After leaving the exchange point, it was getting late.
The sky has gradually darkened, and the snow and wind that have just stopped for a short time are gradually picking up.
I think the snowstorm is coming again.
Artai did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly took his daughter and the horse to the garrison area, found an inn and stayed in it.
Ordinary inns in the garrison area are not expensive. The most common single room only costs two cents a night.
Because he had his daughter with him and was afraid of something happening outside, Artest rarely found a double room.
It cost five cents.
However, the advantage of a double room is that the inn can help you take care of the horses for free, and will also provide the horses with the most common pasture.
Artai always cared about horses and specially gave him two cents more forage money so that the inn could feed his two horses with good grass.
In addition to the dinner for the father and daughter, a meat pie as big as a head and a bowl of broth each, the meal cost two cents.
In total, the total cost was less than a dime.
A Huang Yun banknote can still return a Qingyun banknote, and Artest is extremely satisfied with this.
After dinner, it was snowing outside.
Because the market is located in a valley, the snowstorm is not that big compared to the mountains outside the valley, but the temperature has gradually dropped.
Atai and his daughter fell asleep to the sound of the howling snowstorm outside the closed window.
The entire exchange market has also become quiet from the hustle and bustle of the day, with only the whistling of the wind and snow making bursts of noise from the windows.
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The next day, early morning.
Early on, there were people beating gongs and drums outside the street to tell the time.
The guests staying in the inn woke up to the sound of the time, stretched out, opened their windows and looked out onto the street.
When I saw that there was already a slight flow of people on the street outside, everyone started to wash up and get up after coming and going.
Breakfast is provided for free by the inn, which consists of two large meat buns and a bowl of soy milk.
Hailan was quite full, but for Artai, a big-bellied man, this was not enough.
He took out another two minutes ago and asked the inn to serve four more big meat buns. Only then did he burp and sit comfortably, touching his stomach, and sat down to eat.
Hailan, on the other hand, sipped the soy milk in the bowl. This yellow-white substance resembled goat's milk but was as sweet as goat's milk. Hailan liked the taste very much.
While drinking, he smiled happily, his eyes bent into beautiful crescents.
After eating for a while, he saw that his daughter had also finished drinking the soy milk and wiped her mouth with a somewhat worn sleeve. Atai immediately patted his belly and stood up, saying to his daughter: "Let's go, Hailan, it's time to do business." Got it!"
"Okay Abu!"
Hailan replied with a smile, and then the father and daughter walked towards the market together.
The father and daughter were walking on the street. Atai walked forward in a familiar manner, while Hailan looked at everything around him curiously. From time to time, he looked at the various tribal children passing by who were obviously coming with adults. Zhong Chishi showed an envious look, but she didn't say anything.
Artai walked forward minding his own business, looking back at his daughter from time to time in case she didn't keep up. He happened to see this scene. Without saying anything, he looked around and accelerated his pace.
Without using a cup of tea, the father and daughter entered the area where the market was located.
As soon as you come in, it's obviously a different atmosphere from the garrison area.
When walking in the garrison area, although there were many people on the street, no one made too much noise. Although the whole street was not quiet, it was still quiet.
However, when we arrived at the miscellaneous market, the smoke and smoke of the bustling city immediately hit us.
A dense flow of people continued to move forward. Various stalls were laid out around the street. Many merchants from Yunzhou County opened shop on both sides of the street. The stalls in front of the door and the shop behind the stalls were constantly filled with customers. In and out.
There were the sounds of bargaining between customers and the shopkeepers, the quarrels when they were dissatisfied with the price, and the cries of the vendors.
It was obviously the first time for Hailan, who grew up in the grassland, to encounter such a scene. The crowds made her stand at the entrance of the market and she was afraid to move forward.
Artai smiled and took his daughter's hand, leading her into the crowd.
The father and daughter were walking along the street, and from time to time they stopped in front of a certain stall. Atai would speak Song dialect, which was half Tatar dialect, and the stall owner would speak Tatar dialect, half Song dialect. Carry out bargaining, finally confirm the price, buy something and leave.
After the parents came out of the grocery store, they both took a lot of things in big and small bags.
Hailan was even more shocked to find that she had a large bag of food in her hand at some point. These were all bought by Abu just now.
Looking at the food, Hailan hesitated, looked up at Abu and said: "Abu, Hailan doesn't need this food, let's leave some money to buy some cloth for Eji, Eji's clothes have many holes. , they are all sewn together with animal skins.”
Unexpectedly, Artest smiled proudly, took out a roll of blue cotton from the package behind him, and said with a smile:
"Look what this is? Abu's Xiaohu knows that he feels sorry for Eji, and Abu also knows it. Just now, Abu specially bought as much cloth as ten hands open, which is enough for Eji to make new clothes. Not only is it enough for you Oh my god, Abu’s moustache can now wear new clothes!”
Hailan smiled, very happily.
Abu not only thought of Eji, but also of her.
Although she is very sensible, she is still just a child after all, and she wants the care and love of her parents.
And A Tai, the Abu, undoubtedly gave her what she wanted.
"Abu!"
Hailan threw herself into Abu's arms, and Artest laughed heartily.
After a while, Artai patted his daughter's little head to signal her to come out of his arms, and then said:
"Okay, Abu's little Hu is very young. It's getting late. We have to go to the tea market and salt market. We came to the mutual market this time to buy these two things. If it's too late and we don't have time to finish the shopping, we can I have to stay here for another day.
When the time comes, your Eji will be anxious. "
"okay!"
Hailan nodded obediently, then smiled and went to the salt market and tea market with Abu.
Before the sun went down, the parents finally returned to the inn carrying their belongings.
Today was a big purchase. When the father and daughter returned to the inn and took inventory, they realized that they seemed to have bought a lot.
After counting the money in his hand, Artest realized that he had actually spent thirty yuan today.
Among them, salt and tea undoubtedly account for the majority.
The price of a pound of coarse salt is fifty cents, but Atai heard that eating too much coarse salt is not good, so he gritted his teeth and bought fifty pounds of refined salt.
Refined salt costs one hundred cents per catty, which costs two yuan.
I bought twenty yuan of tea bricks, each weighing five kilograms.
It cost two hundred cents per catty, and the tea brick alone cost twenty yuan.
Just these two items cost a total of twenty-two yuan.
2. The rest of the cloth and the like cost a total of eight yuan.
In the blink of an eye, twenty-six sheep were exchanged for sixty-eight dollars and forty-six cents, and only thirty dollars and two-six cents were left.
"This Yunqian is really worthless!"
Artest couldn't help feeling a little emotional, but looking at the things he bought in the room, he felt it was worth it!
The twenty-six sheep before could not be exchanged for so many good things!
Since Tian Khan came, everything has changed for the better!
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Hahaha! Finally chapter 300! Done!
(End of chapter)
