Chapter 8 Mule Cart

When encountering such a big event, Xiao Youfu couldn't lie still and immediately went out to inquire about the situation.

  Xiao Xiao quickly took an oil-paper umbrella and followed him: "Dad, shall I go with you?"

  "No..." He swallowed his refusal. He didn't have a son to stand in front of him. If something happened to him, then if his daughters didn't do anything, Take your opinion, that's not good.

  He said simply: "You sisters, go borrow Xiao Yuan's clothes and change into them, and go out with me."

  Xiao Zhengyuan is sixteen years old this year, and his height has grown rapidly like a bamboo. Last year, Xia Shan was already a lot shorter.

  But the three sisters should be able to wear it.

  Xiao Lian responded quickly, took her cousin and went to look for his clothes.

  Xiao Youfu also took the opportunity to greet Mr. Liu back to the room, touched his nose, and asked a little embarrassedly: "Do you have any money left? I want to buy a mule!"

  If the government really forced conscription, then when he saw a man, he would He doesn't want to be a soldier. In all likelihood, there will be no return.

  Then we can only leave Yuzhang. If the whole family wants to run away, the mule is indispensable.

  It's a pity that he only has more than ten taels of silver left in his pocket. If he wants to buy something as big as a mule, he can only ask her for the silver.

  Ten days ago, Ms. Liu would never have given him the money she had saved, but now he saved the lives of the mother and daughter.

  It also made her understand that although this man was not a good person, he was willing to risk his life for her and her daughters.

  So in front of him, he took out a locked jewelry box from the box, and took out the key from his purse to open the jewelry box: "We only have more than seventy taels of silver at home, of which eight taels were given to us by the He family. "

  Please stop by the He family and ask them what their plans are."

  The He family also opened a bamboo strip shop in the town.

  The year before last, my sister-in-law acted as a matchmaker, helping her eldest daughter to connect He Yanbin, the eldest son of the family.

  He Yanbin is nineteen years old this year. He has studied for a few years. After he was fifteen, he followed his father to manage the business of the shop.

  The two families had originally agreed to get married this winter.

  Xiao Youfu hesitated for a moment, then took fifty taels of silver and put it in his pocket: "Okay, if there is a suitable mule, I will buy it?"

  Mrs. Liu endured her heartache and agreed: "It's all up to you!"

  Xiao Youfu went out with his daughters dressed as boys.

  Although he spent a lot of time in the county town, he was also very familiar with the town. When he went out, he went to find the gambling shop in the town. When he saw the door was closed, his heart skipped a beat.

  He whispered: "The gambling houses are closed day and night!"

  Xiao Xiao immediately responded: "The gambling houses are well-informed. If they close their doors, that means something really happened, right? Then where should we go to find out the news?"

  Xiao Youfu He took them to the tooth shop and told the boy inside that he was looking for a tooth man who was selling the house.

  As soon as the arrogant man heard that he was going to sell the house, he clasped his fists and smiled bitterly: "Master, I'm not just throwing cold water on you. It's not difficult for you to buy a house at this time of year, but it's not easy to sell it."

  Xiao Youfu took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into his hand . He said, "What's going on outside now? Please tell me more carefully."

  Yaren accepted the money and was willing to sell the news: "King Annan has rebelled and is recruiting troops. I guess they will come to us soon, like It's better for a brave man like me to stay away."

  He leaned closer to him and whispered, "Our boss is also planning to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

  Xiao Xiao, who had been staying close to Xiao Youfu, no longer took any chances and went out. Then he said to Xiao Youfu: "Dad, they say that Jiangnan is a land of plenty, let's go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang too?"

  Xiao Youfu sighed: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang are good, but they are just too good. They have always been battlegrounds for military strategists!

  Xiao Lian, who was following behind, asked worriedly: "Then where can we go?" Xiao Youfu was also confused, but he didn't dare

  to show it, lest his daughters would be even more panicked.     He pretended to be calm and said: "Let's buy some salt first, and then buy mules."

  Xiao Xiao quickly said: "You can buy some bacon. You can still eat meat without salt, and it is still durable."

  The most important thing is that she I remember there were only two shops selling bacon in the town, one of which was right next door to Hejiamei's shop.

  Xiao Lian looked at her with disgust: "You are a foodie, you only know how to eat, it's important to buy a mule first!"

  Xiao Xiao also rolled his eyes at Xiao Lian: "You are the fool, you don't know if I am a drunkard or not. "Wine?"

  Xiao Xiu followed him out and just said in a low voice: "Let's go with dad."

  When he came to the street, Xiao Youfu found that many stores were closed.

  There are only two main streets in the town. Down one street, three grain shops are closed.

  The faces of the father and daughter were even more ugly.

  When I came across a grocery store or a spice shop, I went in. When I asked about the price, I found that the price had increased horribly.

  The price of salt that originally cost sixty cents per catty has now increased to five hundred cents per catty.

  Even eggs that originally cost two cents each now cost eight cents each.

  The price of pickled eggs and duck eggs has also increased from four or five cents each to twenty cents each.

  Xiao Youfu gritted his teeth and bought two kilograms of salt.

  Xiao Xiao also bought ten pickled duck eggs and two kilograms of pickled vegetables.

  After that, the father and daughter hurried to another street.

  There is also a market selling vegetables and meat on this street. It is very deserted in the afternoon. There are only two vendors selling pork and a few selling clay pots, dustpans, bamboo baskets and the like.

  Xiao Youfu said to his younger brother who was guarding the stall: "There is something at home, can you close the stall and go back early?"

  Xiao Yougui was dozing off leisurely, but he could only smile bitterly when he heard his elder brother's words: "The superiors stipulate that we have to sell one pig every day, and there are still twenty Why haven't the pounds of meat been sold out? "

  They originally collected their own pigs to sell, but now they can't get out due to martial law. At first, they didn't have enough meat to sell. Yesterday, the meat was brought to them from above, but it was originally about 20 yuan. A pound of meat costs two hundred coins per pound.

  This suddenly increased tenfold, and even the landlords in the town were reluctant to buy too much.

  What's more, many wealthy people in the town have now escaped secretly, which makes people even more panicked.

  Mr. Xiao, who had gone out to inquire about the news, strode back. When he heard that the boss was going to buy mules, he simply led them there: "Just in time, I'll be back from the mule and horse shop."

  There is only one shop in the town that rents mule carts and carriages. By the way, they sell mules, horses, cattle and donkeys.

  The shopkeeper saw Mr. Xiao and received them personally: "These days, most people come to buy mule carts and ox carts. We are really not stable here."

  "The boss also said that we will leave tomorrow night, Mr. Xiao Brother, if you want to buy it, buy it as soon as possible? Don't think it's too expensive. Even if you want to buy it the day after tomorrow, there's no place to buy it."

  "I can give you the best price, one hundred taels for the carriage and six for the mule cart." Ten taels, forty taels for an oxcart!"

  After Xiao Xiao listened, he could only think: From now on, whether it is a house or a car, they are expensive things that ordinary people love and hate.

  They hadn't thought about the carriage at all, and it would have been in vain anyway.

  The only things they could afford were mule carts or ox carts.