The bullock cart slowly drove into the town. Chen Wanbai sat on the cart and looked around curiously.
The early morning sun shines on the bluestone road, casting a soft glow.
Shops on both sides of the street opened one after another, and the shopkeepers smiled to attract customers.
The store displays a variety of products, including specialty snacks, handicrafts, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, daily groceries, etc.
The cries of street vendors can be heard one after another.
The air is filled with the aroma of various delicacies.
"Brother Wan, I've been waiting for you." Wan Chaogui's bullock cart had just arrived at the entrance of Feng Ji's restaurant, and the boy shouted loudly.
"I just hunted it yesterday. I delivered it early in the morning." Wan Chaogui patted the wild boar behind him.
"Send it in. The housekeeper from Jiang Mansion came here a few days ago and said that they had a distinguished guest at their house and wanted to eat some game."
The young man stepped forward and pulled him. The bullock cart went to the side alley.
The bullock cart entered a courtyard gate from the alley, which was the backyard of the food shop.
Another boy came, and the two of them joined hands to weigh the wild boar and other prey.
"Little mouse, are you collecting fungi?" Wan Chaogui asked after seeing the two boys finish weighing them.
"Take it, do you have it?"
"Brother, do you want to see these?" Chen Wanbai stepped forward quickly and showed the bamboo basket to the little mouse.
"Chanterelles are quite fresh."
"Hey, are these porcini mushrooms? Is this just a little bit?"
Beef liver There are many types of bacteria, many of which are poisonous. In this rural place, almost no one knows what is edible and what is not.
Although most of them are poisonous, they taste really delicious and are unforgettable.
The little mouse weighed it with satisfaction. It was estimated that these were only three or four kilograms.
"It is difficult to collect mushrooms in the mountains, so I risked my life to collect them in the mountains."
"How much do you sell these mushrooms for?"
"Chanterelles are sold for forty cents per catty, and morels are sold for fifty cents per catty."
"It's not expensive, just give them to me."
Mushrooms were considered a rare ingredient at the time, and the price would be relatively high.
(Note: The price reference comes from "Wanshu Miscellanies" and "Taizu Records".)
In the end, Chen Wanbai received 520 Wenqian.
Looking at this large bunch of copper coins, she felt a little stupid. This weighs about four or five kilograms...
Ah this...
In the novel, he casually stuffed a large bunch of copper coins into his arms. , how was it blocked? Is it really not going to fall off your chest? Is this really okay to walk on?
(Note:According to the background of the Ming Dynasty, one pound is about 595g, one pound = 16 taels, and the formula for converting money into grams is 595÷16÷10; 1 money is approximately equal to 3.72 grams. The result is 3.72*520=1934.4g)
"Hey, I'm so sorry, I'm used to it." The little mouse looked at Chen Wanbai carrying a large bunch of copper coins, and remembered that this was not a place where he sold vegetables every day. The uncle.
Then he brought five pieces of broken silver and a bunch of copper coins and handed them to Chen Wanbai.
Chen Wanbai took the money and thanked him profusely.
As soon as he left the restaurant, Wan Chaogui asked Chen Wanbai: "Where else are you going?"
"Uncle Wan, where are you going?"
< p> "I'm going to buy some cloth and some food. Do you have anything to buy?"Chen Wanbai thought about it for a moment, and realized that he might not be able to keep these things if he took them back, so he forgot about it.
"Let me buy a pair of shoes."
She looked at the broken straw sandals on her feet and felt really uncomfortable.
"Okay, then you and your uncle will spend some time and return to the village together later."
When they arrived at the cloth village, Wan Chaogui bought a piece of navy blue linen and two pieces. Cotton cloth to make new clothes for his six-year-old son Wan Nianhuang.
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Chen Wanbai took the opportunity to listen to the prices. Linen cost one yuan and a half a piece, and cotton cloth cost three yuan a piece.
