webnovelvip Chapter 38 Pulling His Eyelashes!
Chapter 38 Pulling His Eyelashes!
After roughly reading, Zheng Ze really admired Li Jin more and more.
He laughed and said, "If you don't mind me, I'll call you Brother Jin. These ideas are all good. If you implement them together, you will definitely lose sight of the other. The effect is definitely not as good as implementing them one by one. Let's choose two first. Take your time, hot pot is suitable for people of all walks of life, and amusement parks are more suitable for wealthy people, why don’t we implement these two first?”
Gu Ziyu: "It's hot in summer. Since hot pot is spicy and hot, it may not be suitable. Why don't you change it?"
Hearing the word "hot weather", Li Jin's eyes lit up suddenly. He himself was not afraid of heat, but he forgot how unbearable it was for others.If only there were ice cubes...
Li Jin happened to know how to make ice cubes, and if he could popularize ice cubes, it would be another way to make money.With ice cubes, not only can you cool down, but you can also find ways to make ice cream, frozen yogurt, etc., eat one in hot weather, it will be very cool when you think about it.
The reason why Li Jin knows how to make ice is related to his childhood experience.
When he was in the orphanage, Li Jin had two very close friends. One was Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi was two years older than him. He had a good temper and strong hands-on ability.
Another friend is Wen Xiang's nickname Mosquito Coil, which was given by Li Jin.
Mosquito Incense loves reading very much, unlike Li Jin who loves to collect gourmet and mechanical books, he reads everything from astronomy and geography to novels and biographies, there is nothing he doesn't like.
The living conditions in the orphanage are very average. Naturally, there is no air conditioning in summer. They are located in one of the three hottest areas in the country. At noon, the orphanage is like a big steam oven, which can heat people to death.They were young and had no money to buy ice.
Mosquito coils are the most afraid of heat among the three. He likes to use his brain, so he found a way to make ice from the book. It is recorded in the book that people mined a lot of saltpeter when producing gunpowder at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and found that saltpeter was soluble in When water absorbs a large amount of heat, it can cool the water down to freezing, and only then has the method of making ice been mastered.
There are only a few general sentences in the book. In order to find out the specific steps, the mosquito-repellent incense also asked them to look up the method of making gunpowder together. I rummaged through the books on orphanages, and finally found a method to try.
It's disgusting to say it.
It is recorded in the book that saltpeter is mostly produced in dirty places, such as near cesspit, and often covers the ground, the foot of the wall or the surface of rocks.They tried the corner of the orphanage first, but failed. In order to get saltpeter, they finally went to the cesspit while holding their noses.
According to the book, operate step by step, first take the nitrate-containing clods, crush them, put them in the basin, add water to soak and mix thoroughly, filter for many times, take the filtrate to clarify, and then place it in the evaporation pot to heat and evaporate the water , Take it out and let it cool for a while, from which saltpeter crystals can be precipitated.
Put the saltpetre in a basin and add water.
In the end, it was really drummed up by them, but the quantity was relatively small.
After the director of the orphanage found out, he scolded them badly. In the final analysis, he was afraid that they would be dangerous and hurt himself. Li Jin has a good memory. Apart from impressions of the dishes he has seen, he is familiar with the process of making ice and gunpowder. The manufacturing methods are impressive.
Li Jin smiled, "Speaking of being suitable for summer, I suddenly thought of something."
The method of making ice is somewhat different from that of cooking. Li Jin did not reveal the process for fear of attracting suspicion. "The method is someone else's idea. I can only go back and ask first. If he is willing to use it for business, I will give it to you." It’s not too late to tell you.”
Gu Ziyu's curiosity was all aroused, "You can always talk about something?"
Li Jin smiled, "Okay, let me tell you first, this is definitely suitable for summer, it is the way to make ice."
"Ice making?"
One stone caused a thousand waves.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, it was not that there were no ice cubes in summer, but these ice cubes were specially stored. In order to cool down with ice cubes in summer, they would take ice from the river in winter, and then build cellars or ice cellars, and put ice cubes in Wherein, cover cotton-wadded quilt, isolate the air exchange and temperature exchange with the outside world.
