freenovelworld Chapter 571 Cheap Leather
Chapter 571 Cheap Leather
Zhou Guo said, "This is for you. The wolf skin will keep you warm. I'll make a few cloaks for you later, one for each of you. Then you won't be afraid when you travel."
When the man took out the mink fur, she was attracted by it at first sight. It was really smoother, fluffier and more beautiful than fox fur.
There are martens in the woods, but unfortunately they are too fast and are generally difficult to catch.
I counted them and found there were twelve mink skins here. I took them all without blinking an eye.
Mink fur is more expensive than other furs because of its good quality, but this is the border and we have plenty of furs, so it’s not that expensive.
Sure enough, when I asked, I found out that a sable skin cost only one hundred coins, and a wolf skin cost only sixty coins.
As luck would have it, the man turned out the fox skin.
Zhou Guo vaguely saw a white fox skin inside. She turned it over and saw that it was indeed white without a single color. It was just as good as the fox skin they had brought back. There were three such skins and she took them all. The pure white fox skin only cost eighty cents each.
Zhou Guo found it incredible.
She had never bought leather before. If she had known earlier, she would have bought it at the market. Why was she so anxious to fight? It only cost eighty cents per piece.
Fortunately, she didn't sell the rabbit skins. There were so many of them that she didn't know if they would be enough to make a buck.
Zhou Dacang's mouth twitched. He thought that these three people were probably coming here for the first time and selling leather for the first time. But didn't they inquire about the market conditions before selling?
As soon as I took a look at their size, I understood that everyone who saw them would be scared.
A pure white fox skin costs eighty wen? A mink skin costs a hundred wen?
Simply unheard of!
The leather in the north is cheap, but not this cheap. My niece really got a bargain!
I don't know how I got so lucky.
Zhou Guo was happily picking leathers, and as he was picking, he thought, these leathers are so cheap, so cheap, it's not just picking leathers, it's like picking up money!
White fox fur, eighty cents a piece!
This is really like someone sending you a pillow when you feel sleepy. If one skin is not enough, four skins must be enough.
I also asked for a few white fox skins that were not so pure. Together, they were enough for each person to make a set of clothes. The colorful ones were sewn at the innermost part where others could not see them anyway.
Seeing that she bought a lot, the man gave her a fox skin and a wolf skin as gifts. Zhou Guo felt that he was so considerate, so she didn't feel comfortable bargaining, mainly because the skin was cheap, um, very cheap!
When paying, Zhou Guo noticed that they were tall and had strange accents, so he asked them if they were Hu merchants.
Several people did not hide it and smiled bitterly: "The grassland suffered a disaster this year. We are still waiting to sell these things and exchange them for some food. Otherwise, the whole family will starve to death."
Zhou Guo couldn't help but glance at Zhou Dacang.
Zhou Dacang nodded slightly. The Hu people are also human beings, just like the Han people. There are good and bad people, and they are all ordinary people. He can't just kill all the Hu people he sees with a knife.
Besides, this is the North.
There used to be a market at the border between the pass and the Hu people in the past.
There are many Hu people who secretly come here to do business. Can he catch them one by one and stop them from doing business?
It's not like I'm crazy.
Zhou Guo paid the money and asked them to bring her two yellow sheep from their area if they had the chance next year.
When they heard that Zhou Guo actually liked the yellow sheep meat from their place, they were very happy and waved their hands with a smile, saying, "No problem, I'll give it to you. Anyway, the last thing we lack is cattle and sheep."
Zhou Guo said, "I'll buy it, I'll buy it. It's not easy to bring it from so far away, how can I take it for free? So what do you say?"
A few of them went forward and bought a lot of food, planning to eat it on the way back.
Come back fully loaded.
Several people met Yu Huzi and others at the city gate.
Others have already delivered the goods.
The three men climbed onto the carriages and checked them one by one. They found that they were all the same, so they drove the carriages out of the city.
It’s getting late, and it’s getting dark late. The way back will be difficult. I’m afraid it will be dark by the time I get home.
Zhou Guo gave half of the food he bought to the people in the back, and the three of them sat in the car, eating and chatting.
Zhou Su looked at the three wooden boxes in the corner and asked, "Uncle, did you buy these two headpieces for your two sisters?"
Zhou Guo took a piece of beef jerky and ate it.
"No." Zhou Dacang shook his head and looked at the two of them and said, "I will be back to the camp after the New Year. I don't know when I will be back. I may not be at home when your eldest brother and sister get married. These two headdresses are for their wedding. One is for Zhou Xing, and one is for our new bride. I am not partial, so I will take both."
Zhou Guo looked him up and down, "Where did you get so much money? Did my mother give it to you?"
Zhou Dacang laughed, "Your mother gave it to me and asked me to deliver it? Although my salary is low and I don't get it most of the time, I go on missions a lot, just like this time, I was on a mission under a secret order, and everything we get is ours, and the people below don't have to hand it in."
Zhou Guo and Zhou Su's eyes lit up. "So what good stuff did you get? Why don't you show it to us?"
Zhou Dacang said, "There is nothing else. Money is the least of our family's possessions. We didn't find anything particularly valuable, such as jewelry, so we let others divide them up. What I got was either gold, silver, or banknotes, and the last was a precious sword."
He paused and continued, "I came back in a hurry this time and didn't think of bringing all those things back. The key is that Lao Hei and the other rough guys wouldn't think of it. I'll bring them back next time I come back. There is a dagger in it, which I took from the Great Prince of Wala. It can cut iron like mud and cut hair like a dagger. It's a pity that it was left in the camp, otherwise you can take it for self-defense. It's dangerous for a little girl to walk outside alone."
Zhou Guo pulled out a dagger from his boots and said, "Don't be afraid. Although the one my master gave me can't cut iron like mud, it's very sharp. This is enough for me. Besides, I still have the big knife. I always carry it with me when I go out."
The three of them ate and talked along the way, and it was almost dark when they got home.
Zhou Guo asked Hu Zi and others to bring their people to his house tomorrow to receive New Year gifts, and then let them go back. Wu Jiang and the others must be waiting for them to have dinner.
Two large carts full of stuff.
The Zhou family rushed forward and in a short time they had moved all the things into the house.
Li followed in and out, "What did you buy? Why did you buy so many leathers? We can't even use up all the leather at home. And these dried meats, if you want to eat them, just make them at home. Why spend so much money to buy them outside?"
Although they said that, they were still working hard, carrying baskets of things into the house.
Zhou Guo said, "Mom, what's the point of eating our own food every year? It's always the same flavors. This meat jerky seems to be from the Hu people. Their meat jerky is not bad, especially the mutton. It doesn't have any fishy smell. It's probably made from yellow sheep. I've made an appointment with that eldest brother to ask him to bring me two yellow sheep next year so we can have mutton hotpot during the New Year."