Early spring in the world [farming]

As the cotton generally entered the mature stage, everyone realized the benefits of the cotton gin. Su Sanxian, who was there, calculated the wages and efficiency of hiring someone to clean the cotton, and finally put down his body again to find Tan Guan.

But he was late. The few cotton gins built by the Qin family had buyers. After hearing the news, Dalang Chong sent someone to come and take them away. He had already found buyers, all of them were from the city. Cotton spinners who are engaged in cotton textile processing can finally greatly improve their efficiency with the cotton gin. Even if Zhong Dalang's owner raised the price of the cotton gin to 55 guan, they would reluctantly buy it.

Su Sanxian regretted it, and pointed to the cotton gin that the Qin family was using, and said, "Don't you still have a cotton gin here?"

"This one also belongs to the Su family, but the Su family rented it out to our family. If Su Lizheng also wants it, he might as well rent it from the Su family."

Su Sanxian didn't expect to be able to rent it. He asked how much the rent was, and Tan Guan asked him to ask the Su family if he couldn't tell the truth.Su Sanxian hurried to find Lu Xuehuan again, thinking that Lu Xuehuan, whose ancestors belonged to the same sect, should lend it to him cheaper or even free of charge.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xuehuan was doing business: "The rent is [-] Wen a day."

Su Sanxian blurted out: "Why don't you grab it?!"

Lu Xuehuan didn't care about his attitude and said: "Third Uncle, you still pay [-] Wen a day for hiring someone to work, right? I only charge [-] Wen. It's all because of our surname Su!"

Su Sanxian also knew it, but he was always stingy, and he would never let it go if he could take advantage, and said: "We are all surnamed Su, we are a family, shouldn't it be cheaper?"

Lu Xue thought to herself, if the Su family hadn't been an official household, and she wasn't afraid of him being upright, he might have tripped her up in terms of taxes.

"Indeed, it's not easy for the third uncle, so let's go for nine hundred Wen. My brother rents it at the same price."

Lu Xuehuan's words were full of lies.That day when Uncle Lu came to borrow the cotton gin, Su Beigu didn't ask for it. Instead, he asked Uncle Lu how much he would spend on hiring someone to clean the cotton. I will return everything I said when I went to borrow money: "We are relatives, and we should help you if you have difficulties, but this is not something I can decide alone. After all, I still have a big family to support. Such a large sum of money If you take out the money, I'm afraid your sister-in-law is not happy, and you know her temper, so she packs her bags and goes back to her mother's house every now and then, and it takes a long time to coax her... But if my sister is willing to pay interest, I believe she will have nothing to say."

Su Beigu's words are as follows: "Although I have become a monk, in terms of blood relationship, you are still my uncle after all. If my uncle wants to borrow something, I have no reason not to borrow it. But this is not something that I or my mother can do alone. The matter of decision, after all, our Su family is dying, and even the wages of the maids are patched together, so it is inevitable to haggle over things when considering things, uncle said, yes or no?"

Uncle Lu heard that there was something in her words, and said with a smile on his face, "That's right, what do you think?"

"How about this? Even if we rent this cotton gin to my uncle, the rent is not expensive. For the sake of relatives, just give it five hundred cash a day."

……

Uncle Lu finally took out his pocket.

With this precedent, Su Sanxian couldn't go whoring for free, so he could only bargain with Lu Xuehuan, and the price was reduced to seven hundred Wen a day.

After the negotiation was completed, Lu Xuehuan sent Su Sanxian away, and then said to Mu Xiuxiu, "It seems that it is not difficult to bargain with others. How could I be so thin-skinned before!"

Mu Xiuxiu: "..."

I have to say that since Daoist Su lived with her parents, the big lady's mentality has really changed a lot. Before, her eyes were only on the one-acre land in front of Su's house, but now her eyes are all on the outside world Here we are, and we are extremely concerned about the plan of "opening up sources of income and reducing expenditure".

Lu Xuehuan's attention was quickly distracted, and she asked again: "By the way, is the cotton for winter clothes reserved?"

