Crossing the green wheat ears

Once the floodgate of memory is opened, bits and pieces of the past will be recalled slowly.

This night, Xiyuan has been quietly "thinking" in the bed with his eyes closed, seemingly not being a monster anymore, but his every move can't be hidden from Wei Cheng.

However, Wei Cheng didn't ask much questions except to help Xiyuan tuck the quilt up and put him in his arms.There is no need to ask more questions, Xiyuan is bothering now, except to help Xiao Wei figure out how to solve the predicament, there is no other way, so Wei Cheng is very quiet and does not disturb his brother.

In the deep night, Xi Yuan nestled in Wei Cheng's warm arms, slowly recalling the past and thinking about the future, until the eastern sky turned pale, and Fang fell asleep hazily.

There were other people talking and walking outside the window. Seeing that it was getting late, Wei Cheng got up quietly, and carefully helped Xiyuan cover the quilt again, and added a thin quilt on it.The weather in the north is cold and cold, even though it is early spring, it is still a bit cold in the morning and evening.

After sleeping until noon, Xiyuan woke up and saw Wei Cheng sitting beside the bed.

"Are you awake? Get up and eat quickly. I was wondering if I should call you." Seeing Xiyuan open his eyes, Wei Cheng said.

"Have you eaten lunch? How did you sleep till this time!" Xiyuan hurriedly got up, he planned to take a nap for a while, and then got up to discuss the countermeasures he thought of last night with Xi Wei, but he overslept.

"I haven't slept all night, it's normal to sleep until this time." Wei Cheng answered the conversation while handing Xiyuan his clothes.

"Where's Xiao Wei and Master? I have something to discuss with them." Xi Yuan quickly put on his clothes, then got out of bed to wash up, and Wei Cheng had prepared clean water in the basin.

"I'm waiting for you in the main room. I told them that you might discuss things with them when you wake up, but they didn't leave." Wei Cheng said.

"Oh, I'll be there right away." Xiyuan finished washing in twos and twos, and was busy going out.

"Come back, what's the rush, give me the food quickly, or you won't be able to go anywhere." Wei Cheng grabbed Xi Yuan back and sat down on the table, which was the food he just brought back.

"Okay, okay, I can't eat it, I'm really a fascist." Seeing Wei Cheng's tendency to make a bad face, Xi Yuan hurriedly compromised.

"Fascist? What is fascism?" Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows. His brother occasionally popped up new terms. Wei Cheng has long been used to them. However, the frequency has gradually decreased over the past few years, and it finally appeared again. Wei Cheng Cheng firmly grasped it and carried forward the spirit of breaking the casserole and asking the end.

"Oh, ah, fascist," Xiyuan scratched his head while stuffing his mouth with food. When he didn't pay attention, the nouns from his previous life slipped out again, probably related to the "dream back to his previous life" last night, "Fascist, fascist , That is, it is a kind of animal, but it is fierce and domineering, and you have to listen to him in everything, or you will bite people." Xiyuan made nonsense, this phenomenon has not happened for a long time, and the nonsense is not smooth enough.

"Xichangguan, you can make it up. Where did you see this fascist? Show me the way." Wei Cheng is not like he was when he was a child. His brother believes whatever he says, and it is not easy to fool him , Resolutely asked Xiyuan to find out the basis and source.

"Where did you see it? Yes, where did you see it..." Xiyuan thought about it, but then he didn't remember how to hide it, so he lowered his head and buried the rice in his mouth.

Fortunately, Wei Cheng watched Xiyuan eat and didn't want him to bother, so he didn't go into it. The reason why he discussed the fascist issue with Xiyuan was to divert Xiyuan's attention and let him relax. Thinking about those troublesome problems without tiring his brother out.Seeing Xiyuan's distracted appearance every day, although Wei Cheng didn't stop him, he would be lying if he said he didn't feel distressed.

Xiyuan understood what Wei Cheng meant, but now he couldn't care less about what he had and what he didn't have, and time was running out, so he finished his meal with the utmost patience and the fastest speed, and hurried out, of course, before leaving I didn't forget to pull Wei Cheng together.

