It's only twenty cents more for laundry, which sounds like a really good price.

After walking for two months, the clothes on my body were already worn out even after I changed them, not to mention that some people in the team had never changed at all.

It was still Leader Zhang who spoke.

Who is Team Leader Zhang?

Even though he was bruised and swollen from the cold, he was walking in a hurry all the way down. He was wearing thick clothes, he didn't look that noble in appearance, and he spoke very kindly.

But he is the boss of the Huizhou Tea Industry Head Office in Beijing.

Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and said: "I heard you are right, let's all get rich and rich. Please help my men get some hot water. It's been a hard journey. Let them warm up first and change their clothes."

All?
Liu Laozhu was excited. If 300 people wanted to be super rich, this would be 51 taels of silver.

One day, after only taking a shower, he seemed to hear the sound of money being put into his pocket.

Don’t worry about costs and wages for now. None of the costs or wages are given to outsiders. It’s all the villagers who earn the money. It’s very, very good.

But the expression on Liu Laozhu's face controlled his excitement and didn't show much.

Let me answer first, your subordinates outside have been led to each house a long time ago. Don’t worry, they are already sitting on the kang, kneading melon seeds and drinking hot tea.

Yes, we have hot tea.

Compared with the good tea brought by the big tea merchant in front of me, I can't help but think that these people also bring their own good tea with them.

We only have dandelions and acanthopanax tea collected by the common people, but we provide them for free.

Isn't that right? Liu Laozhu was being praised by several other stewards. He waved his hands and said nonchalantly:

“It’s fate to settle in our village.

Our place is very cold, but the people are simple and warm-hearted, and we live by showing compassion to others.

We have also traveled far and experienced what it's like to travel far. When we meet good people, they are so warm and heart-warming that we don't even feel scared no matter how cold they are.

This time it is our turn to do business, so we must have a positive and optimistic attitude towards our guests.Without good tea, how can there be no tea collected and picked by each family?

You should also try the different tea flavor to get rid of the heat. "

Liu Laozhu shouted outside: "Second brother, three hundred super rich people, let the washers and bathers prepare them. Also tell the boys below to work harder and heat up the house a little more."

Xu Laoer: "..." All three hundred people must be super?He is so rich, no wonder his mother always said he was ignorant before.

Here, Liu Laozhu and his fourth uncle took out a number of bamboo baskets together. The bamboo baskets all carry brand names and correspond to the storage cabinets. Don't go back to wash and dry them, separate the clothes and then separate them. .

Liu Laozhu motioned to the first group of bathers to put the dirty clothes they had changed into each basket: "The floor of the bathhouse is paved with cobblestones. If you can't stand the stones rubbing your feet, just put on wooden clogs. We will provide them." "

When a guest went out to get a change of clothes, he saw rows of children waiting to receive the bamboo baskets containing dirty clothes.

He specifically picked a younger one and asked, where are you going to get this?

The person being questioned was Wang Yusheng's daughter Xiaoya: "There is no place to dry here, so I have to take it home for my mother to wash. Don't worry, distinguished guest, I will wash you clean with soap locust and spread it on the hot Kang mat." It can be dried overnight. We will send it back tomorrow morning so that it will not delay the nobles from leaving to do business."

After a while, a group of children under ten years old roared away, each carrying two baskets full of dirty clothes on their backs.

The older child will still miss the younger one and shout: "Can you carry it? If you can't carry it, give it to your brother."

At this time, in the bathhouse, the first group of guests had simply rinsed themselves off and soaked in the hot pool.

There are seventy people in one batch, and it takes a total of four batches to wash them.

Needless to say, it was quite comfortable to soak in. Many people leaned against the stone walls of the pool and couldn't help but sigh in relief.

The guests thought:
Today, they finally took a shower. Thinking about how dirty they were all the way, it was almost unbearable.

I haven’t had a bath for more than two months. After rubbing the mud off, I couldn’t help but feel a lot worse.

So they soaked immediately after flushing. They heard that the medicine packs in each pool were different, and they planned to change pools later, and they had to soak in a full set.

Then I give you a card, wave your hand for a pot of tea, and then rub your back and massage your calves later, how beautiful that would be.

The guests thought this was a good deal, and the 170 yuan per person was well spent.After all, have you spent less money all the way?If you want to buy a warm corn, it will cost up to [-] cents.Even though I can feel that these fellow villagers are quite real, no one takes the so-called super rich trick seriously.

But after a while, five children of twelve or thirteen years old came in.

They brought refreshments, placed a large teapot next to each bathing pool, and poured water into each cup.

What is very noticeable is that the guests are given a small plate one after another.

There are three kinds of cakes in the small plate, the most is four pieces of dried sweet potato, then there are two pieces of oven fruit made by Mrs. Xu, which tastes crispy and sweet, and the third one is a small piece of Poria cake in the middle of the plate.

