After a while of chirping, the pheasants became a little confused.
This is the same as for people. If parents find that their children are missing, can they not look around for them?
But it was dark, and the pheasants had a poor view. After three or two turns, several pheasants moved under the tree where Chen Xiaobei was hiding.
Now or never.
Chen Xiaobei saw the right moment, aimed at a pair of small bright spots, and jumped down from the big tree.
Something suddenly fell from the tree, and the pheasant under the tree couldn't see clearly, so it was in a daze for a moment.
The pheasants in the distance seemed not to notice yet.
In this flash of lightning, Chen Xiaobei had landed.
Phew.
There was a muffled sound.
Fortunately, two of them were covered under the net.
After a brief silence, the pheasants burst into flames.
Cooing and scattering in all directions.
Chen Xiaobei, with his quick hands and quick eyes, pounced forward again and pushed another pheasant to the ground.
It took him a long time to tie up all three pheasants.
Chen Xiaobei did not dare to stay longer and hurriedly carried the pheasant down the mountain.
Before leaving, he marked it again.
Chen Xiaobei knows that pheasants are very smart, so they will notice that three of their companions are missing.
But it was too dark, and the pheasants couldn't see clearly what was going on, and there were pheasant eggs here, so there was a high possibility that the pheasants would return here tomorrow.
Therefore, good marking is very important.
Chen Xiaobei couldn't hold it in any longer when the sky was dimming with cats in his airy home.
I woke up and drank two pheasant eggs. Then I took three pheasants on the road.
At this time, he had no idea about the price of pheasants, so he simply brought all three of them.
It takes more than 20 miles to go from Hetou Village to the county, and it's a dirt road, a mountain road, and it's all on two legs, so it really takes a while to walk.
We walked until we reached the third pole in the sun.
It's finally here.
Looking at the majestic city gate in the distance, Chen Xiaobei felt a little disappointed. This was similar to what he imagined as a city gate tower in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
I entered the county town and asked around while walking. Finally, I found a vegetable market not far from Ximenli.
Now is the midsummer season. Logically speaking, there should be an abundance of fruits and vegetables, but the market is sparse and there are not many vegetable sellers.
Chen Xiaobei walked around and finally chose a decent-looking vegetable stall, placed three pheasants, and then squatted there, silently watching the uncle selling vegetables next to him.
There weren't many people selling vegetables, but there were quite a few people buying them. Soon, more than half of the uncle's vegetables were sold.
Just when he was envious, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes stood in front of him and said, "Son, do you want to sell this pheasant?"
Chen Xiaobei nodded.
The man laughed and said, "A few cents each."
Chen Xiaobei hesitated for a moment, tentatively stretched out a hand, "Five..."
Before he could finish speaking, the man shook his head and said, "Five hundred coins is too expensive. I can't sell it for three hundred coins. If I sell it, I'll take it all."
Damn, what an unexpected surprise, pheasants are so valuable.
Seeing that he was silent, the man thought that he was too little, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Just add fifty more, that's enough. A live pheasant like you is a rarity. If it's dead, it's not worth a lot of money."
The uncle selling vegetables next to him quickly took over the conversation and said, "Young man, you are a live pheasant. Although it is rare, when you eat it, it only has bones and no meat."
The middle-aged man smiled and looked at the vegetable seller meaningfully, "Well, you are right, Old Wu. This stuff is just for giving away to save face."
Chen Xiaobei could more or less understand the hint from the vegetable seller, that is, sell it quickly. After passing this village, there is no such shop.
Three pheasants, one thousand and fifty copper coins, converted into one tael of silver plus fifty wen.
This was far beyond Chen Xiaobei's expectation.
He was not a stingy person, so he casually took a copper plate and handed it to the vegetable seller, Old Wu, "Uncle Wu, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, this big customer would have run away today."
Old Wu laughed and said, "The most generous person in the county is Steward Cao. When I meet him in the future, he will have a sweet mouth. There is no harm in that."
While Chen Xiaobei was accompanying Lao Wu selling vegetables, he took a rough look at the current price level. One penny can buy two kilograms of rice, and he knew this.
But the price of vegetables is a bit high. The price of cucumbers and eggplants at Lao Wu’s stall is not less than a penny. It seems that these vegetables are really not affordable for ordinary people. It is not difficult to understand why vegetables are sold.
There are less of them.
As for meat, it is even more expensive. It only costs five cents to cut a pound of meat.
In other words, a strong laborer can earn one pound of pork after working for one day. But in this era, the output of pork is too low, and things are rare and expensive.
Chen Xiaobei walked around a lot, bought a few kilograms of rice, a little oil and salt, and then cut half a kilogram of pork. He spent a total of ten copper coins, which already made him feel that this was a generous sum.
The reason why he didn't buy things in a big way was that he also knew the principle of keeping wealth hidden. As shabby as he was, if he suddenly returned with a large bag of things, he might arouse others' suspicion.
On the way back, when he passed by the city gate, Chen Xiaobei reluctantly bought four more meat buns, which cost him four cents. He was heartbroken.
Of course, he was reluctant to eat the meat buns. He wanted to take them back to his sister Qiaoer to eat. As for himself, he ate a large bowl of steamed rice noodles and three bowls of noodle soup next to him, which made his stomach feel full.
On the way home, Chen Xiaobei felt much happier.
What he was happiest about was that he could soon get rid of the trouble of Chen Ermao and start a new life with Chen Qiaoer.
But obviously he was happy too early.
When Chen Xiaobei returned home, he hurried to pick up Chen Qiaoer from his second aunt's house. In order to express his gratitude, Chen Xiaobei cut off about two taels of pork and took it with him.
When the second aunt saw him coming, she beamed with joy, turned around and took out a bundle from the house.
"Xiao Bei, this is sent by someone from the Cui family. That's it."
this.
Chen Xiaobei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was a perfect match.
"Second Aunt, I didn't say I agreed, why did you..."
The second aunt pointed at Chen Qiao'er next to her, "Qiao'er agrees. She is your sister, so she can represent what you mean!"
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Chen Xiaobei was completely speechless. What kind of world is this? On behalf of her parents, her six-year-old sister arranged a marriage for her seventeen-year-old brother.
Chen Qiaoer jumped up and came to her brother, "Brother, brother, sister Hongyu is so beautiful, let her be my sister-in-law."
Chen Xiaobei raised his hand and patted Chen Qiaoer's head, "Let's go, let's talk about it when we go home."
When the brother and sister returned home, Chen Xiaobei took out a few warm meat buns and handed them to Chen Qiaoer's hands.
When she saw it was a meat bun, Chen Qiaoer happily spun around on the ground several times.