I, the fox clan, Arita!

Lingshu originally planned to teach the villagers to grow sand bean sprouts. Even if Yan Youcai hadn't come to his door, either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, he planned to talk to Yan Youcai about it and ask him to come forward Inform the folks that if anyone is willing to learn, come to his house.

Unexpectedly, Yan Youcai couldn't wait any longer, and would bring someone to his house to force his tutor to teach the villagers how to grow bean sprouts.

Lingshu himself is willing to take the initiative to teach because he believes that he is now a member of Yanjia Village. For the sake of the villagers, he wants everyone to live a good life, and he has no intention of taking money from the people of the village. Kindness.

But now being forced to teach by others, he is not, happy, willing, anymore!

That being the case, Uncle Cai, don't blame me for being cruel.

Lingshu didn't wait for his godmother to answer, and jumped ahead and said with a smile: "Uncle Youcai is right, we are all from the same village. It doesn't make sense for my family to make money, so the villagers will stare at me, right?"

When Chen Guihua heard Lingshu's words, she immediately gouged him out, and was about to curse, when Lingshu smiled and grabbed the godmother's hand, shook her head at her, and said, "Don't worry, everything is up to me." gesture.

Yan Youfu also stared at Ling Shu, his face turned purple. On the contrary, Yan Dachuan and Chen Lanzhi were a little relieved at this moment, knowing that their younger brother is smart and has many tricks. Since the younger brother is not in a hurry, there must be a way .

The fourth grandma laughed at the side: "Xiao Shu, the fourth grandma knows that you are a sensible child, and you are all fellow villagers. In this village, you are all from our Yan family. Da Chuan carried you down from the mountain. You are blessed and kind." Let you be on the Yan family's genealogy, so that you have a place to settle down,

Otherwise, you will become a lonely family. If something happens, you don't even have a family member to support you. How pitiful, is what Fourth Grandma said right?It’s all right now, you also have a family, and you have our clan to rely on, just remember to be grateful, you did a good job, this is very good, very good. "

Lingshu sneered in his heart, I want to be grateful, and that is also to thank my godfather, godmother and eldest brother and sister-in-law. I was originally an orphan, and I really don't have much sense of belonging to the family. Even if I have no one to rely on, I don't necessarily live worse than others .

But he still smiled on the surface, nodded and said: "Fourth grandma, you are talking about this reason."

Yan Youcai rubbed his hands happily and said, "Hey, I have long said that Lingshu is a transparent child. Uncle, I saw you right! Then it's settled! I'll go and tell everyone!"

Yan Youcai got up excitedly to leave, but Lingshu said, "Uncle, don't be in a hurry to go, it's not impossible to teach the folks how to grow this green ruyi, but I have a condition, if you agree , I will not say anything else, I will do my best to teach everyone!"

Yan Youcai sat down again and asked, "What's the condition? If your condition is too difficult, uncle can't agree."

"It's not difficult at all. You can decide this matter." Lingshu smiled with crooked eyebrows. If Wei Xiuya were here, he would definitely be able to see that he was trying to trick someone. "I want the one from the back mountain." Those three mountains, and the lake at the foot of the mountains."

Yan Youcai:? ? ?

"What do you want to do?" Yan Youcai couldn't figure it out, and said directly, "The mountain and the lake are originally wild. Although they belong to the boundary of our village, no one wants to go up the mountain to hunt, and who wants to go into the water Fishing is fine? I really can’t decide what you say.”

Lingshu was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "You mean, the mountain and the lake belong to the whole village? As long as everyone agrees, they can be given to me, right?"

"That's right." Yan Youcai nodded affirmatively.

"What do you think, Grandma Fourth?" Ling Shu turned around and asked.

"Xiao Shu, are you really willing to teach the villagers how to grow green ruyi vegetables as long as you want that wild mountain and that lake?" Fourth Grandma asked him back.

"That's right!" Ling Shu said, "I guarantee that everyone can learn it. If you are willing to sell it in a variety of ways, I will help contact the vendor to come and collect it!"

Upon hearing Lingshu's words, Yan Youcai and Chen Tiekun were overjoyed.

