Chapter 1,755: Marriage and having children, expensive market price
Chapter 1755: Marriage and having children, expensive market price
Villagers in Taoyuan Fishing Village often suffer from gout, rheumatism, arthritis and other diseases because they often go into the water.
Alan's father liked to drink when he was young, and he often went into the water, which caused all these symptoms.
Fortunately, Alan is a hard-working and capable girl. She climbs mountains almost every day to pick various fruits and make fruit wine.
These fruit wines can not only supply my father, but can also be exchanged with neighbors for daily necessities.
And her long legs were probably exercised by climbing mountains every day.
…
Xiaoqing’s ‘hundred days’ passed quickly.
Today is the wedding day of Su Mingzhe and Alan.
The villagers held a grand wedding for the two people. In the evening, everyone gathered together, singing and dancing.
Even Alan's father, who was paraplegic, was carried out by everyone and accepted everyone's congratulations.
A night of fun ends.
The fishing village returned to calm.
Because he had to take care of Alan's father, Su Mingzhe moved to Alan's house.
In order to prevent the squeaking sound of the bamboo bed from irritating Alan's father, Su Mingzhe clicked on Alan's father's sleeping point in advance and let him sleep until dawn.
…
Back in the bedroom, Su Mingzhe saw the bride, Alan, lying on the bed with a towel in her mouth. She was surprised and asked:
"Alan, what are you doing biting the towel?"
"..."
Alan's face turned red with embarrassment, but he shook his head slightly and did not speak.
Su Mingzhe soon knew what she meant.
After being amused by the girl's innocence, Su Mingzhe did not remind her.
Practice brings true knowledge.
After all, some things can only be understood after experiencing them once.
…
the next day.
Su Mingzhe went fishing with everyone.
Taoyuan Fishing Village is a secluded place with no taxes or labor. Everyone lives a very comfortable life. With only a small amount of work every day, they can support the whole family.
…
While the men are out fishing, the women are either darning fishing nets or busy with chores that make up the family.
By noon.
Alan's neighbor next door, Mrs. Gen, came to Alan's house with her daughter, Changsheng, who had just turned one year old but could not run yet.
When Alan saw Sister Gen, a blush suddenly appeared on his face, and then he said shyly:
"Sister-in-law is here."
Sister-in-law Gen responded with a smile, came close to the bride, and suddenly asked in a low voice:
"Sister, did you bite the towel last night?"
"Um."
Alan nodded imperceptibly, then looked at Sister-in-law Gen gratefully, and thanked her softly:
"Sister-in-law Gen, thank you for reminding me, otherwise..."
"It's okay. Your mother left early. If I, the sister-in-law, don't remind you, who will?"
As Sister-in-law Gen spoke, she sighed:
"Sister, you have a bad fate. When you were born, a fortune teller came to our Taoyuan Village. He said that you were born in a lunar year, a lunar month, a lunar day, and a lone star. It will defeat your father and mother, and it will defeat your son.
Not long after that, your mother died, and people in our village didn’t dare to get close to your family. Now that you are getting married, you must remember to have a child as soon as possible to avoid... that stuff, you know?"
"Um."
Alan couldn't help but frown after hearing Sister Gen's words.
She and Su Mingzhe were newlyweds, and they were deeply in love. They were going to plot against each other today, and no matter how they heard it, they couldn't feel comfortable.
However, Sister Gen's words made her dare not be careless.
For a moment, she also began to feel embarrassed.
…
It's midnight in the afternoon.
Su Mingzhe returned from fishing with other villagers.
Because there has been enough rain recently, the harvest will be large.
It’s okay for everyone to fish for one day and rest for three days.
Of course.
It is impossible for the villagers to rest for three days at a stretch.
According to custom, everyone spends three days fishing and two days drying nets.
The extra harvest will be hung under the corridor to dry and made into cured fish.
Had dinner.
Su Mingzhe clicked on Alan's father's sleeping point again, asking him to rest early.
There are not many sons-in-law as caring as Su Mingzhe in this world.
Alan's father slept very soundly last night. As soon as he slept until dawn, he was in particularly good spirits today.
…
Back in the bedroom, Su Mingzhe saw Alan lying on the bed with a towel in his mouth, and couldn't help but feel happy:
"Alan, a newlywed woman will only feel pain once..."
"..."
Alan shook his head slightly, with a shy look on his face, but did not take out the towel.
When Su Mingzhe saw this, he didn't bother to persuade him.
Under his spiritual observation, many women in the fishing village like to bite a piece of cloth when they have sex with men.
I think it is a custom in Taoyuan Village.
Besides, when Alan bit the towel and had that extreme expression on his face, Su Mingzhe really liked it in his heart.
…
Three years passed like this.
Alan is finally pregnant.
This good news diluted some of Alan's worries.
The pregnancy lasts for ten months, and once the melon is ripe, the stem will fall off.
Alan gave birth to a son.
This day.
Su Mingzhe came back from a fishing trip and learned that Alan had given birth. Although there was no disturbance in his heart, his face still showed a bit of joy:
"Alan, thank you for your hard work!"
"Brother, I'm fine."
Unlike other women in the village who call men 'husband', Alan likes to call Su Mingzhe 'brother'.
Su Mingzhe also followed her.
…
At night.
Neighbors who came to join in the fun left one after another.
Su Mingzhe took his son from Alan's arms and drew a huge 'talisman' all over his son.
With this amulet, even those fish monsters, fish demons, and fish spirits with golden immortal cultivation will not be able to harm this little guy.
"Brother, I heard from the village chief that there has been very little rain this year and the water level has dropped a lot. In a few days, the tunnel will appear."
Alan said, took out a small wooden box from under the bed and handed it to the man:
"This is all the family's savings. When the tunnel appears, you can go to the city and buy a long-life lock for your baby."
…
More than a month passed, and the time came to June.
Several months of drought have brought tunnels that had been submerged for more than ten years back to life.
Hundreds of villagers worked together to remove the silt.
July.
Dozens of villagers in Taoyuan Village, led by the village chief, Su Mingzhe, wearing a short undershirt, mixed in with the team and rushed towards the nearby city.
The closest city to Taoyuan Village is Qinghe City in the Qinghe Kingdom in the Western Regions. The distance between the two is about a hundred miles of mountain road.
The villagers carried their burdens and hurried on, and it took almost two days and two nights to arrive.
A round trip would take five or six days to get back.
…
This day.
After two consecutive days of traveling, the villagers finally arrived at Qinghe City.
After resting overnight outside the city, early the next morning, each person paid the city gate tax of five cents and came to the East Market.
Under the leadership of the village chief, everyone sold the fish directly to several large merchants in the city, and received a total of more than 300 taels of silver.
Afterwards, the village chief took everyone to buy daily necessities.
"The price of salt is much more expensive than last time, almost three times the normal price."
"The price of cloth is more expensive, at least four times more expensive!"
The villagers lamented the high prices, but had to bear the heartache to buy them.
After all, it was only after more than ten years that everyone had this opportunity to go out and buy supplies.
…
Regarding the expensive matter, Su Mingzhe didn't say much.
After all, every time a tunnel appears, it definitely means drought.
It is common sense that when there is a disaster, prices skyrocket.
You know, in the 21st century, after several heavy rains, those vegetable merchants dared to increase vegetable prices four to five times.
In comparison, these prices of salt and cloth are three to five times more expensive, which is really commonplace.