An Xin’s home in the bamboo forest. The poor mountains and wild ridges are walking in the rivers and lakes.
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said that Huaye paid a year’s house and asked Aunt San for a few old bamboos to tie the bed. Aunt San took the money and promised him a few acres of forest land in front of him. Huaye paid two hundred more money, but the third aunt smiled but refused to accept it. The two cut bamboos and pulled weeds to sweep the house...
angel team was about to travel, and the roof was not in time to be inspected. First, they used fir to support two broken beams, and hurriedly prepared a bag of rice, a few kilograms of eggs and dried vegetables. They told Zhian: The bamboo bed was not dry, and it was good to drag it out to dry, drink boiled water, be careful of the candle, don't go far, buy things with only copper coins, look at your luggage, and find your aunt if you have any difficulties...
seal, load, and cover double-layer oil cloth, eighty boxes of goods filled with sixteen cars, and three other cars of luggage. The merchant Boss Lin sent six shopkeepers and his partner to the escort. The Dalong led forty-eight detachers to escort them, and they set off from the ponytail, and were sent to Hongdu via Shunchang , Guangze, and Fuzhou . The journey is more than 900 miles, the mountains and roads are dangerous, and the forests and rivers are crossed. Although it is difficult to walk, you can be familiar with the road and be safe. The dragon was hiking and leading the horse in front, and everyone followed closely behind. If they were not in a hurry, they would not be able to get on the horse.
When passing through Gutian, the hillside was extremely steep, and it took two horses and two people to help them to pull. After leaving the ancient fields, the mountain roads became narrower and more narrow, and often could not accommodate two ruts. It was necessary to cut wood and piles to make it easier to pass. Arrived in Xiqin on the fifth day, and the escort team moved into Zhujiazhuang, which was a station set up by the escort agency. There are twenty wooden houses, two rows of straw sheds, and several grass materials in the village. The next day, the car was abandoned and transported, and there were not enough mules and horses, so the mount was enough. It is even more difficult to walk into Shunchang. Here: the mountains are surrounded by the gullies and streams, and the sheep intestine path is difficult to walk. It is a branch of the Shanling Mountains in Wuyi Mountain. It is known as the "Ten Miles of Sheep Intestines, Five Miles of Tiandi Ridge". The official road of Fujian and Jiangxi passes through this. Although it is known as the "Guanma Avenue", it is less than seven feet wide, and there are stations and pavilions along the way. The ridge road is bumpy and has sharp turns. Even if there are pebbles, I can only walk slowly.
coincides with the end of spring Grain Rain , pedestrians are wearing bamboo hats on their heads, wearing raincoats, wearing wooden clogs, silently, and trekking. It is not as convenient as staying at home, and traveling outside is very inconvenient. Although raincoats are expensive, they are much lighter than strawcoats. The strawcoats weigh more than ten pounds of water, which is very inconvenient. The big dragon's oily clothes and oil boots are very different in outfits. The so-called oily clothes are also called "oil shirts". They are made of tung oil coated with silk, so they are also called "oil silk clothes". A set of oily clothes is less than two kilograms. Because the cost is not low and not durable, only wealthy families can use it.
A field in the nine mountains of Shunchang, with less than a thousand hectares of arable land and a population of less than 50,000. No one can see anyone in a long time. One night, I was unable to arrive at the post station due to heavy rain, so I set up a shed in the rain under Huayang Mountain. The escort team picked up wet fire to cook and bake clothes, and they were busy until late at night to go to bed. I encountered two landslides tomorrow, so I had to find another way. After all my hardships, I gradually became smoother. The escort team passed the station in Zixi and reloaded the vehicle. After that, they traveled smoothly and went straight to Hongdu, with delivery and as many as . Although the delivery date was missed for two days, the goods were not damaged at all. Manager Shi rewarded 8,000 coins, and Dalong each handed him 100 coins, and everyone accepted it with a smile.
The ards team was stationed in Hongdu for three days. During this period, the ards can roam on their own. Hongdu is also known as Nanchang . It is named after "Changda Nanjiang and Prosperous in the South". It is located in the hinterland of the Panyang Lake Plain. Here, "there are things that are prosperous and the people are outstanding and the land is brilliant". In the city: there are wealthy families in the fangfang, and literati are from alleys. There are three steps and one old house, and one former residence is one for five steps. There are countless famous and ancient sites.