With so much cotton in the Su family, it is naturally impossible to keep all of it. She asked people to set aside the cotton for making cotton clothes and quilts, and sold the rest to cotton merchants.Afterwards, she bought cloth for tailoring with the money she earned from selling cotton. Su Beigu liked plain colors, so she bought a sura. Thinking of her cheap adoptive daughter, after thinking about it, she took Tan Ruyi to choose it herself. cloth.

"Which color of cloth do you like, just pick one!"

Tan Ruyi was overwhelmed by the flattery, but Luo was made of silk, which was expensive. Lu Xuehuan could buy Luo for Su Bei Gu, but she didn't dare to ask Lu Xuehuan to give herself a bolt, so she picked a bolt of blue cotton cloth woven with patterns.The color of this piece of cloth is bluish white, which is different from the green shirt that Su Bei Gu often wears, but it is similar.

Lu Xuehuan didn't notice her small thoughts, because cotton cloth was cheap, and she spent money very readily.

"Godmother still wants to prepare bedding for Bei Gu?" Tan Ruyi asked.

"Yes, what do you think?"

Su Bei Gu didn't live in the Su's house for many years, so the Su family didn't have a specially prepared quilt for her. The quilts that Su Bei Gu covered during the time she was home were actually distributed from Lu Xuehuan's room.Seeing that Su Bei Gu planned to live in Su's family, Lu Xuehuan naturally prepared quilts and mattresses for her.

The quilts are different in different seasons. Autumn is not too cold, but it is always colder at night, so you have to prepare quilts, but they don’t need to be too heavy. Four catties of cotton are enough.In winter, the quilt needs to be thicker, and eight catties of cotton must be used.In order to prevent accidents, Subei has no quilt to cover, and these two kinds of quilts have to prepare an extra bed...

Tan Ruyi said: "Although Bei Gu likes plain colors, if the colors from clothes to quilts are all the same, it would be too monotonous and boring. How about choosing different fabrics for the four quilts?"

Lu Xuehuan felt that what she said made sense, so the ex-mother-in-law and daughter-in-law began to choose cloth for quilts for Su Beigu with great interest.

They discussed not only the color of the cloth, but also the size.Lu Xuehuan thinks from the perspective of Su Beigu falling asleep alone, so she thinks that the size does not need to be too large, but Tan Ruyi said: "If someday Beigu has a friend and wants to have a long talk with her, isn't this size not enough? ?”

Lu Xuehuan said: "It's enough for one person to cover with one quilt. If it's cold, two people will cover it, and the wind will get in between."

"Then don't we have to prepare another bedding? It's too expensive. Just enlarge the size and save money!"

After her brainwashing, Lu Xuehuan also felt that it made sense, so she changed the quilt for one person to the size of two people.

By the time Su Bei Gu knew about it, Lu Xuehuan had already plucked the cotton and had it made into a quilt.

Tan Ruyi, a consultant from North Jiangsu: "The friend you said you had a long talk with me is you, right?"

Tan Ruyi pretended not to understand, and followed her words and asked back: "So Bei Gu only considers me as a friend?"

Su Bei paused, and said calmly, "Why not be friends?"

This question confused Tan Ruyi, not because she couldn't think of the answer, but because she knew the answer but couldn't answer it openly.

Just when she was silent, Mu Xiuxiu came over and said, "Miss Qin, there is someone outside who says he is Miss Qin's little uncle, and he wants to see Miss Qin."

"See me?" Su Bei Gu's doubts flashed across his mind, "Please invite him to the front hall!"

Tan Ruyi said thoughtfully, "Perhaps my little uncle came here for the mushrooms."

If it's about the cotton gin, you can discuss it directly with her father, so why come to Beigu?She mentioned that the Su family grew mushrooms that day, so she guessed that the little uncle must have come for the mushrooms.

Sure enough, after seeing Su Bei Gu, Zhong Dalang exchanged a few words and then got to the point. He wanted to ask how many mushrooms the Su family had to offer and how much he would accept.

