The Adventures of the Mad County King on the Domain [Infrastructure]

"Lying at home and receiving wages, is there such a good thing?" Qi Si was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he wished he could pull the boy aside and ask what was going on.

It's a pity that even though he had this thought, the people behind couldn't wait any longer and urged him one after another.The round-faced boy seemed to have run out of patience, and said, "I've made it clear about the salary, and I won't make up for it after the fact! Let it go after you've received it, and there's still a lot to come!"

The young man pushed Qi Si aside and ignored him. He lowered his head and began to calculate the salary of the next person.Qi Si was pushed out of the team by the crowd, but he didn't mind the boy's tone, instead he apologized for delaying others' time.That being said, I touched the copper coins in my pocket, 41 coins! !

There are 41 articles! !

There are so many! !

He pressed his chest and looked left and right. The people in charge of calculating wages were very busy. The line had already been discharged far away. Not far away, the foreman was maintaining order, and no one noticed him. He was relieved at the same time, The idea of ​​buying candy for her cubs prevailed again.So, he gritted his teeth, left the queue, and walked quickly to Dongshi.

The construction site is quite a distance from the East City, but fortunately, it is in the same direction as Qi Si's home, so it only took Qi Si less than half an hour to arrive.At this time, the number of people has gradually increased, and most of the permanent shops on both sides of the road are empty. At first, only the vegetable shop near the end of the street was busy.After not coming for a few days, he discovered that there were actually two shops next to the vegetable shop. One seemed to sell spices and seasonings, and the other only had a window open, displaying needles, thread, and the like.

As far as this vegetable shop is concerned, it has a great background. It was opened by the county magistrate.In addition to "Monro dishes", it also sells steamed buns.The steamed buns are not fancy, nor are they made of fine flour, white flour, or stuffing. They are just made of rough miscellaneous grain noodles. However, this is the only shop that sells staple food in Mi County, and it is also the only shop in most counties. It is the most important source of staple food for the people, so there are long queues every day.

In the beginning, Qi Si ran over to buy it as soon as he got off work, but gradually more and more people knew that this steamed bun, which was plentiful and only sold for a penny, even with a purchase limit of two per person, did not take long to come out. It will still be sold out.Now, those who go to work can't get it, and the elders who are more leisurely at home and less able to do physical work will buy it.

Fortunately, the weather has become much warmer. The elders wandered over from all over the county every day to exercise their muscles and bones, bask in the sun, and chat with neighbors while queuing.

Instead of grabbing steamed buns, Qi Si didn't go straight to the vegetable shop, but walked slowly along the street to find the sugar cart.That being said, there are more and more hawkers, most of them gather around vegetable shops, and the most stalls are water stalls—selling hot water, sugar water, tea, bean soup and so on at very cheap prices. The target audience is obviously those Old men and women in line.

In addition to the water stall, there is also a small stall for on-site processing of steamed buns: set up a stove, slice and dry the fresh and tender steamed buns on the spot, so that they can be stored for a longer period of time, and can also be baked and eaten immediately. Don't have a flavor.If you process ten steamed buns, you will be charged half a steamed bun as a processing fee, or two slices of baked steamed buns will cost you a penny.The price is not expensive, and occasionally someone will try something new.

But the candy and pastry stalls are different. These small stalls are hung with brightly colored colored paper. In order to prevent them from being buried by the crowd, they are usually placed a little farther away.Qi Si searched around, only to find that the candy stand he was looking for was actually next to the seasoning shop. It was different from the last time when no one cared about it. In front of him, there were actually two or three people queuing up.When it was his turn, he hesitated for a long time, counted out three copper coins, picked and put one back, and handed the remaining two to the candy maker.The old man smiled knowingly, and carefully wrapped out six colorful star-shaped candies for him.

Such a little bit, not only hungry but also little, but it cost a full two pennies.Qi Si was a little distressed, but he was relieved to think that he would earn a full six cents without doing anything in the next two days.

The old man at the candy stand looked thin and vicissitudes, he was too embarrassed to haggle any more, so he sighed and said to himself, at worst, if he worked harder, he would buy dozens or even hundreds more after earning a few more bonuses. Well, when the time comes, Zai'er will eat one, he will eat two, and the younger sister of the Bai family will eat three. How rich and powerful it must be!

The old man carefully put away the two copper coins, looked back at the seasoning shop, and sighed: "Oh, if I can earn a few more coins, maybe I can make a spoonful of soy sauce to satisfy my hunger!"

Qi Si also looked up, and agreed: "Yes, it would be great if I could earn a few more pennies."

The two looked at each other and smiled.Although everyone is not rich, Qi Si sees the same hope for the future as himself in the eyes of the other party. After all, half a month ago, let alone buying sugar and seasoning, he even asked for a bite of food. It's hard not to go hungry.What seemed unrealistic at the time is now becoming reality step by step.

