Escape from the desert

Chapter 60 Custom Clay Pots
Back home, Jiang Yan asked her two daughters-in-law to clean up the wild grapes, and then returned the basket to Zhang Yanzi and his wife.

"Swallow, you have received these thirty copper plates. Thank you for helping to pick grapes today."

Jiang Yan counted 25 copper coins and handed them over. The average coolie is about 30 to 15 coins a day. The Lin family and his wife helped pick grapes all afternoon. Jiang Yan counted [-] copper coins per person. Reasonable.

Zhang Yanzi refused again and again, and said angrily: "What do you mean? Everyone said that you will help you today, but who will pay you for your wages? And after going up the mountain for a while, you have the money to burn so much? You prodigal family. You can't change your temper, can you! You old melon woman..."

"No, no!" Jiang Yan hurriedly interrupted the other party's words and continued: "I don't want you to help this day, and I will need your help in the future, so I can't waste your time every day!"

Zhang Yanzi pursed his lips: "What's the point? As long as you live with a few children, it's fine for me and Gouzi's father to help you pick something up the mountain every day! It doesn't matter!"

"That's not good. I won't take advantage of you. I know you are good to us. Look at this. From now on, you can help me pick this green leaf every day, and I will charge you three copper coins per pound."

This green leaf can be picked without going deep into the mountains. Lin Yousheng has inconvenience in his legs and feet, but it is safe to be outside the mountain. Moreover, a basket of green leaves is about three pounds without compaction, and some are up to four pounds, but she can make two Pot cold tofu.

"Just these green leaves can be sold for three coppers a pound?"

"Don't worry, I've figured it out, swallow it, or I'll be embarrassed to ask you to help."

Zhang Yanzi glanced awkwardly at Lin Yousheng behind him, wondering if she should accept it. There are so many in this green leafy mountain. She can pick two baskets a day. If she can exchange money, life at home will be easier.

"Take it, the family is fiddling with new food recently, and I can't go to the mountains every day. Even if I don't look for you, I have to find someone else."

"Okay, let's pick! Thank you, Xiaojiang."

Lin Yousheng took the money, and his eyes were a little red. He knew that Jiang Yan was willing to help, and he was very grateful. After he was injured in the war, the situation at home became increasingly difficult. Now their husband and wife only dare to eat one meal a day. If they can really make money, do Anything he wants!
Jiang Yan nodded and continued: "By the way, do you know who has a kiln? I want to order forty clay pots that are larger than the palm of my hand, and then I want two larger wooden barrels. For today's grapes."

Jiang Yan gestured at the shape of the clay pot. These wild grapes are very suitable for making wine. The winemaking technology in this era is not very good. The taste of the wine is very light, very pure, and the color is very dirty, not to mention the color tempting. People's grapes and red wine, so she plans to make wine and go directly to the big restaurant in the town to sell it. In this case, exquisite packaging is essential.

Lin Yousheng mused: "There is no kiln in our village, but Liujia Village does, but if you customize it, the price will be more expensive. According to your size, it is estimated that it will cost a lot of money."

"Oh! Mother! We only made a few dollars, so we can just buy some ready-made jars. The customized ones are expensive. Even if our family can sell rice rolls, we can't be so blind."

As soon as he heard that the customized ones were more expensive, Lin Bei let out a strange cry, looking at those wild grapes, his face was full of pain, he could buy some cheap jars and pack them, why do they have to customize them!

Jiang Yan held her forehead speechlessly, and this little snarky searched for ghosts: "Little Si, mother is researching new food, if you don't package it more beautifully, you won't buy it if you do it well, don't worry, mother promises, you will definitely get it back. !"

Looking at the clever Lin Bei, Jiang Yan has begun to regret letting this little guy keep accounts. Although the financial power is still with him, but how much the family earns selling rice rolls a day, the little guy counts it as a door clear, so whenever Spending money to do something, this child is in pain, just like wanting his life.

But I don't just have the money to sell rice rolls!Looks like I'll have to send him out to school sooner!
"I know mother, I'm not afraid of your waste! You just can't live, how expensive is a custom-made small pottery pot, the last time I saw someone ready-made in the town for only three cents a dollar, if you customize it, say less. It’s seven or eight miles, so save some if you can, our house hasn’t settled yet!”

Lin Bei started shouting again, wishing that the family would not eat or drink, so they would save money to repair the house, otherwise it would be too hot for the brothers to squeeze together, and he was pushed out of bed several times.

Jiang Yan naturally understood what he meant, and also knew that the little guy was poor and scared, and she herself didn't want to sleep with Liu Xiaomeng anymore. This child doesn't snore at night, but grinds her teeth!As soon as she fell asleep, she began to grind, like holding a half bone to hide under the quilt and gnawed on it. She woke her up several times. Later, after she found out that she was grinding her teeth, she forced herself to go to bed earlier every day, and she couldn't hear when she fell asleep.

I hope the second child can stand it, and the two of them are a good match for one snoring and one grinding their teeth...

"You can order it for me according to this. When the pot is ready, it needs to be whitened. Just engrave the word "Jiang" on the bottom according to mine."

Jiang Yan found a leaf and sketched the appearance of a pottery pot on it. The pottery pot is bigger than a palm, with a chubby belly and a cute shape. When it is whitened, it will look very high-end, and the bottom is engraved on it. A flying Jiang character is her signature when she signs documents on weekdays. It is good-looking and easy to recognize.

"I can also write my name, but it looks better than yours. Your word looks really ugly. Three dots fly around, and this worker looks like a little duck."

Lin Yousheng's unceremonious comment drew Jiang Yan's black line. This was a signature that she had specially designed by someone, but it cost a lot of money!

"Ugly is ugly, just follow it."

As he spoke, he counted out twenty copper plates and handed them over as a deposit. If you hurry, you should be able to receive them tomorrow.

After sending off the Lin family couple, Jiang Yancai heard Lin Bei meditating on how much money he spent today, and then started registering in his small ledger with a number that he could understand by himself.

Jiang Yan looked at the neatly stacked leaves. It was difficult for Lin Bei to make a small book by himself. When he drew a picture for the Lin family just now, he used the leaves collected by Lin Bei, although the leaves were clearly depicted. , but it is not easy to save, it seems that you have to buy some pen, ink, paper and inkstone first.

"Mother, the third brother has come back with water, you can take a bath!"

"Wash! Everyone needs to be washed, from start to finish!"

Jiang Yan nodded and nodded his head dotingly. Now that the water is free, she will take her first real bath here today, and she will also replace the sheets and quilt covers in all rooms with clean ones!
(End of this chapter)