Early in the morning of the third day, a horse-drawn carriage drove into the village of Gushan, although the layout of this carriage was simple, but it was really rare in the countryside, and attracted many onlookers along the way.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped in front of Chu's house, and a young man got out of the car, dressed as a servant in a plain gown. The middle-aged man looked left and right, and was about to step forward to knock on the door, when he ran into Chu Li who went out to the school, and Chu Yi who sent Chu Li out.

When the young man saw Chu Yi, he stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Boss Chu! ”

"Brother Lin?" The person who came was Lin Kee's funeral buddy!

"What you said before, our owner would like to invite you to the Lin family's workshop to discuss in detail, I wonder if Boss Chu will have time today?" Brother Lin said and pointed to the carriage behind him.

"Wait a minute, I'll go and inform my family."

Chu Yi told Chu Li to let him go to the school with peace of mind, and then ignored the curious eyes of the villagers and turned back to the courtyard.

Seeing this, the villagers who followed the onlookers all the way approached in twos and threes, and asked the person who got off the carriage: "This Lin, Brother Lin?" What are you doing here? Why is it still called Boss Chu of the Chu family? ”

"Yes, you just said that your host wants to talk to Chu Yi, what are you talking about?"

Lin Ji's buddy, who also came out of the village below, is very familiar with this situation, and he is sent to the shop all day long, so this kind of scene is naturally easy to deal with.

I saw him responding to everyone's questions with a smile, as if he had said everything, and as if he hadn't said anything: "Didn't his family open a shop to sell paper money, of course those who do business have to call the boss!" ”

"What haven't you said yet? But what's the big deal? ”

"Brother, you're just embarrassed for me, we're working for someone else, what does the owner want to talk about, why can you tell me in advance?"

A few people who came to join in the fun, you look at me, I look at you, I feel that what this guy said is also reasonable, but I am even more curious in my heart, doesn't this Chu family sell some paper money, this is going to be developed?

In the courtyard of Chu's house, Chu Yi went to the stove room to find Shen Luzhu who was washing dishes: "Lin Ji's guy is here." ”

Shen Luzhu put the dishes and chopsticks in place, and looked at Chu Yi with some surprise: "So early?" ”

"Boss Lin wants us to go to the workshop today to talk." Chu Yi said and took the handkerchief on the side and wiped the water stains on his wife's hands.

"Tell me about it? That's pretty much what it means! ”

"Well, go directly to the workshop, I guess I also want to see what we said, whether it's true or not."

Shen Luzhu nodded, feeling that what Chu Yi said was right: "Use me to accompany you?" I want to see the scene of Xianggong turning the tide and fighting the crowd! ”

"Naughty again."

The husband and wife cleaned up a little, said hello to grandpa and grandma, and then went out and got into Lin Ji's carriage, and drove away from the backing village under the inquisitive and curious eyes of the villagers.

Within half an hour, Chu Yi and his wife were picked up by the carriage sent by the big boss, and it spread all over the mountain village, and everyone was watching and speculating, did the Chu family do such a big deal in paper money? I only knew that there were many people in front of his shop, but I didn't expect that the big boss of the family would have to send a carriage to pick it up!

The discussion in the village is hot, but Uncle Chu and the Wang family don't know at all, they don't have the time to care about the affairs of the old mansion at the moment, not for anything else, the old couple received a message from the town brought by the eldest son trustee last evening, the son's family and Li Xiucai and his wife are going back to the village, and the husband and wife are worried in the house at the moment.

After nearly four months, Li Xiucai's waist finally didn't hurt, but in the end it was still too bad, and he couldn't move from the chest down, and he could only paralyze on the bed for the rest of his life, relying on people to serve him.

Li Xiucai is paralyzed, and he can't go to the private school to teach as a gentleman, not to mention that the Li family has no source of income, not to mention, in the past four months, in order to treat Li Xiucai's illness, the family's savings are almost exhausted, and now there is only the house where they have been living, and a little jewelry from the mother and daughter, and if this continues, the Li family is afraid that they can't even afford to eat!

