The Life Through Books of the Salted Fish Family

Yan Lao Er didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.

After walking several towns without success, he and Qi Si went to Longxing decisively.

The route planned by Sanbao overlaps with the official road in many places. Yan Laoer simply drove on the official road, instead of taking a shortcut and taking a straight line. The road condition of the official road is better. After calculating the time, it is basically the same, and there are post stations along the road where you can rest. getting information.

The two border towns, Longxing and Fengming, are much farther away from Yongning than Huju, along the way, apart from a station thirty miles away, there is no one inhabited.

Because of the official documents, there was no trouble along the way.

It also has something to do with Yan Laoer being kind to others and striving for stability.

Whenever someone checks, he always smiles and answers without asking questions. He memorizes the contents of the official document by heart, and secretly inserts some copper coins to say his hard work.

Don't underestimate these small gestures of wasting words.

Bring a lot of convenience to their journey.

These servants will point out which post station's postman is easy to get along with, which post station's food is foolish, the food made is worse than pig food, which post station is ruthless in asking for rewards, and so on.

This information allowed them to avoid several bad stations, sleep comfortably, and eat okay.

He eats and sleeps well, is full of energy, and has such a powerful cow as Sanbao, who runs tirelessly.

It can be said that the time it took them to go from Huju to Longxing was even ahead of the cavalry in this world.

Qi Si didn't feel anything unusual.

They have always walked like this. When fleeing famine, they walked for eight or nine hours a day at most. Not to mention the cattle of the Yan family, even the mules and donkeys in the village persisted.

Just a little angry...

Naturally, he didn't notice that Sanbao was secretly increasing his speed.

Run faster every day without leaving a trace.

After passing the fork between Longxing and Fengming, and walking for another day, far away, you will see a long running river.

endlessly.

There is also a stone bridge here.

To be precise, stones are piled up, and a narrow river channel is tightened abruptly to build a solid stone bridge.

This is a seven-hole bridge.

It is the largest bridge in the world that Yan Laoer has seen so far.

Well, counting this bridge, he has only seen two.

But this does not prevent him from making judgments.

The hole in the middle is the largest and high, and the two sides gradually decrease, and the whole bridge lies on both sides.

When I got closer, I realized that the bridge was not entirely made of stones, except that the base was made of solid stones, and the bridge deck was tied and paved with thick wood.

This bridge should have existed for many years. The wood on the bridge deck was black in color, and the bullock carts walked on it, making creaking noises.

Yan Lao Er worried countless times that he and Qi Si would turn over with the bullock cart.

But no.

They walked over steadily.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that San Bao completely restored the scalper his family bought, including its appearance and weight.

As long as he is overweight, he has to consider whether to walk on the bridge.

It's really scary.

After crossing the bridge, he was already under Longxing's rule.

According to the stele, they ran westward for more than half a day.

Finally, I saw a majestic city.

"Second brother Yan, this is Longxing? It's too big!" Qi Si's eyes widened.

yes! too big!

Yan Laoer thought in his heart: This is no worse than Yongning City.

Think about Huju, you are also a border town, you are so much younger than Longxing, some of you have no cards!

Long Xing's interrogation was very strict, even if they came from the pass.

Yan Lao Er's method of giving copper coins does not seem to be so useful.

They carefully checked the official documents and even checked the car.

Looking through the bullock cart, Yan's second queen was terrified.

Fortunately, she didn't listen to her daughter's order to bring the iron crossbow, otherwise she wouldn't be able to pass this test alone.

The two passed the customs smoothly and finally entered the city.

The border city of Longxing is just like its appearance from the outside, solemn and solemn, and the people walking around in the city have a somewhat strange and tough air.

Take it out for Qi Si alone, and put it in the city, it is not conspicuous, and the integration is quite good.

But with the addition of Yan Laoer, it is much more conspicuous.

One can tell at a glance that he is a foreigner, and in terms of temperament, he is out of place.

With this awkward feeling, Yan Laoer went straight to a pharmacy without even taking a break.

After reading his list, the clerk said "Please wait a moment, customer" and invited the shopkeeper of the pharmacy.

The shopkeeper came up unceremoniously, and asked him directly who he was and what he was going to do to buy these medicinal materials.

Yan Laoer told people honestly that he was a strong class yamen servant in Huju City, and he came here to purchase medicinal materials in the name of the elder.

The shopkeeper looked at his ID card, and his face softened a lot.

