After listening to Zhou Yanqing's words, Father Qiao nodded and said, "That's right. Everything will be much more convenient with this well. It's normal for the price to be higher."
Mother Qiao was puzzled and said: "It only costs a few taels of silver to build a well, right? Although it is more expensive than buying water, it is a lot more convenient. Why has no one thought of building a well in the yard?"
Zhou Yanqing said with a smile: "The houses near the academy are very expensive, and they are mostly rented. They are usually rented by students to study. Who among the renters would want to spend money to dig wells for others? And the owner's house
I'm not very willing either. Drilling a well doesn't take up space, but if something happens and someone throws poison into the well or something, the yamen will still have to talk to them. It's better to save one trouble than more trouble."
Seeing the two of them deep in thought, he added: "Anyone who can own a house here can afford to buy one in the city. And for the same price, you can buy a house twice as big in the inner city.
No one wants to buy the houses here, so they are mostly rented out. The students only rent them for a few months when the academy is in session. During the holidays, the place is almost empty and very quiet. After all, the food and accommodation here are not as good as
Convenient to the inner city.”
Father Qiao and Mother Qiao nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Then we wandered around the yard.
The yard is not big, only half of it enters. There is no garden, but there are several rooms.
Every inch of land in this place costs a lot of money, and even water needs to be paid for. Every family is willing to build more rooms and recruit more people to live in it so that they can collect more rent. Very few people in the courtyard will make the effort to improve it.
What kind of garden pavilion?
Some capable students will rent a house as big as the one Qiao Mingjin bought. Some of them will meet up with three or five friends to share the rent and rent. They can live together and discuss their homework with each other.
And I can be a companion.
Although the courtyard is not large, the rooms are very large, even if you use half of it as a study room, it is very large.
Father Qiao and Mother Qiao walked around and were very satisfied.
A group of them were walking around in the courtyard. Apart from their voices, they could not hear any sounds from outside. The environment was very quiet.
Father Qiao was very satisfied. If you want to learn and write articles, you can't do it without a quiet environment.
Meng's mother moved from one house to another in order to have a good study environment for her son. The yard was well bought and it was very quiet without any noise.
Mother Qiao is worried about safety issues.
"Is there nothing going on if you live around here? Is there going to be trouble or something?"
Zhou Yanqing smiled and said: "Auntie, you can rest assured. This is where the academy is located, and ten of them are students. After you move in, the mayor and the academy will send someone to register. In order to create a good environment for the students
, there are still people patrolling day and night, so Auntie doesn’t have to worry.”
Father Qiao also glanced at Mother Qiao: "Xiao Xiao, who would come here? There are so many rich people in the city, and the shops are crowded together, who is here? Come to steal two books?"
Mother Qiao smiled coquettishly: "I just want to ask a few more questions."
Father Qiao ignored him. He walked around and found a large room facing south and sat down.
When I first bought this yard, there were some simple furniture, including beds, tables, chairs, bookcases, and suitcases. They were all complete. Although they were a bit old, they were still usable.
Students used to rent the property. The owner would usually help the students get all these things. You don’t dare to expect a group of dull-witted students to buy tables, chairs, beds, etc. These can’t be moved away.
Most of the nerds came here carrying book boxes and a few clothes. Where else could they buy beds, tables, and chairs?
So when the owner decided to sell the house, he kept all the furniture. These half-new things were not made of good wood, and it would be troublesome to remove them and take up space.
Later, after Zhou Yanqing helped buy it, he sent someone to clean it and add some things. Even the kitchen was complete.
But I don’t know when I can come and stay. I haven’t bought any bedding, and the rice jar is empty.
Father Qiao and Mother Qiao thanked Zhou Yanqing again, and their impression of him became a little better.
Since there were utensils, it was convenient to fetch water, so Qiao Mingjin and Mingqi washed the pots, added water, and prepared to boil water for tea.
Although there were cups, there was no firewood and no tea leaves.
Yun Jin then volunteered to buy it.
Qiao Mingjin and Qiao's mother followed Zhou Yanqing's instructions and went to the alley entrance to see if anyone was carrying firewood to sell.
The mother and daughter were very lucky. As expected, there were two half-year-old children at the entrance of the alley picking firewood and placing it there.
The two didn't yell, they just stood there and the two half-grown young men squatted there waiting for business to come to them.
When Qiao Mingjin saw her, she couldn't help but think of her days of chopping and selling firewood.
A load of firewood can be sold for ten cents, and a load of firewood collected from an oxcart can be sold for fifty or sixty cents. By selling firewood, mother and daughter got through the difficult time at the beginning...
Qiao Mingjin was sighing that her mother was already asking about the price.
"Auntie, would you like to buy firewood? This firewood is not expensive, only fifteen cents per load. If you buy two loads, just twenty-eight cents will be fine."
There are two and a half-year-old kids, one big and one small. The older one is about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the younger one is about twelve or thirteen years old.
Mother Qiao looked at the two young men from side to side and asked, "Are you two brothers?"
