Chapter 17 Buying clothes and selling charcoal
Liang Chuan got so many copper coins for the first time, and he was so excited.
Six money strung together with a rope, each copper plate is yellow and clear, has been handled a lot, the copper money has some pulp on it, if it can be preserved, passed on to future generations, all of them are worth even the treasure of money! The amount of money has always been not light, but after playing for a while, there is no passion, especially when Yiniang told him that the money to buy some rice and then buy some vegetables to go back to the winter solstice and the rest has to be saved, his passion is not at all.
Now the most lacking is money, naturally you can't be extravagant, or the money will be squandered in the pavilion, and it will be spent in a few days!
He handed over the money to Qian Yiniang for safekeeping, the money was heavy and in the way, how uncomfortable it was to carry it on his body! This Qian Yiniang knows where the money is spent and it is better to use it, so it is better for her to distribute it. Now it's just starting out, with this money, it's good to ensure food and clothing first, and the rest can't be forced, and contentment can always be happy!
Yi Niang packed it in a sack and put it in the bamboo basket that Zhao Brother was carrying!
Yi Niang said that the winter solstice was coming, and she wanted to prepare it so that Liang Chuan and Zhao Di could have a good meal.
Liang Chuan was also very emotional, before the winter solstice, there was a saying in their hometown that "if you don't go home during the winter festival, there are no ancestors", and there are still some people in your hometown who want to go to the tomb during the winter solstice. Those who go out will go home as much as possible to celebrate the festival and pay homage to their ancestors.
On the morning of the winter solstice, the sweet pill soup is boiled to honor the ancestors, and then the family has the sweet pill soup for breakfast. Some people also leave a few rice balls after the meal and stick them to the door, calling them "worship the door god". At noon, the ancestors are worshipped, the offerings are made with meat and vegetarian five flavors, and at night, family sacrifices such as Chinese New Year's Eve are held, and there must be tender cakes and vegetables in the offerings. In my hometown, only the Winter Festival, Chinese New Year's Eve and Qingming Festival are used to prepare tender cakes and dishes throughout the year, which are said to mean "gold and silver" to pray for the prosperity of the family. In the old days, if it belonged to the great clan, it was also the day to open the gate of the temple and hold the ancestor worship ceremony, and the ancestor worship of the Qingming Festival was called the spring and winter sacrifices. The rituals are very strict, and the participants are reverent and sincere.
Where are you going to worship your ancestors now? My grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather hasn't been born yet!
The handicraft industry in the Song Dynasty was extremely developed, which was the period closest to the embryonic capitalism in feudal history, and all kinds of handicraft industries, small manufacturing industries and service industries were extremely developed. All kinds of goods are readily available on the street, Yi Niang led two people into a clothing store, there is a yellow banner of Zheng Ji hanging at the door of the store, and a dress is embroidered underneath, which is very conspicuous, I didn't expect that there is already a sense of trademark advertising at this time! Brother Zhao's clothes are already rotten, and there are also decent clothes to change in turn, and I often have to come to the market here in the future, and I don't look like I wear tattered clothes.
"Brother Zhao, now we have to burn charcoal with the third brother, this work is not small, after the charcoal is burned, we must often go into the market to walk around, I see that the clothes on your body are also torn, today your third brother also made some money, buy you a piece of clothing!"
Brother Zhao used to feel embarrassed and didn't want to accept that Liang Chuan's family was too good to him, but at the end of the day, he ate well and slept well, life has never been so good, Liang Chuan and his wife are the same as their own family, they have never felt the warmth of this family affection, where would they think about leaving, I just hope that I can help them a little with them, and return the kindness of others! Now that Yi Niang buys clothes for herself, he doesn't twist it, and accepts it generously.
Because I have to work, I don't wear it to go on a blind date, it's too good-looking and not practical at all. Yi Niang picks the thickest but not very good-looking linen, cotton clothes have not been fully popularized at this time in the Song Dynasty, silk clothes are only affordable for upper-class nobles or wealthy families, and linen cloth is still the most commonly accepted clothes in the countryside and the public.
This kind of clothing is cheap and wear-resistant, and it is not easy to be damaged when doing farm work, even if it is damaged, it is not distressing, and it is very simple and convenient to sew and mend. I asked the guy in the clothing store, and it turned out that this dress was still the cheapest! Hundred dollars for money! I asked about the other clothes, and they cost hundreds of dollars, not to mention a few bright silk clothes in the store, which cost a few taels of silver! What is the concept of a few taels of silver, now Liang Chuan doesn't dare to think about it at all!
Brother Zhao changed his clothes in the store, and when he wore new clothes, his heart blossomed. This dress fits well and is warm, and now that it's cold this season, it won't be cold anymore if you change into new clothes. Although the clothes are not very beautiful, they are neat and generous, and there are no tattered holes, a person is very spiritual, wearing a tattered body also minus three points of spirit, now it is different, the whole person is full of spirit, and he walks with a tiger. He was reluctant to throw away the ragged clothes, and threw them into the basket to take them back.
