Compared with the excitement of Yue Liang and the others, Shen Shu has always maintained a expressionless appearance.

She is thinking about the future development of the Yue family.

By doing this, she can be said to have overfulfilled her previous promise to the old patriarch, because while providing them with a way to get rich, she also personally paved a road for them to have no worries about food and clothing-the cooperation with the Drunken Immortal Residence. As long as no one else has made ice cubes for a day, they can rely on this income to make a lot of money, and they don't have to worry about the people on the shore maliciously selling all kinds of daily necessities at high prices against them.

It stands to reason that the next development of the Yue family has nothing to do with her, and she doesn't have to worry about it at all. But for more than a month after settling down on the island, the neighbors' care for her and Cui Yijing is another personal debt.

Still have to pay it back.

So after solving the problem of the Yue family's survival, she had to think about something else.

For example, the problem of people.

This is a question that comes from the reaction of Yue Liang when he talked to Steward Wang on the shore before.

In fact, their behavior is not incomprehensible, even in modern society, there are many people who flatter their bosses for their jobs, and they still have a smile on their faces because of their itchy teeth, and the king steward can almost be said to be the person who has mastered the lifeblood of their life, plus in today's society, it is a very difficult problem for the people living at the bottom to want a dignified living person, the more good their performance in the dust in front of the king steward is just a very normal scene in this society, because most people are struggling to numb themselves on the food and clothing line, and they don't know themselves at all/ By the word equality.

But even if this is the case, Shen Shu still can't stand it, hoping that they can put themselves in the right position, neither humble because of poverty, nor rampant after their rise.

She hopes that her neighborhood can live a better life, not only materially, but also spiritually.

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The journey was smooth sailing, and soon returned to Liuli Island. Probably because of the stimulation of more than one or two silver yesterday, the number of people who came here to greet me today was much more than yesterday, and after the boat entered the harbor, I saw from a distance that there were dense people standing on the shore, both men and women, young and old, many of whom were still acquaintances.

Piercing and stopping on the shore, Yue Liang and the others got off the boat first, and Shen Shu was the last. The boat drifting in the water was hit by the waves and was a little shaky, and Shen Shu stood at the bow of the boat and waited for it to stabilize. But after a moment, I saw a hand stretched out in front of me, and when I looked up, I saw that it was Yue Donghai, "Miss Shen, I'll help you up." ”

Shen Shu was slightly stunned, then nodded and said thank you, and stretched out her hand.

The young man's palms are broad, because the perennial boat is full of thick calluses, some of which are prickly, but they are also powerful.

Shen Shu was helped ashore by him, and there were bursts of cheers from the children and the low laughter of the adults. Yue Donghai seemed to be stimulated, and suddenly let go of Shen Shu's hand, fortunately, she was already standing firmly on the shore, otherwise she might have to have a close contact with the sea.

She smiled indifferently, first went over and said a few words to Cui Yijing, who was taken by a few children, such as where did you go to play today, and then walked to the old patriarch, supported the old man, and talked about business while walking.

"Second grandfather, let me tell you about today's progress first, the popsicles didn't sell for a few dollars, and they were basically given away by me, but it was negotiated into a long-term business, Drunken Xianju, you know, is to cooperate with their family, not to sell popsicles, but to sell ice bricks, or I use to make the ice cellar that is a large square piece, just use ordinary well water, no sugar or spices, a piece of silver or two......"

Every time she said a word, the old man's cloudy eyes seemed to light up.

"Because considering that the production progress can't be mentioned all at once, I told the big shopkeeper of Zuixianju that the first few transactions will only be used by Zuixianju, and when everyone is familiar with the production process and the raw materials and props are ready, then start large-scale supply, and temporarily set it to be supplied once every ten days, if it doesn't work, then adjust the situation when the time comes......"

Shen Shu told everything in detail, from the port to the village, and all the way from the head of the village to the patriarch's house at the end of the village, and then stayed in his house for a while before he finished talking about the business.

Next is what she wants to do in her own heart.

She told the old patriarch what had happened on the docks today and what she thought, and waited for his decision.

