Chapter 20 Of the Self-cultivation of the Prisoner
Among the four people who were escorted to the thatched hut, the spy from another family was unceremoniously left to fend for himself in a shabby hut. He died within two days. Zhao Laosan ordered the villagers to sweep the man away with rolled straw and bury him hastily.
The three members of Wen's family, at least a doctor came over to bandage Wen Yongxi's wounds.
There are only three people in Wen Yongxi's family, his mother is Wen Yu, and his sister Wen Shuxian.
The Wen family had a glorious history, but in Wen's father's generation, it gradually declined. Later, he offended local officials and gentry in his hometown, and the marriage of the eldest daughter was also announced. In desperation, the family's property was sold and the whole family packed up and ran away.
Due to poor management, the family's wealth shrank day by day, and finally he had no choice but to move to Niutou Village in Jintong to work as a tenant farmer to make ends meet.
In the second year after Wen's father came to Niutouzhuang, he was depressed and fell ill. Because he had to observe mourning for his father for three years, Wen Shuxian was twenty-four this year and Wen Yongxi was twenty-two, both of whom were unmarried.
The two siblings lived a good life for several years when they were young. They were both arrogant and arrogant, and their work in the fields was mediocre. Fortunately, Wen Yongxi knew a few Chinese characters, and he usually helped people write letters, couplets with blessing characters and happy characters.
And so on, plus some subsidies for Wen Yu and Wen Shuxian's needlework, the family can live comfortably and comfortably.
Jing Yong is the spy from another family, the spy sent by the Marquis of Xiping to steal the army.
"Yu Hu Chun" was the first wine successfully brewed by Niutou Village. Now it is the signature of Xiangrui Building in Shangjing. It is unique. At first, it was not sold to the outside world at all. It was only provided to customers who could afford to spend in the 20 rooms in Xiangrui Building.
.To this day, the minimum price for a room in the Tiandi Wing of Xiangrui Building is one thousand taels of silver, and demand still exceeds supply.
After the death of the old Marquis of Xiping, the power of the Marquis of Xiping declined. In addition, the old Marquis of Xiping had many children and grandchildren, and the expenses were huge. Therefore, as soon as the new Marquis of Xiping became a prince, he worked hard to increase revenue and reduce expenditures. The Marquis of Xiping was jealous and added Qi Xiangrui Lou to take away his family's property "Penglaidu"
"With the huge profits, he sent more than a dozen spies to steal the army. Basically the entire army was wiped out except for Yu Jingyong.
Jing Yong was extremely cautious and humble. He summarized the failures of his predecessors and gained a lot of experience. He mingled with Zhao Laosan's temporarily hired peasants and hibernated in Niujiazhuang for four months, almost destroying all the tenant farmers in Niutouzhuang.
After analyzing Zhuang Ding's character, we finally found Wen Yongxi's breakthrough point.
Although Wen Yongxi was very ambitious in reading and reading, he was a half-reader who was best at pretending. In addition, people tend to sympathize with the weak. Many villagers and tenants knew that the Wen family had been rich in the past.
Now that I'm down and out, I don't complain about anything. Instead, I work hard like them every day, and I have some sympathy for them. I can always help them if conditions permit.
Wen Yongxi has always been a gentleman, and is very humble and courteous in his dealings with others. Wen's mother and Wen Shuxian rarely show their faces and only do exquisite embroidery at home so that they can sell money to support the family. So Wen's Niutou Village
Here, the reputation and popularity are actually quite good.
Jing Yong hooked up with Wen Yongxi, and the two hit it off immediately, and immediately formulated a plan on how to steal the wine-making recipe. Jing Yong first gave Wen Yongxi a hundred taels of silver as a deposit, promising that as long as Wen Yongxi could first
The brewing materials of "Yuhuchun" were stolen, and he later gave him five hundred taels of silver.
Wen Yongxi was quite talented, so he went around and found another opportunity. He knew that Zhao Dafu, Zhao Laosan's nephew who had not yet left the fifth server, was going to get married at the end of the year. The woman was good-looking and capable, and the bride price demanded by her family was considered as a gift.
Gao Dafu. Zhao Dafu is very fond of that woman. He has been working risking his life these days just to earn a few more coins so that he can hold a decent wedding.
