At Lin Chengyi's table, the other items on the table were barely touched, but in the end, a plate of crayfish was snatched up and slapped.
Wang Yushu, still wanting more, pulled Nanzhi along.
"I didn't know you had such good cooking skills. Tell me, is anyone interested in selling crayfish?"
Wang Yushu realized that as long as he followed Nan Zhi, he would definitely make a fortune.
Nanzhi shook her head, "We villagers have already taken over this business."
Wang Yushu sighed, since someone else had already done it, he couldn't very well steal their business.
They made a lot of money selling grain; now it's time to see how they do business with the chess pieces.
Thinking about this made him a little worried.
"Nanzhi, our chess pieces have been produced, but when they were placed in Dayang, they didn't cause much of a stir."
Nan Zhi was puzzled. Even Wang Yushu found it fun, so why wouldn't anyone like it?
If it's not a problem with the people involved, then it's a problem with the pieces themselves.
Thinking of a question, Nanzhi asked, "What are the chess pieces like when they are produced?"
Wang Yushu took out two boxes of chess pieces from his pocket.
Nanzhi was puzzled that she dared to carry chess pieces with her.
Actually, Wang Yushu liked playing chess and wanted to take it out so he could practice with others anytime.
Open the chess box; inside are black and white chess pieces of uniform size.
There's nothing else besides this.
Nanzhi: "Where's the chessboard?"
Wang Yushu: "Chessboards are inconvenient to carry around, and even if they were made, no one could afford to buy them."
Nanzhi thought of the ancient way of playing chess, which used wooden chessboards, like a small square table.
Moreover, in order to ensure its longevity, it is made of high-quality wood, which is difficult for ordinary people to afford.
The high price is probably one of the reasons why chess pieces are hard to sell, but the root cause is more that people don't know how to play them.
Nan Zhi: "The chessboard consumes a lot of materials. Why not replace the wooden chessboard with animal hide and draw on rabbit skin? This would be more convenient to carry and reduce costs."
"How could I not have thought of that!" Wang Yushu slapped his forehead.
Animal hides are much cheaper than chessboards.
Nan Zhi: "If possible, it's best to use oiled paper for painting."
“Yes, oil paper is cheaper!” Wang Yushu stood up happily.
He then realized that everyone at the table was looking at him.
He quickly raised a glass of wine: "I'd like to toast everyone, please drink up."
This was the first time Wang Yushu had been surrounded by so many people, but fortunately everyone quickly went about their own business.
The group finished eating quickly, and Nanzhi toasted each of them. After seeing them off, the rest of the group consisted of villagers.
The food on the table was all eaten, the wine jug was empty, but no one wanted to leave.
Nan Zhi thought to herself, "They must have something going on."
She looked around the crowd and found someone she recognized.
That was Zheng Xinghai standing in front of me.
As the village head, Zheng Xinghai would always consult him about any issues that arose in the village.
To some extent, Zheng Xinghai's presence gave him a degree of leadership.
Like the patriarch of a large family, he has a certain prestige and can help the villagers solve problems.
"Uncle Zheng, just tell me what's on your mind."
Zheng Xinghai was gnawing on a pork knuckle, his mouth covered in oil.
The people at this table were all from the county town that Nanzhi had invited. They only ate a few dishes before putting down their chopsticks.
Zheng Xinghai was envious, but dared not openly touch his chopsticks, since the county magistrate was still there.
Now that the magistrate and those people have left, all the meat on this table is his.
After seeing the people off, Zheng Xinghai immediately grabbed a pork knuckle and started gnawing on it.
Before I'd even finished eating, Nan Zhi called me out.
Zheng Xinghai slowly put down the pork knuckle and wiped his hands with a handkerchief.
"What's up?"
Li Tian, sitting at another table, cursed under his breath, wondering if the village chief had been smeared with pork knuckle. How could he change his mind so soon after they had just agreed on something?
It could also be due to old age.
Just in case, Li Tian leaned close to Zheng Xinghai's ear.
"Village chief, ducks, ducks."
"Yes, yes, yes." Zheng Xinghai suddenly remembered.
It's all because Nan's meal was so delicious that I forgot about the important matter for a moment.
Zheng Xinghai straightened his expression and said, "Hey, Zhizhi, before the locust plague you said that buying ducks could help prevent locusts, and after the plague you could sell the ducks to make money?"
Nanzhi nodded; she had indeed mentioned it.
Ducks can not only help control locusts, but duck meat can also be sold to make money.
Moreover, ducks can lay eggs, which can be made into salted duck eggs and sold. Salted duck eggs are also a very delicious food.
One bite, and your mouth is filled with oil.
Zheng Xinghai: "It's just that everyone has too many ducks now, some have at least a hundred. Winter is coming soon, and everyone is short of food to feed the ducks."
The best solution is to sell the ducks, but now ducks are sold everywhere in the county town, and the price of an adult duck has been suppressed to 25 coins.
A duck of such high quality should cost at least forty coins.
Zheng Xinghai continued, "Everyone is really reluctant to part with the ducks they're raising, and they'd like to see if you have any ideas."
So that's how it is.
Seeing Nanzhi frowning, Zheng Xinghai quickly added, "We don't care how high the price is, we just want to get our money back from buying the ducks."
The villagers looked in this direction and nodded repeatedly.
Each family spent at least one tael of silver to buy the ducks.
With the autumn harvest fast approaching and winter fast approaching, people need money to buy warm clothes and enough food to get through the winter.
Cherry hurriedly said, "Master, Master, quickly buy all the ducks."
If she buys so many ducks, how will she survive?
Moreover, there also needs to be a place to raise ducks.
However, there must be a reason why Cherry said that.
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