Chapter 006 White rice and white flour, beef and mutton are enough ()

Xu Xingxia didn't expect that before he entered the fort gate, someone came to buy the red deer. This was a bit unexpected. This red deer was to be sold for money, and Xu Xingxia did not refuse. However, he also realized that the other party was indeed attracted by the red deer. If he didn't take the opportunity to raise the price slightly, he would be a fool. He thought about it and said slowly: "One hundred taels, a little less, a little higher."

If it were in normal times, Sun Dakun would definitely not be able to meet the price. Although red deer is rare and cannot be obtained by ordinary people, it is not particularly difficult to have his status. The ability of a Shanxi merchant is limited, and the ability of dozens of Shanxi merchants is unmeasurable. Generally speaking, the price of this red deer is about 100 taels of silver. If you want to sell it higher, there is no way. However, today it is indeed a coincidence that he really needs such a gift.

Who is a businessman who is not good at observing words and expressions? Sun Dakun glanced at Xu Xingxia and knew that his thoughts had been noticed by this young man carrying a bow and arrow. For some reason, Sun Dakun subconsciously felt that this young man seemed a little strange. However, he couldn't say what was strange. After thinking about it, he stopped stinging and nodded and said, "Then it's only one hundred and thirty taels."

Xu Xingxia quickly calculated. If he pulled him out to find a buyer, it would not only be troublesome, but also waste time. Now he just wants to exchange the red deer for silver as soon as possible, then buy meat for his younger brother and sister, and then invite his family to have a meal of thin-skinned and stuffed dumplings. The price of 130 taels is almost the limit. So Xu Xingxia nodded and said readily: "Okay! The deal is done!"

Sun Dakun turned around and went back to the carriage and counted the silver. After a while, he came over with a small cloth bag and handed it to Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia took the cloth bag over, placed it on the ground, and carefully counted it. All the cloth bags contained were silver ingots. Each silver ingot was five taels, a total of twenty-six, which happened to be one hundred and thirty taels.

The silver ingots used by Shanxi merchants are of good quality, much better than the so-called official silver or folded silver. The bottom of each silver ingot is engraved with the marks of various silver numbers in Shanxi. These silver ingots are minted by the Sihai Money House in Shanxi. This is also the basic reason why Shanxi merchants can travel south and north. Their silver is popular!

"Just right!"

Xu Xingxia nodded and said.

Sun Dakun greeted his followers and carried the red deer away. He took a few steps by himself, then suddenly turned around and asked Xu Xingxia, "Young man, what's your name?"

Xu Xingxia replied in a loud voice: "Xu Xingxia."

Sun Dakun recited it silently for a few times, wrote down the name, and then he really left.

At this time, Wang just walked over tremblingly, and Xu Xingxia handed him the cloth bag and said casually: "Mom, there are 130 taels of silver in it, you have collected it."

Wang took the cloth bag in disbelief and opened it a little tremblingly. He found that it was indeed white silver ingots inside. He couldn't control it. He felt dizzy, as if he was about to faint. Fortunately, her reaction was quite fast, so she hurriedly reached out to rub her eyebrows and tried hard to calm down.

Xu Xingxia reached out and took a silver ingot from the cloth bag and said to Wang: "Mom, I'll go buy meat first. I promised Dongzi and Niu Niu to invite them to eat meat in the evening and dumplings. I'm going to buy meat now, white rice noodles. I'll buy other things by myself."

Wang naturally said yes. She hadn't fully understood what was going on in front of her. Happiness came too suddenly, and she was not mentally prepared. Thinking of the white silver ingots in the cloth bag, Wang felt as if she was dreaming. She quietly pinched her thighs, believing that she was not dreaming.

Xu Xingxia said to Liu Guangliang and others again: "Uncle, Dachun, Xiaochun, you all have worked hard. The whole family is here to have dinner in the evening. Let's have a big meal in the evening! White rice, white flour, beef and mutton are enough! By the way, call aunt, Chunlan, Qiulan and the others here early, let's make dumplings and eat! Forget it, I'd better let Niu Niu call!"

After saying that, she was about to instruct Niu Niu to call people, but unexpectedly, Niu Niu didn't agree. She took Xu Xingxia's hand and pouted and said, "I don't want to call people. I want to buy meat with my brother. I want to buy a lot of meat."

Wang reached out and pressed Niu Niu's face, and laughed and cried with heartache: "This girl has known to eat meat all day long. She is so pitiful. She hasn't eaten meat a few times since she was born. Your brother has money now, so how can he not give you meat? Go quickly! Let's eat dumplings tonight, and my mother will make you sauce noodles tomorrow!"

