Chapter 110: Replenishing supplies

They each paid and asked the man to hitch the carriage.

After placing the horses in a special area for livestock care and paying the management fee, Su Yin separated from the other three.

She found a grocery store and asked, “Shopkeeper, do you sell cotton here?”

“Cotton?” The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and then remembered, “Yes. You’re lucky.

Someone ordered cotton before, but now The person is gone, and the family doesn’t want it anymore.

The things are in the back, come with me.”

The two went to the backyard, and the shopkeeper opened one of the rooms, and he pulled out two sacks, causing a cloud of dust.

“These two bags are made of cotton. If you want it, I’ll give you cheaper.”

“How much per pound?”

“I’ll give you the best price of 230 yuan per pound.”

“It’s expensive.”

Su Yin I don’t know if it’s expensive or not, but no matter what the price is, just call it expensive.

Bargaining the price, don’t haggle.

The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows and said, “Girl, this is the best fine velvet cotton, not the cheap coarse velvet cotton.

You get what you pay for. If you don’t believe it, just take a look.”

Fine velvet cotton and coarse velvet cotton, Su Yin still knows this.

The fibers of fine-staple cotton are thin and long, of good quality, and the price is relatively high; the fibers of coarse-staple cotton are thick and short, of poor quality, and the price is relatively low.

The shopkeeper opened the bag and took out the cotton for her to take a closer look at.

Su Yin looked at it and said, “Shopkeeper, it’s cheaper.”

Few people buy cotton this season, and few ordinary families can afford it to make cotton threads or quilts.

Su Yin bought cotton not to make quilts, but to make some sanitary napkins.

It was actually a sanitary napkin made of plant ash, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. She always felt that everything was weird.

Therefore, she has to be extravagant.

“Shopkeeper, you are cheaper. I can buy more.”

“If you want these two big bags, I will give you 220 yuan per catty.”

“These two bags are too many, I can’t buy that much. I want ten catties. “It’s only 220 Wen per catty.”

After a while of bargaining with the shopkeeper, the deal was finally settled at 220 Wen per catty.

Ten pounds of cotton cost two taels of silver.

Su Yin was carrying ten kilograms of cotton. Even though it was only ten kilograms, the bulkiness still made it look very heavy.

After buying a few other commonly used items in the grocery store, she went to the drug store and bought some secret recipe seasonings and commonly used medicinal materials.

Although there is Doctor Li in the team, there are no medicinal materials.

The medicinal materials on the mountain are not what you want.

Therefore, prepare some herbs for treating colds and bruises.

Then she purchased two pieces of cotton and linen cloth. This kind of cloth has good water absorption and breathability, so it is suitable for her to use as sanitary napkins.

Su Yin originally planned to sell the tiger skin here, but when he thought about the situation here, he might not be able to sell it for a good price, so he might as well sell it in Nan Jiang.

There are many wealthy people in the south of the Yangtze River, and the price of tiger skin is higher than here.

She is not short of money now and is not in a hurry to sell.

After she finished shopping, she met a butcher shop and cut more than ten kilograms of meat.

She also bought two bones to make soup.

Su Yin’s backpack was already filled with things, and he was still carrying a lot of things in his hands.

Go back to the carriage and put your things in the carriage.

Su Baozhu and others also arrived later.

She directed the clerk, “Just put the things on that carriage.”

After the clerk arranged the things, Su Baozhu paid the final balance.

As soon as the waiter left, Su Baozhu couldn’t wait to complain, “Yinyin, the price of this grain has skyrocketed.

It’s so expensive, so expensive that I can’t bear to buy it.”

“How much per dou?”

“The price of millet rice has increased to 380 cents per dou. “Su Baozhu gestured with his hands.

Su Yin was slightly surprised when he heard this number.

When she made the purchase, Meizhou was relatively stable and the entire Dongtu County was still peaceful.

Now Yuzhou is in chaos outside, and food prices are rising rapidly.

The price increased from 240 fen to 350 fen. This price did not give ordinary people a way to survive.

