Luo Yong stayed in Xu Erlang's courtyard that night.
After dinner, some disciples from the city gathered one after another.
When everyone arrived, Luo Yong demonstrated to them the more time-saving and labor-saving felt-making method that he had just figured out recently.
The craftsmanship of these dozen disciples is very good.
Although the felt making time is not as long as Luo Yong, if we really talk about craftsmanship, Luo Yong is not the strongest among these people.
Xu Erlang lit several oil lamps in the room, but the light was still dim.
Luo Yong used this light to reluctantly give a demonstration, and told them about his recent felt-making experience, and then talked with his disciples We had some exchanges.
Among them was a disciple named Yang.
This time he took several wool felt needles made of iron needles.
These wool felt needles were single-headed, double-headed, and multi-headed, with different thicknesses.
Luo Yong After trying it, I found it very useful, so I was very happy.
"This thing was made by Shiro" The principle of strength in numbers is probably reflected in these places.
Others can help him think of things that Luo Yong can't take care of.
"This thing was made by my aunt."
Yang Silang said.
"You and your wife are both ingenious people."
Luo Yong praised.
"She also wanted to poke a few more cushions and earn a few more copper coins."
Yang Silang said with a smile.
Speaking of which, after mastering the skills of making wool felt, the initial production speed will become faster and faster, but if you want to make the entire felt surface look smooth, delicate and exquisite, the last step of poking is very important and quite time-consuming.
Kung Fu will not speed up as skills improve.
On weekdays, Yang Silang makes felt at home, and his wife brings a few dolls to help him do the last step of poking work.
They can't keep up with the speed of making felt, so they have to send out their handiwork.
Make it for your neighbor.
In this way, you will earn two pence less per mat.
Yang Silang's wife had experienced hardship and poverty in the past, and she felt very sorry for the two cents.
On weekdays, she would poke the mat at home as hard as she could, using a thin bamboo stick at first, and then several thin bamboo sticks tied with ropes.
Bundle into a handful and poke a small piece, but like this For some reason, the cushions that were poked out were not as delicate as those with a thin bamboo stick.
Although they could earn more money, they were still worried that their cushions were not well made and Luo Yong would be dissatisfied with her husband, so I had to give up that handful of bamboo sticks.
Even so, she has always been thinking about this matter in her heart, and she wants to improve the tool so that the work of poking the mat can be accelerated.
After constant thinking and trying, she finally came up with such a set of tools.
Now when her husband makes felt, he often uses the single-head poke needles and double-head poke needles she made.
Yang Silang brought this set of tools over today.
In addition to exchanging knowledge with his fellow disciples, he naturally wanted to give it to his master.
"Since your wife made this thing, how can I get it for nothing?"
Luo Yong smiled and took out ten coins from his body and handed it to him.
"It can't be that much."
The disciple quickly declined.
The iron needles of this era were not cheap, but no matter how cheap, these small tools could not cost two or three pennies, because the purchasing power of copper coins at this time was very strong, and a bushel of corn only cost about five pennies.
"Why can't your wife earn these few pennies if she is so ingenious?"
As soon as this tool was made, it provided a lot of convenience for their felt-making process.
Speaking of which, Luo Yong felt that he had taken advantage.
"Master is right.
I want a set of tools like this, so I'll ask your aunt to make one for me."
Immediately, someone else paid for the tool.
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In fact, once such a tool is taken out, they can make it themselves after seeing it, and it does not cost them ten cents.
But since this thing was created by Yang Silang's wife, she should naturally earn some money, and besides, they They have been busy making felt every day lately, and they really can't spare any time to do that.
Even when the master came to the city today, they still had to wait until dark before coming.
"In this way, I would like to thank everyone on behalf of my mother-in-law."
Yang Silang was also happy.
When he came back and told his mother-in-law about this, she didn't know how happy she was.
A pair of tools cost ten cents, but she could make several pairs a day, earning dozens of cents a day.
For an ordinary woman who has never made a lot of money, it is almost like money raining from the sky.
