All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 313 313. Settlement and Shopping

With news of the most important destination, Yue Wenxuan asked Uncle Wang about the situation in the surrounding villages and the information about the village market.

These small villages far away from the county seat also have the need to buy or exchange items, which led to the emergence of rural fairs.

Country fairs have fixed times and locations, and generally every town has at least one fixed market.

The nearest market to Tianshui Village is in Chenji Town, five miles to the east. Whenever the market opens, Yue Wenxuan can go to that market. It will be very convenient to buy supplies or sell items.

In such a country fair, you may not be able to buy special items that are in short supply, but you can basically find common daily necessities.

Chenji Town is a big town nearby. There are several shops selling daily necessities in the town. If you are buying ordinary daily necessities, you can also buy them during normal hours.

Yue Wenxuan's family fled here. Apart from pots and pans, they don't even have bedding for sleeping at night. If they choose to live here temporarily, they need to buy too many daily necessities.

The information he inquired about was very important and would be useful today.

After thanking Uncle Wang again, Yue Wenxuan resolutely left all the fish to Uncle Wang's family, held Yue Fangqing's hand, and waved goodbye to Uncle Wang's family.

Seeing his daughter-in-law being taken away by her family, the 12-year-old Wang Shuanzhu suddenly became unhappy and shouted:
"Sister Fangqing, why did you leave? Don't you want to be my daughter-in-law?"

"Shuanzhu, thank you for taking care of me these days, my fourth uncle has come to pick me up, I have to go.

Take care of yourself, and honor your parents and grandparents in the future! "

After Yue Fangqing said these words, he felt the eyes of his fourth uncle looking at him, and said with some embarrassment:

"In the past few days, Shuanzhuo has been very kind to me, and their family is also very kind to me. I have eaten several full meals."

Yue Wenxuan was very pleased to hear that.

If Uncle Wang's family did not wrong Yue Fangqing, his eldest niece would not be left with spiritual pain, which was more important than anything else.

"Uncle Wang's family are all kind people. If we have a chance in the future, we have to thank them very much."

The old lady and sister-in-law also think so, and they should be grateful to Mrs. Wang's family.

Therefore, Yue Wenxuan wanted to leave all the fish to each other, and the two of them did not say anything to stop them, even though these fish were very important to their family.

"Fangqing, judging by your appearance, you shouldn't have been wronged in the past few days, right?"

Although he already had an affirmative answer in his heart, Yue Wenxuan was relieved only after asking.

"I haven't been wronged, I've had a good time these few days, and I can eat a full meal every day.

Shuanzhuo and his family must have been very sad when they knew that I was separated from my family, and they all tried to make me happy.

They are all rare good people. "

For Aunt Wang's family, Yue Fangqing was also grateful.

"It's good that you haven't been wronged. I'm really worried that you will suffer in the past few days. If you have been wronged in any way, fourth uncle will never have peace in his heart."

For everyone, this is luck among misfortunes.

"My life is good. I haven't suffered any grievances. Even if I suffer a little bit of grievance, my life is not bad. At least I was bought by a decent person."

Along the way, Yue Fangqing was used to seeing the tragic situation of selling children and selling girls. At the age of 15, she was already mentally prepared for this.

This time she was sold, and the two elders also asked for her opinion. Yue Fangqing was a sensible child, knowing that this was a helpless move, so she agreed.

A few days after being sold, the family members came back to redeem her, which was a real surprise.

Although fleeing famine with her family, she will inevitably starve to death in the end, but even so, she is still willing to stay with her family and does not want to be separated from her relatives.

A few people walked southward, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, they asked someone for directions, and they found Sanjia Village smoothly.

Probably for the convenience of farming, the location of Sanjia Village is a bit remote, away from other villages, and it is built on a slope at the foot of the mountain.

Around this slope, you can still see several acres of barren fields.

This place is indeed too remote, but fortunately there were still people living there two months ago, and there was a not-so-wide dirt road leading directly to these dirt houses.

On the slope is a flat land with a small area, and a total of five adobe houses have been built.

The whole family got out of the car and opened every house to have a look.