This time they came to ask Lingshu to teach everyone how to grow bean sprouts, just because they saw that his family was making a lot of money in this business, and they usually met Yan Dachuan and Yan Youfu without saying anything to their faces, but they were jealous behind their backs.

A few days ago, someone in the village inquired about those vendors who came to buy green ruyi vegetables, saying that Lingshu was willing to teach others how to grow green ruyi, but the price was a bit expensive, and they cost ten taels of silver.

A few quick-witted ones couldn't sit still, so they hurriedly found Yan Youcai, and asked him to talk to Lingshu to see if it would be cheaper for everyone to follow suit.

Yan Youcai came to the door, and he asked Lingshu to teach everyone for free. In fact, he really didn't expect Lingshu to agree. This was discussed before they came. Let's sell the lowest price first, so that it can be used later. It's just a bargain.

It's just that they didn't expect that Lingshu really agreed.

Moreover, the condition Lingshu mentioned was not a condition at all to Yan Youcai.

Those hills and lakes, in addition to some wild hawthorns growing on the mountains, some wild pheasants and wild mushrooms, everyone usually goes up to chop firewood, dig some wild vegetables, there are some wild fish in the lake, and the villagers sometimes go to the net. There is no other use for the fish to eat.

Yan Youcai immediately said: "With your words, I feel relieved! I'll go and tell the folks right away, and say that the three mountains behind and the lake are the same from now on. It's your home."

But Lingshu shook his head and said: "There is no evidence for empty talk. It happens that the fourth grandma is also here today, and uncle you are also here. I think it's better to call all the folks. Let's all figure it out. We all want to learn from bean sprouts." This method, just me and my elder brother, can't teach everyone at once, there must be a first come, first come first, we have to arrange this order, don't quarrel over such a trivial matter at that time, that's too much It's worth it, fourth grandma, don't you think so?"

"Xiaoshu is right, Xiaoshu's mind is flexible." Fourth Grandma nodded her head repeatedly.

"Then let's call someone now?" Ling Shu asked Yan Youcai for his opinion.

Yan Youcai said: "What you said is also reasonable. It's better to do this matter today. Tie Kun also helps to call for help."

Chen Tiekun nodded, got up and went out, Lingshu also called his eldest brother Yan Dachuan, and the two brothers called Yan Degui and Chen Daniu who were next door, each divided their positions, and went door to door to invite people.

Yan's Village is not a big village at all, there are only a hundred or so households in total. After they first called a few people from the village, everyone helped to call for them. After a while, people came one after another. For a while, Yan Youfu's family The small yard is overcrowded, and everyone inside and out is full of people. Some of you even brought your own small mat, and just opened the mat in the courtyard and sat down. Some sat directly under the wall, and some stood in twos and threes doing homework. .

Lingshu invited Cheng Yi, the teacher from the village school, as well. Cheng Yi is the most educated person in Yanjia Village. Farmers respect scholars, so inviting Cheng Yi can also suppress the situation.Today's matter is a major event that concerns the whole village, and Cheng Yi also understands it, so he dismisses the village school early.

Except for those who were sick in bed and had traveled far away, almost every household had a person who could be their own head. Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Lingshu asked the village chief Yan Youcai to speak.

Yan Youcai cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: "Fellow folks, I invite you here today. It is a good thing to tell you that I am blessed with their whole family - they all agreed to teach us how to grow the 'Lv Ruyi' vegetable." It’s okay, it’s still free to teach, and we don’t want everyone’s money! If you have the ability at home, you can grow more, don’t be afraid that you can’t sell if you grow too much, lucky if their family promises to help us find buyers!”

As soon as Yan Youcai finished speaking, there was a "buzz" in the small courtyard, and the pot exploded.

"Really or not?! Why can't I believe it?! I heard from those foreign peddlers that you can get ten taels of silver for learning the 'Lv Ruyi' planting method! How come it's free in our village?!"

"It's good to have Uncle Fu! After all, we are all from the same village. Can the price be the same as that of people outside?"

