The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

On the way to the provincial capital, you will pass through two county towns, but you won't find a restaurant like Lai Fu Restaurant that can accept two wild boars.

The price offered by the butcher was not that realistic, but they still sold two for fourteen cents.

We spent a lot of money on hotel accommodation and food along the way, but the price of wild boars was high and the income was quite generous.

If he sold all these thirty wild boars, his mansion would be half gone. Then he remembered that the government office refused to allocate housing land for him, so he could not do anything even if he had the money.

Unless Xiaobei passes the imperial examination or their family donates a wealthy man to become the head of the family, the one and a half acres of land is the maximum size of a farmer's house.

We slowly arrived at the provincial capital. At first glance, the city gate was much more majestic than that of the county town.

There were six soldiers guarding the city gate, and everyone entering the city was strictly checked. Chu Xiao noticed that the carriage in front of him stuffed copper coins into the gatekeepers' pockets, so he whispered to Yan Zhenshen, "Should we give some too?"

Yan Zhenshen had hardly ever left the house, but Yan Zhengdao had been on the business trail in the past and would always talk about it when he came back.

"The truck had cargo on it, and we were afraid that the soldiers guarding the gate might damage the cargo if they acted roughly. We gave them money so that they would be more careful when checking."

As Yan Zhenshen said this, he took out five cents from his purse.

"Do we have to give it to you even if we don't have the goods?" Chu Xiao was puzzled.

Yan Zhenshen said: "Giving some copper coins can reduce the number of interrogations and allow us to enter the city faster."

It was getting dark, and the city gates would be closed when dark. We couldn’t get in, so we had to wait outside the city and queue up again the next day.

As for how those who did not enter would survive that night, it was not something these soldiers had to consider.

In fact, even if you have money, you wouldn't sleep on the streets. After all, there are several homestays outside the city gate that accommodate those who cannot enter the city.

At most, the environment is a little worse and the price is a little higher.

Well, that’s almost it, it’s just a makeshift thatched hut with two big kangs, and all kinds of people squeezed together, and it costs twenty cents per person a night.

If the two of them couldn't get into the city tonight, he would rather let his husband live in a ox cart than stay in those inns.

Fortunately, when the city gate was about to be closed, it was the turn of the two people. Yan Zhenshen stuffed five cents into the hand of the soldier guarding the city. The man simply looked at the household registration certificate and let the two enter the city.

The management in the city is relatively strict. Livestock cannot be taken to the main street and can only be left at the livestock storage point. After storing the ox cart, the two men found an inn nearby to rest.

On the second day, Yan Zhenshen drove the ox cart again, took out four or five wild boars and several baskets of dry goods from a deserted place, and then went directly to the canal with his husband.

The city is very big, but the market on the canal side is not in the city. Every morning, villagers from nearby villages carry their own products to sell, and there are also foreign merchants who bring goods from other places to trade.

On this day, there was a hunter by the canal with five ferocious-looking wild boars in front of him, which scared many timid women and made them dare not go up the mountain.

There are quite a few wild food stores in the city, but most of them sell pheasants, rabbits, or animal furs. It is not easy for them to deal with wild boars after they have been bought in, as they cannot just kill them and sell the meat like butchers.

Moreover, this wild boar is so big that even if a butcher sells one, it will probably take several days. Nowadays, a domestic pig weighs only about 200 kilograms, and this wild boar is equivalent to three domestic pigs.

Besides, wild boar meat inevitably has a fishy smell and is not as delicious as domestic pork.

Of course, this is only the idea of ​​some people. Most people can still accept wild boar meat. After all, the meat is firmer and chewier.

The price of a whole pig is too high. Who would buy such a big pig? I'm afraid it won't be eaten up in a whole winter. Many people come to join in the fun, but almost no one asks about the price.

Until a man got off a cargo ship and asked, "How much do you sell your wild boar for?"

Yan Zhenshen: "Ten taels for a wild boar, you can choose whatever you like."

Ten taels of silver?

Many people began to estimate the weight of the wild boar. It looked like it must be at least 600 to 700 kilograms. So ten taels was not too expensive.

Winter has arrived in the city, and the price of pork has risen to 28 wen per catty. Even if the wild boar only produces 500 catties of meat, that would only be 20 wen.

Many people are starting to be tempted. Since they have to buy meat during the Chinese New Year anyway, they might as well join forces with relatives and neighbors to buy one. This way they can save a lot of money on meat for the Chinese New Year.

Those who thought so hurried back to look for someone, while more people were still waiting and watching.

Some even gave them advice: "Brother, you can't sell it this way. You might as well learn from the butchers and kill and sell the meat. Otherwise, who would buy such a big one?"

The man who asked the price walked around the wild boars twice, then pointed at one and said, "I want this one, but I wonder if you can help me deal with it. No one in our fleet knows how to deal with it."

Indeed, apart from hunters and butchers, many men in families would at most kill a chicken, and some could not even bring themselves to kill a rabbit.

Yan Zhenshen frowned. He could help deal with it, but he would definitely have to go downstream of the canal. He was also worried about leaving his husband here alone.

The man seemed to see his dilemma. "Well, I'm not in a hurry. I can wait until you're done here and then I'll deal with it. I won't use you for nothing. Two hundred coins is fine."

There happened to be a butcher selling meat nearby in the crowd. He smiled and joked, "If you pay me, I can help you with it."

The man turned to look at him: "Can you?"

The butcher patted his chest and said, "Of course I have, I have been slaughtering pigs for more than ten years, and I have sold this wild boar many times, so you can't go wrong by leaving it to me."

The man turned around and looked at Yan Zhenshen again. He had just asked him for help, but he felt it was not a good idea to ask someone else now.

Yan Zhenshen didn't care. Although two hundred coins were indeed a lot to deal with a wild boar, he couldn't leave his husband here. He nodded and said, "Then come over and help carry it."

Yan Zhenshen and the butcher worked together to lift the wild boar onto a cart, and a crew member followed to the downstream of the canal to process it.

The man took out ten taels of silver and handed it to him, then looked at the several backpacks in front of Chu Xiao.

"Your mushrooms and wood ears are both good. How do you sell them?"

Chu Xiao had gone shopping elsewhere before, and he had to sigh that the prices in this capital city were indeed much higher than those in their Anning Town.

Their mushrooms only cost six cents, but in the city they cost ten cents, and dried black fungus costs eighteen cents a pound, and even chestnuts cost three cents.

It seems that mountain products still have a big market here. Why not make this trip every year? Then you can make a lot of money.

"If you buy individually, it's 10 wen a jin for mushrooms and 18 wen a jin for black fungus. If you want the whole basket, it's 9 wen a jin for mushrooms and 16 wen a jin for black fungus."

The man grinned and said, "You are quite good at business, young man."

Chu Xiao: "Small profits but quick turnover?"

When the man heard this, he immediately asked, "It seems that you still have some mountain products. If they are all of this quality, I will take them all."

Chu Xiao: “…” Are you so wealthy?