Chapter 66
"Qing'er, can you walk?" Yang Huazhou turned to ask Yang Ruoqing who was following him.
In the man's eyes, something called distress and guilt flashed.
"Qing'er, it's my uncle who is incompetent and can't get a bullock cart. You have to walk these thirty miles by yourself. Uncle..."
"Fifth uncle, what are you talking about? Qing'er is not a petite lady like those from landlords and wealthy families. These dozens of miles are nothing!"
Yang Ruoqing said with bright eyebrows.
"Besides, Qing'er really likes walking. Not to mention the hot sweat all over her body, I can also wear off the excess fat on my body. How great!"
"Uh..." Yang Huazhou had black lines all over his head. Is this a reason?
The man's eyes looked around Yang Ruoqing's body again, as if he had discovered something. Yang Huazhou said with some surprise: "Not to mention, I think you have really lost some weight these days. That face
...It’s all a bit smaller!”
"Really, uncle?"
When Yang Ruoqing heard this, she was very happy. She freed up a hand and touched her face randomly a few times.
To be honest, she touches it every day, but she really can't figure out anything.
However, she believed that Yang Huazhou did not lie to her. She must have lost weight during this period.
I no longer have to feed my parents and myself as I used to, and I no longer sleep with my head covered during the day.
After traveling through time, I regulated my work and rest time, reduced my diet, increased my exercise, and was busy at home and outside every day.
"Uncle, Qing'er will continue to lose weight and become a girl of normal size, just wait and see!" Yang Ruoqing said with a smile.
Yang Huazhou chuckled: "As long as you have good bones, it doesn't matter whether you are fat or thin. You look good in my uncle's eyes. I can't find such a lovable girl in every village, hehe..."
Yang Ruoqing's head was full of black lines. The fifth uncle thought he was a dull and stupid man, but he didn't expect that he was also good at talking about pampering!
"Here, hang your basket on this pole!"
Yang Huazhou felt sorry for Yang Ruoqing because she was small and weak, so he insisted on taking the basket.
"Wow, this rabbit is quite heavy, at least five pounds, right?" he asked.
"Weighed it, it's five pounds and eight taels!"
"Well, do you plan to send this rabbit to a restaurant or sell it on the tile market?" Yang Huazhou asked again.
"Uncle, this is the first time I've come to town to do business, and I don't know the price trend. You'd better tell me first!" Yang Ruoqing said.
Regarding the ancient trading rules and general market conditions, Yang Ruoqing in her previous life had read similar books and records.
She is not as blind as she said, but the price trend in this ancient era that she traveled to is not very different from the prices in the ancient Chinese era, so it would be more secure to ask clearly!
Yang Huazhou thought carefully, organized his words, and reported the prices of the things he knew that were closely related to life to Yang Ruoqing one by one.
Yang Ruoqing combed through the information provided by Yang Huazhou and soon had a clue in her mind.
In this era, meat buns and eggs cost one penny each, and pork cost fifteen cents a pound.
The price of wild game such as rabbit and eel is higher than that of pork, about 30 yuan per pound.
Roughly converted to modern currency, the purchasing power of one penny is about the same as one dollar. One tael of silver is one thousand penny, so one tael of silver is also one thousand yuan!
"If this lively rabbit is sent to a restaurant, it will definitely get rid of it immediately, but the price in the restaurant will probably be lower than that in the tile market. If it is sold in the tile market, the price should be better, but it will not be that fast.
If you let go, you have to wait!" Yang Huazhou analyzed.
Yang Ruoqing thought for a while, "Let's try our luck in Wa City first!"
The uncle and nephew then hurried on their way. After thirty miles, they took a break on the way, took out the tea prepared by Sun, drank it, and continued on their way.
When a red sun slowly peeked out from the eastern hillside, the residents of Qingshui Town, who had been sleeping all night, woke up and started a new day of running for a living.
"Qing'er, we're just ahead."
"Um!"
Yang Ruoqing nodded and looked at the undulating green-gray houses in front of her. This was Qingshui Town.
It was somewhat different from the picture she imagined in her mind. There was no busy traffic, and there were no fancy restaurants, teahouses or shops.
On both sides of the bluestone street, which can accommodate two carriages passing side by side, there are rows of low houses. Signs are erected at the door, and some are hung with flags, marking the business of each shop.
"Northern steamed buns, old noodle steamed buns, big meat buns with thin skin and lots of stuffing... they have just come out of the cage, if you want to buy them, come quickly..."
At the door of the bun shop nearby, a waiter was shouting loudly, bringing out baskets of freshly baked buns and placing them on a wooden table over one meter long.
There is a large hollow circular hole on the table, and a water stove with charcoal fire is connected to the ground. The water is boiling and bubbling.
The waiter placed the steamed bun cage on top to heat and keep it warm, then opened the lid of the top cage. The hot air hit his face, and the unique aroma of steamed buns suddenly spread in the air.
There was already a circle of people in front of the table, three of you and two of me buying.
Yang Ruoqing was so attracted by the aroma that she swallowed hard. She ate wild vegetable porridge last night and was on her way this morning without even a grain of rice in her stomach.
Now when I saw the pile of steamed buns like a mountain, I felt that my chest was about to touch my back.
"Qing'er, are you hungry? I'll buy you a big meat bun!"
As Yang Huazhou spoke, he was about to put down the pole on his shoulders. Yang Ruoqing stopped him.
"Uncle, we're not in a hurry to eat now, let's go to Wa Market to sell things first," Yang Ruoqing said.
The day's plan begins in the morning. People live and work in peace and contentment. There are definitely more people in Wa City in the morning than at other times.
She can't delay.
What's more, this business hasn't even started yet, and it needs to be spent first. If she doesn't want to do it, let alone Yang Huazhou.
Yang Huazhou's money was plucked by Qiu's fingers, and every copper was missing!
Yang Huazhou couldn't resist, so he had to send Yang Ruoqing to Wa City in the north of the town.
On the way, Yang Huazhou told Yang Ruoqing in detail about the situation in Wa City.
Wa Shi is just a noun, and its general meaning is a place for exchange of various items that are closely related to life.
There are various permanent stalls inside, and the stall owners are required to pay taxes to the government regularly. There are also some small vendors like Yang Ruoqing who do not have fixed stalls and are temporary and highly mobile.
These small traders are farmers, fishermen, hunters and so on near the town...
I come to the Wa Market every now and then to sell things, and I have to pay a certain venue fee every time. Of course, these temporary venues cannot be compared with those fixed stalls. If people stay here for a long time, they pay higher rents, and the stalls must be
Prime location.
For those like Yang Ruoqing who come in temporarily to sell, it would be great if they could give you a corner!
Fortunately, the venue fee was not much, so Yang Ruoqing paid five cents and then followed Yang Huazhou into Wa City.
This was Yang Ruoqing's first time walking into the ancient tile market, and she looked around with a pair of novel eyes.
Chapter completed!