Wang Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Just take a look. If there is nothing we can do, let's come back!"

Hu Mengying smiled bitterly, she could tell that Wang Yuan had a bad temper, and no one could persuade him to do what he was sure about!

Wang Zhonglou pursed his lips and gave a thumbs up: Uncle Yuan is a ruthless man. If you don’t sell me salt, I will dig a salt well!

Wang Yuan turned around and said: "Sihai, go buy some rice, noodles, wine and vegetables!"

"Sir, no need!"

Fei Niu quickly stopped him: "You are the benefactor of the old Fei family. We should entertain you when you go. You don't need to buy anything! Manger, donkey trough, go back and tell your sister-in-law that there are distinguished guests coming. Kill the old hen at home."

Got it!"

The two men turned around and ran away. Wang Yuan winked, and Dahu and Erhu caught them.

Wang Sihai took people to the street to buy things, and soon they bought half a carriage of rice, noodles, meat and vegetables.

A large group of people, carriages and horses, headed straight for Lao Feizhuang, ten miles away!

The mountain road was difficult to navigate, so we walked for an hour and a half before we arrived at Lao Feizhuang.

Seeing the carriages and horses, the villagers ran away from a distance, as if they saw a tiger or a wolf!

"Sir, they are not taking pictures of you, they are treating you as members of the government!"

Fei Niu had a bitter smile on his face: "These old Feizhuang salt wells have dried up. Every time the government comes to collect salt and tax, we can't pay it. We are all afraid of being arrested!"

Wang Yuan nodded silently!

It's the same in Dawang Village. If the tax cannot be paid, the clerk will take it directly.

However, some kitchen households came out and pretended to be brave and asked: "Jiatou, have you borrowed money to treat the calf?"

"Didn't borrow it!"

Fei Niu pointed at Wang Yuan: "But this young master is compassionate and gave money to help Xiao Niu get medical treatment."

"Mr. Xie, we are a good man. The salt well in the village used to be dry. If he had left a few years ago, he would still be a wealthy family. It was he who paid for the salt wells to be dug for the village. He dug several salt wells in a row and emptied his family's wealth.

We ended up in this situation because we didn't get rid of the problem. You saved the calf and you are also the benefactor of our village. I kowtow to you!"

Zaodu ran to the carriage, banged his head three times, got up and stepped aside!

The carriage keeps moving forward!

When many kitchen households heard about this, they ran to the carriage and kowtowed to Wang Yuan to thank Jiatou.

Wang Yuan looked at Fei Niu and nodded:

As far as he knows, Jiatou and Zaohu are like landlords and tenants, and they have a basically antagonistic relationship!

There are not many like Fei Niu and Zao Hu!

Fei Niu smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not just doing it for them, I'm doing it for the ancestral property of the old Fei family. It's a pity that I dug three salt wells in a row and took up all the family property, but none of them came out with salt!"

Wang Yuan spoke to reassure: "All your efforts will not be in vain!"

"Master, stop comforting me, you don't know our Zaohu!"

Fei Niu laughed miserably: "There are three hardships in the world: blacksmithing, boiling salt, and grinding tofu. We, a kitchen household, are from a humble background. We have to boil salt all our lives. We can't pass the imperial examination, we can't do business, the salt wells are all dried up, and the government still charges so much."

Salt, so much tax, many people in the village have escaped."

Looking at the skinny households in the distance, and then thinking about the wealth of the salt merchants and salt transport envoys, Wang Yuan felt an extremely uncomfortable feeling in his heart, and patted Fei Niu on the shoulder: "Believe me, it will get better!"

Fei Niu smiled sadly and said nothing!

The carriage arrived at Fei Niu's house, which was a nice-looking eight-room tile-roofed house.

The Fei family's wife and daughter had been waiting in front of the door. When they saw Wang Yuan, they knelt down and kowtowed!

After some polite greetings, Fei Niu led Wang Yuan and his party to look at the salt wells in the village!

Lao Feizhuang is the earliest salt well in Feicang. It is as deep as a hundred meters and as shallow as more than ten meters. There is only a thin layer of brine at the bottom of the well.

Some families are still making brine and cooking salt, but due to limited brine, very little salt is produced, which is not even enough to hand over to the government, let alone support the family!

But a Zaohu household is a Zaohu household, and one's destiny is determined at birth, and one is not allowed to engage in other professions.