Because it was time-consuming and labor-intensive, only the royal family and nobles would do this, and the Gu family had no ice cubes to use.
If there is a way to make ice, everyone present knows what it means, not only Gu Ziyu and Zheng Ze, but even Gu Zihua's eyes flashed with shock.
Gu Ziyu asked curiously: "Who is this friend of yours? You must be a genius to be able to figure out how to make ice."
Li Jin smiled, "This can only be kept secret, he doesn't like to show off, and it's hard to say whether he is willing to use the ice-making method to make money."
"Brother Li, you have to convince him hard."
Li Jin smiled and made no promises.
Zheng Ze: "Let's wait for your friend to give us an answer on the matter of making ice, and then we can negotiate. Let's discuss cooperation first. How does Brother Jin want to cooperate?"
Li Jin had already thought about the matter of cooperation, and said frankly: "If you have no objections, we will split it fifty-fifty. Also shared equally."
Gu Ziyu stretched her waist, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a happy arc, "Uncle, let me tell you first, brother Li is not a willing bargainer, if you can accept it, then accept it, if you can't accept it, it's useless to cooperate." .”
Zheng Ze laughed and shook his head, "Which side are you from? It's fine if you don't help uncle, but you've become brother Jin's lobbyist."
Gu Ziyu hooked his lips and shrugged, "I'm just telling the truth."
Zheng Ze smiled, and looked at Li Jin seriously, "Brother Jin took out the plan in advance, so you are not afraid that I am a treacherous person, just take the plan away, put you aside, and start this business yourself? "
Li Jin curled his lips, "Since Mr. Zheng can be conferred the title of Imperial Merchant by the current sage, he must be of the same character. Besides, I have known the Second Young Master for so long, and I know him well. I believe he is here. Even if you can run away from the monk, you can’t run away from the temple.”
Li Jin made a little joke, "Even if Brother Li is unreliable, Mrs. Gu is still here. He is upright and has been clean all his life. If he knows that his descendants have done such things, I probably don't need me to avenge them. I will punish you." You have to be obedient."
It's just a few more plans. To be honest, Li Jin really didn't take it to heart. If Zheng Zezhen is such a person, it would be better to recognize it in advance, so as to avoid various problems in the future cooperation.
It's not that Li Jin didn't hold back, he only talked about the idea and how to do it specifically, but he only wrote a total of [-] words for a piece of knowledge, each of which is only [-] words on average. Zheng Zeruo really took this to implement No problem.
Although he believed in Gu Ziyu, he didn't have much trust in Zheng Ze.Trust can only be formed gradually in getting along with each other. Since Zheng Ze can become an imperial merchant, how can it be possible if he has no means?So Li Jin knew that the man in front of him was by no means as gentle as he appeared on the surface.
After listening to Li Jin's words, Zheng Ze couldn't help laughing, "Brother Jin is really a wonderful person, your father must be able to teach a child like you is not an unknown person."
"His father is the famous senior Li Zhan Li. He passed the Jinshi examination at the age of 17. Naturally, he is not an idle generation. It is a pity that he died young, otherwise he would have made a great career." Gu Ziyu had already investigated his life experience. Clear.
Seeing that he didn't avoid her, Li Jin laughed and shook her head.
Gu Ziyu said again: "As far as I know, brother Li doesn't have much money, how do you want to invest money?"
Li Jin smiled and said, "So I have a treasure that I want to dedicate to you."
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Just a few days after arriving here, Li Jin found that there was basically no development of farm tools here. The men used shovels and hoes to weed and plow the ground, and it was all manual labor when watering the ground, and they were carried by buckets by buckets.
Laborious and time-consuming.
At that time, he wanted to find some time to study irrigation tools. He remembered that the overturned cart (also called keel waterwheel) in Chinese history was the earliest agricultural waterwheel with the longest history in the world.
Li Jin remembers that this is a scraper-type continuous water-lifting machine, which can be driven by hand, foot, cow, water or wind.The keel leaf plate is used as a chain and lies in a rectangular long groove, and its body is inclined to the river or pond.The lower sprocket and body were partly submerged in the water.When the sprocket is driven, the vane will wipe up along the groove and send water out to the upper end of the long groove.Such a continuous cycle can transport water to the place where it is needed, and it can also take water continuously, which is extremely convenient to operate. In addition, it can also transfer the water intake point in time.
