[Comprehensive martial arts] With the martial arts protagonist

Buying livestock is a special place in the city, not only because the smell of the livestock is too strong, it is easy to affect the appearance of the city, but also because most of the people who buy and sell these are ordinary people, and they dare not go near the big families. Walking around, I can understand it if you think about it. You said that if you stay with those salt merchants, you may find horse manure in the salt in the future. If you are with Qinlou and Chuguan, it is estimated that this red light district will not be able to continue. People have fled, so the livestock trading is near the gate of the city, where there are many civilians. No one here dislikes the bad taste, and some people even make money by doing small businesses through this people coming and going.

The uncle of the Qin family took Ayu around Xishikou for several times, asked no less than five families, and finally found one that was satisfactory.In the end, Ayu and his uncle bought donkeys instead of mules.

Although the strength of a donkey is not as strong as that of a mule, and its bones are relatively smaller, it seems that it lacks a lot of advantages in pulling things, but the biggest advantage of a donkey over a mule is that it can live longer. A mule, whether it is a horse mule or a donkey mule, It can only live for 30 years at most, but a donkey can live for 50 years. Obviously, the life span is nearly doubled. It is very attractive to both Uncle Qin and Ayu. Another point is that mules are not fertile. Yes, but donkeys do!This female donkey that the uncle of the Qin family is optimistic about is just four years old this year. When she reaches adulthood, she will be able to give birth next year. As long as she goes to Xishikou and spends some money for breeding, the family will be able to have more in the next year. On the other hand, it sounds so cost-effective, doesn't it!Besides, donkeys are cheap too!Because the price of horses is high, the price of mules is also high. More importantly, mules are infertile, which means that they have no estrus period, are better managed, are also docile, work more, and do not have the stubborn temper of donkeys, so the price is higher. It is one or two taels taller than a donkey. If the uncle of the Qin family wants to save money, he naturally prefers to buy a donkey.

As for Ayu, he was thinking about other things, thinking about buying old clothes and refurbishing cotton to make money, so he thought about saving more money, at worst, just buy it again next year, and he was happy to obey his uncle's wishes.

Because of Uncle Qin's careful planning, the donkey and the cart only cost nine taels of silver. In this way, the money in his hand was more relaxed, so Ayu encouraged the uncle to expand the homestead in his yard. It is good to raise chickens and pigs at home, even more muddy land for taro planting.

So when Ayu's family started to renovate the house, the yard of the family doubled, almost two acres of land, a north-south rectangular yard, with the original three adobe brick houses connected to the big yard in the front, and a large yard in the east. There are two huts, which are the kitchen and the utility room. The chicken coops are newly erected to the west, and a large vegetable garden is behind the house. At the end, there is a long shed against the wall, and the newly purchased donkey and cart Right there, there is a pigsty, and on the northwest corner is a hut.The entire yard is covered with stones and earthen bricks, and a person-high wall is covered with mud and grass. Although it is still a thatched-roofed house, it is covered with bamboo mats made by Ayu, coated with a layer of mud, and then re-enclosed. Add thatch, and finally use bamboo to spread in half, and spread them crosswise, just like tiles. The joints are firmly fixed, and there is no need to worry about the roof leaking or being lifted. This is really a good family in this area. house.

To the northeast of Ayu's house is the river beach, which is where Ayu usually goes to catch fish. There are no houses, but there are a few neighbors not far to the west, all of which are thatched shacks, the same as Ayu's house before.This time Ayu’s family renovated their house, and almost everyone came to help. It is true that the poorer the family, the kinder they are, even if Ayu’s family does not pay wages, they will come to help, not to mention that they still have food and money. In this autumn and winter season, it is definitely a good job. It can save a lot of food and make the family's winter reserves more abundant.

Because of the large number of people, the yard of Ayu's house is large, and there is a river pond next to it, so it is convenient to fetch mud. After going back and forth, everyone built a lot of earthen bricks. Seeing that Ayu's house has cleaned up everything that needs to be cleaned up, there is still a lot more. , and even the bamboo tiles made by Ayu have a lot of things on it, which is very enviable. Winter is the worst time for poor people, who doesn't want the house to be warmer.

Seeing this, the uncle of the Qin family thought about it for a while, and discussed it with the big guys, and everyone should stop taking wages, and help each other to repair everyone's houses. Earth bricks, bamboo tiles, these things everyone The guys knew how to do it themselves, and they started to work, and their family provided food, and used the food provided for another ten days as the wages of each family. In this way, about five or six families near the river bank can live this year. Into the warm room.

At that time, when rural people built houses, if they really didn’t have the money to hire someone, they could build it by themselves, slowly digging the soil and tossing slowly. This may be the versatile side of the working people. Today, the Qin family Uncle's hand is a kind of integration of the labor force. He provides food, and others contribute energy. A big pot of rice comes, and all the strength of the big guy is twisted into one place at once.

Ayu watched the big guys renovate the house in full swing, newly erected fences, and beat the soil. She couldn't help touching her chin and looked at her uncle for a long time. Could it be that my uncle has the potential to become the director of the people's commune?

