husband in another world

Another year of autumn harvest, several families are happy and some are sad, because this year there is heavy rain in Liuzhen, the overall harvest in the field is not good, at least [-]% less than in previous years, but fortunately, the magistrate of Liuzhen County reported to the court as soon as possible, and the emperor ordered Taxes were halved, which greatly reduced the pressure on farmers to pay taxes. Many farmers knelt on the ground in the direction of the county government and paid homage to the great kindness of Grand Master Huxian.

In the past, Wangjia Village was the hardest-hit area every year. Compared with the neighboring villages, it had more people and less land. For a large family, the harvest was barely enough to eat for a year after taxes were deducted.If there is such a flood like this year, then even after the court reduces taxes, the harvest will be a problem.In almost every house, you can see women wiping tears, men with sad faces, and thin children.

But this year, the harvest in Wangjia Village is obviously much worse than in previous years, but those faces with deep hatred and bitterness have disappeared.

Jiang Wei drove the owner's family to Wangjia Village in a bullock cart, passing by the crops of the villagers of Wangjia Village along the way, and saw that the villagers of Wangjia Village did not cry like other villagers in the crops.

"Master, it's a great honor to have such a kind-hearted master like you in Wang's Village! The harvest in the field this year is not good. Although the imperial court ordered tax reduction and exemption, for many people, this winter is not easy. I saw that in other villages It is not uncommon for the villagers to cry and faint because of the harvest in the field, but because of the relationship between your two workshops, Wangjia Village has added a lot of income to them. For those who supply your family, I am afraid there will be leftovers."

Zhou Jing, who was sitting in the car, didn't say anything, but Shen Mo opened the curtains and looked longingly. The crops in the field were already withered and yellow, and several crops had fallen to the ground.In the past, at this time, how much he envied other people's family for having land to collect. He could only do odd jobs to earn some rations for those families with too much land. It's time for the autumn harvest.

"That's where it's at. After the road proposed by Xiao Mo is repaired, they will know how much convenience this road will bring them."

As they spoke, the bullock cart drove into Wangjia Village and arrived at the gate of Wang Ren's house.Because I agreed with Wang Ren to come to his house today to discuss the last time, Wang Ren came back very early and waited anxiously at the door for a long time.Seeing their ox carts arrive, they rushed up to meet them in a hurry.

"Brother, have you thought of a way?"

Zhou Jing jumped off the bullock cart first, then turned to help Shen Mo.

"There is a solution. I will enter your house and talk about it in detail. Be careful that the walls have ears."

Jiang Wei tied the ox cart in the yard, and said wittily, "Master, I will guard you outside to ensure that not a single mouse is put in."

The three of them entered the room, and Shen Lin was also there. He didn't go out to wait because he was pregnant, but his belly was not so big that he could see it.

Shen Mo went over to ask him a few words first, and then gave some instructions, and the four finally got down to business.

"Xiao Mo has already thought of an idea, and it is an idea that is very beneficial to us. I am not in a hurry to contact you these few days, but just making plans." Zhou Jing took out a thick stack from his arms as he spoke.

"Is this... road construction?" Wang Ren picked up the plan and glanced at it hastily. Looking at the few plans made by Zhou Jing, he understood his meaning almost immediately. "I never thought that during the heavy snow and heavy rain every year, the roads in the village would be impassable, and our goods would naturally be unable to be transported. Brother, you are so smart. If you hadn't brought it up, my brother-in-law and I would have forgotten about it. Waiting for that will not be sure how much will be lost!"

Zhou Jing and Zhou Yu praised him at home before, and to be honest, he never trusted Zhou Jing's praise of him.It's not that Zhou Jing is a liar, but that Zhou Jing is a little bit blindly flattering about him.Zhou Jing called it "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

Now that Wang Ren praised him so much, he believed that he really made a very good suggestion.Being praised so bluntly by his brother-in-law, Shen Mo felt very embarrassed and blushed.

But Shen Lin said proudly: "That's right, my elder brother is very capable. He was able to support us by himself in the past, and he is more capable than a man."

Zhou Jing looked at Shen Mo with a smile, "Indeed, your eldest brother is very capable, but I think I am even more capable, because I can talk about such a capable husband as Xiao Mo."

These words were equivalent to a fiery confession, and Shen Mo's face was blushing to the point of bleeding.The beautiful Danfeng stared at Zhou Jing, saying it was anger, more like seduction.

Shen Lin thought: "..."