Four months is not a long time, but it is not a short time, which is enough for the Li family to cry in disbelief to recognize the reality and reconsider their livelihood in the future.

In the end, the old couple decided to sell the house and jewelry in the town and move back to the countryside, Li Xiucai's wife and brother also lived in the mountain village, and helped his sister and brother-in-law buy a house near their home, they planned to live there in the future, and the daughter and son-in-law moved back to Chu's house with the child, so that they were closer to their daughter, and it was convenient to take care of them, and the rest of the money was kept for future life.

It is easy for the Li family to move back to the village, but Uncle Chu and the Wang family are worried about Chu Ren, he still has to study in a private school, and he has to go to Fucheng to take the exam in August, so he can't go back to the village with him, the Li family's house is sold, and Chu Ren has no place to live, so he can only rent a room in the town and send his wife and children back to his parents in the mountain village.

Originally, the son's family lived in the town's father-in-law's house, and Uncle Chu's family only needed to prepare for their son's private school and the cost of the exam, but now that the residence is gone, they even have to eat by themselves, and there will be a lot of extra expenses all of a sudden.

At the moment, Uncle Chu and his wife can only pray for the Bodhisattva to bless Chu Ren this time, while thinking about how to earn more money to come back, naturally they have no time to pay attention to what happened in the old mansion!

Chu Yi and the two went straight to Lin Ji's papermaking workshop in a carriage, got out of the car, and the last time they saw Steward Li led them to a house, Lin Ji's owner Lin Ting was inside, and after the two sides exchanged pleasantries, they got to the point.

"I Lin Ting responded to the matter of purchasing goods directly from the workshop, and invited the two of you to come over today, mainly to discuss the method that Boss Chu said can reduce the cost of papermaking.

I have a deed here, which writes two plans, if the method given by Boss Chu can be successful, then the previous one will be fulfilled, and in the future, Boss Chu will buy goods in Lin Ji, no matter what it is, I will give you the lowest price in the town. If it doesn't work, it will be fulfilled, and Lin Ji Workshop will still supply the two, but we can only do it according to the normal wholesale price, I don't know what Boss Chu and Mrs. Chu think? ”

Chu Yi turned his head to look at Shen Luzhu, confirmed each other's thoughts, and then nodded in agreement: "Yes." ”

Both plans, no matter whether the method succeeds or not, at least they can achieve the original purpose and purchase directly from Lin Kee Workshop! Even if it doesn't work, although the purchase price of burning paper has not changed, the other paper to be used has become a wholesale price, which can be regarded as reducing the cost of making paper by itself, and it is not a loss!

"Okay, let's sign it."

The deed is in duplicate, and the young couple reads the terms of the deed in detail, and then signs their names on it, and presses the handprint, and the deed is successfully signed and can take effect.

Rubbing his fingers, Lin Ting pointed to an old man who had been standing behind him and said, "This is the master of our workshop, Uncle Zeng." Trouble Boss Chu to tell him the method. ”

Shen Luzhu saw Chu Yi looking at him, so he opened his mouth and said to Uncle Zeng: "The method is very simple, that is, replace the raw materials used in papermaking now and replace them with straw, corn and wheat can be used regardless of variety." ”

Uncle Zeng, who had been silent all the time, asked with a puzzled face at the moment: "Straw papermaking, the old man has never heard of it, is it serious?" ”

Shen Luzhu thought for a while and continued to speak: "To make paper, you need to chop the trees and herbs first, then cook them until they rot to form pulp, then grind, bleach, and wash, and then use fine tools to pick up the film and dehydrate, and after drying, it will become the paper we use, am I right, Master Zeng?" ”

"Madame is generally right."

Lin Ting was shocked on the side, and sighed towards Chu Yi: "Boss Chu's wife is so smart and knowledgeable, she even understands the way of papermaking?" ”

Chu Yi smiled, looked at his wife who was talking, and admitted without modesty: "It's really smart." ”

Lin Ting didn't expect Chu Yi to answer like this, his heart was really not modest!

