Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

The sumptuous farm food and the homemade rice wine, this meal aroused Huang Tianhang a little sad. When his parents were still there, the family was always so warm.

After a while, he grinned, and for some reason, he suddenly became sad today. Maybe Zhang Shu's family got along too well, which reminded him of his own home.

After dinner, it was not appropriate to discuss business, so Zhang Shu placed Huang Tianhang in a guest room and boiled water for him to wash.

Huang Tianhang lay in the warm quilt, feeling the smell of the sun, and soon fell asleep with a slightly drunk head. Before falling asleep, he thought, it was time to marry a wife and live a good life.

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Early the next morning, Huang Tianhang's spirit recovered, and the melancholy of last night was gone. He went out generously and fetched water to wash in the yard.The well water in winter has a little heat, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Zhang's family also got up, and when they saw him, they called him in for breakfast.

Thick rice porridge, salted duck eggs that ooze oil after breaking apart, fried pickles, and homemade pickled crispy radishes, with a bowl of white steamed buns next to it, the breakfast is so delicious!

Huang Tianhang sat down unceremoniously, chatted and ate, and soon, two bowls of porridge and two steamed buns were eaten.He especially likes to eat the crispy radish pickled by Grandma Zhang. It would be great if this thing can be eaten on the road. It is really friendly to those who are on the road all day long.

After breakfast, Zhang Shu took him to the backyard and showed Huang Tianhang how to make autumn potato vermicelli.Of course, he won't talk about the most important step.

Now he is not busy alone, he, Mu Jin, Yu Xiaoliu and the two young men from Uncle Mu Jin's family all know the last step.

Except for Li Mujin, he signed a contract with the other three people, and within three years, he was not allowed to disclose any content about the autumn potato vermicelli to others. He thought that within three years at most, someone might get it out. After all, I tried everything and it worked out, and it took so long because of the slight toxicity of alum.

The other three people admired Zhang Shu very much. One was his long-term worker brother, and the other two were brothers from his uncle's family. If he betrayed anyone, he would not betray him. , no one can say what will happen.

Huang Tianhang watched the people working in full swing, the whole backyard looked vigorous and uplifting, he couldn't help being infected by the atmosphere, the smile never left his face.Can he worry about the vermicelli made in this way?The people who work treat it as if it were their own stuff, and handle it cleanly without any slack.

After turning around, Huang Tianhang and Zhang Shu came to the front yard again, and they had to discuss business in a quiet and undisturbed place.

"Brother Zhang Shu, to be honest, I have also accepted a few people's commissions this time, and they also want to buy some of these."

"It's easy to say. This year, there are many people who grow autumn potatoes in these ten miles and eight towns. There are about [-] catties of vermicelli in the warehouse. How much do you want, Brother Huang?"

Zhang Shu didn't expect that everyone's enthusiasm for planting autumn potatoes would be so high, especially in poorer places. He really wanted to plant this on the ridges of the fields, and even spared no effort to reclaim wasteland and plant autumn potatoes on them.

In fact, if it wasn't for this, perhaps there would be fewer autumn potatoes this year, because everyone has realized that it is best not to plant autumn potatoes and spring potatoes in succession, because the harvest in succession is not very good.After all, not everyone is like Zhang Shu's family. There are so many pig manures that can be used to fertilize the land.

They are all experienced old farmers. They have already prepared. After harvesting the autumn potatoes, they have to plow the ground deeply, then fill it with soil and fertilizer, let it rest for a period of time, and then plant spring potatoes next year.Crop fields, if you don't fool it, it won't fool you.

Unexpectedly, Huang Tianhang frowned, "I'm afraid these are not enough. The goods I received here already weighed [-] catties, not including what I and Lao Hu wanted."

Zhang Shu was surprised when he heard that he wanted so much!But it should be enough, he has only harvested autumn potatoes from four villages now, and he still hasn't visited five villages.

These five villages live far away, Zhang Shu thought, they may not have heard of harvesting autumn potatoes, but even according to the past planting, it should be enough for this business.

In fact, Zhang Shu is thinking about it. Rumors have grown legs since ancient times, and no news can escape everyone's ears. Those villages have also planted a lot of autumn potatoes, and they are waiting for Zhang Shu and the others to go. receive.

"How long can Big Brother Huang stay here?" Zhang Shu asked, if the time is more relaxed, it may be too late.

"I can stop for about seven days." The Hu family's boat left at about this time, so he naturally wanted to borrow their boat to transport it back.

"Okay, then Brother Huang, you can rest in the yard. I'll send someone to recruit some more workers immediately, and I'll go down to harvest the autumn potatoes by the way."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Shu went out in a hurry.There are still about 600 catties of autumn potatoes piled up in the warehouse that have not yet been harvested. Three catties of autumn potatoes yield one catty of noodles, and about [-] catties of vermicelli can be produced.

Zhang Shu estimated that they might have to buy about 5000 catties of vermicelli, so he had to collect at least [-] catties of autumn potatoes.

Now there are about 70 to [-] people working in the yard. Later, when there were more autumn potatoes, the number of people doing laundry increased to seven, let alone doing those jobs.

