Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

After watching the fun for a long time, but saw nothing, Zhong Qingzhu scratched his ears anxiously, but he couldn't squeeze in to grab a seat with everyone. After the freshness, he sighed, and pulled Zhong Qingran again, and entered the room with this room. In a small courtyard, there are only a few grocery stores next to each other.

At the beginning, Zhong Qingran's original intention of building Shangqingfang was to block the sight of outside tribesmen and try not to let them pry into the specific strength of Fucheng. Therefore, a grocery store was opened on the main street of Shangqingfang. shop.Since there are still very few business contacts here, grocery stores are usually not open for business. Only when customers come to the door, the goods that need to be sold to the outside world will be transported temporarily, and they will be transported back after the transaction is over.

Zhong Qingran noticed this kind of repetitive work, but didn't say anything.If the goods are placed here, someone needs to be guarded, and Shangqingfang is currently uninhabited, and only a few city guards are arranged to patrol every day. It sounds a little creepy to guard the shop alone in the empty street.What's more, if one more person looks after the store, one more labor will be added. In terms of cost, it is not as cost-effective as moving it back and forth.Besides, there are horse-drawn carts in the grocery store, so it is very convenient to transport goods, so it doesn't take much trouble to make such a trip.

When the two entered the grocery store, the guys just unloaded a truckload of goods and were busy putting the goods on the shelves.These are samples, and there are only a few of each type. The others will not be shipped until the caravan comes to check, negotiate with Zhong Zhengyi, and confirm the purchase.Of course, the grocery store only sells daily necessities. As for the glass and other items produced by the workshop, Zhong Zhengyi is now negotiating with the caravan.

"Qingzhu, which tribe is this coming from?" Zhong Qingran just remembered at this moment that he didn't even know where the guest came from.

"Look at me, I forgot to tell you about such an important thing when I was so excited." Zhong Qingzhu smiled embarrassedly, "I asked Qing Shu, what tribe is it called? Let me think about it, by the way, they call themselves From Frost Flame City."

"Shuangyan City?" Zhong Qingran's eyes flickered slightly.Although all the tribes in Hanhai Prefecture are independent and have various names, there is one thing that they agree on, that is, the ones that can be called cities must be big tribes.This is different from Fucheng, which is a complete outsider. Every tribe develops little by little. How can it suddenly rise like Fucheng?

Perhaps it was because the ancestors had worked so hard to come here, and once they entered Hanhai Prefecture, they didn't want to go any further. The distribution of tribes in Hanhai Prefecture is obviously thicker in the west and sparse in the east. The further east, the fewer tribes, showing a gradually decreasing pattern.Similarly, most of the big tribes are also concentrated in the west, and slowly develop to the east. Until today, the big tribes have only developed to the central region, and there is no one in the east near the sea.

This is also because Zhong Qingran and the others are lucky. If they want to gain a foothold in the west by taking the mountain road, the difficulty will only increase exponentially.At that time, there will only be two endings, either to be attached to a large and medium-sized tribe, or Zhong Qingran will use the ability of the lucky luck beads to lead people out of the siege under the watchful eyes of everyone.In this way, the next thing is no longer controllable.

People are always afraid of the unknown, if even his own people secretly treat him differently, how will Zhong Qingran live?This is very different from the current situation in Fucheng. Although the city residents have had various speculations about Zhong Qingran's various strangeness, in the end it can only be attributed to his good luck, good luck, and being favored by the God of Fortune. When I think about it, I will lament that I have had good luck and followed the right person.

That being said, in fact, both Walin Village and Moxi tribe belong to the countryside, and it is not bad that they can develop into a medium-sized tribe.The territory of Hanhai Prefecture is very large, and the news of these two tribes is not very well-informed, and Zhong Qingran will only learn less from them.To be honest, until now, he still doesn't know how many tribes there are in Hanhai Prefecture.Judging from the number of big tribes he knows, it seems that the population of Hanhai Prefecture is actually not as small as he thought before. He estimates that there will always be 10,000+ in total.

