Why was Li Yi? Who did Li Yi offend?
Who in this poor county had such great power that Li Zhiyuan was not afraid of risks and defeated Li Yi? Shen Yanbei thought about it but only found one possibility. Li Yi might have offended many people, and the most significant of them was only Su Qingze, the youngest son of the Su's Family. But this was obviously not done by Su Qingze's family, and when it came to power, no one could afford a dark guard unless it was a person with a strong background.
If this was really the order from the master of the dark guard, what was the relationship between the master of the dark guard and Su Qingze? Shen Yanbei became more curious in his heart. But curiosity was only a curiosity, Shen Yanbei didn't even think about exploring it. However it was his friend's affair, so he should respect it.
Li Yi had fallen. The villagers who had been bullied by villagers of Lijia Village in the past and only could swallow it because of Li Yi's identity went to Lijia Village to beg for justice. The one who got rotten tomatoes and rotten eggs had turned side. This time it was the Lijia Village’s turn to dare not be angry. In this situation, it was clear that Lijia Village no longer had the qualification to hold social dramas, Shen Dezhong wanted to take it over, so he discussed it with Shen Yanbei. But Shen Yanbei did not agree.
It was not that he couldn't afford to sponsor with the money, but...
"Lijia Village is now in dire straits. If we grabbed the right to host the social drama, it would undoubtedly make the already tense relationship between the two villages even more incompatible," Shen Yanbei said sternly. "It is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow shot from a hidden place. It’s better not to increase the villain's hatred, so Shenjia Village should keep a low profile.” It was unwise to leave trouble for himself for the sake of face, and he himself was unwilling to show the limelight.
He was only a small xiùcái, he still couldn't support the villagers.
Thinking about the same reason, Shen Dezhong sighed, regretful in his heart. Their Shenjia Village had been under the pressure of Lijia Village for so many years, and finally, Lijiacun had fallen, but their Shenjia Village failed to walk with their head held high.
Shen Yanbei comforted. "When a man attains the tao even his people also ascend to heaven, but individual strength is ultimately limited. Only when everyone becomes strong, no one dares to bully us!"
"I think we should take this opportunity to stand up and let the money bags of the villagers bulge up. Only when we have money, we have confidence!"
With the sound of "pop!" Shen Dezhong patted his thigh hard, and said excitedly, "Yanbei! You can still see it clearly!" He always wanted to make a good counterattack. How could momentary pleasure be better than letting yourself live a rich and comfortable life?
Having figured this out, Shen Dezhong stopped worrying about it but instructed the villagers to spend their minds on the farm and take care of the crops. Because most people in the village raised fish, rice, and ducks together according to the previous method of Shen Yanbei, most of the paddy fields in Shenjia Village were now surrounded by fishing nets. In the daytime, in the field, apart from the occasional sound of insects and birds, there were more cheerful rattles of ducklings. The white figures cruising in groups among the seedlings become a special landscape in the field. Since Shen Yanbei bought beans, cucumbers, white radishes, and Chinese cabbage at market prices, the villagers worked hard to generate income for their own families and opened up a large wasteland behind the house to plant many fruits and vegetables. To plant fruits and vegetables did not need much effort, it only needed to be watered and weeded on time, and it also could be harvested quickly, which made villagers very happy. Raising fish, rice, and duck in the field, planting the fruits and vegetables, and occasionally pickling some salted duck eggs. People in Shenjia Village felt that this day was full of hope!
After dealing with Li Yi's matter, Li Zhiyuan immediately replied to the letter, feeling quite anxious. After harvesting rice, it was proved that Shen Yanbei's planting methods could indeed increase production. He asked Shen Yanbei about the principle of fish-rice-duck polyculture and other matters needing attention, and then how to achieve fish-paddy-duck co-cultivation to double the grain production. These pieces of information were sorted out and ready to send over. He didn't know how that person would feel after seeing it. If this method could be promoted vigorously, it would definitely benefit many people! And it also happened in the county under his jurisdiction. When the time came to increase grain production, a bumper rice harvest was definitely his political achievement! This would be of great help to his future official appraisal! Li Zhiyuan sighed in his heart, secretly determined to go to the countryside more, on the one hand, to learn more about the agricultural planting situation, on the other hand, to see which villages were suitable to promote such a method.
To Shen Yanbei, Li Zhiyuan also appreciated and valued him more. Such modest, studious, flexible young man who was willing to lead the villagers to wealth were definitely people who would do important things in the future. If he could pass the imperial examination smoothly, his future would be limitless. Based on this, Li Zhiyuan paid close attention to Shen Yanbei's studies, and he almost became Shen Yanbei's teacher. Shen Yanbei was naturally willing to be guided by someone. Taking advantage of waiting for the harvest, he directly went to the county with Gu Changfeng for a short stay. When Li Zhiyuan was free, he would ask for advice. On weekdays, he would read and write articles. When he was tired, he would walk around the street with Gu Changfeng, which was really interesting.
When the weather gradually turned cooler, the pepper grown by Shen Yanbei finally matured! Looking at the red hot chili peppers as thick as a little finger, Shen Yanbei couldn't help but beckoned to Gu Changfeng and Zhou Yu to pick off some ripe chilies.
"What are you going to do? Make pickled chilies?" Gu Changfeng couldn't help asking when Shen Yanbei took the sauerkraut jar and ingredients such as star anise and cinnamon.
Shen Yanbei washed the peppers and dried them. "It's not pickled chilies, but pickled peppers!" He sprinkled some salt to pickle the peppers, then brushed the pot clean, adding white vinegar, sugar, and salt to them. Boiled an appropriate amount of water and let it cool. Put the pickled peppers in the jar layer by layer, pour in boiling water that had been cool until the peppers were submerged, closed the lid, and placed the pickled pepper jars in a cool place. "That's it! You can eat it in seven or eight days!"
