Not to mention that since ancient times, the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of business have made the villagers unwilling to do business and look down on those small merchants and hawkers who walk the streets and alleys. If you want to teach the baby to take her own things to the temple fair and sell them, and do some small business, the sad face of the baby is unwilling to go, as if he wants his life.

As everyone knows, this business requires not only capital and a way; but also a good brain and vision; it is necessary to be able to endure hardships; it is common to get up early in the morning and be greedy for darkness and run from place to place; even if you are wronged, you must accompany a smiling face; and you must be able to withstand the torment and tempering of changes in the situation and even big ups and downs.

In contrast, farming is much more leisurely, especially in the north like Persimmon Bay, relying on the sky to eat, in addition to sowing and harvesting a little nervous, most of the year is still very idle, mixed food and clothing is not much of a difficult thing, the top of the year is not good to suffer a little difficulty.

But it is not easy to rely on how much money you can save from farming, not only to be industrious, but also to meet the wind and rain in a good year. Although the dealers also understand this reason, there are still very few people who are willing to do business in the persimmon bay area.

After Wuxu, driven by the running and shouting of elites, active promotion and even taking the lead, industrial fever arose in many places. Officially, most of them are ordnance, railways, industrial and mining industries, and the like.

Even Jiangzhou, which is not far from Persimmon Bay, is only about 70 miles away, and has gradually become a gathering place for factories and even small factories, with the first 20 large and small. Carriage and horse shops, restaurants, and shops have gradually increased, and the people of several neighboring counties have come to buy things, known as Little Beijing.

The words "owner", "man", "master", "apprentice", all appeared in the mouths of ordinary people. It is often said that there is no stability without farming, no wealth without work, and no life without business. The word "ploughing and reading" is engraved on the forehead of the farmer's house, and they are also envious of those who are rich because of business.

Liuwan is far away from Jiwang Mountain, with no springs, and far from the Fen River, with almost no surface water except for the ditch mountain trough. Cattle drink water, wash their clothes, and stay in pools, and people drink water in wells.

There are two wells in the village, one in Houtou Lane and one in Nantou Lane. These wells are all old wells dug manually in the early years, and no one knows how many years they have used. And the strange thing is that these two wells are not far from the edge of the ditch, that is, if someone has the whimsical idea to dig a hole from the cliff in the middle of the ditch towards the direction of the well, he will be able to reach the bottom of the well. Of course, this is a joke.

The water of this well has to be stirred with a wheel, one person pulls the rope, and one person stirs the wheel, which means that it takes at least two people to stir the water. It's a lot of fun. As for the rope, if you have the strength to pull, the person who stirs will save some effort; if the strength of the drag is small, it will not affect the stirring water, as long as you take the handle.

Because of this, some elderly people are fine, and they also like to come to the well to sit, maybe they can even give people a hand. On this day, three old men took dry tobacco pots and squatted on the root of the north wall of the well. Those who came to stir the water and pull the rope also interjected without saying a word, joining in the fun.

"Oh, the people of the Wei family have been eye-opening after this. "The daughter-in-law of the Wei'er family wears it, and there are no miles in these villages near Lin'er. "Hey, that's someone else's mother's family, and it's a big deal. "The dowry of the people is only a box by box, that is, a dozen boxes. "Oh, no. ”

"What are you doing at your mother's house, let's just say that Yunsheng has a banquet outside his home, and in the past few years, there has been no such thing. "Ah, but, it was still when the old fairy family got married in those years. "Ah, that's it, it's not anyone who can afford to put it for three days in a row. ”

"Hey, people are rich, what do we compare with others? "Ah, that's what people earn. "Ah, it's easier than this old fairy to make money, put the money and sit there to collect the cash. ”

"I don't know how much foundation there is in people's outhouses. "Oh, I can't say it, Jia Xiangye started to put it in his hand, and he was profitable, who knows how much silver people have." "Ah, but. ”

"What you said, dare to be as rich as the Jiaxiang family in the old fairy house?" "This means that you can't come." The old immortal family is opening a factory outside, and if you want to invest hard, then there is still an end, and there must not be much money to live. As for who is richer than whom, it is difficult to say. "Ah, but, it's hard to say. ”

"If you dare to put money outside, there is no risk?" "How can there be no risk, you can't see it for sure, you can't even get the book back, it's not the price, the money is high, I'm afraid it's outside." ”

"Oh, you still know that. "Hehe, it's not that I understand, I listen to what other people's old immortals say. "Oh. "Anyway, everything is risky, and it depends on luck." "Oh, luck, luck, who can tell. "Ah, you have to look at each other's foundations. ”

"Ah, where to grasp it accurately, if you can't hold it steadily in the last time, you will lose it, and you will be frightened. "Ah, you can make money outside, and you can talk about outside. "Oh, anyway, we can't do it, so we don't have that brain. ”

"You say, who dares to be born to do business. "Don't say that you are born to do it, but you have to be bold anyway. "What are you bold about, it depends on your life, you don't have it in your life, you can't toss it, and there are few people who dare to pay for it." "So, you deserve to be poor, haha. ”

"Hehe, as if you're rich. "If you have money or not, let's not daydream. "Haha, after talking for a long time, it's not half a catty to eight taels. "Hey, hey. As he spoke, it was going to rain, and the water stopped stirring up, but dispersed.

