Because of the previous relationship, Li Jin and his wife almost did their best to entertain the two.

Mrs. Li is not exaggerating, her cooking skills are really good.

A large plate of marinated donkey meat, a plate of pickles, a plate of cabbage with white vinegar, and a plate of fresh black fungus fried with eggs, although they are not expensive things, they are extremely rare in the middle of the road that is not in the village and the county.

The two thanked each other, and ate a comfortable lunch with a pot of Jing'an white tea with emerald green leaves and bright yellow soup.

Although it was still noon, Li Jin had already hung up the teashop's banner upside down, and when he sent the last guest away, he closed the door and came in to talk to Gu Yanzhang.

"It's not time to congratulate Eun Gong! I got the news from my classmates the month before yesterday, and I learned that Engong won the top prize! ”

Gu Yanzhang stood up, saluted and thanked him, and said, "Brother Li can call me Yanzhang, don't call me that." ”

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Li Jin hurriedly pulled his wife to salute and thank Ji Qingling, and then sat down together.

Although he lost in the field, now that he can see through it, he really let it go, and explained to Gu Yanzhang his movements in the past six months, and his tone was full of contentment.

"There was a classmate who got close, tried and failed, and went into business in a fit of anger, he was clever in the past, and then got the blue eyes of a past businessman, and promised him an only daughter, although he didn't want him to be rich, he thought that he had many brothers, and his father-in-law was old here, and he only had one daughter, so he followed him to Ganzhou......"

"I was desperate at the time, I really didn't have much money on me, I happened to pass by Ganzhou, and I remembered that there was an acquaintance, so I went to look for him."

"I borrowed money, I thought, I have nothing to do when I go home, but I just sit in the museum, which place is not to sit, here is very stable, people are rich, there are many hairy children in the county and township to be enlightened, it is better to make some money here, so that I will not be empty when I return to my hometown in the future, and if I don't return to my hometown, I am not ......bad here."

"What about classmates? Now it is doing business in Huichang County...... What business? Do it all! Do not be big, not small, but also pour citrus, but also sell tea, others are much smarter than me, the mind is also good, his Yue family has taken root in Huichang for hundreds of years, although in Ganzhou City is not powerful, but in Huichang County, speaking can also do a count! ”

Li Jin said a lot of things in one go, and after explaining everything, he remembered and asked, "Official, why are you here at the moment?" After the Qionglin banquet, it is time to return to the hometown in fine clothes......"

Gu Yanzhang corrected it several times, but the other party still refused to change his name, so he had no choice but to give up, and when he heard the question, he said: "I don't hide it from Brother Li, I am in Ganzhou, and I want to come back before taking office." ”

Li Jin was really stunned for a moment.

He sighed and said, "I'm convinced, if I win the champion, I won't go to the post if I don't show it all over the place...... I can't complain that I can only be a white body, but you are an official......"

Although he hesitated, he mustered up his courage and asked, "Although I can't do it, I also have the heart to help, but I don't know what I can do?" ”

Gu Yanzhang said seriously: "There really is something to ask Brother Li, please help me write a post, teach me to take it to Nahuichang County, and ask Brother Li's classmate to be a guide." ”

***

Huichang County, Qingxi Township, Luotang Village.

Seeing that the sun was getting bigger and bigger, Zhang Laohan wiped the sweat on his face with his arm, re-blocked the mud on the ridges, washed his hands and feet, and then packed his things and went home.

Huichang has four distinct seasons, because it is surrounded by mountains, and there is no scorching heat, but even so, if you continue to work outside at noon, you will have to suffer from heat stroke at night.

It's a hot summer day, and the village is full of villagers, the door is generally not locked, and the door of his house is also ajar, and before he can step in, Boss Zhang can hear his brother talking inside.

"To Ganzhou? There are two roads, a dry road, a waterway, the dry road hits the right water, the high row that goes all the way down, a small half a day's work can be reached, the dry road has to go on for most of the day, but now this period of rain is too much, the Ganjiang River is rising, dare not go boating casually......"

Zhang Laohan was a little puzzled.

Hearing this, it seems to be talking to outsiders, and there are few people in the village, and they don't know what is going on.

As he thought, he glanced inside.

There were four or five people sitting in the hall, and on the rotten table, which was lame and flattened with bricks, there was a basket of green early peaches, and a few big astringent pears that were willing to buy it. It's expensive!

He saw one of them at a glance, he was sitting on a straw futon on the ground, but he was a lot taller than the others, he looked like a Xiucai Gong, and he was much more robust than Xiucai, and the other party was dressed in a green cloth shirt, and when he saw him coming in, he immediately stood up.

"Big brother, this is the Xiucai Gong brought by Tian Ba, saying that he heard that you have the best farming in our village, so I came to ask a few words." Zhang Lao Er hurriedly stood up, first introduced the visitor, and then introduced his brother to the visitor, "This is my eldest brother!" ”

Tian Ba forgot about eight, and he was looking for idle things!

A person who reads books and comes to find his own farming, what is there to ask?

Zhang Laohan was still muttering in his heart, the man had already saluted him, and said, "I've disturbed Zhang Gong!" ”

Oops, what a showman!

Zhang Laohan hurriedly wiped his hand and said: "I don't dare to be, I just don't know what Xiucai has to ask, but I can only farm and farm, and I can't do it anywhere!" ”

"I have nothing to do, I was originally studying in the academy, and my husband assigned homework, and I will ask about agriculture when I go back." The man smiled, his face was full of humility, "I came here to study from other places, I'm not afraid of your jokes, my family was originally doing business, and I haven't been in the field, I don't even know, but fortunately, an acquaintance recognized your brother, so he brought me over, there are only some problems, I'm afraid I want to disturb you." ”

Zhang Laohan listened to this person's words, and at the same time saw a few boxes of gifts on the cupboard on the side, although he didn't know what was inside, but just looked at the box outside, he knew that it was not a bargain.

A smile broke into his face and he said, "Just ask, just ask!" ”

If you ask, how can I answer, but it's my business. If you ask me why the land is better than others, it is my cleverness, but I will not tell you!

Zhang Laohan sat down at the table and talked to the descendant.

He listened and replied, first beware of two points, and then asked about the number of months to plant, how many months to plant seedlings, how many acres of land can produce grain, how many meters can a stone millet be produced, how much money each has money, whether it is sold in the county, or dragged to the city to sell, how many taxes there are, whether there are locust plagues, whether there are waterlogs, etc., and it doesn't matter at all, and seeing that the latter took notes with a serious face, he was a nerd, but he was relieved, and he and his younger brothers spit and blew water.