This is where the contradiction lies. Although the extra blessings gained by Fu Yunzhu are now more than Zhong Qingran himself, it may not be the case in the future.The reason for this is just because the profit of a single item is not high, and because of the small share, if it can be as low-cost and high-yield as mushrooms, the speed of making money will definitely be faster than absorbing extra luck. Of course, it is of great benefit to the people Contributions are excluded.

In order to make more money, Zhong Qingran had to take risks, and he might even pay a high price for it, but he had to do so if he wanted to really let Fu Yunzhu show his power.Zhong Qingran really took the gamble this time, it all depends on Shopkeeper Fu's attitude.

The days were getting colder every day, Zhong Qingran didn't want to go out when he had nothing to do, and basically stayed in his room these days.

It was very warm on the kang, after breakfast, Zhong Qingran slept under the blanket again, spread out the kang table, began to write and draw, and leaned against the bedside to rest when he was tired, his life was not to mention too leisurely.

"Well, what's going on? There's a lot of movement outside." Zhong Qingran opened his half-closed eyelids, still a little confused.He also didn't expect that the kang was too warm, leaning on it and leaning on it.

First, there was the sound of the door opening, not only the room on the other side, but also the main room on the other side. This is quite normal, but what puzzled Zhong Qingran was that it was very lively outside, and there was a voice that could be heard through the door, and he even said congratulations, Who is happy in his family?Her natal family had been here long ago for the third aunt's pregnancy, and she wouldn't wait until now, that's right?Could it be that he wanted to say goodbye to his elder brother?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it was that he couldn't get involved in this matter, so Zhong Qingran put his ear against the wall to eavesdrop.Unfortunately, the female guest stopped talking loudly, and he couldn't hear the conversation.

Being distracted by this matter, Zhong Qingran didn't have the time to do anything else, and simply indulged his imagination, but unexpectedly, his eyelids started fighting again, and he was unconsciously recruited by Zhou Gong again.

When Zhong Qingran woke up again, someone outside was already calling for lunch.

In winter, the main room is generally used for entertaining guests, and most of the family members work on the kang during weekdays. Naturally, three meals are basically settled in the room.

Zhong Qingran took the food to the upper room, and went to grandma.Mr. Zhong and his wife looked at each other, and they knew very well.

"Eat it first, so as not to be too cold to eat. What you want to know, I will tell you later."

Zhong Qingran smiled foolishly, and began to lower his head to pick up the rice.

After the food was cleared away, Zhong Qingran sat obediently like a child and listened to the adults' teachings. In fact, it was just his curiosity. If he didn't figure it out, he would feel uncomfortable.

"This time, I reckon there is a real happy event. The one who came just now is Liu Matchmaker, who is a matchmaker for He Jia Dalang in Jin'an Town. It happens that almost everyone in the family knows about this person. Except for being older, there is no problem. I thought about Xin Isn't the girl high-spirited? This person is just right. He is only 23 this year. Not long after passing the exam, the old man in the family passed away, and now he is only a filial piety. It must be because the family can't wait, so they are trying to find him a wife .”

Ever since the last engagement incident, Tong Shi didn't want to see Zhong Xin, the eldest granddaughter. Except for the first time when she was used to do work, she was fine at other times, and generally ignored her easily.Right now, I don't know whether Tong is happy that someone finally wants her granddaughter, or if she is finally able to marry off this possible evil in her eyes.

"Grandma, are you saying that Eldest Sister has a family?" Zhong Qingran had ignored this before, thinking that he would have to wait until next year to reduce the harm of rumors to a certain extent, but he never thought that someone would come to him so soon .

"Well, the eldest son of the He family is also a scholar. His family background is so-so. He is much better than the Chen family. However, in terms of appearance, he is not as good as Chen Xiucai. He is too old, and his marriage is not easy to choose. Can you choose Xin girl? , I guess it’s for the sake of our family getting up." Tong curled her lips, feeling a little distressed at the need for more dowry.

