Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

When Zhang Shu got home, just as he put down the basket, Grandma Zhang and Li Mujin surrounded him.

A little milk dog stretched out its head tremblingly, its watery little black eyes looked at them innocently, and immediately got a pet.It squeezed down again hastily, and got under the stomachs of its siblings, leaving only a small tail exposed.

Zhang Shu took out the kennel that Grandpa Zhang had tied up this morning, then took out the straw that Zhou Nan gave to the puppies and stuffed it into balls, and then took out the puppies one by one and put them inside.

The puppy sniffed around and found that it still smelled like a bitch, so he curled up in it with peace of mind.

"Ashu, why are they so small? What do they want to eat, drink milk?"

"They've all been weaned, just feed them some leftover rice and some broth for them to eat at night." The dogs have to be fed at night, and only when they are full at night can they have the energy to look after the house.

"Oh, that's it. By the way, have you seen my brother's friend? What kind of person is he?" Li Mujin thought of this episode again.

Zhang Shu smiled mysteriously, and then pulled Li Mujin into the room while the others were watching the dog. "I think your brother seems to have taken a fancy to someone else. That man is a brother named Zhou Nan. He has a generous temper, looks upright, and looks good, but his family is a little poor."

Li Mujin squinted at him, "You observe very carefully."

Zhang Shu shouted wronged, "Didn't you tell me to watch it? I just wanted to see it clearly so I could tell you when I came back. Ever since I first met you when I was a child, I haven't seen other brothers and girls. "

Li Mujin waved his hand, "You're right. Why do you think my brother has taken a fancy to him?"

"You know what your brother is like. He is more polite than talking to Dad. But he whispered to that brother, for fear of offending others, and he would be happy to do something for others, just like I am to you Same."

Li Mujin looked at Zhang Shu who was trying to express his feelings, "I found that since you came back from Nanhai County, your mouth has become more eloquent. Have you gone somewhere you shouldn't have gone?"

Zhang Shuxing sat upright, "That's the tradition of our old Zhang family. He is clumsy in front of outsiders, but he is eloquent in front of his own wife. It's amazing. Look at my grandfather, he usually doesn't If you don't speak a word, you can't talk too much in front of my grandma."

"Okay, okay, it's okay if I wronged you, I'm going out to see the puppy, don't follow me." Li Mujin went out with her slightly protruding belly.But he took this matter to heart, and planned to find a time to quietly tell his father and ask him to help him see each other.Judging from Zhang Shu's description, this person is pretty good. There is nothing to worry about when the family is poor.

Zhang Shu actually understood why Li Mujin was so suspicious, because he was still unwilling to tell him what happened on the way to Nanhai County.

If he told them these things, he would go to Nanhai County next time, then he would probably be the only one in the family who would be able to fall asleep.Now that they have returned safely, let those things sink to the bottom of the sea.

The most important thing at the moment is to get the dry vermicelli out as soon as possible. He signed a delivery contract on the tenth day of May with someone.

Starting from the river to Nanhai County, it took them ten days last time. Because the boat stopped for a long time, it usually takes nine days to arrive.

In other words, Zhang Shu should go out on the first day of May at the latest.Today is April [-]th, and there are still fifteen days left.

According to the figures in Li Mujin's ledger, more than 4000 catties of spring potatoes were harvested in the past two days.It seems that the collection in my own village is almost done, but the collection in other villages has not yet started.

Zhang Shu estimated that he could collect about 4000 catties.Judging from the price of one penny and a half two catties, it would cost about thirteen or four taels of silver.The laborers are paid according to the severity of the work, and it takes about thirteen or forty taels.Plus other expenses, such as buying a large tank, setting a grinding plate, buying a shelf, and burning firewood all day long, etc.The cost of making these dry vermicelli is about 40 taels.

The more than 70 taels of silver he earned years ago has almost been spent now.Sometimes I think it's crazy when I think about it. Usually, when the family is farming and doing land, where can I spend so much money, it is enough for the family to live for five or six years.But think about it, how can you earn so much if you farm?

According to the powder yield of spring potatoes, about two and a half catties can produce one catty of flour, which is higher than that of autumn potatoes.More than 4000 catties of spring potatoes can produce more than 600 catties of vermicelli. When sold for 220 yuan per catty, you can earn about 80 taels of silver, and you can earn [-] taels after excluding the cost. !

And it doesn't matter even if the other ones are sold at a lower price, the one thousand catty business alone has almost earned back the cost!

Zhang Shu's hands trembled when he calculated the money. After the calculation, he went to the backyard, and now he is going to make dried vermicelli!

The backyard is very busy at this time, no one is stopping, this job is close to home, and it will not be too tiring, and the Zhang family is kind, and they will give them some snacks to wrap their stomachs every afternoon.

Zhang Shu went to the house where the pulp was dumped, and started working with Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang...

