Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

When all the Camellia oleifera fruits in the mountains were picked, all the cornus officinalis were also cleaned up, and the Chang family could finally escape the days of being fumigated by the smell of cornel every day.

Finally, count the cornel sauce and spicy rice oil, the amount makes people gasp, it's too much!This is because many of them are dried into dogwood. If they are all made into cornel sauce and spicy rice oil, the number will be even more terrifying.

The warehouses that had just been built were all piled up to the brim. This was the result of some camellia seeds piled up in the oil mill, and there was also a lot piled up on the second floor of the main house of the Chang family's third house.

It's not that the warehouse is not calculated to be small, but that if you want to build a bigger one, the manpower and material resources will be too much.They have invested too much money in cornel and oil mills. Although they still have some active funds on hand, they dare not spend too much. It will not be too late to build when the turnover is over, anyway, it will not be completely accumulated.

The people in the third room of the Chang family looked at such a pile of things, and they were both happy and sad.

"Forget about the tea oil. We have a list of imperial envoys, so we can't lose money. But there are so many dogwood paste and spicy rice oil, our stall can't use up so much." Grandma Sun said worriedly.

Mrs. Cao also said: "Based on the previous business, it's not bad to be able to use up two or three cents in a year."

Chang Xixing asked: "Isn't there someone who was willing to use cornel in exchange for cornel sauce and spicy rice oil before? Wouldn't this consume a lot?"

Chang Xisheng shook his head, "That's not much, and everyone still hopes to get money in exchange. Even if you like this spicy food, you'd rather make do with it yourself. Everyone is scared by the Qian family's price reduction before. I’m jealous of the money I’ve earned, and I can’t bear to miss a piece. Now there are a lot more people digging the canal than before, but the business is not good, and the profit is less than before.”

Chang Xisheng's words are not exaggerated, as the saying goes, don't panic if you have food in your hand.Although everyone loves money, most of the time they actually feel that having food in their hands is the most secure.Otherwise, some kind of natural or man-made disaster will happen, and even if you have money, you won’t be able to eat it.

But it’s different if you have food, you can eat it yourself, and exchange it for money when you need it, which is very convenient.So I am more enthusiastic about farming and harvesting grain, and I don’t care so much about going out to work to earn wages, except when the farming is slack.

But this time the price was suppressed too much, and the tax will be collected like this in the future, the farmers are afraid, and they will try to pocket money, as long as there is a chance, they will not let it go.

There was a popular saying in various villages before, saying that now those who are a little bit capable of heavy work have gone to the river, and there is not even a man who can do anything in the village. If there is a bandit or something, he will be ransacked immediately.

I didn't know who was talking about it for fun, but passing it around like this made people jump.

There are too many things that people worry about these days, not only to watch God eat, but also to prevent man-made disasters.Smaller and wealthier villages are easy to attract bandits. Those bandits are not good men from the forest, they are all thugs who rob houses and houses. If they provoke women who have been robbed of food, their villages may be massacred.

Moreover, the geographical features of Pumpkin Mansion make it easier for bandits to hide. If people hide in the mountains, they will never find them.To make those bandits even more unscrupulous, the government has nothing to do.Although it is still rare for bandits to go down the mountain and enter the village to rob, there is a trick to everything.There are many officials and gangsters in this world who are relatives, and the people in that place are the real sinners.

Everyone thought of the bandits that Chang Yu had killed before, and their hearts beat. Thinking about it carefully, this is not going to work. If the strong men are gone, isn't this intentional to make the bandits miss you!

As a result, the leaders of various villages are hurriedly recalling some of the strong men who worked on the river to guard the village. This is important to earn money but also to spend life.

In this way, everyone will not dare to take out a coin easily, and desperately shove it into their pockets.

Compared with other villages, Taoyuan Village is much happier. The ancestors fled here because it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as people from the outside are blocked at the entrance, they will not be able to enter.Therefore, the people in Taoyuan Village only need to recall some strong men to guard them, and there is no need to recall too many laborers.

"What's the matter? We've collected so much, won't it just fall into our hands? Second brother, will the imperial envoys accept it? Sell them a little." Chang Xiwang scratched his head.

Grandma Sun's eyes lit up, "That's right, there are still imperial envoys, and he can buy a lot if he's willing!"

