After buying cloth and embroidery thread, the group returned to the place where the village chief was getting better, and the village chief and uncle were already waiting there. Seeing www.biquge.info few people returning, the village chief stood up with a smile: "Your speed is very fast, we can still catch up for lunch when we return to the village now." ”

Li Yishu shouted suddenly: "Uncle Village, didn't you say that you would eat in the city?" We invite you. ”

The village chief hurriedly waved his hand: "How can it be done?" How can you let you spend your money in vain. ”

"Not wronged." Wen Zixia grabbed the village chief, "We are too lazy to eat when we go home, we planned to eat in the city and then go back, village chief, it doesn't cost much for you to have more." Moreover, Zhou Le and I still have something to discuss with you. ”

"What's the matter?" The village chief asked.

Wen Zixia said: "Let's talk while eating!" ”

Several people pushed and dragged the village chief into a smaller restaurant. The village chief originally thought that he was just taking a bite at a small roadside stall, but he thought that it would be a restaurant with a lot of money, so of course he shook his head and refused. Li Yishu and Wen Ziyu then dragged the village chief's arm, Wen Zijue pushed the village chief's waist behind his back, and the three boys were stunned and pushed the village chief into the restaurant. Now that he has entered the restaurant, the village chief can only settle down as soon as he comes, just tell Wen Zixia and Li Zhoule not to order too expensive things, just two dishes.

Li Zhoule smiled, and directly ordered three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and a bowl of soup, and the three boys cheered, they could finally eat meat again. The village chief couldn't help but wipe his saliva secretly, as the village chief, he was not richer than other villagers, and he hadn't eaten meat for months.

Li Zhoule ordered another pot of wine, not much, so he asked the village chief to drink two cups to satisfy his hunger.

"It's too much of a waste of money." The village chief swallowed. Wine is much more expensive than meat, and he hasn't drunk it for more than a year.

Wen Zixia said: "You always sent us to the city, and it is right for you to have a good meal." ”

The village elders were greatly relieved, and felt that the children of the Wen family and the Li family were worthy of reading and were so knowledgeable.

Good wine and good food were in front of him, and the village chief and the three little ones were all eating happily, although they were not gobbling up, but the speed was fast enough. After eating for seven minutes, the village chief put down his chopsticks, picked up the wine glass, took a sip of enjoyment, and said, "Zixia, you said that you have something to discuss with me, what is it?" ”

"That's right, village chief, Zhou Le told me that he wanted to invite a gentleman back to the village to teach the children to read and write......" Wen Zixia said his and Li Zhoule's plans.

The village chief put down the wine glass and slapped his thigh: "This is a good thing!" But it's time for you to break the bill again. ”

Li Zhoule pursed his lips and smiled softly: "The uncles and aunts in the village helped me and Yi Shuso before, and now I have a little spare money, so I naturally want to repay everyone." ”

The village chief said: "You kid is too solid, that's your dowry money." ”

Li Zhoule said with a smile: "Yi Shu said, when he grows up and has the ability, help me earn more dowry money." ”

The village chief was happy to hear this, and stretched out his calloused hand and touched Yi Shu's head: "You are all good children." You don't have to worry about the materials for the academy, I'll arrange for others to prepare them. It is not necessary to pay too much to the worker, just to mean it. The school is for the benefit of the whole village, and every family has children. ”

Wen Zixia said: "Don't worry, the village chief, we have a spectrum in our hearts." ”

The village chief sighed: "Your show has benefited all the people in the village, and the children have learned to read and write, and even if they don't take the imperial examination in the future, they can find a good job in the county seat." ”

Wen Zixia sighed: "But in this world, even if you are literate, you can't find a good job." ”

Just like himself.

The village chief only sighed when he heard this.

After eating his stomach, the village chief drove the ox cart to the grain store with Li Zhoule and others. Li Zhoule bought 200 catties of brown rice, but the village chief stopped them, saying that 100 catties was enough. Wen Zixia pulled the village chief aside.

"Village chief, when you are full, you have more strength to work."

What can the village chief say? I just kept the good of the Wen family and the Li family in mind, and explained it to each villager in detail after returning to the village.

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After getting three lighters, Shopkeeper Sun didn't stay in the store for a moment, asked people to prepare the carriage, and went to the provincial capital. The Jiang family's mansion is located in the provincial capital, and Jiang Haozhi came to the county seat to check the accounts last time, and met Wen Zixia and others. The provincial capital is more than 100 miles away from the county seat, and the shopkeeper Sun asked the car door to speed up, and it only took three hours to reach the provincial capital. At this time, it was just getting dark. Shopkeeper Sun didn't care that it was impolite to come to the door at this time, and directly told the porter that he wanted to find Master Jiang.

