Although Qianshan Village has the word "shan" on its name, it actually has nothing to do with the mountains. It is also located on the plain. Qianshan Village is west of Liwen Village. The two villages are about two or three miles apart, and are across a large wheat field. It is a small village with dozens of families, including about eight families of the Li clan.

Li Dongdong is the best among the Li clans in Qianshan Village. At the age of 20, he followed a fellow villager to the capital and worked as a bartender in a tavern in the capital. He was smart and studious, and clever. Five years later, he used the money he saved to set up a tea stall next to the Bianhe Wharf outside the city.

A few years later, the tea stall turned into a tea shed. When a man saw that he was smart and capable, he married his daughter to him. The couple got up early and went to bed late, and worked hard to run a small business.

However, Li Dongdong wanted to make a lot of money, so he took the risk and took out all his savings to invest in private wine. Unexpectedly, the private wine was confiscated by the government and he lost all his money. Even the tea shed that he had worked hard to run for seven or eight years was forced to sell it to others.

Li Dongdong was desperate and had to help his father-in-law run errands and earn some hard money to support his family. However, he was not willing to fail. Seeing that he had already found a way out, his father-in-law also agreed to him to enter the industry to do business, but he had no capital. He only borrowed money everywhere, but no one was willing to lend him so much money until he met Li Yanqing.

On the morning of the fifth day of the lunar month, Li Daqi and his son rode a donkey along the ridge of the field to Qianshan Village several miles away. Today, Li Dongdong's house invited him. Yesterday, the invitation was officially posted, and Li Daqi and his son accepted the invitation to visit.

After the New Year, there was a hint of warmth in the air. The snow covering the fields had melted, and only a little bit was left in the shade, but it was unable to resist the erosion of the warm wind, shrinking and fading day by day.

Even the thin ice in the small ditches began to melt, and the thin layer of ice on the water surface was no longer daring to step on it.

The wheat fields on both sides of the ridges have already exposed green seedlings, covering the bare fields with a light green layer. At first glance, the tender green is everywhere, making people's eyes no longer feel boring and quite pleasing to the eye.

Li Daqi had a gloomy face and seemed a little reluctant to go to the banquet. He had not yet fully digested the business practices that his son had instilled in him in the past two days. He was a scholar, so how could he do any business? But his son drove the ducks to the shelves. If the patriarch was not the leader of this business, he would not have done it. He would be satisfied if he earned five or six pounds of money a month. What would he have to do if he had so much money?

Seeing that he was about to reach the entrance of the village, Li Daqi said angrily: "If Li Dongdong wants to discuss business with me alone, I will ignore him. If you want to discuss it, you will talk to him."

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Dad just needs to do one thing today, sign and seal a cooperation contract, and arrange the specific patriarch's meeting. Other dads don't have to worry about it. Eat and drink well, let's go home tonight."

"Then what are you doing?" Li Daqi asked with a glaring at his son.

Li Yanqing patted the bulging book bag and smiled, "I want to do my homework! School will start the day after tomorrow. I still have a lot of homework I haven't done!"

His son instantly changed from an old mall to an innocent elementary school student. Although Li Daqi had already gotten used to it, he was still a little confused sometimes. Who is the decision between them, father and son?

Soon, the father and son came to Li Dongdong's house. Li Dongdong's house also built six or seven brick and tile houses. The village is considered a wealthy family. Although he is the youngest among the three brothers, his parents live with him. Usually he is in the capital, so his parents live in his house.

"Uncle Second is finally here, welcome! Welcome!"

Li Dongdong and his old father came to the village entrance to greet him personally. Although his father was over 60 years old, he was of the same generation as Li Daqi. The two of them were brothers and walked towards the door not far away.

"Big nephew, I'll find a room for you, Brother Qing to do your homework. If he doesn't finish it, he will be beaten the day after tomorrow!"

Li Dongdong smiled all over his face, "Second Uncle, what you said, Brother Qing is the leader of the Boys Association and the number one in the county. How could Master be willing to hit him?"

"You can't be beaten without a fight. You were often beaten by your father when you were a child, and now you have a future!"

Li Daqi was quite good at speaking, which made Li Dongdong and his son smile. The four of them walked into the courtyard with a smile. Li Daqi went to the main hall for tea, but Li Dongdong took Li Yanqing to the inner room to do his homework.

After finding an opportunity, Li Dongdong expressed his gratitude to Li Yanqing with great gratitude. If Li Yanqing hadn't matched him with a match, how could he have gotten the opportunity to turn things around this time?

Although the patriarch only gave him 30% of the members, he also figured it out that he would always run errands for his father-in-law. No matter how much money he earned for his father-in-law, he would have to pay a little hard work.

But when he is with the patriarch, he is one of the bosses. As long as the business grows bigger, 30% of the profit will be enough to make him rich.

