Maybe he was worried about some unfavorable change in the middle of the journey, Zhao Boye acted very quickly this time, and sent over the title deed of that acre of dry land that afternoon.After witnessing and registering with the village chief, it was delivered to Zhao Zhengze.Zhang Xiaoliu took the opportunity to ask Zhao Zhengze and Mai Mai to take him to the fields to have a look. The fields here are not considered fertile, although some of them are paddy fields, they were reclaimed.It's just that the water in the river can be used for irrigation, and water-loving crops such as rice can also be grown.

Zhao Zhengze had no paddy fields but only one mu of dry land, while Zhang's family had three mu of paddy fields, and they had to support four members of their family. Unless they were doing well, they would only have enough food after paying taxes.Zhang Xiaoliu thought about it, and asked Dashun to help raise seedlings on the three acres of land.The seedlings here are still germinated and directly scattered in the whole seedling field. The seedlings in the three-acre field do not take much effort, and it is also agreed that when the grain is harvested, double the seeds will be returned to him.As for the other mu of land, I plan to plant some coarse grains such as corn.

On the second day after completing the paperwork with the village chief, there was a town fair every seven days, and Dashun asked Zhang Xiaoliu to go with him.Thinking that there was nothing left at home, Zhang Xiaoliu nodded and agreed.

The fair here was early, and he got up before dawn, Zhang Xiaoliu wrapped all the money in the crock in his arms, ran to the big banyan tree at the head of the village, and got into the ox cart with the crowd.The driver of the bullock cart was a man in his fifties named Zhang Shu. Because he was a relative with the same surname, he was the fifth in his family. Zhang Xiaoliu called him Uncle Wu.On weekdays, they tend the land, and when they are free, they pull ox carts to go to the market, and each person receives one or two copper coins.

When Zhang Xiaoliu arrived, there were already four people in the car, and Dashun was among them.He called Fifth Uncle, and the man smiled, but did not accept the copper coin he handed over.It didn't take long for another person to come, and the bullock cart was full.Zhang Wushu raised the bullwhip with a "hey" sound, and started to drive the bullock cart.

Zhang Xiaoliu took a look and saw that the one who had just caught up was a man in his 50s, with a basket in his left hand and vegetables tied with straw ropes in his right.When he thought about it carefully, the deity seemed to have an impression of this person.

"Chunsheng, are you so early?" He took the initiative to talk to him with a smile.Although he looks like a child now, being polite is always endearing.

Sure enough, Chunsheng patted his head, took out a steamed bun from the waist pocket and stuffed it in his palm.

"Chunsheng, I've already had breakfast, you should eat this bun, I'm not hungry." Zhang Xiaoliu shook his head and didn't accept it, he must have brought it with him for breakfast or lunch.How can farmers be willing to spend copper coins to buy food when they go to a market.

Chunsheng smiled and squinted his eyes: "It's okay, there are still some here, I can't be hungry." He patted the pocket, and it was still bulging.

Seeing this, Dashun said, "Chunsheng loves you so much, so let's accept it. Children grow up and get hungry quickly."

Only then did Zhang Xiaoliu take the Wowotou in his hand.

The other three sitting in the car are all young newlyweds, and they are also constantly discussing what to add and what price to sell.Only then did Zhang Xiaoliu realize that he was the only one who was empty-handed among several people, and the others more or less brought vegetables and eggs to sell.

It wouldn't be too boring for someone to talk along the way, maybe Zhang Xiaoliu's life experience is so pitiful, everyone is very friendly to him.The bullock cart was not moving fast, and it took about an hour to reach the town, and it was already daylight at this time.

Several people agreed with Uncle Wu that they would still gather here to go back in an ox cart at noon, and Uncle Wu drove away with the ox cart.Because the other four wanted to sell vegetables, Zhang Xiaoliu left them separately.Although Dashun was a little worried about him, seeing that he confidently said that he would not get lost, he had no choice but to let him.After all, it depends on luck to sell vegetables. The time to close the stall is sooner or later. Although Zhang Xiaoliu is young, he is still in charge of the house.

