Chapter 184 This ‘Salt’ Can’t Be Eaten! 】
After hearing what the woman said, Shen Fenghe narrowed her eyes slightly.
The other villagers also looked at the woman who was speaking in surprise.
"Gouzi's mother, are you telling the truth or not? The rocks on the mountain taste salty? Are they salt blocks?"
"Gouzi's mother, have you found much? Can you tell us where it is? That way, everyone in our village will have salt to eat, right?"
The woman known as Gouzi's Mother sneered and said, "You're dreaming. The salt block was found by my husband. As for the quantity, if it were more, we would definitely tell everyone, but the key is that it's not much, so I'm sorry. However, my husband brought back a basket of it. If you want to buy some, I can sell it to you at a discount. It's definitely cheaper than buying these seafood!"
After hearing this, everyone was disappointed and envious. Some even thought Gouzi's mother was being dishonest: "Gouzi's mother, are you obsessed with money? We're from the same village, and you still want money? Have you forgotten how everyone helped you rebuild your house when the flash floods hit last year and it was washed away?"
Gouzi's mother was a fierce and unruly person. Upon hearing this, she immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "Let's put things aside. Why bring up last year's events? Salt is so expensive this year, and we can't afford it. My family is willing to sell it to you at a higher price than usual. This is already a consideration for our fellow villagers! What else do you want?"
Seeing that Gouzi's mother was not convinced, some of the others walked away angrily, while others, still very excited, stepped forward and asked, "Gouzi's mother, are the salt blocks you found really edible?"
Gouzi's mother raised an eyebrow and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean it's really edible? Is it fake? I tell you, it's up to you whether you want to buy it or not! Wenxuan's mother from the back village happened to meet her last night and bought some for Wenxuan to eat! Little Wenxuan is such a good student in the private school, and his father is an educated man who attended private school for several years. If he can eat it, why can't you? If you don't believe me, wait for Wenxuan's mother to come and ask her yourself!"
After hearing this, everyone dispelled their doubts.
"Wenxuan's family has eaten, so they should be fine. Let's buy some too. It's much cheaper than seafood!"
When Gouzi's mother heard this, her face lit up with joy. She immediately called out to her son, "Gouzi, go home quickly and ask your father to bring over the stones he brought back from the mountain yesterday. Everyone wants to buy them!"
When her son Gou'er heard this, he immediately ran home to call his father.
After a while, a farmer came over carrying a bamboo basket full of white stones.
A villager touched it, tasted it, and exclaimed in surprise, "It's salty! It might really be a block of salt!"
Chen Fenghe also leaned over to take a look. The stone was grayish white in color and had a relatively soft texture. It could be crushed into powder with just a pinch of the hand.
"It really tastes salty! Gouzi, are you really willing to sell it at a low price?"
Gouzi's mother said, "Of course. Fifty coins for a pound, that's not expensive at all, is it?"
Compared with the current sky-high price of salt, which is one tael of silver per catty, fifty cents per catty is indeed cheap.
When the villagers heard this, they immediately rushed to say, "I'll buy it! Gouzi's wife, weigh it for me, two kilograms, no! Weigh it for me, five kilograms!"
"I want ten pounds!"
Chen Fenghe got some powder and tasted it. It didn't taste bad, but her brows couldn't help but frowned even more tightly.
"Come one by one, everyone will have a share!" said Gou Zi's mother with a smile, while busy weighing the stones with a scale.
"Wait a minute! Don't buy this, this 'salt' is inedible!" Chen Fenghe stopped them in a crisp voice.
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