In the years of ancient traders

Song Shu sat cross-legged on Song Anan's quilt: "Be honest, did you also run away from home?"

"No." Song Anan blurted out.

Song Shu was even more sure, with an anxious look on his face, it can be said that there is no silver 300 taels here: "It's not that you are panicking?"

"No." Song Anan tried to grab the quilt.

Song Shu turned over and rolled to the other side of the mat with Song Anan's quilt, looked back at him and smiled: "I don't laugh at you, tell me, how did you escape from home?"

Song Anan pursed his lips tightly, as if searching his stomach for a while, and finally said: "It doesn't count."

"It doesn't count? It doesn't count as an escape? How can it be counted?" Song Shu hugged Anan's quilt and lay on his side on the straw mat, pressing his face against it, and asked with a smile.The sentence "I don't laugh at you" just now has no sincerity at all.

"..."

"Say it." Song Anan squeezed out two words.

"Oh, just run away after talking, it's not counted as running away from home." Song Shu nodded, "Good logic."

Song Anan: ...

It's not a joke, I want to hit someone.

"Tell me, why are you running away from home? Your family treats you badly?" Song Shu asked again, as if he wanted to gossip to the end.

Unexpectedly, Song Anan's face suddenly turned red.

"Don't say it." He dropped this sentence resolutely, burrowed into Song Shu's bed, and closed his eyes.

Song Shu teased him a few more words, but Song Anan didn't reply.He was also sleepy, so he poked Song Anan's back to change the quilt back, but the other party remained motionless.

Song Shu pushed him again, but there was still no response.It seemed that he was too funny, he was helpless.But why did Song Anan run away from home, blushing like that, I really want to know.

Datu County, noon.

Shopkeeper Wang saw Steward Chu bringing a young servant to his cloth shop from a distance, so he hurriedly greeted him and exchanged pleasantries with Steward Chu.

Two days ago, Grandma Chu took Shi Sanlang and others home to build a firewall for Chu's house.

This was not a publicity thing, but news came out from nowhere, and everyone in the county knew that the Chu family was going to build a firewall.

What is this firewall?

The small businessmen who come and go frequently with Xianghe Village have found a chance to brag.This fire wall is a good thing. It is built in the house, and it is like spring in the cold weather of March and September, but it is warm.

In Xianghe Village, the news that everyone built fire walls on kangs gradually spread, and the people in the city were very moved after hearing what those small businessmen said.This winter is the most difficult of the year. Even if many people bought silk quilts this year, they still cannot lie in bed all day long.

If there is a firewall, the whole room will be as warm as spring, and those who have a meal and spin a thread will not be afraid of freezing.

How can it be built?

Those who moved quickly went to Xianghe Village immediately. Unfortunately, Song Shu's free teaching has ended.

Those villagers who have already learned how to build are busy making their own kangs, and have no time to go to the city to make them for other families.After all, the sooner the heated kang is finished, the better. If it is delayed for a long time, in case of bad weather, the mud bricks will not be dried.

Seeing that it was impossible for those people from Xianghe village to come into the city, all those who wanted to build a heated kang with a fire wall turned their ideas on Shi Sanlang and others who were busy in Chu's hometown.

The same is true for shopkeeper Wang. When he saw Butler Chu, he immediately asked.

"It's done. I'm not following my grandma's order. I'm going to pull some cloth to make a cover to cover the fire wall. It's more beautiful." Butler Chu said.

He has been with Chu Lao since he was ten years old. He had heard of the Fire Wall when he was in Beijing, but he never expected that he would have the opportunity to see such royal secrets when he came to Datu County.

When Shi Sanlang helped them build the firewall, he asked a few crafty and thoughtful men in the house to help them, and he also learned it now.They still have a lot to build besides the old man's room.

"It's done? Is Master Shi still in the house? I want to ask them to fix it too." Shopkeeper Wang said.

"Hey, it's just a coincidence. Shopkeeper Li prepared gifts and went to the mansion to see the old man yesterday, and he has already invited Master Shi and the others away." The shopkeeper Li that Butler Chu was talking about was the second sister Li, who was in the salt transportation business. Butler Chu knew that These two people have always been somewhat at odds, and they always have to compete for strengths and weaknesses. I didn't expect that even this kind of thing could run into each other. This shopkeeper Wang is very depressed.

"It's her again." Shopkeeper Wang's chubby smiling face drooped.

He and Second Sister Li probably don't get along with each other. They are obviously engaged in irrelevant business, but they are always arguing about various things. The young master's bid is too domineering, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior.Recently, through the cooperation with Song Shu's silk quilt workshop, as well as the sale of scallion pancakes and moon cakes, shopkeeper Wang's business has been booming, and he has a tendency to overwhelm Second Sister Li.

But who knows, this time she let her take the lead again.

