When we returned to Xiahe Village, it was almost midnight and the sky was dim.
Qiao Mingjin originally thought that if she had time, she would go up the mountain to collect some firewood or rake some loose hair, but it was getting dark now, so she stopped doing it.
Mingqi was very sensible and ran over and said: "Sister, you cook at home, while Mingheng and I go to pick up some firewood. You can also rake a bag of pine wool. It costs five cents."
Qiao Mingjin smiled and rubbed her hair and said: "Everyone is tired today. Tomorrow you take Wan'er at home. After breakfast, you go to the front mountain to rake pine hair and collect firewood. There is no need to move down. Mingheng and I will come back in the afternoon.
Then I took the cows over and pulled them back."
"Sister, won't you take us with you tomorrow?"
"Mother, Wan'er must follow mother."
Qiao Mingjin wanted to hug her daughter, but her arms were really sore.
Then he leaned down and touched her head and said: "Tomorrow, my mother and my uncle will leave early, Wan'er will be sleepy. In the afternoon, my mother will have to rush back to pick up another load of firewood. The Zhou government asked us for three loads of firewood."
, now we only have two cars at home. Can you and my aunt help my mother collect more firewood?"
When Xiao Wan'er heard this, she nodded repeatedly and said, "Well, I will help my mother pick up a lot of things tomorrow."
"Sister, I will take Wan'er to collect firewood early tomorrow morning."
"Yeah. But don't go into the back mountain, you know? Just stay in the front mountain. Make a pile of firewood and put it there. Sister will move it when she comes back."
"good."
Mingqi and Mingheng were very sensible, so they and Qiao Mingjin stacked a load of firewood on the bullock cart while it was still bright. After stacking, the two went to help Qiao Mingjin cook. The two children were used to doing housework at home.
Yes, my hands and feet are very nimble.
Before the five wild eggs were eaten, Qiao Mingjin beat three and scrambled a plate of eggs with vegetable leaves. The four of them ate happily...
It was getting dark, so the four of us took a quick shower and rested.
The lamp oil is not something that poor families can afford, and the lamp oil bought by selling a load of firewood cannot burn for two or three nights.
The next day, at the beginning of Yinshi, the two siblings led the ox cart out of the village.
In order to save time, I didn’t have breakfast at home. I just heated yesterday’s pancakes, filled a few bamboo sticks with boiling water, and went out.
The firewood was piled high and there was no place to sit, so Qiao Mingjin and Mingheng sat on the back of the cow together.
While driving in the car, the two siblings shared pancakes under the bright sky.
After eating the pancakes, Qiao Mingjin held Mingheng in her arms and let him sleep for a while. The surrounding area was quiet except for the grunting sound of the oxcart...
Today is more than half an hour earlier than yesterday, and we arrived at the gate of Qingchuan County at noon.
The man guarding the city gate was still there, so he handed over two copper coins and entered the city. The two siblings went directly to the back door of Zhou Mansion.
Perhaps with the care of Zhou's mother, it went very smoothly. After a while, a few boys came over to help carry firewood. It was quickly emptied.
Qiao Mingjin didn't see Zhou's mother that day, so she took the sixty-five cents of chai from a boy and said thank you and left.
The two siblings stored the ox cart and asked all the way to Shopkeeper Ding's shop.
I don’t know if shopkeeper Na Ding has returned from Songshanji.
I was very lucky to see shopkeeper Ding at the door of the shop instructing the workers to move bricks and tiles from a distance.
The two siblings held hands and stood aside, waiting for him to finish his work before walking up.
"Ah, you are here." Shopkeeper Ding still recognized the two siblings.
Qiao Mingjin nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I didn't expect Shopkeeper Ding to come back so early."
"I was worried about the business of the shop, so I hurried back before dawn." As he said this, he led the two siblings into the shop.
The small store was filled with a lot of things, including bricks, tiles, glazed materials, slates, paints, various types of wood, etc. The small store was filled to the brim.
Shopkeeper Na Ding asked a boy to make tea, but Qiao Mingjin stopped him.
He said: "Shopkeeper Ding, don't be busy. I just saw that shopkeeper Ding knows a lot of people in this city, and I wanted to ask if there is any house that needs firewood without wasting shopkeeper Ding's time."
Shopkeeper Ding came back this morning and didn't really have time to help her ask about this matter.
But he knew a lot of people, and which one didn't need firewood? After thinking about it, he called a boy to give some instructions.
After hearing this, the young boy glanced at Qiao Mingjin and said to Shopkeeper Ding: "Shopkeeper, I just saw him from Backstreet Yuji this morning. He hurriedly passed by our store in the morning and said he wanted to go there."
I went to the market to buy firewood. The man who originally supplied his family with firewood injured his leg and will probably have to live with it for a month and a half."
Shopkeeper Na Ding heard this and said, "You mean Yu Ji?"
The little guy nodded hurriedly.
Shopkeeper Ding turned around and smiled at Qiao Mingjin and said, "That's great. There is Yuji's blacksmith shop at the back of this street. His business is good and he uses a lot of firewood every day. I'll let you go and ask.
Look, that guy is an old friend of mine."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin thanked shopkeeper Ding profusely.
Shopkeeper Ding heard that she was coming with an ox cart again, so he asked her to help deliver a cart of bricks to a place ten miles away from the city gate. He said that there was a family there who was building a courtyard, and his shop also received some business.
, give Qiao Mingjin ten coins.
Qiao Mingjin agreed.
Mingheng was asked to pull the bullock cart, while she followed the boy to Yuji.
Yu Ji's business is indeed good. There are several waves of people in front of the door picking out farm tools and kitchen utensils. There are also people in his shop looking at some of the weapons and crossbows hanging on the wall.
Qiao Mingjin was very surprised. It seemed that the folk customs of the Wei Dynasty were relatively open, and they seemed to be very relaxed about making weapons in iron shops.
With Shopkeeper Ding's guy here, things were settled quickly.
An ox-cart of firewood like Qiao Mingjin's would be delivered every other day. Since there are also two cars from Zhou's house, they would be sent to Yuji after delivery. The firewood will be estimated after it is delivered and inspected.
Qiao Mingjin breathed a sigh of relief. This was just right. If she was asked to deliver it once a day, she wouldn't be able to deliver it.
I thanked the shopkeeper and said goodbye and walked out.
When they followed the young man back to Dingji, Mingheng was already helping to load the stones into the oxcart. After loading, the two sisters took the young man on the road.
That place is not far from the city gate, only two quarters of an hour away. The family's courtyard has been under construction for almost half a month now.
Qiao Mingjin helped unload the stones, then looked around for a while and asked the boy who came with the car: "How do these people get lunch?"
"They are all brought by themselves. The other courtyard does not provide food. It is quite a distance from here to the city, and many people are not willing to go to the city to eat. These people are nearby villagers, and they bring their own meals in the morning.
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Qiao Mingjin nodded after hearing this. He looked aside for a while and saw that it was not yet lunch time, and about a hundred people were still working enthusiastically.
Qiao Mingjin thought for a while and then came up with an idea. He drove the ox cart to the city.
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