North and South groceries

As batch after batch of merchants poured into Lishi County, the local prices have also undergone some changes. The most obvious thing is that the prices of restaurants and guest houses have increased compared with before. , the current price is quite affordable.

When many merchants went north, they did not come here empty. Many people would bring some things that were not available or rare here to sell. Among them, the safest business was silk fabrics.

Earlier in their Lishi County, a piece of silk was sold for three hundred and fifty or sixty yuan, but now the price has dropped to only three hundred or twenty yuan. Many wealthy households in the city are hoarding goods recently. , I am afraid that after passing this village, there will be no such shop.

In fact, the same silk is produced in different places and woven by different people, and the quality is also good or bad.

When Luo Yong entered the city this time, he happened to encounter a cart of silk cloth brought from Chang'an. Many people who knew Luo Yong in the city said that this batch of silk was good, the color was good, the size was good, the fabric was thick, and the price was reasonable. It was suitable, so Luo Yong also bought one back.

Luo Yong planned to use this piece of silk to make underwear for his brothers and sisters, but Erniang was too busy recently to make this, so he had to take it to the widow's house in the village and ask them to help tailor it.

Widows are also very common these days. There are several in their village. The reason why this family is called a widow's family is because there are three widows in their family, and there are no males. They rely on an old woman to lead two daughters-in-law to support the following few. grandchildren.

The old woman's surname is Sun, and the villagers usually call her Widow Sun. The land is also well-raised.

Two years ago, when Luo Sanlang was still young, he had seen this widow carrying a hoe and beating her to the door of someone's house because the man of that family had said something frivolous to her daughter-in-law.

None of the two daughter-in-laws in her family remarried, and the widow grandson should have contributed a lot. In the situation of their family, if there is another remarried, life will be difficult. If both of them are married, then The little dolls in this yard have no way out.

"Sanlang, why are you here?" Seeing that it was Luo Lao, the widow quickly greeted her outside the courtyard.

Ever since she learned the craft of making tofu from Luo Sanlang, her family's life has been getting better day by day, and now her granddaughter has learned the craft of knitting sweaters and socks from Luo Erniang, and now she can earn a living. Regardless of the money, he will definitely be able to find a good family in the future.

There were rumors earlier that their family of women were all widows, and her aunt was thirteen or fourteen years old, and there was no one to ask.Now someone came to ask, but she was not in a hurry to marry her granddaughter.The family can make money, and the granddaughter has skills, so it's okay to stay for a year or two longer. She must choose her grandson-in-law carefully, and she must find someone with good character and good health. Don't ask that good grandson to leave again. out of their old ways.

"I bought a bolt of silk from the city, and I want to make some underwear for my family, but Erniang is busy." Luo Yong carried a batch of silk cloth and followed her into the yard.

"But do you want to make a whole body for one person?" Widow Sun happily took over the batch of silk cloth. There are no good clothes left, and in a blink of an eye, it has been many years since I touched such good fabrics.

"It doesn't matter how much you make, there is just so much silk anyway, you can make as much as you can." This piece of silk cloth probably isn't enough to make two bodies for each of them, so let's do whatever else is left.

Apart from the married aunt, there are still six brothers and sisters in their family, and the needlework girl depends entirely on the second mother. Speaking of which, the current life of the Luo family is not bad, eating better than most of them at this time. Everyone is nice, but the clothes on this body are really sloppy.

"Okay, I'll help you measure the size first, Erniang and the others, let my eldest daughter-in-law come over later." Widow Sun said and took out a hemp rope.

"I heard that Grandma Sun is the best at crafting. I have to ask Grandma to help me make it properly." The implication is that his own clothes should be made by Grandma Sun, not to her daughter-in-law or granddaughter. .Erniang and the others are fine, anyway, Grandma Sun's family is also female, there is no question of whether to avoid suspicion, Luo Yong is a little different here.

"I'll save it for you, don't worry, I'll help you do it properly." Widow Sun smiled.

She is not that confused person, she used to pay more attention to her natal family than she did in Xipo Village, how can she not be clear about this matter?

After measuring the size, Luo Yong asked about the wages.

"It's very expensive, just those cloth heads. If you don't want them, just keep them for me." Widow Sun said.

"However, tailoring clothes is not easy." Luo Yong said hastily.

"That's the way the market is, Saburo doesn't need to say much." Poor people don't waste fabrics. Putting together those extra fabric ends, they can also put together two small clothes for her two youngest grandchildren. This silk fabric It is not known how much softer it is than the linen.

Those who are willing to give the cloth head are considered generous. Some individuals even take the cloth head back, and only give the 01:30 wages a little.

Since the other party had already said that the situation was the same, Luo Yong didn't say any more, and only thanked him again, and then he left the yard of Widow Sun's house.

When she was far away, Widow Sun put away the piece of silk cloth, and said to the little granddaughter on the kang who was knitting a sweater sleeve with a blushing face, "Why are you blushing? Luo Sanlang hasn't asked you for a long time since he entered the room." Take a look over there."

"..." Her granddaughter buried her head even lower, but her ears became more and more red.

