Hearing this, Song An's eyes suddenly lit up.

Without saying a word, he stuffed the pheasant into the hands of a servant.

"Chang Bantou, really?"

"Brother Xu's explanation, how dare I not care? From now on, the iron and stone management rights of the five villages near Xujia Village are all yours, of course, the total number cannot exceed 1,000 catties! Chang Wei smiled and took out a two-finger-wide token from his arms, with a vigorous iron character engraved on it.

The Great Song Dynasty established the country by force, iron is a controlled product, and it is illegal to operate privately without the permission of the government, and once caught, it will be imprisoned.

For the past two years, Xu Ying has been thinking about ways to make money, and the ideas in his mind are not suitable for him now, but he found that the iron products in this world are very rough, soft in texture, with many impurities, and the smelting process is even more backward.

It was only when the craftsmen of the government visited that they mastered some superficial steelmaking methods.

Therefore, operating iron tools and refining steel is the first step for Xu Ying to get rich.

And if you want to take this first step, you must get the right to operate iron and stone.

After grinding Chang Wei for a year, plus the five acres of fertile land rewarded by his father for his military exploits, he took it down.

Don't look at it as just five acres of fertile land, but in this era, one acre of fertile land is only worth about eight taels of silver, and five acres of fertile land is worth almost forty taels of silver.

"I still have to report to the county magistrate, so I won't stay long, newlywed Yan'er, Brother Xu enjoy it!" Chang Wei smiled, and then took the person away.

"Walk slowly!"

After sending Chang Wei away, Xu Ying played with the token in his hand with joy on his face, as if he had forgotten Zhang Yunzhi who was still standing next to him.

Cong Ke Zhang Yunzhi was already dumbfounded in her heart, she never thought that she would be able to get the right to operate iron and stone with such a cheap husband, this is a fat difference, many people can't get it if they want to.

"Xu Ying, do you still know to come back?"

At this time, Xu Maocheng walked over, his face was full of anger, obviously still angry about Xu Ying's disappearance.

Seeing the third uncle, Xu Ying was stunned, how could he forget this stubble, and he was about to run as soon as he stuck out his tongue and turned around, but he just ran two steps, and then he remembered as if he had forgotten something.

"Run!"

Xu Ying grabbed Zhang Yunzhi's hand, and ran in the direction of his wooden house, now is not the time to break with Xu Maocheng, Zhang Yunzhi's hand is very small, but it doesn't feel good to start, obviously he often works at home, and he is covered with calluses.

But Xu Ying didn't mind, his hands weren't much better.

Zhang Yunzhi has never been touched by a man, and although he is being held by his father-in-law at this moment, he still feels extremely shy, and the red glow that has just faded crawls all over his cheeks again.

"Little bunny, don't get caught by me!"

Xu Maocheng was old, so he naturally couldn't catch up with Xu Ying and the others, so he scolded for a while and then scolded and left.

Although he doesn't like Zhang Yunzhi, but the wood is already in the boat, the marriage book is in place, and he can't help it.

Two hours later, Xu Ying and Zhang Yunzhi sat at the dinner table, there was no grand banquet, there was no full of friends, everything was simple, because the pheasant that was caught before was given to Chang Wei, and the meal was very simple, a plate of pickles, a plate of green vegetables grown by Xu Ying himself, and a large pot of rice porridge.

"That...... I'm sorry, I originally shot a pheasant and said it was to celebrate, but the situation was urgent...... "Song An said helplessly, Xu Ying was a little embarrassed to let people eat this kind of thing on such a day as they got married.

"No, no, no, it's already good, I haven't eaten rice porridge for a long time......" Zhang Yunzhi said hurriedly, I don't know if he was afraid of being thought to eat too much, so he only dared to eat rice porridge in small bites, and the vegetables on the table did not move at all.

Every year of war, the economic depression, and the fact that the men who are the main laborers have gone to the battlefield, ordinary people like Zhang Yunzhi have reduced their food production by at least 30%, but the taxes have not been reduced in the slightest.

On weekdays, Zhang Yunzhi's family eats more coarse grains such as black buns and bud rice, and some rice is taxed or exchanged for silver money to subsidize the family.

Seeing Zhang Yunzhi being so cautious, Xu Ying couldn't help but feel distressed, and secretly scolded in his heart again in his heart, how could he let people live like this.

"I'm full......" Zhang Yunzhi drank a bowl of rice porridge to the fullest, and even ate not a single grain of rice on the wall of the bowl, just about to say that he was full, but he didn't want to be interrupted by Xu Ying.

"Eat, there are not so many rules in my place, you also saw it today, I got the right to operate iron and stone, our family will not lack food in the future, and when I am free one day, I will go up the mountain to hunt some hares and pheasants to satisfy your hunger!" couldn't help Zhang Yunzhi refuse, Xu Ying added a big bowl of rice porridge to Zhang Yunzhi's bowl again, and then pulled most of the plates of green vegetables into his bowl, which was very domineering.

Being made by Xu Ying like this, Zhang Yunzhi was suddenly a little overwhelmed, and water vapor suddenly sprouted in her eyes, and no one had ever been kind to her.

Seeing that Zhang Yunzhi was about to cry, Xu Ying was a little overwhelmed, but he didn't know how to persuade him well, so he didn't see it, silently bowed his head to cook, and the dinner table returned to quiet again.

"I'm going to wash the dishes!"

I don't know how long it took, but at the request of Zhang Yunzhi to take the initiative to wash the dishes, the peace was finally broken.

Xu Ying didn't refuse, and let Zhang Yunzhi clean it up, and at this time Xu Ying carefully looked at his cheap daughter-in-law.

The figure is slender and well-proportioned, the small waist is full of hand, the skin is like mutton fat and white jade, and the eyes are exquisite, Xu Ying can't understand how such a thin woman can be born so magnificent.

I don't know if he was stared at by Xu Ying shyly, Zhang Yunzhi's face turned red, and he hurriedly left with the dishes and chopsticks.

With flowers to be picked, Xu Ying is not in a hurry for a while, maybe let it grow longer, it will be more proud?

Shaking his head, Xu Ying did not continue to stare at Zhang Yuzhi, but came to a grass hut outside the wooden house, which was Xu Ying's preparation for the past two years, a workshop ready to strike iron.

Before there was no iron and stone management right, Xu Ying could only make some preparations, and all the tools for iron and iron making were ready, and now as soon as the iron and stone management right is in hand, he only needs to get a batch of crude iron to open up.

Xu Ying inquired, a pound of iron costs almost forty yuan, and one tael of silver can only be exchanged for a thousand yuan, that is to say, one tael of silver can only buy more than twenty catties of crude iron at most, and now Xu Ying only has five taels of silver left in his hand, and he can only buy one hundred and twenty or thirty catties of crude iron at most, which is far from Song An's estimate.

Just these five pieces of silver, or the money sent back by his father.

"It seems that we can only gamble!"

This time, it was dark, and Song An returned to the room.

He didn't forget, today is the day he got married, and according to the rules, he wants to spend candles in the cave room.

After Zhang Yunzhi finished washing the dishes and chopsticks, he didn't see Xu Ying come in for a long time, so he had to sit and wait on the edge of the bed, and he was a little excited and scared about what happened next.

Xu Ying touched his chin, although he always bragged to Xu Lang on weekdays, but at the critical moment, he was really embarrassed.

"Xu Ying, can you do it!"