Looking at the pitiful appearance of the five pairs of Qiqi Ai Ai, Luo Yong was still reluctant to take action.
In the end, he had no choice but to go to the pig pen and cut some relatively soft hair from the belly of a pig.
Before, he cut the hair from the back of the pig, where the hair was the hardest, and there were also softer hair in other places.
Luo Yong made a pig-bristle toothbrush for himself and Er Niang, but Er Niang said that pig hair was too hard and she also wanted a wool toothbrush.
Luo Yong thought about it.
Most people at this time were not in the habit of brushing their teeth.
In their family, they usually used a piece of linen cloth to scrub their teeth when washing their faces.
Unlike in the 21st century, where everyone is accustomed to using toothbrushes, Luo Yong used the cheap toothbrush he used when he was a child.
The bristles were as hard as a brush.
When he brushed his teeth, he brushed his teeth as if they were slates.
In fact, that's not good either.
The wear and tear is too severe, especially for children's tender teeth, where the enamel will be worn away.
So Luo Yong made another wool toothbrush for Er Niang, and the aunt and her husband also made one for them.
Now, every morning, Luo Yong could see his children squatting in rows by the ditch outside the yard, brushing their teeth.
After brushing, Luo Yong would check them.
If anyone didn't brush them clean, he would send them out to brush them again.
This morning, the little ones at home all went out to play.
Those few are still growing, so it is not enough to keep them at home all day long.
Every morning and evening when the sun is not very bright, Luo Yong lets them out and tells them to run around in the village.
The four little ones had all finished leaving, and even the donkey and two local dogs followed them out.
The chickens are also let out and allowed to look for food outside.
Most of the chickens and geese in the village are raised in this way.
They are fed something in the morning and let them out.
They will come back before dark at night and feed some fine chaff wheat husks. and so on, they will be driven to the chicken shed to sleep.
Some laying hens will run back and lay eggs on their own.
Their poultry here mainly consists of chickens and geese.
Ducks have never been seen.
I don’t know if there are more of them in the south.
Anyway, they are rare here in Lishi County.
The Luo family's batch of roosters and hens were all hatched on the kang.
Nineteen of them were hatched.
When they were first hatched, two of them died while being raised.
Now there are seventeen more.
There were more hens, eleven in total, and only six roosters.
Recently, some pullets have begun to lay eggs.
Luo Erniang filled two rattan baskets with hay and put them in the chicken shed to lay egg nests for the pullets.
Then she used the egg shells that she had eaten at home to make nests.
Make a hollow egg shape and place it in the chicken coop to show off to the hens.
When the hens see it, they will lay eggs there.
The children at home often go to look at it.
If they see one or two real eggs next to the eggshell, they will immediately take it out like a treasure and shout: "Brother and sister, look, there is another egg."
Eggs."
Then the brothers and sisters would count how many eggs they had today and how many more they collected yesterday.
At this time, all the little ones went out to play, and only Luo Yong and Luo Erniang were left at home.
Luo Yong was looking at his grocery store in the front and making some toothbrushes while his second mother was knitting socks in the yard behind.
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In the backyard, the light is better than inside the house, and it is more breathable.
Sitting under the eaves and doing some work is more comfortable than inside the house.
Luo Yong also thought in his mind that it would not be a long-term solution for Luo Erniang to do the work of woolen socks alone.
Sooner or later, he would have to find someone else to do it.
In that case, this technology would soon become popular.
Although it is not a bad thing, for him, it is still a bit of a financial loss.
However, as long as Zhao Chen keeps his word and can supply him with wool for another two years, Luo Yong can still make some money.
After all, cashmere is not easy to come by.
Even if others learn the craft, they will not receive enough materials. , it is also difficult to compete with him.
Luo Yong thought about these things in his mind while fixing the bristles on the wooden handle.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the yard, and then someone shouted loudly: "Is Luo Sanlang at home?"
"I'm here."
Luo Yong responded.
"This yard is so empty, I thought you all had gone out."
Two men carrying burdens walked in outside, one old and one strong, a father and son, people from a small village in the nearby mountains.
Recently, they often come from the mountain.
Cut some dianthus and take them to Lishi County to sell.
"I thought they were too noisy in the yard, so I kicked them out."
Luo Yong said with a smile.
"The two of us are going to the county to sell bamboo, and I need to borrow your donkey cart for use."