The boys told: "Grandma Xu said that the guests have a hard time traveling and have weak spleens and stomachs. First, eat a piece of Poria cake, and then pad their stomachs with dried fruits and sweet potatoes, so that they will not feel dizzy after taking a bath."

After the boys left, the deputy sitting next to Shopkeeper Zhang raised his eyebrows at Shopkeeper Zhang in surprise, meaning that it was unexpected that a small village could be arranged like this.

He quickly took another bite. Even the dried sweet potatoes were soft, glutinous and sweet, not to mention the Poria cake. Should he buy some for the children at home to take home?
But where is this? If you say it is super, and you receive super money, you will never cheat.

Liu Laozhu came in with thirty bathers.

Despite the age of these bathers, the average age is around 50 years old.

There are also four five-guarantee households in the village. The village will guarantee food, clothing, medical care, housing, and burial.

But the bathers were in great spirits.

Do the math, can one person get ten baths, massages, scrapings and cuppings?

How much can I earn this evening plus the first half of the night?Earning money while sitting at home at an early age, I never dared to imagine that I would have such a good life.

And, they also have work clothes.

Each person was given a pair of large green pants.

To be honest, I have lived for more than half my life, and I have never been willing to wear big pants with such good fabrics inside. They feel soft and do not fade, there is not a hole, and there is no leakage at all.

As for why it is green, if you want to live a decent life, you have to wear some green on your body.

The guests soaking in the pool looked at dozens of old men who came in with a huff, and then they were shirtless on top and wearing green pants on the bottom. They were carrying small stools in their hands. Their hair was all tied up on the top of their heads, with a comb. Xiao Yuan pinched her head like a round little steamed bun, which stunned them for a moment.

Just looking at it, Liu Laozhu waved his hand: "Come, wash the hair of our distinguished guests."

Oops, the super suit is really rich, can you help me wash my hair?
You must wash your hair, otherwise it will take too much water for you to wash it yourself, and I am afraid that you will waste shampoo and conditioner.If you use it well, you can also sell cleaning and care products to other countries. Girl Tian Xin said that we will get a commission from the sales. We Erdaohe people are smart.

"Come, distinguished guest, let us wash you thoroughly. We can also massage your scalp."

Without even giving him a chance to refuse, the bathers hurriedly assigned themselves to one person at a time, clearly assigning them.

"Smell it, does this cleansing ointment have a fragrant smell? There is absolutely nothing out there..."

Liu Laozhu patted the man who was about to start selling when he sat down. Hey, he turned around and reminded the bather behind his back. When he saw the customer taking a bath and closing his eyes, don't sit there and talk endlessly. Don't you be annoyed.

We are not afraid of selling good things. After they are used, customers will ask about them themselves.

Besides, he hasn’t finished selling yet, so we need to make him annoying first.

Liu Laozhu looked at Shopkeeper Zhang and the others and said: Our people, when we were drying your shoes just now, we saw that the shoes you took off were a little thin. Why don't you take advantage of the bath time to ask the women to add some water to the cotton shoes? A layer of cattail grass.

A customer asked: "Did you bake our shoes? What is urala grass?"

"Isn't it normal to help bake shoes? It's just a matter of helping.

As for Ula grass, it is a special grass here and does not grow anywhere else.

If you have heard that we have three treasures here, they are ginseng, deer antler, and urala grass.

Dabai Mountain, black soil, and urala grass have all the benefits.

It can remove dampness, keep warm, repel insects and nourish skin.

Here is the east of the Northland again, with a northwest wind blowing. The heavy snow covers three feet of ice. The big cotton shoes and cotton trousers cannot bear the wind. The cold soles of your feet will definitely make you have runny noses. You need to wear a jacket wherever you go. Wiping your nose with your sleeves will make your sleeve cuffs stiff.

Bring cotton with urala grass to best block the wind, and you won't be frozen like this.

Do you understand? "

Understood.

"How much is it?" The leader of the caravan escort asked before anyone else with his hair loose.

He had heard of Sanbao Ura grass.

During their trip, many of their hands and feet were cold. They had prepared to wear thicker clothes to avoid the cold, but they did not expect it to be so cold.If the price is reasonable, and if the urala grass is really useful, you can buy more for future escorts, so as not to go back and have nowhere to buy.

Liu Laozhu didn't wait for an answer. The old man who was washing his hair told him that if he only made shoes, the price would be thirty cents a pair. Not only would the insoles be sewn with uralia grass inside the shoes, but the top of the shoe to the calf would also be wrapped. .And don’t be afraid that if there is a lot of grass stuffed inside, the shoes will become smaller. The old people in the village are all skilled in the art and will use shoe stretchers to prop them up to ensure they fit properly.

