So he said, "Sister, we have wild boar meat and roe deer here. What would you like to order?"
The woman smiled even more broadly when Xu Han called her "sister." She knew she was much older than the young woman before her; it wouldn't be inappropriate for her to call her "aunt." But who doesn't like being called "sister"?
The woman, in a good mood, looked at the items on the stall and asked, "How much is this wild boar meat? How much per pound?"
"Wild boar meat is 25 coins per catty, roe deer meat is 20 coins per catty, and dried mushrooms and dried bamboo shoots are 15 coins per catty."
While announcing the price, Xu Han also introduced other items to the woman, mentioning their prices as well.
The woman was in a good mood when she heard that the price wasn't too expensive these days, and since it was almost the end of the year, she generously bought several kilograms.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan deftly cut off a large piece of wild boar meat from the spot the woman indicated.
"These dried mushrooms and dried bamboo shoots are also good. Give me two pounds of each, no, three pounds."
"Alright, I'll weigh it for you right away. These dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots are great for stewing with meat; they'll taste amazing."
"Yes, there are fewer mushroom vendors this year, so dried mushrooms will be a nice fresh dish during the Lunar New Year."
As Xu Han deftly packed the woman's things, she calculated the price: "It's 190 coins in total. Please take it, sister."
The woman readily paid the money and then left with her things.
While the woman was buying things, other people gradually stopped at the stall. Some left, while others stayed and bought some items.
However, they were all buying in small quantities. Some people bought wild boar meat, while others bought dried mushrooms or dried bamboo shoots separately. Of course, most people bought some of everything.
After all, there aren't many places selling these things at this time of year. Since you've finally come across one, you should buy something, no matter how little, so you can have a good New Year.
More and more people gathered around the stall, buying one pound here and three pounds there, and soon more than half of the goods were sold.
At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes walked over, accompanied by a servant. He was probably the manager or purchasing agent of some wealthy family.
"What would you like to order?" Xu Han asked, repeating the prices again.
The steward looked around and touched everything, then turned to Xu Han and said, "I'll take all these mushrooms and dried bamboo shoots, fifty catties of wild boar meat, and ten catties of roe deer meat."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan smiled even more broadly. "Hey, please wait a moment, I'll weigh it for you right away."
The manager bought up a large portion of the remaining goods, leaving only a few scattered pieces of wild boar meat.
There wasn't even a pound of roe deer meat left, so Lu Chuan gave it to the manager since he saw that the manager had bought a lot.
Seeing that Lu Chuan was so good at handling things, the manager said, "If you have any fresh game in the future, you can send it directly to Qi Lai. My surname is Qi. Just tell the gatekeeper to look for Manager Qi."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan readily agreed. Although he might not sell these things again in the future, he thought that having more friends meant having more options, so he agreed anyway, just in case he really needed to sell something in the future.
With such a large purchase, it would take a long time to sell it all if I were to sell it here in small quantities. It would be much easier and faster to sell it directly to wealthy families.
Fortunately, it was nearing the end of the year, and people were much more generous than usual when they came out to buy winter goods. All the items were sold out in about an hour.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, the group quickly packed up their stall and then got up to walk towards the inn next door.
Lu Chuan said to the waiter, "Waiter, bring three ordinary rooms."
"Alright, sir, please follow me." The waiter then led the group upstairs.
When it comes to doing things outside, it's usually Lu Chuan who asks questions. With several grown men around, it's not Xu Han's turn to speak.
Xu Han was happy to have some peace and quiet. She wasn't the type to make all the decisions herself, after all, this wasn't modern times, and she still had to follow some of the rules of this era.
Otherwise, with Lu Chuan and the other men around, and Xu Han, a woman, taking the lead, the others would look down on them.
After all, in this era, although there are not many restrictions on women, men are still the ones who hold the fort in the outside world.
In particular, wealthy families provided stronger protection for their members. Generally, the men were responsible for earning money to support the family, while the women only needed to manage the household affairs.
That's how it is outside, but what happens when you get home is nobody's business.
Xu Han didn't want to attract too much attention, so she just followed along quietly, trying to be invisible, which was quite a show of respect for Lu Chuan.
After Lu Chuan and Xu Han returned to their room and put their things away, they went to the Taoist priest's house together.
"Grandpa Zhao is here too! We were just about to have Mu'er go and call you!"
"Haha, I knew you guys would definitely come, so I put my things away and came over first."
Xu Han's eyes lit up when she heard this. After sitting down, she pulled out a large bag from her arms. "Hahaha, I've been tired all day. Finally, the most exciting moment has arrived."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she poured out the money from her pocket, and copper coins and silver coins tumbled out with a clatter.
"Hahaha, I'm rich! I knew there were a lot of coins in this pocket, but I didn't expect so many."
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest tapped Xu Han on the head and said with a look of disdain, "Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd never seen so much money before! Is this all that trouble?"
Xu Han retorted, "What do you know? I worked so hard to earn all of this, how could I not be happy? Besides, these copper coins and loose silver feel so much better than banknotes! This is so much more substantial!"
Grandpa Zhao laughed from the side, "Haha, hurry up and count how much money we have!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan took out the hemp rope used to string the copper coins together, and the group began counting the coins.
One hundred coins were strung together with a hemp rope, and in no time, the four of them had strung all the coins together.
Xu Han was the first to raise her hand and say, "I'm done."
Lu Chuan finished stringing the coins, and then Xu Han counted all the copper coin strings. They totaled four taels of silver, with the rest being some loose silver.
Lu Chuan asked excitedly, "How was it? How much money did you make today?"
"The copper coins and broken silver together amount to 10 taels of silver and 653 cash."
"Haha, we made so much money in just one day. It's not hard to earn money."
"It looks like we made money in a day, but that's just what we put out to sell today. It also includes the time that so many of us spent preparing these things. In total, we don't make that much in a day."
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