Huaye followed the escort for the first time, leading a horse and cart all the way to the post and do his duty, without saying much. Because he was close to the same army as the escort Mei Ying and his apprentice Wan Yueqing, he made an appointment to go out to play together. Mei Yifu is 34 years old this year, with a medium body, long face and short beard, and a square cone copper hammer with a handle of two feet and six inches long and two kilograms. Although the hammer is not very heavy, 80% of the weight is concentrated on the hammer head. The so-called "It's better to get a sword than a hammer". A copper hammer cannot break the armor but can easily break the iron helmet. Wan Yueqing was only sixteen, but he had already followed his master and traveled to many places. Mei Ling and the others walked into a restaurant. As soon as they sat down, the waiter came to entertain him.
"Cousin, what do you want to eat?"
"It's the third one, what do you want to eat?" Mei asked.
"Fry a portion of the vegetables."
"Big plate", Mei said.
"Three people wait..."
"Why are your relatives running so far?" Huaye said.
"Haha..."
"Haha..."
Master and apprentice laughed out loud.
"It's a habit here. Except for my family and acquaintances, I call me cousin when I meet."
"It's quite appropriate to call me cousin more than friends and brothers," Huaye said.
"They have a lot of things to pay attention to, you have to be careful."
"What's the point?"
"There are few guests here who usually use three egg noodles to enter. If he gives two eggs, he will not like it, because the two eggs are specially for pigs."
"Take the pig?"
" means raising pig . When you go far away and go home, you have to pay attention to it. It is called seven out and nine times. It means you have to choose three sevens when you go out to do business. It is said that it is 'seven wins and eight losses', and you have to go home for the New Year... "
Three days later, the original cart returned and returned to Rongcheng was the fifth day of the fifth month. It took more than 1,800 miles back and forth, lasting thirty-six days. It happened to be Dragon Boat Festival that day, and the eldest lady from the boss led a son and two daughters to deliver rice dumplings to the workers.
"Brother, come and eat rice dumplings," the little girl shouted.
"Eat first."
"Mom!"
"You go back and take a shower first."
"Brother, have you bought it?"
"What to buy?"
"Hehe! I didn't buy it again!"
"What do you want your brother to buy again?"
"Nothing."
"Sister, what is it?" The little brother next to him asked in a low voice.
"Go away, it's not your business..."
The raft team was on seven days off. Huaye was worried that Ji An would run around, so he hurried home after getting the rice dumplings and brown sugar. The door of the house was closed and there was no one. He screamed several times but still had no response. He hurried to the stove and saw a cold pot and cold stove. The stove top was covered with ash, and the bottom of the pot was yellow rust. The rice jar was only two inches lower, and half a tank was left. When you looked closely, there were several water insects moving: at least half a month ago, there were no fire. Huaye felt a chill: Could it be that he was abducted? How can he explain to his grandparents! My sister-in-law's family is not easy to get along with. If it were not forbidden, he would never go. Perhaps the boss knew a little. So he ran away...
The door was not closed, and Huaye shouted twice inward. After a while, Aunt Third walked out with a stroll, and the boy followed behind him. It was Zhian! He let out a long sigh and was shocked: Fortunately, I have not lost it!
"You are back, are you full?"
"Brother", Zhian held the rice bowl in his hand, and said in a hurry.
"Just arrived, I didn't see anyone when I got home. I thought I was abducted, which scared me and caused you trouble."
"He eats a whole pot of rice for a day, but he can't cook, and eats cold rice for both lunch and evening meals. How can this be done? I'll ask him to come and eat with me. You haven't eaten yet, eat."
"How can this be done."
"What's there? There are food and food, come on."
"Auntie San cooks a lot of dishes", Zhi An said.
"Thank you for your hard work."
...
"Either a piece of raw or a batter, I will eat a few slices of crumbs at night. I'm so thin, how can I grow up!"
"There are usually pasta in his hometown, and I'm worried that he can't cook."
"Eat food, don't visit us." "
" OK, where is your family."
" My son works in the Fujian Palace and comes back two or three times a year, and I am the only one of them. "
" What grade? "
" From the seventh grade, the guard of the palace. "
" has a bright future."
...
In the afternoon, Huaye flipped out his luggage with a solemn face. He gathered a pile of silver locks, broken silver and copper coins. After counting twice, hesitated for two taels and eight cents. He finally put them away and opened another small wooden box, containing two small brocade bags. He gently took out the things in the bag, held the topaz and rosary in his right hand, and held the red jade pendant in his left hand. The jade pendant and rosary were given by his teacher back then, and the jade pendant was given by Li Xunxi, a student of the academy. He rubbed it for a long time and was hesitant. Suddenly he remembered A few handwritten books of enlightenment were the original works of the master. He was ecstatic and took out the old books and wiped them gently. He really couldn't bear it, so he put them away respectfully...
