When the glamorous man heard that one hundred wen was a catty, he happily said in a loud voice: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive!" Come on, pick a big one for me! ”

The man's face was crackled, and he squinted at the man who squeezed out of the crowd and slipped away, muttering quietly before leaving: "Rich people really enjoy it!" Isn't it just a watermelon? In the summer, you can buy a bunch of 100 Wen! ”

The guy was right, rich people really enjoy it. What is a top indulgence? In the eyes of that glamorous man, the top enjoyment is not the delicacies of the mountains and seas that are eaten all over the world, but what you can eat, and there are few people in this world who can eat and afford it. For example, this watermelon, in winter, who can eat it all over the world? Everyone has eaten it, but so what? This is the logic of the rich, its purpose is to grab as much scarcity as possible, and right now, watermelons are scarce!

The melon seller saw that the first deal was reached so easily, and secretly admired what the showman in the village taught him, he really said it right, as long as he said that it nourishes yin and aphrodisiac and prolongs life. Those rich people will immediately pay the money, and they will not even pay back the price!

The melon seller immediately picked out the largest watermelon, weighed it and said: "Twelve catties and two taels, according to twelve catties, you will be charged one tael or two dollars of silver." ”

The glamorous man paid the money and asked the attendant to pick up the watermelon, and he walked in front with his back hand, and the servant followed behind with the watermelon, like a general who had won a battle, and walked triumphantly towards his home. It is estimated that if you meet an acquaintance, you will brag about it. For him, this is a meaningful life!

Under the leadership of this glamorous man, it took about an hour to sell all the two baskets of watermelons. In the end, the man asked his son to do the math, and sold it for more than twenty taels of silver. The melon seller was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

He put away the silver, pushed the wheelbarrow, and calculated as he walked home, he planted more than 600 watermelons in this acre of greenhouse, and he could collect more than 600 watermelons, which could be sold for almost 600 taels of silver at today's price. This is a huge amount of money for him, he has never seen so much silver in his life!

However, such a good business can't be obtained by himself, and he can't forget to choose his Lord Zhizhou and He Gongzi, who helped him build a glass greenhouse, to set aside a hundred watermelons for their two nobles......

When the father and son pushed the wheelbarrow back to the experimental field, it was not yet dark, and several other families immediately gathered around and asked, "Second Captain, have you sold your watermelon?" ”

The melon seller replied happily: "It's all sold out, it's all sold out." Li Xiucai is really a god, according to his words, those rich people in the city really bought it immediately. ”

Everyone asked in unison, "How much did it cost?" It's also sold at the price that Li Xiucai said? ”

"Yes, that's the price."

"Wow! Captain Er, you have made a fortune! Everyone said happily, and at the same time, they were also happily calculating how much silver they could sell for the vegetables they planted.

Wei Lao Er said with a smile: "Everyone is rich!" ”

That's right, these ten glass greenhouses are different for each family. Since watermelons can be bought at a good price, nothing else can be wrong. At this price, each family could earn five or six hundred taels of silver.

Wei Lao Er said again at this time: "I have thought about it, if there is no Lord Zhizhou and He Gongzi, we will not have today, so I plan to stay."

Give 100 watermelons to the two nobles. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! You're welcome! We can't forget our benefactors. The crowd replied.

At this time, the old farmer in charge stood up and said: "When He Gongzi built a greenhouse for us, he said that the vegetables and fruits grown in this greenhouse belong to us, and his only requirement is to cultivate wheat and rice varieties within three years, and we have all agreed to it." We have made a fortune planting greenhouses this winter, but we can't forget the matter of He Gongzi, we want to cultivate new seeds with all our ability, and no one is allowed to fool around! ”

"That's that, Daddy Xue is right! We promise to do so! Everyone said happily.

Wei Lao Er touched the back of his head and said: "Father Xue, we haven't bred seeds, we don't know how to breed, and He Gongzi hasn't taught us." ”

As soon as Wei Lao Er reminded him, everyone agreed.

Father Xue said slowly: "This breeding, I've heard others say it before. It is to select the ears of wheat with full grains and a large number of grains from the well-grown fields as seeds, plant them in the fertile and well-watered fields every two years, take care of them, and choose them again every two years, and so on, and so on, and wait until the third year to basically select the best seeds. ”

"It's as simple as that?" Everyone asked in unison.

"This is what I heard from the older generation, and I have never tried it." Father Xue replied vaguely, and then said: "I still go to ask Gongzi He for advice on this matter, and ask him to give us some advice." Early tomorrow morning, every family will pick some fruits and vegetables, and we will visit He Gongzi. ”

When He Zhiyuan returned to the state capital, Wei Laoer's watermelons had already been sold, and it was a pity that he did not see him selling watermelons and many rich people buying watermelons.

