NFBE Chapter 186 Lin hooks up with Young Master Yang
Chapter 186 Lin hooks up with Young Master Yang
Lin Xueqing didn't ask any more questions and ran back home in a hurry. However, what he cared about in his heart was not the food but Young Master Yang.
The fact that her master from her previous life was so close to her made Lin Xueqing's heart beat faster. She wished she could see Young Master Yang right now and forgot about Jiang Chen.
Even if Jiang Chen passed the imperial examination and became an official, it is unknown how long it would take him to climb to the position of the prefect. However, Young Master Yang now lives in the prefect's house and is the most favored young master in the prefect's family.
Lin Xueqing had had enough of the Jiang family's bullying these days, as well as Jiang Chen's indifference and disregard, and had long regretted it.
If it weren't for Yang Lingzhao, she might still want to win Jiang Chen's heart so that she could be with him and live the life of a city dweller. But now that she has Yang Lingzhao, she would feel wronged even if she lived in the county town.
Lin Xueqing had a new plan in mind.
Shen Nanzhi didn't know that everyone in Shi Mo Village was jealous and wanted to snatch the food and store it in their own granaries.
But with the county magistrate here, they wouldn't dare to do it even if they were given ten chances.
Recently, there has been a shadow lingering on the top of the mountain, staring at the village.
Shen Qingshan also saw it, and came to discuss with Shen Nanzhi: "Will the people from Shimo Village do anything bad? Will they come to steal food?"
"They don't dare. Is the county magistrate just a decoration? If my cousin is worried, he can ask a few officers to warn them and give them some red envelopes. They will be happy to help."
Shen Qingshan still had the same old way of thinking. He felt that the people in the yamen were high and mighty, so he would hide away if possible and was afraid to deal with them.
Shen Nanzhi asked him to take the initiative to make friends with the officers, as he would have to trouble them with village matters in the future, so it was important to maintain good relationships with them.
The county magistrate is a deterrent, and we cannot trouble him for every little thing.
"Okay, I'll deal with it right away."
"Uncle, wait a moment. Take this little money and use it to pay off the servants. Don't be stingy."
Shen Qingshan stuffed fifty taels of silver into his pocket, but he couldn't accept it: "You have already helped the village so much, why should I let you spend money again?"
Shen Nanzhi said, "I'll lend it to you. Please pay me back when the village has money. Right now, the village needs money everywhere. Let's finish the autumn harvest first, and then we can talk about the money."
"Well, uncle, keep it first."
Shen Qingshan didn't have much money, and entertaining this group of nobles required a lot of arrangements. The servants would run away quickly if they were given tips, otherwise they would all be in a bad mood.
There's nothing that can be done about it. People serve their masters just to get some benefits, right?
This is an unspoken rule, and Shen Qingshan has no way to say anything.
Yang Lingzhao came to look for Shen Nanzhi again, but was stopped by Shen Huai'en: "Mr. Yang, my daughter is resting, is there anything wrong?"
"Oh, she's resting. I don't have anything to do. I just saw there were game animals on the mountain, so I wanted to ask her if I could hunt some game."
After digging for a few days, the initial novelty had worn off. Yang Lingzhao was bored and accidentally saw a rabbit running down the mountain, so he wanted to go hunting.
Shen Huai'en said, "I'm afraid it won't work. The girl is busy and has no time to go up the mountain. If Young Master Yang wants to go, please discuss it with the county magistrate. You guys go by yourself. After all, my girl is a girl, so it's not convenient for her to go with you guys."
Yang Lingzhao scratched his head: "That's true, I never thought of her as a girl, and this is the first time I've seen such a capable girl.
Well then, I'll go play with Fang Cheng, Song Bojian and the others."
"Young Master Yang, take care."
Shen Huai'en sent him away, his eyes deepened, and finally he sighed helplessly. His girl was so special, who could not like her?
Shen Nanzhi took out a few baskets of eggs from the space and gave them to Niu Debao for safekeeping. Villagers would come to her to buy eggs, and the price was one penny cheaper than in the town.
There are so many people living in the village now, and the consumption of eggs and meat is huge. Shen Nanzhi can't give them away for free to the villagers, so as not to raise ungrateful people. He will let them buy them at a reasonable price.
Anyway, they are paid, so their hard work is not in vain. If you count the accounts, they can earn half a dollar a day, and have a net income of one and a half taels of silver a month, which is equivalent to the income of the past year, which is not a small amount.
Shen Nanzhi added more poultry and pork, thinking about future plans. If the prefect came in person, he would lead the officials and businessmen in the city, and the prototype of a tourist village would be established.
When I went out and saw Shen Huai'en standing guard, I felt warm in my heart: "You should go and have a rest. You don't have to stand guard at the door. It's tiring."
"I should do this, it's the girl who has to work hard."
Shen Huai'en's eyes were full of gentleness and admiration, and he was willing to do anything for her.
"Let's go for a walk in the village."
"it is good."
Shen Huai'en greeted the villagers, checked the terrain of the village, pointed to a large area behind the village and said, "That's where the village ancestral hall is located. It's not suitable for farming because it's all rocky. What do you think of building a house there, turning it into an inn, academy, restaurant, or grocery store?"
Shen Huai'en was shocked by her generosity: "Isn't this a commercial street? Who are you selling it to? Are there so many people?"
Shen Nanzhi smiled confidently: "Everything depends on human efforts. I think it is feasible. Now is a good start.
