Chapter 86: Honest Man

"Afu, take the honey and jujube slices back to Lao Mo. He knows how to deal with them." Hu Erlang ordered.

"Yes, my lord!" Ah Fu took the order and left.

"Wait a minute!" Hu Erlang called out to Ah Fu and turned to look at Su Ying. "Draw a picture of the size of the iron pot you want."

"Huh?" Su Ying didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to the big iron pot. "You haven't even seen it yet, and you're already making a decision?"

"Let's do it together while Ah Fu is back." Hu Erlang said.

"Uh, the diameter is four feet and five, can it be made out?" Su Ying drew a big iron pot.

She wondered if it was possible to create such a large iron pot with the technology of that era.

"Hiss!" Everyone present was shocked. Such a big iron pot was really terrifying.

"Aying, is it too big?" Su Bucheng only knew that it was used to make vermicelli, but he didn't know how to use it specifically.

"Not big!" Su Ying smiled without explaining and drew another disc covered with mesh.

"What is this?" Everyone was puzzled.

"The net is leaking! The vermicelli is formed thanks to it!" Su Ying marked the size.

I originally wanted to make an iron bucket with a mesh filter, but ironware was too expensive, so I just made the mesh filter and installed it on a wooden barrel to save money.

Hu Erlang handed the two blueprints to Ah Fu and said, "Give them to Lao Mo!"

"Hey!" Su Ying hesitated to speak.

"What else do you want, young lady?" asked Hu Erlang.

"Um, can you make an extra iron pot, a smaller one?" Su Ying blushed unconsciously. "It's for my family's own use, and the money will be deducted from the sales settlement."

"How big?" Hu Erlang didn't ask why.

"Well, a two-foot diameter is enough." Su Ying didn't dare to make excessive demands, so she just made do with it for now.

When I have money in the future, I will buy a big one myself.

"Do you remember?" Hu Erlang asked Ah Fu.

"Remember, my dear, the diameter of the big pot is four feet five, the diameter of the small pot is two feet, and there is also a mesh with a diameter of one foot two." Ah Fu repeated.

"Okay, go ahead!" Hu Erlang waved his hand.

At two quarters past four, the villagers who had finished selling their vegetables came to the grocery store and carried away twelve large water jars.

Su Ying bought some small daily necessities such as scissors, needles and thread.

Hu Erlang wanted to give it away for free, but Su Ying refused and insisted on paying for it. How could he continue to take advantage of her again and again?

Thinking that County Magistrate Hu and his men were going to the village and there was nothing to treat them, Su Ying hurried to Yu Jiaoniang's butcher stall to buy some meat.

"Jiao Niang, your business is so good. It's only been a short while, and it's already sold out!" People gathered in front of the stall and joked.

"Beautiful sister!" Su Ying greeted loudly through several guests.

"Oh, are you going to sell wild boars again?" When Yu Jiao Niang saw Su Ying, she recognized her as the girl who sold wild boars last time, and she was very enthusiastic.

"No, I'm asking if you have any meat here? I want to buy a few pounds." Su Ying smiled.

"Oh, unfortunately, all the meat is sold out today. I was counting on you to give me a wild boar." Yu Jiaoniang smiled.

Although the wild boar was delivered late that day, the girl was eloquent and kept talking, saying that the wild boar would bring good luck to the family, the house and the descendants.

There were so many people buying meat that even at noon, the wild boar was sold out.

The two sheep specially slaughtered today were sold out before 3:30 pm.

I feel like even the door panels can't stop my luck, and my fortune has been particularly good recently.

"There is no wild boar today. I have guests at home and was thinking of buying some meat from you!" Su Ying was a little disappointed. What should she use to entertain the guests?

"I still have two pairs of shoes that no one wants. If you don't mind, you can take them for fifteen cents," said Yu Jiaoniang.

"Ah? Okay then!" Su Ying counted out fifteen cents and decided to go into the water. It was better than having nothing.

I came out with a backpack, passed by a restaurant, and bought several Hu pancakes and steamed cakes.

Many people have left the market, leaving only some who have not yet sold their goods and those who came late squatting on the roadside waiting for buyers.

A girl dressed as an aboriginal kept searching for her target among passers-by, hoping someone would buy her things.

"How much are you selling these two wild rabbits for?" Su Ying squatted down.

I was picking up the hare. The hare itself was not big, only about three or four pounds, which was considered quite fat.

The hare had no arrow wounds, but its leg was broken, probably by a hunting trap.

"Thirty cents each!" the girl replied in stiff Chinese.

"Thirty cents?" Su Ying glanced at the girl.

"Twenty-nine cents!" Without waiting for Su Ying to bargain, the girl hurriedly lowered the price, fearing that Su Ying would think it was too expensive and refuse it.

She lowered the price from 40 cents to 30 cents. When several people heard the offer, they didn't bargain and just got up and left.

If Su Ying didn't buy it, maybe no one would ask about it today.

"Twenty-nine cents?" Su Ying felt that this girl was impatient. How could she sell things like this?

"Twenty-eight cents!" The girl's eyes were eager, even with a hint of begging.

The girl was in a dishevel, with a lot of grass debris on her body and head. It seemed that she had walked a long way up the mountain and was in urgent need of money.

"Sixty cents, count it!" Su Ying handed the money to the girl.

The girl took the money and took out four cents to return it, but Su Ying held her back and left with the two big rabbits.

It’s not that Su Ying is poor and generous, but this girl must be in urgent need of it.

He didn't keep the rabbit for himself and sold it in a hurry. The only reason was that someone in his family was seriously ill and needed money for medicine.

A penny can make a hero fall. Su Ying now understands the feeling of being penniless.

Everyone was waiting at the market entrance. Three plows were placed on an ox cart, and twelve large water jars were stacked in four piles and tied together.

Su Laoer and Su Laosan fed the cows with green grass, their eyes full of love, as if they were looking at their own children.

Yang Dalang and a group of villagers surrounded the cow, and from time to time they reached out to gently stroke the cow, looking it up and down, commenting on it, and praising it endlessly, with nothing but envy.

"Hey, why is there an ox cart?" Su Ying was surprised.

"Don't you need a car to pull the plow here?" Hu Erlang laughed.

"How do we get the car back then?"

Su Ying looked at the people present. Apart from the people from Huanggou Village, there were also the remaining Hu County Magistrate and his son, the legal advisor, and the household clerk. Who would drive the ox cart? Who would push the empty cart back later?

"Haha! This is what Mr. Hu Erlang sent along the ox and the cart," Su Lao San couldn't help laughing.

My niece has always been smart, but there are times when she can't guess what I'm thinking.

"Ah?! This is not good, right? My dear, you will be in big trouble!" Su Ying felt more and more uneasy.

Jiangdongli's profit margin is already thin, and there is also the installment payment method. The Hu family will be burdened with funds for less than half a year. If too many people pay in installments, once the funds cannot be circulated, they will be bankrupt.

Hu Erlang did not buy an old cow to please Su Ying, but bought a young and strong one.

It looks like it is no more than two years old, which is the best age for plowing the land. The farmer is reluctant to sell it, so I think the price must be very high.

This Hu Erlang is really an honest man.

"It's okay, it's just an ox cart, the loss won't be that big!" Hu Erlang smiled indifferently.

After loading so many things, I can’t bear to let anyone sit in it.

Su Laoer took the initiative to lead the cow, and the others carefully protected the large water tank and walked back.