Chapter 235 Dogs look down on people

The money to enter the city here is five cents, three cents for an ox-cart and a horse-drawn carriage, and two cents for a cart.

As usual, the people of Qingshui Village found an open space not far away from the city gate to stay temporarily, and still let Qiao Erhe, Zhao Tieniu and about ten people go into the city to buy food and necessary supplies.

Last time in Shuimen County, I got 500 taels from selling leather, and spent 110 taels to buy linoleum cloth, leaving nearly 400 taels of silver left. The old village chief and the villagers also unanimously agreed to let Qiao Ran keep the money to avoid lost.

This time, they hunted a lot of beast skins and several fresh prey on the road.

Qiao Ran planned to take it to the city to see if she could sell it to a restaurant or a wealthy family, and then give them more money to buy food.

After paying the money and entering the city, Qiao Ran found that Shimen County was much calmer than Shuimen County.

Maybe it's because there haven't been many refugees coming over yet, so people's lives here haven't been affected much. However, because of the food shortage in Shuimen County next door, the area isn't very wealthy either.

Many people buying grain gathered around the entrances of several grain shops on the street.

A well-informed shop owner already knew that many refugees were coming to Shimen County, and took the opportunity to raise the price of food. On the sign at the door of the shop, the price increased two or three times compared with usual.

The people who bought the grain were very dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do.

The store owner said that refugees will be arriving soon, and there is not much food in stock in the city. If you don't buy it quickly, the refugees will arrive in a few days, and the price will have to be raised, and the supply may even exceed demand.

So the people in the city rushed to tell each other and took the time to stock up on food.

Seeing that there were many people queuing up to buy grain at the entrance of the grain store, and it was expected that the queue would take a long time, Qiao Ran made a suggestion:

"Second uncle, uncles and brothers, let's divide the work! Working separately can save time."

Qiao Erhe nodded: "Okay, how about, Ranran, you can make arrangements!"

Qiao Ran said: "Leave four people to line up in front of these grain shops. A few people go to buy things, and the rest take the skins and prey to sell. In half an hour, we will be at the grain shop on this street. Meet at the door."

Qiao Erhe and Zhao Tieniu were already used to this process, so they agreed immediately without a second thought.

Zhao Tieniu and three other villagers were left standing in line here, while Qiao Erhe and the other three villagers went to buy the necessary supplies that they had not bought in Shuimen County.

Qiao Ran took the remaining people to sell leather at clothing stores and various restaurants to sell the prey they caught in the past two days.

After a few autumn rains, city dwellers have already put on thick cotton-padded jackets, and some wealthy people have already put on fluffy fur jackets and cloaks.

But after all, there are still not many people who can afford fur clothes. Only the masters of wealthy families can afford them.

The four of Qiao Ran's group were all wearing warm fur coats, and they attracted attention when walking on the street.

They found a seemingly large-scale ready-to-wear shop. The shopkeeper saw how many people were wearing it and heard that they had hunted all the skins themselves. Looking at the cleanly peeled pieces of complete skins, I also like it very much.

After some bargaining, the more than twenty pieces of leather that had not yet been fully tanned were sold at a slightly cheaper price than those given to Sister-in-law Yang, but they still sold for more than a hundred taels, which made several people in the same group very happy. Happy.

After selling all the skins, only seven or eight prey were left on the cart, and a few people happily headed to a restaurant not far away.

Zuixianlou is the largest restaurant in Shuimen County. Judging from the several luxury carriages parked at the door and the well-dressed guests coming in and out, it can be seen that the business of this restaurant is very good.

Just as Qiao Ran and the others walked over with a cart, before they could ask anything, the restaurant waiter at the door who was greeting the guests with a smile on his face immediately darkened his face and chased them away in disgust:

"Hey, what are you doing? Go, go, go! This is not a place for you to come!"

Among the people following Qiao Ran was Li Daqiang. When he heard what the guy said, he immediately became unhappy.

"What do you mean it's not a place we can come to? Why can't we come to this place?"

The guy glanced at the clothes of several people with a snobbish look. It seemed that the shiny fur sweater jacket outside was worth a lot of money, but the clothes exposed underneath could be seen at a glance to be worthless. of coarse cloth.

Moreover, these people were pushing carts, and they looked like they were covered in dust. At first glance, they looked like foreigners on their way.

The waiter just thought they didn't understand the quality of this Shimen County restaurant, and explained arrogantly:

"Our Zuixian Restaurant is not an ordinary restaurant. It is the most high-end restaurant in Shimen County. The cheapest dish costs two or three taels of silver, which ordinary people cannot afford."

As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Li Daqiang, with a hint of disdain on his face:

"You don't look like you can afford to eat even one dish. You really have no vision! Go aside and don't block the way of the customers! If you want to eat, the restaurant and inn in the alley that turns right around the corner is yours. This is where these poor devils should go!”

The waiter's words were so rude that several guests coming in and out couldn't help but look over. Some of them had the same look of disdain on their faces as the waiter's face.

Li Daqiang was so angry that he really wanted to slap the guy who looked down on others. However, looking at the prey in the car, he suppressed his anger and said with a smile:

"This little brother, we are not here to eat, we are here to sell things. Can you please go find the shopkeeper and see if these prey are harvested? These are the ones we just hunted yesterday and today. They are still fresh. It’s here!”

When the waiter heard that he was here to sell prey, he became even more impatient. He came over and pushed the person aside:

"What kind of prey are you selling? No matter how big our restaurant is, what use are your prey animals? Go, go, go! While you're at it, don't block the business of our restaurant!"

Li Daqiang was pushed by a clerk, and when he stepped back, he was tripped by the person behind him and almost fell down.

He stood firm and was so angry that he wanted to go up to the guy to argue.

Qiao Ran stepped forward and pulled him: "Brother Li, forget it, don't waste time with this kind of dog slave who looks down on others. Since we won't accept it here, let's ask elsewhere!"

Li Daqiang looked at the dog-legged guy who turned around and continued to greet him with a smile on his face, and then looked at the large restaurant with a luxurious appearance and a prosperous business. He took a few deep breaths and had to swallow it.

Several people pushed the car and turned around, walking towards the corner where the waiter mentioned.

When turning around, Qiao Ran took a deep look at the luxuriously decorated restaurant.

Just when she was about to look away, she caught a glimpse of a familiar face from the corner of her eye.