She asked about the price of the shoes again. The most common straw sandals cost ten cents a pair, and the better ones ranged from twenty to thirty cents.
Farmers usually make their own straw sandals, basically using materials such as straw, wheat straw, and hemp rope.
These expensive straw sandals are made of miscanthus and cattail grass, which are soft and comfortable to the touch and have good breathability, but they may be relatively difficult to obtain.
Cloth shoes with thin soles cost fifty coins; thick soles with thousands of layers cost one hundred coins.
Chen Wanbai thought about it and bought two pairs of expensive straw sandals. She and Mrs. Liu each had a pair, and they were not conspicuous when worn.
(Note: According to records in "Wanshu Miscellaneous Notes" and "Instructions for the Factory Warehouse of the Ministry of Industry," a pair of straw sandals costs 30 cents.)
Shaking out the clothes on his body, he patched and sewed On the patch, short hands and short feet.
Although I really want to change it, forget it, it’s too ostentatious.
It’s just a piece of clothing, there’s nothing I can’t tolerate.
Perhaps because of Chen Wanbai, Wan Chaogui did not waste much time. I only went into a grocery store and bought everything I needed in a short time.
On the way back, he passed by a steamed bun shop and Chen Wanbai spent thirty-three cash to buy eleven meat buns.
She took out three steamed buns and handed them to Wan Chaogui, but Wan Chaogui quickly waved his hand and refused.
"Uncle originally wanted to buy it for you, but I didn't expect you to act so quickly. How can I enjoy the buns you bought?"
Because Chen Wanbai had already calculated the money to be paid when he asked about the price of the buns, Wan Chaogui naturally had no time to react.
"Uncle Wan, don't refuse, and eat quickly. If you don't eat, then I won't ride in your ox cart later."
Wan Chaogui looked embarrassed, waving his hands and stepping back, refusing to take the bun from Chen Wanbai's hand.
"How can this be done? How can I let your child buy me food? I can't have it."
Seeing this, Chen Wanbai thrust the bun into Wan Chaogui's hand. , pretending to be angry and said: "Uncle Wan, I will be angry if you do this again!"
Then she turned around deliberately and pretended to leave.
Wan Chaogui hurriedly grabbed her and took the bun helplessly, muttering: "You kid, there is really nothing I can do about you."
Although the bun is not big, Big, but very thick.
Lao Mian’s steamed buns have a unique fermented aroma, are chewy and chewy, and have a slight sour taste.
The fillings of the meat buns are not as seasoned as modern ones, but more of the original flavor.
Although the taste was not very good, Chen Wanbai, who was extremely hungry, still managed to eat two.
She put the remaining buns under the basket and covered them with weeds and leaves.
The two of them returned to the village in an ox cart.
Along the way, Chen Wanbai and Wan Chaogui talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Girl, if you have any trouble in the future, just come to uncle and he will help you."
After hearing this, Chen Wanbai looked at Wan Chaogui gratefully and clicked nod.
She does seem to have something to trouble Wan Chaogui.
"Uncle Wan, I also want to hunt, can you teach me? My father taught me archery before when he was still alive."
"Of course! You can come anytime in the future You can come find me."
The ox cart continued to move forward. Along the way, Wan Chaogui told Chen Wanbai a lot of hunting techniques and precautions.
Chen Wanbai listened with great interest and asked some questions from time to time, which Wan Chaogui patiently answered.
Unknowingly, the ox cart has arrived at Wan Chaogui's house.
In order to avoid gossip, Chen Wanbai jumped off the bullock cart, thanked Wan Chaogui, and then continued walking towards home with the basket on his back.
Looking at her back, Wan Chaogui couldn't help but feel a surge of love in his heart.
"What a good child. It's a pity that her father passed away early. It's really pitiful." He sighed secretly.
He thought of the past between himself and Chen Daan, and he still owed a lot to Brother Daan.
Wan Chaogui secretly made up his mind to care more about Chen Wanbai in the future, so that Brother Daan could feel at ease underground.