024: Go to the Provincial Capital with Zhou Cheng

To the provincial capital?

Anqing County is an administrative district under the jurisdiction of Fengxian City.

Fengxian City is close to the provincial city and business.

Shang is the capital city of the province, and it is not too far away from Anqing County, but the residents of the county will not go to the provincial capital if they have nothing to do. Farmers sell more agricultural products in the towns and villages, and fewer people sell things in the county. , let alone to the provincial capital.

From this point of view, I don't know where Xia Xiaolan got the courage.

"I think Anqing County can still sell eggs for a few days. Are you in such a hurry to go to the Shangdu?"

Zhou Cheng was also very courageous.

Xia Xiaolan likes to talk to smart people. After her rebirth, the first person with whom she could communicate without difficulty was her uncle Liu Yong, and the second one was Zhou Cheng. Zhou Cheng did not think that the business of reselling eggs could continue in Anqing County. He also gave his judgment that "it can be done for a few days", and Xia Xiaolan did not hide:

"Go to Shangdu to see the market situation. I also brought other things today, which are not easy to sell in Anqing County."

Zhou Cheng took her bicycle and went back to buy a basket to take a look. One side was eggs covered with straw, and the other side was covered with waterproof plastic sheeting, with half-framed things arched to and fro.

"Eel?"

Zhou Cheng smacked his mouth, "Good stuff."

Xia Xiaolan must have carefully selected them. The yellow eels in the baskets are all about the size of a man's thumb. It is the season of thick meat, and it is the same level of ingredients as the 20-pound big herring.

Encountered with good craftsmanship, the eel is more delicious than the big herring.

"This thing is not easy to sell in Anqing County, how do you..."

Zhou Cheng didn't finish his words halfway through.

He wants to say why you choose troublesome businesses, it's hard enough to sell eggs, and now it's not easy to sell aquatic products. But thinking about the news I heard yesterday, Xia Xiaolan was probably expelled from the family without a penny. Except for the help of her uncle, the Xia family wanted her to die. A business that makes money easily requires capital and connections, and Xia Xiaolan doesn't have any. Take up.

He felt uncomfortable thinking about this.

I didn't believe those rumors, just like seeing the scar on Xia Xiaolan's forehead for the first time, thinking that she looks so cute, how could she endure such hardships?

Xia Xiaolan smiled and did not pursue Zhou Cheng's unfinished words;

"It's also a matter of collecting eggs. It's not troublesome to collect some eels by the way. It's all collected in a few days. Someone sent 20 catties of eels last night, so I'll take them to the provincial capital and try them out."

"Do you know the way to the provincial capital?"

Zhou Cheng stabbed Xia Xiaolan in the dead end all of a sudden.

"Xia Xiaolan" is a small village girl who has never seen the market. The farthest place she has ever been is Anqing County, and she has never been to Shangdu.

"A mouth under the nose, I'll just ask."

The current street signs are not as dense as later generations, but the general direction is right, and then find someone to inquire.

Zhou Cheng didn't know whether to say Xia Xiaolan was stupid or brave.

Why are people reluctant to travel far now? The traffic is inconvenient, there is no economic foundation, and the reason is that the road is not smooth. For example, from the capital to the Shanghai market, no one has ever traveled alone on the long-distance journey. There are many road robberies. If one person takes a nap, he may not even have a car with him. However, since the beginning of this summer, various places have been severely cracked down, and the law and order has become much better... Zhou Cheng thought that Xia Xiaolan would have to travel to and from Qijing Village and the Shangdu every day from now on, and really didn't want to leave Anqing County at ease.

"Let's go, I know the way, I'll take you there today."

"Brother Zhou, don't you have your own business to do? It's too much trouble for you."

Zhou Cheng opened his eyes and said nonsense, "Kang Wei went to find a relative nearby. He drove away. If he can't leave today, I'll accompany you to Shangdu. Anqing County is very small, so it's boring."

He stretched his voice and said that Anqing County was boring, which was a bit of the disgust of the eldest young master.

Xia Xiaolan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, Zhou Cheng had already snatched the bicycle faucet from her.

"Come up, I'll take you."

Zhou Cheng patted the big bar in front of the bicycle, Xia Xiaolan thought that the posture was like sitting in Zhou Cheng's arms, and waved her hands again and again:

"I'll just sit in the back!"

"That's a bit tricky, you can do it."

Zhou Cheng's face was serious, as if he had no intention of taking advantage of Xia Xiaolan at all, causing her to wonder if she was thinking too much.

There were big baskets on both sides of the back seat, her feet could only bend upwards, and when the bicycle flipped a little, Xia Xiaolan almost fell backwards, and subconsciously hugged Zhou Cheng's waist tightly.

