It started to rain, and Jiang Yue felt that as long as the heavy rain didn't collapse the mountain road, it wouldn't be a problem.
She first pinched Jiang Nian's nose and forced him to drink a bowl of isatis root to prevent a cold. Then the two of them put on their raincoats and drove out in a mule cart.
The road was slippery on a rainy day, so the mule train was moving very slowly today.
Not wanting her face to get wet from the rain, she turned sideways and buried her face in Jiang Nian's shoulder, only occasionally looking at the road.
Jiang Nian was still licking his lips, looking bitter and resentful. She smiled, took out a candy from the grocer, and stuffed it into his mouth.
His tongue curled up subconsciously and touched the pads of her fingers, feeling numb.
She took back her hand and said, "Is it delicious?"
She doesn't like the candy of this era, it's very inferior, but Jiang Nian should like it very much. You can buy some next time to coax him.
Next door to Jiangjia Village is Dahe Village, one of the villages where Yan Gu once wanted to be her matchmaker. She has also come to buy stones with the village chief before, so she is not a stranger.
She first went to Huang Shitou, a stone seller she had dealt with. This name is actually a nickname, and they got this name because their family sells stones.
"Grandma Huang."
The other party is Huang Shitou's old lady. She is over fifty years old this year and is considered to have lived a long life. Now she is sitting under the eaves choosing vegetables.
Granny Huang raised her head and watched two men in raincoats getting off the mule cart. She didn't recognize it because of her bad eyesight. But they have mule carts! It means you have money. Are you here to buy stones?
She stood up and put the vegetable basket aside, "Are you here to buy stones?"
The two tied the mules under the tree and walked over when they were out of the rain.
Seeing her confused eyes, Jiang Yue took off the straw hat on her head, arranged her hair, and said with a smile, "Grandma Huang, I'm from the next village. I came here to buy stones before. Do you remember?"
Granny Huang squinted her eyes, and then glanced at the tall and scary young man next to her. Thinking back, she was the rich and generous girl. She smiled and replied, "I remember, I remember, I'm here to buy stones this time." of?"
Granny Huang invited them into her home and gave them water to drink.
Jiang Yue didn't take off her raincoat because she thought it was troublesome, and said directly, "Grandma Huang, I'm not here to buy stones this time, but meat. I want chickens, ducks, goose eggs, fish and pigs. The price is the same as in town. I Take the scale and give money after weighing it. If you kill it and send it to me, then add 1 penny per catty. I can give copper plates, grains, and cloth insoles and rags in exchange, all of which are from Fucheng. Goods from the side.”
For Fucheng, those old goods that cannot be sold are hot commodities in the countryside.
Granny Huang heard Jiang Yue say a lot of words, but before she could react, she opened the oilcloth she just held in her hand and said, "I cut the cloth directly. One piece is 1 foot, no more, no less. I'll borrow it from you If you help me tell the people in the village about my home, I will give you this piece of cloth and this insole."
Jiang Yue stuffed the things into her arms. The insoles were all embroidered with flowers. She thought it was too spicy for her eyes, but she couldn't bear the old man liking them!
Also, this cloth is not the roughest linen/rag I wear that will crack after just two washes. This kind of cloth is softer and of good quality. A foot of cloth costs between 30 and 35 cents each. time, not to mention the patterns on this cloth are so beautiful!
This time Granny Huang reacted quickly. She smiled broadly, took the things, and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Jiang, Granny will definitely take care of it for you!"
Now the mainstays of every household are harvesting rice in the fields, but there is no one at home. Granny Huang first went to find relatives and a few people she was close to.
Jiang Yue asked him to stop for a while before shouting. The place here was too small and he couldn't turn around.
She shouted at the top of her lungs what the various prices were, and had to explain them again and again.
I wish I could go back to modern times and get my recording speaker back.
When Huang Shitou's family returned home, they were confused as they watched the mothers-in-law going back and forth from home. Shouted, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Granny Huang responded in the kitchen, but did not come out. A few people went in, and my mother/mother-in-law/grandmother cooked some porridge and sauerkraut for them, and then she was killing the chicken.
The grandson swallowed, "Can we eat chicken today?"
Granny Huang shook her head, "This chicken is not for you to eat, it was sold to Xiao Jiang."
She pulled her daughter-in-law over and explained, "...these two chickens can be exchanged for two pieces of cloth and a pair of insoles. Plus the share given by Xiao Jiang, the granddaughter's dowry is enough. It's all Goods from Fucheng!”
The eyes of the daughter-in-law are bright. The daughter will get married in a while, but she is not young enough, and she cannot afford too much dowry from her family. But if she can get a few more pieces of cloth from the city, her face will look better. !
Now she didn't feel like it was hard work in the field. She just folded up her sleeves and helped her mother-in-law pluck the chicken feathers. She quickly finished it and went to change things, so as not to let others choose all the good cloth.
It's impossible to choose everything. Jiang Yue bought too many things.
From morning to evening, people kept coming to exchange things. Even if someone only changed three or five eggs, Jiang Yue also got a pair of insoles or a piece of rag.
People in the village can't go to the town to sell things, mostly because there are few things and it's not cost-effective to have to pay the stall fee.
This time Jiang Yue's exchange business was to everyone's liking.
Bring the chickens, ducks and geese and kill them all, saving her the trouble. Just kidding, a pound costs more than a penny!
She also drove a mule cart back and forth three times to cover up the sight of others before she could finish loading her things.
Seeing that it was almost done, Jiang Yue went to the pig raising Han's house in Yamato Village. Because his family raises pigs, it is far away from the center of the village, so he did not learn about the exchange.
When Jiang Yue went to knock on the door, the whole family was turning over rice. They have less land and more people, so they can work faster.
Jiang Yue took out the samples to show them. They were all replaced by people in the village just now.
"Because it's late today, I want to ask my uncle to help kill the pig. I'll come and get it tomorrow morning."
The son of the pig farmer was nimble and could run fast. He came back from the village immediately and found out that it was indeed someone from the next village who came to exchange goods.
The pig farmer looked at the pigs in the pig pen and felt a little reluctant to let them go. They can keep them for another two or three months, and they can still gain more than ten kilograms at least.
His daughter kept staring at the blue cloth, so beautiful!
"Oh, Dad, you see the weather is so bad, you still have to pay taxes, and the pigs are not easy to raise. Why don't you sell them and use the money to buy grain?"
His wife also nodded, "Head of the family, our family will eat more. It's not okay if we don't have money to buy food."
Their family built a big house by raising pigs, but their sons and grandsons came out one after another, and they couldn't stand it if there was a real famine.
The pig farmer had no choice but to agree, "How many pigs do you want?"
"I want as many piglets as I want." If she hadn't been afraid of being beaten, she would have even wanted the piglets. The little piglets make roast suckling pig delicious, Jiang Nian will definitely like it.
The pig farmer was shocked. He didn't expect that this little lady was so rich, and that the man next to him actually let her make the decision without saying a word.
Jiang Nian had no money, so naturally he wouldn't say anything. His eyes were always staring at the fat pig in the pen. Jiang Yue was afraid that one day he would be so hungry that he would chase after the pig's butt and gnaw it!
That picture is so beautiful that I can’t even imagine it!
