Traveling through mountains and rivers

After Ning Ze confirmed that Tao Qing's omelet rice was fine, Tao Qing woke up the next morning and cooked a small pot of white rice. Tao Qing also told Tao's family about this matter, knowing that they were not him. To eat, but to give away, or the person who gave them 50 taels of silver last time, the Tao family naturally wouldn't say anything.

The Tao family also brought some eggs for Tao Qing, and asked Tao Qing to make more, and bring a few more, too few are not good, if there are more, he can make a few for the children at home. Let them try it too.

One egg can make one egg skin. The Tao family's grandma brought ten eggs, and with the remaining three wild eggs, thirteen can be made.

On Doctor Mo's side, Tao Qing kept six of the best-looking ones, and cut the rest into smaller pieces, so that everyone could get a piece, and everyone could try something new.

When eating in the morning, they saw new food. Everyone in the Tao family showed their expectations, especially the children, who stared intently at the plate and couldn't bear to look away.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the color, which is better than their usual food, and it will feel delicious from a visual point of view, not to mention that this is still new.

Once the omelet rice is on the table, the children can stretch out their chopsticks without anyone's help at all. It's funny to see that when it's time to eat, no one's hands are short.

Ning Ze asked Tao Qing to name the omelet rice and how to make it. It was the same as the fried shrimp last time. They all needed eggs, so they couldn't be eaten often, only occasionally.

This egg is placed on the bright side, and everyone can see it, so eating this omelet rice makes people feel distressed, and I am afraid that there are fewer opportunities to eat it.

Ning Ze thought, he still needs to make a fortune, otherwise he will have to save on food in the future, and his life will be too hard.

It's just that these words can't be said in front of the Tao family, he can only think for himself, everyone wants to make a fortune, but this has to be done.

After breakfast, Ning Ze and Tao Qing went to the town. This time they went to the town to buy a lot of things. Now that the house was ready to be repaired, they had to prepare everything they needed to buy and see.

Ning Ze and Tao Qing don't have much money now, and everyone in the village knows about it, so those who are willing to repair their houses are good friends, and they don't pay wages, but take care of the food, which can't be too bad, let alone a meat dish a day , You must add it once in two days, otherwise people will say that you are not kind and reluctant, and your reputation will be bad.

Ning Ze and Tao Qing planned that the roof should be covered with tiles, otherwise the house would not be covered with thatch after the house was repaired, and tiles could not be bought in the village, but only in the town. Go ask tile.

Ning Ze also discussed with Tao Qing about contracting a pond. He can wait until winter to buy it, but Ning Ze wants to contract the pond earlier. It is convenient to raise fish and shrimp, and it is also convenient to raise snails and crabs. These can actually be raised together Yes, it's just that the pond must be big enough, otherwise it won't work if there is too much mixing.

Tao Qing heard Ning Ze's idea of ​​subcontracting the pond, touched his pocket, and once again felt lucky that the money was in his hands.

He didn't think so when he had no money before, but now that he has some money, Tao Qing really thinks that Ning Ze is a good spender, although now he has more and more ideas and can make money.

However, he doesn't know if Ning Ze's talk about raising fish and shrimp can be done, but he saw the snails, so this can be considered.

Tao Qing said, "The pond was not contracted casually. In addition, there is no pond in the village. If we really want to contract it, we have to dig it ourselves. The water can be diverted from the river. I am afraid that we will not be able to dig the pond this year. We have to wait until next year to release the seedlings, so let's wait and see!"

Tao Qing's words were like pouring a basin of water on Ning Ze. He really didn't expect this, thinking that there was a ready-made fish pond to cover, which would save a lot of work. Now it seems that he really is Fantastic.

Ning Ze lowered his head, a little frustrated, "Okay, let's wait until the house is finished."

Tao Qing said a few words of consolation before Ning Ze regained his energy. The matter of making money really can't be achieved in one step.

When the two reached the intersection into the town, Ning Ze remembered a very important thing, really important, he forgot to bring snail meat...

It was too late to play with a group of children last night, and I ate directly after I came back. After talking for a while after dinner, I went to bed, and I didn't think about it at all.

My attention was on the omurice this morning, so I still didn't think about it, but I only remembered it now.

Ning Ze scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

Tao Qing was also in a hurry. He said, "I've already agreed with the shopkeeper of Laiyue Restaurant that I will give it away every three days. Can I do it if I don't give it away today?"

Ning Ze shook his head, "Let's get things done first, and then go to the riverside to pick them up last time. It must be too late to go back now, after all, it's already this time, and the snails at home haven't been shelled, so we just keep them. time!"

Tao Qing nodded and said, "That's all there is to it, then let's go to Doctor Mo's place now, send the things there, and then go to the place that sells tiles and ask."

"it is good."

Because they were in a hurry, the two quickened their pace and hurried forward. When they arrived at Jimin Hall, they didn't wait like last time. They just gave the omelet rice they brought to Doctor Mo and left Hastily left.

The two first went to the tile place in the town to ask the price of the tiles. There are several types of tiles. According to the firing time, the soil and the flatness of the surface, there are several types, and the prices are also different. .

