"Xiao Bao, come here and help me pack some things." Wang Juan, who was on the mountain, seemed to have found something good. She called out to Zhang Xiaobao and waited for Zhang Xiaobao to come over to take a look. It turned out to be some Shanli Red, smaller than the Shanli Red, and also sour.
"Come, put these in your pockets. I'll pick more. There are so many of them that I'm drooling just looking at them." Wang Juan struggled to get a branch from the tree. She grabbed it with her hands and used her body weight to prevent the branch from bouncing back. She pulled it down and stuffed it into Zhang Xiaobao's pocket.
The two bodyguards immediately came over to help. After a short while, Xiaobao's shirt and pants pockets were completely filled. The two bodyguards also used their clothes pockets to fill up some.
"Well, the harvest is good. When we get there, tell them to pick some and send them back home. We'll give them something else." Wang Juan clapped her hands and walked to the front.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at his bulging pockets and then looked at Wang Juan's empty pockets. He quickly walked two steps and caught up with Wang Juan and said, "Cuckoo, you like to eat this. Eat while we walk. Come, I'll give you some."
"No, we'll eat together when we get back. I won't eat alone. Xiao Bao, don't pull me. You're a man, you have to do more." Wang Juan covered her pockets with her hands and didn't let Zhang Xiaobao pull them away. She broke free from Zhang Xiaobao's pull and ran to the front with a smile.
"You run, I'll eat by myself. I'm hungry for you." Zhang Xiaobao chased after her and said. He also threw a few Shanli Red into his mouth. It was so sour that his face was almost wrinkled together.
The bodyguards behind looked at each other. It seemed that it was the first time they saw the two little ancestors so happy. They also showed a happy expression and quickened their pace.
After walking for two hours, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan finally arrived at the construction site. Hundreds of farmers were busy digging a big hole in the middle of the mountains that didn't belong to them. The dug soil was piled up between two mountains, preparing to make a dam.
The people in charge of cooking for them were collecting firewood. From time to time, they would pick some edible wild fruits. They would either put them in their sleeves or put them in their mouths to take a bite.
"Yes, let's do it like that. When the time comes, although it's not our land in name, it's actually used by us. Put some fish, prawns, and crabs inside. There's no need to take care of them. When the time comes, we'll leave as much as we can. The production in the mountains is low, but the taste is good."
Zhang Xiaobao used a slingshot to shoot two wild fruits and gave one to Wang Juan. Similarly, they didn't wash them. They just rubbed them and ate. The ripe parts were soft. When they bit, the juice inside flowed down the corners of their mouths. They talked about the situation here while eating.
"En, it's best if a few more people come to occupy the land. We'll clean up the things inside and then collect a toll from them."
Wang Juan used her tongue to lick the corners of her mouth and happily agreed.
"Little Young Master, Little Miss, work here. Hui Da, why don't we go over there? There's a small pond formed by a spring there. It's better than here."
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were looking over here, a person in charge of the inner courtyard came over and pointed at the mountain next to them.
"Really? That's great. Let's go, Xiao Bao. Let's go over there and see if it's mineral water. It's best if it's warm. That way, we can come here to soak in it during winter. "
Wang Juan was interested when she heard this. She pulled Zhang Xiaobao and walked over there. Zhang Xiaobao looked over there. There wasn't the slightest sign of a hot spring. "Stop dreaming. How could there be a hot spring? If there really was one, we would have discovered it last time. It might just be a spring that just came out. It's connected to an underground river. "
"We still have to see. Hurry up." Wang Juan pulled Zhang Xiaobao and sped up. The two protectors behind them also trotted.
*****
There were mulberry trees in the forest. A trickling stream flowed. The sun shone through the leaves. The light grass was withered and yellow. The wild fruits were fragrant. The mountain was at the side and the water was at the center.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stood on the mountain and felt the surrounding aura. Looking at the dreamy scenery in front of them, they took in a long breath and slowly exhaled. An indescribable carefree feeling lingered in their hearts.
Wang Juan narrowed her eyes and looked at the pool of clear water surrounded by the mountains. She sniffed and asked, "It's too beautiful. Xiao Bao, we didn't circle this place back then, right?"
"Well, it seems like we didn't. We didn't find any water here back then. It's really spring water, but it's not warm." Zhang Xiaobao knew what Wang Juan was going to say. He also felt a little regretful.
"What about that? This place can't be given to others. I want it. I'll come here to play in the future. Hurry up and think of a way. Spring water. "Wang Juan was anxious. She also wanted to have such a beautiful thing.
"Then think of a way. We'll wait for someone else to get this place, then we'll buy it from them. It seems like we can't get this land from the government. Look at the mulberry trees around. They're productive."
Zhang Xiaobao originally planned to buy this place, but found that the surrounding trees were mulberry trees. He understood now. The land here couldn't be bought casually. It was a crop forest. They could just give it to others. It wasn't like the land on the wasteland that could be bought.
