Chapter 35: The Ox
Azure ......
Xiao Wu tasted this novel wine.
"How? Got it in mind? Xin said, "You are responsible for selling these wines, and I can give you a certain amount of payment." ”
"Remuneration?"
"That's right, no matter who you are in the future, as long as you can help the Yizhong to make profits, in addition to the Lumi you deserve, you will also get additional remuneration." Xin said again: "Do more, take more." ”
In the past, these small officials in the city only received a certain amount of rice on a quarterly or annual basis, which can be said to be a very cheap labor.
If you want these people to work hard for themselves, you have to let them get more benefits.
In development, we must always adapt the relations of production to the productive forces.
The land can't be moved for the time being, so it's still okay to have a commission system in the winery.
"The reward of the gentleman's words...... How many are there, exactly? Xiao Wu asked.
This guy is really shrewd, he doesn't scatter eagles when he doesn't see rabbits.
"The rice you are helping to do now, it is one stone of food a year. If you can help me sell 800 catties of wine, I will give you an extra two stones of grain, and if it exceeds 1,500 catties, add another stone. ”
"Jacks?!" Xiao Wu began to calculate again in his heart.
Is it difficult to sell a thousand catties of such wine? Xiao Wu frantically calculated the pros and cons.
Soon, Xiao Wu came up with a result: "I'll do it!" ”
The reason why Xiao Wu can get all his hard work is because his account is too good.
The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and Xin understands this truth too well.
"Okay, the day after tomorrow, I will take you to Puyi, you can prepare."
……
Balmy autumn day!
An oxcart pulled side by side by two old oxen has stopped at the intersection of Yicheng.
"Gentleman, the ox cart is ready, please get on the cart."
Ao Zuo said respectfully.
The person driving the car is Kong Shi.
He is the chauffeur for the Xin father and son, that is, the driver.
Kong Yan sat in front of the car, holding the reins in his hands, like a sculpture.
Xin got into the car again, and the white animal skin was padded inside, which was very comfortable.
Some young children were all around.
It's not easy to travel in this era.
In the spring and autumn, the country was relatively small, so the management was very meticulous.
There are checkpoints between countries, and anyone who travels with them must hold a charm to pass.
Even in the country, there are various checkpoints that are designed to restrict the free movement of people.
Whenever an envoy or a common man wants to leave one place to go to another place to do business, he must have the corresponding symbols.
After using the runes, you must return them on time.
It is equivalent to reporting in advance and getting a pass before each trip.
When you come back, you should also report and return the pass.
Many people have never been out of Xinyi in their lives.
So every time someone leaves Yicheng, they will enjoy a lot of envious glances.
"Where's the cart that pulls the wine?" Xin asked again.
"It's already here." Gaza pointed into the distance.
Xiao Wu drove an ox cart alone, and the ox cart was loaded with three huge pottery urns.
This pot-bellied jar is perfect for transporting alcohol.
"Gentleman, I've filled three urns of azure wine." Little Five Ways.
Behind Xiao Wu, there are also some Xinyi's children, who are basically those who follow Xin and learn to write every day.
Du Gan is naturally among them.
"Du Gan, come here for me to drive right." Xin said again.
"Yes!"
Du Gan was clever, he never expected that such an honor would fall on his head.
In the spring and autumn period, there are generally three people who drive.
In the middle is the driver, on the left is the seat of the lord, and on the right is the companion of the Venerable, who is generally the confidant of the Venerable.
Being able to become the right car of Dr. Yi naturally means that he has been valued by Dr. Yi.
Before that, no one in the Du family had ever been able to become the right car of Dr. Yi!
"Hmph, it's ridiculous to let someone with a small surname be the right person in the car."
Seeing this scene, Fan Mi shook his head.
Yin Rong on the side also showed displeasure: "This Du Gan is really a fool, what benefits can he bring to him by pleasing that Yi doctor Xin You?" ”
"Little Five......" The corners of Xin Wuzuo's mouth trembled: "What do you mean by this!" ”
"Hehe, Xiao Wu wants to take refuge in Dr. Yi and see if he can be a little official." Yin Rong said deliberately.