"Come on then."

"Everyone?"

"Yes." It just so happened that today I was wearing shoes for traveling, so I would wear them when I go home.

For example, if I go to meet an official tomorrow, Shopkeeper Zhang will change my clothes and wear other shoes.

Liu Laozhu quickly sent word outside that he could make shoes for the person who was taking a bath first.After washing this side, sew that side.

In fact, Liu Laozhu can continue to sell urala grass coats and pants. They also have new shoes in various shoe sizes that have been prepared in advance, but he has no time to talk about that.

While he was remembering, he added another thirty cents for shoe money, and said:

"You can go out and see for yourself later. They are sold at the counter. The snow does not fall on the outer cover of the urala grass, and it is windproof and warm.

It’s okay if you don’t buy it. It’s just a good time to feel the feeling first tonight, because the quilt you are wearing tonight is made of cotton and broken urethane into wadding. It will be decided by then whether it is warm or not. It is not appropriate to say more.

Look at the people in our village. When snowflakes fall in the winter, they carry a shovel across a basket and a hoe to dig up wasteland. They just swish away in urala grass. The children go out to play and make a lot of slippery slopes. "

Liu Laozhu kept in mind Mrs. Xu's words, don't be afraid of selling good things.

Liu Laozhu was anxious to talk to the guests about another matter, which was waiting for the stew over there.

However, before he made the sales, he specifically asked Xu Laoer to come in first and then pretended to whisper something in his ear.

Mr. Xu came in, but he didn't know what to say. He could only whisper in Uncle Li Zheng's ear: "Uncle, please wipe the foam around your mouth."

He spoke so hard that there was foam at the corner of his mouth.

Liu Laozhu wiped his lips, then hurriedly and mysteriously approached the shopkeeper Zhang, and asked the bather to stand aside for a while. He had something private to discuss with the shopkeeper alone.

A pool of men were watching this scene.

Then they saw Shopkeeper Zhang saying more warmly than before: "Thank you so much, store."

Shopkeeper Zhang thought to himself: This is the advantage of making friends with local residents because a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake.

Another example is what Lao Jia Chang said: "When I first arrived, I was really puzzled. There are always government officials stationed at the rest shop nearby. From the moment we moved in, there would be people checking documents. Some were two, some were four. Why don't you have them here?"

Liu Laozhu smiled and said:

"To be honest with the shopkeeper, we are not government officials here. Don't forget that when you arrive in our village, you are entering Zhenbei in a serious manner.

If our village is stationed, we will also send soldiers.

It's just that you probably didn't notice that as you go further, a bright blue brick house is being built next to the crossing, unlike the shabby house here.

And because it was built too late, the foundation could not be dug at that time, so it was delayed.The kang in the house is not finished yet, and no one has been sent from above yet. Come on, it will only be in the next two days. "

Therefore, what Liu Laozhu just told Shopkeeper Zhang was what time would be the right time to go to the town tomorrow morning, and who would he find from the Zhenbei Army to issue documents and caravan seals, which warehouse of the government office should the goods be parked in, and where should they be waiting for an interview? .

Mrs. Xu had long asked Xu Laosan and Xu Laosi, who were going back and forth to purchase goods, to find out these things.

The fourth child came back today and said that no important person had arrived in the town yesterday. The city gate had been replaced by government officials, and there were many generals guarding the gates, and many soldiers wearing armor were patrolling.

Among them, the street where several private houses of the previous Zhenting were confiscated is under martial law, and I heard that several nearby houses have also been expropriated.

But Liu Laozhu insisted on sending someone out specially to inquire about it, worrying about the guests' concerns.

It was also at this time that a blackboard with small wooden wheels was pushed in.

Various menus are written on the blackboard.

The guests soak it first, and that side of the dish needs to be stewed in advance. After washing this side, they just come out to eat.

Dear guests, there are two types of meals, one is to order small dishes, and the other group of people can go to eat fast food.

The small stove is the Xujia iron pot for stew.

Liu Laozhu said:
"You guys wash up while I introduce mine.

The fish cooked by the Xu family is juicy and oily, yes, it’s the Xiyu Xu family. Every time the fish is cooked, the children will circle around the pot and eat it up in a short time.

The fish here are so fragrant that if you don’t ride an ox or a donkey, we will have fish here.

The local area is famous for its four major fragrances, which are: the fish here, the chickens that lay eggs, sleep in the cage, and the second wife. Fish is the most awesome.

After eating it, the man will be invincible, and the woman will be charming after eating it.When men and women eat together, they can write legends.

Hahaha, don’t believe this guy, it’s true. If you don’t eat, you’ll be crossing the Songjiang River in vain. "

Liu Laozhu looked proud:
"I also dare to say that if you miss us, you will never have such authentic food again, not even in the most expensive restaurant in Fucheng.

