Dressed as a blacksmith

Xu Xiuhua was very surprised, but when she saw that the visitor was dressed in rich and noble clothes, she asked with a shy smile, "What's the matter, my lord?"

Xiao Fengxian helped the bearer's hand and got off the sedan chair, then rushed to Xu Xiuhua and knelt down, "Sister, please let Qiao Lang take me in."

Her words aroused the excitement of the spectators, and there was a lot of discussion. This is her sister and Qiao Lang's. Could it be that Qiao Guangzhi is talking about!

It's really unexpected that he is very old and has a son and a daughter, and he can do such a thing.

Xu Xiuhua felt as if she had been hit with a stick, and said in a daze, "You... who are you talking about?"

"Sister, you must be brother Zhi!" Xiao Fengxian cried and begged at Xu Xiuhua's feet, "I have been married to Qiao Lang for five years, sister, I will only be a concubine when I come in, and I will serve you and Qiao with peace of mind." Lang, please allow me!"

Xu Xiuhua's anger went straight to her head, she pointed at Xiao Fengxian and was speechless for a long time, but finally she just passed over, and Qiao's family was turned on their backs for a while.

Now that the farming is slack, this matter quickly became the talk of Xianhe Village after dinner, and it naturally reached Qiao Yuan's ears.I heard that Xu Xiuhua didn't eat or drink after waking up, so I thought it was a big blow.

Probably after Qiao Guangzhi came back, there would still be troubles.

Qiao Yuan intends to add fuel to the flames, but he has to wait until the birthday party of the old lady of the Lu Mansion is over, then he will be able to play tricks on the tiger.

Right now he has to urgently train his staff, and Chu Li also came over to join in the fun, saying that he wanted to collect money for him!

All right, let's go to the countryside to experience life as a young master.

I don't know where Chu Li got the staff, everyone is ingenious, and they can do well with a little hint, and Qiao Yuan is ashamed of himself for being flexible.

There are enough people, and the production in the shop has suddenly increased in the past few days, and it can be sold out.

Chu Li has been in a hurry all morning, and now he is lying on the table sleepily.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Yuan asked.

Chu Li said bitterly: "I think you should pay me."

It was really hard work, he didn't stop all morning!

Qiao Yuan said cheerfully, "Okay, how about five hundred cash per month at the prevailing price in the city?"

"Five hundred Wen?" Chu Li looked up in disbelief.

Qiao Yuan said: "That's natural. You still need to start work at Maoshi and finish at Youshi. If you can't do two hours a day, you probably have to cut it in half."

Chu Li was dejected and fell back on the table, "It's really not easy for the common people to make a living."

Ming Xu listened, and smiled from the side: "Young Master Chu, it's hard to find such a job! You have to be related, and you have to be able to read."

Now that he is fed and clothed here, Mingxu feels that the days of starvation and cold in the past seem to have happened in his previous life. To eat, if there is drought or waterlogging, we will live with our stomachs stretched day by day."

Chu Li blinked thoughtfully.

Qiao Yuan didn't bother him, and was going to rent a yard today.

Now Mingxu and Mingchen live in Yuqiaoji, Xing Wu, Zheng Xin and his wife live in Tiepu, and it is inconvenient for the Yu family to occasionally stay overnight in the county, so Qiao Yuan and Yu Dameng discussed renting a yard in the city.

Firstly, it is convenient for the family to settle down temporarily, and secondly, there will be a place to go when Yu Shanwen and Yu Shanwu take a nap at school next year.

"If we didn't have enough savings, I really want to buy a house."

In fact, compared to the city, Qiao Yuan still prefers to live in a village with mountains and water where he can grow vegetables.But considering the convenience of studying for his and Yu Dameng's children in the future and the rising housing prices year after year, Qiao Yuan still plans to buy a house in the city when he has money in hand, and it would be good to have the right to manage money.

Qiao Yuan made the calculations, and probably settled the final payment after the Lu Mansion's birthday banquet was over.If the stove in the iron shop is sold for another winter, he should be able to take it down.

Both Tiepu and Yuqiaoji are in the downtown area, while Wuxuetang is in a relatively secluded area.Qiao Yuan thought about it comprehensively, and rented the yard closer to the martial arts school, where he lived quietly and took care of the two students at home.

The yard is a two-entry one, and the monthly rent is five taels, which is just right for the family to settle down temporarily.

Father Yu also wanted to contribute part of the money, but Qiao Yuan didn't let him. Now his shop's daily profit is enough to cover the rent, and Yu Shanwen, Yu Shanwu and Brother Liu are still young, so Qiao Yuan wanted Father Yu and Lin Cuifen to save more money. some money.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of Lu's birthday banquet, and Yu Qiaoji was extremely busy.Because the Lu Mansion not only ordered flower buns, but also ordered various snacks to make fruit plates in the shop.

