business in the north of the city is now very bleak. There are not many people on the streets. Some vendors are squatting behind their stalls, looking listless.
Seeing Ye Chuqiu coming over, they immediately cheered up and greeted enthusiastically, "Madam, madam, come here and take a look. The fish we caught this morning are really fresh."
"Look at the tall bamboo shoots grown at home, they are so tender."
There were also some hawkers who were not good at talking and nodded to Ye Chuqiu with a smile, hoping that she would come to their stall.
"What's the price of your fish? What's the price of the bamboo shoots?"
"My fish is cheap, only ten cents a pound. Madam, don't think my price is too high. There is a food shortage in the city, and everything to eat is expensive. When there is no food shortage next year, you can come to me again.
I'll give you five cents per catty, and I, Zhang Xiaoyu, will keep my word."
Ye Chuqiu heard the voice of a young man, and he spoke very quickly. Then he moved his eyes from the fish in the barrel to the face of the fish vendor, and saw that it was indeed a twelve-year-old boy.
The three-year-old boy was wearing shabby linen clothes, his eyes were clear and alert, he looked smart, but he spoke like an old market seller. She immediately laughed, "You are so young, why are you selling fish?"
Okay, where are your parents?"
"My parents died of illness a long time ago, and my sister and I are the only ones left in the family. But don't worry, I'm very good at catching fish. Madam, I can catch whatever fish you want to eat, as long as it's in the river."
The young man seemed very calm when he talked about the death of his parents. I don't know if he said it casually to gain his sympathy, or if he had long accepted this fact and was used to seeing life and death.
Ye Chuqiu noticed that there was a little girl following behind him. She was only about three or four years old. Unlike her brother who was elegant and generous, she looked a little timid. She hid behind the boy and secretly glanced at Ye Chuqiu. Seeing that she was being
I found it and quickly retracted my head.
"Okay, I want them all, but you have to deliver them to my house, okay?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"No problem, Madam, where do you live?" Hearing that Ye Chuqiu was willing to buy his fish, the young man seemed very happy.
"My family lives outside the city, nearly eight miles away from here. Are you afraid?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"Isn't it just eight miles? It's nothing. I'll walk faster. One hour is enough for a round trip." The young man didn't think it was too far. "You just need to tell me the place."
"Wujiagou, do you know how to leave?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"Are you from Wujiagou?" The young man's eyes lit up when he heard Ye Chuqiu's words, "I am also from Wujiagou, why have I never seen you before?"
"I live in Qiuye Mountain, it's normal that you haven't seen me." Ye Chuqiu replied.
"Ah, it turns out you are the rich man who lives in Qiuye Mountain. I went to your house to recruit workers before, but it's a pity that the manager thought I was too young and didn't want me," the young man said.
"You are too young. The work in my family is all heavy and tiring. If you can't do it, it's better to catch fish. Fishing is more suitable for you." Ye Chuqiu said with a smile.
"Don't look at my young age, but I am very good at working. I am not afraid of any heavy or tiring work." Zhang Xiaoyu boasted and asked, "Then I will send you this fish."
Already?"
"Well, you can send it over. This is the deposit. When it arrives, take this token and go to Lin Boyan. He will give you the money." Ye Chuqiu first gave the boy two cents as a deposit, and then took it from his arms.
He took out a hundred-yuan note, tore off a corner from it, and handed it to him.
This is what she signed in from the system before. She signed in a total of 20,000 yuan, all in hundred-yuan bills. Unfortunately, this money cannot be used at the moment, but it is excellent as a token.
Of course, for a small matter like sending something, you don't need to give him a whole piece of money. A dime is enough. If something big happens in the future, you can give them a bigger piece of money as a token.
Ye Chuqiu thought that her token was so good that no one could fake it.
After buying fish with Zhang Xiaoyu, Ye Chuqiu turned around and saw that the hawker selling bamboo shoots had already been waiting nearby. Looking at Ye Chuqiu, he had a flattering smile on his face and said, "Madam, I only want this bamboo shoot."
Five cents per catty, I am the same as him, if you come to buy it next year, I will only charge you two cents."
"Okay, that's all. You follow the young man, I won't give you any tokens." Ye Chuqiu said, and then said to Zhang Xiaoyu who was cleaning up the stall: "You can help him prove it."
