Make a fortune by farming: The sweetheart of the first assistant family

Huo Yunchao got rid of the obstructive gown and threw it to Zhou Changxing for safekeeping. He took Magistrate Wang's pickaxe and with one strong pull, he tore off the tree roots entangled with the pickaxe. He first used the sharp pickaxe to cut off the entangled tree roots. In turn, use a flat pickaxe to dig up the tree roots and grass roots scattered on the ground, so that they can be collected and stacked, dried and burned into potash fertilizer.

Magistrate Wang looked at Huo Yunchao who was working hard with a look of relief. Such a down-to-earth, neither arrogant nor arrogant young man is worthy of trust and expectation.

The tenant farmers have long known that Huo Yunchao is good at farm work. Even if he flies to the branches and becomes a dragon or a phoenix among people, he never changes his true character as a farmer, sweating and youthful in the fields, growing together with the sweet potatoes.

Huo Yunchao continued hoeing for a quarter of an hour. If Magistrate Wang hadn't called to stop, he could have continued!

"My lord, how did I behave?"

Magistrate Wang nodded in agreement: "Yun Chao, you are still so down-to-earth and hard-working. You are not distracted at all. Keep up the good work."

Huo Yunchao said with a smile: "Sir, anyone who has cultivated the land knows well that no matter how hard you work, you will get nothing. When the year is bad, you may even work very hard and only get nothing. I'm afraid I will be drifting all my life." Can’t get up.”

Magistrate Wang weighed the pickaxe: "No wonder you came to me. The amount of iron used in this pickaxe is too high. If five hundred pickaxes are not in the hands of the court, there will be endless troubles."

Huo Yunchao smiled and said nothing. He believed that with Magistrate Wang's full of strategies, he would be able to handle trivial matters with ease.

The carriage passed by Pinglehou's Mansion, and Magistrate Wang stopped again: "Yun Chao, the Hou's Mansion is so well-renovated, please take me in to take a look. I'll know the way first so that I can come to your place to have a meal in the future."

Huo Yunchao did not pretend to be polite to Magistrate Wang, but said something serious: "Sir, please help me think of something. What is the problem with my water collection device? I have racked my brains and can't think of a better solution."

Magistrate Wang followed Huo Yunchao's footsteps and entered the Hou Mansion. The Hou Mansion was built in accordance with the regulations of the Dasheng Dynasty. There was a male and a female stone lion placed at the door, showing its majesty.

The lion is the king of beasts and a symbol of power and majesty. During the Dasheng Dynasty, it was only suitable to be placed at the entrances of palaces, princes, nobles, and government offices. Ordinary people were not allowed to place it!

Even the richest and most powerful landowners and businessmen are not allowed to place stone lions in their homes.

Therefore, the people of the Dasheng Dynasty would instinctively be in awe of the building with the stone lion at the door, and would not dare to approach or step into it. It was a symbol of the power and status of the ruling class of the Dasheng Dynasty.

Stepping into it, Magistrate Wang stepped on the solid bluestone road and found a few empty spaces on both sides of the road: "Yun Chao, what is the use of these open spaces?"

Huo Yunchao introduced enthusiastically: "Sir, this location can get sunshine all year round, so I and Xu's father and Ning's mother have agreed to open a vegetable field here and plant some easy-to-live flowers by the wall. However, Ning Mom said she would rather plant pepper trees, so I have to take another look.”

"Yun Chao, do you want to grow vegetables in the main courtyard of the Hou Mansion?" Magistrate Wang looked confused.

Growing vegetables in a marquis mansion that cost more than 500 taels to build?

If you stay in the capital, you won't be treated as a laughing stock by the powerful people, right? Laugh for ten years!

Huo Yunchao replied calmly and confidently: "Yes, I asked the craftsman in charge, and the court has no regulations that prohibit me from growing vegetables in the Marquis Mansion. As long as I don't use anything that is beyond the regulations."

He naturally knew that this was not in line with the aesthetics of the powerful class, but he had the final say on his territory. Unless Emperor Yong'an issued an order not to allow him to open vegetable fields in the Marquis's mansion, no one could stop him!

Magistrate Wang stopped talking. He had just praised Huo Yunchao for sticking to his heart and being down-to-earth, but now he really couldn't open his mouth to persuade Huo Yunchao not to open a vegetable field.

Huo Yunchao looked embarrassed when he saw Magistrate Wang, and took the initiative to step down for him: "Sir, I know that growing vegetables in the richly decorated Marquis Mansion is not in line with other people's imagination, but I can only get this honor by farming. My family, young and old, only know how to farm. If others want to laugh at me, just laugh. I can even be my son-in-law. Am I afraid that others will laugh at me as a country bumpkin? I am not afraid, I am a country bumpkin to begin with!"

County Magistrate Wang was amused by the last sentence "I'm just a bumpkin". After laughing, he said some heartfelt words to him: "You, you, I won't advise you. Just have a strong balance in your heart. But I'm ugly. You are such a maverick in the past. If you move your family to the capital in the future, I am afraid that you will not get along with those people from aristocratic families. You will be isolated, and no one will really want to deal with you. "

For a person like Huo Yunchao who lives a straightforward life, it is not only difficult for him to get ahead in the officialdom, but he will also be artificially isolated because of his worthlessness.

Huo Yunchao looked indifferent: "Sir, I believe that we are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, but we will not get to know each other if we are not destined to meet each other. Whether others think highly of me or whether they are willing to play with me does not have much impact on me. I can only farm. , and nothing else. Sir, you must help me think about how to improve the water-fetching device!"

Magistrate Wang had long wanted to ask: "Didn't you dig a well? Why do you still need to bring water down from the mountains?"

"The mountain spring water is clear and delicious, with a sweet taste. Whether it is used to cook porridge or rice, or to make wine or make kimchi!" Huo Yunchao is a standard foodie. Every time he mentions food, he will gushing.

He pays great attention to his daily diet. He stays at home in his free time and cooks various delicious meals three times a day.

Huo Yunchao summed it up in one sentence: "Sir, we must not only eat enough, but also eat well. Only when we eat and drink enough can we have the energy to do things."

However, Magistrate Wang’s attention fell on wine making: “Yun Chao, do you know how to make wine?”

Huo Yunchao replied naturally: "My lord, I can make wine. Making wine is not difficult. I can not only make rice wine and sorghum wine, but also fruit wine, such as sour plum wine, wild wine, etc. My lord, have you heard of monkey wine?" I can also brew! There are just too many brewing materials and they are too complicated to collect. Furthermore, the quality of the brewing materials varies, and the taste of the final Monkey Wine cannot be guaranteed."

As soon as the expert makes a move, he will know if there is any.

When County Magistrate Wang heard Huo Yunchao say the above words without thinking, he knew that Huo Yunchao was not bragging, but really knew how to make wine.

He looked steadily at Huo Yunchao: "Yunchao, can you brew strong liquor that can be used by doctors to treat illnesses and save lives?"

Huo Yunchao only knew the general process of brewing spirits. He didn't dare to vouch for it without trying it himself: "Sir, I have never brewed spirits, so I don't dare to boast about it."

Magistrate Wang changed his usual easy-going and friendly attitude and became rather aggressive: "You said that, are you sure that it can be brewed?"

Huo Yunchao was too lazy to quarrel with Magistrate Wang and asked directly: "Sir, what do you want strong liquor for?"

Magistrate Wang was so excited that he had tears in his eyes: "Yun Dynasty, it's not that I want strong liquor, but that our soldiers guarding the border need strong liquor to save their lives. If you can really brew strong liquor, you must report the brewing method. The court!”