From the end of the world to ancient times with the writer system

This night, Shao Yunchen slept very peacefully, and woke up the next day feeling refreshed.

It was windy, and although it was not yet winter, the wind still hurt the face. The horseback riding had to be terminated early, and even the archery had to wait for the clear and crisp autumn days to continue.

Ji Xuanhe looked at the Ji family's ledger, his eyebrows trembled unconsciously.In previous years, he didn't feel that all the income was normal. After the income decreased this year, he just felt that the Ji family's income was still low, and the ability to resist risks was not strong.

Ji Xuan and Tong Shao Yunchen didn't spend a lot of money. After a year, the expenses of the two of them alone seem to be quite a lot now.Pens, inks, papers and inkstones, basic necessities of life, food, housing and transportation are not high-end goods, but the cost is not small.For people like Ji's family, this is enough to save money. Counting the expenses of servants, they still spend at least a few hundred taels a year.

On the one hand, the income decreases, and on the other hand, the expenditure increases. The comparison between the expenditure and the income is very obvious, and the income is only a small part higher than the expenditure.

Ji Xuanhe sighed a little, the money is too much to spend.This is still under the condition that he and Shao Yunchen are restrained. If they let go, it is estimated that they will not be able to make ends meet this year.

What kind of family business, with what kind of ostentation.Now that the Ji family basically has no human relations, the annual surplus in a normal year is only a few hundred taels. Once the income decreases, Ji Xuanhe can imagine the situation at that time, it will definitely not be so good.Saving money is not a good way to solve the problem, it seems that he has to open source.

Ji Xuanhe planned this way before, half of the annual surplus after deducting the quarter's household expenses will be included in the public account, and half will be included in his private account.Yunji Buzhuang is Shao Yunchen's dowry shop, so it cannot be counted in Ji's account.Up to now, there is less than 1000 taels of silver in the public account, which looks really shabby.

Ji Xuanhe did not act arbitrarily, organized his sentence, and said: "Yunchen, do you think we should continue to buy Zhuangzi or open another shop? The harvest has not been good in recent years, and the risk of buying Zhuangzi is very high. When the harvest is not good, , the shop is also difficult to open, which is really troublesome."

Shao Yunchen agreed, and added his own opinion: "As you said, Zhuangzi will not buy it first. As for the shop, Uncle Qiu knows a lot of shopkeepers, let him go to the county town to inquire more, and see what is suitable. Let's think about it later. .”

"Well, that's all for now."

Ji Xuanhe is not a procrastinator, after having an idea, he explained it early the next morning.It was really the master who gave the order, and the servant ran away.

Before Ji Xuanhe could choose the type of shop, the second uncle came to the door first.

This time when Wen Zhuocheng came, the weather was not bad, the weather was sunny and sunny, suitable for traveling.

"Second Uncle, why did you only bring two people with you?" Ji Xuanhe saw Wen Zhuocheng last time, and there was a large entourage. Could it be that he traveled lightly this time?

"There are a lot of people on this trip. I let them rent a small courtyard in Kangping County, and they enjoyed it very much." Wen Zhuocheng asked people to unload the carriage, and handed two half-sized horses to Ji Xuanhe , "Hehe, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I've grown a lot taller."

"Second Uncle, go wash up first." After Ji Xuanhe finished speaking, he ordered Zhuyi to prepare some snacks.

Wen Zhuocheng did not refuse, he was never polite with his nephew.

After everything was taken care of, Wen Zhuocheng sat on the armchair with a very relaxed expression: "Xuanhe, these two horses are just ordinary good horses, you and your nephew who are too expensive have some holes in them, so I don't care about them." alley."

"Second Uncle, this is just right. Things are too expensive and you have to be careful. That would be no fun." This is not Ji Xuanhe's evasion, he really thinks so.Ji Xuanhe seemed to think of something, and asked, "Second Uncle, how is it outside?"

The biggest source of news about Ji Xuan and the outside world is Wen Zhuocheng. This time the second uncle went out to do business, and the news he got was more authentic and reliable.If Ji Xuanhe wants to live a stable life, the external environment must not be turbulent, and it is only natural for him to take care of this.

