A poor hero

"Well, Grandpa Jiayu, we will definitely bring you a big pheasant next time we go out."

Chen Chen and Shen Qian nodded and answered seriously.

Master Jiaoyu came in and touched Chen Chen's head.

He pondered for a moment and asked: "This pheasant and hare are quite difficult to catch. You must have spent a lot of effort!"

At this time, although most of the mountains were undeveloped, there were many wild animals.

But if you want to hunt prey, this also requires certain skills.

These skills that hunters rely on for a living are generally passed down from generation to generation and are not passed down to the outside world.

Ordinary people simply cannot see or learn these things.

Not to mention hunting in the mountains.

Even if ordinary people go up to the mountains to hunt, they will rarely gain anything.

If Chen Chen hadn't watched Bei Yede's wild survival before traveling through time, he wouldn't have learned these skills and hunted pheasants and rabbits so easily.

But this hunting is only a temporary measure, because the prey is easy to catch in the beginning.

The later the prey is caught, the more cunning the remaining animals become.

By that time, hunting alone could not make a living.

This is why Chen Chen wanted to breed hares in the first place.

So Chen Chen nodded and said: "It's okay at the beginning, but it will be difficult to catch more, so we plan to breed hares ourselves."

"Breeding hares?"

Master Jiaoyu asked.

"Yes, Grandpa Jiaoyu, we have left two hares, one male and one female, to start the experiment."

Shen Qian interrupted.

"Just like Shen Qian said, we have already started experiments. As long as the experiments are successful, we will breed them in large quantities."

"Then we will set up our sales network in Xu County and even across the country to sell our rabbits."

Chen Chen has slowly built a huge plan in his mind.

he said cheerfully.

"Little friend Chen Chen, this has to focus on reading."

Master Jiaoyu interrupted Chen Chen and spoke.

"Those big plans have to be done when you have free time outside of your spare time."

Chen Chen knew that in ancient times, among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholars were the first.

But studying costs a lot of money, and for me, it is now a luxury.

So Chen Chen said in embarrassment: "Grandpa Jiayu, I know, but we have no money, we have to survive first."

"Little friend Chen Chen, I have thought about it for you and recommend you to study at the county school."

"You can plant some sugar cane at home that doesn't need to be taken care of frequently, so that you can take care of each other."

"You don't have to think about what kind of rabbits to breed. You need to spend more time studying. You are a good seedling, so don't let it go to waste."

Master Jiaoyu looked at Chen Chen and said seriously.

At first, Master Jiaoyu thought that Chen Chen was just a bit crooked, but after seeing the words Chen Chen wrote, he knew that he was a good talent.

He discussed with several other teachers and allowed Chen Chen to attend the county school for free, but he would have to pay for his own food.

The other masters had no objection when they heard this, so Master Jiaoyu planned these things for Chen Chen.

Chen Chen became happy when he heard that he could go to the county school to study. This was the original owner's wish.

He knew that growing sugar cane really didn't require much work, just weeding.

However, even though the harvesting time is long and there is only one season a year, it cannot solve Chen Chen and their current survival problems.

He thought to himself: Since there is sugar cane, there is also sucrose, but I don’t know if there is white sugar.

So he asked: "Thank you for teaching me, grandpa, but when growing sugar cane, do you need to cook the sugar yourself or have someone buy it?"

"The county next door has been planting it on a large scale last year, and there are specialized people who purchase it and make it into cane sugar."

"Farmers can harvest more from this than rice every year, and it also frees up labor."

Master Jiaoyu replied, stroking his beard.

This was what he heard while chatting with the magistrate of the county next door.

He is a down-to-earth person and has gone to the fields to inspect the actual conditions of farmers.

"Grandpa Jiaoyu, what about sugar? What's the price of sugar?"

Chen Chen asked anxiously.

He just remembered that when he was studying, he saw in the book that sugar production began in large quantities during the Jiajing period.

