No pain no gain

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After negotiating with the four hotels, the rest will be easy to deal with. There are more than ten catties of better lotus roots left, and half a basket of broken ones. Da Zhuang spent some time selling them at the market, and it was not yet noon. It's all done.

"Da Zhuang, you've lost a lot of weight, and you're even darker!" Zhao Ziyang said softly as he watched Da Zhuang pack up his things while sitting leisurely.

"I can't help it. I spent a summer in the sun and finished the autumn harvest. Farming is like this. This year is not bad, but last year was hard work..." Da Zhuang replied with a smile while doing the work at hand quickly. .

"Da Zhuang, why don't you move to the town, it's much easier to open a small shop than in that small mountain village..." Zhao Ziyang suggested excitedly.

Da Zhuang took a look at Zhao Ziyang, and put all the packed things in a basket.

The fool rushed forward, put the basket on his back, stood beside Da Zhuang, looked at Da Zhuang nervously...

"Haha, I'm not that material!" Da Zhuang patted the dust on his hands and laughed.

The fool's mouth loosened, a happy smile appeared on his face, and his eyes lit up.

"Isn't there still me!" Zhao Ziyang said after chasing Da Zhuang.

Da Zhuang tilted his head and glanced at Zhao Ziyang, then said with a light smile, "Thank you, but I like life in the small mountain village, so forget about doing business..."

"But..." Zhao Ziyang shouted unwillingly.

"Okay, okay, I know you have good intentions, if I want to make a lot of money in the town in the future, I will definitely ask you for help!" Da Zhuang said compromisingly.

"Well, that's about the same!" Zhao Ziyang said happily.

"It's the same, if one day you can't survive in the town, you can find me in Liushu Village!" Da Zhuang said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"You wait for the next life!" Zhao Ziyang raised his chin and shouted in shock.

"To be honest, if anything happens, just go to me!" Da Zhuang put away his smile and confessed solemnly.

"En, ah, good! What's the matter?" Zhao Ziyang asked a little strangely.

"Food prices have risen, and there must be other abnormalities..." Da Zhuang said softly.

Zhao Ziyang frowned slightly: "I will pay attention to inquire!"

"Okay, we made an appointment to meet at the gate of the town at noon, how about taking you back first?" Da Zhuang asked as he climbed onto the donkey cart.

"So fast?" Zhao Ziyang sat next to Da Zhuang and asked reluctantly.

"I'm going to the town again the day after tomorrow, so I'll go find you and tell me the news you've heard!" Da Zhuang comforted Zhao Ziyang with a smile.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Zhao Zi raised a smile and promised confidently.

When he arrived at the small courtyard where Zhao Ziyang lived, Da Zhuang endured it again and again, he was reluctant to part with the only friend he could talk to, and said in a low voice: "Zhao Ziyang, it's best not to do anything like what happened last time, in the future, Let it happen, and I didn't pay attention to those servants at all..."

"Hey..." Zhao Ziyang suddenly looked up at Da Zhuang.

"Okay, I'm here, I won't go in!" Da Zhuang pushed Zhao Ziyang and said.

Zhao Ziyang jumped out of the car with a puzzled expression, and waved at Da Zhuang.

Da Zhuang said something in his heart, and he felt relieved all of a sudden, he twisted his body and looked at Zhao Ziyang and laughed.

"Da Zhuang, will you come to the town?" A Da let the donkey walk slowly, lowering his head and asking.

"Well, what's wrong?" Da Zhuang asked back.

"No, nothing..." the fool said in a low voice.

"Didn't I say that I don't like doing business in the town, and what do we eat when our big family and children come to the town! Don't worry, I'll talk about it when you grow up and leave me alone!"

"Well, I see!" The fool happily replied.

"Really, I started thinking wildly at a young age, what will I do when I get old..." Da Zhuang shook his head and muttered a few words softly.

The fool just kept laughing, and didn't answer Da Zhuang's words.

"Ada, do you believe me?" Da Zhuang asked abruptly.

"Letter!" The fool replied without thinking.

"The grain harvested in the future, no matter what kind of grain it is, don't sell it for the time being, no matter how much the grain price has risen, remember?" Da Zhuang said seriously.

"Well, remember!" The fool didn't ask too much, and Da Zhuang said whatever he said.

"There is also the matter of your house, don't move it for now, let's talk about it in a few years!" Da Zhuang suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and continued to explain.

"I like living with Da Zhuang!" the fool said with a smile.

"Don't tell anyone about this!" Da Zhuang urged.

"No one else, I won't say it!" The fool said a little excitedly

Da Zhuang smiled, and for the time being, we can only do this for now, in case the world really messes up...

