The fertile water of farming does not flow to outsiders' fields

There are official roads all the way to the north in Fuchun County, just because the roads built in the mountains are rugged and difficult.Xue Yinsong and the others hired donkey carts, so it was no problem to walk on flat roads, but they had to get off the cart and walk on foot when going up a small slope.

When Father Xue got out of the car for the third time, he finally couldn't help complaining: "You see, Fuchun County is not considered a mountainous area, nor is Deyang. Why is the road in the middle still full of roughness?"

Xue Yinsong said with a smile: "This is about the end of the Qinling Mountains. If we really want to enter from the mountains behind Chenjia Village, there is no way."

Father Xue was cursing, he didn't pay for the car to walk, the driver was a young guy, shy by nature and not talkative, now he was forced to argue for his big donkey: "I The donkey can be pulled, and you have three people sitting on it." Father Xue didn't say a word, and Aunt Huan interrupted and said with a smile: "I didn't talk about your donkey, we were talking about the mountain, I said young man, today Where are you going to rest?"

The young man replied: "Aren't you rushing to hurry? Today I can only make do with staying in the ruined temple for one night, and tomorrow I can have a hot meal at Qinjiatang."

Xue Yinsong smiled and said, "It's important to hurry. We brought our own dry food and water, which can really last us two nights."

There is no need to be in such a hurry to go back to the hometown, but Xue Yinsong is worried about his family, afraid that the scholar will not be able to take on the heavy responsibility, and he is afraid that Zhajin will be unreliable, and Father Xue is thinking about the rice in the field, so the two of them are hurrying to go early Come back early.

The young man got the promise to increase the money, and he whipped the donkey all the way and urged him to run. It has only been five days and he has entered the boundary of Deyang.

"Father, we will split up when we get to the county seat. You go back to the village to find out about the situation with Uncle Chai. I will stay in the county seat for two nights."

Father Xue said: "Okay, just call a few old guys together to drink, and keep three cups of yellow soup in one stomach, and you can get a clear picture of the situation."

Aunt Huan laughed and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to figure out the north, south, east, and west after drinking three cups, right?"

Father Xue looked serious: "This is to do business, business is important." After finishing his business, he grinned: "After finishing business, drink with those old guys, hey! Of course we have to have a good drink after we haven't seen each other for so long. Last time, Mr. Huang San still has to be shy, this time he will definitely overwhelm him!"

"Aunt Huan, you don't know my father. He used to share similar tastes with Uncle Chai. My family spends all their money on drinking."

Father Xue glared at him: "What do you know, you stinky brat? Those who do farm work don't drink to invigorate their blood, and their whole body is sore and unbearable."

Aunt Huan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you are Xue Youli!"

In Father Xue's mind, Tianba Village is the best place in the world, not to mention the mountains and the water, the mountains and waters are rich in produce.Not to mention the game, mushrooms and herbs on the mountain, just thinking about the green scales in the river makes people drool.It's a pity that a series of accidents have happened since the county magistrate came, otherwise, who would want to sell the land and house and go away.

When I arrived in Deyang, I had to change trains to Tianba Village. Seeing that the fare was quite expensive, Aunt Huan dissuaded me: "Is the village far away? Let's go on foot if it's not far away. It's boring to travel by car these days."

Father Xue said with a smile: "It's okay to walk normally, but it's your first time going, so it's decent to hire a car no matter what."

Aunt Huan snorted at him: "What's the point of decency? Come on, let's just walk. I'll take a look along the way too. I've been bored in the car for the past few days."

Father Xue agreed after thinking about it: "Then the two of us will go for a walk, and if there is a ride along the way, we will take another ride."

The county seat of Deyang is larger than that of Fuchun County. Xue Yinsong wanted to step on the territory and spent half a day visiting all the rice shops in the city, so he couldn't hide his great joy.

Because of the floods in the four nearby prefectures, the price of rice has risen to varying degrees, basically fluctuating around 25 renminbi. If the old rice can be transported and sold, it can be sold at least 22 renminbi.

Nowadays, the purchase price of old rice is 12 renminbi per liter, and if the transportation cost can be controlled within 2-3 renminbi, then one liter of rice can earn at least 10 renminbi.Deyang County is one of the four major towns in Zhaozhou. If Deyang can be torn apart, then the remaining Qincheng, Raoyang, and Nanmeng will have no problem at all.If this transportation line can be opened up, it will not only solve the high price of local rice, but also alleviate the problem of exporting a large amount of old rice in Fuchun County.

At least he doesn't have to digest all the 20 tans of old rice in Fuchun County. Fuchun County really can't digest that much. The influx of a large amount of old rice will only lower the price of rice. Economics is not his specialty. , if it is not done well, it will be counterproductive.

Secondly, what business needs is to make money in harmony, don't offend people inexplicably because of a moment of anger, at least now he doesn't want to have any business conflicts with the He family.

Although he pretended to be crazy and made a fuss at the banquet, it was a trivial matter. If he provided enough low-priced rice that the whole county could not finish eating, then the Liangzi of the He family would definitely accept it. up.

Although he wasn't afraid of the He family, he didn't want to create a powerful enemy for himself. Besides, although Que Hongze and Jia Chengbo had letters from the young prince, it was not a gold medal for avoiding death.

At least the little prince didn't say that he must die to help, which can prove from the side that the two people's help is to help if they can, and the important premise is to protect themselves.

