Chapter 13 Bathwater is also water

Chapter 13 Bathwater is also water

People No. 100 suddenly became silent after hearing the sound of the gong. They all just looked at Shen Dashan under the tree and waited for the next step.

"Today, I asked everyone to come to the village entrance because I have something to say."

"What's going on?"

Someone in the crowd shouted.

Shen Dashan glanced at the man who spoke, and waited for him to close his mouth before continuing, "Yesterday, I asked the two brothers Qingchuan and Qinghe to go to the grain store in town to inquire. Now that the price of grain has risen, every household needs to There is still some money in it, so before it is too high, go to the town to buy more food and save it. I am afraid that food prices will rise again in the future."

"No way."

“Isn’t it almost the autumn harvest?”

"Food prices will definitely come down after the autumn harvest, right?"

A group of people began to discuss quietly.

Every year, the gap in food prices is the largest before and after the autumn harvest. Before the autumn harvest, it will be more expensive. After the autumn harvest, new food will be available, and the price will fall again.

Although this year is not going well, if food prices fall after the autumn harvest, wouldn't they lose money if they buy food now?

Everyone was talking about the price of food in previous years, but Shen Dashan didn't say much, just waiting for them to calm down before continuing to ask questions.

"This year has been dry for more than half a year. How much more food do you think the fields can harvest?"

Shen Dashan looked at everyone and asked.

"What if, what if it rains in the next month?"

Shen Dashan looked at the person who asked the question and only asked, "What if it doesn't rain?"

Everyone's expressions had fallen.

Yeah, what if it doesn't rain? If it doesn't rain, there will be no new grain. Without new grain entering the warehouse, the price of grain will inevitably rise sharply. I'm afraid then it will no longer be about whether to buy grain, but whether it can be afforded.

Someone from the village elders spoke up: "Let me tell you, if you are really afraid of suffering this loss, buy some food first and put it at home. If it doesn't rain in another half month, you can go buy more quickly. If Even if it rains, we won’t lose much.”

After hearing what the clan elder said, some people nodded in agreement.

They are all farmers who work in the fields. How much money can anyone save?

Most families can earn six to seven taels a year. After excluding the food, drink and various taxes for the whole family, it is good to be able to save two taels of silver a year, but if there is a wedding or funeral in the family, If you get married, you will have to spend all your savings.

"Now in the grain store in town, old rice is six cents, new rice is fifteen cents, white flour is fifteen cents, black flour is five cents, salt is already fifty cents per catty, and oil is forty cents. You guys should take advantage of the weather now. Morning, go back and discuss it with your family, and hurry up to the town to buy food."

Shen Dashan paused and then said: "Remember to come back before noon, call those at home who can go to the ground, bring their baskets and baskets, and gather here. There is another important event. If anyone misses it, don't blame me for not telling you if you regret it in the future. clear."

After saying that, he waved and took his two sons back home.

The notice has been sent to him, and he has no control over whether the villagers listen or not. His family has to rush to the town to buy food. After all, he doesn’t have much food at home, although he still has about three hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes. , but you can’t just eat those.

Moreover, my daughter-in-law and several grandsons have to eat some bread. Although the Shen family is not rich, they certainly cannot treat their daughter-in-law harshly.

At first, the villagers had some doubts, but after seeing Li Zhengdu and his two sons driving an ox cart to the town, they seemed to come to their senses and went home to discuss things among themselves.

Dongshan Nanzhi and his group were very busy, eager to fill up all the baskets they had brought.

Aunt Liu only brought her two daughters-in-law and her youngest son home.

Thinking that she was in a hurry, Nanzhi almost didn't press the chestnuts until sparks appeared, and finally she and the dog packed around 40 kilograms.

Aunt Liu's family pretended to be weighing more than 130 pounds.

Watching the sun gradually rising, a few people walked towards the village with their backpacks on their backs. Originally they were worried that they would meet the villagers, but Nanzhi even thought of the words to say, but in the end, they didn't meet anyone until they returned home.