Anyway, when Xiaobao wandered to Ayu's house half a month later to look for him, he was taken aback by the sight in front of him.

"Hey, Ayu, is it possible that there are gold pickers near your house? Why have these families changed all of a sudden? The bamboo sheds have been replaced with soil embryos, and the change is fast enough."

"Oh, this! Isn't it because the big guys watched my family build a house, and they simply became sexual, and they all worked hard to help each other take a rest! Otherwise, in winter, the roofs of several houses may not be able to support them. Stay! A lot of thatch is moldy. With new ones, no matter what, this winter can be fooled."

Ayu didn't have the heart to talk about it, and with a little show off, she took Xiaobao to see her new environment, the newly planted radishes and potatoes in the vegetable field, a little pig just caught in the backyard, and that big donkey. , and five chickens in the front yard, all of which belong to Ayu's family.He is proud of it!

It's a pity that Xiaobao is not interested in these things. He came here in a hurry this time because he had no money on hand.

"Ayu, you have the time to look at these. It's just an earthen embryo house. How strange is it? Let's talk about it after you build a big brick and tile house. Hurry up, think of a way, and do something to make money. Yesterday, the theater building My Shuang'er also borrowed money from me, saying it was for her father to see a doctor, but I couldn't get it out, so I went to my mother, but my mother refused to give it to me, so I only scraped together fifty cash to give it to her. Thinking about it, it's really embarrassing."

At such a young age, he knows how to be an actor at such a young age. This guy, no, who is he talking about?Shuang'er?A light flashed in Ayu's mind, he suddenly remembered the name he heard when he first arrived, could it be that he made a mistake at the beginning?Isn't this the TV version?Not the pretty girl Shuang'er, but an actor with a homophonic name?

Recently, he has been a little dizzy about earning money, and he almost forgot his own job.

"Xiao Bao, which Shuang'er?"

The unwilling Ayu asked:

"Which one else could it be? It's the daughter of the old horse who plays the erhu in the theater troupe. She has a good voice. She is the most suitable for playing in a green dress. It's a pity that she is young. She is only ten years old. When she is not on stage, she will not be there if she doesn't appear on stage." Income, his father's illness, it's not that the father and daughter have no food to eat, after all, this erhu player is not a member of the tight troupe, no one raises him for nothing."

Little Treasure didn't know what he thought of, when he said this, his expression was a little downcast, and Ayu looked a little surprised, this child can still have such an expression?It's really uncommon. Could it be that something happened to him?

As Xiaobao's friend, it is necessary for Ayu to care about his friend's mental health. Xiaobao is a child, only ten years old. The old lady talked about him, saying that he was getting older, and it was not good to keep him in the yard for nothing. She wondered if Xiaobao would start to learn to be a turtle or something. This made Xiaobao feel his own for the first time. existential embarrassment.

Ayu sighed, it's really hard to say about this matter, and I can't say that her mother was wrong, but from Xiaobao's point of view, she was a little hurt psychologically. I thought it was my home, but I turned out to be a superfluous person. Not uncomfortable!

In order to divert Xiaobao's emotions, Ayu hurriedly talked to him about ways to earn money in winter. He was going to dig winter bamboo shoots, and he was going to sample garlic sprouts in the utility room. Everything was ready, and the winter would bring out greenery. If you come here, you will definitely make money.There are also bean sprouts, these are Ayu's reserved items, how can he let them go, naturally they are going to toss them out, let Xiaobao sell them, the ready-made way, someone who bought loach some time ago.They are all potential customers!

What Ayu's guy said was full of saliva, and Xiaobao was also full of joy when he heard it. Now he understands a lot of truths, such as the simplest one, what is it that sells money?Naturally, what others don’t have and what I have is the most valuable. Think about what Ayu said, when vegetables are most scarce in winter, if you take out these yourself, what price should you charge?Thinking about it, I feel that the silver is jumping in front of my eyes, just waiting for me to reach out to take it!

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"

"What's the hurry? Garlic sprouts and bean sprouts are not in a hurry right now, but it's time to dig the winter bamboo shoots. Are you going tomorrow? Come early, let's go into the woods."

"Success, listen to you, nothing is as important as money. With money, I can spend your grandfather's money as I want. I can buy a big house for my mother to live in and support my mother."

This child still cares about the words of Li Chunyuan's mother saying that she was raised in vain. Children are always sensitive.Even if he is a heartless little rascal, he has his own self-esteem and pride.Come to think of it, Xiaobao followed Mao Shiba so easily to leave Lichunyuan and go to the capital. Perhaps there was also a reason for this. He didn't want to eat for free, and he didn't want to be a turtle for the rest of his life, so he chose Leaving, voluntarily leaving, this is not only his silent choice, but also a silent sorrow!

No matter how ignorant a child is, he still has dreams. Whether it is imagining the loyalty and boldness of the Jianghu people, or the majesty of the green forest hero, it is a kind of catharsis for Xiaobao to get rid of his own embarrassment.