Yizhou.

On the small pier outside the city, open boats are moored horizontally and vertically.

These small boats from the countryside could not reach the big wharf, so they stopped at a long distance, and then carried ashore one by one, and switched to shoulder picking.

The basket is filled with new calluses, which are full, covered with a flat basket, and you can vaguely see the whiteness of snow.

The people on the boat came down, and Tugen snorted heavily into the river water, and the water was fishy.

He walked ashore with an arrow, tied the rope on the willow tree, and first lifted the shoulder basket of his mother-in-law and son, and he picked the two largest baskets, and as soon as the shoulder was stressed, the muscles of the legs and stomach bulged, and then he got up, and the flat shoulder was all strong, and he began to tremble and hurry.

Take a few steps to keep up with the team in front of you, and you can say hello twice, in these long lines, there are men and women, some carry burdens, some carry baskets, and some push rooster carts, but most of them have dark faces, lean bodies, and two eyes are bubbling and red.

Tired and energetic.

Silkworm farmers are the hardest, and they are almost fighting for their lives for more than a month, and they are overdrawn every day.

This year, the sky is shining, the rain is evenly adjusted, the mulberry leaves are luxuriant, the silkworm treasure is strong, the cocoon is full, and every household is full of joy.

But no one dares to relax, the most critical step has not yet come, only selling at a good price, is the real harvest year.

This year, the market opened a few days later than usual, and no one knew what kind of demon moths would emerge.

I hope that the hearts of the cocoon merchants will not be dark.

The grass market outside the city has arrived, and it is crowded with people and lively.

In the distance, I heard a cocoon dealer shouting: "Seventeen wen a catty, seventeen wen a catty...... You have to go to the city to pay for it, and if you are here, you can go home and sleep beautifully......"

"Seventeen?"

"Ge Laozi, why is it so good today?"

"How much was last year, it seems that there were no fifteen wen, right?"

"You have a good memory, and the best last year was only thirteen and eight."

A group of silkworm farmers talked about it, and they stopped unconsciously.

"Seventeen wen a catty, seventeen wen a catty, there is no such good price when you go all over the world...... Township party, just here, the real price of the flat scale ......"

Six or seven cocoon dealers came running enthusiastically.

The mother-in-law asked, "His father, how do you sell it?" ”

Tugen said: "Go to the city, Ha Ma Pi, I don't believe that the market price of this grass in the city will be lower than this." ”

"But you have to pay taxes when you go to the city, we have so much, let's say less than ten cents?"

Someone in front of him happily put down his burden and looked at the goods on the side of the road.

Tugen hesitated, moved the flat shoulder from his right shoulder to his left shoulder, looked at it on tiptoe, and said for a while: "Regardless of the size of the product, our silkworms are well planted, and the cocoons are big, so it will be a loss." ”

"Into town."

Tugen gritted his teeth, pulled his feet and left. The mother-in-law hurriedly pulled her son, who was looking at the wood, and quickly followed.

The cocoon seller hurriedly raised his hand: "Hey, old man...... It's the same price in the city. ”

Tugen ignored him, afraid that when he turned back, he would not be able to resist the temptation.

He remembered that since he was sensible, there had never been such a good price, and such a good price outside the city would never be worse in the city.

What made him feel at ease was that there were many people who had the same intention as him, and they all squeezed towards the city gate with the purpose of entering the city at a better price...... You have to go into the city to pay ......"

There are many people, the road is narrow, and there are three moves in one step.

The sun gradually got hot, shining on the body hot, the surrounding temperature was even hotter, in the air, the cocoon fragrance and the smell of sweat were mixed, forming an unpleasant stuffy smell, Tugen had to take off the hat, shake three fans.

Every year the city is lively, but this year it seems that there are more people.

He carefully controlled the basket and tried not to bump into others, but it was inevitable that people would be crowded and bumped, but fortunately, they were all polite, and they smiled at each other's understanding.

