At the beginning of the next day, Qiao Mingjin and Mingheng set off from home.
The siblings were still sitting on the back of the cow. Qiao Mingjin was carrying a bag of dry food and water. There were still poles on both sides of the cow's back. There was a basket with three large bundles of cattails hung on one end, and two baskets of cattails on the other.
The four wild rabbits and seven pheasants.
Qiao Mingjin was not worried at all that Pu Cai would not be sold. Last night, the family of four ate Pu Cai. The house was short of oil and ingredients, and the three children almost licked their plates clean after cooking the Pu Cai. They even shouted that
From now on, I don’t have to spend money to buy vegetables, I just go to pull cattails and eat them.
There is a long river in Xiahe Village, and these cattails grow along the riverside.
People in this era didn't know that the cattails were edible and easy to cover. If anyone asked, they would just say that they took the cattails home to weave mats and ropes, and no one would compete with a poor family like them.
It doesn't matter if there are few people buying at the unfamiliar vegetable market. Restaurants are all about eating fresh food. The more something no one else has, the more people will rush to buy it.
There were also those wild animals. Originally, she wanted to keep the two wild hens that would lay eggs, but now that the family had no savings, she took them all out and exchanged the money first.
It's a good thing that no one in the village is selling eggs on consignment this time, otherwise it would be really difficult to put the eggs on the back of the cow.
The siblings wandered all the way, and Chen Zheng arrived at the gate of Qingchuan County.
When Qiao Mingjin handed over the two cents, the two government officials glanced at the two sisters and pushed her two cents back without saying anything else.
Qiao Mingjin was stunned.
Is there a new regulation? No more entry fees for people who go to the city to do business?
But others still accepted it. Qiao Mingjin looked around, a little confused.
A small yamen servant saw her appearance and came over to her and whispered: "You are someone Yue Cap knows, and we don't dare to accept your money. You can say more nice things to us in front of Yue Cap, so that Yue Cap can
Just remember us. If you can follow Yue Bao on patrol..."
Before he finished speaking, he was pulled by the person next to him and said: "I think the lady has to rush to the early market. Come in quickly. I'm afraid it won't be easy to sell if you're late."
Qiao Mingjin thanked the two of them and led Niu and Mingheng in. Looking back, she saw two government officials talking with their heads together, but they couldn't hear what was said.
It's good to save a little. Five cents can buy half a catty of candy, and two cents can buy a large piece. It's good to save a piece of candy for Wan'er every time.
Just think of it as what he did for his daughter.
The firewood delivered this time was much larger than the last one, so shopkeeper Yu gave them sixty cents, together with two bags of pine hair, for a total of seventy cents.
He also saw the pheasants and hares in Qiao Mingjin's basket and was very interested. He said that they had to bring in some meat every day in the blacksmith shop, otherwise the men and apprentices would not have the strength. So he bought two pheasants and hares from her.
A hare.
The pheasants and hares that Qiao Mingjin brought were all alive. Even if they didn't eat them today, they would be killed the day after tomorrow. Besides, she didn't know if there would be any in stock the day after tomorrow.
It's just that she couldn't decide the price because it was her first time selling this wild animal.
Shopkeeper Yu seemed to be very familiar with it. He weighed it casually and said: "A pheasant of yours weighs less than three kilograms and less than four kilograms. A hare can weigh about eight kilograms. The pheasants sold outside weigh fifteen kilograms per kilogram."
Wen, three Wen more expensive than domestic chickens. Hare can be sold for twenty Wen per pound. I think this is your first time doing this business, so you won’t lose much at this price."
Qiao Mingjin nodded gratefully to him.
The man then asked someone to give her a total of 350 copper coins along with 70 copper coins of firewood.
Qiao Mingjin knew that these three wild animals were probably too much, so she took out a large handful of cattails from another basket and gave them to him.
Just now, he opened the basket of cattail vegetables and looked at them, but when he saw that they were unfamiliar vegetables, he did not open his mouth.
At this moment, Qiao Mingjin saw that the price he gave was fair, so she brought out a large handful of cattail sprouts and said, "This is a kind of wild vegetable. Peel off the outer skin, cut it, stir-fry, make soup, and stew. It's great.
It tastes very delicious. Shopkeeper Yu, please take it and eat it. The money you gave me just now is also a lot. My brother and I gave it to the shopkeeper for a taste."
Shopkeeper Na Yu glanced at her, nodded, and asked someone to take it over without being polite. He then said, "Thank you so much, madam. Eat well, and I'll buy from the madam again."
Qiao Mingjin thanked him, and the two siblings took the bullock cart and walked out.
After sending the bullock cart, I picked up the load and drove to the market.
In order not to waste time, when passing by a restaurant, Qiao Mingjin untied the basket of cattails and went in. She asked Mingheng to carry the hares and pheasants to sell in the market.
Mingheng is smart and quick-witted, and is able to stand alone. She is not worried at all.
Of course, restaurants may also buy pheasants and hares, but the price they give will not be too high. It is better to send them to the market for retail sale. Qingchuan County is very big, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them.
Qiao Mingjin did not enter the restaurant's main door. After asking where the back door was, she picked her food and went to the back door.
The back door of the restaurant will be open right now, and people will come in and out from time to time, delivering various things, and there will also be people collecting swill, and people will come and go.
Qiao Mingjin was not in a hurry and waited silently for a while until no one was around before walking in with the basket.
Inside, a chubby middle-aged man who looked like a steward saw her and asked, "Which family are you from? What did you bring?"
Qiao Mingjin smiled and said to him: "I'm not from the house in charge. I just got some fresh vegetables at home, and I wanted to bring them over and ask if you want them here."
The steward was not impatient, but came over: "Oh? What kind of fresh food is it?"
Qiao Mingjin lifted up the covering straw. She and Mingheng had already sprinkled water on it at the place where the bullock cart was sent. Now, the white and tender cattail with water droplets looked at it piece by piece.
It's gratifying.
The person in charge was just counting the various things delivered in the courtyard. Qiao Mingjin could already tell that this person must be a purchaser in a restaurant. This kind of person is well-informed, and Qiao Mingjin didn't want to say too much.
It's just that Puracai, people in this era only regarded it as an aquatic plant. It grows green on the water. Who would have thought that it looks different underneath or even in the mud? And it can actually be eaten?
The steward came closer, bent down slightly to take a look, and took a piece of tender white rhizome that Qiao Mingjin handed him and smelled it.
Qiao Mingjin said: "This is a kind of vegetable. Does it smell like a faint aroma? This is also called cattail. My family brought it back from other places and planted it. I guarantee that I am the only one who has it in Qingchuan County. You are so fragrant.
The restaurant is also one of the best in Qingchuan County. If there are only vegetables like mine, the guests will be willing to try them. Those noble people also like to eat vegetables that others have never eaten. Maybe your restaurant can use this vegetable to grow even more.
Maybe he will become famous."
The manager looked at Qiao Mingjin, looked at her in surprise, and then said, "Is it true that only your family grows this?"
ps: Today is my first day at work. I came back late. In order to avoid this situation, the update time will be changed to the morning from tomorrow. Thank you all.