The Zhong family got up, and it didn't make sense for weddings and funerals to be the same as before. If this was the case, someone outside would have to talk about it.Alas, life is really troublesome, not only must the inside be thick, but also the surface must be bright.

Tong Shi had to do this.With so many students in the Zhong family, it's impossible for all of them to make no progress in their studies. Although others can't let the Zhong family take advantage of them, they can't be looked down upon, right?How to weigh it is really quite difficult.

Actually, to be honest, Zhong Xin was destined to be the girl of the Zhong family with the least dowry.There is no way, the Zhong family is in a period of rising, and if there are no accidents, it will only get better every year, and the eldest sister under her, Zhong Yun from the second uncle's family, is only ten years old this year, the same age as Zhong Wen , a full five years behind Zhong Xin.It is not known how far the Zhong family can go in five years.

Sometimes when Zhong Xin thinks of this, he feels a little unhappy.But who made her the boss, she didn't even think about it. As the first granddaughter of the Zhong family, not to mention Zhong Zhengren and his wife, even Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Tong also loved her, although later because of Zhong Qingran's reasons, the joy faded a little A few points, but among the many granddaughters, this amount still ranks first.If it hadn't been for the annoyance of Tong's marriage before, her life would be much easier than other girls.

"The parents agreed?"

"I agree. The He family didn't make any excessive demands. Naturally, your father has no objection. Your mother is just that temperamental. She is too edgy, but her nature is not bad. It's just that she is easy to get in the way. If she doesn't pay attention, she will be abducted and led in the direction. I think Miss Xin is also willing." Tong didn't feel that there was anything wrong with telling the matter to the third grandson, but instead used this as an example to teach him, "Qing Ran, although we don't know about this matter in private. Agree, you can't say that on the surface, you have to pick and choose, and you can come and go a few times before you can settle. If you agree face to face, the He family should say that the girl of the Zhong family is worthless. If this word gets out, What will the girl in the back do with this..."

Mrs. Tong talked a lot, Zhong Qingran was dizzy, and only woke up when he went out the door. Was he dragged in by Mrs. Tong?It's really rare.I didn't expect his pacifier leather to be so sharp. It seems that the old man's wisdom should not be underestimated, even though she is just an ordinary peasant woman.

As soon as Zhong Qingran left, Tong couldn't hide the smug look on her face. Mr. Zhong's eyes were dazzled when he saw it, and he hurriedly turned around to stop looking at her showing off.Mrs. Tong cheered herself up for a while before starting to work.

Although the Zhong family knew He Xiucai quite well, it was a long time ago after all. The Tong family still sent someone to inquire about it, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong with it, the two families began to formally contact.

In fact, Zhong Qingran has doubts. Next autumn will be the provincial examination. Why does He Xiucai want to get married before the examination?Old age is just a dispensable reason, which is different from Chen Xiucai's situation.

Chen Xiucai had to do it because his family had to scrape together the money for his imperial examinations, and his brother and sister-in-law had a lot of opinions about it.What about He Xiucai?

According to Tong's words, He Xiucai should be okay, and he sent someone to inquire, but he didn't find out what was wrong. Zhong Qingran put aside the confusion in his heart, and devoted himself to a comfortable life.

Zhong Xin's marriage hadn't been finalized yet, but it was time for Zhong Qingran to enter the city again.

The place agreed with shopkeeper Fu is not in the downtown area, but it is not remote. The word "Tongfu" is written on the plaque, which looks like an inn.Zhong Qingran went in and took a look, he was right, but he was only half right, the place was also used as a restaurant, the front part was the dining hall, and the back half was the guest house.

Zhong Qingran directly mentioned the location, and the store clerk led him to Yazhu Garden, which is the innermost place on the second floor.Not long after, shopkeeper Fu also arrived, seeing that there should be no change in his expression, Zhong Qingran felt confident.

Shopkeeper Fu didn't put on airs, and said straight to the point: "My master agrees to cooperate with you, and the income will be distributed according to what you said. Can that thing be harvested around ten days before the end of the year?"

