Zhao Xueli and the others bought a total of seven donkeys this time, three of which were the best, and the other four were slightly smaller, which was not a problem.
These seven donkeys can be said to be the most suitable for them. They are docile and can travel long distances.
They were equipped with seven carts, and Zhao Xueyi reinforced the cart with a "ding-ding-ding-ding-dong" sound, and finally set up a set of animals...
All of a sudden it's different.
The Zhao Xueli brothers looked at each other, and they always felt like they had something extra? Maybe it was the momentum!
After all, I carried a basket into the city before, but now I have to drive a donkey cart around the city.
Shopkeeper Wang said: "I heard from the children, do you still want to buy whole grains?"
Zhao Xueli smiled and said: "The shop where we sell rice is worth thirty-five cents a dou of coarse grains. I plan to go there and buy two shi."
Shopkeeper Wang nodded: "Thirty-five cents is not high, so you won't lose. It's been so expensive in the past two years because of the unrest. In the past, coarse grains could be bought for twenty cents."
Shopkeeper Wang wanted to say that in addition to coarse grains, some rice should also be left. He didn't know what would happen on the road, but he couldn't open his mouth. After all, he didn't know how much money they had left.
Zhao Xueli didn't think too much. It would be good to buy coarse grains. In order to make more money, he kept a bushel of rice and sold the rest.
"Let me accompany you to pick up rice grains first!" Shopkeeper Wang said with a smile, "I just happened to be passing by, so you don't have to make a second trip."
Zhao Xueli thanked shopkeeper Wang again, and shopkeeper Wang said: "After you have settled down in Taozhou, I don't know when I will go again. People doing business are just running around. You can't say for sure. Things will be fine by then. We two brothers will go there again."
Let’s talk about it well.”
Zhao Xueli said: "That's for sure. When we settle down, I will send a letter telling Brother Wang where we will settle down."
The two of them arrived at the street of Mipuzi while they were talking. As soon as Zhao Xueli jumped out of the car, he heard Zhao Yuanrang shouting: "Dad, that's dad."
Zhao Xueli followed the sound and saw that Zhao Luoyang, Zhao Yuanrang, and Zhao Yuanji were all there, with several large baskets beside them.
Zhao Xueli took the first step.
Zhao Yuanrang came over and said, "Dad, we asked the shopkeeper of the rice shop and you ordered two stones of coarse grains early in the morning."
Zhao Xueli nodded, but there seems to be more than two stones of coarse grains here!
"There are also five buckets of rice," Zhao Luoyang walked over with the shopkeeper. "You sold these rice for seventy-six cents per bushel. The shopkeeper thought it was hard for us, so he returned it to us at seventy-six cents per bushel."
Zhao Xueli looked at Zhao Luoyang: "Did you buy the rice back?"
Zhao Luoyang nodded: "You just left one bucket unsold. I calculated that it is not enough. Don't you have the money that Manager Tan compensated this time? You can buy more. It's not good to eat whole grains on the road."
Zhao Luoyang will buy rice here because the system can only exchange for polished rice. Even if she secretly adds polished rice, no one will eat it after a long time. She buys five buckets for cover and can mix some polished rice into it on weekdays.
"Dad, our family needs to buy some rice. Nai and my brothers are tired from the journey, and eating whole grains will cause bloating. That is not a minor illness."
Zhao Xueli knew that what his daughter said was right. So, having five bushels of rice was a waste of money? Zhao Xueli didn’t know what to say, okay, just listen to his daughter, isn’t it just five bushels of rice? It’s not much money. He made three hundred and eighty less.
It was only ten coins, and his more than seven hundred coins were reduced by half.
"Take these beans," said the rice shop owner. "These are last year's beans, but they can be eaten mixed with whole grains."
The shopkeeper of Mipu was very angry when he heard what the Zhao girl said about Tan Zheng. Guangrentang has become more and more outrageous in recent years, and the medicines he sells are extremely expensive. This time, the manager of Guangrentang was punished, and he was punished.
They were relieved, so he sent some beans to show his appreciation.
