Everything is ready but the east wind is needed. Chen Ping is waiting for an opportunity, the opportunity to enter the city.
On this day, Uncle Pan from the village found Chen Duohai and asked him to help pull goods into the city for sale. In the countryside, ox carts were the only means of transportation. The two agreed to set off early the next morning and be paid sixty cents. p>
"Dad, I also want to go to the city and see the world."
Chen Ping said seriously, his big eyes flashing with begging.
In all his life, he has never been to the city once.
Before Chen Duohai could speak, Xiang persuaded him from the side: "Ping'er, your father is busy with business. Don't make trouble. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Be obedient."
The most important thing is that Xiang is worried about Chen Ping's safety. The child is still young and the mountain road is not easy to walk. It takes a day to go to the city and back. Moreover, there are many people in the city, so what if they get separated.
Chen Ping had been looking forward to this day for a long time. If he could make money by selling the medicinal materials, how could he give up? He immediately used the coquettish method to his mother Xiang Shi, grabbing her arm and shaking her.
"Mom, didn't you say that Ping'er has grown up? I promise not to cause trouble to my father, nor to run around. I have heard a saying that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. My son wants to go out and gain experience.
My mother is the best, the best mother in the world!"
It’s hard for Chen Ping, a soul in his twenties, to resort to coquettish tactics.
But this trick worked very well in front of Xiang, and Xiang was really pleased with it. Although she didn’t know where her son heard this sentence, she did think it made some sense.
Xiang scraped Chen Ping's nose with his hand and said with a smile: "I don't know who you are following. Your father is not as good at praising others as you are. You can follow him, but you must be obedient."
Chen Duohai touched his head. As long as Xiang agreed, he had no objection.
Chen Ping cheered happily, "Okay, we can enter the city!"
After dinner, the moon also climbed up the treetops, and the old Chen family's mansion became quiet.
Chen Ping couldn't sleep in bed. He was thinking about how to convert medicinal materials into money after entering the city. It's not appropriate for him to do this business as a child!
And how to spend the money after making money, I want to buy a pearl flower for my mother, and give it to my father... Such random thoughts caused Chen Ping to fall asleep very late. The rooster crowed the next day, and he was too sleepy to get up. Xiang Shi came over and asked him to get up, but there was a lot of nagging, "It was you who clamored to go to the city yesterday, and now you are staying in bed. If your father doesn't wait for you, don't cry."
Chen Ping listened in a daze and tried to open his eyes, but he only opened them a crack.
Seeing this, Xiang had no choice but to help him put on his clothes. After struggling for a long time, Chen Ping finally woke up. He glanced around the room and saw no sign of Chen Duohai, which shocked him.
"Dad is gone?"
"No, he went to your Uncle Pan's house to help load the goods. You wash your face quickly and I'll make some food. You can also take some with you on the way to avoid hunger."
After a while, Chen Duohai loaded up the car and returned home. Xiang Shi also made breakfast. While the two were eating, Xiang Shi baked a few more cakes for the two of them to take with them.
With everything ready, the three of them set foot on the road into the city in the morning light.
The bullock cart was filled with goods. In fact, Chen Duohai and Uncle Pan were walking, so Chen Ping could enjoy the benefits of riding in the cart. The cart was covered with straw, so even if the road was uneven, it would not be too bumpy.
After a long time, Chen Ping looked up and saw that the sun was already high, and asked anxiously: "Dad, when can we arrive in the city?"
Chen Duohai turned back and said with a smile: "We can see the city gate if we walk a few miles further."
Uncle Pan also joked, "This kid comes to the city for the first time, so we two have to keep an eye on him. If we're not careful, he might run away with the candied haws seller."
Chen Ping, "...".
He really treated him like a child, and the three of them talked and laughed along the way to pass the boring time. There were more and more people entering the city on the road, some carrying baskets and some pushing wheelbarrows.
The gradually taller city walls also appeared in front of Chen Ping. Before he was reborn, he had seen photos of the ancient city walls on the Internet, but they were not as shocking as the ones he felt in person. They were really as high as several stories.
And this is just a town. If it were a state city or even a capital city, how spectacular and majestic it would be.
There are soldiers at the gate of the city to maintain order, with bright armor and long swords at their waists. Anyone entering the city must be inspected before entering. If the traders come in and out, they have to pay a certain tax, which is not much but only three cents. p>
Even though Chen Ping had seen high-rise buildings in his previous life, he felt that his eyes were not enough at this moment, and he looked around curiously.
There are many people in the city, there are many shops on both sides of the road, and the pedestrians on the street are dressed much better than in the countryside.
He originally thought that the city was better than the countryside, but when he saw this prosperous scene, he realized that he was short-sighted and sighed in his heart that this was really a peaceful and prosperous age.
Uncle Pan is a hunter. He went to the city to sell all the furs he had saved. Since spring, the temperature has gradually increased, and it is difficult to store the furs. It is conservatively estimated that this car of furs can be sold for ten taels of silver. p>
The three of them set off early enough, but they didn't expect to find that they still had to queue after entering the city and arriving at the store. The hunters in the surrounding villages obviously had the same idea.
Uncle Pan sighed, "There are so many people here, and this evil businessman is going to lower the price again. Anyway, we have to line up here, why don't you take your baby for a stroll in the city?"
This was exactly what Chen Ping wanted. He didn't really come to the city to gain experience, but came with the dream of making money. Even if Uncle Pan didn't tell him, he would still find a reason to send his father away and wanted to bring him to the city.
He, a child, would definitely not be able to use the medicinal materials, and Chen Duohai would have to step in.
Chen Duohai nodded. His son rarely went to the city. It was a waste of time for the three of them to wait here.
"Okay, it won't take long for me to take Ping'er for a casual stroll, and then I'll come looking for you. If you sell it in advance and we haven't come back yet, we can meet at the wonton stall at the gate of the city."
Seeing that the two of them had finished their discussion, Chen Ping took out the private goods from under the straw pile in the car. The dried raspberry leaves did not weigh much, and the bag only weighed two or three pounds.
Chen Duohai walked in front and warned: "Follow me, don't run around, and don't let the kidnappers (human traffickers) kidnap you. Hey, what are you holding in your hand?"
Before coming, Chen Ping had already thought of an excuse and said with a smile: "Raspberry leaf, I heard from Grandpa Wang in the village that this thing is a medicinal material, so I wanted to see if I could come to the city to exchange for some money."
Chen Duohai couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. He didn't take Chen Ping's words seriously, but took the bag from his hand, "I think your kid was deceived by Grandpa Wang this time."
After Chen Ping begged hard, Chen Duohai had no choice but to agree, thinking that it would be okay to go in and ask when passing by the medicine shop. If he didn't succeed, there would be no loss. If he could actually sell it for some money, it would be an extra income.<
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"Then we have to go to the grocery store first. Your mother told us to buy salt and spices before we leave."
Chen Ping nodded, took his father's big hand, and walked into the crowded market.