After Zhongli prepared everything, he returned to his room with brisk steps, and asked people to prepare hot water, and his whole body was soaked in hot water when he stripped naked, and his eyes narrowed slightly, looking very enjoyable.

"Knock knock." The door was knocked eagerly, Zhong Li frowned, but when he heard Zhong Liyue's voice, he couldn't help but open his eyes and said softly: "What is there to talk about tomorrow, I'm tired today." ”

"Second brother......" Zhong Liyue's voice sounded outside the door, he originally wanted to ask what to do about this matter, but as soon as he heard Zhong Li's words, he dispelled this thought.

Didn't he say that he wanted to protect the second sister, but now that something happened, he still subconsciously came to Zhongli, which shows his uselessness.

Thinking of this, Zhong Liyue frowned and scratched his head, and then changed his words: "Second brother, you have a good rest, I'll go back to the room first." I'll see you tomorrow morning. ”

"Let's go back and get some rest." Zhongli came out of the water and took a soft cotton cloth to wrap his body. Lying on the bed, she breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile flashed at the corner of her mouth.

From the very beginning, Zhongli's glaze factory implemented a division of labor system, just like the modern assembly line, where each person is only responsible for his own position, and the last step is to process all the raw materials into glass. So no one knows what else is added to it, so she is not in a hurry. It's just that apart from Wang Qinglin, even Zhong Liyu doesn't know about this matter, so he is in a hurry, and Zhong Li's talent is there.

So, Zhongli thought well, the few workers who were taken away soon became outcasts, and they took a lot of money from other people, so they turned their backs on the main family, and later saw that they had no ability, so they naturally kicked people away and never hired them again.

A few people poured out on the streets, at a loss. I want to go back to Zhuangzi, but I don't have that face, and I don't dare to go back.

In fact, Zhongli's benefits to them are already very good, but people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, people are greedy, and if someone makes a better suggestion, they naturally can't resist the temptation. That's so much silver, even if they work for a lifetime, they probably won't be able to earn it, right?

Zhongli couldn't control everyone's thoughts, but their results were what Zhongli had predicted. And now she didn't have time to take care of them, but began to prepare her own counterattack.

She is a businessman, and she is a relatively qualified businessman, so she naturally will not let herself lose money, but she has to fight with the other party in the ring, so Zhongli quickly found a few shops in the city, and casually named it and began to list it for business, and the business content is very familiar to people in modern society, that is, barbecue.

And this kind of thing is the most untechnical, as before, she gives the ingredients, she doesn't care about other things, and asks the village chief to find a few women with neat hands and feet in Zhuangzi. Most of their children are now studying in Zhuangzi, and now they have joint homework in Zhuangzi, and they have nothing to do except cook for others. In addition, Zhongli's salary is high enough, and everyone is scrambling to come.

And such a thing, not to mention Canggu City, even in the capital, few people have seen it. The most powerful thing is that this kind of thing, like roast duck, is not picky, because as long as it is made, the taste will be fragrant.

And Zhongli was looking for many shops, and seven or eight stores opened together, which caused a sensation in the entire Canggu City in an instant. Not only the Immortal Residence, but even the lovely people from all directions have been robbed a lot.

As the days passed, the weather got colder and colder.

The fruit trees planted by Zhongli and the previous crops began to be harvested, especially the cotton, after the cotton came out, Zhongli asked people to pick out the seeds in the cotton to make seeds, and then found someone to make a quilt.

When the children of the Zhong family were lying on the quilt made of cotton, Zhao Zijian also received a few beds of bedding made of cotton, and he looked at these things in front of him with some dumbfounded, and couldn't help but be speechless. "Is this really Zhongli having someone send it?"

The other party nodded, Zhao Zijian had no choice but to let the people who brought things from outside in, and listened to the other party carefully and carefully said Zhongli's explanation, Zhao Zijian asked people to give a reward, and he personally took those bedding and tried it, and the expression on his face suddenly became surprised.

