On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 262 Business
Chinese New Year is all about eating, drinking and having fun.

Xiao Xiao did one more thing and slept soundly in bed.

She was also very frugal in running the house, skipping breakfast and eating only lunch and dinner.

Of course, she would not neglect practicing archery every day with her sisters, a life-saving skill.

In a blink of an eye, the sixth day of the first lunar month arrived.

Boss Xiao was shouting outside Xiao Xiao's room early in the morning: "San'er, get up and eat dumplings soon? Do we have to go back to the village after eating?"

Because the day before yesterday, Xutian Village received many villagers to pay New Year greetings. Yesterday they were invited to have a banquet at Jiang's house, and today they have to go to the countryside to return the favor.

Boss Xiao is also planning to take the opportunity to go to Mingzhou to explore the road and see if he can make a few trips there before the weather gets too hot and bring back some shelf-stable dried seafood.

Although the Xiao family now has more money than they ever dreamed of.

But now the Xiao family lives in the city, and the Jiang family and the Chen family come and go, raising slaves and calling maids, and providing food and supplies, many of which the Xiao family has never seen before.

Therefore, Boss Xiao wanted to earn more money.

Each of his daughters was marrying better than the other, and marrying to a higher position was indeed a very honorable thing to say, but the thought of the dowry made his heart almost freeze.

Then he still has to earn money.

I used to think that the profit from opening a restaurant was enough for the whole family.

When everyone in the family made new clothes during the Chinese New Year, I realized that money really doesn’t cost money, but cotton-padded clothes made of good materials are really warm and stylish.

He wanted his father, mother, daughter-in-law, and daughters to wear such good clothes in the future, so he would have to earn more money.

The world is not peaceful now, and those who can do business cannot stay at home. Those who should go out still have to go out.

Moreover, he also inquired and found out that the lords who were entrenched everywhere did not suppress or embarrass the merchants.

After all, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all inseparable from businessmen from all over the world.

If you want to get information, you can't do without businessmen.

Of course, there are also their spies, who also dress up as businessmen and go everywhere to find out information.

Anyway, Boss Xiao felt that his youngest daughter was reliable. He heard her say that she could make a lot of money selling seafood and dried goods, so he took it to heart.

What he didn't know was that Xiao Xiao said that because she was greedy for seafood.

Boss Xiao also visited. In general restaurants, there are only kelp soup, salted hairtail, dried fish, pickled fish, etc. There are really not many varieties.

But in good restaurants, or among wealthy businessmen, like County Magistrate Chen and the Jiang family, they would have fresh hairtail, pickled vegetables, large yellow croaker, and several kinds of fish during the Chinese New Year. He had forgotten what they were called, but the taste was... One word: fresh.

He used to think that if he could eat meat every day, it would be a good life.

But now I know what delicacies from mountains and seas are.

It turns out that what’s in the sea is delicious.

Therefore, he felt that this business could be done and decided to go back to the countryside to recruit soldiers.

Xiao Xiao was forced to get up and continued to sleep on the carriage.

There was no rush to go now. The road was going slowly and the carriage was jolting, allowing Xiao Xiao to have a good sleep again.

When the Xiao family returned to the village, they were naturally warmly welcomed by the villagers. Everyone wanted to invite them to their homes for dinner. Boss Xiao and the others simply stayed at Li Zheng's house for lunch, and told them that they were looking for someone to go to Mingzhou. . "I can't guarantee that everything will be safe when I go out, but I, Boss Xiao, dare to put my words here. If something happens, I will definitely stay at the end to cover everyone's evacuation."

"I'm just going to go and test the water first. I'll give each person five taels of silver, and food and accommodation will be included on the way..."

Before Brother Xiao finished speaking, many men around him started shouting: "Brother Xiao, count me among them. I will obey you. If you ask me to go east, I won't go west. If you ask me to chase away the dog, I don’t know how to chase chickens.”

"Brother Xiao, count me in. I'm two years older than you, and I still have a lot of strength. I'll do whatever you ask me to do."

"Uncle Xiao, will you take me with you? I will definitely listen to you."

"And I…"

Even though Boss Xiao said there was danger outside, the net income of five taels of silver for just one trip, with free food and accommodation, was really exciting.

Everyone feels that this treatment is comparable to that of an escort.

Of course, the escort agency has high requirements for recruiting people. They must at least be able to work hard, but they look down on ordinary farmers like them who only have a handful of brute strength.

If I go there twice, I can earn more than digging in the fields all year round.

If there is really something wrong, the Xiao family will definitely give the family a sum of money to settle down.

This was also the case when the rebels entered the village and invited the villagers to help the Jiang family. The Xiao family were generous and righteous, which convinced everyone.

Furthermore, the men usually have to face the loess and back to the sky in order to make a living, and they can't even go to the city a few times throughout the year.

But this doesn't mean that they don't want to go out. It means that all men want to go out, and that will be enough to brag about for the rest of their lives.

Now that I finally have the opportunity, I certainly don’t want to let it go.

In the end, Boss Xiao only selected ten people, and he did not forget to draw a pie for those who were not selected: "Don't worry, everyone, we will explore the road first. If the goods returned are shipped quickly, we will replace you next time." go."

On the way back in the afternoon, Boss Xiao asked his daughters: "Are we really going to leave after the tenth day of the Lunar New Year? Isn't it too hasty?"

"Dad, when the first lunar month comes and the weather gets warmer day by day, if we want to transport more sea goods, we will have to buy ice, which will be another extra expense."

After Xiao Xiao finished speaking, he said in a whimsical way: "How about me and Xuan'er and the others leave first? You can go there in a few days?"

Ever since they heard that the Xiao family wanted to go to Mingzhou, the Lin sisters were the most excited and wanted to leave immediately.

Now when the Lin sisters heard Xiao Xiao's words, they all looked at her with bright eyes: "Really?"

"Fake!" Boss Xiao interrupted them angrily: "You are all girls, why are you so brave?"

Even he couldn't help but panic when he thought about going to Mingzhou, a place he was unfamiliar with and where pirates would come to visit him, fearing that he would never return.

Xiao Xiao smiled when he heard this: "Dad, I'm lucky. This trip back and forth will definitely be safe."

She knows how much people nowadays love their homes and don't want to go out.

But she felt that she might be in danger if she went out now, but if she stayed at home, who knew if the rebels would break in?

When Xiao Xiao and the others returned home, they found that Old Man Xiao and Old Lady Xiao who had stayed at home were guarding the gate.

When he saw his carriage coming back, he rushed up and kept talking to me: "Boss, there was a woman with two maids and two guards who came over earlier, saying she was from the Li family. people."

"He's still waiting at our house now. He said he wanted to take Xiao Xiao to Yuhang."

Mrs. Xiao was worried: "I think they are all very difficult to deal with. Why don't you let San'er go out for a while?"