Shen Chenai's Different Life in Ancient Times

After this heavy snowfall, within a month there were two more heavy snowfalls in Fengcheng and its surrounding areas. The arrival of these heavy snowfalls completely meant that the drought that had threatened everyone for nearly a year had completely passed.

Although this year's situation is not good, a considerable number of people need to tighten their belts to live for a while, but it doesn't matter, as long as they grit their teeth and get through this period, life will definitely get better and better in the future.

After the county magistrate confirmed that the drought had passed, he deliberately wrote down the experience of the drought relief and disaster relief, and then submitted it to the court through the state capital.

After receiving the beating table, the imperial court gave considerable affirmation to Fengcheng's response to the drought, and specially organized the relevant departments of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households to respond to the anti-French law on the booklet. After doing the research, after streamlining and adding the response, it is distributed to the various departments below, and they are asked to learn from the experience for future contingencies.

At the same time, in order to commend Fengcheng's achievements, the magistrate of the county was immediately promoted exceptionally, and was promoted to the Liangzhou government office as a general judge.And those merchants who took the lead in donating materials and contributing ideas and ideas, in addition to being praised by the court, the county government also carved a stone tablet in front of the government office, with their names written all over it , in the form of eternal glory, to express the imperial court's commendation for them.

No one thought that a small potato could save so many lives, and this action also brought a "side effect" to Fengcheng, that is, people with land suddenly had more It is a habit that every year when they plant the land, they will set aside two acres of land for planting potatoes, and manage the potatoes planted on it according to the weather of the year.

The two acres of land set aside for special cultivation gradually became the life-saving fields of the people of Fengcheng, and these fields did not live up to people's expectations of them. For a long period of time afterwards, they saved the life of the people more than once. The lives of the entire Fengcheng people.

After the worrisome drought passed, Fengcheng gradually restored its former calm, and the common people began to go about their own business again. If there is anyone who can be dissatisfied with such a peaceful day, then Only those grain merchants who once wanted to drive up prices were left.

Before the drought, they spent a lot of money to stockpile food, but what they didn't expect was that when the drought came, the price of food in Fengcheng did not skyrocket as they expected, but rose for a while. After a while, there was a slight drop.

Then the magistrate of the county and some merchants here acted collectively, and after brainstorming, they showed their talents and suppressed the price of goods in Fengcheng.

The following days were a disaster for these grain merchants. With the introduction of the cheap rations on the government office side, the grain on their side became more and more difficult to sell.

People with brains sensed that something was wrong, and began to lower prices slowly, clearing out the inventory little by little, while those greedy for profit were reluctant to lose money to sell food, so they had to grit their teeth and hold on. The food purchased is not too much, even if it is a limited supply, it will last for a month and a half at most. After this period of time, the food at the government office is sold out, and those who have no food to eat will naturally come to them to buy food.

It's a pity that they forgot about those guys who follow the trend and sell grain. The grain stored in these people's hands is much more than that of the government office. Those who are powerful and have money will still choose to sell grain to them. The food that comes in from the Yamen is for everyone to fill their stomachs. As long as it can be imported, there are basically no other requirements.

Some people went to buy grain from grain merchants for the sake of mouth, while others went to buy grain just to make room for those whose families were not well-off.At the moment of the catastrophe, the people of Fengcheng showed an unprecedented cohesion. The efforts of these people made the people of Fengcheng work together to survive the most difficult three months of food, and when the potatoes in the field After it was unearthed, the common people no longer needed to worry about rations.

The people who had recovered from their stress began to have revenge and complaints. For those grain merchants who didn't care about their lives and wanted to make a fortune for the country, everyone expressed their aspirations and said that they would never go back to their shops to buy food. something.

People who are in business, if there is no business coming to their door, what is waiting for them is to close their doors. At this time, even if they want to lose money and sell, they have no place to sell. Everyone said that these people's character is not good, they We are worried about eating the things in the store.

The sparsely populated grain merchants finally had to withdraw from the market in Fengcheng sadly, and went elsewhere to find other ways.

After seeing the truth in adversity, all kinds of business in Luo Ding's family began to flourish again. The popularity of its import and export was double that of last year's busiest time. The manpower of factories and shops was I asked again and again, but it was still not enough, and everyone was so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground.

After finally taking advantage of the time for lunch, everyone could sit together and have a rest, chatting and chatting. Xiao Cao flipped through the stew in his rice bowl with chopsticks, sighed and said, "It's strange, you said I Why do you suddenly think of the alfalfa sprout?"

Hearing the manager's words, the other guys who were having lunch put down their jobs one after another. After looking at each other, an old worker said, "Actually, not only you, but I also really think about it. The boss used to let the kitchen work for you." When I made alfalfa sprouts, I was not very willing, but after eating it, I found it delicious. Now that there is no alfalfa in the field, I can’t eat these alfalfa sprouts, and I still miss it after a long time.”

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, and someone shouted loudly: "Scrambled eggs with alfalfa sprouts are the best. I can eat three big bowls of rice every time."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone who answered the question said: "It's better to stir-fry it. It's bright and still burns. If you eat a few meals during the dog days, you can live a comfortable summer."

