The cannon fodder through the book will live to the end

As usual, the three of them first got into the carriage and left the house, and then got off halfway to go shopping.

Perhaps because of the good weather, there are still many people on the street.Tao Anran stopped and walked, and the new things he heard were all about someone who repaired the kang.

"Have you repaired the kang at your house?"

"It's been repaired, the mother at home is afraid of the cold, and the kang was already lit yesterday, it was really warm all night!"

"My family also built a heated kang, but it's still useless. Let me tell you, it's a good thing that it was repaired early. At the beginning, my neighbor didn't repair it with me. Now I regret that I can't get him to repair the heated kang."

"Who said it wasn't? My second uncle's family and my brother-in-law's family also regret it now. This heated kang is really useful, but it is a bit useless, so I bought three loads of firewood yesterday and kept it at home. I see this firewood The price of grain may go up, so I have to prepare to buy some more today."

"I just remembered after hearing what you said. I need to buy more firewood for preparation. Let's go and buy firewood together."

Tao Anran watched the two pass by, and in a blink of an eye, he saw a man in sackcloth pulling a cart of firewood coming around the corner.In such a cold day, the clothes are thin, but the body is steaming,

Gritting his teeth, he pulled the firewood to pass by.

Tao Anran stopped and went to a market.Most of the things bought and sold here are placed on the ground.So at a glance, you can see radish and cabbage with a bit of soil, and fiery red persimmons.

At this time, a familiar aroma came from the tip of his nose, which was the smell of roasted chestnuts.The smell of chestnuts made me feel that the cold weather was coming.

Tao Anran walked to the chestnut stand and saw the owner was frying chestnuts hard.The chestnuts in the pot have been blasted open, and the orange-yellow chestnut flesh can be seen directly inside.

Some people say that in this season, you should eat fried chestnuts, roasted sweet potatoes and candied haws, and of course a cup of hot milk tea.There is nothing else right now, but the hot fried chestnuts are just around the corner.

The owner of the chestnut stall saw Tao Anran standing in front of the stall, dressed in either rich or expensive clothes, with attendants following behind him, he quickly smiled and said, "Guest officer, do you want some fried chestnuts? They are still hot! "

Tao Anran also smiled when he heard the words: "Then let's have one." Han Lu behind him immediately stepped forward to pay without any signal.

The boss immediately packed a chestnut and handed it over.After Tao Anran took it, she immediately pinched a chestnut and squeezed out the nuts into her mouth.Sweet and soft, the taste is similar to what I have eaten before.

Passing by the chestnut stand, Tao Anran saw a pair of grandparents cuddling together to sell things, and the stand in front of them had soybeans and some wild fruits.Although their clothes were patched, they were washed clean.

Tao Anran noticed that the child was about five or six years old, and his little face was flushed by the wind.But his eyes were fixed on the fried chestnuts on the chestnut stand next to him, and he moved his nose from time to time, as if he wanted to inhale the sweet smell of chestnuts into his stomach.It seems that it can be regarded as having eaten it.

The old man's attention was on the stall in front of him. He moved the goods on the stall from time to time, trying to put the things in the best angle.There was some sadness in his eyes, it seemed that business was not good.

Tao Anran walked to the stall and first asked, "Old man, how do you sell these soybeans?"

The old man didn't expect someone to ask, so he quickly replied: "This liter of beans is sixteen renminbi, if you want it, you can get it cheaper." After speaking, he looked at the nobleman in front of him with hope.

Tao Anran grabbed a handful of beans and took a closer look. There were no bug-eyed beans or bad beans. Although the beans were small, they were of good quality.Looking at the wild fruits placed next to him, he pulled them apart, and besides wild jujubes and other fruits he didn't recognize, he saw a few hawthorns.Just as he thought of candied haws, he saw hawthorn, which was a pleasant surprise.

Tao Anran picked up the hawthorn and asked the old man, "Do you still have this?"

When the old man saw the nobleman asking, he quickly replied: "My little grandson picked this from the mountain. I didn't pick much, and I ate some, so that's all that's left. This fruit is not worth much, but it's a bit sour and sweet, nobleman." If you like it, take it and eat it." After finishing speaking, he would pick out the hawthorn and give it to the nobleman.

Tao Anran is not willing to ask for things from the old man for nothing, he will not be rewarded for nothing.Besides, he was going to buy these things in the first place.

He hastily declined: "You don't have to be so polite, old man, I bought everything at your stall. Calculate how much it is. Then I will trouble you to help me deliver the things to the car."

The old man was very surprised when he heard this, "Do you want all these?"

After getting an affirmative answer, he quickly weighed and packed his things, and put them one by one into the side basket.

Taking advantage of this time, Tao Anran scanned the market and found that there was nothing to buy.Originally, he was not short of food and clothing in the palace, and he came out mainly to see if there was anything new.He didn't see anything he wanted to buy, so he was about to go back home.

Walking back along the way they came, Tao Anran walked in front, Bai Lu Hanlu followed behind, and finally the grandpa and grandson with their backs on their backs.

For Tao Anran, a small market with monotonous items is a good place for shopping and buying for others.Coupled with the rare good weather, even though it was almost noon, there were still many people.They happened to go out against the flow of people on the street, so they walked unhappily.

A group of people walked out of the market slowly listening to the yelling.At this time, some other voices came from Tao Anran's ears.

"Have you heard that the field in Tianjia Village seems to be learning how to repair the kang from Master Liu?"

