Second Uncle Wang's prediction of the weather is not worse than the current weather forecast. Early the next morning, the sky was indeed overhanging, and thick clouds covered the sun and blocked the heat.

"Second uncle, it won't rain this day, right?" Lan Yi learned what the second uncle said to feel the rain in the air, but she still didn't feel anything special.

Second Uncle Wang put the reins on the scalper, shook his head and said, "No, don't worry, come back early." If the children are hungry, they will go to the restaurant to have a good meal, and it is rare for a few to go there. ”

After the second uncle finished speaking, he took out a tael of silver from his arms and handed it to Lan Yi, who nodded and took it. She is not short of silver, but the second uncle still has a piece of heart, "Second uncle and second aunt, what are your shortcomings, let's buy them together." ”

Second Aunt Li hurriedly waved her hand and smiled: "There is nothing missing, all of them." You turn around well, take care of the child, don't run away. ”

When he said this, Li's eyes looked at Liu, although Lan Yi and Chen both had two children, and Liu only had two girls, but she was so lively, but she was the most uneasy one.

Wang Linxi sat in front of the car, Lan Yifei sat in the car with the child in her arms, and the group rushed to the county seat. Although today is a market day, there are not many people on the road to the market.

The five children were excited, chirping and shouting as they sat on the ox carts. At this time, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind, and Zhou Weiji rode his horse to catch up.

The big black horse is the baby's favorite, and when he saw Tuesday Bo riding over, he stood on the ox cart and waved his little fat hand and shouted: "Erbo, horse, horse, ride." ”

Yu'er and Dafu also saw Zhou Weiji and shouted to the second uncle. Since they learned boxing from Zhou Weiji, their fear of him has also disappeared, and even his big beard has been liked by several children, and Lan Yi has heard a few times that they want to grow up with such a beard.

However, Lan Yi still doesn't like the feeling of a long beard on his face, Zhou Weiji looks like a foreigner from the barbarian state, and his face and facial features are not clear.

Wang Lin was happy to see Zhou Weiji and beckoned: "Second brother, go to the Yamen?" ”

Zhou Weiji nodded, bent sideways and touched the baby's little head: "Want to ride a horse?" ”

The baby nodded quickly and smiled at him.

Lan Yi just wanted to refuse, but Zhou Weiji reached out and knotted the baby, holding it in front of him, the baby grabbed the saddle with both hands, his excited little face was red, and his mouth said, "Drive, drive!" shouted.

"Baby, just sit down for a while, don't delay Tuesday's business." Lan Yi said helplessly that when Zhou Weiji was at home, the baby ran over to rub the horse and ride, and she couldn't control it, and she couldn't even contribute the family's donkey to let him ride.

Yu'er and Dafu looked at Zhou Weiji's waist knife enviously and asked, "Second uncle, are you going to catch the bad guys?" ”

Zhou Weiji shook his head, but his eyes looked at Lan Yi intentionally or unintentionally when he spoke: "It's not to catch bad guys, it's something to go to the barracks." ”

Yu'er was even more envious when she heard this, the barracks, the power in the hearts of the children.

When Wang Linxi heard the barracks, he turned around and asked, "Brother Tuesday, there are a lot of horses in the barracks, right?" ”

Zhou Weiji didn't know why Wang Linxi asked this, but he still replied briefly: "I went to the box army outside the city today, there are not many horses, and most of the horses are in the forbidden army." ”

"Forbidden Army?" Lan Yi asked curiously, "Isn't the forbidden army guarding the capital?" ”

Zhou Wei didn't expect Lan Yi to be interested in the affairs of the army, he said with a smile: "The guards stationed in the capital are the guards and pro-army led by the commander from the front of the Erpin Palace, and they are the elite of the forbidden army. There are more than 800,000 forbidden troops in our DPRK, and most of them are deployed in various places, except for the defense of the Beijing division. ”

Lan Yi embarrassedly touched her ears with her fingers to resolve the embarrassment of her lack of common sense. The opportunity was rare, and she continued to ask: "Brother Tuesday, what is the difference between the Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army?" ”

Zhou Weiji rode his horse and followed the side of the ox cart, and patiently replied: "The forbidden army belongs to the elite of the army, and it is subordinate to the three ya, and it is not allowed to send a soldier privately; The army was led by the military attaché of the state and county, and was mainly used for hard labor. Dengzhou is the place where our dynasty and the Jurchen pass through the sea, and the three armies of the forbidden army are stationed. ”

After that, he saw that Lan Yi was still at a loss, and miraculously guessed how many people she was puzzled about the "three armies", and this was not a confidential matter, so he continued: "I forbid two armies, both of which are fifty people in a team, two teams are one capital, five are one commander, five are one army, and ten armies are one box. ”

Lan Yi nodded and calculated silently, the first army of the forbidden army, that is, 2,500 people, 7,500 of the 800,000 people of the forbidden army are stationed in Dengzhou Tonghai, that is, Shamen Island, it seems that Shamen Island is a military important place, and the relationship between Da Zhou and Jurchen is not harmonious, I hope that when the war starts, it will not affect Huang County.

