North and South groceries

Lin Wulang and others followed the delivery team of Dingda Express, and the journey went smoothly and steadily.

They first went from Lishi to Xicheng, and the people from Dingda Express who came with them did not leave after arriving in Xicheng. They let the people in Xicheng inspect the goods, and the two sides handed over the goods, and took a rest in Xicheng. In the evening, on the second day, a batch of goods was transported from Xicheng and returned to Dinghu County.

Lin Wulang and the others followed the people from Xicheng to the south. This time they did not take the dry road again, but took a cargo ship rented by Dingda Express, and went down the Fenshui River, arriving soon. Linfen.

From Linfen to the south, they took the dry road again. The cement road was flat and open. Lin Wulang and the others had a donkey cart, and several people took turns to ride. The journey was not hard.

It's just that the two big dogs, Maiqingdoulier, seemed a little uneasy. Since they were taken back by the Luo family, they have been living in the courtyard of the Luo family in Xipo Village. Stay in the courtyard every day, waiting for the return of the masters.

This time Lin Wulang was about to take them out suddenly. The two big dogs resisted very much. Apu is a careful person, if it is another one, they may run away if they are not careful.

Day by day, the group of them walked on the road day by day, Lin Wulang originally thought that as long as he kept an eye on these two big dogs, Apu and the others would not have any troubles, and everything else would be fine.

I never thought that just after Jiangzhou, heavy snow fell in the air, and large pieces of snowflakes fell to the ground, and soon a thick layer of snow was spread on the ground.

There is also snow on the concrete road, and people step on their horses and fall down. The snowflakes turn into snow water and then freeze again, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the merchants and pedestrians on the road.

Lin Wulang's donkey cart is a cart with wide open sides. It is difficult to travel in such weather, and the two big dogs make trouble from time to time. The big dog was angry.

Speaking of which, he can even tolerate Lin Chunqiu, so what is this little thing.

The atmosphere in their Lin family has become worse and worse in the past two years. Lin Dalang, Lin Erlang and Lin Chunqiu have become more and more at odds with Lin Chunqiu. Mrs. Lin has given birth to three male grandchildren for the Lin family by herself, and now she is getting tough at home. Xu's guesthouse works, and she and Lin Chunqiu's daughter-in-law are the only ones left at home. The work in and out of the courtyard was done well by the daughters-in-law of the family in the past, and there was no major dispute, but now it is done every now and then. Let's make a fuss.

Coming out of that house, Lin Wulang felt refreshed. Even if he was walking in such a snowy weather, he didn't feel anything. When he thought of seeing Aunt Luo soon, he felt very sad. Happy.

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

"Why are you screaming again?"

"It's not easy to take these two dogs out."

"Lin Goro is a good-natured boy."

"Goro, what's the matter with these two dogs?"

"It's nothing, but I feel a little uneasy in my heart, just wait for me to coax you."

"Woo...Wow..."

Mai Qingdouli didn't know where these people were going to take them. After walking for a while, they would feel uneasy and afraid, and sometimes they would be irritable. They were reluctantly appeased by Lin Wulang and the others. Get restless.

After doing this for another three or four days, when the group reached Anyi, Puzhou, they encountered a group of villagers pushing carts with baskets of persimmons on them.

Those persimmons are relatively big, quite red, and they look good, but they are hard before they hatch, and now they are hardened by the snowstorm.

"Old man, where are you going to transport these persimmons?"

The two black people with Apu were talkative. Seeing these people pushing so many persimmons out of the house in heavy snow, they were curious and started talking to them.

The villagers saw that these two men were so dark, with such white teeth when they opened their mouths, and how fluent they were in speaking of Sinicization, they all found it very interesting and were willing to talk to them.

"It is to push to Chang'an City."

"I heard that in Chang'an City, three persimmons can be sold for a penny. We can buy more than a dozen persimmons here, so there is no guarantee that someone will want them."

"The crops in the fields have been harvested anyway, and I am idle at home."

"Look at this road is so wide and flat, it doesn't take much effort to push a cart on it."

"Chang'an City is far away." A black man said.

"I'm afraid, it's only a few days' journey." Those villagers laughed nonchalantly.