Ning Ze picked a kind of grayish one, which looked okay on the surface. After asking the price, it was one penny and two horses. Ning Ze asked the tile seller to give them an estimate. A house needs tens of thousands of horses, which is still enough, and there may be more.

Fortunately, now I plan to repair a wooden house, and the walls are covered with mud. It doesn't cost much, but the tiles are the most expensive.

After Ning Ze made sure, he simply gave the deposit, signed a document according to the requirements here, and paid the balance after ten days. The people here will send them the tiles to the village.

Not long after ten days, Ning Ze and Tao Qing had no objections, and left with their documents in hand.

Ning Ze asked someone about the blacksmith shop, and then led Tao Qing there.

Tao Qing was puzzled that Ning Ze was going to the blacksmith shop, "Ah Ze, do you want to make something? We have everything at home, so you don't need it."

Ning Ze said, "But we have to build our own house. We will have our own home in the future. We can't just use daddy's and others' sickle for the first time. We have to build it ourselves. It's just right to go and have a look now."

After Tao Qing heard this, he didn't say anything else. What Ning Ze said was that if you start a family alone, you have to start everything from scratch, including farm tools, all of which have to be bought again.

Ning Ze originally came here for the plow, but he thought that they would have to dig the ground by themselves in the future, so he thought about making a complete set of all the farm tools for future use. "

As soon as they reached the door of the blacksmith shop, they felt the high temperature inside, very hot, even hotter than they are standing under the sun now.

It is estimated that the blacksmith who can really withstand it here has been doing the same thing for many years and has been subjected to the same temperature.

Most of the blacksmiths who forged iron had round arms and thick waists, otherwise they would not be able to use the strength to forge iron. It is also because of this that their voices are somewhat stronger than others.

The blacksmith didn't come out to pick them up after seeing them, and continued to work on his own, just asking them what they wanted.

Ning Ze asked Tao Qing to stand beside him, and he walked over by himself and said, "Boss, we want a complete set of farm tools, how long do you think it will take to pick them up?"

The blacksmith glanced at Ning Ze and said, "Tell me how many kinds of bags you have in this complete set. I have many kinds here. You can talk about it first and I'll see how long it will take."

Ning Ze thought for a while, and began to count with his fingers, "I want two hoes, two iron forks, two sickles, two machetes, two axes, and a plowshare. Well, I also want a plow rake. , That's all for the time being, boss, give me some time."

The boss stopped what he was doing and asked Ning Ze, "What is this plow rake you're talking about? How do you do it? Everything else is fine. I have it here. If you want it, you can take it away now."

As Ning Ze guessed, there was no such thing as a plow rake. Ning Ze said that he described the appearance of the plow rake he drew two days ago to the blacksmith.

After listening to the blacksmith, he said, "I understand it, but I haven't done it. Can you draw it? I can do it if I have a look."

After painting, this Ning Ze has never thought about it. The Tao family does not have such things as pens, inks, paper and inkstones. It is impossible for him to paint even if he wants to. What's more, his body is illiterate, so holding a pen is an abnormal thing. matter.

Now that Tao Qing is here, Ning Ze didn't want to expose it, he said, "Boss, I haven't taken a pen, so how about I use a branch to draw on the ground for you?"

The blacksmith himself knows how to read drawings, and he may not be able to draw if asked. After hearing what Ning Ze said, the blacksmith nodded, "Alright, you can just draw on the ground. Let me see what it looks like."

After the blacksmith agreed, Ning Ze went to find a branch and started painting on a relatively flat ground.

I drew it last time and got an impression, so the speed of drawing this time is much faster and more complete.

This thing is not difficult, especially after seeing the drawing, the blacksmith immediately remembered it, and he said, "It can be done, but you have to wait ten or so days before it can be done. You have to save iron to do it, otherwise I can't get what you want."

Ning Ze understood this, and didn't make things difficult for the blacksmith, saying, "Anyway, it's best to come out as soon as possible. If you really have to wait, you have to wait. But it shouldn't be too long, we are still waiting to use it."

The blacksmith was also a straightforward person, and he nodded with a big head, "Don't worry, I will accept this business, and I will naturally satisfy you, otherwise it will not damage my own reputation."

Ning Ze nodded, "Of course you can trust it, otherwise you won't come here. Boss, you can calculate the price. For the price of this set, we will take everything we can take away today. If we can't take it away Just wait until the next time you come to pick up the plow rake."

The blacksmith calculated the price, and added everything together to make a whole, five taels of silver.

The small ones are okay, but the plows and plowshares are more expensive. They are all made of iron.

Now that the plow rake is not good, they will only give four taels, and the rest will be paid when the plow rake is picked up.

When we came here, Ningze’s basket was empty except for the peaches in the basket. When we went back, the weight came up. If the plowshare couldn’t fit in the basket, we had to carry it. Others were fine, but After putting it in, the weight is not clear, who made it all iron.

Ning Ze didn't let Tao Qing carry it, he carried it all by himself, only the plow was carried by two people, Ning Ze felt that it was necessary for them to rent a bullock cart when they went back, otherwise it would be really exhausting to go back .