These families fled away, so pots, pans, clothes and bedding were naturally absent, but some simple and bulky items remained.

For example, some broken tables, broken chairs, and broken cabinets are still there.

What made the old lady very happy was that in the yard of a family, there was still a complete stone mill and two slightly damaged large tanks.

These three items were all buried with straw, and it should be that the owner is looking forward to returning to continue using them one day.

The four-room adobe house in the middle was obviously built more solidly than the other houses, so Yue Wenxuan directly chose this house as his family's temporary residence.

There are two rooms in this house, both of which are coiled with large kangs. Yue Wenxuan inspected them, and they are all in good condition, just big enough for a family to live in.

After deciding to stay in this house temporarily, Yue Wenxuan said to the old lady:
"Grandma, you should clean up the house first, and try to gather as much firewood as possible before dark.

I'll catch a few fish, and if I have enough time, I'll change some salt and other daily necessities. "

"Can you go alone? It's better to let Shishi go with you. It's enough for us to clean up the house."

The old lady was not at ease to let Yue Wenxuan go out alone.

"What problems can happen to me as a young man, don't worry.

On the contrary, it's you here, I don't feel at ease.

We just came here, and we don't know who are around, so it's better to let the stone stay, and if something happens, he can handle it. "

What Yue Wenxuan said was indeed reasonable. Although the old lady was still worried about letting him go out alone, she could only arrange it this way.

Coming out of Sanjia Village, Yue Wenxuan didn't go to the river to catch fish. He already had a lot of stock in his space, enough for him to sell for a fortune.

His purpose is very clear, that is to go to Chenji Town to sell these fish.

He was walking alone on the road at a very fast speed, and when he reached Chenji Town, the sun had just arrived.

In his left and right hands, he was carrying six large fish with branches piercing their gills. Before he reached Chenji Town, passers-by had already approached him to talk about the selling price.

After selling several pieces one after another, he has roughly grasped the local market prices of several major commodities.

Depending on the species, the price of these big fish weighing more than three catties in his hands ranges from 25 to [-] yuan per catty.

And what is the price of rice noodles now?The price per catty is about seven or eight yuan in French currency!
The depreciation speed of the legal currency is simply shocking.

In [-], one hundred French coins could buy two big cows, but now in places where the drought is severe, even twenty catties of rice cannot be bought.

A monetary policy that has been corrupted to such an extent, let alone ordinary people, even the middle class cannot bear it.

Before approaching Chenji Town, even without a scale, Yue Wenxuan had already sold more than a dozen fish at different prices.

In this war-torn era, prices soared, and it coincided with a drought. The prices of all edible things skyrocketed.

Not to mention that what Yue Wenxuan sells is rare live fish, even if it is difficult to swallow wheat bran, rice bran, etc., some people rush to buy it.

Therefore, his sales speed is very fast.

After selling these fish, he has nearly 1000 yuan in legal currency.

With 1000 yuan in French currency, Yue Wenxuan walked around the town, first bought some light oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and then bought necessities such as clothes, bedding, buckets, and two large iron pots.

Although the prices of daily necessities have also increased, the price increase is not high. After buying these items, he still has more than 300 French currency left in his hand.

He found a secluded place and put all these things in the space. He also bought a scale for selling fish, a pole and a pair of baskets.

When he came out of the grove again, the pick basket was already full of lively fish.

With so many big fish, he originally planned to sell them directly to the shops that bought live fish, but he didn't expect to be surrounded by townspeople who were eager to buy food while walking on the road.

In less than an hour, two full baskets of live fish were sold out.

He sold a total of more than 300 catties of fish and earned nearly 7000 yuan in French currency.

With such a large sum of money, he can buy all the daily necessities at once.

I bought two new shopping baskets, and bought all the rice, noodles, meat and vegetables I needed in the town. Yue Wenxuan carried them on his shoulders and strode out of the town.

Originally, he was already prepared to be robbed, but he didn't know whether it was because he sold it too fast and hadn't been targeted, or because the villagers in this small town were simple and honest, in short, he walked out of Chenji Town safely.

Putting everything in the space, he took out the meat buns he just bought while rushing back in big strides, and ate them in big mouthfuls.

