Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 15

The so-called tent is a simple house without a door that is built with special linen and covered with a layer of thatch on the top.

In previous winters, mountain roads were blocked by heavy snow, and people were rarely seen around towns.During this period of time, with sunny days, more wildlings came to the distribution center to trade.

Wu Yong and Mei Ya unload the cargo.

The village head looked at the sign hanging on the door of the tents and walked into one of them.

Lin Xiaoxiao followed behind the village chief, only looking but gaining insight.

After the village chief entered the tent, he found an official in dark clothes, paid a cloth coin and got a wooden sign.

Cloth coins are shovel-shaped copper coins used by Zheng Guo and Hu Guo, that is, transaction currency.

There is a word "四" written in seal script on the wooden sign.

The village head asked Lin Xiaoxiao to wait in front of the "Si" booth, and he went out to find Mei Ya and the others.

The so-called booth is a piece of wood with numbers engraved on it.

At the moment, there are quite a few people in the tent, and the other stalls are people who came from other places to trade goods.Everyone was busy with their own things, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't rush forward to say hello.

Lin Xiaoxiao put down her backpack, pretended to reach into the bag, and actually took out a broom from the warehouse, and began to clean around the booth.

The village chief brought Wu Yong back soon.

Wu Yong carried a bamboo basket on each of his two shoulders, which contained the items that the villagers wanted to bring over for sale, as well as charcoal, the highlight of the day.

After Wu Yong put down his things, he went back to look at the cart, and changed Mei Ya into the tent.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Mei Ya took out the charcoal and put it on the booth.

When it was time to open the city gate, the village head told them a few words, and then entered the city alone.

After clearing the booth, Lin Xiaoxiao looked around and found that most of the other people moved stones to sit on.Taking advantage of no one's attention, she took out two mats, and sat with Mei Ya to guard the stall.

The charcoal they brought was priced at fifty roulette a basket.Someone asked for a price, but they all shook their heads and left.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know much about the purchasing power of fifty cloth coins, but after hearing that one cloth coin could buy a bundle of firewood at the stall next door, she wondered if the price of charcoal had increased.

The price of fifty cloth coins was set by the village head, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't plan to change the price on his behalf, just wait for the village head to come back and mention it.

There are two forms of goods trading here, one is to use cloth coins, and the other is to use barter.

It was not the first time for Mei Ya to come to this kind of distribution center to sell things. In the past, she occasionally followed her father and brothers to sell prey.

Mei Ya took out all the things from the back basket and placed them in the vacant space of the booth.

There are small handmade wooden dolls, stitched cloth, and a few pieces of dried bacon.

After arranging these things, Mei Ya solemnly took out a burlap bag from the back basket, opened the bag to reveal the contents inside.

The contents inside were actually pine nuts, which seemed to be quite a lot, about seven or eight catties.

Before Lin Xiaoxiao took the children to rob the squirrel's food reserves, the children didn't want to eat it and kept it secretly.

This time I heard that Mei Ya was going to come to Bancheng to sell things, so everyone asked Mei Ya to bring her to the city to try selling things.

Most of them were taken out by Da Ya.Several children in his family always followed Lin Xiaoxiao, and there was no shortage of food at home, most of the pine nuts were stored.

These pine nuts are cooked and opened, so you can eat them directly.

Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, thinking about whether to take some snacks from the warehouse and sell them, but finally gave up.The snacks in the warehouse are getting less and less, and they will be gone after they are sold. It is good to keep them for thinking.

"How much do you sell the pine nuts for?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked Mei Ya curiously.

"Before winter, my family sold a batch for six yuan a catty. Now these snacks are rare, and my brother said they can be sold for ten yuan a catty."

Ten cents a catty is more expensive than charcoal.Lin Xiaoxiao felt that it should be about the same price.

If it can be sold in the city, of course the price can be higher.But here is a distribution center, the flow of passengers is limited.

Sitting was too boring, Lin Xiaoxiao explained to Mei Ya that she planned to walk around.

The stalls in the tent where Lin Xiaoxiao and the others were staying were basically selling firewood, so there was nothing to see.

A tent next to it sells wild game.There are dried bacon, freshly killed wild animals, and even live small animals.

There was a cage with a baby ferret in it.This is a prison beast.

Rabbits are the most numerous living creatures, not pheasants.

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help thinking of the rabbit farms in the countryside.

I don't know if we can set up a rabbit breeding base here, what should we do if we encounter rabbit plague.
In another tent, there is actually a seller of fresh vegetables, or Chinese cabbage.

"How do you sell this dish?" Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but stepped forward to inquire.

The old farmer on the other side stretched out three fingers: "Yellow sprouts, three cents a piece."

It turns out that cabbage is called yellow sprouts here.

"Did you grow it yourself?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

The old farmer froze for a moment and grinned: "No, there is a field of yellow-toothed vegetables on the mountain behind our village, all of which grow wild. This stuff won't spoil in winter, but it tastes like nothing, but it's still green. It's hard to see a little green head."

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled, feeling that the old farmer was quite real.It's a pity that she has no money, otherwise she would stockpile a batch and put it in the warehouse.

It is said that the vegetables in the warehouse are really not enough to eat.

Lin Xiaoxiao wanted to barter, but there were really too few things in the warehouse that could be traded.

