Datang Nongwang

Chapter 371 Making Dried Mushrooms
When Wan'er saw her fourth brother came back, she quickly protected her copper coins, "Fourth brother, this is the copper coin I earned, you can't take it away."

Li Chongyuan didn't care about these copper coins at all.

As far as the copper coins on display right now are only around ten pennies, how could Li Chongyuan value them.

Just as Li Chongyuan was questioning again, Xiaohong reported in a low voice: "Young gentleman, this is the money earned after selling the mushrooms that the young lady collected."

"Oh?" Li Chongyuan didn't react when he first heard it.

But when Li Chongyuan came to his senses, he was immediately curious.

"Wan'er, how many mushrooms did you collect? Who did you sell them to?" Li Chongyuan looked at them.

At this moment, Wan'er saw that her fourth brother was looking at the copper coins that belonged to her, his eyes seemed to be shining with gold, and he was protecting her own copper coins, "Fourth brother, I went to West Market to sell it, and it sold for nearly five dollars." Hundred catties."

"You loser, the mushrooms you collected went to the West Market to sell, and you only sold them for such a small amount of copper coins. There are not enough mushrooms in the Yingbin Building. You are really mad at me." Li Chongyuan knew this girl when he heard Wan'er's words. Drilled into the eyes of money.

The welcome building in my home is open.

Mushrooms are a good thing. As long as there is a plate of fried bacon with mushrooms in Yingbin Building, the price can be sold for hundreds of pennies.

Five hundred catties of mushrooms only sold for ten bucks.

This is no prodigal.

Seeing how angry her fourth brother looked, Wan'er didn't seem to care at all, "Hmph, you don't give me any money when I sell it to Yingbinlou, so I won't sell Yingbinlou."

"You, you, just think about it, do you think I don't know? Forget it, after you collect the mushrooms, ask Qiao Su to go to the Yingbin Building, and then ask Qiao Su to pay for it. If you dare to sell in the West Market again, I will break your legs." Li Chongyuan hated that iron could not be made into steel, and after leaving a sentence, he went to the courtyard.

Wan'er sneered at the background of her fourth brother, "Huh! Xiaohong, hurry up, finish the calculation quickly, and collect my money."

It didn't take long.

Xiaohong called Xingba, and went back to the small courtyard with a basket of money.

in the house.

The door was closed tightly, and the sound of counting copper coins came from inside from time to time, mixed with voices and laughter.

Li Chongyuan in the main room shook his head.

Such a few days.

Wan'er leaves early and returns late every day.

At night, the oil lamps are lit again, and I read and write under the light of the oil lamps.

all of these.

It was all in the eyes of Li Chongyuan.

"I don't know where this girl came from. She picks mushrooms during the day and reads and writes at night. It would be best if she can go on like this, so that I won't worry about this girl every day." Li Chongyuan listened to the sound of reading from Wan'er's room, Muttering in his mouth.

Qiao Hui, who was sitting by the side doing needlework, smiled knowingly: "Little Lang, don't worry about the little lady, you should worry about your affairs. I heard from Xiao Su that the old lady is giving you a lot of money recently. looking for a wife."

"What? Find me a wife? Isn't this nonsense? I'm only very old, about 15 years old. My mother is also true. I'm still young, so I want to find a wife for me. The second brother and the third brother We are not even married yet, so why is Aunt thinking about finding a wife for me?" Li Chongyuan suddenly felt a little annoyed when he heard about this.

Qiao Hui looked at Li Chongyuan and said, "Young gentleman, this is for your own good. Thinking about it, Erlang and Sanlang will definitely get married this year, and at the latest, you should have a family next year. At that time, I can also give Mr. Xiaolang, you take care of the children."

"Forget it, this matter is not urgent, not urgent." Li Chongyuan said that he was not in a hurry, but in his heart he was in a hurry.

Getting married at such a young age.

In terms of what Li Chongyuan thought in his heart, the hair hasn't grown up yet, so what kind of relationship is there.

This is not the child with the child.

I made up my mind that when I return to Chang'an someday, I will inquire sideways.

If the old lady really wants to find a wife for herself or something, she must mess up the matter no matter what.

Another two days later.

When Li Chongyuan returned to Chang'an.

Wan'er called Qiao Su, "Steward Qiao, how much do you think these mushrooms can sell for?"

In front of Qiao Su, there were at least several hundred catties of mushrooms.

Qiao Su looked at the mushrooms in the bamboo basket.

The upper layer of the bamboo basket.

A lot of big mushrooms are placed neatly, and one can tell at a glance that this is done on purpose by Wan'er.

Qiao Su knew very well that the mushrooms below the top of the bamboo basket could never be big.

