No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

There are new and old notices on the notice board, one covering the other in the order of first come, first served. No one has cleaned it for a long time, and it has become a thick layer of paste.

Ji Qing rummaged through it more and more, and finally found a "recruitment notice" at the bottom. After being exposed to the weather, he could still vaguely make out the content on it.

What is written above is that Zhanglai Village and surrounding villages raised funds together to build a new school. Now they want to recruit a tutor. Each student will be given four taels of education every year. Those who are interested should go to Zhanglai Village to find the village leader for an interview.

Ji Qingyue thought to himself: The writing is quite good, why is no one applying?

There was a cake stall next to the bulletin board, and Li Erlang asked him to sit at the stall when he was tired.

After reading the information on the bulletin board, Ji Qingyue obediently went to sit at the pancake stall and ordered a vegetable pancake. The stall owner gave him a bottle of water for free. "I see you have been standing in front of the bulletin board for a long time. Are you looking for someone or a job?"

Ji Qingyue picked up the pancake, which contained a little boiled mutton. The taste was average, but the pancake was bigger. "I saw a recruitment notice. Zhanglai Village is looking for masters. Each person has four or two bundles of repairs. Why has no one taken it down after so long? Is there some secret?"

Upon hearing this, the owner of the cake stall thought that Ji Qing wanted to reveal the notice, so he quickly stopped him: "You can't go there!"

Ji Qingyue pretended to be surprised: "Why?"

"Don't you know that there are more and more bandits in that area? Have you heard about what happened in Shiliang Village some time ago?"

Ji Qingyue nodded, and the stall owner continued: "I heard that the bandits' village is in a dangerous place in the mountains. The county government failed to suppress the bandits several times. Instead, it angered the bandits. They let out rumors that they must Revenge. Those bandits can't take revenge on the county government, so guess who they are most likely to attack?"

His words made Ji Qingyue's heart skip a beat, and his face turned pale.

The stall owner put on a "Just watch" expression, "I advise you not to go there and join in the fun, otherwise you will die one day."

"Since we know that the bandits will retaliate, why haven't the government taken any action? Do we really have to wait for the bandits to come down the mountain to take revenge?" Ji Qing became more anxious and his tone was serious. He was really worried that the bandits would rush down the mountain and hurt ordinary people. , especially the Li Erlang family who were inexplicably noticed by the bandits.

The stall owner shrugged his shoulders: "The county government can't do anything, so what can we common people do? I just kindly advise you, don't go over there to wade in the muddy water."

Ji Qingyue realized that he shouldn't be so rude to an ordinary person, so he felt a little guilty: "I'm sorry, I was too impatient. I shouldn't have talked to you like this."

The stall owner waved his hands and said indifferently: "It's okay. When I first heard about it, I was just as anxious as you. I scolded the county government for being useless. But later I found out that this group of bandits was cunning! The people from the county government had nothing to do in the mountains. If we can't defeat the bandits, we can only wait for them to come down the mountain, but it has been so long and there has been no movement on the mountain."

Hearing what the stall owner said, Ji Qing became more and more energetic: "Did the county government make people keep an eye on the movements on the mountain?"

"That's natural. No matter how useless the government is, we can't just let it go."

Ji Qingyue couldn't help but secretly admire this stall owner. As expected, people can't be judged by their appearance. He was rooted in the golden stall next to the bulletin board and knew so much information.

The stall owner added: "Although there is nothing you can do to deal with these bandits for the time being, you don't have to worry too much. The county government and the villages near Shiliang are all in trouble. They are on alert. If they encounter bandits coming down the mountain, they will People from the county government will definitely take action."

At this time, someone came to the stall to eat. The stall owner stopped chatting with him and left Ji Qingyue to eat slowly by himself.

Banditry has always been a problem in Ji Qingyue's heart, but the root cause of banditry is not these people, but the land. He must find a way to bring back the bandits in the mountains.

Ji Qing is getting more and more worried...

In the grain store, Manager Zhang and Li Erlang were sitting in the study. The small study was full of account books and cargo lists, with a row full of bookshelves and two piles stacked on the desk.

Li Erlang took a sip of tea and found that it had a refreshing taste and was a good cup of tea. He smiled and expressed his intention: "Manager Zhang, I am here today to seek cooperation. I wonder if Manager Zhang still remembers my request last year? "

Manager Zhang held the tea cup with a smile on his face: "I remember, Erlang wanted to grow garlic, but I refused at the time."

"Yes, this time it is still related to garlic." Li Erlang sat up straight: "At that time, there was only land and no garlic seeds. Manager Zhang, this time I have land and garlic seeds, and the end of April is the best time to plant garlic seeds. Season, I want to seek a cooperation with my employer, is it possible?"

