Several masters from Luocheng originally built a large connected house in the back of Liang Chuan's house. People were not allowed to enter at will. Even at that time, only a few masters could enter and exit.
Liang Chuan didn't even want the little girl Zheng Ruoying to come in and watch. Because cooking sugar is a business secret. To put it bluntly, it is a priceless business activity. You can make huge wealth by cooking it alone. If others learn from it, the market is so big, and you will make less.
Outside the back compartment, on the open space of Liang Chuan's own house, there was a lot left over from the original house building, which he bought from Zhaodi's father. Liang Chuan hired several craftsmen to surround a yard, adding stones and lime mortar, and the lime was Calcium carbonate is burned from the shells of oyster shells. Then add loess to the lime, add sand and gravel, and finally add a little glutinous rice. The strength of the wall created in this way is three times stronger than modern buildings.
Now it is much easier for Liangchuan to hire craftsmen, because there are farmers everywhere who have nothing to do. They are eager to find some work at this time. The Chinese New Year is coming now, and it will be difficult this year if they don't make some money.
People in the three villages are very willing to work for the Liang Chuan family, if not for any other reason than because Liang Chuan treats people very well, and the wages he pays are higher than other families. The work also includes meals, and there is tea in the middle. Where can I find such good things? The owner’s house?
Other owners would like to guard against thieves when recruiting workers, keeping an eye on them all the time, and then making all kinds of unreasonable demands to do what they wanted. Liang Chuan always agreed to let the craftsmen do it. They are all from the countryside, how can they have so many little thoughts? Besides, who among these people from all over the country has not received great kindness from Liang Chuan? If you tamper with other people's houses, you will be struck by lightning!
Construction on the outer wall began soon. When the villagers heard that Liang Chuan's yard was going to be expanded, they were all very enthusiastic and came to help with the work for free. How could Liang Chuan not pay? Others had good intentions and taking advantage of others was going too far.
Dozens of people are crushing rocks, burning ashes, mixing slurry, and carrying luck. The progress is one day at a time, which is jaw-dropping. This is the effect of the power of many people, and the effect of people's hearts moving together.
In the past, if any family in several villages could build a new big house, the other owners would be jealous, fearing that other people's houses would outshine their own. Except for Liang Chuan, everyone was convinced from the bottom of their hearts. Liang Sanlang is a man of ability. If someone can surround the compound, it is because he has the ability. Convince him!
Next, you need to prepare other tools for boiling sucrose.
The first thing is the iron pot.
Liang Chuan bought five pots, all of different sizes, one smaller than the other, but even the smallest pot was much larger than the ones he used to cook at home.
Such a big pot is not sold in ordinary iron shops. Zheng Ruoying was stunned when she saw such a big pot. She even went in to take a bath with such a big pot. What would she do with such a big pot?
The blacksmith said that there is no ready-made one at the moment, so he can only make it. The blacksmith shop in Xinghua is doing pretty well, because most of the villagers here still rely on agricultural production. They usually come to the blacksmith shop to buy an axe, a hoe, or make a hatchet. There are so many people in Xinghua that people in this industry If there are fewer people, business will be better.
The master blacksmith has a lot of work to do, so it’s not easy to make a pot. Even if the pot is a bit big, it takes more effort and tests your skill. Liang Chuan paid the deposit, and the master smiled and said that he can pick up the pot in three days.
In ancient my country, with the efforts of the working people, we created splendid agricultural and industrial achievements. However, there was a very serious drawback, that is, the more developed and advanced the crafts and technologies were, they were often not spread to the outside world and were guarded by every family. When it comes to family heirlooms, even within a family, they are passed down from male to female. Encountered by turmoil or family accidents, all the great achievements that amazed the world were lost in the long river of history. Even with current technology, it is extremely difficult to restore these processes.
The sword of the King of Yue, porcelain crafts, ivory carving, ivory mats, lost-wax copper casting, etc. are all unique skills created by our ancestors. Nowadays, technology is so advanced that when you see these skills, you can only sigh.
After buying the pot, it’s time to buy the cattle or snails used to pull Shiji. Now is the slack season, so there is nowhere to buy such large livestock. Normally, there is no place to buy it. When Zheng Ruoying first planted sugar cane, she happened to catch up with the busy farming period and asked her grandfather to tell her to buy a few cows.
The two of them were walking on the street. Zheng Ruoying suddenly realized that following Liang Chuan was more interesting than traveling around. There was something special about this man, he was particularly focused. When other men are with him, they always want to please her and put her as the center, which makes her quite disgusted.
Liang Chuan's attention would never be on Zheng Ruoying for more than a quarter of an hour. Zheng Ruoying felt like she was just like an ordinary girl on the street in his eyes. He carefully thought about what he wanted and needed to prepare, taking into account the purpose of everything, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to doing things. Zheng Ruoying followed him as if she had become his maid.
Liang Chuan's body exudes a faint quality, which is so different. What does it feel like? The more he ignores himself, the more he pays attention to him. .
This year's sugar cane has matured. His father asked him many times how this year's harvest was going, and when he would be able to make money as agreed. If he couldn't make money, would he start looking for a good family now? It was almost double now. It had been ten years and he was an old girl. If the Xinghua County Government had made good relations with his brother-in-law, they would have fined her and asked her to leave the cabinet.
