The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

As soon as her father left, Li Taohua got up angrily and called Li Xing'er aside.

"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do? Stop with this nonsense."

Xing'er knew that the person who disliked her the most in the Li family was her second sister.

Without any pretense, she turned around, took out a dagger from behind her back, and then handed it directly to Li Taohua, saying with a serious expression:

"Second sister, since you dislike me so much and want me dead, why don't you just kill me?"

"Either you stop criticizing me all day long, or can't you see that I've changed? Or are you blind and can't see my changes?"

Xing'er spoke in a very strong tone.

This was the first time Li Taohua had seen Xing'er with such a serious expression. It was as if she had become a completely different person. Just as Xing'er handed her the dagger, she suddenly panicked, dropped the dagger, and ran away.

Xing'er said coldly from behind:

"Coward, if you keep saying this and that about me, I won't be polite."

She watched Li Taohua run away and felt that these old ancestors were getting more and more annoying.

Back under the tree.

Li Taohua told her older brother what had just happened.

After pondering for a moment, Li Dashan said:

"Second sister, even if you don't believe her, you should at least believe in our Li family's ancestors, right? Since our ancestors have said that she has repented, you should believe her this once. I'm tired of mediating between you two every day."

Hearing her elder brother say that, Li Taohua didn't know what to say next, so she could only whisper "yes".

the other side.

Li Fusheng, Li Laojiu, Zhu Dadan, and other villagers gave three coins to the neighboring village and boarded an oxcart, arriving at the market at 1:15 AM.

Don't say it.

There were a lot of people at the market today.

Li Laojiu carried two bulging sacks of millet, his family's only harvest this autumn. The millet was golden and still smelled of sunshine from the threshing ground.

Along the way, there were many women carrying large baskets covered with blue cloth on their arms.

Needless to say.

The large basket contained eggs that had been collected for a month and freshly picked green vegetables with dew still clinging to them.

The further you go into town, the more people there are. People from all directions have come, and most of them are acquaintances.

Wang Wu's family carried two cages of live chickens, Li Dunzi herded four fat sheep, and Liu Xiugu carried straw sandals she had woven herself.

......

The farmers greeted each other and talked about this year's harvest. Everyone complained that the taxes were too heavy, and the addition of a new baby to the family increased the poll tax.

Although everyone was complaining, their pace didn't slow down at all; everyone wanted to get to a good spot as soon as possible.

The area under the archway at the entrance of the town was already crowded with people.

The market opened when the yamen runner rang the first gong.

People from all directions surged in like a tide. Li Fusheng, Li Laojiu, and the others were completely squeezed in by the crowd. It took them a long time to find the place that specialized in selling wild game.

The market became lively at this time.

The shouts and calls were incessant.

"Live chickens, plump and tender live chickens, come and take a look!"

"Selling firewood! Freshly cut firewood, five coins a bundle."

"Selling steamed buns! Delicious-smelling steamed buns! How many would you like, sir?"

"......"

As soon as I arrived.

The wild boar meat that Li Fusheng hunted caught the attention of the butcher.

The butcher, seeing that the meat was freshly hunted wild boar, held his cleaver and asked:

"Brother, your wild boar meat looks pretty good. How about I take it?"

"How much, Qian Tu?"

"I'll offer an average price of 80 coins, is that alright? You know, that's not a low amount."

"Hey, I've got my eye on this wild boar meat too. I'll offer 85 coins per pound, brother, bring it over so I can take a look."

The butcher across from Li Fusheng saw the wild boar meat in Li Fusheng's basket. The skin was dark and shiny, and the most amazing thing was the piece of meat from the front leg that was both fat and lean. It was not like the large pieces of fat that domestic pigs have.

Instead, it is as fine as a spider web, embedded in the deep red lean meat.

When you press it with your hand, the meat is firm and elastic, moist but not oily, clearly the kind of good meat that only wild boars that roam the mountains year-round can produce.

Both Qian Tu and Zhou Tu coveted the wild boar meat.

If this were taken to the mansion of a high-ranking official, it would probably earn a considerable reward.

Li Fusheng was an honest man. He stood aside without saying a word, glancing at Zhou Tu and Qian Tu. The two butchers were arguing fiercely. Seeing this, a butcher from the back street quietly pulled him aside.

"Sell it to me, I'll give you 90 coins a pound. From now on, sell me any big game you have."

"But I haven't even spoken to them yet, wouldn't it be inappropriate to leave like this?"

"Let them argue about their business, you go yours. Wouldn't it be better to sell everything and go back sooner?"

As they were talking, Zhang Tu suddenly asked:

"Are you Li Fusheng from Xinghua Village?"

Li Fusheng looked surprised and asked:

"How...how do you know me?"

Zhang Tu slapped his thigh and said:

"Your wife is a girl from our village, how could I not know her?"

"Look, look, this is fate! Let's go!"

Zhang Tu suddenly felt emboldened and, with great effort, managed to get Li Fusheng to the back street. First, he had his men bring him a cup of tea, and then he had his waiter weigh the meat. It turned out that the wild boar meat Li Fusheng brought weighed a whopping 235 jin.

"Brother Li, you're so lucky! There's a lot of meat here, but don't worry, I won't shortchange you on the money."

Li Fusheng was an honest and kind man. Zhang Tu, the butcher in front of him, was from the same village as his wife, so selling to him was naturally a good idea.

"Thank you very much, Brother Zhang."

"You know my wife is frail. I came here this time to sell some money to buy her some medicine to take back and help her recover."

"We are relieved that Yu Niang married you. Her parents are happy to know that you treat her so well."

"Xiao San, go and get the silver for me, and wrap it in a cloth."

"Yes, shopkeeper."

"Here is twenty taels and one mace of silver. You'd better take it carefully. Wang Jiujiu, the rogue in this market, is a formidable figure. Even the government can't do anything about him. If you run into him, you'd better stay far away from him."

"Thank you, Brother Zhang. I'll go get the medicine now and then. I won't cause any trouble."

Li Fusheng took the silver and carefully placed it in the small pocket of his inner garment.

He never imagined that wild boar meat would be so valuable, selling for twenty taels and one mace of silver. That much silver was enough to build a mud-walled house with east and west wing rooms.

Li Fusheng felt the silver was burning hot in his hands, fearing it would disappear at any moment.

At the same time, he was incredibly proud; his beloved third daughter had finally made something of herself.

The wife needs about 60 coins to get medicine, and the remaining money can be used to hire someone to cut suitable firewood to build a house. Besides, Xing'er can hunt wild boars, so maybe he can too.

He walked and thought to himself.

Unbeknownst to them, the rogue Wang Jiujiu was swaggering around the market with a few lackeys.