I have only heard of the hunters of the primitive society who used stones to hunt, which was in the seventh century AD, and iron tools were popularized, although in the third year of the emperor, Yang Jian stipulated that no broadswords and spears should be hidden, but bows and arrows were not within the scope of prohibition.

It is too much to say that you don't need a bow and arrow to hunt.

"I'm right with the stones." Lai Pingdong glanced at the bruises on Chen Ping's arm and said, "If it wasn't for the force in my hand just now, your arm would definitely be more than that." ”

"Then why are you still hungry and reduced to stealing oranges? You probably didn't catch much prey, did you? "If you come to Pingdong, Chen Ping still believes it, just look at the wound left by the hare, but this guy's arrogance is too arrogant, and he has to be extinguished.

Otherwise, how can we have fun together in the future?

"That's because if I keep the oranges, you'll definitely snatch them, so I might as well eat them." Lai Pingdong said what he thought, in fact, he really did it.

Chasing the hare all the way, to this cemetery, found oranges, came to Pingdong people do not believe in Buddhism, naturally they happily accepted the oranges in front of Chen Erniuniang's grave. But before leaving, Chen Ping and the three of them arrived at the grave, and then Chen An pulled Chen Erniu to see the oranges.

"Aren't you afraid we'll beat you?" This idea is quite single, Chen Ping admires it very much, "You rabbit can't keep it." ”

"If I don't eat it, aren't you going to beat me too?" Lai Pingdong looked at Chen Erniu, and Chen Erniu's previous roar was also heard by Lai Pingdong.

"Okay, just two oranges, eat it." Seeing that Chen Erniu seemed to be coming over again to grab a handful of hair on Pingdong's head, Chen Ping stopped him and said, "If you want to eat meat, listen to me." ”

"Dongdong, tell me how you usually hunt." I am still very curious about hunters, and occasionally I can see other hunters out of the mountain during my morning run, and they usually carry prey on their backs, such as hares, pheasants, and even wild boars, Chen Ping has seen them, and his eyes are greedy.

That's meat, not duck eggs and fish, and it's gluttonous to think about. But no matter how hungry he was, Chen Ping didn't dare to enter the mountain alone, and the wolf howl could be heard in the village.

"It's not difficult, it's just wandering in the mountains, and when I see grass where there is grass, I go over and hit a pole, and when pheasants and hares come out, I throw them with stones." Laiping East Road.

It's really simple, wouldn't it be a trap?

"Won't the hare and the pheasant run?" Chen An asked.

"Chase is, what's so hard about this." Lai Pingdong said disdainfully, "This hare is what I chased." ”

Is this Nima still human? It is not difficult to catch a hare in this deep mountain and dense forest, why is the gap between people so big.

Chen Ping glanced at Lai Pingdong's feet, straw sandals, and his feet were covered with scars, and he could see thick yellow cocoons at such an age, so it was normal to think about it.

"How long have you been chasing this hare?" The method is simple, I'm afraid it is only effective for Lai Pingdong, although Chen Ping has exercised, but he has not yet practiced the scuds, and he runs with the rabbit, which is a bit big.

"The mountain that goes in at sunrise." Laiping East Road.

"Just chasing this hare?" There have been at least two hours since sunrise, and that is a full four hours, chasing a hare, this perseverance, this physical strength, Chen Ping is ashamed.

"So, in five days you come here, and we'll go hunting together." Seeing that the time for breakfast was coming, Chen Ping didn't elaborate anymore, and said directly, "If you agree, this rabbit will be returned to you, and you don't want to pay for the orange." If you don't agree, we will take the rabbit and count it as your compensation. What do you think? ”

"Okay." After thinking for a moment, Lai Pingdong nodded and agreed.

Pulled the hare from Chen An's hand, returned it to Pingdong, and returned the cloth bag and pebbles together, and Lai Pingdong carried the hare and ran down the mountain, along the west of the path, which was the direction of Xiatu Village.

"Brother, why do you let him go, it's hare meat. You see he's running so fast, he's definitely not coming. Chen An said pityfully, "I haven't eaten meat for a few days, how can I grow my body." ”

"We'll find out in five days, don't worry." Chen Ping rubbed Chen An's head and licked his lips, "I want to eat meat too." ”

After just coming out and spending some time, Chen Ping led Chen An and Chen Erniu into the ** mountainside, picked up firewood, and didn't go inside.

**The tree species of the mountain are quite abundant, fir wood, cypress, camphor tree and bamboo can be seen, the branches that fall to the ground are very good firewood, and the yellow pine branches in the low places are broken when they are broken, and the fire is vigorous.

It took a small amount of effort for the three of them to pick up two small bundles of firewood, go down the mountain, and carry them back to the village. In the distance, I saw curling smoke rising from the village.

Chen Erniu carried a bundle of firewood on his back home, Chen Ping and Chen An entered the courtyard, and before they put the firewood, they saw Chen Yuanliang sitting in the hall.

"Brother Yuanliang, why are you here?" Chen An dropped Chai He and ran over, "Did you bring something delicious?" ”

"Crisp cake, and a small jar of caramel candy, at the second aunt's." Chen Yuanliang said with a smile, "At the end of the year, the county's statistics are real, so I'll come over and take a look." ”

The so-called hand is the head of the household self-declaration of the household registration of the field house, filled in at the end of each year, led by the county lieutenant, Cao is specifically responsible, and the township chief cooperates with the registration as the basis and voucher for the registration.

Since most of the heads of households are illiterate, self-reporting is actually an oral narrative, which is transcribed by the governor or a person appointed by the county, collected according to the township and handed over to the county.

