(I didn't send it out automatically again, and I cried)

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the system of the Qin Dynasty was followed, and October was the first month of the year. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used the summer calendar after the initial reform, and January was the beginning of the new year.

And when it came to the new Mang Dynasty, Wang Mang, the restructured madman, naturally would not let go of the calendar, so he changed the new calendar year to be ugly, and the New Year was celebrated in December.

But the people are used to the New Year's Day, the new dynasty "New Year's Day" has no feeling, November 30, the court officials have a holiday, but the small coal kiln in the north of Changling is still under construction.

Zhang Yu and Zhu Di, who have been wandering for several years, don't even know what the festival is, and now they are only staring wide-eyed, for fear of missing the excitement.

For the past month, miners have been transporting coal to the surface by means of a wheel: a rope is wrapped around a log and a basket is suspended at the other end, and the basket can be lifted by turning the log, which is much easier than carrying it by hand, but still requires a lot of effort.

Today, the fifth Lun came to the coal kiln, followed by the carpenters and blacksmiths of the fifth clan, and installed the things that had been made long ago on the big wood at the exit of the mine.

In the mouth of the fifth lun, this thing is called a "pulley". It is made of a whole section of hardwood with a knife and a hand-hewn axe, a pulley is composed of three parts: a wooden frame, a concave wheel, and an axle, and the upper part of the wooden frame is dug with two symmetrical round holes so that it can be fixed with a rope, and it can be squeaked and turned with a hand of the concave wheel.

In the eyes of the miners, this was nothing more than an improved version of the reel parts, and it was not surprising that they were often used in the workmanship of the castle heads, and they were everywhere.

But the strange thing is that the fifth lun uses the two pulleys together, up and down. One is fixed at the height of the wooden frame, the rope passes through the groove of the wheel, and the other is connected to the rope attached to the coal basket, and they are connected by a modest winding.

"Fill the basket with lumps of coal."

The disciples and miners gathered more and more, and they couldn't understand what they were doing, but Wu Lun looked back, and finally beckoned to Zhang Yu: "Zhang Yu, come here." ”

Isn't it difficult for a strong man to ask Zhang Yu to pull the rope? Although Zhang Yu is 12 years old, he is as thin as a little monkey, and he has not tried it on weekdays.

Even the fifth Pingdan smiled and said: "Lang Jun, Zhang Yu has taken out all the strength to eat, and he can't turn around, don't embarrass him." ”

"This time it's different." Fifth Lun said: "Let's give it a try!" If you can pull it up, I'll give you more food! ”

Zhang Yu glanced at Brother Zhu, gritted his teeth, spit in his hand, and held the rough hemp rope.

Unlike the imagination of not moving at all, this time he pulled the rope, obviously felt the weight of the underground moving slowly, with the rotation of the moving pulley, it really pulled the basket of coal to the edge of the mine little by little!

"With Zhang Yu's chicken-like strength, it's really up?"

The fifth Pingdan was very surprised and caught the coal basket with everyone.

Zhang Yu was amazed at how much strength he had, proudly showing off his muscles. Everyone gathered around the moving pulley as if they were looking at auspiciousness, and everyone went to pull it.

Before doing it myself, they only felt that others were lying, and after trying it, they were amazed, and it did save a lot of effort compared to the wheel, but they also didn't know how it worked.

"This thing can make the force twice the result with half the effort, if the combination is right, the little man who has no power to tie the chicken can also lift a hundred heavy objects."

Fifth Lun knew that this was just the simplest movable pulley, and in order to improve production efficiency, he was also heartbroken.

In the past 20 days, relying on the fame of Wu Lun, a total of 50,000 catties (about 250 grams) of briquettes were sold, and all costs were removed, and each briquette earned two yuan, and according to the fixed profit distribution, the fifth clan got 40,000 yuan.

But counting the 8,000 fines paid by Wu Lun for the "crime of group drinking", and deducting the thousands of pounds of briquettes given to Lang Guan and Tai students as a courtesy, the net profit is more than 10,000 yuan.

All this money was spent by Fifth Lun: he provided each of the miners of the Fifth Clan with a goatskin fur, which was a public item, and let them wear it in turns. He also bought thick hemp shoes for everyone, because Wu Lun found that many miners did not even have shoes, and worked barefoot in the bitter cold, and if their feet were frostbitten, a labor force would be wasted.

The rudimentary tools were also renovated, the mine hoe was replaced with iron, and the movable pulley block and roller were added to work together, in order to improve efficiency, and to work for a few more days before the snow fell.

But the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and just when everyone was still excited about the labor-saving pulley, the dark clouds that had been backlogged for several days were falling snowflakes one after another.

This is the first snow of the year, which has been counted as the fifth lun's face, which is several days later than last year.

