Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 84 Getting better and better
Chapter 83 Getting better and better
Since the incident last time, no one went to Sun Ji to make trouble. With the careful management of shopkeeper Zhang and the assistance of Sun Yubao and the others, the business in the shop became more and more prosperous.Not only the residents of Qingqiao Alley, but also the residents of other parts of the town know that Sun Ji is good and cheap!
Everything is back to normal, Sun Yubao and Sun Erhu stay in the shop in the town, Jinxi will go to the town every seven days to deliver the soap and dry goods made by her own family, and if anyone in the village has accumulated eggs to sell, It will also be sent to Jin Xi, and asked her to bring it to Sun Ji for sale.

Every time Jin Xi goes to the town, she will settle the accounts with shopkeeper Zhang and the others, check the inventory, and then draw out a purchase list, and go to the county town to complete the purchases in person.

As for the family, Liang Yuzhong, Sun's family, Sun Yuxia, and Sun Erhu took care of the rape and wheat in the back hillside, and the tea garden was also well-organized. Besides, whenever Liang Yuzhong was free, he also carpented. Not to mention, since he came, all the tables and chairs, bed feet, roof beams, doors and windows in the Sun family have been repaired and strengthened.

Not only that, gradually, other villagers in Sunjiagou also came to ask Liang Yuzhong for help in repairing doors and windows, making tables and chairs and so on.

Everyone was neighbors, and Liang Yuzhong refused to accept their wages no matter what. As a result, the villagers who received his help felt very sorry. The hens at home laid eggs, or ground rice flour to make cakes. They will send a few to Jinxi and Jinrou to try out. The Sun family is also a good person who knows how to repay their kindness. In this way, Liang Yuzhong and the others' relationship in Sunjiagou will become better, far better than in Jinjishan Village before. .

Jin Xi likes this kind of atmosphere very much, it's simple and warm, and they hang out with each other in their spare time, and when someone's family has a wedding or funeral, the big guys will go to say congratulations or hold a funeral, and help each other live.

This day, the winter thunder was blowing, it was raining sporadically outside, and the weather was cold. Although I had just had breakfast, it was dark outside, so Jin Xi's family closed the doors and windows and sat around in the main room, doing the work at hand while Gossip is commonplace.

Because it is a place in the south, it is not like the north where there are heating kangs in winter, but the southerners have their own ways to keep warm.Jin Xi noticed that the farmers in this area always burn a brazier in the middle of the main room during the winter. Jin Xi has seen it in novels and TV before, saying that ancient people always burned snowflake charcoal, silver charcoal, etc. in winter. Those are only rich people can afford to burn.

Sun Ji's purchases are all on Jinxi's shoulders. She knows the price of charcoal in the market now, not to mention the most expensive ones, but the general ones, which produce less smoke and are not very choking. Every catty is better than pork. Not much cheaper!
It really fell into reality. What the peasants added to the brazier was hard wood, some loose hair, debris, and so on. Open the windows to let the cold air into the room.

In addition, people from better families will ask a carpenter to make a warm bucket that can be used as a seat. It is cylindrical and has a small earthen basin at the bottom. The earthen basin is filled with the same suffocating heating material, and it is only for one person. Sitting to keep warm, but the warmer is the buttocks, and the hands and feet are still cold.

If this were in previous years, Sun Yuxia's family would have burned a brazier in the middle of the main room, and the room was full of smoke, and everyone's eyes were scarlet.But this year is different.

The heating material is the sawdust planed by Liang Yuzhong as a carpenter, which produces less smoke. In addition, Jin Xi spent a lot of money and bought a bag of medium-grade charcoal.

Liang Yuzhong has a talent for carpentry, and Jinxi provided Liang Yuzhong with a few sketches based on the warm barrels in the modern countryside from his memory.

Jin Xi's painting was a bit different, but Liang Yuzhong did some research and pondering, adding his own understanding, and hurriedly made two warm barrels that looked very strange to the people of Sunjiagou.

Mrs. Sun and Sun Yuxia were sitting next to each other at this moment, sitting on a large round warm barrel with a backrest. Under their feet, there was a clay pot, which was a certain height away from the pot, and stuck on one side. A net-like partition made of many iron wires, on which the feet can step on, and other things can be baked on the side, such as shoes.

The two sisters were talking in a low voice, and their fingers deftly picked out the bristles in the basket on their legs.

Gapo and Jinrou sat facing each other in another warm bucket shaped like a moon boat. A big old jacket was placed on their laps to keep them warm and to block the occasional warming in the clay basin. A little smoke comes out.

"Xi'er, how did you come up with such a warm bucket? It's really useful. Your aunt and I have grown up so much, this winter is the warmest!" Sun Yuxia sat in the warm bucket, her face was flushed red .

"I'm just thinking about it, it's mainly my father's ingenuity!" Jin Xi said.

