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Xu Xingxia didn't expect that before he entered the castle gate, someone would come to buy red deer. This is a bit of a surprise. This red deer was originally going to be sold for money, and Xu Xingxia did not shirk. However, he also saw that the other party was indeed attracted to this red deer. If he doesn't take the opportunity to raise the price a little, he will be a fool. He thought for a while and said slowly: "One hundred taels, a little less, a little higher." ”

If it was in normal times, Sun Dakun would definitely not be at the price. Although red deer are rare and cannot be obtained by ordinary people, it is not particularly difficult with his status. The ability of a Jin merchant is limited, and the ability of dozens of Jin merchants cannot be measured. Generally speaking, the price of this red deer is about one hundred taels of silver. Want to sell higher? No way. It's just that today is indeed a coincidence, and he really needs such a gift.

Who is a businessman who is not good at observing words and feelings? Sun Dakun glanced at Xu Xingxia and knew that his mind had been noticed by this young man with a bow and arrow. I don't know why, Sun Dakun subconsciously felt that this young man seemed a little weird. However, he couldn't say what was strange. After thinking about it, he stopped picking the door, nodded and said, "Then one hundred and thirty taels." ”

Xu Xingxia quickly calculated. If you pull it out to find a buyer yourself, it will not only be troublesome, but also time-consuming. Now, he just wants to exchange the red deer for silver as soon as possible, then buy meat for his younger brothers and sisters to eat, and then invite his family to eat a good meal of thin-skinned dumplings. The price of one hundred and thirty taels is almost the limit. So, Xu Xingxia nodded and said briskly: "Okay!" Deal! ”

Sun Dakun turned around and went back to the carriage and counted the silver. A moment later, he came over with a small cloth bag and handed it to Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia took the cloth bag, put it on the ground, and counted it carefully. The inside of the cloth bag was full of silver ingots. Each silver ingot was five taels, for a total of twenty-six, which was exactly one hundred and thirty taels.

The silver ingots used by the Jin merchants are in good condition, much better than the so-called official silver, or folded silver. The bottom of each silver ingot is engraved with the marks of each silver number in Shanxi. These silver ingots were all cast by the Sihai Money Village in Shanxi. This is also the basic reason why Jin merchants can go south and north. Their silver is welcome!

"Just right!"

Xu Xingxia nodded and said.

Sun Dakun beckoned his entourage and carried the red deer away. He walked a few steps by himself, and suddenly turned around again and asked Xu Xingxia, "Young man, what's your name?" ”

Xu Xingxia replied loudly: "Xu Xingxia." ”

Sun Dakun read silently a few times, wrote down the name, and then really left.

At this time, just as Wang came over tremblingly, Xu Xingxia handed him the cloth bag and said casually: "Mother, there are one hundred and thirty taels of silver here, and you have collected them." ”

Wang took the cloth bag in disbelief, opened it with a little trembling, and found that it was indeed a silver ingot with white flowers, and he suddenly couldn't hold it anymore, and felt dizzy for a while, as if he was about to faint. Fortunately, her reaction was quite fast, and she hurriedly reached out and rubbed her eyebrows, trying to calm down.

Xu Xingxia reached out and took a silver ingot from the cloth bag, and said to Wang: "Mother, I'll go buy meat first." I promised Dongzi and Niuniu to invite them to eat meat and dumplings at night. I'm going to buy meat now, buy white rice and white noodles. If you have something else, your mother will look at it and buy it herself. ”

Wang naturally said yes in a loud voice. She hadn't fully figured out what was going on in front of her. Happiness came too suddenly, and she wasn't mentally prepared for it. Thinking of the white silver ingots in the cloth bag, Wang felt as if he was in a dream. She quietly pinched her thigh, convinced that she wasn't dreaming.

Xu Xingxia said to Liu Guangliang and the others again: "Uncle, big chun, little chun, you have all worked hard, and the whole family came to eat at night." We had a big dinner in the evening! White rice and white noodles, beef and mutton are enough! By the way, ask my aunt, cousin Chunlan, and cousin Qiulan to come over early, and we will make dumplings to eat! Forget it, I'll let Niu Niu scream! ”

After that, she was about to instruct Niuniu to call someone, but she didn't expect Niuniu to disagree, she took Xu Xingxia's hand, pouted and said, "I don't want to call someone, I'm going to buy meat with my brother, I want to buy a lot of meat." ”

Wang stretched out his hand and pressed it on Niuniu's face, and scolded with a loving and heartbroken smile: "This girl knows how to eat meat all day long." It's strange that since I was born, I haven't eaten meat a few times. Your brother now has money, can he still give you meat to eat? Just go! Let's eat dumplings in the evening, and tomorrow my mother will make you noodles! ”

Niuniu let go of Xu Xingxia's hand and jumped up. This little girl, in addition to looking forward to eating a meal of dumplings with meat, is also looking forward to eating a meal of noodles with meat. It's a pity that the last time the Xu family ate Zhenzi noodles was a long, long time ago. Now, of course, all her wishes can be granted.

