The next day.
Li Changsheng got up early, carried yesterday's wheat fish, and walked along the village road to the nearby market.
On the way, he met Aunt Zhang and Aunt Li from Murakami.
"Hello Aunt Zhang, hello Aunt Li!"
Li Changsheng shouted very politely.
Aunt Zhang and Aunt Li were still a little surprised when they saw Li Changsheng.
"Changsheng, are you recovered from your illness?"
Aunt Zhang asked.
Li Changsheng nodded slightly, "Well, that's it!"
"That's good."
Aunt Zhang and Aunt Li didn't say much, after all, their relationship with Li Changsheng's family was average.
These are troubled times, and life is not easy for everyone. Li Changsheng's family is very poor, and they are afraid that Li Changsheng will ask them to borrow money, so naturally they don't want to talk to Li Changsheng anymore.
Li Changsheng just said hello and continued on his way.
Since he covered the basket with a piece of cloth, the two of them could not see clearly what was in the basket.
"Li Changsheng was seriously ill before, and his family had no money for medical treatment. His sister-in-law asked us to borrow money before. Who dares to borrow money these days? I didn't expect that Li Changsheng survived!"
"It doesn't matter if you survive. Li Changsheng's family's land has been sold long ago. Now that they have no source of income, life will definitely be difficult for his family."
The two chatted quietly, but Li Changsheng had already walked far away, so naturally he could not hear their conversation.
…
Half an hour later.
Li Changsheng vaguely saw some low buildings, connected together, and people were coming in and out one after another.
This is the market in Shili Township. People from more than a dozen villages in Shili Township come here to attend the market.
As long as you have money, you can still buy some basic daily necessities and food.
As for security issues, Shili Township Market has warriors as its backers. Even the bandits nearby have to give some face, but the merchants and vendors here have to pay a part of the fees.
Walking into the market, Li Changsheng looked at the vendors setting up stalls. Most of them were selling wild vegetables, vegetables, living tools, and even crude weapons.
He looked around and saw other fish vendors.
Fish like the wheat ear fish can be sold for ten cents a piece alive, but if the fish is dead and incomplete, it can be sold for two cents a piece at most.
Li Changsheng used a wheat fish to get a voucher for setting up a stall at the vegetable market. If he dared to set up a stall without this voucher, the consequences would be serious.
When he placed these wheat fish on the ground, he began to sell them.
After a while, someone came to ask.
"Two cents a piece."
Li Changsheng directly set the price at two cents, not afraid that no one would buy it. This year was also considered a disaster year. Coupled with the turmoil in various places, there was a serious shortage of food, and fish was a popular commodity, so there was no need to worry about selling it.
Sure enough, it sounded like the man only had two pennies, and the wheat fish looked fresh, so he bought three of them.
It didn't take long for all the dozen wheat fish he brought to be sold, and he got more than 20 coins.
After having money in hand, Li Changsheng went to the grocery store in the market. There were not many things in the store. Compared with the grocery store in his previous life, it was not worth mentioning.
"Is there any rice?"
Li Changsheng asked.
The boss was an old man in his fifties with a somewhat hunched back. He raised his head and looked at Li Changsheng and whispered: "There is rice. Polished rice costs ten cents per catty, and brown rice costs three cents per catty. Which one do you want?"
"Bring me three pounds of brown rice!"
It’s not that Li Changsheng can’t afford polished rice, but he knows very well that polished rice only tastes good, but its nutritional value is not as good as brown rice!
In his previous life, the price of brown rice was higher than that of polished rice!
The boss quickly weighed three kilograms of brown rice, put it in a small cloth bag, and handed it to Li Changsheng.
Li Changsheng also took out nine coins and handed them to the boss.
After that, he went to the salt shop in the market and bought a small piece of khaki coarse salt for five cents.
"This is a small amount of coarse salt, and there are many impurities, but it costs five cents!"
Li Changsheng was also helpless, but he had no choice. In the Daqi Dynasty, the coarse salt business was controlled by the government and salt merchants from all over the country.
