Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 141: Buying New Year's Goods in the County

It was already noon when they arrived at the county town, time for lunch. The two of them had a late breakfast, so they headed towards the market first.

The New Year is coming soon, and even the market is seeing more people. Usually at this time of year, there are only half as many people at the market, and although today is a holiday, there are still many people at the market.

After Xu Han and Lu Chuan took a look around, they bought some dried seafood.

"Look, there's a gentleman writing couplets over there. Let's go and take a look." Lu Chuan pointed to a stall and said to Xu Han.

The two squeezed in to the stall, took a look, and then lined up again.

When it was Lu Chuan and Xu Han's turn, Lu Chuan asked the old gentleman to write a few couplets for him, paid the money and then left.

They walked and stopped along the way, and bought a lot of things. During this time, Xu Han also saw a lot of people selling water chestnuts. The two looked at each other and understood their intention.

They started to act separately and skillfully, and bought all the water chestnuts on the entire street.

Xu Han also made an appointment with an old man to bring more water chestnuts tomorrow. If she wanted to buy more, she would ask him to deliver it directly to Manxianglou.

After hearing this, the old man agreed repeatedly. After the deal was settled, Xu Han went to find Lu Chuan.

After coming out of the market, Lu Chuan took Xu Han to the pastry shop and bought a lot of pastries, including holiday gifts for Uncle Zhang and Uncle Li, and some for his own family.

Then the two of them went to the grocery store together. Every time they came to the county town, they had to go to the grocery store because there were so many things they needed to buy in the grocery store.

I bought a lot of things in a mess and bought everything I needed. I also went to the grain store and bought another 2000 kilograms of rice. The space became bigger and there was still some space in the cellar, so I would feel more at ease if I bought more.

The food in the old food shop in the county town was also very delicious, so the two of them started to act separately and pack up the food to take away.

Anyway, I'm not going back tonight. I have plenty of time, so I might as well come here for nothing.

I continued to visit the night market in the evening. Now I have a fixed routine every time I come to the county town. It is clearly arranged what to do and when.

It’s not easy to go down the mountain, but I can’t make a wasted trip. I’ll buy everything I need. I have money to spend now, so the more the better.

After getting tired of shopping, Xu Han took Lu Chuan back to the inn to rest.

Because it was already past noon when we arrived at the county town today, it would be inappropriate to send holiday gifts at this time. Some families pay attention to these things, especially in ancient times when the rules were more strict.

I had no choice but to wait until tomorrow morning to go. After walking all day, I took a comfortable bath and went to bed.

The next morning, Lu Chuan went to the livestock market to rent a horse, and took the gift and went directly to Doctor Liu's house in Xujia Village to get the medicine for wounds.

Xu Han still wants to stay here and buy some more things at the market.

It would be faster for Lu Chuan to ride back and forth by himself. If Xu Han followed him, he would definitely not be able to go home today.

The sky is getting darker and darker. We can’t waste any more time. If it really snows, we won’t be able to go back.

After getting up, Xu Han went to the market for another stroll and bought some things. On her way back, she went to the bookstore and bought some red paper and other papers to keep at home for future use.

I bought a few more brushes and a new set of inkstones and ink sticks.

A total of 8 taels of silver were spent. No wonder ordinary families could not afford to support students. Generally, those with better conditions would send their children to school to learn a few characters.

There are people in the village who send their children to school, but few people cultivate scholars. After all, it is really expensive and most families cannot afford it.

After buying it, Xu Han went to the inn to wait for Lu Chuan to come back, and by the way, she sorted out the holiday gifts for the two elders.

Each backpack was filled with five pounds of beef, a can of pine nuts, a small can of kudzu powder, a bag of mushrooms, a bag of dried bamboo shoots, a bag of dried vegetables, two pheasants, two wild ducks, and two wild ducks, plus two newly bought boxes of cakes. It was considered a very expensive holiday gift.

Xu Han was sorting these things when Lu Chuan came back. They set out as soon as the city gate opened, and rode very fast.

"You're back! Come and see these holiday gifts I prepared. Do you need anything else?" Xu Han asked.

Lu Chuan took a look and said, "These are already very good. I didn't prepare so much in previous years! That's enough, no need to add more."

Then the two of them each carried a backpack and went downstairs. Lu Chuan went to the backyard of the inn to push his wheelbarrow.

After putting the backpack on the wheelbarrow, Xu Han and Lu Chuan started walking towards the pharmacy.

When they arrived, Uncle Zhang happened to be in the front hall. He was particularly excited to see Lu Chuan and Xu Han.

"Uncle Zhang, we're here to give you a holiday gift. We guessed you weren't at home, so we came directly to the pharmacy." Xu Han shouted enthusiastically.

"You're here, come in quickly, your Aunt Zhang is also in the backyard!" Uncle Zhang called the two to the backyard with a little excitement.

After arriving at the backyard, he took Lu Chuan and Xu Han to the inner hall and said, "You are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Uncle Zhang, was the trip going smoothly?" Lu Chuan asked.

"It went smoothly. This time when I went to the capital, the dignitaries marked up the price of ginseng very high. I made a total of 2800 taels of silver on this trip. I thought they would go crazy to buy the ginseng if they had the money, but I didn't expect them to pay such a high price."

"That's good. This is all thanks to Uncle Zhang." Lu Chuan said.

Uncle Zhang smiled and said, "As we agreed before, I'll give you two half. Wait for me to get the silver!" After that, he turned around and went outside.

Without waiting for the two to react, he quickly left the inner hall, and when he came back again, he was holding a tray in his hands.

"I have changed it all into gold for you. Please count it. This is your share of 1400 taels," said Uncle Zhang.

"No, no, Uncle Zhang, we agreed at the beginning that you can't take so much." Lu Chuan quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"What's the deal? The ginseng I bought was already very cheap. Of course the money earned should be divided equally. Otherwise, I will have to pay more! I won't do that!" Uncle Zhang evaded the question.

"I was able to earn so much money because of Uncle Zhang's efforts. If it weren't for Uncle Zhang, this ginseng wouldn't be sold at such a high price! And the travel and the arrangements must have cost a lot of money. It's really not right to split it in half! This is not appropriate."

"Don't worry! I've already deducted the travel expenses and other things. I won't let myself suffer any loss. These remaining are net profits, so just keep them!"

"Okay, Uncle Zhang, we'll accept it, but we really can't accept that much. How about this! We'll take another 1000 taels, and you can't refuse it again." Xu Han also persuaded.