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Hearing what he said, Xue Yan was shocked.

Although he has lived a long time, he is actually a playboy who is strong on the outside and capable on the outside, and he is far inferior to the eldest brother Xue Jue, whom the family worked hard to cultivate in the past.

There are big family rules in the big family. If there is nothing unexpected about the eldest son, he will definitely be the next head of the family. Although the remaining descendants of the direct line will also raise them, they are more satisfied with material things and deliberately widen the gap with the eldest son.

This is also to ensure that the core power of the family is always in the hands of one person. The brothers can be helpful, but they must not disobey the patriarch.Otherwise, if they are not convinced and make a fuss, it is easy to cause internal strife.

Xue Yan grew up under this kind of education. His talent and experience are not as good as that of his elder brother Xue Jue. He originally planned to live a happy life as a son of a family, but his eldest brother Xue Jue died unexpectedly young. pushed into focus.

In this position, people without ambitions will be raised with ambitions, not to mention Xue Yan has an ambitious son.Xue Yixiao is the third son of his Xu Xian, who was smart and smart since he was a child, and was very much loved by his father Xue Bi.

Of course, Xue Bi loves his eldest grandson Xue Yiluan more because he intended to pass on the position of patriarch to his eldest grandson before his death.Xue Yiluan is also a proud and arrogant person. He lost his father when he was young, but he has never respected him as his uncle.Xue Yiluan has always followed the line of elders, trying to figure out his grandfather's thoughts in everything, so he was naturally highly appreciated by Xue Bi.

Over time, comparing Xue Yan, the uncle, to a waste, also successfully aroused the anger of the second room.

Fortunately, he also has a good son, Xue Yixiao, who has a flexible mind and is tactful, so he doesn't have to be worse than Xue Yiluan.

"how do you want to do it?"

Xue Yan asked.

"That kid is far away in some country in the west, and he probably has the protection of the Lu family around him, but it's not easy to attack."

As soon as these words came out, Xue Yixiao knew that he had passed the knife sale this time.

He stroked his goatee, laughed a few times, and then whispered something into his father's ear.

"Huh? Do you want to use secret work?"

Xue Yan frowned, a look of reluctance flashed across his face.

Both the spy and the dead are the members of the family that must be supported. They obey the orders of each generation of patriarchs, spy on information for the family, and deal with some shady and dirty things.

The head of this generation of the Xue family is Xue Bi, and Xue Bi died suddenly before the late emperor's spirit, so there was no time to determine the next generation of the head of the family.There are two tokens for the dead man and the fine work, one of which is held in Xue Yan's hand, and he can use the special work class.

As for the dead soldiers' department, it was controlled by Xue Yiluan, which made Xue Yan restless in sleep.

Especially when Xue Yixiao returned from Ding'an City last time, he said that he was chased and killed by the dead soldiers sent by Xue Yiluan, and his followers Sanwang were all exposed to the wilderness, but Xue Yan was terrified!

Xue Yan knows better than anyone else the soldiers left behind by his father in the department of dead soldiers.

Now that the son is going to use the meticulous work, the father will inevitably feel uneasy.There are only a few usable people left in his hands. If he gave it to his third son, what if this kid betrays him in the future?

Xue Yixiao is a fine person, so it's hard not to see what his father is planning, so he immediately added another sentence.

"Father, I don't need a lot, just give me five or six. Let's put people in Ding'an City. I know that kid from the Lu family has a shop on Zhuque Avenue, and he will come over from time to time to inspect."

"Wait until we figure out his movements, and then choose an opportunity to take him away and cut off his business route to the West Sea!"

"With such a trump card in hand, I'm not afraid that Lu Tao will not be in a hurry."

Although it sounds fine, Xue Yan still hesitates.

"If you send secret agents into Ding'an City, aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Feng family?"

"No, don't worry, Dad."

Xue Yixiao was full of confidence.

"The Feng family is currently busy with the newly occupied territory of Xiaoling, how can they have time to take care of so many other things?!"

"Recently, jade paste...tofu workshops are popular in Ding'an City. Our family has made this before, so it's not difficult to open a shop now. I've made up my mind and opened it in the back street of the Ningcun workshop. The guy in his shop They also need to eat and wear, and you can get to know each other once you come and go, and it will be convenient to inquire about it when the time comes."

As soon as Yu Gaozhi was mentioned, Xue Yan felt a throbbing pain in his heart.

Regardless of his pain, Xue Yixiao's heart is also in pain. The entire Xue family is in so much pain that they are about to vomit blood!

