When I was most afraid of rain, it rained. As soon as the sun went down in the west, a rain cloud came from the east, crackling all night, and the next day it not stopped, but it became bigger and bigger.

Xu Ping stood at the door, looked at the continuous rain curtain, and sighed deeply. This is the kind of unfortunate wish that this year's harvest is about to be good, but it rains so heavily at the end of the rainy season. When it rains, the sugarcane will grow, and it must stop for a few days before the rain can be harvested, and people can only watch and be anxious.

Huang Tianbiao was dressed in a robe, saw Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang coming towards him, and said loudly: "Qilang, Gao Daquan, let's eat and drink together!" A new restaurant has opened in the town, and there is beef like snowflakes every day, but you Central Plains people don't have to eat it, don't miss it. With such a heavy rain, there is no work to be done in the field, so after eating and drinking, catch a few good fish and come back! ”

Gao Daquan shook his head: "County Lieutenant Huang go by himself, the official ordered us to have work to do." Where can we people get away like a county lieutenant. ”

Huang Tianbiao stomped his feet: "It's a pity for the two of you, you can't be idle on a rainy day!" I'm bored with wine and meat alone, go to Tan Jiejie, you two follow the general judgment to work, won't he be idle? ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked quickly towards Tan Hu's residence.

Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang glanced at each other and sighed together.

The neighborhood is becoming more and more lively, and restaurants, inns, and teahouses have been opened, forming a prosperous town between the county seat and Xuping Station. Recently, in the sugar squeezing season, scattered merchants have begun to settle in, to sell this year's new white sugar to sell, the goods are fresh, and the business is to arrive early.

When more merchants came, the restaurant became more sophisticated, with prostitutes who sang songs, and silver cups and silver cups that were used by guests. In recent days, another tile has been built in the open space outside the town by the river, and all kinds of juggling in it attract people from near and far.

In order to recruit people to decide not to collect taxes for the time being, several barbarian lords in the nearby mountains gathered and called this small town "Little Kaifeng" in Lingnan. Although the area of the entire town is not as large as that of a state in Kaifeng City, it does not prevent people from imagining the prosperity of the capital here.

Huang Tianbiao loves to eat, play and make trouble, and when he left this restaurant and entered that house, he quickly forgot where his home was. In the past month, I have taken a person who has been displaced from Wuzhou to sing songs, and I feel uncomfortable when I don't see him for a day, and I soak in the town every day.

Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang don't have this kind of good fate, they can still go crazy when they are free, and where can they be idle when they are busy. Xu Ping recruited the two of them from tens of millions of miles away, but he didn't let him come to travel, they had to do all kinds of chores, who made the two of them easier to use than others.

When he arrived at the paper-making greenhouse, Sun Qilang went to debug the machine, turned his head and asked Gao Daquan: "By the way, did the official say that the paper should be made thicker today?" ”

"That's right! You serve dim sum, do it once or twice, and it's best to make it. We've got it already done, and we can go to town and have some fun. Don't look at the rain today, you must know that everyone is idle in this weather, and the town is full of people. ”

Sun Qilang smiled: "Aren't you like Huang Tianbiao who fell in love with which little lady in the town?" Not to mention, a few people who have come from Jingnan to sing songs have come recently, and they look really smart! ”

"Do you think they are all like you? When you get to town, go and see the women! Recently, there was a three-point person in the tile, which is not worse than what the assistant teacher in the capital said, and I was about to listen to it! ”

"There are also three points here?"

Gao Daquan turned his head and saw Xu Ping coming in from outside, and hurriedly said: "Yes, I really didn't expect it, it's a good point, it's vivid." I heard that this teaching assistant used to be in Fuzhou, and I don't know how I ended up here. ”

Xu Ping nodded and said, "It's difficult, when will you take me to listen to it." These people are different from ordinary jugglers, they are loyal and good generals, and they can educate customs. ”

Gao Daquan responded, and the interest in discussing Cao Liu's story with Xu Ping just now dissipated. The official's sentence is really serious, and he also thinks of educating customs when he listens to a story.

