Little wealth

When the sun was about to set in the west, the men who went out to sell oil returned to the village in groups of twos and threes. They first went to Zhao's oil shop to settle the bill, gave the day's oil money, and took When they got their share of the money, a group of men happily went back to each house with money in their pockets.

"Father, you are back!"

"Where's your aunt?"

"Auntie is at home."

"Let's go, let's go home."

Several boys from the Liu family waited at the intersection, seeing their father coming back from a distance, the older ones ran to take up the burden for the father, and the younger ones surrounded the father.

The man walked with a limp, not as fast as a normal person.

The children all knew that their father's feet were not good, so they walked beside their father, chirping with their father about what happened today.

Although it was hard work to come back after going out for a day and selling oil for a day, with the money I earned that day in my pocket, I felt at ease.Looking at the sons around him, the man still had a smile on his face, and took the children back home.

The woman in the courtyard could hear the chirping voices of the children from a distance, and knew that they were waiting for Dad to come back, and at a glance saw the man who was surrounded by his sons, and the eldest son who ran ahead had already helped Dad. Dad came home with a burden on his shoulders.

"Aniang, Aniang, daddy bought it!" The eldest son was holding a small piece of pork liver, presumably it was bought by a man who went out to sell oil.

"Hey, your father..." The woman looked at the small piece of pork liver, and wanted to say something about the man spending money recklessly, looking forward to her son, remembering that she hadn't seen the smell of meat for a long time at home. So I had no choice but to say: "Go to the garden and pick a handful of green onions, and I'll fry them for you to eat."

"Yes, Ma'am, I'll go right away." The eldest son got the order and happily ran to pick vegetables.

Not long after, the smell of fried meat came from their small kitchen. A group of boys, big and small, stretched their necks at the door of the kitchen. You pushed me, I pushed you, laughing and laughing.There was also a kid who was changing his teeth, his front teeth were missing when he opened his mouth, and he quickly covered his mouth again, not daring to laugh so loudly.

The sound of the spatula in the kitchen stopped, and the woman put the stir-fried vegetables into the basin, and before she could speak, the young man next to her came to pick up the vegetables.

Turning around and seeing the group guarding the door, the woman had a helpless smile on her face and shouted, "Go wash your hands and go eat."

By the time the family sat down to eat, the sun had set in the west.

The whole family sits down to eat around the table. On the table there is a large pot of steamed corn bread and a large pot of boiled vegetables, and there is no oily flower in sight.However, there was an extra plate of fried pork liver with scallions on the dinner table today, and the boys of the Liu family were very happy, and they kept chattering endlessly during the meal.

Seeing the smiles on the faces of the sons, the husband and wife also had a little more smile in their eyes.

On this day, meat not only appeared on the dining table of Liu's family, but also meat appeared on the dining tables of some other people in the village.In the past, the smell of meat could only be smelled during Chinese New Year in their village. Nowadays, there are occasional smells of meat in the homes of many people in the village. meat.

These men who go out to sell oil are selling more and more oil every day, and they get more money than before. Therefore, when they have money, these men are willing to spend a few pennies when they think of their wives and children at home. I bought a piece of leftover meat head and tail from someone else's sale, and cooked it for the family to eat.

The life of the people in the village is getting better and better, many people have hope in their hearts, and there are more smiles on their faces than before.

The older boys lived in the next room at night, and only the youngest slept with them.After coaxing Xiao Moer to sleep, the woman told the man about their visit to Zhao's house today, "Mr. Zhao's husband allowed us to come back and do it ourselves. I think I will take the eldest and the second to pick it up tomorrow." Persimmons are not sold after they are picked, but after the persimmons are finished, they can be bought in the town, and they can be sold for more money."

The man thought for a while and asked, "Why don't I stop selling oil for a few days and stay home to help you guys."

"Go, why don't you go? You can earn twenty or thirty Wen a day, and you can't help us if you stay at home." The man in the family goes to sell oil every day, and the money he earns is ready-made, so don't go there. I can earn dozens of dollars less in one day, and hundreds of dollars in a few days. Where can I find such a lucrative job?

The woman had an idea in her heart, and continued to discuss with the man: "I want to talk to my father and mother tomorrow, and ask them if they would like to help us, as well as elder brother and sister-in-law. side……"

"Well, I'll go and talk to daddy and elder brother about this tomorrow morning." There are two brothers in their family. The relationship between the two brothers can't be said to be good, but they can't be said to be bad either. They just live their own lives after they get married.Recently, the two brothers went to sell oil every morning, and occasionally they would meet and go together when they came back every day. They communicated more than before.