The master and apprentice talked a few more words, and Luo Yong asked them to go back and rest early.
They had been busy all day.
They would go back to sleep overnight and get up again before dawn tomorrow.
After breakfast, they would start working at dawn. live.
The Xu family's yard is not big, but it has a large population.
Now that Aunt Xu's family has arrived, it is a bit crowded.
Under such circumstances, Luo Yong was originally unwilling to occupy another room by himself, but the Xu family did.
He was very persistent and vacated the room for him early, and was determined not to ask him to sleep with others.
Although he could not refuse, Luo Yong finally had to accept their kindness.
Early the next morning, the Xu family got up early to work.
Luo Yong also got up early with them.
After eating, he declined Xu Erlang's company and drove the donkey cart to the livestock market alone.
Now that his family has a lot of extra fields, he will have to buy the healthy oxen needed to pull the plows sooner or later.
He just walked around the livestock market, but he didn't see anything suitable, and the price was still higher than before.
Quite a few, presumably because many outsiders have purchased bullock carts in Lishi County in recent days.
It is said to be a livestock market, but in fact it is just a dilapidated yellow mud street.
There are three or five merchants engaged in livestock trading on both sides of the street.
Locals who want to buy livestock sometimes come here to have a look, but most of them still rely on acquaintances to make connections and sell them directly from the villagers.
They can also trade them with grain, which is much more affordable than in this county.
Luo Yong drove the carriage out of this small street, intending to buy some meat, vegetables and salt before returning to Xipo Village.
When he turned a corner, he saw many people surrounding the street.
Luo Yong was sitting on a donkey cart.
Looking over there, I saw the human trafficking going on under the wall over there.
Since arriving here, Luo Yong has known that in this era, living people can also be bought with money, but he has never thought about buying people.
He also adopts an evasive attitude towards these things, and he cannot do it.
Savior, it is better to be out of sight than to feel uncomfortable in your heart.
At this time, he also adhered to his usual attitude, turned away and pretended not to see him, and drove the donkey cart towards the downtown area.
After taking only a few steps, he pulled the reins again, causing the five pairs to stop.
"Is there anyone who can do farm work?"
Luo Sanlang asked as he walked to the base of the wall and looked at the row of young men and women for sale.
This year's grain harvest in their Lishi County is pretty good, and grain prices are also very stable.
Thanks to his development of products such as Yanerfei wool felt, many families have found income.
Although the income is still meager, they are not in distress.
If you can't survive, you have to sell your children and daughters.
The young men and women in front of me all have good looks and are between ten and twenty years old.
It seems that some people have noticed that there are many rich people in the city recently, so they pulled out the slaves they bought earlier.
Resale, buy at low price and sell at high price, this is how business is done.
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"Ahem!"
A middle-aged man in a robe next to him coughed, and greeted Luo Yong with a smile: "It turns out to be Luo Sanlang, why are you still in the city today?"
He was polite on the face, but cursed bad luck in his heart.
He came out today just to try his luck in case he met a fat sheep.
Those gentlemen from Chang'an City have a lot of money in their hands.
In case of a pair, After seeing the edge of his eyes, he casually took out a dozen or eighty taels.
Nowadays, the supply is getting less and less, the price is low, and he doesn't want to sell it at all.
"I, I can do farm work."
At this time, a short, dark boy under the wall said timidly.
"What do you mean?
You have never touched farm tools in your life.
How dare you deceive me?
I will skin you."
The middle-aged man said fiercely.
"I can also do farm work."
At this time, another tall girl with a beautiful face said loudly.
The middle-aged man turned to look at her with a fierce look in his eyes.
He turned around in his mind and opened his mouth and said: "You are a foxy kid who was sold to serve others when you were five years old.
What kind of farm work do you know how to do?"
Sanlang is young and kind-hearted, so he has some crooked ideas."
"How much do these two people cost?"
Luo Yong didn't seem to hear his words at all.
"If Sanlang wants to buy people to do farm work, he must naturally choose those who are strong and capable of heavy work.
