I am a pirate in Ming Dynasty

Qin Liu has been a little irritable recently. As the steward of the Qin family, in addition to being responsible for various chores in the Qin family compound, he also has to be the eldest young master's right-hand man and take care of various family businesses. Recently, he has also reconciled accounts with various accounting offices. Things were extremely complicated, but the young master at home still gave him a headache.

The young master of the Qin family is like an energetic wild dog, homeless all day long, which forces the chief butler to devote his attention to protecting his young master.

The early morning light poured down on the earth with soft light. By the time Qin Liu ran out in his robe, the young master in the yard had long disappeared.

Qin Liu, who smiled bitterly, summoned his servants and asked, "Did Qin Fenhuyuan go out with the young master?"

The servant replied: "Yes, the young master went out early in the morning carrying a fishing rod. Qin Fenhuyuan wanted to stop him, but the young master's temper is really stubborn..."

Qin Liu waved his hand and asked the servant to go down without finishing. He put on his outer clothes in the courtyard before going out. As for the eldest young master, he has not had time to go home these days to check the money and food issues, so he has been staying in the shop.

While the Qin family was very busy, the young master Qin Shang was fishing beside the cold river. Spring had just revived, and the pond was close enough for the fish to bite the bait. He put the fishing rod casually on the ground and lay on his back. It was so pleasant on the grass.

As for the guardian who had been following him, he was sitting on a stone pier not far away eating steamed buns. After so many days, Qin Shang also had a general understanding of his nursing home.

Qin Fen, like most nursing homes, is an orphan adopted by the Qin family and a confidant trained by the old man Qin Zhong. There are twenty-six such nursing homes in the Qin family. In this era when the status of businessmen is generally low, There are only a few families that can support so many nursing homes.

The breeze slightly scratched my face, bringing with it a hint of warmth. The ripples on the water surface began to spread out in circles, and the small fishing rod thrown on the ground began to stir restlessly.

When Qin Fen saw that the fish had bitten the hook, he immediately shouted: "Fish, fish has bitten the hook!"

Qin Shang sat up and looked at the waves in the water indifferently. This made Qin Fen very anxious. He thought that his young master was too young to understand, so he came over impatiently and wanted to pull the fishing rod. Qin Shang took the first step and used his meat. He pressed the fishing rod with his little hand and shook his head at him. Qin Fen could only give up. Anyway, he was playing with the young master. The young master could play as he liked.

Under the water, the fish kept eating the bait as if they were having fun, but the more they ate, the more addicted they became. It was really uncomfortable to take such small bites, so they swallowed the delicious food in one big gulp.

With a 'crack' sound, Qin Shang used all his strength to throw the fishing rod onto the shore. The fish splashed on the water, drew a beautiful arc and landed on the grass. It seemed that due to excessive force, the cloth shoes under Qin Shang's feet rubbed against the grass a few times. His short legs failed to stand still and he stumbled directly to the ground.

The fish kept flapping on the ground, holding the hook in its mouth and not knowing what happened.

Qin Fen was stunned when he saw it. He felt his head rumbling. He couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.

The little man over there clumsily put the fish into the fish basket, carefully closed the lid and put it in the river. He took out a fresh small earthworm from the prepared small clay pot, threaded the bait, threw the line, and lay down Next, done in one go.

For the next hour, Qin Fen was numb. He watched a three-year-old child continue to catch fish like a seasoned fisherman.

It's ridiculous. When the sun rose and the weather got hot, Qin Shang took out a sharp knife from Qin Fen's bag. However, the knife was much larger than his hand. It was difficult to hold it with both hands, let alone kill the fish. .

Although Qin Fen had no verbal communication with Qin Shang, he could understand what Qin Shang wanted to do.

The gesture of holding the knife scared him into a cold sweat. In order to prevent the little ancestor from being injured by the knife, he hurriedly took the knife to kill the fish. Qin Shang was not stubborn about this and spent a long time on him. They were all sweating.

While Qin Fen was picking up the fish at the hospital, he found a pile of dead grass and branches. When he was lighting a fire, he ran into trouble again. There was no fire!

Qin Fenhuyuan brought back the fish wearing a branch. When he saw the dead grass and dead branches on the ground, he didn't know what Qin Shang was going to do. He took out a cylindrical thing from his arms and pulled it out. The lid on top was blowing gently.

The smoke slowly rose, and a little bit of red fire suddenly appeared.

"This is called a fire fold. It's used to light a fire. When you use it, take off the lid and blow out the flames with your mouth. When not in use, just close the lid. But this thing is really expensive."

As he said that, when he lit the fire on the withered grass, he immediately covered the fire with a folding bag, put it in his arms and patted it twice before he felt relieved.

Qin Shang took a few glances and roughly knew what it was. Using the principle of oxygen to support combustion, he kept the sparks in flammable materials. When used, remove the cover and let the oxygen in. Blowing it would just let the sparks out. It's just that the seeds are fully burned. Just cover it after use. The flame goes out, and without the oxygen to support the combustion, it turns into sparks again.

