Chapter 182： Pity

“How much did you sell for?” Yang Erdan quickly walked around the table and came forward.

Butler Zhu put the things on the table and reported respectfully: "Yongtai Restaurant asked for two thousand catties, and Quzhou Academy asked for two thousand catties. They didn't ask for size. They sold them all together at fifteen cents per catty. The prefect asked for one thousand catties." , are all big. In a few days, it will be the 70th birthday of the Bai family. I know that there are many big fish in our fish pond. The Bai family has ordered 60 fish, all weighing more than eight kilograms. Now five more fish have appeared. More than a hundred kilograms.

Eighteen cents per catty, and a total of eighty-eight taels and eighty cents were sold, which is an auspicious number. There are still a few hundred kilograms of small ones left in the big tank. The second young master can give them away or keep them for eating. If he wants to sell them, he can ask Zhu San to send them to the city. They can be sold out in a few days. "

“Great, this money has solved my urgent need!” Yang Erdan was so excited that he immediately told Butler Zhu what he thought.

Butler Zhu thought about it: "It's easy to buy people. I know a few hawkers in the city. I have to avoid whoever I want to deal with. I have a clear conscience. The second young master's request is not difficult to handle, even for bullock carts. There are cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys in the livestock store, and you can even buy pigs.”

“Can you even catch pigs?” Yang Erdan suddenly became interested.

“Want me to take you to see me?”

Yang Erdan agreed without hesitation.

Early the next morning, the master and servant went to the city to go to the city first. Yang Erdan wanted to buy four strong men who could drive the oxcart and were strong.

People in this place are just commodities. How many strong people can there be? It took the two of them a long time to select four who were barely qualified, each with six taels, and this time they spent twenty-four taels.

Yang Erdan was so distressed that he didn't want to speak for a long time.

When we arrived at the livestock farm, we could smell the stench of feces and sheep before we even got close. All kinds of messy odors were mixed with the sounds of animals.

Butler Zhu said: "Second Young Master, how about we go in?"

Yang Erdan shook his head, "I want to go take a look."

The group went to see the cattle first. Butler Zhu didn’t know how to choose animals, but he knew how to look at people. Through the reaction of the traders, he was able to buy four fairly good cattle.

Yang Erdan also wants to buy some sheep and pigs. Anyway, Zhuangzi is so big that it is no problem to raise some livestock.

Seeing that Yang Erdan liked Yang Erdan, Butler Zhu immediately chose four ewes and two rams, and ten piglets. They spent a total of twenty-two, eight hundred, and the merchant also gave them two bullock carts. Just put it on.

After going out, Butler Zhu saw people selling chickens and ducks on the street, and suggested that Yang Erdan buy some more.

Yang Erdan took out two hundred Wen, which was just a round number.

One bullock cart transported piglets, chickens and ducks, and another cart pulled people. The procession returned to Zhuangzi in a mighty manner, shocking Xu Nuoshan and others who were studying hard behind closed doors.

Mrs. Zhou and the other women were extremely envious when they saw these animals.

Steward Zhu asked Zhu San to settle the four new people, while he directed others to build sheds far away from the yard to raise livestock.

Yang Erdan followed, took a look, and said: "Build a shed at the downwind first, then build a special yard to raise cattle and sheep, and raise pigs next door. Chickens and ducks will eat the crops. They must also be isolated and built with adobe and yellow mud." That’s fine, it won’t cost a lot of money, and it won’t make Zhuangzi a mess.”

Steward Zhu immediately started to do it.

Xu Nuoyan learned about this from Mrs. Zhou when he came back from Fucheng. He was a little surprised, "The second young master also went to buy pigs, cattle and sheep in person?"    "Yes! I thought that the life he lived now as a young master must be different from before. , look at the third young master, he doesn’t look like an ordinary farmer at first glance, but looks more like Mr. Gong and the others. The second young master is different, he still looks so simple, and has not changed his character at all because of his family’s prosperity, which is really rare! Madam Zhou was filled with emotion and praised Yang Erdan.

Xu Nuoyan smiled and nodded slightly, "The second young master is very good. Not only is he diligent, but he also handles things properly. No wonder Mrs. Muyi dared to ask him to come to the city to take over Zhuangzi's affairs."

Mrs. Zhou sighed: "It would be great if the Yang family was an ordinary farm family, what a pity!"

Xu Nuoyan knew what Mrs. Zhou was regretting and gave her a helpless look, "Auntie, we are very good now. Don't always think about what we have and don't have. Today I sold a silver hairpin and two beaded flowers. , the shopkeeper gave me one hundred and eighty yuan."

“So many!” Mrs. Zhou’s attention was diverted instantly.

Xu Nuoyan took out his wallet and asked her to count it, "Look, I can now rely on my own ability to gain a foothold in Fucheng. Taking advantage of this period of time, the most practical thing is for me to save more money. Don't think too much about it." ”

Back in her hometown, Mrs. Zhou could earn fifty or sixty cents a day from fishing, which was considered good. She had no ability to make promises, so she immediately shut up and stopped talking.

Yang Erdan planned Zhuangzi well and wrote a letter to send people back to Ping'an County on the same day. Yang Santie insisted on writing a letter after knowing it.

On the day Jiang Ning received the letter, Yang Datou happened to send Liu Ye home to wait for delivery.

It was an extremely hot day in July, and the whole village was filled with the chirping of cicadas, their shrill screams almost piercing the eardrums.

Jiang Ning was so angry that she took a bamboo pole and stuck it with cicadas near her home. She was busy working hard when she was frightened by Yang Datou's shout and almost fell from the tree.

Yang Datou rushed forward, frightened for a while, "Auntie, what are you doing?"

“Annoying cicadas, just in time for you to come back, I will make you a fragrant fried cicada soon!” Jiang Ning clenched his fists angrily.

Liu Ye was frightened when he saw it from below, "Auntie, please come down quickly and let Da Tou catch it!"

Jiang Ning climbed down from the tree neatly and showed them his trophies.

The young couple didn’t know what to say.

The village chief came over to deliver the letter. He was surprised when he saw Yang Datou. When he learned that Liu Ye was back to give birth, he nodded with satisfaction, handed the letter to Jiang Ning, and left leisurely.

Jiang Ning read the letter, with a smile on his eyes and eyebrows, and said to the two of them: "It's a letter from Erdan Santie. All the papers Santie brought there were sold and he made a lot of money. He asked me to make some suitable items for him. Women’s rice paper, drink! That brat will really give me problems!

Erdan said that everything was safe in Zhuangzi. He made a lot of money from selling the fish in the fish pond. He also bought four servants and a lot of livestock. He wanted to build a workshop in Zhuangzi and burn the shell ash. He would probably be busy until the end of the year before he could come back. The work here can only be left to Yang Xiao. "

Yang Datou immediately said: "Axiao is my brother. I'll just go and tell him. Anyway, Erdan doesn't need this little money. Zhuangzi's matters are more important."

"I think so too. If Zhuangzi can get up, maybe Erdan can take over the work in Fucheng. The wages in Fucheng will definitely be higher than here, and the income from the inn will be enough!" Jiang Ning said happily! .

Liu Ye pursed her lips and chuckled, "Auntie, when the inn in Fucheng is built, you can go there and stay for a while and have fun."

"Go! Let's all go! Let's go see Mianmian by the way, I haven't seen her for a long time!" Jiang Ning sighed, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.