Chapter 20: The Evil Horse
Chapter 20 [The Evil Horse]
Only then did he understand why Huang Cunzheng was so excited, and even wanted to smoke himself with his shoes. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
A method of brewing soy sauce may not be so important in Li Qingshan's eyes, but in Huang Cunzheng's opinion, this amount is heavy.
Like most of the people in the village, farming has been the most important means of supporting their families for generations, and because of its geographical proximity to the river, their ancestors have also fished.
Establish a family with agriculture and support a family with fishing, and life can be regarded as enjoyable, although it cannot be compared with those rich and noble families, but as long as you are content, this life can still go on. As long as life can go on, the children have food to eat, and the mother-in-law has clothes to wear, what else is there to complain about in this life?
However, when it reaches a certain generation, the north and south of the river belong to different countries, and the sky will change every one or two generations. Over the past few generations, the south side of the Great River has experienced Liu Song, Southern Qi, Southern Liang, and then to the current Southern Chen, and Jiangbei is the confrontation between Eastern and Western Wei, and then to Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, until the current Sui State, and I don't know what will happen in the future.
Who is the world to belong to, what is the surname of this country, I thought it had nothing to do with the people of Pingtou, but in the end I found out that this relationship is not only there, but also big.
The severity of taxes, how to divide the land, whose children are allowed to go for military service, whether to fight or not, and the changes in various policies......
Pieces of paper were sent from the distant Daxing City, where no one had ever been, so all the copper coins that were messy before could not be used, and they could only use the newly minted five-baht coins, but fortunately, the government still had a little conscience and gave a time limit for exchange; The old law is not allowed to be used, and in the future, no matter who commits a crime, the only way to punish the crime is to use the "Sui Law", and all others are abolished; Salt and wine can now be bought and sold by the people, which is the biggest change in hundreds of years, and the merchants cheer for it; In the past, the status of the Han people was very low, but in the past few decades, it has obviously been much better......
The city changed the banner of the king, I thought it was just a group of people from afar who were fighting fiercely, what did it have to do with our little people, but in the end I found that these changes had really happened, affecting the net of life, a net that no one could break. Everyone is like a fish caught in a net, and if the net moves, you have to follow it. Oil, rice, chai, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, everything has to do with this, catching up with the era of peace, and even the air has a trace of blood missing.
Take the Yangtze River as an example, the confrontation between Chen and Sui has blurred the ownership of the Yangtze River, so there is now a rampant water gangster, and the villagers can't get down the river. Isn't that a big deal?
If Qin Shi Huang ruled the world at that time, could there be such a thing?
Although there are some scattered lakes nearby, and the villagers will go to catch some fish when they are not farming, the lake is a lake after all, and the fish in the lake are much worse than those in the river.
There are also many people who catch them, and at most times, they throw the net and stack it with people, pull it up and spread it on another place, and then stack it with another net.
The fields are not good, I don't know what's going on, I have to worry about it every year, and the harvest can't catch up with other villages almost every year. As the days went by, the life of the Yellow Ant Village got worse and worse, and it was passed down to this generation, and finally became a famous poor village nearby.
It is said that the poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, but fortunately, the Yellow Ant Village did not fulfill this statement, and it is still known for its integrity and loyalty, which makes the Yellow Village very proud. Most of the villagers are illiterate, so they naturally don't know what the sage said about the gentleman's poverty, but they silently interpret what the sage said with practical actions.
But after all, he is distressed as the village chief, the whole village is living a tight life, the old people lack food and clothing, and the babies have to work in the field before they grow up, and they are tanned one by one, although the fault is not in himself, but he still often blames himself, always feels that he is not capable of being a good villager, and does not lead the villagers to live a good life, and is ashamed of the ancestors and ancestors, and the villagers are full of trust and respect.
So when he found out that the villagers still had a wild way to make money by brewing soy sauce, his excitement and the importance he attached to this matter could be easily understood.
"So what do you say?" Li Qingshan stared worriedly at the skateboard shoes in Huang Cunzheng's hand, keeping vigilant, beware of him being about to suddenly attack if he didn't say a word.
"Baby, don't worry about this, this matter is wrapped up in the old decay." Huang Cunzheng's face was solemn, and his tone was categorical.
"How?"
"Can't you believe it? Let me tell you, in this village, who has a tight mouth and who has a big tongue, the old man knows it all. The old man went home first, drew up a preliminary list, and then discussed with a few elders in the village, and then eliminated some unsuitable candidates, so as to determine a final list. Of course, the number of people should not be too much, we have just considered it, and it is advisable to have no more than 20 people. ”
“…… Baby, I remember you said that there are many brewing processes for this soy sauce. These twenty people, you just have to teach them the way. To prevent them from leaking, you can divide them into batches and teach only one process in each batch, so that even if they accidentally leak the secret, they will not leak the entire process. After they master it, let each of them be responsible for more than a dozen households, and let them guide and implement the fermentation, fermentation, and stirring you just said, so that your workload is dispersed, and every household can be brewed with soy sauce, what do you say? ”
Li Qingshan was sleepy when he heard this, and felt that this was a bit too solemn, just a soy sauce, and it was the same as producing an atomic bomb.