"Little lady, tell me the amount, so I can keep an account." How dare Qiao Su say the price.

and.

As far as these mushrooms are concerned, it is even more difficult for him to negotiate the price for his little lady, so how can he set a first, second and third class.

If it was really less, Wan'er would definitely not spare him.

After Wan'er heard the sound, a sinister smile suddenly appeared on her face, "One hundred Wen is one catty, and there are a total of more than 580 two catties here, so I will count you six hundred catties."

"This... well, then six hundred catties, one hundred wen per catty." Qiao Su really didn't expect that doing business with his own little lady would be a big pitfall.

and.

This hole is not easy to fill.

After Wan'er got the answer she wanted, she waved her little hand, "Steward Qiao, give me the money."

"Give me the money, give me the money, I'll give you the money right away." Qiao Su dared not give the money.

And it's only sixty pennies, if he doesn't give it, he will have a hard time today.

finally.

Under Wan'er's supervision, Qiao Su gave Wan'er exactly sixty pennies.

After Wan'er took the sixty pennies, she went to distribute money to the children.

But Qiao Su shook his head, "Oh, I don't know when this is a head. Li Zhuang didn't have much copper coins in storage. My lady is good, this mushroom can be sold for [-] yuan. , and made a lot of money.”

Shortly after.

Mushroom was loaded into a carriage and headed for Chang'an City.

And this time.

Li Chongyuan came out of his home and went to the Yingbin Building, just in time to see the mushroom delivered, "Is this Wan'er's mushroom?"

"Yes, Mr. Qiao, Manager Qiao said that the mushrooms are a bit dry, so let the little ones be sent to the Yingbin Building as soon as possible, otherwise they won't be able to sell back the original price."

After Li Chongyuan heard what the servant said about the cost, his heart skipped a beat, "How much did you pay for these mushrooms? How much did Wan'er make?"

"Back to Mr. Xiaolang, the lady said that these mushrooms totaled 580 jin, and the final calculation was [-] jin. Therefore, Manager Qiao gave me [-] jin." The servant replied.

When Li Chongyuan heard it, he thought how much money he had, but it was only sixty pennies, which is not too much.

but.

When Li Chongyuan thought of the mushrooms in the mountains, his heart tightened again, "Old Qiao, hurry up and fry these mushrooms, don't lose money."

evening.

Li Chongyuan, who returned to Lizhuang, started to plan the mushroom thing.

There are many mushrooms in the mountains.

The more you go in, the more mushrooms there will be.

of course.

If you are not afraid of snakes, insects or beasts, you can pick as many mushrooms as you like.

even.

One flower can be as big as a washbasin.

But right now in Lizhuang, there are very few people picking mushrooms. After all, most of the farmers are helping out in Lizhuang, so they don't have time to pick mushrooms.

Moreover.

You can't sell them for much money if you pick mushrooms.

but.

However, Li Chongyuan knew that no matter whether the mushroom was worth money or not, if Wan'er had her temperament, she might produce several thousand catties and sell it to Yingbinlou.

At that time, even if Yingbinlou cooks mushrooms every day, it is impossible for customers to eat mushrooms all day long.

"Xiao Langjun, why do we need to collect mushrooms in large quantities? The mushrooms will go bad after a few days, and they will lose money if they are taken back." The next day, Qiao Su felt distressed when he heard Li Chongyuan say that he wanted to collect mushrooms.

However, Li Chongyuan smiled mysteriously and said, "You just don't have that brain. Wan'er is smarter than you. You accept it first, and I will arrange other things in a while. By the way, you go and get rid of the innocent woman in the village." Come on, I have something for them to do."

Although Qiao Su didn't understand, he could only act according to his words.

After a few days.

In Li Zhuang, there is a fragrance floating from time to time.

Beside the small courtyard, a foreman was reporting something to Li Chongyuan, but his nose sucked fiercely from time to time, "Li Xianzi, the big house has been built, and we have to go back to the Ministry of Industry to report to the superior."

"Okay, then I would like to thank you all here. These are not respects. If I, Li Zhuang, want to build a house in the future, I will have to trouble everyone to come over." Li Chongyuan waved his hand to Qiao Su while thanking him.

The ten craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry who received the reward left Li Zhuang happily.

From last year to this year.

After two years, Li Chongyuan's big house was finally completed.

Just such a big house, placed in Li Zhuang, it really stands out from the crowd.

The two-story house is big and tall.

Moreover, its style is completely different from the current architectural style.

If modern people come to Lizhuang, they will definitely think that the landlord in Lizhuang must be a time traveler.

"Xiao Langjun, the warehouse will be closed in two days, do you think we should have a ceremony together?" Qiao Su asked Li Chongyuan after watching the ten craftsmen leave.