"You father and daughter, one has a good brain and the other is dexterous, we both enjoy your blessing!" Ga Po, who was sitting in the moon boat, said contentedly and gratifiedly.

"Ten miles and eight villages, I'm afraid our family is the warmest this winter. My brother-in-law and Xi'er made such a warm bucket, and Ming'er will not be envious of the villagers!" Sun Yuxia said with a smile.

It's not just envy, I'm afraid many people will come to ask Liang Yuzhong to help make this kind of warm bucket, an idea flashed in Jinxi's mind.However, for that idea to start, the premise is that more and more money must be prepared on hand.Moreover, you can't become a fat man if you can't eat at one bite. First, manage the business at this stage well, and then plan other things.

"Xi'er, I've made the comb you want, come and see if you like it?"

Liang Yuzhong's question brought back Jinxi's drifting thoughts. Jinxi looked over and saw that Liang Yuzhong was holding a half-moon-shaped comb in his hand. The gaps between the gears were even and smooth. The gear itself is well ground, a little thicker at the top, and tapered as it goes down.At the top of the half-moon, there is also a small flower carved.

"Father, the comb you polished is as if carved out of the same mold as I thought in my heart!" Jin Xi said happily.In this area of ​​Changqiao Town, both women and men have the habit of wearing long hair.

There are also combs similar to modern ones in this era, but most of the materials are cow horns, two horns from one cow. Even so, the output of this kind of combs is insufficient. The farmer's family can't afford it at all, and it's even rare to see it.

As for the comb made of rhinoceros horn, it is said to clear away heat and detoxify, good at clearing blood heat, and can also treat febrile headaches, blazing and dizzy. It is a precious medicinal material and very rare.It can also be used as an accessory to wear on the body, and the price is simply beyond the reach of ordinary people.

For ordinary people, combs for combing hair are the most sold in shops, and the most common ones used by ordinary people are grates.

The grate is made of wood or bamboo, and the teeth are very dense. When combing the hair, it can also get rid of the dirt in the hair.

But combing hair with a grate, especially waist-length hair, is simply an extremely hard work.If you want to braid your hair in a bun or something, you have to get help from others, otherwise, after a long time of tossing, your hair will be rolled into a ball.

The ladies of the rich family have maids to serve them, so naturally they don't have to worry about these things, but the women of the peasant family have to get up and work before dawn every day, how can they have that kind of effort?

So, Sun Shi and Sun Yuxia basically took off their hair for several days, if it was too messy, they just wrapped a scarf around their heads, while Jin Xi and Jin Rou often braided their hair because of their lack of hair.

Therefore, Jin Xi drew a picture of a comb, and asked Liang Yuzhong to polish it on a piece of wood.Although she has never seen those ox horn combs, Jin Xi is very confident in her wooden combs. This is the result of modern civilization. The ancient ox horn and rhino horn combs may not be better than her wooden combs in terms of design!

"Xi'er, bring that comb and let me try it!" Sun Yuxia put down her work and greeted Jinxi.

Jin Xi gave her the comb, and she really grabbed the end of the long braid and combed it a few times, she couldn't help exclaiming: "Xi'er is right, it's much better than that comb, Xi'er, your comb is so good. Aunt Hou will use it together with you!"

Jin Xi pursed her lips and nodded with a smile.Then he said to Liang Yuzhong: "Father, in the future, you can make more wooden combs like this, with the words Carpenter Sun engraved on them, and let's put them in the shop and sell them for money!"

Liang Yuzhong scratched his head in embarrassment, and then got busy with other tasks. He split the cut bamboos from the middle, and then cut them into even pieces, each about half the length of a chopstick.

The top is polished wide and flat, and the rest of the place is as thin as chopsticks.

"Xi'er, is that what you're talking about?" He asked while scratching.

Jin Xi squatted on the side watching with relish, and nodded when she heard the words: "It's good that the top is so wide and flat, Dad's craftsmanship is really clever! The rest of the place is straight and straight, it's okay, but it just looks a bit simple. Dad can do it Try to shave some lines out of these parts, and make some patterns, it will be better, it may look more attractive."

This time, what Jinxi asks Liang Yuzhong to polish is a toothbrush.The material of the toothbrush handle is wood and bamboo from the back mountain.Except for the toothbrush head, it is better to cut some streamlined parts, so that the toothbrush looks very smart and light.

Liang Yuzhong pondered for a while: "That's simple, but it just takes more brain power, I'll try it!"

The whole family was kept in the dark about Jin Xi making toothbrushes.The reason for this inspiration is also forced by the environment!

After coming here, Jin Xi truly experienced the daily life of the ancient rural people.It turns out that rice washing water can be used as a trinity for washing the face, bathing and shampooing. The ashes under the pot and stove, as well as coarse salt and tea are the first choice for popular teeth cleaning and teeth cleaning. Tooth powder specially used for cleaning teeth is very luxurious. Enjoy, and as for cleaning tools that replace toothbrushes, it's even easier.

(End of this chapter)