"What's the matter? What are you afraid of if it's free? If you don't learn, you won't learn! You don't grow it to sell it, you can grow it yourself and eat it!"

"If you ask me, Uncle Fu's family are really good people!"

"Anyway, I want to learn, it's up to you whether you want to learn or not!"

"Free teaching? That's impossible, isn't it? The green ruyi vegetable can be sold for ten yuan a catty in the county! Such a good deal, if it were me, I wouldn't let it out!"

"That's right, how can such a unique skill be taught to others so easily?"

……

Yan Youcai raised his hand and pressed it down, and said loudly: "Quiet! Be quiet, everyone! This - Youfu's family will teach us how to grow 'Green Ruyi' vegetables for free. I know that everyone has doubts and is not willing to believe it. Here Well, I can assure everyone that there is absolutely no lie! There is one condition, the whole village agrees to give the three mountains behind the village and the wild lake to the Fu family, and the matter is settled!"

"The fourth grandma is also here, and Mr. Cheng from our village school testified. If the big guy agrees, we will write it clearly in black and white. Those who agree will put a fingerprint on the paper, and then measure the mountain and the lake. Please ask the master of the county yamen to stamp an official seal, and it will belong to the Fu family in the future."

These words were discussed by Ling Shu with Yan Youcai and Fourth Grandma just now.

Immediately, someone said: "The mountain top is unowned. Uncle Fu will give it to him if he wants it. Why do you ask us about such a thing?"

"Hey—what else do I think is the condition? For this matter, apart from some wild hawthorns growing on the mountain, what else can we do? We don't know how to cook hawthorn food, and there are Fujia who can do it. Not a few days ago Are the hawthorns picked in the back mountain? If this mountain is not blessed, then the hawthorns all over the mountain are useless."

"There is nothing to agree or disagree with. If you want Uncle Fu, you can give it to him. Anyway, there are many mountains behind, not bad for those three."

"I agree, I agree, as long as Lingshu teaches my family how to grow that 'green ruyi'!"

"Uncle Cai, have you finished writing on some paper? If I put my fingerprints on it first, can you teach me how to plant it first?"

"Wait—! I'll press first! Teach me first!"

Yan Youcai hurriedly smiled and said: "Oh, don't worry, don't worry! Let's come one by one! Mr. Cheng is here, ask him to write a letter of deed, and put a fingerprint on his place to write his name, and wait in line. There must be a first-come, first-served one, right? All right, all right, start queuing up now! Don’t be crowded!"

Lingshu and Yan Dachuan carried out the desk in his room early in the morning, put paper and pens on it, and Cheng Yi sat behind the desk, thought for a while, and wrote down what Lingshu told him on the paper, The general meaning is to agree to give Lingshu the three mountains and a lake behind the village, and Lingshu will teach them how to grow "green ruyi" vegetables and help them sell them.

The villagers of Yanjia Village lined up one by one to get their fingerprints, and Cheng Yi wrote down their names one by one. Lingshu stood aside and observed, and found that not everyone was eager to learn how to grow "Green Ruyi" vegetables. A dozen or so people left without saying a word, and I don't know whether they went home to discuss with their family members, or they were not interested in "Green Ruyi" in the first place.

But it doesn't matter if these people leave, anyway, most people in the village have their fingerprints on the deed, and the three mountains and the lake are in their hands.

It's still worth it.

The tail of the little fox in Lingshu's heart was already raised high.

He secretly glanced at Yan Youcai, and said in his heart, Uncle, you were the one who plotted against me first, our Fox clan never suffers, so I have no choice but to plot against you.

A few days ago, all the hawthorns at home were sold out, and I got more than 200 taels of silver. Lingshu's godmother said that he wanted to deposit it in the bank, but he refused to let it go. In fact, he planned to use it to buy the mountain.

This year, one mu of good dry land costs between two taels and five taels of silver. The price of land is related to the level of wealth and poverty in the local area, and also related to the social environment. If a place is relatively rich, the land price will naturally be high, and if it is poor In places, the land is cheaper, and the land in peacetime is relatively valuable. If there are natural disasters and wars, people fleeing famine everywhere, and the land is not planted, of course it is worthless.

