Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 26 Shopping List
When the two brothers, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young, were plotting to "confiscate the property".

Fang Hong'an's home.

After a simple dinner, Wang Tong saw Lan Wenxiu went to the inner room to pack up. He pulled Fang Hongan with some anxiety: "Brother! The matter of exchanging fields..."

"It's okay!" Fang Hongan knew what he was worried about, gave him a reassuring expression, and patted his shoulder gently, "Go back early to prepare for tomorrow's market! By the way... about the donkey cart, do you want me to go with you to talk about it?"

Seeing Fang Hongan was quite calm, Wang Tong was relieved. When he heard Fang Hongan talking about the donkey cart, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, brother! I have already told my uncle that I will definitely bring the donkey cart here before dawn tomorrow!"

"Okay then! Go back and rest early!"

Tomorrow is the day for the nearest market, and Fang Hongan plans to sell part of the honey he has harvested in the past few days.

Given the situation at home, if I don’t make some money, I’m really going to have trouble.

By the way, I also had to buy some things. Not to mention the necessities of life like rice and oil, I also had to buy clothes and shoes. As far as I can remember, after my wife Lan Wenxiu came into the family, she only bought me a new set of clothes on the day she got married. She was really wronged in the past year or so.

Also... in a few days, my father-in-law's birthday will be here... I still have to go this time, and I can't go empty-handed...

After Wang Tong left, Fang Hongan found a pen and paper and wrote a simple list of things he wanted to buy.

A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Tomorrow's market will definitely be bustling. Be prepared in advance to save effort when the time comes.

"Hongan! What are you writing?"

After Lan Wenxiu finished packing her things, she came out and saw Fang Hongan writing on the table. She asked curiously.

"I need to buy some things at the market tomorrow! Write it down in advance so I don't forget anything!"

"Oh! All right!"

Lan Wenxiu smiled and nodded, obviously very happy with Fang Hongan's approach.

Fang Hongan wanted to take the opportunity to show it to her, but when he thought about the twinkling stars in Lan Wenxiu's eyes before, he held back, folded the paper, and put it in his trouser pocket.

Sure enough, although Lan Wenxiu also wanted to see it, she saw that Fang Hongan had already put it in his pocket, so she didn't say anything. She just gave a few words of concern and reminded Fang Hongan of the things to pay attention to when going to the market tomorrow, and then went to help with the preparations.
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The next day.

It was still pitch black outside the window, and Fang Hongan faintly heard the bray of a donkey.

I got up in the dark and opened the door.

Sure enough, at the dim gate, Wang Tong was already waiting outside with a donkey cart.

Judging from the situation, he should have just arrived.

Fang Hongan glanced at the dark sky outside, which showed no sign of dawn.

There was not even the sound of a rooster crowing.

I guess it’s probably less than 4 o’clock.

This kid really arrived more than half an hour earlier than the agreed time.

"hey-hey!"

Wang Tong saw Fang Hongan's actions, scratched his head and smiled foolishly, and explained in a low voice: "Brother! I got enough sleep, and I was worried about any accidents on the road, so I came early! I didn't plan to call you! But this beast barked randomly..."

As he said this, Wang Tong angrily slapped the donkey on the head.

"It's okay! It's better to go earlier!"

Fang Hongan asked him to tie up the donkey, and the two of them went into the fire room and started moving the jars.

Through the efforts made in the past period of time, Fang Hongan’s family now has a total storage volume of nearly 250 kilograms of honey.

When going to the market this time, Fang Hongan's initial idea was to get about 100 kilograms of goods and carry them in a basket to sell at the market.

But Wang Tong volunteered to borrow a donkey cart. Faced with this surprise, Fang Hongan immediately changed his sales plan and increased the amount of honey he was going to sell at the market to 180 kilograms.

Among them, about 80 kilograms are multi-flower honey and 100 kilograms are tung honey.

For this purpose, I went to Carpenter Yang's house in advance to borrow a jar.

Last night, I had already packed them into 6 jars.

For fear that a thief might break in at night and something unexpected might happen, he deliberately placed it in an inconspicuous fire room which was filled with many things.

In the dark, the two of them carried the six jars of honey into the main room one by one.

Fang Hongan took out two baskets that he had prepared in advance and put them on the donkey cart. He asked Wang Tong to hold the donkey cart steady while he turned around and picked up the jars and put them into the baskets.
Each jar was tightly tied with a rope made of straw and the lid was fastened tightly.

Put 3 jars in each basket and arrange them properly.

In order to prevent the jars from colliding with each other during bumps, Fang Hongan dragged two piles of dry straw and used the straw to compact the gaps between the jars.

The top of the basket is also covered tightly with a layer of straw.

This way it won't attract attention.

Finally, he took two hemp ropes more than ten meters long and tied the two baskets tightly to the donkey cart.

Wang Tong tried to push it hard, and it was stable and quite reliable.

I guess unless the donkey cart overturns, there is no risk of the honey in the jar spilling out even if there is any bump on the road.

After making sure it was safe, Fang Hongan went to wash up briefly.

After everything was ready, Fang Hongan put the bamboo basket he always carried on the donkey cart, closed the door, took out the buckwheat balls that Lan Wenxiu had prepared in advance, and gave two to Wang Tong. The two of them ate this simple breakfast and drove the donkey cart out of the village in the dark.

Although there are donkey carts, the road becomes steep after leaving the village. This is a small donkey, and after carrying two baskets weighing more than 100 kilograms, it would be quite difficult for it to carry people.

Besides, on the way down, when they reached a steep place, the two of them had to hold down the wooden cart behind them.

So there was no doubt that both of them had to walk this time.

Wang Tong walked in front, driving the donkey with a bamboo whip, and Fang Hongan followed behind, looking at the items on the cart. The two of them cooperated well, like an old pair of partners.

Tianmang Mountain is located at the junction of Hunan and Guangxi.

Since the Song Dynasty, a post road has been opened over the mountains.

By the Ming Dynasty, traveling trade had developed rapidly, and this post road had become an ancient trade route.

In the days when people used horses to carry goods and people walked, it would take at least two days and one night to cross this mountain.

A small village located at the foot of the mountain gradually became a resting place for caravans.

Gradually, this small village became prosperous.

In order to attract merchants to stop by, a large square was cleared in the center of the village very early on.

It is said that during its most prosperous times, this square could accommodate a thousand horses, so the name of the village was changed to Qianmaping.

There is no doubt that there is an element of exaggeration.

But in the entire area on the east side of Tianmang Mountain, the prosperity of Qianmaping is an indisputable fact.

Later, this place became the largest market place in the entire Dongling Mountains of Tianmang Mountain. Villagers from nearby villages would gather here on every March, June and September to exchange what they had, sell mountain products, and purchase agricultural supplies and daily necessities.

Later, Qianmaping became the seat of the town government, and the tradition of going to the market on the third, sixth, and ninth days of the lunar month was preserved.

(End of this chapter)