Thirteen Lang carried a bottle of wine, strode to the courtyard next to his residence, and said in a loud voice: "Commander Yao is here?" ”

A young man in his twenties came out of the room and said, "It turns out that the thirteenth brother is here, please come in quickly!" ”

Thirteen Lang entered the courtyard, stomped his feet and said, "It's not October yet, and the weather is so cold." Isn't it going to snow this year? Since I came to Xiangzhou, I haven't seen snow yet. ”

As he spoke, he followed Commander Yao into the room.

This young man's name was Yao Shouxin, who turned out to be a commander in the Xiang army, and followed him to the camp in Xiangzhou. He went to school when he was a child and could write and count. After arriving at the camp, he was extremely talented in arithmetic, and his academic excellence was rarely compared. Since the Xiang Army began to teach and set up a special artillery unit, Yao Shouxin has shown talent and has always been the head of the artillery instructor. There was a school in the army, and he was specially responsible for the teaching of artillery.

Shisanro is the head of the cavalry, and the two live next to each other and often drink together. Today's weather is very cold, and there is nothing to do in the army, so Thirteen Lang came to Yao Shouxin to drink and gossip.

After entering the living room and taking a seat, Yao Shouxin said: "I was originally from Yingzhou in the south, and I grew up here since I was a child, and I later joined the Xiangjun Army. Although the winter is not very cold, some years still snow. Compared to the original, the humidity in this area is heavy, and the snow is exceptionally cold. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "In such a cold weather, I don't want to go out." Why don't we go buy some cooked meat and drink together? ”

Yao Shouxin said: "Unfortunately, I don't have food at home. I wanted to go out to buy it, so I went out to drink. Recently, a liquor shop was opened by the river, and the wine sold was powerful, and everyone said that it was not mixed with a little water, which was very conscientious. He has all kinds of food there, how about we go and eat it? ”

Thirteen Lang didn't want to leave the station, but when he heard this, he had to agree.

The two went out and made their way to the town. As soon as I entered the town, I saw a man carrying a load of bananas and selling them along the street. This is what Du Zhongxiao bought from Jinghu South Road when the bananas were ripe and saved until now. Through the train, the goods can arrive in Kaifeng Mansion in one day, and a large number of them begin to be sold to the capital in this season. It is said that the retail sales in the capital are more than two pounds per catty, which is extremely profitable, and the wholesale of the fields costs several hundred wen a catty.

In order to store bananas, Du Zhongxiao dug a huge cellar outside Fancheng and stored hundreds of thousands of catties. At the end of this winter, just by selling bananas, he could earn two or three hundred thousand yuan in farm work. Coupled with other fresh fruits such as coconuts, there is plenty of money for the next year.

Without various chemicals, it is not easy to store fruits for a long time, especially those in the south. Du Zhongxiao tried several times before he tried to use the cellar to seal it, and some of the fruits could be stored. This is the unique secret skill of the current field business, and the profits are extremely huge.

As soon as the railway is opened, many products can be trafficked over long distances. Xiangzhou can also grow some vegetables in winter, although the variety is small, but it is extremely rare in the Central Plains, and they are all bulk materials transported by train now. Locally produced precious fish, which are easy to survive at low temperatures, are also transported to the north by rail.

Shisanlang and Yao Shouxin went to a wine shop by the river and went in together. At this time, it was still early, there were few guests, and the little maid was napping on the edge of the charcoal fire. The two of them looked for a seat to sit on, and Thirteen Lang said in a loud voice: "Master, come and greet the guests!" ”

The little guy stood up in a hurry, hurriedly ran to the table, and said, "What do you want from the guest officer?" We have good wine here, and cooked meat. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "Hot a corner of wine, another plate of meat, and other dishes as you like." ”

The little guy agreed, and ran to the back as fast as he could.

After a while, the wine and meat came up, and Thirteen Lang and Yao Shouxin ate and drank for a while, gossiping.

