The moonlight was twinkling, and the stars were shining. Whispering, hurrying on the road.
In the middle of the night, Li Cheng finally couldn't wait any longer. He called the carriage, mounted the horse, and hurried back. He was afraid that if he forgot what that person looked like, it would be difficult for someone to draw him when he returned.
The crisp sound of the horse's hooves sounded in the night. A lantern hung in front of the carriage, illuminating the bumpy road.
After the night watch at night found this situation, he waited until the next morning and ran to Zhangjia Zhuangzi to report to Zhang Xiaobao.
"Oh, I know. He may have some problems with his head. Don't worry about him. Tell the restaurant's chef to make some wild vegetables for lunch."
After Zhang Xiaobao finished listening to this matter, he said indifferently.
"Little Gongzi, where are the wild vegetables? Now the wild vegetables are old and can't be eaten. "The waiter reminded.
"Old? Oh, then make a wild vegetable soup. When the time comes, take the wild vegetables out. I heard that the restaurant's wine is free. Give them an extra dish, that is, braised pork. Remember, it must be fatty. Don't cook it for too long, the kind that will be greasy after eating it. The chefs can make it, right? "
Zhang Xiaobao changed his mind quickly and ordered to give a free dish.
The waiter nodded. "Yes, this little one can make it. But the meat is expensive."
"Is the meat more expensive or the wine more expensive? After eating a few mouthfuls of meat, they won't be able to drink anymore. Give them the meat and save the wine. You tell them that the meat is made with a special method. After eating it, they will be strong and healthy. It will also help in the evening. Don't be afraid that they won't eat it. "
"Yes, I will listen to Little Gongzi." The waiter agreed and turned to leave. But in his heart, he thought that the Little Gongzi was really evil. He could even figure out this kind of thing.
After solving the problem of drinking a lot of wine, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan began to climb the mountain with the crowd. While climbing, they also ordered people to pick some old wild vegetables. It would be better if they could find the tender ones.
In the morning, Zhang Xiaobao repeated what he had done the day before and instructed everyone to occupy a certain area. Finally, they had encircled four thousand mu of land. From one side of the mountain to the other side, almost all of the surrounding area had been encircled. Only a few places in the middle were not encircled. Those places were the extra land.
"Xiao Bao, you're too bad. You've encircled the land around you. Even if you don't use the land in the middle, it won't be easy for others to occupy it. When the time comes, you can secretly plant some things. Although it's four thousand mu, you've encircled all the land in the middle."
On the way back at noon, Wang Juan marked out the location that Zhang Xiaobao had circled on the map. She found that nearly two thousand mu of land had actually been surrounded by Zhang Xiaobao with other pieces of land.
The most important thing was that the location of the two thousand mu was almost entirely in the middle of the nearby hills. There was a big slope that would take up a lot of space. The valley below was not suitable for farming at all.
Zhang Xiaobao did not agree with Wang Juan's statement. He corrected, "How is it bad? I'm going to let people dig deep holes in those valleys. When the time comes, we'll raise some prawns and crabs. When no one occupies them, we'll put them there. We'll harvest them ourselves. If someone occupies them, we'll fish them out. Those are wild animals, not raised by us."
"I understand. Aren't you afraid that others will come to fish for prawns or crabs?" Wang Juan understood now. Zhang Xiaobao did not want those valleys for this idea.
"If they want to come, let them come. If they want to fish for prawns, let them fish. If they want to catch crabs, let them catch them. The surrounding area is our land. How can outsiders come in? We'll also raise some prawns and crabs in those valleys that belong to us. When people come, we'll charge them a toll. The more they eat and the more they catch, the more money we'll charge.
If the people who come out don't take the initiative to pay, we'll say that they stole our things. Prawns and crabs look similar. Who can prove that they caught them from a place that doesn't belong to us? "
Zhang Xiaobao explained as he chuckled. It was the innocent smile of a child, but Wang Juan shuddered at the sight of it.
"You're too cruel. I know. If someone rents that place, they have to pass through our place. At that time, they also have to pay when they go in and out, right?"
"Yes, that's the plan. If they have the ability, then we'll charge less. What we have to do is to let others know that raising those prawns and crabs in the valleys will make money. And the money won't be a small amount. When someone comes to rent it, we'll secretly put carnivorous fish, such as snakehead fish, in there.
