Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 64

The bullock cart will not be too fast. While admiring the surrounding scenery, Li Ji calculated how much money he could make this time.

It rained last night, and there are many drops of water on the weeds on the roadside this morning, and the crystal green is very beautiful when you look at it.

It’s early spring, and we can’t see any flowers yet. It’s the best time to see the scenery after the rain in early autumn. At that time, there are wild flowers of all colors, all washed clean by the rain, and the air carries the fragrance of soil. From a distance, there are lush mountains and forests. , one side is the golden dealer.

However, when autumn comes, it is time for busy farming, and there is very little time to enjoy the scenery.

Spring plowing, summer cultivation, autumn harvesting, winter storage.Day after day, year after year.There is no difference, everyone lives a similar life.

Li Ji sometimes thinks, what is the purpose of life in this world, no matter how much he earns in this life, when he is gone, he will live in a coffin.Rich people can put a coffin outside the coffin, but what's the use of that?

All one's life, one pursues pleasure and wealth, and only seeks happiness for the whole family.But when it's time to go, you can't take anything with you.

Li Ji knew that no matter how much he thought about this kind of question, he couldn't find the answer, but when he was alone, he couldn't help thinking about it.

But in this life, Li Ji is satisfied even if he doesn't know anything, no matter where other people come from, as long as he and Er Gouzi live a small life together, then Li Ji will be satisfied with how his life will be.

Thinking of Er Gouzi, Li Ji couldn't suppress the smile on his face, he hummed an out-of-tune tune, whipped his whip aimlessly, and ran to the county in a leisurely manner.

When he arrived in the county, Li Ji went to eat a bowl of beef noodles first, and the guy asked him where the man who could eat had gone, which made Li Ji quite lonely.At least he came with a group of people paying taxes last time, but this time he was alone.

This made Li Ji lose his appetite, so a bowl of beef noodles was enough, and then he went to the fur shop to sell the leather.

Rabbits are divided into three or six grades according to the amount of miscellaneous fur, and there is a price for each type. The price of fox fur is easy to bargain. Although Li Ji doesn't understand the value of fur goods, he has the white fox fur in front of him. price.

"This fox fur was just brought down from the mountain yesterday. To tell you the truth, I really don't want to part with it. Please give me a price. I'll weigh it. If I really don't want to part with it, I'll send it to the magistrate. Although I I haven't sent any more furs to it in the past two years, but I also met once, this fox fur is of good quality, I believe it will not worry about selling it."

Li Ji is so clever, such a skin is not easy to price, so he moved the county magistrate out to suppress it.Even if the shopkeeper wanted to make some money, he didn't dare to open his mouth after hearing this.

"Look at what you said, sir, you are our God of Wealth here, even if we are a rotten heart, we dare not bully you. This leather is indeed a good leather, but it's just that red fox fur is not as good as white fox fur It’s valuable, you said that if it’s the same price as white fox fur, then you might as well put a knife around my neck, maybe when you ask me for money, I can think that my rotten life is worth 20 taels.”

Li Ji also knew that he bought a piece of red fox skin for eight qian ren before, but the skin was worn out badly, and it was only half the size of a fox, so the price was already very good.White fox fur is a rare good leather, of course Li Ji can't afford a price like it.

"No matter how ignorant I am, I still understand the difference between fox skins. The white fox skin last time was torn and incomplete. I was lucky to buy 22 taels of silver. I am really a pity. If it is a complete skin, the price will be higher It turned up a lot. Although the red fox fur is not as valuable as the white fox fur, but look, it has less miscellaneous hairs, but it is a complete fur, the fur is shiny, and there is no blemish at all. I dare not say anything else, at least in our This is rare. I will not blackmail you, you are in business, and you cannot lose money. You make a price, and we will make a deal. If I am greedy, I will just leave, and business will continue as usual in the future. Do it, it won't make things difficult for you."