"Can we really buy it? Don't you have a way to kill the trees? Kill them from the roots up. If the trees die, we can buy it here. "Wang Juan suggested.
"I'm not stupid. These trees belong to our family. We'll use them when we're breeding silkworms. Let someone else make a reward. When the time comes, we'll secretly trade with them. We're already taking advantage of them. We can't be too greedy. Who can make the reward? I know someone who's the most suitable."
Zhang Xiaobao rejected Wang Juan's suggestion without thinking. He could only think of other people.
"Who? Is it Li Xun, that brat? If he has it, how can he trade with us? He's been thinking of annexing us. "
The first person that Wang Juan thought of was Li Xun. After all, he was the emperor's nephew. If he wanted some land, as long as it wasn't too big, there wouldn't be a problem.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head and said, "It's not him. I can't guard against him. How can I give him a chance? It's the county magistrate. County Magistrate Cheng is dying. He's leaving. We won't give him a reward. As long as the new county magistrate can get some political achievements for him, we'll be on good terms with him. He may get a reward. We'll let him ask for a piece of land here and then trade with him.
A newly appointed county magistrate can't leave after a few days. He has to stay for at least a year. It's necessary to have a good relationship with him. It's best to promote one from the local area. The possibility isn't high. "
"Then what if the county magistrate doesn't listen to us? Many people are like this. They come from the top and want to make money. Are you going to help him corrupt to the end? "
Wang Juan was a little worried about the next county magistrate. She had seen a lot of movies, and it was all like this. Especially in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Almost every dynasty there was the richest. The officials there were all very rich. Not to mention the movies, the place where she and Zhang Xiaobao came from was also like this. Otherwise, how could she be betrayed?
Zhang Xiaobao also knew that it would be difficult to deal with a corrupt official. He sighed, "Let's talk about it later. I don't know how the negotiations with Steward Zhang are going. I hope it can be done well. "
"Well, there shouldn't be any problem. Let's go down. I want to see if the water is cold or warm." Wang Juan wasn't worried about Steward Zhang. She pulled Zhang Xiaobao and walked down.
*****
"90 copper coins per kilogram of seeds. What do you think? It dropped by 40 copper coins all of a sudden. It's almost half of the original price. The price of your grains didn't drop so much, did it? "
Steward Zhang was still talking to a group of businessmen. Just now, the heads of the Zhang family and the Wang family all came, and the people of Jia Huai also came here. Originally, there were no people of Jia Huai here. Between the Clouds and the Water came out, and there were many vehicles from Little Luoshui bringing all kinds of people here. Jia Huai had to make a place nearby to settle people down, in case there was a situation.
Of course, these owners couldn't sell all the grains to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Huai for 10,000 dans of grain. That would be a loss for them. Even if these people were responsible for 10,000 dans of grain, each family would have to take out nearly 1,000 dans of grain.
After some discussion, these owners finally sold the three main grains to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Huai for 5,000 dans of grain each, which was the very low price. In addition to this, they also bought two less important grains, which were also based on the cost. One was soybeans, which were sold for 2,000 dans of grain, and the other was sorghum, which was sold for 1,500 dans of grain, which made these owners feel very distressed.
After signing the documents and leaving, they began to talk about the seeds. Hearing Steward Zhang's price, the businessmen all shook their heads.
"Steward Zhang, this price is still a bit too high. To be honest, what we sell to you is the capital, and we still have to pay half of the shipping cost. This is not good. You can't expect us to lose money, right? We still have to meet often in the future. Only when we have time will we take the opportunity to check out the shops everywhere to have a look here. "
Boss Jin said to Steward Zhang with a sad face. He really couldn't give up such good seeds. The main thing was that he planned to buy them once and pay a higher price. In the future, he wouldn't need to buy them again and would just keep them.
When Steward Zhang heard this, he was a bit hesitant. He wanted to continue to squeeze more. He was really worried that when the time came, they would join hands to raise the price of the grains here. He also knew that the young master's plan was to support the new county magistrate. Whether the people could eat or not naturally had to be considered.
After thinking for a while, Steward Zhang felt that he should be more lenient. He said, "Then how about 80 dans of grain, what do you think?"
"Well, 80 dans of grain. Steward Zhang, we want to buy more. At least we have to buy more than half of the grains here. Do you think you can lower the price?"
Another boss still felt that it was too expensive. Zhangjia Zhuangzi planted a lot of rice. If they wanted to buy more, it would be difficult to raise so much money in such a short time.
"Actually, there is another way that can be cheaper. 70 dans of grain will do. But you can't exchange it for money. If you want to change shops, you can buy all the small shops in the capital. As long as you take out your shops, you can even make a little profit from it."
Steward Zhang saw that it was about time and finally said this matter.
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