We'll eat all their things and let them lose. Then we'll buy the place from them at a low price. It'll save us a lot of trouble and a lot of money. Whoever comes here to seek benefits will be schemed against. "
The smile on Zhang Xiaobao's face became more and more charming. Wang Juan looked at him from the side and sighed. "Why do you always come up with such deceptive ideas? What will you do if they send someone to guard there? When you ask someone to put the fish, they will definitely be caught. For example, that imperial grandson. You'll be guilty of a big crime. "
"Impossible. Who would be a fool to put snakehead fish? Doesn't it always rain here? Once it rains, the water on the mountain will gather and flow down. It must flow to the place where they raise prawns and crabs. Let's find some young fish and put them down from our place. If they flow to their place, we won't be caught, right?
Even if they catch the young fish with a net, they don't care about the cost of manpower. We can wash the bad prawns and crabs in the rain. Those prawns and crabs must have a lot of bacteria. One dead one nest. Remember to use lime water to sterilize in your place. "
When Zhang Xiaobao talked about bad ideas, it was really a trap. Everything was thought of. Wang Juan was speechless for a while. She didn't know which one would come in. Who should she blame?
The two people whispered there. The family next to them didn't know what they were doing. They also didn't know that Zhang Xiaobao was calculating what would happen in the future. He specialized in deceiving people. They only thought that the two little guys had a good relationship, which made both families very happy.
The Zhang family thought that Wang Juan was a good daughter-in-law. She was sensible and always stayed with Xiao Bao. Other girls couldn't compare with her. The Wang family thought even more simply. With Zhang Xiaobao's idea of making money, they would have a good life in the future.
The two families rushed back, asked people to send the wild vegetables and other things to the restaurant, and began to write the documents. The yamen runners of Sanshui County had been waiting here for the past two days. For them, there was nothing more important than this.
After writing the documents and putting their handprints, the two families had circled the land. It was only less than four thousand mu of land. There would be no more than that. When the time came, they were not afraid of others coming to make trouble.
*****
Li Cheng, who hurried back, had already arrived at the place at this time. He came to Li Xun, who was still competing with others, and said to him, "Young Marquis, this little one knows that Zhangjia Zhuangzi is indeed a master. Others can't see it, but this little one knows. It's that person who never speaks and always has a smile on his face.
Where do you think he's hiding? He actually lowered his status and put on airs for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. If this little one didn't look carefully, I would have been deceived by him. The other three people were talking and laughing, but he didn't speak. The people of the Zhang Family and Wang Family kept looking at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
This little one understands now. They weren't looking at the two children, but at the person behind them. Think about it, when they were so happy, why didn't that person say anything and even have a smile on his face? When this little one looked over, he even pretended to be stupid and smiled at this little one. "
"Is that so?" Li Xun was now in the first position. He found a nest of mice, so he didn't have to worry about lunch. Although it was a little disgusting, it was better than not eating anything. Besides, they could eat it. This time he brought some vegetable oil, which was sold by Zhangjia Zhuangzi. He planned to fry it for lunch.
Therefore, he saved a lot of time when he was advancing. In fact, he knew that the nest of rats he found was found by his subordinates in advance and specially marked for him. In order to get first place, he had no choice but to cheat a little.
At this time, he was very happy. When he heard Li Cheng's words, he was satisfied and asked a question.
Li Cheng patted his chest and promised. He replied to the Young Marquis, "Replying to the Young Marquis, this little one definitely didn't see wrong. They are going to the mountain to mark the land. When the map comes out, this little one will know whether they have marked the entire land. As long as the Young Marquis needs it, this little one will find trouble with them.
Young Marquis, think about it. If they don't mark the land, will that person who never speaks go? Experts are all like this. They usually don't speak and only speak at critical times. Young Marquis, if there is nothing here, this little one would like to follow your original instructions and go over there to get in touch with the experts. "
"Get in touch with them? En, that's good. That's right, you should immediately open a restaurant, whether it's in Luo Chuanxian or San Shui County. After this grassland survival training is over, next time when you go to the desert, you should think of a way to name the restaurant.
Humph! Zhangjia Zhuangzi calculated well, but I'm not bad either. Of the 14 families we found, none of them specialize in providing a place, right? That place will be under our name. This Young Master doesn't have much money, so I'll earn as much as I can. "
While Li Xun was happy, he didn't forget that he had been schemed against. This time, Between the Clouds and the Water took advantage of him. Thinking that he could choose where to train, naturally he would be able to find benefits for himself.
"Young Marquis is really amazing. This little one can't flatter you. This little one will go and arrange it. Young Marquis, don't worry, this little one will definitely pull that expert to our side. If the Zhang Family and the Wang Family don't want to let him go, this little one will use the land they have occupied as a reason."
Li Cheng flattered Li Xun and didn't dare to delay the Young Marquis any longer. He turned and left to buy a restaurant. After that, he would go to Zhangjia Zhuangzi to find that person who didn't speak.
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