Chapter 16 Going to town

Li Mingren got up early in the morning and packed his luggage. Li Mingmei got up early and made pancakes for his brothers to take with them on the road.

The second and third eldest children also collected a set of clothes each, so that if there was an opportunity to work, they would not have to come back again.

Zhao Yunlan was also going to town today, so she got up early to clean up. While Xiaobao was still asleep, she took Xiaobao to the upper room and asked Wang to take care of her.

Yesterday, Old Man Li and the others came back from cutting bamboo in the mountains. Zhao Yunlan asked Old Man Li to make a new hand basket. Zhao Yunlan picked up the hand basket and put some dry straw in it, planning to take ten eggs to the town to sell.

I eat meat more frequently, so I save some eggs.

Zhao Yunlan thought while pretending, Old Man Li was an honest man, and he didn't know how to develop such a good craft.

That handbasket was roughly drawn by Zhao Yunlan and Old Man Li knitted it. Before, Old Li could only knit some backpacks and dustpans.

Thinking about the impression I had when I went to the town before, there were people in the town who used hand baskets. This old man Li was so honest that he didn't know how to do it. In fact, after buying one and thinking about it, he could make it up.

Zhao Yunlan thought about it, yes, I thought about the bamboo weaving crafts of later generations, and let Old Man Li ponder over it. Although my painting skills are only at the art class level of the nine-year compulsory education, I can barely tell what it looks like.

Well.

Although he had an idea, Zhao Yunlan still had to go to town to do some market research.

Originally, Zhao Yunlan went to town today not only to sell eggs, but also to see if there were any opportunities to make money. Now that he had a goal, it was even more important to go to see the situation in the town first.

After Zhao Yunlan brought everything here, the group set off.

Zhao Yunlan once again lamented the transportation of the ancients. Communication relies on shouting, and transportation relies on walking. Now it is just about exercising, exercising more, and losing weight. Zhao Yunlan comforted herself along the way.

On the way, we encountered an ox cart from Dawang Village carrying people to the town. The driver was Wang Daniu. Wang Daniu used to be a soldier, but later injured his leg and got older. When he returned from the army, he used the settlement money from the army to buy a house and a cow. In addition to busy farming

On weekdays, when people from nearby villages go to town, Wang Daniu will pick them up and pay one penny for each person to get on the bus.

Wang Daniu drove his cart to catch up with the Li family. Seeing that there was still room in his cart, he asked, "Da Lang, son, come and sit in the cart."

Li Mingren: "No need, second uncle, we are almost there, you can hurry up."

Wang Erniu drove away in front of Zhao Yunlan.

Zhao Yunlan looked at the ox cart going away. There was still half the journey. After all, she didn't dare to say that she wanted to hitchhike. She secretly swore in her heart: When she gets rich, she must buy a car. Well, let's start with the ox cart as a goal.

The few people walked for another half an hour, and Zhao Yunlan finally saw the words Qingshui Town, and the stone monument on the roadside stood there. Zhao Yunlan felt that the dawn was coming. Today happened to be the market day in Qingshui Town. Every three days in Qingshui Town,

There will be a market every day, and the closer you get to the town, the more and more stalls there will be.

There are basically some farmers selling eggs, vegetables, and mountain products on the roadside.

Zhao Yunlan and the second and third eldest children sent Li Mingren to a school. It was said to be a school, but in fact it was a small private school with only a dozen or so students. Most of the six or seven-year-old children in it, like Li Mingren, only had five children in total.

There was only one master in the school, and the master was a scholar. Just because the master was kind and attentive to every student, and the tuition he charged was lower than other schools, the Li family could barely make it.

Zhao Yunlan thought for a while and then said: "Sir, you should also pay attention to your health when you study every day. I hope your husband will be on the list this time." What Zhao Yunlan was thinking was that it was still a matter of time whether he would pass the exam or not. This year is probably going to be difficult too.

Here, Zhao Yunlan and the others left the school, and Li Mingyi and Li Mingli were thinking of looking for work.

"Let me go shopping with you and see what's going on in this town." Zhao Yunlan thought, although the original owner had also been to the town, he had never been there every time. This time he came to see more.

The three of them happened to be walking and watching, and many places were full of people. There was a restaurant that wanted to hire a waiter, but the contract had to be signed for three years. The situation of the Li family was not suitable. If the family was busy with farm work, there would not be enough people.

The illnesses in the family are small and small. Although the younger brothers and sisters usually work, when they really need to contribute, they still have to look after Mr. Li, the second and third sons.

Zhao Yunlan saw that people were going to the south of the town one after another, so she asked the man selling candied haws on the roadside.

