Chapter 393 Inquire
The so-called single dog is just a literal meaning.
Wujin yawned, and finally put his head on his front paws, closed his eyes, and then felt that it was not enough, so he simply covered his face with his other front paw.
Don’t look at the terrible things!
The ox cart continued to move forward, first arriving near Lijiazhuang, which He Shunzi said.
A village is usually very wary of outsiders, especially in such an unstable time. Before Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue's oxcart approached Lijiazhuang, they were already stopped by people working in the fields.
“Where did you come from and where are you going?” The person asking the question was a middle-aged woman who was giving out peanuts.
The harvest of peanuts this year is pretty good. I used the tines to gouge out the peanuts hard, and I picked up all the peanuts, including the roots and peanuts. There was a big handful, which looked like white flowers in the soil. It was very beautiful. gratifying.
“Hello, brother and sister-in-law, our couple are coming from Gu County and are going to Chongxin County. We don’t know the way here very well. We have finished drinking the water we brought with us and we have no food. When I got to the bottom, I saw a village here, so I wanted to turn here to ask for a bowl of water and see if I could buy two pancakes, which would be delicious on the way."
Lu Qiyan half-bowed and spoke in a gentle tone. The words were also spoken very humbly. Xia Mingyue also got off the bullock cart and blessed the two of them.
"I wonder if my brother and sister-in-law can give me directions. Could you please ask me where the well is in the village? Let's get some water to drink."
Seeing that they are an ordinary young couple, they spoke politely. Appropriately, the attitude of the couple immediately softened a lot.
The man pointed in the direction of the village, "The well is at the entrance of the village a little further in. You just go to fetch water. When you get there, you can ask if you can buy cakes. As for asking for directions, I don’t quite understand, you have to find a village I was about to ask. He goes out a lot, so he probably knows.”
Most of the villagers have lived in the village for many years, and many of them have never been to the nearby county towns and don’t know how to get there. Not to mention the realms I’ve never heard of.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Qiyan deliberately mentioned a relatively remote place, so that he could have more reasons to ask around.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue thanked them repeatedly, and then headed towards the entrance of the village in the direction pointed by the couple.
The two men quickly found the well, threw the bucket and the rope into the well, stirred it repeatedly to fill the bucket with water, and stirred the bucket to lift the bucket out.
Each person drinks a bowl of water in large gulps, and pours the rest into the two earthen jars he carries with him.
The two people moved slowly, just to observe the situation of the village and the villagers passing by.
After seeing someone washing clothes near the well, Xia Mingyue went to get close to him and asked where he could buy some cakes or food.
The reason is that it is used on the road.
“If you want to eat on the road, why not just buy white noodles.” The lady doing the laundry suggested warmly.
"White flour is too expensive, so just buy some wheat. Let's find a stone mill on the way and grind it into flour together with the dried sweet potatoes we brought. It will also last longer." Xia Mingyue said.
"Yes." The aunt nodded, feeling that Xia Mingyue was very good at living, "Then you go to Li Guide's house and have a look. His family has a lot of land and has a surplus of grain. He is probably willing to sell it. If you buy wheat, you can go to the ancestral hall. Over there, there is a big stone mill, which is shared by the village, and your family has cows. It takes half a day to grind it directly, and it is convenient to hold. "
"Thank you, aunt." Xia Mingyue thanked her sweetly, and then followed her instructions and went to buy half a bag of wheat from the household with surplus grain.
The price Li Guide offered was five cents for a pound of wheat. This price was a fair price, but Xia Mingyue immediately frowned and started bargaining because of her status. During the process, she even complained, "There was a war at home, and my parents are not alive, so we, my husband and I, are leaving to join my uncle's family. It’s true that I don’t have much money on me, so you should do something good and give us a cheaper price.” ask.
Li Guide felt a little unbearable when he said this, "Okay, okay, seeing that your life is also very difficult, I will relent and give you some extra dried sweet potatoes. We are all about take-out wheat." It’s the same price, but it’s cheaper for you, but it won’t be good if others find out.”
The world is uneasy, and many unscrupulous businessmen want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, focusing on food and farmers.
Buying at low prices, hoarding, buying and selling by force, selling at high prices...
Farmers know the power of this, so they all agree on the same tone in private, and will never be deceived by any means. Grain prices must not be lowered to ensure the basic interests of farmers.
"I understand, I understand." Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan thanked each other repeatedly, "Thank you, Brother Li, thank you very much."
Li Guide saw that the two of them were relieved, and he felt relieved. It is loose and only contains grain and dried sweet potatoes.
Seeing that there were several sheep, a pig, chickens, ducks and other poultry raised in the yard, Xia Mingyue looked for topics and started asking questions.
"How much do these eggs cost now?"
"During this period, my daughter-in-law is in confinement and the eggs are not sold out. I heard that one costs two cents. Looking at August 15th, it is estimated that the price will rise to 3 cents a pound."
"Almost, pork is now close to 40 cents a pound, and the fillet will probably rise to 50 cents. "Yeah." Xia Mingyue said.
Before August 15th, most people have to go back to their parents’ home.
Eggs, snacks, and pork tenderloin strips are all items that are readily available and can be considered standard, and everyone agrees with them.
"Yes." Li Guide nodded.
"I see Brother Li's family also raises sheep. How much does each sheep cost?" Xia Mingyue asked again.
"You want to buy a sheep?" Li Guide asked.
"I do want to buy it. This time I went to my uncle's house to seek refuge. I have to count on my uncle's family to help me in the future. I thought it would be better to get some things on hand, otherwise my aunt may have objections. ”
Xia Mingyue looked bitter, "It's just that this sheep is not cheap, and I don't have that much money on hand. I can't afford it. I guess I will buy a lamb later and raise it along the way. I guess I won't be able to buy it when I get to my uncle's house." If you can get it, it's an item."
"Well, you can buy a lamb." Li Guide nodded, "But you probably can't buy it in the nearby villages. You have to go further. Just leave.”
“Why can’t we buy lambs? Why are the lambs here not sold out?” Lu Qiyan was surprised.
“Yes, there is a restaurant business in Changzhou Prefecture, which uses mutton. He often comes to us to collect live sheep, and the price is good. We don’t have to worry about selling the live sheep here, so naturally we don’t sell them to small animals. It's lamb." Li Guide said with a smile, full of pride in his words.
There is a profitable business, and everyone in the village has it, which is naturally a matter of pride.