Farming and teaching across different worlds

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The three of them sat down, Ji Xiuran ordered three bowls of beef noodles, Liu Xiang didn't show any politeness to him, picked up the bowl and started eating.

Ji Xiuran and Shi Jingchen were so hungry that they had been traveling for half a day, and they also immersed themselves in eating. After eating, they had time to talk.

"Brother Liu, are you interested in becoming a teacher in my school?" Ji Xiuran came up with this idea when he saw him opening a letter stand.

There are two classes in his school, and he certainly can't divide it into two classes, and his body can't support such hard work.

From the very beginning, there was a plan to hire another person, but before the recruitment started, I happened to meet Liu Xiang, who was really sleepy and gave me a pillow.

Liu Xiang pondered for a while, and asked, "Don't you ask me what happened? What if I get into some serious trouble?"

"If you can set up a stall on the street carelessly, you won't be in any serious trouble. And I can trust Brother Liu's character." Ji Xiuran waved his hand indifferently.

Liu Xiang thought for a while and said, "Okay, but I want to bring my sister with me."

Ji Xiuran asked with a helpless smile: "Are you agreeing without asking about the treatment, are you afraid that I will trick you?"

"No, I also believe in Brother Ji's character."

"Okay." Ji Xiuran shrugged and nodded in agreement.

The two made an appointment to meet at the gate of the city the next day, and then separated.

Ji Xiuran went to find his husband first, and sent his article to him.

Mr. Xi called him to his study and gave him one-by-one guidance. After two hours, it got dark before he was released.

Shi Jingchen waited outside the husband's study all afternoon.

After Ji Xiuran came out, he saw Shi Jingchen who was waiting outside, walked over, and said to him with a guilty expression, "Are you in a hurry? This time, the teacher explained more carefully and took a little longer..."

"It's okay, I'm not tired." Shi Jingchen replied calmly.

Ji Xiuran looked at him and found that what he said was indeed the truth, which made him feel better.

Only then did the two go together to bid farewell to the teacher's wife.

The teacher's wife wanted to keep the two of them for dinner, but Ji Xiuran thought of going to see Zeng Junhui, so she declined.

After the two came out, Ji Xiuran looked at the sky, and said to Shi Jingchen: "Third brother, let's go, let's find an inn first, and then go eat."

I wasted a little time today. If I go back now, it will be midnight when I get home, and his business has not been finished yet, so I can only find an inn to stay for the night.

Naturally, Shi Jingchen would not object, so he nodded and walked to the street first.

Chapter 25

The next day, after Ji Xiuran and Shi Jingchen had breakfast, they came to the Piaoxiang Building where they met Zeng Junhui last time.

After entering the door, the waiter in the building enthusiastically took them to the box on the second floor, and served them a pot of tea and a plate of snacks.

Not a while after Xiaoer went out, the shopkeeper came over, saluted Ji Xiuran, and said, "Young Master Ji and this young master wait a moment, our third young master will be there in a while."

This Piaoxianglou is the property of the Zeng family. The shopkeeper and Xiaoer have been confessed by Zeng Junhui before. When they saw them coming, they immediately went to inform him.

So, this time they came here, these people are so enthusiastic, and they took the initiative to bring them to this box.

He didn't even need to say that he wanted to find Zeng Junhui, and he came on his own initiative.

It seems that Zeng Junhui's handmade sugar business is doing well.

In the time for a cup of tea, Zeng Junhui hurried over from outside the door.

This time Zeng Junhui was dressed much more plainly, and he didn't wear that ostentatious fan.

Zeng Junhui, who came in a hurry, gave Ji Xiuran a cup of his hands after entering the door, apologetically expressing that he was late.

Ji Xiuran waved his hand casually, expressing his indifference.

After Zeng Junhui sat down, he drank his tea and took a look. Ji Xiuran, who was calm and composed, couldn't help but speak first: "Brother Ji, is there something important to do here?"

"This time, I'm here to congratulate Brother Zeng on his successful business, and I want to talk about a new business with Brother Zeng."

Hearing Ji Xiuran talk about the new deal, Zeng Junhui's eyes lit up, and he quickly returned to normal.

Then he cupped his hands towards Ji Xiuran, and said, "Thanks to Brother Ji, my small business can run so smoothly. I wonder what the new business that Brother Ji is talking about is?"

Ji Xiuran took the bag containing sweet potato flour from Shi Jingchen's hand, and untied it to reveal the transparent yellowish vermicelli inside.

Seeing the vermicelli, Zeng Junhui was also surprised, he didn't expect Ji Xiuran to bring such a good thing this time.

Now the new food that has just been introduced in the county is small in quantity and expensive, and it has been snatched up by those wealthy households.

If he has enough supply, it is conceivable that he will make a profit without losing money.

And the rich ones can be shipped to other places to open up markets in other places.

In this way, he would not have to be trapped in this small county town.