"Thank you, Brother Tuesday, for your doubts." Lan Yi knew more than she shouldn't have asked.

Zhou Wei nodded softly, his beard obscured his expression, so he still looked very strict. Lan Yi rarely took the initiative to talk to him, and this time he asked what he was good at, which of course made him feel happy.

Wang Lin was happy to see that his sister-in-law was fine, so he hurriedly asked again: "Second brother, since Xiang Jun raises horses, I don't know how they sell those horse dung, and the peonies on the hillside at home are short of fertilizer, so it would be nice if I could buy some." ”

Zhou Weiji didn't pay attention to this issue, he nodded in response: "I'll inquire and then make a calculation." ”

"Thank you, second brother."

Zhou Weiji nodded, picked up the baby, handed it to Lan Yi, and rode the horse first.

After Zhou Weiji left, Liu and Chen looked at his distant back before they dared to raise their heads and continue to speak.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you ask how many horses there are in the Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army, if there are more horses, let's get horse manure back, and we can sell them if we can't use them." Liu said regretfully, she intuitively thought that as long as her sister-in-law asked, Zhou Weiji would definitely say it.

Lan Yi shook his head, "The affairs of the army, how can he know about it as a fast catcher." "Besides, even if people know why they want to sue themselves, it's a military secret.

"Second brother, is there still a shortage of autumn fat?"

Wang Linxi waved the whip and slapped the cow twice, so that it could go quickly: "There is no shortage of autumn fertilizer, Uncle Zhao said that we can also buy some oil residue from the oil mill this time to come back to make fertilizer, the fertilizer of oil residue is slow and suitable for peony in winter." I thought that if I could get horse manure, the two manure stools would be gone next spring. ”

Lan Yi nodded, Wang Linxi has become more and more experienced after this period of training, and he can be on his own.

When they arrived in the county seat, Wang Linxi deposited the ox cart at the gate of Zài City, and Lan Yi and the three of them took a few children and began to walk around the market. For a few children, it is rare to be able to go to the county town to catch the market, so they are all excited, and they have to talk about everything they see. However, the children were sensible and did not cry to buy things.

Lan Yi's goal this time was the fabric of the clothes to be worn in autumn and winter, and a few people went to a few places to choose some fabrics and buy them. Most of the fabrics bought are scattered pieces of cloth, and they can also make clothes for children by patching them together, and Chen and Liu are thrifty, although they are reluctant to buy large pieces of good cloth even though they have money on hand now.

However, the Chen family spent dozens of dollars to pull a few feet of red cotton cloth and dark cyan cotton, saying that he wanted to make a dress for his mother-in-law, and as for the dark blue cotton, it was naturally for Wang Linxi.

She compared the fabric to Wang Linxi, and bought it when she saw that the color was suitable. Wang Linxi persuaded: "I don't lack clothes, you and Niuniu wear two more clothes." ”

Chen shook his head, and walked straight out of the cloth shop after checking out, she didn't need to make new clothes if she didn't go out, but Lin Xi had to go out often to talk about business, the new clothes she made last year had been damaged, although the sewing was so bad that she couldn't see it, but she still wanted her man to wear new clothes.

Lan Yi is relatively simple, there are two boys in the family, the color of the clothes is easy to choose, and she only chooses two pieces of strong and dirty cloth to make clothes for herself. This year, their family has grown taller, and last year's clothes can no longer be worn, and they need to do it again, which is probably the happiest thing.

After buying fabrics and some food and small toys for a few children, a group of people took an ox cart to the Qingshan Oil Mill not far from the city.

In front of the oil mill yard, a 100-square-meter drying field is drying brown oil residue, and wisps of green smoke waft out of the stone chimney in the oil mill with white walls and black tiles, and the air is filled with the fragrance of oil. Walking into the gate of the oil mill, the rich fragrance penetrates the nostrils, and the taste of ripe grain is refreshing.

In the courtyard, you can see the guys busy, sieves, dustpans, steamers, shovels, bamboo rings, oil cylinders, oil hyacinths, oil grass, etc...... It was as if they had been soaked in oil.

Steward Zhang of the oil mill saw Wang Linxi and Lan Yi, and greeted them to hurry in, Steward Zhang was the little steward who worked with Xia Shun, he was kind, careful and sincere, and this time he was transferred to the oil mill to be in charge of the trivial matters of oil extraction.