The two sides didn't have much to talk about, so Qi Si nodded to the old man as a gesture, and walked towards his home with candy in his mouth.He lives in a small alley near the outer city. The whole family next door didn't survive last winter, only a small one remained.The Qi family hired the head of the household as a middleman, took over the house next door and turned it into a courtyard, and adopted the only surviving baby.

The house became bigger and more spacious, so Qi Si no longer needed to be crowded with his uncles and brothers, and lived in a house halfway across.He entered his house, hurriedly changed into his plaster-stained corvee uniform, took the small bag of precious sugar from his wages, and first looked for the head of the family—his mother Qi.

"Mother, this is the money distributed today."

Qi's mother was lowering her head to mend her needlework. She raised her head when she heard the words. The ups and downs of last year had added a lot of wind and frost to her face and made her look haggard. The string of copper coins that came out was first joyful and then surprised, and said: "Why are there so many? Could it be that the number of wages was wrong?"

Qi Si's younger brother was only in his early teens, trotted to bring a bowl of hot water, Qi Si drank it in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and then said: "Thanks to the Lord Magistrate, I'm overworked every day. I went to work for many days, and I was paid a lot of rewards. I was also allowed to rest at home for the next two days, and the money was paid for nothing!"

Qi's mother froze for a moment, then clicked twice, first counted out a string of ten characters, handed it to Qi Si, and said, "Keep it for yourself, don't throw it away." Then, she took out another string and handed it to Qi Si Qi Wu, the younger brother of Qi Si, said: "Go, give these to the little girl." After distributing, she put the remaining [-] Wen into the box, and Qi Si said earnestly: "Our county governor is kind, we want It's even more unkind. The master rewards us because he thinks highly of us. But we can't be greedy. What's more, it's only natural to pay wages for working in the world. How can there be any reason to take others for nothing?"

Qi Si said: "I think so too. However, I don't need the salary, and I can rest for two days. I haven't had time to play with my son for a long time. The flowers and plants on the embankment grow beautifully. I want to take him to play around. "

Qi's mother nodded and smiled: "That's good. Children should run around and grow strong when they see the sun. You can also take Wu'er up to play - do you want to ask your good wife from the Bai family again? "

Qi Si blushed, and said: "Mother, she has been busy teaching people how to grow vegetables in the house recently, she is very busy, how can she have time to play all day long?"

Qi's mother nodded at him and said, "She is busy, so you should take the initiative and help others to share some of the burden. Those who want to open a household should be more considerate of the other party."

Qi Si hurriedly agreed, and just as they were gossiping, Qi's mother's sister and Qi Si's aunt came back from outside, leading a pair of daughters, holding Qi Si's two-year-old cub in his arms, and behind him was the newly adopted neighbor. little girl.The three little girls were holding something in their hands, steaming steamed buns, a large pot of pickled vegetable soup, and a small portion of salty tofu.Putting three things on the table, although simple, is enough to fill everyone's stomachs.The whole family sat around and ate dinner in harmony.

After Qi Si worked hard all day, he finished a whole steamed bun in two or three bites, and the cub who was sitting in his arms stuffed half of the leftover steamed bun to him.Qi Si ate happily, and said, "Bao'er, we've found a vacant room in a while, shall we move in and live with your mother?"

The little baby looked blank, subconsciously repeated: "Mother, mother!"

Qi Si: "Are you okay?"

Little doll: "Good!"

Qi Si: "Good boy!!"

Qi's mother sighed: "Lihu's son poured out the water, but it's good, it's better than seeing Tian'er and not seeing each other."

Aunt Qi's family said: "It's always good to have this heart. There are too many men in our family. It's not a problem to live crowded every day when your son and mine come back from Jinyang City. But Si, you Have you discussed it with the girl from the Bai family? Now that her family grows monroe vegetables, their value has risen. They won't dislike our small family, right? We still have discussions before we go, but don't be like your second brother , In the past, there is no name and no points, and I have to be a child for others."

Qi Si quickly said: "Auntie, don't worry. I have made an appointment with my sister from the Bai family since we were young, and she has never seen anyone else. Although I haven't officially established a household, the cub's name has already entered their family tree of the Bai family. The character is called Baiqingniu."

Qi's eyes widened when he heard that, and if the boy could enter the family tree, then this matter must be a sure thing.She sighed with relief: "Of my sons, you are the only one who can establish a household. Your second brother and the Wang family girl have given birth to two daughters, and the Wang family girl is still unwilling to nominate the matter. But you should not be proud, you have to be more considerate of the girl of the Bai family, let her take the helm for all the big and small things in the family, you just have to work hard... Also, try to add a girl to the Bai family in the next year or two, so as not to be poked in the back, remember Are you staying?"