Xu Ping didn't care, he wanted to hear how much the current story of the Three Kingdoms was different from what he knew, he was not in the mood in the capital before, but now he is interested. As long as there are storytellers, there are people who specialize in telling the story of the Three Kingdoms, and the attitude is clear, the Song people respect Liu and belittle Cao, and when they hear Cao Cao's victory, they grit their teeth with hatred, and some people shed tears when Liu Bei was in trouble, and they are much more involved than later generations.

Sitting on the stool, Xu Ping said again: "Actually, what Qilang said is not wrong, you two are over thirty years old, not young, so you have nothing to do to go out and go around." If you meet a woman who is in your heart, you should start a family. Don't worry about money, everything has me, and I won't make you lose face. ”

Sun Qilang said: "Official, you can tell me that I am old, obviously I am only twenty-eight years old, and Gao Daquan is only in his thirties!" It's just that he's not in a hurry! ”

Xu Ping smiled: "How do I remember that you were twenty-eight when you were in Zhongmu, and you still envy Lu Song." Forget it, don't care about this, it's true to find a person to start a family as soon as possible, and you don't have to care about any barbarians and Han people, as long as your temperament is compatible, you can make up your mind as soon as possible, and I will do it for you. ”

Gao Daquan didn't pay much attention to women's affairs, and he didn't like to listen to these things, so he said to Sun Qilang, who was standing over there and could listen attentively: "Qilang, have you adjusted it well?" ”

"That's it! All right! ”

Hearing Sun Qilang say yes, Xu Ping called the soldiers standing on the side and said to Gao Daquan: "Today you beckoned them to work, Tan Hu asked for leave, saying that there were guests at home and he was going to the town to entertain people." It is not easy for him to leave home all the year round, you two should be considerate. ”

Gao Daquan responded, glanced at Sun Qilang, turned his back and forced himself not to laugh. Tan Hu is really better than the two of them, he dared to make up lies and ask for leave to drink with Huang Tianbiao, and when he came back at night, the two of them had to slaughter him.

The people below tell some innocuous lies, Xu Ping can't tell which is true and which is false, and he is too lazy to distinguish between them. Xu Ping is very tight on the big sections, and sometimes they are allowed to mess around with these subsections, and they manage their subordinates to death, and they are worried every day, which is not a good thing.

Gao Daquan commanded the hot fire road, and Xu Ping ordered the temperature to be higher, and the paper to be made today was thicker.

When it was ready, a soldier brought pulp over, and Sun Qilang slowly shook the machine. The paper is so thick that the pulp can't always hang, and the paper that comes out can't be coherent.

Sun Qilang asked Xu Ping while debugging: "Official, why did you suddenly make such a thick paper?" ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "No way, so much sugar, what do you use to transport it out?" If it is packed in barrels and boxes like last year, Yongzhou will not be able to do it. This paper is made, soaked in tung oil, made into a paper bag and used to hold sugar, and then a layer of sack is put on the outside, and it is not afraid of it when it crosses the ocean. ”

I tried to adjust it, I tried to adjust it, I thought it would not be troublesome, but I didn't get it until the afternoon to produce paper stably and continuously.

Xu Ping looked outside, the rain still kept falling, and said to Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang: "You two are tired for a day, so let's get here today." It's okay to go to town and walk around, so you don't have to stay at home. ”

Sun Qilang wiped his hands and said: "What the official said is that I usually say this to Gao Daquan, why can't he listen to it like a wood." Gao Daquan, can you hear it, the official asked you to go out and find a daughter-in-law or something. Come with me to town in a moment, you're in for a treat! ”

Gao Daquan didn't bother to pay attention to Sun Qilang, put away the things around him, and the two said goodbye to Xu Ping.

