The road to wealth of a peasant widow

In addition to soy sauce and vinegar, you also need to buy some salt.

Although salt is more expensive, costing thirty-five cents per pound, it is a necessity and no one can cook without it.

However, Chen Cui was somewhat dissatisfied because such an expensive salt was very rough. Not only were the grains large, but there were also a lot of impurities in it. The color was almost gray, not to mention snow-white.

"Boss, why is the salt like this this time? It's very different from before."

The salt particles we eat at home are smaller than this and do not contain as many impurities.

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "The quality of the salt delivered is determined by the higher-ups. This time the goods are like this, and we can't do anything about it. Please forgive us."

Chen Cui understood.

Nowadays, salt is controlled by the state. No matter which shop sells salt, it can only be supplied by the imperial court. The merchants who open the shops have no say on the quality of the salt.

Considering that salt is durable and will not go bad, Chen Cui simply bought some more. She weighed four pounds at once and put it in a small jar.

She bought another five pounds of cotton.

Although the cotton-padded clothes at home can be disassembled and modified, there is still not enough cotton overall.

There was too little cotton in the original clothes, and they were old and not very warm, and the quilt was also a bit thin, so they needed to buy a few more kilograms of cotton to fill the clothes and quilt.

What made Chen Cui happiest was that she actually found charcoal in the store!

Although the black and gray charcoal was placed in an inconspicuous corner of the store, Chen Cui felt extremely excited when she saw it.

The fact that the store has it for sale means there is a demand for it locally, which means that she may have another way to make money.

Chen Cui suppressed her excitement and asked calmly, "Boss, how much is this charcoal?"

Although the boss was a little surprised that this plain and even shabby woman would ask about charcoal, he still answered enthusiastically: "This is ordinary charcoal, two cents per pound. There are also better ones, four cents per pound."

"Is there any difference?" Chen Cui asked.

There happened to be not many people in the store at the moment, and considering that they had just bought a lot of things, the boss patiently replied: "Ordinary charcoal does not look that complete, produces more smoke, and does not burn for as long, while the better ones are much better in these aspects."

Chen Cui hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Which kind of charcoal sells better?"

"They are all about the same. Generally speaking, the ones that sell for four cents a pound are the most popular. After all, better charcoal takes longer to burn and produces less smoke."

Chen Cui understood. Isn’t it just that better charcoal is more durable and burns more completely?

Thinking of this, she had an idea in her mind, but she put it aside for the time being.

When Chen Cui was buying things, the four children in the family were watching on the side. The three brothers were shocked by their mother's generosity.

Chang Ping, who is good at managing his life, even pulled Chen Cui's sleeves several times and reminded her in a low voice.

Although my family just made some money from selling things, this is not the way to spend it. We will not be able to live in the future!

Chen Cui understood his concerns, but as a modern person, she also had her own considerations.

Although she is able to endure hardships, who would want to endure hardships when they have the ability to make their lives better?

Unless there is something wrong with her brain, it is obvious that Chen Cui's brain is not only normal but also very clear.

In fact, she was already very restrained. In her opinion, there were many things missing in this family. If they were all bought, several ox carts would not be able to carry them all.

But now the money is limited, so I can only buy what I need most. As for the others, I will have to wait until my family has more financial resources.

However, she felt that this time would not be far away because she already had the next plan to make money!

By the time a family leaves the grocery store, they have more stuff than everyone could possibly take.

The store owner is very considerate and can provide delivery service, which can be delivered to the ox cart placed in the mountain product store, which greatly frees up their hands.

After all, they came to the county town under the pretext of purchasing sacrificial supplies for Liu Eryong, and they had not yet done the real business.

In fact, things like incense, candles, and paper money were bought mostly during the funeral. They had already covered the amount needed for several sacrifices within a hundred days, so there were still quite a few left at home. A jar of wine was also left, which was enough for us.

What needs to be purchased this time is nothing more than the food ingredients for the sacrificial offering on the seventh day.

We already have a pheasant at home. If we buy some pork and fish, we will have all the meat dishes. As for celery and turnips, it depends on luck. As for fruits and the like, we also need to go to the market to check.

The group then went to the meat and vegetable market to buy some fresh produce.

After a round of shopping at the grocery store, the three brothers were much calmer when they saw their mother buy three pounds of fat and one pound of pork belly.

Besides, Chen Cui's reasons were very sufficient. The fat could be used to make lard, which could be eaten for a long time, and the pork belly could be used to make braised pork on the seventh day, so it would not be wasted at all.

Fat was thirty cents a pound, and pork belly was thirty cents a pound, which cost more than a hundred cents.

Fortunately, Yinping County has abundant waters and fish are not expensive. A large carp nearly one foot long costs only twenty cents.

Of course, this so-called cheapness is just what Chen Cui thinks.

The only vegetable I bought was celery, but with chicken, fish and pork, the seventh day meal was sufficient.

By the way, if the sacrificial food could not be eaten by her family the next day, Chen Cui would not have purchased it so carefully.

To be honest, when she was young, she was busy and didn't pay attention to her diet. She was hungry one moment and full the next, which damaged her stomach.

I started to take care of my health when I got older, and my diet gradually became lighter.

But since she traveled through time and became Chen, after eating bland meals for a few days, she began to miss those heavy-flavored meals.

But the Liu family was in mourning, and their financial situation was such that they couldn't afford to let her eat anything good.

In the short period of time, the only chance to enjoy a feast was when she was holding a funeral for Liu Eryong, so she bought some fish and meat and took the opportunity to satisfy her craving.

The group went to the grain store to buy some rice, and then carried the things towards the mountain goods store.

Before I knew it, it was time for lunch.

Chen Cui suggested that everyone find a place to eat something and then go back.

Although Changping felt a little sorry for the money he spent today and didn't want to spend any more in the county town, his stomach was not cooperating and had already started to growl.

Since the eldest brother has no objection, Chang'an and Changfu will definitely not object.

The two boys really broadened their horizons by following me out today. In the past, when they followed me into the city, they would just stroll around the streets. Today, they not only went to mountain product stores and grocery stores, but also visited the vegetable market.

As they seldom go out, they were inevitably a little timid when entering the store. They could only watch and dared not speak, but they were actually very satisfied in their hearts.

Not to mention that I had steamed buns and sesame cakes in the morning and drank delicious mutton soup, which was something I had never experienced before.

The previous two times I went out with him, I brought dry food from home, either biscuits or steamed buns, which I just ate with water. I never ate or drank properly at the stalls.

Changfu felt that today's experience was enough for him to brag about among his friends for three months, no, at least for a year!