Chapter 18 Making a Living

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"The time has come, the morning light is faint, and it is clear. Wake up early and work hard, and the family business is prosperous......"

Chen Ke already knew that the one who walked the streets and alleys every day, called the morning and predicted the weather, was the head of the nearby temple. These heads use the Buddhist sounds they have practiced on a daily basis to report the time and forecast the weather to the neighborhood. Of course, it is not free, and the residents are required to give them some food and money every month as a reward.

That morning, Chen Xiliang went out again, and he came to the house that San Lang saw.

In ancient times, the people who lived between the buyers and sellers and made friends from them were called Ya Ren, also called 'economy', and women were called Ya Po. In the Song Dynasty, the prosperity of the commercial economy led to the emergence of specialized tooth shops, from the sale of goods to the leasing of houses and the manpower of pawns...... Unavoidably. As long as someone needs to match, come to them to make sure it's right.

Chen Xiliang came a little early, and before the door of the tooth shop was unloaded, he read the information posted on the notice board under the eaves. At a glance, he saw the column of house rental, and found that there were twenty or thirty houses in the city that could be rented, but the price was not less than four hundred yuan.

He already knew from Chen Chen that it was the price of Chen Ke's killing that day. After inquiring about the whole process in detail, Chen Xiliang naturally understood San Lang's extraordinary ...... A ten-year-old child can lead an old boatman in his fifties by the nose, which can no longer be described as precocious, it is simply a monster.

The current Saburo is no longer the kind and shy child he remembers, he has become more independent, more cunning, more impulsive, and of course smarter. I've heard that change can stimulate people to change, but I haven't heard that it can make people reborn.

Whatever, as long as the son does not become bad, the father will be happy to develop naturally.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xiliang turned his attention to the recruitment information. Since you don't have to pay back the account, you have to find a livelihood immediately, otherwise you will soon have no food and clothing.

This is a 'burn incense and order tea, hang pictures and arrange flowers.' Four kinds of idle things, not suitable for tiring the family's enjoyment era, even if it is a small county, there are many jobs provided. From the apprentice who shops early, the tea doctor of the tea shop, the small worker who builds the house, the bearer who carries the bag on the dock, to the night incense, and goes to the outside of the city to see the grave...... As long as you bend down, you can do a variety of jobs.

In this era, a family of five must have an income of 100 yuan a day to survive, and if there is a person who goes to school, he must have an income of 200 yuan to be able to afford it.

Most of the remuneration for general work is about seventy or eighty yuan a day. But in the Song Dynasty, the vast majority of commoner families, both husband and wife, came out to earn a living, so even if they did these jobs, they could support their families.

But Chen Xiliang can't do it, he has to earn two money by himself. Of course, there are also high-paid chefs, such as restaurants recruiting chefs, giving 200 yuan a day, and bricklayers and carpenters also have 150 yuan income, but this requires technology, how can he do it?

Then there is the heavy physical work such as the wharf anti-package and the brick factory moving bricks, paying by piecework, and getting more for more work, Chen Xiliang thought to himself that he really couldn't do it, so he had to go to this......

While he was hesitating, Yaxing removed the door panel, and Chen Xiliang immediately went in. His face is still thin, for fear of being bumped into by his classmates back then.

The guy from the tooth shop was cleaning, and he saw this guy rushing in, but he opened the door to accept customers, so someone immediately came to greet him and asked him to sit down in a private room.

The reason why he entered the private room was not because he was a scholar, but because he was a precious tooth man...... A licensed and regular tax-paying dealer like this not only acts as an intermediary in assessing prices and trading with merchants in transactions. It was also endowed with the power to take care of the market and manage commerce on behalf of the government, so it is also called the official tooth.

By virtue of its privileges, the Tooth Bank expanded its business scope to buy and sell goods on behalf of merchants, pay and store money, transport goods, set up warehouses to keep goods, collect commercial taxes on behalf of the government, etc., and occupy a dominant position in urban transactions, and the vast majority of bulk wholesale transactions must pass through the hands of Tooth Shops. It is not an exaggeration to say that these tooth people are the controllers of the city's economy.

In the private room, the well-dressed tooth man had just had breakfast and was ordering tea. In the Song Dynasty, tea was no longer cooked directly in a pot like the Tang Dynasty, but the cake and tea were first crushed and placed in a bowl for later use. Brewing tea in a bowl with slightly boiling water is called ordering tea.

The tooth man invited Chen Xiliang to sit down, and he had already placed the tea in the tea cup, and then poured a little boiling water into a viscous paste. Then hold the pot firmly and pour water rhythmically into the teacup. When ordering water, you must have a number on your hands, and the point of falling into the water must be accurate, so as not to destroy the tea surface. At the same time, one hand is used to blow the tea soup with a tea whisk made of fine bamboo, so that it is flooded with soup flowers, and both hands are carried out at the same time, and it is necessary to distinguish the priority according to the situation, only in this way can the best effect of the tea soup be ordered.

