North and South groceries

When the cotton gin was put into use in the cashmere workshop last year, in order to prevent the news from leaking, the people in Chang'an City heard about it, and it would affect the price of the white folded cloth, so Luo Yong told Er Niang that they were called a cashmere workshop. The people here must keep it a secret, and don't spread the news to the outside world.

At first, I thought that even so, there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and some news about the cotton gin would definitely leak out, but I didn't expect those little ladies to be surprisingly good at keeping secrets.

Luo Yong thought it was probably because these little ladies cherished their jobs in the cashmere workshop and were afraid of losing their jobs.

However, what Luo Yong didn't know was that the cashmere workshop was actually a small society.In the past, these little ladies only had contact with their parents, family members, left and right neighbors, and they lived as others did, and they didn't have many other thoughts.

Then now that I came to this cashmere workshop, the workers and managers, and even the big boss of this cashmere workshop, are all women, so gradually, some people have some bold ideas in their hearts, and there are always those who refuse to accept their fate. , wanting to work out a career of her own, and didn't want to live the life of marrying from the father at home and obeying the death of the husband and son.

Under such circumstances, some women's personalities will appear very stubborn and fierce. The cashmere workshop is their biggest reliance at present, and this job is their biggest reliance at the moment.

If someone did something that harmed the interests of the cashmere workshop, their reaction would often be much more extreme than Luo Erniang and others.This time, regarding the matter of the cotton gin, rather than saying that the secrecy measures were well done, it would be better to say that no one dared to leak the secrets at all.

The cashmere workshop is not a paradise. There are also pressures and conflicts in it. Because it bears the hopes of too many people, Erniang Luo sometimes feels that the burden on her shoulders is heavy.

After bearing this weight, she felt that her life was somewhat different from the past.

When this year's white jasmine is harvested, they will divide the cashmere workshop into two parts, one part is still for cashmere processing, and the other is for jasmine flower, that is, cotton processing.

After this autumn, they still have to recruit people, and the expansion of the workshop is also planned. The place is next to their cashmere workshop on a piece of open space. When the time comes, they will find someone to build the workshop house over there first, and then repair the wall. , and then directly open the wall in the middle. During the construction period, there will be no impact on the workshops here.

"Erniang, the sauce for the cold salad is almost used up, so I asked them to bring some more in the past two days?"

In the early morning of this day, Luo Erniang got up early and went to the cafeteria to check the food, the lady in charge of the cafeteria told her.

"I'll go, I'll ask them to deliver it later." Liu Huo and the others were selling cotton gins on the street in the past two days, and they heard that many people came to buy them, so she planned to go out and have a look later.

"Hey." The lady in charge responded, and brought up another bucket to add water to the big pottery cauldron.

"Let's add more corn." Luo Erniang looked into the pottery cauldron and said.

"That's a lot." The lady said with a smile.

"Put more, you can afford it." Luo Erniang also laughed.

"Hey." The lady then went to dig out the rice in the urn again, she also wanted to boil the corn porridge to thicken every day, didn't she want to save some for their cashmere workshop, after all, she didn't just drink it Congee, there are all kinds of cakes and side dishes.

Luo Erniang looked around in the cafeteria and was generally satisfied, so she left the cafeteria.It was light outside, and some young ladies who got up early had already washed up, and some were hardworking, so they wanted to take advantage of the time before work started to read a few words.

Er Niang also bought a few textbooks used in the middle and Mongolian schools in the county and put them in the lobby for meeting guests, and the literate ladies in the workshop copied some.

There are many kinds of people. Some young ladies don't like to chat and laugh with others after work every day. They just like to sit in the lobby and read and read. They can see them until midnight.

Erniang didn't spare the lamp oil. If these little ladies can learn something in the future, it will also be a boost to her cashmere workshop.

Erniang's rubber-soled leather boots stepped on the well-cleaned concrete floor step by step, and the morning breeze blew the corners of her clothes. The cloth was clean and tidy, and the air was fresh.

Erniang's steps were brisk and steady. She came out of the cashmere workshop and walked along the side road for a while. On the way, she met many people from the city who came to work in the workshop area. They greeted them all the way, and soon reached the main street. superior.

It was just dawn, and the streets of Changle County were already very lively, especially Liu Huo's stall selling cotton gins, which was surrounded by people three times inside and outside three circles, most of them were from Dunhuang Jinchang. There are also many Hu people in the area.

There are many Hu merchants coming and going to and from Changle County this year. There are currently three things in Changle County that attract them the most, namely needles, white wine and tea.

"..."

"Everyone, take a look."

"Put the white stacked flowers down from here, shake the handle..."

"See, these little iron hooks?"

