Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

"Your thing is quite useful, why didn't you know to tell me earlier, and let me enjoy it. It's comfortable, it's so comfortable!"

Shen Baili was lying on the shampoo table specially made by Chang Xile's carpentry workshop before, with his eyes closed and he kept sighing.

The attendant was washing his hair with water boiled in a tea hoop, and while washing, he was massaging Shen Baili's head according to Chang Xile's instructions.Although it was the first time, he learned very quickly and well, and now he has a good appearance.

Shen Baili had been rocking on the boat for a day, and he felt a little dizzy at first, and he was relaxed after being served like this.If she hadn't been talking to Chang Xile, she might have fallen asleep.

Although he usually washes his hair lying down and someone waits on him, but it is not as convenient and comfortable as this washing table. You can put your head directly in the basin, and there is something to support it, which is more reliable than the servant's hand.That's all, the follower massaged the head according to the method taught by Chang Xile, and the fatigue of the day can be dissipated.

"You're an interesting person. If you don't thank me, forget it and blame me. Besides, I've never been to your house, so I don't know if you have this thing in your house." Chang Xile gave him an angry look.

Although the poor here have a hard life, the rich enjoy it very much, and they are very particular about it.This kind of particularity is also a manifestation of the foundation. If the ordinary nouveau riche wants to be particular about it, they don't know what to do, so they can only spend money aimlessly.This will be looked down upon, and it will be difficult to integrate into the mainstream circle.

Although the Shen family made a fortune late, the ancestors of the Shen family were not ordinary people. Tracing back to their roots, they were descendants of the nobles of the previous dynasty, so they are different from ordinary rich people.It's just that they are rough-tempered and not good at that. It doesn't mean they don't know about it, and with the Pei family, it's not much worse.If necessary, you can still show the demeanor you should have.

"Look, I just said that, and your temper has come up. We haven't seen each other for so long, how come your temper has grown. I said you can't stay with that little boy all the time, and your temper will be spoiled gone."

Seeing that he took the initiative to mention Pei Qingyun, Chang Xi could not help but ask, "What's wrong with Brother Pei? He promised me to come here before, and he doesn't look like someone who broke his promise."

Shen Baili also looked baffled, and said very displeased: "If I knew, I wouldn't be so angry. You said he looks like a woman, and his temper is like a woman. Just let me be angry with you. You can break your promise no matter what, this person is really unreliable!"

"Why are you two arguing again?" Chang Xile originally thought that something happened to Pei Qingyun, but now it seems that is not the case.

"This time I was wronged very much! I don't even know why he ignored me."

"Nothing happened?"

"No, I fell in love with a girl, and I'm going to ask my family to propose marriage. I don't want to fight with him when people are in good spirits on happy occasions. I didn't expect him to be unhappy for some reason. Is it because he just doesn't want to see me!"

Shen Baili only thought of this possibility.

Chang Xile didn't quite agree, "I think Brother Pei is very nice. You two went to the Lantern Festival together. If you can find happiness, he will definitely bless you."

The meaning of the Lantern Festival here is very different, and they are usually accompanied by their families.There are also unmarried men and women who take advantage of this opportunity to find a partner with the company of their families.If you fall in love with someone on the street, you can ask your family members to ask the person's name instead, and to check it out in the future is also a way of blind date.

Those who can visit the Lantern Festival together at the Lantern Festival are all very close.

Shen Baili thought for a while and said, "Could it be that he also took a fancy to that girl? Hey! That's true, I met that girl, and I met him on the road with him recently during the Lantern Festival."

The more Shen Baili thought about it, the more he felt that this was the truth, he frowned slightly, and said in a rather unfriendly tone: "This guy is really, if you like him, just tell me, although I didn't deal with him, we grew up together anyway, we I can't let it go to him, am I so mean? But he is only such a bad tempered person, that is, I can tolerate him for so many years. If it were someone else, I would have broken up with him long ago. How can I still accompany him? play with him."

When Chang Xile heard this, she always felt weird, but she couldn't think of a reason.

"Brother Pei shouldn't be such a stingy person..."

Shen Baili rolled his eyes and interrupted Chang Xile before he finished speaking, and put on an expression that you are not guilty of saying this.

Thinking of the way the two of them get along, Chang Xile let out a fake cough in embarrassment, and said, "At least you won't hide it like this, right? You usually quarrel and say everything clearly." Chang Xile hid a sentence , Sometimes it is frighteningly straightforward, and outsiders will think that the two are vitriolic.