The next morning, Huaye hurried out and walked for half a day. He rushed to the city before noon and walked straight into a pawnshop to show red jade. The shopkeeper offered thirty taels, but felt that he was insincere, so he turned around and went out. The man shouted: Forty taels! Huaye ignored it and entered the house again.
The shopkeeper took photos and took photos, saying, "Whose this is this? "
" mine. "
" This is not something that ordinary people have. If the origin is not right, we dare not accept it. "
" Don't worry, a friend of mine gave it to you. What is the identity of "
"? "
" noble person. "
" There are so many noble people. You should make it clear what kind of noble people you have. "
" This is my tooth card and road guide, you can take a look first. "
" Well, okay, it's a 50 tael! "
" one hundred, don't redeem it if you are done. "
" Fifty-five, can't be more. "
" at least eighty. "
" You have to be too outrageous. Eighty taels can buy seven or eight acres of land! "
" Yellow is precious, red is noble, and the water head is full of color and even color. Such good jade materials are rare, at least eighty. "
"Hey, I heard you say this like an expert. I honestly told you that jade is a good jade. It is a few dozen taels of jade pendant. It is hard to sell if I take it. It is all priceless, just fifty-five. "
Huaye didn't want to waste his tongue and said 'think again', then put away the jade pendant and prepared to go out.
"Seventy", the shopkeeper shouted.
Huaye finally made up his mind to treat the jade pendant. After changing the money, he asked a few people and found the Yama's house in the alley. It was said that the Yama's house was actually less than forty, and it was not as merciless as the legendary one. After all, this industry should be with both noble and low-key parties, treating people and sending people, and seeing off the words and expressions will not be too bad.
"Does the young man want a servant or a maid?" Yama said with a smile.
"Maid." "
" How old is it, and what kind of appearance is it? "
" At the age of thirteen or fourteen, the main thing is to be able to have a stove. "
Yama called the six little girls to the front hall and let the guests choose their own choice. The life situation is all at once. Once someone bought it, whether to cry, laugh, live or die, it depends on the preferences of the man. Because he was lonely and helpless, he was trembling and depressed, and did not dare to speak out.
"Raise your head", Yamama said a little angrily.
Huaye inspected twice and couldn't see the Mingtang, so he asked, "What dishes can I cook after being dried for a few days? "
The little girls looked at each other and didn't know what the guests meant. Huaye saw that they didn't know how to reply and wanted to ask another question. The fangwoman smiled dryly and said, "The potatoes are peanuts on our side. Are you talking about potatoes? "
" Oh, it's potato. "
Teeth woman: "The noble man asked you how to make potatoes delicious. "
" Newly dug, it has been dry for several days," Huaye added.
"stewed potatoes", "dry pot potato eggplant", "spicy and sour potato shredded potatoes", "three fresh", "potatoes"...
The little girl reported the recipes, and a black and thin girl on the side didn't say a word.
"Xiao Dai, how do you eat it? "
"I don't know, Xiao Dai whispered.
"Have you eaten potatoes?" asked the tiara.
"I've eaten it, but the potatoes that have been dried will turn green. My mother doesn't give it to me, so I can only feed the pigs."
"It seems to be," the tooth lady suddenly realized.
"Where is your home?" Huaye asked again.
"Shangyao."
"Can you cook?"
"Learn to cook at the age of seven and learn to cook at the age of ten."
"Just her."
"Twenty taels."
"Twenty taels."
Slaves can be bought or hired, but it is relatively cheap to hire. It is usually used to be sent back to our home at the age of seventeen or eighteen. Although Huaye felt that it was small and expensive, it was almost the same, so he didn't bargain and took out a handful of silver. The dentist went through the scale to make a change and asked him for an "official license". Huaye did not, and asked for "surveillance license", but there was still no. The fangwoman whispered: You can take it away quietly, it is not worthy of being told by outsiders. Huaye happily agreed and signed and stamped. The yashi taught him to get out of the side door and get out of the alley quickly.
Huaye took the girl and boarded the ship and went home. It was dinner at night, and Xiao Dai stood aside with both hands. Hua Ye called her twice but still didn't dare to get off the seat.
She said vaguely: "Mom said, I will be a slave in the future. If I don't abide by the rules, I will be beaten. I can't eat with the man's family at the same table. I can only eat leftovers and coarse grains."
Huaye comforted: "In the future, I will be a family, not a slave, eat quickly."
