The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 12 Building a courtyard house and carrying a coffin is the lifelong struggle of ordinary people in ancient times!

"Master earned a salary of 630 and [-] Wen in the Liu Family Camp, and paid [-] Wen to the public account, and I left [-] Wen to the third father and [-] Wen as pocket money, do you think so?" Back home, Song Yingkui took the wages he earned and paid the account to the shopkeeper, Grandpa.

Now living in a big family, what work is done is the responsibility of the whole family, Song Yingkui certainly can't keep all the money he earns in his own hands.If you want to use money in the future, you can pay it from the public account.Of course, it is still necessary to leave a few coins for pocket money.

"Come on! We, Kuiwa, are now able to earn money through craftsmanship, and your grandma and I are blessed!" Song Tianshun cheerfully accepted the wages handed over by his grandson, and agreed to his request to keep a small change.The six hundred Wen that the grandson earned was not a small amount of money for the Song family. The whole family had been busy for half a year, but they didn't have so much money left. The grandson got back so much in one month after going out, which was of great significance to a family short of money.

After paying the bill to his grandfather, Song Yingkui hurried to Ding Degui's house, and still had Ding Degui's salary in hand.

The same carpenter Ding Degui earned more money than Song Yingkui. One tael of silver could be exchanged for more than 1000 taels of Wen, plus four hundred Wen, and he earned nearly [-] Wen for half a job!If he didn't give up on the pick, the Liu family agreed to pay him more than two taels.

As the old saying goes, it is not cheap to make a coffin in ancient society.Take the coffin made by the Liu family as an example, plus the money to buy tools for Song Yingkui, the net cost was about three taels of silver.If there is no such thing as being picked up halfway, the wages to be paid will be more than two taels.The wood used for the coffin in his family is good, and four taels of silver cannot be bought.Together to make a coffin, the cost of wood and carpentry is six or seven taels of silver.After finishing, I have to ask a painter to paint the coffin, which is about three taels of wages, which means that a coffin costs ten taels of silver.

The Liu family's coffin is a good two-story cypress coffin, and the price is a bit more expensive. Ordinary coffins made by poor families can cost about a few taels of silver if they are not painted with oil.It's just that it's not easy for poor families to come up with this amount of money. Like Song Yingkui's family, they won't be able to come up with the money for the time being.Ordinary people in this era can spend a lifetime building a courtyard house and making a coffin, which is considered to have completed the task of life.There are many people who are still unable to complete it.

Taking the money to Ding Degui's house, Ding Degui didn't show a good face, his nose was not his nose, his eyes were not his eyes, and he spoke cold words to Song Yingkui.

"Father of the Ding family, I'll give you what you want. The cold words you said don't make sense to me. The Liu family gave you a tael of silver plus four hundred coins in total. I worked with you for nearly forty days. At that time, I agreed to pay three coins a day, and I would take one hundred coins. You will let the rest!" I don't owe you anything, and I don't accept your attitude.Song Yingkui withheld the money he wanted to take, put down the money, got up and left the yard of Ding Degui's house.

In this era, Song Yingkui's current principle is to fight for what is his own, every penny is important, there is no need to take advantage of others.You, Ding Degui, have the ability to put on a face and say cold words, and if you have the ability to be magnanimous, you don’t need money to return the wages of the Liu family?
"Song Jiawa, come out of my door. Don't tell people that you are my apprentice. I, Ding Degui, have never taught a half-bottle of water, forgetfulness." Just as Song Yingkui was about to leave Ding Degui's house, Ding Degui chased him to the door and spoke harsh words again.

"How much I have learned from you, you know it in your heart. If you want to flatter me, it's okay to say that you taught me art. If you deny it, I can do it. Anyway, since ancient times, there is no such thing as learning art after working with someone for a month. You didn't teach me the same work. You know it in your heart."So that the nearby neighbors can also hear clearly.

In this day and age, if you have confirmed your status as a master and apprentice, you will not be able to get rid of it if you want to.Ding Degui didn't want to recognize this master-student relationship, Song Yingkui couldn't wait for it!Just follow your hard work, what kind of friendship is it, and you will not lose the title of a master and apprentice?

After speaking, Song Yingkui returned home on his own. There are more things to do in life, so there is no need to entangle too much with a little carpenter in the countryside.

On the second day after returning home, Song Yingkui's plan was to prepare and start trial-making tofu.It's just that when he went to his small kitchen to see the existing conditions that could be used, he found that the kitchen at home didn't even have a bellows?I neglected this matter before, but now I am a carpenter. It is indeed necessary to make a bellows for my family.

"Third father, let's make a bellows for the family today. You help me." Thinking of the need to hurry up and improve the living environment of the family, the time is not waiting.

When the uncle and nephew were working on making the bellows in the courtyard, the whole family came to watch.They haven't seen Song Yingkui working as a carpenter yet.

Seeing a pair of bellows slowly taking shape, the Song family's young and old looked very excited.The most excited is Song Tianshun, now he has finally let go of his doubts about his grandson.

"Our Kuiwa can even make a bellows box, what a talent." The excited Song Tianshun couldn't help but start to praise his grandson.

"Da, Kuiwa is not only good at making bellows, he even made an ox cart in Liujiaying, and the owner said it works very well." Song Xueliang, the third uncle, felt that the family was a little strange, so what's the point of making a bellows?My nephew can do a lot of things.

"Kui Wa, you made a bullock cart?" Excited Song Tianshun asked his grandson.

"I made a pair in Liujiaying, but the wheels are a little troublesome, and the rest are not difficult." Song Yingkui recalled his grandfather's question while making the bellows.

"Okay, great! After you finished the bellows, you will make another ox cart for our family. I have already prepared the wood for the ox cart. I found Ding Degui several times, but he refused to do it. My grandson is capable of doing it now, so we don't ask for help." Song Tianshun asked his grandson the task of making an ox cart. He had been thinking about having his own ox cart for a long time.

"Where is it! After I finished the wind box, I will change wood with my father to make an ox cart." The plan has to be adjusted again, and making an ox cart for the family is now a priority over trial production of tofu.Bullock carts are an important means of transportation. Having a bullock cart can save effort and time in many things.

"The people in the family will help you change the wood together. Let's make the wooden cart as soon as possible." Sun Tzu is a skilled worker, and Song Tianshun believes that other male laborers in the family can share the physical work of changing wood.

It is comfortable to work for one's own family, and the family members are able to contribute, which can save a lot of money.Unlike working for someone else's house, you have to do everything yourself.People don't care, whether you are struggling!So I make bullock carts for my family. There is no wages, but the work makes people feel comfortable and at ease!

(End of this chapter)