"You, don't underestimate the farmers." Chen Guanshi said earnestly, "The master has a mouth dangling, and his nose is also good. He knows it is a good thing as soon as he smells it. If he doesn't eat it in his mouth, he may have to think about it when he sleeps at night." on."

The two chatted while walking, and arrived at their destination in a short time.

"Why have you been here for so long?" Master An San put his hands behind his back, sniffed vigorously with his nose up, "Ha, I'm sure I smelled it right, quickly bring me a bowl."

The people below were busy all the time, and a bowl of soup exuding a strong fragrance was placed in front of Master Ansan.

"Not bad." Just after taking a sip, Master An San praised, "Tell me, what's going on."

Chen Guanshi explained the matter clearly in a few words.

"Oh, interesting." Master An San raised his eyebrows, "Did that man say anything?"

"This..." Manager Chen hesitated for a while before opening his mouth, "He said that he had fed the sheep for a long time with health-care herbs picked from the mountains. For the sake of one game, let the master not waste it."

Master Ansan didn't feel offended in any way. The ingredients in this soup were really good, regardless of the cooker's craftsmanship.No, he just took a few mouthfuls, and a warm feeling rose from his stomach and spread to his limbs, dispelling all the cold that had accumulated all day.

"Go and ask Madam and the others to come over and let them try it too."

"Yes, sir."

The carriages were very close to each other, and the movement on Master Ansan's side just now had been noticed by the people around, and they knew what was going on as soon as they asked.

"Master, is this thing clean?" Mrs. Huang looked at the bowl of mutton soup in front of her, her smile was a little stiff, and there was a trace of disgust in her eyes.

"Yes, dad. If you want to eat, just buy the mutton." The second young master An Kexu followed suit.

"Okay, leave if you don't want to eat, stay if you want to eat." Master An San didn't force it.Good things are not available to everyone, it depends on fate.

Mrs. Huang glanced at several concubines with their own characteristics, and saw that they were happily drinking mutton soup in order to please the master, so she forced herself to drink it too.For nothing else, even for the sake of the child, she couldn't take away the master's kindness.

In the past few days, everyone only has copper hand stoves to keep warm. Even if they huddled in the carriage and did not go out, their bodies were not very warm.After eating a bowl of mutton soup, the whole body was enveloped in warmth. They wanted to drink another bowl, but they were told by the maid that the rest would be sent to the old man and the other rooms, and they were gone.

"Master, this thing is good, did you send someone to buy it?" Mrs. Huang wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a smile on her face.

"Well, Steward Chen has gone."

Although the soup tastes good and has a strong ability to dispel cold, Mrs. Huang still feels a little disgusted when she thinks that it has been cooked by a peasant woman, and she feels that she should use her own cook.

Fang Tianlin was not surprised to see Guanshi Chen, who had not left for a long time, bring someone over again.The mutton boiled in the pot was obtained by feeding him with space water for more than two years. The effect of dispelling the cold is very obvious. Drinking a bowl can at least keep the body warm for more than an hour, and it is not easy to be attacked by the cold and even freeze. The above has become a matter of course.

"We have to keep the meat of this sheep for ourselves, so we can only sell you another two catties." There are many old people and children in the family, so Fang Tianlin naturally wants to keep the good stuff, "However, I have a little inferior one, you Do you want?"

"How much is the difference?" Chen Guanshi was also lucky enough to drink a small bowl. His body is still glowing with warmth, which is much better than before when he just wanted to nest by the brazier with cold hands and feet. He feels like he has come alive Yes, as long as the difference between the two is not too big, you can buy as much as you want.

"Wait a minute." Fang Tianlin said, looking back at Shen Jiahe who was walking towards the carriage.

After a while, Shen Jiahe took a piece of mutton and put it on the small table.

"This piece is slightly weaker in dispelling cold, and this one is slightly more effective than ordinary mutton..." Fang Tianlin pointed to the two pieces of mutton on the table and explained carefully, "I can't sell you all of this, at most I can only give it to you These two pieces."

