Chang Xile took Chang Yu to the house rented by Chang Xisheng, the house was quite far away from the lively place, in a very corner place. Fortunately, the county itself is not very big, so it is quite convenient to get in and out.

The rented house also has a small courtyard, a main house, including a hall and two rooms, the kitchen on the east and the grocery room on the west, both the main house and the grocery room are full. The two rooms are also full of things, but there is still room to put your feet down, and you can make do with sleeping in them after tidying up.

Although the house is very crowded, it is very neat and clean by Chang Xisheng, and if the people who buy the goods see this appearance, they will be more relieved.

Chang Xile did not tell Chang Xisheng what happened in the yamen, as if he was a nobody. I only talked about the fact that the county commander saw him and praised the farm tools.

These things can't be solved by Chang Xisheng, and suing one person more is just adding to the troubles. If it weren't for Chang Xisheng's well-informed now, he wouldn't even want to mention the matter of being summoned by the county order.

Chang Xile thought he was hiding it well, but Chang Xisheng had actually seen that something was wrong. Because not only Chang Xi□□ showed unhappy feelings, Chang Yu's expression was also very abnormal, not at all like usual, and it was very forbidden to stick to Chang Xile. A pair of swarthy eyes didn't know what to think, but he could tell that he was upset.

Chang Xile, who loved him the most, didn't even coax him, something must have happened. And it's not like two people have an awkward quarrel, which Chang Xisheng can still see.

However, Chang Xisheng didn't break it, Chang Xile didn't want to say that he naturally had his reasons, he just had to go back and investigate, there was no secret in this county that could be hidden.

"This house is bigger than I thought, and it cost a lot of money, right?" Always rejoice.

Although this place is remote, the house is not small and has a yard, which is certainly not cheap. Chang Xisheng didn't say anything specific before, just said that the place was remote and the house was not good, so the price was very cost-effective, and he didn't ask for money from the public.

I originally thought it might not be good, but I didn't expect to come and take a look, but it was pretty good.

Chang Xisheng said vaguely: "I don't have a lot of money, it's nothing compared to our business." ”

Chang Xile saw that Chang Xisheng didn't answer directly, and knew that the money would definitely not be less, but he just didn't want his family to care. Of course, he was worried that his family would say that he was extravagant, but he also felt that it was no big deal, and he paid for it.

This amount of money is not enough to worry about, so Chang Xile didn't ask again, but he felt that Chang Xisheng was a person who could do things. He is shrewd but will not be too stingy on some small issues, and he is very lucky to have such an elder brother.

"It's inconvenient for me to be in the city, and there are not as many people you know, so you have recently paid attention to inquire about the situation of the road from our county to Fuli. For example, the road conditions, the post stations on the road, etc., try to inquire about the situation in the house, don't enter the city in confusion when the time comes, it's easy to get dizzy. Chang said happily.

Chang Xisheng nodded and said, "I've been inquiring before, and I've basically figured out the situation." It's not a very peaceful journey, and I think we'll have to ask someone from the dart bureau to escort us. ”

Chang Xile has no objection, this world is different from the previous life, and there are many bandits hidden in the mountains. Although there are not many bandits, it is still very easy to encounter when passing through some mountainous places. In particular, the probability of encountering it is the greatest. In the eyes of the bandits, all the traders are fat sheep.

From the prefecture to the prefecture, it takes about 10 days if it is slow. There are so many things that can happen along the way that you have to be prepared for in advance.

"That's what I mean, although we don't bring too many things out this time, we also have to go out with a cart of jars or something, it looks like a businessman, and it's really dangerous to have no one to protect you."

At this time, Chang Yu suddenly spoke, "Don't be afraid." ”

As he spoke, he roared and was quickly gagged by Chang Xile.

"You kid, don't yell here, don't scare the people around you."

Chang Yu retracted his posture unwillingly, stifled the howl, and looked at Chang Xile very aggrievedly, but he didn't arch around in his arms as usual.

Chang Xile was a little surprised, but he didn't take it to heart.

Since Chang Yu spoke in front of Chang Xixing last time, he will not be particularly taboo to speak in front of others later. But it's still only in front of the Chang family and the children in the school, and they don't talk much. But for him, it's been a big change.

Chang Xisheng said with a smile: "With our tiger master here, I'm really not afraid." There were so many robbers last time, and they were killed by our tiger master all at once. ”

Chang Yu was very happy and proud when he heard this, but his expression was lazy and disdainful, and he glanced at Chang Xile from time to time. thought that others couldn't see it, and that awkward little appearance almost didn't amuse Chang Xisheng and Chang Xile to death.