"Big Tsubaki, Little Tsubaki, let's go! Go shopping! ”

Xu Xingxia said goodbye to Wang and his uncle, and took Dachun and Xiaochun to buy things together. He wants to buy meat, white rice, and white noodles, and he really can't do it without two helpers. In this place of Ningxia, there has always been a saying that the south of the Yangtze River is stuffed, there are many horses, cattle and sheep, and the crops can basically be ripened three times in two years. Therefore, in the entire northwest region, the products are relatively abundant, and the prices are not very expensive, five taels of silver, you can buy a lot of materials.

Along the way, Xu Xingxia felt a lot of blazing eyes. These people ignored him before. Now, when I saw Xu Xingxia, I greeted him very kindly. Well, to be precise, it's a very flattering greeting. Especially those who said bad things about Xu Xingxia behind their backs before, and now they can't wait to say good things to make up for their mistakes.

Although they didn't see Bai Huahua's silver ingot, they also knew that Xu Xingxia must have made a lot of windfall from Sun Dakun. For such a large red deer, the price will definitely not be less than one hundred taels. With one hundred taels of silver in hand, the status of the Xu family was suddenly different. In Weizhenbao, with a net worth of one hundred taels of silver, it can definitely be regarded as a big family. Of course, compared with the big families in Pingyu City, it can't be on the table.

"Uncle Wang is good."

"Uncle Zhang."

"Uncle Zhao is good."

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For those who took the initiative to greet him, Xu Xingxia also responded with a smile. These people looked down on themselves and the Xu family before, it was human nature, and there was no special malice. Anyway, he wouldn't mind. If he had been scheming with such a character, he Xu Xingxia would have been angry countless times. There are too many such characters in the world.

Harmony makes money, unity and cooperation are the most important. Everyone lives in Fort Willytown, so there's no need to make too much of a fuss. Don't forget, on the door of each of them, there is a sword hanging from the door. This sword was in the hands of the Tatars. It is now spring in March, and the climate of the desert is gradually warming. The winter supplies stored by the Tatars should have been almost consumed. God knows when they will go south again to loot?

Fort Weizhen was the only way for the Tatar cavalry to go south, and it was also one of the main targets of the Tatar cavalry to plunder. In the event of an attack by the Tatar cavalry, if the military households in the city cannot unite and resist desperately, what awaits them will definitely be the result of being slaughtered by the Tartars. Such examples are not unprecedented. Three years ago, Zhenshuo Fort, not far from Weizhen Fort, was breached by the Tartars, and all the more than 500 people in it were killed.

If we had pushed forward a little further, there would have been even greater tragedy. In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, about 500 Tatar cavalry marched south. They quietly crossed the front-line forts such as Zhenshuo Fort, Weizhen Fort, and Pingyu City, and penetrated deep into the surroundings of Ningxia City, and successively broke through four forts, including Hongguang Fort, Yaofu Fort, Changxin Fort, and Li Gang Fort, killing nearly 1,000 soldiers and civilians, and forcibly abducting 5 or 600 women.

After this tragedy, Emperor Wanli was very angry and ordered the then Ningxia Commander-in-Chief and Ningxia Governor to be arrested and brought to justice. In addition to the chief officer, dozens of other officers were dealt with. However, the wrath of the Wanli Emperor could not fundamentally change the situation in Ningxia Town. Until today, Ningxia Town is still in a helpless situation of passive defense. No one knows when the Tatar cavalry will come, how many Tatar cavalry will come, and where their goal will be.

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When passing by the mutton stall, Xu Xingxia bought twenty catties of mutton and spent about one tael of silver. At the beef stall next to him, Xu Xingxia bought another twenty catties of beef, which also cost about one or two pieces of silver. Ningxia Town has a large number of horses, cattle and sheep produced, and a large number of cattle and sheep are slaughtered and sold every day, and the supply is very sufficient. Therefore, the price of beef and mutton is not very expensive, and the price per catty is about 50 yuan.

Among all kinds of meat, the most expensive is pork, and the price per catty is at least 200 yuan. In fact, Fort Wychin does not sell pork either. Nothing else, few people can afford to eat. In addition, there is also very cheap horse meat, which only costs about 30 yuan per catty. However, the taste of horse meat is far inferior to beef and mutton, and Xu Xingxia will definitely not buy horse meat today.

Rice and wheat are produced in the Ningxia Plain, and the average field can basically be harvested three times in two years, so the price of white rice and white flour is not very expensive. Basically, the price of better white rice per bucket (about 18.8 catties) is about 300 yuan. One stone is three taels of silver. Of course, the slightly worse ones are cheaper. The price of white noodles is slightly more expensive than white rice, about 400 yuan per bucket.

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