Rich people will never go hungry, but the people at the bottom cannot withstand such torture and exploitation.

Su Baozhu continued: “You don’t even know that at this price, you still have to queue up to grab it.”

“No matter how much you buy, it is always good.”

The daily consumption is still very large, regardless of how many kilograms there are. But the mouth has more to eat.

“We also thought about going to other grain stores, but we didn’t expect that the prices were all the same.

I heard that this was stipulated by the county magistrate of Anping County.” Su Baozhu was angry.

“People outside say that the county magistrate is a very corrupt official, and he has gained a lot of benefits.”

Su Yin listened quietly, feeling deeply interested in the county magistrate.

“Sister-in-law, do you really think this county magistrate is greedy?”

“That’s not true. The price of food is set so high. If we didn’t have money in our pockets, we really wouldn’t be able to buy much food.”

Su Yin didn’t say anything, but patted her shoulder, “You will understand later.”

Su Baozhu didn’t know why.

She didn’t talk about it and let her experience it on her own. Only by experiencing it personally can she understand the twists and turns.

Everyone was here, and the group did not dare to delay and left the city immediately.

When they came out, the people led by Nan Wu had not yet arrived.

After leaving the city, Xiao Taohua and Xiao Yanggui walked around the carriage, their eyes shining brightly.

“We have a carriage, and we can ride in a carriage with a shed.”

They never dared to think of such a carriage before. Little Taohua stopped her aunt’s hand, “Mom, we have a carriage with a shed.”

“Mom, our life is getting better and better.”

My aunt smiled and nodded, “Yes, yes, our life is getting better and better.” When the adults heard this, they all smiled knowingly.

When they thought about it carefully, it was really true. The wealth became more and more, and life became better and better.

Butcher Yang’s wife lowered her voice and said, “You are really doing the right thing by following Su Yatou.”

Butcher Yang chuckled, “That’s not true. I have seen it a long time ago. Yes, this girl Su is very capable. You are right to follow her.”

The first few times I followed her out, my pockets became bulging.

If I follow a large army, my pockets will definitely become smaller and smaller.

Each family began to pack their things. Su Yin put some light clothes, fine rice noodles, and some valuables in the cabinet of the carriage’s stool, while the other things continued to be placed on the mule cart.

In the past, the seven families had to use two oxen carts and one mule cart because they had to travel.

Now each family has animals to pull them, and their things are arranged in their own way, so they are not afraid of falling behind because of the lack of animals.

The Zhang family had packed up, but they didn’t leave, waiting for Su Yin’s group.

When Su Yin and his party started to set off, the Zhang family immediately followed.

As for the four women, after they arrived in Anping County, Su Yin helped them pay the money to enter the city, and gave each of the four another half a penny of silver, allowing them time to plan their future.

There was only so much she could do, and no amount of Su Yin could help.

Su Yin looked at Nan Jingzhi, “Let’s take a step first.”

Nan Jingzhi waved his hands at them.

Leave the mule cart to Wan Sanye to drive.

Su Yin was in charge of driving the carriage. Su Baozhu and Su Yin were sitting outside. Mother Su and Yang Shuilian’s two young sons were in the carriage.

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[Note ]: According to historical records, during the Tang Dynasty, the price of cotton was relatively high, about 200 Wenqian per catty.

By the Song Dynasty, cotton planting and textile technology had developed greatly, and the price of cotton gradually dropped to about 100 cents per catty.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the price of cotton was relatively stable, about 50-80 Wenqian per catty.

In ancient times, the price of cotton was also affected by region. For example, in the southern region, cotton cultivation and textile technology are more developed, so the price of cotton is relatively low.

In the northern region, cotton cultivation and textile technology are relatively backward, so the price of cotton is relatively high. In addition, the variety of cotton will also affect its price.

In ancient times, there were two main varieties of cotton: fine-staple cotton and coarse-staple cotton.

The fibers of fine-staple cotton are thin and long, of good quality, and the price is relatively high; the fibers of coarse-staple cotton are thick and short, of poor quality, and the price is relatively low.