Manager Zhang was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "Please tell me carefully."

"The steward knows that I have a hundred acres of open space at home. This year I have saved two hundred kilograms of garlic. I have prepared the land and seeds. If I plant all these garlic seeds, I can harvest a thousand kilograms of garlic after the autumn harvest." Li Erlang had already calculated it carefully before he came. Only a detailed plan can convince the cooperators: "I have already found out the method of planting garlic. I don't have to worry about it with the boss. I wonder if Manager Zhang can inform the boss. Let the boss consider it?"

Manager Zhang looked thoughtful. He knew why Li Erlang wanted to cooperate with them. He just wanted to find a backing. The weight before was not enough, and the Dong family's power could not reach the northwest. Now Jiangnan has been restrained by the officials, and the Dong family is exerting its strength. At a good time, their family is running the cloth and grain business. After the expansion, the scale is not small. It still has some say in the south, but in fact it is still not as good as the three weakened families.

If you want to find a new way, spices are indeed a good entry point. Now most of the spices are in the hands of Hu merchants, but they are foreigners after all. No matter how they develop in Dali, they still have to rely on the local people and the local government. The instructions given to the government are all the same. As long as the benefits are enough, they can let go. According to the locals, the three families are at a low ebb. Whoever can stand up in time is the winner. In the shopping malls, competition for interests and embezzlement of power are common. When things happen, you are weak and I am strong, you are strong and I am weak, this is a truth that everyone understands.

Therefore, this opportunity cannot be missed!

Manager Zhang put down the tea cup without biting it: "Erlang, now that my boss is in the capital, I will write an urgent letter to my boss immediately. I will reply to you within seven days. Don't rush to find him." his home."

Li Erlang smiled: "Don't worry, Manager Zhang! When I first made the plan to grow garlic, I never thought about looking for another owner, but if the owner finally refuses..."

"That's natural!" Manager Zhang smiled as he wrote a letter, put it in the envelope, sealed it, and asked the servant to go to the inn to choose the fastest way to deliver the letter to his employer.

After Li Erlang finished talking about the business, he stopped disturbing him. After Manager Zhang sent the people out of the grain store, he turned around and went back to handle the affairs.

The boss sent him to the northwest not to suppress him, but to let him make a difference. He is the one who goes to the northwest the most and most frequently among the boss's many managers. He hopes that he can do something big this time. The boss and his own path , just look at this time.

Manager Zhang thought deeply, and he was determined that this cooperation would be successful. Planting garlic is still a trivial matter, but Hu Shang's subsequent attempts to make things difficult are the trouble.

He had to plan and prepare in advance.

Li Erlang here walked out of the grain shop and went straight to the place where he was separated from Ji Qingyue. He saw Ji Qingyue sitting in the cake shop and chatting happily with the stall owner. Ji Qingyue saw Li Erlang coming back: "Erlang, Are you done with your work?"

"Busy working."

"Okay! Let's go." It's getting late.

Ji Qingyue stood up and said goodbye to the stall owner, who was still reluctant to leave: "I won't charge you for the cakes next time A Lang comes to my stall!"

Ji Qingyue agreed with a smile and followed Li Erlang: "This stall owner is so good at chatting." Ji Qingyue is not a particularly talkative person. He is just used to being bored in paintings. Once he comes out, everything will be new and he won't talk to others. Can talk for a long time.

They walked back to the west. Compared with shops, there were more residential alleys here, full of life.

Li Erlang took him to an alley with shops on both sides. The shops were in the front and the houses were in the back. The layout was relatively narrow, but full of warmth everywhere.

They stopped in front of a carpentry shop with three parallel shops. A young man and a boy were busy working on the carpentry. The square Ji Qingyue knew what he was doing at a glance.

When the young man saw Li Erlang, he quickly wiped his hands and invited the two people in. At the same time, he shouted towards the inner courtyard: "Liu Niang, there are guests. Hurry up and bring the tea out!"

A clear female voice inside agreed.

Li Erlang: "Uncle Quan, there's no need to work. I'm here to collect my share. I'll leave later."

Li Daquan nodded, looked at Ji Qingyue and asked, "Who is this...?"

Li Erlang introduced him calmly: "He is a good friend I made in the county."

Ji Qingyue took the call: "Hello, my name is Ji Qingyue. Erlang, you and Uncle Quan go and do some work!"

Li Daquan felt that Ji Qingyue's words were a bit strange, but he didn't pay much attention. He nodded in agreement and asked the waiter to entertain Ji Qingyue, and then walked into the inner courtyard with Li Erlang.

Since receiving the share during the Chinese New Year, Li Daquan has not had time to return to the village in the past four months. He sent a message to the fifth man in the village, telling Erlang to go to the county to collect the share. However, Li Erlang was busy with spring plowing and had no time. So it was postponed until now.