Everyone raised their heads, let the snow stop in their hands, melt on their cracked lips, and saw that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and after a while they dispersed and went back to sleep in the shack.

The expected snow caused a disagreement among the three families that cooperated in the mining industry.

"The briquettes that were made before were only enough to sell for 20 days." The fourth Xian hurriedly counted the warehouses of Chang'an and the coal mine, and reported the reserves to the fifth Lun.

The first pass said: "Layue is the most scarce time for firewood, woodcutters can't go up the mountain, charcoal workers can't burn charcoal, even if we double the price, there are still people to buy it." ”

In the past twenty days, the first pass tasted the sweetness, and tried his best to encourage the fifth Lun, and continued to force the clansmen, disciples, and subordinates to go down the well when the snow was small. Don't be idle, no matter how cold it gets, keep rubbing briquettes!

In his opinion, even if he doesn't work in the mine, it is common for one or two people to freeze to death, so why hesitate.

After the fifth Lun improved the production conditions, the wooden molds used to make briquettes were mostly used, but it was still necessary to get started. Before it snowed, Wu Lun saw Zhang Yu, Zhu Di and other children with frostbite on their hands, and if they continued like this, they were afraid that they would be disabled.

So he decisively stopped the coal kiln and decided to call it a day.

"The rest of the briquettes plus two cents per pound are sold until they run out."

Faced with the difficulty of filling the first level, Wu Lun smiled: "How can you pay back in the first month when you do goods?" It's still going to be a long stream, what do you think of the fourth uncle? ”

The fourth Xian promised again and again, and now he is only the fifth Lun Ma is the first to look forward: "This statement is reasonable, it is so cold that the people of Chang'an are not careful, but don't put the clansmen and family with frostbite and cripple." Otherwise, spring plowing will be delayed, and that will outweigh the losses. ”

The first pass had to agree, the order to call it a day was issued, and the clansmen and apprentices were indeed tired, and they scattered and went home after eating.

The fifth sat by a small coal stove that burned charcoal quietly—he had one tryed, and looked through the account books recorded on the slips, and the fifth grid was still very attentive, and he remembered every stroke clearly.

In the end, if the remaining 50,000 catties of briquettes in the warehouse are sold at a higher price, the fifth clan can make a net profit of 80,000 yuan, which is only enough to buy 400 stone of grain.

"I've finally solved my urgent need."

Fifth Lun breathed a sigh of relief, last year was a bumper harvest, but under his toss, the fifth clan's dock granary was mostly empty, with this income, at least until next summer, when the wheat is ripe.

Although he did not earn much, he had laid a good foundation, and he could continue to stock up on briquettes during the slack time next year, hoard them and sell them in winter, earning at least five or even ten times as much money as he did this year.

The extra money and grain are invested in other industries that are being planned by the fifth lun, and the money from the coal kiln is too slow. The biggest advantage of doing this is that after living in the mine for a while, the loose farmer can have a little order, and the next step is to ban it.

"What are you waiting for?"

There was a scolding from the fifth blessing at the door, and the fifth Lun went out to take a look, and found that it was Zhang Yu and Zhu Di standing outside, and the top of their heads was covered with snowflakes.

The tip of Zhang Yu's nose was red from the cold, and Brother Zhu was snorting, and the two children looked up and asked pitifully: "Lang Jun, after the work is stopped, can we still live in the shack on the mine?" ”

After a month of normal life, they really don't want to go back after the last two or three years of starvation and cold wandering, they can eat hot meals in the coal kiln, and squeeze in the crowd at night to warm up, this is enough, not to mention that the fifth Lun is not a black heart.

Fifth Lun said, "No." ”

Zhang Yu and Zhu Di were full of disappointment, but Wu Lun replied: "The mine will be closed for several months, what are you eating here?" Coal or snow? and go with me to the fifth mile. ”

This means that they are willing to take them in for a long time, and the two children are overjoyed, and they bow down in the snow, and the fifth Lun tells them to get up, and pat the snow, and go into the warm house.

Fifth Lun has observed that the two were abandoned by their parents respectively, and they are not blood brothers, but they can rely on each other for two or three years, which is indeed not easy.

Zhang Yu is extremely diligent in the mine, and when he is not rubbing briquettes, he also drills everywhere to find something to do, and wants to learn a craft. Although Brother Zhu didn't dare to speak, he was honest in his work, and he heard that his family had been in elementary school before the disaster, and Brother Zhu had gone to primary school and learned some words.

"Remember, my family doesn't raise idlers."

Looking at Zhang Yu and Brother Zhu, who were growing up and felt hungry every day no matter how they ate, Fifth Lun knew where to place them.