While waiting for Xiyuan in the main room, Xi Wei and the master discussed the recent affairs in the yamen. Regardless of the small Anqing County, there are quite a lot of things. There are lawsuits, large and small disputes, and those yamen servants. They were all old people from the past. Although Xi Wei arranged for a few to be brought by himself, the original ones accounted for the majority.It is said that the poorer the poor, the more difficult it is for people to survive, the easier it is to cause troubles, and the more people dare to take risks. It is really not as difficult as it is to straighten everything out.

Fortunately, these can be solved slowly through hard work. The only thing that gives Xi Wei a headache is still how to make this poor place rich. At the very least, it can make the common people eat and wear warm, not like it is now Everyone's face is full of disheveled, and the clothes are worn out and difficult to cover their bodies.

The second elder brother asked them to wait for his elder brother for a while, he guessed that his elder brother had made some progress, Xi Wei thought to himself, but Xi Yuan didn't come over, so he didn't say much.

Xiyuan and Wei Cheng came into the room and told Xi Wei and the master the method they thought of last night. The general direction was determined, and the rest was the specific implementation method. Busy action up.

Xiyuan never directly participated in the affairs of the yamen, he only gave his brother some references, and provided some help when needed.

Therefore, apart from helping to think of ideas, Xiyuan did not intervene in other things. His current role is more similar to that of a master and counselor who hides behind his younger brother.

Xiyuan thought of his former classmates that day, and then pulled out a trace of knowledge left in his memory, that is, in saline-alkali land like Anqing County, it is impossible to grow corn and soybeans like other places, and the yield per mu is much lower, so it is impossible to increase or decrease the income.

So, what should be planted in saline-alkali land?

One is sweet sorghum, which is the sweet stalk that Xiyuan used to eat for Xiwei as sugar cane when he was a child, but the grain yield of sweet sorghum is not high, and it is not enough to use sorghum produced by sweet sorghum to solve the livelihood problems of ordinary people, so, Secondary processing is required, that is, brewing with sweet sorghum and sorghum straw.

Xiyuan already knows how to brew sorghum wine, but he figured it out two years ago, and even got Li Erhu drunk when he first came to Lianhua Village. A master who is familiar with brewing, just negotiate.

This is the first step, to determine the planting of sweet sorghum, and then to make wine.

However, food is precious in the country of Great Yan, and it is not allowed to use grain to make wine casually. However, under the banner of using straw to make wine, you can ask Xi Wei to pass a booklet to Shangfeng to see if it can be approved. In this state of Anqing's poverty Look, the officials above will agree as long as their heads are not flooded.

In addition to making wine from sweet sorghum, putting vegetables in a box is not a perfect solution. Another measure is to plant sugar beets.Beet is also suitable for saline-alkali land, and has a high sugar content, making it the best choice for sugar production.

These are two main measures. You must know that whether it is wine or sugar, it is very expensive in the Northland and even the entire Great Yan Kingdom. Alcohol is higher than all the wines in Dayan Country, and the purity is higher, so it will definitely be popular, and it will definitely not be a problem to sell.

In addition to these two main measures, Xiyuan also wrote to Changshuo to ask if there are any medicinal materials suitable for planting in saline-alkali land. Changshuo said in his reply two days ago that wolfberries, licorice, plantain seeds, and safflower are all good. These Chinese herbal medicines can be developed as an auxiliary industry. As for the recycling of medicinal materials, Xiyang, the eldest son of their family, has already developed a small medicine shop into the largest wholesaler of medicinal materials in the North. It's not a problem to buy it.

Then, there are those uncultivated barren meadows. Xiyuan, Xiwei and Shiye plan to plant alfalfa on them year by year, and then vigorously develop animal husbandry.

With the general planning direction, the rest is how to implement it.

It should be said that the common people are very conservative in their thinking, and it is not easy to change them temporarily. As the saying goes, you can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry, you must guide them step by step and step by step.

Despite these psychological preparations, Xi Wei was still unspeakably frustrated when the servants sent to advise everyone to plant these kinds of crops failed.

The idea of ​​the common people is very simple. Now they are working hard from midnight to midnight, and the food they plant is still not enough to eat. If you follow your advice, the yield per mu will be lower, or the yield will be higher, but they will not be sold. What can I do if I go out?No one can live on sweet stalks and beets every day!

