"What's so strange?"

Seeing the Ninth Master's big eyes wide and glaring, it didn't look like a joke at all. Wang Shihua put away his smile, thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "Ninth Master, I forgive Shihua for his shallow knowledge, I really can't think of a reason, and I ask you to give me advice." ”

The Ninth Master was very satisfied with Wang Shihua's humble attitude of seeking advice, squinted his eyes and smoked two puffs of cigarettes, sighed, and said, "You young people, you only look at the sky when you talk and do, but you don't notice your feet. Shihua... If the old man's estimate is good, I'm afraid that next year our Wang family, no... It is the entire Jiangyin County and the surrounding areas that have to be wiped out. ”

"Wouldn't it? Ninth Master, this can't be a joke..."

"Do you think I'm still in the mood to joke?"

Under the solemn gaze of the Ninth Master, Wang Shihua's smiling face gradually retracted, and Zhengse asked, "Ninth Master, can you be specific?" ”

"This matter, even if you don't come to me, after the New Year, I will go to you." Jiu Ye put the bags under his eyes on the table and said, "Look, this year is much hotter than in previous years, it's the moon, and I don't feel too cold when I wear an autumn coat." This is a sign that next year could be a year of great drought. ”

Seeing that Wang Shihua's brows gradually furrowed, the Ninth Master also frowned and said, "Of course, I am not very sure about this. But old man, I have lived so long, and I have been busy in the fields all my life, and I am very sure of another thing. ”

"Ninth Master, what do you grasp?"

"If there is no heavy snowfall, the locusts (eggs) in the field will not freeze to death, and in the coming year, the locust plague will not be able to escape. The less snow falls this year, the bigger the locust plague will be next year... Looking at the current situation, the locust plague in the coming year will definitely not be small. ”

The more Wang Shihua thought about it, the more he felt that this made sense, and his brows wrinkled deeper and deeper. Look at the ninth master, and then look at the full moon in the sky, Wang Shihua subconsciously got up, put his hands behind his back, and wandered in the yard: when Wang Shihua was five years old, the whole county was plagued by locusts, although he was still young, but he could see the locusts coming all over the sky like yellow sand, and the places he passed were miserable, and the people were even more miserable, leaving a very frightening scene in Wang Shihua's heart. Daddy said that the locust plague was quite small. Now listening to the words of the Ninth Master, there may be a big locust plague, is this still necessary? Still don't let people live? Moreover, the Wang family has just risen and is in a critical period, if there is really such a big locust plague, if it is not good, the good future of the Wang family may be stifled by locusts. Wang Shihua will never agree to this. But what if you don't say yes? Since ancient times, locust plagues have been a type of natural disaster, and they are considered to be the severe punishment of the gods to the people.

After thinking for a while, Wang Shihua bowed to the Ninth Master and said, "Shihua represents the whole family, thank you for the kindness of the Ninth Master." ”

"That's where the words are. As a member of the Wang family, the old man should help his own family, what do you say? ”

After Wang Shihua helped Jiu Ye sit down, he poured him a cup of tea and asked, "Jiu Ye, you are old and experienced, since you have seen the problem, you must know how to deal with it, and tell Shihua about it." ”

Jiu Ye picked up the cigarette pouch and knocked it on the ground, blew it twice, threw it on the table, and said with a wry smile: "There is no way." ”

Wang Shihua's heart jumped, and he asked unrelentingly: "Then how did everyone deal with locusts in previous years?" ”

"There are too many, I can't finish fighting, I can't do anything, I can only let it go." Speaking of this, the Ninth Master smiled mysteriously at Wang Shihua, lowered his head and whispered: "However, you can buy food from other places and store it, and when everyone has nothing to eat, you can open a warehouse and lend it to everyone, or sell it at a high price." ”

Wang Shihua was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of these words: When the people suffer disasters, it is also a good time for large families to gather wealth and occupy the people's land at a low price.

"Ninth Master, you grew up watching me, and you know my personality best. If I wanted to take the opportunity to gather the wealth of the people, I would not take the initiative to reduce the rent in a good year. So, forget the idea. I can't control the lives of other people's people, and I don't ask for anything else, but I just hope that my royal family will not be displaced and everyone will be safe. ”

Jiu Ye looked up in amazement, looked at Wang Shihua with complicated eyes for three seconds, and saw that Wang Shihua did not shy away from looking at him, Jiu Ye slapped his thigh, gave Wang Shihua a thumbs up, and said: "No wonder everyone says that you are eloquent, and it is true." ”

Hiding wealth from the people must have no small ambition. To put it mildly, it is to think that when there is a big event, you can respond to every call. Otherwise, it would have been done to the people a long time ago.

"Ninth Master, don't praise me, or help me think about what to do?"

The Ninth Master didn't answer the question, and asked Zhengse: "Shihua, we can't do anything about these natural disasters, but as the old saying goes: blessings and disasters depend on each other." You never thought that this matter is also a huge opportunity for our royal family. ”

Wang Shihua was stunned for a moment, his eyes gradually glowed, and he said happily: "Ninth Master, what do you mean......"

"Heh... Scold... Shihua, I don't know what I mean, it's all your idea. I'm just giving you a reminder, it's up to you whether you can do it or not, no matter what the result is, you can't blame me. ”

This is a person who grows old, and if things go wrong, he just reminds him and does not bear any evil consequences; But if it is done, Wang Shihua will naturally think about his reminder in his heart.

