Scholar and old attack

"Cough—be more reserved."

In the end, it was He Yuzhu who was too embarrassed to see the atmosphere, so let me remind you of the embarrassment.

Only then did Xu Shuizhou realize what he had done just now, his face blushed, and he buried his head in the quilt.

"It's good, it's good. After a while, both of us will be promoted." Chen Xiuxiu thinks it's not bad, who was not like this when they first got married.

He Yuzhu nodded involuntarily, and at the same time made a secret decision in his heart, after his grandson came out, he must not develop such a frivolous temperament as his father.

Jiang Jingyuan touched his nose in embarrassment, the child and the shadow of the child were not there yet.

Turning around, I saw Xu Shuizhou's misty eyes looking at him resentfully.

…………

With the help of the two mothers, Jiang Jingyuan and Xu Shuizhou were completely at ease, and returned to the days of going to the bookstore every now and then and reading at home.

Xu Shuizhou's feet were not fully healed yet, He Yuzhu and Chen Xiuxiu strictly forbade him to get out of bed and jump around, which suffocated him.

"Why don't I carry you outside for a walk." Jiang Jingyuan was practicing stereotyped essays, and when he saw Xu Shuizhou sitting on the bed making clothes, he got a little impatient, and suggested.

Xu Shuizhou shook his head, looked at his little feet, and said with a bitter face, "I think my feet are almost healed, let me go out for a walk."

He has never been so squeamish, he is not used to it at all.

Jiang Jingyuan looked at his snow-white feet with several unhealed blisters, and said threateningly, "It's hot, if your feet are not healed, if they get inflamed, they will rot from the sole of the foot to the root of the leg. In the end, I had to chop off my legs."

Xu Shuizhou rolled his eyes greatly, curled his lips and said, "A Yuan, do you treat me like a three-year-old child? Such words can scare me."

But Xu Shuizhou didn't yell to get out of bed, and sat obediently on the edge of the bed, helping Jiang Jingyuan make clothes.

"Ah Yuan, your birthday will be in two days. What kind of new clothes do you want? The light blue color is too light, and the brown color looks old-fashioned."

Xu Shuizhou was chattering.

Jiang Jingyuan was stunned, birthday?

He seems to have never had a birthday, because his birthday is also the anniversary of the death of his parents.

"It's fine." Jiang Jingyuan said indifferently.

"Then choose sky blue. I think you like that dark blue robe very much, but it's too old-fashioned." Seeing that Jiang Jingyuan didn't have much interest in choosing new clothes, Xu Shuizhou made his own idea.

Jiang Jingyuan has no objection, he himself is not very particular about clothes, he likes to wear that blue robe because it is conspicuous, every time he takes clothes from the closet, it is the first thing that catches his eye.

Xu Shuizhou asked Jiang Jingyuan to take out the sky-blue cloth from the cabinet. He gestured for the size with his hand, imagining in his head how the clothes should be made to fit.

"By the way, the wine in the wine shop can come out." Xu Shuizhou gestured and suddenly remembered this matter, and asked.

"Well, it's almost ready."

Jiang Jingyuan counted the days, it has been more than ten days, the first batch of apricot wine should have been fermented, and it is time to bring it to the market for sale.

Jiang Jingyuan customized two grades for apricot wine, high and low grades, the high grade is the boutique route, and the low grade is the civilian route.

It was Xu Shuizhou who inadvertently mentioned that such sweet fruit wine might be liked in the backyards of some wealthy people, but if it is drunk by ordinary people, it would be a bit unpopular.

"Later, when my mother comes back from the county, she should bring some new wine back. You can drink some in the evening."

Jiang Jingyuan smiled, Xu Shuizhou has been clamoring for fruit wine recently, and Jiang Jingyuan would never allow him to drink it until his feet are healed.

After holding him back for so long, now is the time to satisfy his hunger.

"Really." Xu Shuizhou was so happy that his eyes turned into crescent moons, "I want to drink the most expensive one."

"Okay." Jiang Jingyuan said fondly.

In the evening, Chen Xiuxiu brought back a few jars of freshly brewed wine, and the two mothers couldn't help sighing when they smelled the fragrance of the wine.

"After drinking fruit wine for so many years, I didn't know that fruit wine can be so sweet."

"Mother, I'll renovate the house when the fruit wine makes money. You can move in and live with me." Xu Shuizhou suggested at the right time.

"It's okay. I live in the wooden house. It's fine. If I move here, what will your mother do? Don't worry about living alone there." Chen Xiuxiu shook her head and refused.

