Seed dealers in ancient times

Since the villagers of Dayangmu Village planted and sold potatoes by themselves, the price of potatoes has been far lower than the price just listed. There are more and more people planting them nearby. The planting method, potatoes themselves are relatively easy to plant, and they have a strong ability to fill their stomachs. They are very popular among ordinary people. It is not surprising that more people plant them, and the price will naturally go down.

In the past two years, Zheng Jiang stopped in Yangmu Village and made a lot of money. It was easy to buy potatoes at a low price, and he raised nearly a thousand catties of potatoes in two days.

The porridge was served in the city, and Zheng Jiang stopped to buy a large amount of potatoes. Many merchants learned that the grain was harvested for Chunlai County. After being greatly encouraged, some merchants successively offered grain and cloth at low prices or donated it. Even the Han family, who had never done porridge handouts, changed their old style and donated one hundred catties of grain, which was praised by the people.

But within ten days, Zheng Jiangting had five hundred shi of grain on hand.

Grandpa Ren burst into tears of gratitude, and wrote a letter to the county magistrate Chunlai, and two days later he set off to deliver grain to the county.

"There is a lot of food, and Mr. Ren is old and weak. If I want to come, I still have to go there myself."

Zheng Jiangting originally planned not to go out this year, but considering that this batch of grain is not only his own, but also the wishes of other merchants, and the people of Chunlai County are still waiting, there must be no mistakes.

Chu Xian also understands that the old man Ren treated them well when their family was down and down, but now that the old man has gone to Chunlai County, he will not return to Jincheng. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and Zheng Jiangting is more at ease when he personally delivers the food. .

But he also has his own selfish intentions. Although Chunlai County is not as far away as Yong'an, and it doesn't take a long time to sell goods, ten days are enough to go back and forth without delay. Easy to go, he had to worry about Zheng Jiangting's safety.

"Don't worry, Uncle Ren has already communicated with the magistrate Ren. Chunlai County will send troops to respond, and they attach great importance to this batch of grain."

Chu Xian knew that he had made up his mind, so instead of embarrassing him by saying something worrying, it would be better to help him.

"Then you want to talk to your mother?"

"I've already sent Zheng Huan to talk about it."

Chu Xian responded: "You have to go back early, I can't take care of the expansion of the house."

"All right, all right, of course I went to pay the bill and then came back."

"Bring all the Lianjiazi at home, just in case."

Zheng Jiang paused and said: "Many Lianjiazi have been arranged, our servants will stay at home for you to order, and I will bring Zheng Huan with me when the time comes."

After the couple discussed it, they installed the food in preparation for departure.

When the city was in a hurry to prepare food, the county lord of Jincheng also took a small sedan chair and took a wife and concubines to another county.

Zheng Jiangting had nothing to do with the county magistrate of Jincheng, so naturally he didn't go see him off. The county magistrate has stayed in Jincheng for some years, and logically there should be many people who would go to see him off, but I heard that the county magistrate He has a bad reputation, loves to accept and give bribes, and likes to squeeze the little guys in the yamen, so on the day he left, he sent off a few merchants who had benefited, including the Qiu family.

Qiu Lin stood under the city gate with his hands behind his back, staring at the county magistrate who disappeared on the official road, narrowing his eyes slightly, he couldn't tell whether he was in a good mood or a bad mood.

"My lord, I've gone far, let's go back."

Qiu Lin turned around and stepped on the sedan chair, half-closed his eyes and said to the butler who was following outside the sedan chair, "I heard that the Han family moved toward the Zheng family a while ago?"

"Master, the Zheng family's business is booming in the city. Many merchants are trying to curry favor, and the Han family has followed suit."

Qiu Lin sneered: "Wind direction? It's just that the county magistrate has left. What is the Han family doing? Do you really think that my Qiu family has collapsed? I ran to please a boy in such a hurry, and now I even donated food. , it is true that Shibie will treat each other with admiration for three days, and even the Han family has become a great benevolent person."

"Master, do you have any arrangements?"

"I remember that Chunlai County is to the west, and the terrain is a bit remote. It's not safe to send such a large batch of grain there."

The housekeeper smiled knowingly: "I remember that the youngest son on the west peak sent someone to send a big gift to the master when he was full moon. I must still remember the master's kindness. Now a letter has passed, so that the people in the village will meet the good people on the road. Wouldn’t both parties be happy with the food they raised?”

Hanlin suppressed the smile on his eyelids, and sighed: "Since everyone is trying to be a good person, then I have to be the villain."