Wang Ren thought to himself, "My brother is so powerful. He is capable of doing business and even more capable of talking about love. He is an example for him to learn from."

Zhou Jing said a word of love every day, and today he answered the task perfectly and was satisfied.

"Brother-in-law, I simply calculated that the road from Dyebufang to Wangjiacun is about five kilometers, and the end of Wangjiacun is about four kilometers from the beginning of the village, and the last is about fifteen kilometers from the beginning of Wangjiacun to the town. That is, the total length of the road we need to build is about 25 kilometers. If we hire 30 men, it will take about 900 days, and the wages of [-] Wen per day, as well as food plus the previous road construction money, will cost about [-] taels of silver."

"900 taels?" Wang Ren asked in surprise, "That much?"

Zhou Jing nodded: "Yes, this is just an estimate, and the fluctuation of 100 taels is normal."

Wang Ren licked the corner of his mouth, his voice was hoarse at that moment, "Brother, this money is too huge, how can we earn so much money in our sausage shop."

"I know. It is because I know that I consulted with you. You also saw that day that the people who came to the county grandfather's house were all well-established merchants in our Liu Town. If you pick one at random, you will be the leader of all walks of life. It stands to reason The two of us are at most fledglings and are not enough to look at. We shouldn’t be looking for small households like us, but after all, we are. After thinking about it, I think he should mainly look for me, the business of cloth village It's too eye-catching, the monthly tax can't be hidden from the eyes of the magistrate. As for you, I should be involved. The sausage shop is jointly opened by the two of us, and we are related in this way. There are nine out of ten. The county magistrate felt that the cloth shop was also run by the two of us, and he was afraid that I would not be able to do it alone, so he invited you here as well."

The business at Buzhuang originally planned to bring Wang Ren to help, but later Shen Lin became pregnant and the sausage shop was expanded, so the matter was dropped.

Therefore, like others, Wang Ren can only have a rough guess as to how much profit the cloth village has made.Hearing what Zhou Jing said now, and thinking that the county magistrate regards Zhou Jing's status as those merchants and leaders of various industries who have taken root in Liu Town for decades, he can't help being secretly startled.The Zhou family's cloth shop may really be as profitable as the rumors outside.

Zhou Jing continued: "Not to mention whether the two of us can afford such a large amount of money alone, but to say that we absolutely cannot take it alone."

"Why?" Wang Ren asked.

"It's too eye-catching, the tree attracts the wind, and if it rises too fast, it will only make people jealous."

The Zhou family's business in Liuzhen has been in business for less than a year. If they can take out these 900 taels, it will probably make many people jealous.

"My idea is that the money is paid by the two of us in name, so we say that one can't afford it, and the two co-authors can barely pay. In fact, you just need to have a name, and you don't need to take the money."

Wang Ren didn't have time to think about Zhou Jing's generosity, he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I can't just spend money on fame."

"I know how much the sausage shop earns every month. You can't even think of the money. Besides, you are also implicated by me. Just having a name is a big help, and it can block the eyes of many people. "

The sausage shop's income is already very good now, more than 100 taels per month, and the two share the net profit of 70 taels equally, but this is not enough compared to 900 taels.

"Brother, you can't say that. Since I have the title, there is no reason why I can't get a share. If there are too many, I will have difficulties, but I can still afford 100 taels."

Zhou Jing shook his head, "50 taels, just set it like this and you don't have to earn any more. Tell your father to find [-] willing men as soon as possible, whether they must be from our Wangjia Village or other villages. This year If the harvest is not successful, there will definitely be many men scrambling to dry it, let’s try to finish it before the freeze, otherwise we won’t be able to dig in the frozen ground.”

"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with my father."

When the day of the county magistrate's note came, all the businessmen only said to take money, and none of them made any serious suggestions.

The magistrate was so angry that he smashed a teacup and said suddenly, "Zhou Jing, what's your idea?"

Zhou Jing was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to be called out suddenly, but he still spoke according to the plan.

After hearing this, the magistrate smiled and said: "Very good, this idea is good, all right, just go ahead and do it. If you do it well, I will show my credit for you."

Zhou Jing hurriedly said: "Don't dare, it's all wise adults."

The crowd dispersed, and Zhou Jing stayed on the grounds that some details needed to be discussed with the county magistrate.

In fact, the two of them knew what Zhou Jing really meant, but the magistrate still pretended to ask, "Is there any difficulty?"

Zhou Jing bowed and walked a few steps forward, took out a thousand taels of silver from his sleeve and put it on the table.

