Chapter 2: Making a living
After the rain, Yangzhou City fell into a cold spring. It was because of time travel, and her body became much younger and stronger. However, after all, she was only wearing a single dress that was ragged and leaky. Even after walking half of Yangzhou City, Luo Yongsheng was still trembling with cold when he arrived at Wu Yuanwai's old house.
"The servants at Wu Yuanwai's family are busy moving furniture, so let's do some work in the water."
The so-called sewage job is to clean the sewage channels of the toilet and put the stuffed and drowning objects into the truck. If this thing is dirty, it can still be sold for a price.
Even if you move, you can even take away the shit and urinate and sell it, which is also a stingy way to get home.
At first, Luo Yongsheng didn't understand this meaning, but it was not until the old man took him into the cottage that he understood, which made Luo Yongsheng very disgusting.
Yangzhou City is not Bianjing. It has an underground city sewage discharge system, so all these pickled substances can be discharged out of the city and properly handled, so it can only be cleaned by manpower, first slashing the cottage, then people go down into the sewage channel, and shoveling all the poop and drowning below.
What a guy, he made Luo Yongsheng vomit so much that he was disgusting.
I hadn't eaten for three days, so I couldn't spit out anything now. It was all green and bitter bile water.
After vomiting, I have to pinch my nose and continue to dry it. If I don’t do it, I won’t have food to eat. If I don’t have food to eat, I will starve to death.
On the other hand, the old man was very excited, and obviously he had done a lot of this kind of thing.
In addition to Luo Yongsheng and the old man, there was also a young beggar who was not old. The three of them worked together for an afternoon and finally cleaned up the shit in the house. They loaded more than a dozen barrels and three big trucks.
"I'm so envious."
Seeing the three major carts of shit drowning and being driven away by the servants from Wu Yuanwai's family, the little beggar said something like this, which made Luo Yongsheng fall back on his teeth after hearing it.
Is it worth envious if I pull too much?
When I turned around and thought, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Isn't that true? If you take more, you usually eat more.
Luo Yongsheng wanted to pull it off, but he was out of stock.
By doing this, saying that shit in your mind is a jealous word of praise these days.
"Don't envy you, wash it up if you have this skill."
The old man rushed to the well in the yard with a filthy face, and twisted a bucket out, regardless of Luo Yongsheng and the little beggar were around him, and took off his clothes clean and poured them down.
He is not afraid of being cold when taking a cool shower this day.
After the old man was washed, Luo Yongsheng and the little beggar also came over and rushed forward and backwards.
"This time, the manager Wu is generous and gave him ten cents to buy a few steamed buns."
The rice price in Huainan Road, especially Yangzhou, is considered to be a low-priced area in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but one stone of rice (one stone made in Song Dynasty is about 97.5 kilograms, one hundred and ninety-five kilograms). It is still 280 jin. This is because of the high agricultural government tax. During the Wu and Yue period, the stone of rice in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was only 30 to 40 jin.
The Song Dynasty's tuition was much higher than that in the Tang Dynasty. Zhao Da dreamed of unification in the world and fought for decades. When he arrived at Zhao Erna, he even went to another building. He collected grain everywhere for the Northern Expedition of Yongxi, but the food was all for the people, which led to the high price of rice in the south of the Yangtze River.
After washing away the filth on his body, Luo Yongsheng felt that he had been living a life again, and he couldn't say anything, but he couldn't be happy when he held ten copper coins.
After working in the water for a whole afternoon, I only paid enough to buy five steamed buns from mixed grains, and they were all small as children's fists.
This is too bullying.
However, looking at the old man and the little beggar's happy appearance, this should be considered a considerable reward.
"Get out after taking the money."
Not long after the three of them washed their bodies, Wu Yuanwai's servants turned back a few times. Seeing Luo Yongsheng and the other two were still lingering, they immediately raised their eyebrows and stared at them. The little beggar was a little angry and said, "The family members were smashed with a stick."