Obedient and listening, Wen Zhuo understood Ji Xuanhe's worries as soon as he thought about it.In fact, according to Wen Zhuocheng's intention, he wanted Ji Xuanhe to move to the capital to live with him, but he hadn't separated yet, the Wen family was a large family, and there were not many elder nephews who really wanted to see him, and he didn't often At home, there are no dependent descendants in the big family, life is really not good, how can you be so carefree like your eldest nephew who is the master of the house by himself?Thinking of this, Wen Zhuocheng dispelled the idea, and only worried about his nephew being single.

"The temperature in the Northeast is low, and the continuous rain affects only the grain harvest. There are not many counties and towns where the epidemic has occurred. There are two sides to the matter. The low temperature has prevented them from the disease. Also because of the low temperature, the grain cannot be replanted, and even the vegetables that can be grown There are not many types." Wen Zhuocheng held the porcelain cup in both hands, took a sip, and teased, "The tea this time is good, better than the last time."

Ji Xuanhe didn't hide anything, and told the truth: "Second Uncle, this tea is specially bought for you, and you only buy a few taels a year. Yunchen and I are reluctant to drink new tea, and only drink old tea from last year."

Ji Xuanhe also experienced it before he realized that some things were done so that others would know about them, otherwise they would be bored in their hearts and others would not be able to feel your intentions. Wouldn't it be a waste of emotion?

Emotions need to be managed, whether it is family, friendship or love, if there is no return for the effort, it will not last long.And vice versa, if you just want to gain but don't want to give, the feelings of the other party will gradually fade until the last bit of affection is wiped out.

Wen Zhuocheng put down his teacup, leaned on the back of the chair, looked around, and found that the layout of the main room had not changed, only the house seemed to have been repaired, the walls were freshly painted, and if he didn't know the truth, he thought it was a newly built house.

"Second Master, all the things have been unloaded. You asked me to store them separately, do you see?" Chang Guanshi rarely went out to do business with Wen Zhuocheng. He carefully held a flat and long brocade box, trying not to make any mistakes.

Wen Zhuocheng sat upright, took the brocade box, and sent everyone away, leaving only Ji Xuan and his wife in the main room.

"Xuanhe, Yunchen, come and have a look." Wen Zhuocheng put the brocade box on the table, and lifted the lid, "I got a few good medicinal materials this trip, and you are too young to use the rest. This ginseng is suitable for all ages. Xuanhe, your health has already recovered. It is not a problem to cut a small piece of ginseng and stew some soup every once in a while to nourish your body. Yunchen is also, it is time to grow taller, you should pay more attention Nutrition."

Ji Xuanhe stared at it for a while, but didn't see what was going on.He is still young now, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't know these things. When he is a few years older and takes over the shop at home, he can't be like this now. It seems that he really can't stay idle like this. Wouldn't it be possible to be fooled even to buy medicinal materials? deceived?

Ji Xuanhe thought about getting up in the future, while Shao Yunchen scrutinized it carefully, and after careful consideration, he said, "Second Uncle, isn't this ginseng 200 years old?"

Wen Zhuocheng was very relieved to hear that, after all, not both of them lacked this vision.In his opinion, the eldest nephew is good at everything, but he is too easy to be satisfied. To put it bluntly, he does not seek to make progress. He nodded: "Well, it has been appraised by someone for more than 220 years. Xuanhe, look at you It looks like you don't know these things, not to mention that you will take over the shop in the future, even if you buy things and give gifts, you need to know the general idea. This is my negligence, no one taught you this, I asked Chang Chang to stay for a few more days, except for antique calligraphy and paintings , Others such as gold and silver jewelry, fur fabrics, tea and medicinal materials, he has dabbled in it, so it is enough to teach you for the time being. When I have the foundation, I will take you to see it myself."

"Hey, I'm bothering my second uncle again." Ji Xuanhe didn't refute Wen Zhuocheng's proposal. Since he himself realized that there were ready resources available, why did he refuse?

