Earn money to support your family in ancient times

Because he had something in mind, Tang Yuan woke up very early the next day, and when he got up, he made a "hiss" in pain.

He glanced at the house and saw no sign of anyone coming back, and then remembered that he didn't see anyone when he came back last night, thinking that maybe other people found jobs in the town and it was inconvenient to come back.

The herbs picked yesterday were still on the ground, and the leaf tips protruding from the basket had wilted a lot. Tang Yuan ignored the pain in his body, hurried over to pick up the basket, and walked towards the creek from last time.

After quickly taking care of the herbs, Tang Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hands and heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the time interval was not long, and these herbs were not difficult to take care of, otherwise his hard work yesterday would have been ruined.For him now, there is nothing to lose.

Tang Yuan looked up at the sky, the sun just came out a small corner, and it was still early.

But he didn't dare to delay, he just washed his hands quickly, looked at the wound on his hand, smiled wryly, rubbed his face hard, and carried the basket on his back to the town according to the road the village chief said yesterday.

Fearing that the herbs would be exposed to the sun when the sun came out, he deliberately picked two large leaves of an unknown plant and put them on the back basket until the back basket was tightly covered.

The road to the town was not easy to walk, it was full of potholes and small dirt pits, the sun came out after half a walk, and Tang Yuan had to pick a big leaf to cover his head.

On the road, I came across an ox cart, which was carrying people to the town. There were a few aunts holding baskets in the cart. The old man who drove the cart greeted him, but he refused because he had no money.

The old man didn't say anything, but the aunts in the car snorted in distaste and disdain, and one of the aunts gave him a sideways look and urged the old man to leave quickly: "Okay, Uncle Zhang, let's go quickly, he just saw it." A poor man who can't afford a car, it will be too late for you to talk to him! Hurry up, hurry up!"

Uncle Zhang chuckled a few times in a good-tempered manner, but didn't respond, only speeding up a bit.

Tang Yuan didn't change his face. When he started his own business earlier, he had no background and no one cared about him. As a young man who just graduated from school, he received a lot of stares and bumped into a lot of walls. At this time, he was said a few words, He didn't care at all.

When he arrived at the town, the sun was already high, and Tang Yuan didn't care to take a good look at Qingyang Town, so he quickly pulled a person to ask how to get to the largest medical center in the town.

The man was enthusiastic, and told Tang Yuan in detail. Tang Yuan walked along the road, and when he looked up, he saw a family of three medical clinics, with "Renxintang" written on the plaque.

He went in and saw a clerk grabbing medicine, took off the basket, and said to him, "Do you collect herbs here?"

The guy ignored him, as if he didn't hear it, Tang Yuan raised his voice and repeated it.

The people who came to the side for consultation all looked here, and the guy raised his head and looked at him with a slightly lowered voice impatiently: "What are you talking about, take it! We collect herbs, show me the herbs in your back basket, But I can tell you, we don’t want the bad ones!”

Tang Yuan was not afraid that he would look at it, so he handed the basket to him. The clerk looked through it for a while, then snorted softly, and said, "It looks good. It's fifty coins in total. Are you selling it or not?"

Looking at him, Tang Yuan knew that he must have been lowered the price, but right now he is short of money, and he doesn't know the prices of other medical clinics, and there is no free time to find a medical clinic again, so he didn't care about it: "OK."

After taking the money, Tang Yuan wandered around the town, and found that the town is quite affluent, with a lot of people, and he has an understanding of the prices.

All in all, he couldn't help spending the fifty Wen in his hand. The cheapest coarse cloth costs seven Wen for a foot, and at least seven feet of cloth is needed to make a coat, so the fifty Wen is enough for him. Make a dress.

Tang Yuan walked around the town and came up with the idea of ​​making money. He planned to set up a small stall in the town and make some food. He knew how to eat a lot, and many people here didn't see or didn't see it at all. After eating, I believe the business will not be bad.

But now he doesn't even have the capital, so he still has to save up and sell more herbs.

He is not discouraged, he has a plan, and he will do it step by step. At most, he will suffer a little more. In his previous life, he did not suffer less from self-made.

Looking at the wound on his finger, Tang Yuan decided to go to the blacksmith's shop. If possible, he would like to buy a small hoe for picking herbs. Using hands and branches is really not efficient!

