Defeat natural disasters with farming

In the bustling market in Beijing, there was a long queue at the entrance of a store. Fortunately, it was early morning, the sun had not yet appeared, and the temperature outside was still cool. Even so, the people in the queue were still too hot to sweat. It dripped from their foreheads, making dark pits on the ground.

Some merchants from other places were full of doubts when they saw this scene, and they couldn't help asking: "Could it be that this store sells some precious things?"

An old man at the end of the line fanned his hand after hearing his question, and responded enthusiastically, "It seems that you haven't been here for a long time, this store is opened by General Chu, and it sells All kinds of woolen products, not to mention, woolen socks and woolen trousers are really easy to wear, soft and firm, although it is a bit stuffy to wear in the hot weather now, but it will be just right in two months.”

The merchant listened to it as if he was listening to heavenly scriptures, he was silent for a while, and then asked: "Is it really so magical?"

"That's not right! The emperor and empress are all wearing them in the palace, how can it be fake? And the officials and lords also sent people to buy them, here," the uncle pointed forward, "Did you see that short man? He is The long follower next to the prime minister."

In fact, by this time, the merchant had already believed eight points. After all, the emperor and queen took the lead in setting an example, and who in the world does not know the righteousness of General Chu?Guarding the frontier year after year, repelling the bandits again and again.

Therefore, he involuntarily stopped behind the old man, and after waiting for an unknown amount of time, it was finally their turn to enter the shop.

As soon as he entered the store, he was startled by a dummy standing in the middle of the store, and almost fell down. Fortunately, he was supported by the shop assistant, "Don't be afraid, customer, it's just a dummy made of wood. .”

After standing still, the merchant took a closer look and was sure that it was indeed a dummy that could not move. Feeling uncomfortable, he began to complain, "Why do you put this at the door, it scares me to death."

The clerk apologized and said, "You see, the dummy is wearing woolen fabrics from our shop."

As soon as he said this, the merchant didn't care about other things, so he hurried over to check carefully. The woolen sweater was low-necked, which could just be covered by the outer shirt. His hand paused before touching it, and he turned his head and asked, "Can I use it?" ?”

"Yes, please do it yourself."

After the clerk finished speaking, he stepped back and let the customers in the store choose freely.

The merchant was caressing the woolen sweater in his hand, the fine and solid feel moved his heart, and then he tried the thickness, it was not too thick, but it was very warm, this is a good item.

He squatted down and tugged at the woolen pants, and they were indeed very elastic, as well as the woolen socks and woolen gloves, which made him very satisfied.

There are indigo, pink, light yellow and plain white in several colors, all of which are very beautiful colors. Men can wear indigo, women and children can wear pink and light yellow. Even if you don’t like bright colors, you can choose plain white.

So as soon as he stood up he asked, "Can these woolen items be bought in bulk?"

"Yes, and if you buy in large quantities, we can make it cheaper."

This merchant is from the northwest of Jokhang Kingdom, where the wind and sand are extremely strong, and there is a higher requirement for keeping warm. These woolen fabrics are just right.

When he left the shop, his face was full of smiles, and he thought he should be very satisfied with the final result.

But in just a few months, woolen fabrics became popular throughout the Jokhang Kingdom, and even in the remote Heihe County where the Ye family was located, merchants came to sell woolen fabrics.

Ye Yu also did not expect that the business that their family talked with General Chu would take shape so quickly, but most of the manpower and material resources were provided by Chu's family, so he came up with a prescription, which ended up accounting for half of the wool business. income.

As soon as he said this, Chu Xufeng vetoed it.

"Don't think so. If it wasn't for your idea, my father would never have thought that wool can be woven into such a warm thing. It should be our father and son who thank you for the soldiers and families in Jingbian City."

What Chu Xufeng said was sincerity, and now Jingbian City has changed a lot. From the letters sent by his father, Fei Ge, we can know that since he taught them how to weave, the sheep in the city have become delicious. Boo, one by one hurriedly shaved off the wool before the wool faded. The women weaved at home day and night. sold by their family.

Half of the money from the sale was saved and exchanged for bank notes, which were sent to the Ye family on a monthly basis, and the other half was used as military expenses, which greatly relieved the pressure on Jingbian City, at least the soldiers could eat a bite of meat for a meal.

"And the publicity method you proposed is really ingenious. There are shops in several larger capitals, and the word-of-mouth of woolen fabrics is fermented little by little, covering the entire Jokhang Kingdom from point to surface."

When Chu Xufeng said this, Ye Yu was impressed. He said the essence of this propaganda method, isn't it from point to point?Even in modern times, he is a rare talent.

So Ye Yu suggested again: "Wool can also be woven into woolen blankets. If there are dyes, it is also a good choice to dye different colors like dyeing cloth. In addition to the wheat ear pattern, you only need to change the needle slightly to weave it." Make other patterns."

"That's true. My father said in the letter that there was already an ingenious woman in Jingbian City who weaved a pattern similar to a gourd. This pattern was favored by many wealthy families as soon as it entered the market. After all, gourd is a homonym for Fulu. It’s really a good meaning.”