Shao Yunchen's status is different from the past, and his mind is more delicate. He tries his best to learn what needs him to master.He had also guessed the year of this ginseng, but now it would be best if someone pointed it out.

"Okay, put it away. The ginseng of this year is not very expensive, and you can buy it in a slightly larger pharmacy. It's just that this ginseng is in good condition, so I will leave it to you." Wen Zhuocheng picked up the cup again , sipping tea lightly, "Ginseng of this quality can be sold for hundreds of taels in pharmacies, but I only spent more than 100 taels to buy it from the ginseng picker. Such a high profit attracts so many people willing to take the risk to leave." business."

Ji Xuan and Wen Yan looked up at the second uncle, and found that although he paid attention to maintenance, the wind and frost on his face could not be covered by anything.The second uncle is just in his early thirties, and he should look young if he is pampered, but now, he looks more vicissitudes than the children of rich families of the same age.

"Second Uncle, it's too hard to be a businessman. If you let the subordinates take care of things, you can enjoy yourself at home more. If you go there every one or two years, you shouldn't have any problems." Ji Xuanhe relied on his young age and face-to-face As for the second uncle, he didn't have any scruples about what he said.

"Well, I think so too. It's time to rest. There are many younger brothers in the family, and part of the public property can be distributed to them, so that they don't keep slandering your grandfather. Why do I bother, these can be divided into my hands How much can there be?" Wen Zhuocheng sneered, except for the brother who is an official, the others in the family stared at him like a dog staring at a bone?Why did he bother so much.

"Come on, let's not talk about this, you go try those two horses." Wen Zhuocheng took the lead and walked out.

The two foals, one maroon and the other brown, are very ordinary in color. Ji Xuanhe named them Red Date and Longan according to their coat colors.

Shao Yunchen was close to the height of an adult, but the pony was a bit short, and his feet were no more than five or six centimeters from the ground when riding on it.Shao Yunchen is too short, but Ji Xuanhe is just right.

Jujube and longan are not wild horses, and they have a low temper. After getting acquainted with the two horses, Ji Xuan and Shao Yunchen jogged back and forth on the road with them.The wind from the galloping horses blew on the faces of the two of them, causing slight pain, but they didn't care, they just felt very happy.They haven't raced a horse for a while, and today they want to run to make up for it.

Ji Xuan and his husband ran in front, Wen Zhuocheng was behind, and Shen Qing Qishan followed behind.The road is not wide enough for two ox carts to run side by side, and the horses have to be careful not to bump into other horses when they turn around.

Wen Zhuocheng arrived in the morning, and as the only two masters of the Ji family, he naturally had to entertain him personally, so Old Master Zhen had to suspend his lectures.Letting the red dates and longan run back and forth twice, Ji Xuan and Shao Yunchen slowed down slowly, letting them gnaw the few weeds on the side of the road while walking.

Looking at the large fields, Wen Zhuocheng felt that his whole heart was broadened.Yangjiabu is located on a plain, only the north is backed by mountains, and the other three sides are covered by fields, so you can't see the side at a glance, and it's not much different from being in a grassland.After staying in such a place for a long time, it seems that the eyes of the heart can be enlarged.

Wen Zhuocheng has his own private property, so the farm is indispensable.He occasionally lives in Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, but he is the only master after all. If he is less popular, he doesn't like to stay too much.The elder nephew is different here, whether it is eating, drinking and having fun, he can feel happy, and he no longer has to listen to his wife whispering in his ear about trivial matters.

It's a pity he can't come often.Wen Zhuocheng was pulling the rein loosely, his eyes were a little wandering, everything in front of him seemed to be far away from him, and he was immersed in his own thoughts alone.

As the sun rose higher and higher, the shadows became shorter and shorter.

Ji Xuanhe looked up at the sky: "Second Uncle, let's go back, it's time for lunch."

Wen Zhuocheng did not reply, turned his horse's head around, and expressed his approval with actions.