Fortunately, Young Master Jiang was at home, although he was puzzled, he still asked the shopkeeper Sun to be called into his study.

"Sun Beizhi, why did you come here suddenly?" The eldest young master's face was not very good.

Shopkeeper Sun saw that the eldest young master's face was not good, and the affairs of the Jiang family's inner house, those of them who were subordinates knew a thing or two, and it must be Mrs. Jiang who was embarrassed by the eldest young master again.

Although Jiang Haozhi is the eldest young master of the Jiang family and takes care of the Jiang family's business, he was not born to Mrs. Jiang, but the son of the Jiang family. Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang are family marriages, there is no emotion, Mr. Jiang likes his cousin, and he doesn't like Mrs. Jiang very much for occupying the position of his cousin's wife, and he hired his cousin as the second room after only three months of marriage, and gave birth to the eldest sister of the Jiang family and the eldest young master Jiang one after another. The cousin is not long-lived, and when the young master Jiang was ten years old, the cousin died. Mrs. Jiang trembled after that, relying on her mother-in-law's identity to embarrass the eldest sister of the Jiang family and the eldest and younger of the Jiang family. Although Master Jiang favors these two children, the world pays attention to the concubine, and the rest of the clan is biased towards Mrs. Jiang and the second young master where she is. Therefore, after the age of ten, the eldest young master Jiang lived a difficult life for a long time, and it was not until the eldest sister of the Jiang family entered the palace that he became the emperor's favorite concubine, and his status in the Jiang family improved. has a noble sister, the clansmen no longer dare to look down on this eldest young master, Master Jiang took the opportunity to divide the family business into two and divide it equally between the two sons to manage. The business of the pawnshop is all under the management of the eldest son, and the shopkeeper Sun is the subordinate of the young master Jiang. Last year, Master Jiang passed away, and Mrs. Jiang relied on the fact that she was the grandmother of Master Jiang, and began to embarrass Master Jiang in various ways, which made the eldest young master upset, and sometimes even had the idea of drugging Mrs. Jiang and sending her to see her father. It's a pity that Mrs. Jiang is a cautious but suspicious person, and the spies sent by Master Jiang can't get into Mrs. Jiang at all. However, Mrs. Jiang can only rely on the identity of her mother-in-law to embarrass Young Master Jiang, and she wants to snatch the Jiang family's property from Young Master Jiang to her son, but she can't do it, who is calling the eldest lady still sitting here in the palace.

Shopkeeper Sun didn't say anything, and directly put the box containing the lighter in front of Jiang Haozhi. Jiang Haozhi opened the lid suspiciously, and saw the contents inside: "These three glass products are very good-looking, but it's not worth it for you to run to me when it's dark." ”

"These three items are not glass products." Shopkeeper Sun licked his dry lips, "It's a lighter." ”

"Lighters?" Jiang Haozhi raised his eyebrows.

Shopkeeper Sun said: "The function of the machine that can shoot flames is the same as that of flint, but it is more beautiful and waterproof than flint and easy to carry." ”

Shopkeeper Sun said "rudeness" and picked up a lighter to signal to Jiang Haozhi.

Jiang Haozhi was full of interest, picked up a lighter and kept lighting the fire to extinguish, and had a lot of fun.

Shopkeeper Sun hurriedly reminded: "Young Master, this lighter cannot be used indefinitely. The liquid in the fuselage is gone, and it can no longer ignite the fire. ”

Jiang Haozhi glanced at the liquid in the fuselage, and reluctantly put down the lighter.

"Where did you get such good things?"

Shopkeeper Sun said: "The eldest young master, do you remember the Wen family brothers and Li family brothers who blocked the glass bottle before?" ”

Of course, Jiang Haozhi remembered that the glass bottle that made him get the emperor's reward was obtained from the two families. Because of the emperor's reward, he had a higher status in the Jiang family, and asked Mrs. Jiang and the second young master of the Jiang family to replace several sets of porcelain.

"Naturally remember. Could it be that they pawned these three things again? Jiang Haozhi was surprised, could the two families not only be the identities of the countrymen, but also the descendants of some hidden family. Otherwise how can there be so many good things?

"Not bad, but not pawned, but sold to us. Three lighters for three hundred taels of silver. Shopkeeper Sun said.

"Three hundred taels? So cheap? Jiang Haozhi thought that such a beautiful little thing would cost thousands of taels of silver to buy.

