One hundred and forty-three chapters
It was dawn, Li Tao and Li Bo naturally woke up, the two children were well-behaved, after Deng washed them, Li Zhu took them to run along the village to pick up dung, now the family has a lot of livestock, but there are more brothers-in-law in the family to farm, the demand for dung is also large, the children run mainly, and they can't pick up much, but Li Zhu still insists that the children follow. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Shang Lao was injured and had a slight inconvenience in moving, so Shang Zuo followed him and waited carefully.
Li Zhu thought that Shang Zuo was going to take the Xiucai exam, but he couldn't memorize the book, and he followed Shang Lao's side every day, not reading quietly, so he had to let him copy books every day, hoping to increase his memory.
Zhang Gui and Li Tian saw that as soon as Shang Zuo was free, they copied and followed suit. Anyway, my third uncle is also better than the gentleman in the school. How could he be wrong in what he taught?
Hamahama watched everyone copy the book and didn't say anything, even if everyone arbitrarily thought that Daddy was a showman and what he said was right, but no matter how he copied and wrote, it would help to enhance his memory.
Qi Jiu is honest and honest, rushing to work, Li Zhu and Deng are both serious and honest people, and they will not let them be too tired. Now there are only a few acres of land at home, and with Li Zhu's help, the two of them actually take care of it. Shang Zuo helped the uncle feed the livestock, which he was used to doing, and his hands and feet were neat, and the uncle liked this kid very much.
The walls of Li Zhu's house were finally completed after two months, enclosing the mountain area of Li Zhu's house in a large circle. On the day the wall was completed, Li Zhu wanted to invite all the people who helped build the wall to eat, but Mr. Li stopped him, and Mr. Li said that food is expensive now, just add 50 yuan per person, and there is no need to ask for food. Li Zhu asked Old Man Li to assign it.
As soon as the wall of Li Zhu's house was completed, Old Man Li borrowed money from Li Cuihua to buy piglets to feed. Li Cuihua heard that it was a pig for sale, so she took out ten taels of silver and said to Old Man Li: "Dad, now I also have a few pieces of silver in my hand, and I can't move these silvers, so I am afraid that others will have crooked hearts, and you also know this." Old Man Li nodded, and Li Cuihua continued: "Dad, please tell the third brother that I will pay for a big pigsty and buy more than ten piglets." Dad, you help me raise it, let's divide it fifty-fifty, how about it? ”
When Old Man Li heard that he didn't need to take out the money himself, he thought about it and nodded in agreement.
After Mr. Li told Li Zhu, Li Zhu agreed with a smile, saying that this pigsty didn't need the eldest sister to pay, or he would pay for it. Old Man Li agreed without thinking about it, and in the end, Li Cuihua's ten taels were used to buy piglets.
After the wall of Li Zhu's house was enclosed, Li Zhu, Old Man Li, and Uncle asked people to make different bird pens, pigsties, horse sheds, cow sheds, sheep sheds, and chicken pens. A thatched hut and a simple stove were built in the middle of the middle of the mountain, and Shang Lao asked to move over to keep vigil in the name of feeding livestock.
Shang Lao came over, and Shang Zuo naturally wanted to come over. Li Zhu saw that the weather was slowly getting cooler, so he borrowed thirty taels of silver from his eldest sister Li Cuihua, built a bungalow for the old man and grandson to live in, and set up three and a half rooms, a small room is Shang Zuo's, one room is still old, half of the room is a kitchen, and one room is covered with a kang, so that Li Zhu, Old Man Li, and Li Hongshen are tired from busy work, and sleep here, which is the meaning of resting place.
Li Zhu said that the old is old, the small is small, and the kitchen is located in the house, so it is not cold in winter. A rope was pulled at the edge of the house so that the two grandchildren could dry their clothes.
Shang Lao looked at Li Zhujia carefully, the house was built next to Linxi, not very far from the bird pen, pigsty, horse shed, cowshed, sheep shed, chicken pen, rabbit pen, and the road to feed was solidified with a hoe, hoeing out a small road. A grass hut was built in front of the house, where Shang Zuo could read and write, and if the weather was fine, he could also meet guests here.
Old man Shang was moved, and when the two of them moved in to the new house, they kowtowed to Li Zhu three times.
Li Zhu missed it sideways and told him to be optimistic about his family and livestock. Shang Lao hurriedly swore that he would be optimistic about livestock. Li Zhu nodded after hearing this.
The happiest person who moved to the mountains to live was Shang Zuo, who didn't need to get up every day to endorse and copy at dawn. Shang Lao wants his child to take the Xiucai exam at the age of sixteen, and there are still a few years to go, and the child is lazy.
Actually, Shang Zuo is not lazy, he is just not so diligent.
After settling down the old man and grandson, everyone drove all the livestock that had been raised in the uncle's house earlier.
After the hectic chaos, Li Zhu thought that his family now had foreign debts, so he thought about repaying the money to his eldest sister as soon as possible, and paper-making was put on the agenda again.
When Uncle Li Hongshen helped Li Zhu cut bamboo, he repeatedly told Li Zhu that the method of making paper should not be passed on to outsiders, nor should it be known to outsiders, these are all his own money-making work, and they want to make a lot of money.
Hamahama also took the opportunity to talk about the importance of secrecy in a scoundrel coquettish way. Li Zhu, an extremely clever one, was able to penetrate a little, so he still soaked bamboo and made paper in the cave as before. Only the Deng family was there to help, and even Qi Jiu didn't bring it.
