In mid-February, Wang Dang and the others finally came back, driving a group of goats from Dinghu County back to Lishi County.
Go if you like.
With the coming of spring, the price of cashmere in their area has dropped, and the price of goats has basically returned to the previous level.
Especially the price in Dinghu County is lower than that in Lishi County.
Wang Dang They went over this time and after comparing the price difference between the two places, they used the money they earned recently to buy a group of goats from there.
They drove this small group of goats around Lishi County, sold only two goats, and drove the rest back.
If you can't sell the goats right now, you can raise them yourself.
If you can't sell them in the spring, you can raise them until the winter this year.
When winter comes, the price will definitely go up again, and the batch they recycled Goats are not very big, and they will continue to grow if you raise them.
"I've made an agreement with the people over there to collect the dates after digging the 60,000 tree pits."
This time, Wang Dang felt a little embarrassed when he didn't bring dates to Luo Sanlang.
"Don't worry about the dates.
We still have quite a few at home."
It doesn't matter when the dates are harvested.
The goats they collected are good and the price is right.
If you pass this village, there will probably be no store like this.
Needless to say, it's natural It is to collect the goats first.
"These sheep are starting to shed their hair.
You see, I've been stroking them along the way, and that's all."
Yang Dalang took out a ball of wool from his pocket and handed it to Luo Yong to see.
There was a little bit of wool on it.
Thick wool and soft cashmere are mixed together.
If you want to use those cashmere to spin yarn, you have to choose carefully.
"Brush with an iron-toothed brush.
It might be faster."
Luo Yong seemed to have heard someone say this before.
"I think I have to use something with iron teeth.
Their hair is so soft and thick that a wooden comb may not work well."
A nearby villager said the same thing.
Today Wang Dang and the others came back from Dinghu County.
Many villagers heard the news and ran out to watch the fun.
Luo Yong also came to join in the fun.
Information is not available these days, so people don’t come out to chat with others.
Can't hear it either.
I heard from Yang Dalang and others that there is Mengmen Pass in Dinghu County.
Mengmen Pass is on the Yellow River beach.
There is a large tract of tidal flat land.
The locals have planted many mulberry trees and jujube trees there.
"They even planted mulberry trees."
Luo Yong thought that raising silkworms was a southern affair.
"If you want to plant mulberry trees, the weather has been warmer recently, and the locals have begun to prepare for sericulture."
Yang Dalang said.
"Maybe the silkworms can't withstand the cold in winter," Luo Yong was curious.
"Originally we only raised silkworms for one season in spring.
There is no fire bed here.
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Some brave people wanted to start raising silkworms earlier this year.
As soon as the mulberry leaves came out, they immediately bought silkworm seeds and raised them.
They raised them early and harvested them early. , maybe there will be enough time to support it for another season."
When it comes to making money, all the men with beards are very energetic.
"So Dinghu also produces silk?"
Luo Yong asked.
"It's time to give birth.
Why don't you give birth?
Every year when the silk season comes, merchants come from the north.
Some come with money to buy it, and some come with large herds of cattle and sheep to exchange for it."
Wang Dang held up his wife and made it for him.
I squatted in the yard and ate a bowl of noodles with relish.
"I'm afraid it's not enough to sell."
Listening to these things, Luo Yong also found it quite interesting.
"That's not necessarily the case.
Many merchants from the north don't come to us and buy goods directly on the Guan Nei Road.
There is also silk in Guan Nei."
At this time, Yang Dalang also came out of the house with a bowl of noodles.
"The silk cloth of Dinghu is still cheaper."
Wang Dang said.
"That's not necessarily true."
Yang Dalang added: "When there are fewer merchants from the north, the price will naturally be cheaper.
If there are more merchants coming, the price will naturally go up.
Sometimes when the goods are not enough, they have to go to Fenzhou Transfer goods to Taiyuan Prefecture."
"Those vast swathes of tidal flats are incredibly fertile."
"It's a pity that we are all landless people."
"It's not easy either.
Sometimes there are fewer merchants coming.
The silk cloth back then couldn't be sold at a good price, and we had to pay taxes and have food to eat."
"That's better than having no land."
Listening to what these people were talking about, Luo Yong probably had some idea of the place at Mengmen Pass.
The Dinghu County side is also mainly mountainous, but because it is adjacent to the Yellow River, has a large tidal flat, and there are merchants from the north and the south, the geographical conditions are logically better than the Lishi side.
