"Oh oh oh..."

The roosters in the village crowed one after another.

The sun has not fully risen yet, half-hidden behind the mountain, revealing its red cheeks.

The hard-working and simple farmers have all gotten up at this moment and are ready to start the day's work.

Chu Ci was lying on the bed, blocking his ears with pillows. His eyes were closed tightly, and there was a trace of impatience on his face.

These chickens are so annoying! They keep crowing every morning and one day they will eat them all!

Since arriving in ancient times, Chu Ci has developed the habit of sleeping in late after getting rid of the miserable career of a high school teacher and unloading his heavy burden. Of course, this is also compared to the simple peasant family.

"Squeak——"

The old door was pushed open a crack, and a small figure came to Chu Ci's bed and called softly: "Uncle?"

Chu Ci turned over and continued to sleep soundly.

"Uncle, uncle! Get up quickly, aren't we going to town today? You promised me to get up quickly!" Chu Xiaoyuan persevered in calling Chu Ci.

Even if Chu Ci wanted to sleep again, he couldn't sleep now. His Chu Xiaoyuan was more noisy than the chickens in the village.

"You brat, you're so annoying." Chu Ci suddenly sat up, his long hair disheveled on the back of his head, he cursed bitterly with a sullen face.

"Hehe," Chu Xiaoyuan was not afraid at all. He smiled, showing his mouth that was missing one front tooth, "Uncle, just wake up. I will get you water. You must be quick!"

After saying that, he ran out.

Chu Ci scratched his head depressedly, then stood up helplessly and began to clean himself up.

Chu Xiaoyuan diligently fetched water, hoping that Chu Ci would move faster. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time!

Chu Ci childishly started to do slow motion, just to retaliate against Chu Xiaoyuan for disturbing his sleep again. Chu Xiaoyuan looked at Chu Ci with his mouth pouted, and his eyes bulged with anger, like a little frog.

The vindictive look of the uncle and nephew made the other three adults laugh out loud. They felt that since Chu Ci had experienced such a thing, his whole person seemed to have become cheerful and no longer looked so gloomy.

Looks like it.

Children's eyes are the most powerful, and they can see into people's hearts better. In the past, Chu Xiaoyuan would not dare to mess around with his uncle like this.

After Chu Ci's wake-up anger lasted for a few minutes, he finally returned to normal. He did everything neatly, then put the basket on his back and held Chu Xiaoyuan's little hand, and set foot on the road out of the village.

There was a big fair in the town that day, and there were quite a lot of people leaving the village. Everyone walked together and exchanged greetings, having a good time, which showed that their village was still very harmonious.

There were also many people who greeted Chu Ci, but due to his reputation as a scholar, the peasants felt that he was a bit high-spirited, so they just said hello and said nothing more.

Chu Xiaoyuan held his uncle's hand with a proud look on his face. Looking at the people who went to the market today, there was no one of his size. When he came back from the town, those people would definitely be envious.

Because it was quite a long way to the town, Chu Ci was actually prepared for Chu Xiaoyuan to act up and beg for a hug later.

Who knew that Chu Xiaoyuan was in better spirits than him? He was huffing and puffing from exhaustion, but Chu Xiaoyuan still poked his head and looked around.

After entering the town, Chu Ci found that Chu Xiaoyuan seemed to be a lot quieter. His little body pressed tightly against Chu Ci, and he held Chu Ci's hand much harder than before.

Chu Ci's heart suddenly softened. It was probably the first time for this child to go to the town, so he was still a little scared. Especially the adults in the village always told stories about making flowers in order to prevent the children from asking to go to the town.

, they were so frightened that they would be taken away and sold to others as slaves when they got to the street.

"Don't be afraid, my uncle is here." Chu Ci knelt down and touched his head, "Let's go eat something first. What do you want to eat?"

Chu Xiaoyuan smiled shyly, as if he felt a little embarrassed to be comforted like this.

"Uncle, you have the final say."

His mother asked him to listen to his uncle when he went out, and not to act coquettishly and ask him to buy things.

"Okay, just listen to me the first time. You have to make your own choices in the future." Chu Ci didn't force it.

It's okay to be a little cautious the first time you go out on the street. It'll be fine if you go out a few times.

Chu Ci and Chu Xiaoyuan first bought two meat buns for three cents, and then walked to a stall selling tofu buns with them, and each ordered a bowl of tofu buns for two cents each.

The tofu bread here is sweet. Chu Xiaoyuan picked up the spoon and drank it, his eyes unconsciously showing a trace of joy.

Sweetie without a doubt.

Chu Ci thought, fortunately he is not a sweet and salty person, but a person who follows fate and eats whatever he has. Otherwise, he might not be able to adapt to the differences between the north and the south.

The reason why he can adapt so well is ultimately down to his mother. In the past, every summer vacation, his mother would send him to his grandfather's house in a small town in the south to spend two months. There were many brothers and sisters in his grandfather's family, and Chu Ci followed them and learned a lot.

There are many naughty ways, and making a slingshot is one of them.

After eating a breakfast that was particularly sumptuous in Chu Xiaoyuan's eyes, Chu Ci took Chu Xiaoyuan to the Hanmo Book Store. When they went there, the man was unloading the wooden door. When he saw Chu Ci coming, he smiled and called

call.

