Old Wu sighed, "Little brother, you are unlucky. These days, Butler Cao comes to buy groceries every day, but today I don't know why..."
Chen Xiaobei was even more depressed. Is it possible that in this huge county, no one else knows the goods except Butler Cao? He didn't know how rare a lively pheasant is!
At this moment, three women slowly came from a distance.
Among these three women, the middle one is wearing silk clothes, lake blue silk, which makes her look a bit fairy-like.
The two next to them must be maids, their clothes are made of ordinary fabrics, and their gestures are quite respectful to the woman in the middle.
The three of them chatted and laughed before arriving at Lao Wu's vegetable stall.
Old Wu obviously knew her and greeted her warmly, "Oh, Miss Liu, you will come out to buy groceries in person today."
Miss Liu just smiled lightly and nodded, "Yes, I just have free time today, so I came to the street to have a look."
Chen Xiaobei thought about it. He looked like a wealthy family. Would he be interested in his pheasants?
Thinking of this, he gently pinched the thigh of one of the pheasants.
The pheasant had been flapping after being caught last night, and it had been basking in the sun all morning today. It was already exhausted, so it was very peaceful. The pheasant was frightened by his pinch and started flapping again.
Sure enough, the movement here immediately attracted the attention of the three masters and servants. Miss Liu looked over here, with a hint of joy in her eyes.
"Oh, this pheasant is so beautiful. Look at the tail, it's so colorful."
A long-haired maid next to me came up and said, "Brother, how do you sell this pheasant?"
With yesterday's experience, Chen Xiaobei held out three fingers without hesitation, "Three hundred coins."
Upon hearing the price, the maid stuck out her tongue.
He turned back to Miss Liu and said, "The price is ridiculously high. A pheasant actually costs 300 yuan."
Miss Liu frowned slightly, "It's expensive, but this live pheasant is indeed a rare thing. It's a little bit of my kindness to send it to the Prince's Mansion."
As she spoke, she picked a few dishes, then walked to Chen Xiaobei and squatted down, carefully looking at the five pheasants on the ground.
"I want them all, can you deliver them to my house?"
Yes, why can't we do such a good thing?
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "Miss Liu, tell me where you live? I'll send it to you."
Next to her was the same long-haired maid, who couldn't help but pout, "You actually don't know where our Liu family lives."
The maid's words were full of pride, but Chen Xiaobei was a little confused. Fortunately, at this time, Lao Wu, who was buying vegetables, spoke up.
"Little brother, you really have no discernment. Who in the county doesn't know about the Liu family? I'll take you there later."
Miss Liu nodded, "This will help Brother Wu." After saying that, she left with the two maids.
When he walked away, Chen Xiaobei asked in confusion, "Brother Wu, where does this Miss Liu come from?"
"This Miss Liu's name is Liu Rumei. She belongs to a wealthy family in the capital. She comes to us just to relax."
As he spoke, he pointed to the dishes and the pile of dishes on the stall, "Ah, these are all chosen by her. I will have to deliver the dishes later, so you can just come with me."
Hearing what Lao Wu said, Chen Xiaobei sighed with emotion. At this time, trust between people is so simple.
This old Wu is not worried at all about sending it over. What if he doesn't accept the account?
The Liu family's house in the county town is indeed luxurious. The nearly three-foot-high gate alone is enough to tower over most other houses in Qinggang County.
There were two guards at the gate. Seeing Lao Wu and Chen Xiaobei coming, they stepped forward and asked why.
"You wait." A guard turned around and entered the house. With little effort, two people followed the guard out.
Walking in front was a middle-aged man. This man's clothes were also made of silk, but the quality didn't look that fine.
Behind the man was his servant, carrying a cloth bag in his hand.
As soon as he saw him coming out, Old Wu stepped forward with a smile, "Little Wu Zhong has met Butler Feng."
Chen Xiaobei also quickly stepped forward and saluted Butler Feng.
Butler Feng smiled and nodded, "Did my lady buy these?"
"Yes, yes, my dish costs thirty yuan in total." Old Wu replied respectfully.
Butler Feng waved to the man behind him, who then counted thirty copper coins from the bag and handed it to Old Wu's hand.
Butler Feng then looked at Chen Xiaobei, "What kind of pheasant are you?"
Chen Xiaobei laughed along with him, "I negotiated with Miss Liu for 300 yuan each, so the total of the five is 1,500 yuan."
Upon hearing the price, Butler Feng frowned slightly, but still waved his hand and asked someone to bring the money to Chen Xiaobei.
Fifteen hundred coins, one thousand coins can be exchanged for one tael of silver, and the remaining five hundred coins can only be exchanged for copper plates.
Holding this heavy copper plate and silver, Chen Xiaobei felt that a stone in his heart fell to the ground, and he could settle things with Chen Ermao.
Just as he turned around to leave, Butler Feng said in a deep voice, "This little brother, please stay."
Chen Xiaobei turned his head and looked at Butler Feng, and asked doubtfully, "May I ask the steward if you have any other instructions?"
Butler Feng went straight to the point and said, "Little brother, you caught this pheasant from Qingniu Mountain in the south."
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "Exactly, my home is at the foot of Qingniu Mountain."
"Okay, if there are any other living animals, feel free to bring them to me. I heard that there are wolves in your Qingniu Mountain. If you can bring me a live wolf, at least I can give you a hundred and ten taels of silver.
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When he heard this, Chen Xiaobei was speechless for a while. If you have money, you really know how to play.
If I buy a live wolf, I haven’t lived enough yet.
But the man in front of him was his own God of Wealth, so Chen Xiaowei had to agree with a smile on his face.
"Okay, don't worry, if I catch a live wolf I will definitely bring it to you."
After saying goodbye to Lao Wu, Chen Xiaobei ran to the grocery store and bought a set of pots and pans.
In this day and age, iron pots like iron pots are also very expensive, with a pot costing ten cents.
It takes a strong worker two days of work to buy a pot. I don't know whether I should be happy or happy about such a price?
In addition to this, he also bought another catty of fat meat.
The fat meat is not sold for eating, but for refining oil.
This kind of animal fat is a good thing to replenish your physical strength.
When he arrived at the outside of the village, he walked directly in from the river.
This was to prevent other people in the village from seeing that he had purchased so many possessions.
Otherwise, I would definitely be on the headlines in Hetou Village today.
This time he still cut off a little fat and took it to Dachun's house to pick up Chen Qiaoer.
When the second aunt saw Fatty, she was so happy that she grinned to the back of her head, "Xiaobei, why are you so polite to me?"
"That's right, Second Aunt, then I'll take Qiao'er back."
Chen Qiaoer was so excited when she saw that her home had a new iron pot that she jumped up and down in the yard.
At this moment, Chen Ermao's voice came from the door again, "Brother Xiaobei, I heard that we have added new property."