Chapter 39

The shopkeeper had no intention of talking to Qiao Yunmu.

Just watching Qiao Yunmu take out a small notebook from nowhere, he began to write and draw for a while.

The title is very clear: On how to drive all the way to the capital.

The shopkeeper really stared at the sky and couldn't understand.

Because Qiao Yunmu's first task was to build roads...

"Miss Yun, we can understand that you want to expand your business, but this road construction..." is not something that can be easily repaired.

Qiao Yunmu smiled: "I am willing to pay for the bridge and road construction for Jinshan County, why not?"

"But we haven't done anything wrong, so why bother to pave roads when we have nothing to do? We can't make much money after paving."

Qiao Yunmu smiled again: "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This is the truth."

Treasurer? ? ?

Qiao Yunmu saw his doubts, but didn't explain, just said: "Linshan County has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and there are good brocade fruit wines, but because of the rough roads, good things from the county can't get out, and good things from outside the county can't get in. .What a pity."

"That's true." The shopkeeper nodded thoughtfully, and said:
"I have a nephew who travels north and south with the caravan. What he can't forget is the fragrant bamboo wine from our Jinshan County. People with him drink it and say it's good.

But you also know that the road is difficult, and there are some places where you don’t even think about going there. If you can get it outside, you don’t know how much you can sell. "The shopkeeper looked regretful.

Bamboo from other places cannot make this good wine, but almost every family in Jinshan County can make it.

If you can transport this bamboo wine out of Linshan County to sell it, you can make more money than being a small shopkeeper.

Qiao Yunmu saw that his eyes were full of pity, so he smiled and said: "So, we need to build the road first. It's just that this road can be built slowly, and it's enough for us to go wherever we go."

The shopkeeper was dumbfounded again.

"It's really repaired!"

"True cultivator." Qiao Yunmu nodded, but suddenly said:

"I know that many families in Jinshan County brew some rice wine or fragrant bamboo wine for drinking. Is there anyone who specializes in brewing wine? You are an elder, and you know more people than I do. Please help me to invite them to meet. .”

"Who do you ask the little old man to invite? Even if the little old man breaks his leg, he has to invite someone to you. You only need to order one sentence. Where do you ask? The little old man will go right away." The shopkeeper said Then, he nodded and went out.

Qiao Yunmu continued to analyze the unique development of Jinshan County in his notebook based on what he had inquired these days.

But after writing for a long time, Qiao Yunmu slowly circled the word 'vinegar' on the paper.

The mountain springs in Jinshan County are excellent, and the mountains and rivers are good places for making wine and vinegar.

Qiao Yunmu drank the fragrant bamboo wine that the shopkeeper said, and the alcohol content was not high.

The entrance is clear with a hint of sweetness, and the taste of the wine is mixed with the fragrance of bamboo, which makes people addicted once they drink it.

The other is vinegar.

When Qiao Yunmu tasted the hot pot, the vinegar in the ingredients was yellow-brown, not particularly sour, but the important thing was that the vinegar smelled fragrant.

Use chopsticks to dip some Yipin, the acetic acid is still slightly sweet, and the fragrance of the stick fills the mouth, which makes people's eyes shine.

Qiao Yunmu thought about it today, and couldn't help drawing a line next to the vinegar, writing the word dumpling, and at the same time took out a tablet, and copied more than ten dumpling recipes in the cached food database.

That's right.

There is no such thing as dumplings in Jinshan County.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yunmu couldn't help copying down several recipes of Sichuan cuisine.

It is a pity that there is good vinegar but no good food.

Jinshan County is not big.

After Qiao Yunmu met the two families who made wine and vinegar, he built a wine shop and a vinegar shop in Jinshan County.

Naming is straightforward.

Jinshan Bamboo Fragrant Wine and Jinshan Vinegar.

The winery and vinegar workshop were built across the stream, and the winery was the first to start brewing.

