Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

The shrimp and crabs on the East Canal next to Nanyang Town are very famous around, but because of the traffic problems in ancient times, there is no way to transport them outside in large quantities.

Therefore, relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water, Heba Village is only a hundred miles away from the East Canal, and the price of fish, shrimp and crab here is very cheap.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, there will be several boats from the East Canal at the pier, full of plump and tender fish, shrimps and crabs.

When Lin Ze and others arrived, the entire pier was already crowded with people. Eating crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a custom here, and everyone rushed to buy things.

The combat effectiveness of the villagers in Heba Village should not be underestimated. They rushed into the crowd at a speed of [-] meters with their sleeves rolled up, squeezed in front of the hawkers in minutes, and began to choose and bargain. It's fun.

Lin Ze was not in a hurry. Although the fish, shrimps and crabs brought by the boats on the East Canal were cheap, there was still a difference between high and low prices. The big and delicious shrimps and crabs still cost seven to eight yuan apiece.

Villagers seldom buy it at this price. The villagers snapped up the very cheap ones. His goal was prawns and crabs. The stalls of this kind are not too crowded, so you can pick them slowly.

However, Lin Ze was very cheerful and full of interest in the bustle of bargaining at Qiaozi Wharf.

Slowly put the ox cart away, Lin Ze and Zhang Yu went to pick fish, shrimp and crab.

Zhang Yu has been here many times, and he is very familiar with the pier. The villagers of the East Canal who come here to sell shrimp and crabs every year basically have a fixed place, so according to the habit of previous years, just go directly to the familiar people.

"Little boss, what's the price of shrimp and crab this year?"

Zhang Yu dragged Lin Ze to a booth, and asked questions directly from the familiar ones.

The price of shrimp and crab is cheap, but depending on the output of the East Canal every year, the price will fluctuate by a penny or two.

Now the family is not short of money, but the money is hard earned by the family, and a penny or two is money, so you can't waste it carelessly. If you have silver, you don't treat copper coins as money.

Lin Ze let his daughter-in-law decide, he just loves to see his housekeeper, Ah Yu, how can there be fun in a life where a wife doesn't care about the family?

Compared with how to manage the money at home, he now pays more attention to the fish, shrimp and crab in the basket in front of the hawker.

"Such a big crab really only costs seven cents, so cheap?!"

Lin Ze was shocked when he caught a crab that was as big as a small pot. As a businessman, he made the mistake of a novice shopping rookie, praising the vendors for their good products.

This made the peddler very happy, secretly thinking that today he met a rich fool, Qiwen was asking for a price, and he hadn't bargained yet, the gentleman just opened his mouth and said it was so cheap, he was rushing to give him money.

The peddler smiled so much that flowers could be seen on his face, actively soliciting business,

"This gentleman is right. The shrimp and crabs in our East Canal are big and cheap. I only buy them for Mid-Autumn Festival. After passing this village, there will be no such shops. Qiwen is a good quality and cheap, and my family sells the whole wharf. Get the most affordable..."

Lin Ze also nodded seriously, agreeing very much, "It's really affordable."

I really don't blame him for his reaction. How can these modern things be valuable, especially in the inland areas, where the prices of seafood and aquatic products have always been high.

The crabs abundant in the East Canal are the hairy crabs that are familiar to modern people. In modern times, small hairy crabs can be sold for dozens of yuan each. The small pots like the one he has now are affordable by rich people.

He has a good family background in modern times, but he hasn't reached the point where he can eat hairy crabs casually. As an inlander, he still yearns for and likes these things.

So now that it looks so cheap, Lin Ze couldn't help but be amazed.

Such a big hairy crab is only seven cents, and the meat buns cost two cents each, okay?Really cheap!

"..."

However, the corner of Zhang Yu's mouth twitched when he heard it. If it wasn't for his husband, he would almost want to go up and kick him.

Buying things and praising the sellers for their good things is not because you think you have a lot of money.

Xianggong, we are also business people, how can we make such a low-level mistake, Xianggong!

"How can it be very affordable, there is no meat in this thing, just eat it. The seven yuan a piece is too expensive, my husband, let's just buy two small ones, and the rest of the money can be bought for meat, okay~ "

Zhang Yu remedied the resentment in time, pretending that he was a squeamish and gluttonous husband.

The two were holding hands, and it seemed that the husband was very fond of the husband. Usually, a man would choose to coax his wife to be happy and obedient.

The peddler's mood immediately collapsed, he hated this kind of stingy husband and wife the most!

But still have to smile to persuade,

"My little husband, you can eat meat every day. This shrimp and crab only come once a year. It's a pity not to taste a good one. It seems that we met by fate. In this way, I will sell you one crab for six cents." , the Mid-Autumn Festival is auspicious, look at the size of my crab..."

"It's useless to be big, it's all shells, it's not useful to look at!"

Zhang Yu criticized without mercy.

Although it is true, but the peddler: What's wrong with all the shells?What's wrong with the lack of meat?What the crab eats is just a taste, feed the stingy husband!

After Lin Ze was amazed, he watched his daughter-in-law haggling with the hawker and smiled so hard that the corners of his mouth could not be put down.

His daughter-in-law saves him money, so he, a husband-in-law, can't tear things apart, can't he.

"Ahem, daughter-in-law, I, I, I think this crab is pretty good, so I'll just buy two, no, can I buy one and go back and try it?"