And now that the weather is hot, if the wound is infected, he has no money to treat it, and the other is that he is afraid that it will not be cured. He doesn't want to die yet.

Fortunately, he can afford the price of a small hoe for picking herbs, so he bought one for 35 Wen.

The money suddenly shrank by more than half. Tang Yuan looked at the fifteen cents in his hand, and decided to go to the grocery store to buy some seasoning. No matter how much he could buy, it was better than eating dry sweet potatoes anyway. He lives three meals a day, even if he can only buy some salt, he can rub some salt on the grilled fish, and he also wants to ask the village chief for some more baskets, large dustpans, etc., and send some ready-made fish to the village. Long is also easy to open.

In this way, Tang Yuan went to the grocery store with the remaining fifteen cents.

This grocery store is called Wangji Grocery Store. Why did Tang Yuan choose it, because the people who come in and out of this store are old aunts and old ladies, and they will not be slaughtered.

Tang Yuan went up to ask the price, the boss smiled kindly: "Salt and vinegar are three cents a tael, soy sauce is four cents a tael, sugar is five cents a tael, oil is seven cents a tael, sesame oil is eight cents a tael, and the rest The prices of the spices are all written on it, and if you buy more, you can get cheaper."

The boss pointed to the wooden boards standing in front of the counters. There were several large cloth bags on the counters, which contained orange peel, star anise, fragrant leaves and so on.

Strange to say, Tang Yuan is no stranger to this so-called Yan Dynasty's writing, as if he was born with it, and he doesn't know whether it came from the original body or was given by God later.

"I want a tael of salt and a tael of oil." Tang Yuan only had enough money to buy this seasoning. He looked around, "Do you have ginger here?" At least buy some to deodorize the fish.

Things like peppers, garlic, ginger, etc., basically every household will grow some, except for restaurants and restaurants, few people will come out to buy, the boss was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, I do not know how much? Ginger press One for sale, cheap, five for a penny, choose by yourself.”

So Tang Yuan picked five more gingers, and the gingers in the bag were quite big. He thought, the owner of this store is a real person, if he wants to buy something again in the future, he can come directly to this store to buy.

After paying the bill, the boss saw that he had nothing to put oil in, and gave him a small clay pot. You can buy ten small clay pots for a penny.

As soon as he went out, Tang Yuan met Second Master Tang. Second Master Tang looked very happy and greeted him from afar.

"Three children!"

As soon as Tang Yuan took two steps, Second Master Tang had already arrived in front of him, and before he could ask, he clattered about them.

In short, they found a job at the dock in the town, 150 Wen a month, but with food and housing included, they will not go back in the future.

Tang Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and he smiled: "Then congratulations, the medicine I picked has sold for some money, so you don't have to worry about me."

Great, if he is the only one in that wooden house in the future, it will be much more convenient for him to do everything.

But before he had time to be happy, he secretly regretted that he had slipped his tongue, and wondered what excuse he would use if Second Master Tang asked about it.

"That's great!" Second Master Tang showed no signs of change, and was very happy for him, and even casually said, "Why don't you call me Second Master, I'm not older than you How much, you can call Huzi brother!"

Tang Yuan secretly rejoiced that the original body seemed to be completely unfamiliar with Second Master Tang, and even if Second Master Tang asked about other things in the future, he would be able to prevaricate them casually, and at the same time he immediately changed his mouth: "Brother Huzi."

Tang Erye, also known as Huzi, choked inexplicably after Tang Yuan changed his mind so happily.

Tang Yuan thought that there were still many things to do when he went back, so he said goodbye: "Brother Huzi, it's getting late, so I'll go back first."

With five cents left, Tang Yuan simply bought five steamed buns that were larger than adult buns. The steamed buns were made of solid materials. He was full after eating two, and he was going to take the remaining three to the mountain.

With a full stomach and not much burden, and thinking about the fat carp in the stream, Tang Yuan was so energetic that he returned to the village half an hour earlier.

Putting down the basket and the shopping, Tang Yuan first ran to the bamboo forest not far from the wooden house, chopped a few thin bamboos with a small hoe, and carefully sharpened the front end. He moved quickly and finished it in less than half a quarter of an hour. Then head straight for the creek.