Chang Xisheng wanted to laugh but was helpless, "Mother, this thing is different from oil. Oil is a must to eat, this thing is just a seasoning, so officials and stewards who have spare money can buy some, it can't be like oil. The same is for the folks to eat, so it won't consume much."

Grandma Sun was immediately disappointed.

Chang Xisheng quickly added: "Although they don't want much, they can still sell some of it."

After hearing this, Grandma Sun's face softened a little, and she turned her attention to Chang Xile, thinking that he would definitely be able to solve this problem.Others also turned their attention to Chang Xile, with the same meaning as Grandma Sun.

Chang Xile naturally felt that, to be honest, the quantity of these things was indeed beyond his imagination.But it's not a loss. According to his current calculation of the number of sales, there will be no big problem in preserving capital.

But they can't work in vain, and they can't waste such a good thing.And the reason why he charged so much was to make money by selling it.

Chang Xile did not give an answer directly, but turned to Chang Xisheng, "Second Brother, what do you think?"

Chang Xisheng was stunned. Although he had realized that Chang Xile valued him in business, it was the first time that he was asked for his opinion by name.He knew what this meant, and he couldn't help but feel a little unresponsive.

No one else thought that Chang Xile would ask Chang Xisheng for his opinion. It would have been unbelievable before, but now seeing that Chang Xisheng's business is doing well and he got a big order from the imperial envoy, although he was still a little surprised, But not too surprised.

Seeing that Chang Xisheng remained silent for a while, Chang Xile encouraged him again: "Second brother, tell me."

Chang Xisheng is not a gutsy person either. When he came back to his senses, he cleared his throat and said what was in his mind, "I think whether it's tea oil or dogwood, we have to go to the county or even the government to find a way to sell it. .”

Grandma Sun couldn't help but say, "Forget about cornel, the imperial envoy sells most of the tea oil. I don't believe that big guys don't eat oil, so we can just sell it to the nearby folks. And it goes to the mansion, just You can’t even earn back the travel expenses.”

Since Chang Xisheng opened his mouth, he didn't intend to hide it, and he didn't show timidity when facing Mrs. Sun's doubts, and stated his thoughts.

"I think so. Look at the situation in Hedao. If it is early, it will be completed by this time next year. Even if it is late, it will not be the year after next. Then the big order from the imperial envoy will definitely be cancelled. How about we find out in advance There are more buyers, and our business will have to stop at that time. So I thought, make plans early, so as not to panic when the time comes."

Everyone else felt reasonable when they heard this, only Father Chang frowned.

Chang Xisheng was very worried. He knew that Chang's father had always disapproved of him starting a business. If he opposed it now, he might not even let him set up a stall when the river course was completed, so he had to go home and farm obediently. .

Chang Xile said at this time: "Second brother is very thoughtful. If we want these two businesses to last long, we really have to plan now. We have already invested so much money in our oil mill, so we definitely can't just do it for a year or two. If we sell it to The villages near us can’t make any money, and everyone can exchange the tea seeds they collect at most. We have to sell them to the county government to earn money.”

Father Chang still frowned, "But even if this is the case, there is no need to sell it to the mansion."

Chang Xile said: "Father, you also know what's going on in our county, so we won't be able to sell much at that time. Besides, the Qian family will control them, so we can sell them for a small amount of money. If they want to sell us so much oil, they will definitely sell it." The business is squeezed out, how can they agree?

If it is not so big, so many fruits in the mountains are not used, what a pity.Besides, we have also seen that so many folks point to these things to earn some money, we can't let them down. "

The last sentence was directed at Father Chang, and sure enough, Father Chang's face softened a lot after saying this.

Many men have the ambition to do a great job and want to do their part to benefit their hometown, and Father Chang is also such a person.

It's just that the hardships of life made him just think about it in his heart, but now hearing what Chang Xile said, his heart is not untouched.

Besides, doing so is also good for their family, and it is something they can do, so they are even more excited.

Chang Xile strikes while the iron is still hot: "Actually, I have long had the idea of ​​bringing business to the mansion, not only the dogwood and tea oil we have on hand, but more importantly our grain and cloth! The Qian family is unreliable. It was because of the imperial envoy that the price was not lowered, but if he left, do you think he would be so easy to talk to? Then what will the people in our village do?

