Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 85

Wang Daqi walked into the main room of An Dalang's house, and felt a rush of heat as soon as he entered the door. Then he saw that everyone in the room was wearing only thin cotton jackets, unlike him who was wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside. I couldn't help being a little curious in my heart, could it be that there are several braziers in this room?
There is no kang in this main room, but it seems that there is no brazier either!He looked around, but he didn't see a spark, and now his heart was itching more and more, and he immediately asked his doubts:
"Brother Anjia, this, why are you so warm here, how did you fix it, it's so strange."

"Oh, you said this! It's actually very simple. You also know that there are fire kangs in the two sides of the house. In order to keep warm, the fire is always burning. Because of the furniture in this main room, this is not done. In order to keep it warm, When I was building a house, I deliberately made several sandwich passages between the two sides of the wall connected to the house, which communicated with the kang in the house. As long as there is a fire inside, the heat can flow into the wall, regardless of whether it is on both sides. The room, or the main room, will be warm."

When An Dalang talked about this, his face was full of pride. Although his wife reminded him of this, he was the one who really came up with such a wonderful idea. How could he not be proud!This method of building a house has never been heard of for thousands of years.

Sure enough, after hearing An Dalang's words, Wang Daqi's eyes widened in amazement, and he couldn't help but strode to the wall, reached out his hand to touch the wall, and felt it.

"Here, here is hot, and here, here too, oh, this method is a coincidence, it's a coincidence, I didn't say that the house made in this way is better than any big house in the yamen Well, everyone in the yamen relies on braziers to live their lives!"

Wang Daqi didn't come here for fun, when he mentioned the yamen, he immediately remembered the purpose of his visit, turned his head and said to An Dalang with envy:
"Brother Dalang! This time, my brother is here to announce the good news. You have encountered good things."

What the hell is going on!Speaking of this, we must first talk about the geographical location of An Dalang's family. An's family and the nearby villages and towns belong to Wankou County. There are even more commercial exchanges between several towns and other counties. The reason is very simple because of the traffic problems in the field. Who made these counties and towns be located outside the mountains and near the rivers!The few towns in the mountains want to go out, but they always have to find the shortest way, and the only thing that can sell goods in large quantities is a river, so these towns are naturally divided.

To be honest, An Dalang's house is the center of several towns in the entire county. It is half a day or a day's journey away from the villages, and it happens to be the center of the general journey from one end to the other. , if it weren't for the fact that it was in the mountains, this place would have been the busiest place in the county.

It's a pity that this is not impossible, because there is only a small mountain road at the foot of the mountain, and even a mule can only walk slowly on it. In this way, it would be nonsense to want prosperity.

The county magistrate wanted to do some practical things when he took office, and to improve his political achievements. The wolf killer in front of him has accumulated a lot of reputation for him. It is a big deal to protect the environment and the people. Now he wants to be rich again Some practical things are being done at the local level, so I thought of communicating with the various villages.If you want to communicate with the various villages, the best way is to build a market, so the so-called Anjiazhai of An Dalang has come into the eyes of the county magistrate, although he also knows that the so-called Anjiazhai is actually just a family of four. It’s just a matter of mouth, but the superiors don’t know if it’s true!As long as this market exists, appears, and people start to gather, then his political achievements will naturally be obtained.

If you want to build a market, you must set it up on the side of the road. The county government doesn't have much money to repair the mountain road. He hopes that more people will walk, and the road will come out naturally. In such a situation, the market The establishment of Anjiazhai also needed a place, so the county government took a fancy to a river beach near the deep mountain in Anjiazhai. The fragrant place was originally the first stop for wild animals from the deep mountain to go down the mountain. It was a territory of mountain leopards, but the last time the wolf was killed, because of an avalanche, or because of the wolves, or because of the relationship between the hunters who killed the wolf, then The mountain leopard has disappeared, perhaps it has escaped into the deep mountains, so this place is much safer, and it has gradually become a free place without wild beasts.

