Disastrous year!Before the whole family is wiped out, a little blessing falls from the sky!

Chapter 173: Killing you without negotiation!
At this time of year, even the most lazy people have finished farming, and the fields are no longer bustling with people coming and going and are peaceful compared to before.

Occasionally, a bird will fly by low and find an exposed seed, then happily hold it in its mouth, flap its wings and fly away.

Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue couldn't sit still at all. They took out the slingshots in their arms and flew out a few pebbles from time to time to scare the birds.

They practice darts every night. Although they are not as accurate as Chunhong, they are still impressive.

Nowadays, when shooting a slingshot, it works in the same way and the accuracy is very good.

Zhuzhu felt soft-hearted and sat in her grandfather's arms. The little chubby man covered his eyes with his hands and begged his brother softly.

"Brother, please stop hitting the birds, they are so pitiful! Mom said, the little birds in the nest are still waiting for their parents to bring back food!"

Mr. Tai heard it funny and patiently explained to his granddaughter.

"Zhuzhu, everyone has planted the seeds in the fields, and we are just waiting for the harvest in autumn so that everyone can have enough to eat.

"These birds come to look for seeds. If they get used to it, they will find ways to dig the seeds out of the soil. By then they will be full, but no crops will grow in the fields, and we will starve. So, Your brothers are not playing, they are protecting the crops."

Zhuzhu blinked her big eyes, and her little eyes were very tangled.

Should we let the bird starve, or should we let ourselves starve?

Can't we all go hungry?
Tai Jizu frowned when he saw his daughter being embarrassed, and couldn't help but be amused.

He gently shook the whip in his hand and asked his father in a low voice, "Dad, where should we sell ginseng?"

The old man actually had no idea. He thought for a while and said, "How about asking the largest pharmacy in the city? If the price is not suitable, let's find someone to ask."

"I got it, dad." Tai Jizu was worried that the old man and the young man would bring the treasure into the city, so he left the carriage at an acquaintance's house in a small town outside the city.

For safety, a layer of wild vegetables was placed on a bark bag in the basket where the wild ginseng was stored. When entering the city, the soldiers briefly inspected it and passed after a few glances.

The young and old inquired about it and followed the flow of people to a pharmacy on the commercial street.

The name of the drug store is Kang'antang, and it's bustling with people coming and going.

The little guy thought they were going to buy medicine, so he was very enthusiastic, but when he heard that they were going to sell medicinal materials, he stopped laughing.

"What medicinal materials are you selling? We only collect good ones here. If you can't get them on the table, just take them away. It's not worth our shopkeeper's visit."

Tai Yonglu was young and felt that he could take charge of his own affairs, so he became a little more arrogant.

At this moment, he was provoked by the little boy and immediately said, "Why, is wild ginseng a medicinal ingredient that is not on the market now? Then let's find another one!"

Ginseng?

The boy's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly bowed to show his respects.

"Oh, oh, little brother, forgive me for my blindness! Hurry and drink tea in the back, I'll go and invite the shopkeeper!"

As he spoke, he led everyone in the Tai family to the private room in the backyard, and then ran to invite the shopkeeper.

Mr. Tai narrowed his eyes and whispered to his grandchildren, "We only brought one wild ginseng. Remember not to let it slip."

When Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were confused and wanted to ask, the boy had already led a skinny shopkeeper in.

"Where is the wild ginseng? Show me quickly!"

The shopkeeper didn't even look at the Tai family, let alone salute, and asked for wild ginseng.

The Tai family all frowned and regretted entering this medicine shop.The little guy was a smart guy and quickly smoothed things over when he saw this.

"Our shopkeeper has been dealing with medicinal materials all his life. He was so happy to see the hunter that he couldn't care about anything else for the moment."

The shopkeeper also looked at the Tai family members and looked unhappy, feeling unhappy.

They are just a bunch of mud-legged people. They are lucky enough to get a wild ginseng. Now they are showing off, and now they are seeing money, and everyone is drooling.

He coughed dryly, cupped his hands in a perfunctory manner, and said, "Brother, I am indeed so happy. I don't know how many years of wild ginseng you got. How about taking it out and showing it to me?"

Now that things have come to this, the Tai family cannot leave, so they can only take one step at a time.

Mr. Tai rummaged through the basket for a long time before taking out a bark bag.

"Oh, it's still fresh?" The shopkeeper became more and more happy and quickly opened the bark bag, revealing the wild ginseng inside which was as thick as a strong man's thumb.

"Yes, yes, it is more than a hundred years old. The medicinal properties have not been lost..."

The more he talked, the more excited he became. Unexpectedly, the boy stepped forward to pour tea and deliberately interrupted his words.

"Shopkeeper, I brought these fellows in, you must give a good price!"

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes twice, put down the ginseng and responded, "It goes without saying that I will give you a high price. It's just that the ginseng was not dug carefully enough, and many of the whiskers were broken. The quality is too bad! Moreover, there have been a lot of people going to the mountains to collect medicinal herbs recently, and there are a lot of wild ginseng on the market, so the price is inevitably lowered.

"Well, since you opened your mouth, it's not easy for a few fellow villagers to come here, so I'll give you... 50 taels!"

50 two?
The Tai family all had dark faces. Even if they didn't know the market, there was always a comparison.

The tree I sold to Old Man Wang before, in addition to darts, daggers and other goodies, I also added 200 taels of silver!

Even if the vintage of this wild ginseng is different, it can still be sold for a hundred and eighty taels of silver.

50 taels is really a killing!

Mr. Tai said at that time, "I'm sorry, shopkeeper. We didn't plan to sell it. We came here today just to ask about the price. So, let's go back first. If we are short of money at home some other time, we will come back."

Tai Jizu quickly wrapped up the wild ginseng, and Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue also held their sister's hands, ready to go out at any time...

"Stop!" The shopkeeper became anxious and slapped the bark bag. "Once the medicinal materials have entered our Ankang Hall, there is no reason to take them out again!"

Mr. Tai sneered, "Why, Ankang Hall is a den of thieves, and they plan to buy and sell by force?"

"Of course not!" the shopkeeper denied, but his expression was full of pride and contempt, "If you say that, I will ask the young man to ask the government officials to come over! That is my son-in-law, how could I be a criminal? A matter of law!”

His original intention was to scare the Tai family. After all, people are afraid of officials, and every time the identity of the son-in-law is brought out, everyone is afraid.

But this time, he was going to be disappointed.

Mr. Tai motioned to his son to continue making ginseng, and said, "Okay, let's ask for the servants. I'll also invite the Min family's steward. I've had many interactions with government servants before, even in front of the county magistrate. , our family also has a name, maybe we are acquaintances with your son-in-law."

At this time, Zhuzhu suddenly interrupted and shouted, "Grandpa, when my mother and I went to congratulate Aunt Min on her birthday, we also met the county magistrate's wife. She praised me for being beautiful and fed me snacks!"

"Really?" Mr. Tai smiled and stretched his clothes for his granddaughter, and responded, "A policeman will come over soon. Let's ask him to bring this wild ginseng to the county magistrate's wife, okay? In a few days, let you Mom will take you to pay your respects to the county magistrate’s wife.”

"Okay, I miss Aunt Min too. Let's invite Aunt Min to come with us then." Zhuzhu smiled and agreed happily.

(End of this chapter)