Gu Changfeng nodded. The young man always had many unique ideas, but these ideas could always bring surprises to people after they were implemented.
"Let's make another chili sauce!" Shen Yanbei enthusiastically took some peanuts, fried the peanuts, and added them to the chili sauce.
Seeing Shen Yanbei working alone, Gu Changfeng hesitated. "Let me help?"
"Okay!" Shen Yanbei stuffed the spatula into his hand, holding his hand to stir-fry twice. "Just keep stirring like this, and fry the peanuts until they are browned and the peanut coat was taken off."
"Yeah." Gu Changfeng lowered his eyes slightly, only feeling that the hand who wrapped his hand was too hot.
Shen Yanbei smiled and took his hand back, then turned around to wash and chop the peppers.
Heated the pan and heated the oil. When the oil reached the sixth level of heat, Shen Yanbei poured the chili froth into it. After being boiled with high heat, added a little white wine and a little salt, then boiled it slowly, stirring constantly to avoid sticking to the pan.
After stirring for a while, Gu Changfeng put the fried peanuts out on the chopping board, spread the peanuts, and rubbed them off. Because there was no pestle and mortar for pounding things at home, he covered the peanuts with a kitchen knife and lightly pressed it, which made all the peanuts break apart.
Shen Yanbei looked at the man's calm and focused appearance and really loved this look so much. His heart moved slightly, and couldn't help but move his face over...
Feeling a breathing approaching, Gu Changfeng turned his head, only to make his lips brushed against Shen Yanbei's lips. He was stunned, and his face was slightly red.
Shen Yanbei took advantage of the situation and pecked on his lips. "Wife, you are so capable!"
The color on Gu Changfeng's face couldn't help but deepen. "...you are better."
Shen Yanbei chuckled lightly. The chilies in the pot were bubbling to remind the two of them that they should do the things in front of them. Gu Changfeng blushed and accelerated his speed to break the peanuts.
Directly put crushed peanuts to the chili, Shen Yanbei added some sugar to it. Then boiled it for a while, and if the chilies released the fragrant smell, it meant the chilies were ready!
This oily red pepper sauce looked very tempting. Shen Yanbei tasted it and raised his eyebrows. "It's delicious, do you want to try it?"
Gu Changfeng nodded. Without a shame, Shen Yanbei hugged the person, and kissed him fiercely—— The spicy taste filled his mouth with the domineering lips and tongue, and Gu Changfeng opened his eyes slightly.
Zhou Yu, who smelled the scent, wanted to go into the kitchen to see what Shen Yanbei was doing. But he was caught off guard by seeing the two people with their mouths stuck together, he was so scared that he hurriedly covered his eyes and turned back.
"It's a sin!"
Gu Changfeng struggled, and Shen Yanbei let him go. Looking at the red-faced and embarrassed wife, he laughed in a low voice. "How? It tastes good, doesn't it?"
Gu Changfeng blushed and didn't know whether to answer or not. It seemed that Shen Yanbei was becoming more and more arbitrary in front of him...
Compared to Shen Yanbei, who was gentle and tender in front of people, he actually preferred Shen Yanbei who was unscrupulous in front of him. Because such a unique Shen Yanbei could only be seen by him!
After the peppers were harvested, Shen Yanbei finally left life without spicy food. At the same time, his plan to make pickles was put on the agenda. Finally, before harvesting rice, he pickled a batch of hot and sour cabbage beans.
The rich golden rice in the field made the plant bent over and swayed in the autumn wind. Villagers of Shenjia Village stood on the ridge and looked at the golden rice waves with joy. This was the only collective harvest in their Shenjia Village for so many years! The village chief, Shen Dezhong, smiled so wide that there were a few more folds on his face.
Shen Yanbei inspected the rice fields of the villagers and made records one by one so he could give proper advice to help the villagers adjust their planting patterns during spring plowing in the coming year. After receiving the news that Shenjia Village had a great harvest this time, Li Zhiyuan came to take a look. At the same time, he brought a letter from Qinghe to Shen Yanbei.
Young Master Su who had returned to Su's House had found a place for them! Let them come there quickly!
So after dealing with the things including putting fish, chickens, and ducks in the restaurant, Shen Yanbei took the silvers and the local products then rented a boat to Qinghe. None of the three had traveled to a far place, so they were full of enthusiasm. Especially Zhou Yu, he even couldn't sit down properly due to the excitement!
"Gōngzǐ, is Qinghe really so prosperous?"
"Gōngzǐ, do you think we can see those foreign people with high noses and deep eyes in Qinghe?"
"Gōngzǐ, how rich and honorable is the Su's Family?"
"Gōngzǐ..."
Facing Zhou Yu who kept asking curiously, Shen Yanbei had a terrible headache.
After changing his body, he didn't get blind or deaf, but he found that he had seasickness!
In modern times, Did he ever get seasick while surfing at sea? What the hell!
Shen Yanbei said weakly with a pale face, "Wife, come here. Let me lean on, I'm dizzy..."
Gingers: Sweety, don't complain if you are hard to understand when it comes to the cooking section. Until now, what can I do is cooking instant noodles, and since I rely on a dictionary and google to translate, it is more difficult for me to understand every step of cooking, it seems I am reading a heavenly book, you know. And hey... what's the more troublesome is the raw doesn't distinguish the pepper and the chili. I almost throw away my laptop because my brain seems to explode when I have to read it frequently to understand whether SYB talks about chili or pepper. TT. So, give me some rainbow farts to cheer me up TT.
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