After Guo An and the others arrived at Xipo Village, they settled in the village.
Both the master and the servant have no airs, and they get along well with the people in the village.
After Guo An spent money to buy a piece of Luo Sanlang's chicken cake for each of the children in the village, the villagers became even more enthusiastic about him, especially the children, who wanted to hang around Guo Shiwulang all day long.
If the other party asks something, they will tell you everything they know.
On this day, when Luo Yong went to the village to carry water, he heard several children bragging around Guo An, saying that Luo Sanlang was also a scholar and that he could read books very well.
The adults in the village said that if his family had not suffered so much, After that disaster, he might be an official now.
When Guo An saw Luo Yong coming over, he didn't feel embarrassed and greeted him with a smile.
His attitude seemed to say: It's not that Guo wanted to pry, it's just that the children in your village are too enthusiastic and always take the initiative to follow him.
I talk about these things.
Luo Yong also greeted him with a smile, and his expression fully conveyed his meaning to the other party: I don't care if you ask about you.
What do these children in the village know?
They just think that if they tell each other that Luo Sanlang is a scholar and a person who can take the imperial examination and become an official, the other party will think more highly of him, but they have no idea about the current situation in the world.
Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the gentry class had controlled the world for five or six hundred years.
The promotion of the imperial examination system was like digging up the ancestral graves of these gentry members.
Those officials who were selected through the imperial examination all obeyed the emperor's orders and worked for the emperor.
If this trend is allowed to develop and grow, then what will happen to the nobles and what abilities they have in the future?
If you go to restrict the royal power, how can you continue to prosper for thousands of generations?
I also know what attitude these people have towards the imperial examination.
The demise of the previous dynasty happened more than ten years ago.
When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, he was defeated in three of them.
Those in the base camp at the rear also tried to undermine him.
In the end, chaos arose and the Sui Dynasty was destroyed.
The rise and fall of a dynasty, the right time, place, and various factors, as well as the competition between multiple forces, cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
However, the imperial examination system began in the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty even established the Jinshi Examination and increased the promotion of this system.
In this case, if you say that the noble clans have no ideas, even Li Gui won't believe it.
Although I don’t know how much trouble this incident would cause under the circumstances at the time, it will certainly have an impact.
The nobles are not fools.
They have become enlightened at a young age, and they are all smart.
Those in later generations who say that the collection of classics and histories make people pedantic should really read those books a few times themselves.
It is also a matter of later generations to fool the people.
This is not popular at this time, and there are not many people who can read.
I think Foolishness has nowhere to start.
All in all, the Sui Dynasty fell and the Tang Dynasty came into being, but the emperors now know the benefits of the imperial examination system, so this system is still implemented, but under various resistances, it is still a bit difficult to push it forward until now. .
In this case, what do you think the attitude of clan members like Guo An towards the imperial examination students?
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Even if the Taiyuan Guo family is not considered a first-class family, it does not affect their ability to stand on a united front with the entire gentry group.
Listening to the children in the village bragging about the imperial examinations and official positions one by one, Luo Yongzhen felt worried for them.
He really didn't know if Guo Shiwulang would be willing to buy cakes for them on the next Friday.
It seems that next time on Friday, their chicken cakes can be steamed in one less pot.
Luo Yong carried a bucket of water and walked to his yard while sorting out his thoughts.
Guo An also seems to be very interested in the method of making tofu in Xipo Village.
However, although the villagers treat him warmly, they are unwilling to tell him such secrets that are related to their economic lifeline.
As for the people in the village, Ignorant little babies, adults will not let them know these things at all, so there is no way to leak the secrets.
Speaking of which, when Luo Yong first came here, he thought it was because they were in a remote place, so the method of making tofu was not spread here.
Now it seems that Guo An's family does not seem to have this method of making tofu. son.
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Everyone says that tofu was created by Liu An, King of Huainan, and Li Shizhen also said this in Compendium of Materia Medica.
However, Luo Yong has memorized many Tang poems since he was a child, and he has never seen tofu appear in any of his poems.
From this, we can guess that in the Tang Dynasty, tofu should not have become a daily dish for the common people.
As for the gentry, It's hard to say what everyone is like.
Logically speaking, many poets are from noble families, but I haven't seen anyone mention tofu.
Now it seems that the Guo family in Taiyuan does not have this recipe.
If Guo An wants to learn how to make bean curd from Luo Yong, he must first learn how to make tofu.
This is probably why he has been hanging around the village recently. reason.
"Sanlang, you went to carry water again and you said you wanted to carry water.
Just call us."
