Chapter 32 A Little Try

Shen Laibao wanted to have a good summer vacation after a long absence, but because of Shen's father, he sensed a sense of crisis.

This sense of crisis comes from the fact that he still has to rely on an unreliable father for everything, and finally became a primary school student again, and he began to take steps on the road to Xueba, but it didn't take easy for a few days, and he had to worry about the affairs of the Shen family.

To sum up, you have to be financially independent, and only when you are independent can you have a greater right to speak, and you can't go to Mrs. Shen to fight for acting skills every time Daddy Shen is angry. He can eat by his intellect, and he can't always think about how to get the little gold man.

So today, Shen Laibao got on the carriage to Taohuazhuang, and he was still accompanied by Xiaohua next door.

Just because Daddy Shen was guarding against him, he was going out for breakfast early this morning, and he was asked by Daddy Shen several times. It wasn't until he said that he wanted to take Hualing to play that Father Shen agreed.

So he ran to the next door to find Hualing, and Su Se said to her, "Xiaohua, my father won't let me go to Peach Blossom Village, can you cover me and go with me?" ”

Hua Ling, who didn't know what it meant to cover at all, only heard "Let's go to Peach Blossom Village", and by the way, I thought of "going to pick fresh and delicious big peaches", readily agreed, and said, "If I fall asleep again when I come back, you must wake me up." Yesterday I fell asleep and didn't even feed the horses, which is too bad. ”

"Okay."

"By the way, Brother Noble Brother, do horses eat peaches?"

Shen Laibao shook his head, "I don't know, I'll bring a few peaches to feed later." ”

Hua Ling had this intention, and thought for a while, there are only two of them today, so they must return early, and they can't catch the fireflies, "Brother Laibao, my eldest brother and second brother will come back the day after tomorrow, my eldest brother is good at riding and shooting, and he will definitely go to the school field when he returns to Mingzhou, and you can go together." ”

Xu is because of Hua Ling, and because of Daddy Hua's straightforward temperament, Shen Laibao has an inexplicable good impression of the children of the Hua family, "Okay." ”

The third time he came to Taohuazhuang, Shen Laibao still had a lot of resentment about this road, a good big road, but it was full of potholes, and he didn't repair it. Probably because it was an ox cart that pulled the peaches, it was very stable and he was not afraid of breaking the peaches, so Daddy Shen, who bought peaches every year and shipped them elsewhere, had no idea of building roads.

When he arrived at Peach Blossom Village, Shen Laibao first asked Mama Ge to take Hualing to pick peaches, and then went to find the owner of Bai Zhuang by himself.

The owner of Baizhuang is about forty years old, and his family has a solid background, and he is also famous in Mingzhou, but because of poor management in the early years, most of the family business was consumed. And the peaches in Taozhuang account for most of the annual income, and the biggest buyer is the Shen family, so it is a little more polite to see the young master of the Shen family.

When Shen Laibao proposed to have a separate interview, the owner of Bai Zhuang didn't come back to his senses for a while, but he still let his subordinates go out and led him into his study.

There are more than 20 houses in Taozhuang, most of which are for dignitaries and nobles who come to enjoy the flowers, but after the flowering season, the houses are empty, which will seem deserted and deserted, and there is no one all the way. This is all in Shen Laibao's eyes.

Entering the study, Shen Laibao, who was following behind the owner of Bai Zhuang, quickly took a quick look at this place again.

The study room has the standard configuration of the four treasures of the study, but generally the rich and noble will also put vases and famous paintings. There is no study in this room, and the books are full and neat, but they are a little shabby.

As he sat down at his desk, he noticed the inkstone on his desk again. Judging from the dark red color and material, it is a Duanxi inkstone, and it is in excellent condition, and the price is expensive. The inkstone can be seen to be used not much, or even used very carefully, because there is a piece of wood at the bottom of it, which greatly destroys the beauty of the inkstone.

Excessive protection can show two points, one is that the inkstone is very meaningful to him, and the other is that he will feel distressed if he breaks it.

If it is the former, the inkstone will not be placed on the table so casually, since the house is full of things that are not very valuable, then it is okay to change to a cheap inkstone, so it is the latter.

This is enough to show that the owner of the white village is not rich, but he still wants to save face, but he is short of money, so he can only use a precious inkstone to decorate the façade.

