The story of the struggle of the poor girl who crossed

Chapter 38 Promise
In his heart, he couldn't help feeling a trace of regret.

Maybe, what did he do wrong?Perhaps, he was too much to his youngest son?
Papa Hua, who had his eccentric eyes on the creaking nest, couldn't help being a little confused at this moment.However, the moment he saw his eldest son and eldest grandson, his heart brightened again.What is the younger son?When he and his old wife are old, it will always be the eldest son and eldest grandson who will take care of them.

In Mushroom Village, there is no reason for the youngest son to take care of himself.If they go to the younger son's house and let the younger son take care of him, then the elder son and eldest grandson will be looked down upon by people from all over the world, and they will be drowned in saliva.

Therefore, the eldest son and eldest grandson are his lifeblood and his reliance.How about the younger son, he really can't control it, and he doesn't want to pay attention to it!Anyway, he raised his younger son until he was 15 and sent him off to serve in the army.Now in their 20s, he and his old wife have long since lost their obligations as parents!
Hua Yangfan was speechless, strode to the patriarch and Daniu's house, exchanged greetings with the patriarch and Daniu's family for a while, and gave cakes and candies as gifts.After lunch at Daniel's house, I went straight to the house of my comrades in the next village.

The village next door is called Hongjiatun, and his comrade-in-arms Hong Liang is the youngest son of the village chief, and he is not very popular.At home, only his parents treat him a little bit, and his brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces don't treat him very well.In the final analysis, he was also afraid that he would fight for the family property.

Alas, it's all because of poverty.

Hearing Hua Yangfan's intention, Hong Liang immediately agreed: "This is a great thing, I can't wish for it, I will go with you today!"

Hong Liang is tall and strong, although his martial arts are not very good, but his strength is strong enough, even three or five people are not his opponents.

Mr. Li is very satisfied with Hong Liang: "Very good, try it for one month first, and the trial period will be one or two months. After the trial period, you will be paid for two or two months. If you work for half a year, you will be paid for three or two months. In this way, you will be satisfied." ?”

Hong Liang was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear: "Satisfied, very satisfied, thank you for your support!"

It is his dream to leave the home that made him feel depressed, go out and work hard, and create his own blue sky.Originally, even if Hua Yangfan didn't look for him, he would also come to the county government to ask Hua Yangfan to introduce him to be a policeman.Now, he can't wait to have the opportunity to be the long-term follower of the county magistrate.He doesn't really care about the amount of monthly silver, as long as he can support himself, he can have a little surplus.

What's more, this county magistrate is a man with a sense of justice at first glance.The first impression the county magistrate gave him was very good.

Mr. Li took office as a new official, and the first thing he did was to support professional farmers.On the basis of the previous ones, more than a dozen professional breeding households have been developed, and initial results have been achieved in half a year.Those wastelands and tidal flats that are not suitable for farming have been utilized to the maximum extent to raise cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and fish.

Over the past year, Qinghe County has basically taken off the hat of a poor county, and its tax revenue has increased greatly.The common people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are relatively fewer incidents of theft, robbery and fighting.

As the number one hero in the breeding industry, Mai Xiangjia, Master Li gave a reward of 100 taels of silver, which greatly encouraged Liang Gaoshan's enthusiasm and confidence in helping the villagers get rich.The barren mountains, wasteland, and dry land in Liangjia'ao have been fully utilized. Except for a few lazy families, most of them have improved their lives and basically solved the problem of food and clothing.

In the eyes of the villagers, Liang Gaoshan's status has improved a lot.When people of the same generation saw him, most of them would call "Brother Gaoshan" or "Brother Gaoshan" affectionately.When he was impoverished, many people called him "Er Gouzi" before the separation.

Ergouzi is his nickname.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye.

This year, Mai Xiang turned 13 years old, and Pinellia is going to take the children's exam.

Mai Xiang asked Ban Xia: "Do you have confidence in yourself?"

Ban Xia answered resoundingly: "Of course I have confidence. The master said that with my grades, I can be in the top ten."

Mai Xiang's heart settled down a lot: "Very good, big sister believes in you!" Although his younger brother Ban Xia is not very smart, he is very diligent and has a good memory.It is definitely a piece of cake to be a child student.She believed in her brother, and also believed in her own vision.

Moreover, the relationship between the new county magistrate and my uncle is very good, and the county magistrate also appreciates Pinellia very much.Mai Xiang felt that her younger brother Banxia passed the Tongsheng exam without any problems at all.

However, what I didn't expect was that something that was thought to be foolproof turned out to be wrong.The younger brother Banxia failed the Tongsheng examination with a No.5 score, and this time there were as many as twenty candidates who were admitted as Tongsheng.

Mai Xiang was very shocked, and went directly to the county magistrate: "My lord, please give the girl an explanation, what is going on?!"

The young and upright county magistrate was also very helpless: "I'm sorry, the magistrate intervened in this matter. By the time I find out, everything has been settled!"

"Master Zhifu, Tong Jin?!" Mai Xiang couldn't help gnashing her teeth.

Master Li nodded helplessly: "It's him. If it wasn't for him, I could still intervene. I'm so sorry that I can't do anything!"

The young magistrate bowed his head and apologized to Mai Xiang.