After being reminded like this, Shen Baili finally understood what was wrong. Pei Qingyun never suffers, so how could he be sullen? If it was normal, he would definitely find his way back.And he likes to rob him the most, how could he shrink back when he meets a girl he likes?There is no way to justify this!

But from Yuanxiao to now, Pei Qingyun has been avoiding seeing him, that's all, he doesn't even care about Doucai, this is not normal!

They grew up together since they were young, except that he hadn't seen him for a long time when he went out to run a business, and he didn't see him three or four times a day, and the two families had to come over to ask a question.

"Then why do you say he is?"

Chang Xile laughed, "Brother Shen, you don't understand, and I learned from it. It's not like you don't know, Brother Pei is two different things in front of others and in front of you."

Shen Baili couldn't think of a reason, and waved his hand, "Forget it, what do you want to do so much, if you let him know that it will make him proud. It just so happens that he doesn't like jumping around in front of me now, and it also makes my ears clean."

Chang Xile shook her head with a smile. These two people obviously have a good relationship. Whenever Shen Baili goes out, he will always remember to bring Pei Qingyun some new things outside.But they quarreled fiercely as soon as they met, and they didn't give each other face at all. Some people who didn't know thought they had some deep hatred.

"Let's not talk about that. I saw a large piece of flat land at the ferry, and it looked like it was laying foundations. Is it to build a house?"

Chang Xile nodded, "I bought that place before, and now I plan to build a commercial street there."

"Commercial Street?"

Chang Xile gave a general explanation, and Shen Baili immediately understood.

"I just said, why are you willing to pay such a high price to get the ferry? It turns out that you have such a long-term plan!"

Shen Baili was running around outside, so he naturally knew what such a commercial street would look like if it was built.If it can become a transit station at that time, the profits will be very considerable.The things in these places have always been the most expensive, as long as they are not too bad, the ships will not care about them, and they are willing to spend money.

The nearest city to the ferry is Pumpkin Mansion, which also takes a day, and it is farther away from other places.The main road does not pass through Daoxiang County, so this is a very suitable place to replenish.

No matter how well-prepared the food during the journey is, it is not as rich and fresh as along the road.Moreover, it is inconvenient to carry a lot of things, so most people who go shopping or go out, as long as they are not in a hurry, they will repair there when they encounter a resting place, and find some delicious food to comfort themselves.

After all, resting on a boat is not as comfortable as on land. Some people will stop and find an inn on land to sleep for a night to replenish their energy.The most fearful thing during the journey is not getting enough rest. It is easy to lose your body, and it will be very troublesome if you get sick.

Although it's not surprising to think of such a thing, after all, there are similar situations in other places, but the problem is that Chang Xile is a farmer who seldom goes out on weekdays. Admire his courage and vision.

This kind of thing is also uncertain, if the time comes to attract no one to stop here, it will be a big loss.

"So I'm poor and white now, and I've invested all the money from me and Xiaomiao's private house. If there is a mistake, our family can't even afford food this year. I'm already like this, and I didn't see your sympathy just now. It's so embarrassing It’s polite to lower the price, we’ve been brothers for so many years in vain.”

Shen Baili squinted, as if you thought I was stupid, "You are ashamed to say such things, don't think that I don't know how many livestock you have raised, and how much grain you have hidden in the warehouse. You are a real big landlord now, Are you still crying poor with me?"

Although the Chang family has been actively collecting and selling grain, and they don't make any difference in the middle, it's just a little labor cost, but their own grain is never sold outside.Not only the Chang family, but the entire Taoyuan Village.Unless it is really hard to survive, otherwise they will not sell grain and regard grain as property.

They don't have to pay taxes now, so they are not in a hurry to exchange money.Most of the food collected is from other villages. Although those people have not been required to pay taxes in recent years, they have always felt a sense of crisis in their hearts. They feel that they can only feel at ease when they have money in their hands, and they can’t eat so much food—they can’t bear to eat white rice. , so sell as much as you can.

The price offered by the Chang family was very kind, higher than the price they had brought to the county before, and it was convenient and cheap, so they were willing to sell it to the Chang family.

The Qian family was hit hard because of this, reselling grain is an important part of their business, and now Daoxiang County can't make any money at all, and the business has been greatly affected.They also raised the price, but not to mention that Taoyuan Village is more convenient, and the Qian family's previous style, as long as there is a choice, no one will choose their house.