Father and Mother don't stay with them, but stay in the old house. The two brothers only send something there during the New Year's Eve, which can be considered as a kindness for the two elders.

The husband and wife talked for a long time at night, and they didn't fall asleep until late at night.

***

The next day was still fine, and some people in the village went to the persimmon grove early in the morning to pick persimmons.

On the way, seeing someone coming back from picking persimmons, Zhao Amu bought a big basket of persimmons and sent them to their home.It's just that the eldest son of the Liu family sent a big basket of persimmons to their house, and ran away as soon as he put them at the door.

At that time, their whole family was in the yard, and Josh didn't realize it. After he realized it, he found that the boy had already run away. He thought it was because he was dazzled, "Was that just now, the son of the Liu family?"

"That's right, it must be his aunt who asked the Liu family to send persimmons to our house again. I'll bring them back right away." Zhao Amu yelled just now, but she didn't expect him to yell out the persimmons. The child ran even faster in fright, and ran out of their house in a few steps, without even seeing a shadow.

"Forget it, let's keep it." Since someone else sent it to them, they sent it back, it always feels bad.Josh knew that the woman asked the child to send persimmons to their house, presumably she learned how to make persimmons from them yesterday, and used this as "tuition fee", and they couldn't refuse other people's wishes.He accepted the "tuition fee".

But he didn't really want to take advantage of others. The persimmons of others were picked by his mother and a few children to the persimmon forest early in the morning.When he went up the mountain with Chen Yan to pick mushrooms, Chen Yan took him there and told him that those were persimmon trees.

After thinking about it, Josh said to his mother: "Don't our family have a lot of fruit and candy cakes? Mother, you can pick some up and give them to them later, and tell them not to send persimmons next time, our family I bought a basket of persimmons today, and when we make persimmon vinegar today, we won’t use persimmons in the future, so remember to tell them not to send them over.”

"Hey, I'm going to pick up some and send them away." Zhao Amu responded, and went to look for a basket to put things in.

This day was busy for less than a morning. They put the washed persimmons into a small tank, covered them, and waited for the persimmons to ferment, and the persimmon vinegar was ready.

So it's just a matter of time.

While they were waiting for the persimmons and persimmon vinegar, Mr. Yan who returned to Kyoto successfully built an iron cart that could travel without a horse-drawn cart.

After trials and modifications, an iron chain was added between the front and rear wheels of the iron cart. When a person sat on it and stepped on the pedals, the middle iron chain moved, and the front and rear wheels started to walk.In addition to the iron carts with three wheels, they also made iron carts with two wheels.

Captain Xu asked his subordinates to ride on it. At the beginning, the person who rode on could not control the iron frame, and kept falling to the side. After trying more than a dozen times, he was finally able to ride crookedly for a certain distance.

Lord Yan was finally able to tell his king the good news, "Your Majesty, our iron cart has been built!" You can go now!

"Go, go out and try it out." The emperor took several important ministers from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, and asked them to take the iron cart to the square outside the palace, watching the guards of the guards ride the iron cart around the square. Going around.

Although this iron frame can't run as fast as a horse, but this iron frame can run without a horse, and it can save them a lot of horses!

The Minister of the Ministry of War knew the benefits of this iron frame at a glance, and immediately knelt down and asked their king, "Your Majesty, can this iron frame give us a thousand vehicles for the Ministry of War?"

"..." The expression on Emperor Kangning's face froze, and he asked, "Your military department will pay for the money?"

But I'm sorry, not only is the emperor poor in Daliang, but among the six ministries, except for those who handle the money, the other ministries have no money.The emperor and his ministers looked at each other, and Emperor Kangning said, "If Aiqing can get the Minister of the Household Department to agree to pay for you to build it, then I will agree to build a hundred for you."

"Your Majesty, one hundred is too little." Minister of the Ministry of War stretched out a slap, "At least five hundred."

"...If you can ask the Minister of the Ministry of Households to approve the silver taels for you, let alone five hundred, I will agree to give five thousand to your Ministry of War." The emperor threw this question back to the Minister of the Ministry of War, thinking maliciously in his heart, I will wait You have been sprayed bloody by Shangshu Hubu!

When Minister of the Ministry of War thought about the handsome appearance of Minister of the Ministry of Finance, he felt that this matter was a bit difficult!

The monarchs and ministers finished admiring the iron cart, and the emperor ordered the cart to be taken back. With a big wave of his hand, lovers can do whatever they want, and I will go back to accompany my husband and children, so I won’t chat with you here up.