"That's natural, this qiē is all my Wang Shihua's idea, and it has nothing to do with others. However, Ninth Master, you can always see it, and there will be people in other families who will see it, won't they prepare or deploy it in advance? ”

"That's why everybody says you're one of the younger generation." The ninth master gave Wang Shihua a thumbs up and smiled disdainfully: "How many others? Cut... Not to mention their young master, it's the master, what can you do if you see it? It's not about how to protect the family, how to plunder the land and wealth from the people under his rule, who will care about the life and death of the people. These guys, tsk... Tut... How can a finch with a mouse's eyes be compared to a bird like you? ”

Listening to these words, Wang Shihua couldn't help but laugh: "Ninth Master, you praise me too much." ”

"I don't praise you, I'm telling the truth. Don't worry, old man, I bet with you, even if they see it, they will definitely not make a big move, at most they will collect some food in this county. ”

Otherwise, vision determines the future, ambition determines success or failure... In the eyes of others, the first thing that comes to mind is impossible, and the first thought after determining it must be: to make a fortune. But Wang Shihua thought far and did a lot, and this completely achieved the glorious era of the Wang family.

talked with Jiu Ye for most of the night, and early the next morning, Wang Shihua said goodbye and hurriedly returned to Wangjiaping.

greeted the clansmen with a smile all the way, and went to find Daddy as soon as he returned home. He is now thinking about three things: How to fight the drought? How to deal with locusts? How can the Wang family reap the huge and substantial benefits from this?

Based on his own experience and trust in the Ninth Master, Wang Ji'an estimates that this will happen. But his eyes were the kind of bird's nest in the mouth of the ninth master, and the first thing he thought of was to hoard more food, and the Wang family wanted to make a windfall. Wang Shihua rolled his eyes when he heard this: Am I really stupid? If I think that there are dozens of people in my family, I still need to discuss it with you?

Wang Shihua understood: his family was no different from other families, they were all small landlords, and asking them how to fight drought and how to deal with locusts was tantamount to asking in vain. Therefore, he asked Daddy straight to the point: How can the Wang family reap huge benefits in such an environment?

Wang Ji'an thought for a while, and said: "A large amount of hoarding grain, when the time comes, it can be sold several times or even more than ten times to outsiders, and for one's own family, it can be sold less than five times, but it must also be stipulated that each household is only allowed to buy a certain amount of grain every month, otherwise, some people will sell it to others after buying more." ”

Wang Shihua nodded, how to sell it, you really have to be sure, Daddy's words reminded him.

Seeing that he couldn't come up with a reason after discussing with Daddy, Wang Shihua said goodbye. Wang Ji'an said meaningfully: "Son... You are now the head of the family, and although you must put the overall situation first, you can also distinguish between the inside and the outside when necessary, and you must not be merciful. ”

"The boy wrote it down."

After going out, even the family members who returned to Wangjiaping from Laosicheng to prepare for the New Year did not have time to visit, so they went to the east and west, and the old people over fifty years old in Wangjiaping asked all over them. The beginning, of course, is "what if......". As a result, he was disappointed. There are many strange ideas about fighting drought and dealing with locusts, but if you think about it carefully, it is simply impossible. For example, some people build a yì to sprinkle lime to deal with locusts, not to mention the cost of these limes, the key is that lime is sprinkled on crops, and the locusts really don't have to eat, but the crops are also poisoned by lime, and they also hurt the ground. It is equivalent to killing 1,000 enemies and losing 5,000 yourself.

Some people also say that everyone builds a reservoir, but that is equivalent to collecting stagnant water, and if it is not put for a few days, the water will deteriorate, and then it will become poisonous water, not to mention people and animals, and crops will also be poisoned, it is better to let the locusts eat it, at least, and it can be planted again next year.

However, there is one thing that Wang Shihua did not expect. He thought that potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops that tend to live on sandy soil are the most drought-tolerant, but he never expected that everyone agreed that rice was the best. This is not that rice is the most drought-tolerant, but that it is easy to store water in rice fields, and no amount of water can be used in sandy soil. Of course, the premise is that the drought is not severe.

For this matter, Wang Shihua was almost white-headed overnight. Finally, when you see a child, you have to ask: "What if ......?"

Watching others happily celebrate the New Year, wearing new clothes, setting off firecrackers, and laughing everywhere, he seemed to see the side of grief, but he couldn't discuss it with others, so as not to leak the news. This kind of depression with nowhere to vent makes his temper gradually rise, and it is not pleasing to anyone. Even Zhang Cuiyun is very eye-catching, so she didn't play petty with him.

This year, you can imagine how much you have passed.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after taking the clansmen to worship the ancestors, Wang Shihua's violent side made everyone a little unaccustomed and unbearable, especially in this New Year's auspicious time, inexplicably losing his temper and scolding people is unlucky, but no one dares to ask. In the end, as soon as everyone discussed, they asked Zhang Cuiyun to rely on the child in her belly to talk to Wang Shihua, not begging him to dissipate his anger, but only asking him why he was upset. Zhang Cuiyun is also violent, and when she saw her aunt coming to intercede, she agreed without even thinking about it.

Called Wang Shihua over, drove all the subordinates out, and let Tie Niu guard the door. When he opened his mouth, he asked: "Shihua, you have either beaten or scolded someone you have seen in the past two days, have you taken gunpowder?" ”

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