The Qian family also tried to fight a price war, but the problem was that the Chang family did not rely on this to make money at all, it was just for everyone's convenience, and their prices were already very generous, with very little profit margin.So the Qian family couldn't take it anymore after collecting it for a while, and could only acquiesce in the existence of the Chang family.The price given did not dare to be lowered to the lowest point as before, and it was almost the same as the Chang family.The change in attitude attracted some people, so that the business could not go on.

The Qian family didn't act like monsters, and Chang Xile didn't bother to pay attention to them, so the market stabilized.

In this way, the farmers in Daoxiang County have more choices, and they will not have to fight against one family and allow the other party to exploit them, resulting in a poor harvest in a good harvest year.

When Shen Baili did business with him, he naturally figured out his bottom line.

Chang Xile didn't feel any embarrassment at being exposed, and said, "Speaking of which, are you interested in investing in this?"

Shen Baili raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

"You also know that our ferry is a necessary place to go everywhere. Prosperity is inevitable in the future. At that time, there will be no one knows how many ships will pass by every day. If we can build an inn, we will definitely make a fortune and have Various uses, I don’t need to talk about the specifics. But this thing is too expensive to build. It’s different from a food stall. Very picky, I really have no money, so I will give you this opportunity."

Shen Baili pondered for a moment when he heard this, he naturally knew what Chang Xile's plan was, he wanted to use their Shen family's flag to escort that area.

The Shen family's reputation is getting bigger and bigger now, and the merchants in the whole good country will give them a little bit of favor.Now Concubine Li gave birth to a dragon son for the emperor, and she is being favored, and the Shen family and the Pei family always wear a pair of trousers, and ordinary businessmen are more polite to the Shen family.

But as Chang Xile said, if this area is really built, it will be very useful to be able to control an inn here.

"To Brother Shen, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket. If nothing else, just entertaining your Shen family's merchant ships in the future will not lose the business."

"Tell me, what are your plans." Shen Baili didn't believe that Chang Xile only wanted this benefit.

Chang Xile smiled, didn't go around in circles anymore, and said directly: "Advertise widely."

As soon as Shen Baili heard it, he understood that this was using their Shen family caravan to make the place famous.

The caravan didn't just stop at one place casually. With so many valuable goods or money on hand, it would be troublesome if they got the right way.Most of the merchants exchanged news, especially the corresponding comments on the places along the road, which directly affected the itinerary of the caravan.

Shen Baili immediately made a decision, "Okay, that's the deal!"

"I will definitely choose a geomantic treasure for Brother Shen."

Shen Baili squinted, "Isn't it me who chooses it myself?"

"This is not possible. I have already designed it before. There is a detailed plan for what to do and what to do. You can't mess it up casually. However, there are a few places for Brother Shen to choose from. I will show you the blueprint tomorrow during the day. "

"You really planned Zhou Xiang. Speaking of which, you have done so many things over the years. How is your preparation for the scientific examination? I have never seen a candidate who is more busy than you. The candidates I know, unless they are Those who have some knowledge in the family can't wait to sleep on a book all day."

Although Shen Baili admired Chang Xile and was a businessman himself, he still felt in his heart that scientific research was the right way, and if it was delayed because of these trivial matters, it would be too worthless.

Once the golden toad wins the prize, why spend so much effort on these things?As long as you give an order, someone will naturally be willing to serve.

Having money does not necessarily mean having power, but having power means having money.

Although Chang Xile felt that she had been studying seriously, she was distracted after all.Moreover, living in this small place is isolated from outside information. Although I have the information given by Gao Yuan before, I still feel uneasy.

"So this time, I plan to enter the mansion with you, and study with peace of mind. If there is any news, I will know it as soon as possible."

Shen Baili said happily: "That's good! I will arrange your residence and everything for you. You just need to study hard and prepare for the scientific examination."

Chang Xile did not reject his kindness, he was not familiar with the situation in the mansion, and with the help of Shen Baili, a local snake, he would definitely find a suitable place.

Shen Baili walked around Taoyuan Village, and was shocked when he saw the saline-alkali land that Chang Xile had rehabilitated.

"This, this was really a place of denunciation before?"

Today's saline-alkali land has been planted with alfalfa, and it is so green that there is no head, like a grassland, full of vitality, where the barrenness of the past can still be seen.

I saw flocks of chickens, ducks, sheep and pigs running happily on their respective sites, or eating or lying in the shed to sleep.Although they are surrounded by fences, there is still enough space for activities.There are not many livestock and poultry in each place, but there are dozens or even hundreds of such pens.They are far away from each other, and a layer of lime powder is sprinkled on the side of the fence.

There will be a large wooden sign on the door frame of each fence gate, with the name of the respective family written on it, and a sign recording the number of livestock.