He Yuzhu has a charming face. Although he is getting older, the temperament on his body has not faded. Recently, he has attracted some people's attention for helping Xu Shuizhou wander around the village.

If Chen Xiuxiu hadn't been watching, what if something happened to her alone.

"I……"

Xu Shuizhou was in a bit of a difficult situation, with his own mother on one side and his mother-in-law on the other.

Jiang Jingyuan poured a glass of wine for each of the three, put down the wine jar and said with a smile, "Why bother, mother and mother-in-law can just move to the old house, and we can take care of each other if we live together."

He Yuzhu disagreed, "That can't be done. There has never been a Yue family living in a son-in-law's house. It doesn't comply with the rules."

"It's okay, I believe no one dares to gossip about me in Jiangyu Village." The Liwei last time still affected the villagers, and now the whole village can't hear their family's affairs being discussed.

Jiang Jingyuan didn't care about those old-fashioned ideas, his son-in-law was also half a son, so it was his duty to serve his mother-in-law.

"Okay, let's do it like this."

Chen Xiuxiu thought it was a good idea, it saved her and He Yuzhu from running around every day, and guarding against thieves at night.

"It's fine to clean up the two rooms in the west wing, and we two old people don't disturb the lives of you young people."

Chen Xiuxiu has no intention of being an evil mother-in-law, she is used to living a free life alone, and has no interest in controlling Xu Shuizhou.

Seeing that Chen Xiuxiu and Jiang Jingyuan had made up their minds, He Yuzhu didn't say anything. Originally, she was living in Jiangyu Village only because of Chen Xiuxiu's more consolation, so that she could live in peace and stability today.

Therefore, she respected Chen Xiuxiu in her heart.

"Thank you, mother." Xu Shuizhou saw Chen Xiuxiu's willingness to agree so readily, and said to Chen Xiuxiu with a wine glass, "I will toast my mother for my mother."

"Thank you, we are all one family, as long as you don't hold grudges against me." Chen Xiuxiu knew that Xu Shuizhou was a smart child, and could feel the pain she had suffered all these years.

"Don't hold grudges, don't hold grudges, mother treats me the best." Xu Shuizhou shook his head again and again, he knew in his heart how much Chen Xiuxiu had suffered for him.

As early as when he was very young, he regarded Chen Xiuxiu as his second mother.

The mother and son smiled at each other, clinked glasses, and drank the wine in the glasses.

"This wine really tastes good." Chen Xiuxiu's eyes lit up.

"Try them all." Jiang Jingyuan said with a smile.

Seeing that even the two mothers couldn't resist the charm of fruit wine, Jiang Jingyuan was completely relieved.

After tidying up early the next day, Jiang Jingyuan went to the county in rough clothes with a few jars of wine.

First went to the largest restaurant in Wutong County, Phoenix Tower.

He sold his family's wine to the shopkeeper, and as soon as he entered, the shopkeeper almost kicked him out, but when Jiang Jingyuan opened the wine jar, the shopkeeper was completely stunned.

"This, is this the fragrance of fruit wine?" Wu Quan smelled the aroma of the wine intoxicatedly, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Jiang Jingyuan smiled and begged for a wine bowl from the waiter, poured out a glass of wine from the wine jar, and said, "Master Wu, have a taste."

"Okay." Wu Quan picked up the bowl and took a sip, his eyes became brighter, "Sweet, neither bitter nor astringent, that's how fruit wine should be."

The Phoenix Tower is the largest restaurant in Wutong County, and most of the people who come in are wealthy families or scholars, and street traffickers and pawns will definitely not come in.

And Jiang Jingyuan wore rough clothes today for the convenience of doing business, and when he arrived at the Phoenix Tower, he said that he was selling fruit wine, but he was almost kicked out.

According to previous thinking, the Phoenix Tower would never sell fruit wine.

But Jiang Jingyuan's fruit wine tasted very good, which made Wu Quan see a business opportunity. Not only young masters and brothers would come to meet guests in their Phoenix Tower, but also many ladies and wives would gather. If this fruit wine is released, it will definitely be very popular.

"What is the price of your wine?" Wu Quan asked after thinking about it.

"The price is fifty cents a catty."

The wine that Jiang Jingyuan gave Wu Quan was naturally the most high-end kind, and the market for this kind of wine could only be sold in big restaurants, otherwise no one would buy the high-end wine if it was sold on the street.

"Fair." Wu Quan is quite satisfied with the price, after all, the taste of this wine is really good, even if it sells for a hundred yuan a catty, I believe there are people who will buy it.

