When traveling to Xinghua, Xia Xue actually took a detour to Liang Chuan's home to take a look instead of rushing back to Qingyuan.
Sun Houpu smiled bitterly, but for Xia Xue, Liang Chuan still had some affection, and those people in Qingyuan would do no good to her except that they would cause trouble to her in the future and use all kinds of red tape and etiquette to embarrass her.
After crossing the mountain pass of Dayang, the group arrived at the official road intersection in the north of Xinghua, where the road began to widen.
"It seems that the officials here do some practical work. Look, the roads here are the most open and bright. Along the way, there is no section of the road that can compare to this!"
The roads in Xinghua have been completely renovated and are paved with bluestones. Two carriages can ride side by side on them. It only takes a few hours for the post horses to run on them and pass through Xinghua.
At this intersection in the north, the first store is the first Wandian store started by Liang Chuan!
The store had already been purchased by Liang Chuan with money. After several expansions, the store had already become a store the size of five ridges. The front store and the back warehouse contained many goods from the South and the North, all bought from passing merchants. If you enter, then this can truly be called a department store!
There is a Wudao Temple next to the Chamber of Commerce. It was dilapidated back then. Yi Niang spent her own money to build a new temple for General Wudao. Now, every Xinghua person who wants to go out will leave a few scents here. Wish you a safe journey!
Sun Houpu invited Xia Xue and said, "Come down and offer a stick of incense. When I left here, I made a wish to General Wudao. If I come back with great achievements in the future, I will make a new golden body for him."
Xia Xue's eyes sparkled and she said: "You are now my father's son-in-law. Although it is not a serious achievement, it is not something that ordinary people can achieve. It is not considered an achievement!"
"My greatest achievement is marrying you, my wife!"
Sun Houpu was not shy at all when talking about earthy love words. He learned this completely from Liang Chuan. One sentence made Xia Xue's pretty face turn red and she hit Sun Houpu with her pink fist.
"Let's go to Third Brother's store and have a look!"
"What is this?" Xia Xue asked curiously when she saw her father selling crystal jelly at the intersection.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
Sun Houpu led Xia Xue to Old Man Zheng and said to his father, "Mr. Zheng, are you okay?"
Father Zheng didn't know Sun Houpu, so he nodded and smiled.
Sun Houpu said: "This is the father of the third brother who recruited his younger brother. If you don't know him, remember the magical bird eggs we had in Bianjing."
Xia Xue nodded, and Sun Houpu said: "That egg was made by Zhaodi's brother Zhaocai!"
Xia Xue stared in disbelief and said, "Ha, is it true? I only heard that this egg was made by a southerner who didn't know what recipe to use, but I didn't expect that it was actually created by you guys!"
Sun Houpu secretly rejoiced.
Xia Xue smiled and said: "But you are the only ones who can do such weird things. I should have associated you together a long time ago."
"This is jelly. The heat is still a bit intense right now. It's the most pleasant thing to have a bowl of it to cool down and relieve the heat!"
Sun Houpu bought a bowl of powder and some brown sugar, added it to the powder, mixed it, and then handed it to Xia Xue.
The price of the powder was very convenient, but later Liang Chuan told Old Man Zheng that he could buy some sugar and add it to the powder to make it taste better, but the price increased more than ten times. After all, the price of sugar was there.
Xia Xue took a bowl of noodles and dug out a spoonful of brown sugar. Sun Houpu paid the money silently, mixed it, and ate until her mouth was filled with coolness. She was born in a wealthy family, and she was by Xia Song's side. What kind of delicacies could she not have? I have eaten so much ice cream cheese in the summer in Bianjing City, but walking in the countryside, looking at the wild scenery of the mountains and forests, and then eating a bowl of this refreshing ice powder made me feel extremely comfortable!
"Delicious!"
"Would you like another bowl?"
"No, one bowl is enough. If you eat too much, this beauty will be gone. You should also eat a bowl!"
"good!"
After the two finished eating the noodles, they went to the Wanda Chamber of Commerce nearby. In the store, Ye Xiaochai was waiting to receive merchants from all over the world. Now this store has become a goods distribution center in Xinghua, because you can buy high-quality bamboo weaving here. , and there are many goods shipped from Qingyuan, which saves a lot of trouble going south!
When Ye Xiaochai saw Sun Houpu, he immediately put down what he was doing, trotted over, made a blessing, and saluted, "Master Sun, why are you back? Is our boss here too?"
"Third brother is in Qingyuan. We came back from Bianjing. My wife wanted to visit third brother's house, so I came with her!"
Xiaochai smiled and said: "Then what are you waiting for? Come with me!"
Xiaochai saw that it was getting late, so he simply closed the store and led Sun Houpu and his party to Helu. Anyway, they couldn't make it at night. If they had to stay in a hotel for a while, they might as well stay at home!
Xinghua has changed a lot in recent years. The north bank of Nanxi River has undergone earth-shaking changes due to the efforts of Yi Niang. The roads have been widened. Most of the villagers work with the Chengguan Brigade, and many people go out to make a living on their own. , they also made a lot of money. The first thing they did when they came back was to demolish their thatched house and build a new one with tiles!
