Chapter 11
Gu Nanfeng mentioned that he wanted to go to the town, so Mei Aniang asked the two brothers to go with him and also go to the town to sell some things.
Mei's family has a green melon vine that they can't finish eating every year, so they always take it to the town to sell it several times. Although the green melons are not valuable, they can still be considered as income, and if you sell more, you can accumulate more. .
The next morning, the three of them went out early. After arriving at the entrance of the village, Brother Mei chuckled and said, "Fortunately, my little sister slept late last night and couldn't get up this morning, otherwise she would be a follower and she would have chased us outside the village.
The children in the village are very annoying and like to chase the adults in the family on the streets. The children insist on going to the streets for only one purpose, to satisfy their greedy stomachs.
The three of them are not parents yet, and they all still have the mentality of children. They also know the reason why children chase adults on the street. Although they are glad that they left Mei Xiaomei alone, they have already thought about what they will do when they return home. Mei Xiaomei brought something to eat.
The village is about ten miles away from the town. The three of them can walk quickly and arrive in less than half an hour.
Baiyun Town is also a big town, so the market management is strict. If you want to set up a stall to sell goods, you have to pay rent. Fortunately, the rent is not expensive. For people like them who sell some vegetables and mountain products, they only need a penny.
Game or poultry and livestock are more expensive, ranging from three to ten copper coins.
As soon as the three of them entered the market, their nostrils were filled with the aroma from the breakfast shop. The three of them happened to see the meat buns being opened. In the mist, the big, white and fragrant meat buns in the steamer made the three of them angry. They all looked over.
"Second brother, take Nanfeng and squat over there." The eldest brother was looking around as soon as he entered the market. When his eyes fell on the steamer, he didn't forget to look around and saw a few vendors selling mountain products. , and quickly asked his brothers to go over and take their seats.
After Mei Qingshan and Gu Nanfeng squatted down next to the two old men, Mei Dahe came over carrying hot buns.
"Aniang gave me the money this morning." Mei Dahe smiled at his two younger brothers and handed the buns to them.
After he started eating steamed buns, Gu Nanfeng realized that only his steamed buns were meat buns, while his two brothers were both vegetarian.
Meat buns cost one penny each, and vegetarian buns cost two cents.
After Gu Nanfeng married into the Liu family, although he worked hard every day, he did not suffer from food. His mother-in-law never treated him poorly when it came to food. Now that he had just left home, he did not miss this bit of meat.
Gu Nanfeng immediately broke his buns into two halves. After stuffing half of his buns into each of his two brothers' hands, Gu Nanfeng put his hands behind his back and asked each of them to break a piece of their plain buns to him.
"You idiot, the meat buns are delicious." Brother Mei glared at Gu Nanfeng and even wanted to hit him on the head, but he had to forget it with the buns in his hand.
Mei Qingshan was straightforward. He just glanced at Gu Nanfeng, then obediently broke off the other half of his bun and handed it over.
One brother was being stubborn, and the other brother was already obedient and did as he was told, so Brother Mei had no choice but to follow.
The old farmer next to them saw the three people's troubles and was made to laugh non-stop. He praised the three brothers for their friendship and that their parents really knew how to teach their children.
"Hehe, it is indeed my family's tradition and rule to take care of the younger ones, but we are not brothers." Brother Mei puffed up his chest and was very proud. He is the eldest brother in the family, and his younger siblings have to listen to him. He can take care of his younger siblings. He was also very happy.
The Mei family does have a tradition of the eldest brother taking care of his younger siblings. When the family was separated, Uncle Mei's family had a better life, so he did not inherit the family's old house according to the rules, but directly gave the old house to his younger brother.
Although the old house is dilapidated, it has a good foundation, a lot of good wood, and a large vegetable garden next to it. It is worth some money when sold, at least ten or twenty taels of silver.
Over the years, Mei's father has been injured and injured, and his uncle has always taken care of him. He does not dislike his brother's poverty at all. Gu Nanfeng knows all these things. When he heard the old farmer's praise, he himself nodded silently, thinking if It would be nice if he was a child of the Mei family.
Brother Mei may have noticed Gu Nanfeng's disappointment at this moment, so he deliberately said loudly to the old farmer: "Although we are not real brothers, we are still the same as real brothers. My mother-in-law wants to accept him as her godson." .”
"No wonder, I look at you like a family." When the old man said this, he glanced at Gu Nanfeng, then glanced at Mei Qingshan, and shook his head, not knowing why.
Gu Nanfeng was very happy to be said to be like the two Mei brothers, but as soon as he smiled, he stopped smiling because the old man spoke again.
"It's a pity. If I become your godson, I won't be your husband. I think this little brother and that young man look like a couple." Neither Mei nor Gu Nanfeng paid much attention to the old man's words. Brother Mei just laughed. Gu Nanfeng turned his head away because of embarrassment. The two of them didn't see it. Mei Qingshan on the side was stunned.
Mei Qingshan didn't know in the past that younger brothers could not get married.
Today, after listening to the old man's words, he realized that it seemed that no one in the village had ever married his biological brother or sister.
And if you want to be married, you have to change your own surname. Their village insists on not marrying if you have the same surname...
No marriage is allowed if they have the same surname... In other words, if Gu Nanfeng becomes the godson of his father and mother, his surname will be Mei, and they will be brothers with the same surname.
No one knew what Mei Qingshan was thinking. At this moment, the two people next to him were only thinking about the cucumber in front of them.
