Farmer's Notes from Another World

The time for Chen Yan's departure was fixed, Fang Zhiyuan and Liu Zhuang brought Liu Ahmo to Chen's house to stay.Fortunately, the Chen family has a lot of houses, so Liu Ama and Chen Mo live in a small courtyard, so it won't be inconvenient.The things that Liu Ahma prepared for Fang Zhiyuan and Liu Zhuang finally filled three big boxes.

On the day of departure, the sun was shining brightly and there was no cloud in the sky. Amo Liu and Chen Mo hugged Xiaotuanzi.To Fang Zeng and the others, they exhorted and exhorted, cared for and cared for, but they still saw that it was getting late.Everyone reluctantly set off on the road, Xiaotuanzi opened his eyes wide and didn't know what was going on, but Chen Mo's tears flowed down Xiaotuanzi's arm.

Fang Zeng took Fang Zhiyuan and Liu Zhuang, and invited five veterans to follow behind Chen Yan with several large carts of goods.Chen Yan brought thirty or forty soldiers to escort three or four hundred recruits.Their car followed Chen Yan five 600 meters away, trying not to cause trouble to Chen Yan.

After a few days, Fang Zhiyuan deeply felt that traveling long distances in ancient times is really too much for people.They are like this, it is good to listen to the veterans.At least they ate and drank well, and slept well. Chen Yan used his privilege to give three tents, and, every few days, Chen Yan and the others could go to rest, change clothes, take a bath and so on when they passed by the post station or village.

In this way, they will not become savages.This is why Fang Zeng considered taking Liu Zhuang with him from the very beginning. If they walked south alone, at least they would not dare to rest in the passing villages and inns.Who knows if there will be bad intentions among those.

But it was like this, seven or eight out of ten days had to eat and sleep in the open air, the mules and carts were busy, and they had to be busy feeding the mules, cooking, and pitching tents.In the beginning, at the end of the day, Fang Zhiyuan fell asleep every night, and couldn't wake him up at night.

As the only brother in this line of work, Liu Zhuang was not used to the old tricks at first.Thinking that Fang Zeng and Fang Zhiyuan took their brother with them when they went out, it was unprofessional.Eight out of ten times out of ten I will lose money on this trip.However, Liu Zhuang was inside for a few days and everyone discovered the benefits.

The cooking is delicious, the people are diligent, and their hands are not weak.It's okay to have a hare and pheasant tooth-beating sacrifice, which is not comparable to ordinary men.The old tricks are soft-mouthed and short-handed, so they don't pay attention to Liu Zhuang.Fang Zhiyuan has a sweet mouth, he is free and smooth in dealing with people, Fang Zeng is steady and thoughtful, this group of people, halfway through the journey, is friendly enough to be called brothers.

When people are familiar with it, the old style is not as unfamiliar as it was at the beginning. Sometimes I point out that there is a deserted temple over there, there are dilapidated houses over there, and you can bring some things to sell in the south over there, and you can sell them there. Some of the goods sold at a good price.

In this way, the goods of two mule carts were also sold piecemeal along the way, and the goods of two mule carts were bought.And along the way, Liu Zhuang also remembered what his mother told him, and mentioned it to Fang Zhiyuan when he had nothing to do.Fang Zhiyuan didn't know anything about the conscription in those years. In the end, there was a man surnamed Zhao in the old style. Everyone called him Zhao Laowu and told Fang Zhiyuan that soldiers who died on the battlefield usually died on the spot. It was dug and buried.

And they were all buried in groups. If you want to find a man, it may not be easy.However, if you find the veterans of those years and talk about the name of Grandpa Liu Zhuang's ancestral home, you may be able to pay homage to him.

This news made Liu Zhuang a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, he thought about it.Liu Zhuang no longer has the idea of ​​picking up his grandfather back. After all, it is unrealistic and impossible.He just wanted to find out where his grandpa was buried, so that he could put incense on his grandpa, and then go back and tell his grandma, and forget about his grandma's concern.

Along the way, with Chen Yan escorting them, Fang Zeng and his party did not encounter much trouble.Otherwise, Fang Zeng and the others would have to peel off a layer of skin and bleed once just for the tolls paid by the passing officials at various city gates.The veterans looked at it and said that Fang Zeng had a good relationship.The managers who are officials are different. They also told Fang Zeng that they also wanted to run their own businesses before.