If Chen Ke is here, he will definitely exclaim, isn't this the Japanese tea ceremony of later generations? In fact, it should be said the other way around: the Japanese tea ceremony is the art of tea from the Song Dynasty.

In the Song Dynasty, almost everyone had the art of ordering tea. Among the men, in addition to the professional tea doctors, these tooth people are the best at this. It's not that they particularly like to drink tea, but because of the custom of the Song Dynasty, when one person is ordering tea, the others must remain quiet and concentrate on appreciation, as a sign of respect.

A set of smooth tea ordering process can eliminate the fireworks in the other party's heart, shorten the distance, and the business is naturally easy to close.

But this is also where they are laughed at by the scholars, when the scholars drink tea, the topic is only about poetry, Zen Taoism, wind and snow, and they will never talk about mundane things.

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Serving Chen Xiliang a cup of tea, the tooth man himself picked up one, silently skimmed off the foam with the tea lid, and said with a smile: "The official is like a scholar." ”

"Yes." Chen Xiliang nodded and said, "I have been studying for many years, and I have also gone to the capital to celebrate the Spring Festival. ”

"It turned out to be a lifter, disrespectful and disrespectful." The tooth man said solemnly. In this era, because of the one-time results of the examination, the lifting person is only qualified to participate in the examination once, and there is no such identity after the examination. However, it does not prevent the folk from using it as an honorific title. He thought about it for a while and said in surprise: "Today seems to be the day of registration for the township test, why are the officials still in the county?" ”

"Alas," Chen Xiliang sighed, "I was forced to make a living, so I had to give up my career and come out to find a job." ”

"That's a shame." The tooth man also sighed, but quickly asked, "What kind of livelihood does the official want to seek?" ”

Chen Xiliang shook his head: "I'm at a loss." ”

"Then I'll recommend it." The tooth man searched for a bunch of brochures on the table, opened a book, and looked for it: "How about inviting a teacher from Li Yuanwai's family in the east of the city, including room and board, and two monthly salaries?" "The teacher hired by the private person is actually to let the child learn the rules, and then read two words, so as to prepare for the entrance hall. There were many scholars in the Song Dynasty, so it was impossible to give a high price.

Chen Xiliang thought about it, he already had a place to live, and he could save money on food, and it didn't cost a few dollars, so it didn't make much sense to include room and board. ”

"I'll look for it again." The tooth man looked through it and said, "Will the officials settle accounts?" ”

"I can write and calculate."

"That's great, often close the account room." Ya said: "But it only takes six months and one month, eight times." Chang Ping is the government's reserve granary, and June is the day when the summer tax is paid, and manpower is most needed during that time: "But do a good job, and you can give priority to hiring in the autumn." ”

"I've answered this errand." Chen Xiliang said: "Let's take a look at the trouble, if there are any long-term errands, it is best to go to work immediately." ”

"Not yet." The tooth man was a little apologetic: "Qingshen County is a small place after all, how can there be so many errands to write and calculate?" Otherwise, I should respond to the Li Yuanwai family. ”

"I can do manual work." Chen Xiliang was silent for a long time, and then said: "What I have is strength......

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As soon as Chen Xiliang left, Chen Ke took out those IOUs to see. Then he carefully put it in his arms and said to Chen Chen: "I want to go out." Without waiting for Erlang to agree, he ran away.

Coming to the crowded street, looking at the beloved market scene, Chen Ke took a deep breath greedily, this is the taste of life...... But if you don't have money, these are just pictures that you can see but can't touch, and they have nothing to do with you.

He sneaked out, not to go shopping and play, but to find out where those debtors lived.

Chen Xiliang was already dead set on those creditor's rights, but Chen Ke did not. Anyone who has ever done business knows that collecting debts is like squeezing toothpaste, there will always be a little tight, but you have to show the face of asking for money! A humble gentleman like Chen Xiliang will definitely be 'deceived by others', and he will not pay back the money.

Chen Ke knew that he was still a child, and it would definitely not work to use force to collect debts, but he would not give up. Because there is a saying in the debt collection world, called 'the right way, don't worry about collecting debts', the key is to use your brains.

It's not that he is reckless, but that the Chen family has a total of eleven IOUs in their hands, which is 320,000 yuan with interest, and if half of it can be recovered, it will be 160 yuan, and with this money, it is enough for the family to spend several years. Or use it to start some business, and you can also improve your family's situation.

In short, how can you be as bookish as Chen Xiliang and burn it on fire?

He doesn't think that if he goes out, he can get his hands on it. People see him as a child, and they must bully him even more. But you have to go and see what's going on, right? If you don't look at it, you will never have hope, and if you see it, you can't say that there is no way......

Asking for the address, he walked towards the first debtor's house.

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