Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

"Sister-in-law Liu, please take mine! I picked out the big potatoes left over from last year. I didn't bring any small potatoes. I also picked out sweet potatoes. My sweet potatoes are soft and sweet!"

Zhao Chun, the little grandson of Zhao Laowang, picked out a large sack of potatoes left over from last year, weighing more than 100 kilograms.

There were only a few dozen pounds of small potatoes left at home, and I didn't feel comfortable bringing them over. After all, the price was very high at three cents a pound.

The same goes for sweet potatoes. They were stored in the cellar and are very well preserved. They are still juicy now.

"Chun boy, what do you mean by taking yours? What? My family just picked the small ones?

"Xiao Xia! Look at Uncle Liu's, I guarantee it's no smaller than others."

"I also picked the big ones. Can you take mine?"

"And me, and me..."

Everyone was ready to fight over it, for fear that Xia Shengsheng had collected enough by the beginning and would not accept the ones brought later.

Although the price is the same in town now, it is very difficult to sell it.

Ordinary families had already stored a year's supply of potatoes before the arrival of last winter.

Those who have the money to buy potatoes at high prices usually have acquaintances who can supply them.

Therefore, people in the village often sold potatoes at the price of one penny per two kilograms as soon as they were dug out.

What we sell now are kept for our own consumption.

Since they could be sold for three cents a pound, most people would like to take out most of the potatoes in their homes and sell them for more money to supplement their family income.

No matter how delicious potatoes and sweet potatoes are, they cannot be eaten as food.

Now black noodles only cost three or four cents per pound.

"Don't worry, everyone. As long as the potatoes and sweet potatoes are not too small, and are not rotten or have sprouts, I will harvest them no matter how many there are." Xia Shengsheng quickly stopped everyone's argument.

Village Chief Ma also stood up. "What are you all so angry about? What's the matter? Didn't my eldest brother make it clear yesterday? As long as they are from our village, Xiaoxia will collect all the potatoes and sweet potatoes, no matter how many there are.

But I also tell you, don't put in the rotten ones, the ones with sprouts, and the ones with tears in them to make up the number.

Whoever the bag is collected from, ask Xiao Xia to write their name on the bag. When the bag is used by the owner again, if there is any spoilage after pouring it out, the owner of the bag will have to pay ten times the compensation.

Did you hear that?"

Village Chief Ma is really thoughtful. Most of the time, Xia Shengsheng doesn't have to worry about anything. Xia Shengsheng especially thinks it would be nice to have an old man like him at home.

Everyone gathered in the yard, and most people were shouting, "I understand," "Don't worry, Xiaoxia, everything we have is fine," and so on.

There were only two or three people who, after hearing what the village chief said, lowered their heads and did not respond.

Instead, he quietly retreated when no one was paying attention.

After retreating to the gate, he ran back carrying the potatoes and sweet potatoes he brought from home.

I thought about picking out the bad potatoes and sweet potatoes hidden inside as soon as possible to avoid having to pay for it later!

Xia Shengsheng asked Ye Chao and Ercheng to get the scale from home.

This scale is very large, with more than ten weights of different sizes, capable of weighing anything from a few kilograms to several hundred kilograms.

He said he didn't buy it, but won it in a lottery from Qiqi.

Qiqi said that if Xia Shengsheng spends a certain amount of money in the mall, he can draw a prize.

There are two types of scales to choose from in this lottery, one is the traditional earthen scale like the ones we use today, and the other is a more high-end electronic scale.

Xia Shengsheng would definitely choose a traditional scale. There was no electricity in ancient times, so would the electronic scale be used as a decoration?

After the scale was brought over, Village Chief Ma asked everyone to line up and weigh themselves one by one.

When Xia Shengsheng went out to buy things this time, he came back with a lot of copper coins.

Every time I went to a store to buy something, I paid in small change, and the change came in copper coins.

Now I have some loose change, plus more than 700 copper coins, and I don’t know if it will be enough.

Ye Chao and Er Cheng followed to weigh and count the silver.

The Ma family and Widow Wei also came over to help.

Yiyi saw that there were many people helping and there was no need for her to do anything, so she said hello to Xia Shengsheng and went to cook dinner.

Sicheng moved around everywhere, moving wherever he was needed.

Xia Shengsheng only needs to be responsible for giving money to those who weigh the objects.

Village chief Ma was also sitting nearby.

"Uncle Zhao Chun's house."

"152 jin of potatoes and 56 jin of sweet potatoes, a total of 624 wen."

Xia Shengsheng listened to Ercheng calling out the names of the people. After Ye Chao calculated the bill, he took out two three-cent silver coins and added 24 copper coins.

"Grandpa Liu's house."

"65 jin of potatoes and 94 jin of sweet potatoes, a total of 477 wen."

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After weighing potatoes and sweet potatoes for more than ten people, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared.

Liu Lao Da and his son, who had not appeared in the village for a long time, also came over carrying two sacks of things.

Ye Chao saw Er Cheng stopped. Although he didn't quite understand, he still stood there quietly without saying a word.

Village Chief Ma pointed at Liu Lao Da and his son and said, "What are you doing here? What are you planning to do?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Boss Liu and his son.

"No, there's nothing wrong. We are here to sell potatoes and sweet potatoes. We guarantee they are all good.

Brother, sister-in-law, how about you check it out? Didn’t they say that all villagers will be admitted? What about us? "

Boss Liu actually didn't want to come over, so he felt scared when he looked at Xia Shengsheng.

Second, recent events have really made him lose face in the village.

But the family really had no silver. Some time ago, Liu Zhongqiang took Old Lady Liu's silver bracelet and 100 copper coins, thinking that he could be quiet for a while. Unexpectedly, after only half a month, he came back to ask for the silver.

Old Mrs. Liu couldn't take out the silver, and she happened to hear the Zheng family next door saying they were coming to sell potatoes and sweet potatoes.

She herself didn't dare to come to Xia Shengsheng's yard, so she could only ask Liu Lao Da and his son to come.

Liu Zhongsheng, the eldest son of Liu Lao Da, didn't want to come either. Last time, not only his jaw was removed, but his arm as well. Now he still has a trauma in his heart.

But Liu Zhonghui ran too fast, and it was impossible to catch him.

Liu Sun went back to her parents' home to borrow money. There was no one else in the family except Liu Zhongqiang, who only knew how to ask for money!

He had no choice but to follow his father here.

Village Chief Ma knew that Boss Liu and his son were not here to cause trouble, so he didn't know what to say.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xia Shengsheng again.

Xia Shengsheng thought that since they all lived in the same village, they couldn't do anything too excessive overtly.

Moreover, the news was indeed released in advance that the villagers would collect as many potatoes and sweet potatoes as they could.

Boss Liu and his men are also from Kaoshan Village. If they are treated differently without any reason, I am afraid there will be more troubles in the future.

"Since you got it from here, if there is no problem with the quality, I will accept it.

Ercheng, Ye Chao, come and check it out. If there is no problem, just weigh it and calculate the silver..."