The Pastoral Medicinal Fragrance of the Imperial Concubine

Chapter 40 Buying Sheep
"What should I do? I still have a lot of things to buy!" Leng Ping regretted. When she came to the city, all she found were business opportunities. Can make a fortune!
No, I have to take it if I can’t carry it on my back, and I still have two hands!Leng Ping plunged into the cloth shop again, tore off one quilt outside and another under the quilt, and then everyone in the family wore cotton clothes.

When Leng Ping paid another tael of silver, Hao Ren's expression changed, and he whispered again: "You need to save your money. If you spend like this, gold and silver are not enough for you!"

"Money needs to be spent. Now that the city gates are closed, there is nothing in the countryside. What do you need money for? Stuff is the most important thing!" Leng Ping ignored him, took the fabric by herself, and suddenly saw some shredded silk heads at the foot of the wall, She squinted her eyes and smiled at the guy: "Little guy, you see, I bought so many things, and I can be considered a big customer. Can you give me those pieces of silk? Anyway, it's no use for you to keep it." !"

The young man followed Leng Ping's gaze and said with a smile: "My little lady, although these are silk, they are just for the edge and can't do anything. What do you want?"

The cloth head, no matter how broken it is, can be used as a shoe upper, and if it can't be used, it can be used as a sole. However, the rich and the rich look down on these silk heads, and the poor don't know how to use them, so they are left over, and no one wants them on weekdays.

"My family has a little sister, I want to make flowers for her to play with!" Leng Ping smiled, "Can you give it to me?"

The clerk thought about it for a while, then went to tidy it up, tied it up carefully for Leng Ping, and handed it to Leng Ping, "Okay, no one wants it anyway, so let's give it to this young lady!"

Leng Ping responded happily, hugged the shredded silk again, and left the shop satisfied.

"I can't buy any more, and you won't be able to carry them anymore!" Hao Ren said seriously behind him, "Since you can come in today, you can come in tomorrow too. Remember to bring a pole tomorrow!"

Hao Ren's words really reminded Leng Ping, she nodded immediately, and prepared to go back after seeing that it was getting late, but after walking two steps, she was attracted by the meat stall again.

I've been eating badger meat for the past few days, and it's disgusting. Now I really miss the taste of pork.

Vegetables are in low season, but meat is in peak season. At this moment, a group of people gathered in front of the pork stall, all crowded to buy meat. Vaguely, Leng Ping heard the price of meat, fifty cents!

"Why is it so expensive?" Leng Ping's eyes widened. It was too expensive. Why is pork so expensive?

"Pork has never been cheap, but after the closure of the city, the meat is all from other places, so it is even more expensive!" Hao Ren said in a low voice, "Come on, it's getting late, I'll send you out of the city!"

It seems that this young man has no intention of letting her buy meat!

Leng Ping cursed again in her heart about being stingy, and suddenly saw that there was another butcher's stall that was deserted and deserted, and there was no one there. The bustling image of Bianrou stalls is in stark contrast.

Without saying a word, Leng Ping walked towards the meat stall.

"Pork, fat and greasy pork, take a bite and taste delicious!" The shopkeeper at the meat stall over there suddenly saw Leng Ping and shouted loudly, "Little sister, if you want to eat pork, you have to queue up here. Mutton is very flamboyant, don't buy it wrong!"

Originally, the shopkeeper of the meat stall was about to stand up to greet Leng Ping, but when he heard what the meat stall next door said, his neck flinched, as if the mutton he bought was shameful, and he sat back down again.

It turned out to be mutton, just to eat kebabs and drink mutton soup at night!Thinking of the delicious taste, Leng Ping swallowed and ran towards the stall.

The mutton seller looked at it, his eyes were filled with hope, he quickly stood up again and said with a smile: "My little lady, this is mutton, ten cents a catty, do you really want it?"

"Ten Wen?" Leng Ping's eyes widened in surprise. It's one-fifth cheaper than pork, and it's the same price as white noodles. The ancient people are stupid or something. She nodded quickly and said, "Yes, give me five catties." , and how did you buy this sheep?"

When Leng Ping asked, she gave Hao Ren a sideways look. This time, Hao Ren didn't stop him, but just stood aside silently.

Leng Ping pursed her lips, somewhat guessing what he had in mind - mutton was cheap, so she bought mutton just as he wanted?This iron cock!
When the meat buyer heard that Leng Ping wanted five catties, he quickly said joyfully, "The sheep don't cost money, so I'll give it to this young lady!"

As soon as Leng Ping heard this, she immediately scratched those intestines, lungs, liver, and kidneys herself, for fear that the shopkeeper who bought the meat would regret it.

This time, the shopkeeper was taken aback, and the shopkeeper quickly said: "Miss, I'm here, don't dirty your hands!"

Leng Ping didn't mind, she tidied up the water and let the shopkeeper tie it with a rope, put her bloody hand to her nose and smelled it, and said, "That's right, at least it was killed today, it's still fresh."

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "It was all killed early in the morning, little sister, don't worry!" The shopkeeper said, threading the meat and the offal together with a rope and handing it to Leng Ping, "Little sister, this is your meat. It's the water that comes with it!"

"Shopkeeper, will you still come to sell it tomorrow? I still want to buy it!" I must remember to come tomorrow with a pole and buy more. Where can I find such cheap and fresh mutton?
After Leng Ping finished speaking, she purposely stared at Hao Ren's face, and sure enough, she saw Hao Ren's brows twitch almost imperceptibly.

"Hmph, doesn't your heart hurt?" Leng Ping snorted coldly, then stared at the mutton shopkeeper again.

The shopkeeper selling mutton looked embarrassed, and sighed: "To tell you the truth, this meat is not easy to sell. You see, it's almost the end of the episode, and I haven't even sold a half of it. This mutton Sao, I don’t like to eat it, that is, those who feel that pork is really expensive and can’t afford pork are willing to buy some. Anyway, it’s considered meat, right? If it weren’t for the fact that there are too many sheep at home, I can’t afford it. I just planned to kill him and sell it, otherwise, I spent half a day building a house for others and working as a laborer, earning more than this meat money!"

The mutton shopkeeper showed Leng Ping dozens of copper coins in an iron box.

"So that's the case! Do you have any ewes that have just given birth? The ones that have milk!" Now that the three children in the family are growing up, if they have goat milk, they will grow tall and strong. .

Even Leng Ping didn't notice that she had slowly taken the affairs of the Leng family as her own!
"Yes, but that kind of sheep can't be killed and eaten. It can only be eaten after weaning. Miss, I am a kid. The meat is also tender, and it is much tastier than ewes!" The shopkeeper who sold mutton He hurriedly said again: "Why don't you buy some more, pickle it with salt when you go back, it won't spoil, eat it for a while, I'm the only one who sells mutton in this market, you can't find it when you come here normally!"

(End of this chapter)