However, Mengmen Pass, that single word "Guan" carries a lot of bloody smell.
When war comes, these places with the word "Guan" will suffer, and it is not so easy to be a military fortress.
Regarding silk, Luo Yong was ignorant.
These men from Dinghu gave him popular science.
In ancient times, Leizu raised silkworms in their Hedong Road.
It was normal for people in their Hedong Road to know how to raise silkworms.
Many people in Lishi County also call their Yongye fields mulberry fields.
It is because the fields have been allocated to their families from generation to generation, and they can safely plant mulberry trees on them, so they are called mulberry fields.
It’s called Sangtian.
Luo Yong searched the original owner's memory for a long time, and it seemed that such a thing was indeed the case.
However, I have never heard of anyone raising silkworms here in Lishi County.
It may be because the altitude is too high and the temperature is too low, which is not suitable for raising silkworms, or it may be that it is not suitable for planting mulberry trees.
"Brother, it's time to go back and eat."
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Siniang also came over and called Luo Yong to go home for lunch.
"Hey, here we come."
Luo Sanlang responded, but he remained still.
He asked the Dinghu men again: "So every year in late spring and early summer, aren't there a lot of mulberries over Mengmen Pass?"
"It goes without saying that throughout the ages, we have never heard of anyone starving to death in Mengmenguan during that period."
Yang Dalang and others boasted.
"Brother, hurry up."
Siniang urged again.
"Hey, it's coming, it's coming."
Luo Yong agreed repeatedly.
"Woof woof" the wheat and green beans are also worried.
If Luo doesn't go home, they won't be able to eat.
"Come on, come on."
Luo Yong finally couldn't hold on any longer.
He got up and walked out of the yard, while making an agreement with Wang Dang and others: "When the mulberries mature this year, I will definitely go to Mengmen with you.
Take a break."
He must collect a lot of mulberries and put them in the space to be consumed slowly.
Ever since he came here, the things in his space have been coming in and out.
After all, there are several pairs of eyes staring at him, so it is really difficult to fool them.
Especially when it comes to food, the first few in the family can clearly remember the extra noodles from the last meal, not to mention the more expensive and delicious food.
The Luo family's lunch was not bad.
The staple food was corn porridge and mixed flour pancakes.
The dishes were fried tofu with eggs and fried liver tips.
They also added a small plate of fermented bean curd to make a whole plate.
Si Niang is a greedy girl who loves to eat.
She is very enthusiastic about cooking.
Now she is basically responsible for the three meals a day in the Luo family.
Sometimes the second Niang, Peng Er and others will also help out.
Luo Yong basically didn't care much, just waiting to eat ready-made food.
"The pork liver is fried well."
As soon as the meal started, Luo Yong praised the pork liver for being fried well.
Now he praises him three times a day.
The second mother and the others are almost getting calluses from listening to it, but the fourth mother still enjoys it very much.
This girl seems to be a shrewd person, but she just can't stand the praise.
"Pork liver is delicious.
If someone kills a pig tomorrow, I will buy it again."
Er Niang also said.
Recently, pigs are being killed almost every day in their village.
When pigs are killed, there will naturally be viscera and other things in the water.
The villagers bring food in exchange for it, and the price is relatively affordable.
At this time, the pigs were not fed this medicine or that medicine.
They felt relieved after eating it.
There were no residual toxins in the internal organs.
They were good pigs raised with two or three hot meals a day.
The pig liver tasted amazing. .
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A group of older children gathered around the dining table and ate happily.
Even though they were all small in stature, they were still able to eat well when they were still growing.
Even the two younger ones, Liu Lang and Qiniang, were very good at eating.
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When Peng Er first came here, she wasn't very relaxed.
Luo Yong saw that she didn't seem to be full, so he often asked her to open her belly and eat hard.
As time went by, she became a little more relaxed, at least when it came to holding pancakes.
He won't be soft-hearted, and he can eat several in one meal, but he still eats less vegetables than others.
After lunch, the brothers and sisters cleared the dining table, leaving the unfinished food to be warmed up in the evening to continue eating.
They put away the bowls and chopsticks, and Er Niang and Peng Er took them to wash.
They were both working Quickly, the two of them started working together, poured hot water into the tub, and finished washing in a few seconds.
