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

Xue Yinsong turned around and explained to the scholar before going to the county seat. He still had a few taels of silver in his hand, which was not enough for decoration, so he planned to just paint the walls, and then buy some red paint to paint the gate to suit the scene.

When he entered the city, he went to the store to look around for a while, estimated in his mind the lime powder he needed, and then went to the grocery store to buy it.

As soon as I got back to the shop, I saw two people holding horses and standing in front of the door. When they saw him, they rushed up and cupped their hands and said: "The villain is here to assist shopkeeper Xue under the order of the prince. If there is anything to do, just ask."

Xue Yinsong nodded and said, "Tie the horse back, we are going to paint the wall today."

A sergeant helped him carry things into the house, and another led the horse to the backyard.

Xue Yinsong found a wooden barrel and mixed it with water and puree and asked, "Can you brush it?"

The sergeant nodded: "I have worked in the army, I know a little bit." He grabbed the wooden barrel and began to stir the pulp.

Xue Yinsong took the broom and went to the corner to sweep the cobwebs, and then he could start brushing.Seeing this, another sergeant hurriedly dragged a table, and found a rag to make a hat to cover his hair: "Let me do the brushing."

The shop is not too big, Xue Yinsong only painted the front of the shop to save money and he was done.For the rest, just brush the door and clean the inside. The rice cabinet he ordered with the carpenter will be delivered in three days. The rest is to find a cat and hire a man.

Xue Yinsong originally tended to find an old buddy, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that he had just entered the industry, and the old buddies were too slippery for fear of being confused. After thinking about it, he decided to find a young apprentice. It doesn't matter if you don't have experience in doing rough work.

The day was set to open four days later, and according to the rules, I went to the yamen to report, and then began to prepare firecrackers and other things.

The carpenter was urged to hand over two cabinets first, Xue Yinsong went to Yingzi's house to borrow a cow and pulled the wheat into the shop twice, and the custom-made plaque also came, which was the Xuejia rice shop inscribed by a scholar himself.

The two even fought over this plaque once, and this matter has to be talked about a few days ago.

That night the two were lying on the bed discussing the plaque, Xue Yinsong was always too lazy to use his brain, so he said casually, "Just call Xuejia Rice Shop."

Since Xue Yinsong opened a grocery store in the village, he has always used the surname Xue. Maybe he didn't feel it at first, but when he wrote about the grain store, the scholar finally protested: "Why do you always write about Xue's family? Why not Pei's family?" ?”

Xue Yinsong stretched his face: "What do you want?"

The little scholar pouted: "The Pei family."

Xue Yinsong said: "Okay, then I will give you all the money, and you will be in charge of the business in the shop. By the way, the tenants will be harvesting wheat and planting rice soon. It is up to you."

The little scholar opened his mouth wide, and it took him a long time to say, "You're threatening me."

"That's right," Xue Yinsong raised his eyebrows: "If you're not convinced, you can come here. Whoever does something can be named. I don't mind staying at home to enjoy the blessings. From now on, I will sleep and read at home, and then I have to pick on the bad food, you Just go and do things in the shop in the field, by the way, you have to feed the animals in the backyard too."

Little Xiucai was not convinced: "I seem to be useless at all."

Xue Yinsong smiled and said, "It's useful, isn't it yours to write and draw?"

The little scholar said angrily: "You can't find Master Juren's writing everywhere."

Xue Yinsong approached him and smiled, "Enenen, you can kill a scholar, you can't be humiliated, and you can't bow down for five buckets of rice... Whatever you say, write me a few pictures tomorrow, and I will choose them so that the carpenter can engrave them."

Little Xiucai was upset, so he kicked him twice angrily, and was suppressed twice before he gave in. He also agreed that he would use the surname Xue if he wanted to open a store in the future, and there was no objection.

Today we are going to open the business, and the young prince came here on horseback early in the morning, ordered someone to send some congratulatory gifts and said with a smile: "Yes, you have few rules. The young master is happy to see it, and the worst thing is to see some people messing around and doing a lot of things. , It seems that if there is no ginger and garlic, there will be no cooking, and if there is no licorice, there will be no medicine."

Xue Yinsong smiled and asked the new guy to lead the horse to the backyard: "I have few rules and few people. It's just me and this guy."

The little prince smiled and said: "Aren't you the shopkeeper? What are you doing? Please invite a few more people. If you don't have enough money, ask the butler."

Xue Yinsong said with a smile: "Saving money is only one of them. I mainly don't know this business, so I want to do it myself to get some experience. When I know it in the future, I won't be confused by the guys."

The little prince nodded approvingly and walked back, only to see a few empty rice cabinets in the storeroom at the back, and then went to the backyard, opened a few rooms that were all empty, only two beds made of straw, frowned and said: "This is not good. Although everything is kept simple, it has to be tidied up so that people can live in it. I will let the housekeeper take care of this matter, and you can leave it alone."

Xue Yinsong said with a smile: "It's fine if you can live there. You have to endure hardships in order to be a leader. It's not important. You can take care of it in the future. It's fine if you can open it smoothly. I have other important things."

The little prince smiled and said, "What's the big deal?"

Xue Yinsong said: "Cat! There must be a magical cat house to open the rice shop, otherwise once the rice shop opens, rats will come frequently, and I can't make money."

The little prince smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Well, someone has thought of it for you, come and see what I brought you."

The two went to the backyard together while talking, the little prince ordered someone to open one of the boxes that had been carried, only to see two cats imprisoned in iron cages inside.

