Along the way, Huang Yukun felt this beauty in his heart! I didn't expect it to be so coincidental, if I can't go back today, what will the child eat with that man? The child Xiaoqing is too, because he is full of food, he also has a mental head, looking around, with a smile on his face.

Talking to the coachman, the eight-mile road was soon there. He saw the houses on the gang from a distance, and said to the coachman: "Big brother, the kiln gang in front has arrived, and when you pass by in the future, when you are thirsty, you will come up to rest." ”

Zhang Zhimu in the house has woken up and is coaxing the child. Xiaohu pouted: "I'm hungry, I want my mother." ”

"Don't worry, it's coming. Mom will buy a lot of food for Xiaohu.

"Uncle, brother. We're back. "The little young man didn't arrive, but the voice arrived first.

Zhang Zhimu saw that Xiaoqing who came in was carrying such a heavy basket, so he hurriedly got on the ground barefoot and took the basket. I thought that such a little child could carry such a heavy thing, and I couldn't bear it for a while.

Huang Yukun, who came in next, put down his things and said, "Quickly ask my uncle to put on his shoes." Reach out and take out your shoes. He took out his clothes again and said, "These clothes and pants were picked from the clothing appraisal shop, brother, you can make do with them first, I bought the cloth, and I will make new ones for you immediately." ”

Zhang Zhimu took the thing with a grateful face and didn't speak. Xiaohu couldn't help it, "I'm hungry, Mom, I'm hungry." ”

Huang Yukun smiled all over his face, "Okay, get good food for Xiaohu and uncle." ”

Xiaoqing took the bun out of the basket and said, "It's still hot."

Xiaohu grabbed a bun and took a bite, but the oil of the bun flowed out of one hand.

Zhang Zhimu picked up a bun and said to the little green lady: "Eat together." Xiaoqing didn't move, and quietly tugged at her mother's clothes.

Huang Yukun smiled and said, "Eat together."

He turned around and washed his hands, took a few pairs of dishes and chopsticks, and poured some aged vinegar from the gourd into the bowl.

The four of them were eating steamed buns lively.

The steamed buns taste very good, although there is no MSG taste, but the meat is green and has a special aroma. The noodles are a little dark, but they have a very fragrant taste. Especially the aged vinegar, which is thick and mellow, is much more fragrant than the old aged wine marked by modern society.

After eating a meal of steamed buns, Zhang Zhimu and the family also became acquainted.

"Brother, I'm not afraid of your jokes, don't say that I haven't eaten oil and water for some days, and I haven't eaten even a decent full meal for some days." Maybe he was in a good mood and ate some meat buns, Huang Yukun's face was a little bloody and a little shiny. Glancing at Huang Yukun, Zhang Zhimu's heart moved: "What a beauty!" ”

After cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Huang Yukun took out the remaining silver money and said, "Brother, I'll give you an account." "The children also gathered around to watch the excitement.

"Oh, what kind of account, you can put it away."

"No, I can't. Listen: That ring was sold at Qiu Kee's pawnshop. Two bowls of noodles are 20 Wen, two battles of white cloth are 75 Wen, two battles of gray cloth are 80 Wen, two battles of blue cloth are 80 Wen, six catties of cotton are 120 Wen, clothes and pants are 60 Wen, a pair of shoes and socks are 50 Wen, two catties of pork are more than 40 Wen, two liters of rice are 90 Wen, two liters of white flour are 80 Wen, two liters of bud rice noodles are 60 Wen, two liters of millet are 70 Wen, two liters of sorghum rice are 60 Wen, two catties of soybean oil are 50 Wen, two catties of aged vinegar and salt and other seasonings are 50 Wen. There are also three catties of buns for 45 wen. It took a total of 1030 articles. There are still 270 silver taels and copper coins left. It's all in this you put away. ”

Zhang Zhimu exclaimed for a while, this Huang Yukun is really a genius in settling accounts, in his previous life, because he was used to using calculators, his oral arithmetic function has almost degraded. But this Huang Yukun was able to talk and calculate at the same time, and he didn't even keep an account, so he was angry. Such a strange woman, not going out to work at home is really a burying talent.

Seeing Zhang Zhimu looking at himself stunned, Huang Yukun asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you." ”

"No, it's okay, I'm just shocked to see you settling accounts like this."

"Ahem! What is this, when I was at home before, I was in charge of dozens of people in the house, and I didn't know what to do. It's also practiced, hehe, let my brother laugh. Huang Yukun smiled and waved his hand.

"In this case, the sister will listen to my brother." returned the money to Huang Yukun and said: "Next day, I can't remember where my home is even if I want to break my head." I'm going to have to bother my sister for a few days, and I'm here with a black eye, and I don't know anyone, and I don't know. Everything has to be taken care of by the sister. Look, what do I want money for. So, the money still has to be managed by the sister, that is, I really need it, and then I will take it from you, you see how it is. ”

"Okay, since my brother said so, I'll take care of the money first." got up and put the money away, and said, "Brother rest first, I'll go and clean up the East Side Building, Uncle Chen used to live there when he came back, and you will live there at night."

