Ever since Simu was praised as Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick by his junior nephew Russell that day, he has been feeling very proud.
Only someone with extensive experience like him can understand the future trends!
This was of course just a boring little episode on the boat ride.
The ship went upstream along the Yangtze River, and the speed it was moving at was not slow, it could only be said to be very slow.
It wasn't just because of the countercurrent, nor was it because of stopping in the surrounding cities to restock supplies.
The most important thing is that every time Li Chengyu arrives in a city, he stays there for a long time, as if he is investigating something and has some unspeakable secret.
Russell was also very curious, so he secretly followed and eavesdropped. To his regret, it was not the affair as he had imagined, nor was it a mistress in the golden house.
But let’s talk business seriously!
Renjia Town is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The economy of the provincial capital is also very developed, and it has become a place where warlords fight.
The Li family's business is bound to encounter some twists and turns, and those people are not reasonable people.
Although there were some losses, they were still barely able to get by. Li Chengyu was a cautious person and he knew very well that they could not continue in this situation.
The eggs must be placed in different baskets to prevent the chickens from flying away and the eggs from being broken!
So he took the opportunity of sending his son to Sichuan and went up the Yangtze River, hoping to find a stable city and a suitable job.
Once the situation becomes a last resort, the Li family will have to cut off their arms to survive.
Russell agreed with all of this. He said that it was just a matter of placing bets separately. This is what ancient families did.
A certain family was very powerful. People from the family served in the three major dynasties, and they held high positions.
Even in modern times, when people buy stocks or funds, they will not focus on one, but buy more.
This is called risk sharing.
Although he understood it, Russell didn't have the time to care about it. After all, although he was valued by the Li family, he was not yet at the point where he could influence Li Chengyu.
Uncle Jiu is okay, but he is not. After all, he is only eight years old now, no, nine years old.
Children have their advantages, but naturally they also have their disadvantages.
So Russell calmly continued fishing on the boat with his fishing rod. This is a leisurely life that many people envy.
It was not until the afternoon that Master Simu seemed to have brought back good news.
He found out something strange, maybe it had something to do with ghosts or monsters.
Russell immediately became interested after hearing this, because he was a little short of money and needed to borrow the heads of those monsters and demons.
Whether it is Maoshan swordsmanship, paper figurine technique or Maoshan protective spell, Nine Palace Order, Yang Five Thunders, Palm Thunder, these are all big consumers of energy points.
The joy of cultivating immortals lies in adding points and upgrading. If you can't add points, it would be like a geek without the Happy Fat Boy Water and a geek girl without a porn movie.
Bang, the happiness is gone!
Russell originally thought that the strange news was some kind of demon harming people.
Until Simu finished telling everything, Russell always felt that he was being made a fool of.
It is a big deal if an apple farmer's apples are stolen!
After all, these apple seeds are high-quality stuff shipped back from the West. They are bright red and taste particularly sweet.
Although local apples smell delicious, they taste like wood and have no juice at all.
These Western apples soon became a favorite of the rich and powerful, who sowed several plots of land away from crops and planted apples instead.
If the harvest is good and the crops are planted well, making those nobles happy, then the farmers not only do not have to pay taxes, but may even have some surplus and be able to live a happy year.
But don't underestimate the small amount of taxes. Now that warlords are fighting each other, the taxes collected today will be gone tomorrow.
New warlords and new policies brought new county magistrates and new taxes.
What? You paid taxes before
How dare you! You actually dared to support the old warlords? Take him away! You will be beheaded!
During the most chaotic times, you might have to pay taxes hundreds of times a year!
Of course, this only applies to those that are planted well. What if they are planted poorly
Do you know why the two apple trees at the east end grow particularly well
Because the ones that are not planted well are lying there and serving as fertilizer!
Farmers work diligently and treat the trees like their parents. After much effort, the trees finally grow well, but the fruits they produce become less and less every day.
In the middle of the night, he took a machete and wanted to fight the thief who stole the apples.
As a result, no ghost was seen, and the number of apples became fewer and fewer.
The person almost died, maybe because he was angry or maybe because he was scared.
The elders in the village who had seen a lot of things said that a monster had been summoned, so they started to look around, trying to find some extraordinary people to help.
After searching for a long time, I finally bumped into Simu. Not all places have real people like Uncle Jiu.
Russell also found it strange. Sometimes, he really found it hard to imagine how people in this era could survive.
Hey, maybe, there will be a group of teenagers willing to stand up and sweep away all of this with the red color.
Russell looked into the distance quietly.
…
late at night.
Outside the apple grove.
Simu and Russell lay quietly at the edge of the field. They wanted to see who was stealing the apples.
No matter how hard they racked their brains, they couldn't figure it out.
Ghost stealing apples
Isn’t that bullshit!
Monster steals apples
I've never heard of a monster that likes to eat apples!
As the night deepened, Simu seemed to have discovered something. He gently poked Russell with his hand and whispered, "There seems to be movement on the left."
Russell turned his head and found some lights by the river, and he also heard faint strange laughter.
Water monkey
Russell only remembers that monkeys like to eat bananas. Do they also like to eat apples
"Let's go ahead and take a look!"
Russell waved his hand. Anyway, he and Simu, two geomancers, were here, so what was there to be afraid of monsters
After they walked in, Simu and Russell could see clearly that the light was actually a fire, and the weird laughter was actually from a group of little kids.
They were dressed simply, holding sieves in their hands, and playing around.
A big kid was digging something by the river, and then he heard the sound of rushing water, and several people nearby were in a panic.
After a while, cheers were heard.
I saw their sieve placed there, and in just a short while, it had been filled with nearly several big fish.
This is a rare meat flavor!
Seeing this scene, Simu couldn't help but touch his nose. There were simply countless fish in the Yangtze River, but he had never won when he went fishing with his junior nephew.
"Are you hungry?"
Russell asked suddenly.
Simu nodded honestly, and then saw Russell running over, "I'm going to go get some food first."
Four eyes:…
He touched his belly and finally made a difficult decision.
Wait for me!
…
“Why does this fish taste weird?”
Simu looked at the golden fish roasting on the fire and couldn't help but take two bites. His brows were furrowed, and he felt something was wrong.
Until the next moment, he saw Russell add a pile of dry cow dung to the fire...
The smile on Simu's face gradually disappeared.
I'm going to beat you to death, you naughty kid!!!
If I can’t kill you, I will write my name upside down!