Zheng Ruoying was pressed hard, and matchmakers would come to ask for birth dates every three days. His father did not hide his secrets, and those who dared to come were all from similar backgrounds. There were many wealthy families from nearby counties, who came to receive each one and urge them. She was so anxious that she came out to be seen by the matchmaker. Zheng Ruoying was so anxious that she almost shed tears.
In desperation, she had no choice but to go to Qingyuan to find Liang Chuan. A young girl who has not yet left the court and traveled thousands of miles to find a married woman will have a bad reputation if this spreads out, but she doesn't care, so she insists on it. Marriage is a lifelong event, and she longed for the love described in poems and books where she wishes to have the same person, stay together till the end of her life, and become husband and wife, with unquestionable affection for each other.
If you marry someone you don't like, your life will be so boring. People here are either nerds who study hard, or they are dandies in the office waiting to die. They are not as good as Liang Chuan in terms of literary talent, and they are even worse than Liang Chuan in terms of ability. Is there anyone more interesting than Liang Chuan? . there is none left.
Her father has no children, so Zheng Ruoying regarded herself as a man before, and she will serve her two elders when she gets old. It's okay not to marry. Liang Chuan can't marry her, so she won't marry either. Wouldn't it be good to just be a 'close friend' like this?
"I've been shopping for a long time, let's go to the lower pavilion to have something to eat."
It’s already noon since Liangchuan cattle were bought, and there is probably some food left at home, but it’s too late to go back now.
"OK."
Zheng Ruoying was like a happy bird, following Liang Chuan, and everything she did felt so interesting.
The waiter didn't know Liang Chuan, but he recognized the eldest daughter of the Zheng family. The Zheng family had too many properties in Fengshan, and Zheng Ruoying often walked around outside, so many people in Fengshan who walked around would know this rich lady.
"Hey, Miss, please come inside."
Since Jiang Lizheng failed to find Liang Chuan's bad luck, he later heard about Liang Chuan's many deeds of heaven and man that ordinary people could not do. He couldn't help but feel lucky that he had not fought with him to death. This man was not an ordinary person, but the east wind had not yet arrived. One day In this situation, the future is absolutely limitless. The mountain people can't get any benefits from his hands. His arms are just like a piece of grass compared to those of the mob. If anything goes wrong, he may end up in a miserable situation now.
The business in Xiatinglou was not as good as before due to the rebellion of the mountain people, and it only eased slightly at the end of the year. After the founding of the army in Xinghua, there were a lot more public servants coming and going to handle official business. There were also many people who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to come to Xinghua to make some small business. There is nothing wrong with doing business in Xinghua.
Zheng Ruoying also told Liang Chuan about the changes in Xinghua during his absence. His cousin Shitou used to be playful and dissolute, but since his uncle disappeared, he has shouldered this heavy burden. Xinghua needed a lot of supplies this time and also had financial support. Shitou changed his image as a playboy and made many strange moves. He dealt with the Xinghua military government's official relations very harmoniously, won a lot of exclusive business, and his relationship with the government improved. On the first floor, several wealthy households in the city originally thought that the Zheng family would be half dead without Zheng Zuliang. Unexpectedly, a lion disappeared and a tiger awakened, making them complain even more.
"What do you want to eat, Miss?" The waiter worked hard to clean the table, and then said: "There is a new snack in our store. Miss, would you like to try pickled vegetables?"
When Liang Chuan heard this, he shouted anxiously: "Let's get something else. I have kimchi at home. If I don't have enough, I have to come to your place to eat."
"Hey, sir, are you talking big words? These kimchi are specially bought from Liang Sanlang's family in Helu. This family is the only one with a branch!"
Zheng Ruoying smiled a little sheepishly and said: "Second brother, let's change to something else. Bring a few more mountain flavors if you have them recently, and then warm up a pot of rice wine."
"What else should we buy this afternoon?"
"Buying scalpers, I want to buy it myself."
"What did you buy that for?"
Zheng Ruoying knew that Liang Chuan had a lot of clever ideas and he was not one to follow unknown ideas, so he would definitely do something.
"The college has hundreds of acres of mountainous land that will be reclaimed to grow rice in the future. Do you still remember the rice seeds I bought at Qingyuan Port?"
The school field belongs to the public. To put it bluntly, it belongs to Liangchuan himself. It is inappropriate for private individuals to buy cattle. The mountainous land is extremely difficult to cultivate. It is impossible to cultivate it without cattle. I bought the cattle myself and can be contracted to each household in the future. They have land themselves, so they will definitely use cattle for farming.
Cows are full of health. They can be milked and farmed. They can be kept outside to eat some grass, and then occasionally fed with wheat bran or something. They are quite easy to feed, but they are quite tiring.
"I remember, do you really want to plant those rice seeds? What if they are fake seeds?"
"What else can we do about the fake seeds? Just accept it as bad luck. "
It's just that Gu Dezhao seems to be quite sincere. If you can survive in business by cheating, you will definitely not be able to survive for a lifetime. In this era, agriculture was the main focus, and seeds were a top priority. Selling fake seeds was considered a serious crime by the government everywhere, and they did not dare to mess around.
Taking ten thousand steps back, Liang Chuan is not a god, and there will be times when he is deceived by others. It is impossible for a person to have great luck in his life without suffering losses. This loss is still within the range of my tolerance and will not hurt my muscles and bones.