When the sun was about to set, the little young ladies caught the five chickens in the yard into a cage and put them in the house. Zhang Zhimu asked puzzledly: "How do you put the chickens in the house?" ”。

Huang Yukun said: "It's not okay not to put it in the house, there are too many weasels, foxes, and bobcats outside at night, if you don't put it in the house today, there will be no one left tomorrow, all pointing to a few chickens to lay eggs, change some oil and salt."

"Five chickens can lay several eggs a day". Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Spread it out, when it's good, you can have one in two days. People don't have anything to eat, how can they feed them, release them during the day, and watch them eat wild food. Last autumn, Xiaoqing and I picked up a lot of grass seeds, and this winter, we fed them with these grass seeds, and finally didn't starve to death. It would be nice to lay a few eggs. ”

"How much can an egg be sold for?"

"Not necessarily, it's 15 yuan this year."

At night, Zhang Zhimu slept in the east side of the building, although the quilt was a little thinner, it was okay, and it was finally clean. On the first night since the crossing without TV and electric lights, Zhang Zhimu slept very unsteadily. Although I didn't hear the movement of weasels, foxes, or bobcats, I felt that there were too many mice, and they were big.

During the day, the yard is messy, and at night it is even more like a sperm.

Holding the back of his head in both hands, he thought: where to start. My specialty is software, and it's impossible to use it at this point, and it won't be useful in this life. What C++, di

Ectshow, how much effort has been put in, it's useless. Maybe my radio major is more useful. Yes, you have to generate electricity first, and if you don't have electricity, it's all floating clouds! Hey, let's solve the problem of eating first, do you want Mr. to save and then develop? Only when you have food can you not panic. I have to rely on a lot of people to help me use the knowledge in my head, and I can hit a few nails with iron alone. Yes, as long as there is food, there will be many people, and as long as there is good food, there will be many talents. Tomorrow, let's familiarize yourself with the surrounding situation.

As soon as the morning dawned, I heard the sound of Huang Yukun getting up to cook and put chickens. Zhang Zhimu had no choice but to get dressed and get up. During breakfast, Huang Yukun said to Zhang Zhimu: "Brother, no matter where you come from, you listen to me first." When I go to the three (neighbors) with me, they will say that you are my aunt's cousin, come and see me. Also, you don't have to wear the clothes and shoes I bought. I prepared a blue cloth for you, and you have to wrap a headscarf, because you don't have a bun, and it's strange that you have such short hair and are not a monk. The workmanship of your original clothes and pants is not ordinary, and I am cold in the house, afraid that others will see it. The main thing is not to make people suspicious, otherwise let the officials know quickly, and you won't be able to tell the way. Sue you for a thief, you have to cut off your head. ”

Listening to Zhang Zhimu's words, he was full of wit, and he also sighed at Huang Yukun's carefulness. "Okay, just listen to my sister."

After breakfast, Huang Yukun filled a scoop full of budding rice noodles with a scoop, led Zhang Zhimu, and went to Liu's house in the north first, and the male owner of the Liu family was called Liu Mantang.

This Liu family is the landlord of this kiln. Starting from Liu Mantang's grandfather, a cylinder kiln was built at the foot of Gangbei Mountain to burn large cylinders. Good start to business. Now there are several houses on the gang, and there was originally an earthen fence, which was a compound. Later, when Liu Mantang's father arrived, business was not good. However, the fifth floor was in a storm, and the kiln collapsed one day. I didn't have the money to rebuild it, and I didn't want to rebuild it, so I didn't do it again. Fortunately, when the business was good, the land around the post was occupied, and the documents were also applied to the government. Although due to the high terrain, there have been nine droughts in ten years, and there are dozens of hectares of land. Due to the location, it is next to the official road leading to the Hukou, and across the official road is the Xiaoling River. When the drought is not severe, you can also harvest some of the harvest by going down to the river to get water and irrigate the land. By Liu Mantang's generation, the soil fence had already collapsed, and slowly these four courtyards remained. Among them, the south one was also sold to Huang Yukun. Now the Liu family has two sons and a daughter in addition to Liu Mantang. The eldest son, Liu Fugui, really didn't want to stay in the kiln, went to the west with others, went to Zhangjiakou to do business, it is said that it was not bad, started from a primary school apprentice in the leather goods store, and was slowly favored by the old shopkeeper and recruited as a son-in-law. married the only daughter of the old shopkeeper, and became the shopkeeper. I came back last year, and the scenery was very good. There is also a 13-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son.

After listening to Huang Yukun's introduction, Zhang Zhimu was almost not interested, the only thing he was interested in was the collapsed cylinder kiln. There is a cylinder kiln, which means that there is a material for burning the cylinder, which is a refractory material, and it will be used in the future. In addition, the burning cylinder is also a good deal. Modern society can't do without it. In the future, when I engage in chemical industry, it is a container for corrosive materials, and it can be used for the water supply and sewage of the house.