When he changed his shoulders for the tenth time, he finally reached the city gate, but the city tax was only one person and one penny, which made him overjoyed, and when he took out the money, he did not forget to slap the waist of the city Ding, and the city Ding smiled and scolded: "You are lucky, otherwise you will have these two big baskets, let alone collect you five cents and do not negotiate." ”

After the shady city gate hole, the soaked soil roots finally couldn't hold on, and rested in a slightly empty place on the side of the street, and before he could breathe, he followed the team of cocoons again, so many people, so many cocoons, but I didn't dare to fall behind, in case......

After walking a few steps, Tugen became angry, and scolded as he walked: "Ha Ma Batch, I want you to get up early, and you are still ...... the third watch."

The mother-in-law followed behind, not daring to say a word.

Fortunately, although there are many people on the street, but the road is wider, and smoother, at least take a step, two quarters of an hour later, the tall archway of the yarn line finally saw, and there was a joyful cry: "Eighteen Wen a catty......

Tugen's heart immediately pinched, and when he saw an old man running past with a flat pole in tears, he hurriedly grabbed it: "What is the price?" ”

"Eighteen texts, eighteen texts, get rich, get rich......"

Tugen's brain boomed, almost blank, I don't know how the old man left, or his mother-in-law shook his flat shoulder, so he woke him up, hurriedly changed his shoulders, and hurriedly went to the yarn line.

"Eighteen texts, eighteen texts, Ruichang Xing is a real weight ......"

"Eighteen texts, eighteen texts, high promotion line Xiande Tongbao Na......"

The yarn line is full of the shouts of the guys, Tugen followed the flow of people in a daze, in the face of the enthusiastic shouting of the heart at a loss, accidentally hit by the tethered horse stone, a stumble, almost fell, a pair of big hands helped over: "The township party is so strong, this burden ordinary people can't pick up, it's also fate, it's here, the same price is all over the street, it's a real scale, and the old and young are not bullied." ”

Tugen saw that the guy looked sincere, and his hands were still supporting the flat burden, so he smiled embarrassedly, revealing a crooked yellow tooth: "Is it really the same price?" ”

The guy smiled: "You inquire, big and small business houses are evaluating integrity, who dares to deceive people, want to deceive you a cocoon, and you will come to smash the signboard of the small shop when you turn around." ”

Tugen smiled slightly, but waited for the township party who was passing the scales to show a happy expression on his face, then he unloaded the burden and said to the guy: "I haven't seen the world, you have seen a smile." ”

"Where, come, move here, let the shopkeeper look down first, that little brother, there is a big vat of tea, brewed in the morning, a full bucket, you can drink."

The decently dressed shopkeeper came over, nodded politely to Tugen first, slightly picked up the cocoon on his face, and asked, "Have you picked it up?" ”

"Picked, carefully at home, oh, the thin cocoons are all in this small basket, the best ones are in this basket, the silkworms of a certain family are good, and the golden silkworms on the mountain are all good cocoons, you see this basket ......"

The shopkeeper was very talkative, flipped it over slightly, weighed it three times, and said to Tugen: "Nineteen, eighteen, sixteen, how?" ”

Tugen was stunned, and immediately smiled happily: "Fair, fair, thank you shopkeeper." ”

The shopkeeper pointed to the plaque at the door and said with a smile: "Brother, remember these three words, go far away." In Qingyuan, Qingyuan River, outside the city, if you still have it at home, just bear it, relatives and friends, all call it, if you can bring them, you will give you this number again with one stone. ”

The shopkeeper's two fingers moved slightly in his sleeve, and Tugen swallowed his saliva and let out a "hey".

The sound was astringent and dry.

Zhang Yi Building, also known as the 100-foot building, can be seen in all directions, and the scenery inside and outside the city can be seen at a glance.

Zeng Wu sighed: "I didn't expect that a small brand has such a great effect and can seek this great blessing for all the people, Zeng Wu admires." ”

Qin Yue lazily ate cherries and said with a smile: "Don't be a sycophant, if the palace exhibition is messed up, you are the only one who asks." ”

Zeng Wu flicked his sleeves and laughed loudly: "Wait and see." ”