"Okay, I'll take all of these." Steward Chen didn't hesitate, and bought everything he could buy without hesitation.I'm afraid that someone will come over later, he doesn't want to compete with others.

Chen Guanshi put down a large ingot of silver and strode away with Dong Qing.

"..." The Shen family all looked confused.This money is too easy to earn, right?

The surrounding families were also shocked, their eyes widened, and they were about to burst out of their sockets.They worked hard for a year, but they were not as good as others selling more than ten catties of meat!This world is really crazy, crazy!

In fact, this is really nothing to make a fuss about.The price of delicacies from mountains and seas is high, and there are many more expensive ones than those sold by Fang Tianlin, but ordinary people can't touch them.

Soon, Chen Guanshi took the people back to the camp.

"Why is this the only thing?" Master An San asked in a deep voice.

"Master, that family is very smart, and they don't seem to want to be bought up by the whole family." Chen Guanshi pointed to the small piece of mutton and said, "This is the same kind of mutton that the master just ate, and the two pieces next to it are less effective. Some. What the family said was that they ate it themselves and didn’t sell it, so they allocated it because the master was the first customer, and others might not be able to buy it if they wanted to eat it.”

Hearing what Chen Guanshi said, Master Ansan suddenly calmed down: "You go to each house and help them publicize it. It's better to be happy alone than to be happy together, isn't it?" He laughed loudly while talking.

Chen Guanshi's ability to handle affairs is really not covered. Someone came to inquire about it after following the scent. After he publicized it, more and more people knew about it.

The merchants in the convoy were all really rich people, and they didn't have tens of thousands of taels of wealth, so they were embarrassed to say that they were not short of money, but they were afraid of not having good goods.It's even more common to see things that don't appear. How could they not have a home?There were quite a few people with this idea, and after confirming that Master An San was not playing with them, they sent people to Shen's house to buy mutton one after another.

Before Fang Tianlin only sold a small portion to Chen Guanshi, the Shen family was still very puzzled, and they didn't realize it until they saw people coming over one after another.I sigh that they really have too little knowledge and don't understand the thoughts of the rich.For the Shen family, no matter how powerful the mutton is, they are not necessarily willing to pay for it, unless the effect is really against the sky, and they will be willing to pay for it.

This is impossible. One is at the bottom of the society, and the other is not high-status on the surface, but the real life is more nourishing than many officials.The huge gap in life has resulted in obvious differences in ideology.

Except for Fang Tianlin's first sheep, which hadn't been moved, the other five sheep were almost sold out, and only a little was left to give away. He could only say sorry to those who came a step late.

Everyone was in the same convoy, and those people couldn't use their power to overwhelm others, throwing money at them. When they learned that the mutton was sold out, they could only leave with regret.

Xue's camp.

"Second daughter-in-law, I heard that your natal family sells mutton that has a good effect on dispelling the cold, why don't you send some over?" Lin's was obviously very dissatisfied with this. Xue's family and Shen's family are in-laws, so how could they leave good things behind?

Shen Lin immediately blushed with shame, but this time she didn't dare to make up her mind in private, and gave Xue Guanglin a look for help.

"Mother, we'll accept the father-in-law if he gives it to us. It's outrageous to ask for it at the door." Xue Guanglin faced the displeasure of everyone's eyes, and blocked the road bravely.

"You, how can you turn your elbows out?" Lin's chest heaved with anger.

Xue Guanglin couldn't bear such an atmosphere, so he asked Shen Lin to go outside to breathe.Being blown by the cold wind like this, his thoughts became clear instead. He sent Shen Lin back and walked towards Shen's house alone.

"Guanglin is here?" Father Shen sat by the fire with a smile in his eyes, "Sit down, have you had dinner yet?"

"Just used it." Xue Guanglin would not be polite, and sat at the small table very casually.

"The mutton soup is almost ready, do you want to have some more?"