When making paper, the family's land was taken care of by Qi Jiu and his eldest brother Li Yu.
After Old Man Shang moved to the mountains, only Qi Jiuyi was left in the family's firewood house. Qi Jiu is an idle person, watching Deng Tie Knots hard, but also trying to learn to tie Chinese knots. Not everyone is as bewitching and smart as Brother Lehi, and it took him four days to learn. After learning, Qi Jiu took some red rope back to the firewood room, and helped to beat some in his free time.
The red rope that I bought at the southeast gate last time is thick. The Chinese knots are thick and look atmospheric and decent. The family watched with joy.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Zhu brought the Chinese knot to the town and asked Li Quan and Li Mu to help sell it. As soon as Li Quan saw the Chinese knot, he said happily: "The last time I sent something back to my father, I wanted it when I saw the knot in my father's room. As soon as I opened my mouth, I didn't ask for anything, and I was reprimanded by my father. said that our brothers are not as smart as you, and even a knot is not as good as your family. Li Zhu smiled embarrassedly after hearing this, and said proudly: "This is Binbin's whole, a girl, with a more careful heart and more clever ideas." ”
Li Quan sighed after hearing this, Luo Zhi listened uncomfortably next to him, thought about it, and said with regret: "Binbin is one year old, and the knot is so small. Our family's Sixue, alas, this is really. No wonder your father and mother praise your family every day. Li Zhu was embarrassed when he heard this.
Li Mu said with a smile next to him: "You sour grapes, which of the Li Zhu family is not smart?" In my father's heart, I am an immortal-like character, how can we compare, our two brothers were picked up by the roadside, and they are not like this today. Anyway, no matter how this knot sells, my family wants five. ”
Li Quan was not happy when he heard this, and said, "There are only four people in your family, why do you want five?" ”
After hearing this, Li Mu responded: "I put one in the hall at home, one in my room, two in the children's room, and one in the shop, why don't you want five?" ”
After hearing this, Li Quan said: "Then our family wants seven." ”
Li Mu frowned after hearing this, "Why is there seven in your family?" ”
Li Quan said with a smile: "In a whole hall, four hanging rooms, one hanging shop, and one more, choose a small one, let the girl don't do it, it looks chic." Li Mu sighed after hearing this, who said that he didn't have a daughter, so he didn't quarrel anymore, and of course, he also successfully diverted Li Quan's sour grapes mood.
After Li Zhu gave China to Li Quan and Li Mu, he went to the southeast gate to see if there was still the thick line that he bought last time. It's a pity that I didn't meet the last time I sold the line, so I only got the cloth village to buy red rope.
The red rope in the cloth village is very expensive, red is auspicious and festive, it is about to pass the festival, it is very popular with embroiderers, and the price is definitely more expensive than the general embroidery thread. Li Zhu is not a bargaining person, and the price of a pound of red rope is one or two pieces of silver. Li Zhu was too expensive after listening to the offer, so he went back to Lijia Village without buying it.
After returning home, he told his family about the price of the red rope, and Hamahama felt regretful. The cost of knotting in China is so high that it may not be able to continue.
The world is unpredictable, and three days later, Li Quan drove back to the village in a carriage to find Li Zhu.
Li Quan found Li Zhu in the field and dragged him home, and he didn't care about any decency or indecency.
Deng happened to be washing things at home. The kids are all at home. Seeing Li Quan, who was in full swing, he was startled.
Li Quan pulled Li Zhu into the room, and called Deng Shi back to the room, and then mysteriously tied the door of the room, took out a bag from his underwear, and handed it to Li Zhu, while eagerly saying: "Your Chinese knot, Li Mu and I have sold out today, I want to see how many you still have, and I want to ask for it." ”
Li Zhu took the burden and handed it to the Deng family, and said with a smile: "There is not much, now the red rope costs one or two silver per catty, and the sky-high price is the same, how can I be willing to buy it." There are some left, ready to give gifts to their own families for the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”
Li Quan was shocked when he heard this, and said: "The red rope is one pound and one tael, it is to see that your young master coaxed you, you are right not to buy it, my brother will send you ten catties tomorrow." ”
Li Zhu shook his head after hearing this, and said, "Even if you buy it, it's not cheap." Forget it. ”
At this time, Deng folded the burden brought by Li Quan, and when he saw it, he was surprised: "Ah, why is there so much silver?" As soon as Hamahama heard about the silver, he hurriedly leaned over to see it, Hamahama had a good mental arithmetic, and people who were used to it could probably estimate the amount of silver by sight. When I looked at the baggage, there were at least two hundred silver inside, and as soon as I saw the silver, Hamahama's eyes began to shine.
Li Quan said proudly: "Your Chinese knot is big and beautiful, and as soon as it hangs out, people are full of praise." Li Mu went to ask Buzhuang, the red rope costs one tael and one catty, let's follow the size, the big one or two silver, some are eighty yuan, and some are fifty yuan. Today, when he met the housekeeper of the county lord's house, he directly gave one hundred taels of silver and bought the remaining eighty. He said that he would want one hundred and eight, and make up a good fortune of one hundred and eighteen. It was said that he came to pick it up the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and now there are still three days to go. Zhu, is this knot in your house difficult to tie? Brother Mu and you didn't dare to disobey, so I agreed. ”
Li Zhu was dumbfounded after hearing this. (To be continued.) )