He went straight into the palace with things non-stop, as a son, what good things are there to think about his father is a must, and his father's body is not very good in recent years, and his knees hurt every winter, and it just so happened that Zhongli also sent a few sets of knee pads and gloves or something, so he simply borrowed flowers to offer Buddha together!

Because there are not many cotton seeds, I gave Zhao Zijian a few sets, and sent a few sets to Zhao Yiyan, and made clothes and quilts for each child of the Zhong family, and there was not much left. Of course, the rest of the cotton Zhongli was not idle, she asked people to try to weave cotton into cloth, and then make new fabrics.

And after Zhao Yiyan knew that Zhongli had sent something to him, the whole person rushed back directly from the barracks, looking at the futon in front of him, his heart was agitated, but his face was not obvious, and he even looked at the old butler with disdain, and sneered, "Butler, you are also a little too fussy, right?" also sent a quilt, will this king lack a quilt? ”

The housekeeper laughed, stretched out his hand towards Zhao Yiyan and patted the thing on his knee, sighed lightly and shook his head, this thing must be good! Zhongli sent him a few thin thick knee pads, it had rained recently, his knees hurt, and he immediately used two thin floors, not to mention that the pain disappeared, but it was much better than before.

Zhao Yiyan listened to the housekeeper's words, and couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, if the warmth was really so good, his soldiers would be able to wear these clothes, and when they fought in winter, they would never need to ......

As if seeing Zhao Yiyan's thoughts, the housekeeper shook his head at him, and said a little helplessly, "Don't think about it, the person sent by Zhongli said that several pieces of land have been wasted in a year, and they have only accumulated a little bit, and they can't even take out the excess!" ”

Zhao Yiyan dispelled his thoughts at this time.

And Zhongli didn't know that Zhao Yiyan had already hit her mind on herself, she was now busy with the autumn harvest, corn and soybeans were also recovered, and finally sweet potatoes.

This year can be described as a bumper harvest year, not only Zhongli, but even the villagers' harvest has doubled compared to last year, which makes the villagers even more grateful to Zhongli.

Because there was too much food, Zhongli didn't expect it to be so much, so she immediately asked people to build a granary next to it to put grain. However, the location of this granary is different from before, and it is all on the mountain. Although the amount of work is huge, this is a border city, and Zhongli naturally has to plan for himself. Of course, the villagers can also put it, but they need to pay a certain amount of money. Not only that, Zhongli also sent people to guard the granary, after all, food is such a thing, and it can't touch a little spark.

After a busy autumn, the farming was finally over, and looking at the full granary, not only Zhongli, but also everyone in the Zhuangzi breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhong Lijue smiled and reached out to hug Zhong Li's thigh, looked up and smiled, "Second brother, we don't have to worry about running out of food anymore." After living a worry-free life, when they think back to the old days, they suddenly find that their memories of the past have become blurred.

"Don't worry, not only will we not be without food in the future, but the entire people of the Apocalypse will not be without food." Zhongli stared ahead, a trace of determination flashed in her eyes, and several children of the Zhong family were boiling with enthusiasm. The taste of hunger is too unpleasant, and they don't want others to experience it.

Mr. Zhongli, as long as things like corn and sweet potatoes spread, even poor families will no longer be as hungry as before. After all, corn and sweet potatoes are good things, not to mention drought tolerant, and they are also highly productive, and even their stalks and leaves can be fed to livestock, and sweet potato leaves can also be eaten by people.

It's just that it takes a long time. However, everyone can afford to wait!

"Let's go, it's almost the New Year, we have to buy some things for the New Year." Zhongli touched her chin, she remembered that in the past, when she was celebrating the New Year, she would prepare some snacks and maltose, and she kept the practice of those things in mind, and now that she has nothing to do, she can also try to do it.

While they were busy, Zhao Yiyan was not idle.

After the autumn harvest, he collected the taxes of Canggu City and the surrounding areas, although he could keep it for himself and did not need to send it to the capital, but for the New Year, others could not go back, but the New Year's gift was essential, and he must be prepared carefully.

The harvest was very good, the people were very happy, and the grain handed over was of the highest quality.

