Chapter 23 Abundant Materials
"Steward Zhao, do you also pack these shoes?" Luozhi doesn't know how to take the soles of his shoes, and he can't make the uppers, now that I think about it, it was not easy for people in ancient times to live, and everything had to be done by manpower.
"We're only responsible for making ready-to-wear clothes, and this shoe can't really help you. Generally, the women in the family will do it, but if it doesn't work, you can ask your neighbors and relatives to help you do it. The steward suggested.
When I left Furui Xiangbu Zhuang and went out of the store, the back basket was already stuffed to the brim, and Luozhi weighed two catties of cotton to make cotton shoes, which took up space.
Steward Zhao enthusiastically sent them to the door, saying that he would take more care of them next time, and Luo Zhi agreed with a smile.
Bought more than a dozen pieces of fine silk fabric rags and five catties of high-quality Xinjiang cotton, Zhao steward only accepted 200 copper plates, this Fu Ruixiang cloth village is really good and cheap, Tong Su is not deceived.
An enthusiastic eldest sister saw that Luozhi didn't know how to count the upper fabrics, and took the initiative to say that the rags picked by Luozhi could make at least 20 pairs of uppers and five or six handkerchiefs.
In this way, it is too affordable, of course she will come back again!
The family was in a very good mood, especially Luo'an, who immediately had new clothes and shoes to wear, and Sister Ah weighed him two catties of candy, so happy and excited, his eyes were more and more colorful.
Passing by a bookstore, Luozhi stood still. The next house will be very busy, and she doesn't have much time to teach Luo'an to read.
Ah Di is at this age to enter a private school, and going to a private school to study must be on the agenda.
This reading requires pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and she can also use Luo'an to teach herself to read as an excuse to slowly realize that she can read and write.
"Grandpa, I want to send Luo'an to study in a private school." Luo Zhi said to his grandfather, looking at him with a small face very seriously.
Old Man Mu didn't feel anything when he first heard it, and when he reacted, he secretly blamed himself, what happened Luozhi, this kid thought of himself in front of him, and he was embarrassed by what his elder did.
In fact, this can't be blamed on the old man, who used to shrink his clothes and diet and barely mix food and clothing without starving to death, how can he have spare money to provide for his children to go to private school.
"Luozhi, you are in charge of our family, you can do it." Old Man Mu said openly, this is going to be heard by others, it is simply shocking, but looking at this family, I have decided that this little girl is in charge of the house.
Luo An really fell into a honey pot today, and his wishes that he couldn't think of before came true in one day, he looked at his sister with adoring eyes, and his heart was attached to his sister to the peak.
"Luo'an, do you want to read and write?" Luozhi squatted down and looked at his brother, after all, he was the one who read, and he had to make a statement, in case this little kid was naughty and didn't study well in the future, she would have a reason to educate his tender little ass.
Luo'an's delicate eyebrows are flying, and the child's voice is crisp, "I want to".
The old man took Ah Shu to stand outside and wait, and Luo Zhi took Ah Di into the bookstore.
This bookstore is not big, Luozhi pushed the door open, and before he could open his eyes to look around, his nose smelled a unique ink fragrance that only books have, Luozhi shrugged his nose, took a deep breath, and smelled good.
When the young man saw someone coming, he was very enthusiastic.
Luozhi was not busy shopping, she took Luo'an and slowly walked between the bookshelves to take a look.
The guy followed silently, and the two siblings really didn't look like people who could afford to buy books. There are no adults to follow, so you have to pay attention to this, and you don't have a place to cry when you bump into the book.
The Luozhi sisters and brothers didn't know what the shop guy was thinking, so they looked at the books. What makes Luozhi smack his tongue is that these ancient books, pen, ink, paper, and inkstones are really expensive, no wonder ordinary people can't afford to support a child to study.
She saw a thread-bound "Jokhang Travels" for one or two or five dollars of silver, and an enlightenment "Three Character Classic" for one or two dollars, which was expensive. The cost of a book is worth a year for ordinary people to chew, and it is indeed the most expensive knowledge.
"Man, I want pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, just plain," Luo'an has just begun to read and practice, and he must be waste paper and ink, and he can meet the needs by buying cheap ones.
"A knife of rice paper, a piece of ink, a bamboo pen, and a stone inkstone. Guest, do you look at these lines? The guy picked it out for Luozhi from the shelves and put it on the counter for Luozhi to see.
"How do you sell this big paper?" Luozhi asked, seeing the large stacks of papers.
"Little girl, this paper is also rice paper, but it is not cut, you need to take it home and cut it yourself, of course, the price is cheaper than the cut one." The shopkeeper patiently explained. This person is really unseemly, this pair of sisters and brothers in plain and shabby clothes really came in to buy things.
In the end, in addition to the paper replaced with a large paper, the other three Luozhi that the guy chose were very satisfied, and after her unyielding counteroffer, it was finally sold for 365 yuan.
Luozhi handed over the money, turned around and said to Luo'an seriously: "It's so expensive, if you don't study hard and dare to waste paper, I will definitely blow your ass," Luo'an's fierce appearance frightened Luo'an, Sister is so fierce.
After taking over the four treasures of the study wrapped by the shop guys, the two sisters and brothers walked out of the bookstore leisurely.
As soon as the old man asked the price, it actually cost more than 300 yuan for such a thing, and like Luozhi, he also beat Luo'an hard, Luozhi watched Grandpa's reaction as he did, and laughed.