After looking at all the salt wells, Wang Yuan stopped in front of the deepest salt well, and Dahu stood behind him, blocking everyone!

"Twenty-three feet!"

Looking at the mouth of the black oil well, Wang Yuan turned back and said with a smile: "Fei Niu, I want to dig this well again. Do you want to take another gamble with me?"

"Sir, you are the benefactor of the Fei family, and whatever you say will be yours!"

Fei Niu smiled bitterly and turned his head: "Manger, donkey trough, hurry up and call the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh children to prepare ropes, awls, and hammers. Let's go down and dig the well!"

The two of them turned around to run away, knowing that the eldest brother was repaying his kindness!

If the young master wants to play, they will accompany him!

"stop!"

Wang Yuan stopped the two of them: "Your way of digging a well is too slow. Follow my drawings to build a well-drilling tool, and I will teach you how to dig a well quickly!"

The three brothers looked suspicious: "Sir, have you ever dug a well?"

"No!"

Wang Yuan smiled slightly: "But I know how to chisel!"

Wang Haitian was about to cry: "Uncle Yuan, don't be ridiculous, digging a well is really not a child's play!"

"Sir, it took seven brothers three years to dig out a hole three feet deep!"

Hu Mengying also advised: "We can stay here for four days at most, and we can't dig much deep!"

Although Dahu, Erhu and the others were surprised, no one had any doubts.

Wang Yuan raised his eyebrows: "If it takes three days, they can dig deeper than they did in three years!"

Hu Mengying said sternly: "If you can do it, sir, then whatever you say will be yours from now on!"

"good!"

Wang Yuan blinked: "When the time comes, I want you to agree to a very embarrassing condition for me!"

Thinking about the meaning of the words, Hu Mengying's pretty face turned red: "If the young master can really do it, Mengying will definitely obey your orders. But if the young master can't do it, he must agree to a condition for Mengying, which will also make the young master very embarrassed!"

"good!"

Wang Yuan's eyes lit up!

Hu Mengying also has beautiful eyes!

Three days later, if the young master loses, she will put forward her conditions and let him prepare for the imperial examination!

Although businessmen make money, it is actually a lowly industry with no social status at all!

Such a strange man like the Young Master, whose final destination is the temple, how can he be a merchant and a humble man?

…

Jiushan County, Wang family!

"Teacher, isn't this nonsense? You are actually digging a salt well in Feicang."

Yan Fuzhu frowned and said: "You didn't even try to persuade him, but you actually let Chonglou accompany him to fool around. The salt wells in Lao Feizhuang have dried up, how can we dig out brine again!"

"You also know that the salt well in Lao Feizhuang has dried up!"

Putting down the wine pot, Wang Haitian wiped his lips and glared: "Then have you ever thought about how the kitchen households can survive when the salt collected by the government has not been reduced at all?"

"Teacher, I was wrong!"

Yan Fuzhu was startled and smiled bitterly: "Although this is a matter for the salt transport envoy, I will go to Mr. Futai and ask him to reduce the salt tax on Lao Feizhuang!"

"No!"

Wang Haitian took a sip of wine: "Brother Mingtan has gone, and he will definitely be able to solve their problems, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed there for so long!"

Yan Fushi smiled bitterly: "Teacher, you really believe that he can dig a salt well with brine."

Wang Haitian rolled his eyes: "He can make it even if he spreads it out, so what does a salt well mean?"

"Teacher, these are two different things! Anyway, I don't believe that he can dig a salt well with brine."

Yan Fuzhu shook his head and stood up: "Teacher, please let him come back quickly. I will talk to Mr. Futai and give Fu Xianyun 600,000 catties from the military salt!"

Wang Haitian pressed his disciple down and said, "No need, I believe in my brother Mingtan!"

…

Jiushan County, Yang family!

Yang Shuo took a sip from the teacup and said, "The boy named Wang is still digging wells in Lao Feizhuang!"

"good!"

Liu Zhiping chuckled and nodded: "But don't worry, he still hasn't dug out the brine!"

“It’s already here”

Yang Shuo said confidently: "Lao Feizhuang has been working on brine for three years. Those kitchen farmers have been chiseling for three years and they can't chisel it out. What can the boy named Wang chise out in three days?"

"Um!"
Chapter completed!