Crossing the prosperous days

After two or three weeks, Xiao Lin and his stall became famous.Most of the people who came were children and servants of wealthy families.Those young masters and ladies can't just go out to buy street food by themselves, they always ask the boys around them to come out and bring some.After a long time, Xiao Lin also got to know a few "famous people in rich families".On the contrary, people in Han Xi's era didn't have much feeling for these people, and they still treated them as ordinary guests. Xiao Lin would greet them more when he saw them coming, mainly because the gossip he got from these people was useful.

Xiao Lin has his own plans. Hongshan Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the farthest place is usually the town market. The source of news is too closed, and his only source now is to listen to people's gossip every day. Of course Those who can get into the celebrity position are not fools. If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Lin asked about irrelevant things, I'm afraid their business would not be patronized.

Xiao Lin's thinking about these news is that it will always be useful in the future. This is also a common problem of modern people.

And this effect appeared immediately, Han Xi was ready to close the stall that day, and Xiao Lin also said to wait, saying that it was Baodou—the book boy of the young master of the Gu family who hadn't come yet.

"When did you guys get so good? What if he doesn't come? How can they say what about the young master?" Han Xi felt very uncomfortable. I remember clearly, "If you wait any longer, the day will be completely dark."

Xiao Lin still didn't give up, "Just wait for a while, Brother Han, okay?" Sure enough, after a while, Baodou ran over humming, and asked for tofu before he could wipe off the sweat on his forehead. Xiao Lin was also nimble They started doing it, with a tacit understanding that Han Xi was a transparent person.

Even the good-tempered Han Xi couldn't help but say, "This little brother is very busy, he only came here after dark."

Who would have thought that this little brother wasn't annoyed at all, but started talking instead, "Oh, yes, who said it wasn't! Xiao Lin, you don't know, this is going to be a big deal."

"What's wrong?" Baodou was obviously satisfied with Xiao Lin's nervous look.

"It will take a while to talk about it. If you do it slowly, I will take a break, but I am exhausted! By the way, I will make a portion for you!" He has been greedy for these tofu for several days, and he always drools when he sees the young master eating. They are all coming down.

Xiao Lin was stunned, he didn't know that this person had such thoughts about his own tofu, it was really funny and annoyed, "Okay, but what do you have to exchange, we are in business, so we can't lose money!" Refuse directly.

"Hey, I know you. To tell you the truth, I'm afraid this street will be confiscated."

"What, you, explain more clearly!"

"Little boss, let's find another way out. Then, wrap up this tofu, and give this to me." No matter whether he agreed or not, he paid a share and left. Xiao Lin was also dazed by the news. , I don't care about it with him.

Han Xi next to him stared blankly, and he was also dumbfounded.

It wasn't until they got home that they realized that something big was going to happen!

"Ah Lin, don't worry, I'll go and see Li Zheng's eldest son, he might know something about his work in the town." Both of them knew these words well, the servant of this big family was always well-informed. , This thing is probably true.So what to do, the tofu has just been made, and if it is gone, I don't know how many people will laugh at it, and they say that the family also wants to use the money to improve it.

"Forget it, Brother Han, let's talk about it tomorrow, and see if we can find out anything?" In the end, he fell asleep, and his work was almost gone, so what else to pack!

The next day, the two of them came to the town listlessly and were teased by a few familiar street vendors. Usually, Xiao Lin could chat a few words, but now he couldn't say anything.Those few people didn't care, they just thought something bad happened to him.

For several days in a row, both of them were worried, and they only focused on doing business and wanted to make more money in these few days, but it was not easy!

The two of them also had a habit of going to the place where the notices were posted every morning and evening, thinking that the county magistrate would always have to come forward for such a big event as the levy of the streets, and the notices would be inevitable, and it would be better if they knew about it earlier. make plans.

At noon on the fifth day, Xiao Lin became more and more restless, so he went there after saying something, just in time to meet the person who posted the notice.In a hurry, I squeezed to the front, and I didn't care about being stepped on a few times, so I fell in love with it.