When he came back this time, he was still worried about the enrollment of the vocational and technical college examination, although he asked Zhou Fuliu to do it, but at least he had to check the printing of a test paper. The question he gave did not test the student's knowledge of the Four and Five Classics. Instead, there are some strange questions, such as some graphic law questions, some intelligence test questions, and even brain teaser questions.

Not long after returning home, Zhou Fuliu came to him. She took out the test paper and said, "Are these test questions you said too biased for these students?" ”

He Zhiyuan said with a smile: "These students are all children who are familiar with the Four and Five Classics, and I have no doubt about their literacy ability, but the professors in our college are all science and engineering knowledge, not that they continue to read Confucian classics." Rather, it is to recruit students who are flexible, good at thinking, judgmental, and logical reasoning. But most of them have not studied mathematics and can only take this type of questions. ”

Zhou Fuliu said worriedly: "However, this kind of question is estimated to hit their self-confidence, and it is estimated that many candidates will cry on the spot." ”

He Zhiyuan smiled evilly: "That's no way, the exam, this situation is normal." It's just that they will be surprised by this test, and I believe that there are still many students who can answer it well. ”

He even thought with some bad taste, in the past, when I was in school, I let the old questions be scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, and I died and lived, but now it is finally my turn to be the examiner, how can I be worthy of such a good opportunity to test them. Now he has gone to invigilate the exam in person, and he really wants to see the desperate eyes of the candidates with his own eyes!

At this time, Yan Jihai felt curious and took the test paper

After doing a few questions, he said to the master: "Master, is the answer to this question divided into small pieces for the first time, and cut into two small pieces for the second time?" ”

He Zhiyuan took the test paper and looked at the question:

Let the worker work for you for 7 days, and the reward for the worker is a gold bar. The bars are divided into 7 connected sections, you have to give them a bar at the end of each day, if you are only allowed to break the bar twice, how do you pay your workers?

This is one of the easiest intelligence tests that can be done with a little thought. He Zhiyuan said to Yan Jihai: "You did it right, that's how it is cut." ”

Then I looked down and it was all right. He couldn't help but praise: "You did all the questions correctly. Do you think you can continue to do it? ”

"Of course you can, I don't think it's that difficult." Yan Jihai replied confidently.

"Then you find a room and do it all by yourself and see how many points you can score." He Zhiyuan said.

Yan Jihai agreed, and took the test paper to do the questions.

He Zhiyuan said proudly to Zhou Fuliu: "If you see it, my apprentice doesn't think it's difficult." It shows that there are still people who are good at doing this kind of question, and not all readers in the Ming Dynasty are nerds. ”

The corners of Zhou Fuliu's mouth twitched and said: "Of course, this is the apprentice you deliberately chosen, of course it is the same as you." ”

Speaking of this test question, He Zhiyuan thought of another person and asked Zhou Fuliu: "Do you remember the Li Huaicai who ran away from the king?" I haven't heard from him for a while, I don't know what his situation is now? ”

Zhou Fuliu replied: "Of course I remember, this student is also very smart, but the foundation of the scriptures is a little weak, and as a result, he was assigned to the fourth grade when he was assigned to the class." Listening to Wang Dejin, his mathematics and physics are both good, but the classics are still poor, and it is estimated that he will graduate in two years, and I don't know what he plans to do in the future. ”

He Zhiyuan recalled the days of teaching in the school, and said with emotion: "Li Huaicai is one year younger than me, and he will be an adult in another year." I hope that after graduation he will come to me and I will take him as an apprentice, maybe he will also be able to make achievements in a field of interest. ”

Zhou Fuliu said with a smile: "You are addicted to accepting apprentices." ”

"That's natural, I'll rely on these apprentices to support my old age in the future." He Zhiyuan laughed.

Zhou Fuliu chuckled: "Pull it down, some of your apprentices are older than you, and you are about the same as providing for them." ”

"Then rely on these apprentices to promote science, so that my science can be carried forward."

"That's pretty much it." Zhou Fuliu said.

Then Zhou Fuliu Zhengse said: "You have accepted so many apprentices, so you don't plan to accept Liang Yuesong as an apprentice?" ”

"He's ......" He Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed: "He is not suitable, he was partial to literature in his previous life, and he also majored in classical Chinese language and literature when he was in college, which is the opposite of me." Will my apprentice be able to make a difference in the field of science? If you want me to say that he is the most suitable for the imperial examination, and then go to the official. But I don't think he's been doing anything serious lately, except for writing and copying. ”

"Oh, yes. I found out that he and Youlan have been sticking together a lot lately, and he has nothing to do when he is young, so it won't work. Zhou Fuliu also sighed: "I worried about him in my previous life, but I didn't expect that after crossing, I would still worry about him." ”

(End of chapter)

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