The rural life of a peasant girl

Chapter 90 I bought a carriage (2)
There are about a dozen or so. Su’s father’s family bought a new Zhuangzi at the beginning of the new year. The Zhuangzi was between Huaxi Village and Qingshi Town. Forty acres of land, spring plowing will soon begin, and the fish pond also needs manpower, so Father Su is so anxious to hire permanent workers.

Su's father asked them one by one what they knew. Fortunately, Zhu Yazi paid special attention to these people. Those who called out were all who had done farm work, and most of them knew how to breed. Some of them were in the farm before. Those who farm the land here can be regarded as old crop handles.

Most importantly, among these people, one named Liu Dafu had helped others raise chickens, ducks and geese before. Su Ling is now planning to open a breeding farm. This person can be said to have fallen from the sky.

Father Su planned to ask for the last one, but one of them was about sixty years old. From his thick black hands and wrinkled face, it can be seen that he must have lived a very good life before. not good.

Father Su saw that he was older, and when he asked him what he was good at, he knew nothing except that he could drive a car. It turned out that this man came from the south to the north. His son and daughter-in-law had passed away, leaving only one grandson. He wanted to take his grandson to the north to find his daughter who married far away in the north, but he didn't expect that the son-in-law was a formidable man, knowing that their grandparents and grandchildren had come to seek refuge, he drove them out when his daughter was not at home. , this old man is also a tough guy. He didn't want to hurt his daughter so he took his grandson out. He wanted to go back to his hometown in his own car along the way, but Su Zi fell ill on the way. He had no money to treat him, so he could only sell himself The only property, the carriage, was used to treat the grandson, and then came here.

Zhu Yazi originally didn't want him to come out to meet Su Ling and his daughter, but the old man begged him on his knees, he thought this was always a chance, even if Su Ling and his daughter didn't accept him, he tried it, and he should give up.

Besides, the old man couldn't do without his grandson, and no one would buy such a burdensome person. Zhu Yazi felt that the old man would not succeed this time, and felt really sorry for him, but there was What can he do, in this dental shop, he can take care of their grandparents as much as possible, but he can't guarantee to help them find a good owner.

When Su Ling heard that this man could drive a carriage, his heart was really moved. The family should have had a carriage for many days. Otherwise, they would always ride in an ox cart, rickety. Although they got used to it after a long time, it was more comfortable Who doesn't know how to enjoy the choice!As for his little grandson, consider it an investment!If he has good talents, she will try her best to cultivate them. It has to be said that Su Ling has dug a treasure for herself. This little boy will become her left and right arms in the future, helping her take care of everything. Her business, of course, is a topic for later, so I won't mention it here for the time being.

Although Su Ling's family bought these long-term workers, they are different from the servants at home. They have not completely sold their bodies. Many of these long-term workers come out to work because of poverty at home. A ten-year contract, and they will go home every year. Of course, Su Ling is not such a heartless person, saying that she insists on blocking the reunion of her family and her family, so she can accept all these demands, and the wages of these long-term workers Calculated in years, 15 taels of silver a year.

But the old man and his grandson said that they had nowhere to go. He and his grandson were willing to follow Su Ling and serve her for the rest of their lives. Of course, Su Ling would not let such a good citizen be enslaved. He and his grandson will follow her back first, and we will talk about it after the arrangement is made.

Since the coachman will be needed in the future, Su Ling, together with the old man and his grandson, bought a total of twelve people, spending 120 taels of silver, some of these people will be sent directly to the farm, and some will be in Huaxi Village helps Father Su, it depends on Father Su's decision.

The coachman bought everything, of course the carriage was indispensable, Su Ling took advantage of this time to buy enough, and after coming out of the dental shop, he dragged Su's father to the livestock shop.

The livestock store in Qingshi Town is very large, and they sell all kinds of livestock, including donkeys, mules, horses, and cattle. Generally speaking, ordinary people in the Huangfu Empire need to go to the government to buy paperwork when buying horses. It was an era of peace, but horses were often used on the battlefield. In order to prevent people from buying war horses in large quantities, even ordinary people had to go to the government to buy documents for horses used to pull carts.

Fortunately, when he came out, Zhu Yazi heard that they wanted to buy horses, so he followed. Zhu Yazi, who is engaged in this kind of industry, has some contacts with the government, so it is not too troublesome to get the paperwork, but it takes a lot of money. some silver.

When buying a horse, Su's father will definitely buy an adult one who can already drive a car. Fortunately, this old man Liu is often engaged in the industry of driving a car, and he also has some experience in how to choose a horse.

I saw that old man Liu walked over and opened the horse's mouth one by one to have a look. As we all know, to know the age of a horse depends on the teeth of the horse. The number of teeth means how many years it has been born. Old man Liu Not only looking at the teeth of the horses, but also patted the horses' backs, and finally selected a few horses that were only two years old, and they were already able to drive.

Su's father and old man Liu worked together, and finally chose a big maroon horse. The horse has strong limbs and is very strong. After the selection, he paid the money and signed a contract in the yamen. This horse is now officially the private property of Su Ling's family.

If you have a horse, of course you must have a carriage. Father Su took a group of people to the largest grocery store in the town. They said it was a grocery store. When they came out, they sold all kinds of daily necessities, such as a carriage. There are also some.

In the end, Father Su chose a medium-sized carriage, which was made of pear wood, so the price was relatively expensive, costing more than one or two taels of silver. The carriage was simply a carriage, with only three positions inside, not like Su Ling's usual The thick mattress you want, you will not feel bumpy at all when you sit on it.

These can only be added slowly later.

When they finally returned home, old man Liu drove the long-term workers in a carriage, and Su's father continued to drive Su Ling back in the bullock cart.

There are new people in the family, so this meal in the Su family is very lively. Aunt Liu started to prepare the family's meals very early, and the little maids also helped in the kitchen. Finally, the meal was cooked before dark.

These men were already so hungry that they could not help swallowing when they smelled the aroma of the vegetables. They all started to eat after Su's father made the sound of eating. Fortunately, although they were all very hungry, there was nothing wrong with them. Something out of the ordinary, after all, no one wants to lose face in front of the new owner.

Because there are more people, Aunt Liu’s preparation is much simpler. The staple food is white flour pancakes, stuffed with fresh and tender spring leeks, and the leeks are filled with meat, cooked and chopped eggs, and shrimp skins, The meat skin is frozen, and finally seasoned with salt and fresh soup.The smell of pancakes wafted along the wind for several miles.Eating pancakes with big bone broth in such a bit cold weather, how can it not be considered a great joy in life!

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