"I'm sorry, the Bei Rong has frequently invaded the city recently, and I'm waiting for some grass and trees to be soldiers." The shopkeeper said again: "I was sneaked into the city by thieves from outside the pass before, and they used the pretext of doing business to spy on the city's defenses secretly. The master specially ordered us to wait, we must ask the origin of the person who came here, otherwise we will be held accountable if something goes wrong, and if it is not done well, it will be the enemy inside and outside... This is a serious crime of copying a family and exterminating the family, and I dare not be careless."

"Understood, understand." Yan Laoer said sincerely: "Our Huju is also a border town, it's the same, who let us take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the border? give us...

well! Catch up with the epidemic in Gufeng's side again, and even our tigers have been affected, internal and external troubles! "

There was also a bit of kindness on the shopkeeper's face.

The suffering of border towns can only be felt by those who are also border towns.

"Why do you come to Longxing to buy medicine? Yongning City has many traditional Chinese medicine shops. Although you want a lot, one family is not enough, and you can make up for it by visiting a few more."

Yan Laoer said regretfully: "Don't mention it, all the medicines in Yongning City have been transferred to Gufeng, leaving us enough for Huju. The Elder also wants to reserve more just in case. Order the two of us to come to Longxing.

If you can't get it all here, maybe I have to go to Fengming to buy all the medicines before I can go back to my life. "

Yan Laoer concealed the fact that Huju was in urgent need of medicinal materials, for fear that others would raise the price.

The shopkeeper said: "It's true that you need a lot, but fortunately, they are all medicines for relieving the exterior and clearing away heat. According to the market prices in previous years, the dosage will not be large until winter. My master happened to have a batch in May. It should be fine for you.”

"That's a good thing, there is still a long time before winter, and there is enough time to replenish the stock." Yan Laoer said.

So does the shopkeeper.

Then he asked where they were staying.

"When I first entered the city, I only felt that Longxing City was big and majestic, so I didn't dare to walk around. When I saw the medicine shop, I went in directly, and I didn't have time to find the inn." Yan Lao Er said honestly.

The shopkeeper laughed.

Asked: "But it's the first time to go out on business?"

Yan Lao Er praised: "The shopkeeper has good eyesight, isn't it? I have never traveled so far, and I have been to Yongning at most. I already feel that the city is prosperous. I just saw Longxing from the outside. What a guy, I actually saw it. It’s about the same size as Fucheng.”

The shopkeeper said modestly: "Yongning is a prefectural city, we can't compare it. The reason why our Longxing looks bigger is because all the garrisons are in the city, and more than half of the city are soldiers."

"I look... it seems that there are still outsiders?" Yan Laoer asked in a cautious voice.

The shopkeeper sighed: "That's not Beirong, it's the thieves outside the pass who kidnapped the children I gave birth to the woman, they are all pitiful..."

The shopkeeper didn't want to say more.

According to Yan Laoer's purchase list, he crackled and pulled the abacus beads.

The unit price and the amount of money are constantly quoted on the mouth.

Finally, a total was calculated and calculated again.

Reported to Yan Lao Er.

Yan Laoer asked him to write the price of each medicinal material on the list he brought.

Then calculate and add one by one.

Borrow the shopkeeper's pen to write and draw.

The shopkeeper immediately gave him a high look, but he didn't expect that he was still literate.

Yan Laoer has no doubts about the unit price of various medicinal materials.

The shopkeeper did not overreport.

But for such a large purchase, how can we not bargain?

Therefore, he and the shopkeeper came and went for a long time, and finally settled on a price, and on the basis of this price, he paid back the total price minus the change.

The shopkeeper did a lot of calculations and agreed.

Neatly copied two copies, handed one to Yan's second son, and kept the other as a copy.

Yan Laoer watched him write and saw that something was wrong.

The part that the shopkeeper keeps for himself is the negotiated price, how much profit is allowed, and how much should be paid, which is clearly written.

As for the copy given to him, only the original price was written, how much deposit should be paid, when to pick up the goods, and so on.

"Shopkeeper, just write the same in both copies." Yan Lao Er handed the list back.

The shopkeeper raised his eyes to look at him, bowed his hands to him, and his tone was much more sincere: "Brother is an honest person, I will come to Longxing for business in the future, and I will come here often."

And enthusiastically recommended an inn on the next street.

"Get the goods ready tomorrow morning, and you can pick them up again."

Yan Laoer paid the deposit and left with Qi Si.

Instead of going to the inn mentioned by the shopkeeper, he went to another pharmacy.

I bought another batch according to the list.

Then he and Qi Si drove to the inn.

"Second brother Yan, can we go back tomorrow?" Qi Si didn't expect it to be so smooth, he bought it when he went to the city, and left after shopping.

