After everything was done, Liu Ming opened the lattice where the silver was placed on the counter.

drooling and counting the silver.

Today, Chef Yang made a fuss, and he behaved so kindly that the people became members one after another.

As a blessing in disguise, in one day, nearly 200 members were admitted.

With the addition of the previous silver, fifty taels is enough.

He happily put the silver into a bag, called Li Lu again, and went straight to Ye Dashanren's house.

Settle the accounts earlier, and live in peace early.

Ye Dashan lives in the suburbs, and his family has more than 500 acres of farmland.

The word of mouth is excellent.

It is precisely because of this character that Liu Ming was given seven days, and only Liu Ming was asked to pay fifty taels of silver.

Li Lu was in a good mood today, and joked with Liu Ming on the way: "The county government brothers you promised are free forever, but can you still count?" ”

"That's nature."

"And what about the brothers' families?"

"It's also free."

Li Lu narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Mingdao: "Actually, I've always been curious, how did you get this noodle?" ”

Liu Ming's smile froze on his face.

What he is most afraid of is that someone asks the bottom of it, and he really can't explain why instant noodles can appear when he draws a circle.

However, Li Lu seemed to have misunderstood, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's me who is not doing anything to spy on your secrets, I won't ask." ”

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Liu Ming hurriedly made up for it: "Why does Chef Yang know Gao Zhutou?" ”

"It's a long story, Chef Yang's mother-in-law stole people and let Chef Yang catch him in bed."

"Hiss......" Liu Ming suddenly came up in spirit: "Detail, detail." ”

"Chef Yang practiced family law, beat his mother-in-law violently, and then divorced his mother-in-law, but at the same time, he did not let go of the adulterer, and beat the adulterer to death."

"I'll ...... Don't you care about that? Liu Ming was surprised.

"What do I care?" Li Lu was puzzled: "This is someone else's family matter, how can there be such an errand person interfering in family affairs?" ”

Also, this is ancient times, in ancient times, it was difficult for Qing officials to decide family affairs, and it was a common practice for magistrates to ignore them.

Liu Ming sighed and hurriedly said, "It's not important, keep talking, and then what?" ”

"Then, the adulterer signed the deed, cut off his three fingers, and exchanged his life."

Speaking of this, Li Lu changed his words: "I thought this matter was over, but the adulterer brought someone back to seek revenge, and at the door of Bazhen Building, he blocked Chef Yang and beat him, threatening to chop off his arms." ”

"Wow! Does Liu Yuan care? ”

"Anyway, I sent a subordinate to report to the official, and then I hid, and the high catcher on duty heard it, and he didn't have time to put on his shoes, so he rushed out with a knife and ran a kick of blood."

"It's also thanks to him that he went early, otherwise Chef Yang would be an armless man now."

Liu Ming nodded again and again: "No wonder Chef Yang is so happy to see Gao Zhutou." ”

While speaking, he had already arrived at the Ye family's mansion.

A huge courtyard, with a high courtyard wall, a brown wood panel at the gate, and two families standing at the door, which looks very capable of fighting.

Li Lu stepped forward, arched his hand at the family, and said: "Trouble, Li Lu, the head of Mingyang, meet Ye Dashan." ”

A family member hurriedly ran in, and after a while, the little fat old man with a gray beard ran out and smiled kindly: "Mr. Li, what kind of wind blew you here?" ”

Li Lu turned sideways, let Liu Ming out, and said, "I took your report to the official, and today he came to repay the money, and I will be a witness." ”

"Don't stand outside, please inside, please inside."

Ye Dashan was not in a hurry to get the money, but invited both of them in.

As soon as he entered, Liu Ming found that the ancient gentry really knew how to live.

The whole yard is about one or two thousand square meters, and there are families with sticks patrolling the courtyard, and people are moving in the wings on both sides.

The main house is the residence of Ye Dashanren.

Please enter the main hall, the servant immediately brought in tea, Liu Ming immediately stepped forward, took off the money bag from his waist, and handed it to Ye Dashan: "I broke your antiques a few days ago, according to the contract, I will compensate." ”

Ye Dashan picked up the money bag and put it on the mat, and it was quite heavy to start, so he had to have about five catties.

He smiled, handed the money bag to his subordinates, and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, I heard that you have made a new flavor of noodles, which tastes very good, and the door is like a market." ”

"Yes." Liu Ming also admitted.

Ye Dashan laughed and said, "Have you ever thought about making the noodle restaurant bigger?" ”

"I've thought about it."

Ye Dashan immediately said: "We are in partnership, I will pay the money, you will make the formula, and I will send you to Dongcheng to develop and make more money, how about it?" ”

Partnership?

That's a good idea.

Ye Dashan has money and people, and he is willing to participate, which is the best.

But Liu Ming still shook his head and said: "Thank you Ye Dashan for your kindness, it's just that my current technology is not suitable for long-term development, in order to prevent the loss of your money, the partnership can be put aside first, and when I study it thoroughly, it is not too late for us to partner again." ”

Liu Ming's words are good, but between the words, he just doesn't want to cooperate.

Ye Dashan smiled kindly again, and after he accepted the silver, he said, "It's okay, I'm waiting for Shopkeeper Liu to come at home." ”

Seeing this, Li Lu also got up and said, "Ye Dashan, farewell." ”

With that, he pulled Liu Ming and walked towards the outside of Yang's house.

Ye Dashan looked at Liu Ming's back, and the smile on his face sank.

He narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about something.

Then he made a gesture, called a subordinate, and said, "Keep an eye on him, and tell me immediately if there is any situation." ”

After walking out of the courtyard, Liu Ming sighed with emotion: "Ye Dashanren's house is really good." ”

"That is, there are more than ten nursing homes, more than 20 people, and forty or fifty people in a house, and thieves don't dare to steal," Li Lu also sighed: "When can I live in this kind of house, it's fine." ”

"Do you want to live?" Liu Ming said with a smile.

"Forget it, I can't afford to live, just the cost of the nursing home, seven or eight taels of silver a month, not counting the money of the house, this house can only be built with forty or fifty taels of silver, and it won't cost so much to sell me."

Liu Ming stopped, looked at Li Lu and said, "Master Li, to be honest, I really have a way for you to live in it, as long as you give me a piece of land, a piece." ”

"Ground?" Li Lu scratched his head: "Isn't it okay for you to reclaim a piece of borderless land by yourself?" ”

Liu Mingleng froze.

He thought about it carefully, and only then did he remember that in the memory of his previous life, there was indeed this part of the land.

According to the law of Mushan City, as long as you apply to the head of the city, you can reclaim the land by yourself, and after reclamation, you need to pay a land tax to the county government every year.

The local output is about 500 catties per acre of land, and the law stipulates that the head has the right to adjust the tax within the scope.

Mingyang County was poor, the land was barren, and large tracts of land were empty and uncultivated, so Li Lu adjusted the land tax to a very low level.

Fifty catties of corn per acre per year, or 100 coins.

This price gave Liu Ming a bold idea in his heart.