Shen Laibao had a preliminary judgment on the owner of Bai Zhuang, and he had already gone through what he was waiting for to be said. This was only a short moment of effort, and the owner of Bai Zhuang did not notice the subtle changes in him, and personally poured tea for him, "Is there something wrong with Uncle Bai in Noble Treasure?" ”

"Yes." Shen Laibao asked directly, "Does the owner of the white village want to make money?" ”

The owner of the white village couldn't help but smile and said, "Of course I want to, everyone wants to, what are you doing when a child asks this?" What, it's your dad who wants you to tell me? ”

Thinking of this, his tone became cautious, but he saw that the little boy shook his head and said, "No, I want to discuss a matter of making money with Uncle Bai." ”

The owner of the white village looked at him for a while, stopped talking, and finally said, "Uncle Bai will take you to pick peaches." ”

Shen Laibao, who knew that he would not be so smooth, was not discouraged, he was already used to his immature voice, and tried his best to open his mouth in a straight and round manner, so that it looked more solemn, "Uncle Bai, your peach orchard can only make silver when the peach blossoms bloom and bear fruit every year, although the money is more, but there are only two opportunities to make money a year, such a big peach village, in fact, can make more money, it's a pity." ”

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him to leave, the owner of the white village sat down and asked with a smile with the intention of chatting with him, "Oh? What is the high opinion of the young master of the Shen family? ”

Shen Laibao knew that he still didn't believe in himself, and he was looking at himself happily, but he still didn't care, and continued, "Mingzhou has always had multiple literati, and the atmosphere of studying is quite good, and it has also created a large number of literati and scholars. Their favorite thing to do, in addition to studying hard behind closed doors, occasionally comes out to enjoy the flowers and sigh the scenery. And the peach blossom has often been liked by the people since ancient times, in Mingzhou, the peach village of the white village owner is the largest, and it should be used to the fullest. ”

Hearing him say it in an orderly manner, the owner of the white village became a little curious, "Oh? ”

"The owner of the white village should expand the peach village and build another hundred houses."

The owner of the white village couldn't help but smile, "You should know that the peach blossom period is short, and a hundred rooms can indeed be full of people at that time, but the flowering period is only half a month, what about half a month later?" Among them, the manpower and material resources spent on building a house, as well as the furnishings in the house, all cost a lot of money. ”

Shen Laibao nodded, "Yes, but the house built is not only used when the flowers bloom, nor is it to be built as exquisite as the current Zhuangzi's room." The literati like to chant poems and admire the moon, Taozhuang is near the mountains and rivers, there are fireflies at night, and there is a bright moon when you look up, this is the best scenery. But once you go out to enjoy the moon, you have to stay overnight, and the place where you live is naturally Taohuazhuang. The houses I envisioned were not lined up one after another, but built randomly in the peach forest. ”

The white owner paused, "Go on." ”

"The house doesn't have to be too big, it doesn't matter if it's flat or not, the floor is flat when it's built. If you can be half-suspended in the mountains, it is actually better. In the house, all you need is a bed and bedding, and then tea and wine, and nothing else needs to be placed. When they are about to leave after settling the bill, they come back to count the lack of alcohol in the house and count the money. ”

The owner of the white village sighed, "That's a good point, but with some dead branches without peach blossoms, where is there any scenery to speak of." ”

Shen Laibao retorted, "Withered vines and old trees are faint crows, what they see is not the scenery, but the artistic conception. And it was not just about building a house, the nearby stream had to be brought to the side of the hut, and red lanterns had to be hung on the trees. The material for building the house should be bamboo, which is more meaningful. ”

The owner of Bai Zhuang didn't make a sound, he was a little moved by this, but he was not too excited, after all, the risk was high.

Shen Laibao saw his hesitation and said, "I will pay for the construction of the house, and when we earn back the principal, we will divide it again, and what I want to borrow is the land of Uncle Bai's peach orchard, if no one comes, the house will be demolished casually." In other words, Uncle Bai doesn't have to take any risks, but I'm still a child, so it's inconvenient for me to come forward, so Uncle Bai has to take care of the overseer. ”

The owner of the white village was quite surprised, "Don't you need me to pay a penny?" ”

"No, you don't."

The owner of the white village is already very excited.

