Chapter 72
When Sheng Jiaojiao made this suggestion, her expression was very serious, but neither Niu Ju nor Qi Rong took it seriously.

So Sheng Jiaojiao was very serious, and said to Qi Rong:

"Go back and ask, who is the best carpenter in our ten miles and eight towns? We need to make some furniture."

"It's really furniture?"

Some of Qi Rong who was holding the ax couldn't believe it.

Because in Jishou County, there are few trees and tall trees are almost invisible, so there are few carpenters, and even fewer carpenters who can make furniture.

Rare.

There is no supply, even if there is a market demand, there is nothing to do. Therefore, most of the utensils that people in Zhishou County make are clay pottery.

The bed is made of earth bricks, and most of the cabinets and shelves are holes dug in the wall, or an earthen platform is built.

For example, the Qi family still has some wooden chairs, small wooden tables, and wooden tables, which are already considered very good, and they are a proper big family.

Seeing Sheng Jiaojiao nodding his head affirmatively, Qi Rong looked embarrassed,

"Then it will take some effort to find it. We have never heard of any carpenter here."

"There is no jumping horse lake, so go to the north of the county to look for it. There are so many people who are exiled to us every year, so there is no one with a craft?"

Sheng Jiaojiao didn't believe it, there were too many slaves in Zhishou County, Daze's punishment was implicated, and it was still light for one person to be convicted and the whole family to be exiled, it was normal for the nine or six clans to be implicated.

For example, Jian Tuo, the military doctor under the elder brother Qi Zhang, was imprisoned to Zhishou County because someone in the family was convicted of a crime.

Therefore, in Zhishou County, the poor are poor, but there are many talents.

The old emperor would never have imagined that he had governed Zhishou County like this. In his previous life, most of the humerus important ministers in the Daze court came out of Zhishou County.

Because she is the empress who went out of Zhishou County, there will naturally be a group of Zhishou County talents around her. When Sheng Jiaojiao was at her peak in her previous life, her heirs could equal a concubine's party and a royalist party.

Yin Ze was afraid of her and wanted to cut off her wings for a reason.

In the woods, the air was much fresher than other places, Sheng Jiaojiao saw that Qi Rong had agreed to go down, so she called Qi Rong and Niu Ju to let them drink water first.

And as if he was idle, he asked Qi Rong,

"Send the luggage to Dongxi camp today, what can they say to you?"

"I haven't seen Brother Ji and Big Brother. Their camp has been transferred to the north of the county."

Speaking of this matter, Qi Rong just remembered that he was going to tell Sheng Jiaojiao about this matter a long time ago, so he hurriedly said:
"The original Dongying was transferred to the South Camp. Although I didn't see Brother Ji, I saw the second brother. The second brother said that Dongying and Xiying were transferred to the north of the county. The delivery took too long. Send it to the North and South camps every other day, and send it to the East and West camps every other day, prepare all the luggage and send it off at once."

"That cart can't fit in it."

Sheng Jiaojiao wanted to attach himself, the north of the county was far away, and it was not very safe. According to what Tan Ji said that day, he wanted to go with Qi Zhang to rob the tribe of Kou Xiu's retainers.

That's why Tan Ji and Qi Zhang took the initiative to ask to be transferred to the north of the county that night.

That's a fight with real knives and guns.

According to the contract, if Qi Rong went to the East and West camps every other day, and he wanted to send all the luggage of the two camps at once, he would need at least a few mules.

Qi Ming probably felt that Sheng Jiaojiao had a connection with Chen Adi, and Chen Adi could send the people and vehicles to deliver the baggage.

After all, this is already a serious business. According to the price set by Qi Ming, the Qi family can make money, and Chen Adi can also make money. Since it makes money, Chen Adi, a silly girl, should also find a way to deliver luggage to her door.

Only Sheng Jiaojiao knew that this business was completely led by her alone.

There was no way, Sheng Jiaojiao could only think for a while, and said to Niu Ju:

"Looks like we have to make some plans, Niu Ju, from tomorrow onwards, don't go to the fair. I've made a plan. I'll leave the business of delivering apples at the fair to my second aunt. If you go to the market, I will still give you that much money every day, so you work harder and gather more herbs, besides herbs, you also pick vegetables and apples, and take good care of the sheep.”

Niu Ju nodded and let out a "hey".

In fact, she doesn't really like to go to the set to make voices. She is actually very reluctant to deal with this kind of thing that needs to be eloquent.