"It's getting late today, and I'll find another pharmacy tomorrow." Yan Laoer counted the money on his body, and it was not enough.

But since he's here, of course he has to change all the money on his body for medicine so as not to waste him running so far.

"Tomorrow, we will bring back the medicines that have been ordered by those two families," Yan Laoer said.

He dug out the package he brought from home, which contained fragrant soap made by his family.

Originally they were neatly stacked, but they got messed up when they entered the city for inspection. Yan Laoer put them lightly and put them back together.

If you can sell all the incense sticks, you can order another one for the same order.

The two of them and Xiao Er asked for hot water, washed up and went to sleep.

Come to the pharmacy early the next day.

After a courteous exchange with the shopkeeper, he inspected the goods, made up the rest of the money, and took the medicine away smoothly.

Yan Lao Er kept an eye out, and instead of going directly to the second medicine shop, he sent the medicinal materials back to the inn, and Qi Si carried them into the guest room without fear of trouble.

Before leaving, he felt that something was wrong, so he left Qi Si to watch, and went to the second store alone to pick up the goods.

I don't know how the drugstores communicated with each other. Overnight, the news that he came to buy medicinal materials communicated with each other. The shopkeeper of the second shop nodded secretly, but he didn't make things difficult for him. The goods are settled.

Yan Laoer followed the same pattern and took the medicine back to the inn.

Without touching the ground, he even asked two pharmacies. Not surprisingly, the prices have increased by about 10%.

He walked out with a dark face, cursing secretly in his heart: A profiteer!

If I had known it earlier, I would have rushed to the family yesterday.

He regretted it a little, but he also knew that it was useless to run too much, the main reason was that the money was not enough.

Looking up at the signboard of the shop, Yan Laoer strode in.

He no longer had any expectations of buying the third single drug, thinking that he had come this far, and he still felt itchy in his heart without asking the price of the fragrant pancreas.

"Shopkeeper, how much is this fragrant soap?" Yan Laoer asked carelessly.

"One, two, five."

What the hell?

Second Yan was shocked.

Look at the oval black pancake, and then look at the shopkeeper's.

are you kidding me?

He also saw quite a lot of fragrant pancakes, and he knew how to make them at home. At a glance, he knew that they were sold in Yongning City for one, two, two or three dollars.

Is it not cheating?

"Shopkeeper, this is only one tael or two in Yongning City, how come you sell it for one tael or five?" He thought for a while, and swallowed the latter sentence why he was so black-hearted.

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Guest officer, we are not close to Yongning Road from Longxing, and there are strict inspections when entering and leaving the city. All trucks that pull goods have to be tossed in and out, so they are naturally more expensive than those sold in Yongning City. .”

Yan Laoer really wants to ask how much money do you charge?

But asking so directly, the turning point is a bit blunt.

He rolled his eyes, and chatted with the shopkeeper about the inspection for entering the city.

"I don't think so. I came here to Longxing on a business trip to buy a batch of medicinal materials. I asked the shopkeeper. If I want to take the medicine out of the city, do I need to pay more money?"

There are no customers at the moment, and the shopkeeper is also free, so I chatted with him.

"Theoretically, you don't need it. You must have official documents on you, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city won't be too embarrassed. But, if you want to go out of the city smoothly, you'd better add some tea money. When the officials check, you can also Can be faster and lighter." The shopkeeper knew that he was a stranger, so he kindly gave advice.

"Be taught and be taught." Yan Laoer looked grateful, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Shopkeeper, I came from Huju and passed by Yongning. It's not the same, the older girl and the younger daughter-in-law are rushing to buy it, and they bought a few extra dollars on impulse, now that I think about it, I don't need that much at home, I wonder if you will accept it here?"

"What kind of pancakes are you rushing to buy?" The shopkeeper obviously didn't believe it.

This fragrant soap is nothing more than that, and those who can afford it are also fixed.

"I brought it here, the shopkeeper's palm eye." Yan Laoer dragged the burden from behind to the front.

It attracted the shopkeeper's attention.

Look him up and down.

Yan Lao Er had a thick skin and didn't blush at all.

"Look, shopkeeper, isn't it novel and interesting?"

The shopkeeper took it over and looked it over.

"It's just a shape change."

It's also printed on it.

It is smoother to the touch than the ones sold in his store.

Today, the first update and the second update have been merged~

Zhai Zhai has no chapters, so I posted it late, sorry~

We have started online classes again here, and there are a lot of things~

Add more in the code, and put it later~