As soon as Zhang Shu told the villagers, ten more people went to work in the afternoon. These ten people were left at home to work before, but now almost every family only left the eleven or twelve-year-old girls. Work, adults are all here to earn money.

The job of harvesting autumn potatoes was also dispatched. Since the job was not settled on the spot, it didn't matter who was selected, as long as they could read the scales.

The people who went there were all old men in their fifties and sixties. They knew a lot of people, so they treated them like they were visiting friends. They had cars and money, so they naturally didn't mind.

Soon, carts of autumn potatoes were brought back, and the warehouse didn't wait, and they were dumped by the river for these people to wash.

Because of the urgency, there are still not enough people to pick up vermicelli, because like Zhang Shu and Li Mujin, they can't be here all the time. Zhang Shu has to take care of everything, and Li Mujin has to take care of the little daughter with Grandma Zhang.

In desperation, Zhang Shu called Li Yan and Zhou Nan back again, and replaced Li Mujin's first aunt, second aunt, and third aunt to help Aba Li and the others.

His three uncles stayed at home to help, but Zhang Shu wanted them to come with them, but they didn't think it was very good, why would the whole family go to someone else's house?It's not fighting tigers.

What's more, the elderly always need someone to take care of them. It is impossible to leave one brother at home to take care of them, while the other two go to earn money.What's more, there are a group of children besides them.

Huang Tianhang walked around the village when he had nothing to do, and was forced to listen to the gossip of Zhang Shu's family.He also knew that when he was so busy, these three or four women could still sit and chat under the tree, most likely they were the ones who were not allowed to enter the vermicelli workshop.

Such a person must have a problem with character and the whole village knows about it, otherwise Zhang Shu would not have offended these families.

Those women spoke harsh words, but they couldn't hide their sourness. They only said that they didn't like those who earn twenty or thirty pennies a day, but they mentioned that the 60-year-old grandma next door also earned it. At that time, the words spoken are completely different.

"The old woman is staggering when she walks, but she can still work. I think it's probably because she works every now and then."

"It's more than that. I think I definitely want to live in Zhang Shu's house for the elderly. Even if I don't get paid, I can eat two meals a day."

"No, I heard that there are two buns with the size of a fist. She eats one and leaves one for her little grandson. It's probably because she made up her mind to eat it at Zhang Shu's house."

"..."

Huang Tianhang stood for a while, and then left bored. He also knew the granny they were talking about. People in their 60s are still very energetic. I am afraid that these two gossiping people can't compare to her when working together. .

That little brother is also well-behaved, he is only four or five years old, and he can squat for a whole morning. His grandma cut one and he handed it to him. It makes people feel distressed.

Zhang Shu also takes good care of them, the place where he stays is just right to bask in the sun, and Li Mujin often gives him three or two small snacks for him to sit and eat, so that he can take a rest.They are new fathers, and their hearts soften when they see a well-behaved child, especially since he is also a little brother.

In the next few days, Huang Tianhang also went to the vermicelli workshop to help. He was strong, cheerful and generous, and soon became a leader among the villagers in Shuitou Village. Everyone was Brother Huang. He, it can be seen that capable people can enjoy themselves wherever they go.

Six days later, more than 3 catties of autumn potatoes came out of the vermicelli workshop as expected.Everyone basically stopped their work and helped to bundle and pack things into sacks.

Huang Tianhang said, "Among them, [-] catties were requested by Master Du of Changzhou Prefecture, [-] catties were requested by Master Chen of Huzhou Prefecture, and [-] catties were requested by Master Zhai of Huizhou Prefecture. Mr. Liu, Mr. Ding, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Zhang, Mr. Jiang, from Yangzhou Prefecture, Ningbo Prefecture, each asked for two thousand catties, and in the end, Zhou Shun from Zhangzhou Port asked for [-] catties."

This is the [-] catties of autumn potato vermicelli on his order.

The jumbo sacks that Zhang Shu and the others bought can hold about two hundred catties, and the boss who bought them just like the sack seller just bought them with a happy smile.

Zhang Shu used a brush to write on the goods of these masters, and all the goods of one person were piled up together, so that it would be more convenient to deliver.

In the end, there were 79 catties left, and Lao Hu asked for [-] catties and gave [-] taels of silver.After doing the math, Zhang Shu knew that the price Lao Hu offered was thirty cents a catty, and he sighed in his heart, Lao Hu was really righteous.If he had given Huang Tianhang the original price, then Huang Tianhang would have muttered a few words. He offered to offer the price of [-] Wen, and no one else had anything to say.

Huang Tianhang himself asked for [-] catties, and Zhang Shu took the initiative to give him two pennies per catty, thanking him for bringing so many customers to him.The other [-] catties were given at thirty Wen per catty.

In other words, Huang Tianhang had to pay him a total of 160 taels of silver this time.

Zhang Shu calculated the account and everyone was dumbfounded. There were more than 1000 taels in a while, and his prescription was sold at a loss!

But he thought again, without the 1000 taels of prescription money, it would be impossible for him to buy land and build a yard, and it would be impossible for him to recruit so many people to work. In this month's time, he also spent 400 taels of money. That's an extra tael. If it weren't for the seller's money, the 1000 taels would not have been earned.