But seeing the old man looking at her with an indescribable complex gaze, after a long time, he sighed and said to her, "I don't blame Ah Liang for this, fortunately, they still know how to stop people from hurting you, otherwise they will really be sorry for you." In this life, once this waist is bent, it will be difficult to straighten it again. They have not had a good life since they were children, and they have suffered a lot in the wind and rain, but they can only barely eat a mouthful of food. From the very beginning, when dealing with the shore, it was those of us who were elders who taught them to keep their heads down so that they could sell the fish in exchange for food and clothing. I don't want these children to stand up and be upright, but the conditions don't allow it, and in order to eat that bite of food, who goes out to do business with the people on the shore doesn't bend down and bury his head in the ground. ”

"There is no money in the pocket, there is no food in the rice tank, and these two mountains are pressed on the heads of all the Yue family, and they are breathless. ”

"I shouldn't have agreed to outsiders living on our family's territory, but just for the sake of what you said can make everyone's life better, I want to give it a try. And now it seems that my previous decision was right, and while I was alive, I could finally see that everyone had no worries about food and clothing, and did not have to brave the wind and waves to go to the sea to beg for a living. Just for this point, I can promise you that no matter what you want to do, as long as it is harmless to the Yue family, I will live for a day, and no one will refute you. ”

When the old patriarch said this, he supported Shen Shu's idea and asked her to do it.

How much weight did the patriarch of the family say in a feudal society? It can be said that it is not much more than the holy decree.

Therefore, Shen Shu arranged production activities, it was easy to call the adults who were not scheduled to work in the school, and follow all the children to attend classes, the most important thing is to learn how to put themselves in a correct position and live without being humble or arrogant, of course, it would be better if they could learn a little knowledge.

However, although the person was called to the school, Shen Shu was not sure if it would work.

The human heart, human nature, this is the most difficult existence to control and change.

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Time in a blink of an eye from midsummer to early autumn, but for the people along the coast, there is almost no difference, the sun scorches the earth all day long, only after the heavy rain can you feel a little cool, not cold, but cool. People in the streets and alleys are still wearing thin shirts, and they like to enjoy the shade under the greenery, and a puff fan is not left in their hands.

However, compared to previous years, there are still some changes this year.

For the average wealthy family, they can finally live a life of using ice to cool off, and they can eat chilled melon and fruit iced herbal tea whenever they want. And all this is thanks to the newly opened ice brick trading in Zuixianju, which does not need to be transported from the far north at a high cost, and only needs to spend a few dozen taels of silver to buy enough ice bricks for more than a month, but because the business is too prosperous, you need to make an appointment more than a month in advance and pay the deposit.

And for ordinary people, there is also something worth talking about. In the middle of summer, several shops in the county that originally sold groceries suddenly closed their doors for some reason, saying that they were decorating, making it mysterious, but it whetted people's appetites. After a few days, it reopened again, and instead of selling groceries, it sold popsicles instead.

Everyone knows that in the far north, in winter, the water will freeze, and the ice is cold and transparent, but they have only heard of it, and most people have seen it, so they are inevitably curious about what this popsicle is. And the owner of the store is also a transparent person, taking advantage of the big guys are interested, launched a free tasting event, as soon as I heard that there is no money, the crowd flocked to it, almost squeezed the door of the store.

Everyone originally tried it with the mentality of "anyway, if you don't want to eat it, you will make money", but this meal is completely hooked, and it is really cold in the mouth, and it is cold from the mouth to the stomach, and it is really a pleasure to eat one on a hot day. The price of a piece is not too expensive, although it is not always affordable, but gritting your teeth, you can accept it once in two or three days.

In general, most people are doing well, but there are exceptions, such as Wang Laifu Wang Steward, and the big shopkeeper of Ruyi Building. The owner of Ruyi Building originally didn't know whether the person who provided ice bricks for Drunken Xianju went to Ruyi Building first, but was kicked out by his big shopkeeper and joint manager, or later when he went to the banquet with the owner of Drunken Xianju, the other party said to him that he was grateful for giving him this opportunity, so that he, the second in ten thousand years, finally turned over once, and the owner of Ruyi Building was shocked to realize that something was wrong, but he didn't show it at the time, and still chatted with everyone present casually.