After making an appointment with Aunt Liu to have lunch and take a break together to buy food in the town, Nanzhi returned home with the red-faced dog.

She just suffered from heat stroke yesterday, and she didn't dare to run around in the middle of the day. Otherwise, even if she got a box of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, she might not be able to save her life.

Seeing the tired dog about to fall asleep as soon as it clung to the pillow, Nanzhi felt pity for him, so she took some water, wiped his face and let him fall asleep first.

Looking at the white noodles in the clay pot, Nanzhi gritted his teeth, dug out a bowl, and made two bowls of hand-made noodles.

Looking at the two bowls of white noodles with clear soup and little water, Nanzhi remembered the beef noodles that she complained about in school and hated herself for being so ignorant.

After lunch, Nanzhi couldn't stand the sour smell on himself and the dog. He fetched two buckets of water from the well and took a quick bath. After smelling the strange smell, Nanzhi was satisfied. The nodded.

The cleaned dog looked unexpectedly white. Looking at it, Nanzhi sighed inwardly, her son is actually quite handsome.

Seeing a thick layer of dirt floating on the water in the bucket, Nanzhi shuddered, dragged the bucket and dumped it into the vegetable patch in the backyard.

Bath water is water, after all, there are no vegetables in the fields now.

I took a piece of clean clothes to put on and changed the dog's body before leading him to Aunt Liu's house.

Aunt Liu who opened the door was stunned for a while when she saw the clean Nanzhi and her mother.

"Girl Lin, are you taking a bath?" Aunt Liu said with some distress. The water in the well at the entrance of the village has slowed down a long time ago. Now everyone distributes water according to the number of people, let alone taking a bath. Some families have a large population. There wasn't even water to wash my face.

Now in the whole village, only the houses with wells at home seem to be relatively clean.

"I felt a little dizzy today, so I just took a quick shower."

Aunt Liu thought about it. After all, Nanzhi just got pregnant yesterday. Although it was said to be scratched, it was good to wash it. Besides, the well was owned by the person, so she didn't say anything more.

In the end, Aunt Liu took her three sons with her. After all, they were buying food. They had a large family, so they would definitely buy more food. Her three sons were all tall and big, and they were not afraid of anything happening. As for the family's two daughters-in-law and three children, they happened to follow Li Zheng to pick chestnuts on Dongshan Mountain.

Only Nazhi, Gou'er and Aunt Liu were sitting on the donkey cart. Three strong men were following around the donkey cart, looking like they were not to be trifled with.

Nanzhi led people straight to the restaurant. The person who greeted the guests was still the round-faced boy from last time. He looked at Nanzhi and didn't recognize her for a moment. Only when he heard her speak did he realize that he was a regular customer.

After smiling and asking everyone to sit down, he went to the backyard to find Manager Wang.

When Manager Wang heard that it was Mrs. Shen who sold straw mushrooms last time, he followed the waiter out of the backyard without any delay.

The four kilograms of straw mushrooms he bought last time alone made him several taels of silver.

I just hope that Mrs. Shen can bring some good things this time.

"Ms. Shen." Manager Wang was about to say hello when he saw Nanzhi, but he saw a woman and three strong men sitting nearby, and he stopped talking.

"Steward Wang, I brought my aunt here to sell some chestnuts. I wonder if you will accept them?" Nanzhi looked at Steward Wang and asked with a smile.

After hearing this, Manager Wang was still a little disappointed. It was probably because there were no more straw mushrooms, but he nodded: "Take it, I just don't know if it is as fresh as last time?"

"Nature is the same."

After hearing this, Manager Wang was not too surprised. He just secretly regretted that there were no other good things this time, so he took the group of them to the backyard.

When there was no outsider in the backyard, Nanzhi asked again: "I don't know if Manager Wang can collect game here."