A cock crow woke up Dahe Village.
As soon as the genius dawned, Cheng Wanwan sat up from the bed.
As soon as she got up, the other three boys lying on the same bed also opened their eyes at the same time.
Zhao Sidan said in a daze: "Mom, I want to go to town too."
Zhao Sanniu also spoke: "Mom, I am strong, let me go with you!"
Of these four children, except for the eldest who has been to the town a few times to sell firewood in exchange for salt, the other three have never been to the town. They all look like they have never seen the world.
Cheng Wanwan said with determination: "I only prepared one hundred and thirty bowls of ice powder today. It's enough for two people, but I may have to buy something back and I need someone to help me get it. Dashan, Sanniu will go with me."
Zhao Ergou's eyes widened: "Mom, shouldn't I go with eldest brother?"
Ranked in order, it should be him anyway, right?
He glared at Zhao Sanniu angrily.
Zhao Sanniu smiled and said: "Because I am strong, hehehe."
Cheng Wanwan smiled and nodded: "San Niu is stronger, so let him carry the food and other things to him."
In fact, Sanniu is an honest and honest child, not as clever as the second child. She fished in troubled waters and took something from the space as a purchase. There is a high probability that the boss and the third child will not find out.
Zhao Sanniu didn't even know that he was selected because of his IQ, so he got up happily and went to wash his face.
Zhao Da's bullock cart was parked at the entrance of the village. It was empty, with no one around. Think about it, every household is short of food these days. Wouldn't it be nice to spend a penny to buy some food? Why would you use it to ride in an bullock cart? It only took an hour to walk there. I started walking before dawn and could reach the town before the sun came up. I could save two cents every time, which was enough to buy a big steamed bun.
The three mother and son got into the car with two loads and four buckets, one bucket of ice powder, two buckets of water, used to wash the tableware, and the last bucket was used to hold the tableware.
The bowls at home are all broken and not suitable for customers. The first thing I do when I get to town is to buy bowls and spoons. I buy ten sets first. If there are not enough, it is a good thing, which shows that the market potential is huge.
While driving the bullock cart, Zhao Da asked casually: "What are you doing, Dashan Niang?"
Cheng Wanwan said: "I'll try to make some food and take it to the town to see if I can sell it."
She wants to make money openly, build a house openly, and live comfortably in this era.
She never thought of hiding the business from the villagers.
Of course, she wouldn't be stupid enough to reveal how much money she made.
Zhao Da did not ask in detail. People in the village often bring things to sell in the town. Eggs and dried firewood are the most common ones. Some women are clever and can embroider handkerchiefs, and some people make mung bean cakes. In short, they are all small businesses to make a living. Every family has its own way of living.
The bullock cart drove smoothly towards Ping'an Town.
Not far away, something suddenly flew down from the tree on the side of the road and landed on Cheng Wanwan's arm.
The last time I rode in an ox cart, there was this thing. They were locusts.
Zhao Sanniu pinched the locust and squeezed it to death. His hands were stained with the juice from the locust's body and he just wiped it on his trouser legs.
Cheng Wanwan had one head and two heads. They were about to sell food, but it turned out that this kid was still so unhygienic that if customers saw him, he wouldn't even be able to sell a bowl of ice powder.
She quickly used a gourd and ladle to get some water and said, "Sanniu, wash your hands."
Zhao Sanniu's dark face turned red: "Mom, I won't do it again next time...what the hell!"
A locust hit his face, and he slapped it down with a dirty look on his face.
Cheng Wanwan’s eyebrows jumped.
Zhao Sanniu quickly admitted his mistake: "Mom, I was wrong..."
He quickly got water to wash his hands and face, fearing that he would be kicked out of the car.
Cheng Wanwan looked up at the sky. There were many locusts flying over the sky, not too many, but not too few either.
Zhao Da frowned: "This thing came here once last year. If it comes again this year, Dahe Village, no, the entire Ping'an Town will be completely destroyed..."
"Uncle Da, no!" Zhao Dashan shook his head vigorously, "Grandpa Li Zheng said that the locusts will not come back after they have flown away. The few remaining ones may have been those that did not have time to fly away last year, so it is not difficult to deal with them."
Zhao Da didn't say anything and drove in silence.
Cheng Wanwan didn't say anything. She counted the locusts flying in the sky. After a random count, there were close to a hundred.
If the locusts really come, the rice that can finally make heads and grow grains will be cheaper than the locusts.
She vaguely remembered that when she was watching the news in her last life, there was a locust-sweeping duck army on the hot search. Thousands of chickens and ducks entered the rice fields and ate up all the locusts flying in the sky.
We only have three chickens at home, which is not enough. Even if we could start raising chicks right away, it would still be too late. It would be great if there were chicks for sale in the town.
Along the way, Cheng Wanwan thought a lot, and the ox cart soon arrived at Ping'an Town.
The sun was just rising above the horizon, and it was time to go to the market in the morning. People were coming and going on the streets, and there were various stalls on the roadside.
"Selling steamed buns, selling steamed buns, a big meat bun costs four cents!"
"They sell candied haws on a stick, sweet and delicious candied haws on a stick!"
"You're selling eggs, they're cheap!"
The streets were filled with shouts and stalls were occupied.
Dahe Village is too far away from Ping'an Town, so I came so early and couldn't even occupy a stall.
Cheng Wanwan found an open space at the end of the street, put down four buckets of belongings, and said: "Sanniu, you stay here to keep things, Dashan, you go to the restaurant over there and borrow two tables for two cents." One piece, don’t borrow more than two cents, I’ll go to the grocery store to buy tableware.”
The three soldiers, mother and son, were divided into three groups to work on their own.
Cheng Wanwan walked into the only grocery store in the town. The store was quite complete. There were some antique porcelain bowls, which looked very good. She asked: "Shopkeeper, how much does one cost?"
The shopkeeper glanced at the patched clothes she was wearing and said calmly: "Thirty-five cents."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
This is too expensive. If you buy ten bowls and spoons, it will cost half a tael, which will increase the cost invisibly.
She settled for the next best thing: "Is there anything cheaper?"
The shopkeeper looked impatient: "The cheapest one in the row here is a penny each, pick whatever you want."
Cheng Wanwan looked down and saw that the tableware placed underneath were all defective. They were either cracked or had ugly colors. They were only slightly better than the broken bowls at home.
She shook her head, turned and walked out of the store.
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes behind her. How could he have the confidence to wear such shabby clothes and despise a penny bowl...
Cheng Wanwan is confident.
She went around the alley and opened the mall. There were all kinds of tableware on the frivolous panel, which was very beautiful.
She chose a set of medium-sized white porcelain bowls with pink plum blossoms reflected on the surface. Each bowl cost two cents, a total of twenty cents. When paired with ten spoons, the total was only thirty cents.
She walked to the stall carrying ten bowls and saw Zhao Dashan and Zhao Sanniu carrying two tables down.
Cheng Wanwan was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the clumsy-tongued Zhao Dashan actually successfully borrowed the table and chairs. This was a good sign!
