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

Five days have passed since the day I went to the county.

In the ordinary morning, there was no busyness during spring plowing. Everyone was busy working on their own. After Li Awen fed the pigs, he drove the lambs to graze in the orchard on his hillside.

There are a lot of weeds growing on the mountains. The lambs go to eat some every day. They can eat a lot of weeds and the sheep can gain weight quickly.

The wheat in the fields won’t be harvested until late May and June, so it’s still early!

Li Erlang and his sister Li Jinniang were breaking garlic cloves in front of the grain house, breaking open the dried garlic one by one and selecting the bad ones.

But the quality of these garlics is so good that it’s impossible to pick out any bad ones.

Li Jinniang didn't know how her brother's discussion with Manager Zhang was going. Now that the field to be planted with garlic had been cultivated, if she delayed it any longer, she would miss the best time to plant garlic. "Brother, do you think Manager Zhang will come?"

Li Erlang comforted his sister: "Don't worry, Manager Zhang will come. Don't worry."

After receiving comfort from her brother, Li Jinniang lowered her head shyly and continued to chop garlic silently.

Sure enough, near noon, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance of the village. When passing by the village, it attracted the attention of many people. They heard the sound and came out of the yard one after another, curiously looking at the figures of the three people riding horses.

Isn't it Guanshi Zhang who is leading the charge?

The horses carried people, their clothes were swaying, and the group of people galloped all the way, leaving behind a trail of rising smoke.

A piece of wilderness has been plowed and cultivated, and it is full of spring and a beautiful scenery.

The galloping horses were very conspicuous on the dirt roads sandwiched between large fields. The people working in the fields stopped and stood up to stare in the direction of the horses.

Finally, they saw the horses parked in front of the courtyard of Li Dacai's house.

Who are they?

Under the gaze of stars, the three men on horseback led the horses into the yard.

Li Erlang became vigilant when he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching from far away. He stopped to check in front of the courtyard gate. When he saw from a distance that it was Guanshi Zhang and the others, he notified his family that a guest was coming, and he went outside the courtyard to greet them.

Manager Zhang led two unfamiliar men to rein in the horse and stopped the horse in front of Li Erlang. "Erlang, how is everything?"

Li Erlang bowed respectfully: "Everything is fine. Thank you very much, Manager Zhang, for your concern. We have prepared some simple meals at home. The manager and the two Alangs will invite you."

Manager Zhang nodded and motioned to the two men to lead the horses.

The yard is very large, and the Li family has reserved a place for raising horses, so there is a place to tie horses in the backyard.

The man, led by Li Erlang, went to the backyard to tie the horse.

Except for Xu Qing and Li Jinniang, almost everyone in the Li family was standing in the yard. Li Aweng made the decision and enthusiastically invited Manager Zhang to come into the house. They had already had lunch, and the food on the table had been set aside in advance according to Li Erlang's advice, including a bowl of mutton soup and pancakes, and a bowl of mixed cabbage, topped with sesame oil that was choked with minced garlic.

Li Erlang returned to the main room and sat down at the table, while the two waiters, under the eyes of Manager Zhang, wittily filled the pancakes with cabbage and carried the mutton soup to the yard to eat.

They are servants and cannot share meals with their masters.

At the dinner table, they did not talk about business right away. Mainly because Li Erlang was slowly talking about spring plowing matters, while Manager Zhang ate quietly.

Li Aniang was sitting outside the dining table, holding the fabric in her hand, but her mind was not on it. Seeing that neither of them mentioned Hu Suan at all, but were talking about something and nothing, she couldn't help but feel anxious in her heart, but she It was impossible to interrupt the conversation, but to endure it until Manager Zhang finished his meal.

Manager Zhang finally put down his job, picked up the tea bowl, and looked at Li Erlang calmly.

After receiving the letter from his employer, he rode to Shangli Village.

We are now twenty-three, and the good season will be over in a few days, so of course we must seize the time.

The two of them had a tacit understanding of this.

Seeing that Manager Zhang was full, Li Erlang finally asked to go to the backyard to have a look.

He opened the granary and saw several rattan baskets on the wooden shelves, filled with garlic cloves. They were sorted according to size. If they were too big, they could be sown, and if they were too small, they could be kept for cooking.

After seeing Hu Suan, Manager Zhang nodded with satisfaction.

Although he was curious about the origin of Hu Suan, he would not ask Li Erlang. Since he decided to cooperate with others, where did he care about it?

"Excellent, Erlang, can we go to the study to discuss it in detail?"

Of course Li Erlang agreed: "Manager Zhang will come with me."

When they went to the study room, only Li Erlang and Manager Zhang were left. The others were worried and could only do other things. Li Aweng stood in the yard chatting with the two guys brought by Manager Zhang. After a while, he found out their identities - two people transferred by the employer who were good at farming.

This cooperation is considered stable.

Li Erlang had seen this a long time ago.

As soon as Manager Zhang sat down on the chair, Li Erlang took out a piece of paper and said: "This is the detailed method of growing garlic. Please take a look at it." Manager Zhang took the paper and did not read it immediately, but took it out of his arms. He sent out an opened letter: "This is the boss's reply and the boss's request. Erlang will take a look at it first. If he agrees, it won't be too late for me to look at this planting method."

Hearing this, Li Erlang took out the letter paper.

As expected, the owner agreed. Accordingly, the biggest purpose of the businessman is to obtain the maximum value. He directly listed the requirements and conditions in the letter. The most important thing was the share, but it was 82%.

The boss has 80%, and he has 20%.