He had seen this thing in books, but he didn't expect that he would see the real thing in this ancient time.

Qin Shang somewhat lamented the wisdom of his ancestors. If there were not so many constraints from Confucianism later, and with the creativity of his ancestors, he doesn't know what the development of the world would be like.

However, no amount of spiritual food could make Qin Shang's stomach no longer hungry. While Qin Fen was grilling fish, Qin Shang took out a few small paper bags from the bag Qin Fen brought.

Opening the small paper bag, there are several common seasonings hidden inside, which are actually just a little salt, cumin, and a little caramel sugar.

That is to say, the Qin family only has seasonings like cumin that are available to wealthy families.

To be honest, Qin Shang was surprised to find cumin in the kitchen. It is not easy to have a decent barbecue. Cumin has become popular at this time. As for peppers, they are still in South America. Stay in this shitty place.

According to historical trends, chili peppers were not introduced to China until the Qing Dynasty. How many hundred more years would it take?

How about I go get the peppers back?

A crazy idea suddenly popped up in Qin Shang's head, but he immediately rejected it. He is just a passerby, what is the need to do these things.

The fish gradually made a sizzling sound under the firelight, and the charming aroma of the meat gradually wafted out.

"Master, hurry up and add the seasonings, the fish will be ready soon!" Qin Fen's eyes were shining, and the light at the corner of his mouth was particularly crystal clear.

The thoughts in his head were instantly thrown out. Qin Shang sprinkled the seasoning packets carelessly, and a more charming aroma wafted out instantly.

After Qin Fen stuffed a relatively large fish to Qin Shang, he started to nibble on it, and the oil splashed out from the corners of his mouth.

Qin Shang was so stunned that he couldn't speak. The thought just now seemed to break a fragile corner in his heart.

But this world...

The delicious river food tastes like chewing wax, and Qin Shang's heart is no longer calm enough.

"Hey, can you give me one of your fish?" A crisp voice rang in Qin Shang's ear.

Turning his head, a little fat man about the same age as him came into view. Unlike him, this little fat man was a little too fat, and his body was almost two inches wider than him.

It's a bit bulky, but it's neatly packed. It doesn't look like a child from the countryside.

Qin Shang picked up a crispy fish and handed it over. The little fat man was not polite. He picked it up and bit it with his teeth. He was obviously a child, but he ate it like an adult.

Looking at this little fat man, Qin Shang suddenly felt an appetite, and the grilled fish in his hand was instantly wiped out.

However, the little fat man obviously still had more to say. Qin Shang was not stingy, and then brought him grilled fish. Two quarters of an hour passed, until someone called his name from a distance, and the little fat man wiped his mouth randomly, with a look of panic on his face. look.

"You, you...next time, I'll play with you again..." The little fat man spoke with his tongue curled up, sounding milky.

Qin Shang nodded without saying anything, watching as the little fat man staggered out with half a grilled fish in his hand.

Following the sound of the wind in the distance, the little fat man's name also blew into his ears.

"Gao Cai~"

When Qin Shang started to put away the fishing rod, Qin Fen realized what he had done and cleaned up the messy place on the ground. Even the sparks on the ground were covered with soil. When there was no smoke rising, he started again. Carrying a small bag, he followed the young master.

He said to himself: "Young master, this fire is a knife on the farmer's body. We can light fires in the wild, but we must extinguish all the sparks. Otherwise, if a fire ignites on the grass, the fields will suffer." Crops.”

"The villagers who work in agriculture these days have to pay heavy taxes and have to dig in the fields all year round. If there is a natural disaster, they will not be able to survive. We idlers can light a fire and grill fish, but we cannot stay here. Disaster, people have no way to survive!"

After finishing speaking, Qin Fen couldn't help but shake his head when he saw that there was no other color on the young master's face.

"What am I talking about?"

Did Qin Shang really not hear it? But he remembered how much mischief he had played with in the 1990s, especially when he was clearing away wheat straw in the fields at home. The golden haystacks symbolized the hard work of the family, and who was in charge of the family. No one in the past had even two haystacks who were embarrassed to say that they were farmers.

And this also makes these children go a little crazy. When they have nothing to do, they grab a few straws, dig a hole in the dirt at the door, throw two sweet potato eggs in it, and bake it for a while...

At that time, people often got beaten for playing with fire.

Food is the life of farmers. Qin Shang suddenly thought that at this time, those who have fame do not need to pay taxes, and there are a lot of disgusting people who have surrendered. The only ones who really pay taxes are the poor people. Those who pay the most will receive the least, but they will be eaten by moths.

Zhang Juzheng will be born next year, right? Qin Shang suddenly wanted to meet this ruthless man who single-handedly helped a sick dynasty survive for sixty years. Even the emperor of the Zhu family is too cool, it is a pity for this chief minister.