Riding a horse through it, it is full of vitality and feels very shocking.

Shen Baili has been to so many places, and he knows exactly what the place of denunciation looks like, and this place completely subverts his cognition.

Chang Xile was very proud, "Exactly."

"What is this?" Shen Baili saw something hanging on the horn, and couldn't help but go to check it out of curiosity.

It was a small wooden sign with strange symbols engraved on it.

The strange symbol was composed of English and numbers, so Shen Baili didn't know it.

"It's the same as a person's name. They are given to them when they are born. Then all their information will be recorded in another book, such as the date of birth, etc., which is more convenient for management." Chang Xile did not make it clear , otherwise this is another long topic.

The people in Taoyuan Village have always obeyed him unconditionally, so they didn't ask much, but Shen Baili was different.It's not that he doesn't want to say it, but that this thing involves too many things, and it is too difficult for him to explain it in the language of this era.

Shen Baili nodded, thinking it was some kind of secret recipe, so he didn't ask carefully, but thought it was very fresh.

"You are so particular about raising animals, no wonder the live animals you send taste so good. Those old gourmets praise them very much, and they always name the livestock produced in Taoyuan Village, and they look down on livestock produced in other places."

"This is also because our Taoyuan Village has good Fengshui. The products from our Taoyuan Village have always tasted better than those outside."

These words are not false, Chang Xile has discovered this phenomenon before, guessing that it may have something to do with the water and air here.Moreover, people in Taoyuan Village generally live longer. The two elders of the Song family are reluctant to go back now. They feel that the mountains and rivers here are good. After coming here, the whole person has become more energetic.

"It's true. Even the cotton you grow here is whiter than other people's, and the cloth you weave is better than other places. I thought it was because you weaved it well, but then I saw the cotton and found out that it was the cotton."

What Taoyuan Village sells to the Pei family are all cotton products. Firstly, the cotton is too bulky to be transported, and weaving it into cloth will compress a lot of space; secondly, the profit of processed products is much higher than that of selling cotton directly.

The carpenter's workshop has now improved the loom. Although it is still not as well known as Chang Xile, it is also much more efficient than before.There is a step-by-step process, and Chang Xile will not find it awkward to come up with more advanced ones later.In order not to be eye-catching, we still use the simplest weaving. After a while, we can make some patterns to improve the competitiveness of the finished product.

Now many places have seen the benefits of cotton and have begun to grow cotton, and they no longer pay attention to it as before.But after all, they were one step behind Taoyuan Village. Now people outside all recognize the cotton cloth of Taoyuan Village, and they already have their own place in the market.

But if you don't advance, you will retreat. With the promotion of cotton, more and more people will think about it.If they don't come up with something with technical content, they will eventually be eliminated by the market, or their profits will be reduced to the lowest point.

Shen Baili originally just wanted to take a look at it casually, but he didn't expect that after walking around, all he was left with was infinite admiration.

He naturally had some assumptions in his mind that Taoyuan Village could produce so many things, but he never thought that a village could do so much.

Everything amazed him, whether it was a format workshop or a farm, or rice, cotton planting, etc., it broke his cognition.He has also traveled to many places, and he has never seen a village that can do this.Even landlords may not be able to plan so well.

One link after another, each is not a simple individual.

"Before, I couldn't understand why you put your mind on these messy things, but now I understand. Now I really don't know which one is more suitable for you. I used to think that you didn't devote yourself to scientific research, and you really don't know how to care. But now I think it would be a pity if someone like you becomes an official." Shen Baili sighed.

No matter how intelligent a person is, it is generally difficult to hold several positions. It is always easy to lose sight of one thing, or it is difficult to do one thing to the extreme.

Especially when you become an official in the court, you will be involuntary, so there is no time to think about these things.They will even be sent to far away places, let alone take care of them.

Chang Xile said with a smile: "I only want to be able to get into a juren examination, and I don't want to go any further."

Shen Baili thought he was talking about the scars on his face, and said: "Now it has faded a lot, but it doesn't necessarily block the road, it just needs to be cleaned up and down."

Chang Xile shook her head, "It has nothing to do with this, it's personal preference."

Shen Baili paused, and soon figured it out, it was not surprising that Chang Xile would think this way, it was in line with his temperament.

"It's good for you to figure it out yourself. As long as you have the ability, any road is the Dao of Qian Kun."

Shen Baili stayed in Taoyuan Village for three nights, and left for home on the fourth day, accompanied by Chang Xile, Chang Yu and Song Wancheng.