Chapter 32 Bartering
Walking up the mountain, Lu Jinnian was forced to stop before she had gone far.
The snow was too heavy, and the deepest part was already up to her waist. There was no point in going forward.
She retreated directly and returned along the same route.
"This is impossible to get in." Lu Jinnian felt that her thoughts before the snow fell were too simple.
She had thought that she would go hunting and store some meat when the weather got colder, but now it seemed impossible.
After thinking about it, she carried the backpack and walked towards the nearest village.
This village is about two hours away from where they live, which is about the same distance as going to the city.
If you want to know why she didn't go to the city to buy things, it was because the things in the city were too expensive.
She used the edible things to exchange for things in the village, which was more cost-effective than going to the city.
When she arrived at the place, Lu Jinnian took out some things from the space and put them in the backpack, and then walked into the village.
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?" A little girl in her teens came out with a bucket and saw her.
Lu Jinnian looked back, smiled politely and said, "I'm from the nearby mountains, and I want to come to your place to exchange some things."
Bartering was very normal in this era, and everyone really did it, because copper coins and silver were very precious, and generally everyone would use the things that were available in the village to exchange.
Hearing this, the little girl said, "What do you want to exchange?"
It was not the first time she had met someone like Lu Jinnian, so she did not ask too many questions.
Hearing this, Lu Jinnian knew that this was a good idea, and replied, "I have two wild rabbits and two fish."
These things were all found in the mountains and rivers, so there was no problem taking them out.
Upon hearing this, the little girl immediately said, "My family needs them! My mother is in confinement after childbirth, and she needs to eat fish and meat. What do you want to exchange?"
This was really a coincidence, and she was very happy.
Lu Jinnian thought for a while, "Well... I want vegetables, cabbage and radish, anything is fine."
Anyway, the family is not short of meat, but they are short of vegetables. They can't eat meat every day, right?
"Just vegetables?" The little girl was a little confused, but she didn't ask much. "Okay, come with me, let my dad exchange with you."
After all, she was a girl, and the adults at home couldn't make the decision, so she took people into the yard.
The man in the house saw his daughter coming back and asked, "Xiaoqing, didn't you go to get water? Why are you back so soon?"
There was really no room for people at home, so he asked his daughter to get water. One bucket of water was enough to cook a meal.
Xiaoqing put down the bucket and said, "Dad, there is a man in the mountain outside who wants to exchange vegetables. He has two fish and a hare. Shall we exchange?"
"Exchange vegetables?" The man's eyes lit up. Recently, the mountain was closed due to heavy snow. He wanted to go to the mountain to find game but couldn't find it. He was worried about his mother's confinement.
"Come on, take me to see." He hurriedly called out and went out first.
When Lu Jinnian saw a man in his thirties coming out of the house, he knew that this man was the father of the child just now.
"Hey young man, can you let me see your stuff first?" The man was not in a hurry to change, but planned to take a look at the things first.
Lu Jinnian nodded, put the backpack on the ground, and let them look at it.
The fish and rabbit were frozen, but they looked fresh.
The man nodded with satisfaction, especially the two fish, each weighing about two or three pounds.
"Very good, you want to change the vegetables, right? Can I give you a load of cabbage and radishes?"
A load is about eighty pounds, which is indeed a lot, enough to eat for a while.
Thanks to Bubu1502 and Yundanyisheng for the reward.
The Chinese New Year is really troublesome. I have been visiting relatives and friends these two days and the update time is not fixed.
In addition, the update of 2,000 words will be resumed in two days. I am really sorry for updating so much, everyone understand.
(End of this chapter)
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