Jiang Yue burst out laughing.
The two of them were so ashamed that they hid their faces and walked away.
There were some neighbors who wanted to chat, but Jiang Yue dragged Jiang Nian away without having time to listen to such nonsense. If you don't buy food when the price of food goes up, you still have time to inquire about other people's news. You are really full.
They drove a mule cart to four grain stores in the southeast, northwest, and bought two bushels of soybeans and two bushels of black flour each, but nothing else. Prices have all increased, with grain prices rising by 2 cents per liter and polished rice and noodles rising by 5 cents per liter.
Food prices have always been stable. This time they have risen quite a bit, but not many people are buying them.
Maybe most people still have food stored at home and want to wait until the price of food drops before buying it. But I don’t know that the price will only rise but not fall.
In the afternoon, the grocery store delivered a millstone and a rice pounder. Jiang Yue set aside a room and helped install them.
After doing this, Jiang Yue was about to start taking stock again.
There are 160 taels of silver left in cash and more than 450 strings of copper plates.
Not bad, save it, you should still be able to make some money when a natural disaster strikes.
The village chief's family fell into a deadly silence. The children looked at the adults' faces and did not dare to speak.
The adults' eyes were red and they couldn't taste the food.
Ms. Li hugged her son tightly and lay down at night, suppressing her cries. Jiang Shan and Jiang San have been in the mountain for two days, and they agreed to only go one day to explore the road...
"KouKou——"
There was a gentle knock on the door outside the yard. The village chief's wife was nervous and grabbed the man's hand.
The village chief walked out in the drizzle with his heart in mind and asked in a low voice, "Who is outside?"
"Dad, it was us who dragged all the firewood back." Jiang Shan responded in a low voice, fearing that the neighbors would be alert.
The village chief was overjoyed, quickly opened the courtyard door, turned around and shouted softly, "Hurry up and boil the water, my son is back from collecting firewood."
The village chief's wife finally felt relieved and ran to boil water for cooking.
The two put down the large bundle of firewood behind them, and when they entered the main room, everyone in the family ran out.
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Li checked the man's body for any injuries, while the little tiger jumped directly on him, sobbing and calling him daddy. He hadn't seen his father for so long, and his mother had wiped her tears several times.
Jiang Shan hugged his son, wiped his wife's tears, and put down the backpack.
Jiang San also opened his backpack, took out everything inside and put it on the ground.
Several people covered their mouths and did not dare to scream. There was actually prey on the first day!
Jiang San's temper was jumping, and he couldn't wait to say, "There are five rabbits, two pheasants, and an unknown wild animal. I also packed them in..."
This pointed-headed beast looks a bit like a mouse, but is dozens of times larger than a mouse and fatter than a pheasant. Jiang San was afraid of being bitten, so he tied its mouth, hands and feet tightly.
The village chief slapped him, "How dare you take an animal you don't know? Aren't you afraid of being poisonous?"
Jiang San scratched his head, "I'm not afraid that if we don't know each other, we'll miss something good."
The village chief rolled his eyes at him and said, "Continue."
Jiang San smiled and took out two more big and heavy things from the basket, and Pingya shouted, "It's Poria cocos!"
There are pictures in the book.
"Yes! There are other herbs for treating typhoid fever, but they all need to be concocted."
The village chief's wife came out with two bowls of pimple soup, "Quick, let's finish drinking."
The two sons ate heartily. Jiang Shan wanted to give his son a sip. The little tiger shook his head. Dad must be hungry while working.
The village chief's wife's eyes turned red, "You must have endured hardship in the mountains, right?"
Jiang San pulled up his sleeves. They were covered with red marks from various branches and leaves and red dots from mosquito bites. The mother felt very distressed.
"We took the wrong path at the beginning and walked to the edge of a cliff."
Everyone exclaimed and heard him say, "Then we walked back. After studying the intersection, we found a trail that seemed to have been stepped on. Although it had been raining heavily for a long time and the footprints were no longer visible, the footprints were invisible. The grass in that area grows lower than the ones next to it.”
"We just followed that path and walked for two or three hours before we stopped. We saw several traps there, and we almost stepped on them without paying attention. Then we looked into the pits and saw that there was prey."
"This must have been dug by Jiang Nian and the others. I haven't heard of any other hunters in this mountain."
"Yes, it must be them. There are still traces of fire in the cave next to it! We took out the prey in the trap, then spread it with grass, and then went to find herbs. Because we were not familiar with it and were afraid of venomous snakes, It’s just a little slower.”
The village chief's wife covered her chest and said, "Slow down, slow down." She was afraid of cliffs, traps, and poisonous snakes.
The village chief frowned, "From now on, you go in in the morning and go back in the afternoon. Even if there is no harvest, just chop a few handfuls of firewood."
The two nodded, "Dad, you are right. We dare not close our eyes in the cave at night, and the wolf howls are particularly loud at night. I don't know how Jiang Nian dared to go into the mountains to hunt in the past."
Jiang Nian: Those are all my brothers.
The village chief looked at the things in the basket and said, "Have a rest after eating. You will go to Fucheng tomorrow morning and take all these herbs. The price of the unprocessed ones is lower, but you can still collect some copper coins."
It's drizzling outside again, so don't worry.
"Yes, Dad."
At the beginning of Mao Shi (five o'clock in the morning) it was still dark, Jiang Shan and his younger brother drove away in a mule cart.
The neighbor Chenshi opened the door and asked, "I didn't collect firewood until dark last night. Why did I get up so early today?"
The village chief's wife smiled and said, "It's a bad day. Don't you have to work hard? My eldest and third son went to the city to find work. They work hard and earn two coppers. Life will be better. Hey, you go Why don't you go to the front mountain to pick mushrooms? I heard my boss came back from collecting firewood and said that there are a lot of wild vegetables growing."
The neighbor's mother-in-law was speechless, she was trying so hard. When he heard this, he quickly responded, "I'll get a basket and go with you!"
He even called his two daughters-in-law to join him, for fear that he would not be able to steal the others.
The Jiangshan brothers took turns driving and could still squint for a while. It rained lightly today, but the journey was not as difficult as the previous few days. They traveled for four hours and arrived at the city gate at noon, waiting in a long queue.
Jiang San swallowed, "Brother, this city gate is so impressive!"
It is as big as their two county gates, and there is no gate in the town, only wooden fences surrounding it.
Looking at the tall and mighty guards, Jiang Shan's legs were shaking a little, so he held on and said, "Don't look around. Hurry up and line up to enter the city. You can still get out of the city before dark."
The town is not so strict about entry and exit, so I let him in if he looked familiar. Fortunately, my father asked me to bring my household registration with me when I left, just in case.
Some of the people in front of me who didn’t have their household registration were not allowed in. Those who had household registration but were not from this province were questioned for a longer time.
The two brothers were dusty and had mud on their feet, but the guards didn't bother the farmers and let them go after just a few questions.