The old man put down his burden, untied a few bundled yams from one end of the pole, and handed it to Luo Sanlang.
"It's easy to say, five pairs are outside right now, wait until I call."
Luo Yong accepted the yam, then went outside the yard and shouted twice: "Five pairs, five pairs" The five pairs have two long ears, and their ears are much stronger than those of Si Niang and Wu Lang.
Every time they go out to play together, Luo Yong calls out to the five pairs at the door of his courtyard, and soon the group will come back.
"Did anyone in your village hunt any wild animals today?"
Luo Yong returned to the courtyard, poured two bowls of cold water for the two of them, and asked.
Last time, someone in their village hunted some pheasants and carried them on poles all the way down the mountain.
When passing through Xipo Village, they happened to be met by one of Luo Yong's disciples, who led them to the Luo family yard.
When Luo Yong asked about the price, he immediately bought all the pheasants.
He originally planned to keep them in a cage and eat them slowly one by one.
However, he later found out that these pheasants were not easy to raise, so he killed them all. , all the leftovers were made into smoked chickens, and there are still two hanging in the kitchen.
From then on, if people in their village had pheasants and hares to sell, they would first come to the Luo family yard to ask.
If Luo Sanlang wanted to buy them, they would not have to walk so far to Lishi County.
Go sell it.
"But it's not easy to catch.
You can kill them accidentally.
Now that the weather is hot, you can't keep them.
Most of them are eaten at home or pickled with salt."
The old man's son said.
"Yes."
Luo Yong nodded.
Although there are many wild animals in the mountains these days, they are not so easy to catch.
There are wild animals in the deep mountains and old forests, and no one dares to enter.
Most of those close to the village are pheasants and hares.
Those things They are also very alert.
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"Can you please help me pay attention.
If there are live rabbits, I would also like to buy a few.
Ungrown little rabbits are better."
Luo Yong said to the two of them.
"Since Sanlang wants to buy it, I will help you keep an eye on it."
The man responded.
After these two people finished drinking the cold water, the five pairs also came back from outside, along with the four mothers and five young men, and the two local dogs.
Luo Yong hitched the carts to the five pairs, and the father and son piled the bamboos they had brought down from the mountain onto the donkey cart, but he did not sit on it.
After all, the donkey was no better than a strong ox.
It was good to be able to pull these bamboos. .
These two people had borrowed a car from Luo Yong several times before.
After all, there was still thirty miles of land from Xipo Village to the county seat.
The two of them had already spent some energy carrying bamboos down from the mountain, and then carried them all the way to the city.
It’s really too much to bear.
In the past, people in their village would borrow wheelbarrows from the villagers down the mountain.
Having a wheelbarrow would definitely be a lot easier.
Just load the wheelbarrow with goods.
If you want to walk on the dirt road in the country, you need two people, one person to push it.
It also takes some effort for one person to pull the cart.
A few days ago, they tentatively asked Luo Yong and said they wanted to borrow his donkey cart.
Luo Yong happened to not be using a donkey cart that day, so they agreed.
The father and son wanted to give some money, but Luo Yong refused to accept it.
After all, he had no intention of making money by renting a car.
A few days later, another person from their village came down the mountain.
The father and son asked each other to bring a few yams to the Luo family.
Luo Yong saw that these were yams, and they seemed to be pure natural wild yams, so he was very happy.
He also asked his disciples to help him buy some rice and meat from the city, and cooked a pot of yam and lean meat porridge for the children at home.
After that, they asked Luo Yong to borrow it twice.
Every time they came, they would bring a small bundle of yams for Luo Yong as fare.
They gave them quite a lot, and sometimes they couldn't finish them all, so Luo Yong dried them into yam slices and planned to save them for eating after winter.
Even after five pairs of hard work, Luo Yong had to feed it some good food every time he came back, a handful of wheat and a spoonful of miso.
As a donkey, his food was relatively luxurious.
After they loaded the car, Luo Yang raised his hand and patted the necks of the five couples.
The five couples raised their voices twice, stepped forward, pulled the car, and walked out of the yard with their heads held high.
The father and son also followed. .
The weather was sunny that day, and the sun was a bit bright.
When they were tired from walking, they found a shady place to rest.
The father and son each ate some dry food and drank some water.
They also fed the donkey some water and some water.
The donkey also enjoyed the mixed flour cakes that he brought with him.
