Li Mingren got up early in the morning to pack his luggage, and Li Mingmei got up early to make cakes for his brothers to take on the road to eat.

The second and third children also received their own sets of clothes, and if they had the opportunity to work, they didn't have to come back.

Zhao Yunlan is also going to follow to the town today, so she got up early to clean up, Xiaobao was still asleep, so she took Xiaobao to the upper room and let the Wang family take care of it.

Yesterday, Old Man Li and they went up the mountain to cut bamboo and came back, Zhao Yunlan asked Old Man Li to make a new handbasket, Zhao Yunlan picked up the handbasket and put some dry straw in it, planning to take ten eggs to sell in the town, these days the family eats meat more frequently, and the eggs are saved.

Zhao Yunlan thought while pretending, Old Man Li is an honest man, and he obviously doesn't know how to develop such a good craft.

The handbasket was still drawn by Zhao Yunlan, and Old Man Li made it up, and before Old Man Li could only weave some back baskets and dustpans.

Thinking about the impression of going to the town before, there are also people in the town who use handbaskets, this old man Li is so honest that he can't understand everything, in fact, he can make it up when he buys one and thinks about it.

Zhao Yunlan thought about it, yes, I think about the bamboo weaving craft in later generations, and draw it for Old Man Li to ponder, although his painting skills are only at the level of art classes in nine-year compulsory education, but he can barely see what it looks like.

Although she had an idea, Zhao Yunlan still had to go to the town and do a market research.

Originally, Zhao Yunlan went to the town today to sell eggs, but also to see what opportunities there were to make money, but now that she has a goal, she should go to see the situation in the town first.

After Zhao Yunlan brought the things here, the group set off.

Zhao Yunlan once again sighed at the traffic of the ancients, communication depends on roaring, and traffic depends on walking. Now it's time to exercise, exercise more, and lose weight, Zhao Yunlan comforted herself like this along the way.

On the way, I met the ox from Dawang Village and carried people to the town. It was Wang Da Niu who drove the car, Wang Da Niu had been a soldier before, and then he injured his leg, and he was old, and when he came back from the army, he used the settling-in money of the army to buy a house and a cow, in addition to the cattle when he was busy with farming, on weekdays, someone from a nearby village went to the town, and Wang Da Niu would pull people, and one person could get on the car by paying a penny.

Wang Daniu caught up with the Li family in a car, and when he saw that there was still a place on his ox cart, he asked, "Da Lang baby, come and sit in the car." ”

Li Mingren: "No need, second uncle, this is almost there, you can hurry up." ”

Wang Erniu swayed in front of Zhao Yunlan and drove away.

Zhao Yunlan looked at the ox cart in the distance, there was still half the way, and after all, she didn't dare to say that she wanted to take a ride, and secretly swore in her heart: When you have money, you must buy a car, well, start with the ox cart as the goal.

A few people walked for another half an hour, and Zhao Yunlan finally saw the three words Qingshui Town, and the stone monument on the side of the road stood there. Zhao Yunlan felt that it was dawning, today happened to be the day of the market in Qingshui Town, there will be a market in Qingshui Town every three days, and the closer it is to the town, there will be more and more stalls and vendors.

The roadside is basically a number of farms selling eggs, vegetables, and mountain goods.

Zhao Yunlan and the second and third children sent Li Mingren to the school, saying that it was a school, but in fact, it was a small private school with only a dozen students, most of the children in it were six or seven years old, as big as Li Mingren, adding up to only five, and the school had only one master, and the master was Xiucai. It's just because the master is kind and attentive to every student, and the bundle charged is lower than that of other schools, and the Li family can barely make up for it.

Zhao Yunlan thought about it in her heart and still advised: "Xiang Gong also pays attention to his body when he studies on the day, and I wish Xiang Gong to be on the list this time." What Zhao Yunlan thought in her heart was that there were two things to say if she didn't take the test. This year is also expected to be difficult.

Here, Zhao Yunlan and the others left the school, and Li Mingyi and Li Mingli thought about finding a job.

"I'll take a walk around the town with you and see what's going on in the town." Zhao Yunlan thought that although the original owner had also been to the town, he hadn't visited much every time, so he would have to see more this time.

The three of them happened to be watching as they walked, and many places were full of people. There is a restaurant that wants to recruit the second shop, but it has to sign a contract for three years, the situation of the Li family is not suitable, if the family is busy with farm work, there are not enough people, the family is sick, the small one, although the younger siblings usually work, it is really time to look at the old man Li, the second and the third.

Zhao Yunlan watched as people went to the south of the town one after another, so she asked the little brother who sold sugar gourds on the side of the road.