Since Mrs. Qi Er likes to do these things, let someone who likes to do business do it well. The wages are the same on the left and right, and it is still two wages. Niu Ju can still do the farm work she likes.

excellent.

Then I heard Sheng Jiaojiao say:

"As for the fertilizer for farming, I just picked it from the cesspit of my family. In addition, when my second brother came back, he brought a lot of Jin Guo's planting treasures. It is a good thing. The things grown in our family are so good. It’s all about it, and it can be used with the manure retting in my cesspit.”

In fact, it is mainly the feces and urine that the Qi family eats and drinks, and the fat that is retting. This makes the herbs, vegetables, apples, and even the wool of the sheep grow well in the Qi family's field.

It is said that one side of water and soil supports one side of people, which is actually very reasonable. Sheng Jiaojiao doesn't have to do anything now, she just uses her water to wash the Qi family well, and the land will naturally be fertile.

As for the land treasures of Jin State, it was a cover used by Sheng Jiaojiao.

In fact, Chongdibao may not be as effective as the Qi family's excrement and urine!

Niu Ju nodded repeatedly, and when Sheng Jiaojiao mentioned the word "Changdibao", she was envious.

For those who love farming, seeing good fertilizers is like seeing gold, and their eyes will shine.

After arranging what Niu Ju had to do, Sheng Jiaojiao said to Qi Rong again:

"Junbei Road is far away. You can go to various villages in a while and buy a few mules. If there are no mules in the village, then you can go to Tan Ji. Didn't he give you a mule before? Then he must have one." As for the source of mules, you don’t care how many mules he buys, but there are only four mules in our family, which is still a little less.”

"I'll be there in a while. Brother Ji is resting today. I'll just go to Huangguo Village."

Qi Rong has to go to the military camp every day. He is very clear about the work and rest of the battalion commanders of the East and West Battalions. The East and West Battalions were transferred to the north of the county yesterday. If Tan Ji doesn't take this leave, he won't have time to take a bath in the future. .

Sheng Jiaojiao heard that Tan Ji was free today, so she said to Qi Rong:
"Then you should be more polite when you go to their house, and bring some apples and side dishes to his house."

"okay."

Qi Rong responded one by one, paused, and asked worriedly:
"Sister, do we still have money to buy mules? These trees"

He is young, and he is not clear about these money transactions on weekdays, but no matter how confused he is, he has heard a lot of complaints from his family these days.

Chaozong's appetite to go is getting bigger and bigger, and more trees are brought to Qi's house every time. People in the village are saying that most of the Qi family's wealth is about to be emptied by Chaozong. .

What a painful thing to swallow with broken teeth and blood.

Hearing this, Qi Rong couldn't help but feel anxious.

He was afraid that his family had no money to buy mules.

"Then you don't need to worry about this matter. The family has enough money. The second elder brother also made a lot of money this time. If you go to buy a mule, you are not allowed to say anything to Tan Ji."

Sheng Jiaojiao instructed Qi Rong and sent him to Huangguo Village.

After Niu Ju had eaten, without Sheng Jiaojiao's call, she began to prune the felled trees, preparing to cut them into individual timbers.

Then he hesitated and said to Sheng Jiaojiao:

"Jiaojiao, can you give me some wood, can I use it to build a roof for my sheep shed?"

"Okay."

Sheng Jiaojiao was sitting by the side, watching Niu Ju busy, with a smile on her face.

Trees that can be given to the deposed prince to shade and improve his mood are naturally rare and precious, and the trees of the Qi family were all stolen from the deposed prince by the Chao sect, and "forced to buy and sell" to the Qi family.

So now, the Qi family built small-leaf red sandalwood to build sheep sheds and grape trellises. Others will only think that the Qi family hates these trees, and they will not feel that the Qi family is on good terms with the deposed prince.
But among them, I don't know if Niu Ju knows how much the small-leaf red sandalwood in her hand can be sold for in other counties, can she still raise sheep in her sheep shed with peace of mind.

"Jiaojiao, what are you laughing at?"

When Niu Ju was doing this work, she turned her head and saw that Sheng Jiaojiao's face was full of smiles. She couldn't understand that Sheng Jiaojiao had been smiling since just now.

What laughing?did something good happen?
Sheng Jiaojiao raised her hand, touched her face, waved her sleeves, and said:

"It's nothing, Niuju, don't throw away these branches. When I find a craftsman, I'll let him grind these into small beads and make them into beautiful bracelets."

At that time, even if Sheng Jiaojiao doesn't wear it himself, selling it to other counties will be a good business.

"okay."

