Carpenter Li happily took the letters sent back by his two sons and left, completely forgetting Old Man Zhao's advice to help ask Zhao Da if he had sent any letters back.
"Boss, buy some flour~"
Carpenter Li came to the grain and oil store and planned to buy dozens of kilograms of flour so that he could make dumplings when he wanted to eat dumplings.
"Okay~"
"There are many types of flour now. The best one is from Liaodong. It costs 6 Wen per pound."
"The second is the flour from Hezhong area. The quality is also quite good, but it only costs 5 cents per pound."
"There are also flours from Henan, Shaanxi and Shandong, which cost 4 cents per pound."
The boss also introduced it enthusiastically.
The price of grain in the Ming Dynasty is really cheap now, and this finely ground white flour only costs four or five cents a pound.
"It costs 4 cents for fifty kilograms, but the flour from Liaodong actually costs 6 cents per kilogram. It's too expensive."
Carpenter Li didn't even think about it. It was naturally cheap. For people in the mountains, this money was naturally saved.
"You probably know this."
"The flour in Liaodong is indeed different. The wheat grown on the black soil there is good, and the quality is good. Moreover, the flour there is ground by large flour mills and is very fine."
"Look, is this flour very different?"
"The flour from Liaodong is the best-selling in big cities such as Beijing-Tianjin and Songhu. The more expensive it is, the better it sells."
The boss said with a smile while weighing the flour for Carpenter Li.
"Well, this expensive thing actually sells better?"
Carpenter Li didn't believe it. Who doesn't like cheap ones? There are people who would buy expensive ones because they have more money.
After buying fifty kilograms of flour, Carpenter Li looked at the many bacons in the store and asked, "Boss, how do you sell these bacons?"
"These bacon~"
"These beef, sheep, pork, bacon, dried beef and mutton from the Hezhong area cost twenty cents per catty, while pork is cheaper, twelve cents per catty."
"These are dried fish from Huanghuangzhou, similar to dried salmon. The meat is very delicious and has few spines. It is most suitable for growing children. It is also very cheap, costing eight cents per pound."
"These are also dried fish from Huanghuangzhou, but they are sea fish from the northern fishing grounds. They are also very good, costing 7 Wen per pound."
"These are beef jerky and mutton jerky from Australia. They only cost eighteen cents a pound."
"These are seafood from Songhu. This is dried large yellow croaker, which costs 6 cents per catty, and this is dried cuttlefish, which costs 5 cents per catty."
When the boss saw that Carpenter Li wanted to buy dry goods, he quickly and enthusiastically introduced them.
"This thing is quite cheap."
After Carpenter Li heard this, his eyes widened slightly.
In the past, when my family was poor and had many children, I had never been to a store like this once. How could I have known that things outside were so cheap?
This is all dried meat. It only costs a few pennies per pound. It’s so cheap. It’s shipped from some place like Golden Continent, and it’s all shipped by sea.
"Food is cheap now. This food has never been so cheap. I have been buying and selling food all my life. The price of food now is really too cheap."
"I heard that there are a lot of these dry goods in overseas places."
"Take this dried fish for example. The waters near Qianhe City and Beijing City in Golden Continent are extremely rich in fishery resources. If you just go to sea, you can explode your stock and you won't be able to finish it all."
"So the industry of salted fish and dried fish gradually developed, which is very cheap in large quantities."
"There is also this dried fish from Songhu. I heard that it is close to the world's largest fishery, the Zhoushan fishery, which is the number one in the world. The output is very large, and the fish caught can't be eaten at all, so someone specially prepares these fish.
Make salted fish and sell it as dried fish.”
"As for beef and mutton, I heard that Australia, Hezhong, Central Asia, and South Golden Continent have vast grasslands and very developed animal husbandry. There are so many cattle and sheep that we can't eat them all. This meat is very cheap."
The boss also said patiently again.
"So that's it~"
"I'll buy some, buy some~"
After listening to this, Li Carpenter suddenly realized that the outside world is completely different from the inside of the mountains, and the outside world cannot be measured by what is inside the mountains.
It's like I can never imagine that my husband and his wife cultivated more than 2,000 acres of land and harvested millions of kilograms of grain.
Carpenter Li picked out a large amount of dried fish, bacon, and finally bought some beef jerky and mutton jerky. At last count, he bought dozens of kilograms of dried goods.
But in the final reckoning, 50 kilograms of flour cost 200 wen, and dozens of kilograms of various dry goods cost 800 wen. The whole thing was settled for just one tael of silver.
Finally, Carpenter Li carried a hundred kilograms of load to the butcher stall selling fresh pork, gritted his teeth and cut another ten kilograms of fat pork back.