There are many mountains behind Yanjia Village. The three mountains near the village where Lingshu is coming are the mountains with wild hawthorn forests. At that time, he roughly estimated that there would be more than 1000 mu of mountain land. The lake is a natural lake, the edge cannot be seen at a glance, I don't know how big it is, but it won't be small anyway.

Lingshu thought that dry land costs two taels of silver per mu, and mountain land must be much cheaper, besides, it is a barren mountain. Except for those rich people who are full and want to build other villages, few people will buy mountains these days, so he plans to use them. 100 taels of silver bought these mountains, and that lake, he really didn't think about it at the beginning.

The money for buying the mountain will be shared equally among the villagers of Yanjia Village.

After all, the folks would go to the mountains to chop firewood on weekdays, set up wild pheasants, and pick some wild mushrooms and wild vegetables. In addition to eating for themselves, they can also sell them for money and improve their lives.

If Lingshu bought the mountain, the villagers would lose some income. For 100 taels of silver, the villagers in Yanjia Village would get one cent on average, and the family would not get much money. The right was regarded as compensation, and Lingshu wanted to feel at ease.

But Yan Youcai came to his door to persecute him. Although he planned to teach the villagers for free, he just couldn't swallow it!

Anyway, these mountains are worthless in the eyes of the villagers, and no one cares about a natural lake. He can only catch a few fish, so he wants them all!

Look now, everyone can learn to grow bean sprouts for free, he got a few mountains and a lake for free, everyone is happy.

The wild mountain and the lake are worthless to the villagers, but in Lingshu's eyes, they are a huge treasure house!

In the future, he will develop and utilize both the mountain and the lake, and put a lot of money in his pocket. Then let Yan Youcai regret it!snort!

Cheng Yiji's name of the villagers was busy for half an afternoon, and by the time everyone finished fingerprinting, it was almost dark.

The fourth grandma was old and lacked of energy. Seeing that the matter was done, she was taken back by the younger generation in the family early on. Only Yan Youcai and Chen Tiekun were still watching.

Seeing off the last person, Lingshu hurriedly said: "Brother Cheng has worked hard, stay for dinner tonight, I will cook some delicious dishes, uncle Cai and Brother Tie Kun will also eat together, there is still good wine at home Woolen cloth."

"Okay, okay," Yan Youcai nodded with a smile, "I've heard people say that your cooking is delicious, and uncle has a chance to try it today."

Lingshu asked his elder brother and godfather to stay with Yan Youcai and Chen Tiekun in the house, Cheng Yi didn't need Lingshu to entertain, he naturally went to find Wei Xiuya, Lingshu went to the kitchen to cook with his godmother and sister-in-law.

When they got to the kitchen, Chen Guihua couldn't help scolding Lingshu: "What's going on in your mind, kid? Why should we teach them how to grow vegetables for free! Outsiders come to learn and give ten taels of silver! Mom is not that mean person." , since they belong to our village, don’t charge them ten taels of silver, and give them an assembly of three taels or four taels?”

"I don't even think about how much this vegetable can sell for a day! Our family only sells it for two cents a catty, and we can have a harvest of three taels of silver a day. Let them take advantage of it one by one! What are you talking about? The three mountains of the mountain are exchanged, what a fart! No one wants the mountain, anyone can go into the mountain to set up pheasants to pick wild fruits, and you still ask them to press their fingerprints, my mother said, there is no need for it at all!"

"Look, a few days ago we picked all the hawthorns on the mountain and made them for food. Did someone in the village say anything? We don't pick them, the hawthorns are rotten on the mountain, and no one knows how to make hawthorn sauce. When the wild hawthorns are ripe next year Now, we can still pick it, and no one dares to say anything!"

Lingshu was not angry when she heard Chen Guihua's rambling words, she just smiled and said, "Mother, you're swearing."

"Go! You brat!" Chen Guihua slapped him angrily, "I'm all because of you!"

"Mother, don't be angry, I have my reasons for doing this," Ling Shu hugged Chen Guihua's arm with a smile and said coquettishly, "Your youngest son is so smart, I will definitely not let you suffer, look I will turn that barren mountain into a mountain of gold and silver for you to see!"

