Yan Laoer went to three brick factories, one in Dongqiao Town in Gufeng, and the other two in Yongning across the river.
Even after inquiring and asking for directions, there were many twists and turns along the way.
He ordered 20,000 red bricks for each family, taking advantage of his thick skin, and bargained down to 10,000 yuan.
Pay an overpayment deposit for the same, and then pull away the spot goods softly and stubbornly.
Gufeng's Dongqiao Town and Huju's Xiqiao Town are too close, and there is a certain competitive relationship. Let him fool around and give him a full 8,000 yuan.
The two brick factories in Yongning are booming in business, and the business is also big. They care about a lot of people alone, and they don't think much of him.
But Yan Laoer did not go there empty, he still brought the charcoal that had been burned.
The three brick factories each kept a bag.
About thirty catties.
He brags to others that his family has charcoal-burning skills, and he just came to Guanzhou and settled in Huju. He has nothing to do, and charcoal costs three cents per hundred catties. He can make as little as two cents and eight cents. If someone wants to buy charcoal, trouble Tell him about it, his home is in the west of Dashiqiao Forest, in the former wasteland.
Sending some samples first is also a benefit of referrals. This was used badly in his era, but it is very useful to put it here.
The two brick factories in Yongning gave him 5,000 yuan each, and the other one asked him to come back in three days to see if it was out of the kiln on that day, maybe he could still take away some.
Yan Er Er and Qi Si have been busy running around, tired and happy.
Red bricks were piled up in the middle of the homesteads of the Yan and Qi families.
These red bricks are different in size and color due to different factories, but this is not a problem.
The point is, tomorrow he can find someone to build a house!
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When Yan Yu came back from the field, he saw that his house was full of bricks.
shocked!
After being surprised, he quickly grasped the situation.
Start selling bricks.
Pull the big brother, one by one to collect money.
Hey, of course the eldest brother remembered that she collected the money!
Nanny Rong didn't leave, but helped to make a fire and cook, boiled water to soak chrysanthemums, went to the river to carry two buckets of water and came back, and wiped the small square table where Yan's family ate. After observing the surroundings, she moved some bricks They were neatly stacked, the small square table was placed on top, and some were stacked around to replace those low wooden stools...
Li Xuemei sat on a stool made of bricks, not to mention, it was really good.
The height is very suitable, and she is really friendly to a pregnant woman.
Before, she nestled on a small stool, but she just felt that sitting was a little inconvenient, especially when the whole family was eating together, and Lao Yan was in front of her. She had to pay attention to her sitting posture, and could only turn sideways and twist slightly.
Now I feel much more comfortable, my legs hang down naturally, and my stomach is much looser.
Da Ya saw that the second aunt acquiesced in helping Aunt Rong with the work, so she didn't say much, but her eyes couldn't help falling on her, following her every move.
Seeing that Aunt Rong quickly arranged the housework clearly, especially the matter of using bricks to pad out the tables and chairs, it touched Da Ya a lot.
Her memory of her mother-in-law is already very vague, and what she remembers most is the busy figure of her second aunt.
When the second aunt was pregnant with Erya, she was still young and didn't know much about it. She only remembered the day when the second aunt gave birth.
Before confinement, Second Aunt started to work, tied Erya in front of her body, and was busy.
Da Ya used to think that it was good for her second aunt to help her with more work and make her more relaxed, but today she found that doing work is different from work, and she can be considered a nimble girl, but just like Aunt Rong Compared with each other, the gap is immediately apparent.
And Aunt Rong is especially thinking about my second aunt...
Yan Yu didn't know that the appearance of Nanny Rong would touch and change Da Ya's sister's heart.
She was counting the copper coins excitedly, and the sound of the collision between the copper plates was so pleasant.
"Brother, Grandpa Song's family record is 400 yuan."
"Second Uncle Wang, two hundred."
"Uncle Li, two hundred yuan, Feng Nian, don't do anything, just help count at the side. Uncle Li, I'll charge you eight qian, should I find you more broken silver or more copper plates? Copper plates? Alright, I'll give you five qian A piece of broken silver hangs sixty coins."
"Uncles, don't do it yourself, let Fengnian count for you. The bricks my father pulled back from the kiln are not the same. It is better to use bricks from the same kiln. Look, the size and color are the same. It will not look good if they are mixed. .”
Yan Yu's small mouth was blaring, Yan Xiangheng kept writing without raising his head or eyes.
Liang Fengnian was instructed by her to wander around, counting from one family to another. The Luo family was helping from the big railway to the fourth railway.
The big dog and the little dog who just came back from the field also quickly joined the ranks of moving bricks.
Miss Cui didn't even bother to cook, so she came over and saw the neatly stacked red bricks, and kept thinking about how many bricks she would use for her house.
"Master, how many bricks do you think our family will buy enough? I want to build a double stove." Madam Cui turned her head and said.
Cui Langzhong whispered: "Not only the stove, but also the kang."
Miss Cui admired: "Father Gouzi, it has to be you. You usually don't say a word, and you bite bones when you open your mouth. We have to hurry up and buy enough bricks before others react."
Cui Langzhong: …
I suspect you are talking about my dog!
Forget it, I don’t have the same knowledge as her.
"One thousand." Cui Langzhong gave such a number after careful consideration.
"So much?" Madam Cui frowned.
Cui Langzhong patiently said to her: "Look, you want a double stove, right? We still have to cook a kang, and the big dog and the little dog don't live in the same room with us. Do we have to have two kangs? If there is less, we have to add more.”
Ms. Cui said: "A big plate is enough. I have inquired about it. Here in Guanzhou, the whole family sleeps on the kang, and they sleep together in winter to save firewood."
Don't look at them not going out, the news is not slow to circulate.
The yamen servant who measured the land for them also talked about the customs here.
Cui Langzhong said: "You also said that if you have to make a big one, then you need to use more bricks. Don't worry, there must be no leftovers."
Seeing his wife rushing to buy bricks, Cui Langzhong secretly laughed.
Two heated kangs are impossible, wasteful, and a large kang probably won’t use so many bricks.
The remaining bricks, hey, can we build an extra small stove for him...
Yan Huaiwen and Liang Manshan came back from a business trip and watched for a while.
Seeing that his son was handled by Yan Xiaoer so easily, Liang Manshan felt strange.
What Yan Huaiwen saw was the little niece's mental arithmetic ability, and that sweet little mouth, no matter if she was familiar with her or not, her grandparents, uncles and aunts would call her dear when she came.
Look at her Big Iron Brother, Three Iron Brothers, Big Gouzi and Little Gouzi Brother... Barking as naturally as her own brother, how close her mouth is, how natural it is to use people.
Yan Huaiwen slowly raised the corners of his lips, with a little smile in his eyes.