Lan Yi asked, "Steward Zhang, Shopkeeper Xia, they have all arrived?" ”

Steward Zhang replied respectfully: "It's all inside." ”

"Hmm. Steward Zhang, it's the first time for my two younger siblings to come, so you can take us around first. Lan Yi said, Fu turned back to Lin Xi and said, "Second brother, you go to the shopkeeper Xia first, and I'll go over in a while." ”

Steward Zhang bent forward, took Lan Yi and Chen's Liu around the oil mill, introducing various equipment and tools, the oil mill was not big, and it was quickly completed. Lan Yi hugged the baby and followed behind Steward Zhang and asked, "Steward Zhang, I don't know how much oil is squeezed a day in the oil mill now?" ”

Steward Zhang knew that although the person in charge of the oil mill was Xia Shun, it was the young woman in front of him who really made the decision of the oil mill, so he didn't dare to hide anything from Lan Yi, and hurriedly said: "Mrs., twice a day, you can squeeze two hundred catties of peony seeds each time, and after a few processes, you can press for one and a half hours, and you can produce seven or eight percent of oil, and after three hours of pressing, the oil can be fully squeezed." ”

Lan Yi nodded, that is, he can squeeze four hundred catties of peony seeds a day, which is not fast: "How many peony seeds do we have in the library?" ”

"There are still 12,000 catties, and the peony seeds can be squeezed before they are harvested this year." Steward Zhang opened his mouth, thinking about adding another set of equipment, but thinking that these were not his own should interject, he didn't have words.

"Well, how's the oil?"

Steward Zhang smiled: "About thirty percent." ”

Sancheng is not low, Lan Yi also nodded with satisfaction, at this time they have come to the backyard, the backyard is the warehouse and the place to stay and entertain, in the middle are two halls for guests, the hall is built in a simple atmosphere, which is very in line with the overall temperament of Qingshan Oil Mill.

Xia Chongxiao, Xiao Qi, and Xia Shun saw Lan Yi and a group of people walking in, and they walked out of the house. Xiao Qi looked at Lan Yi's eyes were shining, and his eyes seemed to be able to blink countless little stars, Lan Yi couldn't help but feel that this Xiao Qi had a pair of talking eyes.

"Brother Xia, Xiao Qi, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Second brother and sister, third brother and sister, you take a few children to the back room to rest for a while, and I will talk to Brother Xia and them about some things, and then we will go back. ”

Chen and Liu saw that these men were already a little restrained, and when they heard Lan Yi say this, they hurriedly took the children into the inner room to rest, and there were also a lot of tables, chairs and stools in the inner room, and seasonal fruits and some snacks were placed on the table.

"Liuzi and Lin Yuan went out?" After the five of them were seated, Lan Yi asked.

Xia Shun, who was sitting with his hands drooping, hurriedly replied: "The two of them went to Dengzhou with the merchant ship, and they will come back in two days." ”

Lan Yi nodded, Liuzi and Lin Yuan are very good at things, and their hearts and eyes are also flexible, which is suitable for running business, and it is also a good thing to run more.

"Sister-in-law Wang, what is the way to make money, you say come and listen?" Xiao Qi couldn't wait to ask.

Xia Chongxiao glanced at him with a smile, and also said to Lan Yi: "Sister Lan, Xiao Qi is an urgent child, you might as well talk about this matter first." ”

Xiao Qi really looked anxious, just a good boy with a face like a crown of jade, red lips and white teeth, even if he was anxious, he also had a sense of ease.

Lan Yi couldn't help but sigh with such an unearthly appearance, and she could still live a stable life in a rich and noble family, if she was born in an ordinary family, she was afraid that she would cause trouble.

"Let's try it first, this is my new food." Lan Yi asked Wang Linxi to fetch the bowl and spoon, she took out a sealed jar from the basket, opened it and filled each person with a few pieces of apricot and peaches soaked in sugar water.

The peach is the cherry, because the warbler likes to eat, it is named after the mouth, and it is gradually called the warbler peach in later generations, and it has become the current cherry.

Everyone picked up the bowl, a few pieces of apricot flesh and pitted cherries in the water were bright in color, and they took them with a spoon and put them in their mouths, the thick and sweet taste was permeated, Xia Shun and Xia Chongxiao frowned slightly, this taste was really not what they liked. Xiao Qi's eyes lit up after eating, and he ate the pulp in a few bites, and the soup was drunk cleanly.

"Sister-in-law Wang, is this the way you thought of making money?"

Lan Yi nodded, Xia Chongxiao took a few sips of tea elegantly and quickly, and said: "Sister Lan, with all due respect, this food is too sweet, and it doesn't look good, even if we do it, we can't sell it at a good price." ”

Xia Shun and Wang Linxi both nodded, agreeing with Xia Chongxiao's point of view. Xiao Qi retorted unconvinced: "It's obviously delicious, and it can be sold for a price if you look at it again." ”R1152