Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 672 Carriage and Horse Shop

The horse had been well taken care of by the people from the security department recently, which could be seen from the smooth and shiny hair on its body. After the reins were tied, the saddle was put on, and the girdle was tied, Han Li got on the horse and galloped away.

After the dean watched Han Li leave, he started calling the dean of the health center with whom he had a good relationship and asked them to avoid this unruly boy.

After Han Li came out, he first came to the Educated Youth Office. Unexpectedly, Aunt Liu went to a meeting and was not there.

Han Li turned around and came to the supply and marketing cooperative again. After Niu Dahai became the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, he did not change his office and it was still in the same place. However, he had someone open up the room next to it, so that he could have an extra room for resting and burning alone. Water room.

From Niu Dahai, Han Li learned about the current situation of the Chief of the Hospital's Personnel Department. It is said that after patient and orderly conversations in the past few days, the conversation has now reached Director Ma of the Ideological and Political Office. Currently, Niu Dahai's father I am in contact with Ding Zhengmin, the head of the Ideological and Political Affairs Office, but the other party seems to have no intention of protecting this big housekeeper.

Han Li was stunned for a moment when he heard this, thinking that no wonder Aunt Liu had a strange reaction when he told her about it that day. It is estimated that after my uncle Ding Zhengmin became the head of the Ideological and Political Affairs Office, he had already had the idea of ​​​​replacing the big housekeeper, but his proposal just facilitated this matter.

After Han Li left the supply and marketing cooperative, the horse walked toward the front at a leisurely pace, not looking like he was in a hurry.

There are nine towns in the county, which means there are nine health centers. You don't need to go to the one in Chengguan, and you can't go to Hongqi Commune. Then Han Li only needs to go to the health centers in seven communes.

Whether it was to understand the conditions in other communes or to appreciate the different scenery, Han Li planned to visit them all. Although he did not plan to write a book or keep a diary, these would become his memories.

Han Li's first stop was Shengli Commune, which was probably close to the county seat and far away from the mountains. Not only were there more idle people on the streets, but he also saw many people's yards with a lot of crop straw stacked on horseback. Firewood was scarce.

The health center of Shengli Commune is naturally called Shengli Health Center. This place is similar to the health center of Hongqi Commune. It has two gates, an earthen courtyard, and only a road built with stones and bricks in the middle. There are about a dozen houses. The key is that there are not many. patients.

Han Li only came here to check on the situation, not to check supplies and equipment. Why should he look at those things if there were no patients? So he walked around the health center and left without impressing anyone here.

Looking at the weather, Han Li rushed to his second destination of the trip, Sifang Commune, but he felt a little regretful when he arrived here.

Because there is almost no difference between Sifang Commune and Shengli Commune. If we must find a difference, it would be that the two health centers have different sizes of courtyards and different numbers of rooms.

Han Li looked at the sky and looked at the time. Unless he was traveling at night, he would no longer be allowed to return to the county town.

Fortunately, Han Li had relatively complete procedures with him. Now he only needed to find the carriage shop in Sifang Commune.

Moreover, Han Li has only stored animals in a carriage and horse shop. He has never lived in such a place. If he doesn't experience it now, he may not find such an opportunity in the future.

After making up his mind, Han Li asked an uncle about the location of the carriage and horse shop, but what he didn't expect was that the carriage and horse shop in Sifang Commune was not on the street of the commune, but on the road outside the village. But now they are all state-owned, so it doesn’t matter if they are outside the village.

Han Li thanked the old man and rode towards the outside of the village.

Not long after leaving the village, I saw a courtyard. A large uneven wooden board was used as a sign at the door of the courtyard, which read "State-owned: Sifang Commune Carriage and Horse Shop."

The yard of the carriage and horse shop is very large, and its function is to park the carriages with handlebars for those who drive the carriages.

The main room in the north house has a large room that looks like a bunkhouse, and is composed of three independent adobe houses on the east side. One of the three houses has an accounting office sign on the door, which should be the place for check-in. The functions of the other two rooms are I don’t know yet, but it’s definitely not for guests.

To the west is a row of sheds, which are livestock sheds. In front of them is a long manger, which is a place for the animals to rest and eat.

To the east is a row of houses that look like woodcarvings, but if you look closely, they are made of boards and mud.

However, this row of houses is not at all similar to the style of the original main house in the north house. It should have been added later.

The frame of this kind of house made of boards and mud is somewhat similar to that of wood carving, except that the materials and workmanship are not so particular. However, this row of houses is divided into several small rooms, which should be so-called single rooms.

To the south of the yard is a well equipped with a wheel. Next to the well is a large water trough made of stone. This is a place for drinking water for livestock. The shed next to it is also filled with fodder for feeding livestock.

