He shouted outside the staff, directing the workmanship of the handling materials. When he saw that it was raining heavily, he went into the shed. Qian Yuan, who was sitting by the fire, saw that He Yuan's body was wet, and hurriedly called over to roast it.

When his body warmed up, He Yuanwai ordered someone to serve wine, and brought out a plate of meat and a plate of edamame, and ate with Qian Yuanwai and gossiped some gossip.

After drinking a glass of wine, He Yuanwai picked up the edamame and said: "This kind of food is made at home before the judge is a jinshi, and it is often sold in his restaurant and passed on." Don't look simple, eat it tastes very good. ”

Qian Yuanwai nodded repeatedly, picked up a few pods, and slowly peeled them to eat. The salty taste is somewhat, but if you want to say how delicious it is, you can't really say how delicious. Du Zhongxiao is now prosperous, many people in his hometown are proud of him, and many of the things he did back then have become legendary. The business that Du Zhongxiao did back then, such as selling sheep's trotters, has now become Linying's specialty, and it is sold everywhere on the street all day long, and the business is not bad. The side dishes he made for the restaurant business, such as boiled edamame, have also been passed down in his hometown and have been attached to a lot of meaning.

He Yuanwai is such a person. Although his hometown is Ye County, he has opened a restaurant in Yuncheng County for many years, which belongs to Xuzhou, and the business is related to the Du family, so he has to emphasize this point intentionally or unintentionally.

After drinking for a while, Qian Yuan said: "Brother, you are just building a restaurant, how can you occupy such a large land?" ”

He Yuanwai said: "Brother, the restaurant is just a signboard. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how can you just do this kind of business? I have not only a restaurant here, but also an inn, but also a freight yard, all kinds of business, everything. ”

Qian Yuanwai looked outside the shed and said, "It was said that the iron prison was going to be built, but until now, there are not many people outside." When the work is done, many of them will have to go home, can they afford such a big business? ”

He Yuanwai laughed: "Brother, we are in business, and we have a long-term vision. You just see it now, but I see it in a few years. When the houses here are built in the autumn, the iron supervisors will come one after another. I can hear clearly, there are tens of thousands of people coming, how much business do you want! ”

Where is Qian Yuanwai willing to believe: "In such a barren mountain and wild place, ten thousand people will be moved?" Brother, who dares to believe this! ”

"Hmph, believe it or not! I got the news from the Judge, will it be false? If you believe in me, you will get rich together then, and if you don't believe it, don't regret it in the future! ”

Qian Yuanwai stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Brother, do you really know the Judge Yun?" ”

He Yuanwai said: "I have been doing business with his family for several years. Director Luo in his family couldn't be more familiar. You don't know Director Luo, do you? Let me tell you, this supervisor is taking care of all the business in the judge's house, and I don't know which of the nearby states and counties I don't know! ”

The money clerk did not speak outside. This He Yuanwai has obtained the license of the restaurant that makes wine here, and his tone is very loud these days, and he talks about how big a business he wants to do when he opens his mouth. When asked, he said how he and Yun judged the family, as if they were close.

700 yuan, hollowed out the money outside the family, borrowed more than 300 yuan from He Yuanwai, so that he did not sell the house or land. He Yuanwai's money is not easy to borrow, and his family relies on this piece of land by the river, so he has to give it to He Yuanwai and let him start a restaurant to do business. Not far away, there are also some businessmen from other towns who have heard the news, and they build sheds on the wasteland to do business. Although the terrain in this area is flat, there are many swamps, only He Yuanwai is a good place, just look at the stalls laid down, and compare everyone else.

Qian Yuanwai had no cash, so he had to get together here, pull the relationship, and try to borrow some more money. At this point, the smelting furnace has to be built if it is not built, otherwise where will the 700 yuan lost this time be made up?

After chatting for a while, Qian Yuanwai said: "Brother, these days, I have opened a smelting furnace not far upstream, and I have really smelted iron." I have three brothers from the Shi family there, who used to open a smelting furnace in Longxing County, and they are gearing up to do a big job. ”

He Yuanwai Meimei took a sip of wine and said, "Brother, it's not me who said, the business of smelting furnace is not easy to do, you still have to think about it." ”

Qian Yuan said: "What's not to do? It's just digging stones from the ground and putting them in the furnace to burn iron, isn't it the same as picking up money? ”

He Yuanwai shook his head again and again: "Where is it so easy!" Where is the ore mined from? Have you read the list text, on the south bank of the Li River, no households are allowed to go into the mountains to mine. The iron ore that has been unearthed now is all there. There are some small mines on the north shore, where does the charcoal come from? The mountains and forests are on the south bank, and the yamen is even forbidden to cut wood, and will you be allowed to cut wood and burn charcoal? ”

Qian Yuan said: "I inquired clearly, there are also mines on the south bank of the Li River, and they are not deeply buried, so it is not difficult to dig." As for charcoal, our area is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many large willow trees. Moreover, it seems that Longxing is used to burn the furnace with charcoal. Under the Ziyun Mountain in the north, there is a lot of carbon, and there is a lot of coal in the ground. ”

He Yuanwai saw that Qian Yuanwai recognized this road, and he couldn't persuade him to turn back, but just shook his head and said nothing.

Qian Yuanwai said: "Brother, I suffered a few days ago, and I was fined a lot of money by the yamen, and I really don't have any cash in my hand. If you have it there, lend me some. When the furnace is opened, the iron is smelted, and it will be returned to you soon. ”

He Yuanwai pondered for a long time before he said: "Brother, my money is not blown by the wind, I have already lent you hundreds of times, and there is not much left, and I still have to do business here." You might as well go to find other families, big families in the township, most of them are familiar with each other. ”

Qian Yuanwai sighed: "There is an iron prison here, and every family has to do business, and there is a shortage of cash everywhere." I asked, and they all would lend it to me. My brother has opened a restaurant in Yuncheng for many years and has earned countless money, and he is not bad at lending me another one or two hundred. ”

He Yuanwai said: "According to our friendship, if you open your mouth, I can't refuse." In this way, I will be tighter here, and I will move a hundred more to you. Any more, and there really isn't. A hundred times, it will be able to open the smelter. ”

Qian Yuanwai listened to the great joy: "Brother is very gracious, I will report it later!" ”

He Yuanwai said: "However, the money can be lent to you, but you must have a land house as a guarantee." We will go to the bookstore tomorrow and write a deed, and you will mortgage the land in your own farm. It's risky for you to open a smelting furnace, but I don't dare to borrow it. ”

A few days ago, I borrowed money, and Qian Yuanwai had already mortgaged a lot of fields, and it was not too much more than a hundred yuan, so I nodded and agreed. The price of land in this area is not high, and the front and back add up to more than 400 yuan, and half of the Zhuangzi will be staked out. Qian Yuanwai has been doing lacquerware business outside, and he doesn't value the land and doesn't feel anything. In this era, you can make a lot of money by doing business, so what's the point of digging in the soil?

Seeing that the rain outside was lighter, He Yuan went out to the shed and continued to watch the work of the materials transported. He saw this treasure land, and he thought about the land outside the money clerk. Otherwise, no matter how good the friendship is, why should he spend hundreds of times to solve his problems? More than 400 times, all the land near the Li River in Qianyuan Zhuangzi has been mortgaged, and the purpose of He Yuanwai has been achieved. Can you make money by opening a smelting furnace? He Yuanwai didn't believe it at all. The raw materials and fuel have been controlled by the yamen, and unless the iron prison closes down, it is no wonder that the smelting furnaces of these rural rich people can make money.