At that time, they were anxious to ask them to stockpile supplies, so Xiaoruo handed over the entire wooden box where the money was stored at home to Zheng Dongyang.

It contained all their savings, including Xiaoxun's bodyguard's wages, Xiaoruo's daily concocted medicinal materials in exchange for cash, and old man Cen's frivolous silver.

Their daily expenses are all drawn from it, and Xiaoruo has to count it again every few days. She still remembers that the last time she counted the money was two days ago.

"It's all spent?" Xiaoruo was a little incredulous.

It's not that they buy a lot of things, there's nothing wrong with stockpiling more supplies in this case,

She was surprised that these supplies were basically rice, flour, grain and oil, and the most expensive ones were probably the two waxed pigs, which together should cost less than 800 taels of silver.

"It didn't cost so much...but then I bought these."

Zheng Dongyang moved down four tightly bound leather bags from the innermost cabinet in the warehouse, and untied the sealing rope wrapped seven or eight times, exposing the white crystals inside to several people.

After dipping some of them into his mouth with his fingers, Xiao Ruo tasted the familiar sweet and salty taste, which turned out to be sugar and salt.

The sugar and salt in the four leather pockets are half and half, and the clear crystals reflect the candlelight, attracting Xiaoruo's eyes like tiny diamonds.

Since she came to this world, she knew how expensive sugar and salt are in this world.

Ordinary people mostly eat maltose or caramel sugar. Due to the limitation of extraction technology, most of these sugars have a bitter taste. Snow-white sugar like this is very rare.

Although salt is not as rare as white sugar, a catty of sea salt that is not of high purity costs three taels of silver.

Seeing Xiaoruo staring straight at the sugar and salt, Zheng Dongyang was a little uncertain whether it was right or wrong to buy these.

He was buying dried fish, and just happened to meet a peddler coming out of the store cursing.

The merchant spoke with an accent, and Zheng Dongyang understood after listening for a while, that he came to sell goods but was maliciously lowered by the shopkeeper of the shop.

Based on the mentality of not steaming steamed buns to fight for breath, the merchant insisted not to sell his goods cheaply, and quarreled with the shopkeeper of the shop, his face was red, and then he was kicked out by the shopkeeper for cursing.

"You guys will regret it!" Hong Shang shouted with an angry face.

This awkward sentence aroused Zheng Dongyang's curiosity, what could make this merchant so confident?
So he stepped forward and asked, "What is this brother going to sell? Can you open the old man's eyes?"

The peddler saw that the old man who came to ask about the wide-sleeved robe had a bit of fairy style, not like an ordinary old man, so he really showed Zheng Dongyang his goods.

It was these two bags of sugar and two bags of fine salt.

"Old man, I'm not bragging, you can't find such a good product anywhere, and I spent a lot of money to buy it." Said the merchant proudly.

"This is not ordinary salt and sugar, look at the color, it doesn't contain a little bit of impurities!"

The merchant talked upside down, but it didn't delay Zheng Dongyang from understanding the meaning of his words.

Seeing that the old man in front of him was interested, he boasted about his goods again.

"Besides, my sugar and salt are good things that can save lives! I've seen people use them to save lives!"

After all the sales, Zheng Dongyang was a little moved, and couldn't help asking about the price.

"400 taels."

Zheng Dongyang was taken aback by the merchant's quotation. He never thought that four bags of snowflake salt and sugar would cost such a high price, so he planned to leave immediately.

"Hey, old man, we have something to discuss!"

The merchant hurriedly grabbed the potential customer, and it could be seen that the little old man had a strong interest in his goods. If he missed this opportunity, he would have to go to the merchant to sell the sugar and salt again.

The Qinzhou commercial firm was ventilated, and he had a quarrel with the shopkeeper of this firm. I'm afraid that all the commercial firms in Qinzhou would know about it later, and it would be impossible for his goods to be sold at a good price.

"Well, I can get a discount, how about 380 taels?"

Zheng Dongyang still shook his head, 380 taels!When the sugar and salt are made of gold!

"That, that, 360 taels! My purchase price will be 350 taels!"

The merchant stomped his feet anxiously, and said, "My product can really save people! I saw it with my own eyes! The man was lying down and couldn't breathe! The doctor mixed my sugar and salt water, Just pour it down!"

Seeing that the merchant's expression did not seem to be lying, and thinking about the scene that old man Cen just said, Zheng Dongyang began to move wildly.

If what the merchant said is true, then if a plague breaks out in the future, can this sugar and salt really save lives?

His sugar salt is indeed different from ordinary sugar salt, maybe it has an unexpected effect?

Zheng Dongyang has studied hard since he was a child, and has lived alone for many years, with very little contact with others, which makes it easy for him to believe what others say.

After thinking about it, I actually felt that it is not impossible to buy four bags of sugar and salt that can save lives at 360 taels.

After some intense bargaining, the two settled at 350 taels.

When Zheng Dongyang and Xiaoxun received the task of purchasing supplies before, they agreed to act separately and go to the east and west markets of Qinzhou to purchase separately, so as not to attract too much attention together.

Zheng Dongyang handed over the 400 taels in the wooden box to Xiaoxun, and took the remaining 460 taels and [-] copper coins for himself.

Now that he bought sugar and salt, he didn't have much money left. After he calculated his bills and bought some rice, meat and dried fish, he spent it all.

After listening to Zheng Dongyang's shopping process, Xiaoruo sighed silently in her heart.

Old man Zheng was fooled. Although sugar and snowflake salt are expensive, the four bags in front of him are only ten catties each. Calculated to survive, they can only support 180 taels of silver.

"He said that these two can save lives..." Zheng Dongyang also realized a little bit, and said in a low voice.

His original black and white hair has gradually turned gray in the past six months, and now he feels guilty, remorseful and self-blaming, and his body is unconsciously stooped.

Seeing this elder, who is usually unrestrained and free and easy, now bows his head like a child who has done something wrong, Xiaoruo can't bear to blame him.

She raised a smile and said: "In the case of severe diarrhea, sugar and salt water can indeed save lives."

Hearing what she said, Zheng Dongyang raised his head in disbelief.

"Moreover, drinking some sugar salt water can improve physical strength, maintain electrolyte balance, and have a certain anti-inflammatory effect."

The smile finally returned to Zheng Dongyang's face.

Seeing the whole family sitting together neatly, Xiao Ruo couldn't help reaching out and touching the little heads of the cubs, showing a satisfied smile.

Money is an external thing, you can earn it after spending it all, the most important thing is that everyone is safe and healthy together.

There is no difficult life, only the brave Xiaoruo, isn't it just that he has no money again, the worst is to start from scratch!

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