Xue Guanglin shook his head, hesitated for a while, and said: "Father, I heard that the mutton at home is very effective in dispelling cold. I came here to buy mutton. Don't laugh at me."

"Oh, this matter." Speaking of this, Father Shen was a little embarrassed, "As my father-in-law, I should have sent someone to take you there. It's just that your house has a high threshold, and I can't even step in. This... ..."

Xue Guanglin didn't feel embarrassed when his father-in-law said that to his face, it was the truth anyway.The things that the old man's family gave couldn't even serve on their family's dining table, and they were all rewarded to the servants. It was only later that he found out about this, so he put it away and enjoyed it alone.

It's not that Xue's family is deliberately targeting Shen's family, the gifts from other poor relatives are almost the same.It's just that the clan relatives rely on being their own people, thick-skinned, and will come to the door every once in a while if they are not treated by others.Compared with the face, the face is obviously more important, anyway, they will not let them go back empty-handed every time, even if they are treated as a big show, it is worth it.

The Shen family is different, they are able to live a decent life, they will not be shy like other families, and generally they will not show up at the Xue family for no serious matter.

"Guanglin, your share has already been prepared, but I can only give you two catties. It's not that I'm stingy, it's really hard to come by. It took your third sister-in-law more than two years to get a lot of meat. If you want more than two hundred catties, you can only pay for it." At this point, Father Shen's face suddenly became hot, and he was completely ashamed of his old face when he talked about money with his son-in-law.

Shen Jiahe put the two pieces of mutton that had been divided long ago on the table, and joked with a smile: "Second brother-in-law, these are specially reserved for you. If you come later, we will eat it ourselves. The small piece has the effect It's best, except for An's family who was the first to patronize and was lucky enough to get two catties, we won't sell it to anyone else, you take it away. This big piece is a little less effective, if someone comes to ask for it, you can give it away. "

This was a surprise, how could Xue Guanglin have any objections?He paid the money readily, and prepared to withdraw with two pieces of meat.

"Guanglin, don't rush away." Mrs. Zhang found a small earthen pot, scooped up half a pot of mutton soup, and stuffed it into his hand, "Here, take it, and remember to ask Lin Erniang to drink it too."

Xue Guanglin did not refuse, and returned to his campsite with the crock in one hand and two pieces of mutton in the other.

Fortunately, the temperature is low now, and the mutton is frozen tightly, so it won't go bad after ten and a half months, otherwise the Shen family may only be able to make dried meat, which won't taste as delicious as fresh meat.

Shen Xin and Shen Dujuan also have a family of two catties, all of which are the best mutton, while the other three families who followed the Shen family all have a family of one catty, which is slightly inferior.

Now every family is cooking mutton, and the aroma wafts all over the surrounding area, causing the adults from the farther families to swallow their saliva from time to time, and the children are even more greedy.

"Mother, that soup is delicious, I want to drink it."

"I'll beat you to death, debt collector. It's someone else's. Where did our family get the mutton soup?"

The slap was so loud that even Fang Tianlin heard it, and then there was a child crying and howling.

Shen Jiahe tugged Xia Tianlin's sleeve: "Daughter-in-law..."

Before Fang Tianlin could answer, Mrs. Zhang said first, "Jiahe, don't look at that child crying so badly. In fact, he is pampered at home and has no shortage of food. Those who really eat and drink less are those who don't make any noise at all." Yes, here, that little girl over there is."

Shen Jiahe followed his mother's finger and saw that it was true, that little boy was thin and small.He's not stupid, it's just that after having triplets, he can't be hard-hearted towards the children.After figuring out the situation, he stopped paying attention to that side.

"What? You're so stingy, you don't even want to give me a bowl of mutton soup. Hmph, didn't you just make a little money, what are you dragging!" The woman turned her back and muttered in a low voice, it was a waste of time to let her act for nothing There is a play.

After arriving at the campsite, Xue Guanglin went back to his carriage first, put down the earthen jar, and then directly brought the mutton to Xue Changfu: "Father, mother, this piece was given by my father-in-law, and the other piece was bought by me. Get someone to make some tomorrow morning."

