After all, if we can't get out of here, silver is just inanimate stuff, far less valuable than goods.
Seeing that there were far more items than discussed yesterday, the whole family's eyes lit up. After hearing Li Wen's account of selling the rabbits and medicinal herbs, they couldn't help but sigh at how lucky they were.
Li Wen rummaged through the pile of goods, pulling them out as he said, "I bought twenty jin of salt at once. Combined with what we had stockpiled before, it's enough for our whole family to eat for two or three years."
I bought 30 jin of rapeseed oil. I was told that rapeseed oil was enough for frying fish and small fish, so I bought 10 jin more. I also bought 1 jin of sesame oil for cold dishes.
We didn't buy much pork fat; Wu Laoda, Xu Laosan, and Fan Xiaoliu all wanted some, so we shared a piece. Our piece was the biggest, but it only weighed three jin (1.5 kg).
Wang Guifen couldn't help but say happily, "That's enough, that's enough. Pork fat yields a lot of oil, and we can save the pork cracklings for stewing during the New Year when it's cold. We can also save the pork fat, and together with what we had before, we can eat for a while."
And vegetable oil too, that's oil and water too.
Li Wen chuckled and continued rummaging through the contents, "This pound of candied fruit is Dad's; the kids bought peanut candy, sesame candy, and rice candy."
Dad has bad teeth and can't chew candy with other ingredients mixed in.
It doesn't matter if they're kids, as long as it's candy.
The old village chief readily accepted the gift without hesitation. After opening it, he first gave one to each of his grandchildren, and then ate one himself. He smiled contentedly at his sons and daughters-in-law and said, "It's very sweet and delicious."
The children jumped for joy when they finally got to eat the candy they had been craving.
The elderly and children were happy, and the three women, Wang Guifen and her husband, felt a sweet warmth in their hearts, making all their past hardships seem insignificant.
Li Wen continued, "These three portions are brown sugar, one jin each, one portion for each of you three sisters-in-law."
Wang Guifen, Zhang Hui, and Zhao Lan were taken aback when they received separate gifts, unsure of what to do with their hands and feet.
Brown sugar was clearly not on yesterday's New Year's shopping list.
Li Wu nudged his wife and said happily, "Take it quickly, you've worked hard these past few days."
Li Wen then handed the three portions of brown sugar up to the three people, gesturing for them to take them.
The three of them immediately reddened their eyes, lowered their heads, pulled their sleeves to wipe their eyes, and silently accepted the gift.
Cheers, surprises, and emotions... these were playing out in many homes across the village at this very moment.
"The fishing nets have been purchased."
"The grain has been purchased."
"I bought the oil, salt, sugar, and vinegar."
Every household is taking stock of their day's goods, muttering to themselves, already planning what to eat now, what to eat during the New Year, and what to eat later.
Shui Qing's family was no exception.
Her family has an exceptionally large variety of products, and after they are all inventoried, they are all put into storage.
Ding Heli told Qin, the manager of the pharmacy, about leaving, and also mentioned the need to transport medicinal herbs to Yuhang to open up sales channels.
Shui Qing had no objections.
The herbal medicine shop is very profitable, and since Guangning Prefecture to Yuhang is not in the main battlefield, it is relatively safe. At that time, we can hire men from the village to deliver the goods. They have experience in transporting potatoes before, so they should be able to do the job.
Fortune favors the bold; making money is never easy, no matter where you are.
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