After Li Ji said this, the shopkeeper secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Li Ji would only focus on asking for more money, and if he really offended the God of Wealth, then his future fortune would be cut off.

The amount of skins imported from Li Ji was huge, and sending them to the top also made him a shopkeeper earn a lot of money. This is a remote village, and because Li Ji is alone, his grades are better than the shopkeepers in the local province.

The superior still wanted him to go to the province to open a branch to attract business, so he was reluctant to leave. It can be said that he would not have such a good job after leaving Li Ji.

"I'm relieved when you say that. How about five taels of silver?"

The shopkeeper's heart is dripping blood when he said this, but in fact, this leather is worth four taels of silver, and it can be taken off in three taels.If you encounter someone who doesn't know how to do it, it's possible to make a lie.

But who made Li Ji the God of Wealth? He had to coax this ancestor to be happy, so that he could really make money in the future.

This number was enough to surprise Li Ji, the red fox skin was only eight taels of silver that time, how many times did the five taels of silver have doubled.

"Sure, that's the price. You can calculate how much money and bring it to me. The weather outside is not good, and I have to go to the grocery store to buy two umbrellas. I don't have much leather this time. I originally wanted to save more time. But recently, I need to buy livestock, and I used a lot of money, so I will save up more money and send it to you next time."

Li Ji took a sip of tea, the tea he drank was different every time he came back here, and it tasted better every time.Li Ji is an idiot and doesn't know how to taste tea. There is only a difference between good and passable tea in his place, and the best tea he has ever drunk is in this fur shop.

After all the money was counted and handed over to Li Ji, Li Ji's pocket was so heavy that Li Ji himself looked at it with embarrassment.It was already raining misty outside, and the sky was dark and cloudy. Although no thunder was heard, looking at the clouds, it was going to rain heavily.

Li Ji clicked his tongue twice, put on the coir raincoat, carefully hid the silver in the coir raincoat, and drove the ox cart back.

Just after leaving the street where the fur goods were located, it started to rain heavily when we arrived at the restaurant street. Although it wasn't torrential rain, it was getting heavier and heavier.

Helpless, Li Ji had no choice but to find you as a shelter from the rain.The tavern where Er Gouzi ate last time looked quite big, and there should be a backyard for the animals to shelter from the rain.

Li Ji drove the ox cart there, and when he entered the house at the door, a waiter came up to him.

"I'm here to take shelter from the rain. Come in quickly. It's not hot yet, and the rain is cold. Would you like tea or hot water, sir? The weather is bad, and our hot water doesn't cost money." .”

Li Ji's coir raincoat really didn't look good, no wonder the guy didn't think Li Ji looked like someone who paid.

Li Ji didn't care, he shook off the rain on his body, and took off his coir raincoat: "It's enough for this day, just let it go."

Pass the coir raincoat and bamboo hat to the buddy, and find a seat to sit down.

"It's best to warm up the body in cold weather, and I can't drink strong alcohol. Let me warm up a pot of wine that is not easy to intoxicate, and then have a plate of peanuts to accompany the wine." Li Ji took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket and put them on the table.

The man didn't expect to be a rich master, and although the coir raincoat and bamboo hat are not good, the clothes he is wearing are of good material, and his pockets are bulging, so he is a rich master.

"Grandpa, wait a moment, I'll go and prepare it for you." The man was not in a hurry to collect the money, so he went to prepare it first.

"Ah, and my cow, find a place to shelter from the rain and feed him something. I pointed at him when I got home. After it rained, the roads are muddy, and there is no way to go without a bullock cart." Li Ji reminded.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, it must be properly arranged for you." The man turned his head to give instructions to the back room, and then waited on the guests who were sheltering from the rain on the first floor.

When the wine came, Li Ji poured a glass and drank it. It was indeed not strong wine. It went down the throat into his stomach, and his whole chest was warm.