Lin Ze coughed and acted cautiously, stammering and asking questions, with a typical appearance of being afraid of his wife.

Zhang Yu pursed his lips in his heart and laughed that his husband-in-law is really getting more and more good at pretending. On the surface, he still follows his husband and wife, bargaining for the price, and continues to make a disgusted and coquettish expression.

"You can eat the small ones, and they all taste the same. You can buy three meat buns for six renminbi. It's not worth it."

Lin Ze continued to pretend, pitifully afraid of his daughter-in-law, "Fu Lang, today is a rare holiday, people say it's just a day to sell..."

"Just believe it, silly! If you believe what the peddler says, sows can climb trees. Don't worry, he won't be able to sell them all today. They'll rush back tomorrow and they'll lower the price. Let's come back tomorrow to pick up the bargain, my husband, after we've agreed to get married. Listen to me, I can't go back on your word."

Zhang Yu waved his hand, as if I was a seasoned shopper.

Vendor: ...why did he suddenly feel blood surging in his chest?

"Then, Nafulang, please let me look at this hairy crab for a while. It's the first time I've seen such a big crab. It's very strange. I really like the hairy crabs at this stall. It's really good, I feel that I have a good relationship..."

'Cowardly man' said in an aggrieved tone, staring at the hairy crab greedily, standing where he was, with a reluctant and embarrassing expression of not wanting to leave.

The hawker didn't understand. What does eating a crab have to do with fate?

And the 'squeamish and stingy' Fu Lang's stingy expression was firm, anyway, he thought it was too expensive and refused to buy it.

The peddler who was unlucky to meet these two goods looked at the strange couple in front of him, and looked at other customers who wanted to come and see but stopped because of the weird atmosphere here.

"Why don't you buy more, and I'll make it cheaper for you?"

"Fu Lang, he said it could be cheaper!"

A certain 'worse' man's eyes lit up immediately, and he hastily tugged on his husband's sleeves in a futile way, even if he was tall and tall, he would act coquettishly with his petite daughter-in-law.

The peddler despised him, he had never seen such a worthless man!

But the 'stingy' Fulang's complexion finally loosened a bit here,

"How much cheaper is that?"

"If you buy twenty, I'll give you five cents..."

The peddler didn't bother to talk nonsense about bargaining, and directly quoted the number.

The price of big head crabs is basically the lowest. These shrimp and crab vendors will not sell them at this price until they are sold out. They all hope that they will save every customer, and they will finally reduce the price to match the sales volume.

Now quoting the price to the two is purely because the peddler didn't expect the two to buy it at all.

Except for wealthy families who buy a lot of crabs, ordinary people usually buy at most two or three of this kind of big crabs. Most people still prefer the cheaper and smaller crabs. Anyway, the people who live in rough life feel that the size and taste are not good. Not too much.

But today the couple thought they would come to the wharf to buy shrimp and crabs. Clothes would smell fishy, ​​so they wore ordinary linen clothes from the village. Apart from looking rosier than ordinary people, they didn't look rich, and they were stingy. , the peddlers naturally treat them as poor people.

Sure enough, as expected by the hawker, the 'stingy' Fulang frowned, shifted his target, and looked at the shrimp next to him,

"How much is this shrimp?"

The peddler smiled triumphantly, "It's cheap, two cents a catty, if Fu Lang buys more, he will give you less."

"How much less is that?"

"Every catty over ten catties is worth one and a half pennies per catty."

The peddler said casually, ready to send someone away, ordinary people would not buy so much.

But he didn't want the 'stingy' Fulang to nod immediately, and with a big wave of his hand, the audience was rounded up.

"Well, for this price, I want all the crabs and shrimps from your place!"

"?!"

The peddler's smile froze instantly.

The inexperienced peddler was very unfortunate to be cheated by two shameless and shameless couples.

Although it is a good thing to make a profit, it is a good thing to sell things all at once, but so much profit is given up for nothing, and it would be bloody for any boss.

But the price is said by himself. Isn't it a beating if you repent on someone else's site? The hawker can only sell the things with tears streaming down his face.

But soon the peddler stopped crying and showed a surprised smile, just because of Lin Ze's words.

"My family is doing a small business, and I may need shrimp and crabs for a long time in the future. Please leave a contact address, and I will discuss with you and write a contract after I confirm it."

Because of the inconvenient transportation, the villagers in the East Canal are both happy and worried when they see the abundant shrimp and crabs every year. If they can find a sales channel, it will definitely be a joyful thing.

"My name is Wang Maozi. I live in Xiashan Village on the East Canal. The master can come whenever you need. How about you tell me the time and address so that the younger ones can come to see the master so that you don't have to worry about it..."

Immediately, the peddler stopped being sad. He smiled and called the master directly, actively grasping the hard-won opportunity.

"Then why don't you come to Heba Village next month? My surname is Lin. You can just ask the villagers to find Lin Ze's family."

Lin Ze, who can save effort, will naturally not be hypocritical, and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, Master Lin, let me help you deliver these shrimps and crabs to your village now, so as to save you trouble."

Wang Maozi is young and inexperienced in society, but his mind is still bright.

Naturally, he wanted to explore the way first, and they didn't know each other well, so they could all trust people just because of one sentence.

It's not just lack of social experience, it's stupid, five-year-old children know that they can't just trust the uncle who gives sugar, okay?

Lin Zeduo looked at each other twice, smiled and nodded again,

"Row."