However, on average, there might not be even one person within a mile radius. Such a population density still opened Zhong Qingran's eyes when he was a child and lived in an overcrowded country.

It is normal for Zhong Qingran to be surprised. After all, Hanhai Prefecture is not a barren land, and it is because of the special location of the land that the current situation has formed.Otherwise, even in ancient times with relatively backward productivity, this would not be the case.

Zhong Qingzhu is in charge of the grocery store. Although he does not need to be present in many things, any problems in the grocery store can be related to him. Therefore, whenever he is free, he will randomly check the goods sold in the store.Fucheng was first built, and everything was developing vigorously. There have been no troublemakers for the time being, and the goods purchased by the grocery store have never gone wrong.

There is always a first time in everything, no, when Zhong Qingzhu went to the seafood area, he found something strange.

"Koizumi, come here." Zhong Qingzhu's smiling face all day long no longer smiled, and his brows were slightly frowned.

The guy named Koizumi hurriedly put down what he was doing when he heard the greeting from the shopkeeper, ran forward and waited respectfully.

Zhong Qingzhu's nose kept twitching, carefully discerning the smell, until he found the source, then pointed to the area and asked: "Koizumi, you and Shuangcheng are responsible for the seafood, do you still remember when they were collected and who collected them?" House's?"

Koizumi was a little dazed for a moment. Anyone who can work as a clerk in a grocery store has no brains. When Zhong Qingzhu asked this, it was obvious that there was something wrong with these goods.However, no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't remember when and from whom he collected these things.There are not many clerks in the store, there are only five people in total, and this was only after the grocery store expanded. At first, there was only one clerk in the store.

There are only a few people who are responsible for so many goods, it is really impossible to remember all of them. This is not like a unique craft, it is easy to identify, is it seafood? After it is collected, it will be mixed with similar varieties. It's hard to tell whether he accepted it or Shuangcheng accepted it, let alone others.

Seeing Koizumi's bewildered look, Zhong Qingzhu knew that he would not be able to ask any more questions, so he simply skipped this one, picked up one of the dried salted fish and said, "Look, this dried fish is not thoroughly dried, and now there are all kinds of salted fish." When you collect things in the future, be careful not to let items that do not meet the requirements mix in."

Zhong Qingzhu didn't blame the two of them, the seafood itself had a strong taste, so it was understandable that they didn't find anything unusual.He knew that the shop assistants in the grocery store were not thieves, rapers, and cunning people. This time, the mistake was probably affected by the current good atmosphere in Fucheng, thinking that everyone was from the same village, and nothing would happen. People's hearts are inherently unpredictable. Of course, Zhong Qingzhu may be thinking too much, and that is just a momentary negligence of the seller.

Regardless of whether the person who sold the seafood to the grocery store was intentional or unintentional, since such symptoms have already appeared, Zhong Qingzhu, as the shopkeeper, has the responsibility to prevent problems before they happen: "You first remove these problematic seafood. Go down, and call Shuangcheng to check the warehouse, find out all the inferior products, and leave it to others."

Zhong Qingran watched with relish from the sidelines, thinking to himself, he did the right thing by throwing Zhong Qingzhu over to look at the shop.The distance between the two of them was about the same as that of Haiwei, Zhong Qingran didn't notice anything unusual, but Zhong Qingzhu did, he really deserved a dog nose.This is different from Jian Mingyu's keen five senses. Zhong Qingzhu doesn't have such good physical fitness. Strictly speaking, he can't even compare with Zhong Qingran. In the grocery store, small problems may be unavoidable, and big troubles will certainly not appear.

Zhong Qingzhu was a little ashamed to speak out when he was bumped into by his good brother that something went wrong in the shop. Thanks to his thick skin and wide heart, he wondered how many embarrassing things he did in front of his brothers?After the embarrassment, he quickly returned to normal, and asked him for advice with a shy face: "Qing Ran, how do you say this matter is going to be handled?"