But after going back and forth with other businessmen, I realized that the money was really not easy to make.No one has no money, even this road card is hard to get through, and it is not impossible to detain a truckload of goods when encountering unreasonable officials.They want to support their families, but they don't have the strength to run a business. It's better to follow the big businessmen and pull goods behind them. They earn more and less, and their hard money is indispensable.

Fang Zeng and Fang Zhiyuan felt a little scared when they heard this, if they hadn't followed Chen Yan, they would have come out recklessly.The money on this road is not so easy to travel, so easy to earn.At this time, both of them reduced some of their ambitions, and missed the peaceful life in the past.

Fang Zeng bought some interesting things he saw along the way and took them with him. When asked by others, Fang Zeng always said cheerfully: "Bring it to my kid. He is only two years old, but he is white and fat. People like it. I think he will call me dad when I go back." He took the trouble to promote his family's Xiaotuanzi with others with pride and complacency.

Fang Zhiyuan and Liu Zhuang also took the opportunity to buy some things, for Liu Ah, for Chen Mo, and of course Xiaotuanzi and other acquaintances.Eating, drinking, buying and selling along the way gave Fang Zhiyuan and Liu Zhuang a lot of insight.

The group ran for two months before arriving at Yuancheng, the most prosperous capital city in the south.It is undeniable that the prosperity of the south is not comparable to theirs.But Fang Zeng and the others didn't come at the right time, it should be said that their goods didn't come at the right time.

At this time, people in the imperial court's conscription are panicking.After all, the barbarians like to plunder the south most. If there is a war, it will be better than them here.Therefore, big businessmen and small officials and gentry sold their fields and shops one after another, preparing to go to other places to escape. When the war is over, they have money and status, and they will return to live a good life.

But the people in the city couldn't leave, so they started to gather food and drink at home.The price of rice oil and medicinal materials here is soaring, but the business of some high-end products such as silk and porcelain is sluggish.Fang Zeng and the others brought a lot of treasures and furs. The furs are good, because it is cold here in winter, and the clothes made of furs are warm.

The fur can be sold with a slight price reduction. The so-called price reduction is also compared with the local price in the south.Compared with Fang Zeng's capital, he earned several times the price, but Shanzhen is not easy to sell.Don't look at him as food, but it's something rich people eat.

In the past, mountain delicacies in the south were the best to sell, and there were more rich people in the south, and more people who cared about their appetites.Therefore, in the past, the mountain delicacies in Fangzeng's place were all robbed when they reached the south, and as long as the goods were brought in, there was never a time when they could not be sold.Fang Zeng also listened to other people's suggestions and made a lot of special preparations.

But this time is different from the past, rich people are running away one after another, so there is no leisure to buy delicacies.Even if there are, they are desperately lowering the price. Fang Zeng sent the goods all the way, but the price is too low, so he might as well eat it himself.He also couldn't make a loss-making business, so the goods fell into his hands.

In fact, after this trip, Fang Zeng and the others got back their capital, and made two or three times as much.But they still have to bring the goods back from the south. Of course, the more money they have, the better.Therefore, Fang Zeng was a little anxious about the goods in his hand.

In the end, he still followed Fang Zeng's old style, Zhao Laowu, and it was not a problem to procrastinate like this.They still have to rush back to celebrate the new year, so it's better to come back early. After all, Zhao Laowu is no better than Fang Zeng. He came to the south for the first time. He has been running for more than ten years, and he still knows some people in the south.

No, during the meal that day, Zhao Laowu directly said to Fang Zeng: "Master Fang, I think you are a bit tricky. Actually, I know a businessman named Liu Youcai. We call him Shopkeeper Liu He is a good man, and he is also from our side. When he was a soldier in the early years, he was rescued. He raised the benefactor’s child here to repay his kindness. However, he has a family on our side It’s just that I went a little early. Shopkeeper Liu treats everyone there with fellowship, and helps everyone who can help the fellow villagers, why don’t we look for him tomorrow?”

Fang Zeng didn't make a sound when he heard it, but Liu Zhuang paid attention to it.Fang Zhiyuan knew what Liu Zhuang was thinking, and knew that Liu Zhuang was not easy to speak, so he asked aloud: "Uncle Zhao, did shopkeeper Liu recruit from us in the early years? The soldiers should be with him too. Surely he will know where the soldiers who died in battle are buried?"

