The Pastoral Life of a Reborn Farmer

In Shen Da's room, Shen Dalang and his daughter-in-law Zhao Shuitao were whispering.

"It seems that the second brother has made up his mind to start a business, and father will be angry in the future." Zhao Shuitao showed a smile of watching the excitement, with a little excitement in his expression.

Shen Dalang sat cross-legged on the side of the bed casually, took the quilt to cover his legs, didn't care what his wife said, smiled, and said: "Anyway, it has nothing to do with us, we just need to guard the third brother, and wait for the third brother to become an official lord." Now, we will have a good time."

Zhao Shuitao rolled her eyes, "I know that I am thinking about your third younger brother. When he passes the New Year's Examination for Scholars, he will have to wait another year for the Juren Examination! If he wants to enter the capital for the exam, it will take at least two years. It will take at least three years for him to send officials, and by that time, he might just be a small official with sesame seeds and mung beans, and he wants to enjoy happiness with him! It won't happen in four or five years, and we still have to wait for so long!"

Zhao Shuitao was very dissatisfied. She was considered a beautiful woman with a protruding front and a curvy back. The time when she married into the Shen family was also the most beautiful time for the Shen family. Shen's father suddenly made a fortune from somewhere and returned to his hometown. , and gave her a large dowry, and heard that some younger uncles are good at studying, especially the third uncle, who is better at studying than adults at a young age, and will definitely be an official in the future, so she married here.

The Shen family was rich at the time, Shen San and Shen Si were literate, they were considered the best in the country, so she wanted to marry in and enjoy the blessings, but she didn't want to, the family was the best, but they didn't give her the best, Instead, it was given to Shen San, and she was no different from marrying into an ordinary farmer. She worked all day and went to the fields, and she had three children. With resentment in her stomach, she was secretly dissatisfied with the Shen family's favoritism. If she hadn't firmly believed that Shen San could really become an official and let the family turn over and enjoy the blessings, with her temper, she would have exploded long ago.

But even so, it would take several years for Shen San to come out in his early years. Zhao Shuitao is almost counting down the days now, in order to get a little more balance in his heart.Occasionally, she would also think about whether she would have had a better life than now if she had not married into the Shen family, but had married some rich farmer's house to fill the house or married into the landlord's house as a concubine. Zhao Shuitao's youthful years, good looks, and now looking at his rough skin, bloated figure, and dry hair, Zhao Shuitao felt mixed feelings for a while.

Just wait until Shen San becomes an official!At that time, she can also be the wife of the official family. Zhao Shuitao thought sadly that she had forgotten about Shen Ling's business for a while. The influence is just that everyone said so, and she just mentioned it casually, and she didn't get distracted.

In a blink of an eye, it was nearly the New Year's Eve, and Shen Ling's 'illness' gradually recovered. As soon as it was light, Li Zheng's family welcomed Shen Ling and Han Shi.

Lizheng's daughter-in-law is a slightly fat middle-aged woman, but she can vaguely see her pretty face. It can be seen that she was the most beautiful girl in the country when she was young. Shen Ling glanced casually, then bent down and clasped her fists and said, "Ma'am good."

"Oh." Lizheng's daughter-in-law nodded her head, looking a bit insipid, "Shen Er! Come in and sit."

Shen Ling arched his hands and led Han Shi in. Lizheng was at home at the moment. When he saw Shen Ling coming in, he was still a little puzzled, and asked with a gentle expression: "What's the matter? Come in, come in, is there anything you want to see me for?" He had a normal attitude, as if he had forgotten the troubles Shen Ling had caused him in front of the ancestral hall. In fact, sitting in his position, there were many people who troubled him with such big and small things, and he didn't mind Shen Ling too much. Ling's trouble, as long as there is no hatred, he has always been gentle and courteous in his dealings with others, otherwise he would not be able to be Li Zheng and also the patriarch at a young age. You know, there are people who are younger and stronger than him.

Standing in front of the hall, Shen Ling didn't follow Li Zheng's words and entered the room. She bowed respectfully and said, "Uncle, I wish you a happy new year." After saying that, she took the gift from Han Shi, and handed it to him with both hands. go up.

Lizheng's eyes immediately became a little more satisfied, and the indifference and politeness at the beginning became a little more intimate, but there was still no special change in his expression, and there was hardly a trace of this emotional change, but the expression of Lizheng's daughter-in-law next to him But it was obvious that he became friendly, and his smile was a little more sincere.

"That's too polite, we can't ask for your things, and there's no reason to ask for your things!" Lizheng's daughter-in-law hurriedly declined, they were just of the same clan, and they had never had any relationship during the holidays, so why did they suddenly give gifts?

"Auntie, you must take it. I can't remember the past. I don't know if it's my first time here, but just treat it as my first visit! How can you come without a gift?" Shen Ling said with a smile.

It was really the first time for Shen Ling to enter the door of Lizheng's house, so Lizheng's wife didn't say anything, she just smiled and turned to look at Lizheng, her eyes seemed to be asking.

Li Zheng nodded, and Shen Ling quickly handed it to Li Zheng's daughter-in-law. She went into the room to make tea with a smile, and Li Zheng scolded with a smile: "Why? Tell me! You can go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do today. Why did you come here?"

"Uncle is wise." Shen Ling followed Li Zheng into the main room, stood respectfully in front of Li Zheng, and smiled.

Li Zheng picked up his teacup and took a sip. There are people coming and going in his house all year round, so he always has tea, hot water and tea sets, which is different from ordinary farmers.

The boy of Lizheng's family is the only son of Lizheng, and he only got married several years ago. This year, he is only seven years old. He is reading a book in the back room in a low voice. When he heard guests coming outside, his voice gradually became low and weak. Unheard, it seemed that there was something special, suddenly let out a low cry, and quickly covered it up.

