The guest nodded: "You have to climb a very high mountain, if you have a mule." ”

"There are mule carts, but there are not many, so it would be nice if you came early. The two mules wait at the bottom of the mountain early every morning, and those who come early can sit, and then pull them down after carrying a guest officer up the mountain, and then carry them down after a guest is lifted, and it is time-consuming to carry them horizontally and vertically, and many guests are not willing to wait, so they all go up the mountain by themselves. As the Dragon Boat Festival spoke, he brewed the steaming tea and handed it to the guests, "You blow it, be careful of it." ”

The guest was very satisfied with the service of the Dragon Boat Festival, "You are also the customer of the hot spring resort?" ”

"No, we're family. The service of the hot spring will make you even more satisfied. Dragon Boat Festival smiled sweetly.

The guest went up the mountain very happily, presumably because of the thoughtful service in the "tea shop", he added a lot of points to the hot spring, even if the hot spring is more expensive, he is also happy.

Xie Ling saw the intention of this small tea stall, so the Dragon Boat Festival taught Xie Ling some tea-making techniques, and wrote them on paper so that Xie Ling could read them at any time.

Since then, Yang Zongyan's one-stop service of the hot spring field has begun to take shape.

It's the New Year, and the beginning of spring is coming, the Lin family, Master Lin invited the old man of the Xie family and Xie Huabao to be guests. Lin An received at night.

When the feast was set, snow suddenly floated in the air. sprinkled one after another, and the Xie family and his wife poured wine and chanted poems, sighing that it was a heavy snowfall.

Master Lin said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that Miss Xie Jiu has learned a lot, why not chant a poem?" It also opened the eyes of An Ye. ”

Xie Huabao lowered his head and smiled and said he didn't dare.

Everyone smiled and admired the snow scene, but Lin Anye sighed: "I don't know what kind of miserable situation this year's crops will be." ”

Everyone was silent when they heard it, and they didn't know what Lin Anye was talking about. Xie Huabao guessed it.

Of course, what Lin Anye thought about was Yang Duanwu.

The snow falls in the beginning of spring, and the people in the city are happy to see the snow scene, but it is sad for the rural people.

Xie Ling sat on the tea stall, watching the guests coming and going, his eyes were distracted, and he walked over with a hoe and basket on his back during the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Mother, the snow fell late this year. It doesn't fall in winter, but if it's snow, it's good, and the snowflakes cover the crops like a quilt. The seedlings in the ground will not be frozen, but the snow in Lichun is terrible. Obviously, it is spring flowers, and this snow, the temperature is very low, but I am afraid that the crops will be frozen. It's not. Mother, I'll go and look in the field, sweep away the snow, cover it with fertile soil, and make some remedy. Dragon Boat Festival said.

Xie Ling said: "My mother is also worried about this, but fortunately, you thought of it for your mother during the Dragon Boat Festival." Since God doesn't do beauty, we can't do nothing, otherwise this year's harvest will be miserable. ”

Dragon Boat Festival nodded: "Yes, mother, you see, the clouds in the sky are very shallow." I'm afraid that the snow will stop soon, and I will cover the seedlings with another layer of soil, which should be used to keep warm, and they will not be frozen. ”

"Go, my good girl." Xie Ling came to the end.

The Dragon Boat Festival went.

At this time, two guests came, both of whom were going to the hot springs, Xie Ling gave them tea and asked, "Do you want mules and horses?" ”

One said yes, the other said no. Don't go up the hill by yourself. He handed over the broken silver to Xie Ling, and pawned the deposit, Xie Ling pulled a mule from the stump behind him to the guest, and the guest rode the mule up the mountain.

Today, the hot spring farm is equipped with eight mules at the bottom of the mountain. As the saying goes, the eight characters are auspicious.

If you want to go up by mule, you have to pay a deposit first, and if you really don't have a deposit, you will go up with the villagers or laborers, but you have to tip your husband.

Such a service is good. Guests can even save climbing the mountain, and more and more people come. Xie Ling's tea stall can make a lot of money in a day and night.

Some villagers passed by, and seeing that Xie Ling was busy, came over and accosted: "Now you are blessed, your children are so capable." ”

Xie Ling smiled: "It's really not me who brags, the whole village wants to find a child of my family who is so capable, but I really don't have it!" ”

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the soil of the saplings was thickened in the field, and he sat on the ridge tiredly. The snow fell on her hair and slid down to the condon of her ears, cool. She sighed at her hands, looking at the snowy scene, the distant mountains were like daisies, the world was clear, and she was a little reluctant to leave.

The snow really stopped at night, Xie Ling lit the oil lamp, and said: "Dragon Boat Festival, I'm about to get married, and Ni Chongyang will see each other rarely, this is the rule, so as not to gossip." ”

Dragon Boat Festival nodded: "I know my mother." While looking for an embroidery cage, he took out a needle and thread, and embroidered it on the flower bandage.