"I still want to buy this little meat?" Lin's face turned dark.

"Father-in-law's family is not as rich as ours. They are more than our relatives. If one family gives so much, the three families add up to the weight of a sheep. How can they afford it?" Xue Guanglin smiled and didn't care at all, "Dad , Mother, I'll leave if I have nothing to do. Heng'er, Baozhu, follow up."

"you……"

As soon as Lin's words came out, he was stopped by Xue Changfu: "What are you talking about? The price of this mutton is high. If the breeding process is not very cumbersome and cannot be grown on a large scale, just knowing this skill is enough to earn a lot of money. Boman, don't underestimate it."

Those who can expand their business may have problems of one kind or another, at least their vision of making money will not be too bad.Xue Changfu thought of this when he heard the news, but just as he said, it is not possible to become rich, so it is still possible to be a small landlord.Although he didn't take this little money seriously, he would no longer treat the Shen family as an ordinary farming family.With this skill alone, it is not a problem to earn 200 taels in two years. If you have some business acumen, it is not impossible to make a fortune from then on.

"This is from your grandmother's house, drink it all up." Xue Guanglin didn't talk nonsense, and asked his wife and children to pour a bowl for each of them.After saying that, he no longer cared about them, picked up the bowl in front of him, and sipped it in small sips.The sister-in-law's craftsmanship may not be very good, but the fishy smell has been removed, and that alone is enough. The mutton soup is delicious without too many ingredients, and the original taste is not bad.

Shen Lin picked up the bowl obediently, as did Xue Baozhu and Xue Heng.

Xue Guanglin narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression a little subtle.This is really a toast and not a fine wine. In the past, his words were not very effective. He is a husband and father, so of course he will not treat them like criminals. As long as they are not too bad, let them go.Who would have thought that by doing this, his wife and children would go astray.

People who are rich at first sight are indeed prone to problems if they are not properly adjusted.Fortunately, it was not too late to find out, Xue Guanglin was able to watch it after he taught them a lesson against his mother's dissatisfaction.

Because of a pot of mutton soup stewed again, the Shen family ate dinner later than others.The noodles are eaten with mutton soup, which has a special taste.Everyone ate deliciously. After a bowl of soup, all the chills on their bodies were dispelled, and the whole body was surrounded by warmth, not to mention how comfortable it was. It seemed that they could sleep well at night.

Unfortunately, there are too few.The net weight of a sheep is only about [-] catties, and after excluding the donated, sold and eaten by them, it is less than [-] catties. In the days to come, even they themselves have to save food, so how can they have room to help others?

After the meal, the Shen family sat around in the tent, looking at the small pile of silver in the middle, it felt so unreal.

"Master, you pinch me, isn't this a hallucination?" Second Aunt Chen looked a little dazed, and she almost jumped up the next moment, "Oh, you really pinched me!"

"Didn't you ask me to pinch it?" Shen Jiahu's reaction also became slow, and he seemed to be floating in the sky.

Not only Shen Jiahu and his wife were like this, but the rest of the Shen family were no better than them.

Father Shen's eyes kept flickering, his third daughter-in-law is really married to the right one, she is simply a lucky star.He was worried that he would not have enough money when he got there, and immediately there was such a large amount of money in the account, a full 100 taels, 100 taels!A catty of mutton sells for more than [-] Wen, which is a sky-high price!

Fang Tianlin didn't expect that mutton could be sold at this price.He remembered that a few days after he came to Jingchao, together with Liu Cheng, he picked up a wild goat in a trap.Domestic mutton is not so expensive. A catty of mutton can be sold for more than 20 yuan. The difference is more than [-] times, which is really unimaginable.

After thinking about it carefully, Fang Tianlin realized that this is because mutton itself has the effect of dispelling cold. After being fed with space water for a long time, this effect is strengthened. Otherwise, how could a shrewd businessman be willing to pay a big price for it?