Niu Niu let go of Xu Xingxia's hand and jumped away. In addition to looking forward to a meal of meat dumplings, this little girl also looked forward to a meal of meaty sauce noodles. Unfortunately, the last time the Xu family ate sauce noodles was a long time ago. Of course, now, all her wishes can be realized.

"Da Chun, Xiao Chun, let's go! Go buy something!"

Xu Xingxia said goodbye to Wang and her uncle, and took Dachun and Xiaochun to buy things together. He wanted to buy meat, white rice, and white flour. Without two helpers, it was really not possible. Ningxia has always been a saying that it was stuffed into the south of the Yangtze River. There are many horses, cattle and sheep, and crops can basically be ripe for three years. Therefore, in the entire northwest region, the products are relatively abundant, and the prices are not very expensive. Five taels of silver can be bought with a lot of supplies.

Along the way, Xu Xingxia felt a lot of hot gazes. These people had ignored him before. Now, when they saw Xu Xingxia, they greeted him very friendly. Well, to be precise, they were very pleased. Especially those who said bad things about Xu Xingxia behind their backs can't wait to say good things to make up for their mistakes.

Although they did not see the white silver ingots, they also knew that Xu Xingxia must have made a fortune from Sun Dakun. Such a big deer would definitely not be less than 100 taels. With 100 taels of silver in hand, the Xu family's status was immediately different. In Weizhen Fort, a net worth of 100 taels of silver is definitely a big family. Of course, compared with the wealthy families in Pinglu City, they can't get on the table.

"Hello Wang Bo."

"Hello, Zhang Bo."

"Hello Uncle Zhao."

Xu Xingxia also responded with a smile to the people who took the initiative to say hello to him. It was human nature that these people looked down on themselves and the Xu family before, and they did not have any special malice. Anyway, he would not mind. If he had been petty with such a person, Xu Xingxia would have been pissed to death countless times. There are too many such people in the world.

Harmony brings wealth, unity and cooperation are the most important thing. Everyone lives in Weizhen Fort, there is no need to make a fuss. Don’t forget that there is a sword hanging on each of them’s foreheads. This sword is controlled by the Tatars. It is already March, and the climate of the desert is gradually getting warmer. The winter supplies reserved by the Tatars should have been almost consumed. God knows when will they go south to wash away?

Weizhen Fort is the only way for the Tatar cavalry to go south and one of the main targets of the Tatar cavalry to loot. If the Tatar cavalry attacks and the military households in the city cannot unite and fight to the death, what awaits them will definitely be the result of being massacred by the Tatars. This example has not been seen before. Three years ago, Zhenshuo Fort, not far from Weizhen Fort, was captured by the Tatars, and more than 500 people inside were killed.

If time goes further, there will be a bigger tragedy. In the 38th year of Wanli, about 500 Tatar cavalry went south. They quietly crossed the front-line fortresses such as Zhenshuo Fort, Weizhen Fort, Pinglu City, etc., and went deep into the surroundings of Ningxia City. They successively captured four fortresses such as Hongguang Fort, Yaofu Fort, Changxin Fort, and Li Gang Fort, killing nearly a thousand soldiers and civilians, and forcibly abducted five or six hundred women. Even the Qing Palace in Ningxia City was frightened.

After this tragedy, Emperor Wanli was very furious and ordered the arrest of all the Ningxia generals and the governors of Ningxia at that time. In addition to the generals, dozens of other officials were dealt with. However, Emperor Wanli's anger could not fundamentally change the situation in Ningxia Town. Until today, Ningxia Town is still in a helpless situation of passive defense. No one knows when the Tatar cavalry will come, how many Tatar cavalry will come, and where their target will be.

When passing by the mutton stall, Xu Xingxia bought twenty kilograms of mutton, spending about one or two silver coins. At the beef stall next to him, Xu Xingxia bought twenty kilograms of beef, which also cost about one or two silver coins. Ningxia Town has a large number of horses, cattle and sheep, and a large number of cattle are slaughtered and sold every day, and the supply is very sufficient. Therefore, the prices of beef and mutton are not very expensive, and the price per kilogram is about fifty cents.

Among all kinds of meat, the most expensive is pork, which costs at least 200 cents per catty. In fact, there is no pork sold in Weizhenbao. Nothing else, few people can afford it. In addition, there is also very cheap horse meat, which costs about 30 cents per catty. However, the taste of horse meat is far less than beef and mutton. Xu Xingxia definitely won’t buy horse meat today.
Chapter completed!