Chapter 17: The rain is about to stop

Zhang Xiaobao stood in front of the window, looking at the rain outside that was not at all but seemed to never stop, muttering, "There is no shortage of water now, and I don't know if those precocious places are like ours. When we are about to harvest, the grain in the fields will not need to be harvested, and they will sprout and wait for planting."

"It shouldn't be possible? If that's true, the price of food will increase a lot this year. It's impossible for rain to fall across the country at the same time. Just like there is no drought in other places, the harvest has been bad in the drought areas, and it's not bad. I'll wait for the court to provide relief. Li Longji is still good in the early stage."

Wang Juan was also bored with the endless rain now. The main reason was that the house was wet and the swimming pool outside could not be visited. It was okay to stay in the house and do nothing. If you want to read a book, you had to light the lights.

Zhang Xiaobao felt that he was really a little overwhelmed. If there was less food, it had nothing to do with the Zhang and Wang family. Naturally, some people were worried that he could not collect some food now and sell it at a fair price. The purpose of seeking credit for the family has been achieved, so there is no need to continue to worry.

As for buying it at a low price and selling it specifically for the purpose of making money from the national crisis, he is not going to make it. He can't make too much money. Unlike the grains that were obtained during the drought, the amount of grains is not large, only hundreds of thousands of kilograms. He can take the opportunity to raise prices. If you want to make a fortune here, you will have to at least tens of thousands of tons. It is easy to be targeted by others. If there is too much, you will lose your credit and you will not be stable.

"Xiaobao, why not catch fish with an umbrella? It should be easier to catch fish at this time. I heard from people before that fishing in rain will make fish easy to get hooked."

Wang Juan was a little annoyed by this air pressure. Seeing that Zhang Xiaobao didn't say anything, he proposed next to him.

"It depends on what kind of fish you don't catch. If you don't catch it, you will catch it in our pond. It happened that after two days of rain, the ground was already wet, so people could connect the six ponds. The construction was easy at this time, and dig a hole at a time."

Zhang Xiaobao didn't want to catch him. He and Wang Juan could only drag a very small net, and they couldn't even throw it far. I don't know how long it would take to catch one on the shore. As for fishing, there is no need to think about it. When you encounter a slightly larger fish, you can drag the two of them into the water.

"Okay, let's see how many straw coats and straw hats there are in the grocery store, and send them to the shopkeepers and ask them to dig ditches. We will take care of the food. I will give you three cents of salary per person, so that the doctors in the shop can make some medicine soup, so don't catch a cold."

Wang Juan agreed after hearing Zhang Xiaobao's words and immediately arranged the arrangements. The merchants were also idle at home. When they heard that there was work to do, the laborers at home brought tools. They didn't care about the meals and the wages. They were able to do something for the owner.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not continue to stay in the room, and asked Pomegranate to accompany him. They held a big umbrella and ran to the riverside of the small river in front of the yard to watch the river water slowly rise.

There were many fewer customers in Shuiyunjian Restaurant, and only some people who were from outside and were unwilling to rush back in the rain continued to live in the courtyard behind the restaurant. However, the market was not affected, and it seemed that there were a little more people than usual.

The majority of these people come to sell vegetables. The vegetables are not afraid of being watered by rain. After being wet, they appear more verdant. Ergou’s price is slightly higher, and the price of fruits has been lowered a little. At this time, the sweet fruits are no longer sweet.

When the evening came, the rain finally got heavier, and accompanied by the rumbling thunder, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not seem to hear such a big noise, and they still got up to study. Pomegranate stopped sleeping today, just sat at the door, yawning and watching the young master study there. From time to time, they were scared by the thunder, and then they calmed down when they saw the lights on the inner room and the outer room.

The four people who fled in the yard of Shuiyunjian did not fall asleep. Xiaoman always cried. He would hold his sister in his arms, carry what he learned in his back, and coax his younger brother. The two adults were talking in a low voice.

As Wang Juan said, it will not rain in all places. There is still a drop of water on Henan Road. Xiaohong and cherries settle accounts under the window. These days, a lot of eggs are collected, and some are pickled directly, and some are replaced on the same day. Try not to keep them, otherwise there will be no place to put them.

Yao Chong has already posted two consecutive notes and has not given a reply yet. I don’t know when the matter here will be delayed. He has already planned to leave early tomorrow morning. County Magistrate Cheng is also arranging people to pack up and prepare to leave at dawn. After all, Sanshui County cannot be missing a county magistrate.

