Chapter 78: Guijiang
Chapter 78 Gui Jiang
After Doctor Du left, they went around to the back street and went to the iron shop in the back street to buy an iron pot.
There is no iron pot in Gu Jinli's house, only the third grandfather's house has one. These days, he has to use that pot for cooking and boiling water, which is very inconvenient.
Dang Dang Dang~
As soon as he entered the blacksmith shop, there was a harsh sound of blacksmithing.
When the master blacksmith saw them, he pointed to a row of iron pots of different sizes on the ground and said, "Which pot you want to buy depends on you."
He asked them again: "Have you brought your household registration? You can't buy ironware without household registration."
In ancient times, iron was a weapon, something controlled by the imperial court. If farmers wanted to buy iron items, they had to obtain household registration, otherwise they would not be able to buy them.
"Bring it." Gu Dashan came to the row of iron pots, took out a straw rope, compared the iron pots with the straw rope, chose an iron pot that was the same size as their earthen stove, and carried it for a while After knocking and knocking, listening to the sound and feeling, it took half an hour to choose.
He asked the blacksmith: "Master, how do you sell this pot?"
“There has been chaos everywhere recently, and iron is expensive, two hundred cents more than last year. Your pot costs three to two hundred cents.”
An iron pot is a very important property for farmers. No matter where they go, they have to carry the pot on their backs.
Gu Dashan felt a little sad when he heard the price, but he still bought it. In their hometown, the price of a large iron pot like this was about the same. They were in the northwest, where there were often wars, and ironware was very expensive, making it difficult to buy.
Qin Sanlang also spent the same money to buy a large iron pot.
They gave the silver and showed the household registration to the master blacksmith. After confirming it, they took the iron pot and left the iron shop.
After leaving the iron shop, they returned to the main street and went to the grocery store.
The grocery store is quite large, with a dazzling array of things inside, including barrels, baskets, poles, thick ropes, salt, sugar, vinegar, sauce, wine, needlework, and other miscellaneous items.
There are more people in the grocery store than in the cloth shop, and most of them come to buy sugar and wine for the Chinese New Year.
The Third Grandpa and the others went shopping and bought three pairs of barks, a pound of salt, a pack of malt sugar, a pot of vinegar, a pot of wine, and a dozen ceramic utensils. They also bought needlework and thread for the women in the family. A bundle of burlap.
This burlap is the worst kind of cloth. It is cheap and generally not sold by cloth shops. Even if it is sold, the price is still higher than outside. If farmers want to buy, they usually go to the grocery store. The price here is two or three cents cheaper than that in the cloth store.
Seeing that they didn't buy any sauce, Gu Jinli pointed to the bottles of sauce on the shelf and said, "Dad, let's buy a bottle of soy sauce. This is delicious for cooking."
They don’t have any seasoning sauce at home. The meals they eat these days only contain salt. The meat meal last night only contained salt, ginger, and the cumin and bay leaves she found on the road.
When Gu Dashan heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "You can't buy it, you can't buy it. This fresh glutinous rice paste is something that rich families eat. We farmers don't eat it."
"醢颢香粉??" Gu Jinli didn't quite understand.
Qin Sanlang explained: "It is a kind of sauce made from meat. It can be put into dishes to make the dishes taste delicious. But it is very expensive. A pot of fresh glutinous rice sauce costs one or two silver."
Gu Jinli thought about it in her mind for a while and realized that the glutinous rice paste they were talking about was the fermented glutinous rice paste she had seen in the history book.
Before the Han Dynasty, there was no soy sauce made from soybeans. There was only a kind of sauce made from meat pickled for a hundred days, called minced meat. The preparation method was similar to that of fish sauce. However, this kind of meat-based fermented glutinous rice paste is very expensive. Generally, only wealthy aristocrats can afford it, and ordinary people cannot afford it.
After Gu Jinli heard that the sauce cost one or two silver, she gave up on buying it, but she kept in mind that there was no soy sauce in Dachu. Several people paid the money, **** their things, and left the grocery store.
“Let’s go to the grain store.” Third Grandpa said, “We have to buy grain.” When they came to town this time, buying grain was the most important thing.
