Chapter 109 Frozen Tofu
Linjiaba Market is right next to the Qingshui River, occupying two entire streets!
There are no fixed stalls here. If anyone wants to exchange something and wants to grab a spot, you have to come early.
After finding a spot, just put the backpack and basket in front of you and it will become a simple stall!
It was as if by the time people arrived, the fair was already packed with people, and everyone had a happy face. Although life was hard, it did not affect people's expectations for the new year at all!
"Uncle, is this frozen tofu made at home?"
"Yes, the beans in my private plot grew well last year, and most of them were used to make oil. I reserved some to make tofu for the New Year, but I didn't expect that I would get too much, and I couldn't finish them and they froze. I have nothing to do in the winter, so I took them to the market to sell! I guarantee the taste is good, 6 yuan a lump or 100 grams for 3 taels of soybeans, how many lump do you want?"
Fresh tofu is rolled into small square pieces. They don’t need to be arranged neatly, but can be piled together directly. Because tofu is very water-soluble, it will basically freeze together in less than two hours. Such a small pile is called a heap!
A lump is basically the size of a block of tofu, weighing about one pound!
One pound of dry beans can produce about 3-4 pounds of tender tofu, and a piece of tofu costs 6㵑, which is a very reasonable price!
"Give me four!"
After being frozen and thawed, tofu will become honeycomb-shaped, with many pores and elasticity. Whether it is stewed meat, fish or sauerkraut, the frozen tofu that has absorbed the soup is delicious!
There are no beans, it's like paying 24 cents directly!
Not far away, I don’t know which production team was selling beef. Although it was old beef that had been discarded, it was still rare. I bought 10 kilograms of it without hesitation!
Just like strolling from one street to another, the basket on her arm was gradually filled up with homemade potato vermicelli, roasted golden sweet potatoes, juicy salted duck eggs, anything she thought was delicious, she would never miss out!
"The price you gave is too low. I really can't sell it..."
"The whole market is full of vendors selling potatoes and vegetables. They are almost everywhere. It's useless for you to get close to them. You might as well sell them to me at a lower price. At least you can earn enough money for the trip..."
The farmer had a worried look on his face. He looked at the two baskets of potatoes he had brought from the mountains ten miles away, which he had kept for the whole morning before selling one. He gritted his teeth, but still shook his head!
At worst he can just pick some back and keep them for his own consumption. The price this man offered is really too low. If I really sell it, I'll feel like I'm losing money!
Seeing that the man was determined not to sell, the second dealer was afraid of attracting the attention of others, so he did not dare to make any loud noise. In the end, he could only get up and walk away, cursing quietly, to look for his next target!
This rare fair where people can 'exchange' what they have openly and honestly not only attracts buyers from all sides who want to exchange goods, but also attracts countless second-hand dealers who want to make a profit from it!
They specifically pick out those things that are flooded in the market and slash the price, buy them cheaply and hoard them, then sell them at the right place and at the right time, and make three or even multiple times the profit!
Some fellow villagers see that the things they brought cannot be sold, and they don’t want to carry them back, so they will sell them even if the price is so low that it makes them bleed!
This is a good deal for those second-rate dealers!
Although Wanru felt sympathetic towards the villagers who were forced to work hard, she was not so compassionate as to meddle in their affairs. She had been here for a year and a half and had seen too many people who had difficult lives to take care of them all!
She quickly put this little episode behind her!
There were too many people at the market, and she got separated from Grandma Lu when she just entered the market. However, they had anticipated this situation and agreed that if they got separated, they would meet at the ox sled!
Thinking that he had bought almost all the things he needed, he took advantage of the cover of the cloth to quietly take out two packages of peach cakes, two packages of egg cakes, a leg of lamb, two big carps, a small jar of pure grain wine, and three pieces of thick cotton cloth from the space. He did not stop until the basket could no longer hold anything!
Just about to make my way through the crowded crowd and back to where the ox sled was parked!
Suddenly, there was a small commotion in front of the gathering!
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