Chapter 9 Two hundred dollars
In the evening, Lu Hong finished the first day of study and returned home with a trace of exhaustion. Not to mention, in order for Lu Hong to enter the school, Lu Erniang specially made him a dark white coat at night as a dress to wear when he entered the school. Although because of the time, there is no embroidery. can be worn on Lu Hong's body, and there is really some taste of a young man.
Lu Xiang'er was really proud when she saw Lu Hong's different appearance from usual. It is really a pleasing thing to have such a handsome brother by his side. Moreover, this brother is really not ordinarily good to himself. Lu Xiang'er was very discerning, fetched water for Lu Hong and asked him to wash his face.
Lu Hong was also very happy with Lu Xiang'er's behavior, and even the fatigue of not adapting to it on the first day dissipated a lot. I heard Lu Erniang say that you can eat in a while, so let Lu Hong rest for a while. Lu Hong sat next to Lu Xiang'er and nodded her little nose.
"Oh, brother, you always press my nose, it will be ugly in the future." Lu Xiang'er knocked off Lu Hong's hand and began to rub her nose. To be honest, Lu Xiang'er is really a little worried, she will not be as upright as Lu Hong, but will lie on her stomach.
Lu Hong didn't mind Lu Xiang'er's little temper, and chuckled: "I just saw you sitting here smirking, what are you laughing at." Could it be that I went to pick mushrooms today and picked a lot? ”
"Brother, how much do you guess my toys sold?" As soon as Lu Xiang'er heard Lu Hong's inquiry, she immediately became interested.
After Lu Xiang'er returned home, Lu Erniang had already returned from the county. Moreover, after she saw Lu Xiang'er, she had a very strange gaze. After Lu Xiang'er couldn't stand it anymore, Lu Erniang told her that the ten 'wood dragonflies' and eight 'spinning tops' she made were all sold. Moreover, it is sold at a very high price.
From Lu Erniang's narrative, Lu Xianger also understood some of the prices of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Like a tael of silver is equal to a consistent amount of money, that is, a thousand dollars. A bucket of rice costs 30 yuan, almost more than ten catties in weight, enough for the three of them to eat for half a month. As for a good cow, it costs 4,000 wen, that is, four taels of silver. And the small toys made by Lu Xianger were wrapped by a businessman for 200 yuan.
"Two hundred dollars, just those rotten wood?" When Lu Hong heard the news, his big eyes immediately widened.
Two hundred dollars is not worth mentioning for a wealthy family. But for the Lu family, it was enough for a month's daily life. Lu Hong couldn't have imagined that the gadgets he made with that bit of wood would be sold for 200 yuan.
Lu Xiang'er couldn't help laughing when she saw Lu Hong's surprised appearance, and Lu Erniang also poked her head out of the kitchen to check. However, she saw that Lu Hong and Lu Xianger were laughing, so she went back to the kitchen to continue the stew. Because Lu Erniang didn't expect that the gadgets made by Lu Xiang'er would be sold, and they were sold for a high price of 200 Wen. Although the purse and handkerchief she embroidered were also sold for 800 wen, this did not include the money for fabric and thread.
While looking at the pot, Lu Erniang began to calculate in her heart again, whether to continue to make some toys in Lu Xiang'er's mouth and sell them in the county. After all, what you can do on those wooden mountains is, at most, buy a sharper knife. In Lu Erniang's thoughts, the meat was stewed, and the Lu family started to eat.
Today, the three members of the Lu family are very happy, Lu Erniang and Lu Xiang'er have eaten half a bowl of rice more than usual, but Lu Hong has eaten an extra bowl. In the eyes of Lu Erniang, children who can eat will grow strong and tall. Therefore, looking at the empty rice bowl, Lu Erniang went to wash the dishes happily again.
