"Xiaochai, that scholar seems to be interested in you." Liang Chuan looked at his 'handmaid' Ye Xiaochai meaningfully.
If Xiaochai were to see a man look at her without squinting like this in the future, she would have blushed like an apple and found a crack in the ground to crawl in. However, she has experienced big storms in life, and she has already fallen in love with any man or woman. Her heart is as calm as a lake of autumn water. No matter how the autumn wind blows, there will be no ripples, so she is very calm. Life now is more like a practice, quietly, and the years are quiet.
She looked at Liang Chuan very quietly, her eyes full of calm, she just smiled and said: "Many things in life are unsatisfactory, maybe even more so for me. Do you think there is any possibility for me to be with anyone? ?”
Liang Chuan could also hear the helplessness in Xiaochai's tone. He personally rescued Xiaochai from the strong hands of those strong men in Dafushan. He also knew that Xiaochai had lost his life because of the abuse of these people. The rights of motherhood. In this society where male supremacy is absolute, women are just tools for reproduction and family inheritance. If a woman cannot give birth, her status in the family may not be as good as that of a poultry, because no one will stand on her side, let alone future generations.
If a woman was unable to have children, it would often lead to a marriage ending in failure in Liang Chuan's seemingly enlightened era, let alone in this era. It’s not that this era highly values chaste and virtuous women and emphasizes that a woman should not serve two husbands. Even the current emperor’s father, Emperor Zhenzong, took other people’s wives or sold them at a clearly marked price. If the emperor is like this, ordinary people will not have any opinions on second marriage.
"Oh. Xiaochai...forget it..." He couldn't say that disgusting thing about you having to work hard to pursue your own happiness. If there is happiness ahead, who wouldn't want to pursue it. All that can be seen ahead is darkness.
There is still no normal business activity in the store. Although I made a small profit of 4,000 yuan from selling two couplets, I can now be said to have a wealthy family. But what level of wealth is this in Qingyuan? In the county, it's not enough to buy a house on these main streets. It doesn't matter. Everyone has a serious fortune. For another example, young guys like Sun Houcai and Fan Dongcheng can easily take out two thousand guan without blinking an eye. Can this be considered a lot of money? It doesn't count at all. It can only be said to be a small amount of money. Even though Bi Zhaosheng next door is a bad printer who can hardly afford to drink, he still has a house and store, which is a considerable real estate asset.
The consumption level in cities is different. In Xinghua, a few dozen cents can buy a lot of rice, and you can buy a nice piece of pork and take it home for a full meal. But there’s really not much that can be done in Qingyuan. Even firewood here is much more expensive than in Xinghua, because not many people are engaged in the industry of collecting firewood, and there are no sources of firewood near Qingyuan. There are a lot of The mountain forests have been cut down due to population gathering and social development, and some of the surrounding areas are mostly low shrubs. The price of firewood transported into the city is not cheap.
This made Liang Chuan's mind active. It turned out that Liang Chuan's first pot of gold was made in the energy industry, and cities like Qingyuan definitely need these industries the most. Don't underestimate these firewood, charcoal and so on. If the monopoly were successful, it would not be the same as the successful creation of Three Barrels of Oil and the State Grid in this era.
There is a large area of mountains and forests behind Fengshan. If this area of resources is developed, it will really be possible to realize that clear waters and lush mountains are gold and silver mountains. Originally, I thought that so many villagers and elders in Xinghua would protect me. They have such a huge treasure house but don’t know the way to get rich. Now I have to lead them on this road to get rich.
Many times, it’s not that people are not hardworking, or that they don’t know this road to wealth. They also know that selling firewood can make money, and they also know that charcoal is more useful than firewood. People like charcoal more, but they have no way to use charcoal. Sell it to a place where it can be sold at a high price, or you can't sell charcoal to a place that needs charcoal, so this industry cannot be developed. What Liang Chuan needs is to do a good job in this industry, open up this path, and control the source of raw materials. , and then grasp the channels, this is a hen that can lay golden eggs.
Now Liang Chuan is also thinking about what kind of industry to make money in, but he has been unable to find a direction so far. Whenever he had free time in the past few days, he went to the streets to inquire about the whereabouts of this boy Hussein, but this boy seemed to have disappeared from the world. Everyone said that they had not seen any trace of him for a long time.
Isn't this idiot going to run away because he owes money? Didn't he say that this guy's family has a big business, so would he take a thousand dollars in his eyes? Liang Chuan wanted to find Hussein not only because this guy owed him money, but also because he wanted to find Hussein. It is also because he has quite abundant resources, and doing business relies on connections. If used well, borrowing chickens to lay eggs is undoubtedly the fastest way to get rich.
This guy is a devout Muslim. Isn't the reason why I might help him build a mosque not tempting enough? He can actually abandon such a big temptation and disappear. It seems that I have underestimated him, thinking that he is simple enough. , you still have to be careful when dealing with people in the future, and you can't just rely on these small tricks to try to take advantage of these predators who have already achieved success in business.
