Chapter 193: The Township Shakes
"Zhuo Tao! Come out quickly, Uncle Wenxuan is back from Luoyang! When Zhuo Wenxuan's carriage appeared in Fuwang, a young man with fast legs ran to Zhuo's house to inform Zhuo Tao and others.
Of course, there are also those who have the foresight to see the child, and immediately ran to Wu Yong's house to inform the Wu family,
"He Hua, He Ye, go and call your sister and mother back, Uncle Wenxuan is back from Luoyang!" For a while, the whole Fuwang was lively, and the villagers went out to watch Zhuo Wenxuan, who returned from Luoyang.
They all wanted to know how Wu Yong was doing in Luoyang now, after all, when Wu Yong first left Fuwangli, many people had high hopes for him.
Shen Tubi sent Zhuo Wenxuan to the door of Fuwangli, and then made a farewell, and his most urgent idea now is to tell the owners of Funiu Mountain the method of refining white sugar.
Originally, they were overjoyed that sugar beets could produce syrup, but they didn't expect that Wu Yong would also pass on the refining method of white sugar, which is tantamount to another secret technique that can obtain high returns for the cottage.
Shen Tubi didn't even want the gifts that Wu Yong had prepared for the village owners, so he hurried to Funiu Mountain.
Zhuo Wenxuan can't deny this, he also knows how profitable the white sugar refining process is, and he is also considering letting the villagers in Fuwangli plant more sugar beets and cotton in the coming year.
Today it was Zhu Lidian on duty at the inner gate again, and the moment he saw Zhuo Wenxuan, he walked over quickly and asked, "How is Wu Yong doing now?" Zhuo Wenxuan recalled the fright of the past few days, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's not just good!" It couldn't be better! Zhu Lidian still wanted to ask carefully, but when he saw a large number of villagers rushing here, he could only exclaim: "You go home first to report your safety, and we will talk in detail when we have the opportunity." Zhuo Wenxuan nodded, looked at the villagers who kept coming, and shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, if you want to know the current situation of Wu Yong, you can come to Wu's house with me, and I will say it together, which will save you a lot of trouble." As he spoke, he smiled again: "It just so happens that Wu Yong has also prepared gifts for each family, and you will also take them together, so I don't have to go from house to house." ”
"Wu Yong will do this openly, then I'll wait and see." Hearing that there was a gift, everyone immediately got out of the way, letting Zhuo Wenxuan's carriage go first, and they followed closely.
Zhuo Wenxuan's carriage did not stop even if it passed by the door of Zhuo's house, and went all the way until he came to the door of Wu's house with everyone before stopping.
At this time, Wu Yong's mother, Guo Shi, was supporting Wu Yong's grandmother, waiting at the gate with He Lian, He Ye and He Hua.
Because there were too many villagers who followed, and there were many children who liked to watch the excitement, Zhuo Wenxuan was worried that the horse would be frightened and collided with the villagers, so he had to lead the horse and walk to Wu's house.
There was still some distance away, Zhuo Wenxuan saw his uncle Ren personally greet him at the gate, so he handed the horse rope to an acquaintance, and he walked a few steps quickly to the old lady, and said, "Uncle, I'm back!" The moment the two met, the old lady could no longer control her emotions, and her eyes were a little moist and said, "It's good to come back, but there is news of my grandson?" Zhuo Wenxuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, uncle, Yong'er is doing well in Luoyang, no, you can also ask me to bring gifts to your old man." With that, Zhuo Wenxuan began to instruct everyone to move all the items on the carriage.
The onlookers were already full of curiosity, and they all wanted to know what gifts Wu Yong had prepared, and as soon as Zhuo Wenxuan opened his mouth, everyone immediately started together, and after a while, a cart of items was unloaded.
Most of these items were animal skins and furs, as well as two boxes of jewelry, which Wu Yong had replaced from those Qiang Hu soldiers.
Since in the spring, Duan Cheng brought a large number of border specialties, and the value of these items was not expensive.
Zhuo Wenxuan was also taken aback when he saw Wu Yong get so many animal skins at first. You must know that in Nanyang, this piece of fur is worth at least 100 yuan, and the one brought back is 200 yuan, which is 20,000 yuan.
Especially the two boxes of jewelry, placed in Wanxian County, without 100,000 yuan, they will definitely not be able to take it down. Although Wu Yong later told him that these things only cost 30,000 yuan, it still made Zhuo Wenxuan feel distressed.
If it weren't for the fact that Wu Yong is now befriending powerful ministers, maybe he will scold him again. Looking at the mountain of items, the old lady was also excited, tremblingly stretched out her hands, stroked those jewelry, and said with tears in her eyes: "My grandson! How can it be so wasteful, and grandmother can't use these things! At the same time, Guo's eyes on the side also flashed with a hint of excitement, and his lips trembled slightly: "Yong'er, it's really out of luck, send back so many things!" ”
"Uncle, in fact, these are Yong'er's gifts to the villagers~" Hearing the words of the old lady and Guo's family, Zhuo Wenxuan touched his nose and said embarrassedly.
"Uh..." The old lady and Guo were both stunned, but at this time, in front of everyone's eyes, although they felt sorry for Wu Yong's loser, they couldn't say anything, so they could only smile reluctantly: "In this case, you can share it with the villagers." said this, but his heart was dripping blood, secretly scolding Zhuo Wenxuan for eating inside and out.
