Zhou Qi had already noticed her gaze, so he put down the teacup and turned his palm over to look at it, but it didn't get stained, so he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

A word wakes up the dreamer.

It's like a thief caught red-handed......

Su Yue suddenly panicked, and hurriedly covered her red lips with a handkerchief.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Zhou Qi felt that she was strange, and he didn't think much about it, so he left first after talking about it.

Today is the time to make an agreement with the big tiger to lift salt......

There is no salt official in Jinfeng County, and the whole process of salt merchants extracting salt is carried out in the county government department.

He first brought ten stones of salt from the county government, and then pulled it to Zhoujiayan with a board car.

After he left, the county magistrate of the county government and the Ministry of Rites reported the matter to the county magistrate, who already understood what was going on the spot, but he didn't say anything, and the county magistrate retreated after waving his big hand......

Zhou Qi dismantled the door panel of the Zhou family's salt number, which was closed for three or two days for one day, and when the big tiger did not arrive, there were people in the city who walked in.

"Shopkeeper Zhou, have you been busy lately?"

The person in front of him was dressed in coarse cotton clothes and had several patches on his body.

Zhou Qiding would not despise others, so he smiled and responded: "This salt number has no business, just keep it closed for a few days, uncle wants to buy salt?" ”

"Shopkeeper Zhou has brine?"

The brine in the mouths of the people is private salt.

In fact, when the people saw that the salt number was closed frequently not long after it opened, they already had speculations.

Su Dafeng did the same earlier.

This week's family salt is not the first person......

And Zhou Qi also understood this, and after coughing twice, he said, "Wait a while." ”

He didn't handle illegal salt, so he could let Dahu do this business, but what made him strange was that there were no other illegal salt dealers in Jinfeng County?

"Those are unconscionable, although this brine is sold cheaply, but the peddlers are very vicious! Yesterday I went to buy brine, and they wanted to kidnap my daughter to be a concubine, and my daughter was only eight years old! ”

The man sighed, and his half-hunched back also rose and fell, looking helpless, and his voice with thick phlegm sounded again.

"Your father-in-law, Su Yuanwai, is a kind person! Seeing that our people are suffering, he often sells the brine to us as low as ten yuan, and we all know that he is simply subsidizing money to help us! It's a pity ......"

After speaking, Zhou Qi was stunned, he hadn't thought of this......

He suddenly didn't know what to say, so he only beckoned the man in the shop to sit on one side.

Soon after, a few more men with tigers on their backs came over, and the first one was the big tiger.

In this way, after blatantly carrying the ten stone official salt into the carriage one by one, Dahu handed over the silver ticket of eight hundred taels to Zhou Qi, and then said: "Shopkeeper Zhou, our Master Pei invites you to go to the mansion at noon tomorrow!" ”

"Looking for me?"

Zhou Qi was at a loss.

His salt is just a two-county land, what is this big salt lord looking for him?

But Dahu didn't plan to talk to him in detail, only handed him the written address, and said: "Our Pei family master has never invited a salt merchant to the mansion, so don't ask more about the shopkeeper Zhou, it's better to go to the appointment as scheduled!" ”

After saying that, Dahu patted him on the shoulder, turned around and left with a few rough men.

Zhou Qi hurriedly grabbed him, and then told him all about the people who wanted to buy salt.

"Shiwen? No way! The least amount of private salt we have is also sold for 400 Wen, which is still coarse salt. Dahu said.

The people also heard this, took out a dozen copper plates from their bosoms, and came over tremblingly and begged: "This merchant is good, I really don't have so much money, you can sell me a little bit, there is really no salt at home!" ……”

Zhou Qi saw it in his eyes and was about to speak.

The big tiger shook his head impatiently and sighed twice: "Forget it, I still have half a catty on me, you take it first, and it won't work next time!" ”

After speaking, he touched a small cloth bag from his arms and came out.

When the people took it, they immediately knelt down and said gratefully, "Thank you!" Thank you! ……”

Dahu didn't pay attention to him anymore, and confiscated the dozen or so copper plates, greeted the big man, and the carriage drove away!

Zhou Qi helped the man up, and he didn't know what to say, so he only spoke: "Uncle, let's go back, it's better not to mention this matter to others!" ”

He was not too surprised by the behavior of this big tiger.

