One or two branches of plum outside the bamboo

Chapter 18
After she finished asking, time had passed for a while. In order to thank her, she wanted to help pick up some firewood.

But who knows, Yan Qingzhi, who has always felt that she has a good ability to live a good life, has been disliked.

Only then did she know that the firewood on the ground was not used for everything, and she had to find dry firewood, which was blown down from the tree by the wind, otherwise the wet firewood would start to smoke when it was lit...

Fortunately, picking up firewood wasn't a difficult job. After a while, she had mastered the essentials. She helped pick up some for the man to take away, and then said goodbye to him.

When I came back to look for Yan Qingzhu, I saw that Yan Qingzhu had turned out the ragged leather jacket and put it on. It was a small ball. He was standing in the corner and stomping his feet. It seemed that he was freezing enough.

As soon as Yan Qingzhi saw him, she told him everything.

He also said the next time the court will arrange for someone to come over.

"It is said that he came to lead people on the [-]th day, the day after tomorrow."

The day after tomorrow is a good time for both of them.

They came up with so many ways to delay, and in the process, they also told some people not to tell the whereabouts of the two, and also explained the empty cars going to other places in the past, and if anyone asked, they also said that they had pulled the two, etc.

With such confusion, it is unlikely that the Yan family can accurately chase after him.

After all, it's just an ordinary family, and I haven't encountered such a thing before, so the lack of experience is certain.

"It seems that tonight, we must enter the city!"

Yan Qingzhu only thought about it and came up with an idea. This time, it was a long-distance migration, and he had money in his hand. Of course, he had to prepare some things well. From this point of view, living in the city tonight was the first choice.

The two made up their minds and walked towards the city gate.

Lincheng closed the city gate at [-] o'clock in winter, and when they saw that they were there, they took a few steps and finally entered the city before the gate was closed.

Because the two were the last to come in, they almost delayed the time when they closed the city gate, so the guards at the city gate were extremely strict.

The household registration and Lu Yin that Yan Qingzhi took out were carefully looked at by the lantern several times, and they were interrogated several times for their identities. They even asked a lot of questions because of their young age. down, just let them into the city.

Although the boundary of Lincheng is not large, Lincheng itself is one of the largest cities in Da Zhao. The vendors at the gate of the city have already begun to close their stalls as the gate is closed.

However, the two turned around from this street and immediately saw a line of lights.

Because of the popularity of glass, most of the hanging lanterns are wind lanterns. The imperial court is responsible for repairing a lamp post. The wind lanterns are produced by various merchants facing the street.

The hanging is not high, just over two meters. Ordinary people can hang it while stepping on a stool. There are people patrolling the street, and there is no need to worry about being stolen.

Da Zhao also has a curfew, but the curfew time is unified at the beginning of Hai Shi, which is around nine o'clock in the evening, so there are not a few people shopping at night.

The two children did not have lanterns, so they mingled with the crowd and walked around with everyone.

Most of the shops on the side of the city gate are restaurants and grocery stores. There are also two inns with a good environment. Unfortunately, you don’t need to enter the door to know that the consumption here is not low. The current situation of the sister and brother is really impossible.

However, it was a long experience. I saw many businessmen and their servants in extraordinary clothes, and I also had a deeper understanding of Da Zhao's clothes and rank.

The roads here are all flat stone roads, and they also pass on the right side. Pedestrians all lean on one side to move forward, and the middle place is reserved for carriages and horses.

There are a wide variety of vehicles, not to mention horses, carts and bullock carts, as well as handcarts of various shapes and styles, hand-pulled carts and so on.

They looked at it with relish and felt amazing.

Although the two were dressed in tatters, they were inconspicuous, just because they were still young and dressed like this, they were completely treated as beggars, and they did not block the door of other people's shops. In other words, the siblings didn't care, and they quickly crossed the long street.

"It's a rare visit to the county town. We should buy more things and think about what we need! The next time we go to such a prosperous place, it may not necessarily be when!"

Yan Qingzhu saw that Yan Qingzhi did not intend to spend any money, so he quickly reminded her.

In the end, there is a lack of materials here, but it is not a modern day where you can buy anything you want online. If you miss this opportunity, you will not know what you want to buy next time. You have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

When Yan Qingzhi heard this, she suddenly remembered something.

"You're right, we should buy more things, and we don't know how to farm. When we settle down in the future, we must consider making money to make a living!"

What Yan Qingzhi said was very realistic. Having experienced the incident of collecting firewood before, she did not have any expectations about whether her sister and brother could plant the land well.