If the overturned car can be dedicated to the current Holy Majesty, it will definitely be a good thing for the country and the people.
At this moment, Li Jin was extremely grateful for his good memory.
Li Jin gave a general explanation of the overturned car.
Of the people he has come into contact with, the only one who can be called talented is his father. Li Jin had no choice but to push it to his father, "My father and friends came up with this idea. I wanted to tell my grandfather to dedicate it to the current emperor. In the end, something happened to my grandfather before I had time to mention it. After my father was demoted, he returned to Zhuxi Village, and later passed away unfortunately. Now only my sister, my sister and two little nephews are left in the family. I live in Zhuxi Village and don’t plan to go out, so I want to give you the method of making the overturned car and dedicate it in your name.”
The method of making ice and the overturning of the car made the other three people in the room numb from shock.
Seeing that he was going to give them the benefit of overturning the car, Gu Ziyu frowned, "Brother Li, this is impossible."
Gu Ziyu has a bright personality and doesn't stick to trivial matters. After getting along for a period of time, he has long been convinced by Li Jin. Now he has already regarded Li Jin as a friend. How can he take advantage of a friend?
Li Jin knew that he was just a nobody, and he might never see the emperor in this life. It is the best way to give the method to a trustworthy person. Of course he can create a rollover, but if he wants to promote the rollover, he can only do it. Rely on the current saint.
"Don't rush to refuse. I don't want to donate to you for free. This is back to the business. I need you to lend me a sum of money first, invest in the business, and then slowly deduct it from the profit, okay? There is no need to sign my father's name on the overturned car, anyone's name is fine, you can just present it." It was not made by his father in the first place, and Li Jin had already made plans.
Zheng Ze laughed and shook his head, and he admired Li Jin more and more. It is a pity to live in seclusion in Zhuxi Village with such a heart at such a young age.
"We hand in the things. No matter who's name is on it, it will be of great benefit to us. I have no objection to other conditions. The overturning is your father's credit, and we can't monopolize this."
Before Li Jin could say anything else, Zheng Ze said, "Brother Jin, you don't have to be afraid of being eye-catching. After all, you only plan to stay in Zhuxi Village, right? Besides, the Zheng family and the Gu family will be your backstages in the future, so that's fine." So scary."
Li Jin laughed and shook her head, seeing his resolute attitude, she said helplessly, "All right."
We negotiated again and roughly settled on the charter.
Zheng Ze was in charge of sales in the capital and nearby towns, while Jinlin City and nearby towns were handed over to Gu Ziyu and the two brothers. Li Jin returned home that afternoon with two contracts.
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When Li Jin returned home, it was still early, so he put the ox cart home and went to Lizheng's house.
Li Zheng has just notified the men of each family, and is waiting for Brother Jin to come back.
Before Brother Jin came back, Li Zheng first told everyone what Brother Jin meant. All the men's eyes lit up, and they could make money by picking fruits. Isn't this giving them money for nothing?
"Really? Brother Jin really said that?"
Lizheng was unhappy when he heard this, "Can I still lie to you? Tell me when I have lied to you?"
Someone couldn't help laughing, "Uncle Youtang has always been thinking of everyone and has done a lot of good things. Of course, he has never deceived us. Jiang Hanzi was too excited, so I just confirmed it with you. You are giving him a hundred courage I dare not doubt you!"
"That's right, we are still pointing at you to lead everyone to have a better life."
The Kung Fu atmosphere was mobilized almost immediately.
Naturally, he also questioned, "Uncle Youtang, it's not that we don't believe you. Brother Jin can really give us so much money? It's not easy for anyone to make money, and I don't doubt Brother Jin's character. The money doesn’t come from the wind, I just think, what if Brother Jin doesn’t have the money when we go to work?”
Before Lizheng had time to speak, an older man said, "Brother Jin and Sister Wan's conduct can't be trusted? He is delivering meat to everyone and inviting the children to a banquet. Those who can do such a thing will never deceive everyone, and since they have said it, they will definitely not lose your money."
