"This is it."

Zhang Yun carried two bags of frogs to the middle of Jigong Mountain, where there was a two-story wooden house.

Based on Zhang Yun's memories from his previous life, he knew that this was the mine manager's residence.

Since we're going to set up a stall, we should naturally look for the richest one.

Zhang Yun put down two bags by the roadside, and the croaking of frogs created a natural advertisement.

Anyone passing by could tell at a glance that those two fertilizer bags contained frogs.

"Young man, how about we trade these frogs?"

Soon, an older woman came up to Zhang Yun and asked softly.

In this era, when asking for a price, people don't say how much it costs, but rather what they'll exchange it for. This is to avoid being accused of speculation and profiteering.

Both parties in the transaction were well aware that the transaction was actually conducted using money or coupons such as grain coupons, oil coupons, and cloth coupons.

"Five 5 cents, or you can use 3 jin of grain coupons."

Zhang Yun replied softly.

Five frogs, weighing about one pound, are priced at four cents, half the price of pork, which is quite reasonable.

At that time, the market price of indica rice was about 0.12 yuan per jin, so three jin would cost 0.36 yuan. And the grain coupons for three jin were worth much more than money.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then immediately nodded: "Young man, may I choose five frogs myself?"

“Of course, no problem.” Zhang Yun immediately agreed.

Then, the woman took out a cloth bag from her pocket, unfolded it layer by layer, took out four cents, and handed it to Zhang Yun.

My first income since being reborn!

Zhang Yun carefully put the frog into his inner pocket, then opened a fertilizer bag, revealing the frog inside.

"Hey, these frogs must have been caught fresh. They're so big and look very lively."

The older woman has good taste.

Zhang Yun smiled but remained silent.

On the way here, whenever Zhang Yun picked up the carrying pole, he would secretly release spiritual spring water into the bag. After these frogs drank the spiritual spring water, they became full of energy, their eyes bulging out, making them very endearing.

The woman selected five large frogs, put them into her bamboo basket, and immediately left.

People in this era brought their own baskets when they went out to buy things, unlike in later generations when vendors would give out plastic bags when you went to buy things on the street.

Inspired by the example set by the older woman, some people nearby boldly approached Zhang Yun.

Seeing the lively frogs, which were quite large, the miners or their families happily took out money or corresponding receipts.

Not long after, Zhang Yun sold a bag of frogs, which were the same bag of frogs that Zhang Jiwu's family had caught.

He received a total of 18 yuan, four grain coupons with a face value of 5 jin each, and one kerosene coupon with a face value of 1 jin.

Zhang Jiwu wandered around the area, glancing at Zhang Yun from time to time. He was thrilled to see that Zhang Yun had quickly sold out his bag of frogs.

At this moment, Zhang Yun waved.

Zhang Jiwu immediately ran over.

"Third Uncle, this is all the money and receipts we received after selling your frogs."

"Hurry up and put it away, then wait for me at the intersection."

Zhang Yun took out all the money and receipts that were crammed into her inner pocket, without hiding anything, and put them directly into Zhang Jiwu's hand.

"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate? You're the one who sold these."

Zhang Jiwu's original intention was to share some of the money with Zhang Yun.

"Third Uncle, let's not argue about such things. With so much money on you, don't linger on Jigong Mountain. Go find a place to hide at the crossroads and wait for me."

Zhang Yun hurriedly urged him on.

Zhang Jiwu looked at the large wad of money in his hand, his expression trembling. Hearing Zhang Yun's words, he realized that staying here was indeed inappropriate, so he said no more, immediately put away the money, and left quickly.

Zhang Jiwu had already decided that on his way home, he would have to set aside a few yuan for Zhang Yun.

Seeing that Zhang Jiwu had left, Zhang Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He then secretly took out the two wild rabbits, put them in the empty fertilizer bag, and continued to wait by the roadside.

Before long, a dozen or so elderly men and women arrived and each bought some frogs.

Originally, Zhang Yun only had one hundred frogs in his fertilizer bag, but he would secretly release the frogs from the spiritual spring space when no one was around, making up the total number of frogs in the fertilizer bag to one hundred.

"If we catch 500 frogs, we'll sell 400 of them first, and keep the remaining 100 in the Spirit Spring space to breed them."

This is Zhang Yun's true thought.

Frogs are important for agricultural production as they can prey on pests, but Zhang Yun wouldn't go to the fields to catch frogs all the time.

Given the allure of the spiritual spring, Zhang Yun could have caught all the frogs in the farmland in just a few nights.

Zhang Yun wanted to get rich, but he couldn't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, especially by destroying the village's agricultural production.

Now that there is a spiritual spring space, Zhang Yun must find a way to raise and breed animals so that he can continue to develop.

Just as Zhang Yun was lost in thought, a stout middle-aged man approached him. He looked Zhang Yun up and down, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Is this your first time visiting Jigong Mountain?"

The middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"Yes, I also heard that you can exchange goods here at Jigong Mountain, so I came here to exchange some things to take home."

Zhang Yun smiled and gave a perfunctory reply, while simultaneously sizing up the middle-aged man.

"Oh, that's great, and it's a very good idea."

"I'm a cook at the mine's canteen, just call me Brother Yang. How many of these frogs do you have left? I'll take them all."

This middle-aged man spoke with great arrogance.

Zhang Yun was startled; a major client had come knocking.

"Hey Yang, I think I have about 100 frogs left in this bag. Oh, and there are two wild rabbits in this bag too. I wonder if you want them?"

Zhang Yun replied calmly, opening the bag containing two wild rabbits.

Upon hearing this, Yang Yunshan showed great interest, grabbed the two wild rabbits, examined them, and his face lit up with even more delight.

"Young man, what's your name?" Yang Yunshan asked excitedly.

"Zhang Yun".

"Brother Zhang Yun, are you a hunter?"

"That's it."

"Brother Zhang Yun, I want to ask you for a favor. Could you go into the mountains and hunt some wild animals? I'll take as many as you kill."

The two asked and answered questions quickly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yun was overjoyed, for he had unexpectedly found a long-term sales channel.

"Brother Yang, I must say I'm very interested in your suggestion. But as you know, I'm a member of the production team, and I can't be absent from work without a valid reason. I don't have time to go into the mountains to hunt wild animals for extended periods."

Zhang Yun suddenly said with a troubled expression.

Yang Yunshan had already discerned that Zhang Yun was very interested in his proposal. Moreover, Zhang Yun implied that he had the ability to hunt wild animals, but didn't have the time to go into the mountains.

The question then arises: how to free Zhang Yun from the constraints of the production team?

Upon hearing this, Yang Yunshan was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up and he said with a smile, "Brother Zhang Yun, wait for me for a moment, I'm going to go and discuss something with the mine manager."

After saying that, Yang Yunshan went to the mine manager's house and knocked on the door.

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