Chapter 82: Lao Ma stayed behind to "family wealth"
Of course, the box contained not RMB, but most of the box containing hemp money, which is copper coins.
Li Long flipped through it casually. There were coins from the Five Emperors, as well as money from Kaiyuan, Zhenguan and other Tang Dynasties. In addition to the hemp money with words, there are also some big spenders. Spending money refers to non-circulating privately minted money, which is mainly used for fun and blessing. However, it also has certain collection value in later generations.
The box was open. As soon as Li Long entered the study, he saw this old-fashioned wooden box 40 to 50 centimeters long, wide and high on the table. Li Long guessed that there should be other things in this box. , but it should have been taken away by Mr. Ma.
There are also several old thread-bound books on the bookshelf in the study room, including Siku, medical books, quotations, martial arts novels, and some magazines, all in a mess.
There was a painting hanging on the wall, a horizontal scroll of calligraphy. He couldn't read what was written on it, and he couldn't understand the signature, so he just hung it up for now.
There are pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the heavy solid wood desk. They look a bit old, so they should be ordinary things. However, the box containing the money looks quite old, it must have been around for some time.
I don’t know if this half box of hemp money will be valuable in future generations.
Li Long covered the box and placed it in the corner of the desk, then sat down and opened the drawer.
Inside is a stack of vertical letter paper, which looks quite quaint, but I don’t know whether it is imitation or old paper.
After closing the drawer, Li Long opened another drawer and found three calligraphy brushes inside. He couldn't write calligraphy with calligraphy, so he simply closed the drawer.
There was nothing else in the study, so Li Long went to the bedroom.
The stove is now burning brightly, and the bedroom is warm. Li Long looked at the wooden frame bed and didn't know if it would be warm at night.
The bedding had a faint musty smell. He decided to tidy it up when he had more time. It was inconvenient to buy a new one now. At least it was necessary to disassemble and wash it.
The wooden floor in the house surprised him a little. The paint on the wooden floor had worn off. It was obvious that the house was quite old.
On the other hand, the carvings on the canopy bed were very exquisite, and they looked quite beautiful. There were characters, and they looked like comic strips. He didn't know whether it was the West Wing or the Dragon Girl Shepherding, and he couldn't quite figure it out.
There is a large wardrobe in the bedroom. It is a new style. It is a bit nondescript here. Li Long opened it and found two old clothes inside, like a double-breasted coat. He planned to take it back to his sister-in-law when he returned. Remove the glutinous rice paste and use it to make shoe uppers.
Coming out of the bedroom, he came to the utility room.
There is an old wooden single bed inside, and there are some old-fashioned chairs, low tables and other old furniture next to it. Li Long doesn't know whether it is valuable or not.
When he was about to take a closer look, Tao Daqiang's shouting voice came over.
When Li Long passed by, he saw that Tao Daqiang had boiled the rice porridge. He found a cabbage, peeled off the dry outer skin, took out the intact leaves inside, washed them in the sink, and then cut them into thin pieces. Silk.
Wang Mazi’s kitchen knife has been ground very thin, but it is still sharp. After cutting a plate of fine shreds, Li Long found some sugar and vinegar and sprinkled some on it, and mixed it again. This is a plate of dishes. .
Tao Daqiang looked at it with some suspicion, can this thing be delicious? Eat raw cabbage!
But when he ate cold cabbage with plain porridge, he was surprised by the refreshing taste. It tasted so good!
"Go to bed early at night. We will go out to eat tomorrow morning. After eating, we will go into the mountains and pull the sheep." While drinking porridge, Li Long said, "It is also possible to stay in the mountains for one night and think well. Prepare.”
"Yeah." Tao Daqiang saw that Li Long stopped eating after finishing the porridge, so he poured the cabbage and juice from the plate into the porridge, drank it with a slurp, wiped his mouth, and then went to wash the dishes.
Early the next morning, the two of them washed their faces in a hurry, went to the Big Meat Canteen and bought a few steamed buns. They ate while heading into the mountains. When they were outside Harimudong's nest, the sun had not yet risen. To the forty-five degrees southeast.
That is, it is less than ten o'clock now. Li Long was very satisfied with this speed.
Amidst the barking of dogs, Harimu came out of his winter den.
"Why are you here so early?" Harimu also just had breakfast - milk tea.
"I sold all the sheep yesterday. I'll give you money today and take away the remaining sheep." Li Long said with a smile, "How about it, okay?"
" That's great!" Harimu didn't expect the sheep to be sold so quickly. "Let's go and warm up in the winter nest first."
"I sell a kilogram of mutton for 95 cents, but from now on. You charge it here, I charge it at 80 cents." Li Long drank a bowl of milk tea, took out the money and began to settle the accounts for Harimu:
"The total of the twenty-two sheep is three hundred and sixty-three kilograms, two. One hundred and ninety yuan and four cents. In addition to the one hundred and twenty cents I gave you earlier, I will give you another one hundred and seventy yuan and four cents. You and Brother Yushanjiang can share it.”
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"You sell for ninety-five cents and get eighty cents from us?" Harimu waved his hands hurriedly, "You're not doing that. It's like you're working for us for nothing."
"No, no. , I have my own ideas." Li Long said with a smile, "You have to give me those sheep, and I will make money from it."
"That won't work, you will suffer too much." Harry. Mu became excited, "We can't let you suffer such a loss. We are friends, friends. We earn and share the money together..."
"I have already earned a lot." Li Long could understand Harimu's excitement. , "Do you know that piece of jade? That piece is worth as much as those sheep..."
"That's different, we can't sell it, it's for you..."
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Tao Daqiang watched the two sides arguing, each wanting the other party to share more money, which he couldn't understand.
People in the team go into business together, and many of them want to make more money for themselves, but here, it’s the other way around.
While Harimu and Li Longzheng were talking, the dog outside barked.
Yushan River has arrived.
This time, he pulled five sheep.
After learning the whole story, Yushanjiang also persuaded Li Long to take more money:
“When we sold sheep, we sold sheep for 50 or 60 cents per kilogram, but we have never seen 70 cents. Now you have 80 cents. Come on, this won't work..."
"Okay, okay," Li Long said, "You. Listen to me, first, you have to give me all the haggis, and I will use this to make money. Second, when spring comes, you can show me where there are jade, and I can pick up one or two pieces by then. It’s all back.”
In the end, at Li Long’s insistence, the money was settled as he said.
Of course, the ten sheep brought in this trip are going to the supply and marketing cooperative. It is hard to say how much they can be sold for.
Li Long's inner plan is to earn at most 10 cents per kilogram of hard-earned money. He still plans to use sheep to make money. If these things are done well, he can make a fortune.
Besides, even if it can’t be sold, once it’s cleaned and cooked, it’s still more delicious than mutton.
When Li Long came down the mountain, ten Kelangzi sheep were piled on the carriage again. This time he was going to the supply and marketing cooperative in Ma County to find Li Xiangqian, the unit chief of the same clan.
I don’t know what price Chief Li can offer?
(End of this chapter)