North and South groceries

Luo Yong used to be too lazy to care about these parents' short-sightedness.

Living in the 21st century, in that town, he can just live his life behind closed doors, don't say whatever he likes, as long as he doesn't take them seriously, it doesn't hurt anyway.

Now this time is very different, if a person's reputation is bad, even if he goes out to buy salt, the salt seller may give you a face, and he may be spit on when he walks on the street.

Although the aunt can be regarded as smart, she is still younger. The so-called old people are old and smart, people are getting smarter as they live. In those twists and turns, she obviously can't play with the Lin family. The older one, if Luo Yong hadn't stood up for her this time, she would have been waiting to suffer.

If we only talk about those small thoughts, don't talk about Aunt Luo, even Luo Yong may not be the opponent of the Lin family's two families.

But in this Xipo village, he is respected by people now, and people listen to what he says, and they are willing to believe it. If not, it may not be so easy to rely on these few words.

If the words he said in the village that day reached the ears of Lin's father and Lin's mother, they probably wouldn't have any embarrassment for Aunt Luo.

Luo Yong didn't want to get involved with those in the Lin family who were right and wrong, he just wanted Aunt Luo not to suffer.

As soon as Mrs. Luo's matter came to an end, Xu Erlang and others began to move the soil at the entrance of the village.

Originally, the cold winter months were not suitable for breaking ground, but the Xu family was really impatient. Now there are many nobles in Lishi County, and the Luo family's Dongpo pork is booming, one day sooner If the guest house is built well, you can earn money one day earlier.

The Xu family recruited workers in the city, and each person was promised two dry meals a day, and a bucket of food for two days of work.

Many people in the city are scrambling to go. Even though the situation at home this year is much better than in previous years, making bamboo chains and poking wool felt cushions can earn some income, but many people are still reluctant to take the money to go. To buy food, in the eyes of the common people nowadays, Kaiyuan Tongbao is a very precious thing, hard currency, and hard to earn, many people are reluctant to spend it.At this time, I heard that there is another place to earn food, so of course I want to go, and the young and strong in the family are often the most able to eat, so there are still two full meals over there.

Xu Erlang only chose those who were strong and honest to hire, and he always chose 30 people.

Those twenty or thirty young and strong digging foundations, digging foundations, and smashing mud bricks were bustling outside the village entrance. The villagers of Xipo Village also heard that they were going to repair the guest house there, and they knew it was Luo's use. Disciple, no one has any objections.

Although he was also worried that no one would stay at his house after his guest house was repaired, but most of the villagers were more open to it.

When their guest house is built, if some merchants who buy dried tofu and frozen tofu from them can stay in this guest house, wouldn't they be able to save the cost of delivering goods to the city?A truckload of goods can save four pennies, so how much money can you save all year round?

Thinking of this, many villagers in Xipo Village are quite worried about those Dinghu men.

Dinghu man was not afraid either, the goatee Yang Dalang had already said to Wang Dang and others: "When their guest house is built, if there are many merchants coming and going, I will still be a porter with others. There are often dignitaries from Chang'an here, so giving money should be more straightforward than ordinary merchants."

And because they are currently living in the courtyard built by the Xu family brothers and others, it can be regarded as owed a favor, these Dinghu men will go to help out in the past few days when they have free time.

Hot water and mud were used to bake the bricks on a heated kang, and the foundation was dug deep and wide. The Xu family really did a great job.

The three brothers of the Xu family went to Taiyuan City to make kangs for people last year, and now they are making wool felt cushions for Na Luo Sanlang. I heard that the three brothers are all very skilled in craftsmanship. How can others match it.

Those Dinghu men saw the scene of the Xu family brothers doing business vigorously, and their hearts were also very hot. Why didn't they want to do business.

Luo Yong would visit the construction site at the entrance of the village from time to time.After going through the incidents of the Lin family just now, looking at the brothers of the Xu family again, I felt a lot of emotion in my heart.

The old man of the Xu family is not very shrewd and capable, but he has always been lenient when it comes to treating his children. The children of his family are also sensible, and they can share the burden with their parents at a young age. When they grow up, the brothers and sisters are still very united. .

They also worked hard to raise children, but the current situation of the two families is completely different. Apart from some innate temperaments, it is true that the Lin family is too partial. The matter has come to this point, but there is no other way but to separate. It's just that the old couple didn't seem to be willing to let go easily.

Luo Yong also hoped that the Xu family's guest house could be repaired as soon as possible, and then he could get Aunt Luo and Lin Wulang out of the Lin's yard early.

On the nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Luo Yong saw Yang Dalang at the construction site and said to him:

"In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the number of merchants who come to Lishi County to buy goods is gradually decreasing. I have seen that you have been idle in the yard for the past few days. Why don't you take some fermented bean curd and other things from me to sell in Dinghu County? , when you come back, bring me some more dates, but you don’t have to sell them to me at the fixed price, as long as they are a little cheaper than those in Lishi County, I will buy them from you.”