The news that Shi Sanlang was at Second Sister Li's house spread quickly.The matter of how Second Sister Li invited Shi Sanlang was completely uncovered. Many people imitated her and came to invite people with gifts, almost breaking the threshold of Second Sister Li's house.

Shi Sanlang and his two brothers were both born in poverty, when did they see so much money?The whole family didn't want to let it go, and they wished they could earn it all.In the end, they decided to split up so they could visit three homes at once.

As for the shortage of manpower, either let the rich households pay for it themselves, or find a few at the gate of the city.

There are often many people looking for work gathered at the west entrance of Datu County.

Recently, due to the prosperity of the soybean oil business, many people have become oil sellers. The number of people waiting for work has decreased, but more and more people have come to Datu County to look for opportunities to make money.

So it is still very easy to find a strong laborer there.

Working separately in this way, the speed is really much faster.

For those men who came to help, Shi Sanlang kept no secrets at all, he taught while doing, and his apprentices accepted several of them.These men worked with him in two or three families, and then left as teachers, and a group of two or three could go to other houses to pick up work.

Most of the people who looked for them at the beginning were wealthy households in the south of the city.Wealthy households have reserved brown-tied beds, so they don't like heated kangs, but every family has to build more than 20 or [-] firewalls. The amount of work is huge, and it is quite refreshing to give money.

Some men see this and specialize in firewalls.

Others went in the opposite direction, seeing that almost all the rich households had found people, they asked Shi Sanlang seriously about the skill of making kangs, and went to those who could not afford brown-tied beds to build kangs.

In the county town, including several neighboring villages, these men who built fire walls on kangs came in and out, and many women and children also came out to find work. It may not be possible for them to build walls on kangs, but they can help step on the dirt. It is possible to mix the mud brought from the mountains with water and wheat straw.

For a while, it seemed that every household in Datu County was doing this, some did it themselves, and some hired others to do it.

If you meet a relative or friend on the road, you will no longer ask "Have you eaten?", but ask "Is your kang pan ready?".Those who have already put on the plate, although it is only in autumn and are not in use, they still need to light the fire, invite a few relatives and friends, buy some scallion pancakes and deep-fried dough sticks, and celebrate.

This is the winter that kills a lot of people every year, and they have begun to look forward to its arrival.

These days, Shi Sanlang went to more than a dozen families, sometimes he had to fight in person, and sometimes he only guided by the side.Thanks to Song Shu for giving him this opportunity, he made a lot of money this time.

The day before yesterday, a rich man asked him to build a firewall by name, and made an appointment today.

The few men who had been studying with him before had left as teachers, so he didn't bring them with him. He planned to go around the west entrance of the city again to find some strong and thoughtful men.

Shi Sanlang turned around and found a group of three people.The leader was called Shichang by the other two, both of whom used to be soldiers.

"We were originally soldiers of the imperial court, but we were captured when we fought against the Yicheng army." Said the tall man among them, his surname was Cai, the second child in his family, and he was called Cai Erlang.

"The general before Yicheng, surnamed Li, was not human. We almost buried him alive. Fortunately, Yin Jiedu envoy killed him and replaced him, so we escaped unharmed." Another short and fat man said, His surname is Jiang, the tall one calls him Jiang Fatty, and the leader of the group calls him Jiang Wulang.

"Then how did you come to Datu County?" Shi Sanlang talked to them, and led them to the client who asked him to build a firewall today.

"Hey, after Yin Jiedu enlisted us, he felt that it was not good to put too many people in the army and no one would farm the land, so he released a batch." Jiang Pang said, "I and Cai Er are both I was born in Guanzhong, and my family members didn’t know where they were when I fled there. Shichang is from your Datu County, so we followed him. I heard that Yin Jiedu enacted a new household registration system. Get the client first, and then transfer to the main account after three years?"

Shi Sanlang was the beneficiary of this policy, so he started talking non-stop, and mentioned that Xianghe Village, where he was taken in, is now very prosperous, and all businessmen like to go there.And Song Silang, who helped them, was even better.

"Song Silang?" Nashi asked long, "Song Silang you mentioned is from Xianghe Village?"

"Yes. He is my benefactor. I fled from the famine and followed my boss as a bandit on the mountain. If it weren't for his help, I would never have been able to settle down again. He also opened a soybean oil factory and hired us to work. There are monthly wages and three meals a month, and there are new clothes every season. Those of us who escaped together can all be grateful to him." Shi Sanlang talked about Song Shu, which can be boasted for three days and three nights, and after talking about soybean oil Fang also talked about how he helped Sangyuan Village to collect silkworm cocoons to make silk quilts.

Na Shichang was taken aback when he heard this, and almost forgot how to get there.

"Is the Song Silang you mentioned called Song Shu?" Shi Chang asked.

"Yeah, you know him? You got along too? Speaking of which, brother, what's your last name? You want to get along. I probably know your family." Shi Sanlang said.

"My surname is Song." Na Shichang said, somehow, there was a trace of uncertainty in his tone.

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