With Chang Yu here, the two of them really didn't worry much about accidents on the road. However, there are too few people, and it is not appropriate to go out after all. Moreover, the people who ask for the dart game are not only for safety, but also because they will not be at a loss all the way, or even unable to find the way.

The people of the dart bureau often go in and out of the pumpkin house, and they are also familiar with the situation along the road and in the house. Don't accidentally live in a black shop, or don't know what taboos you have committed.

"I'll leave this matter to you, in addition to finding two strong ones, you also have to find someone who is good at inquiring about news, this kind of person must be the most familiar with this road and the situation in the house."

"Well, I'll take care of all this, so you don't have to worry about it. Thinking about so many things every day at a young age, I'm afraid that you will become a little old man. Chang Xisheng joked that since he started to do business with Chang Xile, the two brothers have become more intimate than before, and occasionally joke with each other.

Chang Xile also felt that he had too many things to think about, and there were too many things he wanted to come up with, but he only had one brain, and his ability was there, so he always felt that there was not enough time. Although we have planned how to do it step by step, there will always be mistakes and omissions.

"I'm going to become an old man in advance, and your brothers will be responsible for raising me. When the time comes, I don't think about anything, I just wait to eat, drink and be merry all day. ”

Chang Yu stretched his head over again, "I'll raise it." ”

Chang Xisheng smiled even more happily, and laughed for a while before he said: "Having said that, now that our family is doing very well, you don't have to think too much, you should concentrate on reading books and being responsible for scientific research." You are so tired now, you have to take half a day to teach, you have to think about a bunch of things to use in the field, and you have to read books to prepare for scientific exams.

Although you are smart, but with so many things on your body, it is inevitable that you will lose sight of one or the other. If you want me to say don't worry so much, our three brothers can hold up the portal now, you just need to study with peace of mind like before. ”

Chang Xile couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, he really felt that he was too full, and he was afraid that he would not be able to pass the scientific examination in three years.

If something like this happened today, he was no longer allowed to fail the exam.

"I remember, I'll make good arrangements when I come back when I go out this time."

"It's good that you understand, scientific research is the big thing, whether it's for your future or our Chang family, if you want to confront the Qian family, you still have more confidence to have a person's identity. Besides, although Lord Qincha said that he promised you to go through the scientific examination before, although with his character, what he said would definitely not be fake, but when he leaves us, I am afraid that he will not remember you, and this matter will be in vain, so you have to hurry. ”

After Chang Xisheng finished speaking, he felt that such words put too much pressure on Chang Xile, but it was inappropriate, and hurriedly said: "But don't worry too much, our family is fine now, and there are so many roads that don't necessarily have to be hung on a tree." ”

Chang Xile smiled and nodded, "Second brother, don't worry, I understand." ”

Chang Xisheng didn't say anything more after this, and changed the topic: "We only have ox carts at home, and although the ox carts are stable, they are too slow. I think it's better for us to rent two carriages, although it is a bit expensive, but the carriages in the county are fast and stable, and they are much more comfortable than our ox carts. ”

Chang Xile also agreed, "It's best to have a carriage, so as to save the wind and sun, and it will be even more troublesome if it rains." ”

Chang Xisheng even had to ask Chang Xile for this kind of thing, because he was worried that his family would say that he was extravagant and wasteful. Horses are a precious thing here, and the cost of renting a carriage is very high. But now that he is starting to do business outside, he knows that money is not saved, and that money is not earned for enjoyment.

But such a point of view is generally not accepted by Taoyuan Village, and they are all diligent and thrifty.

With Chang Xisheng arranging things on the way, Chang Xile didn't have to worry about it, he took care of the road properly, and went back the same day.

Chang Xisheng is really not suitable for people to live here, he would rather run around a little and go back to his nest to be comfortable.

Chang Xile was already late when he got home, and as soon as he got home, he was called by Chang Lao's father.

"The road guide is done?"

"Well, it's all done, there is a second brother in the county to inquire about the news, and there should be no need to worry about it along the way." Chang Xile told Chang Dad about their plans one by one.

Daddy Chang nodded, he is not a stingy person, now that the family has money, whether it is to hire a dart master or hire a carriage, he thinks it should be.

"When you come to those who are not familiar with the place, grow a little heart. The people in this house are different from those in the county villages, and the people there are very good. And it's a mess there, what thieves, hooligans, crooks, and liars are everywhere. These people like to find trouble with outsiders the most, and bully others who are not familiar with people, so you must be careful when the time comes. ”

Chang Xile also learned a thing or two from Chang Xisheng, so he was not surprised.

"Dad, we'll be careful then."

