He handed the wheat sickle out with a proud look on his face: "This is the method Xiaoqiao learned from the book, and it was made by Xiaoqiao himself!"
"Okay, okay, I understand, this is made by Li Qiao."
Several villagers nodded perfunctorily.
But after catching Mai Yan, everyone was very excited.
After mastering the trick, I kept exclaiming, is there such a magical weapon in the world?
The main road into the village is crowded with people at noon. These people were cutting wheat in the wheat field on the roadside, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.
It’s human nature to watch and people can’t help but ask what’s going on.
This question makes me unable to walk. Is it a wheat-cutting artifact?
Folks who suffer from the pain of bending down to cut wheat must understand!
As a result, more and more people gathered here.
"Xiao Qiao read this from a book and made it with his own hands!"
Li Liang emphasized the origin of Maiyan many times. He waved his hands, his face was flushed, and his waist was straight.
He wanted the whole village to know that his brother Li Qiao was not a loser who could not hold up a wall with mud.
He wanted to announce to the whole village: His brother Li Qiao's books were not read in vain!
hey-hey.
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The part about wheat sickle in the previous chapter has been revised. Those who have read it can go back and read it again~
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Chapter 09 Everyone comes to him to make wheat sickle. Free teaching!
Li Qiao's fish sales are still going smoothly today.
Low price, fresh, well-balanced, and willing to wipe out zero ink. He has all the advantages that customers expect, so he sold out early.
After selling, he did not rush back to the village. Instead, he pushed the cart around the county town, looking for some business opportunities.
Selling fish can actually make a decent profit, but this is not a long-term solution because he found that there were fewer fish in this section of the river in Sanliu Village.
It took him longer than the previous few days to catch three hundred kilograms of fish.
According to this trend, he won't be able to sell his fish for long.
But now he not only owed gambling debts, but also had to save betrothal gifts and build a house. According to a rough calculation, it cost at least two hundred taels of silver.
The name Pingcheng is unremarkable, but there are two fairly lively commercial streets in the county. There are many shops on both sides of the streets. There are all kinds of food, drinks and entertainment, and there are not many customers coming in and out.
Li Qiao observed these shops one by one, and combined with his current actual situation, a lot of ideas came to his mind.
However, thinking about the future, he hesitated.
He did not stay in the county town longer, bought a pound of mung bean cake, and set off on his way back.
However, as soon as he entered the boundary of Sanliu Village, he was stopped by Zhang Xiuhua.
The wheat field of Zhang Xiuhua's house is close to the road into the village, and she has been waiting for Li Qiao.
"Li Qiao!" She stared at Li Qiao with fiery eyes and a friendly tone: "Can you make a few of the wheat sickles you made for your elder brother for your aunt's family? My aunt will give you money and won't let you work in vain. !”
"……ah?"
Li Qiao was stunned.
Zhang Xiuhua quickly recounted what Li Liang had shown off at noon, and Li Qiao had black lines all over his head.
"Alas! Auntie knows that this will delay you from selling fish. After all, even if Auntie gives you money, it will definitely not be as much as what you make from selling fish."
Although Zhang Xiuhua didn't know exactly how much money Li Qiao earned, looking at the popularity of Li Qiao selling fish on the first day in the village, and the fact that Li Qiao was able to make two scythes for Li Liang in just a few days, this shows that Li Qiao can make a lot of money selling fish.
"But Auntie, there is really nothing we can do. Your uncle's waist is not good and he cannot stand for long periods of time. He can't hope for a heavy job like cutting wheat."
"Now the strongest members of the family are me, Dazhu, and Brother Qiu."
"Look, Brother Qiu, a little brother, was supposed to be cooking and feeding chickens at home, but instead he cut wheat under the bright sun, and his beautiful little face turned red. Auntie, I'm really worried about his future. I can’t get married!”
Zhang Xiuhua said and pointed to Brother Qiu who was picking up wheat ears in a backpack.
Brother Qiu's figure is slender and thin. From the back, he looks almost like a woman, which is in line with the aesthetics of young men in this world.
But in June, the sun is scorching. If he works in the wheat field like this every day, Brother Qiu's face will definitely be tanned.
Li Qiao: "..."
He glanced at Brother Qiu and nodded: "Okay."
Seeing that Zhang Xiuhua was his first customer, and it didn't take him long to do this, he helped him easily.
"Auntie, the sickle alone costs 500 fen, plus the nails used, it will cost 510 fen. The wood needed can be chopped up the mountain, so you give me the money for the sickle and nails, and there is no manual fee. Give."
"It's such a big sickle, it's worth five hundred coins. But my aunt must pay you for the craftsmanship, because not only my aunt is looking for you, but other people in the village are also looking for you to do this. If you don't accept my aunt's money, then Others will not be happy if they find out."