Xiao Cao scolded with a smile: "You rascals, when the boss asked me to make alfalfa sprouts, who frowned and refused to eat them?"

After Xiao Cao finished speaking, someone replied shyly: "We didn't know that. We thought that the boss would give us what the pigs eat. But after Brother Chen came out and explained, didn't we understand? Afterwards, we had a good time even if we didn’t eat.”

It turned out that Fengcheng was short of water this summer, and the production of all vegetables here was less than one-tenth of what it used to be.

After the arrival of summer, many of the guys in the factory who couldn't eat vegetables showed symptoms of getting angry. Luo Ding, who came to inspect the factory, was very anxious.

Later, it was Shen Chenai who gave him the idea to pick the new shoots of the alfalfa, saying that after washing, it would be a good dish.

Luo Ding didn't believe it at the beginning, but after he tasted the dishes made from alfalfa sprouts, he agreed to Shen Chenai's proposal.

When I asked the kitchen to make alfalfa for everyone, many people were unwilling to eat it. They thought it was pasture, something that livestock would eat. I really couldn’t understand why the owner made it for them.

Later, Shen Chenai stood up, took the historical citations he found, and explained the legacy and development of Clover to everyone, which was considered to dispel everyone's concerns.

The taste of the alfalfa sprouts is still very good. Coupled with the careful cooking in the kitchen, the dishes made are full of color, fragrance, and are no worse than those traditional vegetables.

Moreover, alfalfa is a good medicine for clearing fire, and its efficacy should not be underestimated. However, after a few meals, the symptoms of the workers in factories and shops who got angry basically disappeared.

In this way, the news that the alfalfa sprouts are delicious and pay off the fire spread little by little from Luoding. At that time, there was a shortage of vegetables in Fengcheng, and many people who got the news found them. Luo Ding here and asked him to sell the alfalfa sprouts to them.

Once again, Luo Ding, who was blocked by people when going out, was dumbfounded at their request, but he still asked the workers who took care of the ranch to collect some young shoots for these people and gave them free, finally sent these people away.

But who knew that not long after, these people came back aggressively, followed by many other people, and everyone named them to eat alfalfa sprouts, so that Luo Ding would quickly pick them and sell them to them.

Facing more and more crowds, Luo Ding was also shocked, so many people can't give them away one by one, right?If this is the case, then no one can afford it.

So Luo Ding had to calculate the cost urgently with the accountant, and then chose a suitable price to sell the alfalfa sprouts to everyone.

Later, alfalfa sprouts gradually became a local delicacy. Luo Ding's income from selling alfalfa sprouts every year was no less than what he earned from selling pasture. In this way, Luo Ding actually sold two acres of alfalfa grass. The price of an acre of land.

At the end of the year, Luo Ding found that although he had gone through a disaster year, his family's income not only did not decrease, but increased a lot. This result, of course, is due to their expansion of business, but the most important thing is The most important thing is that the local people trust them. When they want to buy any meat products, the first thing they think of is the Luo family.

The good reputation has brought a large number of customers to the Luo family, and the large flow of people has driven the sales of various goods in the store.After such a virtuous circle, it would be difficult for Luo Ding not to make money.

This year's Lunar New Year's Day, the old Luo's house in Fengcheng was very lively. After worshiping the Tiandi clan, the flow of people coming to Luo's house to pay New Year's greetings has never stopped.Shen Chenyi's special alfalfa scented tea has used up more than half of it in one day, and now the bottom of the tea pot can be seen, which shows how many customers there are.

After noon, another group of people who came to pay New Year's greetings arrived, the first ones were Yue Chong and Xu Jian, and Xu Jian handed the gift he brought to Shen Chenai and said, "Master Yunwu, I will trouble you to take care of me in the new year." .”

Shen Chenai couldn't laugh or cry when she heard the words, took Xu Jian's gift and replied: "Stop making trouble, come in quickly."

Because we knew in advance that Xu Jian and his wife would come over, the meals in the house had already been prepared. The hot hot pot was served with thin slices of mutton cut by Luo Ding, served with radish, potato, white cabbage and frozen tofu. Although the ingredients are simple, the big guys eat it lively.

After drinking for three rounds, Shen Chenai toasted everyone, only to hear him say: "God arranged for me to come here, let me meet the love of this life, and make lifelong friends. Ask yourself, I am very satisfied to have today. Now, everyone here and I have a successful career and a happy family, let them drink this cup, and wish our future life will be smooth and safe.”

After he finished speaking, he drank the wine in the glass first.Hearing the words, everyone picked up the wine glasses and drank it all in one gulp. Even Yue Gui secretly dipped a little bit into the wine pot with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth, then stepped aside with a wrinkled face.

But the little girl still didn't give up. She continued to dip some wine with her chopsticks and put it into Xiao Shan's mouth. Being cheated by his sister, he simply ignored Yue Gui.

Seeing Yuegui's uncommon panic, the adults present were all laughing, but they didn't show any intention of helping. The rising heat in the room brought everyone's laughter out of the room, and Shen Chenai, who was slightly drunk, , humming softly in the mouth: "Happy New Year, Happy New Year, I wish everyone a Happy New Year, we sing and we dance, I wish everyone a Happy New Year..."