He has been in extreme hunger for more than two consecutive months, his body is really depleted, and he has a strong desire for food.

After eating five meat buns in a row, he was worried that he would not be able to digest them, so he changed to vegetarian buns, and after eating fifteen more, he finally felt full.

Although he wasn't full yet, he didn't dare to eat any more.

When he came to the vicinity of Sanjia Village, he rearranged the items he wanted to take home in the space, put them all in the basket, and walked back just like that.

The moment Yue Wenxuan's figure appeared, the children who had been watching from the door all the time ran towards him, yelling.

Yue Jiashi heard the voice, and quickly greeted Yue Wenxuan.

He is tall and has long legs, and he ran up to Yue Wenxuan first. Seeing that the fourth uncle had brought back so many things, he asked in shock:

"Fourth uncle, where did you buy so many things? Did you buy them with the money from selling fish?"

"I was lucky this time, I caught fourteen big fish, and I sold them all in Chenji Town.

The current fish price is quite expensive, and I was lucky to meet a rich man who urgently needed to buy fish, and he sold it for 31 catties.

Do you know how much I sold it for?

It sold for a full thousand and 380 yuan!

After selling the fish, I bought these things. "

"Why is it so expensive? Could it be that there is a shortage of fish here?" Yue Jiashi couldn't imagine how fish could be so expensive.

"It's not just fish that are expensive, but everything you eat is expensive, and now rice and white noodles cost seven or eight yuan a catty.

This year's drought is so severe, after a while, everything to eat will definitely be more expensive. "

Yue Wenxuan slightly exaggerated the price of selling fish.

Yue Jiashi took the basket and carried it on his shoulder, talking to Yue Wenxuan while walking home.

A few children also ran over, excitedly asking questions.

Yue Wenxuan took out a handful of candy, and everyone shared a few pieces.

The children hadn't eaten candy for too long, they peeled off a piece of candy and put it in their mouths, squinting their eyes happily.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the little thing he ate in the morning had already been digested. Yue Jiashi's stomach was already rumbling with hunger. Seeing the children eating candy, he couldn't help swallowing.

Several people went up the slope, and the old lady and sister-in-law were already waiting at the door.

Seeing her grandson come back safe and sound, the old lady finally put her heart in her stomach.

After one's heart was settled, he turned his attention to the two baskets.

"My mother! Why did you buy so many things when you went out?"

Although I don't know what was put in the basket, the old lady was shocked just by the bedding placed on it.

Yue Wenxuan recounted what he said to Yue Jiashi just now.

The sister-in-law said in shock, "Why is the price of food so high now? How can ordinary people afford such a high price?"

"If there is no food in the house, and they can't afford high-priced food, there is only one way left, which is to flee famine like us.

Those whose families have spare money can barely get by for the time being, and when they can't hold on anymore, they have to find another way of life. "

After hearing what her grandson said, the old lady sighed: "What kind of world is this? We ordinary people really have no way out!"

"Our family should be regarded as surviving a catastrophe, and there will be future blessings. The previous days of suffering should be regarded as the past."

Yue Wenxuan had already thought of the reason for the explanation, "Either there was no water along the way, or no fish was found in the water, and the fish-catching skills I learned from the teacher have never been used.

Of course, I also blame myself. I didn't know that the secret recipe taught by the teacher was so useful. I had never practiced it before.

Using this secret recipe to catch fish, if there are many fish in the water, it is really like picking up money. "

"I said, why do you suddenly have the ability to catch fish? It turned out that you learned the secret recipe from the teacher.

If I still have a chance to meet your teacher later, I have to thank you very much. This really saved the lives of our whole family. "

The old lady thought that Yue Wenxuan caught so many fish this morning, just because she was lucky occasionally, but now that she knew that there was a secret recipe for catching fish, she felt much more at ease.

For ordinary people, having a skill is the most important thing, and they are not afraid to travel all over the world.

The grandson holds this secret recipe in his hand, no matter what kind of difficulties he will encounter in the future, as long as there is water, as long as there are fish in the water, the whole family should not be afraid of going hungry in the future.

(End of this chapter)