379. See you again
Luo Yong met Peng Er on the streets of Changle County in the winter of the eighth year of Zhenguan. He bought her and Wang Dang's son Wang Shao together from human trafficker Chen Qi.
That year she was thirteen years old and was cautious when she first arrived at the Luo family. She always reminded herself to be cautious in words and actions, for fear of saying something wrong and doing something wrong, and was rejected by the master's family.
But that day passed day by day, and before she knew it, she felt a little relaxed again, because Luo Yong always gave her a feeling that as long as he didn't do those bad things and those ordinary little things, he didn't care. Even if he did something wrong, he would definitely be in the forefront.
The brothers and sisters of the Luo family are all good, but if Luo Yong hadn't been, they might not have been like this today.
When Peng Erchu met Luo Yong, he was only fifteen years old. He was still a fair young man. However, it was this young man who not only protected them under his wings and kept them from the invasion of wind and rain, he seemed to have opened up a spiritual space for them. Such loftyness made them no longer always entangled in the gains and losses in front of them, and learned to turn their eyes to higher and farther places...
Now she is no longer afraid of the wind and rain. How could the trembling girl ten years ago be imagined?
This time, Peng Er received a letter from Luo Erniang who asked someone to bring him, and soon arranged the work he had at hand. Soon, he went all the way to Changle County with several managers in the cashmere workshop in Liangzhou City and two of her own.
Yesterday they arrived in Jinchang City and knew that from Jinchang to Changle County, they could come by wooden carriages. The speed was very fast and they didn't have to suffer the bumps. However, because they were reluctant to let the horses riding along the way, they decided to ride over this morning and arrive at noon after resting in Jinchang for a night.
The walls of Changle County are tall and neat, and there is cement on the walls. It is obviously just built in the past two years. From the outside of the city, the size of the city is nearly ten times smaller than that of Liangzhou City. There are not many farmer manors around the city. There are only a few places to grow crops next to a large area of wasteland.
After entering the city, it was quite lively. Peng Er smiled and told the people behind him not to lose them. There were many vendors on the street, including farmers who carried firewood, grass, vegetables and vegetables to the city to sell, and some Hu merchants walked around the city.
These scenes are also common in Liangzhou, but there are more Han people there. Many people here wear Hanfu, but they don’t look very much like Han people. Some may be from herdsmen, some may be miscellaneous, and many Kunlun people with dark skin.
They were also curious about the arrival of Peng Er and his group. Many people who were originally sitting on the street grinding needles stopped at this time.
The group was six or seven, all of them were women. Although they were all raw faces, they thought they should be people from the cashmere workshop.
"I heard earlier that a new manager was coming to the weaving workshop, but these people?"
"That's probably."
"Which one do you think looks like it?"
"These should be managers."
“…”
"Look at that little lady, she is about twenty years old."
"She's a manager too?"
"I don't know, I'm really good-looking."
"..." The people on the street looked at Peng Er and the others and muttered, and whispered.
"I wonder where Luo Erniang's cashmere workshop should go?" Peng Er asked a woman on the street at this time.
"Oh, cashmere workshop, just the intersection in front of you, turn over and take a few more steps to get there." The woman was very enthusiastic and reached out to gesture the direction where the cashmere workshop was, giving Peng Er and the others a way.
“There is a workshop area over there, and there are many workshops.”
"Look at the workshop with the highest wall is the cashmere workshop."
"The other workshops have doors open, and men and women are in and out. There are no idle people waiting for them to come in and out, so I recognize them very well."
"Just pass by this path, just ahead, I can recognize it very much..."
"..." The others were also very enthusiastic, and they gave Peng Er and his party a few words.
Peng Er and his men walked a few steps in the direction they pointed, and they saw Er Niang and the others happily greeting him. It turned out that as soon as their group had just entered the city, there was a child who had a good deal and went to the cashmere workshop to report the news.
"Luo Erniang! Luo Erniang! How many ladies have just brought horses into the city. Are they yours?"
The manager in the door listened to the movement and opened the door to ask what was going on. Then, someone soon called Luo Erniang, so they went out before Peng Er and others came to see him.
Luo Erniang hadn't seen Peng Er for several years. She was very happy to meet again at this time. Peng Er was like her sister.
"But I'm tired, give me the burden and I'll get it."
"I'm not very tired. I have a horse to ride, and I don't have to walk over with two legs."
"It's still bumpy. In the future, there will be wooden tracks on Longyou Road, so it will be convenient to travel."
"You can see the wooden track."
"I saw it, but I just didn't sit down."
"What are you afraid of? Just outside this county town. One day you want to sit down and do it, you can get to Jinchang for three cents, which is very convenient."
"Are you hungry?"
"It's already past mealtime, why don't I go to the street to order some food?"
"Go and order more good dishes, don't be stingy with money."
"Why."
“…”
It was the clear and cool autumn season, and the sun shone brightly and the weather was not jealous. Peng Er and his party followed Luo Erniang and the others all the way to the cashmere workshop.
Some people happily ran to the street to buy food, while others rushed to boil water with them, and their work was as busy as a festival.
Luo Yong also heard about this at the Changle County Government Office. He didn't go to the cashmere workshop on weekdays, mainly to avoid suspicion. However, it would be okay to go there for a day like today, and there was no need to put on the air of the official, and he had to wait for Peng Er and the others to come to visit him.
When Luo Yong went to the cashmere workshop, Peng Er and his others had already washed up, and their hair was still wet. They were dressed cleanly at this time and were sitting in the front hall talking to Er Niang and the others. The door in front was rarely open, and no one in the food shop on the street brought a blue meal.
