12dz Chapter 353 says no, then twist it and shake it.
Chapter 353 says no, then twist it and shake it.
I thought that contracting farmland would take at least two days.
To everyone's surprise, that very morning, the group went directly to the yamen to help Qin Shen Shen onto a carriage, and then returned to the village to write lease agreements one by one.
Around noon, Gao Mengli received a thick stack of contracts.
When Tang Guangjun got wind of the situation and came to the village, it was already three days later.
He was filled with remorse and regret.
He was already in the village, why didn't he think to ask? Otherwise, he could have easily spread the word about raising crabs to increase grain production to his county town.
"Sister-in-law, how about we catch some crabs? Don't worry, I'll pay you. Let's raise them in our county too!"
Tang Guangjun barged into the courtyard and refused to leave, blocking the two of them and starting to wail.
Gao Mengli was so annoyed by the noise that she rubbed her temples and said, "Lord Tang, we haven't been farming crabs this year. Our county hasn't even started promoting them yet. We simply don't have enough seedlings to distribute them."
All the crabs in the river have been caught; there's nowhere left to catch them.
Moreover, rice paddy crabs need to be raised for two years, and they will need to be raised for another year next year.
She thought Tang Guangjun would stop there, but he wouldn't listen at all. "Sister-in-law, if we don't raise crabs, we can raise other things too!"
"Quickly help me see if there's anything else besides crabs that can increase grain production and also make money. Just tell me, and I'll go back and do it right away!"
He was unwilling to accept that the good fortune of raising crabs next year would definitely not fall on him, but on that bastard Dou Weiyi.
God knows how much he regrets it. Back then, the two of them passed the imperial examination together and were assigned to serve as officials in the countryside. They were given two impoverished counties to choose from, so why didn't he choose Pingyao County?
However, being in a good position gives one an advantage, and fortunately, Pingding County is not far from Pingyao.
He still has a chance!
Lin Xi looked at his handsome face, her face contorted with tears, and quickly closed her eyes.
It's so ugly it's an eyesore.
To get rid of him, Lin Xi whispered in Gao Mengli's ear.
Upon hearing this, Gao Mengli nodded, then looked at Tang Guangjun, who was practically throwing a tantrum, and said, "Alright, you should raise more ducks in Pingding County. I'll have Du Hao build a sour duck farm in your county town!"
However, since our family is going to make a lot of sour duck, your county should grow more glutinous rice. Sour duck and maltose production will require glutinous rice in the future.
But for ducklings, you'll have to order them from my uncle, Jiang Yuandao.
The best produce shouldn't go to outsiders; the duck orders from Pingding County will definitely go to my uncle's family first.
Tang Guangjun's eyes lit up with wild joy, and he was so excited that he didn't know what to do with his hands. "Sister-in-law, don't worry!"
I'll arrange that right away!
Tomorrow, not today, but right now, immediately, I will go back to the county and summon all the village chiefs to plan all the rice paddies in our county as duck-raising areas!
Glutinous rice is no problem either; as long as they can make money, they'll be even more eager than I am!
"Well, sister-in-law, you're busy, I'll be going now!"
He knew it! These two might say they don't have it, but if you twist them up and shake them, they're guaranteed to poke out a path to wealth!
Lin Xi stood on tiptoe, watching the figure disappear in the blink of an eye, and clicked her tongue twice, "This person is in a hurry to be reincarnated."
Gao Mengli smiled.
Isn't that reincarnation? Rushing to be reborn is another kind of reincarnation.
"Boom boom boom——"
The door opened, and Jiang Bei walked in from outside: "Cousin, cousin-in-law!"
"Hey, Cousin Jiang, what brings you here?"
Lin Xi looked puzzled. Shouldn't Jiang Bei be studying at Chengbei Academy?
Jiang Bei walked into the courtyard and sat down beside the two of them. "Cousin, I'm going to take the prefectural examination this year. I'll be leaving for Ling'an Prefecture in a couple of days to study. So, my mother said she wants you to come over for dinner today!"
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi nodded in unison.
Indeed, the prefectural examination required the writing of eight-legged essays, making studying in the prefectural city more suitable than in the county town.
After Jiang Bei left, Lin Xi tugged at Gao Mengli's sleeve, "Mengli, why don't we go to the prefectural city too! Anyway, Da Niu will study for another two years and then take the imperial examination to become a scholar."
"We can open a shop in the prefectural city first. It's not a long-term solution to keep relying on the escort agencies in Southern Chang'an to sell our goods."
If you open a shop in the prefectural city, you can take orders on weekdays, but the goods will still be delivered by Nan Chang'an.
This is much better than having Nan Chang'an bring goods over to sell temporarily each time.
Upon hearing this, Gao Mengli agreed, saying, "Indeed, how about we open an inn in the prefectural city? Inns are bustling with all sorts of people, making it easier for us to keep track of the movements of the martial arts world and the imperial court."
However, if they were to leave the village, they would certainly have to call upon the village's bandits.
This inevitably left the person's hands empty.
The two hit it off immediately, and Gao Mengli stood up right away: "Xixi, let's go to the brick kiln."
The Lotus Sect members recently finished planting rice seedlings and came here to make bricks to earn money.
"Wang Mazi, how much money have you made?! Let me tell you, I've made about twenty taels in the past six months, and I've entrusted the escort agency to send it all back!"
My family even sent me a letter saying they've built a new house!
"you do not say!"
As Li Ergou added firewood to the kiln, he shouted, "My mother wrote to say that she used the money I sent back to buy two yellow oxen!"
When Aunt Wang next door saw this, she offered to introduce her daughter to me!
Before he could finish speaking, laughter erupted from all around. Someone joked, "Then you'd better hurry up and save up for the dowry, lest the duck that's going to fly away from your family flies off to another one!"
Wang Mazi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a deep voice, "My house is even more lively! In the past, we were always blocked at the door by debt collectors, but now we have paid off our debts and even bought three acres of paddy fields."
My father wrote to say that his back is now three times stiffer than before!
He casually broke off a piece of crispy baked mud brick and pounded it in his palm, making a "thump-thump" sound. "If I work for a few more months, I should be able to find a wife!"
A thin young man huddled in the corner, flicking the yellow mud in his hands with a crackling sound: "My mother wrote to say that once we've saved up some more money, she'll use her connections to send my younger brother to school."
These words silenced the noisy kiln site instantly, only to be followed by an even more heated discussion.
"Oh dear, why bother looking for connections!"
If you ask me, the best place to study is Chengbei Academy. Since someone in your family wants to study, why don't you bring your younger brother over and send him to school?
Moreover, the tuition fees here are lower than in other counties, but the teachers here are truly skilled!
If studying doesn't work out, you can always learn martial arts. Then you can just find General Dou in the village and join his army. It's always a viable path!
The skinny young man slapped his thigh. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that!"
He was jolted awake from his deathbed dream, realizing that the "relationship" was actually with him!
They worked in Wangyue Village, and all the outlaws went to work for the Lin family, so no one wanted to take their good jobs in the village anymore.
Wangyue Village trusts them more and more, allowing them to participate in more work. In the future, they will only earn more and more!
He quickly put down the mud brick, his face full of excitement, "I have to write home right away and ask them to send my younger brother here to study!"
He had just turned around when he saw Gao Mengli and Lin Xi walking over. He quickly bowed and greeted them, "Master, you've arrived!"
Upon hearing this, the others quickly put down what they were doing, their eyes burning with fervor as they bowed to the two men: "Masters, what brings you here!"