Although Longquan Jianfang is famous all over the world, the most profitable business of the Xue family is this jade ointment.Looking at Gao Jie in vain and tenderness, the cost is actually terribly cheap, and she is just picking up money with a suitcase!

Longquan Jianfang guarantees that the Xue family has a place in the gentry, while Yu Gaozhi maintains the luxurious life of the whole family in brocade clothes.

Before Yu Gaozhi's secret was exposed, any of the offshoots of the Xue family lived more luxuriously than the patriarchs of ordinary aristocratic families. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the richest in the industry dynasty.

But now, this is the past that can only stay in the good memory.

Since it was revealed that beans were used to make jade ointment, the reputation of the Xue family has plummeted.The aristocratic families who used to be very close also quickly separated their ties, as if saying hello to Xue's family would compromise their identity!

They didn't look like this when they were begging for swords and jade in the past. The Xue family's daughter is the most watched lady in the capital.

As a result, even Seventh Lady, who has been famous for a long time in the capital, is deserted. It's not that no one comes to talk about marriage, but they are talking about the second sons and youngest sons of second-rate families. He wanted to use the resources of the Xue family, but he didn't want to bear the imprint of the Xue family.

This moment, that moment.Since Xue Bi's death, the Xue family has lost its mainstay, and life is getting worse day by day, but unlucky things keep happening, losing money and losing reputation!

If it wasn't for Longquan Jianfang's surname being Xue, I'm afraid it would be completely trampled into the mud.

Even so, Hengshou's Xue family was a lot more nervous, otherwise they wouldn't have planned to sell Yongxiguan weapons.

However, Xue Yan was not a decisive person in the first place. After a few rounds of persuasion by his son, he agreed, and gave Xue Yixiao control of the team.

Not long after, a tofu shop quietly opened in Niujiao Alley behind Zhuque Street in Ding'an City.

The owner of the shop is a middle-aged couple with two beautiful daughters, speaking with a Xinzhou accent.

It is said that he came here to escape from disaster. He used to open a breakfast shop, which was considered a small fortune.Recently, I heard that the tofu in Ding'an City is very famous, so the family also tried their best to acquire a house. They bought a yard in Niujiao Alley and opened their own tofu workshop.

Because Niujiao Alley is adjacent to Suzaku Street, the daily flow of people is constant, and the business is not bad.The two couples are also hard-working. They start to make tofu every day, and their two daughters also help out.

"Zheng Erniang, have you come out to buy beans for your father again?"

The neighbor's aunt greeted the girl with a smile.

She felt that this family surnamed Zheng was very lucky. Even though the husband and wife were not very beautiful, the daughters they gave birth to were each more handsome than the other!This Zheng Erniang is fairer and more well-proportioned than her elder sister, she loves to laugh and talk, and has a gentle temperament. When the boys in the alley see her coming out, their eyes are straight and they don't even blink.

"Hey, Aunt Wang, my father's eyesight is not good. The beans he bought last time were quite swollen. My mother can't trust him."

The girl covered her mouth and smiled, but her eyes glanced at the courtyard that had been locked diagonally opposite.

"Auntie, is there no one in that house? Why haven't I heard any movement inside?"

"Oh, there are people. The people living there are all the workers of the Ningcun workshop. They all went back to their hometown in Lichun, and they may not come back until the next year."

"People from Xihai? What do they look like? Do they look like barbarians, with yellow eyebrows and red eyes?"

Hearing the girl's question, Aunt Wang laughed and shook her head.

"What's that! They look similar to us, with black eyes and black hair, but the clothes are different!"

"They are all wearing cotton made in the West Sea. The cloth is thin, but it is said to be very warm. Ha, they can't walk so far without being warm."

"When they come back, the second lady will see it. It's in the yard diagonally opposite your house. There are many tall and strong young men in it. I don't even have a wife yet!"

"When they come back, my aunt will help you take a good look. These Xihai people earn money easily, and they are even more generous than our local poor boys. If you can marry into it, you will be waiting for happiness for the rest of your life!"

Aunt Enthusiastic's words made Zheng Erniang blush, stomped her feet but did not back down, only said that she was going to the market to see beans, and hurried out of the alley.

There is something that the aunt doesn't understand about the appearance of the young lady. This is because she has been moved and angry, and she is waiting for the people from Xihai to come back to pick a son-in-law.

That's right, the Zheng family already has a small amount of money, and their two daughters are beautiful, how can they marry a mediocre poor boy?Isn't this a waste of good material!

I just waited and waited, and the people from Xihai didn't come back after the year passed, and the merchants on Zhuque Street were all waiting impatiently.

It's useless to be impatient, the "Xihai people" are busy in Mozongwu Fort.