Wulang wiped the table clean with an old linen cloth.
After a while, guests came and they had to do business on this table.
The brothers and sisters were also used to eating here in the grocery store and didn't like to go to the living room.
If a customer comes while you are eating, you have to run here again, which is also troublesome.
After finishing the meal, Luo Yong saw that nothing happened and the stove was empty, so he took the waste oil accumulated in the past few days and made soap.
Since the first time he stayed up all night, Luo Yong never made soap at night again.
He stayed here at the grocery store a few days ago, and Si Niang and Wu Lang immediately knew that the sugar cake was a lie.
It was made of lard, not white rice, and there was no sugar in it.
"Brother, can this thing be eaten?"
That kid Wulang didn't give up yet.
"No."
Luo Yong told him this cruel reality.
"Why can't you eat it?"
It's obviously made with lard, so why can't you eat it?
"There is something powerful in here.
If you eat it, your stomach will be ruined."
The caustic soda is too dangerous, so Luo Yong just put it in the space.
He was not worried about the four mothers and five men moving around.
The two older ones are already aware of what is going on and are obedient, but they are afraid that the two younger ones below may accidentally eat them.
Today, Luo Yong set out to make soap again, and the kids in the family gathered around him again.
It seemed that they were still obsessed with the legendary southern candy cake.
"When brother sells these stinky soaps, I will buy rice and steam southern sugar cakes for you to eat."
Luo Sanlang said to his children.
"Brother, is the southern candy cake delicious?"
What these children care most about is eating, and they don't care much about the smelly soap that cannot be eaten.
"It's delicious, sweet, glutinous, and sticky to the teeth."
Luo Yong said with a smile.
As soon as the little ones heard that the cake was sweet and sticky, they were so beautiful.
Sweets are still very rare these days.
Even in the Luo family, they can't eat them every day.
"Brother, let me make stinky soap for you."
That girl Siniang volunteered.
"No, you can't do this."
The making process of this soap requires a chemical reaction.
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How can Luo Yong safely hand it over to a child, just in case something unexpected happens again.
"How about I do it?"
Peng Er also came in from outside at this time.
Peng Er is mainly responsible for feeding pigs now.
The Luo family killed several big pigs a few days ago.
Now there are only two big pigs left in the pig pen, and there are also a dozen little pigs they just bought.
Eating less makes feeding easier.
Peng Er got up and fed him once this morning, fed him again just before lunch, and fed him again before dark in the afternoon.
He fed her three times a day, which was considered very meticulous.
As for the Dongpo Pork, she had already cooked it this morning.
It was easy.
All she had to do was process the pork collected that day, add some seasonings and stew it on the stove.
"Okay, come and see."
Luo Yong doesn't like to stay on top of the stove all the time, so it's good to have someone to handle it.
"The fire must be low.
There are ingredients added here.
If the fire is too high, it will explode.
Look at the position of the water and oil.
It is so high now.
After a while, there is less water in the pot. , just add a little more, just keep it this high, don’t add too much, and remember to stir, don’t forget about it.”
Luo Yong carefully told her how to make this stinky soap.
He was relatively relieved about Peng Er.
On the one hand, Peng Er's current identity was a servant of the Luo family.
On the other hand, Luo Yong spent this period of time observing and found out about Peng Er.
Peng Er's impression is also relatively good.
Although he is not very old, he is already quite stable and meticulous in his work.
He also cares about the children of the Luo family.
"There is no more yarn at home.
I'll go to my sister's place and have a look."
Er Niang also watched the making process of the smelly soap for a while, and then said.
"If you don't have any yarn, just rest for two days.
You have to find something to do for yourself."
Luo Yong advised.
"You can rest anywhere."
Erniang laughed.
They all have experienced hardship and poverty.
How can they feel at ease if they are asked to sit at home without working all day long?
"When the snow outside melts a little more, let's go out and burn the soil together," Luo Yong suggested.
"Okay."
Er Niang also knows that their family's soil and manure are not enough.
Although they saved a lot last autumn, there is so much land this year, and they have to plant saplings and food.
There is not enough.
Er Niang wanted to go to Xu's guest house.
Luo Yong was worried and asked her to go alone.
He left the job of making soap to Peng Er, got up and walked out of the yard with Er Niang.
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Peng Er works more carefully than Luo Yong, so there is nothing to worry about if this job is left to her.