Zhang Xiaoliu took a look at the place. The place where they got off the ox cart was in the direction of walking from the village, and it was actually a crossroads.I heard that Dashun Meme specially introduced it to him just now. Down from this intersection, it is Dashun Meme. The place where they go to sell vegetables is a big market with stalls, all kinds of meat and vegetables, snacks, and daily necessities. They all set up stalls there.Going up, there are many shops, and naturally they sell everything, but they are no longer random stalls, but are all year-round shops.The left and right roads lead to other villages. Of course, there are shops and vendors in the area of ​​the town, but they are relatively less concentrated.

Zhang Xiaoliu planned to buy some rice for Xiaosong, even himself, he couldn't bear to eat only miscellaneous grains.Zhao Zhengze came to their house without any clothes, so if he wanted to get one or two for him, he would probably have to buy rough cloth.It is also fortunate that it is not cold now, and then it will be summer.As for the others, he needs to inquire about prices and plan how to live in the future.

As he walked and watched, he occasionally stopped to observe the people who bought goods.Although it was still early, there were quite a few people in the market.Zhang Xiaoliu knew that every time there was a big fair in the town, people from five or six surrounding villages would come to buy and sell things.After all, once every seven days, it can't stand the large population!Not long after he walked forward, he saw several shops selling cloth.The air in spring is humid, and the cloth is not well preserved and prone to mold. Stores with stocks will cut prices appropriately to reduce stocks.So Zhang Xiaoliu saw that the store owners had set up stalls at the entrance of the store, and the colorful cloth attracted many passers-by to stop.

"Young man, how do you sell this purple cloth?" Zhang Xiaoliu followed behind the crowd, and heard the person in front pick up a bolt of purple cloth and asked.

"You have a good eye. Purple is refreshing and not easy to get dirty! Besides, the cloth is cheap, and it costs you [-] cents per meter. If you want more, you can buy a whole piece for [-] cents cheaper!" Now the Xiaoer at the door is a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, he looks very smart and speaks smoothly.

After looking at the texture of the cloth, Zhang Xiaoliu knew that it was indeed not expensive when he heard the price.

"This is for my kid to go to the school, who wants so many horses!" That one touched it a few times and muttered.Then he gestured, "Cut me a foot!"

Although affordable, Zhang Xiaoliu couldn't afford that.After the person in front left, he pointed to the gray burlap on the far side and asked, "I don't know how much this is?"

While collecting money from other people, the waiter in the shop quickly glanced at the cloth he was pointing at.

"This is the thickest linen. It is also dyed blue and yellow. It costs eight cents per meter. If you want gray ones, it will cost you half a cent per meter."

Zhang Xiaoliu was overjoyed, in this case, he could still cut some back.

"What if I buy the whole horse? Can it be cheaper?"

He calculated that three meters can make a short shirt and pants, and it would probably cost a few copper coins to have someone cut the clothes.Here a piece of cloth is four feet, which is 12 meters.If seven and a half copper plates are one meter, one piece of cloth is enough for each of the four of them to cut a whole body, and it is only ninety copper plates.He just saw that in a tailor shop, only a slightly stronger material than this would cost forty yuan a set.

"This cloth is already very affordable. My brother really wants it. I will give you five copper coins off a piece of cloth." Xiao Er hesitated for a while. The cloth was sold so cheaply that he took a piece Send me a horse?If it is in the peak season, it will cost nine cents per meter!But seeing that he is a half-height kid, and he chose the worst gray color, he still gave in.

Calculated in this way, it is only seven cents per meter, and one horse can be won for 85 copper plates.Without further hesitation, Zhang Xiaoliu took out the copper coins from his pocket and gave him the count, and asked for a bolt of gray burlap.Uncomfortable as it may be, this is not the time to ask for so much.

Holding the cloth in both hands, Zhang Xiaoliu walked around the area twice more, roughly estimating the items and prices here.Of course, he didn't dare to buy anything. When he went to the grain store, he found that he couldn't even afford the lowest grade of rice, so he had to settle for the next best thing and buy some fine noodles. He still had some brown rice at home, so he wasn't in a hurry to buy it. .

Looking east and west along the way, Zhang Xiaoliu realized that he had walked a long way.Seeing that the sun was rising, although he was still uncertain of the time here, he didn't dare to go any further, and hurriedly turned around and walked to the intersection where he came and went.