A gray-haired mottled fur with wide green round eyes, the eyes forming a thin line, a trembling beard, lazily calling out: "Meow~ow~"

The little prince smiled and said: "This cat belongs to your Chen family village. I asked Li Zheng to help me borrow it. It is said that it is very good at catching mice." Pointing to another cat with a white body and yellow tail, he said: "This is the cat I asked for. The housekeeper went to find one in the city, called a golden gun in a silver vase. It is said that when it barks, the mice will be frightened. With these two cats, there must be no problem. And these two cats, one male and one female, live for half a year. You can give birth to kittens later, and then you can just return the older cats.”

Xue Yinsong's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed: "What a gift! Come, come, I'll let the cat out."

A sergeant next to him hurriedly said: "This big cat can't be kept in the house and can't be released. It has to be raised with a long rope. After giving birth to kittens, it can be raised in the house."

Xue Yinsong hurriedly agreed, but it was too late to find a long rope for the opening today, so he put it in a cage first.

Xue Yinsong accompanied the young prince for a while, and the young prince was quite satisfied: "Work hard and strive to make money as soon as possible, but I will not delay any longer. I have to return to the capital as soon as possible."

Xue Yinsong said: "Stay here for a few more days, Zha Jin has just arrived, so you should spend more time with him."

The little prince shook his head and said: "If you stay for a few more days, your children will grow in love with you. I am reluctant to leave. I just came to see you today. People and horses are waiting outside the city. I will leave in a while. Zhajin will be entrusted to you. If you have something to do, just go Send a message from the capital."

Xue Yinsong was right after thinking about it, nodded and said: "Don't worry, go back early."

The little prince smiled wryly, touched the whip in his hand and said, "I don't know what will happen in the future, if I don't come in the future, I hope you will treat him well."

Xue Yinsong grabbed the young prince's shoulder and said solemnly: "Don't entrust it to me. When you yourself are not trustworthy, don't place your hopes on others."

The little prince sighed and said: "I never thought about it, I just couldn't help myself." After a while, he said: "You and I will leave here, and I will ask someone to send a letter in the future. I only hope that I can come to this rich place again in my lifetime." Spring County."

Xue Yinsong suddenly had a feeling that the wind is rustling and the water is cold, knowing that the young prince probably also understands that he cannot escape his fate, so he also replied seriously: "Take care on the road, no matter what, this Chen family village always has your chopsticks and a bowl .”

The little prince nodded, turned around and left resolutely, and several soldiers followed.

Xue Yinsong turned around and went into the yard, and saw that only one of the four boxes was opened, and the other three were opened, but they were all gold, silver, silk, satin and cloth. Spending money so happily to buy a store can be regarded as paving the way.

Xue Yinsong sighed, turned around and entered the shop, only to see the new boy sweating in anxiety: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, someone wants to buy food."

Xue Yinsong hurriedly followed and said: "You just say hello, you don't have to come to find me specially in the future."

The boy was young, and his face was flushed with anxiety: "He wanted to buy rice, but I said no, and then asked for wheat, and I didn't know the price. This guy was so rude, so he scolded me and wanted to see the shopkeeper again."

Xue Yinsong walked into the front desk and saw a middle-aged man standing outside the counter and asked arrogantly: "You are the shopkeeper? There is no rice in the rice shop, and you don't know the price. What kind of shop are you doing?"

Xue Yinsong said with a smile: "It's not surprising. There is no rice in April in spring, and there is no old rice in my house, so naturally there is no rice. As for the wheat, the guy is new. It's not a crime if he doesn't know about it. How much wheat does the officer want?"

The strong man said: "Let me see how the wheat color is, how much is a bucket?"

Xue Yinsong put some in a dustpan and showed him: "Ten coins and a bucket."

Xue Yinsong didn't want to cause trouble, so the price of grain was not cheaper than that of others, but his wheat was newly harvested, and it was of good quality and smelled like wheat.

The brawny man was stunned: "This is a good way to store grain, look at the color of the wheat as if it was newly harvested."

Xue Yinsong didn't answer the question, just asked with a smile: "How much do you want, guest officer?"

The strong man said: "Then two liters."

Xue Yinsong asked the boy to weigh the wheat, and put it into a cloth bag for him with a liter: "Guest officer, do you want to take a look and make sure there is no problem before leaving, and you will not admit any mistakes after leaving the shop."

The strong man was taken aback, glanced at the cloth bag, gave the money and left in a hurry.

The little boy said from the side: "Shopkeeper, saying this will offend people."

Xue Yinsong looked at the direction where the man disappeared and said with a smile: "This is not for shopping, but for shopping."

The opening of the store was not as smooth as expected, for example, the wheat was not easy to sell, Xue Yinsong thought of a trick, put the new wheat on a bamboo flat and put it at the door, this is a living sign, the wheat in his house is newly harvested, look The color is good and fresh, and I can make do with selling a few buckets.

But the others immediately felt uncomfortable. At first, they just occasionally splashed dirty water outside his shop, and then they just started cursing.

Xue Yinsong is very speechless about this ancient scolding, for example, if someone doesn't like you anymore, they find two people to stand at your door and scold wildly for a whole day.

The little guy was about to jump out to fight at first, but Xue Yinsong hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't pay attention to them, just let him scold, as long as they don't block our business."

Xue Yinsong smiled and said: "I have a solution." As he walked out, he saw a large circle of people watching the fun, and said loudly with a smile: "Dear folks and elders, our store solemnly announces that as long as these people keep scolding , our store keeps cutting prices! If they scold you for a day, our store will drop a penny!"