Shen Luzhu was particularly interested in papermaking for a while, and he consulted a lot of information on the Internet, so he could naturally say anything.

"In the end, what becomes paper is actually the fiber of the tree herb that has not been ground, just like the cotton thread silk used for weaving, and there is also this fiber in the straw, as long as the process is adjusted properly, it can naturally make paper."

Uncle Zeng lowered his head and thought for a long time, and had to admit that what the girl in front of him said made sense: "If it is really as Mrs. said, there are many local straws, neither need to pack the mountains nor plant them yourself, you just need to go to the farmhouse to harvest it, but you can indeed save a lot of costs." ”

Lin Ting listened to Uncle Zeng's words, and immediately became a lot excited: "So, Uncle Zeng, do you think it's feasible?" ”

"Owner, I have to give it a try if it succeeds or not, it will take about a month."

Lin Ting turned to Chu Yi and asked, "Boss Chu, then let's limit it to one month, and then come back to see the results in a month, how about it?" ”

"No problem."

The contract was established, the guests and the host were happy, and the little couple returned in the carriage when they came, and the carriage did not stop until it reached the courtyard gate of the Chu family's old house, Shen Luzhu did not know at this time, they had gone this way, and this could be on the cusp of public opinion in the village

"Yo, Chu Yi and his family are back, what are you doing here? Now it's all horse-drawn carriage pick-up, and business is so good! ”

"Yes, yes, the big boss in this town specially sent a carriage to pick you up, what did you say for so long?"

"It must be a big deal, and tell us how much money you can make, don't patronize your own house, and bring us more!"

"That's it, that's it! The two of you are about to develop, don't forget our folks in the future! ”

The little couple was so surrounded by everyone that they couldn't enter the house, no matter how Chu Yi explained, they didn't listen, they insisted on talking about their own, and they only wanted to hear what they wanted to hear.

Shen Luzhu felt that he let these people continue to talk, and he didn't know when he would make trouble, and he didn't know what would happen to him when he turned around! Hurriedly interrupted the gossiping villagers: "What are you talking about, how can there be any big deal, we sell paper money at the gate of this courtyard all day long, and the villagers don't see it, what big deal can we hide from everyone?" ”

"Then why is there a carriage to pick you up, and why have you been there for so long?"

"The rich men of this town, every family has a carriage, and don't you see that when the carriage comes, it is a man dressed as a servant? This is the car made by the servants of other people's families, and we come all the way by the way, if we really want to talk about a big deal, how can it be like this? ”

"That's right, it's by the way, the two of us have tossed so far, and we haven't eaten yet." Chu Yi listened to his wife's words and followed suit.

Shen Luzhu quietly hooked Chu Yi's finger below: "That's it, how can you talk about a big deal and don't even eat?"

When everyone heard Shen Luzhu say this, they recalled the scene of the next morning, as if it was indeed a servant who came in a carriage: "Then don't talk about business, why are you going to pick you up?" ”

Shen Luzhu knows that denying it too much, but it is easy to arouse suspicion, it is better to be convincing with half-truths: "It's about trading, but it's not a big deal, it's still a matter of selling paper money, we always buy goods from other people's shops, so we want to make a deed, both are convenient, but the boss is busy, how can we wait for us to take the ox cart to go slowly, this is not just his guy planning to pass by, just let us go all the way!" ”

"Well, we thought there was a big deal to discuss!"

finally dispelled everyone's enthusiasm, and the little couple successfully entered the house.

At first glance, they were a little disappointed that there was no earth-shattering event as they imagined, but after thinking about it, what did they have to lose for Chu Yi and his family!

No matter how to say that people are also doing business with the town, this business is still booming, not to mention the people queuing in front of the shop when they catch up with the fourth festival, just say today, isn't it just to buy a goods, if it is not popular, the shop in the town can make a contract with you?