After resting enough, they got back on the car and continued walking, stopping and stopping along the way.
By the time the two men and the donkey arrived at the county seat, it was already past noon.
After entering the city gate, we walked towards Heng's Cart Building.
Along the way, we could often see carriages passing through the city.
When passing some wine shops and restaurants, we could often see one or two carriages parked on the road. side.
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This was rare in the past, and Lishi County was not a rich place.
There had never been so many carriages.
That is to say, recently, in some places not very far from them, some well-informed people learned that a strange thing called Yanerfei appeared in Lishi County, so many people gathered from all over the place.
Come.
Most of these people are businessmen, there are also servants of the big family, and there are a few craftsmen.
Businessmen are seeking profit, slaves are here to follow the orders of the princes of each family, and those craftsmen are naturally here to learn.
At this time, most of the craftsmen had a low social status and did not earn much.
Many of them even had to rely on the government or some big families to survive.
There were not many who established their own business.
Even if they did, they did not necessarily live a very good life.
Well, under such circumstances, those who can still travel long distances to Lishi County for such a news are those who are courageous and dare to take risks.
When I walked to the door of Heng's Car Manufacturing Shop, I saw people coming in and out of the shop, which was very lively.
"We can't make it for the moment.
I, Aweng, said I won't take orders now."
"Then you write my name in the book.
When you are willing to start taking orders again, you can take orders from my house first.
I will stay here now."
"Work, get me a mold."
"Why is it you again?"
"The one I bought yesterday was dropped by my son.
I want to buy another one."
"Then you have to be more careful this time.
There are not many models in the store."
"I dare to ask this young gentleman, how much money does it cost to buy your Yanerfei?"
"Sorry, I'm afraid they are all out of stock these days."
"How long will it last?"
"this" There were many people in the shop, so the father and son driving the cart didn't all go in.
The old man just watched the donkey cart outside, while his son squeezed through the crowd and got in.
"Old man, how do you sell this bamboo?"
Someone saw that his bamboo was good, so he wanted to buy it.
The bamboo on the car is old enough, and it grows thick and long.
It is not like some bamboos that are brought to the city to sell recently.
The bamboos they get are getting thinner and shorter.
"If you don't want to sell it, don't sell it.
I've already made an agreement with people and can't sell it to anyone else."
The old man waved his hand quickly.
"That's all."
The person who asked the question left with a bit of regret.
Just now, he saw this old man park his car in front of the Heng's Car Manufacturing Shop.
He thought it must be for sale, so he came over to ask.
After all, many people who came in and out of the car manufacturing shop were selling cars.
They come here with chains to deliver the goods.
Nowadays, many country people cut down dianthus and bring them here to sell them.
I saw quite a few of them this morning.
"Hey Yanerfei, someone else has replaced Yanerfei."
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At this time, I heard a burst of noise in the store, and then there was a rush of people.
After a while, I saw a young man whose clothes and hair were messed up by others, pushing a Yanerfei, and walked out with a happy face.
The Heng family built a cart and walked out.
"This young gentleman, I'll pay you five hundred coins for your car.
Are you willing to sell it?"
After leaving the store, just a few steps out, several people soon gathered around him.
"Yesterday, someone offered me a price of five hundred cents, up to two taels of silver."
The young man said with a smile.
"Two taels of silver is just two taels of silver." the other party said immediately.
"How about you buy this car from me if I pay three taels of silver?"
Someone immediately raised the price.
"But I'm not selling this car.
You'd better find someone else to buy it."
The young man said, got on the Yan'erfei, and went a long way away in a few seconds.
How could an ordinary person make ten bamboo chains in such a short period of time?
He mobilized all the servants at home and hired some people to work at home, and then he made these ten bamboo chains in a hurry.
I got a Yanerfei, how could I sell it to others easily?
When those people saw the smoothness of his bicycle, they also knew that the other person's family must not be short of these two or three taels of silver, so they all dispersed.
However, recently, there are indeed people who exchange bamboo chains for Yanerfei, and then sell Yanerfei for money.
I often hear the price is two or three taels.
If one person's bamboo chain is not enough, three or five people can chip in.
That's enough.
How much money you get from selling it will be divided among a few people.
Some outsiders were able to buy a Yanerfei, and even if they went back, there was news that Yanerfei from Lishi County only cost three hundred cents to get one with them.