Zhao Yiyan looked at the full amount of food in front of him, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, these are all Zhongli's credits, if it weren't for her, the border city would still be that border city, and it wouldn't have become the prosperous it is today. After all, that Quyuan plough not only reduced the wasteland of Canggu City, but even the entire border city by a quarter, and I believe that it will be less next year. (The border city refers to many towns in the entire frontier, and Canggu City is the center of the border city, where Zhao Yiyan's palace is located, just like the administrative center of a province)

"Lord, there is still a month to go before the New Year, and the New Year's gifts are ready, let's send them back to Beijing as soon as possible." The old housekeeper suggested that it was the middle of October, and in a few days, it might be snowing, and it would be difficult to move on a snowy day.

"I know." Zhao Yiyan immediately ordered people to pack these grains and send them to the capital.

However, two days later, Zhao Yiyan received bad news, the New Year's gift was robbed, and even the old housekeeper who escorted the car was taken away! Hearing the news, Zhao Yiyan exuded a terrifying cold all over his body, making people afraid to approach. These New Year's gifts are not ordinary things, and they are Zhao Yiyan's, but I didn't expect those robbers to be so bold that they even dared to rob themselves, it was simply the birthday boy who hanged himself, and he was impatient!

After being silent for about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Yiyan stood up and said, "The order goes down, this king will personally go to meet these deadly things." ”

Zhao Yiyan had just left the city with the army, and the newly arrived Li Governor issued an order, saying that Zhongli had colluded with foreign enemies and collaborated with the enemy to betray the country, and immediately sent people to arrest Zhongli, which was urgent.

The first to receive this news was the shopkeeper of the city in all directions, listening to a few officials eating here, he accidentally said that he missed his mouth, and when the guys heard it, his face changed, and he quickly asked people to inform Zhongli.

Zhongli, who received this news, frowned slightly, she knew that these people would not stop so quickly, and everything before was paving the way for the present. My previous guesses are all true. But since she dared to settle down here and expose her strength, it was enough to show that she was ready to deal with it a long time ago.

With Zhao Zijian's reminder before, she understood that the other party not only wanted to suppress her, but also wanted to use her hand to suppress Zhao Zijian. She can't fight back, and she can't fight back. This is the sorrow of this era, all people can only obey the orders of the supreme ruler, they hold the power, and when they meet themselves, they are definitely the masters who are played to death.

And Zhao Zijian didn't make a move, and he was waiting for himself to ask her, but where was it so easy to force him to go to Liangshan?

"Second brother, what should we do now?" Although Zhong Liyue is steady, he is too young to hold his breath when he encounters things.

"Don't panic, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, I am sitting upright, not afraid of them coming to check." What kind of collaboration with the enemy and betraying the country, there is no excuse for the crime that you want to add.

"But......" Zhong Liyue was very flustered, last time their mother was gone because of the officers and soldiers, and now ...... His eyes were red, and he reached out and grabbed the sleeve of Zhongli's clothes tightly, pinching it in the palm of his hand, as if he was afraid that as soon as he let go, Zhongli would leave him.

Zhongli is their backbone, they dare not think that if Zhongli is ......

No, no, the second brother is so calm at this time, he will definitely be fine.

The others were doing psychological construction in their hearts, while Zhongli sat indifferently in his chair and drank tea, waiting for the arrival of the officials.

About half an hour later, finally lived up to their expectations, five or six officials rushed in first, surrounded Zhongli, and then the leader walked in with a high spirit, when he saw the unique Zhuangzi, his eyes flashed a trace of surprise and a trace of greed, but these were all taken down by him, he walked up to Zhongli with his back and said, "Second Prince Zhong, come with me." ”

"Your Excellency is someone from Governor Li's Mansion? It's really disrespectful! Zhongli has been busy for a short time, and she didn't know about the new prefect's appointment, but she always thought that there would be no intersection between them, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly!