Shopkeeper Sun replied: "Lighters are consumables, and they can't be ignited when the liquid is used up, so the Li family came up with this price." ”

"It's still low, and we're taking advantage." The Way of Jiang Hao. He put away one of the lighters himself, and the other two were still in the box, ready to be sent to his own eldest sister, and through the eldest sister's hand to the emperor. When the time comes, he will be rewarded by the emperor again. His status in the Jiang family will also be further improved, and he is very happy to see Mrs. Jiang's mother and son angry. It's a pity that the quantity is a little less, if the quantity is a little more, how much money can be exchanged for selling in the shop!

Shopkeeper Sun saw Jiang Haozhi's reluctance and pity, and hurriedly said: "Then the Li family sisters and brothers know the master who makes lighters, and they have signed a contract with us to provide us with ten such lighters every year for us to sell." ”

"Really?" Jiang Haozhi asked in surprise.

Shopkeeper Sun naturally nodded vigorously, Jiang Haozhi was ecstatic, and couldn't help laughing: "With such a rare treasure, my business is still unstable?" Father, you will not be disappointed. My son and I are the most suitable heir of the Jiang family, so that the Jiang family can be further improved. ”

The master is happy, and the shopkeeper Sun is also very happy, he has seen a beautiful picture of himself reaching the peak of his life, although he has already married a wife.

In the palace, the emperor and Concubine Jiang were talking about Jiang Haozhi.

"Ai Concubine, your eldest brother is good, he donated thousands of carts of grain to the border, which greatly alleviated the problem of military food shortage, and he also offered glass bottles before. Say, "What shall I reward him?" ”

Concubine Jiang said softly: "Haozhi did these are what he should do, and he should not be rewarded by the emperor." ”

The emperor shook his head: "If you have merit, you must be rewarded, otherwise wouldn't it be unfair for me, the emperor, in the eyes of others?" ”

"Then ......," Concubine Jiang said, "the thunder, rain and dew are all gentlemen, Your Majesty can just give a little." ”

Emperor: "It's not okay to give it at will." In this way, how about giving Jiang Haozhi a false position of cloud cavalry lieutenant and letting him be more important than your second brother in terms of identity? ”

The emperor is also very clear about the Jiang family's affairs. The reason why Jiang Haozhi's concubine has a long face, in addition to the relationship between Concubine Jiang, is also because Jiang Haozhi knows each other very well and fully supports him, unlike the second child of the Jiang family, who secretly hooks up with his good brother.

Concubine Jiang was overjoyed: "The concubine thanked His Majesty for the reward on behalf of her younger brother." ”

Yun Cavalry Captain is a virtual knight, but he is a serious official, and he is a businessman compared to the second son of the Jiang family, and his status is much higher. With such a title, the position of the patriarch who has not been decided before should fall to his younger brother.

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At the border, Yue Yunfei held the rice bowl and said with tears in his eyes exaggeratedly: "I can finally eat a full meal." ”

The eldest brother of the Li family glanced at the second goods beside him, lowered his head and ate seriously. Indeed, as Yue Yunfei said, during this time, everyone ate porridge, and they were hungry after a while. It's just that now, in addition to the war, many places have suffered natural disasters, and the emperor can guarantee that they can drink porridge every day, and there is no extra food for them to eat. It's just -- how can this one have the strength to fight a war if he is full?

The eldest brother of the Li family thought of the high-yielding crops he knew: hybrid rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn...... Unfortunately, he has lived in this world for many years and has not seen any traces of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn. Come to think of it, these three things are imported products, potatoes are native to South America, and sweet potatoes and corn are also from the Americas. Today's shipbuilding technology can only ensure that ships can travel on the river, and navigation is only a stop-and-go along the coast, how can they have the ability to run to other continents? It seems that there is only one way to increase food production through hybrid rice. But how to cultivate hybrid rice? The eldest brother of the Li family is blind, isn't he born in agriculture!

"What are you thinking?" Yue Yunfei stabbed the eldest brother of the Li family. Didn't even eat and was robbed by someone else?

"Nothing." The eldest brother of the Li family shook his head and shook the idea of raising food out of his head. My specialty is only to fight, and I don't want to count on something as professional as agriculture.

"Eh, I heard that the Jiang family firm that brought us grain is from your Sanchuan Prefecture." Yue Yunfei said, "Do you want to write a letter back to report your family's safety?" ”

The eldest brother of the Li family was moved when he heard this, took two mouthfuls of rice, put down the empty bowl and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I'll find someone from the business bank." ”

"Huh? What do you do when you run so fast? I also want to talk to you about the emperor sending Prince Qirui to the border to pay the army! Yue Yunfei rolled his eyes as he looked at the back of the Li family's eldest brother leaving.