I can only say that their dishes are more exquisite than ours, their rooms are more luxurious than ours, and I swear the taste is just not as good as ours.It's not that we haven't been there, um, we go out often and are knowledgeable.

Because the fish of the Xu family are sent to Fucheng if they are far away, and to the six surrounding towns if they are nearby.You said you caught up with her and she had the goods, do you have to eat it once?
Don't wait until you leave and start regretting it. It's better to eat once at that time. Where can you eat thousands of miles away?
Her fish can also be given as gifts and served at banquets. Carp head, catfish tail, I guarantee you won’t regret eating it.

When you go back, you can even bring some frozen fish. Don't be afraid that you won't be able to make it taste good. We will bring you the right seasoning.

You give it to your future father-in-law to be selected; you give it to the person above to be reused and develop; you give some more to relatives and friends, just like in the pool, I see there are many tender-faced people who have not married, and the aunt is happy to eat it. They can all help you find a wife, so you can choose whatever you want. "

The customers came and were interested: "What kind of fish are there? Can the store tell me about them?"

What's not possible?

"Chubby, grassroots, large white, giant salmon, rabbit fish, catfish, black fish, pike, red tail oxtail, fat head, silver carp, farro, gag, large crucian carp, causeway fish, burbot , Three Flowers, Five Luo and Eighteen Sons, 72 Miscellaneous..."

Emma, ​​this was so tiring for Liu Laozhu that he didn't even finish his sentence, why Mrs. Xu couldn't enter the bathhouse and had to make him memorize these words.

I’m hot, tired and thirsty, so I can’t give you a detailed introduction:

"In short, if you want to eat river fish, look for Erdao River and Songwu River. The Xu family has the most varieties."

Do you want to eat or not?Ancestors.

eat.

How did you sell it?

Classify fish types.

You also have to look at it, the one who is alive and kicking has one price, the one who is lying in a daze with his belly up has another price, and the one who is dead and lifeless has another price.

"What does Zai Zai Leng Leng mean?"

Liu Laozhu thought to himself that he would let the bathers popularize the Northeastern dialect later. When the caravans learned how to return to various places, we would be able to have students all over the world.

"I'm just holding my breath, and I'm still struggling to death."

Shopkeeper Zhang was about to take a bath, but he was sweating while soaking him: "In this case, storekeeper, you can arrange how many people can sit at one table."

"Then we have to make an agreement first. A table of 12 people, a super luxurious table, stewed with the most expensive fish. The cold wind blows, the snowflakes fly, and there is a pile of stew in the big pot. It is absolutely practical. You can eat rice as you like, and even wine as you like. Drink. Just eat stir-fried dried tofu and you can drink two taels. There are also big noodles, fish jelly, and peanuts. You haven’t eaten fresh celery for a long time, right? Fresh! And cucumbers. I’ll give you some braised blood. Intestines, slices of pork, fried rice dumplings, pickled cabbage dumplings. Three kinds of fresh ground, pot-wrapped pork, and shredded sweet potatoes are not enough. One table costs 11 taels."

"How many pounds does the fish weigh?"

When Liu Laozhu heard that there was something going on, he was unsure about his previous introduction. He thought that if the old lady dared to ask for a price, it would be enough to earn one or two taels of silver per table. Is it okay to earn too much?
I didn’t expect that I didn’t know enough…

Liu Laozhu said happily:

“If you’re not hungry enough and can wait, then go out and pick out yourselves after you take a shower, and take whichever one you like in the photo.

If you can trust me, don’t dare to say anything else. I will choose the fish whose belly is fatter than me.

Also, all of you, distinguished guests, have traveled all over the country and know that the fish is not fresh. If the skin is wrinkled when you first touch it, that kind of fish will not be good.

It won't work if you have a film on your eyes.

I have designated for you to pick the kind of eyes that are like mine, crystal clear, shiny, and even emitting sparks. That means the fish is good. It is anxious. Why did you catch it for me, right? ?

You see, brothers laughed again. You will know that I always speak from the bottom of my heart. "

Shopkeeper Zhang was lying on the bathing bed.

His deputy smiled and waved his hand and said: "Staff, we don't understand either. Just arrange the tables according to the people taking a bath in the room. Tentatively set six tables for stew and eat when you go out. Aren't there other meals left over? ? Are you doing it too?"

"Yes, I'm going to be overwhelmed by the cooking. Hot noodles in soup, stewed eggplant sauce and stir-fried shredded beans with rice, casserole with pancakes, dumplings, everything. A plate of dumplings, a vinegar dish, garlic chili oil and soy sauce, it's powerful. Pair it with a bowl of wine. We also have laba garlic and rice porridge.”


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