It's already winter now, and the Chinese New Year will be here soon, and the year has passed like this. But Liang Chuan didn't think anything of it. He had done a lot this year. Wandian Trading Store was opened, Tsinghua Academy was also built, his own house was built, and he also survived a severe drought. The typhoon has survived the rebellion of the mountain people, and now has a firm foothold in Qingyuan County. To Liang Chuan, everything seems so dreamy, everything seems like an impossible task.
On this day, Liang Chuan called several people together. He had been too busy for the past few days and had not had a good rest. It was rare for Zhao Xiaopin to not go to work these days and returned to the store. People who listened to him talk about Qingyuan were even more interested in his firewood-saving stove.
There is no source of firewood here in Qingyuan, but the daily consumption is extremely huge. This expenditure is also a large expense for ordinary families. As soon as the skit hit the streets, not many people were willing to try it. You must know that when we first wanted to open up the market in Xinghua, Xiaopin helped other people build stoves for free. He only tried to make sure he could save firewood and his reputation spread.
The people of Qingyuan are indeed more receptive to new things. After all, people have black and colorful eyes. Is there anything that is impossible? Xiao Pin now has several apprentices of his own, who only make stoves and do nothing else. He had already perfected his skills in Xinghua. When he came to Qingyuan, he was like a fish in water, and he built a team with just one hand.
Nowadays, the fees charged by Xiaodui are not low. It costs ten yuan to make a firewood stove, and a stove can basically be made in two or three days. In a month, he can collect two to three hundred dollars, and this is just the effect of his personal actions. Liang Chuan told him that there was no need to do everything personally, he only needed to master the key techniques. For example, the work of building the stove foundation could be left to his apprentices directly. When the stove body was almost completed, he would then do the work on the stove top. Those fine jobs, or preparing the raw materials for the stove, and when it is time to build it, Zhao Xiaopin will go over to do the work, so that the work efficiency can be improved a lot and more money can be made.
Zhao Xiaopin could make two to three hundred guan a month, so he could laugh out of his dreams. Unexpectedly, Liang Chuan said this, it seems to be the truth. There is no need to do everything by himself, as long as the skills are in his hands, his apprentice will teach him. A little insignificant link, this craft not only prevents others from copying it, but also makes more money. The key technology in building a stove lies in the design of the stove chamber, the relative distance between the pot wall and the stove chamber, the height of the suspended fire, the flue and ventilation, and the addition of insulation measures and waste heat utilization devices. If you don't teach these things yourself, you will never starve to death.
As soon as he was given instructions, he immediately took action. Now he has more than a dozen apprentices instead of just a few. All of them are good young students who are willing to endure hardships. Although they are not much younger than him, they have far more experience in the world. It's quite easy to beat them and lead this team.
Liang Chuan called everyone together, not to say anything important or to make an important decision, but to invite everyone to sit down and have a meal together. Liang Chuan asked Zhaodi to buy mutton. This food is the most delicious to eat in winter. It not only tastes good, but also replenishes the body's energy. On the day of the beginning of winter in southern Fujian, people eat some chicken, duck, beef and sheep meat, commonly known as filling the winter. Liang Chuan Then he remembered that this year's Beginning of Winter didn't seem too cold, so he didn't even buy anything for everyone to replenish their cold.
When there are no outsiders around, Xiaochai and Yuzhen will also come to the table to eat. This is a scene that only occurs in their own homes. Women do not come to the table, not only in Qingyuan, but also in Xinghua.
The taste of the mutton is so fragrant, there is not even a hint of fishy smell. The broth is milky white with a little bit of oil. Just put a piece of old ginger and add a little salt, and the soup will be extremely delicious.
While Liang Chuan was eating, Xiaochai suddenly said, "I don't know how Sister Yiniang and the others are doing. I really want them to have a taste of the mutton." Liang Chuan suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Yi Niang for a long time and didn't know how she was doing.
The family was enjoying the meal when a man suddenly came in from outside the door. He picked up the bowls and chopsticks and put mutton into his bowl. When everyone took a look, they realized he was a monk!
"Master Hongyi, you need to change this problem. Now Yuetai Temple is the most precious place in Qingyuan. If your image of a fair-weather monk is discovered by others, it will damage the reputation of Buddhism." Liang Chuan deliberately teased him, but he also knew that this great monk dared to eat dog meat, so eating some mutton was nothing.
"That's what you said. Now I don't dare to touch a drop of meat in front of my disciples, but I'm so greedy. Today, when I walked around the yard, I could smell the fragrance of your mutton through the wall. It's really I can’t hold it any longer, so I’m asking for two bites of meat!”
A group of people all laughed when they saw it, that is to say, it is my boss who has such great charm. People from all religions and professions are welcome to come, and he always greets everyone with a smile.