When Luo Yong was carrying a load of water and was about to walk to the door of his courtyard, he happened to meet a villager who was helping at his house.
At this moment, the man was carrying a blank mold and walking towards the village.
He should be going to pay someone back.
Blank mold.
These days, they are building a house together at the Luo family.
The few molds Luo Yong borrowed from the Lin family are not enough, and he also borrowed a few from other villagers.
When it’s over, it’s natural to take it and return it.
Judging from the current progress, the adobe houses in the Luo family's backyard will definitely be built even before the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.
They all have now prepared the tools needed to make tofu at home.
Those tofu baskets are all of the same specifications as the Luo family.
The tofu baskets in their entire Xipo Village are basically of this specification.
The cut tofu The length and width are about the same, the difference lies in the thickness of the tofu cubes and the amount of moisture.
"It's okay, just these two buckets of water, I can carry them myself."
Luo Yong said with a smile.
"I'll come, I'll come."
Without saying a word, the man put the mold on his shoulder to the side of the road and reached out to pick up the burden on Luo Yong's shoulder.
The load of water was taken away by the other party, and Luo Yong suddenly felt relaxed.
Living in this era, for people like them, diving and chopping firewood was a daily routine.
Luo Yong didn't want to leave all the work to Erniang and the others.
I had to do it myself, so I had to take it upon myself.
If you want to drink water, you have to pick it yourself.
If you want to burn firewood, you have to chop it yourself.
If you want to eat some pasta, you have to grind it yourself.
It is really hard to push the big bluestone millstone around.
This load of water was poured into the water tank, and it only accumulated at the bottom of the tank.
The man picked up the load and went to the village to help Luo Yong carry water.
These days, two children in his family are also here in Luo's yard every day.
At noon, Luo uses them to prepare food for his helpers, and the two children eat together.
Although he could also help pick wool, in the eyes of the villagers, Luo Yong probably could not earn much food from the wool business, and the little work his own children did to help the Luo family was not worth anything at all.
It must be said that this trend was started by that boy Tian Chonghu.
He first brought Tian Xiang'er to the Luo family yard.
Later, other children in the village followed suit when they saw it.
Now there are six or seven people who come to the Luo family yard to help pick wool every day, most of them are girls, and there is also a boy as big as Luo Wulang.
That boy was also pitiful.
After his father died, his mother remarried, and he only had one grandmother.
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However, after the death of his son, his grandmother's brain became a little bad.
The grandfather and grandson were hungry and well-fed all day long.
Some kind-hearted people in the village were afraid that they would starve to death at home, so they would sometimes help them.
The boy has been coming to Luo's yard every day lately, so he can fill his stomach with this lunch.
To be honest, such an older child has no one to teach or supervise him, he is dressed sloppily, and he looks duller than other children.
With his condition, what kind of work can he do to help?
This is what Luo Sanlang and the others think.
Shan, I didn’t chase him away, and I didn’t miss out on his share of the lunch meals every day.
For these children, Luo Yong didn't have much idea.
Anyway, since they are here, no matter whether he can help or not, he just needs to make an extra bite of food for them.
Anyway, it is not a precious thing.
As long as the family conditions are better than that of the Luo family, Okay, you can eat better than Luo's at home, so you don't have to come to them.
In Luo Yong's view, there is nothing to be proud of if a child is well-dressed, well-fed, and living a glorious and happy life, because those things were given by his parents, and it is not because they themselves have done anything remarkable.
Similarly, if a child is slovenly dressed, poorly fed, and living a messy life, there is nothing to be ashamed of.
It is just bad luck and not having a good family and good parents.
It is not that they have done anything wrong.
A few days later, in the early morning of this day, Guo An finally came to talk to Luo Yong and expressed that he wanted to learn how to make fermented bean curd from him.
"Fifteenth Lang has been walking around the village recently, and he must have seen clearly that the method of making tofu and fermented bean curd cannot be easily given up to others by me or Xipo Village."
Luo Yong did not follow him.
After a round of politeness, he bluntly refused.
Guo An looked at Luo Sanlang opposite the low table and saw the young man sitting on the kang.
He was dressed in white homespun cloth with a short brown collar.
His face and body showed the immaturity of a young man.
Only his demeanor and tone of voice when he spoke. , but there seems to be no room for change.
Guo An even had a strange illusion for a moment.
When he looked at the young man, it was as if he was looking at an insurmountable mountain.
"It's not like there's no compromise."
Guo An said unwillingly.
"If you were me, would you use those compromise methods?"
With Luo Yong's current status, negotiating compromises with these gentry children is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger.
Guo An's so-called compromise method is nothing more than asking Luo Yong to teach him the method.
