Datang romantic little landlord

Li Wangyou knew that although it was called Yaowang tea, it was actually not tea, but a plant called "Huaxi Silver Wintersweet".

Yaowang tea still has a lingering fragrance after seven brews, and it is a rare top-grade tea.

Li Wangyou almost salivated at the thought of this.Drinking tea, he really wanted to drink tea, not Datang's bloody boiled tea!

After pondering for a while, Li Wangyou immediately ran out, and he went to the Niu family brothers to help pick tea.

Qinling is deep in the mountains, Li Wangyou conceived that he didn't have the ability to go in.However, the Niu family brothers often went hunting in Qinling Mountains, so it would be no problem to ask them to help pick this kind of tea and come back.

If he could pick the Yaowang tea, he and Su Changqing would have good tea to drink. Thinking of this, Li Wangyou quickened his pace again.

As expected, the Niu family brothers were at home. Hearing that Li Wangyou wanted to ask them to help pick the leaves of a plant in Taibai Mountain when he entered the mountain, he nodded and agreed without hesitation.

"Xiao Lang, don't worry, my eldest brother and I are planning to go hunting in the mountains tomorrow, and we can help you go to Taibai Mountain to pick the leaves." Niu Wu patted his chest and agreed nonchalantly.

"Then thank the two elder brothers, I will invite you to come home for dinner when I come back." Li Wangyou said happily.

"Pig-killing rice?" Niu Wu couldn't forget the pig-killing rice he ate that day.

Niu Yong glared at his younger brother angrily, thankfully he figured it out.

Li Wangyou has a black thread, you have to kill a pig if you invite you to a meal?The landlord's family has no food left!

He quickly explained: "It's not something you can cook often, but it's also a delicacy made with pork."

Li Wangyou described the appearance of that Yaowang tea again, and made sure that the Niu family brothers had written it down before leaving.

When the Niu family brothers go hunting in the Qinling Mountains, they usually go there for about a week. Li Wangyou is full of anticipation when he thinks that he will have tea to drink after a week.

The next day, Yang Zuan really kept his word, and sent ten cattle to Li Wangyou early in the morning, which once again caused a sensation in Dingzhou Village.

Li Wangyou was very straightforward, and directly handed over the ten cattle to the old village.Including the previous ones, a total of [-] cattle were lent to the village for spring plowing free of charge, as long as the village sent someone to help him manage the saline-alkali land.

Now all the people in the village know that because of Su Changqing's request, Li Wangyou's blueprint of the water truck has been exchanged for a half of the village's rent this year.

In addition, the cattle lent to the village for free, and Li Wangyou's unforgettable pig-killing meal... In short, Li Wangyou's prestige in the village is now as high as that of the old village, even surpassing it. Not bad.

If the old village hadn't stopped him, it is estimated that many villagers would come to kowtow to Li Wangyou to thank him.

Li Wangyou and Su Changqing are now walking in the village, and villagers will greet them warmly at any time, and from time to time, villagers will send fresh mountain products and seafood to their homes to express their gratitude.

The Niu family brothers went hunting in the mountains, and Li Wangyou also went to the Gan River, and began to guide the farmers who helped him dig ditches to release water.

After being soaked in river water for two days, ditches were dug to drain the water, and after the water in the saline-alkali soil was drained, the gap was re-plugged and water was soaked again. This operation had to be repeated three or four times to wash out the alkali contained in the soil.

When Li Wangyou stood on the embankment and watched everyone working, a river boat slowly came from the lower reaches of the Gan River, which was rare.

Because Chang'an City is in the lower reaches of the Gan River, generally river boats go to Chang'an Dongwei Bridge Wharf.Apart from fishing boats, there are very few cargo boats on the Ganhe River.

Li Wangyou looked curiously, but saw a person standing at the bow of the boat waving at him.Looking at the figure, Li Wangyou knew that it was the fat man Qiu Kun who had returned.

"Brother Qiu, how did you come by boat?" Li Wangyou asked curiously. It took only an hour to ride a horse from Chang'an City to Dingzhou Village, but it took two days by boat.

"Haha, Xiao Lang, I really appreciate your news this time. My lord asked me to bring you another [-] shi of grain. As a thank you, please accept it." Qiu Kun shouted loudly from the bow.

A hundred stones of grain?This was a pleasant surprise.

Li Wangyou is now interested in more food, and of course he will not refuse.Looking at the river boat docking with a smile on his face, he thought in his heart that Qiu Kun would not charge him for his meal this time.

Well, I am really a good person, too generous!

Li Wangyou shamelessly praised himself in his heart, if Qiu Kun could hear what was in his heart, he wondered if he would have the urge to kill him.

Li Wangyou was still praising himself, but he heard the fat man whisper: "Xiao Lang, what are these things that can rotate by themselves?"

"Waterwheels are used to carry water for irrigation." Li Wangyou explained.

Qiu Kun didn't bother to talk to Li Wangyou, jumped ashore and ran to the waterwheel by himself, looking up and down carefully.

"This waterwheel is amazing! It uses water to propel it, and it rotates automatically to lift water! Xiaolang, I'm afraid you didn't create this, right?" Qiu Kun, a fat man, could see the key to the waterwheel's rotation at once, which made Li forget. Worry was a little surprised.

Li Wangyou nodded: "Brother Qiu has good eyesight."

"Haha, in fact, my family also has farming. I wonder if brother Qiu's waterwheel can be taught to my Qiu family? Don't worry, I will exchange grain with you!" Qiu Kunfa's small eyes blinked a few times, and immediately made his request.

"You want a waterwheel? Why don't you change it, and I'll give you the blueprint of the waterwheel later." Li Wangyou took four hundred shi of grain from the enemy's family in vain, so why would Li Wangyou have the nerve to take more money.

If Yang Zuan knew that Li Wangyou gave away the drawings of the waterwheel to his enemies for free, he might be tempted to kill him with a knife. He was the blueprint that Li Wangyou blackmailed ten cattle in exchange for.

After talking for a while, Li Wangyou realized that this enemy was not only a big grain merchant in Chang'an, but also a big landlord.

Their family owns a large amount of land in Hebei Road and Jiannan Road, and has a Zhuangzi dedicated to growing grain.Both the North China Plain and the Sichuan Plain are the main grain producing areas of the Tang Dynasty. Li Wangyou did not expect that the Chou family would have such a large layout.

With so much land, the water consumption is naturally huge.

Qiu Kun saw the value of the waterwheel at a glance, so he proposed to ask Li Wangyou for the method of making the waterwheel.If all of Qiu's Zhuangzi were equipped with waterwheels, Qiu Kun estimated that the grain output would increase by at least [-]%.

Seeing that Li Wangyou was willing to present the blueprint of the waterwheel as a gift, Qiu Kun was overjoyed and thanked Li Wangyou for his generosity.

He asked someone to help him transport the grain back home. With so much grain, the old housekeeper Li Heng's face was full of smiles again, and he began to wonder if he should build another granary at home.

Inviting Qiu Kun to sit in the main room, Li Wangyou planned to ask Qiu Kun how his family planned to deal with the coming locust plague.

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"Brother Qiu, I wonder what you and Lord Qiu have prepared for these days?"

"Haha, speaking of it, it's thanks to Xiao Lang's reminder this time!" Qiu Kun looked embarrassed.

Qiu Kun picked up the water bowl and took a sip of water and continued: "My father has sent letters to Jiannan Road and Hebei Road, and shipped all the stored grain to Chang'an. In addition, he also mobilized funds to buy a lot of grain. My family's money bank But basically it was emptied.”

Li Wangyou didn't expect Qiu Yuanliang to be so courageous, and after learning that the locust plague might break out, he would put all his wealth on it.

Glancing at the smug fat man, Li Wangyou thought about it and asked: "Chou Gong will not hoard food, and plan to take advantage of the locust plague..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Wangyou didn't know how to continue speaking.In business and business, it is understandable for Qiu Yuanliang to hoard food and make a fortune, but he feels that this is too inferior.

If that's the case, it's nothing if the enemies don't make friends.

But Qiu Kun got up abruptly, and glared at Li Wangyou: "What does Xiao Lang mean by that? My Qiu family has been in business for generations, but I act upright, stand upright, and never do business with ignorance."

Seeing Qiu Kun so excited, Li Wangyou was also a little embarrassed, smirked and rubbed his nose: "Brother Qiu, don't blame me, so what is Qiu Gong's plan?"

"Hmph!" Qiu Kun glared at Li Wangyou dissatisfied, and sat back again: "My family is not hoarding food for profiteering, my father means that when the locust plague comes, all my food stores will operate as usual, how much do you want to buy? As long as there is still food in my warehouse, I will never stop selling it."

What he said made Li Wangyou's eyes light up, and he raised the water bowl to Qiu Kun: "Chou Gong is so righteous, I will serve water instead of wine to brother Qiu."

After speaking, he drank the water in the water bowl in one gulp.