After the banquet, the owner of Ruyi Lou left in a hurry, rode all the way to Ruyi Lou in a carriage, and directly called the big shopkeeper upstairs.

The big shopkeeper knew what had happened as soon as he heard it, and he scolded the king steward in his heart, but he still had to put on an attitude of knowing the mistake on his face, and his mouth was very sharp, and when things came out of his mouth, the mistakes all fell on others.

Although the owner of Ruyi Lou treats people gently on weekdays, he is not a fool, and he naturally knows how much water is mixed in the words of the big shopkeeper, but he has a lot of credit and hard work for the other party for many years, and this matter is not a big deal, and he will reveal it after asking.

Although the interests of the ice bricks are not so big that they are extremely blushing, but the interpersonal relationship chain that is entwined behind it also makes the owner a little valued, but now this interest and relationship are all for the opponent, and even the person who recuperates well can't help but be angry. The big shopkeeper who has been a cow and a horse for many years is not good to blame too much, but the steward at the bottom has no weight, and it is just used to set an example for chickens and monkeys.

So the king steward was killed, almost lost his job, and after being trained by the owner and the big shopkeeper in turn, he ordered him to find a way to reconcile with the Yue family on Liuli Island, if he can take over the ice brick business is the best, if not, at least buy ice bricks from the Yue family on Liuli Island. The original way of obtaining it is too expensive, and businessmen are not willing to continue to pay more when they have cheaper things. It's true that it doesn't cost much to buy it from Drunken Xianju, but I can't swallow this breath, as the saying goes, don't fight for steamed buns.

Under heavy pressure, in order to keep his mission, Steward Wang could only hire a boat to go to Liuli Island.

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In the past, the harbor of Liuli Island was basically empty except for seeing off and welcoming people back to the sea, only the sound of the waves, which were swept up by the wind and hit the craggy rocks, breaking into white foam.

However, after reaching a cooperation with Drunken Xianju, there were gradually more people coming to the island, and at the beginning, only the ship that came to transport goods from Zuixianju came to carry some supplies, and the heavy pressure made the draft of the ship deeper. Later, he reached a cooperation with some merchants on the shore to sell popsicles to them at a very low price, and they sold them themselves, but the price was not set by them, but the price that Shen Shu bit to death, eight cents a piece, if anyone dares to sell more than this price, once someone reports and verifies, they will not be shipped in the future.

Originally, when it came to Liuli Island, there were mostly disdainful people, and occasionally a few people regarded it with an ordinary attitude, thinking that Shen Shu was going to visit the island before, and no one was willing to go to sea after looking around the shore. If only about three months have passed, the number of ships heading to Liuli Island has gradually increased, not only the ships carrying goods, but also the curious people who want to visit the island.

In the afternoon of this day, Yue Liang moved the goods to the dock with several Yue family members, waiting for the people from Drunken Xianju to pick up the goods. There was no shade on the dock, and the scorching sun was shining on the ground, and I could vaguely feel the heat rising from the ground. Yueliang and they are used to the sun, and they are even more powerful than this at sea before, but Miss Shen insisted that if they get too much sun, they will suffer from heat stroke, so they organized the big guys to build a pergola here, and equipped with a pair of wooden tables, chairs and benches, so that they can have a good rest when they wait for others.

Before, they didn't think it was necessary, but now they sit in the pergola, lying on the bench and resting with their eyes closed, and they think it's really good.

After waiting for a while and seeing no one, Yue Liang fell asleep a little dazed, and I don't know how long it took, he suddenly felt that someone was shaking his body, "Brother Liang, Brother Liang is awake and here." ”

Yueliang rolled over and climbed up, and looked over the sea, only to see a small boat appear on the water, slowly approaching.

Yue Liang squinted his eyes and took a closer look, frowning slightly, "Why is it only a boat, and it looks too small, it doesn't look like a person from the Drunken Immortal Residence, is it here to carry popsicles?"