The wine in Linshan County and even the entire Fenglai Country is brewed wine, and the alcohol content is not high.

However, Qiao Yunmu had the methods of distilling wine in his hands, but he told the brewers about these methods.

It took more than half a year for Qiao Yunmu to see the high-quality bamboo wine they brewed.

Qiao Yunmu naturally tasted it first, narrowed his eyes after taking a sip, nodded repeatedly and said:

"The freshness of the fragrant bamboo wine is retained. Although the sweetness is missing, there is a sweet aftertaste. The wine tastes stronger, but it complements the bamboo fragrance and complements each other. Good wine, really good wine."

The brewer was also very satisfied with his wine. Hearing this, he laughed and said:

"Greetings, Miss Yun!"

After half a year.

Qiao Yunmu made money to build roads, and the roads have already passed through three counties.

Jinshan County is separated from Guangning County outside Linshan County by three counties and a mountain called Yunlin Mountain.

Although there are mountain roads in the mountains, they are steep and narrow, with jagged rocks.

It is difficult for people to walk, and it is also difficult to repair roads.

Although Qiao Yunmu decided to build it from the valley between Yunlin Mountain and Yinlin Mountain under the systematic planning.

Although the road was very difficult to repair, a lot of money was poured into it.

The rudiments of a cleared path have emerged.

But the huge boulder suddenly stood in the middle, the deep pit suddenly appeared after clearing the forest and weeds, and the roar of tigers and wolves resounded in the forest.

The progress of road construction was slow, so Qiao Yunmu could only take money, and a large number of farmers were recruited at a high price to build the road, which made the progress much faster.

And this was thanks to the support of the Linshan County Sheriff, who learned that Qiao Yunmu would build a road between Yinlin Mountain and Yunlin Mountain at his own expense, connecting Linshan County and Guangning County.

The governor of Linshan County was very happy.

He completely let Qiao Yunmu's wanton recruiting move, and generously sent a hundred engineers to help.

And after seeing Qiao Yunmu three times, Qiao Yunmu's spontaneous practice was forced into a county guard who loved the people like a son and persuaded Yishang to pass the mountain road.

Add a strong touch to your resume.

Qiao Yunmu became famous for a while, but the reputation of the county guard was even greater. Countless literati in Linshan County wrote tributes to the county guard, and praised Qiao Yunmu's righteous deeds by the way.

Qiao Yunmu didn't care much.

When the road construction is not something that can be done with money, if the county guard knew that she would pay for the road construction, he ordered the county magistrates in Jinshan County and other places to cooperate.

If Qiao Yunmu spends more money, he won't even think about building this road to Yunlin Mountain.

Therefore, every time Qiao Yunmu saw the sheriff, he would bring the high-quality bamboo-flavored wine that had already been sold at a sky-high price in Linshan County.

The sheriff was also very rude.

In the blink of an eye, another year and a half.

The road between the two mountains was initially completed, and almost all the money Qiao Yunmu earned was filled in, but the road was finally passable.

The road is not wide, and it is difficult for two carriages to walk together.

But fortunately, in the valley between the two mountains, it is also possible to cross to the side.

The road is not very flat, and it depends on the trampling of farmers and engineers and the tamping of stone pillars.

Qiao Yunmu originally wanted to pull gravel, mix it with sand and clay, and then spread it in a thick layer.

The sheriff Pian immediately stopped her when she learned about it, and said: "The road is clear enough. The gravel is paved. People's shoes are easy to damage, and horseshoes are even more vulnerable. There are so many horses that are damaged. It is better not to pave it."

Qiao Yunmu was stunned for a long time when he heard the words, before he couldn't help but said, "It's a shame to ask."

"You ask." The sheriff was polite.

"Have you ever heard of horseshoes?" Qiao Yunmu smiled softly.

It was not the first time that the eunuch who heard strange words from Qiao Yunmu shook his head calmly and said:

"Never."

"How about working together again?"

