Chapter 43 Separate Actions

"Do you still want to buy food?" After hearing what Su Ying and the others said, Old Man Zhu couldn't help but ask.

"Well, there is not much food stored at home, and the busy farming season is coming soon. If I don't eat enough, I won't have the energy to work!" Su Ying replied.

"Then why didn't you buy them all at once?" Old Man Zhu was puzzled. "It was already dark when we got back. Where could we buy them?"

There were also several men in charge following him, how could they not think of these things? Let the girl do whatever she wanted!

I really can't understand why the father always listens to his daughter?

"Hehe, didn't I just run out of money?" Su Ying smiled, "I was planning to sell these two pigs and get the money to buy more."

After hearing this, Old Man Zhu had nothing to say. He thought that the money for his twelve large water tanks would have to come from here.

"Old man, there is no curfew in town at night, right?" Su Ying calculated the time and estimated that it would be the end of the afternoon before she could return.

"There should be a curfew, but here the emperor is far away, and unless it's a special time, no one is in charge at night."

In ancient times, closing city gates and curfews were strictly enforced in large cities and important towns.

But in this remote place where no one lives, unless there is a war, it doesn't matter whether there is a curfew or not. When it gets dark, you can't see a ghost on the road.

"Who else in town has an ox cart?"

"We have it at the grain and oil shop. If you buy more, we'll add a little extra for transportation. We'll send it to wherever you want."

Are you worried that no one will work just because you have money?

"Girl! Why are you looking for a donkey while riding a donkey?" Zhang San, the driver of the ox cart, couldn't help but speak.

"Uncle, what do you mean?" Su Ying didn't know what she said was wrong.

"Isn't this ready-made? Where are you going to send it?" asked Zhang San.

"Ah? You are coming back?" Su Ying asked in surprise.

"We have residences in the town and the county, so there's no reason not to do business!" Zhang San said with a smile.

"Really? That's great! We're in Huanggou Village, so we can only escort you ten miles at most. The roads beyond that are all small paths, so ox carts can't go there."

"Okay, we'll deliver it when the time comes!" Zhang San made another deal.

Seeing that Zhang San had taken the business, Old Man Zhu didn't say anything. The fare to the grain and oil store must be cheaper because it was for buying grain.

But it was not easy to offend Zhang San. They lived in the same town and would see each other every day.

"Wow, your wild boar is quite big!" Old man Zhu said as he pulled the wild boar.

"Of course! Uncle Yang and his men wandered around in the mountains for several days before they caught them!" Su Ying lied.

Yang Dalang glanced at Su Ying. The girl from the Su family was really amazing. She could talk nonsense at any time.

"Mr. Yang is amazing!" Old Man Zhu said enviously. "Hey, the hole on the wild boar's neck doesn't look like an arrow wound, it looks more like it was bitten by something."

Upon hearing this, Yang Dalang shifted uncomfortably.

"Uncle Yang and his men brought hunting dogs, and the dogs bit me!" Su Ying closed her eyes and continued to talk nonsense.

"Oh? Mr. Yang, what breed is your hunting dog? It's so powerful!" Old man Zhu was bored and asked questions.

"Um, ah!" Yang Dalang didn't know how to respond.

"Oh, it's the wolfhound of Uncle Yang's family. Let me tell you, old man, that wolfhound is actually a wolf that Uncle Yang and his family have raised for many years!" Su Ying's lies became more and more outrageous.

"Wolf?" Upon hearing this, Old Man Zhu silently moved his position away from Yang Dalang.

The Su family father and son, Yang Dalang, and Pei Silang said nothing, pretending not to see what Old Man Zhu did.

"Yes, that year Uncle Yang and his companions went hunting in the mountains and saw a litter of wolf cubs. The wolf father and mother were killed by wild beasts.

I felt sorry for the wolf cub, so I couldn't bear to kill it. I took it home and raised it. As time went by, it became like a domestic dog and became a great hunter!