"That's exactly what I mean. Boss Wang went to the city today and hasn't come back yet. I'll talk to him when he comes back."

This Yang Dalang never competes with his brothers for work and money. He likes to find some light jobs in the village to help people kill pigs and clean the pigsty. Second, his body has been injured before, so he doesn't have such a good foundation as others.

"I'm going to Dinghu County, is there a place to rest on the way?" Luo Yong asked him.In the cold winter months, if you can't find a place to stay on the road, it will be too difficult.

"Of course there are. A few of us often work as porters, and we are all familiar with this journey." Hedong Road is not a wild place. No matter how small the population is, you can always find a place to stay if you walk for a day. Naturally, hot water on the kang is available, and the price is not expensive. In some remote villages, the host family is very happy if they only need to pay a few pennies.

The reason why Luo Yong mentioned this matter to Yang Dalang was because he recently discovered that the dates in Dinghu County are not only cheaper than theirs, but also generally sweeter than theirs.

When Xu's guest house was built, Luo Yong asked Aunt Luo and Lin Wulang to make jujube cakes and Dongpo meat there and sell them for money.

From then on, the production of jujube cakes is no longer limited to the days of the fifth day, but can also be made on weekdays. Only on the few days of the fifth day, it is still sold for one penny each, and the price can be slightly higher on weekdays. Rich businessmen and nobles will not care about the price difference at 01:30. If they are poor and thrifty, they will just wait for the few days on the fifth day.

Aunt Luo has always known how to make the jujube cake. Every time she came to help, Luo Yong never hid it from her.

Lin Wulang is honest, he does what he is asked to do, and he doesn't ask too many questions, but he already knows the process of beating eggs, and the production of jujube cake is no longer a thing for him. What a secret.

Even so, when Lin's father and Lin's mother asked him secretly behind his mother's back if he would make cakes, he also said no, and refused to say anything else.This honest person is also very stubborn in certain things, and ordinary people don't want to break him easily.

It is precisely because of this that Luo Yong was able to leave this matter to him and his aunt this time, because he also saw that although his brother-in-law was a little more honest, he was rarely a principled person, and he was not afraid He will be coaxed away with sweet words.

"Boss, I think this business is going well." That night, Yang Dalang told Wang Dang and others about Luo Yong's proposal.

"That's right, boss, I suffered a loss in the past because I didn't know a person's place well. Now I'm familiar with Lishi County, which is also close to home, and I have an acquaintance like Luo Sanlang. It must be safe to do some small business in the field." After Yang Dalang said that, other brothers immediately joined in.

"Earlier in Dinghu County, I heard the name of Luo Sanlang, and some people took fermented bean curd and other things from him to sell. Although the distance is a bit short, they can't be sold at such a high price, there is always a profit, right? ?”

"It's also suitable for him to bring some dates to sell when he comes back. He wants as much as he has, and he doesn't pick or choose. It should be lower than the market price."

"In our Dinghu County, there are also some merchants who travel between Chang'an City and the Northwest Region. We transport fermented bean curd and other goods to Dinghu County from here. If they can buy them, they can directly transport the goods south or north. Wouldn't it be convenient. "

"This business has not been done yet, you are thinking so far."

"In any case, this business will not lose money, will it?"

"Yes! This deal is done!"

Now that they had made up their minds, the brothers didn't delay any longer. That night, they went to the villagers to buy some dried and frozen tofu, and went to Luo's courtyard to buy fermented bean curd and other things.

Luo Yong knew that these people were not very rich, so he said that they could sell the fermented bean curd and miso sauce first, and when they got money from the sale, they could just exchange them for dates and return them.

Wang Dang and his brothers are naturally very grateful. They have been going through the wind and snow these days, and although they have earned some money and food, the things of Luo Sanlang's family are not cheap, and a jar of fermented bean curd costs five cents Money, even if the brothers emptied their pockets, they might not be able to buy a few jars.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" Luo Yong asked them.

"After loading the car tonight, let my mother-in-law prepare some dry food, and leave early tomorrow morning." Wang Dangyan said.

Early the next morning, Luo Yong saw that it was snowing again outside, and hurried down the slope to look at the few piglets he had just bought. Seeing that they were all alive and well, he felt relieved.

On the slope over there, Wang Dang's daughter-in-law came down the slope with two buckets, as if she was going to carry water. When she got off the dirt slope in front of Luo's courtyard and reached the intersection, she met Luo Yong. Ask her: "It's snowing heavily, is Wang Dalang going to leave today?"

"Let's go before dawn." Wang Dang's daughter-in-law pointed in the direction of the village entrance and said with a smile.

Luo Yong turned his head and looked towards the entrance of the village, only to see the cold wind howling, and his vision was completely white.