Even if it costs two taels of silver a year to repair, they are still willing to give it.
In the past few days, the villagers have just planted sweet potatoes, and with the big ones from last year as a stimulus, every household has planted a lot of sweet potatoes this year, with some planting as much as 50 acres.
When winter comes, it will all be money!
Therefore, many people are willing to pay two taels of silver for the repair.
Zhuang Fengshou didn't expect that Zhuang Wen's examination as a scholar would have such an effect, so he held a vote and let the whole village decide for themselves.
The voting results showed that more than 20 households in the village were willing to pay this amount.
This ratio is actually very high. There are only about a hundred households in the whole village.
Zhuang Fengshou nodded.
He would ask Zhuang Wen to keep an eye on a suitable wife.
From now on, Zhuang Wen could go to the county school to study and completely entered the circle of talented people in Pingcheng.
It is not difficult for Zhuang Wen to find a suitable wife.
Of course, the matter of private school is a trivial matter in front of Maishou.
Right now, the whole village is most concerned about the wheat harvest.
The wheat sickle made by Li Qiao last year has withstood various tests by the villagers during this year. Since last month, some people have been going to the county blacksmith shop to make scythes to make wheat sickle.
Now that the wheat harvest has begun, almost every household has wheat sickles.
This is not only the case in Sanliu Village, but also in nearby villages such as Zhujia Village and Dahe Village, many people have made wheat sickles.
This thing really works, and it was made by Li Qiao.
If I want to talk to Li Qiao from now on, this is a good starting point.
With more people making wheat sickles, the business of the blacksmith shop is getting better and better. When Li Qiao went to the blacksmith shop to buy related parts for the meat grinder, old man Chen waved his hand and only charged the raw material fee and gave Li Qiao the cost price. .
He also said that from now on, whenever Li Qiao comes to his place to make a meat grinder, he will pay the cost price.
Li Qiao was not short of this little money, but Old Man Chen was willing to pay the cost price, so he naturally agreed with a smile.
After the wheat harvest, the weather got really hot.
The chickens and ducks raised by the villagers have also entered their peak egg-laying period.
Li Qiao's family could purchase two to three thousand eggs and duck eggs a day, so Tao Zhu recruited several more people to pickle eggs and duck eggs.
But there are so many eggs and duck eggs that cannot be consumed by pickling alone.
Li Qiao began to study how to eat eggs and duck eggs.
Last winter when the vermicelli was at its peak, Shopkeeper Wang rented the teahouse opposite Wangyue Building and hired a wave of cooks and waiters. Now that there are no more vermicelli, Shopkeeper Wang naturally stopped renting it.
However, Shopkeeper Wang did not dismiss this wave of newly recruited cooks and waiters.
In winter, there will be vermicelli. Now that Wangyuelou's business is good, it doesn't matter if there are more waiters and cooks. He doesn't lack the money, so he doesn't lay off people.
Now Li Qiao wanted to consume eggs and duck eggs, so he set his sights on Shopkeeper Wang. He had a shop and manpower, which was perfect for him.
Summer is the season for barbecue, so he asked Wang Yue to make a new dish of fried boiled eggs. Although they were not baked, they were sprinkled with barbecue ingredients and tasted delicious.
In addition to fried boiled eggs, there are also the fried eggs in snail noodles. This kind of fried eggs does not necessarily have to be soaked in the soup in snail noodles.
It can also be soaked in marinade.
There are also tiger eggs and braised eggs.
…
Several new egg dishes have appeared in Wangyuelou, and these new dishes are all divided into Li Qiao. In addition, Li Qiao also supplies thousands of eggs to Wangyue Tower every day. Eggs must be used to make egg dishes.
Although eggs are generally inconspicuous, the response to Wangyuelou's launch of these dishes has been very good.
Whether it is fried boiled eggs, braised eggs, braised fried eggs, or tiger eggs, they all taste good and can be used as snacks or as a dish. They are very popular among people.
Pingcheng, an unremarkable small town, has already gained some fame in Fucheng and several surrounding counties.
Even though there are no more vermicelli now, the number of people coming to Pingcheng has not decreased much.
No vermicelli, just some snacks and grilled sausages.