"These small iron hooks hook up the flower velvet, and then look at the brush over here, and the brush sweeps it, hey, you see, the flower velvet is swept out..."

"Look at the flower seeds again."

"The flower seeds have all fallen down here, do you see that?"

"When it's not in use, once the wooden bucket is put away and the lid is closed, look, it's just a wooden box. It can be placed on the kang head, and it can also be used as a small table or something."

"It's also convenient to move. There is also a strap here, so you can just hang it on your shoulder."

"What? Do it again?"

"No, last year's white flowers were so expensive, and it would be great to keep some of them for this year's demonstration. I can only demonstrate this once a day. If you don't see clearly today, come back tomorrow."

"If you're really worried, you can wait until this year's bouquet of flowers is harvested before buying."

"There is no more, there is no more white daisy today."

"..."

Some people here are pestering Liu Huo and they want to watch the demonstration, and some people with deep pockets over there have already started spending money to buy goods at this time.

Many of those Hu merchants from the Western Regions brought gold and silver treasures, and it is inevitable that there will be some defective and fake products.Luo Yong arranged for experienced clerks to come over to help them with their eyes. The government's salary will be paid as usual, and they can earn some extra money here. These clerks are also very happy.

Erniang saw that they were very busy here, so she didn't go up to say hello, and went to the vegetable shop.

There was only one servant at the beginning of this vegetable shop, but now it has increased to three, and an older official has come, and the other is a non-staff member, who is a relative of a wealthy family in Changle County. Because the rich man has done a lot of work with the government, and he has made a lot of contributions to the county. He opened his mouth to Luo Yong a while ago, and Luo Yong arranged such a job for his relative. Come and go.

The business in this vegetable shop has been very good recently, mainly due to the good sales of various sauces, especially after the passage of this wooden track, many people from Jinchang City came to buy it.

When Luo Erniang went in, the three of them swept the floor, tidied up the goods, talked while working, and got along happily.

It doesn't matter whether they were holding knives, pens, or hoes in the past, when they come here, they are all vegetable sellers.At this age, people can still eat a stable meal every day without burdening their children and grandchildren. In addition, the shop is full of people coming and going every day, so they are very happy to see it.

"The second mother is here."

"Why did Er Niang come here so early today?"

"But what do you want to buy?" The three greeted Luo Erniang when they saw her.

"My hot sauce for cold dishes is gone, I need to buy some." Erniang laughed.

"Then I'll take it with you?" asked the old man from a farming family.

"No rush." ​​Erniang said, "Just send it over before lunch, and send me a can of soy sauce as well."

"okay."

"Have you had breakfast yet?"

"I just ate."

"Er Niang hasn't eaten yet?"

"The sliced ​​meat fried Hoto that the county government eats today is delicious, you should go and eat some."

"Everyone just said that they are not full yet, so ask the cook to cook another pot. It's just right for you to go there at this time."

Since the beginning of spring, the mutton here has gradually become very expensive again.

This morning, I was greedy for meat, so I asked the cook to bring out two jars of canned meat from the warehouse, and then fished some glutinous rice, put some vegetables down and fry them together, and fried them in several large pots. Eat enough, one by one, the stomach is like a bottomless pit.

When Luo Erniang passed by, Luo Yong was eating a bowl of Fried Hoto. Seeing her coming, he shouted to those around the pot who were dividing the Hoto: "Hey, leave a bowl for my sister. .”

"..." Those big-bellied men gathered around the pot and shared one bowl with another. They pretended not to hear the call of the county magistrate Luo. Some of them were thin-skinned, and their ears were red at this time. Even if his ears are red, he won't let Huto.

"I'll do it." Qiao Junlin stood up at this moment, took a clean empty bowl from the side, and walked over a few steps.

He doesn't bully the small ones, he just picks out the tallest and strongest ones, drags out two or three, and he can stand next to the pot by himself, and then quickly makes a big bowl of braised food for Luo Erniang. Spicy fried Hoto came out.

Those big guys didn't dare to complain, they shrank their necks and continued to squeeze towards the pot, trying to get another bowl of fried pho in the pot before they were all emptied.

Their Joe boss has always been like this, others pick the soft persimmons, and he picks the hard ones to touch. In their case, being big is actually not beneficial.

"Let's eat, sister, today's Fried Hoto is delicious." Luo Yong said to Er Niang with a smile.

"Hey." Erniang smiled, took the big bowl of fried Hoto that Qiao Junlin handed over, and started to eat the bowl of Hoto soup that the cook made for her.

"Sister, can you finish eating?"

"Eat as much as you can!"

The author has something to say:

Hoto, roughly noodles.