Chapter 202 Inflation

"That's true." Li Ding nodded approvally: "I have not enough money now, and when I have enough money, I will do a wedding first."

"Yes."

Is chatting, Zhang Yutong came out from the house. I told her to get the six thousand dollars ready at noon, and to pay the wages of the twenty who wanted to leave.

When the steamer is finished, Cui Bin returns with a large team. After inviting them to sit together in the house for a while, they parted.

Afternoon Zhang Yutong to pay wages, I went to find a craftsman ready to repair the house. Not all of our tribe are involved in the construction of the canal, and there are plenty of idle people to use. The wages were still two coppers a day.

After talking with the craftsmen, I went to the square with several people to build two large brick cooktops and put two large copper POTS, each with three steamers piled inside. After making preparations, he went to carry two bags of flour hidden in the basement to the square. The other half, I keep at home for personal use.

After Zhang Yutong busy, knead the dough to do steamed bread to them. I went home to be with Lucie.

Near evening, went to the vegetable field to pick some vegetables home, fried a few spicy dishes quite big.

When I went to the square to get steamed buns, I was steaming them for the last time. There's a lot of aboriginal people waiting there.

I went to Zhang Yutong side, see her face and hair are stained with a lot of flour.

"Enough?"

"That's enough. When these are ready, we can eat them." Zhang Yutong smiled and wiped the sweat on his cheek.

I shared the last steamed buns with them and took nine home.

"Brother Lu Fei, why do we steam steamed buns and not steamed buns?"

"Yeah? Why don't we steam them?" I thought it was weird, too.

"Ha ha, you silly." "When we make baozi, it's not only better, but we can at least give them to our tribe members twice," zhang said.

"No, I didn't. Just do it later. We'll plant those three sacks of wheat in a few days. Three sacks of wheat will yield at least a few thousand jin in the dry season. We can use at least a thousand jin, and when the second season is sown, we shall have enough wheat to eat.

"But I have a question." Zhang Yutong some doubt tone: "I watch TV, wheat is not winter sowing? The more snow there is, the better the harvest. It must be rolled with a stone wheel."

"Ah... Isn't it? It seems that the seedlings are only pressed on the Loess Plateau." I don't know much about all this because I don't grow much wheat where I come from.

"So won't we be able to grow in the tropics at all?

"Really? Isn't it possible to grow it in another world? The temperature there is similar to ours. And it is the rainy season and the temperature is not high." I don't think we need to worry too much about whether it will survive or not, because we already have sweet potatoes and corn.

"Then try it." Zhang Yutong nodded: "in fact, I hope to find rice ah, if we can plant rice."

"Want some rice?"

"That's right. Aren't people in the South based on rice?"

"That's true. Maybe we'll find rice someday."

As we spoke, we walked into the house. After putting the steamed bread down, I asked her to call Zhang Yutong up and go to the kitchen to put all the dishes out.

The two women looked at each other innocently after tasting the food.

"Just eat it." I know how good my craft is.

"After cooking things, you still don't participate in." Zhang Yutong repudiation of say: "Lu Fei elder brother, you cook noodles enough."

"I thought you were both busy..." I don't feel like cooking either.

"It was all right, not too bad." Zhang Yutong hurried to comfort.

Listen to this idealist words, I feel more uncomfortable. Tell them both to eat now.

Because the next day, to build a house, I asked Zhang Yutong to stay at home to cook three meals a day. I have to be involved, or the natives won't be able to build the houses I want.

As for canal digging, Li Ding and Cui Bin are there, so I don't have to worry about it every day.

When I cooked noodles in the morning, the aboriginal workers praised me. I can't imagine food like this in the world. After dinner we moved the bricks together. The foundations will be dug in the afternoon. It was just two rooms, two walls, and in the fourth day it was finished. On the fifth day we paved the floor with bricks. Successfully built the backyard with 100 coppers.

The work of painting the walls with lime was done by Zhang Yutong and ME. Then I went to find a pile of POTS, and she took some children and went to the woods to gather flowers and plants.

While visiting the pot, Lucie came to the door of the backyard house.

"Honey, I want some candy."

"No more at home?"

"Already finished, you accompany me to buy some. There comes the old woman again."

When I got up, she washed my hands with a ladle of water from the kitchen sink. Then they went out together.

The old woman was selling with her son and daughter-in-law in the square, which was besieged by many aborigines.

As he approached, he heard them arguing.

"What's the fuss? Not enough to sell?"

Let's get out of the way one by one.

"She's too expensive, chief. We can't afford it."

"Last time I came here, it was a copper-bag. Now it's two pieces. And there's only five candy bars in the bag. Still let a person how to buy."

"Chief, madam, here you are." The old lady greeted warmly, and her daughter-in-law handed over a packet of sugar.

I waved my hand and asked, "Old lady, you are too smart. Increased the price, how the weight is less instead."

Her face became puzzled. "Chief, you know, it's not easy for us to run a small business. Honey is hard to find now, and we've improved the way we make it. Prices and portions must be adjusted, of course, or we will not only lose money, but also lose money."

"And now everyone has money." 'added her daughter-in-law briskly.

The old lady clapped her daughter-in-law's hand.

Laughing or crying, I said, "Old lady, tell me the truth. Do you want to make more money because everyone has coppers now? You are the sole operator anyway."

"No, no." The old lady waved her hand again and again: "Chief, I dare not tell you a lie. The cost is really high, and the price I'm selling can only go up. Otherwise, the whole family could not support themselves."

"Your three sons are married, and houses are built. So much money, and you say it's hard to make a living."

"Of course." She became more confident: "There are three more people in the house, and two servants are employed. Do you think you can afford a small family? I'm going to have grandchildren next year. There are more places to spend money."

"Chief." Her son then followed and said, "What my amma said is true. Now on Huangtong Island, everything has gone up in price. You used to have two coppers a day, but now you have three, or they won't work for you. Jin mu's family knows how to make bronze ware. Before, a kitchen knife cost only five coppers, but now it costs eight."

"Chief, there work all is three coppers a day, my man build a house for you, you how still give two coppers?"

"Yes, although you are the leader, but it is also you said to work to pay."

Several women turned their heads and fired at me. I held out my hand to quiet them and explained, "That's always the way it is on the island. So what... From now on we'll do the brass Isle."

The women were still talking.

I turned to the old lady and asked if she was sure she couldn't sell it for the original price. The old lady's attitude was firm. Said he'd rather take it back to brass Island than lower the price.

I bought two boxes, plus the one they gave me. Hurriedly took Zhang Yutong left together. On the way back, I caught the two children and told them to keep an eye on how many boxes of sugar the old lady had sold. When THEY reported back to me, I would give them a copper apiece.

Two people joyfully ran over.

I opened the sugar bag and gave One to Lucie.

She ate and said, "Hubby, you find there is no inflation. And so on. The price will become more and more expensive and the copper coin will become less and less valuable."