"Hmph, now is not the time to climb relationships!" The other party sneered, and gave up his hand a little pretendedly, "Young Master Zhong, please!" ”

Zhong Li sat on the chair and didn't move, but Zhong Liyue suddenly stood up, looking at each other with his already tall body, and asked with tears in his eyes, "I don't know what crime you and my second brother have committed?" Why do you do this? ”

"Collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, colluding with foreign enemies. Isn't that enough? The other party snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, looked at Zhong Li with his chest held out and said with a smile, "Could it be that Zhong Gongzi still wants to resist?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately drew their knives and aimed them at Zhongli, and the situation seemed to suddenly become grim in an instant, and even the air seemed to freeze.

"Huh." Zhongli sneered, "There is no basis for what you say, what about the evidence?" ”

The other party's face distorted slightly, the officials have always looked down on merchants, and they are no exception, no matter how capable Zhongli is, don't they still want to take it away? "Are you going to go or not? We have witnesses and physical evidence, and Zhong Gongzi will know when we arrive! ”

"Hmph, that's fine, I want to see, Governor Li, as a parent official, is like this to be a parent?" Zhongli argued with reason, she didn't want to be charged with collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, since ancient times, anyone who was accused of this crime would not end well.

Speaking of which, the people behind the scenes can also be regarded as looking at her, and they actually named her such a big crime, which is really ruthless! Collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, but if he wanted to connect the nine clans, Zhongli closed his eyes, and his heart couldn't help but be cold.

"Hmph, it's useless to talk too much, take it away!" The other party didn't want to talk to Zhong Li more, it was originally a non-existent thing, and he naturally couldn't say why, these were all orders from above, he just needed to find a suitable reason to arrest him.

It wasn't just him who was strange to say, but Governor Li also felt strange, Zhongli was just a merchant, and he didn't understand why the people above would go to such great lengths to deal with him. But when he saw Zhongli, the Zhuangzi, he couldn't help but be speechless, he really deserved to be a big family in the border city!

But none of this matters, the important thing is that he just needs to do it, and when Zhongli is beheaded, then her Zhuangzi can be at their disposal.

After the man gave the order, several officials surrounded Zhongli in the middle, looking menacing.

"This adult, my younger brothers in the family are still young, please wait for me to explain." Zhongli knew that he couldn't hide, so he could only speak.

"You'd better stop playing tricks and hurry up for me right away." The people don't fight with the officials, and the other party didn't take Zhongli in his eyes, and he didn't care what she wanted to say. After all, General Zhao is not here now!

"Thank you." Zhong Li arched his hand, turned to look at Zhong Liyue and the others, "After I leave, you have to perform your own duties, and you can't make any mistakes, you know?" She didn't want the things she had built to be destroyed, although she still had the ability to make a comeback, but these were her hard work, and she was reluctant to do so.

What's more, if these people could do their jobs, they wouldn't have made any stupid moves to let them fall in, and Zhongli took the opportunity to walk over, stretched out his hand and hugged the person tightly, and then slowly spoke in the other person's ear. "Remember, on the mountain."

Zhong Liyu's face turned pale, and he couldn't help but look at Zhong Li, and his expression changed.

"You can go with peace of mind, I believe that Governor Li will definitely give you justice!" Zhong Liyu closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Second brother, I don't want you to go, I don't want you to go." Zhong Liyu was one of the girls, and she couldn't help but lean into Zhong Liyu's arms and cry. She never thought that the second brother, who was omnipotent in her eyes, would also have this day.

Especially thinking of what happened to her mother, she whimpered in fear, and several little guys also had red eyes, in the end, they were boys, and they could bear it.

"Don't cry, take care of yourselves." Zhongli glanced at Zhong Liyu, who was constantly crying, and spoke.

"But the second brother...... We can't bear you. Zhong Liyu cried even more sadly in Zhong Liyu's arms like a child.

"Don't worry, the second brother will come back." Zhongli winked at him.

The other party was still snorting coldly next to him, but the above had spoken, if nothing else, how could Zhongli come out?

"And big brother." After Zhong Li comforted Zhong Liyu, he looked at Zhong Liyu, "Smash the glass factory." She knows that the other party lives in her glass factory, and Hui Bafang and Peach Blossom makeup are things that can't be put on the table in the eyes of some people, but the glass factory is different.