"Didn't the master who repaired the heated kang say that they were all from the palace? How could he learn how to repair the heated kang? Don't say that this is the business of the palace, and Master Liu can teach him the cooking skills casually. Did you hear it wrong? ?"

Tao Anran followed the voice and saw that it was two men with baskets on their backs talking on the side of the road.Looking at their patched clothes, the mud stained trousers, and some cracked straw sandals, they must have walked a long way from the village to the city.Moreover, their back baskets are empty, and they should have just sold their stuff and are going back.

Hearing about Pan Kang, Tao Anran was ready to listen carefully.And the field they mentioned seemed to be Liu Laosi's new apprentice.

"Believe it or not, it was the second dog of our village who saw Tianye go to repair the kang with Master Liu, and Master Liu was teaching him by hand."

"Really! This field is so lucky! He learned this skill, and he will be prosperous in the future! Not to mention anything else, at least he can build a heated kang for his home. I heard that the heated kang is very warm. "

"That's right, there are many people repairing heated kangs in Yunzhou City this year, and I heard that they sell more firewood than in previous years. I have a cousin, and their village is surrounded by mountains. This year, the dry firewood on the mountain has been cleaned up. They're all sold here."

"Hey! You can also make money by chopping firewood, but it's a pity that our village doesn't rely on mountains."

"Who says it's not. But in terms of making money, it's still the most profitable to build heated kangs. Hey, this field can learn how to repair heated kangs. Do you think we can learn too?"

"This... can it work? Maybe Tian Ye is a relative of Master Liu, so he can learn how to repair the kang."

"Let's try it first and see if Master Liu accepts us. After all, we are usually good hands in the village, no worse than that in the field."

"It's... okay! Anyway, it won't hurt to try. Let's go, let's go and try."

Tao Anran just watched the two encourage each other, and went all the way.He smiled gratifiedly. It seems that the number of people who have learned how to repair the kang will increase again.

Now almost all the kang business in Yunzhou City is taken care of by his pan kang team.But those villages outside the city haven't repaired the kang yet.Conditions in villages are no better than those in cities, and the villagers may suffer even more in winter.

More people learn how to repair the heated kang, not only can they make some money by repairing the heated kang for the villagers, but also make the villagers feel better in winter.And the Pan Kang team can also have more manpower, so the order can be settled quickly.

why not?

The market was not far from where the carriage was parked, no matter how slow they were, they arrived there quickly.Han Lu took the old man and asked him to put the things in the back basket into the car.Although the child was young, he stood obediently by the side and helped his grandfather pass things in the basket.Especially along the way, he is not noisy.

There are few people who don't like well-behaved children, and the same is true for Tao Anran.While taking out the fried chestnuts in his arms, he waved to the child.The child saw his waving but looked at his grandfather first.But the old man was still busy, he didn't pay attention for a while, so he hesitated.

Seeing this, Tao Anran didn't make things difficult for him, and walked forward, poured out half of the chestnuts and handed them to him.

"Boy, these chestnuts are for you to eat."

The old man noticed the situation behind him when he heard the voice. He pulled his grandson aside and waved his hands quickly, "No way, no way."

Tao Anran looked at the longing in the child's eyes, and said with a smile: "You are welcome, old man. You know that this is not a precious thing. Besides, I think this child is cute and cute, and he helped carry the things just now. Take these roasted chestnuts as a thank you." He helped. Don't refuse, or the chestnuts will not taste good when they are cold."

The old man couldn't say enough about Tao Anran, and seeing his grandson's expectant eyes, he had no choice but to accept it.After taking the chestnuts, he quickly wrapped them up, pulled his grandson and said, "Thank you, sir, and thank you quickly."

"thanks."

The chestnut stall was right next to their stall, and they also smelled the fragrance all morning.Although fried chestnuts are not expensive, their family does not have any spare money to buy these unnecessary foods.It's not that he didn't see his grandson staring at other people's stalls all the time, he was really short of money.

Tao Anran said thank you to himself in a childish voice, and he quickly replied: "You're welcome. By the way, old man, do you still have these soybeans at home?"

The old man replied: "This bean is easy to grow, and it can be planted anywhere. In summer, the family grows a little, and the harvest is more. Apart from chewing on weekdays, there are still a lot left. You Do you want more? You should be feeding the horses, I have packed the beans so well that I don’t need to pick them. If you want them, I’ll give you something cheaper?”

Tao Anran shook her head, looking at the old man's disappointed face.He smiled and said, "Your beans are indeed cleaned up. But these are enough for me. You should keep the beans at home, maybe you can sell them for a good price later."

Although the old man was puzzled, he still smiled and said, "Then I will lend you a good word. It would be great if I can sell it for a good price."

Tao Anran stopped there without much explanation.He dared not speak too much.Everything has to wait until I go back and test it later.

After everything was put away, Tao Anran and his grandfather and grandson said goodbye.He got into the carriage and saw the child take out a chestnut and peel it and hand it to the grandfather next to him.

"Grandpa, eat chestnuts."

The old man patted the child's head and said with a smile, "Grandpa has bad teeth, you can eat."

The child hesitated for a moment, but ate it by himself.Then he smiled and said, "Grandpa, these chestnuts are so sweet. I want to take the leftover chestnuts home for my parents and sister to eat."

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Tao Anran couldn't hear the rest, but he also took out a chestnut and ate it, it was really sweet.