Xiao Dai didn't know what it meant, lowered her head as if she was smiling, and served on the table to eat lightly.
"Who gave the name Yang Qingdai?"
"Mom."
"Somewhat is vulgar, I'll get another one for you."
"Oh."
"You call me brother too, our family is also very poor, and the boss doesn't listen to it."
...
late at night, Xiao Dai tossed and turned, and the ears kept ringing in his ears, saying "It's all a family in the future, not a slave," and cried and laughed until the middle of the night. The next day, Huaye got up for morning exercises, and Xiao Dai prepared breakfast. Cut down trees, peel them, level them, and work hard to prepare a few new beams a day. Huaye changed Xiao Dai's name to Yang Zhifen. In the following days, the roof was lifted and the third aunt came to take a look after it. Huaye invited her to have lunch, and she quietly asked Zhifen about it: Isn’t it a loss to spend a lot of money on this kid? Huaye said: People are more valuable than money. She also said: How can a maid have a meal with the head of the family? Others will be irresponsible! Huaye replied: When he was young, he was sent to a temple. The masters never regarded him as a slave...
Huaye saw that they were black and thin, and they looked like thin monkeys so he spent 2,300 yuan to buy two ewes and five hens from the village. Before leaving, he told him to eat more goat milk and eggs...
Eggs replenish qi and blood, which is one of the nutritional sources of ordinary people. Ordinary people cannot afford meat, and mothers have milk, children's growth, and elderly and diseases are all dependent on several hens in the family. "New Classic" records: Before the prosperous era, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country implemented a large-scale production movement. At this time, if there was insufficient grain production, the "yam" would be used to satisfy hunger. It was rare to have a few full meals a year, and there were not many eggs. Although eggs are not good-looking, they are a delicacy of the times. At that time, there was a saying that 'yam noodles were the staple food, and chicken butts were the bank'. The so-called 'yam' is actually sweet potatoes, which are widely planted on hillside dry land because of their high yield, easy to grow and full stomach. However, sweet potatoes are cool and acidic in nature. Eating too much can cause stomach acid and bloating, so every family must have "Shuganjianwei Pills" to relieve gastrointestinal discomfort.
Huaye once again escorted the team, so there is no need to worry about Zhifen's family when he is guarding him day and night. Zhifen is twelve years old, four years older than Zhian. His hometown is Shangyao. Because his family owes debts, he was sold for money. She dragged Zhian out of bed early, folded the quilt, washed and prepared breakfast, and Zhian consciously fed the sheep and milked it. Zhifen was curious about milking, so she ran to see it after adding firewood, and saw that he was drinking fragrantly.
She said in surprise: "How can you drink it raw?"
"Ha, it smells so good, I'll give it to you." Zhi'an poured out a bowl.
"Uh... I don't drink it, how can I drink it raw?" Zhifen said timidly.
"Why can't you drink it? I often drink raw milk at home, so it's good to drink it while it's hot."
"I don't drink it, so I'll help me make a fire after I squeezed it out."
...
In the hot summer, people urged the horses to pant, and they couldn't get through the road. The escort team started early and stopped at night, and let the horses sleep at noon to avoid the poison in summer. When they were passing through Guangze Futun, they met several minions from Heihu Village set up checkpoints to collect money. As usual, Dalong donated 5,000 yuan and passed smoothly. There were only a hundred people in Heihu Village, and half of them accounted for fugitives and mountain people. They rely on setting up cards. It also makes some money to earn some scattered silver. It is not easy to kill the grassroots. One is that it is afraid of alarming the government, and the other is that it kills chickens and gets eggs to scare away the caravans, breaks the way of wealth, and blocks the road to collect accounts, but it takes a long time to collect accounts, which is always more comfortable than robbing everywhere. The Yicheng Escort Agency is naturally not afraid of these 100 people. The so-called strong dragons do not suppress local snakes, and it is not better to be fully protected when going out. Once there is a real fight, there will always be casualties, and the compensation will be even worse. The bandits block the road and ask for money is also called "collecting protection fees." , and then collect the money, one party must be safe, and others dare not cause trouble here.
In late June, the escort team returned as scheduled. Huaye returned home with the grain. The middle saw two people exchanged money with the egg dealer: each egg must be placed at the front of the bamboo tube and took a photo with the sun. It is said that it was to test the chicken breeds 2.
"There are no chicken breeds, so whether to sell them," the egg dealer shook his head.
"Sell"...
