A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

"By the way, Xiaoyun, your uncle Li, uncle Song and I want to ask you when you will leave next time so that everyone can come here early from home, otherwise we might waste time."

"Uncle Zhao, Yueyue and I have discussed this in advance. Everyone is tired from running around outside for two or three months in a row. We might as well take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to let everyone stay at home for a few more days. Then we will set off on the 20th.

Oh, by the way, Uncle Zhao, Uncle Song, I think you guys will have to come to the village early in the morning on the 17th. Didn’t we say before that we could cover all the counties under Yunzhou Prefecture in two months at most? After that, we will have to prepare to go to other states to find grocery stores for cooperation. By then, we will definitely not have enough guards.

We have to recruit people in advance, and then you can teach them martial arts for a while, and then take them out for a run. A few days ago, we talked to many villagers from other villages. If anyone wants to join the guard team, come to the workshop to sign up on the 17th. At that time, we will need Uncle Zhao, Uncle Li, and Uncle Song, the six of you to come and help to check and select people. After all, you have all been soldiers, you have better eyesight and can select people better. After we set off, Uncle Zhao will trouble you to stay and train them."

Zhao Hu nodded: "Well, Xiaoyun, I understand what you mean. We really need to recruit people in advance and train them for a period of time, so that we can have enough people when we set off to other states. OK, then we will come back on the afternoon of the 16th, otherwise it will be too late to come back on the 17th."

Song Qiang: "Xiao Yun, don't worry. When the time comes, the sixteen of us will come back first and will not delay the recruitment of the guard team."

"Okay, then I'll trouble Uncle Zhao and Uncle Song."

Zhao Hu raised his hand and waved: "What's the big deal? This is what we should do."

Zhang Xingyun thought that everyone had not been home for a long time and must want to stay at home for as long as possible.

Then he said, "Oh, and Uncle Zhao, Uncle Song, when you go back, just take the workshop's carriage home, and you can come back on the morning of the 17th. Stay at home more and accompany your family, otherwise you may not know when you will come back next time. Wait until you have selected a good person, and then you can go home, and come back early on the 19th."

Zhao Hu and Song Qiang nodded and did not refuse. They knew that this was Zhang Xingyun's good intention. For them, it was good to stay at home for one more night. Now they could get a few taels of silver every month, and their family life had improved. Although it was a little tiring, there was hope for the whole family's life. Maybe they could build a blue brick and tile house for their family next year or the year after.

Zhao Hu smiled and said, "Okay, Xiaoyun, let's drive the carriage back. We'll come earlier on the 17th."

"Well, Uncle Zhao, tell the villagers when you get home. If anyone in your family wants to join the guard team, they can come and sign up on the 17th to try it out. It doesn't matter if you have martial arts skills, but you still have to be strong.

You are aware of this requirement. After all, you also know that you have to carry pottery jars outside and have the physical strength to run around. This time the workshop plans to recruit about a hundred people. I am not afraid that you will spread the news too widely and let everyone be disappointed. "

"Okay, Xiaoyun, since you said that, we will go back and talk to our family and the villagers about it, and let those who have ideas sign up to try it out."

"Well, I'll trouble Uncle Zhao and Uncle Song to talk to the villagers when you return to the village."

The conversation about the escort team was almost over, and everyone turned to lighter topics.

Zhang Xingyun turned to Li Da and said, "Uncle Li, you can take Ah Hai and Ah He's gifts home later. They are out now and can't come back for a while, but we have to give them gifts. Since you are here too, please take them back."

Li Da responded: "Okay, then I won't be polite. I will just take the festival gifts for them home. Thank you, Xiaoyun."

"Uncle Li, what you said is right. Ah Hai and Ah He should have been here. They are also members of the guard team. Whether they are here or not, we should prepare for them. Come on, Uncle Li, Uncle Zhao, Uncle Song, most people have received the gifts by now, you should also receive your gifts first, and finish talking later so that you can go home early."

Finished speaking.

Zhang Xingyun also went to the reception room, and several others followed him there.

Wait until all the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for the guard members are delivered.

After Zhang Xingyun gave everyone holiday greetings and announced the next departure time, he told everyone what he had just said to Zhao Hu and the others, that the guard team still needed to recruit people. He asked them to inform and spread the word when they returned to the village, or if anyone at home had someone to come, then he asked everyone to go home.

Because some members of the escort team were from other villages, and Zhao Hu and his five companions also happened to be driving their carriages back to the village, they asked Zhao Hu and his companions to send off the people from the same village or the neighboring village. Fortunately, in this way, all the escort team members from other villages could return home before dark.

The members of the escort team were sent away.

Zhang Xingyun went back to the chili pepper chopping shed to continue working, and Grandpa Zhang also went back to the workshop door to continue guarding to see if anyone else came to the workshop to sell red peppers.

As a result, after the guards left, there were no villagers coming to the workshop to sell red peppers until it was almost time to get off work.

In the shed where peppers were chopped in the workshop, before the end of work, everyone had already chopped all the red peppers placed in the yard, and pickled them and put them in jars.

It didn't take long for the shed to be cleaned.

It's time to get off work in the workshop.

The employees of the food store in the town have also returned, because when they left this morning, Zhang's father told them to come directly to the workshop to receive the holiday gifts after returning from the town, so they are all gathered in the yard of the workshop.

After everyone had cleaned up, they all stood in the workshop yard.

Grandpa Zhang walked up the stairs, stood on them, and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

When everyone was quiet, Grandpa Zhang began to speak.

"It's Mid-Autumn Festival again this year. I wish everyone a happy family reunion, happiness and health. This year, the workshop has more and more orders, and everyone is much busier than in previous years, especially in the past few months, no one has had a good rest.

On the contrary, sometimes we have to stay up late to continue working in the workshop. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. This time, we decided to take advantage of this festival to give everyone a day off tomorrow, so that everyone can stay at home with their families and have a good rest. We will start working the day after tomorrow. "