With such a good location, the county government naturally didn't want to let it go. The county magistrate ordered all villages and villages to go somewhere to set up a stall for their own village, and then everyone contributed to build a fence or something, so that this In the future, the place will become a public market for everyone. In the future, as long as a time is set, everyone can exchange what they need.

With this order, the arresters in the yamen, the yamen servants naturally went to different places, and went to inform them one after another. Wang Daqi took such an errand and found An Dalang's house on purpose.

"We are all from the mountains, and I don't want to talk nonsense with you. If you say that it is your territory, it is not very authentic to look so neat on your territory, but who told you not to have it there? What about the title deed! This is something that can’t be helped! My brother also knows that if there are too many people, maybe even your prey will be affected, maybe it’s better to escape, but after all, this matter is also good for you Well, think about it, if the market is close, then the cave in your house for hospitality will be useful. Those who are further away can’t come and leave, maybe they will stay here. In this way, There is a ready-made inn in your place, those kangs are all used as Datong shops, and you can earn some money if you think about it. There is also your winery, I have also drank this, it is really good, with a market, you This wine can also be sold! By the way, there is also the hot spring in your house. I heard that you built a house at the door? It’s just right, you can also make money there. Going to take a bath and collecting a few cents is always a success Yes, isn't that as fast as picking up money!"

Wang Daqi talked blabberingly for a long time, his mouth was parched, he finally finished speaking, and immediately poured himself a mouthful of hot water, then turned to look at An Dalang, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"How do you determine the time of the market? It doesn't happen every day."

"How is it possible? I guess once a month is about the same. To put it bluntly, how many goods can we exchange in these villages? Leather? Prey? Most of these things are collected by leather shops in the county. It’s not bad to take out one or two. At most, you can take out some of the extra food, vegetables, or handicrafts you do at home to exchange for something. Copper coins are enough. After all, the mountain road is not very easy to walk, just want more It’s hard to bring something! I heard from my mother that if there is such a market, she would like to sell chickens! There is also Cai Tuotou’s, who wants to come to sell fish, and there are many other meats in the mountains. There are not many fish, no! You can sell wine, sell prey, open hot spring halls, inns, how to make money, and by the way, there is also the Lin family. Selling fruit is also good, there are not many other things on the mountain in their house, but there are many fruit trees, so it is a business without capital, isn't it? "

The more Wang Daqi talked, the more energetic he became. He is also a thoughtful person. He has already thought about the way to make money for others before he said anything. If people don't know, they may think that he is the head of the family. what!Even An Dalang couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

"Once a month, it doesn't matter, and it won't affect the prey in the mountains too much. It doesn't take too much trouble to build a fence and a shed. It's very convenient to work. If you want to come to any village, you won't refuse. After all, everyone It's good, but the output of these villages is not much different. I'm afraid that after a few times, everyone will lose interest in changing things.

An Dalang's mind was spinning quickly. What he was thinking at this time was, if there is such a market, should he sell some rice noodles, or things like oil and salt, or even cloth, ironware, which one is not right? Good stuff, it’s a lot of money to make a lot of money, or it’s absolutely convenient to collect things in the market, but at the same time, I’m a little worried about people being caught. After all, it’s a lot better than going to the villages and villages to collect them. Woolen cloth!So I was a little apprehensive.

"Our master has done some calculations. There are three towns and more than a dozen villages nearby. Even if a family has only one stall, this market will be lively enough, let alone judging from the latest situation. The problem is, I have inquired about the news everywhere, those villages with [-] or [-] people want to have such a market to exchange things, and there are not a few who are willing to do so. I am afraid that in such a place, there may be three or five stalls in a village. Yes, if that's the case, I'm afraid the place will still be crowded!"

Zhao Yiyi brought up the freshly made bean cake.Wang Daqi picked one up and ate it without any hesitation, while eating, he talked about his own gossip with a look of enjoyment on his face, but this news made An Dalang's heart a little bit more tempting when he heard it.

(End of this chapter)