"He was raised by his uncle, and he actually helped Xin to do things...... Xin Wuzuo was secretly ruthless, and said secretly in his heart: "Want to go to Puyi?" I can't let you go anywhere!! ”
The rest of the Chinese people gathered around Xin You's convoy one after another, telling them to be careful all the way, and more importantly, to bring back what they had seen on the road and tell them about it.
The convoy set off in a majestic manner.
The road surface is not flat, the ox cart is shaky, and the cowbell constantly makes a crisp sound.
"Gentleman, why do you want to make an ox cart?" Du Gan held the chariot and asked, "I heard that the nobles travel, don't they all take the carriage?" ”
In the Spring and Autumn Period, only ordinary Chinese people would ride in large carts, that is, ox carts.
The aristocrats all traveled in horse-drawn carriages, but the grades of the carriages were high and low.
“…… Our Xinyi doctor is also known as the oxcart doctor. Xin smiled again and said: "The rules handed down by our ancestors have been traveling in ox carts for generations. ”
"It is worthy of being a descendant of the eldest prince of the Xin family, and there are so many rules for even riding in a vehicle." Du Gan said secretly.
Xin didn't say anything more, but concentrated on enjoying the scenery along the way.
This is the Spring and Autumn Period.
Aside from the lush vegetation, this land is not much different from later generations.
Bang dang!
The wheels ran over a large pit, and both Xin and Du Gan were shaken.
Xin hurriedly turned back again: "It's bumpy on the road, be careful of the wine." ”
"Don't worry, gentleman, the wine has been wrapped in a straw mat by me." Xiao Wu said loudly.
Xin nodded again, Xiao Wu is not a person who often goes out, is delicate, and thoughtful.
"This road is really bad, I didn't expect it to be worse than our road in Xinyi." Du Gan said.
Xin said: "This is Huantu, it is an official road two hundred miles away from the royal city, and it stands to reason that there should be repairs and maintenance by the Yetu clan, but now that the royal family is in decline, no one cares about such a trivial matter." ”
"That's why when Puyi sent us reinforcements, they came a little late."
……
Before I knew it, I had been doing it for half a day.
It was the first time for Du Gan to go out, and the bumpy road made him feel dizzy quickly.
"Gentleman, I'...... I'm dizzy. Du Gan's face turned pale.
"Kong Yan, let's take a rest." Xin said again.
Kong Yan didn't say a word and drove the two old cows to the side of the road.
A car behind quickly followed, but Xiao Wu's car was not seen.
"Where's Little Five?" Xin got out of the car again, but there was no trace of Xiao Wu.
A bad feeling rose in his heart.
"Xiao Wu's cow seems to be sick, and he can't get up when he keeps pulling in front."
The driver of the ox cart behind said.
"The cow is sick?"
Xin frowned again, this is too coincidental!
He called Du Gan and walked back the same way for a while.
Xiao Wu's ox cart stopped halfway down, and an old ox fell to the ground, and there was a fishy smell behind him.
"Little Five, what's wrong?" Xin asked again.
"It must have been done by that cowman Fan Mu!!" Xiao Wu was anxious and full of big heads: "When I went to the cowshed to pick up the cow this morning, I felt that something was wrong with this cow, and sure enough, that guy gave me a sick cow!" ”
Xin looked at the old scalper again, his eyes were closed, his whole body was trembling, and his breathing seemed to be very difficult.
"It seems to be a disease like qi." Du Gan gasped: "Our Du clan had a cow that died like this last year!" ”
"Dead!?"
"Yes, this disease is terrible, and the cow will die in less than a day!"
"Gentleman, it must have been Xin Wuzuo who asked the cattle to do it, Fan has raised cattle all his life, and he knows best what diseases the cattle have. He deliberately gave us a sick cow, just because he didn't want me to go to Puyi! Xiao Wu said with certainty.
"Even so, he just obeyed the orders of others."
Xin said indifferently: "Let's deal with this matter when we come back, the top priority is to make the ox cart able to walk." ”
"The ox cart can only be pulled by two oxen standing side by side, and if a cow dies, how can the ox cart go......
Xiao Wu hugged his head: "I shouldn't be against my uncle...... He won't even give me a cow......"