Zhao Laowu glanced at Fang Zhiyuan, because he drank some wine, he talked more, and said: "That's not true. I met shopkeeper Liu, and said that he was a soldier with him back then and survived." Not many. He was rescued by someone, so he didn’t die. As for where those soldiers are buried, I’ve heard from others that shopkeeper Liu goes to worship every year, so he must know.”

Fang Zhiyuan and Liu Zhuang looked at each other, and they both saw the excitement in each other's eyes.Fang Zhiyuan and Fang Zeng said: "Uncle, I don't think this mountain treasure will be sold in a short while. How about you go to buy the goods tomorrow, and Ah Zhuang and I will go to shopkeeper Liu to have a look tomorrow. If we can sell it Best. No, let's think of another way. Do you think it will work?"

Fang Zeng also heard Fang Zhiyuan tell him about Liu Zhuang's family, and knew that they wanted to go to shopkeeper Liu to ask about Liu Zhuang's grandpa.Although, Fang Zeng thought that after so many years, the matter of Grandpa Liu Zhuang was probably very mysterious, but he didn't stop him, and said with a smile: "That's a good relationship, you can find shopkeeper Liu. If it's the best, don't bother." Urgent. This mountain delicacy is a good thing, if it doesn’t work, we’ll eat it ourselves.”

Everyone who said this laughed.

Fang Zeng didn't stay in an inn in the south, but rented a small yard for five taels of silver a month.There are no more than four rooms in the courtyard including the main hall, but it is enough to arrange them.Fang Zhiyuan and Liu Zhuang were naturally in the same room, probably because he was going to see shopkeeper Liu tomorrow, and Liu Zhuang, who had always been reserved, felt a little out of sorts.

Fang Zhiyuan also understood, after all, blood is a very magical thing.Liu Amo misses her husband all her life, and it is natural for Liu Zhuang to feel nervous.He talked to Liu Zhuang when he had nothing to do, to distract Liu Zhuang's attention.

Fang Zhiyuan said: "Ah Zhuang, do you miss Mammy? To be honest, I miss Xiaotuanzi a little bit. I don't know if that little thing will call out my brother when we go back. You say my name is How many times has he, why can't he bark?"

Speaking of this, Fang Zhiyuan felt resentful for a while.But Liu Zhuang laughed when he heard this, probably because he remembered the scene where Fang Zhiyuan was talking to Xiaotuanzi like a rascal, and whispered in Xiaotuanzi's ear.To be honest, Liu Zhuang thought that because of Xiaotuanzi's cleverness, Fang Zhiyuan's inability to call his brother was because Fang Zhiyuan pushed him too hard.

Of course, Liu Zhuang would not say this. He said, "Ayuan, how did my grandfather die back then? The court only issued a notice and a pension, but did not say anything. I don't give up, I go to the entrance of the village every day to wait for my grandpa to come back, I heard that if my grandpa and grandma Zeng hadn't been arguing about the pension money, my grandma would not be able to recover."

Fang Zhiyuan respected Liu Ahmo, a young husband without a husband to rely on, as well as father-in-law and mother-in-law watching over him, and a brother-in-law who was always doing bad things, no matter how pitiful he looked.But Grandma Liu insisted on raising Liu Zhuang's father, married her husband and gave birth to Liu Zhuang.

In the end, even Liu Zhuang's father was gone, Liu Ah could wipe away tears and raise Liu Zhuang. How many people can do this kind of temperament?As for Liu Zhuang's grandfather, Fang Zhiyuan couldn't tell.He clearly knew that his father was such a person, but he still couldn't get rid of their obsession.

Liu Zhuang's grandfather is what he called a good old man in modern times, he helped others, and it was his own people who suffered.In the end, who suffers the most?Those who are closest to him and who love him the most suffer the most.He went to serve as a soldier for his father. He is a filial son and a kind brother, but has he ever thought about whether the boy in the family wants a father, and whether the husband of the family wants a husband.He thought about it, but nothing could compare to his father's kindness in giving birth.

Hey, for some reason, Fang Zhiyuan felt sullen towards Liu Zhuang's grandfather.Sure enough, don't you have a good impression of good people?It seemed that he himself was a born bad guy.Fang Zhiyuan thought to himself mockingly.