By the time they arrived at the grain store, Uncle Tian and his son, Gu Damu, and brothers Gu Dalin were already waiting here.
Gu Dalin saw them first and smiled at them: "Uncle Third, Brother Dashan, you have bought a lot of things."
The things on the load almost blocked their men.
"It's cold, so there are all the things you need to buy." Third Grandpa looked at Uncle Tian and saw that there was nothing in the basket at his feet. He frowned and asked, "Why didn't you buy cotton or fabric? It's such a cold weather. Don't buy cotton." Making clothes and quilts, how are you going to spend most of the winter?" Didn't Mr. Qin lend money to the Tian family, so why haven't you bought anything to keep out the cold?
When Gu Dalin heard this, he said to Third Grandpa: "Third Uncle, we already talked about him when we were in Buzhuang, but he just didn't want to buy it. It's not necessary to say that there are clothes and quilts at home to keep out the cold. That's enough. There's no need." Buy more. What's enough is enough. Those are fur clothes, how can they keep out the cold? The quilt is issued by the government, and there is only one bed. It is still a damp old quilt, and it can freeze someone to death."
The Tian family went shopping with Gu Damu and Gu Dalin brothers, but when Gu Damu and Gu Dalin's family were buying things, the Tian family and his son just watched and didn't buy anything. No matter how much they tried to persuade them, it was of no use.
Uncle Tian lowered his head slightly and said, "Don't worry, Third Uncle, we have those fur coats and old quilts at home, and there will be a fire in the house. It won't be cold even if you sleep next to the fire at night. It will be fine."
Their family is still in debt and is reluctant to buy anything.
When the third grandfather heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to beat someone: "The province is not such a provincial law. Do you want to freeze to death?!" Although it is not as cold as Yangji Mansion in the east, it is still so cold that the water freezes. .
Gu Jinli knew that the Tian family was in trouble because they had no money. She took out the money from selling the snake and said to Uncle Tian: "Uncle Tian, the snake we caught yesterday was sold for two to eight hundred yuan. This amount of money is worth two thousand yuan." Between Xiaohua and Xiaohua, each of them can get four hundred and sixty-seven cents."
Tian Erqiang kept shrugging his head. When he heard Gu Jinli's words, he immediately raised his head and asked her excitedly: "Xiaoyu, are you serious? Our snake really sold for two to eight hundred yuan. Xiaohua and I One person can get more than 400 yuan? More than 400 yuan per person? "
Gu Dashan said: "Xiaoyu didn't lie to you. Your snake really sold for two to eight hundred yuan. We are all watching."
Gu Jinli opened his money bag, gave Tian Erqiang a few pieces of silver, and said to him: "You and Xiaohua can get a total of nine hundred and thirty-four cents. You have to give us sixty-six cents in change."
Tian Erqiang took the money and was so excited that he cried. He handed the money to Uncle Tian: "Dad, this is our family's money. It was earned by me and Xiaohua. We can make money. Don't worry about it anymore, we can make money." We will definitely be able to live a better life at home.”
Uncle Tian was so excited that his eyes were red. He didn't expect that the two children made so much money in one day on the mountain. They earned it, not borrowed it. This is more important than anything else.
He took the silver with trembling hands, carefully put it into the inner pocket of his clothes, counted out another sixty-six cents, and handed it to Gu Jinli: "Xiaoyu, my entire family will thank you."
Gu Jinli took the money and said with a smile: "Thank you, this is what Erqiang and Xiaohua earned. They can make money now. Uncle Tian doesn't have to be so frugal anymore. It's important to buy some cotton quickly to avoid having to spend money if you get cold." Buy medicine and take it.”
With these nine hundred and thirty-four cents, Uncle Tian was able to survive. This money was earned and was different from borrowed money. This proved that they could survive with their own hands.
"Okay, Erqiang and I will go buy cotton cloth right now." But we can't get cold. Only by being healthy can we make money to support our family.
Uncle Tian and Tian Erqiang carried baskets and went to the cloth store to buy cotton cloth.
When he came back, he was followed by brothers Gu Dafu, Gu Dagui, and the Chen family.
(End of this chapter)