Chen Yuanliang helped out under Hu Cao, and went to school for another two years, and there was no problem in writing and literacy, so he would be sent to the village to do hands-on work. However, in the past, Chen Yuanliang did not come to Baitu Village, and this time he came over and brought caramel candy, which was problematic.

Chen Anke didn't care about it, and when he heard that Chen Yuanliang had brought food, he immediately ran to Liu's side, who was cooking.

"Second uncle, I walked around the village with Chen Ping, and I haven't come back for a long time, and I don't know if the village has changed." Chen Yuanliang said to Chen's father in the courtyard.

Beside Chen's father, there are reed roofs, which are woven in patches, and they are very neatly woven, and in a day or two, if the weather is good, the roof can be changed.

"Go ahead, don't go too far, it's time to eat." Chen Xiaoyi raised his head and said with a smile, "The village is not like that, what can change." ”

Chen Ping knew that Chen Yuanliang must have something to say, and the two of them walked out of the courtyard side by side.

"Why don't you ask about the fire sickle and the toothbrush?" After walking for a long time, seeing that Chen Ping was just introducing the village, Chen Yuanliang finally spoke, "What is there to introduce in this village, just like the second uncle said, there has not been much change over the years." ”

Chen Yuanliang's visit to Baitu Village this time is indeed not accidental, although the matter of registering the hands is simple, but since it is a job, and it is for the imperial court, it is the ordinary landlord and peasant class who are fighting for it, and it is related to the matter of household registration and land, and the Tao in it can be understood as long as you think about it a little.

Oil and water are quite abundant, which is why Cao Caozuo, a non-flowing household, can take out a set of courtyard houses as a dowry.

Twenty years of adjutancy was not done for nothing.

In the past, Chen Yuanliang did not choose to come to Baitu Village because his ancestral home was here, and it was always difficult to attack the villagers, but this year he came, not for the sake of practical matters.

"The money that can make Brother Yuan Liang give up the money in his hand must be a more profitable deal." Chen Ping said lightly, "My deal with Brother Yuan Liang is the fire sickle and toothbrush, it's not difficult to guess." ”

"Your concentration is really ...... It's kind of like my grandfather, and I don't know if it's your grandson or me. Chen Yuanliang stopped, looking very excited, "Do you know how much the fire sickle was sold for?" ”

"Isn't it a hundred?" There are only three sets of fire sickles, one set for the county lieutenant, and two sets are at the uncle's house, and the price is Baiwen, is there anything else? Chen Ping felt strange, "You have increased the price?" ”

"It's not me who raised the price, it's someone else who added it themselves." Chen Yuanliang said, "On the third day after you left, I found an opportunity to invite County Lieutenant Li to have a few drinks, and by the way, I gave him that set of fire sickles, and he liked it very much." ”

The county has its own restaurant, which is different from the hostel, and is only responsible for food, so it is convenient to treat guests in the restaurant, which is much better than the food in the county government. The county lieutenant manages all Cao affairs, and it is normal for a subordinate of Hu Cao to invite Shangguan to dinner.

"After that, a rich man came to find Brother Yuanliang?" This kind of thing can generally be guessed, although Chen Ping is asking, but he is sure in his heart, and it is also the purpose of asking Chen Yuanliang to send a set of fire sickles to the county lieutenant.

In later generations, there are celebrities who advertise to improve the credibility and popularity of the product, and the endorsement fee is not low. Now you can invite the county lieutenant to do the propaganda of the fire sickle for a meal, and this business is actually a big profit.

Sure enough, after Chen Ping said the answer, Chen Yuanliang nodded and said, "What you said is actually right, rich families are rich families, but these two rich families are a little special." The day after the scythe was delivered, I was approached to inquire about it. ”

"Then Brother Yuanliang, you will wait for the price to sell, and force them to increase the price on the grounds of the scarcity of fire sickles?" Chen Ping said, "What's so special about these two rich households, could it be that they are from the county government?" ”

Chen Yuanliang had a strange expression, stared at Chen Ping, and said after a while: "If I hadn't met you some time ago, I really can't believe that I still have a cousin who is so smart." ”

Obviously, Chen Ping guessed correctly.

"It's actually not difficult to guess this, Brother Yuanliang, didn't you just say it, did others increase the price?" Chen Ping said, "It's just that I don't know how much money those two sets of fire sickles were sold in the end, and who in the county government bought them." ”

The two of them stood behind the old willow tree, facing the water, there was no one around, only a black dog was turning around at the courtyard gate in the distance, staring vigilantly behind the willow tree.

Chen Yuanliang lifted his robe and took out a bag from the inside, the bag was not big, and it should not contain money.

It's not money, it's mostly silver taels. At this time, silver was not yet in circulation, and the five-baht coin was the popular currency among the people, but this did not mean that silver was not used. On the contrary, in many cases, silver was more popular than copper coins because it was lighter than paper silk cloth.

"The copper coin is inconvenient to carry, so I changed it to a silver tael." Chen Yuanliang took out six broken pieces of silver the size of peanuts, "One or two halves." ”

"So much?" Rao was prepared, but Chen Ping was still startled, one or two halves of silver, this was just two sets of fire sickles.

According to the current value of silver coins to five baht, one tael of silver can be exchanged for about 1,000 to 1,255 baht. One or two halves, based on the lowest 1,000, that is also 1,500 yuan.

Just took the time to make two sets of fire sickles, and it took a few days of effort, which got 1,500 yuan?

"One set was sold to the master book, and one set was bought by the county." Chen Yuanliang said, "The county Cheng's set cost a thousand dollars. ”

"Cousin isn't afraid of being put in small shoes?" The county is the county's second-in-command, the deputy of the county order, and the main book is not the third-in-command, but after all, he is in charge of the paperwork and has a lot of power.

However, the county and the main book are also considered wealthy households, and there is no conflict.