North and South groceries

It is said that in this era, the population is counted by household, and those big and prosperous families are very enviable. The so-called brothers who fight tigers fight father and son soldiers, and ordinary people dare not bully them.

These big families, especially the relatively wealthy ones, often spend a lot of money when they go out to buy. Ordinary small households buy salt by the catty, and they buy salt by the load, which is very enviable.

But now in Changle County, there is no big family more "big" than Luo Erniang, the price of grapes from Gaochang is so expensive, she buys two loads of it.

The two loads of grapes were divided into one load, and he gave half of the load to his disciples, and the other half was divided among the county government, and he and Qiao Junlin only kept two or three bunches.

The boys in the county government office were as happy as a festival. Each of them was given a few grapes, and they held them in their hands and ate them carefully, with such relish that they didn't even want to throw up the grape skins.

Although Changle County is not too far away from Gaochang, there are very few people growing grapes in the local area at this time. Even if there are a few plants planted in the yard of a wealthy family, they may not all grow well. They are specially planted and sold. Yes, that's even less.

Luo Yong thought about it. After a few years, sweet potatoes will be popularized in their local area, and the most basic rations will be guaranteed. In addition, their consumption capacity here is relatively good. If there is market demand for this, it should be available by then Someone will start to grow grapes and sell them, but I don’t know if he is still in Changle County at that time.

Those children who eat grapes, how do they know so much, they just think that the grapes from Gaochang are really delicious!I want to eat more!

It's a pity that each of them only gets a small amount, and it's gone after eating. It's an infinite pity.

After eating these few grapes, I couldn't forget the taste of the grapes for several days afterwards. I thought about it day and night, and even fought with my own adults, but none of them succeeded.

But the adults also told them that after autumn, those merchants from Gaochang will come to sell raisins, and they will buy them again, saying that the raisins are also delicious.So these children hoped that life would pass faster, that autumn would come sooner, and that merchants from Gaochang would come to sell raisins sooner.

Nowadays, there are many people in Changle County who are looking forward to eating raisins, not only the children in the city, but also many women and ladies are also looking forward to it.

People these days don't have any snacks to eat, and sweets are even rarer. Raisins are very attractive to many local people.

But this is after the wooden track is opened. If it is changed from the past, the price of raisins is so expensive, and ordinary people dare not think about it.

It is said that once there is hope in my heart, life will be more enjoyable.I heard that there will be raisins to eat after this autumn, and the little ladies in the cashmere workshop are working hard.

Seeing that it is about to enter the autumn harvest season of white fringe flowers, the cashmere workshop has also started preparations before the start of the weaving workshop.

These preparations are currently being presided over by Luo Erniang, and she has made it clear to the stewards below that she plans to hand over the weaving workshop to Peng Er, and this year's weaving workshop will not be held in the cashmere workshop , but to open another one outside, so that all the stewards can do the work of the female workers under their own hands. If anyone wants to go to the weaving workshop, he must propose it as soon as possible.

Hearing that this weaving workshop will be under the management of Peng Erniang, there are some stewards who were secretly looking forward to it. At this time, it is inevitable to be disappointed, but it is not unacceptable, after all, Peng Er has been with Luo Erniang longer than them.

Besides, once the weaving workshop is separated from the cashmere workshop, many things will have to be done from the beginning. It is not easy to operate, and if the operation is not good, the responsibility will be heavy.

As for the following young ladies who work, some of them are getting older and have indeed reached the age of marriage. They do the work of knitting sweaters. In order to keep the technology secret, they can't go out to the cashmere workshop several times a year. plan.

But they are not willing to let them leave the workshop and go home to get married now, and the cashmere workshop is not at ease. If these new tricks developed in the workshop in the past few years are spread, it will be great for the cashmere workshop. A big loss.

So Luo Erniang planned to move them to the weaving workshop, continue to pay them a relatively high salary, and even train them as managers.

The weaving workshop is relatively free, and they can often go home, which does not hinder marriage.

For those little ladies who have reached the marriageable age and have plans in this regard, this should be regarded as a very good way out.

However, in the cashmere workshop, there are not many people who are attracted to it. Many people are unwilling to leave this old workshop with well-established management and good welfare benefits, and go to a new workshop whose life or death is uncertain.

The weaving of the white folded cloth is no different from that of linen. I heard that there are people making this kind of white folded cloth workshop in many places in Dunhuang and Jinchang. Unlike this cashmere workshop, which is the only one, although there are other places. People run cashmere workshops, but no matter in terms of scale or patterns, they can't compare with their workshop.

The white-folding cloth workshop is different. I heard that the people who will open the workshop this time are either local merchants and wealthy households, or some big families from the Central Plains. Compared with them, Luo Erniang's weaving workshop may not be as good as them. Great advantage.

Whether or not to go to the weaving workshop is entirely up to one's own will. Anyway, Luo Erniang will definitely have to recruit some more people this time to build this new workshop.

There are also some women in the city who plan to work in this weaving workshop, and the vendor who has been selling melons at the gate of the city for a long time. In the past two days, he also inquired with several cashmere workshop managers who went to his stall to buy melons. The daughter-in-law is also good at work, but she has rough hands and is not very good at those delicate tasks. I wonder if the newly opened weaving workshop can have such people?

