Chapter 42 Buying seeds at the pharmacy, the rural trip is coming to an end

Chapter 42 Buying seeds at the pharmacy, the rural trip is coming to an end

Chapter 42 Buying seeds at the pharmacy, the rural trip is coming to an end

"Plus one, since pigs, chickens, ducks and geese can increase the income of the village, then cows and donkeys can also do it."

Li Jiayi shook his head and said, "Uncle, the buying and selling of cattle, horses, donkeys, and mules are prohibited because they are heavy laborers. Even if they die, they must be reported and someone will come to investigate."

"Well! All right! I'll let them sell them later and use the money to buy food."

"Yes! That's right, uncle, you can't sell them all. It's better to keep two. If you sell them all, it will look fake."

The team leader nodded and said, "You are right. I think we should keep your sixth grandfather's cow. Otherwise, it will be troublesome for everyone to go to the commune."

At that time, there were very few bicycles in the countryside. Even the team leader’s family didn’t have one, let alone others.

It's a journey of more than ten kilometers. It's okay if you don't bring anything with you, but if you carry things to the commune, it will really make you tired.

"By the way, uncle, if anyone has a calf or a donkey, I would like to buy a few."

The captain looked at Li Jiayi and asked, "What do you want that for?"

"I'm useful."

"Okay! I'll keep it for you if I have it."

"Uncle, I don't want it. I buy it with money, and the price is higher than others. Don't worry about it."

He would not take advantage of the villagers, especially at this time. Why would he take advantage of them? It would not make him rich.

After the matter was said, Li Jiayi left. As for what happened next, it had nothing to do with him anymore.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Li Jiayi got up early and exercised as usual.

Then he sneaked into the space, took a shower, changed his clothes, and walked out of the house.

Grandpa Li Laogen was sitting in the yard smoking a pipe, while grandma was cooking in the kitchen.

"Grandpa, why are you still smoking? Didn't I buy you cigarettes?" Li Jiayi came over and asked.

"Dry tobacco is strong, but I'm not used to smoking paper cigarettes." Li Laogen said with a grin.

What do you mean by not being used to it? Actually, I just can't bear to smoke.

Because the dry tobacco he smokes is free, the tobacco leaves are grown and smoked by himself, so it doesn't cost any money at all.

"Grandpa, if you think Daqianmen is too expensive, I'll buy you one cent next time."

"No, I'm talking to my eldest grandson! Even a dime still costs money, but Grandpa's cigarettes are free."

"Grandpa, I'm not short of money."

"I know my eldest grandson is not short of money, but you can't spend money carelessly. You have to save it. There will be many places to spend money in the future."

Li Jiayi was speechless. What did this have to do with anything?
Of course he knew that he would have many places to spend money in the future, but he could still afford this little money for cigarettes.

"I know grandpa."

Although he said this, Li Jiayi had already made a decision not to bring such a good one next time.

If you don't want to smoke the cigarettes you bring, or drink the wine you bring, then why bring them?

Next time I’ll buy a little more, or be more economical. As for the wine, I’ll buy Erguotou.

Anyway, these cigarettes and alcohol don’t require tickets, so you can buy more.

"Grandson, go wash up and eat." Grandma shouted as she came out of the kitchen.

"Okay grandma."

Breakfast was similar to what he had in the city, and grandma also cooked him an extra egg.

After finishing his meal, Li Jiayi said hello to his grandparents and ran out of the house.

No one knew what the team leader had said to the villagers, but Li Jiayi saw someone leading a cow and Sixth Grandpa's ox cart heading towards the commune.

As for why Li Jiayi did not buy adult big players, the first reason is that his strength does not allow it.

He also likes to eat meat grown in space because it tastes good. The price of an adult cow is not low! Especially in this era when cows are the main labor force.

Of course, the same goes for donkeys.

And the price is not the same as that of pork. The live pigs are cheap but the meat is more expensive, while the opposite is true for cattle.

Cows are expensive to keep alive, but their meat is cheap, even cheaper than pork. There is no way around it, beef has no oil.

But the price of live cattle is much more expensive than pork, which is why he does not buy adult cattle.

How should I put it! It is like you bought a tractor to plow the land. The price of this tractor is not cheap!

But if the tractor is scrapped, how much can you get from selling the scrap metal?

This adult cow is equivalent to a tractor. It is used to plow the land and, of course, can also be used to pull carts.

A dead cow is equivalent to a scrapped tractor. Its value is much lower. It can be said that it is of no use other than being eaten.

Thinking that he had nothing to do in the village, Li Jiayi hurriedly followed him.

"Sixth Grandpa, wait for me."

"Xiao Jiayi! Are you going back?"

Sixth Grandpa asked doubtfully, because he just came yesterday!

"No, Sixth Grandpa, I'm planning to go to the commune to buy some things."

"Is that so? Come up quickly then!"

"Ok!"

After more than two hours of riding on a ox cart, we arrived at Liucun Commune again.

After arriving at the commune, the villagers who came to sell cattle went to the Xingwu, which was actually a place for trading.

At present, it is not collective, and the pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese raised in rural homes are allowed to be traded.

It’s just that chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, and sheep are all sold to the commune’s purchasing station, while the army is where cattle, horses, donkeys, and mules are traded.

Of course, you have to pay for transactions in the army. For example, if you sell a cow, you have to pay five dollars to the bank.

The common people are quite happy to come to the army to trade, because they will help you find buyers.

All you have to do is bring the cow, donkey, horse or mule over, and you don't have to worry about the rest.

And we will definitely give you a fair price. The reason for this is that the army is not run by a private individual, but is led by a commune.

The commune collects money and also has to pay salaries to its staff. After all, the people working here are not on the payroll.

Moreover, the commune set up this army to coordinate the rural labor force.

Some villages have more livestock and will sell some, while other villages have fewer livestock and will buy some.

Li Jiayi had no intention of joining the army, because the animals sold there were all adult livestock.

After separating from everyone, he went directly to the commune's Chinese medicine shop.

The reason why there are Chinese medicine shops here is mainly because there are many mountains nearby, and some villagers go up the mountains to collect herbs and then sell them to the Chinese medicine shops.

Li Jiayi arrived here soon. The Chinese medicine shop was very big, at least much bigger than the supply and marketing cooperative.

There are also many medicinal herbs in it, some of which are locally produced, but most of them are shipped from other places.

Chinese medicine shops not only buy medicinal materials, but also mainly sell them. It is impossible for them to only sell local medicinal materials.

Seeing Li Jiayi coming in, a young man who was not sure whether he was a pharmacist or an apprentice walked over.

"Are you looking for medicine? Do you have a prescription?"

"I don't want to buy medicine. I want to buy some medicinal seeds. Do you have any?"

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