Crossing the famine: The hunter's wife has good farmland

Mo Xiaonian pulled Fu Cang and walked there excitedly.

"By the way, Fu Cang, are you hungry? Can I buy you some big meat buns?"

Fu Cang swallowed.

“I’m not hungry at all!”

Mo Xiaonian looked back at Fu Cang and suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you for being stupid. You clearly want to eat but you're still being stubborn. Come on, come on, we rarely come here, just buy whatever you want to eat. Look, there's a bun shop over there. I'll buy you five and bring twenty back for grandma and the others. We'll all eat big buns today so you can eat as much as you want."

Before, Fu Cang had no idea about silver.

We have always lived in the mountains, and what we got from hunting was just enough to maintain basic survival. But at that time, everyone lived the same life, so there was no comparison and no other thoughts.

But now that he has walked out of the mountains, he discovered that the world outside is truly rich and colorful, and the importance of silver is also revealed.

It turns out that in the outside world, it is really difficult to move forward without money.

No wonder Mo Xiaonian kept clamoring to make money.

Mo Xiaonian looked at Fu Cang's expression and knew what he was thinking.

"Now you know the importance of silver, right? But you forgot that the silver we have now came from the man you pulled out of the flood. We'll bury him, and this silver is our reward. This silver is also yours, so don't feel pressured to spend it."

Fu Cang felt more pressure.

"Then it's gone once it's spent, right? We already spent that much on purchasing furs."

"Spend and earn. We have so much fur and pine nuts. What are you afraid of? Money must be put into circulation to create wealth!"

Fu Cang finally ate the big bun with peace of mind.

The bun shop that Mo Xiaonian chose was good. The buns had thin skin and big fillings. They sizzled with oil when you took a bite. Fu Cang was so infatuated with the smell that after eating two, he couldn't bear to eat the other three. He just stuffed the buns into his arms.

There were not many people on Caoshi Street, and the entrances of the shops were deserted.

The things here are quite complete, not only bricks and tiles, but also stones, wood, lacquerware, clay, and yellow mud...

Fu Cang didn't expect that there were so many tricks to building a house. He whispered to Mo Xiaonian, "How come stones, wood, and yellow mud and clay are all for sale? There are plenty of them in the mountains. Just get them yourself."

"They are in the county town. It's not convenient to go out and get these things. Some families are not short of money and don't want to spend that effort. It's much easier to buy some back. I asked about the price of blue bricks and tiles. I calculated that if we want to build a brick and tile courtyard, we need at least thirty taels of silver. In fact, the silver is enough, but you said that in our tribe, other people's houses are all stone houses, and only ours is a brick and tile house. Isn't it too eye-catching?"

Fu Cang didn't have the concept of whether it was eye-catching or not. He was the most powerful person in the tribe, so how could he be afraid of someone getting jealous? He just simply cared about the money.

"That's right. Actually, there's nothing wrong with a stone house. I just built it sturdier. It's not necessarily worse than this brick house."

Mo Xiaonian thought about it for a moment, then took a step back.

"Why don't we buy some tiles? Putting straw on the roof is actually a very bad idea. It doesn't keep the heat well and it leaks. The key is that you have to change it frequently, otherwise the straw will rot. If you have a tiled house, you won't have those troubles. And if you just buy the tiles, it won't cost much money."

Fu Cang was happy to do anything that didn't cost much money, but it was quite difficult to take it home because it was so heavy.

Mo Xiaonian came up with an idea immediately and pulled Fu Cang away first.

"Let's go back to find grandma and the others first. There's no need to rush about the tiles. We won't have anywhere to put them if we buy them now."

Yuelu and his friends have found a grocery store that buys furs.

What surprised them was that the furs in Zhu County were indeed more expensive than those in the tribal market. Yue Lu deliberately visited a few more shops and found that there were quite a few places in Zhu County that bought furs. When Mo Xiaonian came back, the two sides reported and found that their trip was not in vain. People in the tribe could bring their furs to this place to sell.

Mo Xiaonian also found out the price of pine nuts.

The pine nuts in various counties are purchased by the pound, and one pound is one hundred coins.

Mo Xiaonian was a little unsatisfied, thinking that if he took these pine nuts to a bigger city, he would be able to sell them at a higher price.

But Yuelu and Luhua were both so surprised that they couldn't help themselves.

They didn't expect that the pine nuts they picked up for free from the ground would be so valuable. They all said they would bring the pine nuts back to sell when they returned.

"That's fine. We are short of money now, so it's okay to sell some of it. By the way, grandma, I brought back some big meat buns for you to eat. There are 20 in total."

It didn't seem right to start eating buns while standing on the street, so Fu Cang found a small pavilion in a secluded place. The group went in and ate the buns while taking a rest.

It is noon now. After Mo Xiaonian and Yue Lu exchanged information, they will act separately in the afternoon. Yue Lu plans to sell some furs and then buy some salt. Mo Xiaonian and Fu Cang will go to Caoshi to buy tiles.

Fu Cang went there pushing a cart.

The tiles were too heavy, and they would easily break if too many were pressed together, so Fu Cang was always very careful when loading them onto the truck. This gave Mo Xiaonian an opportunity. While Fu Cang was working hard to load the tiles onto the truck, she was secretly putting the tiles into the space behind him. By the time Fu Cang had loaded half of the tiles, Mo Xiaonian had already put the rest into the space.

Fu Cang was still feeling puzzled.

"Is this the only amount of tiles we bought? Why do I feel like it's a lot less? Are we being ripped off by the store?"

"No, no, I followed and counted clearly. It's mainly because you loaded the truck so well, it's neat and tidy. Although it doesn't feel like there are many, it's just your illusion. In fact, it's all loaded in."

"Is that really the case?"

"Absolutely. If not, you'll know when you go back and wait for the truck to be unloaded. I guarantee there will be a lot. Let's go back quickly. If we wait too long, grandma will miss us."

Fortunately, Yuelu and Luhua had never used tiles to build a house, so they had no idea about the number of tiles, so Mo Xiaonian was able to fool them.