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A group of people staggered to the outside of the city gate. The city gate was still the same city gate, but it felt particularly lively today.

People outside the city came into the city carrying baskets and loads on their shoulders.

Some people go into the city to buy things, and some go into the city to sell things.

It costs one cent to enter the city, and the villagers won't go into the city unless they have something important to do. Some people may never go into the city once in their entire lives.

Therefore, Liu's father and his men did not often go into the city. If there was a task that could be completed by one person, they would send one person, that person being Liu Hao. He was the person who went into the city the most, so much so that when it was his turn to go in, the officers and soldiers guarding the city all knew him.

"Haozi, what are you doing in town today? Do you usually come alone?"

Liu Hao would send some food to the officers and soldiers on duty in the city every once in a while, sometimes it was a jar of pickles, and sometimes it was a small bag of braised meat wrapped in oil paper.

This is how all these social skills are accumulated.

"Brother Chen, a few more houses have been built in the countryside. We ordered some bricks before, and they were just dragged back today."

"I told you, even though it's the Spring Equinox Fair today, there shouldn't be so many people coming. There are too many people today, I'll chat with you another day."

"Brother Chen, next time you have time, let's go to the Malatang restaurant to eat Malatang."

"Okay, I've always wanted to go there, but it's a pity there are too many people."

"It's okay, I'll ask Brother Lin to leave you a number."

"That would be great!"

After entering the city, I found that there were even more people. The crowd was rushing in one direction, which should be the street for the market.

Liu Hao drove the carriage forward with difficulty on the street. He did not dare to drive too fast and paid attention to the pedestrians in front of him. "Make way, please make way..."

The journey that usually takes more than a quarter of an hour took them half an hour this time. The carriage drove directly to the back door of the shop. Liu Caixia ran over to open the back door and let a few people in: "Come in quickly, there are too many people in the city today, and the shop is very busy at this hour. Many people come to eat spicy hot pot, and the ingredients prepared today may not be enough."

"This year, during the Spring Equinox, many villagers sent people out to buy grain seeds. We came here slower than we could walk."

"I only heard about the big market yesterday afternoon. I thought there would be a lot of people today, but I didn't expect there would be so many. I didn't have much time to prepare the ingredients, so I could only buy some more at the market this morning."

"Sister Xia, why don't I go to the market and buy some."

"It's okay, it's okay. I decided to sell only one meal today, so the prepared dishes will be enough. If you want to go to the market, go ahead and have a look around to see if there are any new and exotic seeds. If there are any seeds you don't recognize, you can buy them and try them out."

Liu Xiaolu came up and took Liu Caixia's arm: "Mom, I want to go to the market, too."

"Go ahead, go ahead. All of you can come together. But be careful when there are so many of you. Chenxi should also have a good look around. These copper coins can be divided among you."

After saying that, he took out a string of money and handed it to Liu Xiaolu, giving her some instructions, and specifically mentioned Fang Chenxi, hoping that she would know that someone cared about her.

"Thank you, mother." Liu Xiaolu was not polite. Fang Chenxi no longer hesitated to refuse and thanked her directly, "Thank you, Aunt Caixia."

Liu Hao was originally planning to go to the store to help out, but there were so many people here today, and he didn't know if he could handle it all. "Sister Xia, you're so busy today, why did I stay to help out?"

"It's okay, go ahead. I bought another servant yesterday. With Lin Weizhong, there are four of us now, which is more than enough."

"Okay then. I'll take the three kids for a walk. Thank you for your hard work."

Liu Caixia gave Liu Hao a purse, which was a simple wallet made of cloth, filled with silver coins. "Here are ten taels of silver coins. If you see seeds that can be bought at the market, buy them."

"By the way, I also heard that baby animals are also sold at the market. You can buy some with this silver."

"Okay, Uncle Renyi also told me."

"Let's go, it's too late, they'll all be sold out."

Liu Hao walked in front carrying a backpack, Lin Keyu walked beside him consciously, Liu Xiaolu and Fang Chenxi walked behind, the two sisters whispered to each other, more and more people came: "Be careful, don't get separated, and don't get cheated."

"understood."

Due to the disasters in other places in recent years, although Zhongzhou was less affected, it was still affected to some extent. The prices of seeds in the market have increased and are much more expensive than in previous years.

But more people came to buy it, because each household had fewer seeds left, but the land all needed to be planted.

Liu Hao bought some seeds of soybeans, peas, red beans, mung beans, etc. Since his family did not have paddy fields, they did not buy rice seeds. The mountain land behind was also planned, and there was no plan to grow buckwheat.

The seeds were really expensive, and they cost him more than one or two taels of silver. But Liu Hao knew that all of this had to be invested, and he would continue to buy more if he found the right ones later.

Liu Hao's backpack gradually became heavier, and the silver in his pocket gradually became less.

The market street is very long. It is right next to the vegetable market. On one side, along the city wall, there are vendors who come to the market to sell things freely. On the other side, the shops are all open. The most crowded place is the government-owned grain shop, where people line up to buy rice seeds and buckwheat seeds.

These two kinds of crops are their annual staple food, and every household grows a lot of them.

Although Liu Hao does not buy these seeds, he will inquire about the prices of various grains when passing by the grain store to understand the current grain prices. They usually eat rice and noodles, so they know the prices from multiple sources. When buying grain, they can also compare prices and choose a store with a high cost-effectiveness.

Liu Hao walked in front with a backpack on his back. Liu Xiaolu and Fang Chenxi were holding hands, eating the sugar paintings in one hand.

The sugar paintings are made of pure maltose, and the animals they depict are lifelike. The taste is sweet, but they have a unique flavor when eaten.

Lin Keyu was embarrassed at first, as he was a boy, but Liu Xiaolu forced one into his mouth, so he happily started eating it.

Liu Hao was still feeling regretful, as he had walked along the road until now, but he hadn’t seen any stalls selling chicks and piglets, and he was almost at the end of the market.

Finally, they saw baby animals in a cage on a slender platform. Liu Hao and a few others walked closer and saw that they were not selling chicks, but rabbits.

There were five or six gray rabbits in the cage. They looked like wild rabbits caught in the mountains. They were not very big. They were shivering and huddled together in the corner of the cage. There was some dry straw on the bottom of the cage. The little rabbit on the outside seemed even more uneasy when he saw the visitor. He squeezed the rabbits behind him harder. The dry straw made a rustling sound.

The rabbits in the cage kept looking at Liu Xiaolu and the others who were approaching with their bright eyes, as if they wanted to see through their intentions and want to see their future fate from them.