In the afternoon, the clouds filled the air, a light piece, a thick piece, the sky was like a faded gray cloth, the atmosphere was hot and humid, and the stuffy people were flustered.

Lin Xia was half-lying on a bamboo mat woven from bamboo, and Cuiyu was fanning a wooden basin full of ice cubes, and the room was not at all summer, but very cool, and the two were eating frozen fruits and chatting about the gossip in the village.

Cuiyu said mysteriously while fanning the fan, "Madam, your mother's family has been very hot recently, I heard that Old Man Lin went to the county a few days ago, and when he came back, his face was full of red light, his waist was straight, and his back was straight." But she was cautious when she said it, worried that Lin Xia would blame her for chewing the root of her mother's tongue.

Ran Lin Xia didn't care at all, but became interested, "I'm afraid there is a woman, right?" ”

Cuiyu was slightly stunned, remembering that Lin Xia usually hated her mother's family very much, and immediately opened up to talk about it.

Every once in a while, Old Man Lin and Du would go to Qinghou County to visit Lin Chengguang and his wife for another day or two. It just so happened that Du Shi was busy greeting the fourth Lin Chengyao's lifelong event a few days ago, and went to the next village to find a matchmaker to carefully select the future daughter-in-law, so the old man Lin went to the county alone.

After going to Qinghou County, Lin Chengguang saw that Old Man Lin was bored, and his thoughts were limited in staying in Qingxi Village all day, and then he took him to the Meixian Courtyard in the county.

I have tasted the fishy cat, I have felt the gentleness of a woman, and compared with the spicy Du's, it is not a star and a half. When Old Man Lin returned to Qingxi Village, he became more and more impatient with Du's face, and he could still hear Old Man Lin's voice scolding Du when he passed by Old Man Lin's house.

After listening to the family's gossip, Lin Xia's mood was a little more refreshed, and he couldn't help but glance at Cuiyu, he could dig the material so clearly, she was simply a gossip queen!

Suddenly, a thunderclap sounded in the sky outside, and the frightened Lin Xia had some heart palpitations, clutching his chest and saying, "It's going to rain again?" ”

Seeing that Lin Xia was frightened, Cuiyu hurriedly handed over a cup of hot tea, "It's about to enter summer, and the rainy season is coming. ”

Seeing that Cuiyu could talk about such a serious thing, Lin Xia was a little unaccustomed to it, just like a reporter from the entertainment sector who went to report on national events. Quipped and quipped, "It's so strange that you still pay attention to this?" ”

Cuiyu blushed when she was teased, and said coquettishly: "Madam, you are joking about Jade again, Cuiyu is not relieving your boredom!" ”

"Cheng, I haven't been to Jiangling County yet, let's go shopping in a few days."

Lin Xia suddenly realized that after he traveled to ancient times, he had never been anywhere except Qinghou County and Qingxi Village, although he had been to the tooth shop in Jiangling County to buy people, but he only passed by in a hurry, and he didn't go around carefully, so he felt that he was really a failure.

At the same time, her business territory has also been restricted, although the flow of people in Qinghou County is quite high, but after all, it is only a small county, and the business of strings of incense and threads stops here, and it is really difficult to earn more. If you really want to make the reputation of Yalinju bigger, it is not advisable to stick to a small Qinghou County.

This Jiangling County may be able to become the next fixed point of Yalinju.

Cuiyu immediately smiled when she heard that she could follow Lin Xia out, her eyes flashed with excitement, "Madam, when will we leave?" ”

Looking at Cuiyu's enthusiastic appearance, Lin Xia made a decision: "Tomorrow we will go to Jiangling County and have a trip that we can go!" ”

Cuiyu hurriedly got up and saluted Lin Xia, "Madam, then I'll pack your luggage for you and the master!" With the words thrown away, Jade ran away as soon as she slipped away.

Seeing that people had run away, Lin Xia smiled bitterly, it seems that she is not the only one who has been suffocated!

After Lei Biao came back from hunting in the mountains, Lin Xia told him about going to Jiangling County to play for a few days, Lei Biao had no opinion, and agreed directly.

Early the next morning, Lei Zhong pulled out the carriage and parked at the door of the small building, and Cuiyu put all the bags on the carriage, waiting for Lei Biao and Lin Xia to go out.

After saying hello to Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu, Lei Biao and Lin Xia took Cuiyu and Lei Zhong out of the house and went to Jiangling County.

In this ancient world, there was not much of anything, but there was a lot of land, and the counties were far away from each other, even if they took the official road, the carriage had to travel for a whole day, and when they arrived in Jiangling County, it was already evening, and Lin Xia only thought of the nightmare of the 'superior house' where he lived in Jiangling County last time.

Lin Xiaqian instructed Lei Zhong to inquire about the best restaurant in Jiangling County, and then parked the carriage in front of a four-story restaurant.

When I got off the carriage, I looked at the plaque on the door with three big characters written on the dragon, flying and phoenix dancing: Qingjiang Building.

