Splendid Pastoral Wife

Chapter 17 Buying Chickens and Goats
After speaking, he scratched his hair in embarrassment.

"Oh? It seems that your conscience is not lost. Where did you get the reputation of walking birds and fighting dogs on weekdays?"

"Susu, I have already said that I was woken up by you that day, and I will change my mind and start a new life in the future. You can supervise me."

"Hey, who are you to me? Why do you let me supervise?"

"Susu, I want to worship you as my teacher." Qin Baozhu entangled again.

"It's starting to convulse again, don't you want to be beaten again?"

"No, no, no, I'm afraid of being beaten by you, so don't hit me." Qin Baozhu waved his hands as he said, and ran away with his head in his arms.

"Okay, the news has been delivered, let's go, I'm going to the town." Tian Liusu waved his hand, motioning for him to leave.

Although Qin Baozhu had a reputation as a dude, after these few days, she found that he was actually a simple-minded young man, maybe he went astray for a while, she really couldn't get annoyed with him, she felt that he was just like a child.

YouQi specially came here to tell her the good news today, which made her feel a little sorry for beating him a few days ago, thinking carefully that he is an orphan without father and mother, and he is also a poor person.

Qin Baozhu's waist was full of sachets and purses, and he walked away in despair. Tian Liusu immediately asked Xue Ling to watch An An Lele, and she came to Tongrentang in the town.

Today coincides with the fifteenth day, there is a market in the town, and the market in the countryside is very lively. The four or five streets around Qinjiazhuang are full of vendors.

Tian Liusu thought in his heart that he happened to go to Tong Ren Tang and ask the shopkeeper Zhu for the share. He led Xue Ling and the two children to go shopping and buy something.

Entering the shop, the shopkeeper was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if he was waiting for someone.

"Master Zhu." Tian Liusu called out.

"Oh, Mrs. Su, you're finally here. I'm so anxious to wait..." The shopkeeper suddenly raised his head when he heard Tian Liusu's voice, and saw her standing in the medicine shop, his eyes widened with joy.

"Your Poria cocos jelly is selling very well, even better than the original ones in my shop. The young mistresses and ladies of the landlords said that the Poria cocos cocos ointment you made tastes good and the effect is stronger than the original one. I use your words The Poria cocos jelly was packaged in blue and white porcelain vases using the same method, and it really sold very well."

Shopkeeper Zhu didn't wait for her to ask, so he smiled happily and said by himself.

"Really? That would be great."

"Of course it's true, Mrs. Su, I've passed the news to the owner in Jingli, and he will visit all the branches across the country in a few days. If your Poria cocos paste can be appreciated by him by then, it will definitely make a lot of money." .”

"Then there is shopkeeper Laozhu. Since the sales are good, I will make some more when I go back."

"Yes, Mrs. Su, I invited you here today to tell you the good news, and to trouble you to make that Poria Cocos Paste again, the more the better." The shopkeeper was a little excited.

"Got it, shopkeeper Zhu, but you also know that I'm a woman with children..." Seeing that shopkeeper Zhu didn't mention the share since she came, Tian Liusu had no choice but to remind him.

Shopkeeper Zhu slapped his head: "Oh, look at my memory, I was so excited that I forgot the most important thing..."

As he spoke, he entered the counter and took out a heavy bag of silver from the locked box. Tian Liusu visually estimated that there should be dozens of taels.

"Miss Su, this is 40 taels of silver. I'll give you [-]% of the profit. You also know that we are a century-old store. This share is the highest in Tianshui Village and even in the capital."

"Okay, shopkeeper Zhu is a fair person. From now on, little lady, I will only supply it to your family." Tian Liusu originally thought that there would be about 30 taels, but unexpectedly, shopkeeper Zhu would give her 40 taels. This is indeed a very high profit up.

"It's a deal, Mrs. Su, since that's the case, then this store will order all your Poria Cocos Paste. If you have other medicinal materials in the future, we will also order them."

"it is good."

After making an agreement with shopkeeper Zhu, Tian Liusu returned home with the first money she actually earned after traveling here. She sighed in her heart that it was not easy to earn some money in ancient times. Silver actually has a full sense of accomplishment.

She scoffed in her heart that she was worthless. In her previous life, she saw a lot of cash of millions and tens of millions. She never thought that in this backward ancient times, she would be so happy that she could earn such a little money.

When she got home, she waved the money in front of Xue Ling and An Anle, then made a detailed list, and brought a few people to the town, planning to go shopping and make a big purchase.

For a whole afternoon, Tian Liusu led the three of them around in the bustling crowd, bought two hens and one rooster, and used the eggs to incubate the chicks after laying eggs.

Tian Liusu originally thought about buying a piglet, but the piggy had to prepare additional food for the pig. The little ration she left after paying the rent was not enough for people, so how could there be extra pigs?

Sorghum stalks and corn stalks can be used as fodder to feed sheep, so she finally bought a goat and a milk goat. The milk goat was given to her by the store where she bought the goat. Milk is only given to children in poor families when they have no milk.

On weekdays, this dairy goat can eat waste fodder, but even if it is killed and eaten, it is not fragrant and has a strong smell. The shop that sells sheep thinks this milk sheep is in the way, so he buys one and gives one to her. This is exactly what she wants. This milk sheep After milking, it can be used to make Poria cocos paste.

After buying these things, Tian Liusu went to the cloth shop to pull two bolts of fine cloth, weighed some cotton, and planned to make winter clothes for the four of them. She also bought windmill toys, bacon, and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes for the two children. I was able to learn to read, bought some straw paper, pens and ink, and finally bought a hairpin for fifty Wen each for myself and Xue Ling.

These days Xue Ling has her hair loose, and today she happened to have money, so she bought one for her to tie her hair up.

After shopping, she pinched the purse and it was deflated. She counted that there were only 11 taels of silver left, and there were still some firewood, rice, oil, salt and fertilizers that she hadn’t bought. She had to save some money. In case the potatoes were successfully planted, money was still needed. , She hesitated and lamented in her heart: no matter modern or ancient, money is always not spent, not enough.

After buying another small bag of white flour and some sesame oil, there was only seven taels of silver left. If I bought more fertilizer, there would be nothing left. Tian Liusu frowned and worried.

40 taels of silver, it was all gone in one afternoon, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, she stretched out her hand and slapped her on the head hard, why didn't she think of this method?I will not buy fertilizer for the time being, and wait for the sweet potatoes to germinate.

She put the remaining seven taels of silver back into her purse, and the few of them returned home happily with a lot of purchased items, the sheep and the chicken.

When she arrived in front of her yard, she saw a few villagers watching from a distance with their hands in their sleeves. She couldn't help laughing. These two huts of hers have become the benchmarks of the village recently. It has never been so lively in three years, almost every day. Early in the morning, ten meters away from her home, there were people wandering around in twos and threes to see what new courtship Qin Baozhu would come up with.

(End of this chapter)