"No wonder the blood hole is so deep!" Old Man Zhu's expression softened considerably. "Who are you planning to sell this to?"

"Old man, from what you said, is there any restaurant in the county that can accommodate all of our meals at once?" Su Ying understood what you meant.

"Ah? Who can eat so much?" Old Man Zhu shook his head. "If you go now, you won't arrive in the county town until at least 4:45. The meat stalls in the market will have closed long ago. Who will we sell it to?"

"So late?" Su Ying thought it would be late, but she didn't expect it to be so late. The market has been dispersed. What kind of thing is there to sell?

This is still riding in an ox cart. If we were to carry it there, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to get there if the city gates were closed.

"Does the county have any long-term suppliers?" Old Man Zhu asked with concern.

"No! How can this wild boar be so easy to hunt? I just sold one to Yu Jiaoniang, thinking that there are too many people in the county..." Su Ying said depressedly.

"Sir, I think you are very familiar with the county town. Could you give me some pointers?" Su Bucheng asked.

"Oh, I dare not!" Old Man Zhu waved his hands awkwardly. "I'm just the owner of a grocery store. I have some connections with the owner of a small restaurant. I might be able to eat half a pig, but your two big heads are difficult!"

The temperature in the south is not low in autumn. In ancient times, there were no refrigerators, so raw meat could not be kept for a long time.

"It's okay! At worst I can just take a rest for a night and sell it to the butcher in the market early tomorrow morning." Su Bucheng comforted himself.

"Oh, that's right, let's just go find the butcher!" Su Ying slapped her head suddenly.

The butcher hadn't run away since the butcher hadn't run away. He could have just gone to the door and sold the whole pig! He was almost dragged into the ditch by the old man.

After closing his stall, a butcher is not allowed to go to the countryside to buy pigs and sheep. Only a fool would not take the business that comes to his door!

"That's right! How come we've reached a dead end?" The depressed crowd smiled upon hearing this.

Old Man Zhu was stunned for a moment. Really? Look at my brain! This is not helping, it's just causing trouble!

After hurrying as fast as we could, we arrived in the city around 6:15 pm.

"Oh, there's not enough time!" Su Ying looked at the sundial, "Aye, let's split up!"

In the Tang Dynasty, the city gates had to be closed at 2:15 pm, so they only had half an hour (an hour is divided into eight quarters, and a quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes).

Not only do he have to sell pigs, he also has to negotiate with the grocery store owner for the Jiangdong plow.

"Yes!" Su Bucheng nodded, "Let's go sell the pigs. You can go with the shopkeeper!"

In fact, Su Bucheng wanted to see Jiang Dongli more, but there were only four men left, and someone had to carry the two big wild boars.

Besides, selling pigs makes a lot of money, and if there are not enough people, they are afraid that they will be robbed.

"Father, remember to buy some walnuts, star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel, hawthorn, bay leaves, cardamom, galangal, amomum villosum, and Sichuan peppercorns. Also, buy some soy sauce and salt. Buy more salt." Su Ying said quickly.

"?" Su Bucheng looked at his daughter, "What do you need these for?"

These are both spices and medicinal herbs, and many of them are not cheap.

"It's useful!" Su Ying smiled mysteriously, "No need to buy too much, half an ounce or one ounce is enough."

"You!" Su Bucheng laughed helplessly, "What weird ideas do you have?"

"It's a good thing anyway!" Su Ying smiled, "Let's meet outside the South Gate after we're done!"

"Old man, I'll go with you to meet your boss! Another car will take them to find the butcher." Su Ying arranged, "Uncle, you can leave a car for us later. The price is still the same."

"Okay! We won't go. You just pay 150 cents for the fare and we'll split it among ourselves." Zhang San said readily. This deal was worth it.

The other driver, Li Si, was his childhood friend, and they made money together.

"That couldn't be better!" Su Ying said happily. After the two ox carts entered the city, they went their separate ways. "Meet outside the South Gate."