When I got home, I took the mushrooms out of the space to air out and let them dry before bringing them back inside in the evening!
It was still early today, and the weather was gradually getting warmer and getting dark a little later, so the two of them weren't in a hurry to cook. Instead, they went to plant the sweet potatoes first.
Once in the backyard, I cut the sweet potato vines, arranged them neatly, put them in a basket, and then took them to the wasteland outside the yard to plant them.
After two days of drying, the road surface is no longer muddy, but it is not completely dry yet. Now is the perfect time to plant sweet potatoes!
Lu Chuan raised the soil into ridges in front, while Xu Han dug holes behind him. The ground was very soft, so she picked up a small hoe and gently dug a hole, then laid the sweet potato seedlings flat inside.
Then cover it with soil, gently compact it, and water it a little later to finish! After Lu Chuan finished making the ridges, he asked Xu Han to take out the large water vat from his space and start using wooden buckets to carry water for watering.
This large water vat is the same one from the backyard. Because water is constantly flowing into it, the vat is almost always full.
When Xu Han came out of the backyard, she casually put the water vat into her spatial storage and left another water vat there to continue filling it with water.
This saves time from fetching water, which is incredibly convenient!
Most importantly, things became much easier, a sight that made Lu Chuan incredibly envious…
As dusk settled, Xu Han and Lu Chuan got up and went home. They took out the dumplings they had made earlier, boiled them, and made a garlic sauce. The two of them ate with great happiness...
After dinner, Xu Han was preparing to apply a face mask. In modern times, Xu Han didn't really like getting beauty treatments, and she only applied face masks when she felt like it.
But after arriving here, every day I see my rough skin and chapped lips. Even when I'm exhausted at night, I still insist on taking care of my skin. At the very least, I make sure to apply some moisturizer. I'm definitely not as lazy as I was back in modern times!
While applying a face mask, she asked Lu Chuan what else he needed to buy in the county town tomorrow...
Yes, the two planned to go to the county town tomorrow, before the land was too easy to cultivate, to buy some grain, as well as leek roots, ginger seeds, and jars.
They bought everything they needed in one go, and the two of them don't plan to go to the county town anytime soon.
I slept without any dreams...
The next morning, the two got up early, ate breakfast, and set off. When they arrived in the county town, it was still early, so they went to the market to see if there was any beef available. Xu Han still couldn't get used to pork, so she thought of selling the cured pork at home and using the money to buy more beef to eat...
Perhaps it was just bad luck, but after walking around, I didn't see any beef for sale, but I did see some lamb for sale.
There are places that sell mutton, which is also great. When the weather gets hot, you can grill mutton skewers in the yard in the evening. It's delicious and pleasant!
Lamb was 25 coins per catty. Xu Han made a big purchase and bought half a lamb, 23 catties, for a total of 575 coins. She also bought the prepared lamb offal, spending a total of 600 coins.
I won't be coming to the county town anytime soon, so I'll buy more. It won't spoil if I keep it in my storage space! I can save it to eat slowly later.
The two arrived at Manxiang Restaurant, a place Lu Chuan often frequented to sell his game. Manager Li, seeing Lu Chuan arrive, quickly came out to greet him, smiling and asking...
"Brother Lu, it's been so long since you've been here! What good stuff have you brought to our restaurant today? You don't know, lately all the customers have been clamoring for wild game. It's been ages since we've seen you selling it!"
"Springtime is the breeding season for animals, so I've been resting at home recently and haven't gone hunting."
Upon hearing this, Manager Li immediately wore a bitter expression.
"I brought some cured meat today, I wonder if Manager Li would accept it?"
Upon hearing this, Manager Li hurriedly replied with a smile, "Yes, yes, I'll take it all! How much do you have? I'll take it all!" Manager Li knew that Lu Chuan's cured meat was also made from wild boar meat, and those wealthy people loved it; he certainly couldn't miss out.
"Not much, only about a hundred pounds!" Lu Chuan replied.
When Manager Li heard this, he was overjoyed. This was nothing! How could an ordinary family have more than a hundred catties of cured meat?
The smile on his face couldn't be hidden. "I'll charge Brother Lu 38 wen per catty, what do you think?"
When Lu Chuan heard the price, he thought it was fair. Regular pork was 15 wen per catty, wild boar meat was 18 wen, and cured meat had much less moisture than fresh pork. It would take about one catty of fresh meat to cure into about half a catty of cured meat. The price was reasonable!
So he said to Manager Li, "Let's do as Manager Li says and weigh it!"
It weighed 112 jin in total and sold for 4256 wen.
Before leaving, Xu Han asked Manager Li if he bought dried bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms. Manager Li replied, "Yes, we do. One pound of dried bamboo shoots costs 10 coins, and one pound of dried mushrooms costs 12 coins. These dried goods are often used in restaurants and are in high demand. If you have any extra, you can bring them over to sell. We will give priority to buying from Xu Han."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han quickly expressed her gratitude to Manager Li and said that she would bring some next time she came.
After leaving the restaurant, the two went to a general store and bought some jars to make pickles and preserved vegetables. They bought five small jars, eight medium-sized jars, and three large jars. The total cost was 360 coins.
Then we went to the roast chicken shop next door and bought 10 roast chickens, which cost a total of 390 coins.
Then I went to a pastry shop and bought some dried fruit and candied fruit, which cost me 280 coins. I thought to myself that when the fruit is in season, I should make some myself. This is too expensive!
The two went to a new grain store and bought 500 jin of wheat flour, 600 jin of rice, and 1000 jin of dark flour. In total, they bought 2100 jin of grain and spent 21 taels of silver.
After buying these, the two left the county town. When they passed through a village, they went in and bought some leek roots. They bought a whole basketful, which was collected from several families. They were all fresh and had just been dug up. The total cost was 30 coins.
Normally, farmers would beg for these from other villagers; nobody would spend money to buy them. But here's someone willing to pay for leek roots! Of course they'll sell them! This money is practically free!
After buying leek roots, I also bought two baskets of ginger! It cost 100 coins. Every household grows some ginger. In the cold winter, or after getting caught in the rain, they will boil a bowl of ginger tea to drink to dispel the cold and prevent catching a cold!
This trip to the county town cost a total of 18 liang (approximately 4.55 kg) of cash, plus the money from selling cured meat. Now I have about 166 liang left, and thankfully, I have an extra 2100 jin (approximately 1400 catties) of grain.
We now have a total of 3,600 jin (1800 catties) of grain. The grain we bought recently hasn't been touched; we've been eating the grain we bought in Luchuan before. There's still some left, enough to last for a while.
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