Zhifen took the money, and glanced at the afterglow, his eyes lit up. It was the person who was looking forward to, shouting "Brother" in one go, and he came to welcome him. He had not seen each other for a month, and the two of them swept away their gloomy and melancholy appearance.
"How much does an egg cost? "
"Two and a half", "two and a half", the two cheered in the same voice, Zhifen handed over the egg money.
Huaye counted it: "Thirty people, so thin, you have to eat more eggs, don't sell them in the future"! After saying that, he took out the newly received silver and handed it to Zhifen.
"There are eggs at home", Zhifen said.
"There are still eggs at home", Zhifen said.
"And there is a bowl"! ZhiAn Dao.
"What are you doing if you don't eat it? "
"You will have to eat when you come back," Zhifen said
"You can eat it, don't worry about me. "
" I eat it every day, and I'm tired of it. What dishes do you cook "
"? "
" Boiled eggs, fried eggs, steamed eggs, and scrambled eggs. "
" and egg cake", Shuan Andao.
passed through the bamboo forest and suddenly became clear. I saw a newly opened vegetable field in front of the door. Huaye smiled and said, "Are you planted these? "
" Yes. "
" is amazing! "
" I am so sensible, I will have some food in the future. "
" planted peppers, gourds, sweet potatoes, and pancakes. Aunt San gave us a lot of vegetables and helped us open the fields. "
" You should also plant some tomatoes, beans, soybeans, and spicy ginger, as beans are nutritious. "
" Well, then I'll cut another piece of bamboo kinds. "
" and me, and I. "
" Go and cook, and you will have to inspect the roof this time. "
" You should take a break first and then cook after eating. "
...
The old house has not lived in a long time, and the beams are broken and the rafters are broken. It needs to be repaired thoroughly before they can be safe. Turning up the tiles, changing the beams, replenishing the rafters, sprinkling medicine, although the two hands are not very strong, they also helped a lot.
The dishes are filled at noon, and Huaye can see it surprisingly.
"Drink this first", just serve a bowl of goat milk, and serve it to my brother.
"Is this goat milk?" "
"Yeah", Zhifen supported the table with her elbows, stretched her head and neck, and looked at him with a smile.
Brother suddenly changed color and said unhappy: "You are just for you to drink, but if you don't drink it, how can you grow it! "
" I have drunk it, I drink it every day, squeeze it two or three times a day, fill it with a can, and it may be five liters, and I can't finish it no matter how I drink it."... Zhifen said.
"Brother, do you think it's good to drink?" ZhiAn said.
"Well, it's delicious... This is... bean peel"? My brother tried it and looked at the plate of yellow and white slices.
" " milk peel "! Zhifen said proudly.
"What did you make? "
"I taught her to do it, Zhi'an said arrogantly.
"Well, it's oily and fragrant, I'll give it some for my third aunt to try."
"The milk skin is not enough... a can of milk can only be cooked in one bowl." Zhifen seemed reluctant to leave.
"We also need to divide it a little bit, she probably hasn't eaten it."
"Oh..."
Brother stared at Zhifen and looked at Zhian again. Zhifen shyly retreated and didn't know what it meant.
"Egg and goat milk have been eaten for a month, and it is indeed a little useful. My face has become a little whiter and fatter."
"Brother, you have been a lot of black."
...
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This vacation finally renovated the nine roofs. In the afternoon, I sat down under the Huaye corridor and saw the two of them cutting bamboo to clear the land. He wanted to help, but Zhifen pushed them and refused to let them go. I think the two of them are quite sensible, but if they are so savage and free, they can only do some rough work in the future. Although Shu Xiu costs half a year to earn rice, if he doesn't pay the money, he will be disappointed. It was early August when the jail team returned home again. Huaye brought back a few books of children's men and paper and pens to teach them to read, and also teach them to stand and stand to punch. The northern desert was unified, Luo Tan was divided, and Xerox was the emperor. Seeing that the Central Plains were uneasy, if you had a few skills to defend yourself, you would never sit and wait for death.
Note:
. Official license: The license issued by the Ministry of Revenue to an official, which states the name, year, official rank, etc. ‘Photo’ refers to ‘vote’. Supervision: The Imperial College issued academic certificates. Similar to a degree certificate. The rule of law in each dynasty is different. For example, the Ming Dynasty requires scholars or above and those with official positions and titles to use "maid envoys", but in fact, it may not be implemented. In addition to "surveillance", there is also "study license".
2, egg seller. There are two types of vendors who go to the village to collect eggs: vegetable eggs and planted eggs. Planted eggs are used to hatch chickens, which are more expensive.