"Do you know he has no intentions for you?" Grandma Sun asked again.

"I know." Her granddaughter replied in a low voice.

"It's good if you know." Grandma Sun sighed, sat down on the edge of the kang, and said: "If this Luo Sanlang can see a girl from a family in the village, no one has any reason to push it away. If he is right If you are interested, how can I not be happy for you, but my two eyes are serious, but he has no intention of you."

"I know." How could she not know that Luo Sanlang had no intentions for her.

"It's good if you know it, don't think about it all day long, or your mind will get confused." Widow Sun said helplessly.

If a young man wants to be tempted, no one can stop him, he can only remind her every now and then, telling her not to be deluded by those delusions.

Not to mention her granddaughter, there are several teenage girls in the village who have never dreamed of marrying Luo Sanlang. Many adults in the village are also happy to see her, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Luo Sanlang Saburo had no such intention at all.

Widow Sun is also optimistic about this Luo Sanlang, no matter what family property or career, in terms of character alone, there are not many young people in this area who can match him.

A young man in his teens, he already has a good appearance, plus he behaves neatly and cleanly, unlike other young people who are superficial and impetuous. You look at him as if he has many things in his heart, and he treats others without the slightest bit. Maliciousness, I don't blame these girls in the village for their hearts. It would be really strange if such a young man is not popular.

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On this side, Luo Yong returned to his yard and buried himself in making his wool felt cushions. With the increasing orders, he is now eager to improve the efficiency of felting.

The felting methods of wool felt are mainly needle felting method and wet felting method. The needle felting method uses fine needles to pierce all the felt. The wool felt produced in this way is relatively fine, but the speed is quite slow.

The wet felting method is to pour hot water on the wool felt, and then repeatedly knead, beat and roll to achieve the purpose of fast felting. The wet felting method is fast, but it is inevitable that there will be some details that cannot be taken care of.

Luo used the mats he had made before. The front side was made of needle felt, and the back side only had one color, so wet felt could be used.

In the past few days, he wants to try wet felt on the front as well, instead of only using wet felt, he just lays out a few main colors first, and then adds other details to it through needle felting. It can also save some time, but it only tests the craftsmanship of the creator. If you are not careful, the flowers will lose their shape.

With this busy work, Luo didn't come out of the backyard until it was dark. At this time, Er Niang had finished feeding the pigs and had just come back from outside.

The smell of noodles wafted from the grocery store, Luo Yong walked over and saw that Si Niang Wu Lang had already prepared the meal for tonight, and it was nothing complicated, just a big pot of steaming pasta. It's noodle soup.

In the soup, there is a womb cabbage brought by the aunt from the Lin family, and some mutton was cut into it, and a small handful of green onions were sprinkled on it. This kind of noodle soup is already very good in this era of material scarcity. the meal.

Siniang and Wulang made noodle soup out of the pot, and put bowls on the table. It was common for seven or eight-year-old children in the village to wash and cook, and some of them went to the fields early, Siniang and Wulang According to the false age, one is ten years old and the other is eight years old, which is not too young at this time.

"Brother, it's okay if you try it." Si Niang smiled and looked at Luo Yongdao.

No chopsticks were given, so Luo Yong had to take a sip from the edge of the bowl, feeling a little salty in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Not bad, this pastry is delicious."

At this time, Erniang brought a handful of chopsticks to share with everyone, and she sat down to take a bite, her brows frowned, and she was about to say why the soup was so salty, but Luo Yong gave her a wink, so she said As soon as the words reached his mouth, he swallowed them together with the salty soup.

"It's delicious, and Liu Lang Qiniang should eat more." Luo Yong boasted, and went outside the yard to get a few frozen pears and soak them in cold water. Thirsty.

Liulang and Qiniang are still young, and children are easy to coax. Once the atmosphere is heated up, they will also think it is delicious after hearing that their brothers and sisters say it is delicious. Qiniang, that silly girl, even added twice.

"What's the matter, Qiniang, how delicious are the buns made by sister?" Luo Yong tried to induce again.

"Delicious!" Qiniang snapped back.

"Hee hee!" Si Niang listened to it, and laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth.

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This night, Luo Sanlang drank a lot of water, but fortunately there was hot water on the kang, so he could drink as much as he wanted.

On the second day, Luo Yong was still busy in the backyard, and only came out occasionally when someone came looking for him from the front yard.

Erniang was also busy with her own business. Many of those who came to buy peony cushions these days fell in love with the turtleneck sweater on Luo Yong's body and placed orders, so Erniang mobilized several people in the village to buy peony cushions. The little girl knits sweaters together, and she has to knit sweaters and feed the pigs herself, and there is no time to stop.

The grocery store in front is basically handed over to Siniang and Wulang, and Liulang and Qiniang also play there during the day.

Not long after breakfast this morning, Si Niang began to think about what to cook for lunch. Brothers and sisters all said that the food she made was delicious, and Liu Lang and Qin Niang also liked it very much. She is indeed very talented in cooking, and she will show her skills at noon today.

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