Chapter 6 Money is scarce and food is scarce

The noisy feast will continue, but Wang Lun's mind is no longer here, and he doesn't care about having fun with everyone, so he just pulls Zheng Qian to the side and asks in a low voice, "How much money and grain is left in the cottage now?" ”

"The owner of the village, a few days ago, I just made a comprehensive calculation, and the inventory of gold and silver, jewelry, copper coins, silk, and goods added up to about 2,600 Guan Wen, mainly because of the construction of the city wall some time ago, and it took a lot to build the city wall of Sanguan. Now he has spent another thousand yuan and Zhu Gui's leader, but I am afraid that this New Year will be a little difficult. Although the grain stock situation is slightly better, it is still less than 900 stones. If there is no decrease or increase, it will only be used for three months. Zheng Qian lowered his voice and introduced.

Hearing this, Wang Lun's face was a little heavy. Although the money is small, he is not very worried, after all, there are not many cottage money at present. But food has become a big problem, and there is a way that no food is unstable! Even if you sit in the mountains all day long, you can spend no money, but you have to consume food.

Listening to Zheng Qian said that there are only 900 stones left in the granary, Wang Lun silently converted in his heart, stone as a capacity unit, he vaguely remembered that a stone container unearthed in the Song Dynasty can hold about 59 to 60 kilograms of grain, if according to Zheng Qian said that 900 stone rice is eaten for three months, and the whole cottage population is calculated according to 1,000, on average, each person per day is only one catty and two taels, which is too big a gap with the daily food intake of three or four catties of modern people (staple food, vegetables, meat, oil, fruits, snacks, etc.). No wonder it was changed to two meals a day, it is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!

"In addition to the main food, what are the other side dishes for the two meals on weekdays?" Wang Lun's brows furrowed slightly, and then he asked.

Zheng Qian knew that the benefactor had a faint memory loss, and replied cautiously: "Generally, pickles are served, and on festive days, some cattle and sheep will be killed to celebrate, and there are always about one or two such opportunities every month." After speaking, seeing Wang Lun tightly locking his eyebrows, he added: "Village master, this is much stronger than when the little ones are under the mountain." I think that our Jingdong Road is less densely populated, just relying on the harvest of less than one stone and a half of that acre of thin field is enough to eat, the villain is still according to the situation of the harvest year, usually everyone rents more than ten acres of land a year, and it is good to have a harvest of twenty stones, except for the six or seven percent of the tap handed over to the landlord, there is really not much left! Who hasn't tasted starvation? The villain is also suffering, the owner of the village, you change three meals to two meals, the children also understand in their hearts, everyone has no complaints, after all, they are all for the cottage! ”

"Don't mention the past!" Wang Lun sighed softly, at this time Zhou Zhi led the three leaders of Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui towards this side, Wang Lun saw this, pressed the miscellaneous worries in his heart, and greeted: "Why did the three brothers come out without eating well?" ”

"My brother is not here, and I can't wait for a good meal! I heard that the young ones collided with my brother, so I'm here to see which blind killer dares to be so bold! Among the three, Du Qian was the first to reply, and before the words fell, he looked towards the banquet, ready to ask the teacher.

Wang Lun waved his hand and stopped Du Qiandao, "I have nothing to do with the children, they are really bitter, I took my wife and children up the mountain, but I still didn't have enough to eat!" It's hard to say, it's all my fault! ”

"Hugh wants to talk about it, but what does it have to do with his brother? Since the beginning of winter, there is less oil and water around the cottage, but the natural situation will get better in spring. Du Qian shook his head and said.

"What Brother Du Qian said is, don't talk about it, in recent months, every time the younger brother returns to the mountain, he always feels that the cottage has changed a lot. If it weren't for my brother's long-term vision, the three passes in front of the mountain and the city wall in the mountains could rise from the ground? We are all rough people, and we don't have much knowledge, but now that the cottage can have this scale, it doesn't rely on my brother to preside over it? Brother don't blame himself, all the affairs in the water are still counting on my brother to take the idea! Zhu Gui also persuaded on the side.

When Wang Lun heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "The kindness of the brothers, Wang's heart is like a mirror. It's just that as the saying goes: people have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries! I just heard Zheng Qian say that the cottage food is only used for three months, and this is still calculated according to the consumption of two meals a day! The treasury gold and silver are only more than 2,000 yuan, it can really be said that it has reached a critical juncture when money is scarce and food is scarce. ”

"Brother has something to say, but please command, I'll just do it!" Du Qian was the first to express his position, and Song Wan and Zhu Gui also nodded in agreement.

At this time, Wang Lun was no longer polite, and said to everyone according to his thoughts, "The way to make money is nothing more than to open sources and reduce expenditure!" Throttling is obviously not feasible now, the cottage is now enough to save, and if you save it again, I am afraid that the children will go hungry. I think what we need to consider now is how to open source, since the caravans have been scarce since the beginning of winter, we can't continue to wait for the rabbits to dry and sit here! In my opinion, you have to take the initiative to go down the mountain to find an opportunity! ”

"Shine! It's rare that my brother wants to open it this time! There are a lot of rich and rich grain households around my cottage, and I want to say that I should have gone down to borrow grain a long time ago, it is better than everyone nesting in the cottage to drink the wind! Song Wan was excited for a moment and said loudly.