Subei Gu's purpose of growing mushrooms is only to make his practice more convenient. Lu Xuehuan and Tan Ruyi have always handled the matter of using mushrooms for profit. Therefore, Zhong Dalang wants to do business with Su Beigu. The latter said: "I plan to try to cultivate one or two acres. The price is determined by my mother."

Su Bei Gu intends to be a hands-off shopkeeper and hand over this matter to Lu Xuehuan.

In this way, Lu Xuehuan was found out again, and when she learned that the name of the mushrooms of the Su family had spread to the city, she enthusiastically drew a big cake for Zhong Dalang. It is definitely very important to sign a long-term cooperation contract with the Su family. It's worth it, and the name of the Su family's mushrooms will spread all over Tanzhou in the future. How many people are "hard to find a mushroom"...

Su Beigu: "..."

Good guy, why didn't she know that her mother had developed such a skill in painting cakes?

However, Lu Xuehuan's painting is a cake, but it is not empty talk, at least there is a precedent for it being out of stock, and Su Bei Gu has given technical support, so this cake will be eaten sooner or later.

Zhong Dalang left in a daze, and when he returned to report to his boss, he realized that he had signed a contract to receive no less than [-] catties of dried mushrooms from the Su family every year.

Compared to his apprehension, the boss seemed very calm: "If dried mushrooms have such a taste, let alone five hundred catties, it will be ten thousand catties, and we will surely make a profit!"

Zhong Dalang saw that his boss was in a good mood, and guessed that the cotton gin might have made him a fortune.

The owner said with a smile, "We didn't deliberately go to the Ming Mansion to bring up the cotton gin, but the Ming Mansion has already heard about the existence of the cotton gin from elsewhere, so they asked me specifically today."

Chong Dalang was overjoyed: "Then what is the attitude of the Ming government?"

"The existence of the cotton gin is beneficial to the country and the people. It is to the cotton spinning industry what a loom is to weaving, and a plow is to farming. With it, the achievements of the Ming government must be much better. He naturally cares about it." , "Although it is still in the stage of exploration, I believe that with him opening the way for us, the promotion of the cotton gin will be unimpeded..."

Chong Dalang thought that if Tan Guan sold the cotton gin himself, he would surely gain both fame and fortune.But after thinking about it, Tan Guan didn't have the background and prestige of his master after all, if it were him, he might not even be able to see the county magistrate, and would encounter a lot of resistance.Now that the owner is helping to bear the risk, I should be content.

The boss gave Zhong Dalang some extra wages and entrusted him with this matter. After all, he is Tan Guan's brother-in-law and has a close relationship with the Su family. He has contributed a lot to this matter, so he should be rewarded. .

Aunt Qin made a special trip back to Qin's house because of this matter, and happily shared these good things with her father and brother.

When Aunt Tan found out about this, she felt a little uncomfortable, but her husband is an honest and honest farmer, not as flexible as Zhong Dalang, and couldn't help him with the cotton gin, so she could only envy him .

On the other side, the county government of Yiyang County.

As soon as Lu Youdao came back from the outside, his husband Qiu Zhixian walked in front of her. When she saw her, she smiled and asked, "The official seems to be in a good mood, but what's the good news?"

The magistrate of Qiu County didn't hold back, and told her about the cotton gin, saying: "With this cotton gin, our cotton textile industry in Yiyang County can be greatly improved, and the people can actively grow cotton. Although cotton is no more than food, it is also a very important crop."

Lu Youdao smiled slightly: "Then I have to congratulate the officials."

Qiu Zhixian is used to his wife's indifference, and he is still very interested: "I heard that this cotton gin was made by a carpenter. I didn't expect this carpenter surnamed Tan to have such an ingenious idea..."

Lu Youdao wanted to find a chance to leave, but when she heard a familiar surname, her mind froze, and she said calmly, "A carpenter with the surname Tan?"

"Miss, do you know?" Qiu Zhixian asked.