The carps in the stream were unaware of the danger, because there were few people here, so they were kept in a daze. Tang Yuan caught three fish without much effort, and only then did the fish flick their tails and ran away in panic.

However, these three fish are quite fat, which is enough for Tang Yuan. He first scraped off the fish scales with a sharp bamboo blade. After all, the bamboo blade is not as good as a knife. He spent a long time, thinking that he must buy it next time. a knife.

After that, he cut open the fish maw and cleaned the internal organs. There were still golden carp roe in the fish maw. Unfortunately, he did not have suitable kitchen utensils and seasonings, so he had to throw them away.

After cleaning the fish, Tang Yuan lit a fire with a torch, strung the fish with branches, scratched the fish with a sharp bamboo tip, and then smeared oil on it. Roast on the fire, when it is almost done, sprinkle a small pinch of salt on the fish and continue to grill for a while.

As the temperature rises, the oil slowly explodes, and the cut edge of the fish skin is slightly rolled up, with a smell of burnt aroma. After turning back and forth, the snow-white fish meat exudes a sweet smell, which makes people's appetite whet.

Tang Yuan didn't expect that he could bake so successfully for the first time, so he couldn't wait to eat it.

This is the most satisfying meal he has eaten in the past few days. The surface of the fish is slightly charred and crispy, the fish meat is soft and tender, with only a hint of saltiness, and the rest is the deliciousness of the fish itself. , very sweet.

Tang Yuan had enough to eat one and a half before he could barely stop, and then he wrapped the rest of the fish in big leaves, cleaned the basket after returning home, and took them to the village chief's house.

After walking not far, I saw a slender figure not far in front of me. When I got closer, I realized that it was a very beautiful young man.

Fair skin, rather delicate facial features, thin eyebrows and almond eyes, a little beauty mole on the forehead, the color is light, like rouge slightly swept away, only the cheeks are slightly thin, looking a little pitiful and cute.

The boy seemed startled when he saw him, his almond eyes widened slightly, like a frightened bunny.

Seeing the young man looking over, Tang Yuan smiled friendly.

But the boy turned his head away and walked forward on his own.

Tang Yuan didn't care if he was ignored. The young man looked only fifteen or six years old, and his somewhat awkward temper was normal. He was old enough for him to call out brother, so he wouldn't get angry just because of it.

On the contrary, he saw the young man carrying a heavy pannier, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead, panting, and felt a little bit unbearable.

"Where are you going? Shall I send you a report?" Tang Yuan was afraid that the boy would misunderstand him as a bad person, so he explained, "I am a disaster victim resettled by the government a few days ago, not a bad person."

"No need." The boy staggered his hands holding the basket, with displeasure in his movements.

Tang Yuan felt that the young man didn't seem like the kind of person who would lose his temper with others casually, but after thinking about his actions just now, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

He looked at the young man, just in time to catch the young man secretly looking at him, there was still a little anger in his eyes, seeing that he had spotted him, he quickly turned his head, his ears were red.

With a flash of inspiration in his mind, Tang Yuan looked at the young man and asked tentatively, "Did I accidentally bump into you yesterday?"

The young man snorted, apparently acquiescing.

Tang Yuan pursed his lips in embarrassment, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, I was too tired that day, and the sky was dark, so I accidentally bumped into you."

"Then you bump into someone and don't even look at them?" Su Nuo felt annoyed when he thought that the person bumped into him and left without a word, "I won't blackmail you, what are you doing so fast!"

"Sorry, I just came down from the mountain at that time, and I was so tired that I was dizzy, so I thought it was my hallucination." Tang Yuan knew that he was wrong, and apologized repeatedly.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Su Nuo's anger subsided a little, and he didn't refuse when Tang Yuan reached out to help his back basket again.

It's just that when the two of them reached the entrance of the village, the young man refused to let Tang Yuan help him no matter what, he thanked him and left in a hurry.

Before Tang Yuan had time to ask his name, he thought that next time he saw him, he would give him something as an apology. He thought grilled fish would be good. It looks better with more meat.

The author has something to say: Author: How did you fall in love with each other?

Tang Yuan: It was love at first sight.

Su Nuo: Long time makes love~