Huanxi Farm: Pick up a husband for farming

Chapter 241
After Rong Ming finished speaking, he brought the mother who was standing in the middle of the courtyard waiting for her children to return home safely one by one, into the house.

Rong Wan prepared ginger soup for the whole family, Rong Xiaomei was busy serving tea and water, and Rong Shui placed Li Shi Haosheng on the seat.

Mrs. Li is a sensitive and slender woman, and she is also a little timid. If there is any disturbance in the environment where she lives, she will be surprised, for fear that her family will be hurt.

Thinking of the question I was asking Rong Ming just now, I said, "Rong Ming, since there are not many customers in the store in a day, and it is not certain that some refugees will come to the store to smash and loot on that day. What should I do then? It is too late to report to the police, and it is useless to go to the streets to find patrolling officers and soldiers!... So I think..."

Rong Ming knew that Mrs. Li was not talking nonsense, and that this kind of possibility really wouldn't happen in the nearest Jiangcheng, so he followed Mrs. Li's words and asked, "Aniang, what do you think? Tell me quickly?"

Rongshui almost guessed what Li Shi wanted to say before she opened her mouth, so she spoke on her behalf: "Brother... Mother wants us to temporarily close the shop and suspend business."

After Rong Shui said it, Mrs. Li went on to say: "Yes, Shui'er, that's what I mean. There is no business and dangerous things. Almost all the merchants in the city have closed down. Our Rong family is not short of that food for the time being." Yes, I think otherwise, before the situation in the city settles down, the fried chicken shop should be closed first. Isn’t there a mine on the outskirts of Shuier City? It’s far away from the city, and it can’t be affected. How can it be enough to live on the mine? Do you like it?"

Rong Shui spoke out for Mrs. Li, and she didn't mean to be unhappy in her heart. The money earned by the fried chicken shop seems to be far from the mine now, but...it always means the hard work of the Rong family's generation, pause Going out of business is no big deal, as long as it can be reopened.

However, Rong Ming didn't think so. He just thought about it for a while, and then said: "Mother, Second Sister, it's not right now. Although the city is in chaos, it hasn't reached the point where the whole city is on alert. It’s not just the Rong’s fried chicken shop that’s open, it’s impossible for the refugees to riot to such an extent all of a sudden, in Rong Ming’s view, there’s no need to close the shop directly.”

"Besides, if it is closed for a day or two, there is really no big loss of money. Anyway, no one will come, but... But second sister, can you remember what I said before, because of our unique membership system, it is best to celebrate the holidays It cannot be closed, otherwise it will easily lead to unreasonable speculation. If the store is closed under this special situation, the members of our fried chicken shop will feel insecure, and the money stored in our store will also feel uneasy. Once the crisis here is over, will it easily lead to a wave of refunds, and the second sister has not yet earned back the money invested in the mine, how can she afford everyone's collective refund?"

After saying this, Mrs. Li shut up. Who asked Rong Ming to make such an important matter, in fact... Maybe it will affect the reputation of the fried chicken shop, but when half of the shops in Jiangcheng are closed, As long as the explanation is made in advance, most people can understand it.

But she understands that her eldest brother is not talking about alarmism, but has always been used to making small problems serious, and he can't tolerate any mistakes and bad possibilities in his eyes.

And this time, Rong Ming didn't need anyone to remind him, his ability to look at problems with a sense of crisis was so strong, Rong Shui was still proud of his big brother.

So she said: "Second brother is now the big shopkeeper of Rong's Fried Chicken Shop. If you have any considerations and arrangements, you can follow your own ideas. I don't think it will be like this in the city for a while. If it really comes to that time, the imperial court will not ignore things, besides, I also heard that Lord Huang has already reported the form of Jiangcheng to Lord Zhan Kezhen, requesting to send heavy troops to suppress the refugees."

And... As far as she is concerned, she will not allow Jiangcheng to go to this point. She will definitely do her best to restore the small town to its previous state.

Li's worries are endless, the eldest son's thoughts cannot be shaken, and the second daughter also relies on Junli's protection to go out all day, so she can only ask Rong Wan and Rong Xiaomei who are still at home to stay at home.

After the dinner, Rong Zheng, as the head of the family, told Rong Ming and Rong Shui, who had something to go out all day, at the dinner table. He quickly finished the soup in Rong Shui's rice bowl, put it down and said goodbye, and went back to the room. It was an escape from the endless nagging of my parents.

Walking into his own yard, he was so frightened by two dark, but obviously human-shaped figures in front of the door that he almost screamed.

"Ah! -- who are you!"

In the blink of an eye, she was already regretting that she had just bid farewell to Junli, saying that she wanted to rest earlier so that he would not be sent back to the room.

There was movement between the two shadows at this time, only to hear a familiar voice, and said in surprise: "Sister Rongshui! Why don't you know me? I am your younger brother! I am the second strong son?!"

After saying that, the shadow took a step forward, and Rongshui's eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, and finally by virtue of this person's outline, he remembered that he was the godbrother she knew in Huchangzhai!