After drinking the warm wine, he quickly got warm and drunk, Li Ji narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, and threw two peanuts into his mouth.

It's rainy and cold, such a pot of warm wine with a few peanuts, how enjoyable it is.

Li Jijiu had just drank two cups when he saw two people sitting across from him. Li Ji raised his head and was slightly taken aback.

In front of them, to be precise, they stand one by one, and the standing one serves the sitting one.Both of them dressed very carefully, especially the one who was sitting. He was wearing a long gown that was neat and well-cut. Li Ji had seen some good things, and he recognized that it was a good material that Li Ji would never be willing to buy.

Sitting there, this person carried an indescribable aura. Li Ji couldn't think of any words to describe it, but when he was a child, he always heard words from adults in the city. What kind of temperament is Lang, what kind of temperament is the man in front of him.

Although this man seems to be quite old, if he was in the village, he would be 25 or [-] at least, but such a nobleman should be well maintained, unlike the old man in the village who has never eaten good food and endured hardship. Should be much older than it looks.

Li Ji just glanced at it like this, and felt that he couldn't look at it.Speaking of which, he can be regarded as a rich man in the village, with good food and clothing.But if you put it together with the one in front of you, you won't be able to see it even if you step into the mud.

"Brother alone?" Li Ji didn't want to speak, so the man spoke first.

"En." Li Ji responded, lowering his head and not daring to meet his gaze.

"The weather has been bad since last night. Seeing that my little brother came from the countryside of this county, why are you in such a hurry to go to the city?" The man's voice was so magnetic, it was so pleasant that Li Jiguang's ears felt warm just listening to the sound.

"The family wants to buy livestock and is in a hurry to spend money. I thought I could hold on to it until I got home, but I never thought that would be the end of it." Li Ji truthfully said.

The man nodded: "It's better to play now, than on the way back. Seeing that the little brother is well dressed and his shots are generous, if I didn't watch you rushing over to hide from the rain with the ox cart, I would never have thought of you Country folk."

Li Ji raised his eyebrows and didn't answer immediately. He changed his mind and said, "It's just that it's dressed in a decent way. It's not like a countryman. It grows in the soil and grows in the soil. It's just a flower." , I still belong to the village in my heart.”

It stands to reason that a normal person would feel a little proud when someone praised him for not looking like a countryman, and then asked what he didn't look like.After all, living in the backcountry for a long time, there is a sense of mystery to the county towns and even the provincial capitals that I don’t often visit. I always feel that the people in the city are a head taller than the people in the village.

Actually?There are also poor people who are starving to death in the city, and there are also rich households in the countryside who are so rich that they only care about enjoying themselves.The rest is just a difference in perception.

"Little brother's words are justified and ignored. There is no difference in being born as a human being. The living environment is different, and the habits formed are also different. You can't distinguish between high and low because of these." The man laughed.

"You're right, even if you become an emperor, you have to eat, drink, and drink. You can't take anything with you." Li Ji looked up at this strange man and said with a smile, "If you don't dislike me Why don't we drink two glasses of this wine?"

The man nodded: "It's an honor."

Let Xiao Erxin take a wine glass and order another plate of beef.

Li Ji ate a piece of fatty beef and had to say that this restaurant is really good, no wonder there are so many customers because of the high price.The waiter is comfortable, and the dishes are delicious.

"It is always said that people are the same, but that can only be said when they are born. But once they are born and are placed on someone's child, their identity is different. How can one be born as a human being and be fair all the time. For a man And being a woman is two ways that are completely unfair. Is it the emperor's son or the common people's son, and there are two ways. To be honest, I am used to hearing the words that God is unfair, but when I think about it, what is God? The time was fair."

Li Ji drank a couple of sips of wine, and since there were no other dogs around, he happened to be sitting across from someone, so he simply started chattering.

The man sitting across from him just thought it was interesting, and said with a smile: "Listen to you, since it's been unfair since birth, there's no need to feel sorry for the injustice in the world?"