Only those merchants who also brought food to prepare some benefits had no intention of leaving. They hated Xiaohong and Cherry in their hearts. Not only did they bring so much food to give it to others at once, but they also used the eggs to exchange for food outside to reduce the price here.

The people who came to sell food before really made a profit. These people wanted to get more benefits and took out the money to buy food. When they came back, they found that the local people were no longer rushing to buy it as crazy as they were before. Almost all local governments posted notices saying that a large amount of food would be shipped over immediately and that they should not buy high-priced ones.

Erniu was not like them. He followed the words of the young master and sold the food in his hand and rushed to Shandong without stopping at all. He had more tasks. In addition to continuing to pull stones, he also had to go to the beach to buy kelp specifically, spend the money, dried the kelp and transported it back to the village together.

Two days passed quietly. While the children were waiting, the sun came out in the morning. Perhaps God knew that the children were anxious. There was a thunderstorm last night, but before dawn, it turned into a clear sky.

All the children of the age-appropriate family in Zhangwanggejiazhuang were ready. Each of them had a Rubik's Cube, which added up to a lot of them. Some of them had no children at home. Adults came to watch the fun. Some families had two children of age, so they naturally held hands and waited for the competition.

In addition to them, there is Li Xun, the son of the Li family. His team is the most spectacular. In addition, those foreign children who received news from others and registered, there were more than 80 people in one place, especially two of the "talented men" who usually talk about poetry and essays in restaurants.

The fathers of these two children may be a little worse than the imperial examination, but when they were educated, they were usually strict but not bad at all. They started practicing calligraphy since they were three or four years old, and now they have been writing for so many years, and their foundation is pretty good.

The appearance of these outsiders made the little kids in the village feel a lot of pressure, and they feel that the first of the four items would be to run away from their eyes.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew about this situation. The two discussed it and finally did not take any remedial or comfort measures. It would be better for the children in the village to see how powerful others are, so as not to think that knowing a few words is better than others.

I saw the gap, but fortunately I worked harder when I was studying, and a small number of people who were hit can correct their thoughts through some persuasion. What the two of them were most looking forward to was Liu'er, and I wanted to see how she would perform this time.

The competition is about to begin. The venue was chosen in the open space in front of the Shuiyunjian Restaurant. Someone had already used sand to cushions, and the tables and chairs were neatly arranged, with four treasures of the study on it.

The little kids were sitting on chairs, looking around from time to time, looking a little nervous. Many people around were watching there, including the merchants on the farm, the adults who brought their children from outside, and the boring "talented men" also sat in the windows of the restaurant.

The first competition was the Rubik's Cube, which was originally arranged for calligraphy. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were afraid that if this happened, the children in the village lost, they would not be able to show their strength even afterwards. They did not expect them to win the first place, as long as they could show their good side.

On the roof of the second floor, Zhang Xiaobao was held down by two maids in the yard, and looked down. He had a few ropes tied to him, accidentally falling off the two of them. Today, the roof of the second floor was not open to the public.

"Xiaobao, I heard that two children with good calligraphy were coming from outside this time. Do you think that Li Xun will lose to them? If Li Xun didn't win at once and became jealous of this game, we will backfire."

Wang Juan looked at the situation below, turned her head and handed her a look to Zhang Xiaobao, her lips moved, and asked Zhang Xiaobao.

"It shouldn't be possible? He was educated in that environment. The teachers he hired were better than others. He not only had to practice calligraphy, but also had to understand it. He was definitely more mature than some children of the same age."

Zhang Xiaobao is actually a little worried. If Li Xun, a child, is timid in his desire to win and fails to show his original ability for the time being and really loses, it will be troublesome. The future plans need to be adjusted accordingly and the results will be discounted.

As they talked here, the other side was about to start. All the children's Rubik's Cubes were collected, and the specialists were asked to disrupt them in the same order and sent them back to everyone. With a command, the little kids all tried hard to turn the Rubik's Cubes in their hands.

Some children are anxious, and the harder they work, the slower they are. Li Xun seems more steady among these people. When he got the Rubik's Cube, he glanced at the others first. He felt that he could win this game. The people he found at home thought together and had easily made two faces. He didn't believe that others could have such ability.
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