He wanted to know if there was a market for him to start making white sugar now.

"White sugar? How do you know about white sugar?"

Master Jiaoyu looked at Chen Chen doubtfully.

It turns out that this kind of white sugar has just appeared at this time, and rich people may not be able to eat it.

Master Jiao Yu only knew there were such beautiful candies after Gao Wenbai's father gave him some.

"Grandpa Jiaoyu, just tell me the price of sugar? I want to know."

Chen Chen became completely interested, this was a huge business opportunity.

If he could make sugar, he wouldn't be able to plant sugar cane or breed rabbits.

"White sugar is only available to those who are rich, and there is no sales at all on the market."

Seeing Chen Chen's curiosity, Lord Jiaoyu still answered him.

"Thank you for teaching me, Grandpa. I want to make some arrangements at home first, and then go to the county school next month. Is that okay?"

Chen Chen asked happily.

During this time, he will try to make white sugar to see if he can succeed.

"Of course you can, but the sooner the better."

Hearing that Chen Chen agreed to study at the county school, Master Jiaoyu also became happy.

"Chen Chen, you can go now. I can take care of the family. You don't need to worry about the family."

Shen Qian said lowly.

She hoped that Chen Chen could go to the county school to study, but she didn't want Chen Chen to leave her.

She was conflicted.

But Chen Chen's worries were at home.

There was nothing in his house, nothing to worry about.

It's just that he still has a lot of things to do, and he has to catch up on the knowledge he should have learned before going to school in the county.

Otherwise, when the time comes to go to the county school, the secret will be exposed and become a joke.

He is absolutely worried about the little guy Shen Qian.

He wants to make money to survive first and marry Shen Qian.

The best thing is that he can buy a small house in the county and let Shen Qian follow him out of the county.

"Chen Qian, you don't have to be disappointed. You can go to the county school and work, so that you can be with Chen Chen."

Master Jiaoyu saw Shen Qian's expression and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Grandpa Jiaoyu. Thank you, Grandpa Jiaoyu."

Shen Qian was so happy that she almost jumped up. She was so happy that she couldn't bear to leave Chen Chen.

"Thank you Grandpa Jiaoyu for the arrangement, but I still want to go to the county school next month."

Chen Chen stood up, then bent down and bowed to Master Jiaoyu.

Master Jiaoyu knew that Chen Chen must have something to do, so he agreed that he would go to the county school next month.

So he said: "Okay, next month is fine. Now let's talk about the poem you just wrote."

It turns out that Chen Chen's lyrics were well received, rated as excellent, and received a reward.

"Grandpa Jiayu, what happened to my words?"

Chen Chen thought that his copying of official documents had been discovered, so he asked with a guilty conscience.

"It's well written and has such a beautiful artistic conception. It makes me want to visit Chenjiacun."

Master Jiaoyu said with a smile.

"Grandpa Jiaoyu, I am going to marry Shen Qian next month. Can you come with us to witness the marriage?"

Chen Chen took advantage of the situation and invited.

He didn't know if Shen Qian's father or village chief would cause trouble for him.

If the Master had also arrived, these things could have been avoided.

"You're getting married next month? No wonder you have to come to the county school next month."

"Okay, decide the date and notify me in advance. You will take care of these things this month and come to the county school on time after you get married."

Master Jiaoyu stroked his beard and became happy.

Shen Qian lowered her head, shyly, and blushed to the back of her ears.

In this way, Master Jiaoyu and Chen Chen started chatting about poetry again.

In the end, Master Jiaoyu was asked to do other things by the master, and the two ended the conversation.

Master Jiaoyu who walked out of the room muttered in a low voice: "This poor boy, after his achievements in leading a worry-free life, is really a trick of fate..."

"Chen Qian, let's go and find Third Uncle. Third Uncle should be finished."

Chen Chen picked up the bamboo pole on his back, took Shen Qian's hand, and walked out of the private room.