This Jiangling County relies on a long Qingjiang River, is in the lower reaches of the Qingjiang River, relying on boats to transport all kinds of goods, and Qingjiang Building is named after Qingjiang, by the river, some rooms can also see a scene of Qingjiang, and the menu is mainly based on the fish in the Qingjiang River, which is a major feature in Jiangling County.

This time I also asked for a first-class room, the environment is more than a little better than the inn I lived in last time, at least the bedding is clean, there is hot tea and snacks, the space is also quite large, you can see the long Qingjiang outside the window, but it is already evening, Qingjiang is black, and it looks a little scary.

The vegetables are really fish-based, which is good and cheap, but vegetables are more expensive. Overall, it's about a modern three-star hotel.

The next day, Lei Biao Lin Xia took Lei Zhong and Cuiyu to wander around Jiangling County, the streets were full of stalls, pedestrians were hurrying, and there were shouts, shouts, and bargains one after another. Passing by a tavern, the little two inside shuttled quickly with wine and food, and from time to time there was the sound of guessing boxing, talking and laughing, and the sound of cups colliding.

The lively scenery is not much different from Qinghou County.

However, on the road, as Cuiyu said, there were many people dressed in coarse linen clothes, everyone's skin was slightly red, the sweat on their bodies had already wet their sweatshirts, the straw sandals on their feet were stained with thick soil, and everyone carried a load of loess on their shoulders to the dam.

I went around the dam, and there were many people in a dense crowd, and I saw a middle-aged man in an official robe pointing there from a distance, which should be the magistrate of Jiangling County.

Lin Xia touched his chin and looked at the people on the dam and thought deeply, "Husband, this government has recruited so many people, does it include food and shelter?" ”

Lei Biao glanced at Lin Xia meaningfully, and immediately guessed what his little lady had in mind, "Cover it or not, pay sixty literary wages every month." ”

Lin Xia's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "I'll go, two cents a day?" Are they willing to do it too? "Think about it, the guys in her shop have 500 wen a month, which is eight times that of these farmers, not to mention the benefits such as food and bonuses.

"Normally, there has been a war in the early years, many people have been displaced, many places have been robbed of food by the enemy, there has been a famine in several places, many people have starved to death, for them it is good to have a place to sleep, a job, a job, a money, and a full meal." When Lei Biao said this, there seemed to be a trace of disgust in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Lin Xia nodded slightly, expressing his understanding that in the era of war, there are always people who will pay the price of their lives.

"You say, if I let these people eat and drink enough, what will happen to the name of this Yalinju?" Lin Xia's eyes were a little deep, "Now that the development of Qinghou County is limited, I think we have to do more tricks." ”

Lei Biao looked at Lin Xia's eyes with waves, and said in a gentle tone: "I will support you whatever you want." ”

"Let's go, let's go to the dental store and buy a house!" With Lei Biao's support, Lin Xia pulled Lei Biao to run away without saying a word, and said with words in his mouth: "It's not okay to live in a restaurant all the time, it's a lot of waste, it's better to buy more real estate!" ”

What if in ancient times, like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, housing prices soared? It's better to buy some real estate than to put money in the dust!

By the time Lei Biao and Lin Xia came out of the tooth shop, they already had two land deeds of Jiangling County in their hands.

One is a shop, the area is quite small, close to the dam, the price is quite expensive, the original price is eighteen taels of silver, and Lin Xia was forced to cut twelve taels, plus a red envelope of one or two silver. The other one is the house deed, the courtyard of the two entrances, very close to the street, and the most important thing is close to the county government, after all, Yalinju does not have a strong background, and must rely on the local county government to take care of it.

After purchasing a house and shop, Lei Biao wrote a post to make an appointment with the magistrate of Jiangling County to meet at a time, and then Lei Zhong sent it out. Then I hired the county renovation workers, knocked the kitchen wall in the store, moved it to the store, made the kitchen more spacious, and put a large counter in the store with a few chairs and coffee tables.

When the decorator saw the drawings drawn by Lin Xia himself, he didn't understand what kind of store he was going to open, and he only took money to work.

As for the courtyard of the second courtyard, Lin Xia was used to living in her own small building, and when she came, she still did several renovations, especially the thatched house, which was converted into a brand-new toilet according to her original design.

During the renovation period, Lei Biao and Lin Xia went back to Yalin Curie to select talents to manage the newly opened small shop in Jiangling County.

After more than a month of training, the ten teenagers that Lei Biao bought at that time were not all proficient in all eighteen martial arts, but they all had one skill.

Lei Biao and Lin Xia selected Lei Ren, who had good accounts, and Lei Wen, who had good cooking skills, to take charge of the store management this time, and lived directly in the courtyard they had just bought after moving to Jiangling County, and they could manage the restaurants in Jiangling County after Lei Biao and Lin Xia's assessment in the early stage.