The story of the struggle of the poor girl who crossed

Chapter 98
Liang Gaoshan: "I want the village head and the patriarch to pay it back? That's not good, is it?"

Mai Xiang: "It's called courtesy before soldiers. What can you do if many people refuse to pay back their debts? There is nothing you can do. You can't demolish other people's houses, right? Only the village chief and patriarch can have deterrent power. Those people If you have the ability to pay it back, you will naturally pay it back. If you really don’t have the ability, let’s treat it as a good deed!”

Ban Xia also interjected: "Daddy, I think what Eldest Sister said is good. In this way, it will not only help those poor people, but also won't make the world think that our family is a fool. At that time, if many people renege on their debts, our family will also It is impossible to demolish other people's houses. In this way, those people will think that our family is easy to bully, or that our family members are all fools!"

Chang also said: "I also think that Mai Xiang's proposal is good. We must have a bottom line for doing good deeds. If we can't do good deeds, we will be fooled and underestimated by the world instead!"

Liang Gaoshan nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Daddy has no education and little knowledge, so you're more considerate!"

Fifteen days later, the mill at the entrance of the village was completed.This is a very simple house, only a big mill, a bedroom, a kitchen, a woodshed and a hut.

Mai Xiang chose a name for this mill, which is "Luhuawan Mill", which is simple and easy to remember.

Mai Xiang asked three soldiers to ride horses through more than 50 villages in the Lushan area, and told everyone that General Liang's house in Luhuawan had a lot of cornmeal for sale.The price is cheap, only [-] Wen a catty, and if you are really poor, you can also pay on credit.but.If you want to pay on credit, the village head and patriarch must personally visit and make a guarantee.

As soon as the news spread, it immediately caused a sensation.

There is an endless stream of people who come to Luhuawan to buy food.

You know, the cornmeal at the nearest market has already sold for 35 Wen per catty.Moreover, Luhuawan Mill can also be credited.To be honest, there are not many people who have money at home nowadays.

Among a hundred people who buy cornmeal with cash, there are at most ten.Most of the people got the village head and patriarch to guarantee them.Even in some villages, the village head and patriarchs came forward to pay [-] catties on credit at once.The five hundred catties will be shared by the whole village.

The village chiefs and patriarchs of each village, and Mai Xiang's three soldiers all knew each other. Those village chiefs and patriarchs also knew the identities of Chen Dong and the three of them, so they didn't dare to cheat.They were all honest and pressed their fingerprints on the credit book in person.

Mai Xiang had something to say first: "This time the credit is only to help everyone get through this spring. When the summer grain is harvested, we will no longer credit to everyone, but we can still sell grain to everyone at a low price!"

The corn in Maixiang Space can basically be said to be food without cost. Even if it is sold for ten cents a catty, it still earns money and will not lose money.If it wasn't for the fear that selling at a too low price would arouse the envy and retaliation of the grain merchants, she would even have planned to sell it for twenty cents a catty.

The corn in the space can be matured in 30 days, and then harvested, and then the corn kernels are planted, and another batch can be harvested after 30 days.The climate in the space is warm like spring all year round, and crops can be planted continuously.

However, Maixiang is only planted once a season.Moreover, only about five acres are planted each time.Anyway, this space was just a spare for her, and she didn't expect to use this space to make a fortune.Things that are too heaven-defying, if used too much, will easily attract the attention and suspicion of the world, and bring death to yourself and your family.

There are too many plants, and manual harvesting is required, which is very tiring work.

Mai Xiang also sold five thousand catties of corn flour to the barracks to improve the soldiers' physique. Although the effect was not great, it was better than nothing.At the very least, if everyone eats steamed buns made of space corn flour for several days in a row, the wind-cold and cold will be much less.

The cornmeal was sold cheaper than the market price, the kitchen in the barracks was delighted, and naturally agreed.Zhao Yan was also very happy, but he was a little curious about where Mai Xiang bought his corn.

Mai Xiang replied vaguely: "It was shipped from another place, and I don't know where it came from. I heard that it was an extremely accidental transaction. The grain merchant sold out the stock and the whole family moved away." , I heard that they are going to the capital!"

After hearing this, Zhao Yan didn't ask any more questions.

Cornmeal is good and cheap, and the military camp didn't eat it at all.As for where Mai Xiang got the goods, he didn't need to break the casserole and ask the end.As long as it's an individual, who doesn't have any secrets?

Besides, maybe this is the way Situ Changfeng gave Mai Xiang?This possibility is still very high!

Mai Xiang didn't know, Zhao Yan figured it out, and she got away with it.Otherwise, with Zhao Yan's influence in the Northwest, it should be easy to find out that she is lying as long as she checks carefully.

Mai Xiang's Luhuawan Mill sold more than 1 catties of cornmeal for a whole month.In the final summary, Liang Gaoshan was shocked by this amount.

A month passed, and the number of people who came to buy cornmeal and cornmeal on credit gradually decreased.In a day, there are only five or six groups of people, and the turnover is less than ten taels of silver.

