Chapter 294: Travel
Among the coachmen who were invited to catch the car, someone asked his own question: "Lady of the proprietor, you don't have a wheel, how do you grasp this direction?" ”
Erya opened the door of the front seat and said, "Look, there's a round thing here, and this is the steering wheel that controls the direction." With it, as long as the horse pulling the cart does not run out of the road, the direction is basically not influenced by the horse. ”
After that, don't wait for others to ask any more questions. He hurriedly went into the carriage to put the seat down, pulled out the latches at the four corners, and came out again, asking Xiaohu and Xiaolong to help pull out the small compartments on both sides and put them smoothly on the prepared stand. Then open the trunk door, and inside is a small two-bedroom house. The people who followed in to see it were all fussing and screaming, "Oh my God! Is this a car or a house? ”
"Oops! Oh my mother! Can a car carry something like this? I want to tell Wang Xiaolong that I will sleep with him at night! ”
"Needless to say, there is a place for you to sleep! I heard Wang Xiaolong's sister-in-law say that if this is crowded, seven people can sleep in three compartments. The big ones in the middle sleep three, and the smaller ones on both sides sleep two. The remaining three cars were enough for us to sleep! ”
"Ahh When I have money, I'll have one of these carriages too! ”
Ignoring them and shouting inside, Er Ya pointed to the iron-cast frame and said to the dean: "Look at this big iron frame, it can be as strong as it is." The axle is made of wrought iron, one layer on top of the other, one piece longer than the other, for shock absorption. The inner ring of these four wheels is cast in iron, and the outer ring is made of wrought iron with gears, and the inside is stuffed with strong wood chips, which has a certain elasticity. And it won't fall apart at every turn. I will never scrap this car because it runs a long way and cannot be used."
The dean listened, touching, tapping, tapping, and then nodded. said: "It's sturdy enough, but it's just." It's all made of iron, and it's very heavy, and I'm afraid it's too hard to pull this horse! ”
Erya hurriedly shook her hand, "No, no, no!" Another thing I haven't had time to tell you about is that my car is super labor-saving. Not to mention a horse, even if you look weak like this, as long as you are not on the uphill road, you can pull it for a long distance without too much effort. ”
The dean glared. Pretending to be annoyed, he said, "Where am I weak?" Who is as fit as I am!? ”
The students and gentlemen of the academy were not snickering on the side, and the second girl hurriedly raised his hand in surrender, "Okay! I said the wrong thing, you are as strong as an ox! Now I'll let Xiao Wu, who looks the thinnest, come and show you this car! ”
The people in the car wanted to get down, and Erya hurriedly stopped: "You don't have to come down, you can pull it away for a while." Not much of an impact! ”
When they saw the thin Wu Zhicheng in the open window in front of them, they could really pull the carriage with so many of them sitting inside, and go a long way. Everything inside exploded.
Erya was not as excited as them, but said to the stunned dean regretfully: "The only flaw now is that there is no transparent glass, and the front windshield is made." If you know where there is a glass factory, let them make a few pieces of glass. This car is perfect! ”
The dean had long been moved by this car, and when he was about to ask how much the car could buy, he heard Erya say glass. followed her words first: "Liuli Factory, there is one in our state capital. But it's far from us! However, if you put so much glass. I'm afraid you can't afford it! Besides, with such a large piece of glass, it is estimated that they will not be able to burn it. ”
Erya replied confidently: "As long as there is a glass factory, I can make large pieces of glass at a low cost." But I don't have time now, and when I come back, I'll go over in person and discuss with the masters there! ”
This matter has nothing to do with the dean, so he doesn't care, what he cares about is: "How much are you going to sell this carriage?" ”
Erya blinked, and Xiaohu was also waiting to see how much money her daughter-in-law was going to sell the carriage! The others also waited quietly to see how much such a special carriage of the Wang family lady could be worth!
"I plan to have a base price of 10,000 taels, and if anyone is in a hurry and wants to do it in advance, they will add an expedited fee, 3,000 taels! What do you think? Is this price okay? Erya asked unhurriedly.
Thinking about the tens of millions of cars in the future, it shouldn't be too much to ask for 10,000 taels of silver for your own car, right? ! Why are they all looking at me like hell?
The dean patted his chest and said to himself, "Don't be angry! Don't be angry! There's nothing to be angry with this kind of money-greedy person who has fallen into a money hole! Don't be angry! Don't be angry! ”
Xiaohu was also stunned, "How dare my daughter-in-law ask for so much silver?" Isn't this a bad idea to sell a car? ”
The kid who said before that he would buy one even if he had money, he couldn't even think about it now. Mother! You may not be able to earn three thousand taels in this life, so forget it!
Regardless of their surprise and incredulity, Erya packed up and urged everyone to set off.
The route set by the gentleman for them happened to be the official road connecting the state capitals of the third uncle of the Wang family to the south, except for crossing the river on the way, and taking a river boat to cross the river, basically they were all traveling by land.