"Let's bring five hundred catties first, and send it to the back door of the restaurant tomorrow." Wu Quan wanted to try the reaction of this wine first, and then sell it aggressively.

"to make."

After finalizing the order, Jiang Jingyuan went to the base camp of Ren's Tiger Head Gang with low-grade wine.

"Master Jiang, why are you dressed like this today?" Ren Quan's little follower, Wang Wen, saw that Jiang Jingyuan was wearing a rough coat today, and his jaw was about to drop in surprise. Hurry up and find some suitable clothes for Master Jiang."

"No, I'm here to see you for something else." Jiang Jingyuan shook his head and refused, pointing to the jars of wine he brought, "Take these wines and help me run around other restaurants except Phoenix Tower. List, I will give you [-]% of the profit."

When Jiang Jingyuan came out of the Phoenix Tower, he realized that his business experience was lacking. He thought that he was a talented person to do business, and he was afraid that something would be wrong. He changed into a coarse coat and was almost kicked out.

If it wasn't for the quality of the wine, he might have returned without success today, so as soon as he left the Phoenix Tower, he could run to the Tiger Head Gang.

If you want to talk about local snakes, you must be members of the Tiger Head Gang. It is definitely better for them to talk about the wine business than yourself.

Wang Wen saw the words "Wutong wine. Apricot" written on the wine jar, and felt a little toothache. Fruit wine is not easy to sell.

After Jiang Jingyuan unpacked a jar of wine for them to drink, everyone's expressions changed, "Master Jiang, this wine is good."

Seeing that they liked it, Jiang Jingyuan said with a smile, "As long as you help me make the order, I will not only give you a share, but also give you a carload of wine for free."

"That's a good relationship." Wang Wen smiled heartily, and greeted his brothers to start working, "You must have heard what Master Jiang said. Take a jar of wine for me and run around Wutong County for me."

"Dele." A group of foolish gangsters heard what Wang Wen said, and went out to work in high spirits one by one.

"Thank you." Jiang Jingyuan also came to the Tiger Head Gang with the attitude of giving it a try, but Wang Wen was unexpectedly polite.

"Thank you, Master Jiang is your husband." Wang Wen gave a thumbs up as he spoke.

Jiang Jingyuan, "..."

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In addition, the efficiency of the Tiger Head Gang is quite high. In the afternoon, Jiang Jingyuan pulled out an order, which was a full five thousand catties.

But these are all low-grade, and the price is only 100 taels per catty, which is 90 taels of silver. After taking the share for Wang Wen, you can still earn [-] taels.

And this is the first day, after people in Wutong County drink this apricot wine, I believe that there will be no more than five thousand catties a day.

Wang Wen took the ten taels of silver given by Jiang Jingyuan, his eyes were all smiles, and the people under him went out to do activities in the afternoon and made ten taels. There has always been a share.

Turning his eyes, this business is very successful.

Recently their boss, Ren Quan, was busy with the dyeing business, and hadn't come to the Tiger Head Gang for a long time, and the cloth shops under the Tiger Head Gang had closed several of them due to the rectification of the dyeing workshop.

The brothers under him are also very hard-pressed. If they don't find something to do, they will go back to their old jobs and become "night crawlers".

"Master Jiang, how much is your wine production?" Wang Wen asked Jiang Jingyuan, thinking about it in his heart.

"It's about 8000 catties a day. If there are more fruits, the yield can be increased." Jiang Jingyuan lowered his head and thought for a while. The main reason is that they harvested the apricots too late.

"After a while, when the pears are ripe, we can make pear wine, which tastes better than apricot wine." Jiang Jingyuan said in a deep voice.

Wang Wenxi expressed his expression, "Why wait for later, we can start harvesting pears now, some villages ripen pears early, such as our Wangjia Village, if Master Jiang trusts me, let us Hutou help Master Jiang. .”

Jiang Jingyuan smiled, that's what he called before he came here, thinking that Xu Shuizhou hurt his feet when he took Xing, he couldn't bear to do it again.

"Row."

Wang Wen sneered, "Master Jiang, when the pear wine comes out, you can brew more, so that we can sell it in Datong."

"Datong?" Jiang Jingyuan smiled blankly, unable to tell that Wang Wen still had any sense of professionalism.

"Well, Master Jiang's fruit wine is really extraordinary. Once you drink this fruit wine, you will find it hard to swallow any other fruit wine. Wutong County is still too small. If you sell it in Datong, the business will definitely be better. It’s a pity that the quantity is too small.”