Fifteen days passed quickly, but the result was beyond Zhang Shu's expectations. They collected more than 8000 catties of spring potatoes in total. The surrounding villages sold spring potatoes in bullock carts, some of which were far away. I even went to a relative's house with a burden to rest for a night and then came back to sell.

Looking at the joyful expressions on the weather-stained faces, Zhang Shu felt a little uncomfortable.He had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, and the village was relatively affluent, so he couldn't deeply understand what it was like to have no money.

Since arriving in Zhou Nan's village, he realized that there are really many villages like that, and some people can't even afford salt.But they are very content, even if they eat wild vegetable soup every meal, they can still keep a smile on their faces.

Compared with them, I am so much happier...

Five thousand catties of dry vermicelli were produced in [-] days, and the other Zhangshu couldn't wait any longer, so they decided to sell them locally in the future, and set up stalls to sell hot and sour vermicelli in winter if they couldn't be sold.

The ox cart of the village head's family was also borrowed, and the dried vermicelli was transported to the river in the county town one after another.These dry vermicelli were packed in bundles in sacks and wrapped in oiled paper, and finally they were carried into the cabin of a large ship docked on the shore.

The big boat of Master Nan’s family is about 4000 materials, and it can carry more than 1 catties of goods. Therefore, after Zhang Shu’s goods were put on board, Nan’s family also put more than [-] catties of goods on board.This time Master Nanda did not board the boat, and it was Shopkeeper Yan who was on board.

Shopkeeper Yan laughed cheerfully when he saw Zhang Shu. After what happened last time, he seemed to regard Zhang Shu as an expert. He usually pretended to be a simple and honest farmer, and would come out to save people at critical times. In the midst of water and fire.

He cupped his hands at Zhang Shu, "Brother Zhang, the young master sent me to accompany you on the boat this time, and my old life, Old Yan, will be in your hands."

Shopkeeper Yan got to know these water bandits after he came back, and he realized how lucky he was when he knew that basically none of the merchant ships that had been robbed in the past remained.

Zhang Shu also cupped his hands, "Shopkeeper Yan, you are being polite, I still need you to remind me more."

The two boarded the boat with a smile, and Zhang Shu found that only a dozen or so guards were familiar faces from last time, and the other twenty or so people had all been replaced.But yes, after what happened last time, it would be good if Master Nan didn't pursue them, how dare he entrust his wealth and life to them again?

"Shopkeeper Yan, tomorrow is the sailing day, there will be three or four people accompanying me besides me, I wonder if that's okay?"

"Of course, the young master has ordered that you can bring as many people on board as you want. If there are too many people on board, the water bandits will not dare to approach. For our goods, there is more security, and both sides are cheaper. "

"Thank you Young Master and Shopkeeper Yan, I will pay for their meals."

"You're being polite. You don't pay for anything. You saved the lives of all of us. Especially the young master, do you know who he is?" Shopkeeper Yan asked Zhang Shu in a mysterious manner. Said.

Zhang Shu shook his head frankly. He only knew that Master Nantong opened a Nantong grocery store.He originally thought that Young Master Nan's net worth should be similar to that of Big Brother Hu, but now that Shopkeeper Yan said so, could it be that he is very powerful?

Shopkeeper Yan gave him an expression of hating iron but not steel, "Then do you know about our four major families in Qingzhou Prefecture?"

"Ping Gu Zhang Fang, who doesn't know this? But there is no Nanfu here."

"You're so stupid, can't you have something to do without Nanfu? Master Nan's mother is the third daughter of the Gu family, and everyone is still talking about the ten-mile red makeup back then! When his mother married the Nan family, she liked her. The most important thing is his family's position in the officialdom, you know, Master Nan's younger brother has reached the fourth rank, he is a person who can go to court!"

Zhang Shu took a breath in cooperation, and then he thought again, "Then why does the eldest young master seem to be not as favored as the second young master?"

"Oh, it's just that the eldest young master is too lazy to argue with him. The family's feeder and outside business are all in the hands of their wives. They are raising the second young master just for fun. It's ridiculous that they still treat themselves It's over. He doesn't even think about whether Aunt Li and Madam are comparable!"

Shopkeeper Yan is very proud that he voted for Mingzhu. He used to care about the position of the shopkeeper of a grocery store, but now, he has long ignored it.

Zhang Shu didn't quite understand the twists and turns in the rich man's heart. After inspecting his cargo, he disembarked. He had to go home and come back tomorrow morning.

Zhang Shu drove the ox cart to buy a jar of good wine, a pack of pork head meat, and two packs of pastries back home. The village head borrowed the ox cart and asked him for no money, but he had to be sensible, otherwise he would fall into the mouth of others. It will be said that the richer he is, the more stingy he is.

Zhang Shu hummed a ditty to himself and went home, not knowing what was waiting for him at home...