However, Qiao Yuan was not as tired as when he came to the guest building this time. The early training was effective, and now it has paid off.

At that time, Lu's mansion opened for banquets. Walk straight from the main entrance to the Longevity Hall. On the desks on both sides of the red carpet, there are various birthday dough figurines. When you look closely, each one is different!

There is a huge gourd-shaped one with small gourds hanging on it, and the characters "shou" or "blessing" mentioned are not written with paint, but also made of dough figurines; There are also potted plants, a small peach tree is dotted with ripe birthday peaches, which is very gratifying.

It's even more amazing when you walk to the main hall where there are layers of giant noodle sculptures that are two meters high. Layers of layers are decorated with various birthday peaches, among which are mixed with the words "gold ingots", "lucky bags", "gourds", "Fulu Shouxi". On the top is the fairy Magu who is stepping on the clouds and holding the birthday peach, which is really wonderful.

Everyone who came to pay homage to the birthday was amazed, and the old lady Lu who was sitting in the main hall was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear.

On the same day, there was more news that anyone who went to say a few auspicious words in front of Lu's mansion would receive a share of flower buns, and the front of Lu's mansion was very lively.

Yu Qiao Ji is also famous, and in the past two days, it has received orders from several distinguished customers, so Yu Qiao Ji's steamed bun business is on the right track.

As a result, Qiao Yuan had a large amount of money in his hands, and his hands were more abundant. The first thing Qiao Yuan did was to buy Yuqiaoji's shop, a total of 200 taels.

Fang Yazi looked at him with eyes full of admiration, a little brother actually earned so much money in such a short period of time!

Given time, it will be fine, I'm afraid that Yunshui County will have another rich and noble man in the future!

Now, Qiao Yuan finally had some free time, so he freed up his hands to deal with the honeycomb briquettes.When he lived in the countryside with his grandparents, he made homemade briquettes in cold weather, which was made by mixing coal powder, yellow mud, sawdust and water.

These are not rare. After mixing the coal ash, use the briquette machine made by Yu Dameng to press it on the pile of coal ash, and take it out after pressing firmly.

Lin Cuifen wondered, "Why are these holes?"

"Mother, there must be a hole in order to fully burn. Otherwise, it will be like coal, with a layer of burnt on the outside, and the core is still not at all." Qiao Yuan explained, "But it can't be burned yet, it is still wet, and it needs to be dried in the sun. Just do it."

Yu Shanwen and Yu Shanwu are eager to try it, and really want to experience it by themselves, it seems very fun.

Qiao Yuan was lazy, and handed the briquette machine to the two brothers, and said: "We use ten catties of coal powder, and we can make 30 yuan of briquette. Although clay and wood chips are worthless, if we want to make briquette on a large scale, The clay has to be dug by the villagers, and the sawdust has to be sold in large quantities from the carpenter, all of which are costs.”

Now the price of coal is one or two or three yuan per hundred catties, plus other costs, the cost of each briquette is about five cents.Qiao Yuan plans to set the price at eight cents a piece, and if he buys more at one time, he will give away part of it as appropriate, so that more people can afford it.

"Because the sun is still visible and the soil is easy to dig, let's make more." A household burns about [-] yuan a day, and the consumption in a winter is also a lot.

If this business is spread out, it must be placed in the village.Firstly, the raw material clay in the village is easy to obtain, and secondly, the area is also widely spread.

Qiao Yuan planned to buy the homestead next door now. Anyway, he will build a new house in the coming year, so if he buys it now, he will build a simple shed, which is convenient for the briquette business.

Father Yu and Lin Cuifen had no objections, they were already used to obeying Qiao Yuan's words, and as for Yu Dameng, he was the only one who obeyed Qiao Yuan's orders.

After the meal, Qiao Yuan went to the village chief's house with Yu Dameng with a few packs of snacks.

Homesteads are very cheap, one is only a tael of silver, Qiao Yuan directly asked for three, so that if he wants to expand in the future, he will not worry about it.

Only the village chief was stunned, what a big house this is going to be built!

Now that the Yu family has no arable land, Qiao Yuan stopped by and asked about the arable land.

The village chief said: "I've been keeping an eye out for you all the time, it's just a time of peace, and there's really no one who can't survive and sell land."

Qiao Yuan had a little discussion with Yu Dameng, planning to buy a few acres of wasteland and reclaim it by himself if he can't find a suitable one in the spring of next year.

The moonlight was slightly darker, the weather was cold, and there were no people on the road.

The two held hands, chatting small words, and slowly went home when they were suddenly stopped by someone.