Out of the shed, Sun Qilang grabbed Gao Daquan: "You say, Huang Tianbiao and Tan Hu are still in the town?" Let's rush to eat Tan Hu for a month! ”

"What's more, Tan Jiejie still has to support his family, and he can spend money like this with us!"

Sun Qilang shook his head as he walked: "Gao Daquan, it's okay, you can go out with me for a walk." also supports his family, Tan Hu's Yulu eats and drinks every month, and he relies on the reward money given by our officials to support his family. How much money is it? His bounty is about the same as the two of us, and he has recently built a new house. ”

Gao Daquan was silent, and he didn't take Sun Qilang's words. The three of them are full of ups and downs, and they don't have that hobby, except for drinking, they rarely go out with them.

The two of them came out of the place and changed their clothes, and they were in high spirits, carrying a big bamboo hat, draped in a robe, and wearing newly woven straw sandals, and dragged them out of the door.

When I got to the door, I saw Xiuxiu holding an oil-paper umbrella under the tree, and she looked this way.

Sun Qilang pulled his throat: "Xiuxiu, why are you disobedient!" The official said that when it rains and thunders, don't stand under the big tree, a lightning bolt comes down and burns through your body! ”

Xiuxiu was taken aback, stomped her foot and said to Sun Qilang: "Seventh brother, don't scare me anymore, I've been cowardly for the past two days!" ”

Sun Qilang muttered curiously: "Blame, why is the little girl so good at talking today?" ”

Xiuxiu beckoned to the two: "Come here, I have something to say to you." ”

The two were curious and went to the tree of Xiuxiu Station together.

Seeing that the two of them were approaching, Xiuxiu hesitated again and waved her hand to Sun Qilang: "Brother Seven, you go play, Brother Gao is enough alone." ”

The more he said this, the more Sun Qilang refused, he always felt that Xiuxiu was hiding something good from him, so he stepped forward and said, "Xiuxiu, if there is something good, you can't forget Brother Qi." Although I was not there for the first two years, don't forget, whether it was in the Central Plains in previous years or here now, whatever fun you want is something that Seventh Brother can get for you. With what benefits, why are you driving me out? ”

Xiuxiu said with a bitter face: "There is nothing good about this time, I want someone to help me go to the barbarians." Brother Gao is strong and flexible, can you do it, Seventh Brother? ”

"Oops, why didn't you say it earlier?" Sun Qilang jumped away, "It's easy to go to the barbarians?" That's it, when I didn't hear it, you discuss it slowly, I'll go to Huang County Lieutenant for a drink! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Qilang turned around and ran down the mountain. Thanks to his dexterity, he didn't fall down on the slippery ground in the rain.

Xiuxiu turned around and looked at Gao Daquan pitifully: "Brother Gao, can you help me?" You won't throw me away like Brother Seven, will you? ”

Gao Daquan looked at Xiuxiu's appearance and sighed: "Forget it, if there is anything, you just have to talk about it, I can still help in small things, and I should tell the officials honestly about big things." ”

"Don't tell the official, he just said me the day before yesterday, and it's the first time in so many years that he said me!" When Xiuxiu mentioned this, she couldn't help but want to cry, "But I'm in trouble again!" Brother Gao, help me! ”

Gao Daquan could only sigh: "What did you say!" ”

"The day before yesterday, Sister Liu Xiaomei looked for me,—— because she was looking for me, I was told by the officials when I came out! - Okay, I'm not going to talk about that. Sister Liu said that her brother was sick, and she was going back to take care of him, and she was away for two days, so I didn't tell others. If you don't come back for two days, tell the official to stay a few more days. ”

Gao Daquan let out a sigh: "Xiuxiu, what kind of big deal is this?" On such a rainy day, Liu Xiaomei can't walk the mountain road even if she wants to come back, so you can wait for two days with peace of mind. ”

"But I just asked the barbarians who came to the town, and Sister Liu's brother is not sick at all!"

Speaking of this, Xiuxiu burst into tears.