Entering the wax moon is the year, people come and go on the street, the merchants carry the flat shoulder, shuttle in the crowd, there are many rouge gouache, head rope purse and other gadgets, meet the big girl and the little daughter-in-law, stop, with their own three-inch tongue sales.

"Shame!"

The two little babies with snot, looking at the three or four years old, rushed to the morning market with their parents, and saw Gu Zheng and Mo Xiaohe refusing back and forth, making a grimace, and someone next to them saw this and made a coaxing sound from time to time.

Fortunately, Mo Xiaohe is not a native of Dawu, she is very indifferent in the face of onlookers, what happened to Xiuxiu's affection? A group of dirt buns who have never seen the world, but although they think so in their hearts, they are still low-key.

Gu Zheng took the bacon flatbread, only biting the edge of the cake, he was very careful, he didn't get a piece of meat foam, and handed it to Mo Xiaohe, "Okay, I've eaten it, eat it while it's hot, otherwise it will be cold for a while." ”

After speaking, he lowered his head, he nibbled on two dry thick steamed buns, or the boss who sold bacon flatbread saw that the husband and wife were humble, and felt fresh, and gave Gu Zheng a free soy milk, these days, it is rare to love his daughter-in-law so much.

After thanking him, Mo Xiaohe asked her husband, "You said you found a way to make money, where did you go?" ”

"There is a wharf in front of us, where we can transport goods, a package is a penny, and we have a lot of strength, and we can earn a deposit for renting a carriage by running back and forth several times an hour."

The mountains and rivers of Dawu are beautiful, and a canal was dug from the border city to Kyoto for the transportation of goods. In the past few years, there was too much silt in the river, and it was blocked, and then it was manually dredged through the forced labor organized by the government, and it was not until last year that it came in handy.

With the opening of river transportation, there are naturally more people doing hard labor on the wharf, whoever has great strength and is willing to endure hardships will be able to make more money, Gu Zheng can carry a few bags, but there is not much time, they have to leave as soon as possible, and strive to return to the town before dark.

"Coolies?"

Mo Xiaohe took a sip of soy milk and almost didn't squirt it out. Just now, her husband said that she had found a way to make money, and she was serious, but she thought there was a shortcut, but it turned out to be the case.

The hard workers on the wharf, mostly some strong men, between the cargo ship and the carriage, loading, unloading, running errands, because they have to carry bags on their shoulders, at the end of the day, the top is red and swollen, and those who have been doing this for a long time have a thick layer of calluses on their shoulders, and they walk slightly slanted, which is also caused by the imbalance of the shoulders and heavy objects for a long time.

The reality is always cruel, not how much sweat you pay, how much you gain. There is usually a foreman on the wharf, and he deducts money in the middle, and many coolies earn half of the silver money a day, or even more than half of them have to honor the foreman.

"Don't worry, lady, you can find a place to be windy, just wait for me for an hour."

Gu Zheng was reluctant to let his wife suffer from the cold outside, thinking about where to take shelter from the wind temporarily, they have no money now, it is a hard injury.

"Husband, there's a big rock there, can you break it with one punch and turn it into slag?"

Mo Xiaohe looked at the windmill in the hand of the little baby in front of him, and suddenly felt a little realization, people in this era just like to watch the excitement, and they are all scrambling to see it, not to mention that it is the end of the year, and every household has plenty of money, not missing a few copper plates.

"Yes."

Gu Zheng walked to the stone under the tree, clenched his fist, and struck it lightly, the stone immediately split apart and turned into a pile of tiny stones.

Flat-headed people, I haven't seen many real martial arts practitioners, they can have a flower fist embroidered legs for them to watch the excitement, they are very satisfied, hearing the sound, before Mo Xiaohe can say anything, the surroundings have spontaneously formed a circle, and there are several people in the front row who are watching the excitement of eating melons.

"Good! A strong man has a good hand, but it is a real stone! ”

Someone specially ran to the stone fragments to investigate, nodding frequently, now there are fewer and fewer people who know internal strength, martial arts is a gradual process, there is no accumulation of more than ten years, there is no internal force is empty talk.

"Good, good!"

Someone applauded, and immediately someone followed suit, "Come to a chest crushed boulder, wonderful!" ”

Mo Xiaohe's face was black, who was so on the road, she hadn't set up a stall yet, these people rushed to say the lines, but this side was the side of the street, and there were still about twenty meters away from the market in front, if it was in the market, there would be more people.

It's good to say, I borrowed an iron basin from the shop selling steamed buns next door, Mo Xiaohe dislikes their small bowl of soy sauce and vinegar, so small, look down on her husband's ability? Gu Zheng made a move, and an iron basin must be used to install copper plates!

"You forgot? Now this juggling can also be faked. ”

One of the men had a sugar gourd in his mouth, and as he spoke, he spit out a hawthorn core, "They use fake stones, and they look at it from the outside, but they don't know what it is inside. ”

Since knowing the shady scene, everyone has gradually become disappointed in hard kung fu, capable people may have it, people don't lack a bite to eat, how can they be reduced to setting up stalls to support their families? With those few pennies, it is better to watch the monkeys, the monkey's small eyes are vivid, and they will say hello, and they will celebrate the New Year.

