What a cheating husband

Within two days, the children in the village killed a weasel.Speaking of what happened, it was a coincidence that Sanwazi had just come out of the hut in the middle of the night with a stomachache, when he heard the short and panicked cooing of a hen in the chicken coop.

Two chickens just died at home a few days ago, and San Wazi immediately knew that the damned animal must have come to pick up the chickens again. Before he had time to call daddy, he picked up the shovel and entered the chicken coop. The hole that was originally stolen by the weasel had just been sealed It was stolen again, and Sanwazi slapped the hole hard with a shovel.

Thanks to the full moon that night, Sanwazi vaguely saw a black shadow rushing towards the entrance of the cave, no matter what 21 [-] picked up the shovel, and directly slapped the thief to death.

Chen Qing held the weasel, which was only as long as the forearm, and smiled, praised Sanwazi a few words, and promised to buy them candy balls if he caught the weasel again.

This weasel rarely steals chickens to eat. There are many rodents such as mice in the wild. I don’t know why this one has its eyes on the domestic chickens raised in the village.

Knowing that wolf hairs are expensive, Chen Qing didn't dare to do anything carelessly. First, he went to the village of Old Liu, who raised sheep in the village, to ask for some wool for practice.Old Liu Tou was an immigrant from Chenjiagou, and his family fled to Qingping Town. Later, he married a girl from a poor family in the village and became a door-to-door son-in-law.

(Outsiders refer to non-local villagers with surnames who settle in the village.)

(Juehu refers to a family that has no sons to pass on the incense. It generally refers to a family that has no sons and no daughters, or a family with only daughters and no sons.)

Old Liu Tou was originally a shepherd. After he came to Chenjiagou, he resumed his old business, raising sheep while farming. After a few years, he got along well. He also added two fat boys, one surnamed Chen and the other surnamed Liu. .

"Uncle Liu, are you at home?" Chen Qing rushed to the old Liu's house to ask for wool because he was not busy at noon.

"It's Ah Qing, what's the matter? I'm not at home at noon, and I ran out in the middle of the day and got sunburnt." Old Liu's wife opened the door and answered.

"Ma'am, I want to roll some wool, why don't I come here to ask for it in time for noon?" Chen Qing replied with a smile.

"Wool is not a valuable thing, you have to go and pull it yourself, he is sleeping in the house." Old Liu's daughter-in-law sent Chen Qing to go to the sheepfold by himself, and then went into the house to take a nap.

The sheep raised in captivity are not afraid of people. Chen Qing caught a ram and thought about where the wool would be useful. Finally, he picked a few places on the back that were easy to attack, and then changed to a place where the wool was hard and solid.

In the summer, he was not afraid of shaving the sheep bald. Chen Qing just closed the door and went home without saying hello.

Chen Bi was also very curious to see Chen Qing coming back with a pile of wool in his pockets, and he was a little interested when he heard that his brother wanted to make brushes for her.

Chen Bi selected suitable wool according to his own brush and kneaded it into a handful, while Chen Qing picked up firewood to sharpen the brush holder.

The selected wool should be washed in bunches of water to remove debris. The wool contains grease, so it needs to be soaked in soap or lime water for cleaning, and then rinsed with clean water.After that, a comb is needed to comb the fur and remove debris and fluff.

There is a ready-made mold, and the brother and sister are nimble. After Chen Qing smoothed the pen barrel with sandpaper, Chen Bina's pen tip was also ready.

"This won't work, you have to make the middle point sharper, and you'll know if it suits you with water." Chen Qing explained, and let Chen Bi tinker with it by himself, and then wrapped the bundled wool around the root with a thin thread a few more times to tie it firmly. Only cut it flat for later use.

After the pen barrel is finished, a round groove must be dug out at one end to glue the pen tip firmly with gum.

It was hot at noon, and the wet wool dried in a short time. When Chen Qing came back from scraping the gum, Chen Bi had already picked out a suitable brush tip.

Tighten the root of the brush tip, apply gum and stuff it into the reserved circular groove on the pen barrel, and a brush is ready.It took only an hour and a half before and after.

"Throw it in the house to dry in the shade, otherwise the pen tip will fall off as soon as the water soaks in it." Chen Qing glued one and began to sharpen the pen holder again.

On the way to scrape the gum, he also specially selected a pear tree branch and chopped it back to make the pen holder. This time Chen Qing put more thought into the cutting of the pen holder.

Recalling the several pen holders I saw in the store at the beginning, some were of the same thickness, and some were slightly wider at the bottom and thinner at the top. Most of these pen holders were only used for brushes with thicker nibs.

Chen Qing's practice is naturally to pick the easiest ones to make.It is still the same thickness, but this time the pen holder has spent some more thought. I used a knife to carve out a circle of patterns at the head and tail. It is said that the pattern is just a simple wavy line or the like.

The tail of the pen barrel is also carefully engraved with the word "Yaohao Pen". After engraving, it is polished with sandpaper until it feels smooth and free of burrs.I took Abi's brush and compared it carefully, and after applying a layer of green oil, the brush was no different from the one sold in the store.

