Chapter 2210 Setting up a stall for you
The six large courtyards were enough to accommodate so many of them, still with two people in one room. One large courtyard could accommodate more than twenty people.
Mr. Zhuang lived alone. He had to supervise Bai Shan and the others' homework, so he lived in the same courtyard with them. Wei Xingren and the others lived separately from them in the main courtyard of another courtyard.
Manbao and his friends were in high spirits and didn't want to live in the main courtyard, so they moved directly to the second floor.
It is summer now. Although the nights are a little cool, they are not very cold. It is a little hot at noon, but you don’t feel it inside the house or by the lake. So you can wash and bathe in the bathroom in your own house. You can see the lake scenery by opening the window. If Mr. Zhuang didn’t want to climb up and down the stairs, he would like to live on the second floor with us.
Daji walked around and saw that the fourth room in the attic was occupied by Changshou and Jiyu, so he obediently went downstairs and lived downstairs with a guard.
Bai Shan was talking to Master You, "...We will stay here for about twenty days. Master You, will you wait for us or go ahead?"
He knew they were casual when they were crossing the grassland together, but he didn't expect them to be so casual that they could easily decide to stay in one place for twenty days.
By the way, aren’t you officials?
Aren't you in a hurry to report?
Master You was crying in his heart, but he smiled brightly as he said, "It's just right. My men were frightened a few days ago, and their injuries are not fully healed. This is a good opportunity for them to recuperate and calm down."
However, Mr. You did not rent a large yard, but a small yard where he could put down all the goods and everyone could still live there if they squeezed together.
It’s not that he is not in a hurry, but he doesn’t dare to rush at this time.
He smelled the same scent from the group of people he met at the inn two days ago as from those horse thieves.
Even if those people are not bandits, they are not someone to be trifled with.
I just heard them talking at the street corner. This area has not been very peaceful recently. The smallpox epidemic in Xiazhou has spread in different ways. Who knows how chaotic the world outside is?
He was anxious to go to Yumen Pass to make money, but he also valued his life.
So he took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety, smiled at Bai Shan and said, "I'll have to trouble you adults for the rest of the time."
Bai Shan naturally said that it was no problem. It would be very useful for Master You to follow the team. At least he knew the way.
After dinner, the group followed the young man to visit his mother and sister-in-law, mainly to see their cooking skills.
Manbao tasted it and found that the craftsmanship was okay, but just okay.
Seeing that they didn't seem very satisfied, the young man gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, my mother and sister-in-law are cheap, only 200 coins each. Whether you stay for 20 days or a month, they will cook for you."
He added, "They know how to buy cheap and good food. They won't cheat you, really!"
Bai Shan chuckled and nodded, "If that's the case, then stay."
The young man breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Shan asked, "You can't rely solely on passing merchants for your livelihood? If there are fewer customers, how will you make a living?"
"Farming and herding," the young man said, happy to have found a job for his mother and sister-in-law, and he told her everything he knew. "We grow a lot of fruits and vegetables, and the merchants passing by like them. If they don't buy them, we have people who pick them up and send them to Suzhou City or Liangzhou City. There are more people there, and there will be buyers."
"We also grow barley and wheat, but if we don't have money, it's difficult for us to pay taxes. We don't have enough barley or wheat to eat."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, knowing that they still had to buy rice, flour and food from outside.
Coming out of the young man's house, Bai Shan stood by the lake and looked down. He saw a fish swimming swiftly and cleverly past him. He exclaimed, "This is such a great place."
The young man nodded in agreement, "Many people envy us. We have a big lake, which is something they can't even envy."
At the same time, the Koko in Manbao's mind kept beeping, "Unlisted creatures detected..."
After a series of ding-dong sounds, Manbao squatted down, stared at the lake, and asked, "Can we catch the fish in it?"
The young man said, "You can't fish, but you can fish. Only people in the town can fish, but not everyone can do it."
Not to mention catching fish, they can't even get water at will. They have to buy water from others. However, the town does not stop travelers from fishing as long as they can catch fish.
Manbao nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Where do you usually sell your live fish?"
The young man was stunned for a moment before pointing in a direction and saying, "But it's hard to buy there because there are so few fish and so many people. Usually the fish that are caught have to be sent to a few big masters first, then used by a few larger restaurants, and finally sold out."
Manbao smiled and said, that must be because there is not enough money. As long as you spend enough money, who can't be in the front?
Bai Shan also lowered his eyes and took another look at the bottom of the lake, then asked the young man to take them to buy fishing gear, and then visited the shops on a street in the town.
Bai Shan said to him, "Please ask your mother and sister-in-law to come over tomorrow morning. I have a steward here, just follow his instructions."
Such matters, even hiring a cook, were not their responsibility. They just wanted to take a walk and learn more from the young man, so they followed him.
When they came back, the sun had already set, but it got dark slowly in the desert. Even when it was almost time for them to go to bed, it was still faintly light.
In half a day, all the residents of the town knew that there were guests in the town. Unlike ordinary merchants, this guest was here to study, and although he would stay in the town for a long time, he would not purchase any goods.
But they were very generous. I heard that even the guards accompanying them could live in the big courtyard of the inn. They were very rich.
I also heard that they paid for a lot of melons at the street corner. What does this mean?
It means these people have a lot of money but are stupid.
So when they wandered to the yard where they lived, they found that there were many stalls lined up on the side opposite the gate near the lake, selling all kinds of things, with the most selling fruits and vegetables.
Manbao was very happy and went to look at the small goods. She found a particularly beautiful stone from a stall and said to Baishan in surprise, "Does this stone look like a mountain?"
Bai Shan took a look, touched it with his hand, and nodded, "Likely!"
"It's really beautiful," Manbao touched it again and again, and couldn't help asking the vendor, "How much is this?"
The other person held up two fingers.
Manbao's eyes lit up slightly, "Twenty cents?"
The vendor: “…two taels.” She originally wanted to bid twenty taels, but who knew that the price she bid would be so different from his psychological expectations?
Manbao put the stone down as soon as she heard it, with a look of regret on her face. This price was also too high from her psychological price, so she didn't even bargain and just took Bai Shan away.
The vendor watched them leave in confusion, wanting to call out to them. Actually, he could bargain, really.
Small town residents: We will build high buildings for you, go up mountains and down rivers for you, and even go through fire and water for you... As long as you have money
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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