You must know that the Shen family has been selling chickens for nearly a year, and neither chicken nor eggs can be sold at such an outrageous price.The merchants in this convoy are all big merchants in Fuyang County, and some of them must have eaten it, so it's not like they all don't know the goods. The difference between the two kinds of meat can only be caused by the difference between the two kinds of meat itself.

Fang Tianlin thought about using space water to irrigate ginseng and other medicinal materials. I am afraid that the harvest will be more abundant, but unfortunately the cycle is too long, so he can plant a few plants for fun.As long as you have enough money, it’s no different from waste paper if you have too much money, because you don’t need it at all.The life of the people in this era is too hard, so he still tries his best to provide them with more benefits, and it is not in vain for him to come to Jingchao.

Although the heredity of the good breed is fairly stable, it will degenerate after a few generations. After all, it was cultivated the day after tomorrow, not natural evolution. It is very good to be able to maintain this.Of course, this is not without some benefits. At least space water has accelerated the evolution of crops. The process of survival of the fittest that may have taken tens, hundreds, or even tens of thousands of years to complete has been completed many years earlier.

After the night watchmen were arranged, the convoy gradually became quiet, with only a few light noises from sparks sputtering from time to time.

In the next few days, although the team continued to have minor troubles, they were all within the controllable range, did not delay the schedule, and arrived at the destination on time every day.

Seven days later, just after the lunch break, the convoy stopped suddenly not long after it started.

Every family sent people to the front to inquire about news, and the Shen family was no exception. But what surprised everyone else was that the Shen family sent Shen Jiahai and Fang Tianlin.

"What's going on?" Someone was impatient and asked as soon as he came up.

"In front is the Liyuan Bridge. There is news from the sentinel that a large number of victims have gathered at the head of the bridge. It doesn't seem to be a spontaneous act, but it seems that someone deliberately did it." There is a way to go."

Everyone's heart trembled. There are many mountains and few plains in Yanxi. The Shangyang Mountains are the largest mountain range, and the nearby small mountains are even more criss-crossing. It is not so easy to detour.The problem is that no one is sure that they will be able to avoid these people if they go around, because if they want to go south, they must pass through Anjiang, but the Shangyang Mountains end here.The victims they encountered before were not large in scale. After all, only a small half of the people crossed the Shangyang Mountain Range and came to the east of the Mountain Range, and most of them went directly south.

Now the two groups of people are rooted here under the leadership of someone. I don't know whether they have gathered recently or have existed for a long time.Fang Tianlin reckoned that the former was more likely, otherwise, over time, the state government would not be able to ignore such a large number of disaster victims.

Knowing that someone was blocking the way, the family members of each family had a heated discussion.

Fang Tianlin didn't have much right to speak here, so he stood aside and listened quietly.

"Let's take a detour, I'm sure they won't occupy the whole Anjiang."

"How to get around? On the left is Anling Mountain, and on the right is Shangyang Mountain Range. I don't think everyone is stupid enough to go to the west side of Shangyang Mountain Range. The only option is to go through Anling Mountain. I remember that the nearest canyon is far from here. It’s only half a day’s journey, so the question is, do you dare to leave? Anyway, I would rather face the victims than send them to my door to be slaughtered by bandits.”

Everyone was silent, there are many merchants here who have traveled long distances, so they know the dangers of the mountains and forests.Before the drought in Jingchao, the law and order was good, but in remote places, especially in the mountains and forests, it was still impossible to completely wipe out the bandits who robbed houses.It is common sense not to enter every forest and detour every mountain. People are forced to cross mountains and mountains only when they have no choice.

What a good place to set up an ambush in the canyon?In the past, we had to worry about the robbers. Under such an environment, who has the confidence that they will pass through safely?

Fang Tianlin's eyes narrowed slightly, his thoughts turned, thinking about how to deal with it.After a while, he had an idea, told Shen Jiahai, then walked back, found Xue Guanglin, and told him what he thought.

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