Chapter 537: Big family

The sky is getting darker.
It was just three quarters past Shenshi (four or five o'clock in the afternoon), and it was too dark to see her face.
In the rest station, there were a few more people, all of whom were passing business travelers. Some visit relatives and friends, and some do business.
A middle-aged peasant woman came to the rest station with a basket on her back.
She stood there for a while, and when she saw someone coming out, she dared to ask timidly, "Do you receive the goods here?"
She has a strong accent.
Wang Mazi glanced at her back basket, covered with straw, unable to see what was in it.
"Come! What are you carrying."
The peasant woman carefully put down the back basket and removed the straw to reveal the contents.
Wang Mazi leaned forward, hey, he didn't expect it to be fresh black fungus and dried shiitake mushrooms.
"Where did this black fungus come from?"
The peasant woman is very nervous, she doesn't say anything.
Wang Mazi realized that the peasant woman was a little afraid of him, probably because she didn't understand Mandarin well.
"Mr. Wang, come out."
Wang Lao Tongsheng heard the shout and ran out of it.
"What's the matter? What's the matter?"
"Ask her, where did you pick these fungus, and are there any more? Can you stop picking fungus next time, and just bring in the wood with fungus, the price is easy to negotiate."
Wang Laotong was instructed to communicate with the peasant women in dialect.
Listening to the familiar dialect, the peasant woman really relaxed a little.
The two of you came and went and talked for a while.
Wang Laotong inquired clearly, "The fungus is picked from the mountain and is wild. If you have to move the wood, the fungus may not survive. She said, the wild fungus is produced in their ravines around them. Nowhere else. You. How much does it cost?"
Wang Mazi is very decisive, "This fungus is good, and I won't let her lose. According to the market price, add three cents per catty. I want these dried shiitake mushrooms. I also charge at the market price."
Wang Laotong communicated with the peasant woman, and the peasant woman showed a surprised expression.
She obviously did not expect that the price of the rest stop was so fair. No wonder the villagers on the other side of the mountain say that there are good things, don't take them to the village, take the rest station, the price is better.
Although it takes a long, long way, it takes almost a day to walk to the rest station.
It's not easy for anyone to let their village go out in a ravine.
But as long as these mountain products can be sold at a good price, let alone walking for a day, it is worth walking for two days.
After that, after paying the money, the peasant woman is ready to return.
Wang Mazi said to Wang Lao Tongsheng: "Ask her, can you go back so far? Walking at night is so dangerous, she might not be able to be a woman. We have a big shop in our backyard and hot soup, and we only need one penny a night. . You ask her if she wants to live?"
Wang Laotong laughed.
Wang Mazi looks shrewd and a bit fierce, but he is actually very kind. When encountering poor people like peasant women, they will try their best to make them convenient.
Wang Laotong conveyed Wang Mazi's meaning to the peasant woman.
The peasant woman hesitated and said a bunch of words.
Wang Laotong translated to Wang Mazi, "She wants to rush to buy medicine."
"Are there any prescriptions? We keep medicinal materials here and ask her for prescriptions. The market price is not foolish. Tell her that we also sell grocery stores, needles, needles, and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea. It's so cold outside. , Just ask her to come in."
The peasant woman was obviously surprised to learn that the rest stop could grab medicine.
She trembled and followed Wang Lao Tongsheng into the rest station
The room was so warm that she felt the warmth of winter for the first time.
In the rest station, there really is a small grocery store that sells everything.
After Wang Mazi handed over the peasant woman to Wang Laotong to give birth, he ignored it.
He carried a basket of fungus and dried mushrooms and walked towards the kitchen.
In the lobby, some merchants were happy when they saw the fungus.
"Boss, let's have some fried fungus, fried with fatty meat, and put more oil."
"Okay! Wait a while, the fungus hasn't been washed yet."
"Okay! Take your time, we are not in a hurry."
It was getting dark.
Lanterns were hung up at toll booths and rest stations, shining on the road.
Li Dashan thought that no more carriages would pass by.
Unexpectedly, I heard the sound of da da da from a distance, and a carriage came from the direction of Luozhou. Listen to the sound, there is more than one horse.
The convoy is near.
Not the caravan Li Dashan imagined.
Looking at the carriages and the heads of people, it's like a big family traveling.
Whether it is a caravan or a big family. As long as you travel, you have to pay tolls.
Li Dashan dutifully registered.
The other steward got out of the carriage, paid the toll, and asked, "Is there a room in the rest stop?"
Li Dashan stunned, and yelled towards the rest station, "Wang Mazi, someone is staying in the store."
Wang Mazi hurriedly ran out, "The guest official is staying in the store?"
Guan Shi was stern, squeezing gestures calmly, "Are you going to have sex?"
"Yes, there are. We have two types of upper rooms here, one is with a courtyard, the other is a small two-story building. In this mountain, the weather is cold, I suggest the guest official to live in the upper room on the second floor. The quilts are all cleaned. No one has used it in the sun. There is hot water throughout the night, and there is a bathroom where you can take a shower."
