Boss Zhu turned around and entered the inn, took a piece of silk, cut another half piece of linen, took them out and handed them to Xu Da.
Wang Dayou's businessman also picked up all the rabbit skins, eight in total, and wanted to use money to settle the deal.
At this time, Boss Zhu had automatically classified the three of them as honest people in the countryside who did not know how to do business. Although he had taken advantage of this, others could not take advantage of them!
He shouted hurriedly: "Now that the world is in chaos, one kind of money will be distributed. There are nine kinds of money flowing out this year alone. What kind of money does the guest plan to use to settle? Is it bad currency? Good currency? Or excellent currency?"
Hearing this, Xu Da and Wang looked at each other. Due to the limitations of their original memories, neither of them expected that money could have so many tricks.
Therefore, it is said that if it is convenient for others, it will also be convenient for others.
Xu Da once again expressed gratitude to the middle-aged man in front of him: "Zhu Gong is so kind!"
Boss Zhu waved his hand kindly: "I don't think I should take it seriously. Brother Xu is polite, but I just want to help with a few questions..."
Xu Da smiled gratefully, his dark face revealed a simplicity, and Boss Zhu immediately became determined not to allow anyone to take advantage of Brother Xu.
The merchant who bought the rabbit skin originally thought of using bad money to deceive him, but now that Boss Zhu started to help, his face suddenly turned ugly.
But the rabbit skin was really good, so I was reluctant to let it go, so I had to ask my companion to bring two pieces of linen cloth to Xu Da.
The society was in turmoil. As a hard currency, cloth was more useful than money and was more popular among businessmen.
The price of a piece of silk is about 800 yuan, and the price of a piece of ordinary linen is about 300 yuan. The price of good cloth is high, and the price of second-hand cloth is low. Boss Zhu uses silk and linen of good quality. The total value of the cloth is 1,000 yuan.
money.
Although the merchant who bought rabbit skins brought two pieces of flax, according to the market price, they were only worth four hundred yuan.
They must have suffered some losses, but Xu Da didn't say anything. They were unfamiliar with the place, and their goal was to sell their prey as soon as possible.
So I don’t want to worry too much about these details.
After wrapping the cloth he got in linen and tying it to his chest, Xu Da counted what was left and found only a weasel, leopard skin and leopard meat wrapped in leaves, and a handful of beautiful feathers.
Boss Zhu didn't know that the leaves were wrapped in leopard meat. He just thought it was other prey. But he couldn't eat it anymore in his small inn, so he told Xu Da that a nobleman had just arrived in Zhuangzi outside the town two days ago.
, maybe you can go there and try your luck.
This is really good news!
After Xu Da asked Boss Zhu for the direction of Zhuangzi, he took the remaining leopard meat and prepared to go to Zhuangzi to have a look.
"You go, I will wait for you in the town with the children." Wang said suddenly.
Xu Da looked up at the sky, nodded, and handed the cloth in front of him to her, "I think it's going to rain today. You lead the children to find a place to rest and wait for us. Dayou and I
Go and come back quickly."
Mrs. Wang took the cloth and carried it on her back, pointed to Boss Zhu's inn and said, "That's it. I'll book two rooms."
Xu Da nodded, and Wang Dayou hugged Mrs. Wang, hoping that she would take more care of his wife and children. The two brothers carried the leopard out of the city.
After watching the two people leave, Wang took the cloth and walked towards the vacant tea shed in front of the street.
The three Xu Yue brothers and sisters, plus Tong's mother and son, are sitting here waiting.
Seeing Mrs. Wang coming over, she quickly stood up and looked at her expectantly.
Xu Yue stared at the long strip wrapped in linen in front of her mother, her eyes shining: "Has it been sold?"
Wang nodded, explained the whereabouts of Xu Da and Wang Dayou, and motioned for them to pick up their luggage and follow her to the inn.
Boss Zhu was surprised when he saw Mrs. Wang leaving and coming back. But when he saw a group of dark and thin children following her, he seemed to understand something. He winked at the waiter in the store and asked him to go over and say hello.
Then he left the hall and went about his own business.
"Staying in the hotel?" The waiter stepped forward and asked tentatively.
Ms. Tong pulled her two children back a little uneasily, and subconsciously looked at Ms. Wang. She was afraid that the waiter would find out who she and the others were and be kicked out of the store.
Wang smiled faintly, motioned her not to be too nervous, and then asked the waiter if there were any cheaper rooms in the store.
The waiter obeyed the boss's instructions and patiently told the price of the lower-class rooms and general shops in the store.
There are two lower-class rooms, with beds, covers and water, priced at 80 yuan a night.
All bunk beds are charged per person, adults and children are charged 10 yuan per person, and only a straw mat and a bowl of cold water are provided.
Seeing that there were so many children in Xu Yue, and having just seen that Wang and Xu Da had made a lot of money selling prey, the waiter suggested that they stay in a lower-class room. The children would sleep better at night if they had bedding.
Mrs. Wang handed the two and a half pieces of linen in her hand to the waiter, "Except for the three-day room charges for the two inferior rooms, I will help you get us some food."
The waiter calmly took the cloth, signaled a few people to wait, put the cloth into the warehouse first, then took two door locks, raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, and motioned to the Wang family to follow him.
There is a yard behind the inn, and four rows of houses are built around the yard. These are the guest rooms.
The east and west are expensive, and the north and south are cheap. The lower-class rooms and bungalows are located in the north and south rows, separated from the upper-class rooms in the east and west by a shallow wall.
There are not many outsiders in the town, and occasionally businessmen come to stay here. This time, a few businessmen stayed here, and wild conversations and laughter could be heard from time to time in the guest rooms.
The soundproofing effect of the inn house is very poor. Louder noises can be heard from the two rooms next door. There is no privacy at all.
The younger brother opened the room, hung up the lock, handed the key to Mrs. Wang, led them to the place, and went down to prepare food for the few people.
"One room for each family." Mrs. Wang handed the key to another room to Mrs. Tong and asked her to take a rest first. After that, she would bring the children over to have dinner.
Mr. Tong nodded, with joy and rare relief in his eyes.
After escaping for more than a month, I finally don’t have to sleep in the wilderness today.
The two families separated for a while and went into their rooms.
The lower-class rooms are really small. In a room of ten square meters, there is only a small bed less than one meter two, a low table, and two yellowed linen knee pads.
The chair had not yet been invented in Daqing, so the nobles were accustomed to wearing white socks and sitting on the polished floor.
Objects such as small benches are only seen in the homes of lower-class civilians. The sitting posture with legs spread apart is extremely inelegant in the eyes of the nobles.
The style of the inn caters to the preferences of the upper class aristocrats. The rooms are all covered with floors, which makes it convenient for Xu Yue's family to lay on the floor at night.
Mrs. Wang signaled Xu Dalang to put down the tattered luggage, and led the three children to the patio to fetch water for washing their hands and faces. After telling Xu Dalang to take care of his two sisters, he walked out of the inn alone.