The truth is not as scary as that Baodou said, the street is a must.It is said that a mutual market is to be built to ventilate the neighboring villages, and a road must be built, but in this case, the county does not have enough money and it is doing things for the people, so those who want to set up stalls on the street have to Pay 25 Wen per month, first for half a year.This is 150 Wen. Xiao Lin did some calculations and found that he still had some money, so he ran back to discuss with Han Xi. Rent, the haste of those couples was taken aback by their haste. These two people must be rushing to give money.

It’s no wonder they think so, 150 Wen is not a decimal, and this is only the first half a year, the price in the future is not sure, and besides, the road construction is not done in a short time, at least it will take half a year. Yes, where did you get the money from?

How could Xiao Lin not have thought of this matter? There are two reasons for his choice. One, the county government is under the control of the imperial court. I heard that the county magistrate will expire next year, so how could this move be his last achievement, so how could he fail to do well!Second, this exchange of supply and availability is the trend of future development. The people in this town will never be able to do a big business because the market is saturated!What I said to Han Xi is almost the same. It is natural for a smart person to understand the stakes.

The two were brought into the government office by someone, and it was the knife and pen officials inside who made the paperwork for them. They had a good attitude towards Xiao Lin and let them choose their own place, presumably because they were the first ones.I also said a few words in front of the county magistrate—someone came to handle these as soon as the list was posted today. The master’s policy is bullshit like what the people want. I have some impressions.

When Xiao Lin went back with the thin piece of paper, Han Xi, who was so excited and looked at Xiao Lin, was also in a state of mind.The two of them have been exhausted these past few days, and they finally settled down. Naturally, they are in a good mood.I also went to buy some meat to take home.

But in the next few days, the county magistrate was in a very bad mood, and only 10 people came after 5 days. Isn't this a slap in the face!Seeing the knife and pen official was even more flustered, but this showed that he was voluntary, and he could not be forced to do business if he was unwilling to do business.Thinking about the end of his tenure next year, the family has already passed on the word, and everything has been taken care of for him. As long as he makes some achievements, the capital will be just around the corner. This opportunity cannot be missed.Even though I was unhappy in my heart, I still started to make roads.

Later, Xiao Lin thought about it, Baodou would know the news, presumably the county magistrate borrowed money from these big families, and in fact it was the same.

After all, there are only a few people who are as proactive as Xiao Lin and the others, so the county magistrate had no choice but to implement a policy of force - sending people to stand guard on the street every day, and when someone came to set up a stall, they had to check whether the collection certificate was complete, much like the current health and quarantine. certificate.Since Xiao Lin and Han Xi were among the first batch, these officials knew each other well, and later they went with them.

It’s just that the stalls in the town suddenly decreased, and people had to go to those bigger stores if they wanted to buy anything. How could ordinary people afford to spend so much money, so the few remaining stalls became Popular goods, the prices of these people's things have also increased a bit, but the ones with 1 or 2 cents more are much cheaper than those in those stores, and the business is actually better than before.The other vendors regretted it and wanted to go to the county government to rent it. The county magistrate is not easy to mess with, and the price has risen again, 30 yuan per month. This——ah!

Just like that, the stalls in the town have been growing at a slow rate, and they are no longer as lively as before.

Xiao Lin's affairs were also found out by the villagers. They heard that the two of them rented for half a year like idiots, and these people took them as a joke. The brat Li Yu even brought them a piece of sweet potato without telling the family, and said pitifully—it was what he saved yesterday for them to eat.It made the two of them laugh happily.He didn't explain it, but he came back the next day and bought him some candy as a reward.The only one in this village who really cares about them is this child.

Apparently, the villagers did not expect that this policy not only failed to break them, but also made their business flourish.Now the wind has turned again. Some say they were lucky, others say that Xiao Lin is smart and has been earning money since he came to Han Xi's house.

The two ignored all this, and they were now busy planting seeds for Chinese cabbage.

These Chinese cabbages have finally survived this winter. According to the method he remembered, Xiao Lin cut off the upper part of the cabbage and kept it, and planted the bottom half with roots in the soil, just like ordinary vegetables. It's time to water it, it's time to fatten it up, call Li Yu over.At the end of spring, I will really get cabbage seeds for them.