Chapter 77 Ma Cuilan

The shopkeeper was afraid that they would lower the price, so he added: "This price is already very cheap. Our Jianghuai prefectures are close to the south of the Yangtze River, and there are no disasters, so we can have this price. If it is in Zhongzhou and other places, the price of cotton and cotton cloth is extremely expensive. I heard that in Zhongzhou. , the old cotton has been sold for three hundred cents a pound, tsk tsk, it is three times more expensive than the new cotton. If you go further east, you can't buy cotton with money."

"There is also the price of food. I heard that a pound of rice and noodles in Zhongzhou has been sold for [-] yuan, and I have to rush to buy it. I can't buy it if it is slow."

The third grandpa hurriedly asked: "Didn't the government have already provided disaster relief, why is the price of goods in Zhongzhou still so expensive? Will the price of goods in He'an House not rise as outrageous as in Zhongzhou?"

"The government is for disaster relief, but a few years ago, we could only stabilize our Jianghuai residences. On the Zhongzhou side, we want to settle down and get the next year." It’s close to Jiangnan, in order to protect Jiangnan, the government must keep our He’an and Linhe, and if prices in other places rise again, the prices of these two governments are not allowed to rise too much, and the government is in charge.”

If the government hadn't given them an order, he would have raised the price of cotton cloth long ago.

The third grandpa breathed a sigh of relief. They had been running around for more than half a year, and they had just settled down, and they couldn't stand the toss any more.

"Old man, how much cotton and cotton do you want?" The shopkeeper asked with a smile. These people don't have any clothes to keep out the cold, so they probably need to buy a lot of fabrics.

The third grandfather said, "I want ten feet of cotton cloth, a pair of rough cloth, and six catties of new cotton."

The smile on the shopkeeper's face could hardly be maintained. The rough cloth does not keep warm, and it is cheap. A rough cloth is only [-] pennies.

Gu Jinli didn't want the third grandpa to be looked down upon, so he followed up: "My family wants two pieces of cotton cloth, three pieces of rough cloth, and twenty catties of new cotton."

When the shopkeeper heard Gu Jinli's words, he laughed from ear to ear, and hurriedly shouted to the man, "Hurry up and get the cloth!"

Gu Dashan was shocked when he heard Gu Jinli's words, and hurriedly whispered to Gu Jinli: "Xiaoyu, is this too much? You don't need to buy cotton cloth, we just need to buy coarse cloth, and we don't need new cotton or miscellaneous cotton. Just fine."

"Father, the new cotton can be used for several years after drying. The miscellaneous cotton is not warm, and the old cotton is damp yellow cotton. It won't last for two years. We might as well buy it and continue to use it in the future."

These things are not much at all. There are six people in their family. Each person needs ten catties of cotton to make a pair of cotton-padded clothes and trousers. They also need to make at least three quilts. One bed cannot carry three catties of cotton. It's freezing, so these [-] catties of cotton look like a lot, but it's actually not enough.

The third grandpa said: "Xiaoyu is right, you have to buy good cotton. If you buy it again, you won't be able to use it next winter."

Doctor Du also said: "It's still cold now, and it will be cold until March next year, but you can't catch the cold. If you get sick, it will be more expensive to buy medicine."

After Gu Dashan listened to it, he did the math and agreed.

Dr. Du also bought half a piece of cotton cloth, half a piece of rough cloth, plus ten kilograms of new cotton.

Qin Sanlang bought a lot, and asked for two pieces of cotton cloth, two pieces of rough cloth, and fifteen kilograms of new cotton.

The shopkeeper was very happy and asked the guys to bring all their things in a short while.

Gu Jinli asked the shopkeeper: "Uncle shopkeeper, do you have rags here? We have bought so many things, you have to give some extra money. This kind of extra stuff is meant to add some sweetness and happiness to our two families."

"Yo, you little girl, you can talk. Okay, there are still three packs of that rag head. I'll give you one pack, which is a sweet treat for our two families during the Chinese New Year."

Hearing this, Gu Jinli hurriedly asked, "Uncle shopkeeper, what is the price of a bag of rags in your family?"

In the junk cotton, the rags are sandwiched with wool and cotton. Others will not give you all the rags for free.

The shopkeeper said: "It's not expensive, a pack of ten pounds, if you want, a pack of twenty cents is enough."

It is two cents a pound, which is very cheap.

Gu Jinli said: "We all have it, thank you, uncle shopkeeper."

This rag can be filled up to make a pillow, or even a quilt to keep out the cold. If it is large, it can be spliced ​​together to make a cloth bag or shoe upper, which is very useful.

The shopkeeper asked the man to fetch her three packs of rags, and gave her two clean sacks so that she could carry things.

Gu Jinli thanked the shopkeeper and gave him another [-] pennies. Together with Gu Dashan, he sorted out the things, put the cloth in the basket, and after packing the cotton, tied it to the hook of the pole, picked up the basket and left.

When they came out of the gate of Buzhuang, two playful men and a woman rushed towards them and almost collided with them.

The man also complained to the wicked first, and scolded them: "How did you walk? You almost ran into my Lanmei, hurry up and apologize!"

Gu Jinli frowned, and after looking up to see the appearance of the two, he immediately pointed at the man and said, "Third grandpa, father, look, this is Uncle Jun Wang from Zhong Xiucai's family who escaped with us, and his godsister. Ma Cuilan."

As she spoke, her eyes fell on the hands of Zhong Junwang and Ma Cuilan, tsk tsk, is this going to be bloody?

This Zhong Junwang is someone who has a wife and children, so what's the matter with holding hands with Ma Cuilan?

As soon as Zhong Junwang heard their words, he knew that they were people on the road to escape, and he suddenly became miserable.

Ma Cuilan hurriedly withdrew her hand, lowered her head, took two steps back, and kept her distance from Zhong Junwang.

Because Gu Jinli and the others bought a lot of things, the shopkeeper immediately helped: "Yo, this tone is so aggressive, those who didn't know thought it was the young master in the town. It turned out to be a disaster victim who escaped from the famine."

The shopkeeper shook his abacus and said, "Our cloth shop doesn't take credit. If you want to come in, you must have money."

Although the shopkeeper did not like the victims who fled from the famine, he even despised those who were also victims but still bullied the victims.That kind of person is the worst.

The women who were watching the fun and didn't think it was a big deal answered: "God sister, dare to love this is not a kiss, so what are you pulling? It's immoral!"

Zhong Junwang's face was ashen when he heard it, Ma Cuilan glared at Gu Jinli with a bad look, turned his head and ran away, Zhong Junwang hurriedly chased after him.

The third grandpa looked at the back of Zhong Junwang and Ma Cuilan running away, and was very fortunate. Fortunately, their family did not adopt Ma Cuilan at the beginning.Otherwise, this family wind does not know to what extent it will be corrupted.

This old Zhong family, I'm afraid I won't have a good life in the future.

After a short farce, several people left Bu Zhuang.

After leaving the village, Doctor Du said goodbye to them: "Brother Gu, Chenjia Village is a little far from the town, we have to walk for three hours, and there are two children at home, I have to go back first, and you will come back to the town later. , remember to go to Xuanhufang to find me, we are all fellow villagers in the town, and we have to come and go often."

"Okay, you can go back first. If our family comes to town in the future, we must go to Xuanhufang to see you." The third grandfather said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)

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