Wang Wen was both excited and disappointed. He was excited that he could do a great job, but he was disappointed because he had too little alcohol, and now he could barely drink enough for Wutong County.

Jiang Jingyuan shook his head. There is still no rush for this matter. He will expand to Datong step by step after he has established his reputation in Wutong County.

The next day, several oxcarts hired by Jiang Jingyuan delivered the wine one by one according to the order. Even Phoenix Tower also launched new wine. This kind of light and not bitter wine attracted everyone at once. gaze.

The reaction on the first day was beyond Jiang Jingyuan's expectation.

The most obvious example is that Phoenix Tower ordered a daily quantity of [-] catties in one go. In fact, if Jiang Jingyuan could only produce so much in a day, Wu Quan would have wanted to order more.

After all, not only Wutong County has Phoenix Tower, but also other counties.

The bookstore, aloe vera gel, and wine shop are all operating normally, and only breeding is left.

Jiang Jingyuan took a brush and drew a circle on the breeding area. Now the fish in the paddy field has accumulated to almost a few hundred, and the work of harvesting fish can take a break.

You only need to remember to feed them every day, and watch the fields to prevent someone from stealing them. Brother Jiang Ankang will take care of these, and Jiang Jingyuan is not afraid of any trouble.

He got up and stretched, and with the stable expenses at home, he finally had a rest.

"A Yuan, come and try my new clothes." Seeing that Jiang Jingyuan was done, Xu Shuizhou handed him the new clothes.

Jiang Jingyuan took it, took off his outer shirt, and put it on with a brand new look. He nodded with satisfaction, "The stitches are very dense, and the workmanship is very good. I like it very much."

Seeing that Jiang Jingyuan liked it, Xu Shuizhou was even more happy in his heart. For every husband, it is a kind of happiness to be recognized by his husband for his craftsmanship.

"I also made a pair of shoes. After all, it's my birthday. It must be new from head to toe." Xu Shuizhou smiled and took out a pair of brand new cotton shoes from the bottom of the needlework.

Jiang Jingyuan immediately took off his shoes, put them on, and took two brisk steps. The soles were at the back, and a thin layer of cotton was padded inside, which fit just right and was very comfortable.

"Very good, if Ah Zhou's skill is used to open a shoe store, the business will definitely be booming." Jiang Jingyuan boasted.

Xu Shuizhou smiled sweetly, and said softly, "I only make shoes for A Yuan."

"Cough—then your mother and I don't deserve to wear your shoes." He Yuzhu was just passing by, and didn't intend to disturb their love between the young couple.

But when he suddenly heard Xu Shuizhou's words that he would only make shoes for you alone, he wished he could take off the shoes made by Xu Shuizhou on his feet and hit him in the face.

"Mother..." Xu Shuizhou saw the embarrassment on He Yuzhu's face, "I...I mean, I only make shoes for A Yuan."

Xu Shuizhou's mind is making money so fast, he is a mother on one side and a husband on the other, he can't afford to offend anyone.

"Well, that's still a human saying." He Yuzhu glanced at Jiang Jingyuan and nodded in satisfaction.

Jiang Jingyuan, on the other hand, was a bit apprehensive, with a stern face on purpose, "Could it be that you still want to make shoes for other men."

"No, I didn't..." Xu Shuizhou wanted to cry but had no tears.

Jiang Jingyuan was amused by Xu Shuizhou's aggrieved expression, pinched his little nose and said with a smile, "You don't even dare to measure."

Xu Shuizhou glared at Jiang Jingyuan. He was being tricked again. Sooner or later, he will come back with 'revenge'.

"I'm going to prepare a birthday meal for A Yuan." Xu Shuizhou shook his hands, took a deep breath, went out and turned to the kitchen.

Tomorrow is Jiang Jingyuan's 19th birthday, and there are almost two tables of people invited, so he has to prepare well today.

-

Datong, the governor's yamen, Wang Linjie and Gu Renhuai looked at a piece of paper on the desk at the same time, and they smiled at each other.

"It's the right time for the teacher to come to Datong." Wang Linjie said with a smile.

Gu Renhuai also sighed a little, "I didn't expect that I would sometimes miss it."

"Teacher, why did you say that? At that time, the teacher said that Jiang Jingyuan couldn't see through it. This is not a mistake." Wang Linjie smiled, and the teacher was still too modest.

Gu Renhuai shook his head, "I just said that I couldn't see through it, but I didn't expect him to have such courage and decisiveness."

If an ordinary person encounters a human trafficker, his first reaction would be to report to the government first, and then let the government investigate, but this Jiang Jingyuan was able to catch up immediately to save the person.