"Yo Yo Yo, fake stone? Who is that looking down on? ”

Mo Xiaohe saw that her husband seemed to understand what she meant, he smiled, stood up, and pointed to the stone under the tree, "Just now, my husband only used a light punch, someone saw it, you have also checked the stone, there is no possibility of fraud!" ”

Speaking seriously, he raised the iron basin in his hand, turned around, and only one person threw a copper plate into it, and with a clanging sound, Mo Xiaohe looked at the copper plate with oil flowers on it, and felt sour, it is not easy to make money!

Just someone exposed the falsification of the chest stone, but Mo Xiaohe admired the counterfeiter very much, this is the economic mind, juggling is to coax everyone, let them see a happy look, as long as they are not discovered, they can achieve the same effect, they save time and effort, the other party is full of interest, and they are all happy. It's like magic, just don't goof. "It's almost the New Year, give the villagers an early year, and today, let my husband do something to open your eyes."

Mo Xiaohe knew Gu Zheng's strength, and just lost the inquiring look, although he was a little helpless, he acquiesced, even so, she accelerated the progress of collecting money, and the first thing she did to earn copper plates, bought a bacon flatbread for her husband, and added a bowl of gruel to quench her thirst by the way.

"Little lady, someone saw it just now, we came later, and we didn't see anything, although the stone was true just now, it doesn't mean that you can't continue to do tricks."

There are people in the crowd who are doing good things, and they are the first to jump out to find fault, and some people question it, attracting a lot of echoing voices, they want to see hard kung fu, but they are afraid of being deceived, and they waste their feelings in vain.

"That's right!"

Mo Xiaohe applauded, the surroundings were silent, she felt that she was singing a one-man show, and the taste of no one cooperating was uncomfortable, thanks to her thick skin, she found herself under the stairs, "My husband and I were in a hurry, but because I was entangled and stolen by the thief, I had to perform in the same place......"

Speaking of which, there is no money, let everyone not patronize and watch the excitement, the rich pay, powerful, they don't need to contribute, so they still have to pay, regardless of whether it is a penny or two, or ten or eight penny, in short, less is not too little, more is definitely not too much.

"Yes, people with real skills, how can they be performers, let's make it up, as long as the kung fu is real, everything is easy to say!"

In the crowd, I don't know who shouted, the people around echoed it, Mo Xiaohe saw that the mobilization work before the performance was almost over, stepped forward, and asked Gu Zheng in a low voice, "Husband, can you handle it?" ”

Gu Zheng: ...... Isn't it too late to ask? The cowhide almost didn't blow through the sky, and it almost made him feel that breaking a stone with his hands was a great skill.

"Folks, in order to live up to everyone's enthusiasm, the husband said, the stone is up to you, and after distinguishing the real from the fake, carry it up."

Mo Xiaohe continued to flicker, otherwise, Gu Zheng would have to carry the stones, looking for trouble everywhere, going back and forth, wasting his physical strength, he only ate two fist-sized steamed buns in the morning, and he was not full.

"Good!"

As soon as this remark came out, the people below responded positively, and they were full of praise, looking for stones by themselves, not afraid of fraud, not to mention, but also to find a big block, embarrassed by the ugly big guy, everyone held such a heart, and the crowd was several people less.

Most of the people buy things in the bazaar, seeing that there is a bustle here, and they haven't seen it, Mo Xiaohe is anxious, the more people, the more people it is, the more people it is, the more people who can attract more people, the more the merrier, there are only a dozen onlookers, and they can't earn a few copper plates.

She walked out of the crowd and saw two or three ladies watching the merchant's flat shoulder, and praised the purse inside, but because the asking price was relatively high, she didn't negotiate, and she was hesitating.

"Auntie, do you like purses?"

Mo Xiaohe's eyes flickered, thinking about it, it was not enough to rely on her alone to publicize her, she was still a young lady with a tender face, and several eldest ladies were different, with a horizontal face and a loud voice, which could be used appropriately.

Anything else, Mo Xiaohe really doesn't have it, but she brought more than a dozen of them, all of them are Kyoto patterns, the gift of the future sister-in-law Zhang Xianxian, she is planning to go to Tianshui Village, bribe the villagers, and build a good relationship, but then the village is messy, and she doesn't want to be too conspicuous, so she hasn't taken it out.

"This is for you, pick at will, one for each person, the embroidery is exquisite, and you can't buy it for more than a dozen yuan."

Open the burden and let a few ladies see it, the other party's eyes immediately lit up, so exquisite, if you take it out, you must have face, but it is useless, and several people are a little apprehensive.

"It's just to trouble a few people to go to the market to help shout a few voices, propaganda and publicity, here my husband wants to break a big stone in his chest."

Mo Xiaohe made it clear that if he didn't cheat, after this village, there would be no such shop, there was an hour to perform, and the husband and wife were in a hurry.

