Li Ping'an agreed without hesitation. Shopkeeper Zhan was so talkative that he could not imagine that buying his jelly was like going to the market to buy vegetables. Besides, people guessed that he would also go to restaurants to sell, so they didn't say no.
No matter what the other party thought, things always went smoothly unexpectedly. Now that he had made this offer, he couldn't say no.
After that, Shopkeeper Zhan called the steward in charge of purchasing in the restaurant - a middle-aged man named Zhao - to introduce him to Li Ping'an. This kind of trivial purchase that didn't even require signing a contract was not worth Shopkeeper Zhan's own hands. Manager Zhao will tell Li Ping'an one day in advance how much jelly is needed every day. When Li Ping'an delivers the jelly, he can just go to the small door in the backyard of the restaurant to find Manager Zhao, and he will get both money and goods.
A bucket of jelly weighs about 20 kilograms. It was agreed to deliver a bucket before midnight tomorrow. Li Ping'an left Juwei Pavilion with Li Yinshan and Zhang Xiaoshan with the 40 cents paid by shopkeeper Zhan for a bucket of jelly.
Li Yinshan, who had been dreaming, was awakened by the fireworks on the street. He looked at the empty barrel in Zhang Xiaoshan's hand and still felt a little incredible.
Li Pingan actually made a deal with Juwei Pavilion?
This bucket of stuff can actually be sold for forty copper coins?
In comparison, Zhang Xiaoshan is much calmer. Two pennies per pound is more than that. Compared with Li Ping'an's previous days in Xiaochen Village, where he directly sold things picked from the mountains, it is less. What's more, in order to make these jelly noodles They also do a lot of work, but the difference is that the jelly can be made for a long time, unlike selling mountain products directly, which is seasonal.
"Uncle Yinshan, don't be surprised. The main reason why it went so smoothly was because Shopkeeper Zhan was easy to talk to. You saw and heard just now that Shopkeeper Zhan basically listened to me and only had some opinions on the price, which means he didn't think about it from the beginning. Reject us. Of course, jelly is a new food in Dao, and it is also very important. If the things we bring out are common things, it will be useless no matter how nice shopkeeper Zhan is. "
Li Ping'an was in a good mood, and his tone was filled with joy when he spoke. Not only because he easily and smoothly won the Juweige shipping channel, but also because he felt that his luck was getting better. It's not that he had bad luck before, but he has better luck than before.
Li Yinshan subconsciously nodded in agreement, feeling happy for Li Pingan, and slapped Li Pingan hard on the shoulder, "With this deal, you don't have to worry anymore."
Li Ping'an bared his teeth, he was happy when he was happy, why did he still take action? Forget it, why did he use force? With such strength and ability, you can use it on that scalper in the village.
Zhang Xiaoshan felt relieved when he saw Li Pingan's expression, and couldn't help but smile on his face. After being noticed by Li Pingan, he glared, grinned, and asked: "What are you going to do next? Are you going back?"
"Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Why don't you take a nice stroll first when you come back?"
If you are new here, you should understand the situation. So next, Li Ping'an started shopping in the county, including grain stores, grocery stores, and cloth shops... Soon he had a rough idea of the prices in Mingxia County. Generally speaking, they were slightly lower than those in Qingfeng County. , not to mention anything else, just a dou of brown rice costs fifty cents in Qingfeng County, while in Mingxia County it costs two cents less, selling for forty-eight cents a dou.
Although floods on both sides of the Jinjiang River have caused many victims to flee, it seems that food prices in Mingxia County have not been affected.
In addition to commodity prices, Li Ping'an also found out a lot of information. For example, the county holds a temple fair during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mingxia County is named after a mountain. There is Mingxia Mountain on the outskirts of the city, and there is a Mingxia Temple on the mountain that is also named after the mountain.
Another example is the damage caused by the previous flood. The news came from a passing trader. Many people in Mingxia County knew about it. It is said that there are no less than 50,000 corpses found so far. Some were drowned in the water, and some were drowned in the water. Some died of starvation, some were beaten to death, and some died of the plague. Among them, the largest number of people died due to the plague. In Fuping County alone, more than 13,000 people died. Basically, it can be said that the entire population of a county was wiped out, but the plague occurred in more than one county.
When they first heard the news, Li Ping'an and Zhang Xiaoshan were a little silent. They were witnesses of this disaster. There were many dead people. Those who died hiding from floods in the mountains, those who fled famine and starved to death on the roadside, those who were beaten to death, and those who died from the fire. Mr. Wang learned about the situation in Fuping County. Although they had not made statistics, they also guessed that many people would die.
But when I learned this number, I was a little shocked.
Li Yinshan was even more shocked. He knew that Li Erlin and his party had fled here in large numbers. He originally thought they were just short of food and drink, but he didn't expect so many people to die!
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It was already sunset when we returned to Zhutao Village. Little Ruyi hadn't seen her elder brother all day, and when she saw him, she ran over to him for a hug.
"Go and ask Cao Ya to come to my house." After Li Ping'an said to Zhang Xiaoshan, he picked up little Ruyi and asked, "Is Ruyi good at home today?"
Little Ruyi said proudly: "Ruyi is so good. She even sent jelly to the fields with eldest sister and Caoya for her parents to eat."
"Really? That's such a good boy!" Li Ping'an smiled and scratched Xiao Ruyi's nose.
Little Ruyi chuckled, twisted in Li Pingan's arms, and then poked her head around to look at Li Pingan.
Could Li Ping'an not know what she was thinking? His sister, who he had raised by himself, said, "You don't have to look for it. My eldest brother went to the city today and didn't buy you any candy."
Xiao Ruyi's bright big eyes lost their luster in an instant. She hadn't eaten caramel for a long time. Moreover, Da Guo lost a game with her before and owed her a lot of candies. He said he would buy them for her when he could go to the city, so today Li Ping'an went to the city, and she had been looking forward to it at home all day.
"Don't be like this, caramel is very expensive. There are a lot of things that need money at home. My eldest brother didn't say I would buy you caramel today, right? When eldest brother earns money, I will buy you some caramel, okay?" Big brother has not forgotten the candy I owe you."
Children of ordinary families don’t think about eating caramel all day long. No matter how cheap caramel is, it is still made from grain. A small piece costs more than ten cents for one or two pieces. Although the family does still have some money, and even has a ten dollar coin. Two silver ingots, but the current situation does not allow him to spend more than ten pence to coax Xiao Ruyi.
It's different now than in Xiaochen Village. When he was in Xiaochen Village, he still had a relatively stable way to make money. Of course he was willing to spend money if he could make money. He himself was also willing to pamper his younger brothers and sisters, so he was able to pamper her.
Ruyi is only a two-year-old child who can't hold her urine or feces in. He doesn't expect her to be very sensible. But what should be explained clearly should be explained clearly to her.
After hearing his explanation, Xiao Ruyi tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded slowly, "Then wait until the big pot earns money before buying candies. Ruyi is not in a hurry."
Li Ping'an just laughed, I guess you know the truth.
