The wealth of rebirth is deep in the mountains

Chapter 23

"I'm really bothering shopkeeper Chen," said Lu Xiaomi, who had bought cotton cloth from this cloth shop before, so he knew the old shopkeeper.

"Miss Lu, you're welcome." Shopkeeper Chen smiled and led everyone to the backyard. Sure enough, as the boy said, the boxes on the carriage had just landed, and some of the lids had been opened, and a boy was carrying cloth to the warehouse.

One of the large boxes was tightly locked, and shopkeeper Chen opened it himself, revealing the ivory-colored cloth inside.

Lu Xiaomi stepped forward, held up a piece of cloth and took a closer look.

In her previous life, she didn't have the opportunity to touch these brocades, but since she came to Dayuan, she visited the cloth shop a few times and got to know many kinds of silks and satins.But the piece of cloth in his hand is a bit special, the material is similar to plain silk, but it seems to be mixed with something else, like oil but not oil, like glue but not glue, looking down and sniffing, it has a strong smell of seafood.

Then tear off a piece and shine it on the sun, and the sun can easily seep through.When the wind blows, you can't even feel the slightest breath under the cloth.

Really good stuff!

Shopkeeper Chen is an old man, and after glancing at Xiaomi's expression, he guessed that she was very satisfied with the cloth.

So she added more fire with a smile, "Ms. Lu may not know the origin of this sea cloth. Speaking of which, this sea cloth is only produced in the southern Crescent Seashore. The local fishermen are weaving cloth while brushing fish glue. This kind of cloth is stained with seafood. Men who wear it to the sea will be blessed by the sea god and return safely. It is not easy to receive such rare goods on weekdays. My kid is a big shopkeeper for a wealthy family in Kyoto and often travels to the south. This time it happened I met them, bought a batch back, and shared a few horses with me. The girl is also lucky, a few days earlier, or a few days later, I’m afraid I won’t be able to meet them.”

Lu Xiaomi didn't know that the old shopkeeper was raising the value of this box of sea cloth by saying this, but the so-called rare goods are good for living, this batch of cloth fits her heart, and she needs it urgently.Old shopkeeper Chen is fishing with a straight hook, so she has to jump on it herself!
"Shopkeeper Chen, I am very satisfied with these Haibu, let's make a price!"

"Okay, Miss Lu is not very old, but she is really straightforward in doing things." Shopkeeper Chen stroked his goatee with a smile, praised him casually, and quoted the price.

"The price of these cloths is not low. It is transported all the way from the Crescent Seashore, and people on the road eat horse chews. It is not cheap... How about this, a piece of cloth, I count 11 taels of silver as a girl, how about it?"

Lu Xiaomi raised his eyebrows. The price was really high. After all, a good Shu brocade was only eight or nine taels of silver.But money is hard to buy what you want, Shu brocade can't be used to cover a shed, but this Haibu can, no matter how expensive it is, you have to buy it.

"Shopkeeper Chen, how many pieces of sea cloth are there in this box, and what's the length and width?"

"There are ten boxes in total, four feet wide and three feet long."

Lu Xiaomi did the math, and the length and width fit the shed, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I want all these Haibu. But please do me a favor, Shopkeeper Luo, if you see this kind of Haibu in the future, keep it for me." Come down. You don’t need too many, thirty or forty horses are always needed.”

"Okay, okay." The shopkeeper Chen originally left Lu Xiaomi a room to bargain, but he didn't expect her to be so generous, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Miss Lu is so straightforward, I am not a good old man." No. How about this, I will send another piece of fine cotton to make a headband, seeing that spring is here, Miss Lu will also make two new jackets."

The buyer is straightforward, and the seller is generous.This business was a happy one, Lu Xiaomi checked the cloths one by one, and then paid the cash.

The loan obtained from Feng Jian earlier took a whole winter, and now there are only 160 taels left, and most of it has been gone in one go, and she is so distressed that she can't wait to bleed.

But thinking about the rewards in the future, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

Lu Lao Er had a lot of strength, and wanted to carry the cloth back to the teahouse by himself, but the shopkeeper Chen sent a young man to help with his eyes, coaxing Lu Lao Er to praise the old shopkeeper's ability to do business with his sister from time to time.

Lu Xiaomi also sincerely followed up with a few words, although they all said that there is no business without adultery, but the kind and shrewd shopkeeper Chen still makes people not feel bored.

Feng Jian didn't know what was going on, and his expression was not good. Seeing that the Xiaomi brothers and sisters came back, he got up and went out of the teahouse with them.

Gao Ren didn't know where he got the silver, and bought a lot of food, roasted chicken with his left hand, and snacks with his right, and was sitting on the shaft of the cart eating happily.

Lu Wu usually fights with him, and has known him for a long time, so he is not polite when he sees this, he goes up to grab a chicken leg and eats it.Finally, thinking of my sister, I snatched another one.

But when Xiaomi recalled the previous conversation, he had no appetite, so he handed it back to Gao Ren with lowered eyebrows.

It's rare that Gao Ren didn't take over, and persuaded with some awkwardness, "You eat, I'm full!"

Xiaomi changed hands and gave it to Lu Wu, "I'm not hungry either, let's go home and eat together."

Not to mention Gao Ren, even Lao Yang and Feng Jian could see that Xiaomi had something on his mind.

Feng Jian glanced at Lao Yang, and Lao Yang understood, walked two steps quickly and followed Lu Wu, and asked, "Isn't the thing bought? Why is Miss Xiaomi so unhappy?"

