Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

There are already a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the market. When people see familiar relatives, they always greet each other. More and more people gather, and later people continue to pile here.

Zhou Guo looked left and right and saw that not far from the market entrance there were parking spaces for various vehicles, including horse carriages, ox carts, donkey carts, and carts. Maybe because there were so many people today, there were actually people guarding the parking spaces. However, you had to pay, one cent per vehicle, and two cents for two vehicles. It was cheaper than parking in the county town.

Zhou Mai smiled and said, "These two cents are worth it, otherwise we would have to have someone guarding here."

It's New Year's Day and I don't know how lively it will be inside. Everyone is thinking about buying things they like and no one wants to stay to look at cars.

Li said, "Keep the money I gave you safe while you're at home. There's so much money here, be careful if someone else takes it. If someone does, I won't give it to you."

When everyone heard this, they immediately covered their chests tightly. This little money was all they had, and it was also their New Year's money. Their happiness today depended entirely on it.

Zhou Guo laughed secretly, thinking it would be better not to let her run into it, as she loved doing this kind of cheating the most, it was simply a way to get rich.

After such a while, more people came and the entrance became even more crowded.

You really have to keep an eye on your money. If it's lost, you'll find it gone when you look up, and there's no way to find it again.

After finally squeezing through the crowd, I found that the market was not that crowded. The only difference was that today all the stalls were set up at the door, and there were shouts everywhere.

"Pumpkin seeds, fragrant pumpkin seeds, delicious pumpkin seeds..."

"Dates, red dates, buy them back home, and have a prosperous New Year. You will surely be prosperous and wealthy in the coming year..."

Zhou Guo was successfully attracted to the place and wanted to buy some melon seeds and dates. He found that all the shops along the way were selling dried fruits, such as walnuts, chestnuts, peanuts, almonds...

She said happily: "Mom, it's different during the Chinese New Year. There are so many things to sell today!"

In the past, these things were not sold anywhere, and there was not even a trace of them to be found.

Li smiled and said, "Yes, buy whatever you want. I think these dates are good. They are bright red, with a nice color and festive look. It would be better to buy them for the New Year."

Zhou Xing also liked it, "Yes, it's good. It will look good on the table."

Zhou Gu and a few others followed closely behind. The old man disappeared as soon as he entered the market. He was probably going to the wine shop to drink and eat meat again.

Zhou Guo turned around and smiled: "Brothers, what do you want to buy?"

Several boys shook their heads and said, "It's all right. Just buy it."

Li couldn't stand it and said, "If I can't give you any advice, just go and have fun. If you want to buy something, go buy it. It's not good to follow us."

After hearing this, a few people left without saying a word, taking Zhou Su and the other two with them. They were waiting for these words.

Zhou Xing laughed straight, and Li said helplessly: "If you want to play, go ahead and play. Why are you waiting for me to give the order? We don't need them to carry anything."

Zhou Guo grabbed a jujube and ate it happily. Hearing this, he said, "Yes, you don't need them to ask. I am enough. How much do you sell these jujubes for... eight cents per pound? Can you get a little less? How much less can you get for ten pounds? One cent less for one pound... OK, give me ten pounds!"

"How much are the melon seeds? Do you buy more or less? ... Give me thirty kilograms for six cents!"

"Peanuts... I want twenty pounds!"

Zhou Xing and Li, who were following behind, were stunned.

Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly said, "You can't buy anything you want, but you can buy it this way. We have just started, and there are still so many things in the market. What should we do next?"

Zhou Guo said, "Mom, you have to buy these. They taste good to me. I just heard other people who bought them nearby say the same price. There's no need to go to the front to see. Look at this crowd today. If you can squeeze in, buy them first. Don't go back and try to squeeze in."

After that, the stall owner weighed the items. She paid promptly and carried the packages easily on her shoulders.

Li took it and said, "My child, your mother is carrying a backpack. Put it in the backpack."

Sixty kilograms of stuff was not enough in one backpack, luckily Zhou Xing also carried one.

However, before they walked a few feet from the market, the two people's empty backpacks were full, and the market was so long.

After buying these, they walked forward again. Zhou Guo saw many cakes being sold nearby, including osmanthus cake, thousand-layer cake, steamed cake, and pea yellow cake. She ran up and bought three packs of each.

They went to the vegetable market and bought a leg of mutton and several pounds of beef. I don't know if it was because they came early or the people in the village didn't like to eat beef, but there was still a lot left. Zhou Guo bought two beef trotters, which had a lot of tendons on them, and beef tripe, four pounds of beef brisket, and four pounds of beef.

As a result, the two backpacks were stuffed again and again, and each person carried some in his hands, but there was still no room left.

Zhou Guo turned to the carpenter's shop. It was New Year's Day, and while other places were bustling with activity, the shop was deserted with only one or two people.

I heard that she was looking for a wooden stick to carry something, so the shopkeeper gave her one for free. The two of them have dealt with each other several times and have become acquaintances.

Zhou Guo didn't ask for it for nothing. She grabbed a handful of dates, a handful of melon seeds, and a handful of peanuts from her bag in front of her and said, "Take your time to eat. I'm leaving now."

The shopkeeper held the things in his hand and smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed. "Go ahead. There are many people here today, so be careful."

With the wooden stick, things were much better. She tied the cakes and some meat to the front and back ends of the wooden stick, carried it on her shoulders, and the hands of several people were empty again.

Not long after walking, I saw live fish for sale in front of me. I couldn't miss this as it would bring me surplus every year.

But in this weather, it takes a lot of effort to catch a fish and keep it alive, so the price is extremely expensive, even more expensive than meat. A big fish is fifty cents, a medium-sized fish is forty cents, and a small one is thirty cents.

She pointed at the grass carp that weighed about five or six pounds and asked for one.

Li followed behind without saying a word, just carrying things. She also figured it out. The child was grown up, and it was good enough that she knew what to buy at her age. Usually, children of this age were still clumsily learning needlework, and would be upset and crying because the market didn't buy her a hair flower or a candy.

When I think about it this way, I feel that my daughter is really the blessing I earned through hard work in my previous life, and I am able to enjoy the blessing of my daughter so early.

Zhou Xing had the same feeling. If she were asked to buy something, she wouldn't know what to buy, and she didn't dare to bargain with the vendors. Her face turned red and her neck became thick, as if she was about to hit someone.

Zhou Guo went on and bought meat, fish, melon seeds and snacks. It seemed that he was still short of some fresh pork. Anyway, in this weather, everything could be stored and put outside to freeze hard, like a natural refrigerator.

Looking at the top-quality, fattened meat, I ordered half a piece. If I can’t finish it, I can cald it and eat it later. The bacon is also very delicious.

I passed by and saw a tofu seller, so I bought several pieces. I stewed the tofu with fish, and it tasted best if it was cooked for a long time.

You also need to buy incense, candles and paper. You have to pay homage to your ancestors during the New Year, so these are essential.