Seeing that Yao Shouxin was a little sullen, Thirteen Lang said: "Brother is silent today, isn't there something on his mind?" ”

Yao Shouxin sighed: "Brother asked, it's not good not to say, there has been a difficult incident at home recently, which has made me extremely troubled." When I was a teenager, I used to drink alcohol in my hometown and get into trouble. When he was seventeen years old, he was injured by a disagreement, and then he went to Yingzhou to join the army. got the appreciation of his boss and instructed him all the way. After arriving at Yingtian, he sent people to Yingzhou to inquire about the whereabouts of his family, but there was no news. It wasn't until a few days ago that I realized that my parents had passed away not long after I had been away from home. Two elder brothers, one went to Jingmen Army to make a small house for others, and the other went to nearby Yicheng County to do some small business. I took my two elder brothers and contributed some capital to let them do some business in Fancheng Town, which was still prosperous, and I made some money in the past few months. ”

Thirteen Lang took a sip of wine and said, "Isn't that bad?" The family is reunited, happy and happy. ”

Yao Shouxin shook his head: "When I made money, the second brother told me that he had married a few years ago." Because of the loss of capital in business, I had to sell my sister-in-law's pawn, go to Yicheng to work as a maid at a foreigner's house, and signed a five-year contract. Now that I have money in my hand, I want to take my sister-in-law back and reunite the family. I don't want to be an outsider, I just refuse, and my sister-in-law must have been in his house for five years before he is willing to release him. My brother went to Yicheng and handed over the letter to the yamen, but it was useless. The actual deed signed at that time, unless the person is willing to do so, these five years must be completed. ”

After hearing this, Shisanlang slapped the table: "The county order there doesn't know anything!" You are now the head of the artillery in the army, and you have a head and face in the camp and field affairs, such a trivial matter, so the county order will not give face? Brother don't worry, as long as he mentions a word, his sister-in-law will come back! ”

Yao Shouxin just shook his head: "Brother, the bad thing is that my second brother signed a real contract with someone else, and that person is unwilling, what can be done?" I'm looking for someone to be accommodating, even if I lose some more money from that family, I can bring my sister-in-law back. Besides, Ma Zhizhou, the new director of Xiangzhou, knows the law and pays the most attention to the law. I've thought about it, and if I am willing to come forward, I can't do it. ”

The actual deed should be completed in all formalities, and as long as one party is unwilling, it must be executed. After signing for five years, it is five years, there is no way. Not to mention a military leader, there is also a jinshi because his mother is a servant because of his poor family, and he wants to redeem it after winning the jinshi, but the owner is not allowed to do so. When encountering a talkative official, Du Zhongxiao helped to say a word, and the official order to break the deed can redeem the person. The problem is that the new Xiangzhou Zhizhou Ma Xun, who was originally born in Mao Shimingjing, is particularly serious about the case, and nine times out of ten it will not be successful. To achieve this status with the Ming Jing, you must be careful, if the judgment can be redeemed before the contract, that person will make trouble to the boss, which is not good for his future.

While drinking wine and eating meat, while listening to Yao Shouxin introduce the situation, Thirteen Lang was so impatient. took a sip of wine and said: "A countryman, so ignorant of what to do, and it's not that he doesn't lose money, why be so embarrassed?" Brother, Yicheng County is not far from here, and among the people we teach, there are quite a few people who camp there. After two days to pick a quiet day, we took someone and went to the house of the outsider! ”

Yao Shouxin said: "Brother, I have been there before. It was extremely difficult for him to speak, he couldn't do it softly, he couldn't do it hard, it was useless. ”

Thirteen Lang thought about it and said angrily: "Since he doesn't eat soft and hard, let's use some means!" ”

Yao Shouxin was taken aback: "Brother, you can't help it!" Yicheng is not Zaoyang, but it is not a place where the camp has the final say. In those prefectures and counties, because of the autonomy of the farmland, the relationship with the local government is not so harmonious. If they get the handle, something will happen! ”

Thirteen Lang said nonchalantly: "Brother, don't worry! This matter will be handed over to me, and I will go to Yicheng in two days, and I will be outside the birds for a while! We came here to camp in the fields, how much benefit the place has gained, and it doesn't help at all, what else can we say! ”

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Thirteen Lang, Yao Shouxin couldn't help but worry. Although with Du Zhongxiao behind him, nothing will happen to Shisanlang, but if he really wants to cause trouble, other people's punishment is indispensable. It's not good if you have a little personal matter and affect everyone.