After they left, they were still feeling a lingering fear. Li Wenshan swallowed and asked nervously, "Are we still leaving?"
Li Dalang took a deep breath and said, "Let's go!"
So the three of them continued on their journey, pulling the charcoal.
Arriving at the camp gate, Li Dalang stepped forward and said to the guard, "Sir, we are here to deliver charcoal to the camp!"
Having received instructions early in the morning, the soldier guarding the gate asked a few people to wait while he trotted into the camp to give notice.
Soon Wang Yao came over and saw the three carts piled high with charcoal. He went forward to examine them carefully and nodded, "Follow me, come on!"
The three of them pulled the cart and followed Wang Yao into the camp. After making a few turns, they stopped in front of a row of warehouses.
Wang Yao called over a few soldiers and ordered, "Help them weigh the charcoal. I'll be right back!"
Although the two soldiers were young, they were very enthusiastic. With their help, the three of them quickly weighed all three carts of charcoal and then moved the charcoal to the warehouse.
Captain Wang had not arrived yet, and the two men did not dare to leave the three men wandering around the camp alone, so they had to accompany the three men and wait for Wang Yao.
With nothing to do, the few of them started chatting. Li Wenshan talked about the situation they encountered on the way here: "On the way here just now, we saw a group of people from a distance. We were so scared that we stayed where we were and dared not move!"
Seeing the three men's nervous expressions, the soldier smiled and explained, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! You must have met our general. The general hasn't returned to the capital in many years, so he will probably go back this year!"
Li Dalang couldn't help but sigh: "It's really thanks to the general that he has protected the northwest for so many years!"
A few of them were chatting idly when Wang Yao came hurriedly over: "Sorry to have kept you waiting. Have you unloaded all the charcoal?"
The two soldiers nodded hurriedly.
Wang Yao immediately took out six taels of silver and handed it to Li Dalang: "This is the money for the goods, keep it!" Then he instructed the two soldiers standing nearby: "You two, escort them out of the camp!"
Li Dalang gratefully accepted the silver and money, took the two men with him, and followed the soldiers out of the camp.
Just now in the camp, Li Wenshan didn't dare to be too presumptuous. Now that he was out of the camp, he excitedly said, "Wenjian, pinch me quickly to see if I'm dreaming. Did we really earn six taels of silver?"
Li Dalang looked at the excited Li Wenshan, as if he saw his former self. Now he could face the matter of making money calmly!
As usual, the three of them quickly returned to the village, handed the money they earned to Chief Li, and then returned the livestock to Li Yan.
Li Yan looked at the three people's relaxed expressions and thought that selling charcoal in the camp should be very smooth. Li Yan felt more at ease about them selling charcoal.
In the following month, Rongcheng had two more heavy snowfalls, which meant that the demand for charcoal was even greater, and the charcoal business in Lijia Village became more prosperous!
One day, Chief Li approached Li Yan with his hands behind his back and said, "Second girl, I've already distributed the first half of the month's money to the villagers. I think we should also distribute the second half today."
When Li Yan heard Clan Leader Li ask this, she nodded involuntarily. In the first half of the month, each of the sixty-three households in Lijia Village received five cents of silver. Although this amount of money was not much, it was a rare gift for the villagers who did not have much spare money.
There is only half a month left before the Chinese New Year. Li Yan thought of distributing the money to the villagers so that they would have some money in their hands to buy some New Year's goods!
Thinking of this, Li Yan said, "Grandpa Clan Leader, will there be more money to be distributed in the second half of the month?"
Patriarch Li said with a smile, "That's right. Perhaps it's because of the snow and the drop in temperature. The demand for charcoal will be even greater in the second half of the month, so naturally, we'll make more money! Bring your records and come with me. We'll distribute the money to the villagers in a moment!"
Li Yan immediately went back to the house and took her notebook with her records, and the two of them rushed home.
When Li Yan arrived, the small courtyard of the clan leader's house was already full of villagers. Although the cold wind was raging outside, it could not extinguish the enthusiasm in the villagers' hearts.
Seeing Chief Li coming back, the villagers asked in a flurry, "Uncle, when will the money be distributed?"
"Chief, can we get more money this time?"
When Chief Li went to look for Li Yan, he asked his eldest grandson to notify the villagers to come to his house to collect the money. The villagers were obviously very excited.
Clan leader Li led Li Yan through the crowded crowd and walked under the eaves. He raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet for a while. "I'm letting everyone in. We really need to divide the money. The New Year is only half a month away. Everyone should buy some things for their families after dividing the money! I won't say anything else. Let the second girl tell everyone the amount first!"
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