Zhong Qingran thought about it. Hericium erinaceus grows for about two months. Now it has just entered mid-December, and it will probably be ready at the end of January and early February. It is difficult to accurately determine the harvest time, so plant them in batches.

"It should be fine, are you going to ship it to a distant place?"

Shopkeeper Fu nodded.

"I'm afraid it won't be fresh if you ship it out like this?" Zhong Qingran held the cup and covered his hands before he warmed up. He put forward his own opinion, "If you want to pick and eat it now, it's not impossible. I can provide it with a basket and mushrooms." But if this is the case, you have to advance some time, otherwise, after a long time, the mushrooms in the harvest period will open their umbrellas, which will not taste good. I think you don't want to see only some bad-looking ones harvested. "

Shopkeeper Fu's heart moved. It seems that there is some secret to growing mushrooms. Otherwise, how could this little guy in front of him be so generous, even sending a basket?

"No problem, just do as you say, and I will send someone to collect it when the time comes." Shopkeeper Fu was straightforward, without any jabbering, "Leave me an address, and I will come over on the night of February [-]st. How much can be taken away by then."

Zhong Qingran also thought the same way, he didn't want to spread the word about his knowledge of growing mushrooms at all right now, and when he got back, he had to emphasize it again with Shen Changgui's family, don't spread the matter of their growing mushrooms to the outside world.

It's also fortunate that Zhong Qingran bought Xiaoshan, otherwise, it would be very difficult to keep it secret in the village, and it would be difficult to keep the villagers from paying attention to such a big movement.

Although Jian Mingyu is just a half-grown kid in the countryside, he has no less knowledge than those adults.In order to get a good price for the things he grew, he went to towns and cities a lot. He valued growing mushrooms more than Zhong Qingran, and avoided people in everything he did.Those culture mediums were all picked by him in the dark early in the morning. In order not to be seen by others, the few things were distributed for several days.

After the negotiation was settled, Zhong Qingran left first, thinking that things went so smoothly this time, he couldn't believe it.This time, the contract Zhong Qingran signed was very vague, it only stated that the benefits would be shared fifty-fifty. For the rest, the names signed by both parties were just pronouns. To be honest, this contract is invalid.

Zhong Qingran didn't take it seriously. Although he didn't know the forces behind Shopkeeper Fu, Qinghefang's calmness must have something to do with them.With their ability, if they really want to occupy, they don't need to use such a subtle method to directly take it by force. Can he still resist?Although Zhong Qingran had a plan, he had to wait until something happened before he could do it.

Since you can't discuss with them if something happens, it's better to get rich. Without a clear contract, even if an accident happens and the contract is seen by others, he will not be involved. This is the consensus reached by both parties.

Zhong Qingran learned the lesson from last time this time, and covered himself tightly, only showing a pair of eyes.But even so, it froze him enough.Especially when you go from a warm room to a cold street, if you don’t wrap yourself up well, you won’t feel anything in your body. After all, the heat doesn’t dissipate so quickly, and your exposed hands and face will suffer immediately.

The icicles under the eaves hang down, and the sun shines on them, but there is no tendency to melt.Zhong Qingran himself couldn't feel the temperature of the sun, and the north wind was raging. In this weather, he didn't bother to wander around. After finishing his work, he found a restaurant on the side of the street, and sat still. It seemed that the time was about the same. Just set off for the pier.

Zhong Qingran also took the boat for convenience, he himself was a little unfamiliar with driving ox carts, and he was a half-year-old boy, if something went wrong on the way, he didn't know what to do, he couldn't use his fortune for such a trivial matter. Lucky beads?This is also overkill.It is not impossible to find someone to drive an ox cart, the question is who to find?It seems unreasonable to send him to Pingyang County alone in winter, and it's not that there is no cheaper way.

Since whoever goes will suffer with him, it is better to be alone.

It was okay last time, the temperature was not as low as it is now, even if there is some air leakage in the cabin, it will not be a problem, this time, Zhong Qingran waited for the passengers to have an opinion, went back and forth, sat once, and when he got off the boat, his whole body was calm from inside to outside. Feel the warmth.