"Hey, return gold and silver mountains," Chen Guihua glared at Lingshu, "Can you do magic tricks?"

"No." Ling Shu grinned shamelessly.

Chen Guihua scoffed and turned to ignore him.

The little girl Wan'er snuggled up to her mother and asked curiously: "Why did grandma scold uncle? Did uncle do something wrong?"

Lingshu patted Wan'er's head and said with a smile, "Uncle did nothing wrong, and grandma wasn't angry either, she was just joking with me."

"Is that so?" Wan'er looked confused.

"Yes!" Lingshu nodded resolutely, "Uncle will turn our family's mountains into mountains of gold and silver for Wan'er to see, okay?"

"Okay, okay!" Wan'er clapped her hands happily and said, "Wan'er wants to see mountains of gold and silver!"

Chen Lanzhi asked from the side: "Little brother, what do you want those mountains and lakes for? The mountains add up to a lot of land, but it is on the hillside, and the land can't be planted. There is no more. Yes, the only thing that can be used is the wild hawthorn forest, but the forest is so big, we don’t have so many people to clean up our house, and one more thing, we don’t know how to plant hawthorn trees.”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry about these things." Ling Shu said, "Of course I will find a way."

After Lingshu said that, Chen Lanzhi also knew that he had always had ideas, so he didn't ask any more questions.

At dinner, several big men were sitting in the main room of the Yan family's main house, the three men of the Yan family, plus Yan Youcai, Chen Tiekun, and Cheng Yi.

Besides these people, there was another unexpected visitor——Wei Xiuya.

Originally, if Wei Xiuya didn't come, the other people at the table would be able to say a few words together, and after drinking, the atmosphere would be lively.

But when Wei Xiuya came, except for Ling Shu and Cheng Yi, the rest did not dare to breathe.

Wei Xiuya was born with a condescending aura, just sitting at the dinner table made Yan Youcai and Chen Tiekun feel like they were sitting on pins and needles, Yan Youfu felt better, after all, Wei Xiuya had lived in his house for so long Well, he heard from his wife that Wei Xiuya was actually quite kind, and now he was sitting at the same table with Wei Xiuya, so he could maintain his comfort.

It was supposed to be a celebration when things were done, and Yan Youcai had a joyful meal. Yan Youcai felt like he had a stick in his throat. Wei Xiuya seldom talked in front of outsiders. After almost talking to Lingshu, Lingshu is probably the only one at the table who can enjoy eating as usual.

When Wei Xiuya put down his chopsticks, Yan Youcai hurriedly got up and said goodbye, and Chen Tiekun naturally followed him, with a hurried appearance, as if there was a ghost chasing after him.

As soon as the two of them left, Lingshu couldn't help it anymore, and burst out laughing with a "puchi".

"Hahahahahaha, I laughed so hard..." Lingshu couldn't help but laugh, "Father, Brother Cheng, have you seen the two of them, like a mouse seeing a cat hahahaha..."

Cheng Yi also had a smile on his face, and said: "Brother Ling, you must have called Brother Wei on purpose."

"Who let him bully me," Ling Shu snorted, "I just scared him, it's not too much."

"Oh, Xiaoshu, that's your uncle." Yan Youfu shook his beard, although he was sighing, there was no sign of blaming Lingshu on his old face.

Wei Xiuya glanced at Ling Shu with a smile in his eyes, "Naughty. Come, help me back."

Ling Shu made a face at him, stood up and helped him.

Wei Xiuya then said to Cheng Yi, "I'm not going to see you off because of your inconvenient legs and feet."

Cheng Yi nodded and said it was okay.

Wei Xiuya leaned on a cane in one hand, Ling Shu carefully supported him on the other side, and the two walked slowly into the room.

After entering the room, Lingshu asked Wei Xiuya to sit on the couch, went to bring him some medicine, and made some sugar water for him to rinse his mouth.

Wei Xiuya finished drinking the medicine, looked up at Lingshu, and said, "I vented my anger for you just now, so what are you going to use to thank me?"