Mai Xiang hurriedly dodged and sighed: "My lord, you don't have to be like this. It's none of your business. You are the county magistrate and Tong Jin is the magistrate. I still understand the truth. Thank you for your honesty. I will tell you in the future. If you have a chance, you will repay me! Please rest assured, my lord, I will not let outsiders know, you are the one who told me the truth."

To tell the truth, Mr. Li has to take a certain risk. If Tong Jin finds out, he might be put on little shoes.A man who might not have any background and backing, Mr. Li, is about to come to the end of his official career.

Mai Xiang left the county government office and went to Haoyunlai.

Hearing that Mai Xiang is coming, shopkeeper Liang greeted him warmly: "Mai Xiang, long time no see, what kind of wind brought you here today?"

Mai Xiang: "Uncle Liang, my younger brother participated in the children's examination and got No.5. However, because the magistrate intervened, he failed the exam. I decided to revitalize the family business and let the Liang family rise. I have a lot of business experience and a lot of novelties. recipe. I plan to take advantage of Uncle Liang’s influence to start a business together with Uncle Liang, but I don’t know what Uncle Liang wants?”

Good luck is one of the properties of the Liang family in the capital, and the shopkeeper Liang of Qinghe County is just a side branch of the Liang family.To be precise, he is actually just a senior wage earner, not even a lucky shareholder.Before, if he hadn't bought Maixiang's stewed pork recipe, even Qinghe County Haoyunlai's position as the shopkeeper would have been very likely to be snatched away by the Lizhi people.

Mai Xiang has heard a little about this.That's why I had the courage to propose this proposal to shopkeeper Liang today, planning to start a big business with him.

Shopkeeper Liang couldn't help being very surprised when he heard Mai Xiang's words: "What? Your magistrate? Isn't it the original county magistrate Mr. Tong? What's the matter, isn't Mr. Tong a good relationship with your little uncle? Besides, you I also helped him a lot, if it wasn't for your help, he wouldn't have such a good performance. It can be said that he can become the magistrate, and you still have a piece of credit!"

Mai Xiang sighed, and told the truth: "It's like this, Master Tong's younger brother fell in love with me and wanted to marry me. However, Master Tong and Mrs. Tong were unwilling and only agreed to accept me as a concubine. Uncle, You also know that although my family is not a wealthy family, it is an innocent family that does not worry about food and drink. Of course, I would not agree to such a thing as a concubine. For this reason, I offended Mr. Tong. However, I What I never expected was that he would meddle in the exams for children. I am so narrow-minded, if I don't work hard, I'm afraid my younger brother won't be able to take the imperial examinations within five years!"

Shopkeeper Liang suddenly realized: "Oh, that's how it is! Hearing what you said, Mr. Tong is indeed a narrow-minded villain. At first, I thought he was a county magistrate with a sense of justice, but what I didn't expect was that he would be so right and wrong. No difference!"

Mai Xiang sighed again: "Uncle, are you afraid? If you are afraid, I can understand why you dare not cooperate with me. After all, the other party is a majestic magistrate!"

Shopkeeper Liang smiled: "Uncle is not afraid, as long as uncle does not break the law, even if he is the governor, uncle will not be afraid. You know, the Liang family in the capital is one of the top ten families in Rongguo. Look down. Although the Tong family is also a family, it is not among the top ten worlds. The Tong family dare not provoke the Liang family easily.

Although the uncle's family is a side branch, there are also many people who are officials in the court, and the uncle's uncle is a third-rank official.Moreover, my uncle has been working outside for so many years, and he also knows many powerful people, and has a good relationship with the heads of many wealthy businessmen.A small magistrate, the uncle will not be afraid! "

Mai Xiang nodded and smiled: "That's good, uncle is not afraid! Uncle don't worry too much, my little uncle also has a backer, otherwise Master Tong would have kicked my little uncle out of the county office long ago. This time, I will also take advantage of my little uncle's relationship so that my younger brother can pass the exams for being a child and even a scholar, so that he won't be harmed again!"

Shopkeeper Liang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "That's good, so I can rest assured!" In other words, he is not afraid of Master Tong when he does business with Mai Xiang.However, if he were to boycott Master Tong and prevent Master Tong from intervening in Banxia's scientific research, he still doesn't have the ability for now.

After all, it was only his uncle who was the third-rank official in the court, not his own brother.After a generation, it is not so easy to ask someone to talk and do things.

Mai Xiang: "Uncle, please don't worry, you just need to look after our shop and don't let people disturb you, that's enough! Other things, unless it is absolutely necessary, Mai Xiang will not cause trouble for Uncle!"

Shopkeeper Liang said seriously: "About the cooperation, what rules do you have?"

Mai Xiang: "That's good. Uncle invested 5000 taels of silver, and I will invest in technology. Joint management, joint management, [-]-[-] split, what does Uncle think?"

Shopkeeper Liang responded readily: "Okay, I have no objection, so let's do it this way! By the way, what kind of shop do you plan to open?"

Mai Xiang: "Open a dumpling restaurant first, and open three dumpling chain stores in Qinghe County at the same time. If the benefits are good, open more than [-] chain stores in the entire Bishuijiang area!"

Shopkeeper Liang was very surprised: "What are dumplings?"

(End of this chapter)