"Stupid!" Both Ma Du and Lao Zhu are using this indecent title to express their respect for each other.

Ma Du thought that Lao Zhu, an old farmer, had no vision and no knowledge, so he learned from Meng Yuan for a little profit, and insisted on contracting the right to go to sea to him, which simply made Ma Du go to a piece of the biggest heart disease.

At the same time, he got the right to return the military, and the sea patrol Lao Zhu he said understood very well that it was the army. Even if Lao Zhu doesn't attach importance to the navy, he also requires that it cannot exceed 5,000, and he must have a good family with an innocent family background. Madu didn't rebel and asked so many people to do anything, two or three thousand people were enough for him to tighten his belt and make offerings.

As for Lao Zhu, he felt that Ma Du was really a stupid person, and when Ma Du left, he smiled strangely, and reached out to pull Ma Dajia who came out from behind the screen, "Isn't it bad to let my brother make me a wedding dress like this, this kid has a big temperament, and I don't know what to do when the time comes." ”

Ma Dajia said: "There's nothing wrong with it, I'm afraid of the money that Biao'er handed over to me, there will only be more in my brother's place, what do you want so much money to do at a young age, sooner or later something will happen."

Lao Zhu patted Ma Da's hand, "You are too worried, Xuanzhong is a good way to make money, but it is really nothing compared to a rich businessman like Shen Wansan, they are the rich and rival the country." It's a business of hundreds of thousands of taels at every turn, and the tax money that poor Gu received last year was only 200,000 taels. ”

A hint of greed flashed in Lao Zhu's eyes, that's right, Lao Zhu is really poor, and that's all he can collect in a year. What to fight with? Of course, it is grain, Huguang and Jiangnan of Lao Zhu Zhan are important grain-producing places, and the tax rate at this time is one of ten taxes, and the tax grain collected is about 10 million stones.

In troubled times, grain is considered hard currency, food is used for wages, and food is used for shopping, although this thing is really not easy to preserve, and transportation is troublesome, and there is a lot of loss in use, which is far less good than silver. Facts have proved that Lao Zhu loves money very much, and he can't receive silver himself, so he simply issues paper money without restraint, which once caused inflation in the Ming Dynasty.

In terms of pragmatism, Lao Zhu trusts Ma Du from the bottom of his heart, he can always surprise himself, Ma Du said that this city has a profit, then there must be. It's a pity that Lao Zhu has no money and no energy, and he doesn't know where to start, since Ma Du wants to be a market company, let him do it, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, Lao Zhu will make sure that he will not lose money.

It was a good time to add the city division, and now Lao Zhu still has the mind to forge ahead, if he sits firmly in the country, he may not be able to toss like this.

Ma Du waited in the back house for a long time before Ma Dajia came back, and when he saw Ma Du, he smiled and said: "Brother looks in a good mood, but what's the good thing?" ”

"Nothing? It was the younger brother who handed a note to his brother-in-law, and the brother-in-law agreed. Sister, where did you go, I waited for a long time. ”

Ma Du chatted with Ma Dajia about some household things, and Ma Dajia took a bag from the cabinet and gave it to Ma Du. Ma Du took it and asked, "What good things have Sister prepared for me?" ”

"Now that you have a family and a business, you have your own wife to care for you, where do you still need a sister! This is an autumn dress for the fourth child, this child grows up quickly. ”

"Sister don't worry, where can the fourth child be without him for food and clothing. Hey, and two old ginseng. ”

Ma Dajia said: "This is for Xiaoshuang, if it takes a long time to give birth, you can help her replenish her strength." ”

"I thanked my eldest sister for Xiaoshuang!"

"By the way, I heard that you beat the people of the Wei State Mansion, including Mrs. Xu's maternal uncle."

"How did it spread so quickly, Sister also knows."

Ma Dajia asked, "Aren't you afraid that Xu Da will come back and blame you?" ”

Ma Du smiled hesitantly: "Brother Xu is the most sensible, and he will definitely be able to understand me for his good." If he blames me for this, it won't be worth calling him Brother Xu. ”

"Well, that's right!" Ma Dajia nodded, and said in his heart: "Ah Di Ding can also understand that I am for your good!" ”

After the beginning of autumn, the heat gradually subsided, and in the early morning, there was already a trace of coolness, a mule cart slowly stopped on the official road, and an old man got off the car with the support of the old servant.

The old man looked at the emerald green Fangshan, looked back at the sparkling Qinhuai River behind him, and smiled: "There are mountains and rivers It is really a good scenery." ”

Seeing a little girl herding sheep on the side of the road, the old man walked over, and before he could speak, the little girl looked at him and exclaimed, "Oh, old man, are you a fairy!" ”

Don't blame the little girl for making a fuss, this old man has a silver beard and silver hair but no dragon clock is old, his face is full of red light, he is in good spirits, his face is kind and smiles before speaking, and there is a bit of dust in his elegance.