Here at the Xu Family Guesthouse, recently some locals or outsiders often bring dyed wool to the Xipo Village people to knit sweaters and socks.
The first person to come over was a local landowner from Lishi County.
The other party was originally worried that the people in Xipo Village would not take the job, or that Luo Sanlang would stand in the way.
However, as soon as he took it over, nothing happened.
There was almost no work to do in those days.
Even if someone came out to take over the job, it would only cost dozens of pennies, which was much cheaper than he expected.
As for Luo Sanlang, he didn't say anything.
He just wanted everyone to trade fairly and don't cheat anyone.
If you are really worried, just ask someone from Xu's guest house to act as a middleman to make a contract.
Of course, this is not a free service. , after all, people also have to bear the trouble and risk.
If there is any problem with this transaction, the middleman will not be able to escape the involvement.
However, anyone who has been here a few times knows that the little ladies in Xipo Village still work very well.
They can weave as much size as you want, with basically no error, and the remaining yarn will be knitted as well.
The sweaters were returned together, and so far I haven't heard of anyone having the problem of being short of weight.
People these days value reputation, and people in Xipo Village value reputation too.
Previously, the villagers were very angry because Na Tian Sheng and his wife ruined the reputation of the village for making tofu.
Now that the sweater knitting business is started, everyone is naturally paying attention to it.
If any family ruins the reputation of the village, it cannot be improved.
A set of sweaters can earn dozens of cents, even for a slow little lady.
It can be finished in about half a month.
This is such a good business, and it naturally needs to be managed carefully.
When Luo Yong and Er Niang passed by, the aunt was looking at the yarn.
A stranger came back, so the aunt was extra careful when checking the materials.
She didn't make the wool herself when she got it.
She usually took it home and made it for her elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law.
Sister-in-law Lin and Second Sister-in-law Lin can be regarded as taking advantage of the aunt.
In other families, only the unmarried young lady learned this craft, and the two married women also learned it.
Speaking of which, these two are also hard-working people.
Recently, they have been knitting sweaters at home every day without leaving the house.
Some time ago, when they made trouble in the area, Mother Lin finally relaxed.
Apart from these tasks at home, who else can make more money?
If you order some extra money, just show some respect to the old couple, and let them keep the rest.
This is also a common approach in this era.
If the children of a family want to separate the family, the elder will not agree, and the two parties are in a stalemate.
However, the family cannot always be in trouble, so they compromise with each other and the parents agree to give in.
They save some private money themselves, and generally speaking, conflicts can be settled temporarily.
Recently, the two members of the Lin family were working hard to save their own money.
Mother Lin saw this and had some ideas in her mind.
Why were they not so diligent when working for the family in the past?
But after thinking about it, it was her family.
Son and daughter-in-law, diligence is better than laziness.
If you really want to be like Tian Sheng and his wife, the old people in the family will have to worry about it.
A few days ago, Aunt Luo, Lin Wulang and the two of them had done a month's work for Luo Yong.
They took two hundred coins back from here.
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Mother Lin held the two hundred coins in her hand and touched them again and again.
He didn't know how reluctant he was to part with it, but he still stuffed the one hundred coins back into Wu Lang's hands: "You two keep this money for yourselves, and don't let the two houses know about it."
When Aunt Luo was teaching Luo Yong this, she still laughed and said that the couple seemed to like them recently.
If she didn't like the two rooms above, she would never have thought of them.
When Luo Yong saw his aunt like this, he knew that she must also be happy in her heart.
After all, we have to live in the same courtyard, regardless of whether the elders in the family are good or not.
If the relationship is good, life will inevitably be easier.
"Sister."
Luo Yong and Er Niang walked into the hall one after another.
"The wool at Er Niang's house has also been used up.
It's just right.
There is a job here.
This husband is in a hurry and is willing to pay more.
I can't do it for two sets of sweaters for half a month."
The aunt saw Luo Yong.
He and Erniang came and immediately said happily.
Luo Yong looked over from the door and saw in the dimly lit hall, a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing an undyed coarse cloth dress, with her black hair pulled into a low ponytail behind her head.
At this time, she seemed particularly happy because she had helped her sister get a good job.
This is Aunt Luo, nineteen years old and already married.
But in Luo Yong's view, her life has just begun, and it doesn't matter whether she is married or not.
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