Carrying a load of more than 100 kilograms, Carpenter Li not only did not feel tired, but felt extremely relaxed. This life is full of progress.
After walking and stopping along the way, he was almost exhausted. When it was almost sunset, Carpenter Li finally returned to Shangping Village.
By this time, the villagers in the village had also returned from their work.
Seeing Carpenter Li coming back with two large baskets of things, the villagers immediately gathered around.
"Hey~ Carpenter Li, are you celebrating the New Year?"
"I bought so many things, including flour, fish, and meat. I have made a fortune."
"No, I'm afraid there are dozens of kilograms of flour and dozens of kilograms of meat."
When the villagers looked at the meat, their eyes were shining. In the mountains, there were only a few people who ate meat. It was considered good to be able to eat enough, let alone eat meat.
"Hehe~"
"I bought some flour and usually when I want to eat dumplings during the holidays, I make some dumplings and make some noodles."
"These are dried meat, dried fish, etc. You can put them at home so that you can entertain guests when you come."
Carpenter Li said with a smile.
"Carpenter Li, did your son send you another letter and give you money along with it?"
Someone saw it and asked quickly.
Now everyone knows the situation inside Carpenter Li's family. His two sons have emigrated, and life is becoming more and more prosperous with each passing day.
"Yes, my eldest and second son have both sent letters back."
Carpenter Li nodded and said.
"What did you say?"
"Hurry up and tell the big guys, they are also collecting food now, right?"
"How much grain has been harvested? Didn't you say that your son has thousands of acres of fertile land?"
"Yes, how much grain did your son harvest?"
The villagers asked curiously.
"My boss planted 2,000 acres of land and harvested more than 1 million jins of grain this year. He sold half of it for 500 taels of silver. He sent me 20 taels of silver."
"My second son also planted more than 1,000 acres of land and harvested 600,000 jins of grain. He sold 500,000 jins for 500 taels of silver and sent me 20 taels of silver."
"They told me to buy more food at home, eat more meat, and be full and well-fed."
Carpenter Li took out the banknotes in his arms and proudly showed off to the villagers.
"So today I bought some more grain and meat, and I will eat it slowly when I get home. My children said that the money is not enough, and they will send it to me so that I can use it without worry."
"Everyone, tell me, why did I buy so many things and how much money I spent?"
"One tael of silver, just one tael of silver bought me so many good things, it's enough to last me a long time."
Carpenter Li said the same thing: "This is beef jerky. Beef jerky from Australia. It's very delicious. Come on, kids, let's try some for everyone."
"This is dried salmon. It comes from Huangjin Island. The boss said it is good for children to eat."
When the villagers listened to Carpenter Li showing off, and then looked at the things he brought back, their eyes were all red.
"How long will it take to eat millions of kilograms of grain?"
"Nonsense, can you eat all that much food?"
"How can this person cultivate thousands of acres of land?"
"Of course we use machines. My eldest and second son have both bought farming machines. Each one costs more than 200 taels of silver. It makes farming much faster."
"Old man Zhao, your eldest brother has also moved to Black Earth Province. Have you replied to the letter?"
"I've come back, but my boss was reluctant to buy machines, so he planted dozens of acres of land and harvested an unknown amount of grain. I haven't received a letter yet."
"Did your son send you any money?"
"Didn't his boss send five taels of silver back last time?"
"The gap is too big, isn't it? How can Li Da and Li Er be so good at it? Why can't Zhao Da be so good?"
"The main reason is that I don't want to buy machinery. If I have a machine, I can cultivate the land faster, and the more area I can plant, and the income will naturally be higher. If I cultivate the land by myself, I won't be able to cultivate much land even if I am exhausted."
"That's right!"
"I didn't expect that life outside would be pretty good."
"Yes, yes, look at the two brothers Li Da and Li. They are very promising now. They farm thousands of acres of land and earn hundreds of taels of silver a year. They even sent dozens of taels of silver to Carpenter Li.
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"If I had known I had immigrated, I wouldn't even have enough food to eat if I stayed in the mountains."
"Yes, yes, no matter how bad these immigrants are, they won't be any worse off. There will be at least dozens of acres of land for cultivation. It will definitely not be a problem to finish eating."
"I don't know if the government still wants people to immigrate."
"I definitely want to. Some time ago, I even saw people going to the government to sign up for immigration."
"Looking back, I also plan to immigrate."
"I have had enough of these days of working so hard and not having enough to eat. I also want to make a lot of money, eat every meal, and eat meat."
The villagers were all agitated, and their eyes were all red. Looking at the small life of Carpenter Li's family, and looking at the little grain that their family had harvested after hard work in farming for a year, many people had the idea of emigrating.