In the future, Xipo Village will do Xipo Village's business, and the Guo family will do the Guo family's business.
The market is so big, it may not be possible.
Any conflict of interest.
Luo Yong is not stupid either.
He has taught them everything, so he will have nothing to do with himself in the future.
Even if Guo An is an honest person, there is no guarantee that there will not be one or two ruthless people in their family.
I learned that if Luo Yong is retained, he will become a hidden danger.
What will happen if he teaches a few more people in the future?
This kind of thing sounds scary to say, but the reality is often so cruel.
The dark side of human nature can be magnified as much as there are benefits.
In this era of extremely limited information, who would know about the corner where a few people died, and even if they knew, who would really care.
Only when public anger actually breaks out and causes unrest, will there be very few records in the history books.
Make a note of why the public outrage arose, what kind of human tragedy is behind it, and who really cares.
Before he truly has the power to protect himself, Luo Yong will not make such a so-called deal with any force.
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If you want to teach, just let it go.
If you don’t want to teach, then don’t teach anyone.
As long as Luo Yong refused to teach him what he said, then even if others unscrewed his head, they would never be able to pry a word out of him.
Guo An tried again to persuade him, but seeing that Luo Yong really refused to let go, he finally had to give up.
"So, let's talk about a deal."
It's a pity.
This result is not beyond Guo An's expectation.
After all, Naluo Coffin Board's name is not for nothing.
"Okay."
Luo Yong readily agreed.
If he wanted to discuss business, there would be no problem.
His fermented bean curd was originally made to make money.
"If I trade beans with you for fermented bean curd, how many beans will I exchange for how much fermented bean curd?"
Guo An asked.
"Three buckets of beans for one can of fermented bean curd."
Luo Yong said.
The kind of clay pot he uses to store fermented bean curd can hold a little more than one liter.
A jar of fermented bean curd sells for five cents.
The price of beans is now about two cents per dou, but the sales of these things are not as good as rice and wheat.
For such large quantities of goods, Luo Yong paid him three dou of beans for five cents, which is not very high.
Too much.
"I will give you six hundred dendrobium beans, and you will give me two thousand two hundred cans of fermented bean curd."
Guo An counter-offered.
"Too much.
For the first transaction, I can only give you five hundred and fifty cans of fermented bean curd.
The beans will be counted as one hundred and fifty cans of fermented bean curd according to your instructions."
Luo Yong thought that the order placed by the other party was too big, so he completed it.
No, so he opened his mouth and gave him two folds.
"Sanlang doesn't believe me?"
Guo An opened his mouth and asked.
"You are really capable.
If Fifteenth Lang is really in a hurry, you can bring the 600 Dendrobium beans first.
Then I can hand over the 2,200 cans of fermented bean curd to you in four batches."
Luo Sanlang The implication is: I really can't trust you.
If you can trust me, you might as well give me the beans first.
When he was still living in the 21st century, Luo Yong had seen a plot like this in a film and television program: There was a big boss who took a fancy to a new factory and wanted to take it for himself, so he A big order was placed for that factory, and the factory owner was given a big pie.
The factory was forced to overproduce at all costs, and even took out a loan in order to purchase raw materials.
Then when it came time to deliver the goods, the boss deliberately made things difficult.
The factory could not successfully deliver the goods and the funds could not be withdrawn.
In the end, the factory changed hands.
Two thousand two hundred cans of fermented bean curd is not a quantity that Luo Yong can complete now.
Let’s not mention the beans and labor.
Just the salt and rice wine needed to make fermented bean curd is a big investment.
Luo Yong’s total is only now. family property Five hundred and fifty cans is already the limit.
That's it.
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When the time comes, he will have to pay someone on credit.
If it weren't for his confidence in his own fermented bean curd, Luo Yong would not have accepted such a large order.
"In this case, Shishiro will give you some deposit first."
Seeing that the other party no longer raised any objections to the size of the order, Luo Yu said again.
Although they get along well with each other these days, business is business.
"This is half a tael of silver."
Guo An was also prepared: "When all the beans are paid, you have to pay me back the deposit."
I don't know if it was influenced by Luo Yong or something, but Guo An also became picky at this time. , if it were normal times, with other people, he would never say what he just said so directly.
"That's natural."
Luo Yong accepted the small silver ingot with a happy face.
After coming here for so long, this was the first time he saw the legendary silver tael.
Although it was only half a tael, and it was only temporarily released.
Here he is.
That doesn't matter, let's do some turnover first.
The three hundred coins from Xue Weng's place can be regarded as settled. gd1806102: