People in Datang, start with a golden hoe

Chapter 21 021: Talented or wealthy are easily envied by others

Just now, when Wang Ji instructed Cui Boyan to write, he discovered that the note pasted on the gate of the courtyard yesterday was not from him.Cui's mother is getting old and does not match the youthful atmosphere of the words on the note.The only answer is Cai Xiaolan.

Reading and literacy are not something ordinary people can afford. A copy of "The Analects of Confucius" costs half a pound, and a piece of paper costs a dollar. Only scholarly families can have the leisure and leisure to let their women study.

Thinking of this, Wang Ji couldn't help but wonder about her origins: "Xiao Niang Cai, may I ask what your family education is..."

Cai Xiaolan didn't understand it the first time.

It was only the second time that I understood what "family education" meant. Thinking back to what Cui's mother said about her illness, she had no good impression of her original family, and she didn't know what family education meant.Hesitating not knowing how to answer.

Cui Boyan laughed loudly from behind, "Old Wang, she is just the daughter of a farmer's family, her parents are mud legs, where did she learn from her family?"

The words were full of sarcasm.Only in terms of family can he raise his head in front of Cai Xiaolan.

When Cai Xiaolan heard what he said, she turned her head and stared, and Cui Boyan was so frightened that she immediately bowed her head and endorsed the book.

"It seems there is another chance!" Wang Ji felt more and more that there was a mysterious smell about Cai Xiaolan.

He bought the meat and stayed in the courtyard for a while, while guiding Cui Boyan to write.

Today seems to be a good day, and there are so many people coming to buy meat.Cai Xiaoniang just happened to implement her own tasting plan.

The flow of people stayed in the small courtyard...

"This tea is quite delicious!" said passer-by Liu Laosan.

"This drink is also very good. After drinking it cold, you will feel comfortable from head to toe!" Passer-by Liu Boss took another big sip. Who doesn't love cold in hot summer?

"You say, it's a pity for the fourth family, I didn't expect his wife to be related to mice!"

"I've heard that too, no wonder their family can do the fertilizer and water business!"

"You deserve it, the fertilizer and water are so expensive for us!" A certain aunt took a sip of the free bitter bamboo drink, naively thinking that after the fall of the Liu family, the fertilizer and water would become cheaper.

And Cai Xiaolan, who was cutting meat while listening to the gossip, had her eyes fixed. If she guessed right, the wife of the fourth family should be Xu Yinlian.

"What is this mouse?" Cai Xiaoniang was full of curiosity in her heart, but she didn't ask.It would be bad if they were caught as an accomplice.

The guests stayed for two drinks, and there were a bunch of people in the small courtyard.The crooked eye from the village happened to be passing by and saw the excitement in the courtyard, and his heart suddenly boiled with jealousy.He only knew that a foreigner came to the village, but he didn't expect that this foreigner came with business experience.

"No, I have to go to Mr. Liu's house and tell him that if one nail is pulled out, the next one will come out again!"

The rich man Liu mentioned by Crooked Eyes was a big family in Liujiazhuang. His family had thousands of acres of land left by their ancestors. After entering the new dynasty, most of it was divided up. It took a lot of human connections to keep the current land. More than 1000 acres.

A hundred-footed worm, dead but not stiff.

The rich man Liu sent his son to go to school in the city of Yangzhou.Of course, just ordinary epiphytes.Although Epiphysis is only the title of a scholar with ordinary qualifications, it is enough to kill Cui Boyan in an instant.

After the situation stabilized, Liu Zongxing began to practice his family's special skill-big fish eating small fish.He was the one who exposed Xu Yinlian.Mr. Liu bought more than a dozen informants, large and small, in the village. They were all insidious and selfish people.

There is only so much oil and water in a village. If someone else takes one bite, he will have to take one less bite.There can only be one big fish in a fish pond.

Not to mention how Waiyan adds fuel to the fire in front of Mr. Liu, two other people are also eyeing Cai Xiaolan's stew business.

"Second brother, please give me an accurate letter!" Cui Shuang's face was stern and he looked at Cui Changcai coldly.

"Brother, aren't you afraid of daddy coming back?" Changcai was timid. Although he listened to what the boss said just now, he still didn't dare to take action.

"What are you afraid of? I am the eldest son. Brothers should support each other! The third child has the way of running the house, so he should share it with the whole family." Cui Shuangquan chuckled.

If there is anyone in the family that Cui Shuangquan hates the most, it is the second child.Although his desire is swollen, he still pretends to be aloof.If the second daughter-in-law hadn't come to his wife's ears and chewed her talk, how would he have known that the third son's life was getting better again.

