[Chapter 2089 Tie Kui Fanwai (13)]
Hearing that Tie Hu was going to the town, Tie Kui asked strangely, “Dad, what are you doing in the town?” If it wasn’t for something, Tie Hu would not go to the town
“Sell the tiger skin.”
Tie Kui shook his head and said, “Father, if you want to sell tiger skins, you can’t go to town to sell them. It’s a big loss.”
When Tie Hu heard this, he looked at Tie Kui.
“Father, although the price that Chen Ji’s shop gave us is relatively fair, it is also relatively cheap compared to other people in the town. But in fact our leather is sold at a very cheap price.” After speaking, Tie Kui gave an example: “Just last time. A complete sheepskin would cost at least seven or eight taels in the capital, but we can only have one or two taels of silver.” To ordinary people, one tael or two is a lot of money, but Tie Kui felt that their skins were worthless. was sold cheaply.
Hearing the word “Jingcheng”, Tie Hu’s heart skipped a beat. The son has a lot of knowledge and intelligence, and when he talks about the capital, he has a very flat tone. It is very likely that he is from the capital.
Suppressing the horror in his heart, Tie Hu said: “Kuizi, you also said that it is the capital. From here to the capital, I’m afraid it will take a month or two to walk! And the road is very uneven.”
Tie Kui snorted and said, “Dad, the capital is far from us, but Shengjing is not far from here. Even if you walk to Shengjing, it will only take more than half a month to go back and forth.”
Tie Hu asked: “Do you mean to bring tiger skins to Shengjing to sell? But this road is not peaceful, and it is not safe for the two of us to go there. Besides, taking it to Shengjing may not be able to sell for a good price.”
Tie Kui said with a smile, “It’s definitely not now. We’ll wait until the end of October. It will be cold and the leather will sell well.” Naturally, the price will not be lower.
After hesitating for a while, Tie Kui said, “If I take it to the town, this tiger skin can be sold for one hundred and thirty-four taels. If I take it to Shengjing, how much silver do you think it can be sold for?”
“This tiger skin is very complete and can be sold for at least three hundred taels of silver.” If it were in the capital, one thousand taels of silver might not be available. It is a pity that the price of leather in Liaodong is not high.
If you are afraid of death, you will not dare to be a hunter. When Tie Hu heard that it could be sold at double the price, he said without hesitation, “Okay, then let’s go to Shengjing.” For more than one hundred and seventy taels of silver, he may not have liked it for ten years. And this money is still exchanged for life. A trip to Shengjing can be more dangerous than fighting a tiger.
In the following time, Tiehu rested at home to recover from his injuries. On the other hand, Tie Kui heard that there were wild boars on the mountain, so he dug some traps on the mountain, but unfortunately he didn’t even hit the little wild boar. It was Father Li who hunted a wild boar weighing 178 to 80 pounds. It was not sold in the town, but sold directly to the villagers.
Tie Kui was not reconciled and went out early and returned late every day, but unfortunately he also hit two pheasants and caught a mountain rat. The wild things were not sold, they were eaten by themselves.
Tie Hu and Tie Kui are at home, so the sisters don’t need to be so tired, but Chunxiang and Chunni don’t like it but worry. If the iron tiger cannot hunt, there is no income. Now that there is not much food left at home, how can I spend this winter?
Although there are a lot of pumpkins, winter squash, and various dried vegetables, as well as peanuts and beans of various colors. But these things can’t satisfy hunger, and she is not at ease if there is not much food at home.
That night, Chunxiang gathered up her courage and asked, “Dad, how much money do you have at home? Should we save some food for the winter?”
Tie Hu said with a smile: “Is it possible that you are still afraid that Dad will starve you?”
Seeing Chunni’s tangled face, Tie Kui smiled: “Don’t worry, I have already bought 600 catties of grain, and I will bring the grain back when winter begins.” Because they were going to go away at the end of October, Chunxiang and Chunni were the only two at home. People, it is not safe to put so much food at home. So I told the seller to wait until the end of November to get the food.
Hearing this, Chun Ni was relieved.
Tie Hu looked at Chun Ni, who had lost a lot of weight, and said, “Don’t be too tired with Chun Xiang, Dad can support you both.” During this time, the two sisters were busy with each other without stopping for a moment. He always asked the two children to rest more, but he didn’t listen.
Chun Ni said with a smile, “Dad, my eldest sister and I are not tired.” Although they did a lot, they were able to eat and clothe themselves, and Tiehu never beat or scolded them. Compared with many girls in the village, their sisters are already very lucky.
During this time, Chunni had been the most comfortable since she was sensible. Even if they are tired every day, the two sisters have gained some weight during this time.
