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The next day, the siblings went out at Yinchu.

In the morning, when the dew was heavy, Qiao Mingjin found a pair of thick clothes to wrap the siblings, and sat together in the bullock cart.

A thick felt cloth was put on the cow, and a pole was supported, with a basket containing eggs placed on each end.The cows walked slowly, and the baskets did not shake. The eggs in the basket were supported by straw, and the 180 eggs did not move at all.

The sisters looked very happy.

However, driving in such a cold dew before dawn, sitting upright on the back of a bull, and wandering on the road for two or three hours is really uncomfortable.

It’s okay if you run fast like a horse. The ox cart is slow and swaying, making people sleepy. The long road is very boring.

It would be too much to drive in such a starry night every day.

Fortunately, today is the last trip to deliver firewood to the Zhou Mansion. Tomorrow, I will start offering Yuji, and I will deliver it every other day, so I can take a rest when I have time.Take a breath and find something else to do.Otherwise, Qiao Mingjin was really afraid that she would not be able to take it like this every day.

Because there were too many eggs today, Qiao Mingjin didn't let Ming Heng down, and took him to Zhou Mansion together.

That mother Zhou happened to be there too.

When Qiao Mingjin arrived, the boy at the door came in to announce, and Zhou's mother followed.

"Mother Zhou".Qiao Mingjin greeted the first employer with a smile.

"Hey. You're early today."

"Yes, some folks in the village asked us to help sell some things today, and we have to catch the morning market, so it's a bit early."

Qiao Mingjin talked to Zhou's mother while watching the boys in the mansion move firewood.

That week's mother looked at her and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the firewood delivery person in the house is not easy to deal with, I really want to order you for a long time. The firewood you send is well chopped and neat, so I don't have to mess with it." heart."

Qiao Mingjin thanked her with a smile, and said, "From tomorrow onwards, I will deliver firewood to Yuji blacksmith shop on West Street every other day. If mom needs anything extra, you can find me there."

That week's mother nodded again and again.

This big mansion is big, there are many people, and there is no certainty when there will be such a happy event or banquet. It is always good to have some contacts.

The two were talking, when Zhou's mother saw a basket hanging on the side of the cow, she was very curious, and asked, "What did you bring for sale? Let me see, it's what our house needs. "

As he spoke, he stepped forward and lifted the straw covering the basket.

Still clutching the straw, the whole person stood there in a daze.

"This is... an egg?"

Qiao Mingjin also went up and lifted the top layer of straw.

Said: "Yes. It is an egg."

As he spoke, he picked up a string and handed it to Zhou's mother who was still in astonishment. She said, "It's a long way from our village to the city, and the road conditions are not good. They are sold by others. I also confiscated some of my hard-earned money, but If you fight on the road, you have to pay for the firewood, which is really not worth it. So I came up with this idea."

That week's mother looked surprised, took the bunch of eggs and looked at them again and again, and even shone in the morning sun.

Tut tut: "How did you come up with this? It's really wonderful. There are also many Zhuangzi in our house, and the village also sends vegetables, meat and eggs to the mansion every now and then. The eggs are packed in baskets along the way. We fought a lot. Every time our old lady feels distressed. The old man has also endured hardships. If we let her know that there is such a way, I don’t know how happy I am.”

After speaking, he turned his eyes, and said again: "Jin Niang, you wait here, I will show the old lady this egg. Although there is no shortage of eggs in our house, this is the first time I have put eggs in this way." See you. Our old lady will be very happy if she sees it. You wait here, if our old lady is happy to see it, maybe she will buy all your eggs. Just wait a moment."

Without waiting for Qiao Mingjin to react, he picked up two bunches of eggs and ran into the courtyard.

Qiao Mingjin had no choice but to wait outside the door.

After the firewood was emptied, the boy guarding the door and a few girls carrying firewood also gathered around the basket to watch.

As if seeing some rare treasure, each of them grabbed a bunch of them, looked left and right, and just had to tear down the straw and study it.

Qiao Mingjin didn't care either, and let them take a look.She and Mingheng unpacked their bags and ate pancakes, rolls and pickles.

A little boy of seven or eight years old rushed out from the door: "What are you looking at?"

Several servants and maids hurriedly stood up straight and bowed to him: "Fourth young master."

The boy was dressed in a luxurious manner, with a gold hoop on his head, a straight silk dress on his body, a jade belt wrapped around his waist, a sachet of incense and jade pendants on his body, and a round face looking pleasing.