"But in the fifth mile kitchen, there is indeed a shortage of two miscellaneous people!"

……

went to the fifth mile, settled the two children, and discussed the matter of the sacrifice of the day with the fifth tyrant, and the fifth lun hurriedly returned to Chang'an.

"There's one thing that Boyu has to be careful."

On the way to Chang'an, pulling the last few carts of briquettes, Sixian whispered to Wulun to report the news that had recently circulated in the East and West Shifang.

"Just a few days ago, those idlers who talked about their merits and saved you on the street have recently begun to slander you!"

Oh, did it start so soon? That Gong Chonggong Wang Zong is really not a person who does great things, so he still cares about it.

Wu Lun smiled: "What did he say? ”

The fourth salty said: "Say that Boyu forgets his righteousness, he forgets the kindness of being rescued, he is arrogant and rude when he enters and leaves the mansion of Gong Chonggong, and he always stares at the thighs of Gong Chonggong's love and maid!" ”

"Ahem......"

Fifth Lun was speechless for a moment, this kind of inferior slander, Wang Zong is not, could it be that Wang Xing, the new prince of Fengxin, who used to be a janitor and had little knowledge, let people pass it on?

The fourth salty said: "The snow is stained with charcoal, and it is not black but also black." Boyu, this rumor hurts you, my family's car that sells briquettes is now scattered in the north of Chang'an City, do you want to return the color? ”

"Let me think about it." Fifth Lun asked Fourth Xian not to act rashly, he has been so bold recently, and he may also realize that the two families are in a loss.

The scenery of Jingshi today is completely different from usual, like dragon armor flying flowers floating all over the ancient capital, and Chang'an City is smeared with light makeup and no makeup.

When returning to Xuanmingli, the fifth Lun also stopped to look at the Ding'an Pavilion opposite, the high eaves are condensed with ice crystals, the sun shines clearly and transparently, and this quaint palace in the ice and snow is very beautiful.

After entering the middle school, the snow on the road was swept to both sides, but it also left rut marks, and the fifth Fu first sighed and told the fifth Lun that there was a car driving all the way into their house, which was actually the courtyard in Wang Long's name.

But Wang Long and Jing Dan have gone back to Changling in the past few days, and they shouldn't be there, so Yangxiong often comes, but he is so poor that he can't afford to buy a car.

Just thinking about the teacher, Yang Xiong was supported by Hou Bao, limping out of the courtyard, it was obvious that he had drunk, and after seeing Wu Lun, he pointed at him and said: "Boyu came back at the right time, someone came to look for you." ”

"Who?"

Yang Xiong laughed in a low voice: "Young woman, with a child......"

What's the matter with me! Teacher, there is ambiguity in what you say.

After entering the courtyard, I saw that there was still a car parked inside, and the canopy was covered with snow, and the pattern of the car was much more beautiful than his broken car.

The fourth Xi hurriedly came over to report: "Lang Jun, the person who came claimed to be the lady of the Maoling Ma clan!" ”

"Could it be Ma Yuan's sister?"

Fifth Lun was exonerated that day, thanks to the help of Ma Yuxiang, the lieutenant of the middle base, but he went to visit in person afterwards, but Ma Yu closed the door and disappeared, as if he wanted to completely draw a line with him and the fugitive Ma Wenyuan.

So much so that the fifth Lun didn't have a chance to tell Ma's where Ma Yuan went, according to the temperament of that guy, I'm afraid he wouldn't inform his family, it's been almost half a month, and someone in Brother Xiaoma's family finally couldn't help but ask? That's fine.

Fifth Lun patted the snowflakes on his body and followed Fifth Blessing into the house.

There was a small coal stove made by the fifth man in the house, and the girl was wearing a mink fur, and she was stretching out her white hand to bake the fire, and it seemed that she had just arrived.

Next to her was a seven or eight-year-old boy, sitting on the couch and dozing off for days.

Hearing the footsteps, the shrewd girl immediately changed her posture, with her feet under her hips, sitting solemnly, with flat shoulders and back, looking straight up, her arms like a drum, and her little hands hidden back in her sleeves.

The etiquette is very sufficient, worthy of the Maoling clan.

Fifth Lun saw her appearance clearly, there was a jade flute on her black hair, and she should have passed the age of 15. The eyes are quite big, the skin is fair, and at first glance she is a pampered and well-pampered wealthy woman, but her appearance has not yet grown, or she is born with a baby face, which is ......described as "white and thin" in the words of her previous life.

The fifth Lun is here, I don't know if the lady is ......"

"Fifth Langguan, I came to harass me today, but I was really helpless."

The girl raised her hand to increase her forehead, saluted to the fifth lun, and introduced herself.

"My father's words are ridiculous."

……

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