"How to cooperate? I am very happy to do anything that is beneficial to the country or the people."

Qiao Yunmu then said: "Wear iron shoes for the horse, so that the horse will not be crippled by the wear and tear of the horse's hoof. Of course, I have already thought of the name, Jinshan County Sheriff's Shoes, and I can't do without the Sheriff when I hear it."

The sheriff's face twitched fiercely, and he waved his hand in time and said: "You don't need it, Jinshan Horseshoe is enough. If this thing is useful, I will write your name on the memorial for meritorious service." .”

"Thank you, Yun Mu." Qiao Yunmu smiled and took out an ink stick.

It is the good ink kept in the space in the previous life.

The sheriff was born as a civil servant, and after taking it over for a long time, he pointed at Qiao Yunmu with a laugh, and said with a smile:

"Okay. You want the old man who built the road to support you, but you only gave me wine. Now that I say I want to give you credit, you have come up with something good. Don't you think I won't ask you for credit?"

"My lord is high-minded, of course not. It's just that this ink is rare, and Yun Mu gave it to your lord as soon as he got it." Qiao Yunmu said hastily.

The sheriff pointed at Qiao Yunmu and smiled again, but didn't point it out. He just said: "Next time, if you have one, you have to give it to me. Remember this old man, and give me any good paper and pen."

When Qiao Yunmu heard this, he suddenly smiled and took out the original owner's jade pendant and handed it to the sheriff.

Seeing the cloud patterns on the jade pendant and the cloud characters written in seal script, the sheriff immediately stood up and said solemnly:

"I didn't know Miss Yun was Miss Yun from Kyoto."

"My lord, sit down." Qiao Yunmu hurriedly said, "I was born in Jinluo Village, and I have never been to the capital. This is what my mother left for me."

"Lingtang?" The sheriff was taken aback.

But he didn't feel that Qiao Yunmu was lying, because he investigated Qiao Yunmu to the bottom when Qiao Yunmu made his fortune.

Qiao Yunmu was not at all surprised by his reaction, and said with a smile:
"A woman of the same age as me in my village once deliberately took away my jade pendant. At that time, I guessed that this jade pendant had a mystery. Later, I met a person in Jinshan County. The woman deliberately said my mother's name, trying to pretend to be Me, that person said it was a gift from Master Xiang to my mother."

At this point, Qiao Yunmu paused, and then said: "I have never heard my mother mention any Xiangye. My cloud is not a surname, it is taken from the name of 'I can't see my home when I look at the end of the world, and the clouds cover my eyes'. Yunmu took Showing the jade pendant to the lord, I just want to find out the owner of the jade pendant from the lord."

Since the county guard saw the jade pendant, he lost his previous naturalness, returned the jade pendant to Qiao Yunmu, smiled lovingly, and said:
"Yun Mu, you are the same age as my daughter, and we have known each other for a long time. So, old man, please call me Uncle Liu later, how about that?"

Qiao Yunmu hurriedly said: "Since your lord said so, how could Yun Mu refuse to obey?"

Liu Tun, the county guard, laughed again and said, "Then the old man will call you a little girl like a cloud girl. You little girl, you can hide the pain from the old man."

If I had known that you were closely related to Prime Minister Yun in the capital, I wouldn't have dared to withhold the road construction money brought in from Beijing if I had the guts to do so.

Qiao Yunmu also called out to the old fox in his heart, but said with a smile: "Why did Uncle Liu say such a thing? How dare Yunmu hide anything from Uncle Liu?"

As he said that, Qiao Yunmu asked the sheriff to bring paper money, and he drew the shape of a horseshoe on the paper, and then drew the shape of a horseshoe, and said:
"The horseshoe is thick, and the thick layer is the same as our nails. It doesn't hurt to cut it off with scissors. So we can make an iron shoe for the horse just like wearing shoes for ourselves. Stone roads are worn like iron sheets, not horseshoes."

(End of this chapter)

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