After a while of chirping, the pheasants became a little confused.
This is the same as for people. If parents find that their children are missing, can they not look around for them?
But it was dark, and the pheasants had a poor view. After three or two turns, several pheasants moved under the tree where Chen Xiaobei was hiding.
Now or never.
Chen Xiaobei saw the right moment, aimed at a pair of small bright spots, and jumped down from the big tree.
Something suddenly fell from the tree, and the pheasant under the tree couldn't see clearly, so it was in a daze for a moment.
The pheasants in the distance seemed not to notice yet.
In this flash of lightning, Chen Xiaobei had landed.
Phew.
There was a muffled sound.
Fortunately, two of them were covered under the net.
After a brief silence, the pheasants burst into flames.
Cooing, scattered in all directions.
With quick hands and eyes, Chen Xiaobei pounced forward again and pushed another pheasant to the ground.
It took him a long time to tie up all three pheasants.
Chen Xiaobei did not dare to stay longer and hurriedly carried the pheasant down the mountain.
Before leaving, he marked it again.
Chen Xiaobei knows that pheasants are very smart, so they will notice that three of their companions are missing.
But it was too dark, and the pheasants couldn't see clearly what was going on, and there were pheasant eggs here, so there was a high possibility that the pheasants would return here tomorrow.
So, marking it well is crucial.
In his drafty home, Chen Xiaobei couldn't hold it in any longer.
I woke up and drank two wild eggs. Then we set out on the road with three pheasants.
At this time, he had no idea about the price of pheasants, so he simply brought all three.
It takes more than 20 miles to go from Hetou Village to the county, and it is a dirt road and a mountain road, all on two legs, so it really takes a while to walk.
Went all the way to Rishang Sangan.
It’s finally here.
Looking at the majestic city gate in the distance, Chen Xiaobei felt a little disappointed. This was similar to what he imagined from the city gate towers in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Entering the county town, I asked around while walking, and finally found a vegetable market not far from Ximenli.
Now is the midsummer season. Logically speaking, there should be an abundance of fruits and vegetables, but the market is sparse and there are not many vegetable sellers.
Chen Xiaobei walked around and finally chose a decent-looking vegetable stall, placed three pheasants, and then squatted there, silently watching the uncle next to him selling vegetables.
There weren't many people selling vegetables, but there were quite a few people buying them. Soon, more than half of the uncle's vegetables were sold.
Just when he was envious, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes stood in front of him and said, "Little brother, do you want to sell this pheasant?"
Chen Xiaobei nodded.
The man laughed and asked, "What's the price?"
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Chen Xiaobei hesitated for a moment and tentatively stretched out a hand, "Five..."
Before he could finish speaking, the man shook his head and said, "Five hundred coins is too expensive. I can't sell it for three hundred coins. If I sell it, I'll take it all."
Damn, what an unexpected surprise, pheasants are so valuable.
Seeing that he was silent, the man thought that he was too little, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Just add another fifty, that's all. You, a live pheasant, are a rarity. If they were dead, they wouldn't be worth a lot of money."
The uncle selling vegetables next to him quickly took over the conversation, "Young man, you are a live pheasant. Although it is rare, when you eat it, it only has bones and no meat."
The middle-aged man smiled and looked at the vegetable seller meaningfully, "Well, Old Wu, you are right. This stuff is just for giving away to save face."
Chen Xiaobei could more or less understand the hint of the vegetable seller, that is, sell it quickly. After passing this village, there is no such shop.
Three pheasants, one thousand and fifty copper coins, converted into one tael of silver plus fifty wen.
This was beyond Chen Xiaobei's expectation.
He was not a stingy person, so he casually took two coins and handed them to the vegetable seller, Old Wu, "Uncle Wu, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, this big customer would have run away today."
Old Wu laughed and said, "The most generous person in the county is Steward Cao. When I meet him in the future, he will have a sweet mouth. There is no harm in that."
While Chen Xiaobei accompanied Lao Wu to sell vegetables, he got a rough idea of the current price level. One penny can buy two kilograms of rice, he knows this.
But the price of vegetables is a bit high. The price of cucumbers and eggplants at Lao Wu's stall is not less than a penny. It seems that this vegetable is really not affordable for ordinary people. It is not difficult to understand why there are fewer vegetable sellers.
As for the meat. That's more expensive. It costs five cents to cut a pound of meat.
In other words, a strong laborer can earn one pound of pork after working for one day. But in this era, pork production is too low, and things are rare and expensive.
Chen Xiaobei walked around a lot, bought a few kilograms of rice, a little oil and salt, and then cut half a kilogram of pork. He spent a total of ten copper coins, which already made him feel that this was a generous expense.
The reason why he didn't buy things in a big way was that he also knew the principle of keeping wealth hidden. As shabby as he was, if he suddenly returned with a large bag of things, he might arouse others' suspicion.
On the way back, when he passed by the city gate, Chen Xiaobei was so cruel that he bought four more meat buns, which cost him four cents. He was heartbroken.
Of course, he was reluctant to eat the meat buns. He wanted to take them back to his sister Qiaoer.
As for himself, he ate a large bowl of soybean noodles and three bowls of noodle soup next to him, which made him feel full.
On the way home, Chen Xiaobei felt much happier.
What he was most happy about was that he could soon get rid of the trouble of Chen Ermao and start a new life with Chen Qiaoer.
But obviously, he was happy too early.
When Chen Xiaobei returned home, he quickly went to his second aunt's house to pick up Chen Qiaoer. In order to express his gratitude, Chen Xiaobei cut off about two taels of pork and took it with him.
When the second aunt saw him coming, she smiled happily, turned around and took out a bundle from the house.
"Xiao Bei, this is sent by someone from the Cui family. That's it."
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Chen Xiaobei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was a perfect match.
"Second Aunt, I didn't say I agreed, why did you..."
The second aunt pointed at Chen Qiao'er next to her, "Qiao'er agrees. She is your sister, so she can represent what you mean!"
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Chen Xiaobei was completely speechless. What kind of world is this? As the representative of the parents, a six-year-old sister arranged a marriage for her seventeen-year-old brother.
How can there be such a truth in this world?
Chen Qiaoer jumped up and came to her brother, "Brother, brother, sister Hongyu is so beautiful, let her be my sister-in-law."
Chen Xiaobei raised his hand and patted Chen Qiaoer's head, "Let's go, let's talk about it when we go home."
When the brother and sister returned home, Chen Xiaobei took out a few hot meat buns and handed them to Chen Qiaoer's hands.
When she saw it was a meat bun, Chen Qiaoer happily spun around on the ground several times.
