Gray Yuan Town, the Zhang family, the Zhang family father and son who have been paying attention to Zhao Yuan are a little confused, a small courtyard with an area of nearly two acres is being renovated on a large scale, looking at the appearance of the decoration of the small courtyard, I don't know what to do with it at all.

"This Zhao Yuan's relationship with Wanjia is not simple, and now he has such a big shop in the market, and he doesn't know what to do, I hope it won't affect my family's business." Father Zhang said worriedly. The small town of Gray Plains, for so many years, almost all the business has been done.

"Dad, our family's business mainly relies on the channels of 10,000 families, and Zhao Yuan's shop is open in the bazaar, which should not have a big impact on our family, but the other few should be greatly affected." Zhang Xu, who went to participate in the imperial examination in Shu last year, was deeply shocked, and after the imperial examination was over, he obeyed his father's arrangement and helped at home.

Speaking of the imperial examination, Zhang Xu's talent is still somewhat famous in Gray Plains Town, but he didn't even pass the exam, and Zhang's father also asked people from the Wan family to help him find out, only to know that the imperial examination is no longer a small businessman's family like the Zhang family can play.

The imperial examination system of Later Shu mainly follows the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, mainly because the official of Zhigong has completely changed, and it is no longer held by a prestigious minister, and the political situation of Houshu has been decayed, and the ministers sent to invigilate the examination are completely for money.

The period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms, from 907 A.D. Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty to establish the Zhu Liang Dynasty to 960 A.D. Northern Song Dynasty was established, and in the 54 years, the Central Plains region successively appeared Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, and five dynasties, known as Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, and the south successively appeared in the former Shu, Later Shu, Wu, Southern Tang, Wu Yue, Fujian, Chu, Southern Han, Jingnan, and Northern Han ten secession regimes. In 979 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty destroyed the last secessionist regime, the Northern Han Dynasty.

Each regime did not exist for a long time, and the longest-lasting Hou Liang only existed for 16 years, and the imperial examination system of each regime almost followed the imperial examination system of the Sui and Tang dynasties, but there were some changes.

At this time, Houshu was also in its last few years, from the top to the lower level officials, most of them had decayed, the imperial examination had become a luxury, and Zhang Xu was only one of the countless students who were affected.

"Xu'er, you and that Zhao Yuan are also a little familiar, look for an opportunity to inquire, what business he is going to do, and see if there is any opportunity to cooperate with our family."

"Okay, Dad." Zhang Xu nodded and said.

It's not just the Zhang family who pays attention to the decoration of Zhao Yuan's shop, after all, the market in Gray Yuan Town is so big, and Zhao Yuan didn't fence off the house, so even though the store is not open yet, looking at Zhao Yuan's decoration shop, most people in the entire Gray Yuan Town know that a different shop is going to be opened here.

The small Gray Plains Town Market, because of Zhao Yuan's upcoming store, many people are muttering in their hearts.

When Zhao Yuan's family returned home, it was almost dark, so they made some dinner, fed the two donkeys after eating, and rested after a hasty wash.

Jasper is made into a tree high, ten thousand hanging down green silk, I don't know who cut out the thin leaves, and the spring breeze in February is like scissors. The spring breeze in February blows the earth, and a touch of tender shoots begin to emerge from the ground, and today is the day when the villagers of Yakou Village agreed to come to Zhao Yuan's house to help with spring ploughing.

"I don't know how many cows they can borrow to help plough the ground." Early in the morning, Zhao Yuan and Meng Ying got up, and after a routine exercise, the two returned to the kitchen.

"Now everyone has to plow the fields, and it's not good to borrow cattle."

"I hope there will be a few more, otherwise it will all depend on manpower, and our family's more than 400 acres of land will not know when it will be turned."

Zhao Yuan hopes that the villagers who come to Yakou Village to help with the work can find a few ploughing cattle to help with the work.