"You can figure it out yourself, you can't be punished, but it's the first time, so let's take it lightly." Zhong Qingran didn't intervene directly, but he didn't shirk it either, and put forward his own opinion according to the situation.

"Well, what you said makes sense. It's not easy to deal with it now. We'll wait until the inventory is cleared and the results come out. I hope it won't be too bad." Zhong Qingzhu doesn't want to think of people as bad. Isn't everyone getting along in harmony?But no matter how rough his nerves are, he knows that this is impossible.In the future, there will only be more and more such things. As long as there are conflicts of interest, disputes will inevitably arise.

Prior to this, Zhong Qingran had explained to Zhong Qingzhu many times that the requirements for other goods could be relaxed, but the entrance and items that might endanger people must be strictly controlled. What's more, this incident happened at an untimely time, just in time for Shuang When the Yancheng caravan came to trade, Zhong Qingzhu didn't dare to take it lightly.

"Qingran, the caravan will always buy some seafood. I have to watch, so I won't accompany you. You can do whatever you want." Zhong Qingzhu left in a hurry, leaving Zhong Qingran alone in the shop. A handicapped person.

Zhong Qingran was dragged here by a friend, and now he was alone, and he had no intention of wandering around. Just as he was about to walk back, there was a noise from the door of the shop.

"what happened?"

"City Lord, someone is looking for you."

"Oh?" Zhong Qingran became interested, and later, he understood why.

It turned out that the caravan sent by Shuangyan City this time was not just a simple caravan, but also a powerful person from Shuangyan City.It's a good day, but he is willing to travel long distances and come to the remote Fucheng in person, which shows that this person has a lot of plans.This is a big matter, Zhong Qingshu can't make a decision, Zhong Qingran needs to come forward to sit in charge.

The caravan of Shuangyan City is not small, including the guards, there are hundreds of people.Fortunately, Zhong Qingran had anticipated this and made preparations in advance. Every street-facing shop in the main street of Shangqingfang has a large yard, and there are several Datong shops, which can accommodate everyone.

Zhong Qingran was quickly led into the meeting hall.

Seeing him coming in, Zhong Qingshu gave up his seat without any hesitation, sat down and started with Zhong Qingran, lowered his voice, and explained clearly what he was talking about.

Zhong Qingran narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a long while, and then said: "From what you mean, you want to eat the business of Fucheng by yourself. Can you take such a big profit?"

Zhong Qingran spoke bluntly, but implied a deep meaning. Zhou Wenyan, who was sitting across from him, quickly understood, and responded slowly: "I can't guarantee anything else, at least Shuangyan City will not harm Fucheng."

Hearing this, Zhong Qingran raised his eyebrows imperceptibly. It seems that everyone is discerning, and the three chiefs of Shuangyan City obviously came prepared.

"It's useless to just say it, I want to see the actual effect. This time I can promise to give you a discounted price. Once other caravans from Shuangyan City arrive in the future, this agreement will be void." Zhong Qingran said bluntly without going around the corner.

Zhou Wenyan was obviously very satisfied, he laughed and stood up, and gave Zhong Qingran an instant hug, which made Zhong Qingran feel unnatural for a moment.

Zhong Qingshu turned his head away, his shoulders trembled slightly, thinking that it would be a pity that Jian Mingyu was not there, otherwise, I don't know what the scene will be like, I am really looking forward to it!Thinking of this, Zhong Qingshu was taken aback. Could it be that he had resentment against Fucheng's accounts all day long, and he wanted to watch his brothers play?Hey, I have to change, this hobby is not very good, if Qingran finds out about it, why not chase after him?

Thinking of this, Zhong Qingshu hurriedly collected his thoughts, and immediately sat upright, as if nothing happened just now.

Zhong Qingran naturally didn't know that his brother had such thoughts in mind. After the general policy was set, he didn't need to be present for specific discussions, so Zhong Qingran got up and left. He also had his own things to do.