Tie Hu is not a person who is good at words, he said in silence: “Don’t worry, Dad will save you a generous dowry.”
Whatever comes to mind.
In the evening of the second day, a guest came to Tiehu’s house. Chun Ni saw the person who came and said with a smile, “Aunt Osmanthus, why are you here?” The woman’s surname was Li, and her name was Osmanthus. Her husband and Tiehu were the same generation. However, Tie Hu had never dealt with her, he was only familiar with her.
After Chunni’s introduction, Tiehu knew the identity of the other party: “Sister-in-law Osmanthus, please take a seat.” Since the other party came to the door, there must be something wrong.
Chunxiang brought a cup of hot water over, put it down and went out.
Li Guihua didn’t beat around the bush, and directly explained her intentions. She came this time to kiss her mother’s nephew: “My nephew is fifteen years old this year, and he is one year older than Chunxiang. It’s not my compliment, but my nephew is good looking and doing farm work is also a good experience. I really like it too. That child, Chunxiang, specifically told my sister-in-law. If you feel good about the big brother, I will bring my nephew over in two days to give you a hand.”
Hearing this, Tie Kui, who was sitting beside him, said with an unpleasant expression, “Auntie, my eldest sister is still young, and my father plans to stay with her for another two years.”
Li Guihua’s heart froze, but she quickly smiled and said to Tie Hu: “Brother, Chunxiang is fourteen this year, and if she stays for two more years, she will be sixteen. A sixteen-year-old girl has not yet talked about others, but she will become an old girl. Now. Big brother, you can’t delay the child!”
Tie Hu shook his head and said, “I understand my sister-in-law’s kindness, but I plan to stay with Chunxiang for another two years.” Although I don’t know why Tie Kui said that, but since his son opened his mouth, there must be a reason.
Li Guihua’s face was a little ugly. But she boasted to her natal sister-in-law that Haikou would definitely be able to talk about this marriage. As a result, the people of the Tie family were rejected.
After Li Guihua went out, Tie Hu asked Tie Kui, “What’s wrong with this sister-in-law’s nephew of Guihua’s family?”
Tie Hu shook his head and said, “When people come to the door to talk about kissing, they always try to find out what they’re saying. She’s good. She hurriedly said she’d bring someone over to show us the essentials, and it wouldn’t sound right after hearing it.” When I came to the door, I didn’t know the details and thought that they had already taken a fancy to and prepared to get married.
Tie Hu said: “The marriage of your two sisters, you will check it when the time comes.” Many things, he did not think about Tie Kui well.
The marriage did not come to fruition, Li Guihua was complained by her mother-in-law’s sister-in-law, and the more she thought about it when she got home, the more unwilling she was. Then, it was revealed that Iron Tiger was going to keep Chunxiang for a few more years.
Aunt Li got the news, went to Tie Hu and said, “I heard that you will not give Chunxiang a kiss for the time being, and you want to keep her at home for a few more years? Huzi, this is not acceptable. This girl’s family will miss Hua Xing, and it will be difficult to say in the future. To a good family.”
Tie Hu said with some puzzlement: “Even if Chunxiang Sixteen says kissing, it’s not too late!” Twenty-eight, it is the cardamom that has passed Hua Xing.
After figuring out the reason for this, Aunt Li said, “Fortunately, you didn’t respond, or else you would have killed the child Chunxiang.”
“What? What’s wrong with Sister Li’s nephew?”
Aunt Li shook her head and said, “That’s not true. The third boy of the Li family is still very good. He looks good and is diligent. It’s just that the Li family has three sons, and the family only has three mu of fertile land and five mu of dry land. Most of the debt of the buttocks is still unpaid. Also, the two daughters-in-law of the Li family are very pungent. Chunxiang has a soft temper, how can she have a good life when she is married to the Li family. ”
The Li family is not only poor, but also many people. Anyone who loves their daughter will not marry their daughter to such a family.
Tie Hu said with a bit of annoyance: “Sister-in-law, Chunxiang should talk about her age. But I don’t know a few people. I don’t have a woman in charge at home, so I’m also worried.”
Aunt Li smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Chunxiang is good-looking and diligent, so you won’t have to worry about finding a good family.”
Aunt Li helped to refute the rumors, and soon she helped to say kisses. But this means that the object of the kiss is either the family is very poor, the man is disabled, or the man’s mother is particularly mean. Anyway, none of them satisfied Iron Tiger.
Knowing that Jin was divorced, so no good people came to propose marriage, and Tie Hu regretted that he should not divorce his wife. But this is the end, regret is useless.