Fortunately, several hotels responded well to lotus roots, and they all signed a contract with Da Zhuang to deliver them every other day. If the lotus root is well managed, the yield is generally between 120 kilograms and 1000 kilograms. A few acres of lotus root is In the first year, in addition to several catastrophes, the output was much lower. Da Zhuang also surrounded a few places for female roots, and he could dig more than [-] catties of lotus roots in one mu. There are about [-] catties, so if you dig five or six hundred catties every other day, it will take about a month...

"Ada, come here!" Da Zhuang stood at the door of his room and waved to the fool.

The idiot put down the wooden awl and corn, and walked over quickly.

The wooden awl was made by Da Zhuang specially looking for strong wood. When it is used to peel corn kernels, one line should be poked down first. An iron awl is not worth it...

"What's the matter, Da Zhuang?" The fool stood at the door and patted the corn silk on his body before going in.

"This is for you, keep it yourself!" Da Zhuang took out a two taels of full silver and said to the fool.

"Give it to me?" the fool asked suspiciously.

"Take it, you get your share of the lotus root!" Da Zhuang stuffed the money into the fool's hand, and said worriedly: "Take it carefully!"

The fool took the money silently, bent down and got under the bed, took out a clay pot and put the money in it.

After the lotus root was sold out, Da Zhuang took 60 taels of silver to the bank in the town and exchanged it for six taels of gold. Although it cost a hundred taels of gold, it was more convenient than 60 taels of silver. The fool followed suit and exchanged the scattered copper plates into whole silver. Da Zhuang thought that there was nothing wrong with this, so he didn't bother, and only asked the fool to keep the silver carefully.

After the lotus root was sold out, Da Zhuang was completely idle. Thinking of the news he got from Zhao Ziyang last time, Da Zhuang felt more and more uneasy. Looking at the second girl, third girl and twins who were still running around in the yard, Da Zhuang His brows furrowed unconsciously...

Zhao Ziyang only got the exact news after writing a letter to his family. The new emperor is collecting grain, so the price of grain among the people will rise. This is not Da Zhuang’s biggest worry. All the bastards from rich families who cannot inherit the family business have joined the army, and the call for the bastards from big families to enlist in the army started last year, and now they are recruiting recruits from ordinary civilians to expand the army, but the news has not yet spread to this small place Come……

"Big girl, make some steamed buns today and stir-fry some lotus root foam. Ada and I are going to the mountains, and we won't come back to eat at noon!" Da Zhuang shouted at the big girl who was busy in the kitchen.

"En, I got it!" Da Niuer responded.

The lotus root foam is also made by Da Zhuang himself. In the past life in the countryside, many people would cut the white radish into foam in winter, mix some pig offal such as large intestine, mix it with flour, put it in a jar and seal it. It’s good to eat in spring, lotus root can also be used to make this kind of sour powder, and the taste is better. For this reason, Da Zhuang bought several large jars specially, and made white radish large intestine sour powder and lotus root sour powder After a few jars, it would be great to eat with steamed buns after frying!

"Da Zhuang, what are we looking for?" the idiot asked Da Zhuang out of breath as he pushed the thorny cane away.

"Huh...huh, find a place to rest for a while!" Da Zhuang gasped for a few breaths while supporting his knees, then turned around and said.

Because Da Zhuang was looking for a place with few people, it was very difficult to walk. The fool took Da Zhuang to find a small open place, spread a piece of rag on the ground, and sat down with Da Zhuang. .

"Da Zhuang, what are we doing here? Didn't you say that there are wild beasts on the mountain!" The idiot took out the kettle and asked Da Zhuang to take a sip.

"Find a relatively secluded and dry cave, bring some food and hide it, just in case..." Da Zhuang breathed out and said softly.

"What's wrong?" The fool asked vaguely after taking a big mouthful of steamed buns.

"Huh, the world is going to be in chaos..." Da Zhuang raised his head and sighed softly.

"What, what's going wrong?" the fool turned around and asked.

"Forget it, it's useless to say it. Fortunately, there are still a few years to prepare..." Da Zhuang lowered his head and took the steamed bun in the fool's hand, helped him break the steamed bun from the middle, added some vegetables and handed it over , muttered a few words in a low voice.

The idiot smiled, bowed his head and bit the steamed bun with big mouthfuls.

Da Zhuang looked at the idiot with a happy look on his face. This kid is the best at these two points. He is easy to be satisfied and never asks people what they don't want to say...

Walking around in the mountains until the sky gradually darkened, there was nothing to gain. Although no large beasts have been found in the mountains so far, two children and even wild wolves may not be able to deal with them...

"Let's go back, come back tomorrow!" Da Zhuang turned his head and said to the fool.

"En!" The fool responded, and then said, "Da Zhuang, I'll go ahead."

"No, follow me carefully, and you will go ahead tomorrow!" Da Zhuang forced a smile and said in a low voice.

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