"Why is it so difficult to do something!" Xi Wei kicked the table fiercely angrily, and the tea that Dani had just brought on the table overflowed.It's no wonder that Xi Wei is impatient. Spring sowing is about to begin. If the farmers have already planted the seeds in the ground, it will be difficult to change them.

"Everything is difficult at the beginning!" The master sighed, they are newcomers, and they have not done anything to establish a good prestige among the people, no wonder the people don't trust them.

"It would be great if some people took the lead. Everyone has a herd mentality. In other words, even if there are few people following this year, it will be easier next year when we see those people who planted are profitable in autumn." Wei Cheng pondered.Although he was mainly responsible for the construction of the house, Xiyuan didn't forget to bring him along to give ideas about the matter here, so he knew the whole process very well.

"Yes, when it comes to the most basic issue of survival, it's no wonder that ordinary people dare not act rashly. However, what Cheng Zi said just now is right, it needs some people to pick the head, so that things can be handled easily." Xiyuan thought for a while, and Ben I thought that such a good idea should be explained clearly to everyone, not to mention that it will be able to respond to everyone, but should follow the good advice. In the end, not even one family agreed to follow the leader's policy. Not only Xi Wei was frustrated, but even Xi Yuan was a little discouraged, but For the sake of his younger brother, he still had to pull himself together.

"That's right. At that time, our family raised ducks and geese, and planted herbs. The people in our village saw that our family made money, so they followed suit." Wei Chengdao, he said this, mainly because he didn't want Xi Weixiyuan to be too anxious, to put it bluntly Well, Wei Cheng is not that concerned about whether the people of Anqing can improve their economic situation. What he cares most about is the well-being of his own family, for fear of putting his sweetheart and closest brother in a hurry.

"That's right, Xiaowei, our Lianhua Village didn't get better all at once, it's just like today." Xiyuan persuaded his younger brother.That little bit is not ordinary, but he spent nearly 20 years to moisten everything silently and turn Lianhua Village and even Yansui into what it is today.

"Well, brother, we were too impatient at the beginning, it seems that we really can't rush to do things, we have to take it one step at a time." Xi Wei also realized that, thinking of this, his impatience calmed down.

Even so, Xi Wei's mouth became blistered within a day, which made Xi Yuan feel distressed.

While sending people to go down to promote and encourage the people to grow these kinds of crops, he wrote to his family that he wanted to use money.Xiyuan has decided, since you don't plant it, well, let's plant it ourselves and set an example, you will always follow, right?

His own family alone was not enough, Xiyuan also recruited two rich families from Yansui, one is Zheng Xuan, their family has a deep family background, it should not be a problem to buy a few hundred acres of land in Anqing.Of course, one can't escape the rich man Sun Ye, even though he is mainly developing in the capital now, Xiyuan is determined not to let him go.

Fortunately, out of trust in the Xi family and the brothers of the Xi family, a few days after the letter was sent, both Zheng Xuan and Sun Ye sent people in charge.

With the support of these two wealthy households, plus the Xi family's own strength, it is enough to play the role of a pioneer and model.

The people who were sent by the two families to be in charge also stated that the boss sent them here and told them to listen to the arrangement of the brothers of the Xi family. I believe that the Xi family will not cheat them, and will definitely bring their boss a great benefit!

Xiyuan, Xiwei, Weicheng: ...

Well, this is an absolute true fan!

With the three families together, the funds brought are absolutely abundant, and the fields can be bought and rented. In just a few days, from several places that have been planned in the early days, they quickly acquired two to three thousand acres of land as the initial stage. A role model is enough.

After the fields were done and the seeds were sown, watching the seeds germinate in the drizzle, with fan-like leaves stretching out, the hearts of the brothers from the Xi family fell to the ground.

Then there are approval documents for related projects.

Waiting, waiting, waiting until Lixia, the approval from above came down, don't blame the speed for being too slow, in this country of Great Yan, where traffic depends on walking and communication depends on roaring, this is already very fast.

Then began to prepare for the establishment of a sugar and wine making workshop. During this period, Xiyuan wrote back to Yansui and transferred Zhang Cai, the general accountant in charge of the family's finances.

