Bad Boy Farming

Xiao Niu hung his head and thought again and again, "Second brother, is the county magistrate just like our little finger?"

"No!" Er Niu sighed, "The county magistrate is already pretty good, at least he didn't force us."

"Is that not bad?" Su Jiu was very surprised, "Your requirements are really low."

"It's because you haven't seen too much. If the county magistrate is messed up, tell the people in the county what he means. Do you think the preserved egg workshop in Zhangjia Village can continue?" Er Niu pretended that he didn't know Su Jiu's identity. "Be careful when you go out to buy goods next time. You will be shocked by the number of officials who corrupt the law and fish the common people."

"How is it possible!" Su Jiu knows that there is a bad side in the world, but Brother Huang is a good emperor. He sleeps up to three hours a day and forces himself to get up to review memorials. Ten years have been like a day. This tenacity combined with the brothers Can't compare.

Er Niu shook his head and sighed, "Facts speak louder than words, but we have to eat first."

"Finally we can eat." Mengmeng cheered and ran into the stove, Er Niu hurriedly got up and followed, "Slow down, the pot is hot!"

"Mengmeng, you take the chopsticks, I'll serve the bowl." Sword Bean and Maverick also followed.

As soon as the two of them finished speaking, Qi Sheng moved the table out, "Brother Su, please call He Ping."

Su Jiu looked at the adults and children who were busy serving meals, and smiled knowingly.Seeing a follower walk out, Su Jiu also squeezed into the kitchen, "How many bowls of rice are missing?"

Er Niu raised his eyebrows and filled a bowl of porridge, "This is for Mengmeng."

"I'll take it myself." The child stretched out his hand to ask for it.

Su Jiu imitated Er Niu and scratched the bridge of his nose, "It's hot, you can't handle it."

Er Niu looked back at Su Jiu's back again, as if he understood why the emperor sent him over.

After the meal, Su Jiu said to Er Niu, "I'll go back today."

"So fast!" Didn't He Ping say that he would stay here for a while.

Su Jiu came to check the production of taro, but seeing what Erniu had done for Zhangjiacun, and what Zhangjiacun looked like now, he had every reason to believe that Erniu was not someone who would cheat.

So, he said, "I'll come over when your taro is ripe, there's still a lot of things waiting for me at home."

As soon as Er Niu heard this, he thought that his status was not suitable for staying in the private sector, so he said, "That's okay, you can take He Ping's boat to the dock later."

"Has He Ping loaded the goods yet?" Su Jiu asked curiously, "How much does he load in one trip?"

"There are about [-] jars of fermented bean curd and preserved eggs."

Su Jiu was surprised, "So many! Where does he sell them?"

"Sufu is not expensive, and ordinary families can't afford it. Sweet fermented bean curd can be used for rice, stinky fermented bean curd can be used as a dish, and there are so many preserved eggs. Two thousand jars are only enough to sell for a few days at Heji Winery."

"Then why don't you do more work. I saw that the sun rose very high before you went to work." Su Jiu said.

Qi Sheng said, "If one day, a merchant comes to Zhangjia Village to buy preserved eggs, then we will increase production."

"The two don't conflict, do they?"

Er Niu grinned, "The folks only believe what they see. Let's say that the taro field has been visited by no one except the old people in the village since it was planted. If I go to the workshop later and say you come to buy taro , They will go to the taro field to weed the weeds after work.”

"No way?" Not to mention Su Jiu, even He Ping couldn't help asking, "The people in your village are still so realistic?"

"Aren't you curious about how I got those people together and made so many preserved eggs?"

He Ping took the bowl and thanked Xiao Niu, took a sip of porridge, and said, "Did you say it was because of the money?"

"Yes! If I ask them to increase production now, they will definitely ask around. When they ask me to increase production, I will agree after three times."

"And why?" Everyone didn't understand.

Er Niu said, "Even if I don't agree with them, they may do it secretly. Anyway, there are a lot of eggs in the chicken farm. But this is completely different from the effect I asked them to take the initiative." After a pause, "It's like fighting, the general ordered There will be a big difference between the results of soldiers sending troops to resist the enemy and the soldiers actively asking to resist the enemy."

"How big is it?" Xiao Niu rarely heard Er Niu talk about such things, his eyes were full of surprise.

Er Niu rubbed his head, "If the former kills one thousand enemies and loses eight hundred, the latter may not even need half of it."

"You seem to be governing by doing nothing in Taoism," Su Jiu said.

Er Niu smiled, "I don't know what Taoism is coming home, I just know that I feel uncomfortable when others force me to work."

Seeing him pretending to be stupid again, Qi Sheng sighed helplessly, "It's not easy for Brother Su to come here from the capital, why don't you bring two jars of preserved eggs back for the elderly at home to taste?"

"Want to give me money?" Su Jiu looked at Maverick.Xiao Niu rubbed his nose in embarrassment, "Second brother told me that a piece of gold leaf can buy a carriage of preserved eggs."

"I remember giving you a lot of gold leaves, so should you return them to me?" Su Jiu asked with great interest.

Mavericks folded his hands subconsciously, "It's gone!"

"Look how scared you are!" Su Jiu curled her lips, "Bring me two jars of preserved eggs."

Xiao Niu immediately stood up, and waved at the followers behind Su Jiu, "Follow me!"

Su Jiu laughed, "Your brother is so interesting."

"It's because he's not mad at you right now." Er Niu said.

Su Jiu choked, "I finally know how your brother's bad manners were cultivated, it must have something to do with you!"