To put it more harshly, these old officials are now encountering problems. One by one Xue's younger brother and brother Xue are calling each other affectionate. If something goes wrong, Xue Yinsong is almost sure that they will only throw themselves out to take the blame. Now that the He family is out A noble concubine with a dragon seed in her belly, if she is pregnant with the future prince, wouldn't she be making herself uncomfortable?

I really can't blame Xue Yinsong for beating Xiaojiu in private. History has proved that those who engage in politics will always be replaced by new forces, and as far as his character is concerned, he is really not suitable to be involved in any political struggle. If you don't understand something, so as not to be a victim in vain, just make good money for now.

As soon as Xue Yinsong thought about the problem, he immediately hired a car to go back to Tianba Village. Although he had only been away for a year, Xue Yinsong felt a little anxious after all.

Tianba village had a few martyrs in the early years. There are four chaste archways at the entrance of the village. Pass through the archways and turn right and the third one is his home. Xue Yinsong got off the donkey cart and opened the door, and saw his aunt sitting in the yard. He laughed and said, "The tiger is back!"

A few people came out of the room immediately, Xue Yinsong took a closer look, except for his father and Aunt Huan, the rest were all relatives and friends of the family.

Uncle Chai looked at him and said with a smile: "This kid has grown taller, maybe he wasn't that tall last year."

My aunt looked at him with a smile and said, "Are you tired? Do you want to eat?" Xue Yinsong came back to his senses and called his aunt, "Where's my uncle?"

"Your uncle is very happy to hear that you have come back. Didn't he put away his cover this morning and said that he will add food to you in the evening?"

Xue Yinsong was a little surprised: "Can you go up the mountain now?"

My aunt shook her head: "Obviously it's still not possible, but the control is not as tight as before. Occasionally, if I want to eat some game, I will sneak up to the mountain to get some, but I dare not fish for the green scales in the water."

Xue Yinsong said with a smile: "It can be considered that there is meat to eat. I came here to eat and sleep in the open, and I haven't had a full meal for several days."

Father Xue scolded: "You little bastard, you are so impolite, you think you are at your own home."

Xue Yinsong smiled and took his aunt's arm: "People say that father and mother are not as good as uncle. When I go back to my uncle's house, it's like returning to my own home."

Everyone immediately laughed, and my aunt also smiled after hearing this: "That's right, why are you being polite when you go back to uncle's house, just wait for aunt to get you some hot food to eat."

Xue Yinsong saw a few people dispersed, and immediately pulled his father aside: "What news do you have here?" Father Xue looked around and lowered his voice: "Come to the room and tell, there is really a big deal."

When the two of them entered the house and fell into the kang, Father Xue whispered, "You know, the county master was taken captive to the mountains for several days last month, and he just came back. All the yamen servants in the city are running around looking for the murderer. I just opened and closed my eyes and didn't care about going up the mountain without permission."

Xue Yinsong asked uninterestedly: "Is there anything else?"

Father Xue offered another treasure to show off: "I also found out that the rice seeds in this village are hybridized with Changyuan rice in the northeast. If you want good rice seeds, you might as well go to the north of Dingzhou to buy them."

Xue Yinsong frowned: "Dingzhou is nearly a thousand miles away from here... It's too far away. Anyway, there is no shortage of rice seeds this year. We will find a way later."

Father Xue smiled mysteriously again: "There is one more thing. Although the price of grain is high this year, the purchase price is not high. The county lord asked for [-]% more autumn harvest on the pretext of increasing taxes due to flood losses. The grain merchants in the county are desperately suppressing the price. Buying, now they are all interested in selling grain elsewhere, but because of the long distance, and because they are not familiar with the distance, they didn’t make it, I think it’s a good opportunity.”

Xue Yinsong was a little surprised: "The rice hasn't grown yet, and the purchase price has come out? How much?"

"It's only ten coins, do you think it's cheap enough?"

Xue Yinsong really couldn't figure it out, and after a while he said: "The price of rice is so high, and the purchase price is so low, what does the county master want to do?"

"Get some benefits from it," Old Man Xue replied indifferently, "otherwise what would you do?"

Xue Yinsong also couldn't figure it out, but he felt that it would not be that simple. At this moment, his aunt picked up the curtain and came in: "Tiger Cub, my aunt made you a bowl of noodle soup. You can eat whatever you want." Xue Yinsong quickly took it and smelled it. Said: "I haven't eaten aunt's noodles for a long time, it's really delicious." My aunt was praised so much that she laughed like a flower: "I haven't seen you for a year, and your mouth is much smoother than before."

Father Xue said with a smile: "He has gone out to see the world. He has suffered a lot this year, and now he has started to work in the fields."

The aunt laughed and said: "It's time to go to the field, you just protect the calf and spoil him, I see who will take care of you when you get old!"

Father Xue said with a smile: "I should listen to you seriously, but this child has lost his mother since he was a child, and he is always afraid of treating him badly, so he rarely does the farm work in the field, but now he does all of it." Xue Yinsong smiled and said: "Aunt, you have taken my revenge!"

Then the aunt smiled and said: "Don't talk, don't talk, you have a good meal, and rest in this room for a while, I will hug the quilt for you." Father Xue said: "Tiger, then... ..." Xue Yinsong sucked up the yellow heart of the poached egg, and suddenly realized: "Father, I know, this matter is really... interesting."

"How to say?"

Xue Yinsong replied: "If there are no accidents, there will be a savior before the autumn harvest. If the new rice merchants use the banner of selling rice at a low price and harvesting rice at a high price, how do you think people will react?"