"You just ask her to come over. Not everyone in the weaving workshop needs to weave cloth, and there are also those who spin the velvet."

"If you can read and count, you can manage piece counting."

"How could she know that." The Yiwu man who sold melons waved his hands again and again: "It's so stupid, I'm afraid that your workshop will not accept it."

"As long as you are down-to-earth and willing to work, you don't have to be afraid of anything. This time when the new workshop opens, a new cafeteria needs to be built. Those woodcutters, chopping wood, and washing vegetables also need to be done by someone. She can always do it?" These stewards With money in his hand, he would come here to buy a piece of melon to eat from time to time, and he was familiar with the Yiwu people who sold melons.

"She knows these things, isn't that what she does at home." Yiwu said, rubbing his hands.

"Then you should ask her to come over earlier, it's a rough job, the wages are not bad, the food is not bad, and they also care about the clothes of the four seasons, and they also have what is produced in the workshop during the New Year and holidays, and there are many people who are willing to do it." .”

"In the past two days, other people have come to ask."

"There is also the work of weaving wool and thread, which requires a lot of hands. If there are suitable women and ladies in your hometown, you can ask them to come with you."

"You have seen what our cashmere workshop looks like. My wife will not say anything else, and she will not treat us who work with her badly."

"I just saw it, so I asked you guys."

This time the weaving workshop is next to the cashmere workshop. Luo Erniang asked people to build a house there early in the morning. Many people in the workshop thought it would be like last time. The wall is enclosed, and then the wall between the original cashmere workshop and this new area is opened, and it is incorporated into the cashmere workshop.

As a result, they all know now that the weaving workshop over there is separate from the cashmere workshop on their side. They have also started recruiting people over the past two days, and they can hear women and girls every day. The sound of talking and walking.

A few days later, a group of ten or so women got off the wooden carriage outside Changle County. Standing at the bustling station, they didn't know where to go. When they looked up, they saw the high city wall. Smooth and hard, tall and familiar, it makes people dizzy.

"Or, let's go to the city first."

"There is no way to get in."

"Don't arrest us..."

"Oh! Don't talk nonsense."

These women are the daughters-in-law of the Yiwu man who sells melons at a stall in Changle County. The Yiwu man sent someone back to tell them that if they want to come to work, they should hurry up in these two days and share with those melon transporters. The Yiwu people came together, he had already greeted them, and he would take care of them on the way.

Then her daughter-in-law, one of her sisters-in-law, one sister-in-law, one sister-in-law, plus some neighbors on the side of her mother-in-law's house, a few women and ladies packed up their bags, and came along with the locals transporting melons.

As a result, those people who transported melons did not leave until Jinchang this time. They hired a wooden carriage from Changle County, sent them to the car, and told them to go to Changle County with them. The officers and soldiers guarding the city said that they came to work in the weaving workshop, and they would let them in if they reported the name of the Yiwu man who sold melons in the city.

"Really let us in?"

"Don't arrest us as spies." These women who had never traveled far were very worried at that time.

"How is that possible." The other party said:

"There are so many vegetable sellers who come and go in and out of the city every day, you think they have guides, and those peddlers and peddlers who carry burdens, whoever has guides, you just go with peace of mind, that place in Changle County No random arrests."

Having said that, these women were still uneasy in their hearts, hesitating and not daring to go in the direction of the city gate.

After a while, a team of patrolling officers passed by the station and saw this group of women who were obviously from other places standing here in a state of bewilderment, so they came over to ask a question.

"I'm here to work in the weaving workshop, and my husband sells melons at a stall in this city." Although the Yiwu man's daughter-in-law was timid in her heart, she replied in a confident voice.

"Oh, I heard him say it." The officer leading the team smiled and said, "Then you go to the city early, what are you doing standing here?"

As soon as the woman heard this, she knew that the man knew her man, and also saw that he was kind, so she boldly asked him, "We have no guide, can the city gate let us in?"

"You can come in." The guard said to them: "Recently, the weaving workshops in the city are recruiting workers, and many women like you come into the city every day."

After hearing these words, these women and ladies felt a lot more at ease, and the patrolling team left quickly, and the few of them walked towards the gate of the city by themselves.

While walking, there was a sound of horseshoes not far away. Looking up, six or seven people were riding towards the city gate.

When the line got closer, some sharp-eyed people noticed that those sitting on these horses were not some gentlemen, but several ladies dressed in men's clothes, the oldest one was about forty years old, The youngest is only in his early twenties.

These people got off their horses near the city gate, led the horses to the city gate, and showed their guides to the officers and soldiers guarding the city. The officers and soldiers guarding the city all had smiles on their faces and chatted with them A few words, not only did not have the slightest meaning of frivolity, but also appeared to be quite respectful.

After the group of them entered the city and walked away, the Yiwu women who stood still in place came back to their senses and hurried to the gate of the city.

As women, the contrast between the other party's bearing and self-confidence and their own timidity and timidity in the group just now was so stark, it made people feel ashamed, but they couldn't help yearning secretly.

Especially the one in the lead, with a straight figure and the most extraordinary demeanor, as a woman, how to live like her probably depends on her background.

However, they never could have imagined that at this very moment, the person they looked up to so enviously, ten years ago, she was dragged to the street to be displayed and sold like an animal.

In terms of origin, it is nothing more than the worst origin in the world.