Jiang Shan took the mule and went directly to the restaurant and asked the waiter in the lobby if he would collect the wild animals. The waiter in the lobby took them to the back kitchen and talked to the chef.
Jiang Shan understood now that he would have to go through the back door in the future.
Life in the countryside is hard now. Fewer people are coming to the city, and restaurants are worried about attracting no more business. Although these few wild animals are missing, it is better than nothing.
Finally, he gave the two brothers 280 yuan and bought rabbits and pheasants.
They have never sold wild animals, so I don’t know if the price is expensive or cheap, but it is a little more than expected.
The two went to the medical clinic again. The weather was abnormal, many people were sick, and the medical clinic was indeed short of medicine. They also wanted unprepared medicine, and the price was three cents more than before. Unfortunately, the climbing herbs are very light and do not weigh well. A full basket weighs only three or two kilograms.
However, the Poria cocos they found gave the two brothers some comfort.
The medicinal materials were sold for a total of 390 cash.
The shopkeeper paid the bill and was about to leave when Jiang Shan stopped him, pursed his lips and said, "We have a live wild animal, and I would like your help to see if it can be used as medicine."
They were disappointed that the restaurant didn't ask for it just now and said it was inedible meat, but Jiang Shan still wanted to give it a try. It's so heavy, I can't carry it down the mountain for nothing.
When he saw the contents in the basket, the shopkeeper was surprised and said, "This is a badger." It was quite fat.
Badger seed meat is indeed not delicious, but it is rich in fat and can be made into badger seed oil, which is good for treating stomach problems or chilblains. Some people who couldn't afford good furs used badger skins to make scarfs, which were also very warm.
The shopkeeper didn't even weigh it, "Two taels of silver each, do you think it's feasible?"
The two brothers looked happy and nodded, "Okay."
Jiang Shan saw that the badger had bitten the rope and was still very wild, so he gave it to the shopkeeper along with the basket.
Seeing that they were honest, the shopkeeper asked them if they were going to buy grain with the money they sold?
The two nodded.
He reminded, "The price of food changes every two days, and it is getting more and more expensive. If you want to buy it, buy it as soon as possible. Now there is no limit on household registration. You two brothers can line up together, and each person can buy up to two buckets of food."
The two of them were shocked, and quickly thanked the shopkeeper, and then hurried to the grain store to buy grain. There wasn't a lot of people queuing up outside the store, but registration was a hassle. They waited in line for more than half an hour before entering the store.
"One bushel of soybeans and one bushel of black noodles."
This black flour is unsifted flour. It is thick flour mixed with wheat bran and ground into thick flour. It is yellow in color and tastes choking. Not as smooth as white noodles.
Given three hundred coins, the two of them lined up from one house to another, and finally left the city before the sun set.
It got dark half way through and the road was difficult to walk at night, so they were more cautious than in the morning.
I didn't get home until the end of Haishi (ten o'clock in the evening).
The neighbors next door were still muttering that the village chief's family was really hard-working, working hard from dawn to dusk, and they couldn't blame themselves for having money to buy mules.
Does their lazy son have to be driven out to make money?
The village chief's family put the children to sleep, and the adults all went to the main room to leave food for the two of them.
The village chief saw that these bags of grain were not full, and asked, "Why did you buy so much?"
Jiang San ate while replying, "Grain stores don't buy too much for one person. Each person can only buy two buckets per day at each grain store. We don't have enough time, so we can only wait in line for two families."
"What's the price of food today?"
"The beans have gone up by two cents, and the black flour has gone up by three cents. Dad, you don't know, but the white flour has gone up by six cents, and we don't even dare to look at it!"
Oops——
Originally, white flour was expensive, 12 cents per liter, but now it has increased by half, 16 cents per liter, and 180 cents per bucket!
Has it risen so much now?
The village chief's heart sank. After paying the tax, wouldn't it increase even more?
"Did you make enough money from selling today?"
"Dad!" He suddenly raised his voice, startling the village chief.
"Why are you so surprised?"
"A total of 670 wen of herbs, poria, rabbits and pheasants were sold today."
"so much?"
"Do you know how much that wild beast you despise costs?"
The village chief couldn't see his arrogance and asked his eldest son to speak directly.
Jiang Shan smiled and poured out the money from his wallet, and there was even a small silver coin!
"That one is called Badger. It can be used as medicine. Each one costs 2 taels of silver!"
The village chief stood up suddenly!
Others covered their mouths!
No wonder Jiang Yue bought a mule and a house in Fucheng without saying a word! Orion makes money!
Jiang San took his eldest brother's arm and said with enthusiasm, "Brother, we will go to the mountains tomorrow. Let's be careful and not afraid of danger!"
"Um!"
The village chief nodded, "Next time I go to the city, I need to include your wife and buy more food!"
Unfortunately, before they could enter the mountain the next day, Li Zheng came with his people and gave the villagers a heavy blow - the tax was still the same, every penny was the same.
The village chief pursed his lips and responded. Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt cold in his heart.
The people in the village were crying and fighting. In previous years, tax exemptions would be exempted due to disasters, and even if they were unavoidable, they would be appropriately reduced. Why don't they care about the lives of the people this year? This new county magistrate is too cruel!
The soldier who was responsible for collecting the grain was a tall man with a strong back. He slung his broadsword to his chest, his face was dark, and he shouted, "This tax is not set by the county magistrate! I will forgive you and won't let you go into the city in the rain to pay taxes." , you still dare to be dissatisfied? Who dares to refuse to pay, take him to the Yamen immediately! "
Suddenly no one dared to cry or howl.
The people who collected grain set up a shed at the entrance of the village, and there were people guarding the end of the village.
At the beginning, no one took the lead and stayed in bed. The lord was impatient and said, "If you ask me to wait impatiently, I will tell you in front of the lords about next year's taxes, huh, that will be difficult to say."
Everyone's heart trembled, and they were too angry to speak, so they could only take out the food from home honestly.
"This food isn't good, it's wet, change it!"
"Sir, the weather is bad. I can't dry it in the sun!"
"I don't care about that. If you don't change it, I will record you in the book and pretend that you have not paid taxes. This bag will also be confiscated..."
The village chief lowered his head and clenched his fists, but there was nothing he could do. The first level of officialdom kills people, but for ordinary people, as long as they work for the official, regardless of whether they have an official position or not, they can be crushed to death with the move of a finger.
"This food is moldy, change it!"
"This food isn't enough, please add more!"
...
After the grain collectors left, the village seemed to have been looted.
Everyone collapsed to the ground, crying loudly.
The village chief returned home, closed the door, and beat his chest. What an unfair world!
Their family paid half of the tax and half of the silver, and half of their wealth was lost. It is conceivable that the situation of other families is even worse.
There were two families who really couldn't give it up and sold their daughters to be maids for the rest of their lives...
Jiang Shan held his father's hand, trembling with anger, "Dad, don't be sad. Tomorrow, tomorrow, the third child and I will go up the mountain!"