Although embroidery is not good, but always have to learn more, the so-called practice makes perfect. How can I not embroider after getting married, although the Dragon Boat Festival is crossed, but it has been more than three years, she feels that she should follow the local customs, too unconventional and regarded as a weirdo, but not good.

Xie Ling was very happy when he saw the Dragon Boat Festival embroidery, and lit an oil lamp again, for fear that his eyes would not be able to see well during the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Mother, Yichen took the exam last year and won the first place, I'm afraid that it won't be long before our family can show off a talent. The eldest brother and the fourth brother are so promising, and my mother is also relaxed. Dragon Boat Festival said.

When Xie Ling heard this, he also pulled a needle and thread, sewed and mended the children's old clothes, and chatted with the Dragon Boat Festival while sewing and mending them, saying: "Yichen, this child is sticking to you, and he listens to you when he is young, it's not that your sister is doing well, and Yichen is also angry." ”

"However, the eldest brother owes Li Yuanbao a thousand taels of silver, have you paid it back?" The Dragon Boat Festival is very realistic, and all you care about is money.

Xie Ling shook his head: "This is a thousand taels, not a small amount, although the income of the hot spring farm last year was good, but the expenses were also large, you calculate, there are a total of about 20 helpers, and new noodles were built in the second half of the year, these are all expenses." I'm afraid it won't be able to pay it back for a while. ”

Dragon Boat Festival raised his eyes, "Before my daughter gets married, I must help my eldest brother and repay this debt, so that my mother can really live a good life." ”

Xie Ling's eyes showed distress: "Dragon Boat Festival, how filial you are, but you have already managed so much for this family, and this debt is also a debt owed by your eldest brother's engagement, so you can let it go." Otherwise, how can you make Zong Yan embarrassed. ”

"Mother, at least for now, we are still a family, even if we get married in the future, we can't say that we will be divided, my eldest brother's debt, that is, my debt, I can help naturally." The Dragon Boat Festival seemed to be very relaxed.

"But how can you help?" Xie Ling said, "It's also a matter of their husband and wife, and my mother can't do anything." ”

Dragon Boat Festival thought about it and said, "Mother, I have a way." Don't we have a total of twenty silkworms before and after? Silkworms are expensive. If you sell it, a thousand taels of silver will be fine. Isn't that enough to pay off the debt? ”

Xie Ling was stunned: "Dragon Boat Festival, you were the one who got this silkworm fire back then, and this silkworm is also yours." It should have been regarded as your dowry being taken away, how could my mother use the silkworm to pay off your eldest brother's debt? ”

When the Dragon Boat Festival heard this, he shook Xie Ling's hand and said, "Mother, the Ni family is not used to raising silkworms, let alone the delicate silkworms?" You asked me to bring it to the Ni family. Didn't you force the silkworm baby to die? Mother, you can take something else for me as a dowry, I won't take the silkworm away. ”

The earliest silkworms obtained by raising silkworms during the Dragon Boat Festival, only two survived in the end, and later Xie Ling and the Dragon Boat Festival got the door to raising silkworms, and these two heads were bred into the current twenty heads, and the heads were healthy, just waiting for the five years old, making cocoons and silk.

Speaking of which, it really all originated from the silkworm fire. Xie Ling confessed to being one of five children. The mother who is very fair, even if it is for her daughter, she tries to be fair, so she wanted to take the silkworm away from the Dragon Boat Festival earlier.

However, the Dragon Boat Festival insisted on refusing, and thinking about it, no one in the Ni family knew how to raise silkworms, and it was a pity to bring it to death. Besides, this silkworm is a treasure when it is alive, and it is worthless when it dies, so it is better to listen to the Dragon Boat Festival and use it to pay off the debt.

"Mother. This year's weather is colder than in previous years, and the silkworm babies are afraid that it will be even more difficult to live. The judgment of the Dragon Boat Festival finally made Xie Ling nod.

"That mother will sell the silkworm tomorrow, or send it to Xie's house to see if anyone collects it."

Dragon Boat Festival shook his head: "Mother, this is a silkworm." How can you sell it cheaply? ”

"Mother didn't sell it cheaply."

"Mother, you put the silkworms like selling vegetables, put them on the market to sell, or take the initiative to send them to the Xie family to ask for collection, you say, who will give a high price, what is this not a cheap sale?"

This stopped Xie Ling: "It's the same." ”

"Mother. My daughter has thought about it, isn't Li Yuanbao our partner? We negotiated with the Li family, and half of the money from the auction was given to Li Yuanbao, and he was greedy for silkworms and would definitely agree. "Dragon Boat Festival knows how to use various platforms to serve itself.

So, this matter was handed over to the Dragon Boat Festival to do.

Dragon Boat Festival found Li Yuanbao: "I have another good business to find you today." ”

Li Yuanbao shook the Jinchuan fan, and his eyebrows and eyes were bent with a flirtatious taste: "Oh? Is it for our Li family to make money again? ”

"Of course. We're friends. ”

"Oh, what business?"