The cucumbers brought by the three of them weighed in two baskets, perhaps weighing over two hundred kilograms. Since there was no scale at home, the cucumbers were not sold by the pound, but by the head.
Three large ones cost one penny, and four small ones cost one penny. There are about three hundred cucumbers in these two baskets. If they are all sold out, they will cost nearly a hundred cents, which is quite a lot.
The two brothers of the Mei family are both very tall and handsome, especially Mei Qingshan who picked out the advantages of his parents. His facial features are sharp and angular, and his thick eyebrows and long eyelashes make his eyes very lively and add to his handsomeness. Even though he is wearing common clothes, people are willing to look at this handsome young man more.
It's a pity that these handsome young men have stupid mouths. They just sit there waiting for someone to come to the door, and they don't even want to say a word.
Gu Nanfeng had been running the shop for several years, so he was naturally better at doing business than these two brothers. When he saw that there were many cucumbers, and he sold a few in less than half an hour, he became anxious and started shouting quickly.
"They are selling cucumbers. They are delicious and cheap. They are delicious fried, boiled, steamed or steamed. Three of them cost a penny. A meal for the whole family. Come and take a look." Gu Nanfeng opened his mouth. , the two brothers looked at him together, as if they were shocked.
Gu Nanfeng didn't have time to explain to them, so he continued to shout and wave to attract customers, and looked at them to signal the two of them to shout after him. With his encouragement, the two brothers shouted in a low voice, and they actually called many customers.
"Three for a penny is too expensive, and these things are not valuable. Let's go for five for a penny." There was a woman carrying a vegetable basket, which was still empty. At first glance, she had just come to buy vegetables.
Gu Nanfeng did not follow the woman's advice and negotiate the price with others. He just picked up three large cucumbers with a smile, placed them directly in front of the person and said: "Auntie, I picked the big ones just for you and they are not damaged at all. You can keep it for a long time if you take it back."
"These are pretty good, aren't they cheaper?" The woman glanced at the backpack, obviously wanting to add a smaller one.
Now that he has just started selling, Gu Nanfeng doesn't want to sell at a low price. The most taboo in this business is to lower the price from the beginning.
"Auntie, it's already very cheap. I specially picked the big one for you. Each one weighs almost a pound. Seeing that you are so well-dressed, you are not someone who eats this every time. It's just fresh. These three It’s big enough to feed your family for a few days.”
"That's right, okay, okay, I'll give you the money and put the melons in the basket for me."
"Okay, it's installed for you."
After receiving the coin, Gu Nanfeng smiled and threw it into the bag in front of Mei Dahe. The two brothers looked at Gu Nanfeng with admiration. If it had been them, they would have given another coin to someone else.
Cucumbers are indeed worthless in the countryside, but people in the city still have to spend money to buy a green onion. Even if they don't have any valuable things in the countryside, they have to spend money to buy them. And even if you live in the city, your life is not so expensive, so naturally many people still buy things that are cheap and can fill their stomachs.
The two brothers from the Mei family are both good-looking. Although Gu Nanfeng has a scar on his face that spoils his appearance, he deliberately lowers his head and sideways, so the scar on his face is not obvious. Moreover, he has a good attitude and treats guests with dignity. With a smile on his face, their business here is getting better, and they sold a basket in a short time.
A lot of things were sold, and the two brothers got a lot of money. They also knew that they had bargained with each other. When Gu Nanfeng saw this, he felt relieved and let the two of them sell melons by themselves. He went to a grocery store not far from their stall. .
He came to the street today specifically to buy something.
He has been eating and drinking at Mei's house for a few days, but he can't continue like this, and his family will soon help him build a house. Apart from other things, he has to provide food.
Gu Nanfeng still has nearly thirty-six taels of silver in his hand. He took twenty taels of silver to the street today, so he naturally has a lot of things to buy.
Rice and noodles were the first thing he had to buy, as well as salt and sugar. In addition to these, he also had to buy an iron pot, which was the bulk of the money.
Even pig iron is hard to come by, and beaten iron utensils are even more expensive. Even a sickle is not cheap. An iron pot of even the smallest size is expensive, at least one tael of silver.
Grocery stores also sell iron pots, but they are more expensive than those sold in iron shops. Gu Nanfeng just wants to save money now, so he thinks that he would go to the iron shop to order an iron pot. It just so happens that he still has to make a hoe and a sickle, etc. Let's pick it up together when the time comes.
Prices in Baiyun Town are similar to those in Baisha Town, with many things priced the same.
Gu Nanfeng was not very lucky. When the Mi family was at its most expensive, white rice that usually cost six cents per catty now cost seven or eight cents. But he was not like the people in the town who were so expensive. If he wanted to buy a few kilograms more, he directly bought twenty kilograms. The shopkeeper gave him seven cents, which turned out to be one hundred and forty cents.
I bought rice and white flour, which also cost twenty kilograms. White flour is slightly cheaper, four cents per catty, which is another eighty cents. In addition, I bought two packs of salt and one pack of sugar, which together cost more than fifty cents. Wen, this time spent nearly 300 wen.
Gu Nanfeng's heart ached when he thought of the iron pot and hoes for which he had not yet paid the deposit. The two taels of silver were gone in the blink of an eye.
It seems that he can't continue to sit on his hands and have nothing to do. He has to start making money quickly. No matter what he does, he must have income at home.