Rong Shui patted Er Qiangzi resentfully, and said, "How dare you say that! Which younger brother would dare to scare my sister like this? He just stood in front of the door and didn't gnaw. Did he want to scare me to death when I appeared?" what?!"

As soon as the words were finished, the two people on the opposite side laughed out loud, and Rong Shui realized that the "black shadow" next to Er Qiangzi was also Shan Hu whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Shan Hu said: "It's our fault, don't take it wrong with Rong Shui, it's not just that the second qiangzi said that he would come to the door to see if you were in the room, and he must let you know in advance next time he comes over."

After Shan Hu said this, Rong Shui regretted that he shouldn't blame the two of them... Hey, it's obvious that his family didn't like Shan Hu and the people in Huchang Village. When looking for her for urgent matters, he didn't dare to visit her directly from the main entrance, fearing that she would embarrass her family, so he had to sneak in over the wall at night.

Rong Shui lowered his head apologetically, and opened the door of the room. The Er Qiangzi was still talking about his deeds triumphantly, and said, "Sister Rongshui, you didn't see my progress just now. The last time I left The young master came to the cottage again, and taught me many basic inner strength cultivation rules, and left me many secret heart sutras. After reading these books by young master Li, I have made great progress! Now I can easily follow the master's Over your wall."

Rong Shui turned on the light in the dark and cold room, lit the charcoal in the stove, and calmly listened to Er Qiangzi's boast.

Only then said: "Oh—Second Qiangzi, you have really improved so much?! Not bad! Martial arts are good... But do you have the skills to learn to read and read?"

After she finished asking, she gracefully sat on the stool in the room, and motioned for Shan Hu to take a seat at will, and then looked at the second qiangzi. The two of them looked like an older sister examining her younger brother's homework. .

This time, Er Qiangzi was not as hesitant and nervous as when he was asked about his homework in the past, but he said calmly: "Sister Rongshui, please don't worry! The inner skills and mental methods that Young Master Li showed me, the words written on them It's very uncommon, I've never seen it before, and I don't know what it means, but I carry the scriptures with me every day when I go to work in the mine. If there is anything I don't understand, I will immediately ask Mr. Zhao. Don't think I'm stupid, teach me again and again, and soon I'll master it! Not only have I made achievements in internal strength and lightness skills, but even the improvement in literacy is obvious."

Rong Shui laughed inwardly... Why didn't she think of this method?Er Qiangzi was obsessed with martial arts, but he didn't have the energy to sit down and learn how to read and write. Last time he accidentally mentioned this to Junli, he said he had his own way, but Rongshui was still very puzzled.

I didn't expect... I didn't expect that the little ghost really had a skill. If Er Qiangzi wanted to learn martial arts well, he had to read all the words on the scriptures and unique learning, and figure out the meaning clearly. You will be able to learn more words when you feel it.

Rongshui didn't expect Er Qiangzi to be able to take part in the imperial examination and obtain a fame or something. After all, this system is equivalent to the modern college entrance examination, and she didn't think it was the only way out for a person.

And since Er Qiangzi loves martial arts, he intends to make contributions on the battlefield, read more books and grow his brain, there is no harm in that.

Said: "Young Master Li taught you the knowledge, and the cheats you read are all good things that are once in a thousand years. You must read and understand carefully in order to achieve you. Do you understand? Second Qiangzi."

Er Qiangzi nodded heavily, and he also made clear the direction of his goals and desires.

Shan Hu also chimed in and said, "Rongshui, don't look at Er Qiangzi. Since he recognized you as his god-sister, he has indeed lived harder and studied harder than before. Given time, I believe that Er Qiangzi will be able to To fulfill his heart's desire."

Rong Shui's mood was incomparably comforted... It was like, like Er Qiangzi seemed to be her younger brother, as a sister, she was simply happy because others praised him.

After Shan Hu finished speaking, Rong Shui asked again: "Shan Hu, you and Er Qiangzi went down the mountain overnight, but is there anything important?"

Speaking of this, Er Qiangzi and Shan Hu resumed their serious expressions, and Shan Hu said: "Yes, I have something important to discuss with you when Rong Shui is here this time. Do you know that the recent turmoil in Jiangcheng was caused by refugees?"

Rong Shui nodded, wondering if the mines outside the city were also affected?Shan Hu continued: "Because of the chaotic law and order in the city, incidents of homeless people hurting people have happened from time to time. It is said... It is said that many people have recently ordered knives and weapons for self-defense in the blacksmith shop."

Rong Shui felt a little alert in his heart, and asked, "So what?"

Shan Hu said: "Recently, the quantity of pig iron purchased by various blacksmiths has increased significantly. Mr. Zhao was a little suspicious, so today he asked me to send a few people down the mountain to the blacksmiths to find out the price and news, but the result was unexpected. The cost of casting and smelting here has greatly increased, exceeding five times the usual transaction price."

(End of this chapter)