"You don't live in town." The sugar gourd brother asked

Zhao Yunlan: "Yes, we are from Lijia Village, and we haven't been to the town for a long time, is something happening?" ”

"It's that there is a noble man in Fucheng, who took a fancy to the feng shui of Qingshui Town, invited an old Taoist to do the math, bought a piece of land in the south of the town, and planned to build a Zhuangzi, and when the Zhuangzi is built, he will live here for a period of time, which is conducive to his health." The sugar gourd brother whispered.

"Those people are all going to apply, it is said that there are a lot of people to build Zhuangzi over there, and the salary is high, some craftsmen can give sixty wen a day, and the kind of strong man who has no skills can also give forty-five wen a day, saying that he will take care of a meal at noon."

Zhao Yunlan heard what the little brother said, thanked him, and rushed over with his two younger brothers: "This opportunity is rare, it is rare for Qingshui Town to have such a high salary, you two go and have a look, if you are capable, let's go." ”

Li Mingyi: "Well, sister-in-law, we all know that this is much higher than the price of the previous helpers. ”

The three of them rushed over and found the steward in charge of recruitment, and the steward took a look: "The two little brothers have indeed lost some weight, we are all working hard, or burly and powerful." ”

Li Mingli said anxiously: "Brother steward, our brothers and sons have also helped people build houses before, you can think about it again." ”

The steward looked at the lean two brothers and shook his head.

Li Mingyi looked at the wood on the ground next to him, walked over and lifted it up, "Steward, I can really do this kind of work with my strength, can I be accommodating." ”

The steward looked at Li Mingyi, who was holding the wood, "Okay, put it down, you are two brothers, my family can only recruit one person, and I have to leave some opportunities for others." Don't fool me, we can ask the county magistrate to check the household registration situation, and everyone who comes to work must be registered. ”

Zhao Yunlan listened beside her, thinking to herself, what kind of noble person is this from the county master, who can talk to the county master, who is from the city. Once again, I saw the power of the feudal class.

Here Li Mingyi and Li Mingli discussed, Li Mingyi wrote down his name on the steward's side, Li Mingli was a little lost, Mingyi: "Third brother, it's okay, this time I alone can offset the wages of the two of us in the past!" Later, you will go to see something else, but you really can't go back and help Dad and take care of the family. ”

Li Mingyi and the steward negotiated the salary, thirty-five yuan a day, Li Mingyi did have a gap compared with those strong men, but Li Mingyi was also satisfied with this salary.

Li Mingyi was arranged by the steward to go to work, Zhao Yunlan and Li Mingli left to see if there was any work to do, and the two of them almost finished walking around the town and didn't find any more work.

Li Mingyi's frustrated expression was shown on his face, and Zhao Yunlan comforted: "Third brother, there is no chance this time and next time, the family is not in a hurry for you to earn money, the sister-in-law has an idea here, and she may want you to help." ”

Li Mingyi put away his frustration and followed Zhao Yunlan to the fabric shop, Zhao Yunlan wanted to see if there was any show work to take back to do.

Zhao Yunlan once mended Xiaobao's clothes, and found that she still had a show skills, the original owner would have done it, Zhao Yunlan seemed to have muscle memory, and it didn't bump at all, it was particularly neat.

There is no embroidery village in this Qingshui Town, only a shop that sells fabrics, but occasionally there will be some show work, and women and girls with good show skills will come to pick up some work.

Li Mingli was waiting for Zhao Yunlan outside, Zhao Yunlan looked at the Xiu Huo on the case cabinet, there were sachets, there were show fans, and the embroidery was all small objects, but Zhao Yunlan, who had good skills, couldn't take his eyes off it.

Originally, I wanted to make money by showing work, but I didn't dare to open my mouth now, the peasant woman's show work can at most mend clothes, and it's really not enough to sell it. This little Shimizu Town's show skills are just like that! Zhao Yunlan complained silently.

The shopkeeper of Buzhuang noticed that Zhao Yunlan was watching the show over there, "Lady, what can you fancy?" ”

Zhao Yunlan shook her head shyly.

"That lady wants to take on some show work, but I still have some work to do here." The shopkeeper continued

"I won't accept the show, I'm afraid I'll smash the shopkeeper's signboard at that time." Shaking his head and smiling, he was just about to turn around and leave, when he saw some rag heads at the door, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell these rag heads?" ”

"A bundle of six pennies, the lady needs it."

Zhao Yunlan thought about it, and brought a string of money when she went out in the morning, and the string that she had skewered before, a hundred wen.

"I'll buy two bundles." Zhao Yunlan gave the money, put the rag head in Li Mingli's back basket and left.