"Don't you live in the town?" asked the Tanghulu boy.

Zhao Yunlan: "Yes, we are from Lijiacun. We haven't been to town for a while. Did something happen?"

"There is a noble man over there in Fucheng who took a fancy to the Feng Shui of Qingshui Town. He hired an old man to do the calculations and bought a piece of land in the south of the town. He plans to build a village. When the village is completed, he will live here for a while.

Time is good for keeping healthy." The Tanghulu man whispered.

"Those people are all there to apply for jobs. It is said that building a village there requires a lot of manpower, and the wages are high. People with some skills can get sixty cents a day, and even strong men without skills can do it.

I was given forty-five cents a day, and I was told that I would have to take care of a meal at noon."

Zhao Yunlan heard what her younger brother said, thanked her, and rushed over with her two younger brothers: "This is a rare opportunity. It's rare for Qingshui Town to have such a high salary. You two go and have a look. If you can do it, we will go."

Li Mingyi: "Well, sister-in-law, we all know that this is much higher than the price of help in the past."

The three of them rushed over and found the steward in charge of recruitment. The steward took a look and said: "The two little brothers have indeed lost some weight. We all do hard work, so the taller ones are more powerful."

Li Mingli said anxiously: "Brother in charge, our two brothers have helped others build houses before. Please think about it again."

The steward looked at the two lean brothers and shook his head.

Li Mingyi looked at the wood lying on the ground next to him, walked over and lifted it up, "Steward, I am indeed strong enough to do these jobs. Can you please be accommodating?"

The steward looked at Li Mingyi who was holding the wood and said, "Okay, put it down. You two are brothers. I can only recruit one person per family here, and I have to leave some opportunities for others. Don't fool me either.

We can ask the county magistrate to check the household registration status, and we need to register everyone who comes to work."

Zhao Yunlan was listening and thought to himself, he could talk to the county magistrate and he was from the capital, what kind of noble man was he? Once again he saw the power of the feudal class.

Li Mingyi and Li Mingli discussed it for a while, and Li Mingyi wrote down his name with the manager. Li Mingli was a little disappointed, Mingyi said: "Third brother, it's okay. This time I can equal the wages of the two of us in the past! Wait.

You can go see other things later. If you can't, go back and help dad and take care of the house."

Li Mingyi and the manager agreed on a salary, which was thirty-five cents a day. There was indeed a gap between Li Mingyi and those strong men, but he was satisfied with this salary.

Li Mingyi was arranged by the manager to go to work. Zhao Yunlan and Li Mingli left to see if there was any work available. The two of them had almost finished shopping around the town and found no more work.

Li Mingyi's disappointed expression showed on his face, and Zhao Yunlan comforted him: "Third brother, if there is no chance this time, there will be another time. The family is not in a hurry for you to make money. My sister-in-law has ideas and may need your help."

Li Mingyi put away his disappointed mood and followed Zhao Yunlan to the fabric shop. Zhao Yunlan wanted to come and see if there was any show work that he could take over.

Zhao Yunlan once mended Xiaobao's clothes and discovered that she had a showmanship skill that the original owner already knew. Zhao Yunlan seemed to have muscle memory, and she could do it very neatly without any bumps.

There is no embroidery shop in Qingshui Town, only a shop selling fabrics. Occasionally, there will be some show work, and women and girls with good skills will come to take some work.

Li Mingli was waiting for Zhao Yunlan outside. Zhao Yunlan looked at the embroidery items for sale on the cabinet. There were sachets and embroidery fans. They were all embroidered with small objects, but Zhao Yunlan, who was skilled in this skill, couldn't take his eyes away.

Already.

I originally wanted to make money through show work, but now I don’t dare to say anything. The farmer girl’s show work can only mend clothes, but if it is sold, it is really not enough. The show skills in this small Qingshui Town are so good.

That’s it! Zhao Yunlan complained silently.

The shopkeeper of Buzhuang noticed that Zhao Yunlan was looking at the show, "Madam, what can you fancy?"

Zhao Yunlan shook her head shyly.

"The lady wants to take on some show work, but I still have some work to do here," the shopkeeper continued.

"I won't accept the show because I'm afraid I'll smash the shopkeeper's sign." He shook his head and smiled and was about to turn around and leave when he saw some rags at the door. "Shopkeeper, how do you sell these rags?"

"Six cents a bundle, my wife needs it."

Zhao Yunlan thought for a while, and when she went out in the morning, she brought a bunch of money with her. The bunch she had made before was worth one hundred coins.

"I'll buy two bundles." Zhao Yunlan gave the money, put the rags into Li Mingli's basket and left.

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