They didn't rush back after taking things, it was not easy to go into the city, since they came, they couldn't go back empty-handed, everyone went separately to buy some daily necessities, and Mu Lingshu went to the paper shop. When she can't sleep at night, she passes the time by reading all kinds of books without words, and every time she spends a little time insisting on recognizing cumbersome ancient characters, she naturally needs to use paper. The paper I bought before was almost running out, so I just stopped by this time.

"Here, Mu Niangzi, you wait a minute." The shopkeeper Zhao, who sold paper, piled up all the folds on his face, put down the work in his hand and went to the back to get paper for Mu Lingshu.

They can be regarded as old friends, Mu Lingshu is very bold to wrap his shop of paper and distribute it to the children of poor families, and then often come to buy paper, what kind of Mu Lingshu uses, the shopkeeper knows it.

As soon as the shopkeeper lifted the curtain to the back, a young woman with a somewhat sallow face, still a little cold, but a little thinly dressed and wearing shabby cloth shoes, tried to chase in, but was stopped by the guy in the store, shouting at his back: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, you are doing well, and then give me some paper, I will definitely pay it back in the future." ”

I don't know if the shopkeeper heard it, anyway, the woman was thrown out of the door by the guy.

It didn't take long for the shopkeeper to come back, "Miss Mu, this is the paper you want, I still have a good Chengxintang, I took a lot of effort to get two knives, do you want to have some." ”

Mu Lingshu, who is the shopkeeper of Zhao, has also dealt with it a few times, and he is quite honest in business, so Mu Lingshu directly asked the shopkeeper to wrap it.

Pretended to touch the Chengxintang paper twice, and slid it lightly without saying anything, confirming that this was the real thing.

Chengxintang paper, in the previous life, was a kind of famous paper produced by the working people in the Huizhou area of the Southern Tang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms; Because of its excellent quality, it was rated as the best paper in the history of Chinese papermaking.

It is one of the three treasures of the Southern Tang Dynasty Study;

It is known for its skin egg like a membrane, as clean as jade, and as thin and smooth.

Mu Lingshu was excited, in the previous life, the Chengxintang paper had long been lost, and a genuine product that had been preserved was auctioned for a high price of hundreds of thousands, and there were two knives here, if she could, she really wanted to buy them.

"How do you sell this paper?"

"Five taels of silver a piece."

Mu Lingshu gasped, a knife cost five hundred taels, she didn't use so much money to buy those potatoes, and she was reluctant to spend this money at present.

If such a good thing is missed, I don't know when I will encounter it next time, Mu Lingshu gritted her teeth and bought a few.

And ask the shopkeeper to help her keep it as much as possible, and she will definitely come to buy it after a while.

After a while, the first batch of morels will be ready to be picked, and as long as she sells them, she will have the money to buy these two knives of Chengxintang paper.

The woman took advantage of the guy's inattention and got in again, and knelt on the ground without saying a word, and kowtowed "bang", "Shopkeeper Zhao, you can give me credit, even if it's a little, I beg you." ”

"Ning family lady, what are you doing here, hurry up." The shopkeeper pulled the lady of the Ning family.

"Shopkeeper, if you don't agree today, I won't get up."

There were more and more onlookers and people, and people who didn't know why were talking, guessing what happened to Shopkeeper Zhao and this woman.

"This Ning lady, if there is anything, you should get up first, you can't solve the problem by kneeling on the ground. You don't have to be embarrassed, you have to take care of Zhao, the shopkeeper has to open the door to do business, no. ”

The lady of the Ning family didn't listen to Mu Lingshu at all, she knelt on the ground and didn't get up, staring directly at the shopkeeper Zhao, tears fell and fell, and she didn't say anything.

Mu Lingshu could only ask Shopkeeper Zhao, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"Don't hide it from Miss Mu, this Ning Niangzi's father-in-law is a scholar, their family is already stretched thin in order to provide her with education, there are bedridden old parents, there is a young son to be fed, and there is a father-in-law to offer, the burden of the family falls on Ning Niangzi, and I already owe me several knives if I don't have money to buy paper, I am also in business, and I can't go on credit endlessly."

It's not easy for a woman, and it's even more difficult for a woman to support a family, especially in this day and age.

"My father-in-law will definitely go to high school this year, he can read well, he can read poems, he can write articles......" Ning Niangzi to her husband's eyes are shining.

Shopkeeper Zhao whispered in Mu Lingshu's ear: "I have taken the exam three times, if I ...... this year"

The shopkeeper Zhao didn't go down any further, and if he didn't Mu Lingshu, he could guess that the debts were high, the family was surrounded by walls, and survival would be a problem.

"What do you do for a living, do you have land?"

"The woman relied on washing people's clothes, sewing and repairing subsidies to make up for some household needs, and the land was sold." Although I don't know why Mu Lingshu asked her like this, she still is.

How much do you make with clothes? Mu Lingshu said that she had no idea, but it shouldn't be too much, especially when the winter water is cold, and her hands are easy to get frostbite. No one needs to wash a bunch of clothes, it's not a long-term solution at all.

"Now I have a job here, not dirty or tired every four hours, one or thirty wen, nine hundred a month, if you can do one or two a month for the whole month, three meals and accommodation, do you want to think about it."

"One tael of silver a month, one only needs four hours, not dirty and not tired? How is this possible? "Ning Niangzi can't think of this kind of work, don't let her even these men find this kind of work with lanterns.

Unless......

"Although women are poor, there are some things that they will never do." Ning Niangzi gritted her teeth and clenched the corners of her clothes.

If she takes that step, her appearance guild will be poked in the back and she won't be able to raise her head, and her career will also be affected.

In Ning Niangzi's opinion, except for the place where the fence is hooked, I am afraid that there is no other place with such good conditions.

"Ning family lady, where do you want to go, Mu San Niangzi is not that kind of person. This is an opportunity for you, but you have to seize it, there is no such shop in this village. "Shopkeeper Zhao is anxious for Mrs. Ning.

"It's just a bit of a farm work, but you need to get some sun, nothing else. If you want, you can go to the barren mountain tomorrow morning to have a look, and you can leave at any time if you don't like it. ”

Among the people around outside, someone shouted at Mu Lingshu: "You still need people!" ”

"If it's a woman, you can consider it."

Hearing Mu Lingshu's words, she looked at Ning Niangzi enviously and left.

"It's farm work, who knows what to do, I won't let my lady show up."

Some people are jealous, greedy, and discouraged, he can't let the lady leave the house to do work outside, and it's not a matter of a man's dignity and face, what if he brings him a green hat.

"Miss Mu, do you really want someone? How long can it last? ”

"Why, Shopkeeper Zhao has a suitable candidate to recommend, but I only need a woman!"

"That's right, I have a neighbor ......," the shopkeeper Zhao hesitated and continued: "The husband made a fortune outside, and divorced his wife and married another. My daughter has a birthmark on her face, and no one proposes it, I think this orphan and widow is really pitiful, if Miss Mu doesn't mind......"