There are not many other things in Yangjiabu, except for seafood.Wen Zhuocheng, as Ji Xuan and his close friends, must eat as good as possible.Ji Xuanhe's conditions here are simple, and they can't be exquisite, but it is possible to cook delicious food.

When Wen Zhuocheng arrived, the fish market in Yangjiabu had long since dispersed, so Qiu Bo had to go to Kangping County to buy seafood.

The large-scale livestock in Zhuangzi were basically slaughtered before the outbreak of the epidemic. The breeding cycle of pigs and cattle is long, and the cubs have not been slaughtered until now.Ji Xuanhe asked Zhang Zhuangtou to kill a half-grown sheep and slaughtered some poultry, served with seafood and vegetables, and made a decent table.

Wen Zhuocheng ate very carefully when he was at home, and he couldn't take care of it when he was a businessman. Now he saw such a table of dishes with more authentic ingredients, and he started to feast on them.Take a sip of warm wine and a sip of mutton. It is the most comfortable thing to eat in winter.

He often walks outside, and it always takes a few days to adapt to a home with many rules.The eldest nephew doesn't need to pay attention to these formalities, he can do it however he feels comfortable.Wen Zhuocheng feels that he has let go of his hands and feet, but he doesn't know that in Ji Xuanhe's eyes, he still adheres to the most basic etiquette, and his upbringing has been deeply rooted in his bones. How can he let it go if he wants to?

Wen Zhuocheng spent a few days happily playing here in Jixuanhe, and then took the seafood and a hunting bow from his nephew and set foot on the way home.He only brought a bow, no arrows.With Wen Zhuocheng's ability, it is not troublesome to get some arrow branches with iron arrowheads.

What Ji Xuanhe asked his second uncle to take away was his best-made bow, which had a good range and accuracy, but the shape was not beautiful enough, and his second uncle needed to find a craftsman to carve it.

Wen Zhuocheng walks outside all year round and is also equipped with bows and arrows.Compared with those expensive bows and arrows that are more ornamental than practical, this humble bow and arrow made by Ji Xuanhe is more suitable for him.If the weapon is too fancy, it will be inferior. Isn't it obvious that the inlaid gems are robbed?

Winter is coming soon, and Shao Yunchen started to get busy a few days after the second uncle left.Shao Yunchen had known for a long time that potatoes and sweet potatoes would not be ripe before the fall of frost. He referred to the opinions of the two village heads in Ningzhuang and Anzhuang, and asked the farmers to prepare tools to start the autumn harvest.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes were piled up in nests, and they were not big in size. It was indeed as Zhang Zhuangtou estimated. After the final weighing, after removing the seeds, the harvest was less than half of previous years.

The farmers are not demanding, and most of the tenants of Ji's family imitate Ji's family. Seeing that they can still harvest so much grain this year, they don't know how satisfied they are.There are many smart people in the world, but not everywhere can think of doing this.

This year, the imperial court exempted half of the land tax, and the Ji family paid half. As for going hungry.

This year, Ji's family didn't have any new wheat, and there was very little rice, which was the case in the entire Kangping County.Ji's family didn't have many hands, so Ji Xuanhe didn't send anyone to go to Fucheng to buy new grain.After a while, new grain came out from other places, and it would not be too late for them to go to Kangping County to buy some.

The three of Ji's family, Ji Xuan, Shao Yunchen and Mrs. Zhen, ate polished rice and white noodles, and they were all new grains of the year. The rest of the Ji family didn't have to be so particular.

"Xuanhe, let's eat less potatoes and sweet potatoes, and leave some for the farmers. The rest are made into vermicelli and sold in grocery stores. What do you think?" with.Shao Yunchen flipped through the ledger in his hand, thinking that selling grain directly would not be as profitable as deep processing.

"Okay." Ji Xuanhe rang the rope connected to the bell, and Qiu Cheng, who was on standby outside, pushed the door in, "Qiu Cheng, go and ask if anyone in our family can make vermicelli."

Qiu Cheng took the order and left, and came back shortly after to reply: "Young master, only the crepe mother can do it, and the crepe mother herself said that her craft is not exquisite enough, and the powder production rate is not very high."