"Compassion?" Li Jipin said these four words, "That's a good way of saying it! It looks like you are a scholar, and you open your mouth to be cultured. In fact, I had similar thoughts when I was very young. Everyone's life is different. Why don't you just keep your head down when you have time to complain, and work harder to change your current dissatisfaction. It's just that the older you get, the more ridiculous you will be when you think about it." Li Ji raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.

The man raised his eyebrows and said, "How can I see that."

"God is a man, no matter how hard he struggles, it's useless. Some people are born to be lonely stars, so no matter how hard they try to get close to others, there will be no good results. Some people love another person like what they love Yes, but people don’t like it, and no matter how hard they try, they’re just making things difficult for others. Some people think they’re caring for others, and after exhausting all their efforts, they can only end up full of complaints and even hatred.”

Li Ji's topic is not the same as the one just now, it's a bit wild, but it has some truth.

The man said: "Hearing what you said, it's better to just go with the flow than to struggle hard. It's better to do nothing?"

Li Ji thought about it, then shook his head: "Not necessarily. There is a way of life for one person. If a beggar is like an emperor, he may also sit in a high position. If the emperor does nothing and let nature take its course, he may become a beggar. I always complain about the injustice of the world, so what if I let them say it? The left and right rules are left there, and I have no ability to change them, so I obediently pretend that my grandson learns to obey. Who cares."

"Having said so much, little brother, do you have any complaints?" the man asked.

Li Ji thought about it: "You asked me, I really can't remember. There must be complaints, but it didn't take long for me to forget what I was complaining about. It's not that I am boasting, I am good at this, and I am easy to be content. I was very satisfied when I was hungry and went to the street to pick up dung and farm the land. Now I am more grateful for God’s kindness. I am worthless, and I don’t like to compare myself with the people above. I can only remember what I have .To hold on to what I have first, to keep it going, is God’s gift to me.”

After Li Ji finished speaking, he stuffed himself another big mouthful of beef.

The man was stunned, and finally took a sip of Li Ji's wine: "Unexpectedly, little brother, you are so open-minded at such a young age. There are too many disputes in the world, all of which stem from the lack of sighing. I always feel that I have been trampled on, and I feel that the world It's not fair, but when I think about it, they are all the same. I feel that I am being suppressed, so I want to climb up. The people above always feel that someone is hurting her, so they try hard to suppress them. There are constant disputes, so this person Only in this world can it be so wonderful.”

Li Ji laughed, poured himself a drink and said, "What are you talking about? The world is about to become an asura field. My vision is narrow, and I have never seen anything good, so I squatted My small place is good wherever you look. Although we are poor, we can live in peace. There are petty thefts, but murderers and arsonists are not seen. The magistrate of the county is in charge of the people, and there is no threat of bandits and thieves. Everyone lives and works in peace, no matter what Whether you are poor or rich, if you don’t starve to death, isn’t that a good thing.”

"If everyone in the world thinks like you little brother, then there won't be so many fights at this time. Just for your words today, come, let me toast you."

The two raised their wine glasses, clinked glasses and downed them in one gulp.

After drinking, Li Ji boldly stared at the man, feeling a little familiar, but couldn't remember who it was for a while, he just felt very kind, and couldn't help laughing: "It's all just talking nonsense, I'm sorry for your face, big brother." I'm nagging. I don't know who I am after drinking a little wine. If you hear this, forget about it. If I don't drink when I meet next time, I'll be ashamed if you talk about it again. "

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the man changed the topic: "Little brother has been farming in the countryside?"

Li Ji nodded and said: "I also raised a lot of animals. The eldest nephew in the family loves to eat meat and can eat it. I'm not bragging about you. Just such a plate of beef, my eldest nephew can eat ten plates. He can eat meat. If you eat, you will raise more animals at home. It is better to have more than less. If you can’t eat, you can sell them for silver, and the skins are more valuable. The two of us raise livestock, not to mention a more nourishing life.”