Two days later, the convoy set off at the gate of the city.

It was early in the morning, and the couple ate breakfast together at home. Chu Xian and Zheng Jiangting took the same sedan chair to see them off to the gate of the city.

The sedan chair swayed, and Chu Xian also felt unhappy. The weather has been hot recently, and the rain has not come down. It is very uncomfortable. When the curtain of the sedan chair is lifted, the morning breeze is blowing around, which is cool.

Zheng Jiang stopped holding Chu Xian's slender and fair hand, and touched the back of his hand with his fingertips: "Why is your hand so cold? I think your appetite has not been good for the past two days. You have been drinking tea and plum juice all day long. If it’s not good, you have to eat well, otherwise you’ll be sick again.”

"I know how to take care of myself. There's nothing wrong with the family." Chu Xian pursed her lips, looked down at the hands they held, and felt that she couldn't bear to let others go, and she didn't have much strength to speak: "It's true You, you have to take good care of yourself when you go out. Going to Chunlai County is no better than Yong’an, don’t take shortcuts just to hurry up, try to take official roads, not to mention the spacious and flat roads, it’s much safer anyway.”

Zheng Jiang stopped to stroke Chu Xian's hair scattered on his shoulders. He knew what people were worried about: "I will definitely take the official road. Although there are bandits' dens to the west, he doesn't know when there will be merchants passing by on the road. When the time comes I will let everyone speed up the trip when it gets to that uneasy section."

Chu Xian opened her mouth to say something, but she had already arrived at the gate of the city. The sedan chair, which used to be slow in the past, was actually very fast at such an hour.

The two looked at each other, and Chu Xian lowered her eyes first, like an angry little daughter-in-law, Zheng Jiangting's mind was shaken by the trouble, if it wasn't for the old man Ren shouting outside, he was afraid that he would take advantage of it Go back with the sedan chair.

"go quickly."

Reluctantly, Zheng Jiang stopped to circle Chu Xian's waist, leaned over and kissed the corner of the mouth of his relatives: "Go back and sleep for a while, see you still have bruises under your eyes."

Chu Xian raised the corner of her mouth: "I see."

Seeing the man get off the sedan chair, Chu Xian stopped smiling, and then opened the sedan chair curtain to watch the tall man's back talking with him to sort out the goods.

It was not only Chu Xian who came to see him off today, but also some nearby merchants who donated food. This time, the convoy was no smaller than the last time when they went out to do business, and they were all accompanied by strong and tall Lianjiazi. Seeing the battle, Chu Xian also felt relieved.

Before getting into the carriage, Zheng Jiangting turned around and waved to the people in the sedan chair.

Jincheng is only a three-day journey from Chunlai County. The distance is not far, but there are no county towns or small towns in the middle, and there are only two post stations. This post station is a place for the government to change horses and rest. , so the rest of the journey is very troublesome, but fortunately, the county magistrate of Chunlai County has written in advance, and their motorcade can rest at the post station.

On the day of Haishi, the group arrived at the post station. On the road, they passed through a large area of ​​woods, which was so dark that the moonlight could not penetrate. They relied on torches to walk. Seeing the lights of the post station, everyone felt relieved.

The post station is spacious, and it is not a problem to arrange the carriages and horses. Zheng Jiang stopped to chat with the people at the post station for a few words and then went to rest.

As soon as the next day dawned, everyone was ready to get up and go on their way.

Zheng Jiang stopped and asked Zheng Huan to dismantle a truck full of clothes, which were distributed next to the food deliverers.

Most of these clothes are simple rough clothes, and they are more low-key after replacement.

Taking advantage of the time when everyone was packing up, the people at the post station sent Zheng Jiang to stop on the official road: "It will only take a day to get to the next post station, so you can relax and go. Even An Sheng, there have been caravans passing by the official road in the past few days, but there is no movement."

"The past two years have been a bumper harvest, and the gangsters are safe. As long as you don't go on small roads and mountain roads, you won't attract the attention of the gangsters."

The situation of Xifeng had been taken into consideration when he was appointed as the county magistrate early on. This trip will not only provide food for the people of Chunlai County, but also his own father. Naturally, the county magistrate did not dare to be sloppy. People also set off from the county, and without accident, the two parties will meet on the road today.

There were people from the yamen in front of him, so Zheng Jiang Ting was not in a panic at all, but the postmaster's words undoubtedly gave everyone a reassurance: "With the postmaster, our actions will be much more steadfast."

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