Shen Laibao said again, "It's just that everyone knows that Taozhuang is only released when the peach blossoms are blooming, and it is difficult to move in, so if you want everyone to know about the small bamboo house, you have to advertise." ”

The owner of the white village frowned, "Advertisement? ”

Shen Laibao explained, "Spread the word. ”

The owner of the white village smiled, "This word is incisive, so how do you spread it?" ”

"In another month, it will be Qixi Festival, this is a big festival for young people, I inquired, to that day, basically young men and women will put lanterns in front of the temple to make a wish and throw red rope, right?" Shen Laibao said, "So we'll use Qixi as a gimmick." First of all, try to collect good poems about peach blossoms and peach trees, and sing them among the people to increase the people's attention to peach trees; Then, tell the people that there are gods in Taozhuang, and they can make a marriage, and they can make a wish by throwing incense sachets on it; Then expand the stream to facilitate the display of lanterns on Tanabata; Finally, tell them that Taoyuan can provide a small bamboo hut for lovers, of course, not overnight, just to provide a place to whisper. ”

The owner of the white village was stunned for a while, and then asked, "What did your father teach you?" ”

Shen Laibao shook his head, "No, even this matter was done without telling my father, so if the owner of the white village agrees, I will sign a confidentiality agreement with you, and I can't tell my father about my affairs, and keep it secret for the rest of my life." ”

The owner of Bai Zhuang suddenly laughed, advertising, popularity, and confidentiality agreements are all new words. He had long heard that the young master of the Shen family had become smarter, but he didn't know that he was so smart, and where did he hear these words, could it be because he worshipped Hua Pingsheng as a teacher? I heard that Hua Pingsheng often traveled to the feudal kingdom since he was a teenager, maybe he taught it.

It's different to have a good neighbor, no wonder there is a matter of Meng's mother's three moves.

And in addition to usual, during the Tanabata Mid-Autumn Festival, these can do similar things. Mingzhou knows that there are many people in Taozhuang, and once it is completely opened, it will definitely attract many people. ”

The owner of the white village was silent for a long time before he said, "If you really don't need me to pay, you only need to supervise the work?" ”

"Of course."

The owner of the white village weighed for a long time, thinking about it, he would not lose money in the end, if the method is feasible, he can still make money, why not? He finally nodded, "Okay, Uncle Bai believes you once." ”

Shen Laibao was glad that he didn't throw himself out, and it was because of his identity as the young master of the Shen family. He took off the sachet, took the teacup, poured the gold beads into it, and poured half a cup, "This is a deposit, ask the craftsmen and gardeners to come and see where it is suitable to build a bamboo house, and when it is finalized, and then sign the agreement, I will pay the rest of the money." ”

"Okay."

"By the way, let's build the road to Taozhuang neatly, and plant bamboos on both sides."

The owner of the white village answered one by one, and secretly sighed how he listened to a child's words like this.

Shen Laibao suddenly said, "Uncle Bai, I also have a way to save the cost of planting, so I'll give it to you." Doesn't the Shen family only need half of the peaches every year, and the remaining half has to be sold by the owner of the white village himself, but that will also cost manpower and material resources. Therefore, the owner of the white village can bid for the peach tree. ”

"Bidding, bidding?"

"Half of the peach trees are sold publicly, and the person who buys them is responsible for the daily repairs of the tree and the cost of insect infestation, and when it comes to fruition, the peaches on the peach tree belong to the buyer."

"What if the peach tree dies?"

"Then settle the claim, but I heard that the owner of the white village is a master of planting trees, and I don't think the owner of the white village will worry about this problem."

The owner of Bai Zhuang still had to consider this method, after all, he had to draw up a lot of detailed rules, and he suddenly remembered, "If I don't agree to you to build a small bamboo house, will you still sue Uncle Bai for this method?" ”

Shen Laibao said without thinking about it, "No." ”

The owner of the white village smiled, "I don't need to ask why, because without cooperation, there will be no exchange of interests, and there is no need to give me a way to make money for nothing." ”

"It's not." Shen Laibao looked at him and said, "Because the owner of the white village doesn't believe me, I don't suspect people, I don't need suspicious people, and businessmen cooperate, too." If there is doubt, it must be insincere. If you are not sincere, it will be difficult to cooperate. I will give this method to those who believe in me. ”

The owner of Bai Zhuang was greatly shocked, and he looked at Shen Lai Baolai carefully, whether it was his tone or bearing, he was not a child. This is really shocking, but of course this person is the young master of the Shen family, there is no doubt about it.