Although in his impression, this kind of smuggling salt dealer is just like a big owl, and doing this smuggling salt is just driven by a sharp word, such a kind salt for nothing, if it is not good, it is like casually asking for food.

But next time, maybe you can!

For the safety of this person, it is appropriate to remind him.

The people didn't know whether they remembered it or not, but they just nodded, took the little bag of salt, and slipped away like a baby!

Zhou Qi closed the door panel and returned to the village.

According to the speed of the villagers, it will take about half a month for the factory to be completed, but he is not in a hurry, the textile industry is now two factories combined, and it can almost be supplied!

These days are busy, and now there is nothing else to do except go to the city to check the accounts.

This money is to improve the quality of life, and he plans to stay at home these days and read books, and by the way, the house will be renovated! ……

First of all, the furniture in the house, tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, etc., it is time to change, this time the wood he uses is still rosewood, these things are not complicated to make.

After he was busy for two or three days, there was an extra rosewood round table and several spacious and comfortable chairs in the main hall of the Zhou family's small mud room......

However, he always felt that there was something missing.

So he went to the city again and brought back the craftsman Li Fu, who was a skilled craftsman, thinking of carving some more patterns on it!

He didn't dare to carve this pattern casually, and he didn't have to think about dragons, phoenixes, or anything.

After thinking about it for a while, he finally only asked Li Fu to engrave some Fu characters on it!

Although he used to think this thing was dirty! ……

But what is there now?

Let's ask for a meaning!

Five days had passed since the tables, chairs, cupboards and everything else had been built.

Zhou Qi also planned to repair the pit first, and it was better to get a bathroom, but the project was relatively large, so he still found a few idle villagers in the village.

"What septic tank? machine? ”

"Zhou Guizi, we don't understand what you're talking about at all!"

"And you still said that this pit should be carved with stones, and the bathing place should be paved with green bricks? Do you want to make a stove in the bath? ……”

The villagers were all speechless.

They dug a deep pit in the ground and put two planks on it! When you need to fertilize the field, pick up two buckets of manure, and the crops will grow well!

What kind of septic tank is this?

In particular, you also pay attention to the bathing place, isn't the bathing place just a shed in the courtyard?

Some people don't have a yard at home, so they bathe by the river!

Of course, there are also those who are inappropriate, and there is a yard at home and bathing by the river, like a widow in their village who is in her fifties who goes up to the river to bathe every night......

Let's start, there are still some young guys who go to peek, after a long time, this dry is not much to look at, and now there is no energy! ……

Zhou Qi saw that the villagers were all in trouble, and hurriedly said: "This is not difficult, I asked my lady to draw a picture for you, and you helped me build it according to that, and after I finished it, I will give 80 copper plates per person, can it be done?" ”

In his vision, the sewage outlet of the squatting toilet leads to the septic tank, and a bucket of water is placed next to it to remove the odor, which is probably similar to the current world.

The bathroom is covered with green bricks, so that you won't splash yourself with mud when a bucket of water comes down!

Let's make a stove, that is, save this hot water to carry it around, in fact, if it weren't for the shower conditions now, he would still want to get a shower head or something......

And the villagers, when they heard the eighty copper plates at this time, they were all speechless, and patted their chests and promised: "It's done!" Zhou Guizi rest assured! This job is in order for you! ……”

Anyway, this rich family, they don't have to worry about silver taels, and copper plates to earn, what is there to say?!

Three days later, the villagers came to Zhou's mud house to help repair it during the day, and Zhou Qi was happy to read freely.

Several women of the Zhou family have stopped training since they left coldly, and only Wu Zhitao still runs circles around Shanhe Village every day.

Zhou Qi didn't say much about this, now they all have a concept of self-defense, just don't like this dancing knife and stick, he doesn't want to make it difficult for others, not to mention that there is his precious daughter-in-law inside!

So now they embroider and embroider when they are free, and they are in charge of the big guy's food when they get to the meal!

Zhou Qi has gained a lot of weight in the past few days......

It happened that there was no wind today, and on this July day, under the burning of fat, Zhou Qi couldn't bear it, and just as he was about to take off his clothes, a person appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

This person is quite familiar, he is a big tiger.