There was a grocery store across the two shops from the bookstore, and Luozhi went in to buy the fragrant pancreas and green salt that she had been thinking about, and she couldn't bear to take the ashes and bath beans anymore.
This person is inseparable from food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and he has bought land, clothes, books, and toiletries, and it is his turn to eat.
The family finished eating all the meat yesterday, Luozhi and Grandpa discussed buying some meat to take back, Ah Shu heard that he was going to sell meat, and finally found what he wanted, and said inarticulately: "More, more, more ......"
Luo An immediately said to Luo Zhi: "Sister, Ah Shu said to buy more meat." It's true that this little guy wants to eat it himself.
"Then let's buy more, we can make tamales anyway." Isn't making money just for the sake of a good life? Besides, this price is really much cheaper than in the previous life, giving Luozhi the illusion that if he doesn't buy it, he will suffer a loss...... Embarrassment.
In the afternoon, the West Market was not as lively as in the morning, and many farmers went home after selling vegetables in the morning, leaving behind long-term shops and open shops. The family didn't go around looking around, and went straight to Zhang's butcher's meat stall.
"Yo, little girl, you're here. The last time you gave me a meat bun, it was delicious! Your uncle and I have been looking for you, but I don't know where you live. "Butcher Zhang was full of saliva when he mentioned the meat bun, and the little girl didn't know how to do it, the taste was really happy and satisfying.
"Uncle Zhang, you like to eat it, I'll bring it to you next time," Luo Zhi said with a smile.
"It's not okay, it's not okay to eat white food all the time. So, I'm spending money on it, okay? I really like the meat buns you make, I don't have any other hobbies, I love to eat, little girl, look ......" Zhang Butcher looked at Luozhi with a look of hope on his face.
"Luozhi, in this case, you will promise you Uncle Zhang." Old Man Mu said to Luo Zhi on the side.
"Then I might as well be respectful, thank you Uncle Zhang." Luozhi said sweetly.
Butcher Zhang is also very happy, he can satisfy his appetite. After agreeing on the price and making an appointment to start delivering the goods tomorrow, Luozhi cut five catties of pork belly, five catties of tenderloin, and bought two large pig's feet.
Luozhi saw the lard on the board, thinking that the family was eating vegetarian oil, and it was hard to eat people, this oil fragrance was still good for lard, and the ancient people didn't have to worry about the three highs at all, they were very short of oil in their stomachs, and they could eat lard with an open stomach, and Luozhi collected all the plate oil.
Butcher Zhang is also an atmospheric person, seeing that Luozhi bought a lot, he gave away a set of pigs and two big stick bones for free. Well, now it's materially abundant. Luozhi and Butcher Zhang borrowed two baskets to carry on their backs, and said that they would send the meat buns over tomorrow to return them together, and after a happy farewell to Uncle Zhang, the family finally planned to leave home.
Just walked to the intersection of West Market and East Street, under the autumn sun, a jujube red horse galloped by, and then a few horses quickly followed, Luo Zhi saw that the person wearing a cool cloak was actually the handsome uncle of Xuanyuan Building, and then look at the direction he ran over, it should be the way out of the city.
Retracting their gaze, the family went to the place where the ox cart was riding, and Fourth Uncle Mu was waiting for them.
When they got home and there was still some time before dinner, Luo Zhi and Grandpa discussed how to dispose of the meat they had just bought. Old man Mu cleaned the pigs in the water, made jar meat with Luozhi, and fried the lard.
Luo Zhi thought that a large piece of land from the backyard to the river would be completely his home from today onwards, and his heart was full of joy, and this happy person was even more energetic.
I bought the plate oil, and this early autumn weather is unbearable, so I have to boil the oil out immediately. Luozhi first carefully washed the plate oil with water, then dried it for a while to remove the water traces, and cut the plate oil into pieces with a knife.
This piece should not be cut too large, so that the oil is not easy to boil out, and it cannot be cut too finely, so it is easy to scorch the oil. After cutting the plate oil, pour it into a large iron pot with boiling water, because there is more oil in the plate, so you have to pour it in several times and boil.
The heat of boiling oil is also particular, not too small, so that the oil is slow, but the fire can not be too strong, so as not to scorch the oil, it will not be fragrant.
Ah Shu and Luo An are in charge of lighting the fire under the command of Luo Zhi, and Luo Zhi is responsible for boiling the oil.
Before boiling the oil, Luozhi prepared two clean clay pots, and scooped the boiled oil into the jars with a spoon. At this time, the oil is a clear liquid, and when the oil temperature drops, it will condense into snow-white coagulation, which is meat oil.
The oil residue is the meat residue left after the oil is boiled out of the plate oil, and there is a small amount of fat in it, which is fragrant and crispy and very delicious.
Luozhi asked Luo'an to take a rice bowl, scooped a bowl of oil residue with a spoon, and scooped a spoonful of the white sugar left over from the pickled rose sauce before and poured it into it and mixed it with the oil residue.
This method of eating oil residue was told to her by a classmate who came from the north to go to college, and she tried it and got out of control.
"Sister, it's so fragrant." Luo'an had long been drooling by the aroma of fried oil residue, and now when he saw the oil residue mixed with sugar, he was all attracted to it.
"How about I taste it first," Luo Zhi picked up a piece of sugar-stained oil residue with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to taste, "It's delicious." ”
Luozhi ate a piece, so he sandwiched a piece and dipped it in some sugar for Luo'an. Oil residue and white sugar are rare delicacies in rural people, and Luo'an has never eaten them together, so he chews them slowly with special cherishment.