It's still early in the morning, and there's still some time before the agreed return to the village. Nie Qianqian can finally rush to the market and start raiding mode!
She was a shopaholic in her previous life and loved shopping on Taobao. The last time she had 100 taels of silver but couldn't spend it really frustrated her.
Her concept of money is that money is not saved, but earned, and you should spend it as you should. Only when you enjoy life can you be more motivated to make money, right?
From now on, she and Gu Xiao would often travel back and forth between villages and towns. Without transportation, she first went to the carriage and horse shop to ask about the price. When she asked, she felt that she was short of money. The price of horses in this era was very expensive. Just one horse cost a lot. It costs 30 taels of silver, and if you add the carriage, it will cost nearly 40 taels.
She thought for a moment and decided to settle for a bullock cart as the next best option. Although a BMW was good, it was not something she could afford right now. A cow would be nice to comfort herself.
Besides, no one in the village owns a carriage. It would be too high-profile for her to drive the carriage back.
A strong ox and cart cost a total of 15 taels of silver, less than half of the price of a cart.
Driving an ox cart, I arrived at the second stop, the ready-made clothing store, and bought 3 more sets of clothes and shoes for the whole family. One set of clothes was not enough for a change of clothes. The clothes I bought were not expensive fabrics, but cotton clothes, which are wear-resistant. Easy to wear.
Then she went to a wood workshop and bought a set of the most ordinary tables and chairs, two large wooden barrels, and two wooden basins. After coming here, she had the convenience of space. She secretly took a bath every day, but the other three items were only burned. Just use some hot water to wipe your body. The big wooden bucket can be used as a bathtub. When you get back, you can wash Xiao Tuantuan first.
Next door is a ceramics workshop. I bought a lot of large and small clay pots to hold some small things.
Nie Qianqian thought that Tuantuan was over three years old, and it was time for him to study and learn calligraphy. No matter how hard it was, he could not suffer for his children, and no matter how poor he was, he could not afford education.
She went to the literary shop and bought pen, ink, paper and inkstone. She bought 2 sets in total, plus some enlightenment books, which cost 2 taels of silver.
Nie Qianqian paid the money and thought silently in her heart, everything is of inferior quality, only reading is good...
Isn't it high? It's just a waste of money...
Even though 100 taels of silver was a huge amount of money in Qinghe Village, after walking around the town, Nie Qianqian felt deeply that she was still a poor peasant.
The carpentry workshop Nie Qianqian went to was just a small workshop run by skilled carpenters themselves, while larger shops such as Fanmu Pavilion sold treasures such as huanghuali three-legged round incense tables, red sandalwood tables, and Ruyi Any mahogany desk costs dozens of taels of silver.
The gap between rich and poor in ancient times was wider than in modern society. The poor girl with a green window wore no pearls on her clothes, while the rich girl with a red mansion wore a ruffle embroidered with gold thread. The price of a meal for a wealthy official or businessman may be a year's ration for a farmer.
Finally, there is food. Now that I have money, I can buy food from the space supermarket without any psychological pressure. It does not cost any money and is much better than buying it in the market.
Take out some pork, chicken, duck, and fish, but the portions are not large, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold them all;
Pig blood, duck blood, duck intestines, pig intestines, pork tripe, etc. are packed in earthen jars and put in the car. Pig blood can be used to make blood sausage, mixed with sauerkraut to make pig meat, duck blood, duck intestines, etc. Hairy blood is abundant.
The rice and noodles continued to be replenished, and a large jar of milk was put in a porcelain jar. In addition to Tuantuan, Niang and Gu Xiao also needed milk;
Ten pounds of eggs and ten pounds of duck eggs. The duck eggs are ready to be pickled into salted duck eggs. They can be eaten with porridge in the morning, which is delicious and can be eaten with rice;
I selected several kinds of vegetables and mushrooms and put them in the car. For fruits, I picked apples, peaches, plums, etc. that I have seen in the market in this era. I also picked up some melon seeds and chestnuts, which I can nibble on to kill time after dinner.
Finally, I got some of Tuantuan’s favorite candies, removed the outer packaging, and put them in newly bought small clay pots.
After calculating the expenses, I spent about 20 taels of silver. In addition to the money from the previous two trips to town to sell goods, I still had about 80 taels of silver.