Thinking of this, Zeng Junhui couldn't help blushing with excitement, and asked, "How much does Brother Ji have?"

Seeing Zeng Junhui's gaffe, Ji Xiuran couldn't help but laughed out loud, and said, "Brother Ji, why worry, these vermicelli are different from those in the world, and the way to eat them is also different, you can try the taste before making it Decide."

After being told by Ji Xiuran, Zeng Junhui also felt that he was in a hurry. He straightened his face and calmed down, so he called the shopkeeper and told him to take the vermicelli to the kitchen.

Ji Xiuran also took advantage of the opportunity to present two recipes, one hot and sour noodles, and one stewed cabbage and pork vermicelli.

After a while, Xiao Er brought up the prepared dishes.

The three of them started eating with their heads down. Each had a bowl of hot and sour noodles, and the stewed noodles were served with a few steamed buns.

Looking at the delicious food, Ji Xiuran couldn't help but eat it.

Speaking of which, he hasn't eaten such authentic vermicelli for a long time, and the chef of Piaoxianglou is really good at cooking both dishes.

After eating and drinking, Zeng Junhui talked with Ji Xiuran about the previous conversation again.

"This vermicelli is produced by the vermicelli workshop in our village. As long as there are enough raw materials, we can have as much as we want."

After Ji Xiuran was full, he didn't go around in circles with him anymore, and confessed directly.

After hearing this, Zeng Junhui was about to sign a contract with them, demanding to eat all their goods, but Ji Xiuran didn't immediately agree.

The contract is only set for one year. During this year, all the vermicelli from Qingshan Village's milling workshop will be bought to Zeng Junhui at a price of 50 Wen per catty. After one year, it depends on the situation.

In the end, Zeng Junhui increased the term to two years at a price of 52 Wen per catty.

The two negotiated and quickly signed the contract.

Afterwards, Zeng Junhui paid ten taels of silver, ordered 500 catties of goods, and agreed to deliver them in ten days.

After discussing this, Ji Xiuran got up to leave, and went to the street with Shi Jingchen to buy some daily necessities.

They are moving to a new house. Although the furniture can be custom-made by villagers, some pots and pans still need to be bought again.

It took the two of them half a day to buy all these things.

Then he drove to Qingshan Village.

Before, Ji Xiuran asked Liu Xiang to wait for him outside the county seat, when their carriage left the city, he saw him waiting there with an eleven or twelve year old girl.

That girl should be Liu Xiang's younger sister, Liu Ying, who looks very thin.

It seems that this little girl must have suffered a lot at home before.

Ji Xiuran was not interested in probing other people's privacy, so when Liu Xiang said that he would take his sister with him, Ji Xiuran didn't ask much.

Naturally, he wouldn't ask too much at this time, but it seemed that Liu Xiang's family situation was more complicated than expected, otherwise he wouldn't have raised a little girl like this.

Ji Xiuran patted Liu Xiang on the shoulder, didn't say anything, just let Liu Ying sit in the back of the car, let Liu Xiang sit next to her, and then continued on his way.

Too much time was wasted before, and they had to hurry on their way. After they were seated, no one said much, and they started on their way in a dull manner.

Even so, when they got home, it was already dark. Fortunately, Uncle Li has been waiting for them by the river as promised.

After returning home, he showed the contract to Father Ji and the village head. Wang Dazhu and the others read it, and then gave the ten taels of silver to the village head's eldest son, who was the accountant of the workshop.

Afterwards, these families started to work on the order. 500 catties of vermicelli were still a bit rushed in ten days.

After they got the order out, all the custom-made furniture was made.

However, half of the 50 sets of tables and chairs custom-made for private schools have not been completed.

Ji Xiuran asked Shi Jingchen to take back the finished part first and arrange it.

Ji Xiuran left the yard where Mr. Xuetang lived before for Liu Xiang's brothers and sisters to live in.

Although the school has not yet opened, but no accident, in the past two years, the only foreign teacher in the school is Liu Xiang, so it is appropriate for him to live here.

Because meeting Liu Xiang was so sudden, the furniture in the room was not ready yet, but there was a bed, so it was no problem to live in.

However, when the two brothers and sisters came out, the luggage they brought was only a small baggage, which could not hold much things by visual inspection, and there were no bedding and the like.

After Ji's mother knew that Liu Xiang was Ji Xiuran's classmate, and that he was the teacher after the school, she enthusiastically took over the matter of tidying up the bed for the two of them.

There are still some old bedding in the house, all of which are clean, and I will give them to the two to make do with them.

Mother Ji came to the backyard with the blanket in her arms, just in time to see Liu Ying crookedly carrying a bucket of water and walking into the house.

It should be ready to clean up, so he hurriedly said: "Hey, be careful, you are too young to lift it, wait for me to put down the bedding, and help you lift it."

Although Liu Ying is 13 years old, she is very small. She looks similar to Dahong. In Ji's mother's opinion, she is not as good as her granddaughter.