The boy and the adult responded with a straight chest and back: "Yeah".

He walked to the basket with his hands behind his back: "What were you looking at just now?"

The two servants following the boy were carrying a food box and a book case on their backs. They hurriedly pushed aside the crowd, approached them, reached in and took a bunch of them: "Master, they are looking at this."

The little boy picked it up from the straw whiskers and brought it to his eyes: "What is this?"

"Master, this is an egg."

The little boy turned around and kicked him: "Master, don't you know it's an egg?"

The boy turned around and asked the boys and girls standing beside him: "What is this? Did it come from our village?"

A little girl replied: "No, Fourth Young Master, this little lady sold it."

The little boy turned around and glanced at Qiao Mingjin and Mingheng: "You sold it? Why did you pretend like this? Aren't the eggs one by one? How troublesome it is to take them apart."

Qiao Mingjin glanced at him, wondering why the young master came out from the side door?This is the location of the kitchen, I'm afraid they came here early in the morning to find food.

After glancing at Ming Heng, Ming Heng said: "Back to young master, our house is far away from the city, so we tied them up in this way to prevent them from colliding, so that they won't be broken."

The little boy let out an oh, and then picked the edge of the basket, tiptoed to look into the basket.

He reached out and took out a few skewers, and said to Ming Heng: "How much is this one skewer? I want to show it to my classmates in the academy. I want to tell them that such a clever idea was conceived by our servants."

Qiao Mingjin rolled her eyes upwards, young master, we are not your servants.

Ming Heng glanced at his sister and said, "One egg costs two pennies. We still have to spend time tying the straw and waste the straw. A bunch of eggs will cost two pennies more."

Qiao Mingjin glanced at Mingheng, her younger brother is really talented and shrewd.It must be cultivated well.

When the young master heard it: "So cheap?"

He lowered his head and wanted to touch the purse at his waist, but found that he was holding the egg skewers with both hands, so he turned his head and said to the two young men: "Da Er, give me the money quickly! Well, just give me a tael of silver, how much?" It’s a reward for you. If you come up with something interesting in the future, please let me know. I’m the Fourth Young Master of this mansion!”

After finishing speaking, he didn't look at the two young men behind him, and ran away with two strings of eggs left and right.

One of the servants carrying a bookcase followed immediately, and the other shouted while taking out his purse to pay, "Master, wait for me!"

Ming Heng took a tael of silver over, thanked him, and the young man quickly chased after his young master.

After a while, I saw Zhou's mother coming from a distance, and the little servants and girls who were around quickly slipped away.

That week's mother smiled all over her face: "Jinniang, I don't know how you came up with such a good idea! Our old lady is so happy to see it! She said that she will eat eggs in the future, even if it is sent by Zhuangzi from far away. Don't be afraid to fight!"

"There is no shortage of eggs in the mansion, but you still have to leave ten skewers for me. The old lady said that she would let all the lords and ladies in the mansion take a look, and some good friends will also take them over. They are the same as us. Zhuangzi will lose a lot of eggs every month. With this method, it will be good now."

As he spoke, he took out an ingot of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into Qiao Mingjin's hand: "Here, this is a reward from the old lady. She said that we bought your method. She also said that the eggs broken every year cost more than this money." Don't push it, take it quickly. The old lady is not short of this money. Today is not the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, otherwise the ladies in the mansion will go to pay their respects, and I am afraid they will also reward the money. Which one of them has no money? One or two Zhuangzi?"

After Qiao Mingjin heard this, she quickly thanked her. Who cares about too much money?

Besides, she really came up with this idea. In a mansion as big as theirs, and there are some good friends nearby, who doesn't have Zhuangzi?The old lady will get a lot of benefits if she sells it well to others.

So I accepted it with peace of mind.I took ten more strings of eggs for Zhou's mother, a total of twenty strings of eggs.The siblings bid farewell and left.

This week, 24 strings of eggs were sold at the gate of Zhoufu, and they got 11 taels of silver.

The siblings looked at each other, and they could see the joy in each other's eyes.Even if these two baskets of eggs are taken home and eaten at home, it is enough for the cost.

ps: Thank you "680722" for your tip.Come back late.It's time for a holiday, and I went to dinner with my colleagues.This public version does not have a scheduled release function, and the release time is a problem.Sorry everyone.