On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in the eighth year of Zhenguan, the weather was still very cold.
At noon, the wind subsided a little, so Luo Yong set up a ladder and climbed to the roof to clear the snow.
Most of the houses at this time had thatched roofs, and the snow was so thick that if it wasn't swept away in time, it would be irritating if the roofs collapsed at night.
This snow clearing job is more dangerous.
Luo Yong is the one doing the snow clearing here in the Luo family, and no one else will come up to them.
Occasionally, Lin Wulang will come over to help him.
The old couple of the Lin family are doing much better recently, and they don't stop Lin Wulang from running to the Luo family.
Two days ago, Lin Wulang was going out.
Mother Lin asked him where he was going.
Wulang said he would come to Luo's house to help sweep the roof.
Mother Lin told him to be careful and asked him to bring some vegetables.
It's because the Luo family doesn't have a cellar, so they can't eat any vegetables at this time.
As I was sweeping, I suddenly heard a child shouting at the entrance of the village: "Boss Wang and the others are back."
Not long after, Luo Yong saw a group of dusty and unshaven men coming in from the entrance of the village.
Seeing that their cars were loaded with goods, Luo Yong knew that those must be his dates, so he quickly got down from the ladder.
"The trip went well."
When the group of them walked up the small slope in front of Luo's house, Luo Yong also greeted them.
On the other side, Wang Dang's wife was also running this way at this time.
The location of their yard is higher than that of the Luo family's yard, and one has to pass through the dirt road in front of the Luo's family's door in and out.
"Hahaha, we are really lucky this time.
The goods just entered the city and were divided among several merchants without much trouble."
Wang Dang's big face was blown red and peeled by the cold wind.
At this time, his face was full of smiles and he spoke particularly loudly.
"I'm fine at home."
Wang Dang's wife also came over at this time.
"Don't worry, everything is fine.
I've checked on both sides and left some money and food for them."
Wang Dang said.
"That's good, that's good."
Wang Dang's wife also looked pleased.
Even though they came out, the old people were still there.
They were so far away, and it took several days to travel there.
To put it bluntly, even if an old man passed away in the family, they would not get any news for a while. , now it is the Chinese New Year time, how can we not miss it.
"This car is filled with dates," Luo Yong asked.
"Exactly."
Wang Dang still had a look of uncontrollable joy.
They really made a lot of money from this trip, much more than being a porter.
"We've come this far, why don't we go in and measure now?"
Luo Yong asked with a smile.
"Okay, let's measure it."
The dates were measured now, and they could settle the accounts later when they went back.
"I'll go back and make some food for you first."
Wang Dang's wife was also very happy.
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Wang Dang agreed.
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The group of people entered the courtyard.
Luo Yong took out a bucket of rice and measured all the red dates one bucket at a time.
"The total is three husks and seven and a half bushels of dendrobium, right?"
Luo measured it once and confirmed with everyone that the total of these red dates was thirty-seven and a half bushels, and ten bushels of dendrobium equaled one bushel, so it was three huks and seven and a half bushels of dendrobium.
"That's right, that's right, let's forget about half a bushel, just three bushels of dendrobium and seven bushels."
When Luo was measuring the dates just now, these people were watching.
Luo Sanlang was a very kind man, and every time he measured a bushel of dates, he would They had to wipe it all over with their hands to wipe out the excess, not wanting to take advantage of them at all.
"I heard that the price of wheat in the city recently is seventy-two cents per bushel, and a bushel of dates is the same price as a bushel of wheat.
So, if you are cheaper than us, even seven cents a bushel is appropriate," Luo Yong asked again.
"It's suitable, but I took advantage of Sanlang."
If they took the dates to Lishi County by themselves, they might not be able to sell them for seven cents a dou, and they would have to be picked by others.
Some people wouldn't even pay for it.
Those who are willing to give you copper coins will give you some corn and grains.
He and the others took the grains and had to keep them for themselves.
But it was difficult to exchange them for money.
If they took them to the grain store, they would have to be priced down.
"Three seven twenty-one, three jujubes is two hundred and ten cents, seven seven forty-nine, and the other seven dou is forty-nine cents.
The total is two hundred and fifty-nine cents, and there is still half a dou left.
If you give me a penny as an extra, the total is two hundred and sixty yuan."
Luo Yong calculated the price of the dates in detail.
"How can this be counted as two hundred and fifty Wen?"
Yang Dalang reacted quickly.
When other men were still confused by these numbers, he said it quickly.
"That's right, two hundred and fifty dollars is enough."
Wang Dang also reacted at this time and said quickly.
His arithmetic is not very good, but when they collected these dates, they spent less than two hundred dollars in total.
He knew this very well.
The brothers ate some on the way, and at this moment, his cloth pocket still contained There are quite a few, reserved exclusively for his wife and children.
The six of them made the return journey in less than four days.
From these dates alone, each of them could earn more than two cents a day, which was enough.
After all, dates are still small in size and are light in the car, so it is not difficult to transport them all the way.
Those shipped from Lishi County to Dinghu County are the big ones, and they have really made a fortune this time.
Because Wang Dang and others insisted, the last batch of dates was counted as 250 Wen, which was naturally cheaper than the ones Luo Yong bought in the county.