When I entered Liu's house, I saw a black donkey tied to the courtyard and a wooden donkey cart parked. Huang Yukun shouted: "Are the eldest brother and sister-in-law at home?" ”

The curtain was lifted, and a woman in her forties and fifties came and said, "At home." Yo, it's the sister of the Huang family, sitting in the house. ”

"Sister-in-law, this is my maiden cousin who came to see me and the child, and I also came to thank you and my eldest brother for helping us a lot."

"Sister-in-law, thank you, as soon as I came, my sister couldn't stop saying, you and your eldest brother helped a lot." Zhang Zhimu stepped forward and said.

"Let's talk about it in the house," Liu Mantang came out at this time. That is, in his fifties, with a dusty face. is not like those landlords played in movies in previous lives. It seems that Liu Mantang is really the kind of landlord who "has no surplus grain in the landlord's house".

"Sister-in-law, put away the bud rice noodles first." Before entering the house, Huang Yukun handed over a scoop of budding rice noodles.

"Oh, you see you borrowed a flat scoop, and returned a full scoop. Do the kids still have something to eat? Look what you're anxious about! "The sister-in-law of the Liu family took the bud rice noodles. Everyone went into the house and chatted for a while.

When he returned home, Huang Yukun filled another flat of budding rice noodles and led Zhang Zhimu to Wang Bensheng's house in the east. The Wang family turned out to be the long-term worker of the Liu family, and they have been in the Liu family since they were children, and they can serve the livestock. But the Liu family's big livestock had already been sold, so they began to rent the Liu family's land to plant, and the house was also rented from the Liu family. has a son, Liu Fugui went home last time, and went to the west exit with Liu Fugui. There are only two people left at home.

These two people are obviously much older than Liu Mantang's two children, and their hands are shaking when they take the bud rice noodles, and they are worried about eating. Last year, there was another great drought, and there were not many more seeds in the autumn harvest of one acre of land. Not to mention paying the land rent, there is no food, but fortunately, the Liu family is not too urgent. However, I have been in arrears for two years, and I am worried that I can't do anything. Lao Wang said: "The owner still has a donkey, pulling some water to water the ground, and he can barely make ends meet. We rely on people to pick them, and we can't save a few seedlings when we are tired to death, so we can only water a few seedlings to keep the seeds. Without seeds, it's all over. ”

The situation is similar at the other one in the east. The two have a son and a daughter, and the rented land is closer to the river, which is not much better than the Wang family.

After eating at noon, Zhang Zhimu said that he wanted to go out for a walk. Huang Yukun said that he was making clothes at home, and the two children had to go out with him, so Zhang Zhimu took the two children out.

Downhill, it is an official road leading to the direction of Kill Hukou from south to north, and the west side of the official road is the Xiaoling River. According to Liu Mantang, the Xiaoling River is separated from the official road 30 miles to the north, and connected to a lake called Xishan Paozi for 5 miles to the northwest. A short distance to the south, it turns southwest and joins the Fen River at eighty miles. When he came to the riverbank by the roadside, Zhang Zhimu understood why the land by the river was still so dry. The soil is so thick that when the water is heavy in the rainy season, the erosion is particularly strong, and the bottom of the river is very deep until the stones are exposed. Near the kiln gang, the vertical distance from the bottom of the river to the shore is less than 20 meters, and the high distance is more than 30 meters. A strong laborer can carry several loads of water to the shore a day, and he has to carry it to the ground. There is a large-scale drought, and it is unrealistic to use manpower to carry water up to water the ground. Now there is not a lot of water, and in some places, you can wade through it directly. When I went down to the water's edge, I saw that there were still many fish in the river. Zhang Zhimu remembered that Shanxi people used to not eat fish and chicken. I heard the old people who supported the third line say that Shanxi people don't eat fish and chicken. When they first arrived in Shanxi, an old hen was only five cents, and going to the Fen River to fish was similar to fishing. But now that there is a big drought, it's time to eat fish when you're hungry, it's better than eating human flesh, right?

Thinking about it, Zhang Zhimu deliberately asked the young ladies and brothers: "Do you two want to eat fish?" ”

"Ahh Eat fish? Can you eat fish in the river? Xiaoqing said with an exaggerated expression on his lips with his little hands covering his mouth.

"Haven't eaten it, have you? No one will do it, so I'll make it for you when I have time. ”

"I don't eat," Xiaohu said.

"Don't eat? When I'm done, you'll break your heads and grab it. Haha!" Zhang Zhimu finished speaking. The young lady and the brother laughed as well.

The cylinder kiln is at the foot of the mountain in the north half of the gang, and half of it has collapsed, and the kiln is already overgrown with shrubs and weeds. At the foot of the hill behind the kiln is the place where the cylinder material is taken.

Zhang Zhimu found a branch, pulled out the branches and weeds and looked inside, but didn't dare to go inside to take a look.