The blacksmith workshop began to build Modao according to the craftsmanship standards specified by Juzi and Feng's family. The civil engineering team was busy laying the mountain road from Mozongwubao to Jiuling Lake. The carpentry team built wooden carts in batches for the upcoming Jiuling City infrastructure construction Engineering preparation.

Ning Sawzi was not idle either. When all groups were busy working during the day, he would study the planning of Jiuling City in his room. Occasionally, he would find the elderly group in charge of planting to ask for advice on farmland planning. Location.

The black soil around Jiuling Lake is very fertile, and it is close to a freshwater lake, so it is naturally suitable for farming.Ning Fei revealed a little bit about his plans to plant new crops, which immediately aroused the collective excitement of the elderly group, asking about the new food situation.

Only the old man Liu still had a hesitant look on his face, and after a long time in his mouth, he finally choked out a sentence.

"Dare to ask Juzi, but you don't grow potatoes anymore?"

Compared with others, Old Man Liu still has the deepest affection for Tudou.He still can't forget the moment when he ate potatoes for the first time. The feeling of warmth and satiety was simply wonderful. Even though Mo Zong's food level improved greatly later, old man Liu still liked potatoes.

Ning Fei shook his head.

"No, of course we must."

"Not only species, but also variety."

"Potatoes, wheat, sweet potatoes, corn, these staple foods must be grown, and none of them can be missed."

As he spoke, he pointed to the planning map on the table, on which an area was circled and marked with words written in charcoal sticks.

"Look here, this is a planned potato field, and potatoes are the main force."

I don't know others, the word "potato" is the first word that old man Liu learned in night literacy class.He looked at the picture carefully and made sure that his potatoes were not at a disadvantage, so he nodded happily.

"That's good! That's good! I thought I wouldn't plant it!"

"Don't worry, Jizi, I'll help you take care of this potato field. My old man can't do anything else, but it's fine to serve the potatoes. Go and work on those new things, and leave this place to me!"

How dare Ning Fei let a patient with angina pectoris farm the land!

In order to fight against the Little Ice Age, he has allocated a large area for potatoes, and he is going to find an opportunity to find a system to squeeze them out to see if he can squeeze out more inventory.

If old man Liu was tired of looking for it again and fell in the field, he wouldn't even know how to explain it to Liu Tie.

But if I say it directly, I'm afraid it will hurt the old man's heart again. Like last time, if I have a stagnation in my chest, I'm still prone to illness.

After thinking about it, Ning Juzi simply found a new job for old man Liu.

"Old man, Zongmen is holding a cram school recently, why don't you go and tell everyone about it."

"Huh? Me? What can I say?"

Old man Liu and Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out.

His only skill in this life is farming, but now he is too old to pull the plow, and he has become a useless person.

Mo Zong is a place that cares about skills. Those who are in charge of planting like him, and those who are in charge of mining like Yang Heizi, have always been on the fringes of the sect, far from the glory of the three groups.

Now let him give lectures to those younger students, will they listen?

As if seeing the old man's concerns, Ning Juzi nodded with a smile.

"Be able to listen, not only to listen, but also to give them a test. If you are an examiner, if you fail the test, you will continue to take tutoring."

"Food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the capital of our survival. In the next year, all Mozong members must learn from the previous lessons, learn the knowledge of planting, and adapt to the farming characteristics of new crops. Everyone must be able to get started. "

"This world is becoming more and more unstable. After the spring, maybe the barbarians will go south again. If natural disasters and man-made disasters are superimposed, it is impossible to sell grain with money! Only when the granary is filled can everyone have the confidence to do other jobs. "

"I recently discussed with Liu Tong from the carpentry class to see if we can improve the existing farm tools of the Zongmen. After the city wall of Jiuling Lake New City is completed, we will start spring plowing with all our strength. Before that, old man, you have to To teach these students in the sect to be successful, we can't delay the important affairs of the sect."

Hearing what he said, a surge of pride suddenly rose in Old Man Liu's heart.

Since the founding of the Dharma Sage, no Juzi has ever valued farming so much!

Now all members of the Zongmen have to learn how to farm and work in the fields, Juzi is going to have a big battle!

When the autumn wind blows, there will be a good harvest of grain everywhere around Jiuling Lake, old man Liu feels that his chest is no longer tight, his legs and feet are more agile, and he looks ten years younger!

"Okay, don't worry, Mouzi! I will definitely teach this group of bastards clearly, and bake them until they are soft and rotten. Anyone who can't do it will not be allowed to go home, not to eat, and to see the wife. Shame on him, just wait for my good news!"