Li Dabao was proud, "Almost every household in our village grows chili peppers, and the planting method is also learned from our family, and the yield is particularly high." As high as two or three thousand catties, one acre of land can collect two or three hundred taels of silver. ”

Liu smiled, "Yes, the price is very high." Wait until next year and plant more. Even if you sell it for ten cents a catty, you can get twenty or thirty taels of silver. ”

"Tang Niangzi, you know, right? He planted five points of chili peppers in the yard and collected 1,200 catties, which is one hundred and twenty taels of silver. After selling the money, he came to my side on the same day to give the money for the house, and bought two large yards. ”

The lady next door to his house used to laugh at her for planting peppers at home and making it dirty, and she also hated that his wife was too dirty to feed the pigs and too tired to rent land for planting. Now I see that people have earned thousands of taels of silver, and my bowels are blue with regret."

Li Dabao smiled and nodded, "These people come to my father, some are hardworking, and some are lazy." However, in our village, as long as you work hard, you can make a fortune. ”

Because Jixiang Town grows so many chili peppers and sells them for so much money, almost every household has thousands of taels of silver.

For example, Village Chief Li's family has a lot of land, planting 30 acres and selling it for thousands of taels of silver.

It is precisely because of the wealth of Jixiang Town that Hengtong Qian Zhuang rented three shops in Jixiang Town and opened a branch.

Because it is inconvenient to carry silver out, many people are willing to store the silver in Hengtong Bank.

However, there are also bankrupt banks, although Hengtong money has existed for many years, but there is no guarantee that nothing will happen. Therefore, most people are still willing to hide their money in their homes.

For example, Village Chief Li buried two thousand taels of silver under the pig trough in the backyard of his home; And in the cellar he put two thousand taels of silver......

Of course, there are also some silver tickets of large and small denominations, which are convenient for travel.

Jixiang Town is already very wealthy, and this year it sells chili peppers and rice seeds, and it sells a lot of money. Some people began to float again, and actually began to gather to gamble again.

However, they did not dare to gamble in Jixiang Town.

I often take advantage of the opportunity to go out and go to other villages or county towns to gamble.

Not only that, some people think that the people in Jixiang Town are rich, that is, the fat on the board, and if they don't take a bite, they feel panicked. If you set up a gambling game in Jixiang Town, you will definitely be able to make more money.

Zhao Laolai used to swindle in other places, and learned that Jixiang Town was rich, so he came to Jixiang Town in the name of visiting friends.

Old man Zhou has been even more proud recently, he has planted a lot of chili peppers before, earned thousands of taels of silver, and his life is delicious. The two sons and daughter-in-law disliked planting chili peppers before, but now they learn that the chili peppers are sold for money, and they almost take the initiative to curry favor and fulfill their filial piety.

However, it was too late, so Lao Tzu didn't give these turtle sons and turtle grandchildren.

Just when Old Man Zhou was drinking, eating fennel beans, and chatting with everyone, Zhao Laolai came in.

"Brother Zhou, you have been red recently, you must have made a fortune." Zhao Laolai smiled and sat in front of Old Man Zhou.

Old man Zhou knew the details of Zhao Laolai, that was a gambler, and his gambling skills were not bad.

However, Jixiang Town is not allowed to gamble, and this Zhao Lao Lai will definitely want to open an underground casino with him.

"Brother Zhao, come from afar, drink and drink." Old man Zhou said with a smile, and threw a dime of silver to the second child in the store, "Go to the braised meat shop and cut more, Brother Zhao and I will not return if we are not drunk." ”

"Yes, host." The shopkeeper should go down and take the money to buy braised pork.

Zhao Laolai looked around and felt that this auspicious town was indeed different from other places. The people here are wealthy, but not ostentatious.

After a while, the braised pork came over, and Zhao Laolai drank a lot of wine with Old Man Zhou. Until the guests of the tavern left, only Zhao Lao Lai was left yet.

Old man Zhou chuckled, "Brother Zhao, there is not much place at home, there is no room to live in, I have booked a house for you in the Jixiang Inn, you can live as you like." ”

Zhao Laolai arched his hand, "Brother Zhou, you are bright." Then I'll stay here for a while longer, but I don't know where the inn is, you take me there. ”

Old man Zhou knew that this was Zhao Laolai who wanted to talk to him in private, so he couldn't hide, so he had to follow, "Brother Zhao drank a lot, go, I'll help you." ”

And just like that, the two of them went outside.

It was pitch black outside, and there were patrols from time to time.

Zhao Lao Lai didn't go around in circles, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, set up a field?" ”

Old man Zhou shook his head and sighed, "I'm old, I don't want to do this, open a tavern, farm a land, make a lot of money, and I don't want to engage in these crooked ways." It won't last long, Brother Zhao, you have also made a lot of money over the years, and it is time to settle down when you buy a house. ”

Of course, Zhao Laolai will not tell Old Man Zhou that he has bought a house and land, and has married several women, and has given birth to several sons and daughters. However, because what he did was more immoral and he was worried about retaliation, he never told outsiders.

Zhao Laolai smiled, "There is wine today and drunk today, why do you care so much?" Anyway, as long as I'm comfortable, it's not like I'm laughing at you. Even if you marry again, you have to marry a young widow. It's good that you just married a widow, and you even married an old widow with a grandson. ”

Old man Zhou sneered, "I don't have Brother Zhao's dragon horse spirit, and my body can't bear it." This auspicious town is different from other places, this place is not allowed to open casinos, it must be discovered, and the end is miserable. ”

Zhao Laolai smiled, raised his eyebrows, and didn't care, "Of course this auspicious town is different, because there are many stupid people here, and many of them are poor and rich, so it's best to cheat." As for not allowing gambling, then our gambling house is open underground, who knows? ”

Old man Zhou hesitated, opened a gambling shop, and did make money.

At the same time, he also knows the people in Jixiang Village and Jixiang Town, and almost every family is rich. In the past, they were some refugees who fled the famine, and they were also poor in their hometowns.

No one in the village dares to gamble now, and that's because there are people in the village, and those who are timid don't dare to gamble.

Seeing that Old Man Zhou was hesitating, Zhao Laolai made persistent efforts, "Besides, let's form a bureau, and it's also in an inauspicious town, let's go to the nearby stone village." There are many caves there, just find a cave and tidy it up. If someone comes, shout and run away from the other holes. ”

Hearing Zhao Laolai's words, Old Man Zhou rubbed his hands, "Brother Zhao, you let me think about it." After all, I'm that old, and I'm still making a home here. If the mayor of the town knows, it will be light to drive me out of Jixiang Town, and maybe he will arrest me and put me in prison. ”

Zhao Laolai sneered, "Brother Zhou, you're too daring, aren't you?" Where did the previous Zhou Daring go? I've heard that every family grows chili peppers in Jixiang Town, and every family has thousands of taels of silver, and Village Chief Li's family even has five or six thousand taels of silver, which is so rich. If we do it, we can divide tens of thousands of taels of silver each, and then we will stop. ”

Old man Zhou was just about to agree, when he heard Li Yingniang shouting from afar, "Dad, the meal is ready, my mother called you to eat with the guests." ”