"That's no problem, we'll go now, the little lady has to talk."

Just shout a few times, you can get a purse, how can there be such a good thing in the world? The merchant was very unhappy when he saw that he had lost a few businesses, but as soon as he pondered that the other husband's chest could break a big stone, his small body could not withstand the toss, so he didn't dare to say anything, and slipped away against the wall.

No matter when, you can't underestimate the influence of the big girls, the modern square dance aunts, it is said that they are about to occupy the world, and several big girls are like doing business, shouting in the crowd, which immediately attracts groups of people who come to see the excitement.

Taking advantage of the crowd to find stones, Mo Xiaohe used the same means to hire a few uncles to help to be a water army, and the purse also worked, and during the New Year's holiday, the man always wanted to give his daughter-in-law something, and after listening, they agreed without hesitation.

It is impossible for these onlookers to give silver, Mo Xiaohe relies on her keen eyes to choose people who seem to be poorer or who love to be careful, she knows the importance of hype, she is not afraid of anything, and she is most afraid of the cold field.

"Here comes the stone!"

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the departing men finally returned, followed by a cart full of stones, large and small, loaded with three carts, and followed by a man in a satin robe.

"Three taels of silver, I'll come and see the excitement!"

Someone didn't care, and took out a small piece of broken silver, which seemed to have been cut from the whole silver ingot, and the crowd boiled because of the three taels of silver.

Three taels of silver, Mo Xiaohe doesn't care very much, but it is undeniable that in the bazaar where one penny can buy two steamed buns, the purchasing power of three taels of silver is amazing, and an ordinary family of four, chewing for a year, is nothing more than that.

"Strong, take off your clothes!"

People continue to increase their chips, and the sailors hired by Mo Xiaohe are clever and applauded, which drives the atmosphere even more.

Undressing? Who is so rogue? My husband has chest muscles and abdominal muscles, and there are so many little daughters-in-law and aunts in the crowd, if they see it, wouldn't they take advantage of it?

"No, husband doesn't need to undress."

Mo Xiaohe resolutely opposed, what should I do if it is cold when I undress and catch a cold? Who said you have to take off your clothes if you have a big rock on your chest? That's just eye-catching and sensationalism.

"Okay, let's go."

Gu Zheng darkened his eyes, lifted a stone that was at least half a person high, and beat it gently, and in an instant, the stone shattered, turning into small pieces and splashing around, and those who were close suffered and were raised with stone foam.

It's a stone, a hard stone! The surroundings are sharp, and if you are not careful, it is easy to scratch your hands, Gu Zheng can turn stones into pieces and pieces with just one punch, which is incredible!

"With the chest, with the chest!"

The fist is hard, the chest can't be so hard, just put the stone in front of the chest, if you don't beat it, can it be broken?

The onlookers put forward higher and higher requirements, and Gu Zheng satisfied them one by one, a few stones, and a small skill of carving insects. Every time she performed, she was stopped by Mo Xiaohe, and she made a leather bag and stuffed copper plates into it.

The enthusiasm of the onlookers was high, the iron basin was full of noise, plus three taels of silver, in less than half an hour, Gu Zheng earned at least a dozen taels with his magic skills, enough for them to spend on the road, and there was a lot left.

"Husband, let's not perform, right?"

Mo Xiaohe looked at the cart with her spare eyes, and the last car, visually inspected the four big stones, and accepted them when she saw it, originally she was just renting a carriage for the road, and the purpose was achieved, she didn't want her husband to waste his strength in vain.

"I'm afraid I can't go, so I'll solve the last cart of stones."

The crowd of onlookers clapped their hands and stomped their feet, they couldn't see it when they were small, they climbed to the trees, and the roof went to see the excitement, they couldn't be anticlimactic, Gu Zheng saw that the lady was serious, so he increased the difficulty again, and came to a big stone with a broken head!

Mo Xiaohe was silent, his husband was crazy, thinking that he was Xu Tietou, sure that there would be no concussion in such a collision?

After some hard work, Mo Xiaohe collected the money until the stones were used up, they said that they needed to rest, and the crowd gradually dispersed, but there were still many people who stayed in place, trying to come forward to talk to Gu Zheng.

"Husband, you wipe your face first, I bought you a bacon flatbread, and specially asked the boss to add two portions of meat."

Gu Zheng's body was covered with foam from broken stones, he patted it casually, took the handkerchief and wiped his face. Because of the money they made, the husband and wife were delayed for an hour, and now they had to find a carriage and hurry home.

"The flatbread will be eaten on the road, let's go to the carriage and horse shop first."

I thought before, I didn't have any money to find a carriage on the way, but now that I have money, Gu Zheng paid a tael of silver and chose a comfortable carriage with cushions, a few small ones in the air, and below is a separate place to put charcoal basins. There were several dirt roads on the way back, bumpy roads, and it was cold, and the carriage was well chosen, and it would take four or five hours to drink a sip of hot tea, and he said that he didn't want to wronged his wife.

This book was first published by Lewen, please do not reprint!