The exchange of porcelain for rice grain was undoubtedly very successful, and one after another, the rice grain of many noble families was transported to the Surabaya Pavilion. Liu Yuan also ordered people to build a granary again in the pavilion, and these rice grains were transported into it and stored. The days were fast, and the production of pottery and porcelain was well underway. At the end of July, the autumn harvest is approaching and the weather is getting cooler.

In the pavilion department, Liu Yuan has already summoned the lieutenants of each mile, the autumn harvest is a major event, and he still needs to arrange it in person. Seeing that the chiefs were seated, Liu Yuan said in a deep voice: "The autumn harvest will be in two days, and you must always inspect it, and there must be no mistakes." ”

"Don't worry, the pavilion chief, we will naturally understand!" The lieutenant chief immediately nodded in response.

"Alright, let's go back and make arrangements." Seeing this, Liu Yuan waved his hand and ordered, after everyone left, there were only a few people left in the house, Liu Yuan looked at Liu Fang, his expression was solemn, his face was pale, and he said sternly: "This fire prevention is still the top priority, these **** will take people to inspect closely, and there must be no fire." ”

Liu Fang also knew the burden on his shoulders, and he immediately replied: "Brother Yuan, Fang knows it in his heart. ”

"Well, that's good!" Liu Yuan nodded, and then said, "Zhou Bo will assist Liu Fang together." ”

"Bo understands!"

Liu Yuan looked at Da Niu and Xiahou Ying again, also bowed slightly, and said: "You will be responsible for the inspection of the pavilion, as for the kiln factory, it will also need to be stopped in the past few days." "During the autumn harvest, the potters are naturally busy, and the production of the pottery kilns can only be temporarily suspended.

After everything was arranged, Liu Yuan also returned home, Lu Pheasant had already prepared the meal, although he had money, the Liu family still lived a hard life and was not extravagant and wasteful. The porridge and wild vegetables were delicious, and Liu Yuan couldn't help but drink an extra bowl. Seeing this, Lu Pheasant also smiled. After the meal, the night was quiet, after washing, into the house, Liu Yuan had already lay down, she thought of her father's words, her face couldn't help blushing, blowing the oil lamp, she also untied her clothes, into the bed.

On the second day of August, the pavilion was busy, and before the chickens crowed, the farmers had already gone to the field to harvest rice grain. This year, the wind and rain are smooth, and the rice and grain in the pavilion are harvested, Liu Yuan is naturally happy, and after he inspects it, he is also busy in his own farmland. Approaching the afternoon, the weather changed abruptly, the wind rose, the clouds surged, and the sky was gloomy. If this rain falls, it will definitely affect the progress of this autumn harvest, and he also put down his farmland and has been driving ox carts to help the families carry them.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm, although the sky was cloudy, the rain never fell, which made Liu Yuan breathe a sigh of relief. At dusk, the sky cleared, and the autumn harvest in Surabaya Pavilion was only halfway underway, and there were still many farmers who had not yet finished harvesting. The next day, with the help of everyone, the entire Surabaya Pavilion successfully completed the autumn harvest.

The autumn harvest is just the beginning, and the next collection of taxes and grains is a major event that cannot be sloppy. Liu Yuan took Liu Fang to go to each li in person, and every household was handed over in accordance with Qin law, and Liu Fang was responsible for registration. Fortunately, this year's harvest is abundant, and after paying taxes, the people have a lot of surplus food, so they don't have to worry about this year's winter.

The tax grain collected and stored in the granary, Liu Yuan immediately arranged for the two dogs to be in charge of guarding, and the tax grain was not less than one grain. Fortunately, the security in the Surabaya Pavilion is stable, and there are no accidents. Three days later, one of the three elders, Sifu took the tax official of Pei County to the Surabaya Pavilion, and after some inspection, the tax officer was satisfied with the official to load the tax grain and transport it away. This tax official had also heard of Liu Yuan's reputation, and before leaving, he said very politely: "Pavilion Chief Liu, I have collected it this time, and only your Surabaya Pavilion's tax grain is not bad." Don't worry, after I go back, I will give feedback to the county order, and Pavilion Chief Liu will wait for the commendation of the county government. ”

"Yuan is here to thank you!" Liu Yuan bowed and said respectfully.

"Well, your kid's reputation is even more famous than mine." The husband patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "The tax and grain have been paid, you must remember to send me a few pieces of porcelain in the future, the old man is very greedy." ”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he smiled slightly, he knew that the husband was joking, but he still said sincerely: "Don't worry, Yuan will be fetched." He then sent Liu Fang to the kiln factory and retrieved four pieces of porcelain, one of which was given to the tax collector and the other three to the third elder. After the tax collector accepted it, he was also happy, he had already heard of the reputation of this porcelain, but he was shy and could not buy it.

"Liu Tingchang is really a cheerful person, and when he arrives in Pei County in the future, he will go to my place to drink a few bowls." The tax official smiled and became more enthusiastic about Liu Yuan in his heart.

After the tax was paid, the farmers began to be busy with autumn planting again, because of the convenience of the reservoir, there was no competition for water. After the end of autumn planting, the pottery kiln resumed production again, and the days returned to calm again.

Since marrying under a false name, Liu Ji's reputation has been stinky and smelly, and he has been much more low-key in Peixian County. However, during this time, Liu Yuan's reputation spread to Surabaya County with porcelain, which made the resentment in his heart grow deeper and deeper. At this moment, he was drinking wine with Fan Xu, his expression was gloomy, he smashed his fist on the table, gritted his teeth and said coldly: "This damn Liu Yuan, if you don't kill him, it's hard to solve the hatred in my heart." ”

"Brother Ji, killing someone is a big crime." Fan Xu cautiously whispered and persuaded him.

"Smack!" Liu Ji patted Fan Xu's head viciously and scolded: "You pig brain, don't I know? ”

Fan was silent and didn't dare to say anything more. At this time, Lu Juan ran over anxiously, and after he sat down, he took the wine from Fan's bowl and poured it into his stomach. "Brother Ji, guess who I've met?" Lu Juan said mysteriously.

"Who?" Liu Ji stared at the latter.

Seeing this, Lu Juan shuddered, and didn't dare to show off any more, he immediately replied: "Li Zheng." ”

"Li Zheng, this kid?" Liu Ji half-squinted his eyes and muttered.

"Yes, that's him. Isn't Liu Yuan's pottery kiln built in their Hedongli, this kid has just entered the pottery shop. Lu Juan explained what he saw in detail, and then he added: "I saw that this Li was wrapping something in linen and holding it in his arms, sneaky all the way. ”

"You mean he sells porcelain?" Fan Xu also seemed to understand, and said in surprise.

Lu Juan nodded, he looked at Liu Ji again, and explained: "This Li is the lieutenant governor of Hedongli, and in the past, when we were in the Surabaya Pavilion, Juan was familiar with him. Brother Ji, you also know that I, Lu Xuan, like cockfighting, and Li Zheng, this kid, also likes it. He gambles every time he fights, and this guy sometimes loses all his money and owes a lot of gambling debts. I guess he lost money again this time, so he stole porcelain and came to sell it. ”

Hearing this, Liu Ji's squinted eyes became even colder, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Let's go, go and see this Li Zheng." ”