The person next to him answered, "I took a look at the bill of lading that the four children remembered, someone took it the day before yesterday, and the next one should come tomorrow." ”

"Maybe it's here to see the excitement. In the end, they came to this conclusion.

"Don't forget that Miss Shen explained that you can let people go to the island, but at most you can only let them go to the village, and you can't go anywhere else. ”

"You are not allowed to go to the school!"

"Remember, remember, even if I hide my family's money, I won't talk nonsense!"

"Hahaha, isn't your daughter-in-law in charge of your family's money, do you really know where to hide?"

As a few people laughed and laughed, the ship on the sea was getting closer and closer, and it had come to the dock, and the person supporting the boat jumped on the case with dexterity, tied the rope to the bollard, and then turned to the cabin and shouted, "Steward Wang, it's here!"

Yue Liang and the others were stunned when they heard this, you look at me, I look at you, and they are a little surprised.

In the cabin, Steward Wang gritted his teeth, finally stood up, lifted the curtain and bent out, but was stunned as soon as he looked up. The last person he wants to see at the moment is Yueliang and them, but he met them as soon as he went ashore, is it impossible for the thief to get along with him?

And Yue Liang and the others were also stunned, they didn't expect that the person on the boat was the king's steward.

They were speechless for a long time, and finally Steward Wang came over and greeted Yue Liang and them.

"Yue Liang, such a coincidence, what are you doing?" In the end, it is a person who has been crawling and rolling in the restaurant for decades, no matter how much he responds in his heart, but when he really speaks, he is still very natural and laughing.

Yue Liang they don't have this ability, the last time they met, the other party still looked high, they were scolded by the other party's nose, kicked and beaten by the other party but didn't even dare to say a word of rebuttal, now it's only a few months, the original high-ranking person suddenly took the initiative to come to Liuli Island not to say, but also greeted them with a pleasant face.

Out of the habit cultivated over the years, Yue Liang subconsciously wanted to bend down to talk to the other party, but the moment he lowered his head slightly, he suddenly remembered Shen Shu's words - "It's okay to bow your head when you ask for help, but when you don't ask for someone, I still hope that you can raise your head and speak, straighten your waist and be a man." ”

So he paused in his bending motion.

In the past, they lived by fishing, and it was normal for them to be careful and grovel when they were willing to buy their fish, so they could be said to be food and clothing. But now they don't have to go to the sea to fish anymore, and their business dealings with Drunken Immortal Residence have allowed them to live countless times better than before, and they have saved a lot of money.

They no longer need to rely on the king to live, so they no longer have to bow their heads to him.

He raised his head again, looked directly at the king's steward, and replied, "I'm waiting for someone from the Drunken Immortal Residence to pick up the goods." Why does Steward Wang have time to come to the island, please come over and do it. ”

After saying just one sentence, he was already sweating in his palms.

When Steward Wang heard this, he looked at Yue Liang with a very surprised look. The companions next to him were also very surprised.

With this good start, when he spoke next, Yueliang was less nervous. Although he couldn't help but show a little timidity when he heard Steward Wang's apology, he finally finished his words.

"Steward Wang, there is no need to say anything about the apology, it is all in the past, and we have not been taken care of by you before, as for the cooperation you said, I can't be the master of this, you have to go and tell Miss Shen, this matter was ordered by the patriarch to let her be responsible. ”

Yue Liang's voice fell, and suddenly he heard a child's shout from the cliff in the distance, "Uncle Liang, Uncle Liang!"

Yue Liang walked out of the pergola and took a look, it was the fourth baby who often followed Shen Shu, so he shouted at the top of his voice, "Four baby, what do you want me to do?"

He replied, "Uncle Liang, Sister Shen said to let you come back as soon as you finish loading the goods, she has something to discuss with everyone, and the people in the village have been notified, so I will send you!"

Yue Liang shouted back, "I know, I'll come after the goods are finished!"

While talking, he saw a big ship coming from the sea, which was the person from the Drunken Immortal Residence. 166 Reading Network