39, [Return to Xianqi Cliff]
Before coming out of the satin shop, the shopkeeper of the satin shop said that the square cloth used to wrap the square-length new clothes belonged to the outer packaging, so he also gave it to the square-length at checkout.
Being able to do this is considered a conscientious businessman.
Because in this era, cloth, like copper coins, has monetary properties and is a high-value item. Giving such a piece of cloth is equivalent to giving out money.
He wrapped the old clothes with this square cloth and stuffed them into his bag. Fang Chang looked around. Not far ahead was the tavern where he bought sorghum wine. He weighed the gourd around him and walked towards him.
The environment in the tavern was similar to last time. The drinkers came and went, and on the bench beside the table, in front of the counter, and under the walls outside the tavern, were filled with people. They each held glasses and bowls, mixed with braised pork hoofs, dried peanuts, or sucked nails to drink.
Sometimes someone comes in and asks for a bowl of the worst-quality water-dried wine. He tilts his neck and leaves, shakingly after wiping his mouth.
Seeing Fang Chang coming, the shopkeeper asked diligently:
"Customer, what wine do you want?"
"The best wine, fill it up." Fang Chang handed the gourd.
"Okay~"
The shopkeeper of the tavern quickly opened the wine jar, opened the gourd stopper, and made the wine lift funnel add wine in the middle, with skillful techniques.
After taking the full gourd, Fang Chang asked:
"Shopkeeper, are your sorghum wine brewed by yourself or imported from outside?"
Hearing this question, the shopkeeper looked up at Fang Chang: "How can I make wine? Of course, these are from outside. Fortunately, they drink the strong wine slowly and are not heavy."
Fang Chang continued to ask: "Does the shopkeeper know where to find it if he wants to buy some sorghum seeds?"
Under the current production model, there is no seed cultivation industry. Farmers who plant things rely on keeping their own seeds or exchange them privately.
"Well, this is really hard to find. If the guest official has a need, he can go to the old Xie family who grows vegetables in the town to ask. He grows vegetables all year round to supply various restaurants in the town, and often leaves some different seeds."
"It's easy to identify there. Walking to the northwest of the town, you can see a large vegetable field in front of the door. He is kind and easy to talk to."
"Thank you, the shopkeeper for giving the direction."
Fang Chang nodded and thanked him, and then he paid for the wine, carried the gourd and walked towards the northwest of the town.
The large vegetable fields are really easy to identify. The clusters of vegetables are growing very vigorously in the fields, which looks very gratifying.
An old man held a bucket with his forehand, held the scoop and carefully watered it in the vegetable field.
Although the income of such a job in the irrigation garden is good, it has always been exhausting and exhausting, and it is very challenging to be patient and careful, so it is considered to have a high technical content.
"This father-in-law has invited it."
The old man who was watering the vegetable field stood up after hearing this and said, "I don't know what the guests are doing?"
Fang Chang told the other party that he was looking for "Lao Xie, who grows vegetables."
After hearing this, the old man laughed and said, "It's me, I don't know what customers want? Here are all kinds of fruits, vegetables and vegetables."
"But it wasn't for this." Fang Chang shook his head and said his purpose: "I'm asking if you have found out that you have the most comprehensive seeds here, so I want to buy some seeds, especially sorghum."
"That's it." The old man threw the scoop back into the bucket and splashed some water: "The guest is looking for the right person. In the entire Huqiao Town, no one has a better seed category than me. Every time they have something fresh to plant, they have to come to me first to find it."
After saying that, he took out the key and took Fang Chang into a room:
"Please choose your own choice. If you don't know a variety, you can ask me. If the demand is not large, you can just take it away without money."
Fang Chang walked in and saw large and small cloth bags on the shelves in the house, with their mouths open, revealing the seeds inside.
“This is sorghum, how much does the guests need?”
"A small handful."
"Then just take the guest." After the old man said that, he grabbed a handful and put it on Fang Chang.
Fang Chang immediately took it, took out the coins and stuffed it to the vegetable farmer named Xie. The latter immediately began to refuse. Finally, he had to say: "I am planning to choose some vegetable seeds. Not only these, please accept them with confidence."
Lao Xie gave up and took the copper coins into his arms, then said, "The guests are so polite. These are the seeds I left myself. There is no cost. Please choose more."
Fang Chang only picked some common vegetables, took a little bit of them, and then said goodbye to the old vegetable farmer.
The remaining money is just enough to have a bowl of mutton noodles.
In fact, it is okay to buy two Fuhu cakes, but after considering it, Fang Chang found that for him, Lao Xu's skills are more suitable for the taste.
"Give me a bowl of mutton noodles."
"Okay~ Please sit down, please, are you here again today?"
He said hello, and his hands kept moving, quickly grabbed the noodles and threw them into the pot.
The dough is as thin as paper, and the water is rolling and floating up and down in the pot, making it cooked very quickly.
While eating noodles, an acquaintance came over:
"Isn't this Mr. Fang? We're meeting again."
The person who came was Xie Guang'an, Huaifeng Mansion. This time he didn't carry a shoulder pole. He carried a half-person tall package. After getting a dough with the stall owner, he put down the package and sat on the table of Fangchang.
"Good meeting." Fang Chang replied with a favor.
After not seeing each other for a few days, the two greeted each other a few words.
After Xie Guang'an's bowl of mutton noodles came up, the two began to eat and chat. Soon, the topic turned to Mr. Pang who was arrested.
After telling the news he had heard, Xie Guang'an sighed: "The last time I met Mr. Fang, I was still talking about this. I didn't expect that this time, the family that was in desperate situation had a big turn. It was really a god."
Fang Chang nodded and continued to eat noodles.
Smiling without saying a word.
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The journey back to Yunzhong Mountain was very smooth, and before the evening, he returned to Xianqi Cliff.
This time, he did not attract anyone's attention as he was going down the mountain.
Everything is as old as before.
It is because he has not been active here these days, which has caused some grass buds in the open space to grow much higher.
It was getting late and the sunset gradually sinking towards the horizon.
Push open the fence door of his thatched hut, Fang Chang first picked off the wine gourd at his waist and hung it on the bamboo wall.
Then, he picked up the fire arch, touched some hay from under the bed, and after confirming that it was dry, he drilled wood to make a fire and rekindled the fire pit.
The sun has already set, and bright yellow fire shines in the bamboo and wood thatched hut, bringing warmth and light, dispelling the cold and dampness of the hut due to no one for many days.
The firewood and hay in the house are quite dry, but the bedding covered on the bamboo bed is a little damp.
When the sun comes out tomorrow, you can take a shower, so that it will be more comfortable tomorrow night.
Anyway, after he has achieved success in his practice, Fang Chang is not afraid of the cold. Covering a quilt and laying a mattress is just for comfort. Since he is a little wet, he simply folded the quilt and put it aside.
Chapter completed!