Liang Chuan looked at the different recruits, and was happy for him in his heart, and said: "Sure enough, people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold, clean up, it's still like a dog!" “
Brother Zhao knew that he was joking, and laughed back: "Third brother, you talk nonsense, how can I be handsome with a black nose!" provoked the black nose who was following him to scurry around and bared his teeth at Brother Zhao.
Three people and a dog came out of the clothing store happily, and a grocery store next door also had a yellow flag, which was also a Zheng character, and the difference was that it was embroidered with dustpans and other miscellaneous items, it seems that this place in Fengshan is still quite interesting, and every family does a different business If this business name is the same, it is really interesting to use this embroidered label to distinguish it.
Liang Chuan thought in his heart that this time he must do charcoal burning, expand the scale, and have emergency plans for various risks. What you want to see now is that Fengshan is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the cold air will make it rain in this place whether it is south or southeast and the warm and humid monsoon comes up, and the rain will often end for three or five days!
It is impossible to burn charcoal at home, you can only burn charcoal outside, and you must see God's face to eat when burning charcoal outside, and it is imperative to overcome the influence of the weather, so that the charcoal can be burned out no matter what day, so that the charcoal in the pavilion can be delivered on time every day! When you go back today, you must build a shed, otherwise it will be all gone if it rains!
Liang Chuan entered the grocery store, and the two guys were eating melon seeds behind their backs. I don't know how to invite such a guy, the guests all came to the door and pretended to be like the uncle, ignoring it, so where is it like doing business, the business was not done, and the guests were offended. There was no way, Liang Chuan greeted first and asked, "Is the shopkeeper there!" I want to buy some hemp rope and axes, but I wonder if you have any of them to sell here? ”
Hearing someone come in, one of the two young men who were busy eating melon seeds suddenly stopped, turned his head to look, only glanced at it, and let out a sharp shout: "Cousin! Cousin! Isn't that anyone! Look! ”
These two turned out to be two girls who were looking for their own songs! How do you wear a guy's clothes? The guys in other stores are either five big and three thick or black like charcoal, just the two guys in this store have bee waists and thin buttocks, and their skin is snow-white, the key is this style, at first glance, they are not guys, which boss will invite this kind of guy to smash his own signboard!
The response who was called my cousin slowly turned his face, and when he saw that it was Liang Chuan, he was stunned all of a sudden, why did he come here, how he was dressed like this. It's a shame.
Hey! Isn't this the two stupid girls who came to me to make songs that day, why did they meet here today, and they are dressed as male guys, with a white face and beard, vermilion lips and pink delicacy, and there is no Adam's apple on the neck of the white lotus, wearing this costume is like an acting student!
The eldest girl and Liang Chuan looked at each other, Liang Chuan looked at it carefully, the eldest girl had mixed tastes, and she couldn't wait to kill herself, she was also a flower of this Fengshan, others didn't know herself, it didn't matter if she was dressed like this, but this lame man recognized herself, there is a way that women can't show their heads, and they lose their dignity. It's out of place to be like this today!
Silence!
Liang Chuan took the lead in breaking the silence and said happily: "Girl, don't come unharmed, this Fengshan is really small, you can meet the girl anywhere!" ”
The eldest girl knew that she was completely recognized, so ashamed that her face was red from the root of her ears to her neck, her two little hands covered her face tightly, and she said to the little girl: "Yuzhi, let's go!" Before he finished speaking, the person had already rushed out and was gone.
Zheng Yuzhi looked like a tomboy who didn't care, swaggered up and down to Liang Chuan, looked Liang Chuan up and down carefully, except that the foot was not lame, and didn't find any difference, but he just felt that Liang Chuan was a little different, snorted, and walked away! Leaving Liang Chuan Yiniang to recruit his younger brother with an inexplicable face!
Liang Chuan saw that Brother Zhao was still stunned, patted him, and asked Brother Zhao: "Brother Zhao, you have walked around in Fengshan a lot, do you recognize these two crazy girls?" ”
Brother Zhao's head shook like a wave drum, "I don't recognize, I usually know some dogs and chickens in the streets and alleys, where can such a handsome little student deal with someone like me who asks for food, I don't recognize it!" ”
This is strange, these two girls are wandering around all day long, this Fengshan is not their territory, how can they meet them everywhere, hell!
No matter what!
Yi Niang didn't like these two uneducated girls very much, and she was still very uncomfortable when she saw them go out: "You guys are here, I'll buy duck eggs, how many duck eggs did you say you want to buy?" ”
Liang Chuan plans to start making Songhua eggs, but after all, it is the first time and he doesn't dare to put it into production in large quantities, otherwise it will be wasted, and he can't stand eating duck eggs every day! It's not good to eat too many Songhua eggs, there are a lot of heavy gold ingredients in them, and if that thing accumulates too much in the body, it will kill people!
"Let's buy a hundred first!"
Yi Niang was taken aback: "Where to buy so many duck eggs, there are only a few families in Fengshan who raise ducks, and there are not so many eggs for you every day!" ”
"How is it possible, I saw a lot of ducks when I just passed through Nanxi, you don't have to worry about wasting money, this money is spent to test whether Songhua eggs can be successful, small money does not go to big money, rest assured, I promise to make your hundred duck eggs become two hundred!"