vrcanaries Chapter 242 Umbrella
Chapter 242 Umbrella
Lin State, newly built one year ago.
Heavy rains suddenly hit the southern region, destroying countless houses, killing half of the crops in the fields, and leaving farmers homeless.
Memorials were submitted frequently from various counties, but no one knew when the disaster relief policy could be implemented.
"Brother Xu, Brother Chen has a blanket upstairs, go and wipe yourself." Although Jia Anqing opened the store these days, he didn't do much business.
Apart from a few people from the city who came to transport goods and stayed here for a few days, there was basically no one else coming to eat.
"Okay." Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin went upstairs and entered Jia Anqing's bedroom.
Chen Sanlin brought a blanket, untied Xu Wenyan's hair, and helped him wipe his hair. The two were unlucky today. It was cloudy yesterday, and they thought it wouldn't rain today, but they didn't expect to meet each other halfway again.
"Hey, have you heard? The city has been hit hard by the disaster, and people are suffering from many diseases."
"So serious? Then should we go back? Don't tell me it's the plague."
"Listen to me. A sorcerer came to the city. He wrote a yellow talisman and burned it in water. The people drank the talisman water and recovered!"
"Is this sorcerer really that powerful? He might be an immortal."
Xu Wenyan frowned as he listened to the conversations next door. The sound insulation effect of ancient walls was very poor. In the countryside, neighbors could hear clearly what was said in the yard.
The epidemic is most likely the common cold, but what is this talisman water? Why is it so effective?
Xu Wenyan leaned against the wall and listened, while Chen Sanlin slowly wiped him from behind.
After listening for a while, I realized that most of what they were talking about was happening in the city.
In ancient times, the common cold was enough to kill a large number of people, and there were no antibiotics at that time.
You better be careful in the future.
Xu Wenyan tied her hair up and they went downstairs.
There was still no guest in the museum.
Walking towards the door, although the Wuzhou Fried Rice opposite was also not doing very well, you could still see people going in with oil-paper umbrellas.
"Xiao Jia, do you have an umbrella? I have to go out for a while." Xu Wenyan looked at the weather outside and felt a little uneasy.
The city has already started to suffer from a widespread cold, and I don’t know what the situation is like in the county.
"Do you want me to accompany you?" Chen Sanlin looked at Xu Wenyan with a hint of worry in his eyes.
Xu Wenyan shook his head: "It's okay, I'll be back soon, you stay in the store and watch."
This was the first time that oil-paper umbrellas were used in ancient times. The design of the umbrella body was very clever. The flexibility of water bamboo allowed the umbrella body to bend easily, and it was also much lighter than expected.
Feng County is quite large, so Xu Wenyan plans to visit the eastern area, which is a refugee area and the area affected by the disaster is the most serious.
The main road in the county center is a gravel road, which is relatively easy to walk on. Xu Wenyan looked around and saw the vendors huddled together. Looking at their slightly trembling bodies, Xu Wenyan shook his head slightly.
It is really difficult for ordinary people to make money in this era.
Looking at the scattered beggars sitting by the wall, Xu Wenyan observed them carefully.
"peng——"
"Fuck." Xu Wenyan only felt that he bumped into something, and when he turned his head, he saw a sickly pale face.
The umbrella in the man's hand fell to the ground after being knocked to the ground by Xu Wenyan: "Sorry." Xu Wenyan bent down to pick it up. A gust of wind blew and the umbrella on the ground was blown forward a distance.
I saw a beggar standing up from the corner, running towards the oil-paper umbrella, grabbing it and running away: "Oh my god, you are robbing me openly."
Xu Wenyan pointed at the beggar and cursed him twice, then quickly turned around and handed his umbrella to the man. It was at this time that Xu Wenyan saw clearly who was coming.
"Master Zhang?"
Zhang Chengjin was also stunned, then he chuckled: "Xu...Xu Wenyan, right? Nice to meet you."
The light blue fabric on the man's shoulders was wet by a few drops of rain, and a few drops of rain remained on his hair. Xu Wenyan hurriedly brought the umbrella towards him.
Looking at this man with a pale complexion that looked a bit sickly, Xu Wenyan felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy in his heart: "Mr. Zhang, you're still out strolling on a rainy day."
Zhang Chengjin smiled gently: "Didn't Master Xu also come out on a rainy day?"
"Haha, I'm not a young master." Xu Wenyan handed the umbrella to Zhang Chengjin: "I'm sorry, I didn't see the deer just now, and I lost your umbrella. You keep it."
Xu Wenyan kept handing the umbrella to Zhang Chengjin. When their fingertips touched, Xu Wenyan could feel that Zhang Chengjin's hand was much colder than his own.
"I took the umbrella, so you don't have any face to cover?" Zhang Chengjin spread his hands and pushed the umbrella back: "I have nothing to do today, I wonder if I can go shopping with Xu... and my brother? I think you should be a little younger than me."
Xu Wenyan looked up at the sky. It would not be able to stop for a while. Besides, he would have to do business with this Master Zhang in the future, so contact was inevitable.
"Okay! It's an honor that Brother Zhang is willing to accompany me." Because the two of them were holding the same umbrella, their shoulders were touching.
"Where are you from, Brother Zhang? Why did you come to Fengxian to do business?" Generally, few people are willing to invest in small places.
Zhang Chengjin paused as if thinking: "My family came here from Long City. My eldest brother said there are business opportunities here, so he brought his family here. Our family is mainly engaged in the tea business."
Long City is in the southwest, and it takes a lot of time to get here. Zhang Chengjin probably meant that their whole family had moved here.
In addition to his parents, he seems to have an older brother.
"Is tea very popular in Long City?" Xu Wenyan didn't know much about this new world. Although most areas were similar, there was always a difference in the climate.
Zhang Chengjin spoke slowly and softly, with a gentle look on his face: "We produce high mountain tea over there, and we have black tea and Biluochun over here. To put it simply, we are in the reselling business."
In fact, this reselling business only needs sufficient financial support to continue, and basically you won't lose money. If Xu Wenyan wants to do it, he can.
It’s just too troublesome, it’s better to be your own manufacturer.
"Brother Zhang, how much is your black tea? I just want the tea dregs. It doesn't matter if the quality is poor, as long as it's not spoiled." Xu Wenyan plans to make milk tea later. The lamb grows fast and will be able to produce goat milk soon.
"Brother, do you want to do the tea business? As for the tea dregs, you just need to pay me the freight. It's calculated based on a standard horse-drawn carriage. How about two taels of silver per carriage?" Zhang Chengjin tilted his head to look at Xu Wenyan. The expression on his face changed slightly. It was unknown what he was thinking in his heart.
Xu Wenyan calculated that a cart of tea leaves only weighed two taels, which would be a ridiculously high profit for him to make milk and sell later. "Ah? Is this okay?"
"Haha, it's okay. We threw away the tea dregs. If you collect them, you're helping me deal with them."
Xu Wenyan held Zhang Chengjin's hand and said, "Haha, I'm sorry to bother you with this matter, Brother Zhang. Come to Anqing Pavilion when you are free in the future. I will treat you to a meal."
Zhang Chengjin was stunned at first when his hand was suddenly held, and then he smiled at Xu Wenyan. The two shook hands, and Xu Wenyan's future tea problem was solved.
While chatting, the two had already walked a long way, and the road under their feet had changed from a gravel road to a mud road.
We have reached the refugee area.