Moreover, there are so many delicacies at Wangyuelou, and new ones are often served. Often, new ones are served before you get tired of them.
Now Wangyuelou has launched a new delicacy, which you definitely can’t miss.
This summer, chicken and duck farmers made some small money from chicken and duck eggs.
Li Qiao also had money in his account.
Wangyue Tower and diners are also very satisfied.
Everyone is happy.
But there are times when Li Qiao is unhappy.
Studying in the summer is a hard job, with the windows open and the heat wave pouring into the house.
With the windows closed, the ice basin made from saltpeter ice can't compete with the air conditioner, so Li Qiao has more time to practice his powers.
He married Tao Zhu not long after time travel. At that time, he and Tao Zhu were inseparable and had no conditions to practice.
Now he stays in the study all day reading, which is a good time to practice.
On this day, the weather was still very hot. It was only nine o'clock, and Li Qiao was already sweating on his forehead.
He wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief made of pottery bamboo, and shook the cattail leaf fan a few times. He couldn't calm down, so he simply started practicing.
After his power reaches level two, he can control natural water.
Looking at the tea in the tea bowl, he covered the tea bowl with his big hands. After a few seconds, the green tea inside turned into a water ball the size of a table tennis ball.
He pinched the water ball and compressed it little by little.
Soon, the water polo became the size of a grain of rice.
Gently crush the rice grains with your fingertips and divide the rice grains into five pieces.
He was about to join the five together again when the sound of a door being pushed came from outside, followed by the sound of familiar footsteps.
Tao Zhu is here.
He immediately threw the rice grains into the tea bowl and covered it with his big hands. When Tao Zhu opened the study door and came in, the rice grains in the tea bowl had turned into green tea.
"Is it hot? Come and drink sour plum soup."
Tao Zhu handed Li Qiao the iced sour plum soup on the tray.
"Have you drank?" Li Qiao took the bowl and asked him with his face raised.
"I drank it without ice," Tao Zhu said.
He is recuperating now and cannot eat ice.
"...It's not that bad. It's a hot day. It's okay to eat something cool." Li Qiao said helplessly, "Besides, you still have to make snacks."
"It's okay, I'm not very hot."
Tao Zhu still shook his head.
However, he looked at Li Qiao's hair that was wet with sweat on his forehead and frowned: "You shouldn't study today. It's too much trouble."
"This is where I am, I can persevere."
Li Qiao, who was drinking iced sour plum soup, felt a little guilty when he heard this.
He hasn’t read anything today…
"It's not a bad day. It's indeed very hot today. Aren't you thinking about the keel waterwheel? How about we go to the front yard to study it under the grape trellis?"
Tao Zhu felt sorry for him and wanted him to rest for a day.
As he spoke, he reached out and touched his hair, which was wet with sweat. After touching it, the look of distress on his face became even greater.
Li Qiao: "..."
He put down the bowl in his hand and said seriously: "How about you make some clothes for me? It's really too hot to wear shorts now."
"What clothes?" Tao Zhu asked immediately.
"Such."
Li Qiao took the pen and paper and drew a picture of a tank top and big pants.
"...I can't wear this kind of clothes."
Tao Zhu's eyes widened in shock.
"I'm only wearing it for you to see. When I go to the front yard, I put on a bunt." Li Qiao said, tapping the racer vest on the paper: "Actually, you don't need to wear this. It's cooler to go shirtless."
Tao Zhu: "..."
Just thinking about that picture makes me feel a bit astringent.
It's also a little hot.
He knew how good this man's figure was. He looked thinner than other farm men, but he actually had abdominal muscles and felt great.
Although the arms were as white as his, they were very strong and it was effortless to hold him with one hand.
…
His thoughts were wandering a little far, and he hurriedly raised his hand to cover the two paintings on the paper: "This is offensive."
Li Qiao was amused by these words: "It's just the two of us, why don't we just do whatever we want in our happy hometown?"
"...Then can you still concentrate on studying?"
Dressed like this, he was embarrassed to look at him in broad daylight.
"It's better than being hot now, right? At least it's too hot to read quietly now."
Li Qiao said.
Hearing this, Tao Zhu hesitated for a few seconds, then bit his lip and nodded.
Reading is the most important thing.
