Chapter 343: Chapter 343 Selling Meat (4)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

As soon as Zhou Ying heard that, her eyes lit up. She took the silver and asked, Thats normal. Are there a lot of wealthy people in town now?

You want to sell them meat?

Thats right; if we dont sell to them before the New Year, who knows when well have to wait for the next opportunity?

Also, cattle and sheep will go into heat once spring arrives. We cant just stop them from breeding.

Ill try to ask around then.

Thanks. Also, ask around if theres anyone selling pork. We have to buy some fatty meat to prepare for the restaurant and the manor. Beef and mutton cant compare to pork, after all.

I havent seen anyone selling pork in town. Why dont we ask Manager Liu? Hes more well-informed than us.

Thats true. Ill go over to the manor again tomorrow.

By the way, you shouldnt leave that early tomorrow. Ive asked them to send the beef and mutton over early in the morning.

Ill go with you tomorrow morning.

Alright, you drive the carriage.

The next day, the couple was afraid the manor would send the meat over, so they got up early and rushed over.

After Gu Chengrui left with the butchered meat, Zhou Ying found Manager Liu and asked him about buying pork.

She didnt expect Manager Lius manor to have it, but he only kept the breeding pigs to save food.

It was near the county, but it was still too far. Because of the heavy snow, Manager Liu was unsure if even his pigs had survived.

On the other end, after Gu Chengrui arrived in town, he sent a holiday gift to Tian Jingzhongs house in an open and aboveboard manner.

In return, he received two pounds of salt, five pounds of white sugar, and two batches of cotton cloth.

As expected, someone came to Gu Chengrui to buy meat in the afternoon.

Gu Chengrui immediately got them to write their order.

In the next half a month, he sold another 20 cows and 100 sheep, either in whole or in small amounts. All the wealthy households in the vicinity became his customers in one fell swoop.

The day before the new year, Gu Chengrui butchered a sheep in the inters.p.a.ce. He prepared five pounds of mutton as festival gifts for the various families in the village and had an extra ten pounds of cotton for his old house.

After sending the gifts, the two were just about to leave when Madam Qiao stopped the young couple. She asked, Are you guys familiar with the Yu family in town?

The Yu family? The one that lives near the academy? Gu Chengrui asked.

Yes, their family. Two days ago, a matchmaker proposed a marriage to Chengye, and she said the bride would be the Yu familys eldest granddaughter.

But the matchmakers words cant be trusted completely, so Im asking if you know her.

Especially the brides character. Father Gu added.

Although their family had declined, they didnt want their son to marry a troublemaker.

Our Chengye is such a handsome man; the bride looks must look good as well. Mrs. Liu echoed.

Gu Chengrui was speechless. He was a man. How could he know the details of the girl about to be married?

He had no choice but to say, I only know that their grandfather opened a bookstore near the academy in his early years. Their family also has about 50 acres of land.

His eldest son is a scholar who opened a private school in town to teach the children, and his wife and children care for the village elderly.

His second son had replaced Old Master Yu in managing the bookstore in town.

Honestly, Ive only seen the second sons family, not the eldest.

However, the second sons daughter is only fourteen years old. She shouldnt be the bride.

Thats right. The daughter of the eldest sons family is the one offering the marriage. They claimed that she has remained unmarried because of the recent disasters and is already 17 years old. Madam Qiao said.

Then you all should ask around. As long as the Yu family doesnt favor men over women in their upbringing, I think the eldest granddaughter of the family shouldnt have a bad character. Gu Chengrui gave his piece.

Oh right, how did they know about Chengye? he asked curiously..