Although the meat was hunted by Yun Lie, everyone knew in their hearts that if Brother Jin and Sister Wan didn't discuss this matter, how could Yiyun Orion's dull temper have a chance to show itself?In the hearts of the villagers, although they are also grateful to Yun Orion, they are most grateful to Brother Jin.
There was also a wicked man named Zhang Ermazi, who was always lazy and full of calculations after hearing Li Zheng's words.
While everyone was discussing, a voice suddenly said: "Look! Brother Jin is here."
"It's true, Brother Jin has grown up so much before he knows it, he looks energetic and has a good heart, if Boy Zhan is still alive, he will definitely be proud of Brother Jin."
"No."
Li Zheng said loudly: "Everyone keep quiet, when Brother Jin comes, we will listen to what Brother Jin has to say."
Li Jin came here quickly.
He greeted everyone and stood beside Li Zheng.
Li Zheng said to Jin Ge'er: "I just told everyone about it, if you have anything to add, you can tell everyone. Jin Ge'er is here, if you have any questions, you can take this opportunity to ask clear."
One of the men said: "Okay, then I will ask a question first. Uncle Youtang said that the money is settled every day, is this true?"
Li Jin smiled, "Of course it's true."
"There are several big mountains near Zhuxi Village. If so many people go up the mountain, it may not take long for them to be picked. Will there be other fruits by then?"
"There are a lot of wild fruits on the mountain every season. I need a lot of them. If you are willing to run, you can pick them not only from the nearby mountains, but also from other distant places. My ox cart can be used by you. Just come back."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. The bullock cart can be used casually. Is there such a good thing?
Fearing that in the long run, everyone will develop a desire to take advantage, Li Jin added, "At that time, those who use the car will just hand in an extra catty of fruit every day."
"What other fruits can we pick besides wild plums this season?" a man asked.
Li Jin replied: "Except for plums, peaches, and pears, all of them can be picked, and they will be purchased at the market price of peaches."
Everyone went crazy with joy.
One of them who was relatively sensible asked again, "What if everyone picks too much and brother Jin can't use it up?"
In the end, I was afraid that after they worked so hard to pick them, Brother Jin didn't need them.
"Brother Jin, don't talk about the money now? Even if he doesn't need it one day, how much will he suffer? Brother Jin is willing to buy it at the market price because he puts the villagers in his heart and wants to bring everyone to get rich together. Well, if you even care about this, don’t go.”
The man who spoke just now became anxious, "I have no intention of not going, and I don't care about it, Brother Jin, don't listen to him."
The others couldn't help laughing.
The men were more excited than each other, and some joked: "Brother Jin, if someone really cares about this, we won't let him go. Let's see if he dares to be so small."
Zhang Youtang smiled sincerely, "Okay, you don't have to be talkative anymore, now that you have the opportunity to make money, everyone has to be united. Because our Zhuxi Village is close to the mountains, and there is always drought, many people starve to death every year. Now Brother Jin has a way to make money, and remembers to support everyone, we have to keep it in mind, if anyone makes trouble for me, he will repay him with revenge, and I, Zhang Youtang, will also put the words here, we do not welcome such people in Zhuxi Village."
He was impassioned, and what he said was particularly inspiring.
"Yes, Zhuxi Village is absolutely not welcome."
"If there is such a family, drive them out."
Zhang Ermazi shrank his head, feeling a little guilty for some reason.
Li Zheng waved his hand, "Okay, let's leave, just come and ask us if you don't understand."
Everyone shouted in unison, "Understood."
Everyone's face is beaming.
Of course, some people were unhappy when they heard about it. One was Daniel's wife, and the other was Mrs. Li.
After Daniel’s wife heard about this, she couldn’t help talking to Daniel that night, “What do you mean Brother Jin? Didn’t you agree to let us pick it? Why tell the villagers? So many people started, I'm afraid that in a few days, all the plums on the mountain will be picked, how will we make money then?"
Daniel said in a muffled voice: "Brother Jin wants to expand the scale, of course we can't rely on us alone, how can we make money if we don't mobilize the villagers?"
Da Niu's daughter-in-law stared, "Hey, let me tell you, why is your head so dead! Others have made all the money, how can you make money? Without money, what can we do to improve our lives? I don't want to be hungry anymore. Are you willing to let me go? The two children will suffer along with them?"