The older one looked smart and nodded with a smile and said: "Auntie, you have really good taste. We are brothers. Did Auntie just move here? I have never met Auntie before."
Mother Qiao laughed: "Don't you know everyone who lives here?"
The younger one, seeing that Qiao Mingjin and his daughter didn't look like bad people, had the courage to speak. He raised his head and said, "We come here every day to sell firewood. My eldest brother can remember it if anyone has seen it. But we have never seen him before."
Pass you."
Qiao Mingjin also laughed after hearing this.
He said: "It's true that we just moved here today. We don't have firewood at home, so come and buy some. Your firewood is more expensive than that in Jili."
The brother hurriedly said: "Sister is right. It is a few cents more expensive than outside. Just because it is far away from Jili, we are not allowed to set up stalls casually. The chief there also saw our brothers being honest and responsible, so he allowed us to go there.
They are sold at the entrance of this alley."
Qiao Mingjin laughed, this is why rare things are more valuable.
Most of the scholars are rotten, and they feel that dealing with money makes them smell like copper. Most of them don't know the prices outside. They feel that it is even more humiliating to bargain with small merchants and hawkers. When competing with the people for profit, naturally they will pay as much as they say.
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The younger brother only thought that Qiao Mingjin was good-looking, even when she smiled. He just stared at her blankly.
But the brother heard from Qiao Mingjin's words just now that this person should often go to the market to buy things, and he knew the prices very well.
He rolled his eyes and said: "There aren't many people selling firewood here, so we don't have to worry about selling the firewood. But it's fate that I met my aunt and sister. I'll give you twenty-five cents for two loads of firewood. I'll give you 25 cents for each load of firewood."
Help my aunt and sister pick it up at home and chop it up. There is no rough firewood here. If there is, I will help you chop it."
Mother Qiao is now living a better life, and she is not short of those few coppers. Besides, she has survived the hard times, and she knows how difficult life is for poor families. Looking at the two brothers, who are sallow and skinny, they can't bear to bargain.
He nodded in agreement.
Qiao Mingjin had sold firewood herself in the past and knew the hard work of collecting and chopping firewood. She was not short of these few coppers now, and she would not have any objections.
Without saying anything, he turned around and led the two brothers towards the yard.
The two brothers were happy that they had concluded the business. They happily picked up two heavy loads of firewood and followed the mother and daughter.
Halfway through, Qiao Mingjin heard someone calling her from behind.
"Mom, sister!"
The mother and daughter looked back following the sound, and sure enough, the brothers Ming Jue and Ming Heng arrived in Zhou Yanqing's car.
Mother, son, sister and brother were all very happy to see each other.
"Mom, sister, I miss you so much."
Mingheng was still young, so he threw himself into Qiao Mingjin's arms and acted coquettishly. Mingheng held on to Qiao's mother's arm and let her look at her with a smile.
The two brothers had not been home for two months. The weather was getting hotter, and Father Qiao and Mother Qiao were afraid that it would be hard for them to go back and forth, so they sent a message to let them study in the village in peace.
Now that we have met, I am naturally very happy.
"Mom, why aren't you in the house?" Mingheng asked.
When Mother Qiao saw her two sons, she was naturally very happy. She squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "Mr. Saturday, who co-opens the workshop with your sister, is also here. Your sister wants to boil water and make tea in the house. This
No, your sister and I went outside to buy firewood."
The two brothers had just seen the mother and daughter from a distance, so they just got out of the car and called for someone. Where could they see the brother carrying firewood following them?
After taking one look at the brother, everyone walked forward hand in hand. The two brothers carrying firewood followed behind.
After entering the house, father, son, uncle and nephew happily met again. Mingjue and Mingheng brothers also greeted Zhou Yanqing and thanked him.
Zhou Yanqing also liked these two brothers who were sensible and polite, and the host and guest seemed to be in harmony with each other.
Over there, Qiao Mingjin led someone to carry firewood to the kitchen and paid a few more cents.
He also asked the two of them to knock on the door and ask if they needed firewood if they saw that the yard was unlocked in the future. If there were some vegetables, mushrooms, and other wild products in the country, they could also bring them over.
The two brothers were extremely happy after hearing this. This was a long-term business, and even the vegetables and fungi they grew at home were sold somewhere. After some negotiation, they took the money and left happily.
Ming Qi knew the reason why Qiao Mingjin did this. Maybe her sister looked at these two people and thought of herself before, and wanted to help.
But Wan'er raised her head and asked: "Mom, are there no vegetables for sale at the market?"
Qiao Mingjin touched her head and said with a smile: "How come there are no vegetables for sale in Jili? But if you grow your own vegetables, if you want to sell them to us more often in the future, they will definitely sell them cheaper than in Jili. Besides, your uncle
If my second uncle goes to the market to buy something, doesn’t it take time to go there in person? How far does it have to go? It also costs money to hire a carriage back and forth. Right?"
The little thing nodded repeatedly after listening. He didn’t understand anything else. As long as he could save a lot of money after listening to it, he was very happy. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, and your support.
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