Yanghao pens are sold for 5 fen a piece, and he can at most pay for the green oil and sandpaper, and everything else is a net profit.Weitu's sales price is still set at 3 cents a piece, with small profits but quick turnover, and it can also gain word of mouth. After all, he doesn't need to pay for the store, and he still sells it secretly.

After ordering Chen Bi to put away the things, Chen Qing happily went out to work.I just don’t know if it will sell well or not. After all, a writing brush can be used for a long time. Even if it is a consumable, if a brush is used well and not used frequently, it will not break for several years.

Forget it, instead of worrying about the sales, it's better to think of ways to make more money. Who knows if this thing will sell well before trying to sell it?

After dinner, Chen Qing asked Chen Bi to practice calligraphy as usual, and he sat by the stove and cut wood. The pen shaft is not thick, and a tree branch can make more than [-] pen shafts. This time, Chen Qing carefully carved a protruding hole at the end. It is convenient for the cord to pass through and be hung on the pen stand.

The other two pen barrels that had been sharpened were also carved with crescent holes, and Chen Qingcai put away Chen Bi's pen and ink to go to bed.

Carving at noon and night for several days in a row, Chen Qing also gradually became proficient in the new work, and the patterns on the pen holder were also richer. Birds, animals, flowers and plants can be carved with a few knives, which is incomparable to the exquisiteness of specially made pen holders. It's also simple.

The few Yanghao pens that I made before, Chen Qing let them dry for three days. After confirming that the gum inside was completely dry, I dipped them in water and tried to write. I picked out the brushes with uneven hairs and redid them. If it is not serious, some will grow. After trimming it off and feeling that it was no different from the ordinary brushes sold in the store, Chen Qing became more confident in selling brushes.

The weasel's skin had already been peeled and hung on the wall. With full confidence, Chen Qing started to make wolf hair brushes. This kind of pen is a slightly more expensive one, and it is also the first choice for students to use.

A weasel's tail can't make a few brush tips, so Chen Qing mixed some short hairs on his body to make five wolf hair brushes, and stopped.He now has 5 Langhao pens and 5 Yanghao pens. These are enough to test the market, and it is a waste of energy if he makes too many and cannot be sold.

With the official arrival of autumn, the courtyard of Chen Qing's house is covered with various kinds of dried wild vegetables and herbs.Chen Qing also took advantage of this slack period to pickle the vegetables in the vegetable field that should be pickled, harvest the vegetables that should be harvested, and save some of the vegetables that cannot be stored for a long time, and dry the rest as vegetables for winter rations.

A yard of dried eggplants, shredded beans, and cucumber slices made the whole yard almost useless.Because there are so many dry goods, the aunt is too lazy to hang around the yard of the two juniors. Anyway, under her nose, these things are all her own, and she is not afraid of the two juniors stealing them for money.

"As for this thing, someone has to be willing to buy it." Chen Bi complained with her mouth curled up. The auntie is getting more and more money-conscious, and the vegetables at home are considered treasures. She is really a money fanatic.

"Okay, who cares what she does? Even if she treats us as thieves, can't she guard against it?" Chen Qing winked at his sister, and the two siblings secretly laughed together.

Chen Qing coughed secretly. He seemed to have taught his sister badly. He knew to hide his private money at a young age. Don't wait until you get married. This problem can't be changed-but this is not a bad thing, people should leave a note for themselves The way forward is the way forward, but I still have to tell my sister to be safe in doing things, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and it is not good if things come to light and arouse the suspicion of her in-laws.

Chen Qing was pondering whether this behavior was good or bad, the precocious girl in his family had already put away her smile, and solemnly put the dried fungus and dried mushrooms into the kitchen and carefully tied them up in a cloth bag.

"Uh~ Let's talk about it later." Seeing the girl's behavior, Chen Qing had no choice but to mutter, no longer worried.

Ten days passed in a flash, and it was only a few days before the autumn harvest. Chen Qing quickly finished embroidering a work, carefully looked at this picture of hundreds of sons and grandchildren, and felt that it was carefully folded and put into the cloth bag without pulling the needle. He had to rush there tomorrow When I went to town, the last appointment with my aunt might have to be delayed for a while. In time for the autumn harvest, I will not be free for at least a month, so I don't have time to catch up on embroidery work.

I informed my aunt and sold the herbal medicines stored at home before the autumn harvest, and left early in the morning after receiving 15 Wen the next day.

Going fast in an hour, arriving at Qingping Town is just the time when ordinary people have just finished breakfast.First, I went to the pharmacy to find the shopkeeper Lin to change the herbal medicine, and said that the medicine would not be delivered in the near future, and then handed the shopkeeper Lin a pack of dried fungus.

"Don't forget to dig up the medicinal plant on the cliff before winter, so as not to cause slippery roads in cold weather." Shopkeeper Lin was still thinking about this, and hurriedly reminded him.

"Don't worry, I'll go first." After Chen Qing finished speaking, seeing shopkeeper Lin stuffing him with a bun, she took it with a smile without refusing.He came out in such a hurry today that he didn't even bother to eat breakfast. After handing in the embroidery work, he had to go to the gate of the academy to try his luck to see if the brushes were sold.