Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

The ending was naturally a happy one for everyone. Shen Li followed her father with great joy, trotting all the way to the door of Mr. Zhang's house, and waited quietly there.

Soon, the butler came out with the banknotes and handed them to Shen Li's father. Shen Li looked at the stack of banknotes, his eyes flashing with excitement, as if he had seen a bright future beckoning to them.

Things just ended here, but those people who like to watch the fun are still unwilling to leave.

They were like a group of cats that had smelled blood, following Butler Zhang closely, and kept shouting that they wanted to see the magical elixir.

Butler Zhang snorted inwardly, thinking to himself, "These people are so ignorant. How can you just show off that elixir to others?" With a sullen face, he quickly walked back, ignoring the shouting.

Among this group of people, only the man dressed in silk felt very unwilling.

He stood aside, his eyes fixed on the direction of Mr. Zhang's house, thinking silently in his heart: "Humph! That Zhang Fugui must have been cheated. That so-called elixir can't be a good thing. Maybe it's just a scam. He treats it like a treasure."

However, he only complained in his heart and did not say this thought out loud.

But Shen Li didn't care what others thought. At this moment, her mind was completely occupied by the banknotes.

She tugged at her father's sleeve and said anxiously, "Dad, we have some banknotes. Let's go back to the market and check on the livestock." So, the father and daughter hurried to the market. You know, the place where livestock were bought and sold was on another street.

Shen Shaodong led Shen Li through the bustling streets and turned two alleys before arriving at the destination. The streets were filled with vendors selling livestock.

Their animals were either tied to the side or locked in simple cages, occasionally emitting a few low moans. However, strangely, there were very few people buying animals, and the entire street seemed deserted.

Shen Li was very confused. She didn't understand what was going on. Full of questions, she walked up to a simple-looking young man selling sheep and politely asked, "Excuse me, sir, why are these streets so deserted?"

When the young man heard Shen Li's question, he raised his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said helplessly: "Two guests, you don't know. Take my sheep for example, look at this street, there are sheep for sale everywhere, there are too many sheep. Moreover, the situation in the past two years is different from the previous years. The weather has been hot these past two years, and sheep are not easy to sell."

Shen Li was even more puzzled after hearing this. She frowned and asked, "Brother, what does the cold weather and the hot weather have to do with sheep? I don't quite understand."

The young man looked at her strangely after hearing her words, as if he was looking at a child who knew nothing, but he still patiently explained: "Girl, this sheep, besides its fur that can be sold for some money and can keep people warm in winter, its meat is very fishy and not tasty.

When the weather is cold, everyone is thinking about how to keep warm, and the sheep are easy to sell. Now that the weather is hot, the fur can't be sold, and not many people want to eat mutton, so even if this mutton is 2 cents a pound, no one will want it. "

Shen Li suddenly understood what was going on and thought to herself, "So that's how it is. Here's another piece of ancient trivia: people here don't like to eat mutton!"

Shen Li was in an especially good mood today. Her curved eyebrows were filled with joy, and she kept thinking: It seems that I can buy lamb at a cheap price today! When she thought of lamb, her mind was like a movie, with tempting pictures of delicious food emerging.

The sizzling, fragrant lamb skewers, each with a mixture of fat and lean lamb, are filled with the aroma of cumin and chili peppers.

There is also the steaming hot mutton hotpot, with tender mutton slices boiling in the rich broth, and various side dishes dipped in it. Every bite is filled with the taste of happiness.

Not to mention the unique flavor of mutton soup steamed bun, the steamed bun is tender with tender tendons and meat, the soup is rich, and when you eat it with pickled garlic, it is simply a delicacy on earth. Just thinking about this, Shen Li couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

So, she asked the young man in front of her with great anticipation: "Let's buy ten sheep. Do you have that many sheep? I want five ewes and five rams!"

The young man was originally sitting there. When he heard Shen Li's words, he stood up suddenly as if he was shocked by something.

His eyes were filled with surprise, and his voice was trembling as he asked, "Really...really buying ten?" Then he quickly said, "I have some at home, and I still have some!"

He was so excited that he was a little incoherent, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "Just give me 1 taels for each sheep. My last name is Zhu, Zhu Xiasheng, and I'm from Zhujia Village. I have dozens of sheep!"

Shen Li listened to the price, thought about it, and thought it was quite appropriate. She nodded gently, then took out a tael of silver from her pocket and handed it to him, saying, "This is the deposit. Can you deliver the sheep to Qingshan Village?"

The young man nodded quickly and replied, "Of course, sir! I can deliver it to you today!"

Shen Li told the young man Zhu Xiasheng the address of Qingshan Village in detail, and then she walked towards the stall selling chickens, ducks and geese.

This street is straight and wide, like a long dragon running through the middle of the market.

On this street, if someone makes a deal, everyone around can see it clearly. When Shen Li and Zhu Xiasheng were talking, there were already quite a few people watching.

As they walked along, a few sheep sellers saw that Shen Li had just bought a sheep, and they couldn't help but catch up with her, asking with eager eyes if she still wanted some sheep.

Shen Shaodong followed his daughter silently, and he followed his daughter's wishes.

Along the way, he looked at the people dressed in coarse clothes and linen, their faces full of the sorrow of life.

A feeling of helplessness welled up in Shen Shaodong's heart. He felt that in this ancient feudal society, he was just an ordinary farmer, and his power was too small. Faced with the hardships of these people, although he wanted to help, he was powerless.