Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 348: Ordering a New Ship

"That's great. It's good to be close to each other. You can even go to the county town to work." Lu Chuan said with an envious smile.

"Hahaha." The old man smiled and said nothing, with a hint of showing off in his voice.

The two chatted for a few more words about irrelevant topics, and then the group set out again towards the county town.

After more than three years, when I came to the county town again, I felt that everything had changed.

The streets that were once familiar are no longer familiar, and many places still look dilapidated, but some places are being repaired as quickly as possible.

It may be because the county town has not been built yet, and the farmers are busy with spring ploughing in the fields, so there are not many people in the county town.

There were only a few people scattered around the street, and there were few vendors either.

"It seems that there are not many residents in the county town now!" Grandpa Zhao said after looking around.

"Well, fortunately the stalls are still there. Although there are not many people, some shops are already open." Lu Chuan continued.

"Let's go inside and see if there are any stalls selling things." Xu Han suggested.

"Okay, let's go to the old South Street. The stalls used to be there."

After that, they started walking towards South Street. Along the way, they saw a few shops scattered along the street, but business was not very good.

A few people walked and shopped along the side, and when they reached South Street, they didn't buy anything.

Currently, most of the things here are transported from other places. There are very few types of things to buy, and some things are very expensive. Several people felt that it was unnecessary and did not buy them.

"The county town used to have a dock, and there were craftsmen who made boats. Don't we need to buy a new boat? How about we go and ask?" Lu Chuan suggested.

"Okay, let's ask someone first. If it existed before, we don't know if it exists now."

After asking along the way, they finally found it.

"Is anyone there?" Grandpa Zhao asked as he walked into the house first.

"Someone is coming." As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged woman walked out.

"Hello, Auntie. We are here to order a boat. Is Master Yang home?"

"He just went out. Please wait a moment and I will send someone to call him."

After the woman finished speaking, she shouted inside, "Boss, go and call your father back and tell him that someone wants to order a boat."

Then he turned around and said to the others, "Please sit down and rest for a while. My boyfriend will be back soon."

Then he poured water for everyone very attentively and generously added some tea leaves into it.

The woman thought to herself that these people were big customers. Although she had sold some small items since they came back, no one had come to order a custom boat.

Today, someone finally came to ask about it, but I have to entertain him well. The income from this ship is more than the income from the usual two months.

After waiting for a while, Master Yang came back.

"Are you guys going to order a boat? To be honest, my boat-building skills are well-known in the surrounding area.

I used to live in this county, but I fled to the south and was lucky enough to survive. When I heard that I could come back, I came back immediately. "Master Yang took the initiative to say.

"I've heard of Master Yang's name. My family's boat was custom-made at your house." Lu Chuan greeted.

"Hahaha, it turns out you're an old customer. I'm just shortsighted and didn't recognize you."

"It's not your fault. It's been too long. Master Yang comes into contact with so many people every day that it's inevitable that he can't remember."

"Since you are an old customer, I will definitely give you a discount. I wonder what kind of boat you want to customize this time?" Master Yang asked.

"Today we want to order a bigger ship. It would be best if it could carry some cargo." Lu Chuan replied.

"I have a booklet here. You can take a look at what kind you want. We can make any size." After saying this, Master Yang went into the house and took out a booklet.

Lu Chuan took the booklet and everyone started reading it together.

"This one is pretty good, suitable for our family use." The Taoist priest said, pointing to one of the boats.

"I think it's okay. The space is quite large."

"Okay, let's take this one and make it bigger. This way, when we need a small boat, we can use the previous one, and when we need a big boat, we can use this one." Xu Han said.

"Are you sure?" Master Yang asked.

"Okay, we want this style, a medium-sized ship. How much silver do you need?" Lu Chuan replied.

"What materials do you need? Different materials have different prices.

A slightly inferior one costs 30 taels of silver, an average one costs 36 taels of silver, and a better one is more expensive, costing 40 taels of silver."

Lu Chuan thought about it and felt that it was not very expensive. He spent 10 taels of silver to buy the donkey. This price was really not expensive to buy a medium-sized boat.

But Lu Chuan still looked at Xu Han uncertainly, and when Xu Han nodded, he said, "Then let's go with the best one. When can we get it?"

"Okay, okay, it will take at least a month to be done." Master Yang rubbed his hands and said excitedly.

"Can it be cheaper? The price is still a bit expensive." Grandpa Zhao couldn't help but bargain.

"The price really can't be any lower, but I can prepare everything for you on the boat. You don't have to worry about tables and chairs. I will equip you with everything that can be used on the boat." Master Yang said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Okay then, remember to make sure the quality is good. If we are not satisfied, we won't be able to pay you the full balance," Lu Chuan continued.

"Don't worry, I will do a good job. The quality is absolutely fine. You can use it for three years. If there are any problems within three years, I will repair it for free."

"That's what you said." Lu Chuan said with a smile.

Then Xu Han took out five taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Lu Chuan as a deposit for the transaction.

After they had settled the matter of the boat, they felt much relieved.

No one expected that this trip to the county town to custom-make a boat would be so smooth.

Moreover, it was a store where Lu Chuan had bought things before, so the quality was naturally guaranteed.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that something we casually decided on the way would go so smoothly." Grandpa Zhao said with a smile after leaving the yard.

"Yes, today's trip was not in vain. Although we didn't buy anything, we bought a boat." Xu Han also said with a smile.

"Our Mu'er comes to the county town for the first time, and there is nothing to eat. Mu'er, do you want to eat some candy? Grandpa will buy you some candy, okay?"