The bed where people sit and lie is called a bed, and the long and narrow and humble are called a couch.

The couch is generally used to entertain guests, but that is also in general, and it is a matter of the Wei and Jin dynasties, at least more than a hundred years away. At this time, the couch has developed to be taller, and the width and length have also increased, and the difference between the couch and the bed is not so great.

Take Chen Ping's uncle's house, Chen Yuanliang's room, Chen Ping has estimated that the couch where Chen Yuanliang sleeps is nearly two meters long and more than one meter wide, and the height can reach Chen Ping's thighs.

This is not just a sitting and bedding for reading, drinking tea, drinking, or playing various games, it is already used in the same bed.

"I'm afraid it's two meters wide and three meters long." The original place was now replaced by a kang, with a layer of mattress on it, Chen Ping touched it, and it was warm.

This kang should be under the fireworks, open a corner, under the mattress is a layer of linen, there is a roll of straw mat under the linen, under the straw mat is the kang body, with green bricks, glued in one place, the temperature on the green bricks is higher.

Chen Ping sat on the kang and tested the temperature, there was a linen cloth separated from the mattress, the temperature was also just right, and he didn't feel hot.

The kang is to have a stove and a smoke outlet, Chen Ping walked half a circle, and found a brick road on the ground in the north, pushed open the window, and the brick road was connected to a new stove outside the window.

"It's a bit of a waste." The kang mouth is mostly the same as the stove in the kitchen, Chen Yuanliang has a separate one here, so it will cost more firewood, Chen Ping commented.

But after thinking about it, this is no way, the kitchen of the uncle's house is still some distance from the main house, if this is really from the kitchen to heat, this kang may lose its effectiveness.

The smoke outlet is on the west side, and an opening is also made in the wall, making a chimney, and there is still smoke coming out at this time, not much.

"It's okay, when Brother Yuan Liang comes back, I should ask him where he found the mason." The weather is getting colder and colder, and it is a little difficult for the thin bed at home to resist the night cold, Chen Ping feels that the kang is still a good thing to do early, "I just don't know how much it costs to make this kang." ”

Chen Pinggang noticed that the kang body was indeed built well, very flat, and the top was stacked with green bricks, and the price should not be cheap.

While pondering here, Chen Xiaozhong walked in from the outside, holding a key in his hand.

"This kang was made by Yuan Liang two days ago, and after two days of trying, it is indeed warmer than the brazier, and in two days, I will change it over there." Chen Xiaozhong saw Chen Ping standing by the kang, so he said, "Listen to Yuanliang say that this is your idea?" ”

"Well, I'm also thinking about it, but I didn't think it would be really useful." Chen Ping said, "Uncle, do you have something to tell me?" ”

From the moment he entered the grocery store, the uncle saw himself, and Chen Ping felt that there was something in the uncle's eyes, and he was mysterious and secretive, and he had to come to this room.

Chen Xiaozhong closed the door and went to check the window again, which allowed Chen Ping to sit on the kang.

"You gave Yuan Liang more than 100 sets of fire sickles last time." Chen Xiaozhong stared at Chen Ping.

"That's right." In fact, it was one hundred and two pieces of iron, Chen Ping pointed to the cloth bag on the ground, "I brought some more this time." ”

"Okay, that's good." Chen Xiaozhong glanced at the cloth bag on the ground, "Have you ever thought about finding a blacksmith in this county, it will be more convenient, so that you don't have to run back and forth." ”

Chen Ping pondered for a moment, there seemed to be other meanings in the uncle's words?

"The fire sickles in the store are selling well?" Chen Ping asked.

"Not only is it good, but all the more than 100 sets of fire sickles have been sold." Chen Xiaozhong was a little excited, grabbing the key, "If it weren't for you and Yuan Liang making an appointment to meet tomorrow, I wouldn't have been able to wait for a day, and I wanted to find you." ”

"One hundred and two sets, all sold out?" This is what Chen Ping didn't expect, he thought it would be good to sell it, but he didn't expect it to be sold out, "Is it possible that there is only one uncle in this county who sells this fire sickle?" ”

Chen Xiaozhong shook his head and said, "The last five sets this morning were bought by one person. I am not the only one who sells this fire sickle, but in this place, there are two of my family selling it, and there are more than a dozen of them on the side street. ”

One person buys five sets of fire sickles?

"The people who come to buy fire sickles are like this, do you buy several sets for one person?" Chen Ping asked, and somehow, the word "li" came to mind.

In later generations, it is not essential to visit the door for holidays, or to go to relatives and friends who have not been in touch for a long time, or who has a special day.

Will the fire sickle become a rite? Chen Ping felt a little funny, who would give a match when giving a gift? Well, if you think about it again, it's not impossible, maybe you can't send matches, but it's possible to send lighters.

"All of them, the most of them are that a foreigner bought thirty sets of fire sickles." This is also the reason why the fire sickle will be sold so quickly, Chen Xiaozhong himself also felt strange, "What is the use of this person saying that this person wants to buy so many fire sickles?" When one set runs out, then another set? ”

He didn't believe what Chen Xiaozhong said, and of course Chen Ping wouldn't take it seriously.

Thirty sets of fire sickles, if this is really one set after another, or is it really to be a family heirloom?

The fire sickle is new, but it is far from the point of heirloom.

"I think it's nothing more than two uses." I thought that the market would be saturated, but after listening to what the uncle said, Chen Ping felt that this fire sickle should be famous, which would attract outsiders to purchase, "One is to give gifts, after all, this fire sickle is also exquisite, ordinary people can use it, and give it to the elders in the family, but you don't need to expect to make a fire, and it is also suitable as a hanging ornament." The second point is to buy from you, uncle, and then sell it. ”

Layered distribution, Chen Ping is the manufacturer, Uncle This is the first layer of distribution, and then the second layer of distribution, or even more, this is possible.

"Hearing you say that, it's really possible." Chen Xiaozhong was considered for gifting, and when County Lieutenant Li came home, Chen Xiaozhong saw the fire sickle hanging on his waist, but this was sold and Chen Xiaozhong really leaked.

"Uncle, what ...... you want the key to" More than 100 sets of fire sickles can be sold out in such a short period of time, Chen Ping is very happy, in terms of 100 sets, this is 10,000 yuan, except for the four layers to be distributed to Chen Yuanliang, and then the first layer to Chen Erniu, Chen Ping can still fall 5,000 yuan.

That's a lot of money.

"That amount of money must be locked up." Chen Xiaozhong said, "Yuan Liang and I have already helped you pack it up, this time the time is relatively short, and there is a lot of money, so it is not too late to exchange it for silver taels." ”

"Such a large amount is not cost-effective to exchange for silver taels." There is a fee for exchanging copper coins into silver taels, Chen Xiaozhong asked Chen Ping to follow, and came to the back of the bookshelf, where there was a small wooden cabinet, locked.

After unlocking the lock, Chen Ping saw that the copper coins in the cabinet were neatly placed, arranged vertically, and then stacked up, with seven or eight layers.

It's not gold, but it's dazzling.

"It's yours, a total of six thousand one hundred and twenty wen." Chen Ping couldn't take this money, and Chen Xiaozhong didn't worry about Chen Ping taking it back alone, "You see whether to send you home after Yuanliang comes back, or ask someone to bring a message to Xiaoyi." ”