Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

“Well then, since I also want to buy some things to take back, I’ll definitely need to rent an oxcart to go back,” Dong Ping thought for a moment and continued, “then there’s no need to consider things that are convenient and light.”

“Whether it’s silk or brocade, we mostly use it for trade. Anyway, I’m going to buy those things.” Dong Ping was quite straightforward: “Master Dong is a merchant, so why don’t we just exchange them directly at the Dong family’s place?”

"Renting an oxcart will cost about fifty coins. I'll buy one bolt each of blue, white, and black coarse cloth, which will cost three hundred coins. I'll have one hundred and fifty coins left. I'll use seventy-five coins to buy two dou of rice, one dou of millet, and one dou of wheat. I'll trouble you, Master Dong, to give me the remaining seventy-five coins in cash."

After agreeing with Master Dong and the others that they would meet the oxcart at the city gate in half an hour, Dong Ping left the Dong residence.

First, I went back to the inn to retrieve my belongings and settled the bill with the innkeeper.

The rent was 20 coins, plus 5 coins for a bucket of hot water, totaling 25 coins. There were 25 coins left over. Adding the 75 coins from the Dong family, the total came to 100 coins.

Not many, but not few either.

As she walked, Dong Ping calculated what she should buy at the market. She already had enough fabric for making clothes, and two dou of rice, which was twenty-four jin, wasn't much.

But the Guo family only has three people, so they can barely make ends meet for a while. Now that their staple food is secured, it's time to buy some meat and vegetables to take home.

We have a few laying hens at home, and vegetables growing in the fields, so we don't need to buy those two things.

This morning, while making porridge, Dong Ping noticed that there wasn't much pork left in the kitchen, but she could take some home.

A pound of pork costs two coins. If you eat sparingly, you can cook two dishes with just one pound of pork.

Although there were no refrigerators in ancient times, there were still many ways to preserve meat.

Although there are families in the village who raise pigs, they usually raise them to adulthood and take them to the city for slaughter before selling them; they rarely sell them in the village themselves.

Therefore, if you want to buy meat, you still have to go into the city. Since it's a rare opportunity to go into the city, you can't just buy a pound or two and go back, otherwise you'll waste the time and money spent on the journey or renting a car.

Although the Guo family raised chickens, they did not raise ducks or geese, so they did not have any duck or goose eggs at home.

However, some families in the village still raise ducks and geese. If you really want some, you can trade some eggs with them. The villagers are usually willing to do so.

Moreover, even if you buy it, it will be cheaper in the village than in the city.

"First, I'll buy ten catties of pork, then a liter of vinegar, two catties of salt, and a liter of soy sauce, which will cost sixty-five coins in total. That'll cover the pork and seasonings. I still have dried red dates at home, so I don't need to buy any more. I'll have thirty-five coins left... Let's go take a look around!"

Dong Ping had made a plan. Her first step was to head straight for the pork skin. Without hesitation, she bought ten catties of pork. Then, she remembered that in ancient times, pig offal and pig bones were not very valuable, so she asked about them while she was at it.

After all, in ancient Chinese history, most cooking methods were simply steaming and boiling, so pork offal, which had a strong odor, was not highly valued.

However, this is a fictional era. Although it is similar to the ancient Tang Dynasty in some aspects, it is also very different, such as tea and woks.

Fortunately, the result was the same: pig offal is indeed worthless.

After all, people didn't know how to remove the fishy smell, and spices were incredibly expensive, so no one used them on this worthless pig offal. Therefore, it became common knowledge that pig offal was unpalatable, and naturally, it was worthless.

Moreover, although the people here also make soup, they prefer meat broth and don't really like pure bone broth. After all, without meat to eat, food loses its flavor.

This was fantastic news for Dong Ping, who came from the modern world!

Without saying a word, Dong Ping spent three cents to buy all the pork offal and pork bones from the pork shop.

For just three coins, Dong Ping received a large bag of pig offal and pig bones—a huge profit indeed.

But this also pointed Dong Ping in the right direction. She suddenly thought of something else that was similar to pig offal!

There's something similar that's rarely eaten and cheap in modern times, but in ancient times, its price was comparable to pork. That's fatty pork.

In modern times, few people enjoy eating fatty pork, but it was quite expensive in ancient times. After all, fatty pork was a key source of sustenance in those days!

Dong Ping clicked her tongue a little, then decided to go check out another thing that looked similar to pig offal first!

Dong Ping hurried to the chicken stall in the market and bought all the chicken feet that the stall didn't want for just one coin. Although there wasn't much meat on the chicken feet, the price was irresistible!

For those who don't know how to cook chicken feet, chicken feet are even more tasteless than chicken ribs, and they're not even worth throwing away.

In this day and age, chicken feet are even less valuable than pig offal; they're just things to be thrown away.

Moreover, given the current poverty, being able to eat meat is already a blessing; what is there to complain about?

From a modern perspective, these aren't chicken feet at all; they're packed with collagen.

Yingying rolled her eyes: [Host, since these are all things that are going to be thrown away anyway, why don't you just pick them up? Why spend money to buy them?]

“Although this is something worthless that others would throw away, it’s not for me! I’ve already gotten a great deal at this price, so why be greedy?” Dong Ping replied with a smile, “I’ll give them a little money, they’ll be happy to take it, and I’ll feel even more at ease taking it!”

[So dramatic.]

"Okay, okay, okay, I'm just being dramatic. It's inconvenient for me to go buy seasonings with all this stuff in my hands." Dong Ping was carrying so many things that she could hardly carry them all, so she muttered, "Forget it, we still have some seasonings at home, so I'll skip it this time and just go to the city gate to meet the oxcart."

When Dong Ping arrived at the city gate, not only was the oxcart already waiting there, but Madam Dong and Master Dong were also already standing there.

However, when Dong Ping walked over, Mr. and Mrs. Dong couldn't help but cover their noses and avoid her. Although they didn't step back, their bodies involuntarily leaned backward.

There's no way around it; pork is already gamey, and then there's the even stronger smell of offal...

This made Dong Ping's whole body reek of the fishy and muttony smell of pork.

"Mr. and Mrs. Dong, I'm so sorry, the smell of this is a bit strong." Dong Ping didn't seem to care about the disgust on their faces and said with a smile, "I was in a bit of a rush today and didn't have time to buy any seasonings. Could you please buy me a liter of vinegar, three catties of salt, and a liter of soy sauce when you deliver my dowry tomorrow?"

Dong Ping was about to hand over the remaining seventy-six coins to Madam Dong, but stopped when she saw Madam Dong covering her nose with a look of disgust.