binnovel Chapter 261 Buying Chickens and Ducks
Chapter 261 Buying Chickens and Ducks
After hearing this, the shopkeeper warmly invited An Yue to walk into the shop.
An Yue turned around and winked at Daniu and Ale, who then swiftly carried the box and walked into Yuyan Hall.
"Miss, the Madam has specifically instructed us to do so."
An Yue asked tentatively, "Did the lady tell you how much money to pay for the floral water I sent you?"
"No, the lady just said, 'Whatever the girl says, that's it.'"
Obviously, this answer from the woman was completely within An Yue's expectations.
Daniu and Ale had already taken out the bottles and jars from the wooden box and placed them on the table one by one.
……
All procedures are the same as Yunyan Pavilion.
An Yue accepted the money and led Da Niu and the other two to go to the farmers' market.
Chunzhi finally got the chance and asked, "Miss, what are the uses of carrying these baskets?"
Chunzhi had wanted to ask for a long time, but never had the chance.
"Now that locusts are rampant, I plan to buy more chickens and ducks to kill them." An Yue said as she walked.
"I...I, a big bull, can also kill a lot of locusts."
"Me too, me too." Chunzhi and Ale also said.
"The number we can kill is too small. Now that the drought is so severe, there are no natural enemies of locusts in the fields, and they reproduce very quickly."
"We have to buy some chickens and ducks before the locusts reach our village, and kill as many as we can."
As they were talking, they soon arrived at the farmers' market.
The farmers' market sells chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs, and other poultry and livestock.
An Yue walked to a stall selling chickens and ducks: "Girl, do you want to buy a chicken or a duck?"
"Boss, how much are your chickens and ducks selling for?" An Yue asked, pointing at the chickens and ducks in the cage.
"Chickens are 20 cents a pound, and ducks are 15 cents a pound. Girl, which one do you want to buy?"
An Yue pointed at the duck cage and asked, "How many ducks do you have?"
When the boss heard An Yue ask this, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Miss, do you want to buy them all?"
An Yue smiled and nodded.
When the boss saw An Yue nod, his excitement was visible to the naked eye.
The vendor next to him looked at An Yue and quickly reminded him, "Little brother, don't be fooled by this girl~!"
The boss looked at An Yue with doubt, his previous excitement having been taken back by reason.
He replied calmly, "Girl, there are ten ducks in this cage and five chickens over here."
An Yue pointed to the two cages in front of her and said, "Weigh them all!"
When the boss heard what An Yue said, he smiled happily and said, "Okay! Miss, please wait a moment."
Seeing An Yue being so forthright, the vendor next to him also came forward and asked, "Miss, you see there are still some here, why don't you buy them all?"
An Yue turned around and saw that his chickens looked listless and lifeless.
"you……"
The vendor looked at An Yue expectantly.
An Yue pursed her lips and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, you're not doing this well!"
After saying that, he shook his head and walked to another stall to ask the price.
The man came up and begged, "Girl, please accept it! I beg you."
An Yue ignored him. Da Niu and A Le behind her walked forward and glared at the vendor, so the vendor had to give up.
Later, An Yue bought chickens and ducks from several other families.
After a while, their backpacks could no longer hold the food.
An Yue roughly estimated that she bought ten chickens and thirty ducks of various sizes, spending about fifteen taels of silver.
Now the backpacks of several people can no longer hold everything, but the wooden box is still empty.
There was no reason to return empty-handed, so An Yue planned to buy some more food to bring back.
So, they carried the chickens and ducks and prepared to go to the grain and oil shop.
An Yue touched the silver and money in her purse as she walked. She had made a lot of money today.
Now that we have enough manpower at home, we may have to travel back and forth to the county town more frequently to deliver items in the future.
Looking at so many chickens and ducks in front of me, I planned to buy some more food.
An Yue was thinking in her mind, should she buy a donkey or a mule?
She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then changed her mind and realized that right now there was a drought and locust plague, and the world was unstable, so she should just wait a little longer!
An Yue is not familiar with the county town, but A'er is more familiar with it.
Under Ale's guidance, the group crossed two streets and finally arrived at a grain and oil shop in the "Granary Building".
An Yue asked Chunzhi and Daniu Ale to wait outside the shop while she went in to see the situation first.
I walked into the shop and saw a clerk swatting flies.
The waiter looked An Yue up and down. Although her clothes were not tattered, it was obvious at a glance that she did not belong to a wealthy family.
So the clerk said coldly: "The shopkeeper is not here at the moment. If you want to buy something, maybe I can sell it to you."
An Yue was no longer surprised by the attitude of her servants.
After all, in this day and age, people are divided into different classes, and bad attitudes can be seen everywhere.
She pointed to the rice barrels in front of her and said, "Rice, sorghum rice, flour..."
"Stop, stop, stop, little girl, do you know how much a pound of rice and flour is worth now?"
"I see that you are only about eleven or twelve years old. How much money can you have in your pocket? You should go and ask your parents to come over!"
An Yue folded her hands in front of her and asked calmly, "Then tell me, how much is a pound of rice and flour now?"
The waiter said proudly, "Rice and flour are both 40 coins per pound."
When An Yue heard this, she was quite surprised.
She clearly remembered that not long ago, the price of rice and flour she bought was about 20 wen per pound, but now it has doubled.
In the current drought situation, are they going to raise the price on the spot?
An Yue thought to herself: [The situation is urgent now, so I can buy it at a higher price. It’s good enough if I can buy it. It’s better than having silver but not being able to buy rice in the future. After all, money is a bastard, and you can earn it again after spending it! ]
An Yue didn't say much, took out a handful of silver from her purse, and said, "Is this enough?"
When the waiter saw the silver in An Yue's hand, his attitude and expression changed.
"Miss, I was just shortsighted. How much do you think you should buy today?"
An Yue thought that the chickens and ducks that each person carried in a basket were already very heavy.
So, An Yue said to the waiter, "Everyone, please give me 30 kilograms!"
"Okay! Girl, please wait here for a moment."
The clerk turned around to get the cloth bag and prepared to scoop out the rice to weigh it. An Yue suddenly said to the clerk, "Oh, by the way, do you have any salt and lamp oil in the shop?"
"Yes, yes. How much do you want, girl?"
"Five pounds of salt and lamp oil each!"
First, stock up on food, salt, and lamp oil, which are all necessities of life.
If the disaster really reaches that point and there is no other way, as long as you have food and salt at home, you can survive.