"Doctor, you really don't have Ganoderma lucidum over a hundred years old here? Last time I heard that there are some..." Passing by a pharmacy, he was attracted by a loud voice, and his ears were sensitive to catch "Ganoderma lucidum" two words.

"If there is, can I sell it to you? You had it last time when you came, but it was already a month ago, and the Ganoderma lucidum had been sold long ago..." Zhang Xiaoliu stood at the door and saw a middle-aged man inside. Doctor Nian said helplessly.

"But you said that my father needs ganoderma lucidum soaked in wine to improve his condition..." The man with a loud voice was obviously still unwilling.

"Don't say it's Ganoderma lucidum, there is a lot of shortage of other herbs now! Your father is not in an emergency, so take it slowly! Or just wait and see."

Zhang Xiaoliu thought of the Ganoderma lucidum he found when he fell up the mountain, and his heart brightened.At that time, I just thought that I didn't even have a place to store it at home, and I was not willing to pick it up and waste it.But if someone wants to buy it, they can exchange some money.

Not long after, I saw a burly man walking out of it dejectedly.He was neatly dressed in an indigo gown, not like a farmer in the village.

He is tall and has long strides.Zhang Xiaoliu hesitated for a moment, and he walked a few meters away.Zhang Xiaoliu came to his senses and hurried to catch up.

"This gentleman..." He didn't know how to address him, so he could only yell indiscriminately, not knowing if he could understand.

"You called me?" The man really stopped and looked at him with a frown.

"Yes, sir, can you stop and say a few words?" Zhang Xiaoliu patted her chest out of breath.

"I'm not a teacher, what do you have to say?"

Zhang Xiaoliu saw that he was not very patient, and probably also wondered what a strange child had to say to him, so he went straight to the point.

"I just passed by the door of the pharmacy and heard that you want to buy Ganoderma lucidum?"

The man's face softened slightly: "I want one that is more than a hundred years old, do you have it in your family?" Ganoderma lucidum is not strict with the growth conditions, and you can tell which village the child is from just by looking at the child's clothes.There are mountains everywhere here, so it is not surprising that the villagers can pick Ganoderma lucidum.It's just that the mountains here are not high, and after all, there are very few of them that are more than a hundred years old.

"Yes, I have one at home." Zhang Xiaoliu nodded. Although it hadn't been picked yet, there was nothing wrong with that place and no one would slip down there. The Ganoderma lucidum must still be there.

"Really? Where's your adult?" The man showed a bit of surprise on his face, and then looked around, but he didn't see any older elders beside him.

"Uh, I don't have any adults in my family anymore, so I'm the one who decides. If you want, I'll sell it to you."

"You are a child, what do you know?" The other party obviously didn't believe him.

"If you want it, I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

"How do I know if the Ganoderma lucidum you brought is really more than a hundred years old?" When he said this, the other party was moved.Anyway, I just came here tomorrow to see if what he said was true, so I don't have to worry about being cheated.

"You can take it to the doctor and ask, if it's not more than a hundred years old, you don't want it." Zhang Xiaoliu gave him advice, and he was very confident in his eyesight.

"That's fine, when will you deliver it tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is not going to the market, and there is no ox cart in the village. It will take me a long time to walk. If uncle really wants it, I can come here." Zhang Xiaoliu knew that he was moved, and the matter was half done. Calculate the time spent on the road.

"You have a strong mind, kid." The other party thought for a while and agreed: "Then let's say it like this. I'll see you here at Sishi tomorrow. I asked Dr. Li about it. If it is more than a hundred years old, I will pay you at the price of the pharmacy." You, five taels of silver for a catty."

"Okay, it's a deal." Zhang Xiaoliu was overjoyed, the price was much higher than he thought.After all, in this small town, one doesn't expect a high price.

After the two said so, Zhang Xiaoliu hurried to the place where they agreed to gather in the morning.Several people were already standing beside the bullock cart, Uncle Wu and Da Shun had already arrived, and they seemed relieved to see him.

Zhang Xiaoliu greeted them, and found that he was not late, and had to wait for another brother to go back.

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