He couldn't help but nag: "...... As for keeping it so secret? Batches and processes are exempted, right? ”
Huang Cun was in a hurry, and his face turned red and shouted: "You are a loser, you have to do this!" It's not negotiable, listen to me! ”
As soon as the old man got up, the skateboard shoes in his hand were danced into the air.
"Okay, okay, as long as you keep putting on your shoes, listen to you, listen to you!" Li Qingshan's sleepiness suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he opened his conditions in a panic.
Huang Cunzheng laughed smugly twice, then threw his shoes on the ground, pulled them up and left.
The sooner this is done, the better, this is a big deal, the sooner you get it, the sooner you can brew soy sauce, the sooner you brew soy sauce, the sooner you can turn all the beans that can't be eaten in the village into copper. No matter how bad the harvest is in the village this year, as long as there is this way, the villagers will definitely be able to have a good year.
Last year, he was really scared.
Thinking of this, Huang Cunzheng was like an intercontinental rocket on his buttocks, and he involuntarily rushed towards the gate of the courtyard, not wanting to, as soon as he got out of the door, he almost bumped into someone.
It was a strange man, in his fifties, lean and lean, but he looked very energetic, and he was in a hurry, poking his head into the Yang family's compound.
"This old brother, who is that...... What about the little brother? ”
Huang Cunzheng was stunned for a moment: "Little brother? Whose little brother? ”
The man hurriedly said: "What about Gongzi Li?" …… The baby surnamed Li, the one picked up by Brother Yang. ”
Like Wang Liu, the man wanted to find Li Qingshan as soon as he opened his mouth.
Hearing the movement, Li Qingshan hurriedly came over and opened the courtyard door, and when he saw it, it was Niu Laosan, frowning, his heart was burning like a fire, all written on his face, and he was still holding a horse in his hand.
"Uncle Niu, what's wrong with you? Didn't Wang Liu pull the soy sauce away? Li Qingshan thought it was a matter of soy sauce.
"Little brother, I found you...... It's not about soy sauce, it's been pulled back into the shop...... Take a look at it - this horse has fallen into evil! Niu Laosan was so anxious that he was a little incoherent.
"Huh?"
Not only Li Qingshan, but even Huang Cunzheng was taken aback.
Evil among people is rare, and there are still evil people in horses? It's really strange that there are many things every year, especially this year.
But the two of them looked at it carefully, and it seemed to be true.
I saw the horse led by Niu Laosan, which was normal at first glance, but after a few more glances, I found that something was wrong. From time to time, the horse lowered his head and shook his head from side to side rapidly, looking extremely restless.
Li Qingshan saw that the horse was a little familiar, and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Niu, isn't this the horse that pulled the cart in the morning?" What's wrong? ”
"Little brother, it's the one in the morning."
When Niu Laosan saw Li Qingshan, he calmed down a little, and finally figured out the ins and outs: "...... The horse's name is Rhubarb, and it's fine in the morning, as you can see. Although this horse has some evil habits, and it is difficult to manage in plain life, but this morning he pulled the cart all the way over, and he has never seen a wild man. When I got back to the shop, I took it back to the stable and tied it up - it was tied the way you said, and I fed some hay. The eldest lady took pity on me for driving for a long time, so she told me to lie down for a while. But who knows, when I woke up and went to the stable, I found that this horse was evil - it was evil! Oh, you see, it's all this beating! ”
Sure enough, when Niu Laosan spoke, the horse began to shake his head again, this time it may be uncomfortable, and he actually put his forelimbs together and lay on the ground, pressed his front body down, arched his body and continued to shake his head.
How could an ordinary horse have such a strange movement, Huang Cunzheng shook his head again and again, as if he had forgotten such an important thing as soy sauce for a while, and muttered something like "It's really evil".
Li Qingshan had already walked around the horse, with a smile on his face, comforting Niu Laosan, who was already anxious.
"Uncle Niu, you really came to me to find the right person. It's on me. ”
As soon as Niu Laosan heard this, his tense face eased. Fang had just dragged the horse all the way to trot over against the sun, and he was already sweating, but now he was finally a little relieved, and then he had to stretch out his sleeves to wipe his sweat.
Huang Cunzheng was so anxious when he heard this: "Baby, this is evil!" …… You're still laughing, no, I said, when did you learn to dance the gods? ”
When he said this, Niu Laosan was a little worried again. This is evil, little brother...... Can it really work?
"It's not an evil anymore," Li Qingshan thought for a moment, "but ...... I guess I can call it an insect evil. This evil is easy to drive, I can really dance a god......"
Of! Of! Of!
A rapid sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, interrupting Li Qingshan's words. The three of them stood in front of the courtyard gate and looked up, and sure enough, they saw a horse galloping over.
The black hair and skirt on the horseback flew together, and the beauty was extremely elegant in the wind, Li Qingshan looked carefully, and the person on the horse was clearly a woman.
A man and a horse soon galloped to the ground, and the woman on horseback pulled the reins beautifully, and skillfully gave instructions to the horse, and the horse under the crotch soon stopped not far away.
Gallop, stop, turn over, dismount.
The movements are coherent and done in one go, which actually makes people feel a little handsome, if you don't look at people, you will definitely think that you must be a brave man immediately.
"Tsk, whose girl's baby, such a handsome equestrian ......" Huang Cunzheng couldn't help but praise.
Niu Laosan had already greeted him: "Second Miss, why are you here too?" ”