The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

The adults were chatting.

Bai Xiang sat nearby and listened with great interest.

After chatting, the child felt bored and jumped to Yan's house to play with his brother Changqing.

Sitting in the bamboo pavilion in the Yan family courtyard, drinking the sour plum soup cooked by the nanny, the summer heat was relieved, and Bai Xiang was so comfortable that he closed his eyes.

"Brother Changqing, Uncle Jin said he wants to build a teahouse in our village and asked Grandpa and Grandma to help him with the plan." Bai Xiang didn't understand a lot of these things. "Is it okay to build a teahouse?"

Yan Changqing took a clean handkerchief and wiped the baby's mouth, smiling, "Yuanzhou City is too far away from Yuxi Village. It is inevitable that there will be some damage when transporting the Hundred-Angel Grass back from here. The Jin family wants to build a teahouse here, which will benefit the Jin family and Yuxi Village a lot, which is great."

Seeing the kid tilt his head with confusion in his eyes, Yan Changqing explained, "The benefit to the Jin family is, first of all, it reduces losses. Secondly, he will naturally hire workers to build a teahouse here. This will not only give the surrounding villagers more opportunities to make money, but also allow the Jin family to accumulate a good reputation here. The connection between the Jin family and Yuxi Village will be closer. At the same time, the Jin family will have many more advantages than its peers in the future competition for Baixiangcao."

"compete?"

"It's only a matter of time before the Hundred-Angle Grass becomes popular. As long as the benefits are attractive enough, someone will join the competition. Perhaps it won't be long before other big merchants come to Yuxi Village and persuade the villagers to sell the Hundred-Angle Grass to them. The Jin family is just a merchant family. They may not be able to hold out under the pressure of a powerful force. Therefore, they need to plan ahead and make arrangements in advance to wait for a breakthrough in the future."

"Then what benefits will building a teahouse bring to our village?"

"First, it is naturally a targeted sale, which can make the villagers feel more at ease. Second, the villagers have an additional source of income. Third, and most importantly, there is a saying that it is not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality of wealth. When everyone was equally poor, or when Yuxi Village was the poorest, no one would pay attention to Yuxi Village. But when Yuxi Village became rich and climbed to the top of the surrounding area, it would attract a lot of jealousy, which is not a good thing for Yuxi Village."

Bai Xiang was even more puzzled, "You said you would protect Yuxi Village and let us do whatever we want."

Now that Yuxi Village has made money, Brother Changqing will no longer protect Yuxi Village?

The childish words make people laugh.

Yan Changqing curved his eyes, raised his hand and pinched the tip of the kid's nose affectionately, "I will naturally protect Yuxi Village, but even if Brother Changqing has the ability to block the open and hidden arrows for Yuxi Village, he can't control people's hearts. Yuxi Village will be isolated. For example, if one day Xiangbao's friends suddenly alienate you and don't play with you anymore, will you be sad?"

Bai Xiang blinked his eyes and thought seriously, "No, I have grandpa and grandma, parents, uncles and aunts, and a brother, that's enough. Oh! I also have brother Changqing!"

"..." Yan Changqing held his forehead and changed the question, "If your grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts are sad, will you be sad?"

"Yes!" Bai Xiang said without hesitation.

"That's the truth." Yan Changqing tried to hold back for a long time, but couldn't help it. He leaned over and held the baby on his lap. The little, soft baby was in his arms, and he felt comfortable all over.

"So, the Jin family's teahouse is doing well. Yuxi Village produces Hundred Herbs, and the Jin family hired people from the surrounding villages to make tea. With an endless supply of Hundred Herbs, the workers can always have work and monthly wages. In this way, people outside will not only no longer be jealous of and isolate Yuxi Village, but will instead hope that Yuxi Village will be better. Because there is a mutual interest relationship, if you are good, I will be good. I guess that when the Jin family built this teahouse, they would invite your family to join, so that they can get the Hundred Herbs in the village more steadily."

"It's so complicated. It makes me dizzy." Bai Xiang asked first. He was not happy to listen at this time. "Brother Changqing, can you tell me a story?"

