Although Zhou Zhi is sixteen years old and has grown into an adult, he should have become the main labor force in the family, but now his father Zhou Tie attaches great importance to Zhou Zhi's reading, and tries not to arrange Zhou Zhi to work.

The weather is gradually warming, and the vegetable greenhouses can no longer be planted. Planting vegetable greenhouses in winter did make some money, so that the Zhou family's days suddenly entered the ranks of petty bourgeoisie.

But in the end, money is limited, and it is not possible to sit on the mountain and eat nothing. Therefore, Zhou Zhi needs to think of some ways to make a fortune, even if it is an extremely simple way, so as to continue to earn some money and maintain his family.

I used to think of making toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and the like, but those things are small things after all, and they also require a lot of materials, which is obviously not very suitable for a small village like Baiyue Village.

Now that he has potatoes, Zhou Zhi thought of making vermicelli, vermicelli and the like.

He lived in the countryside when he was a child, and he had seen people make vermicelli, and the process was not very complicated, so he wanted to wait for the bumper harvest of potatoes in Qingdu County, so Zhou Zhi asked his father to hire some people to make vermicelli to sell.

Of course, things like being vermicelli fans won't last long, after all, the people of the Ming Dynasty are not stupid, and they will quickly learn techniques from the Zhou family. However, the Zhou family has taken a step ahead, and will definitely make a lot of profits, and at the same time accumulate some initial funds, and then seek a greater way to make money.

There will be a small exam at the beginning of spring next year, which seems to be a short time, but during this period, you still need to read more books and practice writing Bagu Wen well.

Others use ten years of study to be able to be admitted to the college examination to show talent, Zhou Zhi only has one year, although Zhou Zhi has the foundation of later generations, and has the ability to recite by eye, but the difficulty is also quite large, so reading and learning must also be grasped.

In the following days, Zhou Zhi asked his father to dismantle the vegetable greenhouse, plant potatoes quickly, and no longer care about the affairs in the field, and study behind closed doors.

When encountering difficulties, go to Shulu Village to find Lu Xingchuan for advice. Anyway, what Lu Xingchuan can't solve is Fan Jin and Wei Haogu.

Lu Xingchuan wanted to organize a literary meeting, and Fan Jin was actively running to gather scholars from the nearby countryside.

Five months passed in such a peaceful day, and in the blink of an eye, it was June.

Although the weather in Xiaoice has been different since then, this year's June seems to be hotter than usual.

After lunch on this day, Zhou Zhi was reading under a big willow tree in the backyard, Fan Jin suddenly ran in with a panicked face, and shouted anxiously when he entered the courtyard, "Brother Zhou Zhixian, Brother Zhou Zhixian, but it's not good, something is wrong!" ”

Fan Jin had almost never been to his house, and this was the first time in his memory, he was so anxious today, Zhou Zhi didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran over from the backyard and asked, "Brother Fan, what's wrong?" ”

Fan Jin gasped and said, "Brother Zhou Zhixian, something big happened this time. Is the Hu family in Gaochang Town your family's in-laws? ”

Zhou Zhi nodded and said, "The Hu family is my sister's future husband's family, and I will prepare to pass through this winter." How? Could it be that something happened to their family? ”

"It is the Hu family, I have long heard that the Hu family and your Zhou family are in-laws, so I hurriedly ran from Gaochang Town to look for you. The Hu family is a small family in Gaochang Town, and they opened a small silk cotton shop in the town, and their lives are stable.

But last night, the Hu family's silk cotton shop suddenly caught fire, and the fire burned all the shops, and at this time it became a pile of rubble. Fan Jin said.

Fan Jin's voice was not small, which alarmed his mother Zhou He and sister Zhou Luyun, who were resting in the house.

The two of them hurriedly ran out, and asked Fan Jin in detail.

"Fan Lao Xiucai, have you ever heard who set the fire?" Zhou He asked.