"Really?" Lu Wu, who was nervous, was "fighting" with the chicken legs. Hearing Lao Yang's question, he turned around and glanced at the girl before finally realizing the reason, "Ah, it's okay, she is probably thinking about what to do for you Prepare something to eat. Gao Ren said that you are leaving!"

Lao Yang narrowed his eyes, but instead smiled and said, "Our young master's leg injury is still not healed, and Miss Xiaomi is thinking about raising seedlings and needs help, we may have to stay longer."

"Really?" Lu Wu is not a stingy person, and he was also happy when the house was lively. After hearing this, he turned around and shouted loudly, "Sister, don't get angry, Brother Feng and the others are not leaving for the time being!"

"Really?" Lu Xiaomi was sitting in the car, listlessly picking up Haibu, and subconsciously raised his head when he heard this, with a look of surprise on his face.

Feng Jian was also looking at those Haibu, and raised his head when he heard the voice.The two looked at each other, and Lu Xiaomi blushed immediately.In a panic, I tried to find an excuse to cover up one or two things, but unfortunately my mind stopped working again.

As a result, her complexion was like the sunset glow on the summer sky, the red became more brilliant and more beautiful...

The sound of horseshoes, stepping on the road, shaking the bell, crisp and sweet, the way home is really brisk and joyful...

Xu knew that millet was going to be transplanted, and the weather these few days was particularly fine.At noon, Xiaomi led the crowd and began to buckle the sea cloth for the shed.

Although Boss Lu is soft-hearted and a little cowardly, he is a good hand at work, careful and thoughtful.

The distance between the canopy and the canopy is almost the same, and the insertion is deep and stable.

After all, Lu Xiaomi felt sorry for Haibu being too expensive, so he sewed oil on both sides of Haibu overnight.In this way, the oil paper is buried under the soil and fixed, and all the sea cloth is covered on the shed, and two more rows of green seedlings can be installed.

Laoxiong Ridge is really not big, a dozen or so families are divided into a flat land with a radius of three miles above the mountain, and because the old man of the Lu family built a big courtyard first, when the rest of the family built wooden houses or thatched houses, they vaguely put the Lu family together. Surrounded in the middle, implying the meaning of guarding.

Now, when Lu Xiaomi made a movement here, the plain sea cloth spread out and covered half of the shed, like a white shawl around the Lu family compound, which soon attracted all the people in the village to come to watch the fun.

The wooden boxes in the east and west rooms of the Lu family were all removed. Once the upper two layers of wood were removed, the roots were tangled together without any effort, and the vegetable seedlings rose out like a carpet.Move it directly to the shed, pour a layer of permeable water, cover the remaining half of the sea cloth, and cover the edge with black soil to keep warm.

In this way, three sheds were moved in one breath, and the villagers saw that the work was simple, so they all started to help.

Of course, it's also because of Lu Er's hands and feet, often throwing black soil on Haibu.

Such a clean cloth was soiled so easily, the villagers felt distressed and wished they could slap Lu Erer a few times.

You must know that such a fine white silk is not easily seen by poor people, even if you get a piece by chance occasionally, it is also used to make underwear for newborn babies or married daughters.Why just bury it in the soil like this, it's such a waste of things!

It's okay for the others, Aunt Liu and other women, relying on their familiarity with Xiaomi, took advantage of the time when they were not busy, and nagged her endlessly.

"Xiaomi, why did you bury such a fine silk cloth in the soil, what a waste of good stuff!"

"That's right, when I was getting married, my mother was willing to buy a piece of plain silk and put it in the dowry. You have ten horses, why..."

The women were so distressed that they couldn't continue talking, they clicked their tongues, and they were all impatient and angry.

Lu Xiaomi knew that they were also kind-hearted, and she was not angry when she was blamed all over her face. Instead, she responded with a smile, "Auntie, sister-in-law, you don't believe me. When have I ever ruined a good thing! It's not plain silk, it's A special kind of fabric is especially suitable for covering the shed, it keeps warm and transmits light, and I finally found it!"

Aunt Liu carefully touched the sea cloth, but her brows were still tightly frowned, "Even if it's not plain silk, it's probably not cheap!"

"Haha, since the aunts have guessed it, you have to take a look at it for me on weekdays. Otherwise, if you lose one piece, I can buy ten pieces of muslin!"

Lu Xiaomi didn't dare to say more, he found an excuse and ran away, leaving behind a group of women who guessed how much this Haibu cost a piece of silver, and slapped their thighs in distress.

But Xiaomi didn't pop out of their stomachs, no matter how distressed he was, there was nothing he could do about it, so he had to find the men in the family again. They were fine and asked them to come to the vegetable shed to have a look.It would be a pity if these tarpaulins were ruined by wild animals or someone greedy.

Everyone gathered firewood and the flames were high, but it was only ten sheds, and it took two sticks of incense to buckle up.

Spinach, coriander, Chinese cabbage, and spring leek, these four kinds of small vegetables made up three sheds, and the seedlings of the other three kinds of vegetables, cucumber, purple eggplant and pea made another shed, and the rest, six sheds They are all bud seedlings.

Now that they have just been moved out of the side room with very little sunlight, the seedlings are very delicate, making everyone worry whether these seedlings can survive the cold nights at the end of winter.

Fortunately, Xiaomi has long been prepared.Immediately after the sun set to the west, a thick layer of thatched curtains was built on the shed.The villagers looked at it, but reluctantly accepted some worries.

(End of this chapter)