Chapter 76 Same Price
After getting the money, Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang wanted to see cotton, cloth and various seeds. As for the remaining pile of yams, they decided to take them back and wash them clean, cut them and dry them as Dr. Zheng said before bringing them to the medicine shop.
Man Bao thought it was too troublesome. Since the shopkeeper's uncle said that wealthy families would use it to make medicinal meals, she went to drag the fifth and sixth brothers to go to the county government office.
He also waved to Zhou Dalang and Zhou Dalang, "Big brother, second brother, go shopping slowly, don't worry about us."
Zhou Dalang knew that Lao Wu and Lao Liu were already familiar with visiting the county town, so he didn't worry about them. He told them to watch the little ones and then left with Zhou Dalang.
Man Bao insisted on leaving the cart and yams, and curiously followed Wu Lang to the county government office.
She had never been to the county government office in her whole life, so she insisted not to go to the back corner door of the Fu family. Instead, she had to have Wu Lang push her to the front entrance of the county government office first.
To be honest, Wu Lang had never been near the county government office. When he came to see Miss Fu Er to sell candy, he always turned directly to the back corner gate.
There are two government officials on duty on both sides of the gate of the county government office. There is also a high stone wall at the side of the county government office, with many announcements densely posted on it.
Since entering school, Manbao has to study every word he sees outside for a long time, let alone seeing so many words now.
So she ignored the fifth brother's obstruction, climbed off the cart and ran up to take a look.
The two government servants guarding the door turned to look over. Wu Lang chased after him and whispered: "Manbao, little ancestor, let's go home and play. Aren't you going to find Miss Fu Er?"
Manbao ignored him and stood on tiptoe to read the announcement posted on the stone wall, reading word for word: "The winter campaign in the fifth year of Wenzhi was from October 22nd to November 21st, a total of thirty days.
It is necessary to build two water conservancy lines in Baima Town and level the road from the town to Guoguan County..."
Manbao thought about it and felt something was wrong. He clapped his fingers and said, "Isn't next month October?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Wu Lang obviously didn't understand what he heard.
Manbao pointed to the last line and said: "One household, one person, no mistakes, must serve."
Wu Lang was stunned for a moment, glanced at the announcement, picked up Man Bao and left.
Manbao lay on his shoulder and waved goodbye to the two government servants who looked over curiously at the door. She was also chatting with her fifth brother, "Fifth brother, who in our family is going to serve?"
Wu Lang said in a low voice: "According to the rules, this year it is the third brother's turn."
Zhou Lang was guarding the cart and didn't know what they said on the other side of the stone wall. Seeing that Fifth Brother looked bad, he asked Manbao in a low voice, "Are you making Fifth Brother angry?"
"I didn't," Man Bao said unconvinced, "I'm so good!"
Liu Lang stopped talking and silently pushed the trolley to the back corner door of the house behind the county government office.
Wu Lang and Zuo Lang came here every day some time ago, but now they come every now and then. The boy at Jiaomen has become familiar with them already.
Liu Lang expertly stuffed him with a few candies, and after a while, a girl came out with her purse.
She exclaimed when she saw Man Bao and said, "Why did the young lady of the Zhou family come in person this time?"
Man Bao looked at her curiously, and the little girl smiled and said, "Miss, don't you remember me? When I bought the flower basket, I was in the car with my young lady. My name is Qiuyue."
Man Bao immediately asked, "Is there another sister named Chunhua?"
Qiuyue couldn't help laughing and bent over, saying: "You are really right, there is a sister Chunhua in our young lady's courtyard. What kind of candy did you bring this time? Let's agree first, we won't want it if it's not delicious.
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Wu Lang smiled and stuffed one into her, and whispered: "It's delicious. It's different from last time. It's a new arrival."
Qiuyue stuffed it into her mouth and ate it. While eating, she asked, "Doesn't anyone else have it?"
"No, I got it and came to your house first. I thought that the second lady is a regular customer and is generous. I have to eat it before I can give it to others."
Liu Lang was already accustomed to Fifth Brother's slippery tongue, but Datou and Daya were looking at him with admiration, thinking that Fifth Uncle was very capable of telling lies with his eyes open.
Man Bao agreed with his face, and even held a yam for Qiuyue to see, "If we have any good things, we must think of Sister Fu first. After all, we have a customer relationship with others, but not with Sister Fu."
, look, this is a yam that my family dug up after climbing a very high mountain. Do you know what a yam is?"
The little girl shook her head, she didn't know.
Luojiang County is not rich. For things like yams that are purely wild, you have to rely on luck to dig them up. Whether the Fu family can buy them after they are dug out also depends on luck. How does the little girl know?
Manbao immediately learned and sold it, and told her that yam can be used as a medicinal ingredient. It is warm and sweet, and is a good food for strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. It is best for the elderly, women and children to eat.
If you don’t believe it, you can ask the doctor. Anyway, shopkeeper Zheng from Jishitang said yes, so why don’t you have one at your house?
The little girl Qiuyue didn't even have time to buy candies at the end, so she was stuffed with two candies and a yam.
She came back to her senses when she quickly walked back to the yard. She wanted to leave, but Chunhua happened to see her, so she could only go in with a red face to report to the lady.
Manbao and his fifth and sixth brothers were squatting outside the corner door and waiting.
Wu Lang said to her, "I should wait until she buys candy before recommending yam."
"The value of sugar is not comparable to that of yams. Fifth brother, do the math. One hundred candies only cost one hundred cents. A pound of yam costs twenty cents."
Wu Lang said: "One pound is the price of drying it."
Man Bao said: "Aren't they all similar?"
"It's far different. Look at Centella asiatica. We planted it across a yard. When it was growing, a handful weighed a pound. But when it was dried, it weighed less than two ounces. Do you think it can be the same?"
Wu Lang was about to have a careful argument with his sister when suddenly the corner door opened and a woman in an apron walked out with a straight face and asked: "Who said there are yams for sale?"
"Me, me!" Man Bao immediately raised his little hand to show her the yams on the cart.
The lady glanced at her, then lowered her head to look at the yams. She found that they were similar in quality to the ones Qiuyue brought to the kitchen, so she nodded and said, "Okay, we all want them."
Man Bao said: "I want to keep one."
The lady frowned and looked at Wu Lang, "Since our family wants them all, you can't sell them to others, right?"
Wu Lang lowered his head to coax Man Bao.
Man Bao said: "I want to feed my mother, so I bought some meat and stewed it together. My mother will also be healthy after eating it."
Wu Lang immediately bent over to his wife and said with a flattering smile: "I'm sorry, my mother is not in good health. My sister misses my mother. If this were not the case, the one that Qiuyue just took in would be considered a free gift from us.
, let’s leave one here and sell the rest to you, okay?”
The lady glanced at Man Bao in surprise, but she didn't want to pursue it, as long as she didn't sell it to another family. So she nodded and asked, "How much?"
Man Bao blinked at her and said, "Twenty cents per catty."
The lady did not hesitate, nodded and said: "Okay."
Chapter completed!