"Let's start making breakfast, they should be coming early." After Zhao Yuan washed up, he said to Meng Ying with a smile.

"Well, what are you going to do in the morning?" Meng Ying asked.

"Let's just cook the noodles and put more meat."

"Luoluo is lazy today, and she woke up in the morning."

"Let her sleep more, the little girl will be about to turn four years old in more than ten days."

"Give her a good birthday when the time comes."

Meng Ying and Zhao Yuan chatted casually, while starting to prepare breakfast, after a while, the villagers of Yakou Village came, and more than 20 people from Dongquan Village, which is adjacent to Yakou Village, also wanted to ask Zhao Yuan if he needed their help here, and if necessary, everyone would stay and help together.

"Zhao Dongjia, what do you think?" Wen Jianglang asked a little embarrassed.

At the beginning, he went to Dongquan Village to borrow two ox carts, and the two owners of the ox carts followed Zhao Yuan's house to help clean up the barren mountains, and after the work was done two days ago, the two people who went home with their wages were happy, and they told the matter of working in Zhao Yuan's house, and more than 20 people in the village came with them early this morning.

"It's good, it's just that I'm worried that everyone won't be able to do it, Uncle Lizheng, how many ploughing cattle have you borrowed?" Zhao Yuan said indifferently.

"There are only two ploughing cattle, and there are no cattle in our village, and there are only two ploughing cattle that helped transport the saplings last time." Wen Jianglang said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, if there are fewer ploughing cattle, everyone will be a little tired."

"I'm not tired, I'm just afraid of delaying Zhao Dong's business." Wen Jianglang said.

"Let's sit casually, Uncle Lizheng, find two women who cook better to help cook the rice, there are too many people to be busy." Zhao Yuan said.

"Okay." Wen Jianglang nodded, and said to everyone, "Zhao Dongjia promised to let everyone stay and work, but in the front, everyone must not be cheating, Osmanthus sister, Yu Lan sister, you cook the best rice in our village, help Zhao Dongjia cook for everyone." ”

"Thank you Zhao Dongjia, Wen Lizheng, it's all work in the field, we must do it well."

"Uncle, I cook very well, why don't you call me." A younger woman said.

"That's it, how did Li Zheng say that Osmanthus and Yu Lan cook the best rice?"

"Okay, don't make any noise, what is it like, Zhao Dongjia, just the two of them help cook, this is Wang Guihua, this is Feng Yulan." Wen Jianglang scolded the women who were coaxing, and introduced Zhao Yuan again.

"Two sisters-in-law, the two of you will help cook, and you will get off work early at noon and evening to help, and the wages will be the same." Zhao Yuan saw that he had determined the manpower to help cook the rice, and arranged.

"Okay, Zhao Dongjia, then we'll go to the kitchen." The woman named Wang Guihua pulled Feng Yulan and said.

"Then I'll bother you." Zhao Yuan nodded, and said to Meng Ying, who was busy in the kitchen, "Xiaoying, you can arrange for the two sisters-in-law to help cook." ”

"Okay, Brother Yuan." Meng Ying nodded at Wang Guihua and Feng Yulan and replied.

"Uncle Lizheng, do you estimate how much land each person can turn over in a day?"

"Zhao Dongjia, I have seen your land, although it is a wasteland that has just been opened, but it was cleaned up very cleanly, and it only needs to be turned a few points deep, how can everyone turn over two or three acres a day, and there are two ploughing cows." Wen Jianglang thought about it and said.

"Try to dig as deep as possible, everyone plans to turn one and a half acres, then it can be completed in about five or six days." Zhao Yuan calculated for a moment and said with a smile.

"Five or six days, no problem, plus sowing, fertilizer, and strive to plant the land for Zhao Dong's family in ten days, then let's go to work in the field first?" Wen Jianglang clapped his hands and said.

"Breakfast will be ready soon, let's go back after breakfast." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

"Okay."