Many local people got the news, even some small merchants with limited financial resources were very excited.
The old man waited outside the door for a while, and then his son finally came out.
He was also crowded and messy.
"Can I exchange it for money?"
the old man asked him quickly.
"I didn't change the money.
I asked Mr.
Heng to write it down for me.
When I saved up ten pieces, I exchanged it with them for a Yanerfei."
His son said.
"How long will it take to save?"
The old man was a little moved when he heard those people shouting at the door for a Yanerfei with two taels and three taels of silver.
"You can ask other people in the village to do it together."
His son said, raising his hand to wave the three extra pottery molds in his hand.
"I didn't earn a penny, but I spent a few of them."
The old man said with a bitter smile.
"Don't worry, Aye.
Based on the market situation of Yan'erfei, in the next three or two months, no matter what, it should not cost less than 300 coins a car."
His son said, and took the pottery molds.
Into the arms.
After leaving the Heng's car-making shop, the two drove the car to an alley they knew well, sold all the bamboo to several households in the alley, and then without stopping, headed straight out of the city towards Xipo Village.
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Walk.
When I was tired from walking on the road, I still stopped to drink some water and eat some dry food.
"Aye, if you are tired, just get in the car and sit for a while."
The young man said to the old man.
"If you don't want to sit down, Luo Sanlang will kindly lend us the donkey cart.
Don't tire out his donkeys."
The old man waved his hand.
The two of them wanted to sell more bamboo and make more money.
The two loads of bamboo they picked from the mountain were quite a lot.
The five pairs of people had a hard time hauling them all the way here.
On the way back, the father and son refused to take the car. , it is quite relaxing.
It was getting late, and the two of them walked from dawn to dusk until the moon came out and the stars filled the sky, but they had not yet reached Xipo Village.
"Aye, when I earn some money, I will send all the young men in my family to study in private schools in the county."
As they walked, the young man said to his old father.
"How can I have so much money?"
the old man replied dully.
"If you can get into the county school and become an official in the future, you won't have to work so hard like you and me."
The young man said.
"Oh, it's not that easy.
Look at how many people in Lishi County can pass the exam every year.
Even if they have great luck and become a minor official, what kind of background are other officials like?
, what kind of background are these young men in our family?"
the old man sighed and said slowly.
At this time, the officialdom was full of men from noble families.
Even if there were one or two young men from poor families who relied on the imperial examination to embark on an official career, how could the official career be so easy?
"It's better to read a few books than to be illiterate."
After a long while, the young man said again in a low voice.
"Well, if you can earn that money, you can send them away."
The old man really doesn't want his grandson to study.
It's just that if a family like them wants to provide a scholar, what's the point?
It's such an easy thing.
His son is very ambitious and wants to pay for several things at the same time.
I'm afraid that he will eventually wear out his body.
By the time the two of them arrived outside Luo's courtyard in Xipo Village, it was already dark.
Luo Yong was still awake at this time, so he lit an oil lamp at the canteen and read a book in his hand.
Hearing a deep knock on the door, he got up and opened the courtyard door.
"Come in and have a rest."
Seeing the two people looking exhausted, Luo Yong greeted them quickly.
"No, the two of us have to go back now."
It's so late, and they don't want to disturb others anymore: "It's a hard work for this donkey."
"It doesn't matter, let it rest tonight, and it will be fine again tomorrow."
Luo Yong stroked Wu Pair's big furry head, feeling a little distressed.
After the two of them said goodbye, Luo Yong led Wu Pair into the courtyard, helped him unload the car, and scooped out a ladle of water to feed it.
"Ang ang ang aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the five couples start to beg for some bean paste.
"Shh, don't make any noise, they are all asleep."
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Luo Yong shushed it.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh," the five pairs seemed to understand, and they lowered their voices much lower.
Luo Yong first fed him some bean paste, and then put wheat in his palm to feed him.
After walking all day, the five pairs were tired and hungry.
They usually couldn't eat such good things as wheat, but now they ate them with Luo Yong's palm, one bite at a time, very delicious.
Under the moonlight, a young man wearing coarse white clothes sat on a wooden bench in the courtyard, holding grains of wheat in his hand to feed the donkey.
His donkey was tall and strong, with a tuft of white hair on its head.
At this time, reflected in the moonlight, it looked even more translucent and white like jade.
It must be considered a uniquely beautiful donkey among donkeys.
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