"Brother Qing, I talked with the patriarch yesterday. All the details have been finalized. We can sign the contract today. From now on, we will be grasshoppers on a rope."

Li Yanqing rolled his eyes. Why did he say this? Li Dongdong quickly smiled and said, "I'm just a joke with me. In the future, we will work together and get rich together!"

This is almost the same, Li Yanqing asked again: "Can you catch up with this medicinal material business?"

"No problem. I bought it early this time. I just went to Yongji Township and collected all my father-in-law's medicinal materials. I went to several other townships and could handle it in a few days. The patriarch also asked me to use the family's cargo ship to transport cargo for me, so I could save a lot of freight. The river water will thaw next month and we can set off. This time we can earn at least 300 trump cards."

"What about the future?"

Li Yanqing was more concerned about long-term plans. This was his father's long-term job and he had to build a solid job. He asked again: "What are the plans for the future?"

"Of course there is!"

Li Dongdong rubbed his hands, unable to control the excitement in his heart, and smiled and said, "Yesterday, I discussed with the patriarch that we can do grain business in the future. Tangyin is a major grain-producing county, and the prices of wheat and millet are twice as cheaper than those in Beijing. If you harvest wheat directly from farmers' homes, it will be cheaper. Ship it to Beijing and sell it to the stock market, deducting various taxes and expenses, at least 20% of the profit. Although the profit is not as high as medicinal materials, fortunately it is safe and stable. As encouraged by the court, you can get the book back in a year."

As he said, Li Dongdong's eyes were full of longing for the future, and his eyes became brighter, as if piles of copper coins were shining in his eyes.

Li Yanqing agreed with this idea. Bianjing has a huge amount of food consumption every day. Moreover, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the court had lost control of the grain in the capital. It relied on several rice shops to supply the whole city's grain. It was not only stable in grain business, but also long-term interests, and it was more suitable for a big landlord like the Li family. This must be the idea of ​​the patriarch. It must have been planned for a long time, and he was just right at the right time.

At this moment, the door creaked open, and two little ladies walked out one after another. The one in front was a little younger, only four or five years old. She was wearing a big red cotton jacket, a double-ring bun, a melon-shaped face, thin eyebrows, and a blushing face, and she looked quite handsome and well-behaved.

The little girl behind her is much older, in her early teens, dressed up like the little girl in front. Although she was not handsome, her skin was fair. She held a handful of melon seeds in her hand and was busy kneading her mouth.

"Uncle Third!" The little girl in front ran forward and shouted sweetly.

Li Dongdong smiled and said, "Good Xier, her mouth is so sweet!"

The older lady behind looked at Li Yanqing and asked, "San uncle, where did this little monkey come from?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Dongdong's face sank and said, "Come here and call Uncle Qing!"

Li Yanqing almost burst into laughter. He actually became Uncle Qing. These two girls must be Li Dongdong's niece. He straightened his chest and was about to accept greetings from his younger generation.

The little girl in front came forward obediently and gave Wanfu, "Hello Uncle Qing!"

The little girl behind her was stunned for a moment and actually called this little brat uncle. She blushed and muttered in a low voice: "I won't call you!"

"If you don't call me, my uncle won't give you New Year's money next year!"

Li Dongdong obviously knew how to make his eldest niece surrender, so the little lady had to come forward and barely gave Li Yanqing, who was a few years younger than her, "I've seen Uncle Qing!"

Li Yanqing nodded with satisfaction, grabbed two handfuls of money from the book bag and handed them to them, "This is... the New Year's money that Uncle Qing gave you, go and have fun!"

"Thank you, Uncle Qing!" The sister stretched out her hand and happily held the money.

The little girl behind her caught the money with a blushing face, then glared at Li Yanqing fiercely, and ran away.

"Sister, wait for me!" The younger sister behind chased after me.

Li Dongdong looked at their backs and said, "These are two little ladies from my elder sister's family. Today I came to my house to play, but I made Qingdi spend money. I'm so embarrassed."

"It's just a few cents, and it's a good luck for the New Year!"

"That's right!"

Li Dongdong knew that Li Yanqing was a rich man who took out two hundred taels of silver. He was much richer than him. A few cents were really nothing to him, so he stopped talking and asked Li Yanqing to go into the house to do his homework, and he went to welcome the guests himself.

The room where Li Yanqing does his homework is where Li Dongdong piles up miscellaneous items at home. The main reason is that it is quieter and not disturbed by guests, and there are tables and chairs.

Li Yuanqing sat down by the window, took out paper and pen to start writing. While grinding ink, he looked at the room. The room was filled with various used household items, like copper lamps with oil leaks, thick bowls with broken legs, stools with broken legs, bamboo mats with broken holes, etc. It hasn't been moved for a long time, and it has been covered with a thin layer of dust.
Chapter completed!