"Auntie, you have already suffered a loss. How can I take advantage of you again? Just pay as much as you deserve. You must charge the labor fee."
Zhang Xiuhua was very persistent.
But Li Qiao was stunned: "Others also want to ask me to make wheat sickles?"
"No! You don't have to bend down to cut the wheat. Who wouldn't be interested?"
Li Qiao: "..."
"Ahem, Xiaoqiao, if you don't want to, then the big guy will definitely not force you. Doing this will delay your selling fish, everyone can understand."
Zhang Xiuhua felt guilty.
After Li Qiao promised to make wheat straw for her, she told others that they also wanted him to help make wheat straw. She was worried that Li Qiao would regret it now that he knew the truth and wanted to avoid trouble.
Li Qiao looked at Zhang Xiuhua's face and smiled softly: "Auntie, since I agreed to this, I will definitely do it. As for other villagers, let me think about it."
When Zhang Xiuhua heard this, she felt relieved.
"Xiaoqiao, you must charge for the workmanship! Also, if you have any problems in the future, just ask Dazhu. Although he is illiterate, he is honest and strong. You are welcome. If you need to ask him for any heavy work, just ask him. !”
"Okay." Li Qiao agreed with a smile and said a few more words about making wheat sickles before continuing to push the cart toward the village.
Before he had gone far, another villager stopped him, eager to ask him to help him make wheat sickles.
Some directly said that they would pay him for the labor and would not let him do the work in vain.
But some of them were smiling, but they didn't mention paying for the craftsmanship.
No matter which one, Li Qiao answered with a smile:
He had to think about it.
Arriving at home soon, he had pulled out all the weeds in the courtyard. Although the whole courtyard was still dilapidated, it was a bit more popular.
He entered the main room and prepared to take out the wheat he had earned from selling fish on the first day and spread it out to dry.
These wheats are newly harvested this year. They have not been dried yet and are very moist. If they are kept in sacks, they will become moldy.
After spreading the wheat, he used a machete as a shovel to loosen the soil in the northwest corner of the courtyard, preparing to plant some vegetables.
There is no reason to buy vegetables all the time in the countryside. He can just grow some.
While I was busy, the door of the small courtyard was pushed open with a bang.
A young daughter-in-law with eyebrows rushed in.
She glanced around and spotted Li Qiao squatting by the wall loosening the soil. She immediately put her hands on her hips and asked, "Li Qiao, you gave your elder brother two wheat sickles, why don't you give your Dazhong brother two as well?" ?!”
"When the thugs from the gambling house came, your brother Dazhong had a quarrel with the whole family and had to lend you money! If he hadn't reached out, you would have only one leg now!"
"It's Sister-in-law Yan." Li Qiao stood up with a smile and walked towards Han Xiaoyan.
This is the daughter-in-law of Li Dazhong, the cousin of the third uncle's family.
That day, Li Dazhong insisted on lending money to his original wife. She scratched and scratched Li Dazhong so much that the blood marks on Li Dazhong's face took half a month to disappear.
"Since you call me sister-in-law, then bring me the wheat sickle that my family deserves!" Han Xiaoyan snorted coldly and stretched out his hand towards Li Qiao.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I didn't know if the wheat sickle worked before, so I only hit two. Now that I'm sure it works, I went to the blacksmith shop today to hit five more."
"There are all the people who lent me money."
"However, I don't have much money, so you five families can only have one per family."
"Hmph, you have only been selling fish for a few days, and you can actually catch so many wheat sickles. It seems that you really made a lot of money selling fish."
"How much silver does one wheat sickle cost? You can make two more for my family."
"One requires five hundred coins."
"Five hundred coins! Are you trying to steal the money?" Han Xiaoyan exclaimed.
"If sister-in-law doesn't believe it, you can go to the county blacksmith shop and ask." Li Qiao said good-naturedly.
"I definitely have to ask your brother Dazhong to go to the county to ask in person. You do it first, and I will give you money after it is done."
Han Xiaoyan dropped these words and left in a hurry.
Li Qiao walked over and closed the courtyard door, and continued to loosen the soil and plant vegetables.
After a while, someone came to the door again.
There are fellow villagers from the same village, as well as relatives of the original person, such as Li Chunsheng, and Li Shu, the second biological brother of the original person.
Li Miao disliked Li's father and Li's mother for favoring Yuan Shen, their younger son, and they had never had any contact with Yuan Shen.
When the thugs from the gambling house came, Li Miao didn't take out a single copper coin despite Li Liang's talk.
However, now that Li Qiao can make wheat sickles, Li Shu comes to the door.
Moreover, Li Qiaobai was unwilling to give him any money, so he asked Li Qiaobai to make three for him because Li's father and Li's mother had been partial to him for many years.
