What's more, she has a lot of things to buy today.
The first thing she did when she came out was to go to the clothing store and buy ten sets of clothes, two sets for each of the five people in her family.
Didn't Jian Xiu say that what they were wearing now was not only gray and full of patches, but they didn't even have any replacements.
It's the same routine every day. If I really have to change, I have to wash my clothes after taking a shower and sleep naked that night.
So Jian Xiu bought two sets.
"Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy ten sets at once?" Jian Xiu asked with a smile as she looked at the shop assistant in the clothing store.
She swore that she had never been so calculative in her life, and her saliva had dried up talking about those few cents.
"My lady, I have already reduced your salary by five cents. I will not reduce it any more."
"You bought ten pieces, so how about another three cents off?"
"Well, alright, alright, I'll only reduce it by two cents at most. If you reduce it more, the shopkeeper will be told off."
"Okay, then pack them all up!" Jian Xiu said with a smile.
Then he went to the grain shop and bought 50 grams of rice, 15 grams of flour, and 15 grams of soybeans.
But what surprised Jian Xiu was that fifteen soybeans only cost thirty-five coins.
All in all, one piece cost less than three copper coins.
After all this shopping, I spent almost one or two taels of silver.
Next, Jian Xiu bought some pots, pans, and utensils.
When I passed by the blacksmith shop, I even bought an iron pot.
After calculating this, Jian Xiu almost scared herself to death.
Because this iron pot alone cost Jian Xiu almost two taels of silver.
Come to think of it, iron here is very expensive, so I feel relieved.
But there was no way out. She wanted an iron pot on the first day she moved to the end of the village.
But I didn't have a penny and had to endure it.
After all this, including the clothes I just bought, the total amount I spent was almost five taels of silver.
Come to think of it, this silver is really not durable.
Finally, she went to buy salt again.
You won’t know until you buy it, but once you buy it, you will realize that salt is extremely expensive here.
Although I knew that salt would be expensive, I didn't expect it to be so outrageously expensive.
The ordinary rice she bought was only fifteen cents a piece, but the salt was five cents more expensive than the rice.
It's exactly ten cents, that's all.
This salt is mixed with a lot of small sand and stones. If it is finer and cleaner, it will cost forty cents, and if there is no impurities at all, it will cost sixty cents.
Given Jian Xiu's current situation, she could only buy the ten-cent coin ones, so she bought three.
There's no way, she plans to make soy sauce.
In addition to soybeans, the most important ingredient in soy sauce is salt.
And after bringing the salt back, she still has to filter it.
Speaking of filtering, the people here probably don’t know about it yet.
Looking at the high-quality salt they sell, it must have been carefully selected by people.
Then Jian Xiu went to the weapons shop and bought a bow and arrow and a dagger.
After asking, I found out that the weapons here are so expensive.
"Boss, can't you give me a little less?" Jian Xiu asked, looking at the dagger in his hand.
"My lady, it really is not any less. You have a good eye and you liked this humble dagger at first sight. Seeing that you are the destined one, I gave it to you at a low price."
Hearing this, Jian Xiu gritted her teeth and finally took it.
In this way, Jian Xiu spent more than one or two taels of silver to buy the dagger that she liked very much.
Add to that the bow and arrow, and the two taels of silver were gone.
But she believed that she would earn the money back soon.
The most important thing is this dagger. Jian Xiu really likes it and she even feels that it is worth buying.
There is nothing special about this dagger on the surface, but if you look closely, you will find that the material of this dagger is melted very well.
In the past, the weapon she used most often was a dagger.
She liked it at first sight, and if she added some more details when she went back, it would be perfect.
When Jian Xiu found Zhang Zhiyong, he was already waiting for her there.
Fortunately, he didn't leave, otherwise it would have been difficult for her to carry all these things back home.
"Why did sister-in-law buy so many things?" Zhang Zhiyong asked curiously.
In fact, he wanted to ask why she had the money to buy so many things.
Their plantain hasn't been sold yet, so I don't know where she got the money.
You know, a rough estimate shows that all the things she bought would cost her several taels of silver.
"This is necessary, let's go!"
"Okay, sister-in-law, sit tight." After saying that, he drove the ox cart back.
On the way, Jian Xiu was inevitably asked about her life.
"Jian Xiu, tell me the truth. When your Zixuan was escorting the caravan, did you and your wife secretly hide a lot of private money and not hand it over to the government?"
In the ox cart, one of the women gossiped to Jian Xiu with a smile.
"Aunt, which eye of yours saw that you and your wife embezzled a lot of private money? Jian Xiu dares to swear to heaven that if there really was embezzlement, your whole family will be struck by lightning and die miserably. Is that okay?"
It's not that Jian Xiu has to be so cruel to herself, but if you don't stop these gossipy women in the village in time.
Word of mouth spread quickly, and soon the whole Zhangjia Village would know that the couple had embezzled some private money.
She didn't care, but it had a bad impact on Liutou and Qitou.
Once they embark on the path of imperial examinations, they cannot afford to make the slightest mistake.
In this case, even if it is a rumor, it will affect their future.
"Oh, what you said was just a joke." The old woman said angrily.
"Auntie, it's better not to say such things carelessly. I don't think it's a big deal when I hear it, but if it were someone else, they would think you have ulterior motives, which is not good."
"What's your intention, Jian Xiu? Don't say such nonsense."
"Look, look, I just gave you an example, and you reacted so strongly. If you had said that, I would have chopped you with a knife."
The old woman: "......" How come she didn't know that Jian Xiu was so sharp-tongued?
Seeing that the old woman had shut up, Jian Xiu closed her eyes and rested in the corner.
Of course, I definitely won’t be able to sleep.
Not to mention the bumpy ride on the ox cart, even if it wasn't bumpy, she couldn't fall asleep with so many things on her mind.
She will go back tonight and bring back those bamboo shoots.
Tomorrow she wants to go into the mountains again to see if she can hunt anything good.
If she could get some more money, she could send Liutou and Qitou to the academy.
The remaining silver in her hand was enough for them to build a satisfactory blue brick and tile house here.
Most importantly, she wanted to go to the mountains to take a look and save more points.
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