During this period of time, because of picking mountain plums, the family has added a lot of money, and they can eat a good meal from time to time and improve their lives. Although Da Niu's wife is jealous of Brother Jin's big money, she is quite happy. On the road, she felt superior to others, doing laundry with others and showing off all day long, which made everyone dislike her even more.
Daniel turned over to go to sleep!
He was stupid and didn't know what to say, but he knew what to say and didn't want to talk to her at all.
When Da Niu's wife saw him like this, she was so angry that she really wanted to go up and pull his ears hard.
Mrs. Li was also angry. No one came to inform them of such a way to make money. She said that Li Jin was a little white-eyed wolf. to die.
Her arm was still not healed, so she cursed again: "This little scoundrel must piss me off to death! I've never seen someone so cruel, despite my own family not supporting me, and looking for outsiders."
Li Jiao was weaving bamboo baskets when she heard the words and said softly: "Grandma, don't be angry, even if Brother Jin told us, we old and weak can't go up the mountain to pick them. Dad works as an accountant in the town. There is only one tael of silver a month, and it is more profitable than picking plums. How can I have that time, not to mention my age? So we didn’t suffer at all. Even if he told We, we can't go either."
This is true.
The fire in Mrs. Li's heart dissipated a little.She has a violent temper, and when she thought that Li Jin's behavior was slapping her in the face, her anger flared up again!I really can't bear this tone, it's really unreasonable for a little villain who restrains his father and mother to dare to seek her out.
A calculation flashed in Mrs. Li's eyes.
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Li Jin went to Yun Lie's house again, he still had a bag of eggs in his hand.
Yun Lie had already heard about the expansion of the jam, so he stepped forward and let Brother Jin in, "Come in first, why are you bringing something here again?"
Li Jin smiled, and the dimples on his cheeks flashed. He is a big-hearted master who didn't take what happened yesterday to his heart at all. "My own chicken laid it, and it didn't cost any money."
Yun Lie was very happy that Brother Jin remembered him, but it was not good to give him things so frequently, "Next time you can just find me directly, don't take things anymore, there is everything at home, there is no shortage of food."
Li Jin smiled, "It's just a thought, what's yours is yours, can it be the same? I'm not happy if others want me to take it for him."
His smile was very sweet, and his long eyelashes blinked. He didn't realize how ambiguous his words were. Yun Lie rolled his Adam's apple, and couldn't help but reached out and pulled his eyelashes, "Why are they so long? What do you eat to grow them?" The big one? It's beautiful."
Li Jin was slightly taken aback, and his face was inexplicably hot, "Where did it grow? Are you beautiful? How can you say that your eyelashes are beautiful."
Seeing that his cheeks were a little red, Yun Lie's eyes were a little dark.
He stretched out his palm again, rubbed Jin brother's eyelashes with his palm, and gestured with his thumb to show Jin brother, "It's long, long and beautiful."
Li Jin's throat was inexplicably tight, and he punched Yun Lie, "What's wrong with you today? Did you take the wrong medicine?"
How can anyone praise a good brother so much, really!
Those who didn't know thought they were teased, but luckily he knew what kind of person Yun Lie was!
Yun Lie pursed his lips and refused to say anything else.
Li Jin had no choice but to change the subject, "I came to see you for something. I fiddled around at home in the heat a few days ago, and finally made ice cubes. I wondered if I just returned to normal? If you say If you made it yourself, people will definitely be suspicious, if someone asks, I will say that it was made by a friend?"
He only had Yun Lie as a friend, even if he didn't mention Yun Lie's name, Gu Ziyu would definitely guess him in the future.That's why he wanted to tell Yun Lie.
Yun Lie said seriously: "Okay, Brother Jin doesn't need to tell me about this kind of thing at all, I will support whatever you do."
His eyes were focused, his voice was low, and what he said was more like an oath.
Li Jin felt that something was weird when he heard it, and his heartbeat was inexplicably fast, so he couldn't help but muttered, "Could it be that you want to support me when I kill and set fire?"
Yun Lie took a deep look at him, "If Brother Jin kills someone one day, this person must be the one who should be killed."