Erhua walked up to a few elders and saluted, with a smile on her face.

Although she has been very busy and tired in the past six months, her family has money, she eats and dresses better than before, and her whole person is a lot plump, and she looks bright and delicate at this age.

"Just this little thing, I still bother a few old men to run in person, Sanhua'er doesn't have a lot of brains, can't you go outside the ancestral hall to say?"

She seemed to scold Wei Jin, but she was actually giving eye medicine to the two daughters-in-law of the Zhang family.

"It just so happens that the three of you old men are here, so I won't have to make two fewer trips." Erhua turned her head, "Master, take out the things quickly, just let the three old men try to see if it is suitable or not." ”

Qiu San answered loudly and beckoned Xiaoya to help take the things off the donkey cart.

The burden was untied in front of everyone, and it was shaken, and it was a few gray and linen leather vests, as well as a few wrist pads and knee pads.

"Don't dislike it, old men, although it's just rabbit hair, it's handled cleanly, and it's very warm to wear."

Erhua took the top one and handed it to the village chief, along with bracers and knee pads.

She asked Qiu San to help the old man go to the back room to change it, and when she came out again, the smile on the old man's face was comparable to seeing his own eldest grandson.

The rabbit fur is very thin and soft, and it does not look bloated when worn to fit the body, but it is much warmer than the jacket and cotton jacket. This cold winter wax moon is like hugging a small stove.

The bracer does not refer to the kind on the wrist, but a large sleeve, which can be reached in with both hands, and the entire forearm can be wrapped, which is the favorite of the old man who does not have to do things, not to mention the knee pad. Who's old man has survived from the hardships, and he didn't do any work in the field in his early years. When the legs are cold, they are like waste, and after wearing the knee pads for a while, you can clearly feel that the cold on the legs has disappeared a lot.

"There are still some bits and pieces of fur left, I gave them points, and I went back and asked my aunt to make you a pair of leather boots, even if it rains and snows, you don't have to worry about cold feet."

Erhua is thoughtful, it doesn't take much effort, and the money is not much, all of them are selected from the man's workshop, and everyone has divided it, and the better one will pay some money to buy it, and it doesn't cost much.

The Erhua man is also the number one person in charge of the workshop, and he is usually the first to choose. So although these leather vests are all sewn from inferior fur, the stitches are fine, and they can't be seen from the appearance.

"Next year, there will be a caravan from the north, saying that I can help collect some large furs from the north, and when the time comes, I will choose some good ones to stay, and let the aunts make big coats for a few elders."

"Erhua'er has a heart." The elder of the four clans, who had always been cold, also eased his expression, "This matter has been made very clear, Zhang Er's family, Zhang San's family, this time for your mother-in-law's sake, let you go, if you do this kind of behavior again, our Zhang Village will not be able to tolerate you." ”

At first, the first half of the sentence made Erhua feel a little uncomfortable, but when the last sentence came out, she couldn't help but tremble.

Zhang Cun can't tolerate it! Is this what it means to drive them out of the village along with their men? Edi Niang!

Dahua'er's mother-in-law was also stunned, looked at the three old men, and saw that their expressions had not changed, and her heart also panicked. She doesn't like her two daughters-in-law anymore, but her son is her own, and the difference between moving away and being kicked out is huge.

Erhua pulled Wei Jin, and her voice softened a little.

"Why is it so serious? Don't do this in the future, they are all from the same village, and it doesn't look good to make trouble. ”

Erhua'er built a ladder, and Dahua'er's mother-in-law also hurriedly came down, and repeatedly compensated Wei Jin's sisters, and said that the second and third children would go to help Wei Jin do work at the beginning of the year to make amends.

At this time, the second and third children of her family made a panting appearance and rushed over, making amends and beating themselves, and finally scared their mother-in-law in front of everyone.

The Wei family sisters looked at it coldly, and none of them stepped forward to persuade them, and the people around them didn't know that their brothers were making a show, and they watched it as a lively one. only made Dahua'er's mother-in-law so angry that she couldn't say it.

After those people left, Wei Jin invited a few old men to take a seat, and the others were also invited over, just to talk about Chashan.

Sugar, salt, tea, iron. These four things are all controlled by the imperial court, and private sales are not allowed, and Wei Jin must have a reason to get it if he wants to buy tea.

Originally, I was going to find an opportunity to talk to a few clan elders during the New Year, but I bumped into it today, and on this matter, Wei Jin directly spread out the words and said.

"What Sanhuaer said is also reasonable. The imperial court was in charge of the sale of tea, but it did not strictly control the cooking of food. But can you be sure that no one will steal tea from the mountains? ”

"Telling you elders about this today is just to find a way."

Wei Jin paused, and said that he had considered his plan for half a year.

"I don't know if you know that there has been some tension in the south lately?"

Several old people are in the village and are not sensitive to these things. sense, but the village chief is different from the old man of the six tribes. One of them is responsible for leading the village, and the other is mainly responsible for the business of the prefecture city, so they must be better informed.

"Sanhua'er, if you have any plans, just say it directly."

"Yes." Wei Jin paused for two seconds and continued, "The situation in the south is tense, and many people are currently moving to the west and north. I listened to the caravan stewards chatting in the town and said that several state capitals had begun to build their own defenses. I pondered that our village was on the right official road, and if there really was such a day, it would definitely be impacted. Therefore, it is better to take precautions in advance and form a villager self-defense force. ”

According to her intentions, this self-defense force can be signed up voluntarily or assigned. There are two shifts of patrol every day, and one change of guard every ten days. This post includes the village and town workshops.

"There is nothing to hinder in Fucheng for the time being, even if there is really trouble, there are still city defense troops in Fucheng to rely on, but our villages need to save themselves. It doesn't hurt if there is no fighting, it doesn't hurt the village or the workshop. As for me, I am also a little selfish, that is, when the Self-Defense Forces are on patrol, I take a little detour to help include the tea mountain, and then I don't take advantage of it in vain, and I give the Self-Defense Forces a reward of one or two pieces of silver every month. ”

This price is not low, although each member of the Self-Defense Forces does not get much after sharing, but it is not divided every month, and the workshop is protected, and the farming work of the family is delayed, and the village must also have a little compensation, which is counted as the remuneration of the members of the Self-Defense Forces.

"We can't have the final say on this matter, when the ancestral hall opens after the year, I will convene the people in charge of each family to discuss together. During this period, the second and fifth, just work hard for the two of you, go to the county to inquire about this matter, if it is true, we must also take precautions in advance. ”

But no, if the world is in chaos, the villages that they are living well these days and are not protected by strong force will bear the brunt of the looting.

"No problem, it's up to our brothers."

The elder of the second clan patted his chest and responded with a solemn expression.

Wei Jin sent the clan elders away, and as soon as he turned around and was about to go back to the room, he was startled by the little tooth with the pestle in the corner of the house.