Chapter 155: The Case of the Deposed Crown Prince (Part 2)
The little boy said excitedly, "Sell it."
"How much is it?"
The little boy said, "This is more than four pounds of fish, so it costs five cents per pound."
Jiang Zhiluo understood that a fish weighing more than four pounds was considered a big fish.
The price is a little higher than three catties or one catty of fish.
In Jiang Zhiluo's opinion, this price is actually not expensive.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Can you sell this fish for me? Weigh it for me and I'll buy it."
The little boy's eyes widened with excitement, as if he didn't expect Jiang Zhiluo to buy it.
"Or your parents?"
The little girl, about seven or eight years old, said, "My parents went out to deliver something to a guest, and when they come back they want to sell the fish in the bucket."
Sometimes not all the fish can be sold, and her mother will pickle the unsold fish and eat them as dried fish.
Jiang Zhiluo saw a lot of dried fish drying on the boat.
Jiang Zhiluo asked the little boy to weigh the fish, which weighed four pounds and eight ounces, and Jiang Zhiluo gave him twenty-five cents.
The little boy and girl were very excited and kept thanking Jiang Zhiluo.
When Jiang Zhiluo was about to go back, the little girl suddenly said, "It's that sister Hongtang."
The little boy said, "Sister, what are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense."
The little girl said, "I didn't say anything nonsense. This sister used to sell brown sugar. Mom took me to buy some brown sugar. Mom drank the brown sugar and I felt much better."
The little boy was stunned. He didn't know. He just knew that his mother said that brown sugar was useful.
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Little sister, you have a good memory. I was indeed selling brown sugar more than a month ago."
"But now I don't sell brown sugar anymore. I sell chili meat sauce."
The little boy said, "I know. Uncle Li bought some chili meat sauce and gave us some. It's really delicious."
Jiang Zhiluo smiled, chatted with them for a while, and also scooped some chili meat sauce for them.
Looking at the two siblings reminded her of her own younger siblings.
After delivering all the chili meat sauce and collecting the final greeting, Jiang Zhiluo had an extra 1,600 coins in her hand.
The main reason is that everyone had paid some deposits before, so the final payment was not much.
Together with the money for the braised food from Lin Zhuzhu, the total amount was three taels of silver.
She had eight taels of silver in her hand before, so she had a total of eleven taels of silver.
About the same as she budgeted last night.
I can buy land when I go home.
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The other side
Lan Fengshui
Lan Fei took the thirty bottles of chili meat sauce in the basket into the cabin and gave them to Young Master Lan Qianfan.
"Master, this is the chili meat sauce that I ordered. I also prepared it for the brothers on the boat so that they can eat it with their meals."
Lan Qianfan nodded calmly, "Well, well done."
Lan Fei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the young master's satisfied expression.
Originally, the young master would never eat at street stalls, but fortunately, this chili meat sauce caught his eye.
Being able to serve the young master well when they are away from home is also one of their abilities.
"Is the cargo loaded?"
"Don't worry, Master. Everything has been installed and checked. There will be no problem."
Lan Qianfan nodded and said, "Well, let's set off."
Lan Fei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Master, are you not looking for anyone else?"
They seemed to be here to do business, but in fact, it was a cold place in Beizhou, so the young master didn't need to come in person.
It was because he got to know some secret information that the young master came to this place secretly to look for someone.
"I was wrong. How could there still be someone alive in the Wei family?"
Talking about the Wei family, it is a taboo. Back then, the case of deposing the crown prince involved many people, and the entire Wei family was wiped out.
So many people from the Wei family died on the battlefield, but they still bear the stigma.
Many noble families were implicated.
The current emperor was just an inconspicuous prince in the past. He followed the deposed crown prince and looked like he admired his brother very much.
Who could have imagined that this was a madman who bit people, stabbed them in the back, and made him emperor.
The deposed crown prince died, but there were also rumors that the crown prince was still alive.
But everyone saw the bodies of the prince and the grandson with their own eyes.
Lan Fei is a servant and confidant of the Lan family, so he knows some gossip.
Lan Qianfan said, "Don't mention anything about Beizhou."
"Yes, Master."
Lan Qianfan took out a bottle of chili meat sauce, looked at the words on it, and said lightly: "This is a good word!"
Seeing the young master's interest, Lan Fei said, "This chili meat sauce was made by a young woman from a farming family. She looks about fourteen or fifteen years old and has a very good conversation."
"Perhaps she wrote it."
Lan Qianfan raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised, "Oh, a young lady from a farming family?"
Lan Fei said respectfully, "Yes, she's very good at business. Every time she sets up a stall, there are always a lot of people in front of her stall. She's good at talking and can always speak to people's hearts..."
"And they also said that a gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way, and won't accept even a few extra coins..."
Lan Qianfan said, "I rarely hear you praise someone like this. It shows that this person is quite good."
"If we could sell this chili meat sauce here, we'd have good business."
Lan Fei's expression changed. He hadn't thought of this. "Then, do we need to order more from that young lady?"
Lan Qianfan waved his hand and said, "No need. Our boat is full. I'll go back and give a few bottles for everyone to try. We'll talk later."
"yes."
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Jiang Zhiluo had no idea about this episode. She packed up her things and went straight home with the grass carp she bought.
When Jiang Zhiluo returned home, Mrs. Cui and Cui Hejin went to the fields to work on the farm.
Jiang Zhiluo put down the things, put the fish into the basin, and hurried to the field.
Mrs. Cui looked at her and said, "Zhiluo is back."
Jiang Zhiluo looked at the villagers working in the fields not far away and whispered, "Mom, we collected more than three thousand coins today. Adding the silver we received before, we have eleven taels of silver in our hands. I plan to buy a few more acres of land."
Madam Cui naturally supported Jiang Zhiluo's idea, "Okay, then. Mother will accompany you to find the head of the village."
"Their land is over there, just go find them there."
During the farming season, every household in the village is busy working in the fields.
Very few people are idle at home.
Even the old lady and her children came to help in the fields.
Those with less strength can still help a little.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at Cui Hejin who was still plowing the field, grabbed him and said, "Don't do this kind of work. When we buy the land later, we will hire someone to cultivate it."
Jiang Zhiluo knew that Cui Hejin was not in good health and didn't want him to be tired.
Looking at his sickly appearance, Jiang Zhiluo couldn't help but think of how he looked in his previous life, and her heart ached.
Old Madam Cui smiled and said, "He Jin, you should listen to Zhi Luo."
"Zhiluo loves you and doesn't want you to work."
Cui Hejin nodded and put down the farm tools in his hands.
He walked up to Jiang Zhiluo, took out the two taels of silver he had earned that morning, handed it to her and said, "For household expenses."
Jiang Zhiluo was stunned. "That's not right. Don't you pay your monthly salary at the end of the month?"
Seeing her son's cold and indifferent expression, unable to explain, Madam Cui hurriedly explained, "He Jin knew you were working hard to buy the land, so shortly after you left for town early this morning, he went to Mr. Li's house to get an advance on his monthly salary."
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