Wu Yong is young and ignorant, and he, who is an uncle, is also out of tune. You must know that these things are worth tens of thousands of dollars, to say the least, and they are the income of ordinary people for more than ten years.
At this time, the onlookers also felt that the gift given by Wu Yong was a little heavy, and they thought it was some worthless gadgets at first, but they didn't expect it to be valuable furs and jewelry, so some people immediately refused: "These gifts are too valuable, I think it's better to forget it, it's not easy for Wu Jiaxian's nephew to be in Luoyang now, let's not increase his burden." ”
"Yes, we are all villagers in the township, we really don't need to be like this, if it is known to outsiders, and we think that we are shameless and ask the Wu family for it, then we will be embarrassed." Many chimed in.
At this time, people were simple-hearted, and they all paid attention to the fact that ill-gotten wealth was not advisable, otherwise they would be looked down upon by the world. Zhuo Wenxuan laughed at this time: "I think you folks may have misunderstood, the reason why Wu Yongxian's nephew wants to give such a valuable gift is that he wants everyone to grow more cotton and beets next year, and he will be of great use at that time!" ”
"What are cotton and sugar beets?" Someone asked. Although Wu Yong planted these, they were all taken care of for him by the villagers on the other side of Funiu Mountain, so there were very few people in Fuwangli who knew these two things.
Zhuo Wenxuan explained: "Cotton can be woven into cotton cloth and made into cotton clothes to keep out the cold. Beets can be squeezed out of the syrup! After speaking, he said with a straight face: "I, Zhuo Wenxuan, can guarantee that I will provide you with the seeds, as long as you plant them, the income of one acre of land will be at least twice that of growing grain." As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted, "Is this true? ”
"It's true!" Zhuo Wenxuan said solemnly. Then, he smiled again: "Maybe you don't know how famous Wu Yong is in Luoyang City now!" The people he is friends with now are all the three princes and nine kings, and they can enter and leave freely in the palace, and the Son of Heaven values him, and the ten permanent servants often ask him, even the doctor of the Five Classics of the Tai Academy, and they are also vying to accept him as a disciple. Speaking of this, Zhuo Wenxuan suddenly laughed and said: "You may still be kept in the dark, the shadow puppet plays "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Dou E's Injustice" that we talk about on weekdays are all from Wu Yong's hands. ”
"Is this true? Wenxuan, don't lie to me! Someone immediately asked out loud. These things that Zhuo Wenxuan said were unimaginable to them.
They knew that Wu Yong was recruited by the Son of Heaven to serve as an attendant in Luoyang, and with his talent, he would definitely soar to the sky.
But they never imagined that in just a few months, Wu Yong could do so many big things, which shocked them.
Zhuo Wenxuan saw their shocked expressions, and he also experienced a bad taste in his heart. At that time, he himself was shocked by Wu Yong and was at a loss, and at this time, seeing that many villagers were the same, he suddenly laughed in his heart, but he still pretended to be angry and said: "If you can't believe me, you can go to the shadow puppet performer to ask, these things have spread all over the streets and alleys in Luoyang, and any ordinary person can say that our side is a little remote, and it has not yet been transmitted, I believe that it will not be long before it will spread all over the world." Only then did everyone believe what he said, after all, no one could hide these things from the world.
At this time, there were some villagers who rushed to hear the news, Zhuo Wenxuan saw that the people were almost there, so he said: "Okay, let's divide the gifts first, you take the things, go back and think about it, tell me if you choose to plant cotton and sugar beets at that time, and I can also prepare seeds." ”
"It's good! After all, when it comes to planting, no matter how carefully you consider it, you can't overdo it! But don't worry, Wenxuan, if we get something today, we will definitely set aside a piece of land to plant, as for how much, it depends on everyone's own decision. After saying these words, everyone lost their psychological burden and began to line up to receive the items.
Every house is a piece of fur, a piece of jewelry, and no one takes more. With the passage of time, the news of Zhuo Wenxuan's return from Luoyang to Fuwangli gradually spread in the township, and people from the five families also rushed over to inquire and visit.
Not long after, the small courtyard of the Wu family came in several waves of visitors one after another. On the surface, these people are called
"I want to grow cotton and sugar beets too." In fact, most of the real reasons are that they got the news from other people, knowing that Zhuo Wenxuan was distributing gifts, and they all wanted to get a piece of the pie.
In the face of these endless streams of visitors, Zhuo Wenxuan faced him with a smile throughout the whole process, and he was extremely generous, and he would never let people go home empty-handed, they were all treated the same.
These people are all direct descendants of the five families, and Zhu Lidian guards the inner door, so as not to let others fish in troubled waters.
Even the head of the family surnamed Wu heard the news and rushed over, and when they learned what Wu Yong had done in Luoyang, they all praised him, so that the voices of praise and praise in the small courtyard came one after another, almost endlessly.
This made the Wu family standing on the side feel a lot better. Zhuo Wenxuan was busy for a long time, until he sent the last group of people away, and then whispered to the old lady: "Uncle and mother, don't feel sorry for these things outside your body, in fact, these are all replaced by Yong'er, and the cost is only one-fifth of their value!" Uncle and aunt may not know that Yong'er has now opened a Taixu restaurant in Luoyang with the fifth surnamed Houfu, and she can make money every day, which is all small money, in order to keep her uncle and several nieces from being snubbed by the villagers. As he spoke, he took out a delicate locket from his bosom, handed it to the old lady, and said with a smile: "These are all gifts from the palace, and they are the real rare treasures!" ”