"It's okay, you can go down." Ji Xuan and Ben didn't have much hope, the craftsmanship is something that every family lives and lives, and it won't be spread easily.Crepe's mother's ability to make vermicelli has exceeded his expectations, and he figured it out for himself. It is really normal that the efficiency is not high.

In this case, there is no need for Ji Xuanhe to choose. Just now he was still hesitating. If someone in the family knows this skill, how long will it take for the two Zhuangzi to finish the potatoes and sweet potatoes that count by tens of thousands of catties?

In previous years, most of the two villages planted wheat and rice, and less corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes were planted, and the farmers could consume most of it internally. Ji Xuan and his husband asked about these.This year, one is due to the large number, and the other is that Shao Yunchen has taken over Zhuangzi, and he will decide the final direction of Zhuangzi's affairs in the future.

"There is no grain in the warehouse this year. Send half of it to the city to make vermicelli, and put the other half in the cellar. We will make a decision after budding next year." Although Ji Xuanhe delegated the power to Shao Yunchen, the decision made by Ji Xuanhe As long as the decision is not too outrageous, Shao Yunchen will not raise objections.

The two made a decision, and left the rest to Uncle Qiu. They didn't need to do it themselves.

After solving this problem, Shao Yunchen continued to settle accounts.This year Zhuangzi didn't lose money, and he could still make some profit, which was already good in Ji Xuanhe's opinion, but Shao Yunchen was not satisfied.Food is the foundation of a family. If there is a grain farm but there is still a shortage of food, it can only mean that the year is not good.If it was only their place that suffered the disaster, it would be fine, as long as they had money and food, they would be fine, but I'm afraid that at that time, they would not be able to buy food even if they had money.

The livestock on the Zhuangzi had been made into various meat products earlier, and they were kept for their own use. Years ago, the only ones who could earn money were sheep, and the poultry was probably too much for personal use as a gift, and it was impossible to sell them for money.

It is still unknown whether the two Zhuangzi who were able to earn 400 taels of silver in previous years will be able to earn 100 taels this year.

Ji Xuanhe was looking at the accounts of the grocery store, and his eyes hurt from looking at the details. He put down the accounts and was about to rest his eyes when he looked up and saw a look of sadness on Shao Yunchen's face.

"Yunchen, do you see a problem after looking at the ledger?"

"No. I figured it out. This year Zhuangzi sold vermicelli and exchanged it for some other grains. He could earn about a dozen taels, and he could get some income from selling sheep. I'm thinking about whether to sell some meat products. Our meat We have done too much, we will not be able to eat it until next year, so we might as well sell some of it, and make it next year if we want to eat it." Shao Yunchen simply ignored the account and asked Jimo to go to the kitchen to get some snacks.

"If you don't tell me I've forgotten about it, just do as you said, set aside enough for us to eat, share some with each family, and sell the rest." Not long after Ji Xuanhe finished speaking, Jimo served I bought two plates of snacks and entered the room.He picked up a piece of pumpkin pie, took a bite and chewed it, and enjoyed it with the chrysanthemum tea.How could he be treated like this in the last days?If you want to have a good meal, you have to sneak around and avoid the sight of others.

Both Ji Xuan and Tong Shao Yunchen don't like too much sweetness, and what Mama Duan and Crepe serve to them are desserts that suit their taste.

While eating, Ji Xuanhe suddenly remembered that when he had just arrived a few months ago, he secretly took some food and mailed it to Xiao Bing while there was no one at home.At that time, he was still ill, and it took three to five days to write a chapter. When chatting with Xiao Bing, he accidentally explained the reason why his updates were slow, which triggered a collective reward from his fans.

Thinking of these readers who may never be able to reach him, Ji Xuanhe felt warm in his heart.At that time, the food stolen in large quantities was bought by him with the system currency and then secretly put back. As for the other small quantities, they were all ready-made food, so he ignored it and regarded it as being eaten by him.