Although she is quite confident, she is not confident enough to think that farming is so simple. If it were so simple, there would not be so many people starved to death in the history books!
In their previous lives, let alone farming, the two never even planted flowers. They only heard that seeds can germinate by burying them in the soil and watering them, but is this really the case?
They are skeptical!
"Think about it now, if I knew there would be such a day, why would I have to learn more! Even if I read two more books!"

Yan Qingzhu was a little remorseful. The knowledge of later generations is not to be learned casually, but as long as you think about it, there is nothing you can't learn.

But here it is different. The expensiveness and rarity of books make knowledge precious.

Now I want to learn something, but it's not easy!
Yan Qingzhi didn't feel as much regret as Yan Qingzhu.

She studied carpentry, and she likes it. She has read a lot of books and has done a lot of work. Although there is no CNC lathe here, she is skilled and knows a lot of drawings. As long as she is more careful and slowly polished, she can always complete it. of!

"Then I'll be a carpenter! It's always a job!"

Yan Qingzhi's major is called wood research and production. In summary, it is a carpenter, but it is a carpenter with a wide range. In addition to studying furniture and architecture, it also includes a part of mechanical engineering courses, and the branch has more knowledge.

About mathematics, physics, painting, numerical control... all the professional knowledge she needs to learn, and even part of history and aesthetics.

But she didn't study for a long time, and in her spare time, she read a lot of related books in the library, even if she did it by herself, it was all small pieces.

Of course, these are all things to come. If they really decide to do this, future development is one aspect, and a set of special tools is also essential.

There are too many things to buy, not to mention the knife, hammer, axe, ruler, wire, planer, saw blade, drill of various sizes, and pigment tung oil and beeswax lacquer... all have to be prepared.

Painting wood is a must. In addition to smoothing the wood, it also has the effect of being wear-resistant and moth-proof. Modern painting is very easy, and there are many paints to choose from, but it was not so simple in ancient times.

Yan Qingzhi knew about these things, but he didn't know much about them. He could only buy some more and go back to test while everything in the city was complete.

However, being able to do what she likes is something that people look forward to after all. Yan Qingzhi didn't realize it herself. After talking about this with Yan Qingzhu, her whole person became much fresher.

Although she has always been very calm, and even played a long blackmail to Old Man Yan, the confusion about the way forward has always lingered in her heart, and being able to retain some of her past things is also a disguised affirmation of her own. Way.

Anyway, what you do is not doing, and the starting point for doing something good is always higher, isn't it!

The two of them didn't know where to buy these things, so they went all the way to find out, until they found a blacksmith shop at the beginning of Xu Shi.

Go in and ask, many things are not available, all have to be called now!
They were in a hurry at the moment. They asked about the construction time, made an estimate, and hurriedly ordered a set of spade chisels and planer blades here. They also bought a set of ready-made carving knives and several sets of kitchen knives of different sizes. And scissors, two axes, two hammers, a bunch of saw blades, a drill, a planer, a few sickles, a pickaxe, a shovel, and so on...

The weight of the things the two bought was unclear, and the uncle of the blacksmith, who could barely see his smiling eyes, also gave each of them a wicker basket with two-arm thick hemp rope on it for them to carry on their backs.

Da Zhao did not prohibit the trade of iron tools, because there were more advanced refining techniques here, and the standard swords in the barracks were very different from those used in the homes of the common people, and the control of iron tools was also much more open.

Therefore, to buy and sell these things, you only need to register the household registration information with the blacksmith, and when the blacksmith pays the tax, you can report it to the court, and it is not limited as in the previous dynasty.

However, the price is always higher!

Before leaving, Yan Qingzhi took a fancy to an iron pot here, but unfortunately he couldn't hold it, so he had to give up temporarily, and led Yan Qingzhu, who was walking heavily, out of the blacksmith shop.

This trip directly cost two people twelve passes, and the balance of eight passes has not been settled. Of course, the most expensive set is the custom-made blade.

Although not much iron is used, the craftsmanship cannot be overwhelmed.

Moreover, if the money is not given in place, why let people who are greedy and boil oil work for you.

Because they were too busy, they didn't have time to shop around, but if they wanted to buy so much iron, even if it was a little premium, it wouldn't be too much of a difference.

The cost of a dozen or [-] coins in Lincheng is not considered money at all. In addition, the two brothers and sisters went late, and the blacksmith shop was quite remote, so no one noticed.

After the two came out, they were very vigilant about the surrounding environment, for fear that they would be watched by others, their footsteps were fast, and they went around a dimly-lit small alley nearby within a few steps. Putting it into the space, I exhaled a long breath...

These things are so heavy!

(End of this chapter)