Mai Xiang brought three more soldiers, and personally pulled five thousand catties of cornmeal to welcome guests to the dumpling restaurant.The price is the same as the one in Luhuawan. Shopkeeper Liang couldn't help being overjoyed: "Mai Xiang, you saved my life! You know, there is a shortage of food in the northwest, and better rice noodles are extremely expensive. If you buy them at a high price If that is the case, even if the price of the dumplings increases by half, it still won’t be worth it!”

Now it's good, with such cheap cornmeal, the price of the dumpling restaurant will be increased by half, and the money earned will not be less.But, Mai Xiang, such a good cornmeal, why is it sold so cheaply?Oh, I really don't understand!However, the child's luck is really good, she was able to buy so much good corn.

Mai Xiang said: "In the future, I will supply the corn and cornmeal for the dumpling restaurant, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Shopkeeper Liang said happily: "Okay, the dumplings made of corn flour are better than those made from ordinary corn flour and wheat flour! Moreover, the price is also cheap, very affordable!"

Wheat flour?How about planting some wheat in the space?
Thinking about it this way, Mai Xiang immediately denied it. She already felt tired enough to plant five acres of corn.Sow wheat, then bend over to reap it?No, that was too much work!

She always uproots the corn in the space, then throws it aside, and slowly breaks off the cobs.She has plenty of strength, and with a light flick, the corn can be uprooted without any effort.If you want to bend down to cut the wheat, you will die. You know, you have to harvest several times a year.

In fact, it could have sold some corn cobs to Yingke to make pork dumplings.However, she was concerned about drawing too much attention, so she gave up on this plan.The guests are greeted with ground cornmeal, so as not to cause any trouble.

In a blink of an eye, it is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Mai Xiang's family received fish fry caught by people from various villages, as well as fish fry bought from Hongye City. About [-] fish fry were put into the reservoir.The smallest of these fry is as big as a finger, and the largest is only two or two in weight.

The area of ​​the reservoir is about 150 mu, it is bottomless, and it has accumulated a lot of rainwater and meltwater from snow mountains.The area of ​​the reservoir is not very large, but the water storage capacity is astonishing, and the water level is almost halfway up the mountain.

Both Zhao Yan and the governor visited the reservoir, and they couldn't help but exclaimed. The governor said: "There is so much water, even if there is a severe drought that has not happened in 50 years, the water for the people and soldiers in the Lushan area is enough. Of course, it’s just enough water for drinking and watering crops, we have to find another way.”

Zhao Yan smiled and said, "Didn't the common people dig water cellars and Karez wells? Water from reservoirs is used to irrigate crops; water cellars and Karez wells are used for household water!"

Mai Xiang laughed: "It doesn't have to be so clear. The water in the water cellar and the Karez well can be used to irrigate crops or be used as water for daily life. If it is not enough, take water from the reservoir. Or, put Half of the water in the water cellar is reserved as the final daily water, and the water in the water cellar is not easy to evaporate."

The governor nodded: "Well, after the busy farming season is over, I will call on the military and civilians in the entire Northwest to build water cellars and Karez wells. After the water cellars and Karez wells are completed, immediately build the reservoir!"

Mai Xiang: "For the reservoir, it doesn't have to be a big one. You can build large, medium and small reservoirs according to the terrain! If you don't have the conditions to build a reservoir, then it's good to build a few more ponds!"

The governor nodded: "Well, your suggestion is very good! It's not enough. I hope you can give me some advice when the time comes."

Mai Xiang waved her hand modestly: "I am not an expert when it comes to building water cellars and Karez wells, because I have no practical experience. I can recommend some people, and they are professionals with rich experience!"

The Governor: "Okay, very good! Then thank you, the more people the better! In my opinion, within this year, we will try to spread the reservoirs, water cellars, and Karez to every village in the Northwest!"

Mai Xiang: "My lord, please don't worry, I will definitely find out all the experienced people in the Lushan area, and then send them to Hongye City! In addition, I will donate 3000 taels of silver as the wages of these people, so that the soldiers and civilians in the Northwest Get rid of the suffering of water shortage as soon as possible!"

The governor said with a smile: "It's so good, I will definitely submit a letter to the emperor in recognition of your selfless contribution to the army and people in the Northwest! I will also publicize your kind deeds to the general public!"

Mai Xiang smiled slightly and didn't answer his words.

She does not ask for praise when she has done good deeds, but she is still very happy if someone takes the initiative to praise and publicize her good deeds.It is not in line with her personality to do good deeds without leaving a name. Today, she needs all kinds of good reputations to lay a solid foundation for her to become a general of the third rank or above.

She has had enough of the suffering of being powerless!Back then, my younger brother stopped at the Tongsheng exam, wasn't it because he was powerless and bullied by Tong Jin?Even Li Zhengyi, a small county magistrate without any background, dared to trip up his family and moved his family to the northwest to become a military household.

Today's Mai Xiang doesn't want to hide her clumsiness anymore!

The current her is already famous, and it's too late to hide her clumsiness!

That being the case, why not live vigorously and seek a happy future for your family, relatives and friends?

One day, if she becomes a general of the third rank, she will be able to help the folks from Liangjiaao as much as possible.Maybe one day, she can help them and return to Liangjiaao.Even if they can't, they can help the enterprising young people of the old Liang family to become military generals and scholars.

(End of this chapter)