At present, it is not suitable to buy them back."
The man's attitude became a little tougher.
"Just tell me how much it will cost."
Luo Yong kept his face low and his attitude was tough.
Seeing that the coffin board couldn't make sense no matter what he said, and with a stern face, the other party couldn't get rid of it, so he opened his mouth and said: "Sanlang really wants to buy it, so I'll give you ten taels of silver each."
"Which family are you from?"
Luo Yong frowned and asked, looking directly at each other's face. "" The man was choked by his question.
Is this coffin board still planning to settle accounts with him in the future?
Considering the influence of this man in Lishi County now, and thinking about the wealthy merchants with whom he has dealings, If I offend Luo Sanlang today, I am afraid it will be difficult to do business in the future.
"Bah, one person is selling for ten taels of silver, why don't you go and grab it?"
At this time, some of the people watching could not stand listening.
"Last year I saw you buying a child in the city, and you only paid 400 cash per person."
Another person exposed his background.
Many onlookers chatted.
Most of the people at this time were upright.
Many of them had been on the battlefield and were quite bloody.
They were not very afraid of those evil forces.
As for the fact that some poor families sold their sons and daughters, everyone They all felt helpless.
Since they couldn't survive, it would be better to sell than to starve to death.
But today this person is really shameless.
In the past, he could buy young men and women for less than one tael of silver.
He dared to ask Luo Sanlang for ten taels of silver.
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Forget about the girl, she was pretty good-looking after all.
The black boy With such a dark and skinny appearance, he dares to ask for ten taels, which is too much to bully.
"Sanlang, I know this person, he is that one."
On the spot, someone turned over the origin of the middle-aged man, and even told him the name of the shop opened by his relatives in the city.
"I just lost my mind at a certain moment.
Don't be offended, Sanlang.
These are all good goods.
I brought them out today.
I really planned to sell them for ten taels of silver each.
Since Sanlang wants to buy them, I will sell them for five taels of silver each."
How about you?"
The middle-aged man was quite flexible.
"This one has two taels of silver, and that one has one tael of silver."
Luo Yong first pointed at the tall girl, and then at the thin black boy.
"Sanlang, you are really embarrassing me."
The man looked very ugly.
"What's the problem?
I think the price is very fair.
Saburo didn't cheat you even half a cent."
A sturdy man who was watching said righteously.
"If it weren't for the many noble people who came to the city recently, they wouldn't be able to sell this much money."
The reason why there are so many noble people in their city is not because of Luo Sanlang.
In previous years, the thin black boy could sell it for one tael.
Go ahead and dream.
Even for that pretty good-looking girl, it depends on luck and market conditions.
It is really kind to give him two taels of silver.
"If you are really in trouble, you don't have to sell it."
Luo Yong said.
If we don't buy these two people back today and let them fall into the hands of this seller again, I'm afraid they will really have their skin peeled off.
Luo Yong just asked.
If no one answered, that would be fine.
Since someone answered, and he was the one who initiated the matter, he must take care of it to the end.
He must buy these two people today.
If you say you won't sell, you have to consider the consequences.
With Luo's current influence in Lishi County, how difficult is it to squeeze out a few people?
It doesn't matter that he is bullying others today.
At noon, heavy snow fell in the sky again.
Luo Sanlang drove the donkey cart out of the city gate, followed by a pair of young men and women, one short and one tall.
The two men finally completed the transaction at the price of thirty taels of silver offered by Luo Yong, without giving a penny more.
There are so many poor people in this world.
For those whose spines have been completely broken, Luo Yong has nothing to do.
There are also some who originally want to make a better life for themselves by contacting noble people.
He also had no intention of blocking the other party's way.
Only these two young men and women dared to say in front of the trafficker that they could do farm work and were willing to be bought by him.
Luo Yong couldn't leave them alone.
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If you meddle in so many other things, there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future.
Luo Yong looked at the heavy snow falling in the sky and sighed secretly in his heart.
The more things he wants to do and the more things he wants to take care of, the more dangerous he will put himself in.
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