Lu Hong was teaching Lu Xiang'er an article, so he led her to the kitchen and cautiously tested: "A-Niang, because the distance from the village to the county is not very close, the school is a one-day class and a day off. I want to take advantage of tomorrow's rest to make some more toys made by Xiang'er. ”
When Lu Erniang heard Lu Hong say this, the movements in her hands were immediately stunned. Lu Hong and Lu Xiang'er were also nervous, and Lu Hong said first: "A-Niang, I must not let Xiang'er do it, just let her watch from the side and teach me how to do it." ”
Immediately afterwards, Lu Xiang'er also smiled and promised: "Auntie, Xiang'er must not do anything, you can agree." Xiang'er and her brother also want to earn some money for the family, so as not to make A-Niang so tired. ”
Lu Erniang had already cleaned up everything in the kitchen, wiped her hands with a hand towel, and turned around and came to Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong. She touched Lu Hong's head first, then bent down and nodded Lu Xiang'er's head, and said with a smile: "Xiang'er can make money, A-Niang is really happy." Okay, tomorrow A-Niang will go to the county to buy a sharp knife. Xiang'er has to remember what she said, she can't do it, just watch from the sidelines. ”
"A-Niang, Xiang'er must be watching from the sidelines." Lu Xiang'er saw Lu Erniang nodding, and couldn't help nodding again and again. However, thinking that Lu Erniang was going to buy a knife, Lu Xiang'er pulled out the knife hanging around her neck and said, "Ah Niang, Xiang'er has a knife, don't buy it." ”
Lu Erniang shook her head, stuffed the knife into Lu Xiang'er's neckline, and said seriously: "Xiang'er, this knife is the only thing your father left for you, you can't take it out and use it at will, you know?" ”
"Oh, Xiang'er knows." Lu Xiang'er was led by Lu Erniang, walked into the main room, and prepared to sleep.
In fact, Lu Xianger has not seen Lu Tai and Feng Sanniang since she crossed over, and then she recovered her memory, but she only felt that Lu Tai and Feng Sanniang were her biological parents and relatives. The kind of memory that I haven't experienced in person is far less than Lu Xiang'er's deep feelings for Lu Erniang.
However, Lu Tai and Feng Sanniang are Lu Xiang'er's biological parents after all, and she can't help but listen to what Lu Erniang said. Because, if you don't listen, you are unfilial, and Lu Xianger can only nod. And when Lu Xianger remembered the wine recipe that Lu Tai asked her to carry, Lu Xianger also resented why she didn't cross earlier and feel the affection of her biological parents.
Before going to bed, Lu Hong was quietly reading a book under the oil lamp, and Lu Erniang was also continuing to embroider her purse. Lu Xiang'er lay on the mattress, thinking about how to use a suitable excuse to tell the wooden toys she knew. The bamboo dragonfly and the spinning top, Lu Xianger used her own idleness to play around. Although Lu Erniang was a little skeptical, she attributed this to Lu Xiang'er inheriting Lu Tai's intelligence. But if more wooden toys still use this excuse, even Lu Xiang'er herself feels that she is too rebellious.
There is no way, Lu Xiang'er's current official age is only five years old after all. If it is too 'genius', it is not a good thing for the current Lu family. I think that the Piaoxiang Wine Workshop operated by Lu Tai has fallen to this point, also because Lu Tai is too presumptuous.
Thinking about it, Lu Xiang'er, who had walked so far on the first day, slowly fell asleep in exhaustion. And when Lu Erniang found out that she was asleep and covered her with a quilt, the daughter-in-law of the village was full of cattle and came. Appointed by the village, she and Niu Fengshou went to the villages to inform each family, and asked each family to send one person to gather at the village house, because the village was announcing an urgent matter.
Lu Erniang immediately cleaned up and went out, and Lu Hong stayed to watch Lu Xiang'er, saving her from suddenly waking up and finding that no one at home was frightened. Lu Xiang'er, who was asleep, didn't know at all that what Muramasa wanted to tell the family was because Zou Yue told her father Zou Da Niu about the incident she encountered when picking mushrooms after returning home.
Coincidentally, Muramasa's son Niu Fengshou was drinking with Zou Da Niu, and he also listened to Zou Yue talk about what he found on the mountain next to him. After listening to this, Niu Fengshou felt that something seemed wrong with this situation, so he hurriedly went home and told Niu Mancang. Niu Mancang can be a village leader, he has some ability, and when he heard this, he immediately let Niu Fengshou follow him to the mountain to have a look.
At this glance, Niu Mancang knew what was happening, and after coming back, he didn't care that it was already dark. Hurriedly asked his son and daughter-in-law to contact the families and inform the villagers of what happened on the mountain next to them. He also told the families very seriously that they were not allowed to go to that mountain casually.
When Lu Erniang came back from the village house, Lu Hong had already fallen asleep, so she didn't wake him up and Lu Xiang'er. Therefore, Lu Erniang went to the county early the next morning, and she didn't have time to tell Lu Hong and Lu Xiang'er. At the foot of the nearby mountain, an army of the court came.