Wearing commoner clothes and straw sandals, they pushed the cart forward in the wind and snow, stepping on the snow-covered road with many and heavy persimmons on the cart.

"It's not easy." A black man sighed.

They have been working for Luo Yong since they arrived in Datang. Although they also work hard, they always have enough food and clothing. Now they are wearing cotton jackets and leather boots.

Although the cotton is not silk, but kapok, the leather boots only have a thin layer of rubber sole on the bottom of the sole.But compared with these villagers, they are already much stronger.

"You big black man, don't you know how hard it is to make money?"

"Where did you guys come from?"

"We came from Lishi."

"Li Shi, no wonder, I heard that there is a lot of wealth there."

"Who doesn't know that there is a Luo Sanlang in Lishi."

"Hey, our village received a threshing machine from him earlier."

"The threshing machine is really easy to use."

A group of people were talking, looking at another long slope in front of them. The people of Dingda Express used livestock to pull carts. At this time, as long as there are one or two people behind each cart to push, it is not a problem.

Those villagers who sell persimmons have a hard time. It takes a lot of effort to push those persimmons across the long slope.

The Dingda Express people walked fast, those people walked slowly, and the two groups soon separated.

The farther you go, the more villagers you meet. Most of them are transporting persimmons, pears, dates, etc. to sell in Puzhou, Tongguan, Chang'an and other places. There are also grain sellers, but not many.

There are many people on this road, those with better conditions also use horses and donkeys to pull carts, and those with poor conditions have to rely on human power to pull carts.

There are so many people and so much goods, thanks to the concrete road being built wide enough when the road was built, otherwise it will definitely be blocked in the past few days.

Lin Wulang followed the people of Dingda Express, and every time he went to the place where the toll was collected, he would see a large number of villagers who were transporting goods stranded...

In Chang'an City, there is already a response to this situation.

On the one hand, the sage ordered a market to be set up in a place called Xinfeng in the east of Chang'an City, and on the other hand, he ordered the latest court documents to be sent to post stations around Chang'an City.

This official document stipulates that in the two months of October and November, all villagers who go to the city to sell goods will be exempted from tolls.

Xinfeng's side is not very close to Chang'an City, driving a donkey cart back and forth would take a whole day anyway.

However, the agricultural products in the market there are large in quantity and the price is good. Many vendors in Chang'an City are still willing to go to them to buy goods, especially those who open food shops.

Aunt Luo also went there in the past two days. When she came back, she hired someone to push back several carts of dried dates, and sent a large cart of frozen pears and persimmons to Luo Yong.

These frozen pears and persimmons are quite big. I heard that in the Xinfeng market, you can buy four or five large persimmons for a penny.There are also many persimmon sellers. One of Luo Yong's neighbors went there the day before and bought a lot of persimmons.

There are also frozen pears. The price of frozen pears has risen a bit these days.

Pears are not very hungry. When the times are bad, ordinary people will hardly spend money to buy them. The kind of pears used to make frozen pears have thick skin and little flesh. In the past, they were even worthless. It's getting more and more expensive. I don't know if it has anything to do with the many peppers sold by Nanbei Grocery this year.

In various food shops in Chang'an City, the two best-selling dishes are boiled pork slices and boiled fish slices. On a cold day, go to the recipe book to order boiled fish, warm it with charcoal fire, and then have a pot Dull wine, drinking and eating vegetables is not enough.

It was a little hot to eat. If I heard someone selling frozen pears outside the street, I would buy two or three Wen and come in. I asked the waiter to bring a basin of clear water, put the frozen pears in the clear water to thaw, and eat one when I was thirsty. , pear juice is sweet and refreshing, quenching thirst and greasy.

"Frozen pears! Frozen pears!"

"How much does your frozen pear cost?"

"Eight."

"Didn't you sell ten more in the first two days?"

"Nowadays there are still ten for sale, eight is the most."

"Just ask for a penny."

"..."

This year's winter seems to be colder than previous years, and the snow fell earlier. However, it is precisely because of this that the persimmons and pears picked by the villagers can be stored. They are transported from far away, and they are not afraid of them being spoiled. up.

Chang'an City has a lot of food in winter this year. Not only are all kinds of grains and vegetables sold on the streets, but there are also many bright red dates, yellow and orange persimmons, and black and black frozen pears.