Because the three companies now have a lot of money in and out, they really need special people to take care of the money management. Xiyuan has always been very cautious when it comes to money matters. The several families have been in love for such a long time, so Xiyuan gave Zhang Cai a death order, and he must sort out the accounts clearly and stand the test.Zhang Cai is an old accountant. Seriously, no one would want to smuggle under his nose.

The key accounting problem is solved, and the rest is the sugar and wine making process.Fortunately, in order to cultivate talents for the local area, the Lotus Academy invited many craftsmen, some of whom knew how to make wine and sugar. Xiyuan wrote to Cheng Yi, asking to borrow two masters, and Cheng Yi agreed without saying a word. up.

He is so happy because he has a good relationship with the Xi family. Well, if the Xi family brothers have something to do, they will help if they can. In addition, of course, it is because of their family Cheng Nan.

Cheng Yi personally sent his eldest son to the post, but when he went there to see, well, he was just as dumbfounded as the brothers from the Xi family.Zhachuan County, where Cheng Nan went, was on par with Anqing County, where Xi Wei took office, and the poor could hardly be any poorer. Cheng Nan was worried, and now he still has a headache.

Cheng Yi thought about it, he is now generously helping the brothers of the Xi family, and hoped that the brothers of the Xi family, of course, mainly the boss of the Xi family who is often "whimsical", could find a way to help his son.

In short, no matter what Cheng Yi planned, the two masters soon came to Anqing and participated in the construction of the workshop.

The weather is getting hotter and the Dragon Boat Festival is over. After a soaking rain, the crops in the field began to grow wildly. After a few days, they grew to half a person's height. The house supervised by Wei Cheng and Shuan Zi was finally completed. .

This is a very regular courtyard-style building with three entrances. Xi Wei and Dani lead their children and other female relatives to live in the third entrance. Xiyuan and Wei Cheng live in the second entrance. The first entrance is mainly for Xi Wei. The place used to handle official business and receive guests, the master and the other attendants he brought lived in two separate courtyards, the east and the west.

The whole courtyard is covered with blue bricks and gray tiles. Although it is not particularly publicized, it is one of the best in Anqing.

From the day of the construction, many people from Anqing came to watch every day. Wei Cheng did not stop him. He just wanted to let the people of Anqing know that their new county magistrate has a rich family and is not short of money. Search for money.

On both sides of the completed gate, there are two gilded couplets: If the family has enough money to be full, don't enter the door if you seek officials and money.

On the day the house was built and moved, people from the yamen and some respectable local gentry came to congratulate them. However, the Xi family did not let these people in politely, but welcomed them directly to the best restaurant in Anqing. Good banquet, please eat and drink everyone who came to congratulate.However, no account room was set up to receive gifts, but after eating and drinking, how to bring the gifts back and how to take them back, the master in charge of the reception and Xi Family's chief steward, Shuan Zi, explained on behalf of the magistrate that this is the Xi County Ling's only banquet will not be held again in the future. Of course, no matter what happens to the county magistrate's family in the future, there is no need for others to congratulate and give gifts.

The people who came were stunned at first, and then left with a clear mood.Don't accept money?Hmph, how can there be such a good official, the world is as black as crows, and the unknown face is received, I am afraid that he is waiting to act in private.

Everyone has the same thoughts, just wait for the opportunity in private, and then express it.

However, from Xi Changruo's tenure to his resignation a few years later, the whole county of Anqing has undergone earth-shaking changes, and this one, which they are most sure will happen, has never happened. The official has never received a single stitch from the people, so when he left office, the people in Anqing gave it away again and again, and he was reluctant to leave such a good county magistrate.Of course, this is all for later.

Now, according to word of mouth among the people of Anqing, the magistrate of Xi County, who is an upright and upright official and leads the people of Anqing to live a happy life like a god, moved to his new home and saw the brand new house and courtyard. He breathed a sigh of relief and jumped up. Two tall, lying on his brother's shoulders and starting to get tired, like a child who hasn't grown up, causing his son Da Mao to cover his mouth and laugh.

Xi Wei rolled his eyes shamelessly at his son, but he didn't have to live in that simple wooden house anymore, he was really aggrieved to death.