Seeing this, Li Erlang was not too surprised. Although the garlic was valuable, there were many obstacles to be overcome before it could be transported to the most valuable capital, the capital.

As the saying goes, wealth is found in danger.

If he sells garlic here by himself and is lucky enough to sell it all safely, he can earn dozens of taels for forty taels per catty. When he gets to Chang'an, the price is more than a hundred taels, and he gets two taels. Yes, it is indeed less than what I earned from selling it!

but!

The prerequisite for him to make money is that he can sell all the garlic safely!

All the things that happened in the past told Li Erlang that it was impossible for a helpless ordinary person to fight against the Hu merchants. The people who sold garlic in the past were all retaliated by the Hu merchants and ended tragically.

Fighting alone against those villains hiding in the gutter costs not only your mind but also your family's safety. It's not worth it.

What's more, now that he knew Ji Qingyue's plan was in the capital, he no longer hesitated.

So he agreed immediately and raised his hand to ask Manager Zhang to read the planting method on the paper.

"This time I have brought my employer's seal and I will make a contract now. Let me ask you again, do you agree to all the conditions mentioned by my employer?"

By using their power, Hu Suan's reputation will rest on them from now on, and he will have nothing to do with Li Erlang anymore.

From now on, he was just a garlic grower hired by his employer.

"promise."

So Steward Zhang readily wrote two contracts as required by his employer, Li Erlang signed them, Steward Zhang stamped them, and the contract came into effect.

"The two people outside are sent by the boss. They all know what to do. Just tell them. If you encounter any trouble, let them help you. If you have any letters to me, just send them to the county to find me. You and I are both working for the boss, so you don’t have to be too polite in the future." Finally, Manager Zhang said that he was happy to cooperate, handed over to two more guys in the yard, and then left the village on his own.

Li Aweng knew that these two guys were going to live in their house when they were talking in the study. He quickly called Li Ainai and Li Aniang to tidy up the utility room.

There was no extra room in the house, so the two of them had to live in the utility room temporarily.

When Manager Zhang came, there were three people, but when he left, there was only one person. Everyone in the village was surprised, when did Li Dacai's family get involved with this noble man, Manager Zhang.

So the villagers came to Li's house in twos and threes to chat.

At this time, most of the spring plowing is over, and only a few people with few families are planting slowly.

Mrs. Li Liu also came with several children. She did not ask in a roundabout way like others. Suddenly there were two strange men in the house. She asked Li Awen directly: "Dad, who are they? Are they big?" Is there any news about Qing and the others?" This was all she thought of.

Li Aweng did not hide the identity of these two people: "They are people who are rich in food. Now they want to use my land to grow garlic."

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly took a breath of cold air.

Garlic is an expensive spice that most people are reluctant to use when cooking, let alone grow it.

Some people secretly planted it, but I don’t know which step went wrong. The quality of the harvested garlic was not very good. Some people successfully planted it, but the process of selling garlic was not smooth sailing. Some people dared to break the local monopoly of Hu merchants. Then Even if you hit a taboo, you can imagine the consequences.

If a person sells garlic, a conflict with the local chamber of commerce is like an egg hitting a stone.

"Why did Manager Zhang choose your house!"

The person who said this had a very bad tone. Aunt Li became furious when she heard this, and opened her mouth to curse: "Why don't you ask yourself, why didn't Manager Zhang choose your family?"

Li Aweng raised his hand and signaled everyone to calm down: "We are all from the same village, and I won't hide it from everyone. The reason why Manager Zhang agreed to cooperate with us is because we can get garlic seeds."

Everyone suddenly realized and figured this out, they couldn't help but regret in their hearts, and at the same time they envied Li Dacai's family for being so lucky.

In their opinion, growing garlic is not difficult. They can always grow one or two hundred kilograms of garlic in three to five years, but selling it has always been a problem. There is not much demand for garlic from village to village. Everyone only eats meat once or twice a month, and they don’t like to just eat garlic cloves when eating ordinary meals.

Naturally, no one wants to grow wild garlic if it cannot be sold.

But Li Dacai's family actually quietly came up with something that could impress Manager Zhang. They must have been preparing for a long time. But having garlic seeds alone is not enough. Jiangnan is the key. If there is turmoil in the Chamber of Commerce, small merchants will have the opportunity to enter Shandan.

That’s why they thought that Li Dacai’s family was lucky!

The Li family didn't know what the villagers thought. Even if they knew, they wouldn't care. They just didn't want to hinder them from growing garlic.

After seeing off the people who came to inquire about the news, Mrs. Li Liu stayed until the end. She did not hold on to Hu Lian's matter, but asked her sister-in-law to discuss the baby's full month with her parents.

Mrs. Li Liu: "It's been ten days since the baby was born, and he will be one month old next month, but Lang Jun and the others are afraid that they won't be able to come back. I'm thinking of waiting until July, when Yueniang's baby will be one month old. Let’s do it together with Ping Niang’s child’s 100-day celebration, what do you think of this, dad and mom?”

Grandma Li thinks this is good, "I think it's good. When the time comes, we can do it together in a more grand manner. Yueniang and Pingniang's parents will also feel proud when they come!"

Mrs. Li Liu nodded, that's the truth.

Nothing major happened outside. Ji Qing became more and more relieved. Now his mind was all on the cotton. Five days had passed. No matter whether he watered it or not, the cotton always looked like it was dying. It's just that The condition is worse after watering.

So what does this cotton tree dislike about the magical land?

Ji Qingyue scratched his head. There were no major problems with water, soil, light, or temperature. Still, the "decadent" cotton could not be saved. Could it be that the problem was in the seeds?