When the time comes, the Qian family will definitely put the blame on our family like this time again, trying to make us unable to get along in Taoyuan Village or even Daoxiang County.So I thought about exploring the road early, and I didn't think about selling it for money at the beginning. As long as I can get through this road, it will be the greatest contribution. "

Grandma Sun couldn't help asking: "That's reasonable, even if the food and cloth are sold back and forth to the mansion, the round-trip freight is not enough."

Chang Xile said with a smile: "Mother, have you forgotten what the river is for? When the time comes, we only need a boat to go through, so we can go to the mansion just to sleep?"

Grandma Sun clapped her hands and applauded, "That's right! Why did I forget about this? If that happens, we won't be afraid of the Qian family! Why don't we wait until then, it's so troublesome to go back and forth to the mansion now."

"Mother, we can't wait for this matter. We can think of using this river, how could the Qian family not think of it? How can we guarantee that he won't block our way in advance? After all, he has a lot of connections, and the way must be unusual. Business has a business way." , If you want to enter the industry, you must plan early.

And our dogwood and camellia oil business are just exploring the way. These two things are not his business, so there will be no positive interest disputes, and he will not pay too much attention to it, so that we will not let our business start. strangled.At that time, we will obviously find a way to sell cornel and camellia oil, but secretly we will have to find ways to sell grain and cloth. "

The big guy was stunned when he heard this, he never thought that Chang Xile had thought so far.

Even Chang Xisheng, who had the most flexible mind, just thought that these things might not be sold out in the county, and didn't think of this level.He originally thought that he had a quick mind and was made for this job, but now he began to re-examine himself, he was still too immature, no wonder Chang Xile made him think long-term.

Mrs. Cao sighed: "So we can study, my uncle is the youngest in our family, but he is also the one who thinks the most far-sighted. It's not like we can live well in front of us."

Grandma Sun was proud and worried at the same time, "If this is the case, we really have to think carefully, otherwise we will be choked by the Qian family like before, but there is no good person like the imperial envoy to rescue us."

Father Chang remained silent and did not speak.

Chang Xile said again: "At that time, I will also go to the mansion to inquire about the news, not only for business, but also for the scientific research. The imperial envoy promised before that as long as I am willing to continue the scientific research, he can guarantee that I have the ability to do so." Yes. If our family wants to establish a foothold in Daoxiang County, business alone is not enough, I have to improve to prevent the Qian family from bullying at will..."

Father Chang couldn't hold back any longer, and said excitedly, "My lord said something like that? Can you still continue the scientific research?"

"Yes, he told me before that an adult is a gentleman, and he would definitely not deceive me. This year's provincial examination has passed, and he wants to take another examination in three years. This time I went to the mansion to see what there is about this year's examination. The news about the exam, let me know how to prepare for it. Our family was in a bad situation before, and there is nothing we can do about it. Now that I have some money, I have to figure it out.”

Scientific research has never been an easy task. Since ancient times, many people have been defeated by it. Chang Xile did not dare to be careless even though he came from a later generation.From Cuba, he thought that he would be much smarter than his predecessors, but he was just taking advantage of more abundant resources.

Although he has the memory of the original body, he can't use it flexibly, and he doesn't understand the rules here, so he will definitely not be able to compare with a native like the original body in the exam now.But he has a lot of experience in taking exams. If he studies for a few years, he still has a chance to pass the exam. No matter what, he has to give it a try. This is what he must do in order to live a stable life.

Father Chang was silent for a while, "Since this is the case, it doesn't matter whether you do business or not. As long as you pass the exam, you don't have to be afraid of the Qian family."

Hearing this, Chang Xisheng straightened up abruptly, unable to hide the worry on his face, and the expressions of the others were also a little awkward.I am really used to this kind of income, and I always feel a little unwilling to return to the original shape.But Father Chang's words were also unreasonable, after all, they were farmers, and doing business was not a long-term thing after all.

Chang Xile shook her head and said, "Let's not talk about when I will be able to win the exam. Even if I become a judge, I won't be able to exempt all the land taxes in the village. That's just to make the Qian family dare not bully at will and not be afraid of being stumbling But if we want our family and our village to live a good life, we have to manage it. Unless I win a Jinshi and be appointed an official, the Qian family can’t give us money. But it’s impossible for me to advance to another level. It’s a blessing to be able to win.”

