Chapter 19: The Great Gamble
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The old lady who presided over the meeting in Lujiazhuang coughed and shouted, "Don't do it yet, the competition has not yet begun." ”
Qin Jiuxiao thought that he could teach his opponent a lesson in the competition later, so he reluctantly suppressed his anger and retreated.
Ji Aojian thought that today it was obviously "fighting for land", but it was said to be "changing fields", it turned out that the countrymen also knew how to do something unsightly, and they wanted to package the name.
He saw that the old man was very old, his hair and beard were all snow-white, he didn't know if it was eighty or ninety, and he didn't mean to look for Qin Jiuxiao again, "Then old man, you can tell me about this meeting." ”
Lu Taigong sighed heavily, walked a few steps with the cane in his hand, and came to the crowd.
He pointed to the mulberry field outside the village, "About ten years ago, my Lujiazhuang began to change the field to plant mulberry and raise silk to sell. You are similar to us. ”
Everyone present said yes.
Lu Taigong's breath was heavy, "At the beginning, selling silk was very profitable, far more than planting some wheat and rice in the field, and soon the fields in the entire village were changed into mulberry gardens." And as long as the woman's family is sufficient, the men in the village have leisure and go to the city one by one to work, and everyone feels that life at that time is very good. ”
At that time, the people of Sizhuang made more money by making sericulture than growing grain, and there were often people in the family who also worked outside the home, and the household had a good income, and lived a peaceful and beautiful life.
The old lady continued, "But within a few years, there are more and more people raising silkworms in the south of the Yangtze River, and the price of silk is getting cheaper and cheaper, and it is not much more profitable than growing grain back then. We buy rice and noodles from outside, and the price is getting more and more expensive. ”
The whole of Jiangnan is no longer farming, and grain is bought from other places, so how can the price of this grain not rise.
Ji Ao Jian Xin said, this is the market risk, old man, if you want to make money, you must be mentally prepared to lose money.
Lu Taigong continued to sigh and said, "What's more important is that farmers should pay according to the land. If the land is converted into a mulberry garden, the land tax will be even more. ”
He raised his cane and struck hard, "But this year, the price of the silk is thirty percent lower, three percent lower!"
The ground beneath his feet had been hammered out of one deep hole after another.
Everyone's mood seems to have fallen into the bottomless pit, and the income from selling silk this year is less than growing grain after accepting the silk endowment.
And now people don't have the food they grow, and they have to spend money on the market to buy rice and noodles that are much more expensive than in the past.
The old lady gasped and breathed a sigh of relief, "Now that we are planting food again, the children who are outside will not come back." And now the silk raised in the hands of the hand, the price has been pressed too much, if we are still a village and a village to make a living, can only be a family loss. ”
"At this field exchange meeting, all the families unanimously agreed to take out all the mulberry gardens in the village and let the Zhuangzi, who won the first place in the competition, buy them. ”
The people of each village talked about it:
"Rather than everyone paying for death together, it is better for a family to do sericulture alone, or to negotiate with silk merchants. ”
"Most of us work in the city and have joined some small gangs. If we lose all the mulberry gardens this time, we will go to the city together to join the people of Honzhuang. ”
"But Lu Lao, is there a difference in the selling price of this mulberry garden?"
None of these four Zhuangzi is a wealthy tyrant, and who can't eat all the mulberry gardens of other villages in one go.
Lu is too fair, "This is naturally a little different, otherwise why bother to compete, directly quote each family, and the one with the highest price will win." ”
"After this competition, according to the current land price, the first place needs to buy the second place mulberry garden at full price, buy the third place mulberry garden at half price, buy the fourth place manor at a third price, and buy the fifth place manor at a quarter price. ”
The Zhuang discussed it and had no objections.
Ji Aojian thought, you can think of concentrating mulberry land and engaging in large-scale management of sericulture, the idea is right. But just a few of you, what kind of climate can be formed together, and can it have an impact on the purchase of silk prices in the entire Jiangnan region?
Also, if you want to engage in mulberry garden mergers and acquisitions, you can do it yourself, why do you call me over, my family doesn't do sericulture.
Seeing that he was silent, the old lady of the Lujiazhuang came to ask the young master of the Ji family what he thought.
Ji Aojian couldn't help but say, "Old man, why do you think that our Tianqing Mountain Villa will participate in the merger of this mulberry garden?"
Lu Taigong was surprised, "Young Master Ji, have you forgotten? This was decided a year ago. ”
"Last year, the situation of sericulture was very disillusioned, and Guizhuang once built yì to buy our mulberry garden, and we discussed and said that we would look at it for another year. At that time, I agreed with you, Young Master Ji, that if our four villages plan to merge all the mulberry gardens, Tianqing Mountain Villa will also be involved. ”
This, it turns out that I talked about it last year?
Ji Aojian was worried in his heart, if he used the financial resources of Tianqing Mountain Villa last year, it would be nothing to buy your mulberry garden. But now Tianqingshan Villa has changed the archway, and the financial resources are all cut off, and they only rely on planting some wheat and rice in the ground to live. If you win the first place in the competition, I really don't know if you can buy your mulberry garden.
But I couldn't lose, and I didn't plan to sell my family's land at all.
For a moment, Young Master Ji was deeply entangled.
Qin Jiuxiao said coldly, "What's the matter, Young Master Ji, are you afraid of losing?"
Ji Aojian shook his head, "Qin Shaoxia, don't worry, I won't lose to you if I lose to anyone." ”
Qin Jiuxiao said, "Then why are you hesitating, because you don't have the money to buy land?" What kind of field are you here to participate in, I really don't know how thick the sky is. ”
He is also a martial arts person, so he naturally knows that after the martial arts family goes to the martial arts archway, his financial resources will plummet.
Ji Aojian suddenly remembered, didn't Xiao Xun say that he had a sister who was in the silver number business, and said that she was rich enough to rival the country?
What are you afraid of, it's a big deal to find that sister to take out a loan to buy land.
He let go of the worries in his heart, laughed and said, "Qin Shaoxia, you don't have to worry about me, I just bought your Yandang faction." ”
Qin Jiuxiao's face darkened, "Are you sure you're talking about the money from your Tianqing Mountain Villa?"
Ji Aojian said very contemptuously, "How do you know that my family has no surplus food?"
At this time, the momentum must not be weak.
Neither of them spoke again. Lu Taigong looked around, saw that no one had any intention to speak, and said, "This competition is the same as in previous years, a total of three games, one is shè arrow, the second is a competition, and the third is a boxing competition. In each game, only one person from each village can play, but after changing the number of games, you can be replaced. ”
"It's not early, and we're starting our first project, the shè arrow. ”
Lujiazhuang set up five arrow targets on the barn field, and when Ji Aojian entered, he was slightly surprised to find that the position in the middle was actually himself, not the Yandang Qin Shaoxia.
Could it be that they are still a little in awe of the past of Tianqing Mountain Villa as a martial arts family, as a sign of respect?
On the right of Ji Aojian is Qin Jiuxiao, and on the left is the person from the family village, who is the girl who just shouted that Qin Shaoxia's original name is Qin Tiedan.
The rule of this shè arrow is to shè ten arrows fifty steps away, and the one with the most red hearts in the shè target wins. If there is a situation where the number of hearts in the shè is the same, take 10 steps back and play another round.
Ji Aojian pulled up the bowstring, and the first arrow easily hit the red heart.
He looked up and down, left and right carefully, and was very satisfied, although he was busy practicing boxing for a while, but the accuracy of the shè arrow had not been lost.
Just as he was about to take the second arrow, Qin Jiuxiao next to him was already laughing, "Young Master Ji, people who practice martial arts should be deaf and clear-sighted, and their skills are neat, and the speed of your shè arrow is too slow." ”
It turned out that he had already hit three times, and the second arrow of Ji Aojian's sword had not yet been sent.
Ji Aojian frowned, slowly pulled the bow, and sighed, "I only learned arrows not long ago, and I haven't been practicing for half a month, so I can't get up soon." ”
This is the truth, although he is because of the blue sky on his head, his body is stable, and his head is wonderful, but after all, he has not been a beginner for a long time, and he has not yet practiced shè speed, which is much worse than Xiao Xundu.
However, as long as you see the slow shè, Ji Aojian is the level of shè arrows with a clear eye. Naturally, he wouldn't go to Cheng Dù, who was just touching and good, in order to pursue shè fast, and let the hit rate go down.
The girl from the whole family on the left suddenly turned her head and smiled, "Young Master Ji, that Qin Shaoxia seems to have a lot of opinions about you." ”
Ji Aojian said strangely, "How do you know?"
This girl has beautiful eyebrows, and although her appearance is not as good as that of Young Master Ji's sister, she can compete with Xiao Xun.
And at this moment, she has finished the first round of ten arrows, and she has all hit the red heart.
Ji Ao Jian Xin said, people are shè faster here, Qin Shaoxia, why are you embarrassed to mock me.
The girl of the whole family said, "Qin Shaoxia's cousin, isn't it in your village, of course Qin Shaoxia is a little unwilling." ”
Ji Aojian was speechless, you all actually know about Qin Jiuxiao and his cousin, sure enough, gossip is the easiest thing to be discovered, and you can't hide it.
Qin Jiuxiao said angrily, "Quan Xiaohui, you mouthy mother-in-law!"
It was already very uncomfortable to be called out by her original name just now, and now she is talking about her gossip, which is really unbearable.
Quan Xiaohui ignored him, and when he saw that Ji Aojian was still hitting the red heart when he reached the third arrow, he couldn't help but admire, "Young Master Ji, although you haven't been learning arrows for a long time, your accuracy is very good." ”
Ji Ao Kendao, "Of course, because I have a famous teacher to guide me." ”
Quan Xiaohui asked curiously, "Which famous teacher is it?"
Ji Aojian said unhurriedly, "It's Qin Shaoxia's cousin, she taught me shè arrows by hand." ”
As soon as these words came out, Qin Jiuxiao's face suddenly twitched violently, his hand trembled slightly, and the last arrow landed on the target, but it did not enter the red heart.
Ji Aojian sighed, "Qin Shaoxia, a person who practices martial arts should be neat, deaf and clear-sighted, why did you miss it?"
Qin Jiuxiao couldn't stop the fire in his heart anymore, and he didn't care about the young man's demeanor, so he took out the country slang he had practiced since he was a child, and cursed at Ji Aojian.
Ji Aojian shot one arrow at a time as if nothing happened, and slowly hit all ten arrows in the red heart. Xindao, young master, when I have the sky above my head, I won't be dizzy on the ten-zhang high platform, do you want to interfere with me after scolding a few times, it's really superficial.
Quan Xiaohui saw that he was also a hit in ten arrows, so he said, "Young Master Ji, let's take ten steps back and make the next round." ”
At this moment, only the two of them on the field were all in red hearts, and Qin Jiuxiao was in third place in ten arrows.
Ji Aojian said with a smile, "Girl, my archery skills are not as good as yours, and I am willing to bow to the wind, so I don't have to compare anymore." ”
He saw that Quan Xiaohui was like the wind, and he was still stable, and he really admired it.
Quan Xiaohui was happy in her heart, although she was skilled in archery, she was a woman after all, and her strength was weak. If you draw up, the distance of the shè arrow will get farther and farther later, and once shè can't reach the arrow target, no matter how high the archery skill is, it will be useless.
But although he was happy in his heart, he was a little embarrassed, "You don't have to admit defeat, Young Master Ji, although you are a little slower, but you are very accurate." ”
Ji Aojian waved his hand, "Girl, I haven't been learning arrows for a long time, and I've only practiced shè arrows at a distance of fifty steps, and I won't shè no matter how far away, I'm sure I'm going to lose." ”
Qin Jiuxiao was almost about to vomit blood when he was listening, it turned out that this Young Master Ji would only be fifty steps away, if he didn't get deceived and missed, he would be eliminated in the next round. With the advantage of arm strength, he can win Quan Xiaohui sooner or later, and he should have been the first.
Quan Xiaohui smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then thank you Young Master Ji." ”
She rolled her eyes, and said, "Young Master Ji, you can imagine your master's ability from your archery skills, I really want to visit the sister of the Lu family and ask her for advice on archery." ”
Ji Aojian said with a stern face, "Girl, Xiao Xun is from our Ji family, not the Lu family." ”
Quan Xiaohui nodded again and again, "It's me who lost my words, don't be surprised by the young owner." ”
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