Listening to the little girl's words, the old man laughed, "The old man is not a fairy, the old man asked you if the house over there is the Ma family?" ”

Xiao Yu'er asked, "Yes, that's also my home!" Is my husband here to find my brother? ”

"Your brother?"

"Well, my brother is a lord, and many people look for him every day!"

The old man asked suspiciously: "You are also surnamed Ma?" ”

Xiao Yu'er shook her head: "No, my surname is Feng, my grandfather often said that he and his brother will become a real family at two o'clock." My husband should come to my house first, my brother hasn't gotten up yet. ”

The old man said: "The old man is not going, call your brother here, the old man is waiting for him here." ”

"Good!" Xiao Yu'er put the rope tied to the sheep's neck into the old man's hand, "Take care of my little black, don't let it run away!" ”

Xiao Yu'er ran two steps and turned around, "What do you call your husband?" ”

"The old man's name is Zhu Sheng!"

Ma Du was dragged out of the house by Xiao Yu'er only wearing small clothes, and when he arrived at the edge of the official road, he saw the little black sheep grazing on the edge of the official road, and Zhu Sheng was holding a whip to the side.

Ma Du gave a deep salute, "Sister doesn't know how to count etiquette, don't be strange, sir, please come and sit at home." ”

"What's the matter, it's a good little girl, coming out early in the morning to herd sheep is a hundred times better than you, who sleeps lazy!" Zhu Sheng handed the rope back to Xiao Yu'er, and reached out to touch her head, "The old man came empty-handed, so he won't go to your house!" Let's go, take the old man to see your school. ”

Ma Du was overjoyed, and he didn't care about going home to get dressed, so he took Zhu Sheng to the school in a small coat. Zhu Sheng's physical condition seems to be much better than the last time he saw him, not only looking at his spirit, but also his physical strength, and his face is not red or out of breath after walking for two or three miles.

Although school will only start tomorrow, the children of the tenants' families have already come to the school to clean, but this place is very clean by Yuan Jiuli, and they really have nothing to do, so they help the cook prepare food in the canteen.

The big meat buns that had just come out of the pot, everyone was eating happily, and when they saw Ma Guo come to salute obediently, some of them also ran to the canteen and brought two buns to Ma Du.

Ma Du took one and bit it so much that his mouth was full of oil, and Zhu Sheng broke the bun in half and handed it to the old servant behind him for half. Seeing this, Ma Du was about to ask the student to get another one for Zhu Sheng.

Zhu Sheng shook his head, "My appetite is not half as good as it was back then." This meat steamed bun is well done, and the filling is real. He looked at the students at the door of the cafeteria and asked, "They are all good students, the old man heard that you still practice military law here?" ”

"Military law is for bear children, if you don't discipline them well, you can turn the sky upside down."

"The old man has taught all his life and understands a truth, there is no bad student, only an incompetent gentleman."

I rub! It's such an advanced concept, and it's really a senior educator, but that "incompetent gentleman" shouldn't mean Lao Tzu.

Ma Du took Zhu Sheng around the school, from the dormitory to the classroom, from the office to the cafeteria. He found a stone bench and sat down, "Yes, it's a lot of money." Do you want to pass on Hawaiian knowledge here? ”

"Yes, sir, do you think it's wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's your responsibility and obligation, the old man is not a pedantic person, what is useful is to be knowledgeable." Zhu Sheng's face became very serious, "The old man wants to ask you what you think of Confucianism?" Don't say that you have studied with Song Lian, you claim to be a Confucian child, you kid doesn't have the slightest bit of a scholar's backbone. ”

Ma Du knew that the real test was coming, the so-called Tao was not the same, Zhu Sheng was showing off the carriages and horses, and they all regarded themselves as gentlemen one by one, but they were arrogant and domineering.

Ma Du really wanted to say that Niu X baked, who likes your Confucian set, and the dragging text that shakes his head all day long has an egg. But he knew that he was not even qualified to say "seeking common ground while reserving differences and peaceful coexistence" without being humble or arrogant.

Ma Du was silent for a moment before pointing to a small piece of vegetable at the back of the canteen and said: "This ground can be planted with garlic seedlings, cucumbers or cabbage, if it is planted outside the fence, it may be hoeed as a weed." The younger generation has sweet potatoes brought from outside the territory and wants to plant them in them to take root and sprout...... Did you know about sweet potatoes? ”

Zhu Sheng nodded knowingly and smiled: "I have eaten it once, it is very soft and suitable for the old man's teeth!" ”

Ma Duxin said: "Sweet potatoes are very delicious to eat, but they are very domineering when they grow, their vines will climb all over the vegetable fields, and their huge fruits will absorb all the nutrients!" ”