The subsequent series of events showed that he was courageous and resourceful. When digging out the background behind the traffickers, he was not afraid to shrink back. Instead, he found evidence and fiddled with it in one fell swoop. He is really a little guy who hides his secrets.

"Teacher, since he was able to find out the evidence, why didn't he investigate the case himself." Wang Linjie was full of doubts.

Literati love fame, as long as they seize the slightest opportunity to become famous, they will never let it go.

Although Xiucai's status is a bit low, but he has witnesses and physical evidence, and the government will not stop him from handling the case himself. As long as he solves the case, his reputation will spread throughout the country.

Even Jinshang will notice him, and the road to imperial examinations will be smoother in the future.

Gu Renhuai stroked his beard and said with a smile, "This is exactly his brilliance. Do you still remember the question you asked him and how he answered it?"

"Not in his position, not seeking his position." Wang Linjie blurted out.

"He's just a young scholar. It's good to have a great reputation, but doesn't it seem that the other officials in Datong are incompetent and cause trouble for themselves for no reason, and handing over the credit to others can not only hide themselves, but also live at the same time. The county magistrate and the magistrate favor him." Gu Renhuai explained slowly.

Only then did Wang Linjie realize that the officialdom was like a battlefield, and one couldn't just focus on the immediate interests. He had been sitting in the position of the superior for a long time but ignored the small thoughts of the lower people.

"Looking at him, it's not that he has a good heart. Since the two hundred people have been rescued, he can ignore them at all, but in order to stop these people from being reduced to brothels, he will try his best to open a workshop. Lin Jie, you know that I look at him. What's up?"

Gu Renhuai asked.

"What did you see?"

"I see, the ability to govern the world." Gu Renhuai's eyes shone with light, "It is the dream of many scholars to inherit the sage's knowledge and bring peace to all generations. It's a pity that when they finally become famous, they only focus on climbing up. How many people have truly experienced the sorrow of the common people."

Gu Renhuai has taught countless disciples throughout his life, and it is no exaggeration to say that the world is full of peaches and plums, but none of his disciples is willing to truly consider for the common people.

They are all good officials. Although they are fair, honest and law-abiding, they have nothing to do with the people. The more they touch the bottom, the more desolate they feel.

It seems that no matter how many scholars there are in the world, the poorest people are still the poorest, lacking enough to eat and warm clothes.

However, the appearance of Jiang Jingyuan gave Gu Renhuai a glimpse of light. Only those who really consider the people can break the status quo and let the people at the bottom have a place to live and work.

Wang Linjie was very different. He didn't expect his teacher to have such a high evaluation of Jiang Jingyuan. Even the current prime minister had never received such a high praise from his teacher.

-

"Mother, you're going back to the wooden house tomorrow, won't you come with us to help A Yuan celebrate his birthday?" Xu Shuizhou was looking at Chen Xiuxiu differently at this time.

Chen Xiuxiu nodded and said, "I won't get involved in the excitement of you young people. I want to go back and be quiet, and I just have the opportunity to accompany Jing Yuan's father."

After Jiang Jingyuan and Xu Shuizhou got married, Chen Xiuxiu didn't move Jiang Yuanmao's tablet over, and now the tablet is still on the wooden house.

Jiang Jingyuan seemed to have a feeling, but seeing Chen Xiuxiu's extremely concerned eyes, he felt that it was impossible.

"I'm talking about leaving the house to you to take care of. During this time, you have taken care of it very well. Mother is very relieved. Mother, it's just that after many years, I'm not used to the excitement. When you send the guests away, mother will I'm back." Chen Xiuxiu smiled and patted Xu Shuizhou's hand.

Xu Shuizhou thought about it and thought there was nothing wrong with it. Chen Xiuxiu brought up Jiang Jingyuan alone. There was never any happy event at home, and she never went to another house to have a drink. It must be because she doesn't like excitement.

"I'll stay with Sister Xiu, I'm not suitable to appear on Jingyuan's birthday." He Yuzhu saw Chen Xiuxiu say this, and followed suit.

"Ah?" Xu Shuizhou was confused for a moment, and then realized that Chen Xiuxiu's mother was not here, and it was not appropriate for her own mother to be present.

"Okay." Finally, Jiang Jingyuan and Xu Shuizhou agreed to the request of the two mothers.

July [-]th was Jiang Jingyuan's birthday.

An unnamed tablet in the wooden house stood in the main room. Chen Xiuxiu burned the paper without saying a word, and He Yuzhu also lit a stick of incense beside him.