Father Chang sighed deeply, "I swore never to step into that place again, but I didn't expect my two sons to always want to run there. You forget it, it's for the sake of scientific research, and you always have to go through such a trick. Your second brother, hey, where is the business so good......"

Father Chang frowned, obviously although he agreed with Chang Xisheng's decision now, he was still not very happy in his heart.

Without waiting for Chang Xile to speak, Chang Lao Dad waved his hand, "It's not interesting to say this now, but you must be careful, don't fall for other people's tricks." Although you are younger than your second brother, you have been a smart person since you were a child, and you must be optimistic about your second brother when the time comes, and he is the easiest to fall into the trap of others. ”

Chang Xile nodded again and again.

"Dad used to know an old fellow there, but now I haven't seen him for decades, and I don't know how he's doing now. You can go to him then, he is a capable man, and I hope he can help you then. If you can't, you can help your father visit him. ”

When Daddy Chang said this, he couldn't help but think of the past, and he didn't expect so many years to pass in a flash.

Chang Xile couldn't help frowning, "Dad, after so many years, can you still find him?" What if he moved? ”

Father Chang said: "As long as he is alive, he should be able to find it." His name is Gao Yuan, you can call him Uncle Gao. He is good at raising crickets, and he used to raise this thing for large families.

The house is aggressive, so he is quite famous in this circle. When the time comes, you will go to the crickets to inquire, if you can inquire, you can find it, if you don't know each other anymore, forget it, don't delay the work in the vast sea of people. ”

"Okay, I'll write it down, and I'll write it down on paper when I go back, so I don't have to forget it."

"He had a good relationship with me, and I saved his life. So if you can find him, he will help him. The crickets are all rich people, even if he can't be introduced, but he knows what's going on, and you won't be like headless flies when the time comes. ”

Gao Yuan was in trouble that year and almost died of illness on the side of the road. It was Father Chang who saw that he was pitiful, so he took him to the hospital and saved him with some medicine bills.

After Gao Yuanhui fù, he began to raise crickets, and at first Daddy Chang felt that he was not doing his job, and he was a little unaccustomed to it. I feel that the money I posted is in vain.,Where do you know if you'll pick up a person who knows how to play and doesn't know what to do.。

What he didn't expect was that Gao Yuan made a fortune with such a cricket, because the crickets he selected and raised were the most brave, and many large families were vying to invite him home to raise crickets.

Those who like to fight crickets are so fascinated by this thing that they don't blink an eye.

Therefore, if the crickets are well raised, they are treated well by these rich and idle people.

With such a character who understands the situation in the house, he can indeed get twice the result with half the effort.

Although Daddy Chang usually doesn't approve of letting them do business in the house, he still supports it as much as possible. If he hadn't been apprehensive about that place, I'm afraid he would have followed, after all, he had lived there for several years, and although so many years had passed, he was still more familiar than the two Chang Xile brothers.

"Dad, don't worry, we will act unassumingly when we get there, do our own thing, be careful in everything, and there will be no big problem." Chang Xi was happy to see Father Chang's brows furrowed, knowing that he was very worried, so he comforted.

Daddy Chang sighed deeply, "You all know that when Dad came back, although he brought money but was not beautiful, he didn't know what happened, right?" ”

Chang Xile nodded.

"I didn't want to mention these things, but in order to remind you of this, let's talk about it."

Chang Lao Dad went out to wander back then, and after some twists and turns, he later worked under a businessman surnamed Gu. The Gu family is a well-known grain merchant in the house and has strong resources. It is not easy for Daddy Chang to enter the Gu family to do things, and there is also a relationship with Gao Yuan.

It is also very difficult to work in the house, and the pumpkin house is very lively, and a large number of farmers are pouring into the city, which is also a state of more monks and less meat. However, because of the bustling city, it is not too difficult to find a job, but it is difficult to find a good job.

Especially for people who have just entered the city and have no foundation, it is even more difficult.

This is also an opportunity brought by Daddy Chang's kindness, and later Daddy Chang was able to be promoted to a junior steward, completely relying on his own ability. Daddy Chang is hard-working, and he is smarter and more resolute than ordinary farmers, but he is not as slippery as some people in the city who are used to messing around, so he is very liked by the owner.

Originally, Chang Lao Dad was also promising, and he also thought about moving his household registration to the house. According to the rules, as long as you live in the government for one year, you can get a household registration, but the peasant household becomes a fang Guo household, which is what later generations called the urban household registration.

Although the land is inseparable for the peasants, the prosperity of the house is a great temptation. Father Chang planned to stay in the house to live at that time, but it was really troublesome if he was still registered in the past. It's just that he hasn't had time to return to his hometown, and he has to discuss this matter with his family, so he hasn't done it.

