A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

The next morning, there was a sound of cicadas outside the window.

Not long after Chen Changsheng finished washing, seven or eight aunties from the village were already looking around at the door of her courtyard.

She welcomed a few people into the yard to wait for a while, then turned to give Erlu a few words of advice as he prepared to go into town to deliver goods.

"After you finish delivering the goods today, remember to go to the county government office to inform you that the Chenjiacun brick kiln factory will be able to open the kiln in the future, and ask the county magistrate to prepare the ox cart and come to pull the bricks on time.

In addition, Mr. Li Zheng also has to go to the county government office. You can drive the ox cart to his door later and pick it up with Mr. Li Zheng. "

Chen Lizheng originally planned to take Chen Daniu's oxcart, but was stopped by Chen Changsheng.

Anyway, my bullock cart had to deliver goods to the city, so I stopped by the county government office, and Li was going through the title deed procedures for his own land, so it didn't hurt to give him a ride.

Seeing Chen Changsheng's enthusiasm, Mr. Li Zheng, who had never been in a sedan car in all his life, did not refuse.

He also wanted to ride in the Chen family's ox cart with a sedan.

Chen Changsheng told his son a few more words, Erlu wrote them down one by one, and drove the bullock cart out.

Several aunts in the courtyard looked at the oxcart with envy.

"The eldest sister-in-law of the Chen family is really amazing. She runs a brick kiln and makes mosquito coils. Thanks to her, we can make some money by following her."

"Yes, my family was chosen to be kiln workers. They can earn four hundred coins a month. It's close to home. If you get up early, you can do some farm work before going to work. It won't delay the work at home at all."

"That is to say, I heard that we are recruiting kiln workers again this time. I asked my men to be the first to sign up. I must not miss such a good thing."

"Men make a lot of money outside, and we women earn a small amount of money. These mugwort leaves and pine cones can be exchanged for money,"

These sisters-in-law talked to each other and took out the things from their own baskets while talking, "These are all freshly dried and polished yesterday."

Chen Changsheng turned it over carefully with his hands. It was indeed good. The mugwort leaf powder was ground very finely and was very pure. There were no adulterants.

She went into the house and took out a scale and a copper plate. She weighed the weight and said, "Aunt Zhou, the moxa leaf powder you have here is close to three kilograms. This powder is very finely ground, so I will calculate it as three kilograms for you, which is nine cents." , take the money."

Aunt Zhou took the coin with a smile and thanked her profusely.

Seeing that Aunt Zhou had gotten the money, several other women were not far behind. They thought that recycling mugwort pine cones was a bluff, but they didn't expect that they could actually exchange money.

"Sister-in-law Chen, please call me moxa leaves and pine cones."

"Aunt Liu, what you have is two pounds of mugwort leaves, four pounds of pine cones, and one pound of elm bark. This is your sixteen cents."

She weighed them one by one and gave them the money. Everyone smiled and carefully took the coins into their arms.

It was the turn of the second aunt who was last in line.

Aunt Erlai came back from her parents' home a few days ago and heard that Chen Changsheng's brick kiln factory was recruiting workers, so she asked her husband to sign up.

Chen Erlai was not a person who knew how to take the initiative to work. He would never sit down if he could lie down, and he would never stand if he could sit. He gave Aunt Erlai a firm slap in the face.

Seeing that the family was really poor and couldn't open the pot, and the two little ones were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs at the time of their growth, the second aunt had no choice. She also heard that Chen Changsheng was harvesting mugwort leaves and pine cones, so she followed the villagers. Those women went into the mountains to pick them.

With her two little ones, she had quick hands and feet. In a long time, she picked more than ten kilograms of moxa leaves. The two little ones also picked up five kilograms of pine cones and brought them to them as soon as they were dried.

Chen Changsheng took a look at the things in the basket on Aunt Er Lai's back. There were quite a few mugwort leaves, but some leaves and weeds were mixed in.

She twitched the corner of her mouth without saying much. After weighing the things, she said, "Eleven pounds of mugwort leaves cost twenty-two cents. Five pounds of pine cones cost ten cents, a total of thirty-two cents."

Aunt Erlai was overjoyed because she didn't expect that she could really make money, but she couldn't help complaining, "I worked so hard to pick these mugwort leaves, but I only charge two cents per catty."

Sister-in-law Chen, you must be doing some business with these things. Your business always brings in a few taels of silver. Why do you give us such a low price? You can't be so black-hearted. "

She raised her voice and said to the women next to her, "We don't expect to earn a lot of money. We just think this pound should be worth at least four or five cents. Guys, don't you think so?"

Chen Changsheng watched Er Lai's aunt keep talking non-stop. After the other party finished speaking, he slowly said, "If Er Lai's aunt thinks the price I'm offering is too low, there's no need to send it. Why not?" Keep it for yourself.”

She thought that the recycling price she offered was not low, but she didn't expect that the other party would actually dislike it.

"These mugwort leaves and pine cones are everywhere in the mountains. They were just rotting in the ground and no one cared about them. Now the second lady is reluctant to part with them."

Chen Changsheng pushed Aunt Er Lai's things back, looked at the other people around him and continued, "Anyone else who thinks that the price I gave is low can take their own things back as well. Our transactions are fair and voluntary. , if you don’t want to sell it to me, you can find someone else to sell it to.”

The other aunts had already warmed up the copper plates, so how could they return them?

Several people waved their hands, "The price given by Sister-in-law Chen is real. It is something no one wants. Thanks to you, let us drink some broth. Why do we think the price is low?"

Auntie Erlai saw that none of the women supported her, and then watched Chen Changsheng put back the coins he had counted. Her face turned white and red, and she said in a panic, "It's all my stupid mouth for talking nonsense, Sister-in-law Chen." The price is neither too low nor too low, that's all. You need to be more accurate when weighing it, don't weigh it too little."

Chen Changsheng smiled and turned over the mugwort leaves picked by the second lai aunt with his hands. "Originally, considering that we are all from the same village, I didn't say much about the leaves and roots mixed with it. Since the second lai aunt asked me to weigh it accurately, If there are some, then I will pick them carefully.”

She pulled and picked out all the mixed debris, and then weighed the remaining dried moxa leaves.

"Seven and a half kilograms, dried mugwort leaves cost a total of fifteen cents."

Chen Changsheng counted twenty-five cents and handed it to Aunt Er Lai.

At this moment, Erlai Aunt just wanted to give herself a slap in the face. She watched helplessly as the money changed from thirty-two cents to twenty-five cents, which was a direct loss of seven cents.

Seven cents can almost buy a pound of brown rice, which can last for several days.

The more I thought about it, the more distressed I became, and the corners of my mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Aunt Zhou and Aunt Liu nearby joked, "Auntie Second Lai, you are not only arrogant, but also not honest. You also want to cheat secretly. Fortunately, the eldest sister-in-law of the Chen family is not as knowledgeable as you." , otherwise even these twenty-five copper coins will be gone."

"That is to say, we have to be honest as human beings and don't play with those fancy tricks."

"I won't talk to you anymore. I have to ask a few boys at home to hurry up and go into the mountains to pick more."

The women all left with their things, fearing that they would lose a few copper coins.