The four fields are lonely, there are no traces, and there are firewood all over the mountains. Forbearance is like Francis, but he is also dumbfounded, and his brain is a little short-circuited.

In the morning, they collected firewood as usual, three cents a load, collected about 1,000 cents, and spent more than 3,000 cents. From the afternoon, it is three quintals, five quintals, and ten quintals for one penny. Most people don't even have a chance to wait for the sale, so they throw down the firewood and go home.

A load of firewood, usually pick up to the city to sell, it is not worth a penny, here is twenty or thirty miles away from the county seat, and then here to pick a few loads of firewood back to the county to sell a penny, forget it, run this half a day, at home and then cut a load to sell more trouble.

So many people give it directly to Li Ang, whether it's a personal favor.

This firewood all over the mountains and fields, Li Ang spent less than 15,000 yuan before and after, that is, about fifteen times.

On the other hand, he asked Old Man Wei to boil porridge to sell, two bowls for a penny, and earned a lot of money, and some people sold firewood, so hungry that they directly gave the money to Li Ang and drank porridge.

Old man Wei smiled from ear to ear, Li Ang was running errands last night, and he was so anxious that he ran to "one more fire, "two more fires", I didn't know that President Li Da was going to walk against the wall the next day.

Fang Daniu's eyes looked at Li Ang, and it was so hot that it was hot. This guy is five big and three thick, and he looks at people with such enthusiastic eyes, and he makes Li Ang goosebumps all over his body.

Fang Dayong sighed: "Li Langjun, he is really a god!" This move is not much better than Zhuge Liang's grass boat borrowing arrows, wonderful! It's wonderful! ”

Up to now, everything that seemed to Li Ang to be foolish in the past has proved to be a clever skill that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, and it can be compiled into a book as a classic case of business warfare and passed on to future generations.

Francis didn't say anything, he went up to make a long gesture, and this time he was really convinced.

Li Ang said solemnly: "With firewood and grass, and technology, the next step is to recruit people, build salt ponds, and expand production." Another most important point is to unblock the joints. As the saying goes, the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty. Once we produce refined salt here, it will definitely attract countless jealous and covetous eyes, so the relationship with officials at all levels in Huojing, Qiongzhou, and even Jiannan must be done well at the same time, and we can't wait for something to happen before we go to hold Buddha's feet temporarily, and then it will be too late. ”

Fang Ji nodded and said, "Brother Li is right, go back and sell everything that can be sold." ”

"How much money do you estimate you can raise?"

"About three thousand."

"Not enough. Just visiting the Jiannan-level officials, this money is not enough. No matter when, if you want to build a good relationship, you must not be stingy. If you don't make a move, you must make people comfortable, only in this way, when you ask someone for something, they will be willing to help. It doesn't hurt to send a little, it's good that people turn their heads and forget it, it's not good, and they are hated by people who look at people in the cracks of the door, so it's better not to send it. ”

Fang Dayong deeply understood this, and nodded again and again: "Li Langjun is right. Moreover, in fact, there is no way to get through every level, as long as you select an important one and focus on tackling key problems, the other etiquette will be passed. ”

"Well, it makes sense. In addition to the cost of tackling key problems, the salt pond still has to be built, there is no grass and trees growing nearby, there are a lot of firewood and grass, but if you burn it like this, it will always burn out. The salt pond was built, although the investment in the early stage was a little larger, but it could save a lot of expenses in the future, and in summer and autumn, no matter what, a lot of salt could be produced; In winter and spring, pour the brine into the salt pond and let it evaporate, which can always increase the brine concentration and greatly reduce the consumption of firewood and grass. ”

Leon was ready to do a big job, and the three thousand taels that Francis could come up with were really too few. After some discussion, Leon decided to go back to Xipu with Francis the next day to see if he could raise some money.

***

Li Ang and Fang Ji hurried back to Shangxi Village in Xipu County, and as soon as they entered the village, they felt a little strange, and the villagers working on the side of the road pointed at them and whispered to them. Li Ang looked at them, and the villagers' eyes were dodgy.

Walking further in, I happened to see a group of people carrying something out, and when I got closer, I saw that it was a coffin. Francis found that it was someone from his Fang family who carried the coffin, and his mother's personal maid Huan Chunxi followed the coffin, crying while caressing the coffin, and her eyes were crying like peaches.

An ominous feeling suddenly filled Francis's heart, causing his hair to stand on end.

"Spring joy! Happy Spring! What's going on? ”

The girl heard Fang Ji shouting from afar, looked over, and when she saw that it was her own little Langjun, she suddenly cried heartbreakingly, and staggered over.

