He Laosan was already smiling, and a business was done. Butcher's shops were spread out outside the city, and although there were fewer stalls of silver (which was the official tax of the yamen) and other tribute practices, business was much worse. However, as soon as he stretched out his hand to take the money, he saw that Qin Bai quickly took the small hanging copper coin, and also stuffed the meat he had just bought into Li Kang's hand. He Laosan was a little confused: "Bai Er, are you robbing it?" ”

"Looting?" Qin Bai's face was blank, "It's you who robbed you, right?" He Laosan, don't think I don't know how to count, a pound of meat is full of 20 Wen, and a small hanging is two and a half pounds, so you will give me two pounds and three taels? ”

One catty in the Ming Dynasty was equal to sixteen taels, which was a full five taels less. He Laosan looked calm and picked his nose: "Look at your money for yourself, don't talk about the few privately minted bad money, and mix three iron coins?" Do you think I'm taking advantage? I think it's still a loss. ”

Qin Bai hurriedly took out the string of copper coins, took a closer look, and was speechless, there were really three iron coins mixed together. The currency in circulation in this era was silver and copper coins. But the quality is uneven, and the value of the currency is even more confusing. The imperial court casting is simply not enough. Therefore, the copper coins of all dynasties can be circulated, which is not bad, and there are many private copper coins.

However, no matter what kind of copper coin, at least it contains a certain amount of copper, but iron money is not worth anything at all, and it is basically circulated from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Song Dynasty. In modern times, it is a cultural relic, but at this time, it is a piece of scrap metal.

"Huh." Qin Bai was a little embarrassed, and scolded with a smile, "He Laosan, you still have a pair of dog eyes, huh?" He secretly scolded the family who came out of the funeral today, on the surface, he was very generous, but in fact he was playing with a careful eye, and he was missing three articles for no reason.

The rich and noble families in the city like to compare, especially when it comes to red and white ceremonies. Today, Qin Bai and Li Dang were introduced to such a white event, playing the role of filial son and grandson, and doing chores all day, so they each got a small reward.

Seeing Qin Bai push the money in front of him, this time He Laosan quickly received it under the counter. The mouth is still polite: "Do you want a few big bones over there?" Sending you is counted as an addition to today's head. ”

"Yes, why not." Qin Bai will not be polite. After the crossing, he has been planning to replenish several nutrients for himself. It is a critical period of development in itself, not to mention that you often have to use your fists to grab life. However, other meats are too expensive to afford at all, so I often go to He Laosan to take the big bones that no one wants, and boil them into bone broth, which can be regarded as some kind of open meat.

In fact, after being there for a long time, I found that He Laosan was still very good. Sometimes you can take one or two big bones for a few pennies, and even take credit when you don't have money. He Laosan still values the friendship between neighbors.

But thinking so in his heart, his mouth was still unforgiving, Qin Bai continued to laugh and scold: "Your big bones are really good, you can't even find a single shredded meat when it's clean." ”

"Hmph, that's my first-class sword skills." He Laosan boasted proudly.

"Huh." While laughing, Qin Bai took off his filial piety clothes, "These two clothes are given to you, what else can you change?" ”

"I'll give you another pair of livers!"

"Just a pair of livers? He Laosan, you are addicted to robbery today, right? ”

"Who wants your bad clothes?"

"Dressed in whole linen, how can you send it to a pawnshop as a hundred texts, right?"

"Bailaiwen? Bai Er, are you stupid to carry the coffin today? Send to the pawnshop at most 10 wen per piece, and the total is only 20 wen. ”

"Twenty is twenty, give me this waist too, eh, I want the large intestine too."

"Little Wang Ba Calf, are you really robbing? Eh, dare to rob me of cigarette foam? ”

"Hahaha......"

……

When they left the butcher shop, Qin Bai and Li Dang were only left with their close-fitting single clothes. In the past few months, the nutrition and exercise have obviously had an effect, and Li Kang's size has already jumped a bit, which should be more than one meter seven in modern calculations, which is already considered tall in this era. Qin Bai's figure was even taller, more than one meter eight, and he also trained a full body of muscles. However, thinking of the third brother's burly figure of one meter nine and his amazing appetite, Qin Bai couldn't help but laugh. That is, what is commonly referred to as a "stupid big man" is also. It should be said that the genetics of these two brothers are good, and the nutritional foundation of childhood is also good, so in just a few months, good results have been seen.

Carrying the things he bought, Li Kang was already smiling: "Second Brother Bai, you can eat this for several days." Go home quickly, let Yingzi be happy too. ”

Yingzi is the little daughter-in-law that Li Dare married, and several people grew up together, and the relationship is no different from that of brother and sister. But Qin Bai's face slowly calmed down: "You go home first, and I'll go to the enemy first." Take the money home and hide it. ”

"In such a hurry?" Li Dang was a little confused, "Can't you delay it for a few days?" Also, Second Brother Bai, how much should we pay this time? ”

"Give me a little hanging." took out a piece of paper money that came along with the funeral, put it into the dry tobacco foam that He Laosan snatched, rolled a bell mouth, Qin Bai took out the fire sickle and lit it, and took a beautiful sip.

"Huh?" Li Dang obviously looked unhappy.

Qin Bai smiled slightly: "You have to pay early and late, and you can't make a little money if you put it at home." And today's work was introduced by Qiu Ye, don't look at us this time, there may be more such work in the future. ”

"But the price of the white thing's foot money is thirty wen a day, and the number of payments is also three or seven open, won't it be too much?"

"Do you think that Master Qiu can't find out about giving fifty wen today? There is also Gao Zi in the yard to resist the bag, we will go when we don't have work, although it is to give the yard a tap, but the Qiu Ye side is not meaningful? ”

"That'...... All right! Listen to your second brother Bai. ”

……

Although Qin Bai himself was not very happy to pay the numbers, but now that this is the way of the world, he can only go with the flow for the time being.

Qiu Ye's name is Qiu Bo, and he is a white servant in the Yamen of Ye County. There were not many formal servants in the yamen of the Ming Dynasty, which were divided into four classes: soap class, fast class, Minzhuang and capture class, plus guards, jailers, servants and other personnel, and the official establishment generally did not exceed 80 people.

There is no doubt that in counties with tens of thousands of households and a population of more than 100,000 people, there are certainly not enough of these people, so there are also a large number of "temporary workers" - helpers and white laborers, and the number is as high as several thousand, and these gangs and white laborers do not pay salaries, and their income comes from all kinds of bad rules.

To outsiders, helpers and white servants seem to be similar, both are temporary workers, and they do the same job. However, those who really know the inside story know that there is a big difference between the two.

Generally speaking, a formal official has a few to a dozen helpers, and these helpers wear uniforms similar to those of the officials, just like many modern assistants and security guards wear similar costumes to the police, at least it is quite scary not to look closely. Therefore, in many cases, the assistant is equivalent to the official service, and the grade is relatively high among the "temporary workers".