Seeing that Song Wan reacted quite a lot, Wang Lun smiled at him with a little reassurance, and at the same time pondered silently in his heart, it seems that his predecessor was still too tightly restrained by the other leaders of the cottage in the past, and it seems that he has some meaning. Even if you don't say it in your face, you will eventually have some ideas in your stomach! As the saying goes, if you wear it to Wang Lun at this time, even if it is a bitter fruit, you have to pinch your nose and swallow it! Thinking of this, he was about to comfort Song Wan, but he didn't want Zhu Gui to answer on the side, "According to the younger brother, my brother was also thinking about the cottage before, thinking that the village was not long after the village, the three levels were not repaired, the armor was not even, and it was very unwise to have a conflict with the local snake who had accumulated money and grain under the mountain too early!" Now that my cottage has a solid foundation, it's not too late to borrow food! The right to keep this guy for our cottage for a few more days! ”

Du Qianha smiled, and also echoed, "Brother Zhu Gui is reasonable! According to me, what is the matter if the money and grain are left under the mountain for a few more days? Brother Song, you have rested early tonight, store some strength, and we will go down the mountain to get it as soon as it dawns tomorrow! ”

Seeing that Zhu Gui, the new fourth master, and Du Qian, who had followed him the longest, expressed their attitudes one after another, Wang Lun was afraid that Song Wan's face would be a little unbearable, so he said: "Brother Zhu Gui has an overreputation, but Brother Song Wan is right, I was too conservative in the past, so that the children have no food in their stomachs!" In the future, I hope that the three brothers will help me a lot, don't let me miss the cottage big thing! After speaking, he solemnly arched his hand towards Song Wan.

"This ...... Brother, I just drank too much, my mouth is full of drunken words, brother don't go to my heart! My old Song is a straight person, he only wants to speak happily, he is not better than his brother to do big things, and everything is well considered. If they are all like my old Song, I'm afraid that the big guy will not eat the last meal is true! Song Wan said with a bit of shame. He just held an important position today, and he complained about the past behavior of the owner of the village, and he felt a little unkind when he thought about it.

Wang Lun knew Song Wan's temperament, this burly man was a rectal person, and he was by no means the temperament of a yin man behind him. According to his experience in dealing with the world, it would be good for someone of this kind to have something to say. Wang Lun didn't care, only said, "After all, I am just a mortal, there must be some inconsiderate things on weekdays, you and I are brothers, and I hope you will remind me from time to time, after all, it is all for the good of the cottage!" After speaking, he patted Song Wan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Song Wan is going to be full, and the cottage will inevitably use you in the future!" ”

"Full, full......" Song Wan said busily, just as a turbid qi rose in his body at the moment, and suddenly a full burp came out in response to the situation, which made the three leaders present laugh, Zheng Qian and Zhou Zhi also couldn't help but help it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was very harmonious, Wang Lun put down Song Wan Bu and turned his head to Zhu Gui and said: "I have to be partial to Brother Zhu Gui, and send more ears and eyes to listen to the news around Shuibo, but there is a big family with great anger and bullying, carefully investigate and report to the mountain one by one, and we can do it for the heavens and remove this harm for the villagers!" ”

"Walk for the heavens!?" Du Qian was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Yes, yes, we are good men on Liangshanbo, we should act like this, or my brother has read a lot of books and is thoughtful!" In my opinion, I ordered someone to make a big flag, and I wrote these four words and stood in front of the Juyi Hall. ”

Wang Lun nodded with a smile and said, "Just choose a good apricot yellow flag on it, embroider the four characters, and act in the cottage from now on, and follow it!" "In ancient times, the teacher was famous, and the name was good to act, otherwise the name was not right, and the words were not good, and the words were not good, no matter what they did, even if they were strong, they also needed to find the commanding heights of morality and firmly grasp it, so that they could be upright and strong, and gather people's hearts!

"Now that we've put up this flag, there's something we shouldn't do! Brother Zhu Gui, in the future, the hotels under the mountain will be the place to inquire about the news, recruit heroes and operate normally, and the old thing of sweat medicine can not be repeated! Wang Lun instructed Zhu Gui with some caution, as a young man from the twenty-first century, although he had crossed over and became a strongman, he still couldn't accept the appearance of a scene like the Human Skin Inn in the cottage he commanded anyway.

"Obey my brother's orders!" Zhu Gui agreed, and then arched his hand: "When I turn around, my little brother will order the minions to collect the news of various villages and counties for my brother to decide!" ”

Wang Lun nodded with satisfaction, judging from the current situation, Du Qian and Zhu Gui are very obedient to themselves, that is, Song Wan, who went up the mountain halfway, although he complained a little about his predecessor's past behavior, this is not an irreconcilable contradiction in principle, it is just a momentary anger, just let him out. Moreover, he now has a tendency to get closer and closer to himself, and over time, he is completely sure to subdue this rectal man. In addition, Zheng Qian and Zhou Zhi, who were in a critical position, were relatively easy to use, and Wang Lun felt that he was already quite comfortable in controlling the cottage.

It's not easy! It seems that his deliberate lowering of his posture is still very effective, and Wang Lun is silently relieved in his heart. He knows that only when internal resources are integrated, can he expand outward with peace of mind. Otherwise, what can you use to compete with Jianghu bigwigs such as Chao Gai and Song Jiang, and how to resist the rising Jurchens in Black Mountain and Baishui? Thinking of this, he suddenly became proud in his chest, and shouted in his heart:

Da Song, I'm Wang Lun here!

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