The Dragon Boat Festival told him the idea of entrusting him to auction the silkworm, and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "This time it's the silkworm, it's genuine." The auction by you has also increased the fame of your Li family. ”

Li Yuanbao smiled, daring to use the fame of their Li family to gather celebrities to auction their silkworms.

"Is it a real silkworm? You've raised it for so long, but you're willing to do it? Li Yuanbao asked.

"How reluctant. It's just silkworms both horizontally and vertically, and it's not human. Only with the money can you pay your debts. Dragon Boat Festival said disapprerovingly, "Half of the auction price belongs to your Li family, I'm sorry enough." ”

The Dragon Boat Festival knows that such a sharing ratio will definitely stimulate Li Yuanbao to raise the price higher, because the higher the price, the more the Li family will receive.

"A clever ghost girl, she will come up with ideas." Li Yuanbao praised, "If you do business with me, we will join forces, and we may not know how to make a fortune." It's a pity that you're going to marry a peasant. ”

Dragon Boat Festival said: "Don't talk nonsense. Brother Chongyang's goodness is not something you can know. This day is broken, he is more suitable for my man. ”

Li Yuanbao smiled, "But if you want to pay off my debts, I'm not in a hurry." You can take it slowly. ”

"If you delay it, you have to pay it back, and our family doesn't like to owe it to others. That's it, right? "The Dragon Boat Festival is bound to win.

Li Yuanbao said: "This time you are so generous, take the silkworm and me fifty-five points, how can I not agree?" If I don't say yes, you'll have someone willing to help you. ”

"It's good to know." The Dragon Boat Festival then discussed the steps with Li Yuanbao.

The auction venue is set at Li's noodle shop. On the same day, the wind and the sun were beautiful, and Li Yuanbao set up a high platform at the door of the noodle shop and hung a red cloth.

In advance, he wrote an invitation to inform the wealthy family he knew from Qinghe County that he had come.

Dozens of sedan chairs stopped in front of the door, the rich people sat inside to watch, and the little maid stepped forward to open the curtain.

The Dragon Boat Festival stands in the background.

Li Yuanbao put the silkworms on the bamboo strips, wrapped them in mulberry leaves, showed them to the rich people, and then introduced them, and then shouted out the starting price of the auction of 1,000 taels!

The Dragon Boat Festival was taken aback when he heard it, Li Yuanbao is a rhythm to make a lot of money!

The psychological price of the Dragon Boat Festival before was that as long as it could be sold for seven or eight hundred taels, it was a lot to sell five hundred taels at the reserve price. But Li Yuanbao actually opened his mouth directly for a thousand taels!

After the scene was silent, a voice soon sounded: "One thousand one hundred taels!" ”

Oh, my God! There are people who want such a high price!

As a result, the auctions came and went: "One thousand two hundred taels!" Fifteen hundred taels! Two thousand taels! ”

Dragon Boat Festival gasped, where is this auction, it's just showing off your wealth!

Look at these rich people, all dressed luxuriously, with graceful demeanor, where are they willing to let people compare, what is a few thousand taels of silver, not being robbed of the limelight, this is called enjoyment!

Thinking about the Dragon Boat Festival, Li Yuanbao knew that everyone in this group thought that they were the richest, and they didn't like others, so they called them together.

In this way, no matter how bad the auction item is, it can be sold at a high price, because at this time, it is no longer a measure of the real price of the commodity, but who is more powerful than others.

The silkworm has become a symbol of their strength.

The final price was three thousand taels of silver.

It was shouted by a representative sent by the Xie family.

The Xie family has always monopolized the silkworm industry, how could it be possible for others to get the silkworm seeds, so they recycled them at any cost.

Dragon Boat Festival thought, if according to what Xie Ling said, take the initiative to find the Xie family to recycle these silkworms, I am afraid that I will not be able to sell even five hundred taels. was so carefully conceived by Li Yuanbao that it was sold for three thousand taels!

It seems that doing business is really a psychological warfare.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, he took 1,000 taels to repay the silver that Yang Zongyan owed Li Yuanbao, and finally got 500 taels.

Xie Ling looked at the silver of the hundred flowers, his eyes were glazed, and he couldn't believe it.

"Li Yuanbao earned the most this time, and he didn't spend any cost, so he got 1,500 taels of silver. And we, who have been raising silkworms for two years, have paid a lot of effort. Dragon Boat Festival said.

Yang Zongyan said guiltily: "Third sister, eldest brother, thank you." ”

Dragon Boat Festival said with a smile: "What kind words do you say, big brother, you don't owe debts in the future, live well with your sister-in-law, and I will rest assured that my sister, as the saying goes, poor couples mourn everything, Miss Lin has suffered a lot of glory and wealth, where did she suffer?" Presumably Miss Lin is a dignified and sensible person, if she meets someone who is ignorant and owes such a debt, she may not know what kind of noise she will have. (To be continued.) )