Chapter 321: Chapter 321 Precious Chapter 321: Chapter 321 Precious “Right, you see.”
Xue Tian lifted the cover on the top layer of the basket, and instantly, the chunks of python meat chopped by Big Bull were revealed.
“Wow, how did you get this?” Shopkeeper Fan was extremely surprised, looking at such a large and thick piece of snake meat. This python must be no small creature, not something ordinary people could easily get their hands on.
“Big Bull and I caught it in the mountains yesterday. If you don’t believe me, you can smell it. It’s very fresh.” Xuexue, afraid that Shopkeeper Fan might think the snake meat wasn’t fresh, picked it up for him to smell.
“Miss Mo, you’re being too formal. We’ve been working together for so long, don’t you think I trust you?” Shopkeeper Fan said with a smile as he waved his hand, “Don’t worry, I’ll take all the python meat. Just tell me how much silver you want per pound, and after I weigh it, I’ll do the calculations for you.”
“Shopkeeper Fan, just give what you think is fair. We couldn’t finish it at home, so we brought it over to sell.” Xuexue was grateful for Shopkeeper Fan’s care and was too shy to haggle over the price.
Shopkeeper Fan stroked his beard thoughtfully, then said, “Miss Mo, we’re so familiar with each other, I won’t take advantage of you. To tell you the truth, python meat is indeed very precious; wealthy families are always on the lookout for such rare ingredients. I’ll give you two taels of silver per pound. If you have more of such good stuff in the future, make sure to bring it here.”
Upon hearing the price, Xuexue was also surprised. She had not expected the python to be so valuable. Thinking about how much they had given away to the villagers yesterday, they had really lost out big time. That was pure silver they had given away.
“Miss Mo, Miss Mo, are you not satisfied with this price?” After waiting awhile without a response, Shopkeeper Fan quickly called out.
“Huh?” Xuexue was still pained by the thought of the snake meat they had given away the day before and looked up blankly when she heard Shopkeeper Fan calling her.
“Are you not satisfied with the price? We can still talk about it.”
“Oh! No, no, I’m satisfied, very satisfied.”
“Er! Sorry, Shopkeeper Fan, I was just thinking about something and didn’t hear you speak.” Xuexue hurriedly explained.
Shopkeeper Fan suddenly understood, “Oh, I see. I thought Miss Mo wasn’t happy with the price.”
“No, no, not at all.”
Xuexue quickly shook her head and waved her hands, her face a picture of embarrassment.
Big Bull watched, highly amused. His wife was indeed a money grubber. She must have been regretting giving away dozens of pounds of snake meat the previous evening when she heard Shopkeeper Fan’s offer of two taels of silver per pound. That was worth over a hundred taels of silver, and it would be odd if she wasn’t feeling the pinch.
Shopkeeper Fan weighed the python meat, which totalled sixty-two pounds.
“Miss Mo, here are one hundred and twenty-four taels of silver for you to take.” Shopkeeper Fan brought out a bag of silver from the accounting room and handed it to Xuexue.
Xuexue was thrilled, unable to believe that python meat could be so profitable. If they could catch another one next time, that would be great.
After leaving Xiaohe Restaurant, they bought a large assortment of items on the street, mostly food, since their family was building a house and there were many mouths to feed. Buying too little meant making trips to the town every two or three days, which could be quite bothersome. Xuexue decided to rent a bullock cart and filled it to the brim with grains.
Before leaving, Chuner also bought a few pounds of pork lard cakes, then climbed onto the bullock cart with Xiao Gougou, cheerfully heading back to Mo Family Village.
The bullock cart slowly made its way into the village, heading towards the Li Family.
Midway, Xiao Gougou saw his mother and quickly called for the cart to stop. Clutching a large bunch of pork lard cakes, he excitedly jumped down from the cart and ran towards his mother…