Niu Ju responded, although she didn't know why the wood was wasted to make bracelets, but she felt that Sheng Jiaojiao had read so many books, she said it must be good-looking if it looks good.

This is a lot of money, and Niu Ju is very motivated. She is sweating all over her head, but she doesn't feel tired at all.

After today, with Sheng Jiaojiao's wages, she will have money to buy a second sheep.

Including the sheep at home, Niu Ju already has three sheep.

But the sheep at home cannot be raised in the shed.

Because although Xiong Lin often scolded Niu Ju for buying a sheep and bringing it back, she couldn't keep it alive, but Xiong Lin still stared at the sheep every day, thinking about fattening up and eating the sheep.

"Jiao Jiaoer, Jiao Jiaoer"

In the front yard of the Qi family, the voice of Mrs. Qi Er rang out.

Sheng Jiaojiao who was behind the house hurriedly got up, explained to Niu Ju, carried her skirt into the backyard, and then walked in through the back of the main room.

As soon as she entered, she was pulled aside by Miss Qi before she could see who was in the main room.

"My daughter, why did you invite a lady home for no reason?"

Miss Qi is about to be blackened by Sheng Jiaojiao. How rich is the family?You can even invite an embroiderer, isn't this something that only a wealthy family can do?
Sheng Jiaojiao gave Miss Qi a calm look, and she led Miss Qi back to the main room.

In the main room, Mrs. Qi was already sitting on the front seat of the house, and on the left and right stood Mrs. Qi's Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Qi's Third. In front of the three of them, stood Mrs. Qi's second lady and the embroidered lady with a big belly.

Seeing Sheng Jiaojiao walking over, pulling Miss Qi's sleeve, Old Madam Qi also had a look of bewilderment.

She pointed to the big-bellied embroiderer in front of her with low eyebrows and asked Sheng Jiaojiao,
"Jiao Jiaoer, did you invite this home? Did you make a special trip to do embroidery work for our family?"

"That's right, isn't our family going to make winter clothes? I was afraid that I would tire my grandma and grandma's eyes, so I decided to ask my second aunt to invite a embroiderer back."

As Sheng Jiaojiao said, she took out a white embroidered handkerchief from her sleeve, handed it to Old Madam Qi, and said:
"I saw that this embroiderer's craftsmanship is good, and it's different from ours, so I thought that now that the two elder brothers are in the army, and the elder brother has been promoted to the battalion commander, he will spend more time socializing with his colleagues in the future. Naturally, you have to dress more delicately, so as not to make people look shabby."

She just didn't say clearly that this embroiderer's craftsmanship is much better than that of Mrs. Qi and Miss Qi.

Because the girls in Zhishou County are not popular at all, women are used to do heavy work in the fields, and there is no market demand for dressing and other aspects, requiring exquisite embroidery.

Men's clothes are even rougher. As long as they can be worn, they can wear anything. Some even take a piece of sheepskin and put it on the body after drying.

Therefore, there is no demand in the market, and there are not many women doing embroidery work.

Such rough craftsmanship as Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Qi can be sold for a small amount of money.

Very small money.

But if this kind of craftsmanship is taken to the south of Daze, it will not be enough to look at, let alone be able to pay tribute to the palace and wear it on the concubines of the harem.

Sheng Jiaojiao didn't regard herself as a queen, but her aesthetics had been spoiled by her luxurious life in her previous life.

She hoped that her family would dress better. Now that she has the money, let her family dress more delicately and beautifully, so that the fingers of grandma and grandma are not full of needle holes. There is nothing wrong with that.

Although this money, in the eyes of the family, was spent very unnecessary.

But Sheng Jiaojiao had always been pampered, and she had already asked Mrs. Qi Er to bring Xiuniang back. Now it was not as good as Sheng Jiaojiao wanted, and taught the little girl to be ashamed. She felt uncomfortable, and her family felt distressed when they saw it.

So Miss Qi looked at the old lady Qi sadly, the old lady Qi could only sigh, and then looked at Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Qi.

Mrs. Zhou heard from Sheng Jiaojiao that Mrs. Qi San had never made up her mind, so she followed the crowd and said in a whisper:

"Jiao Niang has invited people back."

"That's fine, let the embroiderer make a body first. Da Lang really needs prestige in the army. The jackets made by our women are not good-looking, and they can't match Da Lang's prestige."

The old lady Qi sighed, and finally left the pregnant lady behind, and cast a reproachful glance at Sheng Jiaojiao.

Now the life of the Qi family is really too extravagant, which makes people feel uneasy.

(End of this chapter)

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