Even though the government is now unable to control the people below, the salt merchants in various places still control the salt shops in various places. Their power is no less than that of the official government, and no one dares to provoke them.
At this time, Li Changsheng only had two pennies left on him, so he went back to the village directly.
Not long after, Li Changsheng returned home.
When he took out three kilograms of brown rice and a small piece of salt, his sister-in-law Chen Yuelian showed joy.
With these brown rice, two people can eat for many days without eating.
"Sister-in-law, the weather is nice today. I'll take you to the creek to spear fish!"
Li Changsheng suggested.
Chen Yuelian hesitated for a moment, but agreed.
The two of them soon arrived at the creek. This time Li Changsheng changed his position and took a preliminary glance. There were still some wheat fish here.
He asked Chen Yuelian to stay on the shore, and he went into the water alone, and then cautiously approached the wheat fish.
puff!
Li Changsheng held a spear and accurately hit a wheat fish and picked it up.
Seeing this scene, Chen Yuelian covered her mouth in shock.
"Uncle is so awesome!"
She didn't expect Li Changsheng to catch a wheat fish so easily. This spearfishing level is the best she has ever seen!
soon.
Li Changsheng showed an astonishing proficiency in spearing fish, hitting almost every time, and the experience value of spearing fish skills was also constantly increasing.
When there were no fish in this creek, Li Changsheng walked up from the creek.
"Twenty-one fish in total!"
Chen Yuelian counted them and said with great surprise.
"Sister-in-law, you should now believe my ability to spear fish. Let's send these fish home first, and then I will spear fish."
Li Changsheng suggested.
"Um!"
Chen Yuelian nodded slightly.
After returning home, Li Changsheng asked Chen Yuelian to stay at home peacefully while he continued to spear fish.
At almost noon, Li Changsheng returned with more than sixty fish, including a big black fish.
Chen Yuelian's eyes lit up when she saw this big black fish.
If this big black fish were sold, someone would definitely buy it for a hundred coins.
"Uncle, let's sell this big black fish?"
Chen Yuelian suggested.
Li Changsheng shook his head, "If you don't sell it, we will eat it ourselves. And even if we only sell these small fish, it is enough for us to live. If we sell them, it will easily cause some trouble."
Chen Yuelian thought it made sense, so she followed Li Changsheng's suggestion.
After that, Chen Yuelian dealt with the big black fish, while Li Changsheng took out the small piece of coarse salt.
This kind of coarse salt has too many impurities. If taken for a long time, it is very bad for the body. Many people in the world have a short life span, which is also related to it.
But if you don't eat salt, it will be even worse.
“This coarse salt needs to be purified!”
Li Changsheng thought to himself.
Purifying coarse salt is not that easy. Under current conditions, it is almost impossible to purify it into perfectly pure fine salt.
However, it should be possible to purify it a little and reduce impurities.
So, he cut the small piece of coarse salt into several pieces and took out a smaller piece for experiment.
Dissolve, filter, evaporate...
As for the filtering step, you can do it with that kind of gauze.
"Uncle, what are you doing?"
Chen Yuelian came over curiously and asked.
"I'm purifying coarse salt." Li Changsheng said simply.
Purified kosher salt?
Chen Yuelian was very surprised. She knew that salt was divided into coarse salt and refined salt, but coarse salt was just coarse salt. How could it be purified?
However, she did not interfere with Li Changsheng.
After Li Changsheng initially purified this salt, he developed the skill of making salt.
[Salt making experience value +1]
"Salt making is also a skill. If I improve this skill to the level of Xiaocheng or Dacheng, maybe I can master the method of purifying real refined salt!" Li Changsheng was extremely excited.
After lunch.
Li Changsheng continued to study salt production. Chen Yuelian saw that Li Changsheng seemed to have really produced relatively pure salt, so she did not stop him.
In a flash, the time came to night.
now.
Li Changsheng has already improved his salt-making skills to a small level.
boom! ! !
Many insights into salt production came to his mind, allowing him to master a lot of knowledge about salt production and more methods to purify fine salt.
