Wentang

Chapter 12 Trading
Sixingping is not far from Chang'an City, only a dozen miles away.But this distance is still a bit far for a ten-year-old child, so Yueshan can only go to the town.

Caotan Town is where the market Yue Shan mentioned is located.It is very close to Sixingping, less than four miles away.

To say that it is a town is actually an exaggeration. The houses are no different from Sixingping, they are all thatched houses, that is to say, there are more people.There are only a few brick and tile houses in the center of the town, which are the houses of the big families in the town...

The Tang Dynasty officially abolished government agencies at the township level, and the grassroots was managed by Lizheng, who was directly responsible to the county government.Therefore, Caotan Town is not a town recognized by the government, but is called by the people in private.

Yue Shan didn't come at the right time, there were not many people in the town at midnight, and now it was the busy autumn time, no one would hang out in the town if there was nothing to do.

There are only a few people in the houses with the guise hanging in front of the door. These are the ancient shops.

Yue Shan also had to sigh with emotion, the businessman's eyes were really sharp, and even this kind of poor and hard-to-open place had people coming to open shops.

This is not irony, but really complimenting them.Don't look at the poor people in Longshou Mountain now, it's because everyone just migrated here this year, and when the crops are harvested next year, all of them are surplus families with [-] acres of farmland.

Moreover, it is close to Chang'an, so it will develop sooner or later.To open a shop here in advance is to take the lead.As long as the master's family is not messed up, it won't take long to make a fortune.

But none of this has much to do with Yue Shan, he has no money to take care of other people's business, let alone the capital to open a shop here.Today his target is a warehouse in the center of the town.

This warehouse was temporarily set up by Chang'an County. It was dedicated to distributing relief food to the relocated households, and usually sold necessities such as grain, cloth, agricultural tools, and salt.

It is precisely because the temporary warehouse is set up here that Caotan Town becomes a town.

Yue Shan just wanted to exchange four fish for some food to go back. After all, although fish meat is good, it is not suitable as a staple food. Whole grains are the food that really fills the stomach.

Today is neither the day of distributing relief food nor the day of the market, and there are very few people.At this time, there was only one steward and a buddy in the warehouse.

Seeing the two children coming in at the door, the guy rushed out: "Whose child is running around for nothing, do you know where this is? You can enter at will. Hurry up and hurry up."

Yue Shui'er was timid, and hid behind Yue Shan in fright, not daring to raise his head.Yue Shan was not angry, this guy might not have bad intentions, after all, this is a warehouse set up by the government, it's better to stay away if nothing happens.

He smiled politely, lifted the fish in his hand and said, "I want to exchange these fish for food, but I don't know if I can exchange them here."

"Huh?" The man was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the child was really here to handle some business, he scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I don't know, please ask the manager for you, please don't move around."

In fact, he didn't need to ask, the steward next to him already knew what happened here.He got up and went to the cabinet and said, "As long as the fish is fresh, it can be exchanged for food."

While talking, he was also looking at the child in front of him. The clothes on his body were shabby but washed very clean, and his eyes were ordinary but piercing.Standing there with the fish in hand is neither humble nor overbearing, without the timidity of ordinary people seeing the Yamen.

This child is not simple, this idea popped up in his mind for no reason.

"Have you read the book?" The steward couldn't help asking.

"I've read some, but it's a pity that I can't get in without a famous teacher." Yue Shan bowed slightly and replied.

"It turns out that he has read the book, good job." Hearing that he has read the book, the manager is even more enthusiastic.

"Thank you for the compliment, I'm ashamed." Yue Shan said modestly.

"Did you catch these four fish?" asked the steward.

"I read some fishing techniques in a book, and I had to learn to try them because of my poor family. Fortunately, my seniors did not lie to me, and I caught a few fish. Hurry up and bring them to the steward, hoping to change them." Some food back, so as to reduce the burden on parents." Yue Shan said in a shameful tone.

He saw that the steward seemed to have a good impression of scholars, and he deliberately imitated the tone of the ancients.It’s just that he is a modern person, and he is not specialized in the study of ancient literature. What he said is half-literate, which makes people laugh, and there are even some mistakes in expression.

However, the first impression was too unreasonable. The steward had a good first impression of Yue Shan, and instead of being ridiculed when he heard his half-literate words, he felt that although this young man was not very good at school, he had a progressive heart.

"Not bad, he is a good boy who can apply what he has learned." The manager said with a smile, "I won't weigh the four fish for you, how about I just give you a pebble?"

These four fish weighed about 120 catties, and a stone of millet weighed about [-] catties.This price must be lost in future generations, but the prices in the early Tang Dynasty were different from those in later generations, and Yue Shan didn't know whether to lose or make money.

But judging from the envious look of the buddy, he should have made money, and he made a lot of money.So he didn't hesitate and readily agreed.

"Thank you for your kindness, Guanshi, Yue Shan has made a note of it."

"Which village are you from? How do you transport so much millet back?" the steward nodded in acceptance of his thanks and asked.

"Eh..." Yue Shan was also dumbfounded, he didn't think that much when he came.The village is more than four miles away from here, and there are more than 100 catties of millet. Let alone a ten-year-old child, even an adult would be exhausted carrying it home.

"Hehe... I have two suggestions for you. Ask my buddy to send it back for you, but you have to pay him, or you can change part of the millet into cloth." The steward looked at his clothes, meaning the way.

Yue Shan looked at himself, and immediately understood the meaning of the steward.Which means he should get himself a decent outfit.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and Buddha relies on gold clothes. Before, it was fine if they couldn't afford new cloth, but now that they have the means to make a living, they should decorate themselves well.

"Thank you for the reminder, I only need one liter of millet, and the rest can be replaced with cloth." Yue Shan bowed solemnly and said.

This gift is different from before, it is sincere.He is not related to the steward, and he is really grateful from the bottom of his heart for the care and guidance he has given him.

The steward showed a teachable expression, and without saying anything, he ordered the staff to help him get food and cloth.

When the clerk was busy, Yue Shan said again: "In the future, if I have catches, can I still come to manage the business here?"

The steward nodded and said, "Yes, but it will be another price in the future."

"Boy understand." Yue Shan hurriedly replied.

At this time, the man brought the things over, a bucket of millet and a roll of linen.Originally, he had to prepare the tools for storing the millet by himself, but the big hand in charge gave him a small cloth bag for nothing.

At this point the transaction was completed, Yue Shan thanked the steward again, and returned to Sixingping with his sister carrying the goods.

(End of this chapter)