The days are also passing quickly, and winter is about to begin in his eyes, no, the old fairy goes to his garden every day, busy cultivating soil and pruning his flowers and trees. This Liu Laoxian can be regarded as a smart person who can think openly, his children are already older, and they are all married, so he doesn't care about anything, either reading idle books, or tending to his garden, like a fairy, very detached.

In this garden, there are peach trees, apricot trees, plum trees, chestnut trees, jujube trees, all kinds of fruits, pear trees, self-grafted persimmon trees, and even osmanthus trees and plum trees, which can be said to be under the moon before flowers, isn't it?

People also raise a lot of flowers, including spring flowers, chrysanthemums, as well as moon flowers, peony flowers, and even roses, lotuses, and small goldfish in the pool.

There is a thatched pavilion in the garden, playing chess, drinking tea, playing mahjong, and even getting some wine and food.

There is also a small three-room tiled house in this garden, which has a kang and a bookcase. People go back to sleep if they want to go home, and they sleep in the garden if they don't want to go back.

This year, when the Spring Festival was over, several sons of the old Xian'er family came back one after another, and the house was lively and busy preparing New Year's goods. The reunion of the Chinese New Year's Eve, visiting relatives and friends during the New Year, visiting the door, and watching big dramas, these will not be repeated here.

After breaking five, the old fairy slept in the garden from time to time, saying that she thought that there were too many people in the house. On this day, on the evening of the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the three brothers Changwa, Shengwa, and Chengwa went to the garden, saying that they wanted to talk to their father.

"Daddy. Changwa shouted as soon as she entered the door. "Hmm. The old fairy was writing there, so he didn't look up and answer. "It's so warm outside the house, you want it here, it's not cold?" "It's not cold. Sheng Wa said. "Oh, you still say that the more we write, the better our father's handwriting is. Chengwa said with a smile.

"Hey, why did you all get there?" "Hehe, it's okay. "It's okay, I don't care if I have something, I can live for a few days." "Hey, hey. The brother sat there and said nothing. "What's up? Look at your formation. The old fairy put down her pen as she spoke, sat down, took two sips of tea from the purple clay pot, and stroked her beard.

"Hehe, Dad, I want to talk to you," Changwa said, "You're not outside, you don't know how backward our country is." "It's not outside, where does it mean outside, what's good in the city, it's good in the city, if you've stayed enough, our village will be pretty good." ”

"It's not in the city, either. "So where do you say it's out there?" "Hehe, what can I tell you?" "Let's just say it, it's still beating around the bush. The old fairy said smoking a hookah.

"Look at the Oriental people, they used to be inferior to us. "Otherwise, send Tang envoys, the East is only available to our five hundred boys and girls." "But people are very different now, and they have become rich and powerful since the Meiji era. ”

"Meiji?" "Meiji Restoration." "Oh, you haven't been there, so how do you know it's better than us." "I haven't been there. Dare not to read, listen to what people say. ”

"Ah, you are well-informed outside, and I don't fight with you about this. Let's just say that, we can't control it, just do your business well. ”

"Industry saves the country, only by setting up more factories can the country be rich and the people strong. "Oh, it is not easy to run your current factory well, you are greedy, you are greedy. "But you have to buy a new machine, or you'll be obsolete." ”

"Oh, you can't sell it in the south, so you sell it to the north, in such a big country, there are many miles in the poor places, where do you want so many good ones. "It's not that we need to do something more advanced, so that the country can be strong." Otherwise......"

The old fairy smiled and said, "I know." It's not up to you, brothers. "It's all like you think, so how can the country be strong?" "Haha, these three sons seem to be ...... Hehe, you don't advise you, you have stopped in Beijing before, you know everything, you are not confused. ”

"Dad, now it's changed to Beiping. "Ah, at that time, it was still called Beijing. "Hehe, let's talk about it, our dad doesn't say it, it's a blockbuster. "Ghost style. Hey, hey, yes, you guys go back first, think about it. ”

In this way, the old fairy asked the three brothers to go back to the house.

After the sons left, the old fairy "purred" and smoked two pots of hookah, and then went to the kang to lie down, but it was tossed and turned, and he couldn't sleep for a long time, and occasionally a few dog barks were heard in the distance.

Thinking about it, the old fairy got up again, got off the kang, pushed open the door of the house, looked at the moon and stars in the sky for a while, and remembered the past when she was doing business in Beijing in her early years...... After a while, I was really sleepy, and then I went back to the house and lay down again.

The next day, the old fairy woke up early in the morning. I just washed my face and was about to go back to the yard to eat, when the three babies came running alone. "Dad, morning. "Oh, go, go back. ”

"Hey, I'm in a hurry, I'll tell you a word, Dad. "Let's go, we're talking. "You can't let anyone else hear you. "What's the matter? "Really, Brother E won't let you tell you, so it's better to tell you if you think about it." "Oh, you say, don't tell them. "No one else in the village can tell either. "Oh, you say. ”

I saw Chengwa attached to his father's ear and muttered a few words with his hand covered, "Ah," the old fairy looked surprised: "Oh." "You don't know that you said it to you. "Well, don't say, don't say. Let's go, let's go back. "Hmm. ”

The father and son said a few words and went home. It's just that the old fairy seemed to be thinking about something and didn't speak again. What about the baby? In this way, the two entered the high gate building one after the other.