The arrival of the big tribe of Shuangyan City this time was completely beyond Zhong Qingran's expectations. What surprised him even more was that Shuangyan City would cooperate with Fucheng in an all-round way. Buy some.Among them, salt, ironware and medicine are the most important.It's easy to talk about salt, the price has been negotiated long ago, this time to give some discounts, ironware and medicine, Zhong Qingran has to think about it, especially ironware, he has to be more cautious.

There are blacksmiths in Hanhai Prefecture, making weapons is really easy.Zhong Qingran didn't dare to let go of the ironware business. Although all he sold were farm tools and kitchen knives and spatulas, who knew what they were used for?In case of reprocessing and changing agricultural tools into weapons, wouldn't this just add a competitor to oneself?How would he feel if they turned their backs on Fucheng?

Zhong Qingran tossed and turned, thought for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a perfect solution, unless he didn't open the ironware project, otherwise, he couldn't get around this point at all, there is no shortage of caring people in this world.

Forget it, don't think about it, there is really no need to worry about gains and losses all the time, looking forward and backward.In this world, pros and cons always go hand in hand, depending on whether the pros outweigh the cons or the cons outweigh the pros.However, since Fucheng has taken such a big risk, it is really unreasonable not to get some interest back first.

Soon, Zhong Qingran had a calculation in his heart.Everything in Fucheng is now on the right track, and the food gap will soon be filled. The only thing that worries him is the population problem.Just like what he thought before, everything has two sides, everything has advantages and disadvantages, making good friends with various tribes can easily divide them and cause disagreements within the tribe, so as to achieve the goal of not easily attacking Fucheng, and vice versa.

It is easy to be exposed by doing so, and Fucheng's hidden expectations behind this action are even more coveted by others. How to restrain them by making good friends with Fucheng is a problem that Zhong Qingran needs to solve.

Borrowing external force is just a bad idea in the end. Only when one's own strength is unmatched, so strong that no one can afford to spy on him, can Fucheng rest easy.

Going around and going around, they all finally come back to one point - the population issue of Fucheng. As long as this matter is resolved, everything else can be easily solved.

The transaction volume is huge this time, and the Frost Flame City caravan will stay for a long time. Zhong Qingran is not in a hurry to come up with the final draft, he has plenty of time to think about it.

Another few days passed, and all other goods had been delivered, except for ironware and medicinal materials.Seeing that he couldn't delay any longer, Zhong Qingran handed over a booklet to Zhong Zhengyi, which listed detailed items, including traded goods, maximum quantity, minimum price, etc., and listed everything he could think of. How to talk about it specifically, It depends on Zhong Zhengyi's level.

With this list, Zhong Zhengyi had a bottom line in his mind. He copied a new copy, removed other redundant items, and only left the name of the goods and the limited purchase quantity. The price should not be exposed to the public.

Zhou Wenyan was the top talker of the caravan, but he was not the person in charge of the caravan, and he was talking to Zhong Zhengyi with someone else.The two sides come and go, to put it exaggeratedly, it's like talking all over the place, no one wants to lose money for their own side, for a little profit, they have to chatter for a long time. There was quite a tense atmosphere, which made the guards accompanying him very nervous.

Fortunately, we are all civilized people after all, and we haven't reached the point of fighting.However, every time the conversation is over, both parties are sweating profusely as if they were fished out of the water, as if the indoor temperature has already exceeded [-] degrees.

Zhong Zhengyi was busy arguing with the head of the caravan, and Zhong Qingran was not idle either.He found Zhou Wenyan and reached an agreement with him in private, adding another item to Fucheng's shopping list—population.Of course, not only slaves are bought and sold, but Fucheng also accepts civilians as refuge.

In order for Zhou Wenyan to spread the news, Zhong Qingran had to make further concessions.He was not afraid of Zhou Wenyan's words or not. He had Fu Yunzhu in his body, and if he wanted to deceive him, he could only pray that Zhou Wenyan would be lucky and get a treasure that was more powerful than Fu Yunzhu, which would make Fu Yunzhu's ability invalid.

