Chapter 10 Looking for a mouse to gather information
Gu Chan reached out and patted Zhang Wanshan on the back, "Grandpa, don't cry yet. I'm going to buy steamed buns first. Let's eat to fill our stomachs. It's not an option to stay hungry like this."
"Then you go buy it. I'll look at the stall here." Zhang Wanshan stopped crying and handed the two copper coins to Gu Chan with a sad face.
Gu Chan got up and left with the copper plate.
Zhang Wanshan was so sad that he didn't even bother to eat. Naturally, he didn't pay attention to Gu Chan. He just silently put the knives into his backpack and prepared to eat the steamed buns later and take her back to the village to apologize to Zhao Erniu.
After Gu Chan left, she did not go directly to buy steamed buns, but quietly came to the back of a medicine shop not far ahead.
After looking around to make sure no one was around, she reached into her pocket and took out two loaches and ordered, "Sneak into the drug store and catch a mouse for me."
[Yes, Master. 】
Baidu and Sogou responded in unison, and then they jumped up and rushed in through the window behind the drug store.
Gu Chan squatted under the window and waited quietly.
After a while, two loaches flew out with a mouse the size of a child's palm and threw it in front of Gu Chan.
The mouse lay on the ground shaking with fear.
Gu Chan stared at it and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, I'm just asking you for information."
【Mom! Are you a human or a ghost? Can you still speak rat language? 】
The mouse was startled for a moment, then it raised its head and stared at Gu Chan, screaming in shock.
No one saw this scene at this time. If they did, they could only hear the strange "chichichi" noise made by the mouse.
Gu Chan didn't have time to talk nonsense with it, so she said directly, "Stop talking nonsense, let me ask you, what is the price of the spiritual herbs that your medicine shop usually charges?"
[Do you have spiritual herbs? 】The mouse was surprised.
Gu Chan nodded calmly.
The mouse stood up straight, "Spiritual grasses are usually protected by powerful spiritual beasts. People who can take spiritual grasses from the hands of spiritual beasts are always extraordinary. You can't tell!" You are so powerful at such a young age. 】
"Ouch! You little mouse, your mouth is so fucking broken! Can you get to the point?"
[Brother, people have their own rules, and we rats naturally have our own rules as well. If you want to get information from me, why don't you show it! 】
The smelly rat was also picked up.
Gu Chan angrily reached out and pinched it, put it in her eyes and threatened it fiercely, "You stinky rat, you are really smart! You are actually playing tricks on me, will you tell me? No." Say, I'll crush your damn rat head."
[Brother, if you have something to say, don’t be rude! I'm not doing this just to survive. 】
"I'm really pissed off. If it weren't for the fact that grandpa is too lazy to wait, I would have to wait for you to be punished... Forget it, Ren, don't be like a stinky rat. Tell me! What do you want me to say?"
Gu Chan was angry while comforting herself.
She really didn't have time, and she was like a stinky rat here.
The mouse chirped, feeling extremely proud and said, "Five bowls of rice, I'll tell you." 】
"Five bowls? You obviously grabbed it, right? One bowl, do you want it? If not, I will crush you to death right now and let them go in to catch other mice for trading."
[No, no, no, no, just one bowl. As I said, the normal trading price of spiritual herbs in this medicine shop is usually one hundred and fifty taels per plant. If the quality is good, it can be sold for up to two hundred taels of silver. More is impossible. 】
Gu Chan frowned, her mind racing. The quality of the Redbud Redbud hidden in her arms is not bad. If they sell it at the lowest price of 150 taels per plant, their head tax of 100 taels will be enough, and they can still have an extra 50 taels for maintenance. livelihood.
Of course, it would be best to sell it for two hundred taels, but it is unlikely. It is better to set the lowest expectation at one hundred and fifty taels.
After thinking about this, Gu Chan put the mouse on the ground and said, "In this way, I will sell the magic grass first. When I have money, I can buy rice for you. When I come to the market next time, I will come here and give you a gift under the back window. Bowl of rice.”
[You won’t fool me, right? 】
"Oh Brother Rat, with your wisdom, can I still fool you? Just rest assured! I always keep my word when making deals, and I have more than one spiritual grass. Maybe we can still cooperate for a long time in the future. !”
[That’s true, okay then! I believe you for now, then I'll go back first. Next time you come under the back window, just let them in and call me. 】
The mouse was so impressed by Gu Chan's praise that after saying these words, it jumped through the window and returned to the medicine shop.
Gu Chan laughed and said, "Sure enough, no matter how smart animals are, they are much simpler than humans. I'd better deal with animals more in the future."
After saying that, she put the two loaches in her pocket, then stood up and left quietly. She took two copper coins to buy four steamed buns, and returned them to the back of the stall to share them with Zhang Wanshan.
When Gu Chan was eating the steamed bun in his hand, he finally understood something.
That is, the prices in Tiancang Kingdom are indeed not cheap. One copper plate can only buy two steamed buns, and one hundred copper plates is one tael of silver. In conversion, one tael of silver can only buy two hundred steamed buns, which is not enough for a family. Three bites can last for several days, not to mention that other things are more expensive than steamed buns.
In this way, the monthly expenses for her and Zhang Wanshan alone would be around ten taels of silver, which was calculated based on the minimum living standards.
After understanding this, Gu Chan had almost finished eating the steamed buns.
Zhang Wanshan was about to leave with the basket on his back. She quickly reached out to hold him, "Grandpa, don't leave in a hurry. Please accompany me to the drug store!"
"What are you doing?"
"I still have some valuable medicinal herbs with me. Let's sell them first to meet our urgent needs."
"That's not okay! This is a life-saving thing given to you by your family before they die. How can you sell it so cheaply?" Zhang Wanshan refused without even thinking.
A smile appeared on Gu Chan's face, "Grandpa, isn't this the moment for me to save my life? And for me, these are all external things. Right now, the survival of our grandfather and grandson is the most important thing."
"this……"
"Okay grandpa, stop talking and let's go!"
Gu Chan picked up her backpack and pulled Zhang Wanshan straight to the medicine shop in front of her.
Zhang Wanshan took one step at a time, with the word "reluctance" written all over his face, but in the face of Gu Chan's determination, he finally gave in, and the tears in his eyes fell down once again.
The two of them quickly arrived outside the medicine shop, each put their backpacks at the door of the shop, and walked in together.
Arriving under the high platform, Gu Chan quickly reached into her arms, took out a red bauhinia plant and handed it to Zhang Wanshan, winking at him.
Zhang Wanshan knowingly handed the spiritual herb to the shopkeeper standing behind the pavilion, "Shopkeeper, help me see how much this medicinal herb is worth."
The shopkeeper was in his forties, dressed in silk and satin, with a big belly, a head as fat as a pig's head, and two mustaches on his lips. He looked sideways at the poor, obviously not treating the poor as human beings.
"Why, these days, the blacksmith has also started selling medicine?" Looking sideways at Zhang Wanshan, he looked disdainful and had a very arrogant attitude.
But when he reached out to take the Redbud Red Grass and put it in front of his eyes to take a closer look, his eyes suddenly glazed over and his mouth opened wide in shock.
(End of chapter)