At this time, the meat factory had just taken the meat away from the trading point, and the staff at the trading point were cleaning up the mess.
"Sister Xia? Have you finished the work at hand?" Xiao Zhang came out to greet her with a smile. Today's performance was indeed good. He was originally very jealous when he heard that the group of people building the road were surrounded by a group of wild boars.
Now that the scorching sun month has just passed, it is a good time to make arrangements. Unexpectedly, Ningxia turned around and sent him more than 100 kilograms of fresh meat. His performance is rising rapidly.
"Well, I'm here to change some things." Ningxia let the other party take the luggage from her hands.
"Dried bamboo shoots? They're not that valuable. The official price is three points per pound." Xiao Zhang rummaged through the bags and his eyes lit up when he saw a bag of excellent dried mushrooms. "Sister Xia has some more!"
"We collected some from the previous heavy rain. How do you calculate this?"
"This price is not bad, six points per pound!"
Ningxia felt relieved. It just so happened that Sangsang didn't like to eat it, and Lin Yi didn't like it either. It was worth it for her to save it up and not be willing to eat it.
"It's the same price as pork, so it's not bad."
Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "This is more valuable than pork. The current price of pork will only last for two days before it drops back to three to five points. Dried mushrooms have always been priced at this price!"
Ningxia quickly figured it out. Although there was meat everywhere in the mountains and fields, mushrooms were seasonal. Even if they reproduced quickly, it would only rain for a few days a year.
The government does not have the energy to carry out large-scale cultivation, and some small private workshops sell even the most common mushrooms at very high prices. No wonder the prices remain high.
"How do you exchange points for food?"
"Coarse grains are half a point per jin, and fine grains are two points per jin, regardless of type. If you want to grind them into flour, there's a handling fee of two liang per jin."
When Ningxia heard the exchange rate, he once again lamented how lucky he was to get this pile of pork, while thinking about how to repay Lei Lao Hu and Le Zhengtang.
Selling dried bamboo shoots and mushrooms brought in another 400 points. I didn't sell the bucket of leeks in Ningxia; fresh vegetables are so hard to find right now, and since I still have some money, I'm saving for my family.
However, Xiao Zhang's eager eyes were too obvious, so Ningxia gave him a pound of rice without charging any money, and received an extremely warm smile in return.
"Are there any eggs?"
"Yes! The camp just sent a batch yesterday! The barn hasn't been affected too much, and there's quite a bit of stock piled up! Thousands of them were distributed to our trading post!"
"The barn wasn't affected?"
"It's no secret. Before the Fiery Sun Month this year, the higher-ups rushed out a batch of new wall materials that are heat-resistant and cold-resistant. They were distributed to the livestock sheds at various locations. The animals are naturally hardy, and with this wall material, production has been largely unaffected."
Ningxia's mind moved slightly, "When can we replace the wall material?"
Xiao Zhang chuckled and lowered his voice, "I heard a batch will be shipped before the coldest month of this year, with purchase limits! But it's not easy to get it, either!"
"I'm a resident of the forest area. Can I have priority purchase?"
Xiao Zhang smiled cheerfully, "Don't worry, Sister Xia. Even if you're not a resident of the forest area, I'll quietly reserve a portion for you. But it's not cheap."
Ningxia understood what was going on and gave him a grateful smile.
"By the way, sister, can you still exchange eggs? 0.4 points for one, 1 point for three."
"Exchange! Exchange for five points!"
Ningxia extravagantly exchanged for ten kilograms each of miscellaneous grains, flour, and rice, which was enough for food for the next few days.
Ningxia did not rush back, but carried a pound of pork back to the tofu shop where he had exchanged it for soybeans.
The boss obviously recognized her. His eyes fell on the bright red meat in her hand, and he became excited. "You want to change to beans again?"
Ningxia smiled and nodded.
The boss took the meat and weighed it. "Would you like three pounds?"
Ningxia was quite satisfied with the price, so she nodded and said, "Two pieces of tofu."
It is definitely not as affordable as a trading point, but it is a private workshop after all.
Seeing her straightforwardness, the boss said, "Give me your kettle. Not only will I give you two pieces of tofu, I'll also give you a kettle of soy milk. I don't put sugar in it."
Ningxia handed over the kettle in her hand and said, "Thank you, boss. Now, shall we start ordering tofu?"
"What can I do if I don't order? The whole family is waiting to eat! But the sun has just set, so business isn't very good."
Ningxia knew he was being modest as soon as he heard it. There weren't many things that Lieyangyue could eat, and the weather was too hot, so everyone's basic requirement was to not starve to death.
Now that such a difficult time has passed, if you can't afford meat, can you still afford tofu? Seeing that the boss hasn't lost much weight, you can tell that he relies on this tofu shop to make a good living.
After Lin Yi and I returned to our residence with our bags, Ningxia quickly boiled some hot water to soak the soybeans. The owner had stored them well, and since most crops these days were high-quality, they were all good beans, so there was no need to sort them again.
Ningxia took out three pig's trotters, roasted the skin on firewood for a while, and then soaked it in cold water to clean it carefully.
Put the cleaned pig's trotters in the borrowed big pot, add water and boil it. Ningxia also put a lot of ginger slices and salt in it and left it alone, letting it stew slowly.
"Lin Yi, I asked you to sort out the scented candles and Chinese medicinal herbs. Have you done so?"
Lin Yi nodded and took out the bag.
Ningxia has to go to the trading point again to see if she can get a good price for these scented candles. She is determined to get the new wall material in Yanhanyue!
"Watch the pot. If the soup boils, please back out the firewood before I come back."
Seeing that Ningxia had no intention of taking him with him, Lin Yi nodded sensibly and stayed to watch over the pot on the stove.
Ningxia grabbed her things and left, busy as a mile. She first went to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Building, but there was no other way; the herbal medicine trading point wouldn't accept them. She had no choice but to come to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Building.
She originally thought that since Chinese medicine was so expensive, she could sell these for a good price, but she didn't expect that forty kilograms of lavender and ten kilograms of patchouli were only sold for less than 200 points.
The person who collected the medicine was an old pharmacist who was very strict in his selection. "Little girl, these two herbs are common herbs. They are not properly prepared, but simply dried. They are considered inferior. Even so, I only give you this price because you have preserved them well."
Ningxia looked at the other herbs they had collected. The professionalism with which they had handled them was beyond her reach. Knowing they weren't deliberately picking on her, Ningxia collected her points and left in frustration.
It seems that she can't make it on her own by selling medicinal herbs.
"Sister Xia? Why are you here again?" Xiao Zhang didn't understand. This was her third trip today.
Ningxia was indeed a little overexcited, her energy unstoppable. She coughed lightly to cover it up and said, "Isn't it just that I have too much stuff to move? Can you help me figure out what price I can sell it for?"
Ningxia said as she handed over the twenty or so beautifully shaped and fragrant scented candles in her hand.
Xiao Zhang took it, looking surprised, then shook his head apologetically, "Sister Xia, we don't accept this thing here."
Ningxia frowned, "How could that be?"
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