Father Chang didn't speak for a long time this time, his figure was buried in the darkness, and he didn't know what kind of emotion he was feeling, which made everyone a little nervous.Although everyone is listening to Chang Xile now, but the master of this family is still Father Chang.If he says no, even Chang Xile cannot disobey him.

"That's all you want to do business with?"

Father Chang was asking about Chang Xisheng, and he knew very well that Chang Xile's plan had a lot to do with Chang Xisheng.In this family, Chang Xisheng has a talent for doing business, and no one else can do it.He has always understood what this son is thinking.

A farmer doesn't cultivate the land well and always thinks about other things, which made Chang's father dislike Chang Xisheng very much in the past.Even in the past, he was like this, and he also used this to earn his family business later.

Chang Xisheng had already made preparations, and nodded firmly, "Father, I think it's much better for me to do business than to farm. Don't you always say that it doesn't matter what you do, as long as it's not stealing or robbing, you can do it well." Are you capable?

If it was before, forget it, we have no connections and no need, as long as we plant a good field, we can have food.But now that there are wealthy families in the county, and the tax system has been changed, we have to find another way to live.Even if Xiao Wu is capable, we can't point all the fingers at Xiao Wu, we must think of other ways, it is enough for Xiao Wu to suffer once. "

Everyone fell silent now. Chang Xile's performance these days made them forget that Chang Xile was almost hit and almost died because of his inability to take the scientific examination. Apart from his own frustration, maybe it was because of too much pressure on his shoulders.I was able to survive this time because I was able to do something for the family village, so I felt that I did not learn in vain.This is also the reason why everyone often mentions that reading is good, not only sincere praise, but also makes Chang Xile feel less guilty.

Father Chang sighed deeply, "If you really go this way, you will definitely be separated in the future, so you don't care?"

The atmosphere is a bit wrong now, parents do not separate, this is the rule.Unless the descendants are unfilial or commit crimes, they will not be separated while they are still there.

Chang Xixing hurriedly said: "Father, even if the second younger brother goes into business, he doesn't need to be separated."

Chang Xiwang also said: "That's right, Dad, isn't it just for business, and it's not about doing bad things, it's not like that."

"The rules are not set by me. If you want to do business, you have to change your household registration, but our family can't change it. No matter what you do in the future, this field is fundamental. When the second child wants to do business, he can only divide it out, so You have to figure it out.”

Chang Xisheng wanted to take this path, so he naturally asked about these rules, "Father, mother, I have already thought about it. I don't want to separate the family, but if it is really impossible, I will separate. But even so, we will always be one family People, I will not be my father’s son because of the change of household registration. My father and mother will always be in charge of the house. I just want myself to let everyone live a better life, do what I like to do, ask my parents to be perfect, and forgive my children for being unfilial. "

Chang Xisheng knelt down in front of Father Chang, and Mrs. Cao also pulled Shanzi and Xing'er to kneel down together.

Grandma Sun also panicked at this moment, and couldn't help sighing, "What's going on!"

Although he usually doesn't value this son, but after all, it's the flesh that fell from his body, so why don't he like it.Looking at the situation now, I can't bear it after all.She didn't want the child to be separated, but what Chang Xisheng said was really reasonable, and she was in a dilemma for a while, and left the decision to Father Chang.

Father Chang sighed again, "Get up, since you have already made up your mind, I, as a father, will not stop you. But even at that time, as long as you are still surnamed Chang, you have to guard our Chang's house." Now, don't bring me business calculations home, or don't blame me for being merciless!"

Chang Xisheng was overwhelmed with surprise and responded repeatedly, "Father, even if our family is separated at that time, it means that the household registration has changed, and the family affairs will still be the same as now."

Father Chang waved his hand, "We'll talk about those when the time comes, get up, let the children kneel down, what's the matter?"

Chang Xisheng and Mrs. Cao hurriedly pulled the child to stand up, with smiles that couldn't be hidden on their faces.

Chang Xi was happy to see Father Chang let go, and was also very happy in his heart.

"Since the second brother decided to go this way, the business of the stall has to be rearranged, otherwise it will be too busy."

Chang Xisheng was already prepared, so he was not surprised by such a decision.