At that time, You Maoyuan's father also had to be taken care of by Chang's father in order to earn the family business. This is also the reason why the two families are very good, and the You family treats ivy flowers very well.

But later, because of the brotherly dispute within the Gu family, Daddy Chang's pond fish was affected and almost lost his life.

Things are not complicated, the eldest of the Gu family has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he can't support the family business, so he can only be managed by other brothers. And the other brothers all wanted to get power, so they started fighting. And the Gu family saw that the eldest son could not preside, so they adopted the method of merit-based admission to see who ran well and who was responsible.

As a result, someone deliberately manipulated the other brothers when they were in charge of the shop, and secretly replaced the good rice with old rice and rotten rice and sold it to others. And it was Chang Lao Dad who was in charge at that time, he could see it clearly, but he was confused and lost his bag, and he was almost sent to prison because of this incident.

Fortunately, the truth was finally found out, but at that time, Chang's father was also beaten and bruised, and he almost died.

The Gu family was also kind, and gave him a sum of money as compensation, but they no longer hired him.

Where does Daddy Chang dare to stay when he encounters such a thing, he is already very careful, where does he know that he will be trapped. He knew that if his head was still here, he was afraid that this would happen in the future, so he took the money back to his hometown.

Father Chang sighed: "Those businessmen can use any means for profit, and they don't care about the lives of others. My old boss is quite kind, your uncle said that if other people are in other countries, where will they give me money, I am afraid that it will make me die faster and save my family ugliness.

Your uncle has a lot of mixed things, and he knows a lot about those pickled things, and sometimes it makes people feel chilled. Those who are glamorous on the outside are rotten on the inside, and they often cause death. Originally, I just listened to it as a story, but I didn't expect it to happen to me. And this matter is the damage to the entire Gu family's business, they don't even want the most important reputation for the sake of □□. Because of this incident, the Gu family's vitality was greatly damaged, and I don't know what happened later, I definitely won't be able to do it. There was already a lot of hostility, and now it's a good idea to take advantage of it. ”

Chang Xile only knew after listening to this, no wonder Chang Dad was so afraid that their brothers would have a feud after they became rich, and he always took the trouble to remind him that he had experienced such a thing, and he was afraid in his heart.

"Dad, our family won't be like this."

Father Chang understood at this time, "No matter whether this will be the case or not, we can't dare to make money because we are worried." In fact, not only these businessmen, but also us farmers. I just felt that I was so careful at the beginning, and I ended up in the Tao, and I was really no match for those people, so I didn't want to keep it.

Your second brother wants to do business, and I'm afraid that he won't be able to play others. In the end, our peasant family is still worse than these people, especially when they just entered the city, they don't understand anything, and they have to fall a lot to learn to be smart, and my father just doesn't want you to suffer this crime. ”

"Daddy......"

Father Chang waved his hand, "I won't talk about this now, since it's decided, let's think about what to do." Dad told you these things to sue you, the ruthless methods of these businessmen. Do this to your own family, not to others. Let's be honest, when the time comes, we must have a few more eyes, think more about everything, and don't fall for their way. ”

Chang Xile responded seriously, "Dad, I will remember." ”

"But don't get too involved in this matter, this path was chosen by your second brother himself, so he has to finish it by himself, and others can't help him."

Chang Xile smiled: "Dad, I don't have the second brother to do it now." You asked me to sell so many things in such a short period of time like him, and I don't have the ability to do that. ”

Father Chang thought of Chang Xisheng's expression these days, and smiled with satisfaction. He knew that this kind of work was not easy, especially with a Qian family card there. But Chang Xisheng didn't complain, and he did so well that he was impressed.

Before Chang Xile and his party set off, You Maoyuan came to Taoyuan Village.

The tea seed oil, dogwood sauce, spicy rice oil, and vermicelli that I brought back before were all sold out! At the beginning, the business was very average, but it was really good and affordable, and there were more and more repeat customers.

The You family has been in business for so long, so they naturally know that these things will definitely not be sold in the future. So You Maoyuan hurried to Taoyuan Village to pull the goods before the stock was out of stock, this time he had to take three times more than last time, and he also settled the previous money together.

Everyone was very happy, and the people of the village were very happy when they got the news. As long as there is a market for things, the Chang family's business will be done for a long time, and they will be able to follow it!

Not long after You Maoyuan left, Chang Xile, Chang Xisheng, Chang Yu, Chang Xishou, Chang Xiqing and Wang Dali in the village set off to the house together with two people from the dart game.