"I won't do it, brother..." Changcai shook his head slowly.

"Brother is still clear about it!" Shuangquan immediately interrupted the second brother, as if very unhappy, and soon turned into a sneer, and put his arms around the neck of the second brother, "We got the formula and only sell it in the city. The third brother does not form a competitive relationship."

If it weren't for one person, there would be no pressure to win, Cui Shuangquan would not want to take the second child.

"Alright then!" Changcai nodded reluctantly with a look of embarrassment on his face.

The two brothers made an appointment for Xiu Mu to visit his mother in Liujiazhuang next time, and asked about the recipe of Luzhu by the way.

Cai Xiaolan didn't know that she had caused trouble by walking away from her relatives. At this moment, she was happily counting today's revenue.

When collecting money, she was extra careful. Bamboo leaf tea, bitter bamboo drink, and braised meat were all distributed separately.

"Auntie, you have no idea. Bamboo leaf tea earns 24 yuan, bitter bamboo drink costs 9 yuan, and stewed meat sells for 122 yuan." Cai Xiaolan's eyes narrowed into a line.After excluding the cost, the daily income is eighty or ninety yuan.

"Xiaolan is still very skilled. People who come to drink the two kinds of tea are full of praise!" Cui's mother was also in a good mood.

"However, the flow of people is still too small. When everyone comes to buy meat, they buy tea. Why don't we sell it outside? How about selling it at the intersection?" Cai Xiaolan thought of selling on various martial arts TV The tea shed I’ve seen.If we could really build a tea shed on the official road, the income would probably be a hundred times what it is today.

"Oh, this is too difficult." Cui's mother shook her head. After all, Cai Xiaolan was young and not experienced in the world.How can official business be easy?If it really gets to that point, I don’t know how many people will be watching helplessly.

This is not a chaotic time where everyone can grab the advantage.Everyone is watching a stable business.

"I'm just talking..." Cai Xiaolan's expression darkened, if she had these two beverages in the modern society, she would first register the patent and then register the company, they would definitely sell well.There's no need to be so aggrieved like now.

The news that Cui's family sells cool drinks for relieving summer heat gradually spread in Liu's village.Anyone who wants to work in the fields in the heat of summer must first go to Cui's house to drink a bowl of bitter bamboo drink.You can also keep accounts, settle once every three days, and three bowls are only a dollar.

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The Cui brothers decided to go to Liujiazhuang while waiting for Xiu Mu.As for the other two brothers, ever since their father brought back a poem, their hearts were itching like a cat scratching, and they wished they could set foot on the land of Liujiazhuang immediately.

"Brother--" Li Fan pushed Li Fan. This was already the second moment that his elder brother had been stunned.

"Wonderful! Seconds!" Li Wei felt as if he was in a lush forest every time he saw this poem.

"You said yes, and dad said yes, but why can't I see what's good about it?"

"Fresh and natural, simple and comfortable -" Li Wei had countless adjectives in his mind, but he looked back at his brother, "Forget it, no matter how much I tell you these words, it's useless!"

Li Wei shook his head and thought for a while, "Let me give you an analogy: most of the poems nowadays are like the girl in Linshui Chun. They are beautiful when they are beautiful. The more you read them, the more you feel they are too gorgeous!"

"Ah? Brother, are you tired of seeing the girls in Linshuichun? Did all the money your father gave you to study be used to drink wine? Why don't you bring your brother with you?"

When Li Fan heard this, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, feeling very miserable.

"Gorgeous Yan, it's not annoying. Where did you go? I've never been to Linshuichun! I'm just making an analogy!" Li Wei kicked hard, but Li Fan dodged it.

"Keep talking!"

"And this poem is so beautiful, like a girl walking out of the mountains, a simple elf." Li Wei's eyes were filled with obsession.

"Go and ask Dad, where is Wang Laojiu from? Let's go visit together!" Li Fan urged from the sidelines.

"What? Don't you just hate poetry and poetry?" Li Wei came back to his senses and suddenly felt the difference.

"I just want to eat and see, what is the stew that my father thinks is too little?" Li Fan is just not interested in poetry, but he is not illiterate. The "Li Yunshao" in the poem clearly refers to Li Yunguang's too little.

"You made a mistake in your calculation. I asked my father yesterday and he said that this person has a special status and should not be contacted!" Li Wei shook his head and expressed regret.

"It's not suitable for contact, and it's not that contact is not allowed. I'll treat the driver to a drink, don't you know?"

"Then why are you looking for me?"

Li Fan smiled knowingly, "If Daddy is held accountable, being the eldest brother should bear the brunt of it!"

(End of this chapter)