Chapter 243: Becoming an Old Lady Chapter 243
The third room has just stopped for two days, and the fourth room is lively again.
Jiang stopped for a while and then made trouble again for some reason.
At that time, the old lady was busy harvesting the second crop of rice, and many people came to help, coupled with the wide application of agricultural tools, it took almost no effort to harvest.
It was the government that sent people to harvest the seeds.
Since the last time Zhou Rui helped Wang Yuanwai, the old lady no longer trusted him. The Hu family's second crop of rice attracted too much attention, and Zhou Rui had already been eyeing it.
Today's rice can only be harvested for one season, and harvesting one more season is equivalent to double the amount of grain.
Zhou Rui sent people to help, in the name of helping to harvest the rice, but in fact he transported the rice harvested by the Hu family to the county government.
The grain, which had just been cut from the ground, was carried into the carriage before it could shed its bones.
The old lady didn't realize it at first, but it was Tian Lei, who came to help, who felt strange and asked a few more questions, so she was involved in this matter.
The rice in Tianjiazhuang has to wait a few days before harvesting, this year the weather is good, it has not turned cool, the rice has been full, just wait for some maturity to be harvested. Tian Lei knew that the Hu family was harvesting rice, even if the Hu family couldn't use him, he wanted to add to it.
When Wang Putou and others transported the rice to the carriage, he thought that the rice was going to be transported to the threshing floor, and he followed behind only to find that it was the road to the county seat.
Tian Lei felt strange, since Tianjiazhuang changed the sky, Tian Lei had more eyes. Leave everything to ponder, and ask someone who understands when you encounter a problem that you don't understand.
In his heart, the old lady knows everything. If he didn't understand something, he asked the old lady about it.
The old lady only then learned about this, and she knew the preciousness of the second crop of rice, and did she want to keep it for herself? But it's one thing for her to take the initiative to give it, and it's another thing for the county master to take it without asking.
The old lady sent Hu Lao Da and Hu Lao Er to lead people to stop the carriage that was transported to the county seat first, and she rushed there immediately.
She knew that this matter was a big matter, and if it was not handled well, it would be a big disaster for the Hu family.
If she wants to deal with the county magistrate, she is a woman who is tantamount to whimsy, and the position of the person who can make the county magistrate submit must be above him.
Among the people the old lady knows, the only person who can manage the county master is Zhao Yuan.
Since he left last time, Zhao Yuan has not been to Qinghe County for a long time, and even Shanshi has not returned. The old lady understands his busyness, but this matter must be done by him.
The old lady took out the jade pendant that Shanshi gave him before, and when she saw this jade pendant, it was like seeing a royal person, but it was really not very powerful in her hands.
The old lady handed over the jade pendant to Hu Laosi, and asked him to take the jade pendant and quickly ride to the "Luban Xing" to find Wang Shimao, and tell the county magistrate's behavior as well.
What is Wang Shimao's identity, although Zhao Yuan has not mentioned it, but judging from Zhao Yuan's willingness to give profits to "Lu Banxing", Wang Shimao is a friend rather than an enemy.
The old lady was out of the way, it was a mule or a horse, and she had to gamble.
Hu Laosi took the trail to the county seat, where Hu Lao Da and Hu Lao Er had already stopped the carriage of the county government. As the old lady expected, they couldn't stop it.
Although the Hu family's rice was placed on the car, they had nothing to do with the shop's sentence "If you want to pull it back to the county government for inspection".
Now Boss Hu is not a talented person, and he looks like a person who is not a ghost or a ghost, and no one is polite to him.
On the contrary, Hu Lao Er can still bargain for some bargains here in Wang Zhutou, but he is just chatting a few words, and he wants to bring back the rice? It's simply impossible.
The Hu brothers have worn out their mouths here, but there is nothing they can do. In the end, Boss Hu grabbed Boss Hu and took the initiative to make way for them.
"Big brother, why don't you stop them!" Hu Lao Er was so angry, the old lady asked them to stop the people, now that the people are gone, and the food is gone, how can they explain to the old lady?
Boss Hu touched the top of his shiny head, he still didn't get used to the feeling of not having a single hair on his body. I thought that the hair would grow on its own in a few days, but after so many days, his body was in the same state as his brain, bare.
Boss Hu felt that the second child was getting more and more confused, didn't he see that the gang of errands were about to draw their knives? After a few words to him, he called him a brother and sister, thinking that he had become a family, but he didn't know that people just didn't want to fall out with him.
If he continues to entangle, he will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.
As soon as Hu Lao Da said, Hu Lao Er understood that he was in a hurry. He wasn't an acute person, but he lost his sense of proportion because he took it too seriously.
Fortunately, Boss Hu stopped him, otherwise this matter would have made a bigger fuss.
Hu Lao Er thanked Hu Boss, and Hu Boss was about to put on a few brother scores, when the old lady came. Hu Lao Er immediately left Hu Boss and reported the situation to the old lady.
Boss Hu: "......"
Boss Hu followed unhurriedly, interspersed one or two explanations in Hu Laoer's report, highlighting his own merits.
The old lady stopped reporting halfway through listening, they had to hurry to the county seat, and it would be even more difficult when it was late.
Boss Hu wanted to say that they went in vain, but the old lady was personally involved in this matter, and everything he said was wrong. Boss Hu, who has experienced life and death, has long understood what it means to "know the times as a handsome", and in the Hu family's territory, he must not go against the old lady.
Over there, Hu Laosi had already found Wang Shimao with a jade pendant.
As the new shopkeeper of "Lu Ban Xing", Wang Shimao took a few months to control "Lu Ban Xing", and the business with the Hu family is undoubtedly the top priority of "Lu Ban Xing". It didn't matter that Hu Laosi took out the jade pendant, and when he heard that the Hu family was visiting, Wang Shimao greeted him.
The Hu family's inventions are one ring after another, Hu Yan'er went to Lin'an Mansion to study with the capable people under the prince, and heard that she will come back to build a chemical factory after completing her studies. Although Wang Shimao didn't understand what a "chemical factory" was, it must be a good thing to be so valued by the prince.
The Hu family is now like a golden doll in his eyes, "Lu Banxing" has made a lot of money with the Hu family's farm tools, and he believes that the future cooperation will be happy, and he, the new shopkeeper, can also show his face in front of the prince.
Hu Laosi was worried about the old lady's instructions, and as soon as they met, he took out the jade pendant and explained his intentions.
The old lady asked Wang Shimao for help and asked for the rice back from the county magistrate. She was willing to contribute those paddies, but not to the county lord, but to the prince.
The old lady wanted the prince to plan Shanghe Village into an experimental field, and wait for the beginning of spring next year to plant the second crop of rice.
Wang Shimao didn't dare to call the shots for such a big event, but if he wanted to return to the rice, he could!
Before the old lady came, Wang Shimao took Hu Laosi to the county office. Zhou Rui was quite surprised to see Hu Laosi who was following Wang Shimao.
After all, the person he sent to the Hu family hasn't returned yet, where did Hu Laosi come from?
Wang Shimao went straight to the point and explained his intentions, but did not break Zhou Rui's thoughts, but thanked him for helping the prince transport the rice to the county seat.
There is no need to say much to talk to smart people, Wang Shimao characterized the matter as follows: Zhou Rui transported the prince's rice to the county seat in order to please the prince. Since it is the rice of the prince, where is there any reason to enter the county government?
Zhou Rui's good plan died halfway because Wang Shimao appeared halfway.
He asked without giving up, was this really the order of the prince?
After all, before the Hu family's second crop of rice was harvested, no one looked at this matter well, and they didn't think that the Hu family would be able to plant rice into double cropping rice.
"That's nature." Wang Shimao's explanation came easily, and he rushed in the direction where the Anfu was located, even if Zhao Yuan was not there, his admiration for the prince was never missing.
"The prince has a good eye for Ying, and he has long expected this. Otherwise, what do you think the prince has been to Shanghe Village several times? ”
Zhou Rui: "......"
He thought that the prince was going to see the farm tools.
But it is not excluded that the prince fell in love with the rice of the Hu family.
Wang Shimao is the prince's person, and Zhou Rui knows this. He dared to snatch the Hu family's rice without consulting the old lady, because he knew that the old lady couldn't do anything with him. But the prince is different.
Although there is news in the palace that the mother is pregnant, she has not yet given birth, and even if she is born, who knows whether it is a man or a woman, and whether she can be raised as an adult?
There are many problems in this, but Zhao Yuan is already an adult prince, and his future is limitless!
Between offending the prince and his own future, Zhou Rui decisively chose to do what Wang Shimao wanted.
Isn't it just a second crop of paddy seeds? The Hu family has it, and Tianjiazhuang also has it.
Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if he doesn't participate in this matter, it happened in Qinghe County after all. In his jurisdiction, nothing can go around him. Even if the prince wants to take credit for this, he will share his pie.
After figuring it out, Zhou Rui enthusiastically fulfilled the excuse Wang Shimao gave him. Originally, it was for the prince to share his worries, but since this is the case, the rice will be handed over to Wang Shimao.
When Wang Zhutou hurried back to the county government with rice, he didn't even enter the gate of the county office, and a cart of rice was taken over by Wang Shimao.
Wang Shimao naturally didn't explain anything to a catcher, but Hu Laosi said a few words of thanks, which made Wang catcher even more confused.
By the time the old lady arrived with the people, the whereabouts of the rice had already settled.
Wang Shimao wanted to return the rice to the Hu family, but the old lady said, come as promised. The county lady knows the benefits of double cropping rice, and her old lady's consciousness will not be so low. She originally wanted to offer the rice, but when the county magistrate didn't ask about taking it for herself, she was more willing to give the rice to the prince.
It's just that she couldn't contact the prince, so she asked Wang Shimao to come forward.
Wang Shimao did not doubt that the old lady would know his identity, after all, with the old lady's intelligence, she couldn't guess it.
As for contacting the prince, Wang Shimao didn't say anything to death, in fact, he hadn't contacted the prince for a few days. The problem of "Lu Banxing" was solved, and the prince only gave him an order to "manage it well".
He asked the old lady to pull the rice back first, and since he was going to make a play, he would do the whole set. These rice grains have not been hulled, how can the things given to the prince be so coarse? Sent the cleaned rice to the prince, and Zhou Rui couldn't say anything.
The old lady listened to the reason, and pulled the rice back, where did she think that there was a big surprise waiting for her at home.