Chapter 12: Catch the Gathering
Early the next morning, Crouching Tiger Mountain.
Lin Haoran sat on the big bluestone early in the morning and waited. Since the birthday banquet in Jiangfu has ended, it is difficult for the prey to be sold at a good price, and he has to prepare for the exam, so the prey business is over.
"Why did you bring so many things?" Hu Da looked at the items on the ground and asked in some surprise.
"I already told you the day before yesterday that there will be no more prey from the Jiang Mansion, and our business is over!" Lin Haoran glanced up at him, and then pointed to the things on the ground and said, "Presumably, it is difficult for you to find Langzhong in the mountains and forests, this is the wind and cold medicine from the medicinal herb shop in the town, this is a piece of horn soap, it is not worth anything, it is given to you!" ”
"This can't be collected!" Hu Da's face changed slightly, and he immediately excused himself.
"You might as well take it! You should know that I'm actually making a lot of money these days! Lin Haoran persuaded.
This is a big truth, in just four days, he has entered the account of fourteen taels of silver. The reason why he is so generous is, first, he knows that the benefits cannot be taken advantage of; The second is to lay the foundation for continued cooperation in the future.
"One yard to one yard! Without you, I wouldn't have been able to get all this salt for those things! Hu Tou shook his head violently, but he couldn't take his eyes off the medicinal materials on the ground, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "I have a few good leather goods, although it is difficult to get rid of them in this kind of place, but you have to sell them, just give me a little more tea, how about it?" ”
The so-called leather goods are the fur of animals, which have a long shelf life.
It's just that because of the climate, it has always been expensive in the north and cheap in the south, so the leather goods in the south are generally not sold at too high prices. In addition, it is not popular to wear fur clothes here in Guangdong, so there is no market for leather goods in the south, and it is even more difficult to get rid of it here in Qingye Town.
"Yes!" Lin Haoran did not live up to this kindness, and immediately nodded in agreement.
However, he made an appointment to meet again tomorrow, because today he decided to take the tiger girl to the market.
The village of Changlin is about five miles away from the town, and the name of the town is Aoba Town, which is named after the abundance of green leaf incense in the area.
In the morning, the sky was blue, and several falcons circled overhead, as if to protect the ox cart below. On both sides are tranquil mountains and forests, with birds singing and flowers, and a few colorful butterflies dancing among the flowers.
It's just that although the scenery here is beautiful, Lin Haoran frowned, and his face was extremely serious. This ox cart is not a good means of transportation, walking on such a mountain road, the whole person feels like it is going to fall apart.
Cluck......
The tiger girl sat at the back of the ox cart, but she was proudly dangling her two dangling little short legs, her whole face was red, and she also responded to the cries of various animals from time to time.
Ah Niu, who was driving the car, noticed Lin Haoran's discomfort and asked with concern, "Uncle Nineteen, are you okay?" ”
Although Lin Haoran and Hu Niu are young, because of their higher seniority, they are actually the uncles of many young people in the village, and Lin Haoran is ranked nineteen, so he is called Uncle Nineteen.
"How much longer?" Lin Haoran's hand clutched the handlebar tightly, looking at the ground melancholy, feeling that the contents of his stomach could come out at any time.
Ah Niu looked at the big stone on the side of the road in front of him, and reported the time: "Less than half a pillar of incense!" ”
The tiger girl climbed over from the back of the car, looking at him with big bright eyes and some confusion, not understanding why her brother was like this. Lin Haoran smiled in return, changed his posture, and then continued to accept the torment.
However, when I got out of the pass, the road ahead became smooth, and it was no longer as bumpy as before. Instead of mountains and forests, the two sides of the road are divided into patches of farmland, presenting a landscape of an agrarian society.
Since it happened to be the market season, there were more and more pedestrians on the road, and some villagers drove ox carts with local products to the market, or maybe they were simply villagers who went to the market.
The town of Aoba is surrounded by mountains on both sides, a small river passes through the town, a straight main street runs through it, and there are many shops on both sides, and there are many stalls on the green brick street, and the sound of selling is endless.
"Let's go, let's go shopping!"