Tie Kui had a different idea: “Father, when we sell the tiger skin, we will buy two more acres of land. When the time comes, we will tell people that we will marry the eldest sister with two acres of land, so I don’t worry about no good people coming to propose marriage.” In the face of interests, who would care if the girl’s mother was divorced.
Tie Hu shook his head and said, “It’s not a good family to be able to propose marriage for two acres.”
This idea is also correct, Tie Kui said: “Dad, don’t worry, if the eldest sister is so good, you will definitely find a good family.”
Tie Hu sighed, blaming him for his lack of thought.
At the end of October, Tie Hu told the village chief and Tong Shi that the father and son were going on a long trip, and then expressed that he wanted to invite Tong Shi to stay at their house for a month.
Tong asked, “Where are you going?”
“We’re going to Shengjing to do some things, and the round trip may take about a month.” As for what to do, this is not mentioned.
Tong Shi didn’t ask any more questions, but just said, “Chunxiang and Chunni are both big girls. During the day, I asked Ershui to accompany them.” She went to accompany them at night, so I’m not afraid of anything.
Er Shui is Tong’s third grandson and is twelve years old this year. With a boy following along, I won’t be afraid of some unclean people bullying the two sisters.
There are all kinds of birds in the forest, and there are also some scumbags in Tiejia Village who always try to take advantage of women. Although Tie Hu and Tie Kui are famous, it is better to take precautions when they go out.
Tie Hu said with a feeling on his face: “Thank you, Grandma Jiu.” Therefore, men are always not thinking about things thoroughly. Even Tie Kui didn’t expect this level.
The father and son were on their way the next day. The weather was already cold when I went out, and I couldn’t sleep at all if I didn’t have a fire outside at night. However, Tie Hu was used to living in the wild, but Tie Kui was a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, he can sleep soundly without needing to keep watch at night.
After walking for eight days, the two arrived in Shengjing. After paying the entrance fee, the two entered Shengjing City.
Even though Tiehu is in his thirties, he has been to the county seat as far away as possible. So as soon as he entered Shengjing City and saw the crowds of people coming and going and the dazzling array of shops and stalls, he was stunned.
After walking for a long time, Tie Hu said, “Kuizi, where are we going to sell leather?” He couldn’t understand what the people said here, and he couldn’t read, so how would he know where to sell leather.
Tie Kui said with a smile, “Father, let’s find an inn to live in first, and then ask the shopkeeper where the fur store is.”
The father and son searched for a while and found a small inn. After entering, Tie Kui and Xiao Er said, “We want to live in a store.” Naturally, they used Mandarin.
Listening to this pure Mandarin, even though Tie Kui was dressed in shabby clothes, Xiao Er did not dare to despise him: “Guest officer, the upper-class room is two taels of silver, the middle room is one tael of silver, and the lower-class room is four. One hundred Wen. Datong shop, 80 cents per person.” This is still a relatively small inn, and if it is a large inn in a prosperous area, even a lower-class room will cost two or three taels of silver.
“Want a middle-class room!” The lower-class room had nothing but a bed. Might as well spend 600 cents more, at least there is hot water to take a bath!
The father and son took a hot bath to get rid of their fatigue. Tie Kui said, “Father, I’m going to buy something to eat. By the way, I inquired about which shop in Shengjing buys furs.” Only the upper-class rooms will provide meals, and they have to go out to find food by themselves. Although the tiger’s skin is tightly wrapped, it is always inappropriate to carry things in and out.
Iron Tiger nodded and said, “Okay.”
After about an hour or so, Tie Kui came back and brought back six big meat buns and four scallion pancakes.
Tie Hu asked worriedly, “Why did you go for so long? Is it because those people are not good at talking?” He was always a little timid when he came to the city from the countryside.
Tie Kui shook his head and said: “No, just to be on the safe side, I asked a lot of people. Dad, I have already inquired, there is a shop that buys fur under the name of Yongsheng Trading Company. Their shop has a good reputation, we will go there tomorrow. Their family sells leather.” Most people said that, the price of this store should be more reasonable.
Because Tie Kui went to this house yesterday and knew how to get there. Early in the morning, the father and son left the room without having breakfast.
When I got to the door, I saw someone loading the carriage. This posture, it is clear that the goods are going to be shipped outside.
Entering the shop, Xiao Er greeted him. The attitude is very good, there is no arrogance at all.
Tie Kui said, “We are here to sell leather, I wonder where your shopkeeper is?”
Xiao Er was a little surprised, he seemed to be a child of the Orion family, but he spoke authentic Beijing dialect. Moreover, there is no timidity in entering their shop. I was a little puzzled in my heart, but there was no sign on my face: “You two wait a moment, I’ll go and invite the shopkeeper.”