After sending away the Shuangyan City caravan, Fucheng quickly calmed down again.In the past few days, the front of the general store of the grocery store has been full of people coming and going, everyone is calling for friends and friends, just to buy and change some items that may be used at home, especially children, patronizing very frequently.

"Finally, I've been free. If it's like this every day, I'm afraid I'll lose all the flesh I've managed to grow back." Zhong Qingzhu lay on the table and sighed, obviously exhausted.

"Really? Why don't I look thin at all?" Zhong Qingshu drank the watermelon juice slowly and looked at Zhong Qingzhu playfully.

"Aren't you a brother? Are you the one who hit someone like that?" Zhong Qingzhu regained his energy immediately, as if the listless person just now wasn't him.

"Why am I embarrassed?" Zhong Qingshu sat upright and asked with a smile.

"Forget it, my lord has a lot, so I don't care about it like a villain." Zhong Qingzhu was not really annoyed, he stared at the watermelon juice that was half a cup left in front of Zhong Qingzhu, and he almost snatched it with his hands. Provocatively, "Why are you like a bitch, you can't finish a drink for half a day, are you still a man?"

Zhong Qingran covered his face and couldn't bear to watch. Sure enough, within a moment, Zhong Qingzhu screamed like a pig being killed.

"Tell me, am I a man?" Zhong Qingshu looked at Zhong Qingzhu with a half-smile.

"Yes, yes, you are a man, and I am a woman. Is it all right?" Zhong Qingzhu was in a daze, not even knowing what he was saying, so he babbled twice and said, "The melons here are really sweet." !"

This point was unanimously agreed by the other two present.In Hanhai Prefecture, there is a large temperature difference between day and night, and there is not much rain, which facilitates the accumulation of fruit sugar. This year everyone is lucky.Last year was too hasty, and the cultivated fields were not even enough to grow food. Where is there a place to have the leisure to grow those non-essentials?

Compared to last year, this year is much better. If Zhong Qingran hadn't tried to save as much food as possible for the sake of long-term consideration, he would have planted more melons and fruits.

In the hot summer, drinking watermelon juice that has soaked in the well water, this enjoyment is not too good!To be honest, Zhong Qingzhu really didn't think there was anything wrong with Hanhai Prefecture except for the familiar faces who came and went and couldn't go out at will.There is a lot more freedom here, no one is in control, and you don't have to worry about being pushed out by your family to exchange benefits for no reason.

It can be seen that the persecution that Qingshu suffered frightened even Zhong Qingzhu, who was not distracted by anything.Whenever he thinks of his brother's tragic experience, he still has lingering fears.

Zhong Qingran thought, going on like this is not an option, if he doesn't take advantage of the fact that everything in Fucheng is newly established, and suppress the bad signs, if the clan and patriarchal system prevails in Fucheng again, what should he do?In the past, he didn't have this ability, so he was blind, but now it's different. How does Fucheng develop, he has the final say?

Of course, food has to be eaten bite by bite, and the road has to be walked step by step. Zhong Qingran never thought of challenging the authority of the parents, just a little restriction.In order to avoid such scandals as parents and in-laws forcing widows to remarry without their own consent and embezzling family property openly.Not only that, it is an extremely difficult matter to lose property without a sub-family. These extremely unreasonable places have to be changed and written into the law.

This matter was no small matter, Zhong Qingran did not dare to act rashly, he communicated with the two brothers first, asked their opinions, and the answer he got was obvious.It's just that both of them have concerns, and obviously understand that this matter is not easy to operate.Regardless of the small proportion of elderly people in Fucheng, who are mainly young and strong, they think that this matter is easy to implement, but it is not.

On the contrary, it is precisely because there are not many elderly people that this group of people can be the masters of the family so early. How many people will be happy to hear that their rights and interests will be damaged?The daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law for many years, and she can finally show off and enjoy herself for a while. The situation has changed, hehe, I guess everyone will have the urge to curse.