Wang Dang and others felt that they had also benefited from this business.
It's both refreshing and profitable.
Overall, both parties are very satisfied.
Last time, Luo Yong gave Wang Dang and his friends more than that amount on credit.
At this time, Wang Dang took out a bag of copper coins from a cloth bag in the car and gave Luo Yong the remaining payment on the spot.
After paying for the goods, the brothers pushed the cart back to their yard.
As soon as they thought about the many coins left in the cloth bag, they all cheered up.
Regardless of being covered in dust and disheveled hair, they would divide the money first without counting, just give it to you and me, and pass it out in circles until the remaining few are not enough for them.
Each person was given one, and he gave the dolls to Boss Wang and asked them to use them to buy snacks.
It seemed that Wang, the boss, had some benefits after all.
"Hurry up, go and wash up.
The kangs in every house have been burned for you, and the water in the cauldrons is boiling."
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Wang Dang's wife was pouring hot water into the wooden bucket at this time.
Needless to say, the hot water was naturally prepared for Wang Dang.
Their family currently lives in this house.
"Hey, thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law."
Everyone knew that the couple wanted to talk, so they happily left the house and each found a room to take a bath.
"You guys came back just in time.
Sanlang should be killing pigs tomorrow."
"Just in time, we can also earn some meat to eat."
"After washing, have some food, and then rest early."
"Why."
"Let me see how much you divided."
"Just count them."
"Did our mother-in-law say anything?"
"Just say there's no need to worry about the family, just tell us to take care of ourselves."
"When I feel better, I will go shopping with you, and I can go back and visit from time to time."
"Forget it in winter, let's wait until spring next year."
While Wang Dang's wife was talking, she separated the copper coins on the table into piles of five by five, and then gathered them together in twos and twos.
When she finished gathering them, she lowered her head and saw that in less than ten days, she had made enough money.
More than forty articles "After we sold out the batch of goods over there earlier, those brothers and I divided 20 cents among ourselves and took them home."
Wang Dang said to her again at this time.
"Seriously" If it's such a good deal, wouldn't it be possible to earn six cents a day and more?
No wonder Wang Dang and others have been thinking about transporting and selling their own goods for two years.
Carrying goods by themselves is actually much more profitable than working as porters for others.
However, I didn't go to the right place last time and got hurt.
This time I only traveled between Lishi County and Dinghu County, which should be safe.
The next day was New Year's Eve.
Wang Dang and others did not take any work.
They only helped Luo Sanlang kill a pig and got some pig meat.
They bought some more with their own money.
They also bought a lot of mutton with a family in the village. , after working hard for so many days, it’s time to make up for it.
In the Luo family, Dongpo pork is being cooked on the kangs in several houses.
They want to cook the pig before the New Year, so they don't have to do this work in the first few days of the New Year.
They don't have many fancy New Year celebrations here.
Every household has to light firecrackers and cook delicious food.
After New Year's Day, they have to rest for a few days.
It was said that they had to stay up late on New Year's Eve, but the children could not keep up.
After eating, it was not even eight or nine o'clock, and their heads started to feel sleepy little by little, so Luo Yong told them to go to bed separately.
He himself lit an oil lamp, warmed a pot of turbid wine, took out a book from the space, sat on the kang and read slowly.
The content that he used to find boring was now read with gusto, just because of this His spiritual life is really poor.
At midnight, the sound of burning firecrackers came from the village one after another, and Luo Yong also ran to the yard to burn bamboo branches.
The iron bamboo was very hard, so I didn't dare to burn the big bamboo joints for fear of blowing up my house.
I only dared to pick out the thinner bamboo branches and put them on the fire one by one.
First a fire was lit, and then smoke rose.
"Bang bang bang" The sound of the dianthus burning was not at all like the sound of firecrackers in later generations.
The banging sound was more like Luo Yong lighting a dynamite pack in his yard.
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"Bang bang bang bang bang" The sound of firecrackers in the village has stopped, but the sound of firecrackers is still ringing in Luo's yard.
"Brother, why is it still ringing?"
Wulang was woken up, wrapped in a rabbit skin jacket, rubbed his eyes and came out of his and Liulang's room.
"Brother, I put in more bamboo.
You go to bed first and you'll be fine soon."
Luo Yong comforted him.
Wulang listened to his words and quickly went into the house to sleep again.
Luo Yong looked at his back as he entered the house, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.
He was celebrating the New Year, so he could buy him some food.
If it were the 21st century, it would not be just a computer game console for them to play casually.
They would be able to buy delicious and fun things, and they could also take them to the aquarium and amusement park.
When Luo Yong thought of this playground, he remembered something again.
After setting off the firecrackers and returning to his room, he took out a pen and paper and started drawing on the Kang table.
If this thing is made, it will definitely contribute to this matter of fellowship.
The author has something to say: Guess what Luo Sanlang thought of again New Year's Day: The first day of the first lunar month was also called New Year's Day, Yuan Zheng, Sui Ri, etc. at that time.
Kaiyuan Tongbao: In the fourth year of Wude, the currency promoted by Li Yuan at that time was one coin per penny.
Then I thought about it again.
It’s a bit boring to use time alone as a title.
It’s better to alternate time and events as suggested by someone in the comment area. gd1806102: