Before studying sociology, Mr. Xie was a talented scholar who failed many times.
But the new master is an old boy.
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It’s not that Xu He looks down on Tongsheng. This matter is the same as going to school in his previous life. If we compare the class system in his previous life with the current one, Xu’s family studies are equivalent to “experimental classes” and “fast classes”. Originally, there was Xie Fuzi’s social studies It is equivalent to a "normal class", but now it is taught by old children...
A proper "bad class"!
Although Xu He had studied Confucian classics in his previous life, it was only a modern person's study out of professionalism and interest. He could cope with the county and government examinations, but it was not enough for the Taoist examination, let alone the future provincial and provincial examinations. Will try.
Previously, County Magistrate Li asked the question "Learn and practice as time goes by". The reason why Xu He was able to answer so perfectly was because he had seen other people's questions about this sentence in his previous life, and he was able to complete the county examination so easily.
There are thousands of questions in the exam. If you encounter a perverted examiner next time and ask some perverted questions, he will really be blinded.
In this age where everything is inferior and the only way to get ahead is by studying well, Xu He made up his mind to learn something with real swords and guns.
But at this juncture, the teaching staff has been adjusted, which is really not good news.
He left the city with Chu Yuan, and soon they separated and went back to their respective homes.
When she arrived at home, Mrs. Xie said to her son with a happy face: "He'er, I just went to the clan to get the five taels of silver back!"
After saying that, he looked around cautiously, and told Xu He as if he was afraid that others would hear him: "Tomorrow, Mom will buy some chickens to raise. From now on, He'er, you will have eggs to replenish your body every day!"
Xu He smiled and said: "Mom, you can use this money with confidence and boldness. My son has made another ten taels today!"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Xie was shocked: "Ten...twelve taels, He'er, where did you get so much money?"
Xu He didn't hide anything and told Mr. Xie about today's recipe.
Of course, he only claimed that he had seen this recipe written in a miscellaneous book in a bookstore, so he sold it to Qian's family.
Even so, Mrs. Xie said anxiously: "Xiaohe, Brother Yu and you have always been good friends. You sell a recipe at such a high price, so don't ruin your friendship!"
Xu Hexin said that it was too late for the Qian family to be grateful. They would send money over in a few days. He didn't know what his mother would think then.
At this moment, Xu Peng from Lao Jia's house next door suddenly came over.
"Brother He, my father saw that you had a wound on your head and asked me to catch some fish from the river today to heal you!"
Seeing this, Mrs. Xie quickly waved her hand and said: "Brother Peng, you haven't seen any meat in your house for a year, take it back quickly!"
At this moment, Xu He suddenly thought about it and said to Mr. Xie, "Mom, since it's Uncle Jia's kindness, let's accept it."
When Xu Peng heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He took two steps forward and hung the straw rope piercing his cheeks under the eaves of the thatched house, then turned to leave, as if he was afraid that Xu He and his son would regret it.
At this time, Xu He grabbed Xu Peng and said with a smile: "Brother Peng, thanks to the help of Uncle Jia and you these two days, come to my house for dinner tonight!"
Although Ms. Xie felt sorry for money, she thought about the care taken by Chief A's family in the past two days, so she smiled and said: "Yes, yes, come for dinner tonight!"
Xu Peng didn't hesitate. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Okay, Auntie, Xiaohe, I'll go back and tell my father!"
After seeing Xu Peng off, Xu He read for a while at home in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, while it was still dark, Xu He went out to the west end of the village to buy some wine, and cut some cooked meat to go home.
After a while, Lao Zhang and his family came to have dinner.
Xu Peng's mother went to the kitchen to help Mr. Xie light the fire and cook, while several gentlemen set the table in the hall and started drinking.
Xu He was still young, so he naturally took a bowl and poured some boiling water to accompany him.
The old man took a sip from his wine glass and sighed: "It's been a long time since I drank, Xiaohe, you've spent a lot of money! I won't spend money carelessly in the future."
Xu He said with a smile: "If it hadn't been for my uncle and Brother Peng to take care of me these past two days, my family would have been in such chaos! Don't dislike it for a meal of water and wine, uncle!"
Xu Peng said with a smile: "This is nothing. We are brothers of the same clan and live close to each other. We should take care of you if anything happens."
Lao Changjia and Xu He's father, Xu Wei, are cousins, and the relationship between the two families is indeed very close.
In addition, the two families are not far apart. Since Xu Wei was here, the two families have supported each other and their relationship has always been very good.
Xu He thought for a moment after hearing this, and suddenly asked the old man: "Uncle, I am dedicated to my career and have never been involved in production. I read in a book that our Hailing County is famous for being rich in resources and people in Yangzhou Prefecture, but Why are we still so poor?"
After hearing this, Lao Changjia sighed, raised his hand and drank the wine in the glass and sighed: "Xiaohe, what is said in the book is true. Our Hailing County is full of roads and is a strategic location on land and water. Huaiyang's salt production is Shipping to all provinces must pass through the Baoba Salt Pass on the Cao River not far away."
"It stands to reason that this place is a prosperous place."
"but……"
Hearing this, Xu He and Xu Peng both put down their chopsticks and listened.
"But Hailing is divided into upper and lower countryside, and most of the fields are concentrated in the lower countryside in the north of the city. Floods have been frequent in recent years, and the Huaihe River has repeatedly overflowed, destroying the Gaojia Weir on Hongze Lake, and the floods burst their banks and cascaded thousands of miles away. The rural fields are all soaked in water, and there is no harvest throughout the year.”
"But the imperial court still thinks that our Hailing County has the interests of water, land and salt merchants, and the taxes are very high!"
Xu He nodded, looked at Xu Peng who was eating vegetables and said, "Brother Peng, what do you do for a living now?"
"Hey! He can't be beaten with a stick. He can only do farm work. He usually goes to the river to fish and so on. He has no future!" The old commander grabbed the words and really hurt his son.
Xu Peng, probably used to being beaten, smiled, showing two rows of bright teeth.
Xu He said with a smile: "I have my own business, I wonder if Brother Peng is interested?"
Xu Peng froze on the spot when he heard this. He pointed at himself and said, "Me?"
Xu He nodded, and then told what he saw and heard while cooking in Huibin Building today.
The old man frowned and said: "I know about white sugar. It is sold in stores in the north and south of the city. I heard that it is a layer of icing sugar that forms on the surface when brown sugar is boiled. Only one tael of white sugar can be obtained after boiling thousands of kilograms of brown sugar. Then These things are very valuable!”
Xu He smiled and said: "Uncle, if I say that I have a way to make a large amount of that sugar, will you ask Brother Peng to help me?"
Elder Jia was shocked: "You, you can... know how to boil sugar?"
Xu He nodded.
Lao Zhang's eyes widened even more. He stood up, walked to the door, looked outside, and asked worriedly: "How did you know this?"
Xu He smiled and said: "In the book!"
Old Master A is not Xie. He has been walking outside all year round and has seen the world. He was half convinced and asked: "How can a saint teach people to make sugar?"
Xu He did not answer. He did not lie to the father and son. In fact, the method of making white sugar is very simple. "Tiangong Kaiwu" records that white sugar can be obtained by filtering brown sugar water with yellow mud water.
It's just that "Tiangong Kaiwu" has not yet come out, and it is still unclear whether Song Yingxing will appear in this time and space in the future. Xu He has read this book in his previous life, and he has never been so nervous when he saw Qian Jizu in Huibin Tower. At that time, he made up his mind to use this thing to grab his first pot of gold.
However, academics cannot do business, so Lao Changjia and his son, who have always been good to their family, are the partners he found.
Xu He hadn't spoken yet, but Xu Peng spoke first: "Xiaohe, if you can boil brown sugar, the little white sugar you scrape out won't do much. We don't have that much cost to buy and boil sugar. We can't do this business."
Xu He knew that he had misunderstood, so he smiled mysteriously and said: "My method is not to collect the frosting on the surface when boiling brown sugar, but to make white sugar!"
At this time, the father and son were completely stunned.
You must know that these are not the days of drinking sugar mixed with water. Sugar is a valuable thing and must be paid tribute to the palace every year.
The sugar making in Xu He's mouth is obviously not just collecting icing sugar, but... making white sugar.
This suddenly overturned the cognition of father and son.
The old commander lowered his voice and said, "Seriously?"
Xu He nodded, took out the bag of loose silver that had not been warmed from his arms and handed it to Xu Peng: "Brother Peng, you go to the city tomorrow and use the money in this bag to buy more brown sugar. Okay. No, let’s try and find out!”
Xu Peng weighed the bag and estimated that there were about ten taels of silver in it. Only then did he feel that Xu He was serious.
The old man took the bag from his son and put it into his arms: "Young man is restless, I will go there myself. Tomorrow we, father and son, will go to the city together and go shopping separately!"
Xu He was sincerely convinced. After all, Jiang was still old and spicy, and his wealth was not revealed. If sugar came on the market in the future, this move would not attract attention. He could follow the clues to know the source of the sugar.