Li Chongyuan has been staring at the big house that belongs to him, and he is extremely satisfied, "You can arrange it, just let me know when the time comes."

When the house is completed, this ceremony must be held.

But there are so many things going on in Li Zhuang right now, and he can't spare time to do it.

Huaishan vermicelli needs to be made, and things like hatching chicken, duck and goose eggs are also being made.

The ground is turning and the mountains are opening.

Coupled with the recent baked mushrooms, there are more and more things, so much so that Li Chongyuan himself began to wonder whether he would live past 20 years old.

There are too few people in Lizhuang.

Although women also have them, they all go to help.

Those who bake mushrooms are only the old people in the village, or a few people with poor legs and feet.

And Wan'er recently.

When I heard that mushrooms can be baked, I also pestered my fourth brother to set up a small bakery, saying that I want to bake mushrooms by myself.

Why does she want to set up a baking place by herself?
Fresh mushrooms worth [-] Wen per catty were reduced to [-] Wen per catty by my fourth brother.

She was naturally unwilling to sell fresh mushrooms.

So in order to make more money, I begged my fourth brother for a long time, and then I set up such a bakery, saying that I would sell the baked mushrooms to my fourth brother.

There is a saying.

A catty of fresh mushrooms costs only fifty Wen.

But a pound of dried mushrooms can be sold for ten thousand dollars.

With this girl's energy, how could she let go of such a good opportunity to make money?

This is not.

Wan'er is at the small bakery that belongs to her, directing a few women in the village to be busy, "Have you done it yet? Put it away after it's done."

"Little lady, Mr. Xiaolang said that this is not good, it is still a little watery. Mr. Mr. Xiao said that one catty of dried mushrooms can be produced from ten catties of fresh mushrooms. If it is not enough, Mr. Mrs. Xiao will not accept it." A woman saw Wan'er was so eager to put away the half-dry and half-wet mushrooms, so she hurriedly dissuaded her.

After Wan'er got the words, she sniffled, "Hmph, fourth brother is really bad, fresh mushrooms are so delicious, and it takes a lot of time and money to dry them."

Wan'er's goal is to make money, and every time she spends a copper coin, she feels terribly distressed.

In addition to paying wages, they also have to manage food expenses.

These ones.

Li Chongyuan made it clear that he is not responsible.

Brothers and sisters, settle accounts clearly.

This is why Li Chongyuan, the fourth brother, talked about making dried mushrooms at the beginning, and after arguing with Wanhe for a long time, Wan'er decided to set up a small baking place by himself.

Listening to what Wan'er said, the women just smiled and passed on.

In this way, Wan'er said it more than ten times a day.

And this time.

In the depths of Niu Shou Mountain.

There are figures of children everywhere.

The little ones can earn a lot of copper coins every day by picking mushrooms.

It's like the older children like Erniu.

You can pick dozens of catties of fresh mushrooms in one day.

"Erwa, I saw this first, you can't grab it, or I'll sue you to the little lady." At this moment, Erniu and Erwa are in a stalemate vying for a mushroom as big as a pot.

Erwa glanced at the guards not far away, with a sly look on her face, "It doesn't count if you saw it first, I picked it first, this mushroom is mine."

"Erba, are you looking for a beating? This mushroom weighs at least three catties. If you dare to snatch it, I'll beat your ass until it blooms." Erniu is not an easy-going lamp either.

On fighting.

Erwa definitely can't beat Erniu.

Where the height is, so is the strength.

Erwa saw Erniu raised her fist, so she could only put down the mushroom as big as a pot, "Hmph!"

A mushroom weighing three catties is quite rare.

For this one mushroom, Er Niu directly credited several pennies.

The mushrooms they picked at the moment had already been priced down by the profiteer-like Wan'er.

From the original three Wen a catty, it has been reduced to two Wen a catty.

In the past, just this one mushroom would cost around ten yuan.

Roasting the mushrooms continues.

And these little babies in Lizhuang.

No matter how big or small, every copper coin earned from Wan'er every day is enough to be worth the adults of their family.

even.

These babies are stronger than the adults in the family.

"Father, mother, this is the money I earned today." In the evening, Er Niu took the money from selling mushrooms and handed it over to her parents.

"There are so many, I must have picked a lot today." Erniu's parents were very happy after seeing the copper coins Erniu handed over to them.

More than 60 Wen.

In other villages, don't say adults can't earn it, let alone children.

and.

During this period of time, Er Niu has almost earned nearly a consistent amount of money for the family since picking mushrooms.

Unfortunately.

These mushrooms are seasonal, as long as the weather is hot, the mushrooms in this mountain are basically almost extinct.

(End of this chapter)