Chapter 437 Weird Things
"Brother, do you know what's going on?"
"I don't know, but this year is very evil. There are strange things happening everywhere."
Shen Xing shook his head, with some doubts in his tone.
Some people in Zhuangzi said that it was the man who did too many bad things and angered God, and this led to frequent strange things happening around him.
"Really..." Shen Yuntian frowned, his heart pounding and he couldn't explain why.
He always felt that something was not quite right about these things.
He had something on his mind, but he was not a reckless person, so he only sent two letters back to Yancheng.
One was a letter to He Xiu, saying that he had to move back when he went back, and the other was a letter to Shen Wenchen, which only talked about the strange things in Yijiang.
His brother and sister-in-law are still here, he can't just leave.
Shen Yuntian wandered around the city of Ejiang twice before finally going home and telling his brother and sister-in-law about his plans.
There is a wharf in the south of Ejiang City. There are countless ships coming and going every day, but there are few shops on the wharf. In the past few days, he has also discovered that many people working on the wharf have to walk a distance every day to get food. Some restaurants Although it can be delivered, it costs an extra two cents per serving. Many people either bring some dry food to eat themselves, or they have to walk an extra mile every day.
If they could set up a stall selling food by the dock, I don't know how much they could make, but it would certainly not be much worse.
"Yuntian, are you telling the truth?" Because he was worried about his wife, Shen Yuan had been working for the landlord in the village. Not only did he have a lot of work every day, he was always bullied by the old people there.
Forget it, but some of the monthly wages are deducted under various excuses.
If what Yuntian said could really work, he would really want to try it.
"Of course it is. I went to ask. There are stalls on the pier that can be rented. Nowadays, most of the stalls are put up by foreigners bringing things over. We can also rent a place and sell and eat."
"But how much does that cost?"
Wan was a little hesitant, she wanted to make money, but her family didn't really have much money, and it would be a bit embarrassing to let her men sell these things, but if she and her siblings went, she was afraid of being judged.
After all, women are doing business outside...
"I asked about it. The rent for a day is twenty cents, but as long as you rent it, you will be protected by someone, and you don't have to worry about anyone coming to trouble you. I also calculated that those workers can earn sixty cents a day. The small restaurant cost nine cents to cover, and it could have one meat dish and some vegetarian dishes.
We can sell it for eight cents. Although the price of rice is not expensive nowadays, people who do manual labor also have a big appetite. We can steam some steamed buns and sell them with rice. We can earn one cent from each sale, as long as there are many people. , I will make a lot of money every day. "
Xiao Liu was somewhat moved.
After all, the whole family accommodated her because of her health. Although she was in poor health and couldn't do any heavy work and couldn't go to the ground, she could still set up a stall and cook.
Moreover, what her brother-in-law said made sense to her, and she wanted to give it a try.
"Sister-in-law, let's go try it!"
Xiao Liu's eyes were full of affirmation, and there was a rare color on his thin face.
In the future, the children in the family will always have money, so they can't rely on their brother-in-law for help. The brother-in-law hasn't married yet and has children, so they can't become a drag.
"Brother and sister..." Seeing her like this, Mrs. Wan was also a little moved.
It would be false to say that she doesn't want to make money.
My man works in the Xu family's village and can get some money back every month, but the children at home are still studying. Just buying some paper, pen and ink is a big expense. Niuniu is eight years old now, although she is studying. Craftsmanship, but I also have to prepare some dowry for her.
I work in the fields every day, and the annual harvest, excluding the 30% of the rented land, is only enough to feed the family for four to five months.
She also wanted to take a gamble.
I heard from my brother-in-law that there are many women doing business in Yancheng, so what do they have to fear?
The two sisters made up their minds, and Shen Xing and Shen Yuan didn't say much.
Shen Yuan simply quit his job as a landlord and accompanied his wife and sister-in-law to the city every day to buy things and inquire about the situation.
Shen Wenchen in Yancheng frowned as he looked at the letter sent by Shen Yuntian.
The people under my command also received news recently.
Strange things are being spread among the people.
Either the well water in a certain village turned black inexplicably, or the woods on the mountain died in pieces, and there were even ghost fires that popped up at night and the glow in the sky...
Nowadays, there is a strange thing happening in Xingjiang, which has the most fertile fields...
When Nanzhi entered the study, he saw Shen Wenchen staring at the letter on the table with his brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
"What's wrong?"
Putting down the chicken soup in his hand, Nanzhi also sat beside him.
"Why did you come out to see it? It's cold, don't freeze you." Shen Wenchen said in a reproachful tone as he held her hand and felt the cold temperature.
"I see you haven't come out, I'm worried about you." Nanzhi smiled, took out his hand and pushed the chicken soup towards him.
"This is the chicken soup I asked the kitchen to stew for you. Drink some to warm yourself up."
"I have no appetite." Shen Wenchen sighed. He wanted to touch Nanzhi's slightly bulging abdomen, but was worried that his hand was too heavy, so he had to give up.
"Is there another news from somewhere?" Nanzhi felt a little distressed when he saw that his eyes were green and black.
A month ago, news came from Kyoto that there was a change in the palace. General Song only asked someone to send the news, asking them to pay special attention.
After all, the importance of Yancheng cannot be compared with other places.
"No, it was sent back by Yuntian."
"Is he coming back?"
"You have to move back. He said something strange happened in the Xingjiang River, and nothing planted in the ground can survive."
Shen Wenchen rubbed his eyebrows and felt his temples twitching.
"Xi Jiang?" Nanzhi felt her eyelids twitching, and she had a bad premonition.
Ejiang is the granary of the Xia State. Seventy percent of the food eaten by the people of the Xia State is produced in Ejiang. If there is a problem with the land there...
"Well, he felt strange, so he planned to stay there for a while longer."
"Wen Chen, could it be because of me?"
Nanzhi pursed her lips and still asked her doubts.
The original drought and the escape were because the plot wanted to get rid of oneself, but what about now?
But she is just a little transparent, and now she is far away from the male and female protagonists...
"No, Nan Nan, don't think too much about it." Shen Wenchen saw his wife's worry and gently held her in his arms.
"These things are going to happen in this world with or without you, and the world is falling apart."
Shen Wenchen's eyes were so deep that it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
The world is already accelerating its collapse, but for what purpose?
Where did the senior and Xiao He go?