Chapter 106 Buying Cattle
Everyone in the Jiang family enjoyed the meal.
Compared to the steamed buns at noon, home-cooked meals are more appetizing.
After dinner.
While the oil lamp was still on, Zhang Jinlan took out her wallet and prepared to count how much money she had earned that day.
I took away eighteen grilled sausages in the morning, and my granddaughter ate one.
Seventeen tangs were sold for three hundred and forty coins, plus twenty bowls of potatoes, a total of five hundred and forty coins.
There are also three pots of mung bean soup.
She couldn't remember how many cups she sold.
After deducting the money for renting the ox cart, there was still one or two taels of silver left.
That was the mung bean soup that sold for nearly half an ounce of silver.
No wonder half of the tube of sugar in the shop’s kitchen was used up.
Zhang Jinlan felt very distressed.
If this sugar can be sold, it is estimated to fetch at least two taels of silver.
What a pity.
After dinner.
The Jiang family was exhausted, so they simply washed themselves and went to bed early.
When I woke up the next day.
Jiang Fubao put all the things for space renovation under the bed as usual.
It is actually more convenient to take it out in the morning than in the evening.
The weather is very hot.
Even at night the temperature is not low.
If you leave the grilled sausage overnight, it will easily go bad.
Unlike now, it was still cold when I took it out, but by the time I got to the town, it had completely thawed.
"Grandma, are we going to buy a cow today?"
I remembered what grandma said to grandpa last night.
Jiang Fubao asked while brushing his teeth.
As she spoke, toothpaste foam came out of her mouth and her speech was a little slurred.
"Don't rush to buy. Your uncle and I will go take a look today. We'll talk if we find something suitable. Tongjin, don't stay at home today. Come with us to the town. Siyin stood for too long yesterday and is feeling a little uncomfortable. Let him rest at home for a day. Tongjin, you and your second uncle will help greet customers in front of the shop."
People go to buy cattle in the morning, as the market closes in the afternoon at the latest.
The shop closes late.
Definitely not in time.
Zhang Jinlan planned to go see the cows as soon as she arrived in town.
But in this case, the second son would be the only one in front of the shop.
I’m afraid he’s too busy.
Zhang Jinlan planned to bring her eldest grandson to the town as well.
"Oh, no need to go with Jin, mother, I'm here. I'll go to the front of the shop with the child's father to greet the guests."
Sun Pingmei held her bowl and sat in the yard to eat breakfast.
After hearing what her mother-in-law said, she stopped eating.
Suggested.
"Nonsense! How can a woman go to the front of a shop to greet guests? What kind of nonsense is that?"
Zhang Jinlan glared at her and was about to curse her, but then she realized that her second daughter-in-law was so stupid that she would definitely not understand the reason.
She could only continue earnestly, "There are all kinds of people in Food Street. You are not ugly, and you are not too old, unlike me. My age doesn't matter. What if you meet a low-class beast and he hits you? You know Eryong's temper, he will definitely fight back.
This is still a small matter, it's nothing more than paying some money for hurting someone, but if it gets bigger, that person has some connection with the officials or the powerful people in the town, how can we continue to run the shop? The most important thing is that you will suffer a loss! It will damage your reputation, and if you are seen by acquaintances, you will not be able to survive..."
Moreover....
Zhang Jinlan swallowed the second half of her words.
Besides, all men have the same virtue.
If the daughter-in-law is molested, even if it is not her fault, these men will blame their own daughter-in-law.
I don't say it, but the knot in my heart is always there.
Even her own son.
There is no exception.
To avoid this from happening, she has not allowed her daughters-in-law to step out of the backyard since the first day of the trial operation.
"Oh, I see, mother."
Sun Pingmei was not angry even when she was scolded.
She nodded in sudden realization.
He held the bowl and continued eating.
Appetite is not affected at all.
This made Zhang Jinlan sigh again.
Most people can't stand the temper of my second daughter-in-law.
I have to marry into her family.
"Okay, stop dawdling. It's almost dawn. Let's finish eating and leave quickly."
Jiang Shoujia, who was carrying a hoe and preparing to go to the field, urged.
About an hour and a half passed.
The Jiang family's main force had just arrived at the city gate.
Jiang Dahe held Jiang Fubao in his arms, and Zhang Jinlan followed behind. The three of them walked in the opposite direction of the others.
Arriving at Wanlu Street, Jiang Fubao's little feet finally touched the ground.
"You kid, you follow grandma wherever she goes. It's so hot outside, aren't you afraid of the heat? It would be so nice to sit in the shop and enjoy the cool air, but you insist on following grandma out to bask in the sun. What a fool you are."
Zhang Jinlan cursed with a smile.
She took her granddaughter's hand and squeezed it gently.
The flesh fist is soft.
"It's not hot. I'm wearing less today, so I'm not hot at all."
Jiang Fubao raised his head and said to grandma.
When she got up in the morning, she found a set of thin, clean clothes next to her pillow.
It must have been given to her by her mother.
Women here are not allowed to wear short sleeves.
No matter how hot it is in summer, you should not expose your arms and legs.
Therefore, fabric sellers try their best to make summer fabrics thinner.
Without penetrating the flesh.
It can also cool you down.
Unfortunately, this kind of material is not durable and easily wears out. It will be torn if you are not careful when doing farm work, so she is the only one in the family who can wear this kind of fabric.
Grandma, mother, and aunt are still wearing spring clothes.
Only Jiang Fubao's forehead was free of sweat.
"It's good that it's not hot. Let's go and see the cows."
Zhang Jinlan smiled lovingly, then took her granddaughter's hand and followed her eldest son to the market.
"Rent an ox cart. No matter how far or how short the journey is, it's only ten cents!"
"Selling chickens. Newly hatched chicks. All of them are well-fed. I guarantee that none of them will die when you take them home—"
"The inn is looking for helpers. It's eight cents a day. If you want to work, come here quickly. We're only looking for three people. We won't hire until we're full. Hey, don't crowd in. All right, all right, we're full. Go away..."
"I'm selling beef calf. I just harvested some beef calf. Sir, would you like to buy some? Look, it's very strong."
The calls for hawking were heard one after another.
Jiang Fubao and his two companions stopped at a vendor selling beef and mutton.
"This ox is too small. Do you sell big oxen? The kind that can pull carts?"
Zhang Jinlan looked at the two cows in front of her and shook her head.
They are all too small.
How long does it take to be able to pull a cart?
I have never raised cows at home.
If I raise it to death again.
Who should I look for?
It’s better to buy the big bull directly.
It is convenient for them to travel every day.
"Sell, sell! Look at this cow. It's not old yet. Take it home and find a bull to mate with. It will give birth to a calf. It only costs eight taels each."
Hear the price.
Zhang Jinlan's eyes suddenly lit up.
What?
It’s only eight taels?
So cheap!
She originally thought that buying a cow would cost at least fifteen taels.
It's only eight taels, not even an old cow.
That's really a big deal.
"What's the price of the ox?"
Zhang Jinlan turned around and looked at Niu Yizi again.