This era is so cruel to such skilled people, let alone the common people who rely on the sky for their livelihood.
"Uncle Zhu, you used to make charcoal. How much did you sell for a pound of good charcoal?" Fu Manman wanted to know the prices in this world.
"A pound of fine silver frost charcoal can be sold for five cents." The uncle happily stretched out his palm and made a sign of five.
That’s all!
It's really cheap.
"How can five cents buy such good charcoal? In our shop, it costs ten cents to buy a pound of ordinary charcoal." Luo Duzhong said in surprise.
"It is not stipulated by the national law that we ordinary people cannot buy and sell privately. The charcoal we burn must be sold to the masters surnamed Fu, and then they sell it. We sell it to the masters for only five coins, but they sell it to the common people for thirty coins."
Uncle Zhu said.
His tone was indifferent, he didn't feel it was unfair, he was obviously numb to it.
Fu Manman was surprised when he listened on the sidelines!
The business in this world is so monopolized.
"Is this true for all transactions?" Fu Manman asked.
"Yes! This is the law of the country." Uncle Zhu said.
This is not the law of the country. It is just drinking human blood and eating the flesh of the lowest people. In order to consolidate their rights and status, these people in power are oppressing the people like this.
If she wants to do business in the future, she, a commoner with a single surname, is not qualified to do business. If she has good things, she will sell them to the nobles with a double surname at a low price, and they will buy them at a high price.
This is simply intolerable!
Does she really want to live in a country with such a deformed and perverted national law?
Fu Manman was a little confused.
"Uncle Zhu, thank you for your hard work. I hope that one day you can sell the charcoal you burned with your own hands to ordinary people." Fu Manman said calmly.
"It would be great if such a day comes." The honest Mengulu Yang Tietou couldn't help but sigh.
He joined the Xingyue Gang with his stupid wife.
He is a blacksmith and lives in the Craftsman Village. Most of the people who live there are blacksmiths. They usually make iron tools for the gentlemen so that they can make weapons for the court. They have no time off for a year, but they can't make much money.
Their village was ravaged by locusts, famine broke out, and then war began. Many men in the same village were drafted. He was exempted from military service because he was lame and had served in the military.
I thought I could survive the cold winter in my hometown, and wait until next spring when the flowers bloom, sow seeds and plant them in the ground, and then I can survive.
But who would have thought that the government would come to collect grain taxes again, and the men with the double surname above would also come to collect grain.
The little life-saving food left at home was simply looted.
As a last resort, he could only take his wife and children to flee, hoping to find a place where they, the common people, could have food to eat.
"As long as the old man with the complex surname is around, this national law will not change." Luo Duzhong said something treasonous.
These words made Yang Tietou say nervously: "Doctor Luo, you can't say this."
Luo Duzhong looked around and saw that the sky was getting dark, and they were still in the forest, with no one around. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I know, I know!"
Fu Manman lowered his head and looked gloomy!
"There will be such a day." Fu Manman said coldly.
"You guys get busy!" Fu Manman looked at the red sky in the distance. The sunset was about to fall completely.
It will get dark soon.
The tents in the camp were all set up, the fire was raised, and the wooden fence was surrounding it. Looking at the jumping flames, Aji was still a little scared and hid behind Fu Manman.
"Don't be afraid, that's fire, a symbol of civilization. Fire can bring light and warmth, but it can also bring disaster. Go over there and warm yourself up!" Fu Manman still has things to do, so he can't take Ah with him.
lucky.
Beside the fire, a group of children were playing after Ah Fu.
The little tiger cub Afu is now the team's favorite, and the children love him very much.
During the day, Ah Fu would run with the team. When he got tired, the children would take turns holding him. He was a happy tiger cub.
"Aww, oww..." Aji's eyes were sharp, and he bowed slightly, staring at the innocent and cute little Afu who was chasing the children.
"Don't be nervous. That's Ah Fu. He's a pet in our team. He doesn't hurt anyone and won't hurt you." Fu Manman quickly grabbed Ah Ji, who was about to fight Ah Fu.
Aji seemed to understand, and although he was still unhappy with Afu, he no longer acted aggressively.
Beside the fire, Fu An came over with a bunch of things in his hand, and said happily to Manman: "Sister, we have prepared the rabbits and put them all with Aunt Dong. These are snake meat. These are roasted for you."
Let’s eat.”
After Fu An finished speaking, he handed the two skewered snake meat skewers in his hand to her.
A smell of snake smell hit my nose.
Fu Manman's heart suddenly beat violently, his breathing became rapid, his face turned pale, and his neck seemed to be pinched by something. He felt so uncomfortable that it was difficult to breathe.
"Sister! What's wrong with you?" Fu An realized later, seeing Fu Manman's eyes widened and his hands covering his neck, as if he was feeling very uncomfortable.
Aji, who was following him, felt Fu Manman's bad breath. He huffed nervously and didn't know what to do.
Fu Qiang, who got out of the car to look for Fu Manman, happened to see this scene and saw the pain on Fu Manman's face, as if he had been stimulated by something.
He was very familiar with her appearance because he had suffered from the same disease as Fu Manman. When he was in an extremely dark and narrow space, he would feel so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe, and his heartbeat seemed to explode at any time.
"Manman, don't be nervous, breathe, take a deep breath, relax." Fu Qiang rushed forward, patted Fu Manman's back with one hand, and pulled her hand away from his neck with the other.
Fu Manman took two deep breaths, turned his eyes away, and stayed away from the snake meat skewers in Fu An's hand.
It was just after she smelled that smell that she got sick!
A memory from a past life comes to mind, and it makes my hair stand on end when I think about it.
"Ugh..." Aji put his little head into Fumanman's arms and rubbed it, trying to give Fumanman a little comfort.
This is how he comforted Mother Wolf when she was in pain.
Fu Qiang was startled by the sudden appearance of a head. He pushed it away rudely, and then looked at the short-haired boy in front of him with vigilance and hostility.
I don’t know him, I want to kill him...
Fu Qiang's eyes showed murderous intent, Aji's eyes darkened and he was hostile to Fu Qiang, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.
"Cough cough cough..." Fu Manman coughed twice, then waved his hand to An and said, "Go, take that thing away."
What a disgusting smell.
While waving, she also waved to Aji and asked her to leave with Fu An.
Is it a snake? Fu Qiang remembered that Fu Manman had seen a snake before and was very frightened and uncomfortable. He hated her at that time and even thought about catching snakes to scare her in the future.
It seems that she is not simply afraid of snakes, but snakes will cause her body to have a huge physiological reaction. What she did just now was really scary.