Man: "You live with your nephew?"

Li Ji: "Yeah, that's all I'm good about. I'm older. I say he's my nephew, but he's actually two years older than me. He earns the family's money. Both of us are orphans. It’s nice to spend time together.”

"After this year, I've been quite busy." The man sighed.

"It's good to live a busy life, eat enough, and sweat is sweet no matter how tired you are." The sound of the rain outside became quieter, and Li Ji's face was a little happy.He misses Er Gouzi.

"Then there are no other ideas? For example, if you earn money and move to the city, or even save some money to donate to a small official, you can become a soldier. I heard that you are open-minded and have unique insights, little brother. Maybe you can be in the officialdom Something to do." The man said.

Li Ji shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, and said: "Don't make fun of me. I don't know a single word, so I don't have the ability to be an official. And this money can't be saved. I just can't save money. Lord, spend as much as you have. With silver in your pocket, you will buy everything you see on the street, let alone a small coin with only a few taels of silver, even if you have a million dollars, I will squander it. I don't care much about being a scholar, I live my life well and have a clear conscience, and I don't have any regrets about leaving after a hundred years, it's pretty good."

Li Ji has absolutely no intentions in this regard, and men can't force it.

A jug of wine was shared between the two, and the man put down his glass and said: "I had a great conversation with my little brother today, and I enjoyed drinking this wine. Thank you brother for the wine today. If I change it, I will have a chance to meet again tomorrow. Please, my little brother, have a good meal, and let's continue drinking and chatting."

After finishing speaking, the man stood up, and the waiter next to him hurriedly took half a step back.

Li Ji also stood up, made a non-standard compilation, and said with a smile: "You don't dislike my nonsense, if we meet again by fate, let's talk a few more words."

The man speaks politely, although Li Ji is not vulgar, but he always feels inferior when talking to him.Li Ji didn't think too much about it, and watched the waiter open an umbrella to wait for the man to leave, as if there was something wrong, he went back in a hurry.

People kept talking like this, and even Li Ji couldn't remember whether he was inside the house or came in from the outside to hide from the rain.

A few chopsticks ate up the rest of the beef, and I bought five catties of beef with my buddy and took it back to Er Gouzi. After paying the bill, Li Ji went to the door to have a look. OK.Li Ji thought about waiting a little longer.

After going back to sit for a while, he saw the waiter serve him another pot of tea, the tea was specially prepared just by smelling it, even though he was a person who didn’t know much about tea, he could tell it was good tea just by smelling the tea.

"Is it wrong?" Li Ji asked puzzled.

The smile on the guy's face was much warmer than before, and he bowed his waist with a flattering smile: "How could this be, this is given to me by the shop, I just remembered with my bad memory, you came here before and took care of the shop It's a big deal, can you still drink this tea after a taste? If you are not satisfied with the small one, you can change it for another pot."

After pouring tea for Li Ji, Li Ji took a sip and sighed that the tea was delicious, better than the tea he drank in the fur shop. .

"It's really good tea. I've never seen the world before. May I ask what's the name of this tea?"

The guy said truthfully: "My lord, you are being self-effacing. This is Biluochun from Dongting. It is far away from us. It is normal that you have never drank it."

Li Ji also heard the names of teas like Biluochun Longjing from the grain and oil store, but he didn't know much about tea. He drank tea to quench his thirst and enjoy himself. He didn't care about the variety.This tea is really delicious.

The author has something to say: The inner dramas of the big ones are full! ! ! ! [Spoil and Roll] Wahahahahahahahahahahahaha

In fact, Li Ji is quite suitable for the officialdom, because he has many thoughts.

But I can't bear it, so he won't be an official, except for Er Gouzi's vest to expose and go to his father to make a fuss, until the end they are still living a life of porridge and side dishes

Meme Chirp~