After seeing off Zhang Erniu, Zhang Ran secretly thought to himself on the way home that it was time to teach the villagers how to make flour and tofu.

Moreover, it is better to be a matter of this kind than to be late. If the news from Chang'an comes and the villagers learn how to make flour and tofu themselves, it will be meaningless to teach Zhang Ran to his tribe members.

Taking this into consideration, the first thing Zhang Ran did after he arrived home was to gather Zhang Shan, Zhang Ying and others who were grinding flour, and told them about their plans to invite the elders gathered all over the place to grind flour together.

After hearing this news, Zhang Ying and others were naturally very happy. For so long, they helped Zhang Ran to work, but they earned a lot of money. They knew that although they were a little tired of grinding flour, they were a good job that could make money.

However, not long after being happy, Zhang Ying said to Zhang Ran in a dilemma: "Brother Ran, if you want to grind flour, first of all, you must have a new stone mill like this at home, but a stone mill costs at least three to five hundred yuan. I'm afraid that everyone won't be able to get so much money in a while!"

"Yes..." Zhang Ran nodded and agreed: "What you said makes sense!"

In fact, Zhang Ran knew what Zhang Ying was really worried about. What he was worried about was that everyone was unwilling to pay for this or could not afford to buy a stone mill. After all, grinding flour is a laborious job, and everyone is not very clear about how much money can be earned every month. It is impossible for Zhang Ran to spend so much money to buy a stone mill that is of little use just because of Zhang Ran’s simple words!

So after thinking about it, Zhang Ran said, "I'll solve this problem! I'll go to the old stonemason to order some stone mills. After the stone mill is made, I will lend the stone mill for free to everyone for free..."

"That's great!" Zhang Ying cheered.

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After coming out of the mill, Zhang Ran took Sankui straight to the old stonemason's house. When they met, Zhang Ran asked the old stonemason straightforwardly: "Second uncle, how is the stonemason made? Has that guy Zhang Qi sent someone to urge him in the past two days?"

"Why didn't you come? You come every day!" The old stonemason smiled bitterly and complained to Zhang Ran with a sad face: "Brother Ran, Zhang Qi has been urging him in the past two days, and I can't hold it back anymore! Zhang Qi came here in person yesterday and told me that if he couldn't deliver the goods within two days, the government's conscript will fall on my son this year!"

Zhang Ran frowned and said, "This Zhang Qi! He really used chicken feathers as a command arrow!"

The old stonemason had a hint of bitterness on his face, and he shook his head helplessly and said, "Oh, who told me that Ah Weng is Li Zheng? We can't beat him!"

Seeing this, Zhang Ran couldn't help but comfort him: "Fourth uncle, don't worry. If Zhang Qi really makes things difficult for you and forcibly entrusted labor, then I will give you this to ensure that you won't be embarrassed by this."

The old stonemason was relieved when he heard this, and then he felt a little embarrassed and said, "Hey, how can that work? I..."

"That's it!"

Zhang Ran did not give the old stonemason a chance to continue speaking, and directly told the matter to death. Since the other party was willing to stare at the pressure of the patriarch and delayed him a little, Zhang Ran naturally could not let others suffer this loss in vain.

Then, without waiting for the old stonemason to speak, Zhang Ran continued, "Second Uncle, news came from Chang'an City that the noble man who bought our prescription has already announced the prescription. From today on, all the people in the world can use stone mills to grind flour openly. So your good days are coming, and you don't have to worry about the threat from Zhang Qi. You can grind him tomorrow so that he will not bother you all day long."

"Really?" The old stonemason rushed up and grabbed Zhang Ran's shoulder excitedly and said, "Brother Ran, what you said is true? Is the method of stone mill public? Can everyone use your new stone mill?"

"Yes~" Zhang Ran nodded with great affirmation and smiled at the old stonemason: "Second uncle, do you think I need to deceive you in this kind of thing?"

"Huh~Thank God~"

The old stonemason said with a smile, and sat back on the stone pier.

Then, the old stonemason suddenly remembered something and turned joy into sorrow and said, "Brother Ran, your Fangzi announced that it was indeed a happy event for everyone, but it may not be a good thing for you! Will your pasta transaction be affected if you make such a fuss?"

"The fourth uncle is really a kind elder!" Zhang Ran didn't expect that the old stonemason would still be in the mood to care about his family's business at this time, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Zhang Ran pondered for a moment and replied: "There will definitely be an impact, so I asked you for help again!"

"What are you doing?" the old stonemason asked nervously.

"Haha..." Seeing the old stonemason's face slightly flustered, Zhang Ran couldn't help but laugh and said, "Fourth uncle, don't be nervous, this time it's a good thing!"

"Good thing? What good thing?" the old stonemason asked in confusion.

Zhang Ran smiled slightly and did not directly answer the old stonemason's question. Instead, he asked him: "Si Bo, you have always tasted the noodles and steamed buns. How do you think they taste?"

"The lips and teeth have fragrance, and the taste is very beautiful~"

"Well, that's right!" Zhang Ran nodded and continued: "I believe you also know that these steamed buns and noodles are made of wheat as raw materials, and the price of wheat is cheaper than corn, and the taste is not bad... So, I believe that after the stone mill and pasta recipes are announced, a trend brought by pasta will soon be scattered on the land of Guanzhong."

Then Zhang Ran said: "In order to seize the market as soon as possible, I have asked Brother Erniu to open two new shops in the surrounding county towns, and also planned to invite the elders gathered in all of them to grind flour together, and then we will purchase them together... And this time I came to ask you to help make more stone mills for our elders in Zhangli."

When the old stonemason heard this, he couldn't help but say joyfully: "Oh, this is a great thing! If you don't say anything else, Brother Ran, I will definitely help you with this! How many stone mills do you want?"

"Ten...no, twenty seats!"

"Ah? So many?"

"Haha~" Seeing that the old stonemason was frightened, Zhang Ran laughed and said, "That's why I said your good days are coming! Fourth uncle, although the appearance of the new stone mill has been announced, most people cannot make stone mills. If you want to eat delicious pasta, you have to specially hire someone to customize the new stone mills. Within ten miles of our radius, you are the stonemasons with superb skills. If you don't come to buy a stone mill, who else can you go to?"

"Haha..." Hearing Zhang Ran say this, the old stonemason was very happy, and then quickly patted his chest and assured Zhang Ran: "Brother Ran, don't worry, since you have opened this mouth, our stone mill must give you the first! Isn't it just twenty stone mills? Even if we don't eat or drink, we will help you make them as soon as possible!"

"Then thank you uncle IV!"

Zhang Ran hugged his fists and then said, "But, No. 4, don't be careful about rushing to work, and you're exhausted. If you're too busy, you can ask for more help! Moreover, I guess for a long time, stone mills are in short supply. As long as you can make them, you will definitely sell as much as you want and don't worry about sales."
Chapter completed!