Wen Yongxi pretended to be pitiful and deceived Zhao Dafu, saying: Wen's mother is getting older, and the root of the disease was caught when she was running around in the early years. Now she suffers from severe joint pain every time the season changes or in rainy weather. At least he has read a few books before.
From this book, I learned a few folk remedies. Using brewed distiller’s yeast and distiller’s grains wrapped in gauze and applying hot compress to the affected area can greatly relieve pain.
Zhao Dafu had no suspicion, and immediately helped Wen Yongxi secretly steal a few bags of distiller's grains and distiller's yeast. However, after Wen Yongxi checked it, he told Zhao Dafu with a disappointed look on his face that he had taken the wrong things, and begged Zhao Dafu if he could bring them with him.
Go into the brewery and let him get it himself.
Zhao Dafu naturally refused, and Wen Yongxi pretended to be sincere and secretly gave Zhao Dafu a one hundred tael silver note and told Zhao Dafu the "truth". This folk remedy of his was not actually for Wen's mother.
, he had an old friend of his deceased father who was quite powerful in Shangjing City, and he started his career in the army. In the early years, he fought with Marquis Pingning on the battlefield, and suffered old injuries. Now that he is old, his whole body hurts all the time. He knew that Wen Yong
Xi had a recipe on hand, and the effect was extraordinary. He first took two hundred taels of silver as a deposit and asked Wen Yongxi to help him prepare everything. If the effect was obvious, he would give more silver.
Zhao Dafu couldn't resist the temptation and was deceived by Wen Yongxi without realizing it. Until he was caught, he thought Wen Yongxi was just making up some folk remedies.
Wen Yongxi successfully obtained the "Yuhuchun" brewing method through Zhao Dafu. Jing Yong generously gave Wen Yongxi one thousand taels of silver and promised again: As long as Wen Yongxi can master the layout of the brewing workshop, all the wines will be produced.
The brewing method, raw material ratio, etc. were all revealed to him. He also gave him another five thousand taels of silver to help Wen Yongxi's family settle in Shangjing.
Wen Yongxi discussed with his mother and sister, and the whole family felt that this path was feasible. Instead of living under others and being a weakling, it was better to take a chance and get rich and prosperous life at your fingertips.
Wen Yongxi continued to deceive Zhao Dafu, entering the brewing workshop many times, recording the layout and other details unknown to outsiders one by one, and successively gave the drawings to Jing Yong. Every time Jing Yong received a batch of drawings, he gave Wen Yongxi two
Thousands of silver notes. Wen Yongxi was even more excited. He didn't expect that he would be exposed and Lu Liu would catch him and take away the stolen goods.
Now the whole family has been imprisoned, and all their property has been confiscated. Wen Yu and Wen Shuxian took care of the disabled Wen Yongxi, cursing and scolding Jintong day and night, without any repentance.
Zhao Dafu is very different here. His fiancée is also a kind and loyal person. He knew that Zhao Dafu married her for the sake of glory and style, so he committed such a serious crime. Not only did he not dislike Zhao Dafu, he insisted on marrying her despite the opposition of his own family.
Marry Zhao Dafu.
Zhao Dafu's fiancée is called Ling Yan, the daughter of a tenant farmer in Niutoushuang. Zhao Dafu used to work in the brewery with the highest income, and she is also a relative of Zhao Lao, the head of the village. Naturally, Ling Yan's family can't wait to give up their daughter as soon as possible.
Marry her so that you can take advantage of Zhao Dafu.
Now that Zhao Dafu looks like this, he has been demoted to do hard labor around the mountains. The hard laborers work for nothing every day and are not paid. They are only responsible for two meals. Ling Yan has an outstanding appearance and is good at cooking and needlework. The Ling family
How to agree? Simply lock Ling Yan at home and prepare to help her find another marriage.
Ling Yan was also a fierce and assertive woman. When her family was not paying attention, she climbed over the window and wall and ran to Jintong, begging Jintong to make the decision for her: Ling Yan would live up to Zhao Dafu in her life and would not marry anyone but Zhao Dafu.
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Jintong admired Ling Yan and agreed to their marriage. He also told Zhao Dafu that as long as he worked hard in Huanshan, the supervisor would shorten his hard labor time based on his performance.
Inspired by love, Zhao Dafu was full of passion and hormones. He worked hard in Huanshan every day and never cheated or cheated.
Jintong, who felt that he had done another great thing, continued his daily work arrangements.