Although they can go all the way with the third uncle, they can't go all the way like them in order to go to the fisherman's house to collect the seafood earlier. However, the geographical conditions along the way, the distribution of inns, the county seats, the prefectures, and the crossings of the river are all clearly stated, which provides a lot of convenience for Erya and them along the way, and reduces a lot of trouble.
Whenever they go to a place, they always go to the city and see the most famous places in this place. Whenever he went to a place, he would talk to the students about some of the human geography of the place, and talk about the past and the present. Erya and Xiaohu advertise their carriage to curious people, and if they want to make it, where should they find someone. It is very gratifying that five have already said that they will place an order and pay a deposit directly when they return.
Xiaohu and his family also did a small thing, that is, to take in wandering outcasts and beggars along the way. They cleaned up the children, cut their hair, and went to the nearest doctor to check their physical condition. If they are in good health, they will play together, and if they are too weak, they will be allowed to recuperate in the hospital, and promise to come and take them away when they return.
The benefits that the students get along the way are far less than what Xiaohu's family gave them. First of all, Xiaohu and his family, as rich people, do not despise the poor, do not dislike dirty children who can't even wash their hair together, go up the mountain to bring the beasts in the mountains back to give everyone a full meal, go down to the river to catch fish in the water so that everyone can drink a mouthful of delicious fish soup.
Children are also independent and capable of doing things on their own, and they never expect their parents to do them. When it's time to get up in the morning, everyone else is too tired from a long ride in the car to stay in bed. And at a young age, they have all come back from a lap of exercise under the leadership of adults. Endure hardships and endure hard work. Let them always feel that they have to show off their talents, and they have a superior sense of superiority at home, and they all beat down at once. Along the way, walking and walking, the students in the county have all become petty, self-reliant, and active. No longer treat yourself as a child, waiting for others to dictate things. did not show a look of disgust in front of the children taken in by the Wang family. They even took the initiative to help do something they could help.
Because the students were rushing back for the New Year, they didn't really go to the beach. When the time is about the same, I will return and try to get home before the end of the year.
Several companies that had agreed to order carriages before, and when they returned, they all signed a contract smoothly, set a time for delivery, and received a deposit of 30%.
Originally, this was a very secret thing, but in the end, the little ones learned that Xiaohu had a huge amount of silver tickets on them. Just at the place where they had to pass on their return journey, the Yujiang ferry was going to be robbed.
Erya is still busy explaining to the children, when crossing the river for a while, don't run around on the boat, make trouble, and be sure to pay attention to safety. Xiaohu noticed that something was wrong with the few people who were following them, and the eyes that looked at them were like hungry wolves staring at their prey.
Xiaohu immediately decided to let Erya take the children, husband and students to cross the river first. He, Anzi, Xiaolong, and the ten students in the town stayed behind to stop the thugs who were clearly targeting them.
Seeing Xiaohu's arrangement, Erya immediately reacted that they were targeting Xiaoxiao. She looked at the few people Xiaohu was staring at, and then looked at the people who could appear in her own house, and the strength was obviously one-sided, so she nodded and agreed with Xiaohu's suggestion. However, of course, she would not let Xiaohu deal with these gangsters who didn't know if they had weapons or not.
She turned and opened the lid of the new carriage that was parked on the side, and took out the axes and crossbows that were necessary to go out of the house, and asked them to come forward and receive a weapon.
Those villains, looking at it, lost their faces. Without waiting for the boat to come, they turned around and ran away without a trace. The few students who reacted couldn't help laughing, but Er Ya and Xiaohu were vigilant. Since you even dare to rob Ming, how could you run away so cowardly?!
However, the two of them are not afraid that they will be more ruthless. The boat had already come, crossed the river to the opposite side, and it was only two quarters of an hour, and they had no time to come and do anything in the water. As long as they are not in the water, no matter what they do, Erya will not be afraid of them.
Although he thought so, after Er Ya got on the boat, he kept walking around the side of the boat, looking to see if there was any situation underwater. Fortunately, I have been crossing the river and going ashore, and nothing has happened that Erya is worried about.
Because it was evening to cross the river, after crossing the river, I would no longer hurry, just find an inn that looked quite upscale a little far from the pier to rest the night.
After settling the children, Mr., and students, Erya and Xiaohu asked Anzi, Xiaolong, and the ten students in the town to come over for a meeting and discuss things. (To be continued......)
PS: Bole said to me, you are a maxima, you come with me! I staggered along. Two days later, Bole sent me back and said to me, "Don't feel wronged, you are a thousand miles, and I am not wrong." Send you back today, you also have a place to be proud of, even if you only have a one-day achievement, it is also a glory of a thousand miles! ”
Ha! A thousand miles a day, just once in a lifetime, it is called Bole Xiang out, amazing!