Han Li looked at the buildings in front of him, which must be old. In addition, they are located outside the village, so maybe the bearded cat from back then still spent the winter here.

While Han Li was on horseback looking around at the carriage shop, a sister-in-law in her twenties came out of the three separate rooms in the north room.

"Come on, brother, are you going to work or staying in a hotel?"

"Sister, I will stay in the hotel at this time."

"Have you brought your letter of introduction or work permit?" "Yes."

"Then follow me to check in."

Han Li dismounted and followed the sister-in-law to the accounting office. He did not take out the work permit, but only took out the certification letter from Shanghe Village.

"You're an educated youth who jumped in line in Shanghe Village? Why did you come to our place?"

"There is no life in the fields right now, so I just want to walk around and look around to gain some knowledge."

"People from this big city are different. They pay 20 cents for a bunkhouse, 40 cents for a single room, 10 cents for livestock, 50 cents for ordinary fodder, 10 cents for fodder with bean cakes, and a 30 cent deposit for using a quilt, which will be returned to you when you check out. But eating is another matter, which one would you choose?"

"Single room, high-quality grass. I don't need a quilt because I'm wearing a coat. We'll talk about eating later. But sister, I've never seen the Datong Shop of a carriage and horse shop. Can I go over and have a look later?"

"What's wrong with this? I'll take you over later and have a look."

After Han Li paid the money and completed the formalities, his sister-in-law helped him unload the horse and take it to the stable.

"Brother, you can't feed your horse yet. When it calms down, I will get you the best fodder."

"Thank you, sister."

"Thank you. Come on, I'll take you to see Datong Shop."

Han Li followed his sister-in-law to the big house. On one side of the outside room was a large cooking stove. This stove was used for cooking with handlebars. On the other side, there were 20 stoves lined up in a row. There are several large water tanks with slogans, and steamers hanging on the wall.

However, only the three outermost water tanks of these water tanks are provided for people's convenience. The water tanks in the back are all filled with pickled sauerkraut. These sauerkraut are pickled in the carriage shop. If you want to eat it, you need to pay extra. .

As Han Li watched, the sister-in-law introduced the situation here to him.

She said that when there are many people here to eat, the chefs at the carriage and horse shop will weigh and cook according to the food that everyone brings out. These chefs have a very accurate grasp of the food, and they can make a good number of wotou for every two taels of food. It was very stable. At most, I steamed ten cages at a time. In the end, there was no dispute at all during those handlebar collars.

After bringing these cart-style wotou, the rich would buy some pickles from the carriage shop to eat, while the poor would take a few bites of pickles brought from home. The scene of so many people squatting together to eat was spectacular.

The back room where Han Li opened the door had a large kang on the north and south sides. Each kang could accommodate more than twenty people. There were several long benches in the middle. There was a washbasin stand on the other wall, and several more. Washbasin, forget about towels and soap.

This sister-in-law said that in the beginning, there was no distinction between men and women in the big car shop. Everyone slept on the same bed, and usually nothing would happen.

However, most horse and carriage shops will place female customers at the far end, and if they are a little more particular, they will draw a curtain and add a urinal at most. This is top-notch treatment.

After the two of them finally came out of Datongpu, the sister-in-law pointed to the camouflage pole in the yard and said again.

"It turns out that there is a big wooden fish nailed to the top, with the fish's mouth open, and a willow pot basket upside down. The hanging red cloth is half covered with a loop. This means that the store is open day and night, and the willow pot represents horse drinking. Utensils, the ring represents the ability to accommodate merchants. The size of the car shop depends on how many rings are hung, usually one, three or five. I heard that there are seven hanging rings at the most, but that This situation is very, very rare.”

"Sister, what does this mean?"

"There is a large tube house representing a carriage and horse shop with a ring, a big kang bed, and no luggage. But there is a kang mat, and the sleeping position of each guest is no less than three feet.

A carriage shop with three loops can not only house many people, but also store a small amount of luggage.

As for those carriage and horse shops with five bows hanging on them and those with seven bows hanging on them, they also have large warehouses and storage rooms inside, which are dedicated to providing places for the big merchants to store their goods. By the way, there are seven bows. The shop now has more single rooms, and our current carriage and horse shop now also has single rooms. If we go by what I said before, to fool a layman, it would be said to be a seven-ring shop. "

Han Li saw that this sister-in-law was so familiar with the carriage shop, and she still had a trace of nostalgia when she spoke, so he subconsciously asked.

"Sister, you seem to be familiar with the twists and turns here?"

"Haha. Brother, please don't make blind guesses. There is absolutely no problem with my sister's composition. I only know this from what the older generation said."

"Sister, what was the name of this carriage and horse shop in Sifang Commune before? Has anyone lived here with a beard?"

(End of this chapter)