People's staple food in this era is millet and various coarse grains that Lin Xiaoxiao can't name.

Such as rice flour, the food composition of this era has not yet developed to this level.She dared to take it out in Wuzhang Village, but she didn't dare to tell strangers.

Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a long time but couldn't decide what to exchange, so she had no choice but to give up.

After wandering around the entire distribution center, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't find what she was looking for, so she returned to her stall dejectedly.

Lin Xiaoxiao took out the thermos cup from her backpack and took a sip of ginger soup, then handed it to Mei Ya.

Mei Ya smiled and hugged the thermos cup, and drank it in small sips, as if reluctant to part with it.

This kind of tent is ventilated on both sides, and the roof is impenetrable to the sun. It is colder inside than outside.

Lin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, pretended to take something from her bag, and took out a spittoon from the warehouse.This spittoon belongs to her parents, it's an old thing at home.

"Mountain girl?" Mei Ya stared at the spittoon curiously.

"Use this as a charcoal basin." Lin Xiaoxiao picked up a few pieces of smaller charcoal and threw them into the spittoon. "It's too cold, let's warm it up."

Charcoal is scarce.Lin Xiaoxiao understands the effect of advertising.

A few small pieces of charcoal were slowly burning in the spittoon, which really attracted the attention of the people around.

Several people came here to inquire about the price of the charcoal, but they were all scared off by the price of [-] yuan.

The firewood seller next to him came over to catch the heat, but Lin Xiaoxiao didn't chase him away, but took the opportunity to chat with him.

"Where is brother from?"

"I'm from Laishan, how about you?"

"From Wuzhang Village. Did my brother come here alone?"

"No, my brother is guarding the cart outside, and I still have a lot of firewood on the cart."

"Is the firewood easy to sell? It's almost a morning, and I see that my brother's firewood has only sold two bundles. What if I can't sell it?"

"It will definitely be sold out. I have been here for four days in a row, and the firewood is sold out every day."

After the little brother's detailed introduction, Lin Xiaoxiao knew that Laishan was very close to Bancheng, and it was only an hour's journey each way.

The firewood in Bancheng is mainly supplied by Laishan.Every day, many Laishan savages come to the distribution center to sell firewood.

The weather is good these days, and the road is easy to walk.If it snows, they will still come here to sell firewood, and the price will be higher then.

There are five brothers in the younger brother's family. The younger brother and the eldest brother are responsible for selling firewood every day, and the remaining three brothers are responsible for going up the mountain to cut wood every day.This is the source of income for their entire family.

A single source of income is prone to economic collapse.As far as the family is concerned, it is precarious.

Lin Xiaoxiao silently sighed in her heart.

But she is not qualified to sympathize with others now, she has no source of income now, and she has no money to buy a yellow sprout.

The little brother looked at the charcoal on their booth with envy in his eyes.

"Your charcoal can definitely be sold. After a while, the nobles in the city will come to buy charcoal. They will buy charcoal."

Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked for details.

It turns out that my little brother also has people who can make charcoal, and the money they sell charcoal every winter is enough for a whole year.

"I heard that the Wu family has won the appreciation of the nobles in the city, and it won't be long before they can enter the city and become citizens of the country."

Selling charcoal can catch up with noble people?Can you still become a Chinese by selling charcoal?
Lin Xiaoxiao scratched her chin and fell into deep thought.

Could it be that she underestimated the technology of burning charcoal?Shouldn't it be, doesn't it require high temperature to make bronze ware?Doesn't burning fire in this day and age rely on charcoal?

Lin Xiaoxiao deeply reflected that she did not learn history well.

I have to say that the advertisement will really have an effect beyond expectations, and the firewood salesman was right, and four baskets of charcoal were sold one after another.

Lin Xiaoxiao finally understood that the poor go to the market early, and the rich don't rush to buy things.

The sun was shining warmly, and those who were responsible for the daily purchases from the noble mansions in the city appeared at the distribution center.

After hearing the price of [-] yuan, these people would not counter-offer, so they bought it directly.It's just that the quantity I bought was not large, I just bought a basket.

Received four customers in a row, and the cloth coins received filled Lin Xiaoxiao's backpack.

They prepared a total of twelve baskets of charcoal.There was no room for them on the cart, only six baskets were placed.The rest are in Lin Xiaoxiao's warehouse.

Lin Xiaoxiao secretly took charcoal from the warehouse by taking the opportunity to go out to get the goods, so now there are only two baskets of charcoal left in the warehouse.

At the same time, Lin Xiaoxiao witnessed how popular the little brother next door was selling firewood.

The firewood from the little brother’s house next door is very particular. They are all chopped into equal lengths, divided into thick and fine pieces, and relatively dry, which may be carefully dried, which is the best choice for cooking.

After shopping around, everyone chose the firewood from the brother next door.

Before noon, all the firewood from the brother's house next door was sold.

Lin Xiaoxiao watched from the side, silently counting the sales of about [-] bundles of firewood by the brother next door, which is about [-] yuan.

Originally, I was a little envious when I saw that the business was good, but when I thought of the two hundred cloth coins in my bag, I felt a little mixed.

Lin Xiaoxiao was feeling emotional when she suddenly heard the voice of the village chief from behind.

"Shannu, Meiya, clean up the stalls, we are entering the city."

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