"Xiao Langjun! Xiao Langjun! You're back, you'...... Why did you come back?...woowoo........."

That girl was crying so much that she almost fainted, and Li Ang couldn't help but feel a little sad. Franciscan jumped off his horse and ran towards the ring, "Happy Spring! Who's this? Who is it! Say it quickly. Francis' eyes were red, and he looked at the coffin, shaking the ring desperately.

"Xiao Langjun, woo woo......... Lady she ...... She killed herself... Woowoo woo ......"

"My mother? It can't be, it can't be! No way!!! Francis shouted wildly, pushed the ring away, and stumbled towards the coffin, "Put it down!" You guys put it down!! ”

"Xiao Langjun, calm down, he has ......... Hurry up, bring the bench, put it down first, put it down first! Fang Laogen, the old housekeeper of the Fang family, saw that Fang Ji was almost crazy, and hurriedly shouted.

According to the rules, once the coffin is lifted, it cannot touch the ground, and the person who carries the coffin is tired, so he can only set up two benches underneath and put the coffin on the bench to rest.

Francis was already crazy, he didn't care about this at all, he threw himself directly on the coffin, shouting, "Mother! Is that you? Son is back, mother! Is that you..."

Before the bench could be lowered, the coffin bearer was knocked to the ground by Francis. Bang! The coffin finally fell into the grass passing by, and Fang Laogen cried out with tears: "Alas! Xiao Langjun, you ......."

"You guys, open a coffin for somebody! Open it!!! "Francis drew his knife, cut at sight, screamed and screamed, crazy, really crazy!

Leon hit the horse closer, kicked the horizontal knife in his hand, and then threw him to the ground, "Francis, you calm down, your mother will not kill herself for no reason, even if there is any deep hatred, you must calm down first, you will only make your mother die blindly." ”

"You let go of so-and-so! Let go!! ”

"Fart!" Li Ang is not a good person, he pulled out a hand, and threw two slaps on his forehand and backhand, and Francis was beaten so that the corners of his mouth were bloody, and his cheeks quickly became red and swollen.

At this time, Francis finally calmed down, stopped crying, stopped making trouble, just looked at the coffin that fell on the side of the road.

Li Ang beckoned to Fang Laogen and the girl named Chunxi, "Come here and tell your family Xiaolangjun what is going on." Don't cry! Now is not the time to cry, you speak first! ”

Li Ang's eyes were round with anger, and he drank coldly, so frightened that the girl stopped crying, she sobbed and said: "Xiao Langjun, the day after you went to the fire well, San Langjun asked the county lieutenant of Xindu to go back, saying that the county lieutenant of Xindu had a friendship with our Ma County Order of Xipu County, in order to avenge Da Langjun, San Langjun asked the lady to meet with the new lieutenant. At first, the lady was reluctant to go, but San Langjun said that the lady didn't care about her husband's hatred. The lady only got to see the new captain in the west courtyard...... At that time, the maid also followed, and the lady just poured a glass of wine and toasted the new captain, said a few words, and then went back to the east courtyard. But who would have thought ...... Who would have thought... The next day, bad words were spread in our house and in the township, saying that the lady had just passed away, and she had a ....... with others...... They talk nonsense, nonsense...... Woooooo

Francis' teeth were clenched, blood seeping out of his lips little by little, his eyes were red as if he were about to bleed, his body was tense, his hands were gripping the ground, his knuckles were white, his whole body was trembling, and he was on the verge of collapse.

Leon looked at him with some sympathy, poor baby. My father had just been killed, the truth had not yet been revealed, and my mother was forced to hang herself.

Li Ang pointed at Fang Laogen and said, "You are also seventy or eighty years old, if something like this happens, why don't you notify your family Xiaolangjun in time?" ”

"Alas, it's not that I don't want to, it's Erlangjun who doesn't let people inform ......." From Fang Laogen's words, Li Ang roughly understood that according to the current customs, if a woman who fornicates with someone is discovered, she will be immersed in the pig cage. Like Francis's mother, who committed suicide like this, she couldn't go to the ancestral grave, she couldn't mourn, she could only bury it hastily. Now it is good that Francis's mother can have a coffin.

For such reasons, Fang Tongxing found out that Fang Ji's mother had committed suicide in the morning, and he hastily carried it out in the afternoon, without letting anyone inform Fang Ji at all.

"Open the coffin!"

Francis's voice was like coming from the underworld, and it was terrifying to hear.