Er Niu didn't answer the words of Ninth Prince, took the jar from Maverick's arms and said, "Before eating, wash off the layer of plant ash on the outside of the preserved egg."

"It turns out that preserved eggs are like this." Su Jiu suddenly realized, "I just said that a well-made egg has changed."

"It's the same as pickled vegetables. It's just that salt is used for pickled vegetables, and a secret recipe is used to make preserved eggs." Er Niu took out another bag as he said, "I see that you like mussels in porridge. This bag of dried mussels Enough for you to eat all the way to Kyoto."

"No need, I didn't bring the cook with me either." Su Jiu saw five or six bags of large and small bags on the table, and felt embarrassed to ask for another second-hand thing.

Er Niu laughed and said, "It's worthless, ten copper coins can buy a steamed bun basket."

When he said this, Su Jiu couldn't push it any further.When he returned to the capital, the emperor heard that the Ninth Prince had brought a lot of things, so he sent him into the palace without allowing Su Jiu to rest for a while.

Seeing Su Jiu, the emperor asked, "Where are the things you brought?"

The Ninth Prince hurried on his way, and he didn't care to enjoy the things Er Niu gave him. Hearing what the emperor said, he pretended to be wronged and said, "Brother Huang, you sent someone to watch me."

The emperor glared at him, "Do you want me to accompany you to see your mother?"

Ninth Prince's face froze, and he asked the servants on the side to fetch things from his house.

"That's all right. You don't have to worry about the queen mother. I told her that I sent you out to do important things."

"Brother Huang!" Su Jiu really wanted to strangle the emperor, and took a deep breath to suppress the impulse, "Brother Huang, don't you want to know what I saw in Zhangjia Village?"

"It seems that you have gained a lot this time."

Ninth Prince glanced at him, "Of course."

The emperor said, "I think your two guards are also very clear."

"You can ask them." The Ninth Prince smiled, "Do you want me to ask them to come in and answer?"

Seeing this, the emperor shook his head helplessly, "Okay, okay, what can they see, I won't let you go around in circles, just say what reward you want."

"I can only give you half of what Zhang Erniu gave me." Su Jiu looked directly at Long Yan, "Otherwise, I will accompany you to visit the Queen Mother."

The emperor suddenly had a feeling of lifting a rock and hitting his own foot. After thinking about it, he nodded reluctantly, "Success!"

Su Jiu coughed lightly, "He Ping has already mentioned the situation of Zhang Erniu's family, so I will stop talking nonsense. Zhangjia Village is surrounded by mountains on two sides and faces water on the other. The only exit from the village is a road built by the villagers themselves.

My first impression of Zhangjia Village is that it is clean, unlike the villages we have seen before, where sheep urine and pig feces are everywhere.There are some unknown flowers and greens planted between the pine trees on both sides of the road, and it is difficult to see the surrounding houses when walking on the small road in the village.

Just like Zhang Erniu himself, at first sight he is a rather pleasing young man.Only when you get in touch with him can you discover his difference, but if you don't pay attention a little bit, you won't be able to see him clearly. "Speaking of Su Jiu paused, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "Brother Huang, take a look at this first. "

"What did Han Shan pick up?" the emperor asked.

"It is said that they are the incarnations of Manjushri and Puxian Bodhisattva. They hide in the nearby mountains to practice, and the content on the paper is their conversation."

"Why haven't I heard of it?" The emperor wondered, "Could it be that I'm ignorant."

Su Jiu coughed again, "My brother thinks that Zhang Erniu invented this to persuade his naughty younger brother."

"Oh, tell me."

"Although Zhang Xiaoniu is Zhang Erniu's cousin, but in my opinion, Erniu raised him as his son. That kid really deserves a beating. As soon as he met his younger brother, he hacked away a handful of gold leaves. It's so annoying. Already!"

It was the first time for the emperor to hear his proud brother praise others, but it was also the first time he saw his gnashing his teeth helplessly, "It seems that Zhang Erniu and Zhang Xiaoniu are very different."

"Erniu is smart and generous, that little bastard Maverick is a little clever, cheating and abducting and doing everything! He is so stingy that he will love me for a long time if I eat him a meal."

"Why do I think you're very happy?" The emperor glanced at him, "That means the fact that the taro yields three thousand catties per mu is true?"

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince pointed to the things brought back by the servant, "Yes. This half bag is taro, which mostly grows in the south, but it is also found in the north, but it is rare. Er Niu said that he will teach the taro when it is mature. How do other people grow and preserve taro, I will go there again when I think about it.”

"I will go with you." When the emperor said, Su Jiu was startled, "No!"

"what happened?"

Su Jiu said, "Zhang Erniu may already know the identity of my younger brother."

"What? Didn't I tell you to dress up as a businessman over there?" The emperor glared at him, "You, you, why can't you even do this well!"

"Brother Huang, you can't blame me. Erniu only treats his younger brother as He Ping's friend, and doesn't ask where his younger brother lives or who is in the family. I am also secretly happy that I don't have to lie to him. Who knows that I will not feel it when I come back. Er Niu behaved too normally, normally he seems to know who I am."

"Where's your usual vigilance?" The emperor sighed.

"I'm all blown away by Zhang Xiaoniu." Su Jiu muttered, and the emperor glared, "As soon as October arrives, I will meet that Zhang Erniu!"

Su Jiu couldn't help lamenting, "October is coming soon."

"So from now on, you should beg the Bodhisattva to bless Erniu, who doesn't know your identity." The emperor stood up, "Come here, and send all the things brought by the prince to the queen mother's palace."