The boat owner is also from Hewan Village. Seeing the opinions of the boat passengers so big, he could only laugh along with him. He made up his mind that this would soon affect his business, and he had to fix it no matter what.If the business goes bad, it will be hard for the family.

Zhong Qingran had a lot of opinions in his heart, but seeing the boatman's clothes and punting the boat in the cold wind every day, he felt that compared with the boatman's life, his life was really a heaven and a world, so he didn't worry about it any more.

After getting off the boat, Zhong Qingran stomped his feet on the ground, waited until it got warmer, and then hurried home, leaving everyone behind, with the thought just now in his heart, everyone is having a hard time.

Zhong has many family members and many rooms.In the past, when it came to winter, we tried our best to stay together as a family, with one room as a unit, so as to save some firewood.This year the situation has obviously improved, and Mrs. Tong has been generous for a while. She didn't let people move the nest, and burned the kang day and night, but the amount of each room was limited.

It can be said that under this plan, the Zhong family has had the warmest winter.Now each house earns a lot of money every day. It is much easier to get money out of their pockets than before. Who doesn't want to make themselves feel better when they have money?

But what should be saved should not be wasted.After Zhong Qingran went out, the kang in his room was turned off, and when he came back from a trip to Pingyang County, there was no residual warmth on the kang.

This matter is easy to handle, just run to the room for a while, which is what Zhong Qingran did, just in time to tell Mr. Zhong about the progress of the matter.

"Grandpa, I guess it's done, and Manager Fu's attitude is very good."

"That's good, I'm afraid..." Mr. Zhong only spoke half of what he said, but everyone understood what he meant.

"Okay, now that the matter is done, don't talk about it. Qingran, come up quickly, your hands are red from the cold." After finishing speaking, Tong Shi got out of bed, put on a coat, and went to the kitchen to carry it. A pot of hot water came over, and some brown sugar was melted into it.

Zhong Qingran drank the slightly sweet syrup, feeling sweet in his heart.

"Grandma, I bought something, take a look."

Mrs. Tong had noticed it long ago, but just now she patronized Zhong Qingran, how could she have such thoughts, now that the third grandson mentioned it, he became interested in that little pile of things, flipped through it casually, and still did not forget to ask a few words: " What did you buy? You, every time you go to the city, you must bring something back, so don’t spend it so much in the future. You save the money yourself, how can the old man and I be short of you?”

Zhong Qingran raised the corners of his mouth slightly, did not speak, and slowly drank the sugar water, watching Tong Shi open the paper bag with great interest from time to time, feeling that this was not bad.Don't look at Tong's words, don't look at her happiness, it's all reflected on her face?

"Hey, isn't this the plum blossom cream from Hongjinfang? Qingran, you bought this for your grandma?" Tong was a little stunned. Isn't this something for a little girl's new wife?She is already very old, is this suitable?

"Grandma, there is no rule about who can use it and who can't use it. I tried it, and after I wiped it, my face was not so dry, and the smell is very light. You can't smell it if you don't pay attention. Grandma, you can use it with confidence. .”

Hearing what Zhong Qingran said, Tong felt that it was reasonable.In winter, the time to go out has been reduced, and this plum blossom cream is also slightly fragrant, so don't worry too much about it.But when she thought of her as an old woman, imitating girls who put on fragrance and powder, she felt a little awkward.But the money has already been spent, and she can only accept it, otherwise, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the kindness of the third grandson?

Tong Shi understood the truth that it is good for a good grandson to be filial, but she can't bear to keep buying things that make her look old, she has to get used to it first.

In addition to plum blossom cream, Zhong Qingran also brought a small packet of shredded tobacco for Mr. Zhong.He knew that smoking was bad, but Mr. Zhong was getting old, so it might not be good for his health to let him avoid this or that, so Zhong Qingran could only buy him more good ones.Just such a small pack of shredded tobacco is worth as much as the big pack Mr. Zhong used to smoke.

Mrs. Tong was both happy and a little embarrassed holding Plum Blossom Cream. Mr. Zhong was only happy when he saw the shredded tobacco. The two old men said that Zhong Qingran should not spend money for them. I can't hide it.

