HPDBC Chapter 75 sold out in a flash sale
Chapter 75 sold out in a flash sale
Watching Wangcai devour the 2-pound carp clean.
Li Xiangyang grabbed a few more handfuls of snow from the side and threw them into the clay pot inside the cage, so that Wangcai could lick it when it was thirsty at night.
He didn't expect to tame Wangcai in a day or two, but the fact that Wangcai was willing to eat what he fed it today was a first step forward.
After feeding Wangcai, Liu Xiulan tidied up the kitchen and went back to her room.
There were so many people at home today. Everyone was playing with Li Doudou, teasing her and hugging her, until she was exhausted.
She had just been carried onto the kang by Liu Xiulan and hadn't even drunk a few sips of milk before falling asleep, her cherry-like, plump little nose even making soft snoring sounds.
No matter how much Liu Xiulan called, she couldn't wake up.
"Let her sleep; children need to sleep to grow taller."
Li Xiangyang took off his thick sheepskin coat, offered some words of advice, and tried to pat Li Doudou's wife to wake her up.
"Nonsense, you need to eat a lot to grow well," Liu Xiulan retorted softly.
"No, I didn't like drinking milk when I was a child, and I'm not as tall as 1.75 meters now."
Li Xiangyang suddenly gave a wicked smile as he spoke.
"You didn't like drinking milk when you were little? Who would believe that? Now you're always fighting with DouDou for my milk..."
Liu Xiulan suddenly realized she had been led astray, her face flushed instantly, and she stopped talking.
However, at this moment, Li Xiangyang had already reached her, a wicked smile on his face.
"Oh, stop fooling around, I still have a lot to tell you tonight."
Liu Xiulan wanted to find out more about what had happened between Li Xiangyang and Liu Guifang, and why Liu Guifang had come to her door today.
"It's okay, we can talk as we do it." Li Xiangyang didn't give her a chance and blew out the kerosene lamp.
In the pitch black, Liu Xiulan suddenly felt something choking her mouth, salty and bitter. She glared at Li Xiangyang fiercely.
Then he couldn't say anything more...
Nothing was said that night.
Li Xiangyang was also exhausted. He had been working from dawn till dusk for more than ten days in a row. Even though he had meat to eat and deer blood wine to drink every meal, his body still couldn't take it.
Liu Xiulan only felt soreness in her mouth and legs, while he felt soreness all over his body.
I fell asleep as soon as I lay down after finishing.
They didn't go to catch pheasants either.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already past 5 a.m. the next day.
He gently pushed Liu Xiulan away from him, put on his sheepskin coat and dog-skin hat, and prepared to push open the door and go out.
Yesterday, Li Xiangdong, Liu Jianguo, and I fished for fish in the morning and afternoon, catching more than 220 catties of fish. In addition, we also caught 6 rabbits and 3 pheasants at the trap yesterday morning.
I got dressed and was about to push the door open when I found it incredibly heavy this morning. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't budge it. I opened the window next door to check and discovered that the heavy snowfall last night had blocked the door.
"Sigh, how come the snow fell so heavily overnight?"
Li Xiangyang sighed, somewhat worried.
Then he jumped out of the window next to him, went to the storeroom to get a shovel, cleared away the snow blocking the door, and then drove the carriage out.
Not long after Li Xiangyang left, Wangcai seemed to sense some danger and began to whine anxiously.
In the sheepfold not far from the Li family's house, the rams were also going crazy, digging their heads incessantly.
......
The road to Wuzhen is getting worse every day. What used to be an hour and a half journey took two hours yesterday, and today it took even longer, a full two and a half hours to get there.
and,
There were still many sections along the way where Li Xiangyang and Liu Jianguo had to get off and push the car together to make it go.
By the time they arrived at the state-run restaurant, it was already fully light.
however,
What's worse than the bad roads is that state-run restaurants are now reducing the amount of fish they serve.
With heavy snow blocking the roads, there are far fewer people traveling to and from Wuzhen.
These people are precisely the main customers of state-run restaurants. The residents of Wuzhen cook at home and rarely eat out unless it's a holiday.
therefore,
Restaurants naturally don't need as many ingredients anymore.
This morning I asked Li Xiangyang for 60 jin of fish and 2 rabbits...
"Xiangyang, here's 17 yuan, count it."
Tu Weimin handed the money to Li Xiangyang, then said somewhat embarrassedly:
"The market changes so fast. I was thinking of buying more fish from you yesterday, but..."
Ugh……
"After a while... it's very likely we'll have to close down again..."
"It's alright, Brother Weimin, I understand. The snow is so heavy it's almost blocked the roads, so naturally not many people are going to restaurants."
Li Xiangyang took the money, didn't count it, and kicked it directly into his clothes.
They chatted briefly for a bit and then left.
He had anticipated that business at the state-run restaurant would decline as the snowstorm approached, but he never expected it to deteriorate so drastically.
I just ordered over 200 jin of fish yesterday...
However, he is not worried about selling them. Now that the black market has opened, he should be able to sell the remaining 160 jin of fish there.
After yesterday's robbery incident, the carriage dares not go back to the old alley. Although it is secluded, it is still not safe.
Since the Industry and Commerce Bureau and the Market Management Team are turning a blind eye to the black market, Li Xiangyang simply drove the carriage to the gate of a large mansion not far from the black market.
They gave the homeowner a package of Daqianmen cigarettes and also helped the Ma Che Ting family. Afterwards, they and Liu Jianguo took the fish to the black market to sell.
did not expect,
The heavier the snowfall, the busier the black market becomes; today's foot traffic is a third more than yesterday's.
It's probably because the supply and marketing cooperative is too tight on supplies, making it difficult to buy anything.
Li Xiangyang glanced at it briefly. Although black items were popular, most of the products sold were still daily necessities or handmade goods, with relatively few food items or winter clothing.
This fish is for consumption, so it should sell well.
really,
As soon as he laid out a few carp, several women surrounded him. Without even choosing, they each grabbed one, and some even grabbed two.
What's this? Fish theft...?
"Young man, how much is this carp?"
An old woman grabbed a large carp, and before even weighing it, kicked it into her shopping basket, as if afraid someone would snatch it away.
"Carp is 2 cents a pound," Li Xiangyang said, reaching into the woman's basket and pulling out a fish. "If you want, I'll weigh it for you now."
"Yes, yes. I saw this one first, so hurry up and weigh it and give it back to me."
"Okay, okay, 5 jin (2.5 catties) for 1 yuan."
Normally, carp sells for 15 cents a pound, but the price will definitely be higher now.
The old woman didn't haggle; she simply took out her money, took the fish, and left with a big smile, as if she'd gotten a bargain.
The rest of the people then swarmed over. Everyone in the town knew that many roads had been blocked by snow this morning, and they all understood that Li Xiangyang's fish stall might not be able to open tomorrow.
So now everyone's rushing to buy things as if it were the last day.
Small fish were 35 cents a pound, carp were 25 cents a pound, and crucian carp were 20 cents a pound. All of them were priced higher, but they were still quickly sold out.
Liu Jianguo was completely dumbfounded. He had spent the whole night preparing his fish-selling pitch, but he didn't need to use a single word of it. The fish were sold out.
Just as he was lost in thought, the plump woman who had helped Li Xiangyang out of a predicament yesterday rushed over.