"Hey, how do you hit people?"
After all, they had a relationship together for the whole afternoon. Luo Yongsheng saw the little beggar being beaten and stepped forward to stop him. Without thinking, he changed his face to face and beat him up.
If the old man hadn't apologized, there would have been no possibility of blood coming to light today.
"It's okay, so I was beaten and didn't take away our money."
As soon as he left the old house, the old man took the ten copper coins in his pocket and smiled, and instead felt like he had taken a big advantage.
He couldn't stand the old man's servile appearance, so Luo Yongsheng ignored him and went to see the little beggar.
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay." The little beggar rubbed the bumps on his head, turned his head and spitted at the old house of Wu: "I'm a bitch, I'll burn your house sooner or later."
He is a tough guy.
Luo Yongsheng patted the little beggar on the shoulder: "I ambitious, what's your name?"
The three of them worked for the whole afternoon, but they didn't even know their names. That's right, they couldn't speak when they were doing that kind of dirty work.
If you don't pay attention and get into your mouth, it's so disgusting.
"have no idea."
The little beggar said something, but Luo Yongsheng was stunned.
Anyone who doesn't know their name?
"He is called a little beggar."
The old man spoke and looked at the little beggar and explained: "This child died when he beat his parents. He followed this Yangzhou city to make a living by begging. He called him the little beggar, so there was no need to name him."
"This won't work."
Luo Yongsheng shook his head: "A real man is not named but his surname is not good. My name is Luo Yongsheng. If you don't dislike my surname, just follow my surname Luo. Call you Luo Yongjie. What's the point of our brothers?"
The little beggar blinked twice, and even the old man looked at Luo Yongsheng, and he was confused by the latter.
"I heard of your name. The mansion must have been a scholar back then."
The old man used a respectful title to Luo Yongsheng.
Can a name that looks like a human can show your identity in the family?
Luo Yongsheng was silent for a moment and nodded, with a look of memories appearing on his face: "It's better not to mention the past, but now I am like you, we are all beggars."
Seeing that Luo Yongsheng met the identity of this scholar, the old man and the little beggar looked envious. The former even looked at the little beggar and said, "Little beggar, this is your blessing. The master of the scholar has named you."
The little beggar was so excited that he ran to Luo Yongsheng and knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you brother for getting your name."
This formation made Luo Yongsheng at a loss and hurriedly helped the little beggar, now Luo Yongjie: "It's better if you don't dislike it, don't give such a big gift."
After appeased Luo Yongjie, Luo Yongsheng looked at the old man and bowed: "Thank you, the old man, for bringing me here to make a living today. You should take half of the ten cents here."
After saying that, he really counted five cents in his arms and handed them to the old man. The latter was shy for a moment and took it with a silly smile.
"Then you're welcome, thank you, thank you."
Seeing that the old man had taken the money away, Luo Yongsheng said, "If the old man has other livelihoods, please help me."
“There is a chance, there is a chance.”
The money had been obtained, and the old man didn't delay much. He turned around and left after a few perfunctory words, leaving Luo Yongsheng and the others outside the Wu family.
Watching the old man leave, Luo Yongsheng looked up at the dim sky, and said to Luo Yongjie: "Let's go, let's buy some steamed buns."
“I ate yesterday.”
Luo Yongjie's words made Luo Yongsheng silent.
I ate yesterday, but I can’t eat it today, so I have to keep the money for the future.
"Brother, go and eat." As he said that, Luo Yongjie took out his ten cents and handed them to Luo Yongsheng, his eyes clear and sincere.
Looking at the copper coins handed over by Luo Yongjie, this is not money, this is fate.
Luo Yongsheng pushed him back: "I can't use it, come with me. I will take you to eat good food in the future. We will eat meat in the future."
"Eat meat?"
Following Luo Yongsheng happily, Luo Yongjie chirped, full of longing and curiosity.
“What does meat taste like?”
"The meat is better than steamed buns."
Chapter completed!