Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Finally we arrived at the county town, where we saw soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate checking passers-by. Every person entering the city had to pay a two-cent entrance fee!

The county town is very large, and not far from the city gate is a place where ox carts and donkey carts are parked!

Ordinary donkey carts and ox carts were not allowed to enter the city. Only people delivering goods with documents could drive their carts in, but they had to pay an extra five cents. If the ox pooped, they had to pick it up!

Lu Chuan and Xu Han entered the city gate smoothly. The county town was still very prosperous. The roads in the middle were paved with bluestone slabs and were very clean.

All that catches the eye are quaint buildings, which are different from the streets I saw in scenic spots in my previous life, with a more down-to-earth feel!

Lu Chuan introduced to Xu Han, "The county town is mainly divided into four districts. The roads in the middle of each district are very wide. The East District is where the rich people live. Stalls are not allowed there, and the shops along the street are all relatively high-end."

"The North District is where some poor families live. There are many migrant workers and some poor people who already live in the city. There are not many shops."

"Most of the people living in the West and South districts are ordinary people. There are many shops in the middle, and the prices of the goods sold are also moderate. Ordinary people can afford it.

But there is a wide market in the south district, where many people come to set up stalls to sell their produce, and it is very lively.”

After hearing what Lu Chuan said, Xu Han had a general understanding of the county town.

"It's almost noon now. Let's go to the South Street market first. Otherwise, there won't be any people there in a while!"

Xu Han also nodded in agreement! They first went to the market with Lu Chuan. The market was very lively, with all kinds of things for sale, including chicken and duck eggs, dried vegetables, needles and thread, and food. The hawking sounds were one after another, so lively!

The two walked and stopped along the way, and saw a man selling eggs. The eggs were big and round.

Xu Han bought 40 eggs at one cent each, spending a total of cents. This made the sister-in-law who bought the eggs laugh so hard, after all, few people would be so generous as to buy so many at once.

In this era, eggs are also a meat dish. Most families would buy three or five at a time to satisfy their children's cravings.

Although there are eggs in the refrigerator, they are not free-range eggs. They are not as delicious as the eggs bought at the market. After all, chickens nowadays are free-range chickens and they eat grains. The eggs they lay are definitely much tastier than the eggs in the supermarket.

I continued walking forward. There were no vegetables for sale yet. But I saw an old lady with five hens in front of her stall. She looked worried and looked at the passers-by.

Lu Chuan also saw it. The two looked at each other and came to the old lady's stall. Xu Han asked, "Auntie, how do you buy this chicken?"

When the chicken seller saw someone coming to inquire, she hurriedly said, "Girl, buy a chicken! It's 18 cents a pound. These chickens are all from last year, and they are laying eggs! If you don't want to eat them, you can keep them laying eggs when you take them home!"

Xu Han was puzzled as to why most people would be reluctant to sell such chickens when they first started laying eggs. After all, they could make a lot of money by selling the eggs!

Seeing Xu Han's puzzled look, the old lady said, "If you want more, I can sell it at a lower price! If my son hadn't broken his leg while climbing the mountain, I wouldn't be willing to sell it! My family is in trouble now, and we're still waiting for the money from buying chickens to buy medicine!" After saying that, she wiped away her tears...

Xu Han saw that the chickens were indeed well-fed, full of energy, and their feathers were shiny, so she said, "I want all five of them. Please weigh them!"

When the old lady heard that she wanted it, she hurriedly said, "Okay, girl, I'll give you 17 cents per pound!"

Xu Han didn't say anything! After the old lady weighed it, there were 18 catties in total. One catty was 17 wen, which was 306 wen. Xu Han gave 310 directly, and the old lady said she gave too much.

Xu Han said, "Auntie, I don't have anything to pack. The extra money I give you can be used to buy a bamboo basket. Is that okay with you?"

The old lady replied: "The bamboo basket is woven by myself, it's not worth much. Young lady, you have already helped me by buying my chicken! How can I not give you a basket to put the chicken in? Young lady, just take it!" After saying that, she was about to hand it directly to Xu Han.

Xu Han took the bamboo basket and said, "Just take it, Auntie! Go get the medicine for your son quickly, there's no time to waste!" After that, she took Lu Chuan away.

Lu Chuan didn't say a word the whole time! Xu Han looked at Lu Chuan's face quietly. Fortunately, he was not angry. He did act on his own. After all, it was not his money.

When Lu Chuan saw Xu Han looking at him, he said, "The money is all yours, buy whatever you want! That old lady does look a little pitiful, I guess her family must have really encountered some difficulties."

Hearing Lu Chuan say this, Xu Han laughed and said, "That's what you said! I can buy whatever I want!" Then he continued walking forward!

Seeing a lot of people gathered in front, Xu Han also curiously went over to take a look, and it turned out to be a beef seller. She squeezed in quickly. Fortunately, slaughtering cattle was allowed in this era! Some cattle were used for farming and could not be slaughtered at will. Some were specially raised cattle for selling meat.

But beef is more expensive, costing 32 wen per pound, while pork is only 15 wen per pound. Therefore, few people are willing to eat beef, and most ordinary people who want to have a good meal will choose to buy pork.

But Xu Han didn’t like eating pork. In his previous life, he mostly bought beef, mutton, chicken, duck and the like.

Lu Chuan also saw the surprise in Xu Han's eyes and said, "You like beef, right? Buy more!"

After hearing what Lu Chuan said, Xu Han also replied, "Okay! Then buy more! Put it away and eat it slowly!" Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan directly bought 10 kilograms and spent another 320 coins.

In fact, there is a little beef in my space, but it is less than half a pound, not enough for a meal.

Speaking of this, Xu Han thought of a problem she discovered yesterday! That is, there is a loophole in the space! ! ! The things taken out of the refrigerator must be eaten! Only then will it be refreshed.

The day before yesterday, I left one of the strawberries on the table without eating it. When I entered the space yesterday, I saw that the strawberry had not been refreshed! It was obvious.

So Xu Han left the space and quickly ate it, but when she looked at it again today, it was refreshed...

So speechless...

I want to smuggle things out, but I can’t save them anymore. I’m so depressed…

买完了牛肉两人又来到了卖鸡苗和鸭苗的地方。鸭苗6文钱一只、鸡苗5文，于是便买了30只鸡苗、20只鸭苗，最后在老板的提示下又买了5只鹅苗也是6文一只。

I didn't plan to buy goose chicks, but I was afraid that the chickens and ducks would be caught by something, so I bought 5 goose chicks to feed together. This way, the geese will be able to protect the chickens and ducks when they grow up.

It cost a total of 300 Wen to buy so many things. Xu Han couldn't help but sigh that this money was really wasted!

After buying these, the two came to a noodle stall to eat noodles. Xu Han ordered a bowl of egg noodles for 8 cents, and Lu Chuan wanted to change it to meat noodles for Xu Han, but Xu Han didn't want to eat shredded pork noodles, so Lu Chuan ordered the same egg noodles as Xu Han.

When the noodles were served, it was a big bowl full. Xu Han couldn't finish it and wanted to give some to Lu Chuan. But Lu Chuan said, "You eat first, and I'll eat the leftovers."