The county magistrate has brought us a celebrity effect, and the villagers can still accept these people now. But if more people come in the future, we won’t be able to do so.
If we build a commercial street and host them in inns and restaurants, we can make more money and have less trouble.”
There was a flash of worry in Shen Nanzhi's eyes. Although the economy seems to be thriving now, there are many hidden dangers.
Now the nobles in these counties are all polite, that's because Yang Lingzhao is here, they all want to leave a good impression on the prefect's son, and don't dare to be presumptuous.
Is Yang Lingzhao gone?
The bad nature of this group of people will be exposed, and they are likely to seize land, occupy seeds, and even oppress villagers.
Shen Nanzhi must prepare for a rainy day and nip these problems in the bud.
Shen Huai'en supported her decision: "You tell me what to do, I'll help you."
"Don't worry, there will be no problem this year. After we deal with the prefect, it will be winter. We have a winter to prepare."
First, a plan must be made. Shen Nanzhi's eyes were empty and a preliminary outline had already been formed.
"I'll go see my uncle in the evening and have a meeting with the village elders."
"it is good."
They walked a little far and got close to a small river. Shen Nanzhi had sharp eyes and noticed that there were people by the river, and there were quite a few of them.
"Who is it?"
"Go over and have a look."
"No, I think it's Young Master Yang, what is he doing here? Let's hide and don't alarm him."
What if someone does something shameful and you catch them? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
What if someone kills someone to silence him?
Shen Nanzhi pulled him to hide in the bushes, took out a high-powered telescope from the space, stared at it for a while, "Why is it her?"
Shen Huai'en stared at her telescope, "What is this?"
"Imported goods, I got them from Master Ning Wu. That old fellow was a cunning and cunning man, so he has a lot of good stuff.
We are here for the autumn harvest, so we don't have time to deal with him. We will get rid of this scourge sooner or later. I have my eyes on his warehouse."
Shen Huai'en had no doubt that there were foreign products in this era, such as mercury mirrors, music boxes, glass cups, wool carpets, etc. However, they were very valuable and not many of them were lost.
After all, going out to sea is risky and takes a long time, so it’s good enough to be able to make a trip once a year.
Shen Nanzhi dared to bring it out because he had done research before and understood this era. Compared with the Song Dynasty of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, it was quite open and had the legacy of the Tang Dynasty.
If you have never been to the capital, you will have no idea how prosperous it is.
Shen Nanzhi handed it to Shen Huai'en: "Take a look."
Shen Huai'en was like a child who got a new toy, and he was very happy to see it. "It's so clear. That Lin seems to be very familiar with Mr. Yang. She wouldn't want to cheat on Mr. Jiang, right?"
"Really? Let me see it quickly. Oh, this is so lively. Lin is really brave. Let's give Mr. Jiang a green hat later.
But you can't blame Lin. He is impotent and can't water the fields. How can Lin be a widow at such a young age?"
Shen Huai'en's ears turned red. Could she not be so explicit? She really didn't act like a girl.
Shen Nanzhi was watching with great interest, just like watching TV: "It's a pity that I can't hear the sound, otherwise it would be more interesting. Oh, this Lin's reluctant but willing look is quite tempting. It seems that Young Master Yang is about to be fooled. Take a closer look. Don't be fooled if any girl behaves like this to you in the future."
Hand it to Shen Huai'en and ask him to take a closer look to prevent being a green tea bitch.
Shen Huai'en: "I'm not as philandering as he is. If a man doesn't have thoughts, then a woman will be a clown no matter what she does."
"Of course, my Huai En is a man of integrity. He knows how to stick to his heart."
"Oh no! Two wild boars came out of the woods. Are they going to go after them? Girl, look! There's danger."
Shen Nanzhi quickly took it and looked at it, and couldn't help cursing: "Damn it, this Lin family is poisonous, how did they attract wild boars? Young Master Yang can't die here, let's get up and save people, and improve the food by the way, so that I don't have to go to the city to buy pork. I've bought a lot recently, and the price of pork has risen."
Shen Nanzhi was more happy. She didn't feel the wild boar was dangerous. Instead, she felt it was very friendly, like a walking piece of braised pork.
Shen Huai'en is also good at martial arts, but he has to hide his shortcomings and always presents himself as a smart and elegant scholar to the outside world.
"Let me do it. I haven't moved my hands and feet for a long time. I want these two wild boars."
Shen Nanzhi casually cut two branches as thick as his arms and ran towards the river.
At this time, Yang Lingzhao didn't know that danger was coming. He just felt that it was a wonderful fate that he met Miss Lin again. Was this God's arrangement?
Lin Xueqing's just right surprise and unexpectedness also pleased Yang Lingzhao. The two felt like they had met each other too late. If there hadn't been too many pebbles on the ground, they would have wanted to lie down and have further communication.
Of course, Lin Xueqing would not let Yang Lingzhao succeed easily. It was not because she was reserved, but because she knew her master's habits too well. He would not cherish things that were easily obtained and would like to be kept hanging.
A typical bitch. In his previous life, Lin Xueqing let him succeed too early and fell out of favor within just two years. Yang Lingzhao then set his eyes on the old lady's cat-holding maid. That maid relied on the old lady and didn't treat him well, but Yang Lingzhao liked her and approached her with a licking face every day, and was happy even when being scolded.
That shameless look, Lin Xueqing wants to slap him just thinking about it now!