On Xia Xia's tail, Zhou Cheng was wearing a piece of clothing, and Xia Xiaolan's hand touched him, and he could feel the softness through the clothing.

Anyway, Xia Xiaolan couldn't see his expression clearly, the corners of Zhou Cheng's mouth turned up:

"You can hold on tight!"

There was no expression on his face, and the joy in his voice could not be concealed.

Xia Xiaolan pursed her lips, always having the illusion of being molested by Xiao Xianrou.

It has been two hours since the two arrived at Shangdu. Zhou Cheng waited for Xia Xiaolan on the road without having breakfast. At this time, his stomach was rumbling with hunger. The Liu family had a good meal last night, but Xia Xiaolan ate some leftovers before going out.

"Let's go, eat first."

The streets of Shangdu are wider than that of Anqing County, and the buildings on both sides of the road are taller than those of the county seat. Moreover, Shangdu is more lively than Anqing County. People who do petty business in Anqing County are still a little secretive, so the small traders in Shangdu City are very calm.

There is a street where food is sold.

Lamb braised noodles, meatball soup, bean paste, husk

Spicy soup, steamed buns, and Baiji bun are dazzling, as well as ramen, porridge, soy milk fritters, which are common throughout the country, and all kinds of food are sold here!

Xia Xiaolan took a breath, her internal organs were screaming for hunger.

She was also unlucky. In her previous life, she struggled for her career when she was young. She had no meal at breakfast just to satisfy her hunger, and she didn't pay attention to the quality and taste at all. When she became rich, she was busier in her career, and when she reached an age where her metabolism slowed down, in order to maintain her body shape, she would drink a cup of coffee every morning... Later, she became a "Xia Xiaolan" who wanted to eat but had no money. .

This lively situation touched Xia Xiaolan a little bit. While she was working hard in the 1980s, shouldn't she treat herself better?

"Brother Zhou, what do you want to eat, I'll treat you to me."

Zhou Cheng saw that she was in a good mood, and her smile was really beautiful. Those eyes were lustrous and touching, and when he looked at people, he was in a good mood.

"How much money do you have? You are so stupid! We in Beijing don't like girls' treats. You invited me to eat noodles that day, which scared Kang Wei."

While talking, Zhou Cheng dragged Xia Xiaolan into a shop selling donkey broth.

"Do you want to eat donkey meat? It's a bit dry to eat mutton this day. Drink a bowl of donkey meat soup, and then have a basket of soup-filled buns. You can also ask the boss about the situation in Shangdu."

Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on earth.

Xia Xiaolan is not that hypocritical, except for snakes, worms, rats and ants, she dares to eat regular food.

In her previous life, she had traveled to Shangdu on business, and had also drank donkey broth a few times, but it really didn't taste as good. The steaming bowl of donkey meat soup is not fishy or dry, and the meat of the donkey goes down with a chopstick. The celery and shallots floating on the soup are also very tasty. In later generations, condiments such as green onions and celery were grown in greenhouses, and the taste was not strong at all.

Xia Xiaolan drank a large bowl of donkey broth by herself, and turned into a cage of soup dumplings.

Zhou Cheng eats more than her, with a bowl of soup and two cages of steamed buns, and ordered a mutton noodle soup from a nearby shop. It’s easy to inquire about the news after eating. I heard that Xia Xiaolan sells eggs and eels, and the boss of the donkey broth laughed:

"You walk to the end of the street. That one sells eel noodles. When business is good, one day they will use more than ten kilograms of eel. After leaving this street, turn right and not far from the farmers market."

In Anqing County, a palm-sized place, even if there are workers from two factories supporting it, it does not have much spending power.

Business is different.

Zhou Cheng pushed the bicycle, and Xia Xiaolan went to ask the owner of Eel Silk Noodles if she wanted eel. They looked at the eel in her basket and bought 15 jin without blinking. The pork was only 1.4 yuan/jin, and the eel was 1.1/ For a pound of yuan, how many people in the county are willing to use the money for fatty pork to buy eels?

That is to say, the capital of Shangdu is the provincial capital. A bowl of noodles of 7 cents is poured with a spoonful of shredded eel, and some people can consume it casually.

The eel makes money, and Xia Xiaolan’s purchase price in the village is 80 cents a pound. A pound of eel can earn 3 cents, which is more durable than eggs. Xia Xiaolan suddenly decided to stop the sound of eggs and sell them exclusively. , This business can still make two months.

Zhou Cheng saw her excited eyes and eyebrows were laughing, and quickly calmed her down:

"You still have to find a big buyer. It's impossible for an eel noodle stall to eat all your goods."