When Zhufeng returned to Yinzhou, it was already the fifth day of November. It was still like a scorching summer when he left, but when he came back it was already a cold winter. Everyone on the pier was wearing jackets, which made Zhufeng feel as if he had already left.
Home for a long time.
Because the ship was a government cargo ship, relying on his friendship with Liu Jian, Zhufeng occupied a harbor first and docked the two cargo ships at the harbor. Instead of rushing to unload the cargo, he returned to Taoyaju first.
Unsurprisingly, Qingyu is the only one in Taoyaju.
Needless to say, Wen Ya, Shi'an and Shanci were supervising the original crossbow field and the current seasoning field at that time, and Hongtao was also in Tongyuan. The repairs of the shop and house purchased previously were nearing completion.
As for Old Man Xu, he went to Juxianzhai. The medicinal fields in the countryside have been busy for the time being, and the winter medicinal materials have been successfully planted. Now he will go to Juxianzhai to sit down when he has nothing to do.
What surprised Zhufeng was that he also saw some unfamiliar faces. It seemed that Taoyaju had also undergone a lot of changes during his absence.
But even though Qingyu was the only one at home, Zhufeng's fatigue disappeared the moment he stepped into the doorstep of the house. Especially when he saw Qingyu preparing a table of food and drinks waiting for him, Zhufeng lost his mind again.
Eyes wet.
Zhufeng quickly washed up and changed into clean clothes. Zhufeng sat comfortably at the dining table and had a drink with Qingyu.
"...Oh, people's hearts, it's really touching. We are all brothers of the same family, but in order to fight for property, we poisoned our brothers. Fortunately, we met me, otherwise Zhang Zhengshan's body would have been rotten by now."
Qingyu smiled slightly: "He didn't deserve to die, so he met you, senior brother."
Zhufeng took a bite of the food and said, "Before I left, I saw that boy Chu Mu again, and he insisted on letting us move to Mu Country. I thought of Xu Ying, and I just took the opportunity to recommend Xu Ying to him."
Qingyu nodded again and said: "Senior brother's move not only helped him avoid detours for a few years, but also helped the world to be at peace for a few years as soon as possible."
Zhufeng was quite proud, "I remember you said that Xu Ying was a key figure."
Qingyu poured another glass of wine for Zhufeng, then poured a glass for himself, raised his glass and drank it first as a gesture of respect, "Senior brother, I'm tired of this trip."
In fact, the hardest thing has always been Zhufeng. For the sake of this family, he had to eat and sleep outside for several months. But when he came back from this trip, he lost a lot of weight. After all, he couldn't eat decent food on the ship. Most of them
I spent most of my time living on dry food.
How could Zhufeng not know what Qingyu was thinking? He said with relief:
"This is called the change of fortune. In the past, when the junior sister was the head, I worked hard day and night, but I, the senior brother, had to be taken care of by you. To be honest, the senior brother also felt very guilty.
Now I'm fine. To me, this little hardship is nothing. I wish I could do more and not be called the 'head of the family' in vain."
Qingyu couldn't help but smile and sighed, "It's just starting now, so it will be harder. When everything gets on track next year, it will be much easier."
Zhufeng was also looking forward to the coming year. After thinking about it for a while, he asked about the recent situation of Taoyaju.
Qingyu said slowly: "After senior brother left, senior sister went to fight for the crossbow field. The place is very big and nice. Now senior brother Shi'an is supervising the work and making the final arrangements. We will start recruiting workers in a few days."
In addition, Senior Brother Shi'an has accepted a young apprentice, named Shanci. There are also fifteen outer disciples in this courtyard, mainly those who do menial work. If anyone has the opportunity in the future, he will select them as inner disciples.
I also bought four carriages, which will make traveling much more convenient in the future."
Zhufeng didn't expect that a lot of things would happen when he went out, "No wonder there is so much smell in the yard, I thought it was for work."
Then he said with emotion: "Second Junior Brother has also accepted a disciple now... He must be a well-behaved child. He always likes well-behaved and obedient people."
Qingyu said slowly: "Children who have endured hardship always cherish hard-earned things."
Pouring another glass of wine with himself, Qingyu continued: "I also bought a thousand acres of land adjacent to Pingpo Village."
Zhufeng? He asked, “What to plant?”
"Let's grow medicinal materials. This thousand acres of land and the fifty acres in Pingpo Village will all be planted with medicinal materials starting from next year. In this way, we can form a long-term and stable alliance with the Zhang family."
One thousand acres of land can harvest tens of thousands of kilo of medicinal materials in one season, and tens of thousands of kilo in a year. It can be said that with these one thousand acres, the export sales of medicinal materials are basically stable.
As for the one hundred acres of land in Dongye Village, it is still used to grow crops to supply daily food and raw materials for future flavoring factories.
After Zhufeng listened, he nodded and said very enthusiastically, "Then I will take the time to go to the countryside tomorrow to take a look." It happened to be the time to plow the land. Once the land is cleared, it can be planted directly next year.
Qingyu advised: "Senior brother, please rest for a few days. I plan to recruit ten people from the long-term workers in Pingpo Village to be the head of the village. This way, the new village can adapt better. I will go with you to see it then."
look."
Zhufeng did not refuse. After eating with Qingyu, he went to rest first. In the evening, everyone who had gone out came back. Zhufeng was welcomed by the family and met many new faces. Taoyaju was lively.
The lights were turned off at the end of Hainan.
The day of Zhufeng's return has ended.
...
The next day, although he wanted to rest, Zhufeng still planned to go to the dock to unload the grain. Naturally, Qingyu went with him.
Tens of thousands of stones of food was not a small amount, and thanks to the large size of Xuannv Palace, although there was a lot of food, it was successfully loaded into Xuannv Palace in the end, and then Qingyu and Zhufeng came directly to Tongyuan.
The twenty shops I bought in Tongyuan had been repaired by then and came in handy.
Hongtao was showing people the house. After getting the news about Qingyu, she quickly dealt with the tenants and then hurried to the shop. When she arrived, Qingyu and Zhufeng had just piled the food in the twenty rooms.
In the shop.
Now all that remains is how to sell it.
Zhufeng looked at the shop and felt that something was missing, "How do we sell it now?"
"I've already found the person." Hong Tao said, "I'll go call the person." Then he hurriedly left.
Qingyu took out a bunch of things from Xuannv Hall, and after Zhufeng left, she also prepared all the things that needed to be prepared.
Soon, Hong Tao led a group of people to the shops on the main street. There were quite a few people, which attracted many people around to watch.
Twenty shopkeepers, sixty clerks, four people in each shop, just right.
Qingyu first gave a signboard with "rice shop" written on it to the shopkeepers of each shop, and then said to everyone: "The food is already in the shop. Do you know what the current market price of food is?"
Although the shopkeepers are all temporary workers hired by Hong Tao from Tongxuan, they are also selected by Hong Tao after a month of selection. They know how to weigh and make an abacus, and naturally know the price of food.
Someone said: "Most of the copper coins on the market now are eighty or ninety copper coins per catty." Although there are more expensive ones.
Qingyu nodded slowly, "It's eighty-nine copper coins on the market, but we don't sell it that expensive. We still keep the original price of grain, only selling it for sixty-eight copper coins per catty."
When the shopkeeper and the clerks heard this, they were all surprised and happy. Such a price could not be found in Yinzhou now. If word of this spread, the food would definitely be sold out.
"Miss Third, can we buy some first?" someone asked tentatively. Nowadays, people living near the water are on a first-come-first-served basis. If you can buy it, you must buy more.