In particular, ordinary people took out the copper coins at home and planned to buy salt with the whole family, so that they could buy enough salt for two or three years at once! Because they feel that the government has always kept its word. What if they can't buy such cheap salt? So you must seize this opportunity!
And after the news spread, it also had another effect, that is, those who wanted to cause trouble did not dare to do anything! Because they are not stupid, they can also imagine that there will be a sea of people here tomorrow morning! Sometimes if someone makes trouble and causes an accident, the official hat may become unstable! Therefore, the civil and military officials in Yangzhou strictly ordered the people below not to participate!
However, Mr. Zhang was really unwilling to fail. He found some people to prepare to cause trouble tomorrow when there are many people! As for what Huang Guojun said about taking precautions against causing trouble, he selectively ignored it!
In his opinion, how could a group of ordinary people who looked like weeds compare with the people he arranged to come! Ordinary people who are shouted at by these people on weekdays are not afraid no matter how many people gather!
At this time, there were two people in the crowd. They were both 18 or 19 years old. One was named Niu Mantun and the other was named Li Youtian. Both of them were young people from the same village and were usually in the city. Make a living by working part-time.
Today they helped someone out and took a job to repair a house. Now that they had finished the work and were carrying their belongings to the city, they encountered Huang Guojun's announcement about selling salt, and they were suddenly wrapped up in the crowd and moved. No!
Rather than saying that they were surrounded by the crowd, it is better to say that they wanted to watch the fun and got in by themselves! As a result, I can’t get out now! But after they finished listening to Huang Guojun's words, the two of them looked at each other and thought of one thing, that is, to quickly go back to the village and tell their families about this!
Niu Mantun is one year older than Li Youtian, and he is usually the one who makes decisions. So when he saw Li Youtian asking for help, he immediately made up his mind! So he gently patted the master who was standing next to him and said, "Master Tian, do you think you can pay today's wages first? We..."
Master Tian sighed helplessly and said, "Then do you still have to ask me to carry my belongings back?"
Niu Mantun smiled and said, "Master Tian, I'm really sorry! I'm..."
Master Tian waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I know what's going on! Don't tell me you're feeling itchy, even I'm feeling itchy. I'm afraid I'll have to queue up here tomorrow morning!"
After saying that, he groped for a bunch of copper coins in his waist, counted them, and then handed them to Niu Mantun and said, "I would like to give you all the money, but I don't have enough money, and you two are still nineteen cents short!" Send the money to me first. After you buy the salt tomorrow, go find me and I will give it to you."
Naturally, Niu Mantun was not worried about him defaulting on his debt. He immediately gave him a thank you and then helped Master Tian pack up his belongings. Then he pulled Li Youtian and squeezed out of the crowd, and the two of them ran towards home as fast as they could. .
Although the villages in Jiangnan are relatively dense, the village where he lives is not far from Yangzhou City, but it is still nearly ten miles away. However, the two of them, relying on their youth, just ran and walked, walked and ran, and rushed into the village without stopping!
One of the two people lived in the east of the village, and the other lived in the west of the village, so they separated as soon as they were alive. However, it was almost evening when they entered the village, and many people had already returned from working in the fields. They saw two people running out of breath and asked them what happened! The two men quickly told the villagers what they saw today.
So when they returned to their homes, most of the village knew about the low-salt seller outside the south gate of Yangzhou City!
When Niu Mantun rushed into his yard, the yard was full of people! His family members had just returned from the fields, and the woman came out to greet them. It was the time when most people were present.
The person who calls the shots in the Niu family is Niu Mantun’s father, Niu Lao Daddy. He is sixty-one years old this year, but he is still very strong! He and his wife Niu Wang have been married for decades, and the couple is quite harmonious. There are four children below. The eldest brother is full of cattle, the second child is full of cattle, the third child is full of cattle, and the youngest sister is full of cattle and flowers!
Father Niu, the eldest brother, and the second son are responsible for cultivating several acres of land at home and a few acres of land they have rented, and their income can barely make ends meet. Both the eldest and the second oldest
Already married, the eldest already has two children. The first is a seven-year-old son. The second child is a daughter, four years old.
The second child is a girl, just two years old and still unable to leave her mother's arms. The remaining Niu Niu Man Tun has not yet gotten married, and Niu Huahua has not yet married! Their family was a harmonious couple, respectful to each other, and lived a very stable life although they were poor.
Dad and his two brothers just came home today, and the cow mother is leading her eldest daughter-in-law to pour water for them. Today it is my turn to cook with my second daughter-in-law, who is busy in the kitchen. Seeing Niu Mantun push through the door and come in, Niu Mu was very happy and said: "Lao San, why did you come back so early today? I was thinking of leaving some food for you tonight!"
Niu Mantun couldn't care less about eating at this time. He was a teenager and already understood how important every copper coin was to the family! So he said eagerly: "Father, mother, something big happened in Yangzhou City! The government sent people to sell salt at the south gate of the city. The price is ten cents per catty, and each person is limited to one catty!"
As soon as he said this, everyone in the courtyard looked up at him in surprise! The cow mother even said hastily: "What are you saying? Is it true?"
At this time, his eldest brother Niu Mangu pulled him over and pressed him on the stool, handed him his water and said, "Have a rest and drink some water before talking!"
The water that Sister Niu prepared for her Zhang Mansion was calculated at the right time. When Niu Mangu entered the yard, it happened to be cool, so Niu Mantun drank all the water in the bowl in one go and explained in detail what he had heard today. I said it all once!
After hearing what he said, everyone was tempted! There is nowhere to buy such cheap salt! In particular, Mother Cow pulled on Father Cow's sleeve and said, "Master, what do you think we should do?"
Father Niu thought for a moment and said, "How much money do we have left?"
The cow mother quietly glanced at the two daughters-in-law, and then whispered: "Only one or two years of silver! As for the copper coins, they are a little more than three hundred!"
Father Niu said decisively: "Bring me all the copper coins tomorrow. Old lady, you can watch the children at home, and everyone else will follow me to Yangzhou City to buy salt. If we all line up together, we can sell a lot of salt!"
Niu Mantun said: "The official said that each person can only buy one catty. Dad, it's useless for you to bring so much money!"