Shen Ling knew it well, he had inquired about the situation of Lizheng's family when he was buying gifts, Lizheng's family didn't know why, it was difficult to give birth, and so far there was only one son, who was spoiled like an eyeball, and had never done anything since childhood A little bit of work, but he was enlightened to study since he was a child. Although he was not as talented as Shen San back then, from the perspective of the farm family, he was already extremely good at reading.What Shen Ling sent was some expensive cakes in some towns that children like to eat, as well as a piece of cloth. It is estimated that the child exclaimed when he saw the cakes!

Li Zheng didn't speak, but motioned for Shen Ling to sit down and talk.

Shen Ling just sat aside without touching the tea on the table, and said: "Uncle, you also know that my house is really impossible to live in. I just happen to have some money in my hand, so I want to buy a homestead, and then build it on my own." To build a house, do you know if there is any land for sale in the village?"

Li was just putting down his teacup, "You are not in good health, and you finally got some silver in your hand. If you don't save it well, why can't you live in the house? Besides, even if you have money, wouldn't it be better to buy some paddy fields and the like?" Is it a good idea to buy a homestead? Even if you can’t plant it yourself, you can plant it for others and collect the rent yourself!”

Shen Ling smiled and said: "It should be, I'm going to wait until I buy the homestead before I tell uncle about it! Is there any wasteland in our village to sell? I want to buy some fruit trees to raise chickens and ducks."

Li Zheng glanced at Shen Ling, "Are you sure you want to buy wasteland? Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Although wasteland is cheap, it's not easy to take care of! You might as well buy some paddy fields, and you won't be hungry in the future When the country people have money, they all buy paddy and dry fields, how can they buy wasteland?"

"Of course, I've already thought about it. Thank you uncle for your concern."

"Okay! You can do whatever you want." Li Zheng looked at the gift just now, and kindly reminded him a few words, but Shen Ling didn't care, so he didn't say anything. Anyway, whether it's wasteland paddy fields or homesteads, He always gets the same commission, and he can always make some money by going through his hands. As for what Shen Ling wants to buy, it has nothing to do with him.

Shen Ling decided to buy land, so Lizheng confirmed with Shen Ling the place to buy. There was a wasteland at the east end of the village, but it was close to the mountains. There were many rocks on the ground, which were difficult to cultivate. What's more, there is a puddle inside, which is filled with water all year round. If you want to raise chickens and ducks, or plant fruit trees, it is a good place.

Shen Ling also fell in love with it at the beginning, and then decided to buy a homestead closer to the wasteland at the east end of the village with Li Zheng, and then left after saying goodbye. Li Zheng sat in the room with some doubts and couldn't help muttering I said to myself, "Can writing Spring Festival couplets make so much money?" If so much money can be made, why don't those scholars who have no hope of selling calligraphy for a living in the imperial examinations not make a fortune?

After thinking about it, I couldn’t figure it out, so I gave up.

In fact, Shen Ling did not write Spring Festival couplets anymore, but sold the prescription of chili oil, and made another 15 taels of silver. After adding it up, he thought about buying land. Shen Ling wanted to build a canning factory Existence, since he came to this world, he has been paying attention to everything in this dynasty. He even went to the study to read books for several days, and was almost kicked out by the shop owner. In the end, he had to give the study owner ten cents a day for renting books Only by paying the price can I continue to study there.

Later, the owner of the study even promoted this method to other scholars. As long as they pay a deposit, they can rent out books at a price of ten cents a day, earning a lot of money. Shen Ling's eyes became kinder.

Shen Ling was also very helpless about the fact that he gave the owner of the study a way to make money for free. He didn't expect that there was no such thing as renting books in this world!But this method is simple and easy to learn, and it will be spread and used by others. He didn't expect to sell it for any money, so he put it aside and concentrated on studying everything about this dynasty, reading various miscellaneous books, historical illustrations and chronicles.

This dynasty does not belong to any era in history. Of course, the strange existence of Shuang'er has made Shen Ling understand that he came to a different time and space, so he is not very surprised.

This dynasty is called the Jin Dynasty. The founding of the country was only a hundred years old, and the emperor has only passed down two generations. However, the people studying in the study said that the current health is not good, and the third generation is probably coming soon. The position of the emperor has always been short-lived. Shen Ling No idea either, just keep focusing on other things.Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, from the initial poor and weak wars to the present to be able to recuperate in peace and stability, there have been nearly a few decades of turmoil in the middle, and the wars have completely stopped, and the time for the people to recuperate is only a dozen years away from now, so in general It is said that the state of Jin is still poor and weak.

Moreover, the previous dynasty suppressed merchants, merchants were not allowed to wear silk and satin, and they were not allowed to take part in the imperial examination within two generations. Although the former dynasty was dead, Jin did not have these regulations to suppress merchants. This kind of thing, so until now, people still look down on businessmen. Most of the rich people in towns and counties are officials, or big landlords. Take pride in doing business, although none of them don't do business.

However, when Shen Ling looked at the official newspaper issued by the court, he still clearly found that the court seemed to change this phenomenon. After all, he wanted to improve the national power, and businessmen were absolutely indispensable. Therefore, last year's official newspaper I also mentioned one thing specifically. If a businessman pays taxes, the tax amount can be equal to that of a private household, which is a lot lower than before, which shows the intention of the court.

After reading these, Shen Ling was relieved and made up his mind to be a businessman. However, in this era when the whole people look down on businessmen, he still secretly decided to be a Confucian businessman. Therefore, he bought some books for exams and books from previous years in the study. The excellent examination papers and the like are counted as reference materials, so I completely stopped running to the study every day, which made the study boss feel very sorry.