"Where can I find out? However, when the old man came, he saw several government officials present. Fan Jin frowned.

Zhou Luyun's face was pale at this time, although he had not yet passed the door, but the Hu family had already made a big offer, and it was difficult for her to marry into the Hu family.

At the time of the Chinese New Year, the Hu family also sent gifts to maintain this relationship. Besides, Zhou Zhi had already told her about her future brother-in-law, Hu Zhe, who was a very shrewd and capable young man.

"Xiaozhi, how is this good?" Zhou Luyun asked in horror.

Although Zhou Luyun is a strong woman, there is nothing she can do at this time, she has already regarded Zhou Zhi as her backbone. The Zhou family has experienced a lot of things before, and they are all settled by Zhou Zhi. At this time, when she thought about it, Zhou Zhi would definitely have a way this time.

In fact, what can Zhou Zhi do at this time? There has been a fire, the catastrophe has come out, and the only thing that can be done is to comfort the Hu family. As for letting the government actively find out the truth about the fire. With the current identity of Zhou Zhi as a country boy, it is obvious that he has no way to dominate the government.

At this moment, Daddy Zhou Tie came home from the field.

The wheat harvest has just passed, and the fields are now planted with grain. Of course, according to Zhou Zhi's intentions, four acres of land were left to be planted with potatoes at the end of July. At the beginning of spring, the four catties of potatoes that Zhou Zhi brought back were able to plant four acres of land after a season of harvest.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu was also the master of the six gods, and turned his head to look at Zhou Zhi.

He now regards Zhou Zhi as the pillar of the family, although he doesn't want to give up his position as the head of the family, but he knows very well that Zhou Zhi has a lot of ideas and can stabilize his gods.

Zhou Zhi secretly complained, although he had nothing to do at this time, he still said, "Daddy, since there is such a big thing in the Hu family, why don't you go to the Hu family with your father!" ”

"That's right!" Fan Jin said.

Without further ado, the father and son hurriedly returned to Gaochang Town with Fan Jin.

Without saying a word all the way, the three of them quickly arrived at the scene.

As Fan Jin said, the shop had collapsed and became a pile of rubble and ruins. At this time, smoke was still floating freely on the ruins, and the heat emitted could be felt when you got closer.

Outside the ruins, they gathered around to watch the lively do-good people, and at this time they were talking in whispers. Hochul and his father, naturally, were among them.

Hu Zhe's father, Hu Terrier, was about the same age as Zhou Tie, but at this time, he saw that he was old and unbearable, staring blankly at the pile of ruins.

Hu Zhe was standing next to his father Hu Jiao, and Hu Zhe's originally very white face was black at this time, and he was also depressed.

When he saw Zhou Zhi coming, he came over to say hello to Zhou Zhi in a hurry, and then introduced his father Hu Terrier to Zhou Tie and Zhou Zhi.

Hu Terrier saw Zhou Tie, and tears finally couldn't help but burst out of his eyes. "Unlucky! What bad luck! My Hu family will not be able to live this day in the future! ”

Zhou Tie was already wooden, but since the family had some money, he would still say some things on the scene, so he comforted, "There is no need to be overly sad in the in-laws, things are out when they come out, but you should pay attention to your body at this time!" ”

Hu Terrier was at ease and sad.

Zhou Zhichao asked Hu Zhe softly, "Brother Hu Zhe, haven't you already reported to the official?" What does the official say? ”

"Alas! What can the official say, after coming, he asked about the situation, checked the scene again, and said that it was Tianhuo, and then left! Hochul shook his hand and said.

Zhou Zhi pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Then Brother Ho Zhe thinks it's Tianhuo?" ”

Hu Zhe suddenly said angrily, "Where is the heavenly fire? Every day, I take care of this shop very carefully and very carefully. The shop has been open for four or five years, and there has never been a natural fire. I haven't had a thunderstorm in the past few days, how can it be a heavenly fire? In my opinion, this must have been deliberately set on fire. ”