"This business requires at least two people. If the second child doesn't go, who do we have to send?" When Mrs. Sun said this, she looked around the family and couldn't find anyone who was competent.

Chang Xiwang and his wife had no time to take care of the oil mill.As an uncle, Chang Xixing is definitely not good at going out to do business with his sister-in-law, but Mrs. Wang...

Grandma Sun couldn't help frowning. Although she was honest, she couldn't figure it out.These days they are living well, and the Wang family has started to dance again, which really makes her look down on them very much.Although it doesn't hinder anything, with her in control, the outsiders in this family can't take advantage of it, but watching it makes me feel unhappy.

Sister-in-law Wang probably also sensed Granny Sun's dissatisfaction, and quickly waved her hands and said, "I'm sure I can't go. I'm so clumsy, I'm afraid it will only be a disservice. I'll just work at home."

Second Sister-in-law Cao also said: "The family is too busy to prepare food now, and the third sibling has to run around. If the sister-in-law is not there, the mother and the third sibling will have to grow two hands to make it."

"This business has been in business for such a long time, and everyone is already familiar with it. Basically, there has been no change, so this work should be redistributed. I think so. This food stall is the same as the oil mill. From now on, the second sister-in-law will be in charge. , the share also changes accordingly.”

Second Wife Cao couldn't help but interjected, "I can't make the transfer by myself."

The Chang family had never done business before, and most of them went out to work for others, so their roles did not change for a while.And I always wanted to operate like a family workshop, so I was restricted.

Chang Xile smiled and said: "Second sister-in-law, don't worry, didn't you say that it is the same as the oil mill. At that time, you can hire someone you can trust to manage the stall together. Not only hire someone to set up a stall with you, but also You have to hire two people to prepare the ingredients at home, but let your mother show you the key places. What to do, who to hire, and how much to pay are all up to you. As long as things are not too outrageous, our family will Nobody interfered."

Second Aunt Cao's eyes widened immediately, "This, this, this is not very good, is it?"

Chang Xiwang said: "What's wrong with that? Didn't I just pick up an oil mill for nothing? The second sister-in-law and second brother put a lot of effort into this food stall, so you should take care of it."

Father Chang also said, "Let's do it this way. It's enough for our family to manage the food stall alone. The share is the same as that of the oil mill. No one is partial. You can decide who you hire, but what I mean is Don't be all your natal family, it's better to branch out like the oil mill. Otherwise, when something happens, you will be the one who looks bad."

Although it is convenient for relatives to do things, it is easy to lose face and end up with moths.

Second Sister-in-law Cao nodded repeatedly, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely not let those thieves, rapers and tricksters come to our stall to make me angry for nothing. At that time, I will also use the method of the oil press, who will do more?" If you do well, you will earn more, otherwise, you will leave early, and I will not be sympathetic. I have just had a good life myself, but I don’t have the spare money to support people who can’t do things well, but are meddlesome.”

Father Chang nodded appreciatively. He agreed with Chang Xile because he knew that the second and third daughters-in-law knew things well. He is diligent and good, but he can't support things.

Father Chang immediately said sternly: "Although the stall is handed over to the second daughter-in-law now, it doesn't mean that the other brothers and sisters-in-law think it's not their own business. Although you don't share as much as before, you can turn it over to the public office. The share of my family will be used by you in the future. Don’t let me see that it’s not my family’s business to say in private, so I don’t help. One day when I’m here, even if the second child’s family is separated in the future, we will still be a family. Don't tell me two words!"

Ever since the third room of the Chang family started doing business, Father Chang has been saying such things from time to time. At the beginning, everyone didn't think it was a big deal. When the number of mentions is a bit too much, it makes the big guys feel that something is wrong.

Father Chang is not a long-winded person, and he usually mentions important things seriously so that everyone pays enough attention and rarely repeats them.But now when I mention it again and again, I always feel that something is wrong.

At first everyone thought it was something they did not do well, so they asked Father Chang to remind him again and again, but later found out that there was no such thing, which made everyone a little puzzled, and always felt that Father Chang was a little worried.

But even if they think so, no one dares to ignore Father Chang's words, and keep it in mind every time.

After the second sister-in-law Cao is in charge of the food stall, Chang Xisheng will be able to withdraw from the food stall and take on a new role—a salesman.