Time Travel: Remarrying a Little Wolf Dog

Going further ahead is the vegetable market area, where vegetables, fruits, chickens, ducks, eggs and other things are sold in baskets on the roadside.

The vegetables are probably freshly picked and look very fresh.

Most families in the county have small yards and no space to grow vegetables, so if they want to eat something they have to buy it on the street, so there are quite a few people living in this area.

Su Yan also saw an old lady who was probably having a banquet at home, so she directly hired a vendor's stall. The vendor gathered all the vegetables and put them on a shoulder pole, then put the shoulder pole on his shoulder and followed the old lady while carrying the vegetables.

The goods are delivered to your door. The people selling vegetables and eggs on the roadside here are all from the village very close to the county town. They are still very simple and honest.

Going further ahead, you will see shops selling live chickens, ducks, and fish, as well as shops specializing in pork and mutton.

Su Yan silently memorized these locations, as they would have to buy vegetables and meat frequently when cooking at home in the future.

Su Yan was just remembering it when a bright color suddenly floated into her sight. She couldn't help but walk forward to take a look. It turned out to be a flower seller.

It is spring now, and bonsai such as orchids and chrysanthemums are not sold here. The reason is that people here cannot afford them.

The owner of this stall is very business-minded and has taken a different approach by selling flower arrangements.

He picked some peach and pear blossoms and some branches of flowers that were in season and he couldn't tell what they were. The flowers on these branches were still in bloom, which showed that they had been picked not long ago.

The stall owner also has a good sense of aesthetics. He arranges these red, white and pink branches into various beautiful shapes and inserts them into a bamboo tube filled with water.

These spring colors look vibrant and gorgeous, and Su Yan wants to buy a bunch to take home.

Although I know these flowers won’t last too long, it’s good to add some color to my home for a few days.

These were also irresistible temptations for young girls, and his stall was crowded with beautiful girls.

The pretty girls, paired with these colorful flowers, it is hard to tell whether the flowers are prettier than the girls or the girls are prettier than the flowers.

It also adds a unique beauty to this street full of life.

Su Yan almost couldn't help but buy a bunch as she looked at them. There was no other way. Who could resist the blooming flowers in spring?

But thinking that I had important things to do today, I didn't squeeze forward to take a closer look.

After passing the flower arrangement shop, Su Yan and He An continued walking forward. This journey really broadened Su Yan's horizons.

There were cloth shops, tailor shops, snack shops, grocery stores, even a small pub and restaurant, and even a teahouse, not far from Grandfather He's house.

When he reached the end of the street, Su Yan actually saw a calligraphy and painting shop. Most of the paintings in it were of relatively low quality, probably to please the surrounding residents.

People in ancient times liked to use calligraphy and paintings to decorate their houses, just like modern people would hang some photos, embroidery, or calligraphy and landscape paintings on the walls to enhance the interior when decorating their houses.

There are also various other shops, and this old street basically covers all aspects of life.

Su Yan was dazzled by this tour, it was really an eye-opener.

Well..., if there is anything missing, "there are no salt shops or grain shops."

These two are indispensable to people's lives, but they are not found in this old street that encompasses all aspects of life.

But if you think about it carefully, you can understand that the production level in ancient times was low, and these two things were scarce goods in another sense.

Needless to say, the profit from salt is unimaginable and it is basically controlled by the government. You cannot get the right to sell it without connections.

As for food, it is still a bit better. After all, it is the foundation of a country. The court will not allow food prices to rise too much and shake the foundation of the country.

If they only sell some grains to the villagers and nearby people, the grain prices will follow the court's, which will not have any impact on the big grain shops.

The more Su Yan thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible.

In the next few days, Su Yan and He An often walked on this street. Sometimes they would go to crowded food stalls, order some food, and sit down to listen to people chatting around them.

Sometimes I follow people working on the street to see where they go to work.

Occasionally, when I get tired of walking around, I go to Grandpa He’s house on the other side of the street, chat with them, and ask them for some advice on opening a store.

Grandfather He is very happy that his grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law often come to visit him at home.

Although his sons all lived well after the separation, the clan members also praised him for his foresight.

But he would occasionally envy other families who had children and grandchildren around them and enjoyed the happiness of family.

Although his sons often visit the old couple, it is not the same as living with them.

So the old couple was usually very lonely, and they were very surprised that Su Yan and He An came often.

Of course, he also supports his grandson and daughter-in-law's desire to open a store, and suggests that they go to the countryside to take a look.

As a young person, you must be enterprising. Even if you fail this time, it is still an experience which will be very helpful for your future life.

After listening to Grandfather He's advice, Su Yan and He An thought about it carefully for a few days, then borrowed Grandfather He's ox cart and drove to the countryside to take a look around the fields. They also asked local residents many times about their daily food rations, the output of the fields, etc.

The two of them ran back and forth for more than ten days and finally understood the situation clearly.

After much consideration and discussion with Grandpa and Grandma He, Su Yan and He An decided to sell only three kinds of coarse grains: millet, corn and soybeans.

Firstly, these are grains produced by all the villages under the jurisdiction of the county, so if you want to buy them, you don’t have to travel across mountains and rivers, so you can save some travel expenses.

And since it is a coarse grain, there won’t be that much pressure on cost.

Another thing is that Su Yan believes that their target customers at this stage are ordinary people. In this era, ordinary people cannot afford fine grains every day, and coarse grains are the main theme on their dinner tables.

This is true for both the people in the countryside and the county.

However, now in April, it is the time when people are most likely to be short of food, and the price of food is also higher. They can make money by selling food at this time, but it is not cost-effective to import food at this time.

The two decided to wait until after the summer harvest in June to collect grain. At that time, they would collect old grain from the wealthier families in the county and new grain from the households in the countryside, and then sell them.

When the business gradually stabilizes, we can also collect some other agricultural products, such as eggs, mushrooms, spring bamboo shoots, wild fruits, etc., and sell them in the store.

Anyway, just sell whatever is in season. You can also charge some rent to let others consign items to your store, and then take a portion of the profits from it.

After listening to their plan, Grandfather He picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, agreeing, "This is a good idea. It shows that all the hard work these days has not been in vain."

Then he said, "This is how you do business. You have to be brave enough to think and act, but you also have to be willing to endure hardships. Your grandmother and I have seen you running around these days. It's rare that you have such ideas and are willing to work hard as newlyweds, so we, an old couple, can't just sit back and watch."

"Well, don't wait until June for the summer harvest. We still have some old grain from last year, and we can't eat it all. You can bring a few carts back and sell them first. It can be considered as us, the old couple, helping you two start your business."