"Okay, let me tell you the story of the little fox."

There is a bamboo pavilion, a stone table, cool breeze from all directions, and some unfinished tea and fruit scattered on the table.

The thin boy held a sleepy baby in his arms, fanning himself with one hand and telling random stories in a low voice.

The clear voice was blurred by the wind and could not be heard clearly from a distance.

Madam Du had been waiting in the shade outside the pavilion. When she saw that the little girl had fallen asleep, she hurried into the pavilion and said softly, "Your Highness, Bai Xiang has fallen asleep. Shall I carry her to the small couch in the flower hall so that she can sleep more comfortably?"

Yan Changqing glanced at the baby sleeping soundly in his arms and nodded.

When the nanny took the doll, he also stood up and walked towards the flower hall, "Mammy, bring me a pen and ink, and a piece of writing paper later."

"Your Highness wants to write to--home?"

"Yeah." Yan Changqing tickled the little kid's jumping hair with his fingers, with a hint of mischief in his eyes. "Write to father and ask for mercy for the Lin family in advance, so that they won't be targeted by man-eating vultures. Xiangbao was so worried that his head was dizzy."

Madam Du's mouth twitched, "..."

Could it be that His Highness thought that because she was old and far away, she really didn't hear what he said?

It was obvious that what he said was too boring and long-winded, and Xiangbao felt dizzy because he couldn't bear to listen.

People of all ages from every household in Yuxi Village worked together and within half an afternoon, they had picked all the ripe angelicae in the fields and stacked them neatly in baskets.

After being exposed to the sun for half an afternoon, everyone was sweating profusely, with their hair sticking to their foreheads and cheeks, but they couldn't suppress the bright smiles on their faces.

The Jin family's transport convoy has arrived. A row of horse-drawn carriages stretches from one end of the stone bridge to the other, extending out along the road.

Old Fang went to the Lin family's territory. There were too many people there, so Qian Jing was responsible for counting and paying the bill.

After taking a break and drinking tea at Lin's house, Jin Qianlai stood on the ridge of the field by the river, his hands behind his back, full of energy, "Lai Fu, get on the scale! Keep the account! Pay the money right now!"

Lai Fu led a few helpers, showed the scale, and took down a few baskets of copper coins from the carriage, "Master, it's ready! Everyone, please line up and come one by one!"

The villagers of Yuxi spontaneously lined up, waiting to have their own medicinal herbs weighed and paid for.

It was the most exciting moment. Under the scorching sun, no one felt sunburned or tired. They just hoped that it would be their turn soon.

The people who came from the other side of the river to watch the fun were equally excited. They stayed here for half the afternoon and have been waiting until now, refusing to leave until they have finished watching the whole show.

"Lin Tiezhu's family, 250 jin, 8 liang 7 qian, and 50 coppers!"

"Three Aunt Lin's family, two hundred and eighty kilograms, the payment is nine taels and eight cents!"

"Li Fugui's family, 240 kilograms, pay 8.4 taels!"

"Wang's whole family, 252 catties, 8 taels and 8 coins, plus 20 coppers!"

……

"The old village chief's house, three hundred and ten kilograms, the payment is ten taels and eight cents, plus fifty coppers!"

"Xu Xiaoqi's family, one hundred and sixty-six catties, pay five taels and eight cents, plus ten copper coins!"

Holding the heavy silver and copper coins in their palms, the Yuxi villagers stood on the edge of the fields and roadsides, breathing rapidly with red eyes.

The women were sentimental. Some sat on the edge of the field in a daze, some squatted down to wipe their tears, and some laughed and cried while holding their children.

Their hands were all rough and deformed, stained with grass juice, and their fingertips and palms were covered with thick calluses.

After a month of hard work, I earned a few taels of silver.

That was money that they had never been able to save year after year.

On the other side of the river, the eyes of people from other villages watching the excitement were redder than those of the people from Yuxi Village.

Yuxi Village has turned around.

Relying on a small plant of smilax glabra, everyone became rich!