"and many more!"
The steward came to the most luxuriously decorated carriage and bowed for instructions.
After a while, the steward told Wang Mazi, "Upper room on the second floor, open three rooms. Open another five lower rooms."
"We have no rooms for people here, only two rooms, three rooms, four rooms, and Chase shop."
"Then open five quadruple rooms."
"Okay. Please from the guest officer. The carriages and horses are placed in the stables. They are guarded at twelve hours a day. Don't worry."
From the carriage, a few female relatives came down.
At the front, there is an old lady.
By coincidence, Niu Dazhuang came out of the toll booth. He glanced at the carriage at will and let out a sound.
Because he saw the family emblem on the carriage.
This year, only that kind of family will have a family emblem.
Boss Niu smiled, it turned out to be a big family.
Seeing this, are you going to the capital?
After a cup of tea, Wang Mazi settled the group of nobles.
Boss Niu slid to the entrance of the rest station, beckoned, and called Wang Mazi to ask questions.
"Did you find it clear? What's the background?"
Wang Mazi chuckled, "I'm out of the way, can I not find out if there is any news? I asked the steward, the owner's family name is Qu, a family of military commanders, a big family in Tengzhou, and relatives in the capital. I looked at the old lady and it seemed that it was not. Happy. I'm afraid it's not to leave relatives, but to go to the capital to prosper teachers."
"How do you know that people are going to the capital to prosper teachers?"
"After hearing a few words, I heard they mentioned the Hou Mansion. Tsk tsk, the relatives of the Hou Mansion are really big families."
The big family in Wang Mazi's mouth is the Tengzhou Qu family, the mother-in-law Qu's family.
Miss Qu's marriage was not going well and she also offended Madam Zhao.
The news spread from the capital to Tengzhou, and Mrs. Qu suddenly became angry.
Aunt Qu refused to follow her husband to eat sand in the northwest, and her old man put it up. If she refused to return to her hometown in Tengzhou to fulfill her filial piety, she also endured it.
Aunt Qu said repeatedly that she wanted to talk to Miss Qu in the capital.
In the past few years, not only did the marriage relationship fail, but also offended the nobles. How can this be good?
Ever since, Mrs. Qu decided to go to the capital herself to take care of her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
The group settled in the upper room on the second floor.
The room was clean and warm as expected.
Mrs. Qu served hot soup with Mrs. Qu.
"It's such a cold day, the old lady shouldn't go out. Sister-in-law, send someone to say it."
Old Mrs. Qu frowned, "What is it? She relies on the support of the Daihou Mansion, and she won't give face to anyone who finds it. Only when the old man goes to the capital in person and controls her as a mother-in-law, she will be jealous. Three points."
The old lady Qu said she was referring to Aunt Qu, the oldest wife of the Qu family.
Old Mrs. Qu was very upset, "She took her four girls to live in the capital for a few years, and I am afraid that her heart will live wild. The old lady of Daihou Mansion is the shortest guard, and I am afraid that there will be disputes with Daihou Mansion."
Mrs. Qu said:
No matter how old lady in Daihou Mansion protects her shortcomings, she can’t stop her sister-in-law from returning to her husband’s house to fulfill her filial piety. Our Qu family is not nobody. She took the four girls and lived in Daihou Mansion for several years. , I'm really not afraid of being gossiped.
What's more, the four girls also offended the noble person, and even the marriage was denied by the noble person. If their mother and daughter don't return to Qu's house, they really can't justify it. "
Mrs. Qu nodded, "I will be in the capital in a few days, so I will check the situation before making any plans."
"My daughter-in-law listens to the old lady."
This night, the merchants who stayed at Balipu rest station were very satisfied.
In winter, there are warm beds, hot soup, delicious meals, and hot water throughout the night. All this is an extremely beautiful experience.
Early the next morning, the merchants got up early and planned to leave after breakfast.
The guys at the rest stop are busy greeting merchants, busy with horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, mule carts, ox carts...
Last night, the peasant woman who spent a penny to live in Datongpu, carrying the medicinal materials she bought, three feet of cotton cloth, and salt, was about to set off to go back to her home in Shangougou.
She walked out of the warm rest station, looked back at the lobby again, smiling at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
She made up her mind in her heart, and next time she got a mountain product, she would sell it to the rest station. Also bring the children out and see the world.
Even if you have to spend an extra penny to sleep in Chase, you can drink free winter melon soup, which is worth it.
As long as you sell mountain products a few more times, you will pay for the medicine. During the New Year, maybe you can still eat meat.
When the master’s body is well maintained next year, he can still sell some prey to the rest station.
If you are lucky, the medicinal materials collected in the mountains can also be sold to the rest station.
This place is really good, better than the furthest town she's ever been to.
The peasant woman walked into the mist of the mountains and forests, with a smile on her lips.