At that time, everyone was superstitious, and even Ye Yu had an attitude of believing in the reincarnation of gods and ghosts rather than believing in nothing.

While they were chatting in the room, Mother Ye knocked on the door and came in with a fruit plate.

"Eat some fruit and rest for a while."

There were seven or eight fruits in the brown wooden tray, most of which were wild pears and apricots. The former tasted astringent, while the latter was too sour, so Ye Yu didn't like it very much. There are all kinds of fruits to eat, no matter how much you don’t like them, you can only bite the bullet and eat them.

But today's apricots surprised him as soon as they entered his mouth. The flesh was very soft, and the sweetness actually overwhelmed the sourness.

Seeing this, Mother Ye smiled and said, "How is it? Today's apricots were left a few days longer to ripen them. Are they sweeter than before?"

Ye Yu swallowed the pulp and nodded repeatedly, "It should taste better."

Although the wild pear has an astringent taste, the flesh is rich in water, and the juice bursts out when you bite it open, so you don't need to drink water for a day and a half after eating.

He was eating these two kinds of fruits, but he was thinking of lychee and watermelon in his heart. He had inquired that lychees are available now, but they only grow in the south, and they can't eat them here at all. Laugh, no one knows it’s litchi.”The watermelon didn't appear at all, and I could only miss the taste in my heart.

The two of them chatted and gnawed the fruit in the room, and one of them ate all the seven or eight fruits without paying attention. When Ye Mu came in to collect the plate again, she exclaimed: "My God, why did you both give up? After eating, how can there be room for dinner?"

Hearing this, Chu Xufeng rubbed the tip of his nose, exchanged a glance with Ye Yu, and said embarrassedly, "I... just ate them all before I knew it."

"Okay, you guys go out and take a walk to digest food." Ye Mu didn't want to say anything about them, but just drove them out of the door.

Ye Yu listened to his mother's words and went out. Looking at the clean yard, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Compared with the past, today's life is completely different."

His original ambition was half realized.

"The days will always get better and better." Chu Xufeng said gently.

Ye Yu didn't speak any more, just raised his eyes and looked up, the few fruit trees planted in the yard were rustling with the wind, he watched for a long time and suddenly saw some round fruits among the treetops.

"That's an orange?"

Chu Xufeng also looked up when he heard the words, nodded for a while, and said with certainty: "It's oranges."

Before Ye Yu could speak, he said, "The forest tree next to it seems to bear fruit."

Ringo is Apple.

The two orange trees and the two forest trees were planted by the old man Ye when he was young. They have never produced fruit for decades. But a tree that does not bear fruit comes.

Now it's a name for other people's businessmen, and it's obvious that they sell fruit trees.

Ye Yu did know why these trees didn't bear fruit. It was too cold here, and they couldn't reach the temperature where oranges and apples could grow. Now I don't know if it's because the fruit trees have gotten used to the temperature here, so they can't bear fruit. Fruit grew.

The news that Ye's fruit tree was bearing fruit immediately spread throughout the village, and many villagers came to their house to take a look at it, especially the few people who said that Old Man Ye had been tricked by a businessman. Then he apologized to Old Man Ye.

The old man Ye laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth. He stood by the tree and said with emotion: "After decades, I can finally eat the first crop of fruit."

"That's not it," Mrs. Ye was sitting in the yard knitting sweaters for her family. Her knitting movements were so dexterous that Ye Yu could hardly see clearly. Whenever someone said that your grandfather was cheated and bought a tree that would not bear fruit, your grandfather would have to be depressed for a while, but now he can finally feel proud."

"Everyone outside said that this year is our lucky year, and I think it is indeed."

Old man Ye was very happy. Since Brother Bao recovered from his illness last year, life at home has improved year by year.

Moreover, he knew that his third son had signed an agreement with General Chu. The profit of this wool business should not be low, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He asked his third son to go out on his own, and he was responsible for all gains and losses.

At this time, Second Aunt Ye interjected: "It's not just our family's lucky year, which household in the whole village is not better off than in previous years? Every household in the tofu business can do it. I think they have a lot of money left."

It is true that the reputation of the tofu village has spread far and wide recently, and wealthy families from other counties send people to buy tofu. What they buy is not tender tofu, but tofu skin and dried tofu that can be preserved for a long time. Soy products, and because Ye Yu didn't teach how to make bean curd and dried tofu, the Ye family can earn a lot of money from these people every day.

Now the children in Yejia Village don't have to worry about getting married. In this month alone, many couples got married, including Aunt Wu's family. When she got married, the dowry was considered decent.

This is because her mother brought a tael of silver to Ye's house to buy tofu recipes in March this year. Ye's family didn't want to embarrass them, so they took the money and showed her how to make tofu face-to-face.

Ever since they learned how to make tofu, the girls of Wu’s family often went to the village entrance to grind beans before dawn. They didn’t sell the tofu they made to the county town, but to villages farther away from the county town. The price was set slightly lower, but The money you get every day is enough to improve your life.

As for Wu Dalang and Wu Shitou and his son, they stayed at home all day and did nothing. Fortunately, without Mrs. Wu's instigation, they did not hold back anymore.