Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 14

An Dalang came home with a basket of things on his back. At this time, he was also very happy. On the one hand, he was able to find an excuse to help the Lin family. Although he has a simple temperament, it does not mean that he is a fool. He can easily think from the things made by Uncle Lin that if he only makes things by himself, he will sell them to the shop. How much money can you have, if you have Uncle Lin, it will be different, it is not impossible to upgrade to a higher level that the daughter-in-law is thinking about.

While waiting for An Dalang to go home, he could smell the aroma of rice from a distance. Needless to say, his daughter-in-law must have cooked the rice and was waiting for him!Thinking of this, he became happier and quickened his pace and walked in.

"Daughter-in-law, look, what I brought back."

As soon as he arrived at his own yard, An Dalang started to show off, took off the back basket, took out the things made by Uncle Lin and handed them to Zhao Yiyi, and then watched her disappear one by one the things in her hand, The mouth keeps saying the value of these things.

"Bamboo stool, 45 yuan, two is 90 yuan, two meters of hemp rope, 6 yuan, dustpan, 30 yuan, straw sandals, 30 yuan, oops, this is 156 yuan, plus yesterday's new deposit, there are 217 It’s 277 yuan, and it’s really fast. By the way, with the new bamboo bowls you made, it’s 23 yuan, only [-] yuan away, and we can buy a complete collection of herbs! Where is Dalang? here?"

Zhao Yiyi was delighted at the sudden and rapid increase in the number again, until the things were gone, and then she remembered to ask where the things came from. This nerve is really thick enough, and An Dalang is even more honest. He told Zhao Yiyi what he said at the Lin family, and then he said embarrassingly:

"I'm already taking advantage of this. I feel very uneasy about earning money from Uncle Lin, but I can't say it clearly. Fortunately, this can be regarded as helping them, so I feel better. It's just that with the sheepskin, it's nothing more than 60 renminbi, but for the family of four, one bed is used as a mattress, two beds are used as sleepers, and three quilts are enough, but they can’t make winter clothes in winter, so I wonder if I should give them two more beds. Let them be warmer, but I can't think of a reason, daughter-in-law, think about it, is there any good way?"

Zhao Yiyi is not a shameful person either, after hearing An Dalang's words, she also thought about it, and suddenly she thought of the things in the books about farming that she had read before, and hurriedly picked up the leftovers in the yard yesterday Those bamboos said to An Dalang:
"Look at this, these few bamboo pieces are spliced ​​together to form a square, it's not easy, you can make one for me first."

An Dalang is really good. He listened to his wife's request, and quickly followed the request. It took only a blink of an eye, and a bamboo mat was ready. Seeing the display on the head of the grocery store: a bamboo mat, 8 yuan, I immediately smiled on my face, turned to An Dalang and said:
"This thing is placed on the table to prevent the table from being scalded by the bowl. It can also be sold for money. It can be sold for 8 yuan. In a few days, you can deliver the quilt, and then tell Uncle Lin that it is When you were selling bamboo stools, they saw that the workmanship was good and they specially customized them. They asked for a hundred pieces, bid for two pieces, and that would be 200 pieces of income. This price is probably considered high. What about you? It seemed suitable, and I could just buy them more things, so I agreed. I received a deposit of 50 cash, and bought two quilts with the deposit. The remaining ten cash, ten cash, you posted. For four pennies, I bought two liters of rice more, so it will be slowed down? It can even be said that this is what the steward of the family you bought rice asked for. Their family has a restaurant. If it is used well, it may not be possible again If we want these mats, we may be able to exchange more broken rice directly from their house in the future. In this way, we will help others, and we can send our rice to the Lin family without anyone noticing, giving them more It’s not a way to survive! By the way, maybe my natal family can also use this method.”

An Dalang nodded as he listened. He thought about the matter carefully and found that it was indeed the case. The problem of the source of his broken rice was solved, and the Lin family had a way to tide over the difficulties. I also have scruples about earning money from my daughter-in-law's grocery store, which really kills three birds with one stone.It's just that there is still a problem here, that is, if this is true, what if the Lin family wants cash!This is how to do?
Thinking of this, An Dalang couldn't help but asked again. To be honest, Zhao Yiyi had no choice but to hope that An Dalang would be more diligent and hunt for more prey to sell for money. It was really impossible, Zhao Yiyi could only think about it. The most inconspicuous things in the grocery store are exchanged for money, such as selling daggers to blacksmiths, or selling fast cloth to other villagers. There is no way that this grocery store will not produce money!
But no matter what, at least there is already a solution, right? The next thing is that the two couples are going to meet their natal family. Zhao Yiyi still has some finishing touches on the clothes in his hand, and An Dalang But he was thinking about going hunting tomorrow, and thinking about giving the family some extra living money earlier, so as not to feel as if he had no confidence in talking about the 150 asparagus mat money today.

As for the matter of making a kang for the Lin family, the couple didn't take it seriously, not to mention the Lin family, even this time when they went to the Zhao family, Zhao Yiyi also wanted to ask his younger brother to prepare some earthen bricks. The house is very cold, and the thatched house It doesn't block the wind, if she can make a heated kang in time, she won't have to worry so much, and even thinks that if it is done well, someone might invite An Dalang to the kang in the village. People of this era Except for the raw materials for building a house, it usually doesn’t cost much to hire people. Most of the time, it’s just to prepare the meals and invite relatives to do the work. This can be compared with blacksmiths and carpenters. Apart from food, you can get other things, such as some red dates and rice grains to cover wages. If so, let Lin Erwa and Zhao Dahu follow to do the work. You can also get some benefits, even if you don't have anything, this half-grown boy can eat a full meal, which will reduce the burden on the family.

No matter what Zhao Yiyi was thinking about, the work in his hands was non-stop. As for An Dalang, although it was getting late and it was too late to go hunting, he was still working, but this time he was not busy. I'm making bamboo bowls, but chopping firewood. It's late autumn now. It's time to prepare more firewood to survive the winter, right?He calculated the amount of firewood he used for his kang and earthen stove. He was afraid that this year he would use twice as much firewood as last year. How could he not hurry up!Well, when the time comes, whether it's the Lin family or the Zhao family, if they make a kang, I have to remind myself!

(End of this chapter)