Thanks to these system coins, Ji Xuanhe had the opportunity to solve the food conflict when he participated in Mrs. Ji's [-]th birthday.When the epidemic broke out in other places before, Mrs. Ji sent someone to ask him to pay more attention, and also wanted to take him back to Ji's residence for a period of time.Ji Xuanhe didn't agree, and he was used to a life of freedom and no one to control him. How could he be willing to live a life where he had to say hello every morning and evening?

Ji Xuanhe didn't know how to deal with the matter in the end, but seeing that there was no movement in Ji's mansion, the opponent who wanted to come to Ji's mansion also failed.Ji Xuanhe didn't have a penchant for asking the truth, he just needed to know that there was nothing wrong with Ji's mansion.

When Ji Xuanhe was separated out, Mrs. Ji also agreed, otherwise, his parents alone would not be able to accomplish this.But who would have thought that Young Master Sun, a sick child who was separated from Jifu, could help Jifu solve a crisis?One drink and one peck seems to have a fixed number, if the old master Ji still remembered his grandson and sent someone to invite him to the banquet, the people who opposed the Ji mansion would have already succeeded, and the Ji mansion would not be as stable as it is now.

It was also because of Ji Xuanhe's trip that he and Shao Yunchen each got a one-month pendant.Shao Yunchen's moon pendant has already played a role. Although it doesn't make much difference whether there is a moon pendant this time, who can guarantee that they won't save their lives next time?Furthermore, the function of the moon pendant belonging to Ji Xuanhe is still unclear. Judging from the function of the small moon pendant, it is only related to the life of the wearer.As for things that can affect human life, except for natural disasters and man-made disasters, the rest are easy to guess.

Ji Xuanhe has a writing system, he is not afraid of anything else, but a sudden disaster, so that he doesn't even have time to think, so having a writing system is equivalent to not having it.There are many good things in the writer system, which can be predicted in advance, but for such items, he may not be able to save enough system currency for a lifetime. After all, he has other needs, and he will not spend a system currency just to buy them. Neither spend.

I don't know what old master Ji thought at the beginning, since he still remembers that he has such a grandson, how can he be allowed to open the house alone at a young age with a weak body?No need to think about it, he knew that his mother should have put in a lot of effort, and maybe there were grandma and other people's handwriting in it.Interfering with six relatives, this affects a wide range, not only close relatives on the father's side, but also on the mother's side.Although the hindrance is not as serious as Xiangke's, but the scope of the blow is more miserable than saying that he restrained his father and mother.

Looking at Ji Xuan and all his relatives, as long as his second uncle didn't care, he could see the lethality of his comment.Remembering that Shao Yunchen was also included in the six relatives, but never disliked him, and took care of him personally when he was sick, Ji Xuanhe felt a warmth from the bottom of his heart.

Ji Xuanhe never thought about the fact that Shao Yunchen didn't know that Master Jingxin was putting his life on the line. Without this excuse, it would be impossible for his mother to separate him from Jifu.With this article, at least Ji's mansion won't look too ugly. As for the inner issue, who would care about the family affairs of other families when they are free?

After eating snacks, Shao Yunchen got up and went to the hall in the front yard.Seeing that it was still early in the sky, Ji Xuanhe also accompanied him.

Shao Yunchen handed Uncle Qiu a note: "Uncle Qiu, tomorrow I will transport some potatoes and sweet potatoes to the milling workshop to make vermicelli. A wash powder sold in the grocery store is enough."

Ji's grocery store caters mostly to the low-level people, and the things are cheap and affordable, and the sales are not good if they are too exquisite.Uncle Qiu agreed with Shao Yunchen's decision very much. He looked at the note in his hand and decided to inform Zhang Zhuangtou first, asking them to prepare the things today and load them into the car tomorrow morning.

Ji's family only has two carriages, and it is estimated that the grain can be pulled to Kangping County in batches.Uncle Qiu is not a procrastinator, he started to work after resigning from his master.

All over the country suffered disasters this year, the court postponed the day of tax collection, now that the autumn harvest has just finished, Yangjiabu has not yet paid the land tax, and the same is true for Ji's family.