Luo Yong greeted them and found a seat to sit down. When he went back to Chang'an City, he passed Liangzhou City back and forth, and had met Peng Er. Moreover, his friendship with Peng Er was not as deep as Er Niang.
However, in this era of extremely inconvenient transportation, it is always a thing that makes people happy when they come from afar.
That afternoon they sat in the hall for a drink and talk. During the meal, they talked about a lot of customs and customs in Liangzhou City and Changle County, and also about the time they were in Xipo Village.
"Is your sister so good now?" Luo Yong asked Yin Lan, the youngest on the table.
"She is fine." Yin Lan grinned and replied with a smile.
In the past, Aunt Yin and Yin Lan's sisters went from Xipo Village to Liangzhou City with Luo Erniang and the others, and have been working in the cashmere workshop in Liangzhou City. The two sisters have long been promoted to managers and earn a lot every month.
This time Yin Lan came to Changle County with Peng Er, while Aunt Yin continued to stay in Liangzhou City. Aunt Yin is a few years older than Yin Lan, has better popularity, and is more stable in doing things. In addition, she does have the skills to convince the public. Those who have been promoted and raised in recent years are faster than Yin Lan.
Although this girl Yin Lan is a good person in her work, she is too stubborn and a bit withdrawn. She doesn't get along very well with the ladies in the workshop. Aunt Yin often wants to talk about her, and her ears are getting callused when she hears it.
Luo Yong heard her talk about these things, and she also found it a bit funny. People with a withdrawn and stubborn personality are indeed difficult to get involved in the workplace. For managers, let’s take a look at the development of blue-collar technicians.
However, compared with the past, Yin Lan is much more cheerful now. Like Luo Yong's parents, her family suffered a landslide in a seventh year of Zhenguan. It was not easy for her and her sister Yin Duoer.
"What's wrong with Yin Duoer and the others now? But have they found their husband's family?" Luo Yong remembered that Yin Lan had a sister who was two or three years younger than her. When she was young, she took on the responsibility of this sister at the beginning.
"I haven't agreed to anyone yet, and I have learned to weave cashmere sweaters. I can get a job in the village, so I don't have to worry about anything." Yin Lan replied: "I always shouted that I would come to Liangzhou City to find me. Now that I'm fine, Changle County is so far away, so she doesn't have to think about it."
"If she really wants to come, when this batch of white stacked cloth is sold this year, the cloth selling team will come back from Chang'an and pass through Xipo Village to get a batch of Eucommia ulmoides. Then she will ask her to come with the rubber-coated team. It's just a long way, so it's still a bit dangerous."
Luo Yong also understood Yin Lan's feelings of wanting to bring Yin Duoer by her side. This time Yin Lan will run a white cloth workshop with Peng Er here. She will not change places for three or five years. Their mother is gone, and only this sister is left. Although there are still uncles on it, there is still a layer of separation.
"I have written to her in the past two days. She is old now. As long as someone can take her along the way, she won't be afraid of anything." Yin Lan said immediately.
"Okay." Luo Yong nodded with a smile.
"I will let someone take some money with her at that time." Yin Lan thought about it and said again.
"No need." Luo Yong said: "How much money will be spent on the road by then? When you get here, you can make up for them. The journey is so far, and one more burden will be added."
"...Okay." Yin Lan thought for a while, then nodded and agreed.
In the afternoon, Qiao Junlin came back from Changle Academy and heard that Luo Yong was in the cashmere workshop, so he came here.
Luo Yong saw that it was not too early. It was not good for a man to stay in the cashmere workshop for too long, so he got up and went back to the county government with Qiao Junlin.
The next morning, Erniang and Peng Er came to the county government again and discussed with Luo Yong, wanting to borrow a carpenter from Luo Yong's disciples, who were planning to make some modifications to the loom.
The white flowers were collected last year, and there was no time to make any other preparations. They were all woven into white cloth and sold. Because there was no competition, they could easily sell at a good price.
The situation this year is a little different. There are more people planting white flowers and more weaving workshops. If they don’t spend some time studying this time, it will be difficult for them to maintain their advantages.
This time, Peng Er came from Liangzhou City and two of the people he brought were weavers from weavers and could use flower machines to weave various patterns.
This complex weaving method is mostly used in brocade and linen cloth is cheap, so this method is not used. Luo Erniang and the others plan to use these weaving methods in the production of white stacked cloth this time.
It is natural to say that borrowing people is easy, but Luo Yong only heard Peng Er and the others talk about yesterday that there are several weaving workshops in Liangzhou City to open this year. Those big families in the Central Plains have better technology and craftsmen.
Since white stacked cloth is expensive, they will definitely be willing to put in time in the weaving process and apply the complex brocade weaving method to the textile process of white stacked cloth. Compared with the accumulation of hundreds of years of large families, Er Niang and the others are obviously too amateurs and it is difficult to compete.
"I heard of a kind of velvet ring brocade?" Luo Yong asked.
"It's true." Erniang also had some knowledge of these things: "I heard that there are people in Gaochang who use this method to weave blankets."
"That white and soft flowers are not as good as you can use this method to sprinkle some facial scarves with beautiful patterns." Luo Yong suggested.
"Face towel?" Erniang didn't react a little.
"It is used specifically to wash your face," Luo Yong said.
"..." Erniang and Peng Er looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
In their concept, it is a bit extravagant to use old cloth for the cloth towel for washing faces and scrubbing.
White buns are quite expensive, so naturally they have to woven into large pieces of fabric and sew them into gorgeous clothes and wear them on their bodies. Why do you want to use them as facial towels? The small pieces of towels, like rag heads...
Chapter completed!