After the fun, Mr. Zhong's face was serious, and he emphasized again: "Qing Ran, Jian Mingyu, then you should take care of yourself, and don't make any trouble with him."

"Grandpa, don't worry, I will pay attention." Zhong Qingran couldn't guarantee that everything would be safe, and he still believed in Jian Mingyu's character.

Mr. Zhong just mentioned this, he didn't intervene in specific matters, and let Zhong Qingran handle it himself.

The Zhong family is busy with Zhong Xin's marriage these days, the matchmaker Liu came to the door again and again, before entering the twelfth lunar month, the two parties finally reached an agreement, and got engaged half a month later.

Before he had time to feel the atmosphere of the happy event, Zhong Qingran first received a piece of bad news. Zhong Qingshu had been sent to his hometown for ten years, and now someone from Beijing wanted to bring him to Beijing.

Before leaving, Zhong Qingshu bid farewell to two friends, and the place was chosen in Zhong Qingran's room.

Zhong Qingran couldn't control this matter, he could only do his best, thought for a while, and asked, "When are you leaving?"

"the day after tomorrow."

"Definitely dead? Can it be a few days later?"

"I'll think of a way, and I should be able to delay it for a few more days. What are you?" Zhong Qingshu was the one with the deepest thoughts among the three. He knew that Zhong Qingran was not a fool. Since he said so, he must have his reasons.

"I'll send you something, but it will take some time. Let's delay it for a few more days, preferably more than five days."

"It's not a simple matter. Give someone some crotons or something, or open the window wide at night to make people feel cold. Isn't everything solved?" Zhong Qingzhu said lightly, and he still had the heart to stuff pastries into his mouth However, he didn't know that his two friends turned their gazes to him at the same moment, with unconcealable surprise in their eyes.

Being stared at by the two men, Zhong Qingzhu felt it no matter how nervous he was, and asked with a puzzled face, "Why are you staring at me? Is there something wrong with me?"

After finishing speaking, Zhong Qingzhu didn't wait for the two to reply, he groped around himself, and took a bronze mirror to look at his face, but he didn't find anything wrong, and his face was even more unclear.

Zhong Qingran couldn't bear to look at it, and turned his head away to see clearly, but it was Zhong Qingshu who solved his confusion: "Where did you hear such nonsense?"

"Oh, you said this, I heard it when I was free." Zhong Qingzhu looked stunned, and then looked down on the two of them, "There is a big difference between the rich and the poor in our village. The poor are really poor, but there are many big families. Some big families The bad-mouthed woman in the family likes to gather under the big tree when she has nothing to do. I passed by a few times and listened to it a few times. Didn’t I give you some advice? Otherwise, I wouldn’t think of these dirty things.”

After Zhong Qingzhu finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet.He looked at this and then at that, some didn't know how to break the deadlock, so he had to continue to fight with the pastry.

Rural people are relatively clean-minded, and most of them are open to disputes. It is not uncommon to find ways to deal with opponents in secret, but it is rare to see them.

Just like what Zhong Qingzhu said, Hewan Village is the hometown of the Zhong family, no matter how well-developed a house is, there will always be some manpower in the hometown, and therefore, there are quite a few families who serve slaves.However, most of these people only walk with similar families, and it is really not easy to meet them in the village.

For more than half a year, Zhong Qingran hadn't interacted with them at all, and it was normal for him not to know them well.When he thought of so many dirty tricks in the gate of the big house in the country, his heart became colder.It's like this in the countryside, so how can you pay it back in Beijing?This further strengthened his original idea.

It's not a problem to be silent all the time. As the center of this gathering, Zhong Qingshu took the initiative to break the solemn atmosphere and said with a smile: "Qingzhu said it well, I will follow it when I get back."

Zhong Qingzhu cooperated with him and gave him a frightened look, his face was full of the look of not thanking him.

Zhong Qingran was a little hesitant, but being interrupted by Zhong Qingzhu, the atmosphere became heated again.

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