The two of them checked the account books and found that he had received almost two hundred taels in the past four months. Li Daquan considered that it would be difficult for Li Erlang to carry the money back, so he exchanged it for ten taels and one ingot of silver as before. There are a total of eighteen ingots, and the remaining copper coins, a small sack, weighing more than ten kilograms.

Li Erlang once again had more than ten kilograms of copper coins wrapped around his waist and more than ten kilograms of silver in his hand.

too heavy.

Happy to be heavy.

Just when Li Daquan wanted to send two of his men to take Li Erlang back, Li Erlang refused and said, "My friend and I can go back by ourselves. Thank you Uncle Quan for your help."

Under Li Daquan's worried eyes, Ji Qingyue and Li Erlang walked out of the alley.

He and Ji Qingyue went straight to Chaoming Mountain. Ji Qingyue put the money into the painting in two separate trips. After hiding the money, both of them felt relieved and looked at each other and smiled.

Like a thief.

At this time, Chaoming Mountain was green, with birds chirping and flowers fragrant. Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue slowly descended the mountain while enjoying the scenery.

It's time to go back.

However, Li Erlang didn't pay much attention to the scenery. He looked at Ji Qingyue, who was more than half a head taller than him, out of the corner of his eye and thought about the scene in the shop.

When he came out of the inner courtyard, he saw Ji Qingyue and Uncle Quan's daughter Liu Niang chatting happily in the shop, with smiles in their eyes. Uncle Quan stood behind him and couldn't help but muttered: "Erlang, this friend of yours is really handsome. Is he a barbarian?"

He suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Ji Qingyue, who was beside him, focused his eyes on the surrounding scenery and did not notice Li Erlang's distraction at all.

He was looking for bamboo wholeheartedly.

"Erlang..."

"Yue Lang..."

Ji Qing became more and more confused: "What are you going to say?"

Li Erlang finally had to hold back the courage he had mustered up: "It's nothing, what did you want to say just now?"

Ji Qingyue pointed around: "Is there any bamboo in this mountain?"

Li Erlang shook his head: "Most bamboos are not cold-resistant. Chaomingshan lacks water in winter, so bamboos will not grow here. Like Baidiezi, most bamboos are specially planted in gardens for viewing." He paused. , "Yuelang, do you want bamboo?"

Ji Qingyue nodded regretfully. It doesn't matter, you can find it later. "What did you want to say just now? Let's talk if we have anything to say!"

Li Erlang stood there, his face flushed. Ji Qingyue saw that Li Erlang was not leaving and looked back: "You..."

"Koshiro, do you like Liu Niang?"

"?" Who is Liu Niang? he asked.

"You don't know who Liu Niang is?" Now it was Li Erlang's turn to be stunned. He took the initiative to mention a girl of the same age for the first time and hesitated: "Liu Niang is... the girl who was talking to you just now..."

Ji Qingyue suddenly realized: "So you like her! Did I speak too politely to her and make you unhappy? I'm sorry, I will be more careful next time!"

Li Erlang was shocked and waved his hands wildly: "Yue Lang, please don't misunderstand! I don't like her! After all, she is a cousin of mine. We have never met or spoken to each other. How could this happen? I’m so happy!”

After his strong refusal, Ji Qingyue finally believed it: "Then what do you want to say?"

"You...are too close..."

Ji Qingyue finally heard what Li Erlang muttered. He was a little surprised. Just now, he and the girl were sitting at a table opposite each other. They had no contact during the whole process, and there were outsiders present. They were just chatting about interesting things in the alley. Is this considered too close? !

Well, since Li Erlang said so, he still has to pay attention to the rules here. "Thank you Erlang for reminding me, I will pay attention next time. I thought that women can go to school and the environment will be more relaxed. At least if men and women can talk and chat, nothing will happen."

There was nothing wrong with the presence of outsiders, it was just that Li Erlang was too "cautious".

Li Erlang didn't dare to say anything, so he quickly changed the topic: "Last night, my mother-in-law came to me and asked me to marry her. I was so shocked that I finally refused."

Ji Qingyue was secretly surprised and glanced at Li Erlang. The farmer was a little tanned, but he looked full of vigor and vitality. His body was lean and muscular, and his exposed forearms were full of strength. It was a figure he envied.

He nodded: "I think it's better to get married later." Girls here get married and have children when they are fifteen or sixteen years old. When he saw such little women on the road, he felt full of guilt.

"Really? You think so too, Yue Lang!" Li Erlang grinned in surprise. He didn't know exactly what he was happy about.

Anyway, just happy.

Before going down the mountain, Ji Qingyue returned to the painting. Li Erlang held the bamboo tube, got on the donkey cart and swayed home.