"Chu Xiucai is here? Our shopkeeper is in the backyard right now. I'll call him."

"Thank you for your help, little brother."

After a while, Lu Feng came out.

"Chu Xiucai is really punctual. He arrived so early. Can we have breakfast? How about we go out together and use it?"

"Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Lu, for your kindness. Xiaosheng has already had breakfast."

The two chatted for a few words, and then got down to business. Shopkeeper Lu flipped through a storybook at random, and was very satisfied when he saw the five illustrations on it, and happily gave the money.

When he asked Chu Ci to take a few more books back to paint, Chu Ci declined.

"Oh? Chu Xiucai thinks the price..."

"No, I hope the shopkeeper doesn't misunderstand me. Xiaosheng just has another idea. Whether it succeeds or not, the shopkeeper is still here."

"Oh? What do you think? Chu Xiucai just said it doesn't matter."

"It's like this. After receiving this illustration, Xiaosheng can produce at most two books in one day. The efficiency is really low. In the long run, it will definitely delay shopkeeper Lu's business. How about I draw a template for each story book, and then Lu

Shopkeeper, please pay for others to copy. This way, the efficiency will be greatly improved, which will only be better for the store's business."

After Lu Feng heard this, he unconsciously began to calculate in his mind. The reason why others couldn't do this illustration was mainly because of his imagination. If Chu Ci had drawn the template, he could have given it to others for five cents per book.

It costs five cents less per book than before. The cost has been reduced and the drawing speed has become faster. It is indeed quite good. However, the template fee for Chu Xiucai...

"Shopkeeper Lu, this template fee can be paid in another way. If you sell a book, I will charge you five cents for the template fee. If it doesn't sell, I won't take any cents."

Lu Feng was a little confused. The cost was still ten cents. But after thinking about it again, this method was actually not a loss. It could be said that the three parties benefited.

He actually thought about letting others follow Chu Xiucai's drawings, but this was a bit unethical after all. The entire county had heard of Chu Xiucai's talent, and this imperial examination was just bad luck. In his opinion, the fish leaped over the dragon's gate.

That day is in the not too distant future.

Offending him for a small profit would be a bit short-sighted. Now that he proposes this method, it will be beneficial to the bookstore and win his favor. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. When he becomes prosperous, their relationship will

The bookstore can also get some glory.

After figuring out this joint, Lu Feng smiled heartily and said, "Chu Xiucai's method is really wonderful! Just do as you say. However, Chu Xiucai's template is very important to our bookstore. In this way, you can create a

How about I include the template for an additional fifty cents per piece?"

Chu Ci also smiled, "Just do what shopkeeper Lu said." He knew that Lu Feng would agree. These templates, when he gets ahead in the future, can no longer be measured in gold and silver.

When Lu Feng saw him nodding, he quickly drew up the deed and gave the price of the five templates to Chu Ci.

Chu Ci signed the contract, took the money and the six story books he needed to illustrate, put them into his backpack, and left after saying hello to the people in the bookstore.

Chu Xiaoyuan was as quiet as a chicken throughout the whole process, but his eyes were full of excitement. His brother-in-law was too powerful, right? In just a short time, he took so much money from the shopkeeper! And he could continue to take it in the future!

"What, are you stunned by your brother-in-law's domineering spirit?" Chu Ci looked at him with admiration in his eyes and couldn't help but make a joke.

Chu Xiaoyuan disagreed, "Uncle, how can you compare yourself with that bastard? That thing is so ugly, but you are much prettier than it."

Uh, okay. Chu Ci was choked and had nothing to say.

"Let's go shopping."

"Um!"

If you want to buy daily necessities, you have to go to the north of the town, where there are all kinds of food, grain and oil shops.

Chu Ci first took Chu Xiaoyuan to the salt shop. Salt is supplied by the government and there is no price to talk about. The salt is thirty cents per pound, which looks very rough, but it is essential in life.

There were many things, so Chu Ci bought two kilograms in one go and packed a big bag.

Then he went to the place where rice was sold. White rice cost six cents per catty, brown rice cost four cents per catty, and flour was sold for seven cents per catty because it was located in the south.

Chu Ci thought for a while, and then bought five kilograms of flour. There was too much rice and he couldn't carry it, so he simply gave his elder brother money to buy it in the village. There was no flour in the village, and he was indeed a little greedy. Even though he was used to the food in the south, he couldn't carry it.

After all, he is still a true northerner.

Now that I have bought the flour, let’s cut some pork. The wild boar meat at home had been smoked last time, and it was a hard and black piece. It was barely enough to steam, but not enough to make dumplings.

The meat seller was a man in his forties, tall and strong, and looked very cheerful. He heard Chu Ci said he wanted five strips, so he cut off one with a swipe of his big knife.

"Forty Wen."

The pork here is 22 cents per pound regardless of whether it is fat or thin, and the bones are cheaper. The pork ribs with meat are 16 cents per pound, and the large bones with the meat removed are 6 cents per pound. They are usually bought in taverns and inns to make soup and add moisture.

The parts and prices are also different.

Chu Ci picked up the pork tied with straw and paid forty coins. When he turned around, he bumped into someone and the pork in his hand almost fell to the ground.
Chapter completed!