"Okay, no problem." Zhang Xiaoyu nodded.
"But I'm not from Wujiagou. My home is far away." The vendor selling bamboo shoots was a bit embarrassed.
"Then we can only..." Before Ye Chuqiu could say anything, the hawker immediately said: "It doesn't matter. It's okay if you stay far away. I'll go with him."
"Oh, I was also thinking that you could give Zhang Xiaoyu some hard work and ask him to take it there for you. Since you are willing to go yourself, that's great." Ye Chuqiu raised his eyebrows and looked at something else.
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She had no shortage of charcoal and firewood, so she couldn't help but feel sorry for herself. As for other food, she purchased a lot of it and had it sent to Qiuye Mountain.
After buying food, she went to the place where poultry and livestock were sold. It was also because of the disaster year. Even though the price of food had stabilized under the order of Qi County Magistrate, the prices of various commodities were still higher than before.
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After all, the cost of transporting grain from other places is much higher. Even if the grain merchants in the city are willing to sell grain at a fair price, they will never be willing to lose money.
The prices of chickens, ducks, goose meat, and babies all increased by half. Ye Chuqiu thought that she would lose as much as she could, and bought everything she saw.
Anyway, the money is just a small amount of money to her now, as long as she can build the villa well.
She bought about a hundred chicks, a hundred ducks, and twelve goslings, and asked them to send them to Qiuye Mountain. Then she went to find a place that sold saplings.
It's not that she doesn't want to buy more goslings, it's actually that the price of geese is much more expensive than that of chickens and ducks. There aren't many people raising geese in Dunchuan, so Ye Chuqiu bought all the goslings on the market.
That's a total of twelve.
There are more people selling saplings in spring, but fewer people selling saplings in autumn. Ye Chuqiu looked around the whole street and didn't see anyone selling fruit saplings. Unfortunately, he was about to leave, but there was a flower seller.
The young woman stopped her and said, "Madam, look at how beautiful my flowers are blooming. Buy a pot and put it in the house. It will be fragrant."
"Well, this flower is pretty good. It doesn't matter if I buy a few pots. But my family lives in Qiuye Mountain. Can you send it to me?" Ye Chuqiu saw that the flower in her hand was blooming brightly and decided to buy it.
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"No problem, I'll give you as much as you want." The woman was overjoyed after hearing this.
"Okay, if that's the case, then I'll take it all."
Ye Chuqiu saw that the flowers here were quite good, so he simply bought them all. Different from the rising food prices, the flowers were very cheap. The woman had dozens of pots of flowers in a cart, and it only cost
For two hundred coins, you can buy them all.
This is much better than digging in the mountains by yourself. Ye Chuqiu was very happy and asked casually, "I want to buy saplings. Do you know where I can buy them?"
"What kind of saplings are you buying? I sell them at home." The flower seller answered.
"Fruit trees and beautiful flowers and trees are all fine," Ye Chuqiu replied.
"My house has all kinds of fruit trees. How about I take you to my house to have a look? My house is very close to the city, only three miles away." It was rare that someone wanted to buy saplings. The woman was afraid that she would not go, so she said quickly.
"Okay, let's go and have a look."
Ye Chuqiu said something, and the woman quickly packed her things, pushed a cart full of flowers, and walked in front to lead the way for Ye Chuqiu.
The cart was filled with flowers and was very heavy. The woman bent her waist and pushed it out with all her strength, but she kept a smile on her face and seemed not tired at all.
After walking out of the city, she was afraid that Ye Chuqiu would regret it, so she quickly twisted the rope with straw, hung the potted flowers in front of her on the handle of the cart, took off her coat, and put it on the empty space of the cart.
Ye Chuqiu said: "Madam, why don't you sit up and I'll push you over so that you don't have to walk."
When she said this, the sweat on her forehead dripped into her eyes, but she still raised her head and smiled at Ye Chuqiu.
"No need, I can walk." Ye Chuqiu moved his eyes away, "Just lead the way."
"Okay, madam, if you are tired, call me at any time and I will push you." Seeing that Ye Chuqiu was unwilling to sit down, the woman just put away her clothes, put the flowers in their place, and continued pushing the cart.