After finishing all this, Nie Qianqian covered the entire oxcart with the coarse cloth she bought so that outsiders could not see what was inside.
The village is small, and everyone likes to watch the excitement. If an ox cart pulls something back, everyone in the village will know about it the next day.
She put on a straw hat and drove the ox cart to the outside of the town. From a distance, she saw Liu Yan and three people waiting at the entrance of the town.
Liu Yan looked at the group with her arms in her arms, her face a little anxious, and muttered, "Why hasn't Qianqian come yet? Nothing will happen, right? Brother Li's ox cart has already set off, and we are afraid we have to drive at night." Back to the village."
Gu Xiao: "Mom, don't worry, Qianqian is alert and nothing will happen to her."
While the two were talking, Nie Qianqian had already driven the bullock cart in front of them.
Neither of them expected that Nie Qianqian would come driving a bullock cart. Even when they got close, they didn't pay attention. Instead, they blinked and stared at Nie Qianqian wearing a straw hat, and suddenly cheered, "It's mother! It's mother who is here." La!" The two little arms were dangling like little mallets, asking for a hug from my mother.
Nie Qianqian raised her straw hat and took Tuan Tuan from Liu Yan's arms with a smile, "Baby Tuan is really smart."
Tuan Tuan was very happy after receiving the praise. He kissed Nie Qianqian on the cheek and rubbed some saliva on her face. Then Tuan Tuan looked at Gu Xiao and Liu Yan with a little pride, as if to say: None of you are doing it. See it.
Gu Xiao raised his hand to rub Tuantuan's head as an encouragement. He glanced at Nie Qianqian and felt that she was a little happy driving a bullock cart in this outfit, and a smile flashed in her eyes.
Liu Yan stared at the bullock cart and couldn't take her eyes away, "Qianqian, is this the bullock cart you bought?"
Nie Qianqian: "That's right. It will be more convenient to have an ox cart at home to get in and out of the town in the future. I bought a lot of good things today. Come on, let's go home first."
Tuantuan: "Yeah, let's go home!"
Liu Yan touched the scalper cherishingly and said, "Okay, okay."
Gu Xiao looked at the three people's happy faces and said softly: "Go home."
Nie Qianqian's oxcart arrived very slowly, thinking that it would be able to avoid some villagers later. When it entered the village, it was already mostly dark. Everyone was cooking, and there was a faint smoke rising from the kitchen. There were not many people along the way. , everyone they saw opened their mouths wide and looked at the three people and one treasure who came back in the bullock cart.
"Hey! From the Liu Yan family, your family actually bought a bullock cart?"
"Auntie, you are very lucky. Now that you are away from the Nie family, your life will be better and better."
"Hey, Liu Yan bought a bullock cart just after the divorce. She is still capable. I wonder if Lao Nie's family will be furious if they find out about it, hahaha."
"Where did Liu Yan and his family get their money?"
"Nie Qianqian has rescued the county magistrate. If you know such a big shot, there must be ways to make money."
"It seems that we will have more interactions with Liu Yan's family in the future."
When asked about the things in the car, Nie Qianqian said that they were cheap bricks and tiles bought in the town and wanted to repair the old house.
The corner of Liu Yan's mouth had not turned down during the whole journey. Facing the envious and even jealous looks and words of praise from the villagers, she couldn't say much to respond and mostly responded with a smile. Although she was a little embarrassed on her face, she felt really good in her heart. Very happily.
Sitting on the bullock cart, she felt like a general who had won a battle, and she puffed up her chest unconsciously.
When she got home, Nie Qianqian opened the cloth and jumped happily when she saw the car full of things. The three people and one baby first moved the things in the car to their homes and put them away.
After putting everything away, Nie Qianqian looked at the old house, which was full of decorations, and was pleased that it finally felt like home.
The next step is to urgently repair the old house or build a new house. Nie Qianqian knows nothing about this. Gu Xiao is a scholar and doesn't know much about this.
Nie Qianqian thought that she would take some things to Li Zheng's home tomorrow and pay a visit to Li Zheng.
Village officials are also officials. In Qinghe Village, they have to deal with people, maintain good relationships, and ask about building new houses.