It can be said that the current North Bank is a demonstration point for the revitalization of the entire Xinghua countryside!
"I've traveled to quite a few villages, and there are very few that are as affluent as the ones here."
Sun Houpu was a little surprised when he looked at the scene around him.
"I haven't been back for many years, and I never thought that things have changed so much here!"
"It wasn't like this before?"
"Of course not!" Sun Houpu recalled: "When I first went to Helu Village, it can be said that except for the He family's ancestral hall, there was not a single tile-roofed house in the village. The people here were extremely poor. I don’t have any decent clothes, let alone any construction, and I don’t even have a way in. It’s only been a few years... The changes are really unbelievable.”
As the group walked further back, they gradually heard the sound of books and a large house came into view.
Sun Houpu said: "Back then, the third brother and his wife asked the local Baozheng to stay, and within a few years, they brought the people here to a standstill."
Ye Xiaochai came into the room and shouted: "Sister Yi, the Sun family is here!"
Lin Yiniang is helping Zheng Ruoying take Liang Zhixing. Zhixing is different from Xiaocheng. The two brothers have very different temperaments. Xiaocheng likes to move. He likes to go into the mountains and forests and is happiest dancing with guns and sticks. Zhixing is Growing up in a school, I have already begun to memorize some classics and histories by myself. It looks like I may become a scholar in the future!
Upon hearing Ye Xiaochai's call, Lin Yiniang asked Zhixing to go find her mother, but she came out to greet her, and it turned out to be Sun Houpu!
"Why are you here, Houpu! Come inside and sit down!"
Xia Xue never imagined that there is such a big house deep in this mountain, and even the name is so poetic, called Wangxiang!
The fields are not like growing food in other places, but are growing many tall crops, sugar cane?
"Who is this.."
Lin Yiniang looked at the woman brought by Sun Houpu. She exuded a sense of nobility from the inside out. She didn't need to guess that this Dacheng was Sun Houpu's wife.
"This is my wife, and it's thanks to Third Brother that she made it possible for us!"
Yi Niang looked at Xia Xue and said: "What a handsome girl, you two are a match made in heaven!"
When Sun Houpu wanted to marry Zheng Ruoying, who knew that Zheng Ruoying had long been secretly committed to Liang Chuan and pursued his love regardless of anything. In the end, Sun Houpu gave up his persistence. Unexpectedly, Sun Houxiang I found such a girl.
Looking at Xia Xue's eyebrows, there is still a hint of Zheng Ruoying in the past, and there is a shadow of unwillingness to be fettered by the world. No wonder Sun Houpu fell in love with this girl.
When a group of people entered the house, Shen Yuzhen happened to come out of the back room. She was pleasantly surprised when she saw Xia Xue. She grabbed Xia Xue's hand and said, "Xia Xue, why are you here!"
The two had known each other for a long time in the Forbidden City, and Xia Xue also said happily: "I followed Brother Pu back to his hometown to see my father-in-law. Are you staying here all the time? Liang Chuan is really okay. I thought you were the only one, beautiful sister Zhen." Son, I didn’t expect to have such a beautiful sister-in-law as Sister Yi!”
Zheng Ruoying also came out of the room, and Xia Xue was stunned again. Liang Chuan's eyes were indeed vicious, and he picked out all the beautiful girls!
Shitou followed and called his cousin. Zheng Ruoying rubbed the boy's head and smiled happily.
Not only Zheng Ruoying, but also Liu Jinyan heard that there were guests at home, and they also came out of the back room. These girls each have their own merits, some are extremely noble, some know how to answer gifts, and some have the appearance of a country like Shen Yuzhen. This small room There are so many beauties inside!
Everyone knows about the friendship between Sun Houpu and Liang Chuan. The key is that it is too boring in Wangxiang. All day long, a few women set up a stage to sing and act by themselves, act as female celebrities and teach little intellectuals, and there are no other activities at all.
Besides, it’s not an option to stay at home when guests come!
"Stay here tonight. If you want to go to Qingyuan, it's still two hundred miles away. I'm afraid you'll be very tired even after a full day's work. If there's nothing urgent, don't rush!"
The group settled down, and Sun Houpu said a few words: "I think there seem to be a lot of people growing sugar cane in the countryside now!"
Zheng Ruoying was originally in the sugar business, but it was a pity that Zhao Zonge ruined the business just after it started. Now the sugar business has not picked up yet. Although the output has increased, it is still tepid!
"Yes, Third Brother has been vigorously supporting the villagers in the village to grow sugar cane over the years. We have a lot of sugar on hand, but the market cannot be opened..."
Sun Houpu had already heard in Bianjing that the Pu family in Qingyuan was destroyed because of colluding with the Japanese. He came back this time and wanted to get a share of the spice business. Although he was not short of money, he was not short of people. Find something to do, sooner or later you will go crazy!
Now that he heard that the candy was unsaleable, he could probably guess that Liang Chuan had too much business at hand to cover everything.
