The place where the pine nuts are smashed is in the backyard of the shop, and you can go through the back door of the shop. The backyard is not big, and it is piled up in a mess. Near the bottom of the west wall, there are seven or eight big bulging bags. , Sister Cuilian walked over and opened one of them, which contained pine nuts.
"These pine nuts are new products that our shop has collected this year. Such pine nuts can be smashed into three or four taels per catty. After a while, everyone should be careful when smashing them, so they can't be smashed, and they will be damaged a lot. It will be deducted from your wages."
As he said that, he took out a few hammers and pieces of rags and distributed them to everyone, "It's best to wrap the pine nuts in a cloth before smashing them with a hammer, otherwise you'll jump everywhere when you smash them."
After finishing the basic training, I started to give out pine nuts. At the beginning of smashing, everyone was inexperienced, and no one dared to ask for too much. Some asked for five catties, some asked for three catties, and only Shouya asked for the most , I asked for ten catties all at once, and it seemed that I really wanted to earn that ten cents.
Shen Ruolan only needed two catties, she didn't really come here to smash the pine nuts, she has other things to do later.
After smashing, Shen Ruolan got a small hammer and a piece of rag. According to Sister Cuilian's teaching, she wrapped the pine nuts with a cloth and started smashing. When she first started smashing, she couldn't find the strength properly. After smashing it several times, the pine nuts inside will break if you hit it hard. After smashing nearly half a catty of pine nuts, you can find some ways.
After smashing the two catties of pine nuts, her strength was almost exhausted. Looking at the smashed pine nuts, it seemed that they could withstand the loss of those she smashed, so she smashed the smashed pine nuts. Packed it up, handed it to Sister Cuilian, and handed over a couple of pennies, "Sister Cuilian, look at my unbelievable body, I can't move after such a small amount of damage. I told Aunt Xie before." As I said, if I can’t afford it, I will pay two cents for the fare, which is my fare for walking around the town, so you can accept it.”
"What are you doing, girl? I didn't hire my own car, so how can I collect your money? Put it away quickly." Sister Cuilian saw the two pennies, as if her hands had been scalded. Yes, he retracted his hand all of a sudden, and complained in his mouth.
Qiuping's sister-in-law also said: "My mother asked you to take the money just to shame those two shameless people. She didn't really want to charge you for these two pennies. It just so happened that those two shameless people didn't come, so let's not make a fool of yourself." It's a fake thing."
While talking, Sister Cuilian had already taken out two pennies from her purse, stuffed it into Shen Ruolan's hand, put it together with her original two pennies, and said quickly: "It was agreed before, throw it away If you give one penny per catty, and you lose two catties, the two pennies will be your wages."
Shen Ruolan came along by car, didn't do much work and smashed so many pine nuts, how could she be ashamed to get paid, she shied away and said: "I don't want it, Sister Cuilian, look, I just started smashing it When you smashed so much, the two pennies should be paid to you by me."
"Hey, you girl, why are you so awkward?" Sister Cuilian pretended to be angry and said, "Forgot that when you were young, you ran to my house and squatted in tears when you didn't have any food? Now that you're older, you've learned to be a layman."
After being harassed by others, Shen Ruolan was not angry at all, but felt warm in her heart. Such kindly harassed sang was much better than the aunt's sweet talk.
Qiuping's sister-in-law also said: "Lan Ya, you can take it if your sister Cuilian gives it to you. Her life is better than yours. You take these two pennies and go to the market to buy a few buns that can last for several days. Woolen cloth."
They thought that Shen Ruolan was that poor little girl who couldn't eat enough, and this was a trick to help her.
Shen Ruolan couldn't bear to brush off the kindness of Sister Cuilian and Sister-in-law Qiuping. Although she was not short of these two coins, she was still very touched in her heart. She remembered their affection, and she would definitely repay it when she had the opportunity in the future.
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After leaving Sister Cuilian's Shanhuo shop, she went to the street to buy tanks, but she couldn't find a single tank seller at the end of the street.
The grocery store has a few jars, but they are all large-sized water jars. She just wants to pickle a dozen sauerkraut, and she doesn't need such a big one. The main thing is that a large tank is much more expensive than a small tank, and she doesn't want to waste that money.
There is nothing to buy on the street, so I have to go to the market to try my luck. The market in Songzhen is not big, and it is divided into several blocks. One is for buying vegetables. It is already November, and the vegetables at this time have been sold out. , Selling some winter vegetables, such as cabbage, potatoes, radishes, mustard gada, carrots, green onions, ginger, garlic, etc. that are easy to store.
One is selling non-staple food, such as tofu, bean sprouts, and vermicelli; the other is selling meat, including pork, mutton, and poultry such as chicken, duck, goose, etc.; the other is selling daily necessities, such as pots and bowls. There are ladles, and there are indeed vats for sale, but the price is not cheap. A small vat less than one meter high costs 100 yuan.
The two taels of silver that Shen Ruolan gave Zhang Eryong eight coins before, spent five hundred and twenty-four cash in the cloth village, three hundred and twenty cash in the grocery store, and two hundred and thirty cash in the market for rice and noodles. , it took another 20 Wen to buy steamed buns, and 5 Wen for the fare, plus the 2 Wen that Sister Cuilian gave her, now she only has 93 Wen in her hand, which is not enough to buy these things. mouth cylinder.
"Uncle, can you make it cheaper? I want to buy this tank, but I don't have enough money." As I was shy in my pocket, I had to open my mouth to bargain with others.
The uncle who sold the vat looked at Shen Ruolan's clothes, and he didn't seem to believe that she could afford the vat, so he said without hesitation: "It's five cents cheaper at most, if you want to buy it, you can pay for it, and if you don't buy it, you can buy it." Don't delay my business here."
Shen Ruolan did some calculations, she only had 93 Wen now, and she had to set aside 5 Wen for the fare to the county seat the day after tomorrow, so now she could only spend 88 Wen at most.
"Uncle, I only have eighty-eight coins. If you can sell it, I will buy it. If you don't sell it, I will have to leave."
When she was talking, she deliberately took the money bag and weighed it in her hands. The purpose was to let the vat seller see those heavy copper coins first. Here's your chance.
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"Ninety Wen!" The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and gave in.
Shen Ruolan insisted: "I have eighty-eight essays, nothing more."
"No, at least ninety renminbi, if less, you will lose."
Shen Ruolan smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I have no choice but to look elsewhere."
After speaking, he turned and left.
After walking a few steps, the vat seller couldn't hold back anymore: "Hey, little girl, come back, forget it, it's not short of a few cents anyway, so I'll sell it to you."
Shen Ruolan smiled, she knew it would be like this.
"Thank you, uncle, but I still need to trouble you to help me send the tank to the pine forest at the north end of the town. Someone will pick me up there later."
Pine Forest is the entrance to the town from the villages north of Qisong Town, but it is noon now, and people who come to the town generally return from morning to night. There will be no one there during this time period. There is a chance to put the tank into the space.
The weight of a small vat is not heavy, and it is not far from the pine forest, so the shopkeeper asked his son to carry the vat, and followed Shen Ruolan to the pine forest.