"I don't know. By the way, do you still remember that I practiced in Taizhen Temple in the early years?"

Qiu Zhixian nodded: "I remember, I still remember that you went back to Taizhen Temple a while ago."

"When I was in Taizhen Temple, there was a little uncle who helped me a lot. If it weren't for her, my health would not be better. When I went to Taizhen Temple, she was practicing, but I heard a few days ago She left the Taoist temple and returned home to clean up, so I want to visit her."

"Then it's time to visit her. Where is she? Let me go with you. It's a courtesy to the venerable as a husband."

Lu Youdao shook his head: "Her home is in Fuqiu Township. I plan to stay there for two more days. The officials are busy with work, so I won't bother you to accompany me on this trip."

Qiu Zhixian didn't see his wife's resistance at all, and said with a smile: "That's a coincidence, the carpenter surnamed Tan who figured out the cotton gin is from Fuqiu Township, I will accompany you to Fuqiu Township to meet the carpenter Second, I'm new here and haven't visited the villages yet, so I took this opportunity to see the situation in the villages."

Lu Youdao couldn't shirk it, he could only accept the fate of going with him.

Seeing that it was getting late, Qiu Zhixian looked at Lu Youdao with burning eyes, but the latter turned a blind eye and said, "I still have to do my late homework, the officials don't have to wait for me, let's go find the baby girl tonight!"

Qiu Zhixian was a little disappointed, but he also knew that Lu Youdao was dedicated to Taoism. Long before the Lu family betrothed her to him, she had approached him and said that if it wasn't for her parents' orders, she only wanted to stay in the Taoist temple for life, so even if Even after marrying him, she will not change her aspiration to the Tao.

He thought she would change after marriage, but after three years of marriage, he couldn't make Lu Youdao focus on him.And in order to deal with him, she was quite generous in taking concubines for him. Others praised her for her virtue, but he knew that she wished he could neglect her.

Putting his mind away, he turned around and went to spend the night with his concubine.

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Thanks to the aura produced by the mushrooms, Su Beigu's recent practice has been very smooth. Of course, there is still a big gap compared with her previous life, but this direction of practice finally gave her a little hope.

This morning, she woke up and sat on the couch to practice as usual. When she opened her eyes, she found that Tan Ruyi was lying on the bed, propping her head and looking at her quietly.

Su Beigu only took one look, then her eyes moved down, but it was only for a moment, she immediately looked away: "Cough, it's cold, put on your clothes, or put on the bedding."

Tan Ruyi looked down and realized why Su Beigu looked away so guiltyly, she immediately showed a sly smile.She got out of bed and walked in front of Su Beigu, put her hands on her knees, and bowed to meet Su Beigu's eyes: "Beigu, your complexion looks much better, and you have gained some flesh. I don't know if it's mine or not." Illusion, I think you are more beautiful."

Su Bei glanced at it, and pulled the Taoist robe aside to wrap her body tightly.

Seeing this, Tan Ru simply put on her Taoist uniform.Although her body was slender, her Taoist uniform was already loose and flowing, so when Tan Ruyi put it on, she felt it was just right!

"Would Bei Gu lend me the Taoist uniform? That's fine, I'm planning to become a monk and practice, so I'll try it on first..."

Su Bei Gu frowned: "Are you serious?"

"what?"

"Leaving home."

Tan Ru thought that she took the bait, and said seemingly unintentionally: "If I have no one to love and I am destined to be alone all my life, then it is no different from becoming a monk, so it is better to simply become a monk."

Su Beigu: "..."

After a while, Su Bei Gu Cai said: "You will definitely find a man who loves you."

"But I never want to marry someone I don't love."

Su Beigu was speechless.

The author has something to say:

Daoist Su: Don't seduce people indiscriminately.

Sister Tan: Huh?Are you afraid you won't be able to hold on?

Daoist Su: ...

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感谢在2022-07-1223:10:14~2022-07-1423:05:11期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Shiro1;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: people are stupid, and they take money

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 6 bottles of salt tree;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!