Zhao Xueli thanked the shopkeeper again.
Everyone loaded coarse grains and rice onto donkey carts.
Zhao Luoyang has already spoken to Shopkeeper Wang: "Uncle Wang, I want to buy some sheepskin from you, not the good kind, just the thicker ones. I'm going to make some pairs of shoes for my family."
Her legs were worn out, and her mother, aunt, and brothers were no better.
The road ahead is difficult, so it will be convenient for dad and uncle to explore the road ahead by making a few pairs of shoes.
Shopkeeper Wang does have such leather in his shop: "The sheepskin is a bit soft, and I have some shredded cowhide here. They don't look very good. I don't want any money from you, so I give it to you."
"That won't work," Zhao Luoyang said, "Uncle Wang has helped us a lot. If they don't accept cash, we can only buy it elsewhere."
Shopkeeper Wang could only agree: "Then let's take a look at the skin."
Zhao Xueli waited until Zhao Luoyang came over and said, "What are you talking to Shopkeeper Wang?"
"Nothing, I want to ask Uncle Wang something," Zhao Luoyang said and pointed forward, "Dad, I bought some linen at the cloth shop in front. Let's pick it up when we pass by later."
Did you buy some cloth?
Zhao Xueli said: "How much did you buy?"
"One."
Zhao Xueli's heart felt cold. A piece of linen cost two to three hundred taels. It was good, but all the rice and grain money they earned was used up.
Zhao Xueli took a deep breath and asked cautiously: "Did you buy anything else?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "In the shop in front, we bought some water bags and earthen jars. We put these things together and then went to Jimin Hall. Doctor Han is waiting for us there."
Zhao Xueli held his breath: "Did you buy something at the drug store?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "Mr. Han will follow us to see Third Aunt."
Zhao Luoyang saw that her father had not breathed for a long time, and immediately added: "I have made an agreement with Dr. Han to sell Atractylodes to him, and he will treat the third aunt for free."
Looking at his daughter's bright eyes, Zhao Xueli breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of spending money. It was a good thing that his daughter could find a doctor to treat her three younger siblings.
The main thing is that there is no fixed amount of money for the doctor, there are dozens of coins, and he is afraid that he will not be able to come up with that much.
"Dad, don't worry," Zhao Luoyang said, "my daughter knows everything."
Zhao Xueli thought in his heart, you know how to count, but I don't! Now he has a few coins, now he has dozens of coins, now he kills bandits, and now he takes the drug store manager to court. He really doesn't know what his daughter can do.
Come!
"Dad, we have to hurry up," Zhao Luoyang said, "I have to go to Qianjia Village on the way back."
Zhao Luoyang is going to send some Atractylodes to Mrs. Qian. If the epidemic comes, this medicine can also be of some use. In addition to Mrs. Qian, she will also leave some Atractylodes to Shopkeeper Wang and Ding Yachai, as a way to thank them for their help.
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She was afraid that Ding Yachai would not take it, so she specifically asked Langzhong Han to help deliver it after they left.
These things have been arranged, and after picking up the purchased items, she can take everyone back.
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It's getting dark.
Old Mrs. Yang kept looking towards the road.
Why haven't you come back after being away for so long? Could it be that buying livestock didn't go well?
"Mom, stop looking," Luo Zhenniang said, "You have been standing here motionless for a long time."
Mrs. Yang did not agree.
"Are they them?" Luo Zhenniang still wanted to persuade her, but she saw some shadows vaguely appearing in the distance on the official road.
They have all come down from the mountain and are waiting for Zhao Xueli and others by the official road at the foot of the mountain, so they can immediately detect any movement on the official road.
"No way!" said Qiao, Blacksmith Wu's daughter-in-law, "I looked at several cars. There should be some things on the cars. It couldn't be people traveling in the city."
Even if Zhao Xueli and the others did buy livestock, where would they have money to buy things? Mrs. Qiao wished she could go to those people in the city and get nothing, so she immediately refuted them when she discovered something fishy.
"It's them," Mrs. Yang said firmly, "I know my own son, it's them who are back."