Lin Haoran picked up the tiger girl from the ox cart and planned to take her to visit the market of this era. Although it feels like this kind of town is just like that, it is indeed full of too many novelties compared to Changlin Village.
The tiger girl's face was red, and her big bright eyes looked at the people and things here.
In addition to the fruits and vegetables, bamboo weaving and poultry eggs brought by the villagers, there are also meat buns, shrimp cakes, rice noodles, and cloth and tea imported from other places.
Lin Haoran and Hu Niu had a piece of shrimp cakes, walking and stopping on this street, and when she saw the juggling, Hu Niu seemed very excited, as if she didn't want to leave.
However, when Lin Haoran wanted to pay for it, she instantly put away the smiling face and pulled him away with force.
This...... Girl.
Lin Haoran felt helpless about the tiger girl, but she understood that this was a girl who had suffered after all.
Soon, he saw a cloth shop, quite large.
Lin Haoran led the tiger girl in, and as soon as she entered the door, she was greeted by colorful cloths. Probably because of their clothing, the shopkeeper did not lead them to the silk weaving area, but to the moderately priced cotton section.
"How do you sell this kind of flower cloth?" Lin Haoran observed the tiger girl's gaze, confidently stretched out his hand, and asked the shopkeeper about the price.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up slightly, so he took the cotton cloth and sent it to him and said: "The guest officer really has eyesight, this is the Songjiang cotton cloth introduced from Songjiang Mansion, exquisite, firm, never fade, the absolute cotton cloth is not comparable to the cloth on our side, and the price is very affordable." ”
"How much is a horse?" Lin Haoran asked the price directly.
"It's not expensive, eight dollars!" The shopkeeper quoted the price and watched his reaction.
It's just that as soon as his words fell, Hu Niu said in an instant: "How can it be eight dollars, my aunt said that a piece of cloth is only four dollars!" ”
"One piece of cloth and four dollars is the kind!" The shopkeeper stretched out his hand, but it was a blue cloth of the worst color.
"Then I'm going to do that!" Hu Niu didn't hesitate, and immediately made a choice, which made the shopkeeper slightly confused, but she didn't expect this girl to really choose the cheapest.
Lin Haoran naturally disagreed, and pointed to the previous flower sermon and said, "How much is half a horse of this kind of cloth?" ”
"Oops! This kind is too expensive! The tiger girl was in a hurry.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Four coins!" ”
"Tiger girl, listen to my brother this time, will you buy this?" Lin Haoran squatted down and looked at the sullen tiger girl.
Hu Niu met his gaze, and her heart was soft, but she said angrily to the shopkeeper: "Then I have to buy it cheaper for another hundred yuan!" Otherwise I wouldn't want it! ”
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed, this price is too powerful.
Lin Haoran ignored his difficulties, followed Hu Niu to stand on the same front, and said in a deep voice to the shopkeeper: "My sister said, the price of 100 yuan will be closed immediately!" ”
Ay!
The shopkeeper sighed deeply, and turned to the shopkeeper who was dialing the abacus over there, and the shopkeeper had actually noticed the situation here for a long time.
Originally, he still had the heart to wrestle, but looking at the stubborn tiger girl, and then at the iron-hearted Lin Haoran, he said: "That's it, it's for you, I've never sold it so cheap!" ”
Hu Niu was still sullen, glanced at the shopkeeper and shot back: "It's cheap, it's so expensive!" ”
The corners of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched slightly, and he dared to give it to this girl so that it was not expensive.
Lin Haoran glanced at the tiger girl approvingly, but she didn't expect this girl's bargaining ability to be so strong, so she immediately gave the money neatly.
As with any dynasty, the official currency inevitably undergoes a process of depreciation. During the Taizu period, 1,000 copper coins could be exchanged for one tael of silver, but in the Jiajing Dynasty, it fell to 2,000 copper coins for one tael of silver.
Therefore, when Lin Haoran gave one or two pieces of silver, the other party recovered five coins of silver plus three hundred dollars.
At about three or four o'clock, the market slowly dispersed, and many people had to rush home.
Hu Niu sat on the ox cart, looked at the daily necessities that returned to her house, looked at the half of the cloth and new shoes in her arms, and then looked up at her brother who followed the car, and her heart was full of happiness.