"Although there are difficulties, for the sake of the people and the court, the villain will definitely overcome them with all his strength."

The county magistrate looked at the numbers on the bank note and laughed, putting it away in his sleeve.

"Don't worry, if the imperial envoy comes, I will definitely show my merits for you."

"Don't dare to show merit, it's all wise adults." After a few more flattery, the magistrate let Zhou Jing leave.

The autumn harvest is only about ten days away. After ten days, I heard that Wangjia Village pays [-] Wen a day for road construction, for one lunch, and extra money for processing, and another dinner. They are almost scrambling to come.

Wang Fulu, the supervisor, is the road of Wangjiacun after all, and it is Wangjiacun who will benefit in the end, so Wang Fulu is the most suitable supervisor.In order to avoid being deceived by some things he didn't understand, he hired five other stewards.They don't have to work, they just watch people work and give advice, but they are paid [-] cents per person.The woman who cooks invited three, [-] yuan each, because only one meal is cooked, and only two meals are processed, so the wages are less.

Almost everyone knows the inconvenience that the village road brings to the villagers, but no one dares to think that someone will repair the road for free.Knowing that Zhou Jing and Wang Ren gave the money for the road construction, not to mention what Zhou Jing was praised for, even Wang Ren's father, Wang Fulu, was treated more respectfully by the villagers.

With the completion of the road in Wangjia Village, Zhou's Chidori Feather Fan and Chidori Yuyi were completed one after another.In addition to the 50 taels of silver for the embroiderers, each of them was given a reward of ten taels of silver. Among them, Jiang's work was the best. Yueyue could get No. 1, so she was given 20 taels of silver.In addition, these embroiderers are hired to work in the cloth dyeing workshop. The monthly rules are different from others. They are paid two taels of silver per month, and only do partial embroidery on skirts with a unit price of more than 300 taels of silver.They are allowed to leave work an hour earlier in the morning and evening.Zhou Jing gave these conditions mainly because the embroiderers are good at craftsmanship and want to keep them, and they will be needed when there is Yuyi in the future.

The 50 taels of silver plus the ten taels of rewards is a total of 60 taels. Such a large sum of money may not be able to earn even if the man in the family is tired and his spine is broken. Now it is earned by the mothers-in-law. The status of these women at home has changed overnight. It becomes different.She straightened her back in front of her in-laws, and she became more confident in speaking, so her mother-in-law didn't dare to manipulate her at will.

Jiang looked at Yinzi with tears in his eyes, the family could finally live a good life, no longer had to pick up rotten leaves to eat, and no longer had to look at people's faces.With this amount of money, not only can I pay off my external debts, but I can even buy my own house again before this year.

The Zhou family finally let out the news that Chidori Yuyi will officially go on sale on December [-]th. Because it is rare, only one piece will be sold in a few months, so the Yuyi will be auctioned.Those who come to participate in the Yuyi auction must hold the Zhou family invitation to enter the auction venue.

Chidori feather coat is quite famous in the imperial dynasty, because it is rare, it is extremely precious.Although Zhou Jing only released the news two months in advance, when the auction came, people from all walks of life came from all over the world.Many of them were not from Liu Zhen at all, and they didn't know that they had obtained Zhou Jing's invitation through that connection, and they sat safely in their seats.

The venue for the auction was set to be on the second floor of the shop jointly opened by Zhou Jing and Fan Xin, and the name of the shop was even more straightforward, it was Chidori Yuyi.

It is impossible to mass-produce Chidori feather clothes, only one or two pieces a year. Zhou Jing planned to use auctions for all of them, so the shop was designed so that the center of the second floor is hollowed out, and the tables are arranged in a circle. Looking clearly at the first floor, there are also tables and chairs on the first floor. There are 38 tables upstairs and downstairs, and each table can seat four people.

The auction day was full of seats. Unlike the previous show, this time the auction was clearly a dress worn by a woman, but many masters also came.Zhou Jing looked at the people all over the world from ear to ear.

He stood on the first floor and introduced in a loud voice: "I don't need to elaborate on the reputation of the Chidori feather coat. You all know its preciousness and rarity. I only heard of one piece from the south before, and it was liked by the nobles. I can’t see it. I was lucky enough to get one today, and I dare not keep it privately, so I will share it with you.”

"Before I ask you ladies and gentlemen to appreciate it, I want to say that my Chidori feather coat is different from other people's. My family's Chidori feather coat only uses gold thread and silver thread in the thread, and it is also rare. Except for these three kinds of threads, there is absolutely no other thread in the whole feather coat."

