Chapter 3 A penny stumps the hero

The two of them went back to their respective rooms with their own thoughts.

Li Yuyan slept in the wedding room, and Lin Xiao slept in the study room.

Lying on the single bed made of wooden boards, Lin Xiao looked at the gray ceiling with his bright eyes open, planning what to do next.

At least we have to solve the problem of food and clothing first!

According to the original owner's memory, all the villagers in the nearby village make a living by farming.

Occasionally, I would go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and hunt during the non-busy seasons to improve my living conditions at home.

However, due to the remote terrain of Linjia Village and the land is not fertile, when encountering good weather and weather, the whole year's harvest is just enough to make a living after deducting taxes.

If you encounter a bad year, you can’t even pay the tax after a year of hard work, and you will starve to death everywhere!

"What can I do to solve the problem of food and clothing in front of me?"

Lin Xiao rubbed his half-full belly and thought to himself.

Farming must be planted. This is your own skill and you cannot give up, but it is not now.

After all, it took too long to cultivate until the fruition was born, and she couldn't wait that long.

What's more, she doesn't even have money to buy food and can't even grow it if she wants to farm!

"Why would you write a few Tang poems and Song lyrics in Jiuzhou Town and sell them for money?"

"Or go to the mountain to see if there are any eggs such as pheasants and wild ducks. If you sell them, it should be worth a little money."

only……

Will anyone want these?

A penny stumps the hero, but it’s really hard to go without money!

Lin Xiao's mind was running wildly. It was not until the second half of the night that she was sleepy and she fell asleep in a daze...

It was getting dark and Li Yuyan got up early.

He didn't sleep much all night, not because he was worried that Lin Xiao would go back on his word, but because he was planning how to avenge his current saint Li Yuquan.

Whether it is clearing the monarch or hiring murderers, a lot of financial assistance is needed.

Over the years, he has been hiding his identity and cannot even solve the problem of food and clothing. How can he have money to take revenge?

You can't just rush to find the gentry and nobles to raise funds, right?

Then, let alone money, even your life will be taken into account!

This is not possible, nor that is, the more you think about it, the more annoyed you become!

Li Yuyan kicked the wooden barrel containing water in the kitchen in anger. The barrel immediately disintegrated and made a dull sound.

I thought the sound would wake Lin Xiao, but there was no movement in the study.

"That guy is so weak that he will die in the study, right?"

Thinking of this, Li Yuyan tiptoed open the door of the study and found Lin Xiao sleeping soundly on the bed.

He stood in front of the bed and stared blankly at Lin Xiao.

Long eyelashes, fair skin, high nose bridge, and light pink lips are so beautiful!

If only Lin Xiao was a girl!

Li Yuyan peeked at Lin Xiao's face a few more times, stepped out gently, and started to make breakfast quickly.

As soon as the breakfast was ready, Lin Xiao walked out of the study room when he woke up.

He imitated the women and brought Lin Xiao the toilet water he had prepared long ago, and served her to rinse her mouth and wash her face.

"Thank you!"

Lin Xiao smiled and showed a row of white teeth, which made Li Yuyan look a little dazzling.

As early as when I was in Lijia Village, Li Yuyan had heard of Lin Xiao, the only scholar in the village.

Don’t scholars value the red tape the most?

Why does Lin Xiao feel different from ordinary scholars and seem to be arrogant?

Lin Xiao's words surprised Li Yuyan even more.

"Yu Yan, I usually like to sleep in. If you cook the meal, eat first. Don't be cautious. You are also the owner of this family. We are equal."

In Lin Xiao's concept, since two people will live under the same roof in the future, they must treat each other equally, otherwise it will become a relationship between enslavement and enslavement.

This is something that Lin Xiao, who has a correct view, cannot accept!

Li Yuyan's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Lin Xiao in disbelief, opened his mouth, but finally said no words.

You should know that in the evil feudal society, the status of women was extremely low.

In peaceful times, women were tools for inheriting the family line, and were servants who worked hard and worked hard at home.

In the era of war and famine, women became hard currency, able to trade freely, and even be treated as food to fill their stomachs.

Even if the royal family is high and superior, the princess is just a bond to maintain peace between the two countries.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao actually thought that men and women were equal. How could Li Yuyan not be surprised!

He developed a subtle interest in this "little man" who is not amazing and even a little pretty.

Lin Xiao didn't think there was anything to be surprised about. She sat down and ate breakfast on her own.

The breakfast was a wild vegetable cake, which was made by Li Yuyan using a stone mill to grind brown rice into rice flour, and then mixed with wild vegetables in the fields behind the house, which smelled fragrant.

"I see you didn't eat much last night. I wondered if you don't like to drink porridge, so I spread some cakes, and I don't know if it's up to your taste."

"Well, it smells very good, just put less salt."

Lin Xiao took a big bite and commented while chewing.

When Li Yuyan heard this, he gave Lin Xiao a blank look and said lightly: "The salt jar at home is empty."

"We'll buy some in Jiuzhou Town later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiao realized from the original owner's memory that salt and sugar were scarce stocks of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The price is not only expensive, but it is not cheap either. Ordinary people cannot eat a can of it all year round.

This is another important reason why the people of the Great Xia Dynasty were weak and had a face that looked like a dish.

Moreover, all the technology of producing salt and sugar is controlled by the court, and ordinary people cannot even recognize words, let alone master the technology.

Of course, some people who wanted to make quick money tried to refine, but in the end they poisoned many people, and they themselves were killed.

Therefore, many people are discouraged by this business.

Besides, Lin Xiao exchanged all the five copper plates in the family last night for food, and even the grain plant could not be afforded. Where can I have the extra money to buy salt?

Since you can't buy salt, why not make salt yourself?

Anyway, the method of making salt is not difficult.

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up.

There are three general methods of making salt: seawater salt, brine salt, and rock salt.

Jiuzhou Town is an inland area. Without the sea, it is impossible to make salt from seawater or brine.

Nowadays, there is only one way to make salt by rock salt.

But where to find rock salt?

Lin Xiao's expression dimmed.

I will go to Jiuzhou Town to see if I can sell a few poems from Li Bai and Du Fu to supplement my family’s income.

"I will go to Jiuzhou Town later and buy some grain to grow back."

Li Yuyan chewed the cake and said expressionlessly.

"You... are rich?"

"Well, I saved two copper plates myself."

Isn’t that Li Yuyan’s dowry?

The Zhongyuan Festival is called the Ghost Festival. In some Southeast Asian countries, they spend the whole month and specialize in singing operas.

There are rules for watching these big dramas, but people cannot sit in the front rows. Do you know why?

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!