"Furthermore, the biggest difference of my Yuyi is that my Yuyi only has auspiciousness and blessings, but no resentment. Many people know that many manufacturers of Yuyi once plucked the feathers of rare birds when they were alive. The feathers are full of blood, and the wounds of the rare birds that have been plucked clean finally died miserably, so how can these rare birds not hate, after all, it is using its life to make a piece of human clothing. One feather coat needs thousands of rare birds, and the grievances of these thousands of rare birds are gathered on one feather coat, how can the person wearing the feather coat be good?"

"But my family's feathers are different. My feathers are collected and selected bit by bit over decades in places where rare birds often gather. They are not directly pulled from rare birds, so they are not contaminated with any resentment from birds. We The embroiderer who embroidered the feather coat had been a vegetarian for half a month before embroidering the feather coat. The owner of Yuyi who has given these thousands of blessings will definitely be happy and prosperous."

Many people know that Yuyi needs to pluck the feathers from live birds. They are attracted by the beauty of Yuyi, so they never pursue it.To be said by Zhou Jing today is simply creepy, and it would be good to carry the resentment of thousands of rare birds.

I also heard that Zhou Jing's feather coat was not obtained in this way, but by bathing and burning incense, praying for blessings, isn't this a blessing of thousands.Just for this point, there are many nobles who are willing to throw money.

Seeing the excited expressions of the women, Zhou Jing knew that his marketing goal had been achieved.

"Now, I won't say much, just please appreciate Chidori Yuyi."

Because of the preciousness of Chidori Yuki, and in order to keep it mysterious, I did not hire a model, but made a model with a graceful figure and put on Chidori Yuki. The model's feet stepped on two wheels that could be rolled Push it back and forth, which is convenient for everyone to appreciate.

Shen Mo and Zhao Cui had been specially trained by Zhou Jing to push the models out wearing long gowns and skirts from Zhoujiabuzhuang, with special white satin gloves on their hands, while Fan Xin followed behind them to stop the guests present Random touch, the second is to protect Chidori Yuyi.

Chidori feather coat is embroidered with cloud brocade as the base. The whole feather coat is covered with feathers. The main body is the peacock's tail feathers, which cannot be seen. Colorful feathers fly lightly. The dark gemstones are used as the eyes of the bird's feathers, and the feathers are sewn with gold and silver threads or deer tail fluff according to the depth of the color.And the back is a simple and elegant pure white, without a trace of variegation.

Wearing it on a wooden fake mannequin, there is an illusion that a nine-day fairy has fallen into the mortal world. What kind of beauty would it be if it was worn on a beautiful woman?

The ladies and ladies present were all moved, and the eyes of some businessmen who they didn't know changed.

Shen Mo and Zhao Cui stood on the left and right of the model, holding the model's waist with their white-gloved hands and pushing it steadily forward. They first walked to a table on the right hand side on the first floor.

At this time, Fan Xin took a few steps forward, bowed, and said respectfully: "Master, madam, this is our family's Chidori feather robe, which has gathered thousands of blessings, and the person who wears it will be blessed and everything will go well." .Look at the place where the peacock feather is, this is a gem, only one..."

Before Fan Xin's lines, Zhou Jing had prepared several sets for him, all of which were more or less the same.

Not to mention that the person at the table was moved by the talk, and the people at the table next to him came up to watch eagerly, what's more, the person upstairs leaned half of his body and stretched his neck vigorously to watch.

Zhou Jing hurriedly said: "Everyone, don't worry, the Qiandiao Yuyi will be pushed in front of everyone for everyone to appreciate in detail, and everyone will not be left behind, and the auction will start after that."

Madam was attracted by Chidori Yuyi, and couldn't help reaching out to touch it.But she was stopped by a hand halfway, and it was Zhao Cui who stopped her.

Zhao Cui had a standard eight-teeth smile on her face, and bowed before speaking.

"I'm sorry Ma'am, because there are thousands of blessings gathered by the embroidered women after bathing and burning incense on the Chidori Yuyi to ensure that this blessing will not be contaminated by others, so no one is allowed to touch it until the Chidori Yuyi finds its true owner. You see, we all wear such a thing to ensure that the skin is not stained with feathers, regardless of the blessing of the master. So I am very sorry, madam."

If these words were put in other places, it would definitely cause the madam to be furious, but at this moment, after Zhou Jing's brainwashing, it would make people feel that it should be taken for granted, and even added to the mystery and preciousness of Yuyi.