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Only then did Wang Shouzhe notice that there was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl not far away.
She was at the age when the cardamom was just blooming, with two braids and a melon-shaped face. She was pretty, very clean and fresh, and she was blinking her big black and white eyes, looking at Wang Shouzhe with great interest.
"Are you sister Ruolei?" Wang Shouzhe bowed his hands.
He knew that the Liu family's lineage was relatively prosperous, and the current patriarch Liu Gaowang had two sons and two daughters. His fiancée, Liu Ruolan, is the eldest daughter, and she also has a younger sister, Liu Ruolei.
It's just that Liu Ruolei also came over on this trip.
Well, not long ago, I had a brother-in-law addiction in front of Chen Fangjie, which made Chen Fangjie feel like walking on thin ice.
Now his own future brother-in-law and sister-in-law are all here, and it's his turn to be trembling.
"Ruolei has met Brother Shouzhe." Liu Ruolei also hastily returned the salute, her demeanor was correct, and she had the demeanor of a future lady.
Brother-in-law and so on can only be called jokingly now. Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan haven't been married for a day, so they can't change their names at will.
When the greetings and greetings are turned over, the Liu family will drive the carriage, horses, etc. from the ferry.
Only then did Wang Shouzhe welcome them out of Dingpu Ferry.
"Brother, let's take Brother Shouzhe's carriage, just in time to listen to Brother Shouzhe's introduction to the customs and customs of Ping'an Town." Liu Ruolei tugged on Liu Yuanrui's sleeve and suggested.
It was very obvious that Liu Ruolei was very interested in Wang Shouzhe, his future brother-in-law, and wanted to get in touch more.
Although Liu Yuanrui is not yet sixteen years old, his complexion is still a little immature, but he is quite experienced in dealing with people. He shook his head with a wry smile and said to Wang Shouzhe, "Brother Shouzhe, don't blame me, our family Ruo Lei has been spoiled since childhood."
"It's okay, it's okay, sister Ruolei is lively and very cute, Yuan Rui, if you don't mind, you can ride in my carriage with sister Ruolei." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "it happens that you and my brother have not seen each other for some time , let’s talk together.”
"That would be great, and I can also learn a lot from Brother Shou Zhe."
Afterwards, the three of them drove back to Wang's main house in a carriage. Liu's and Wang's family generals rode horses and guarded the surroundings.
Along the way, the three ate melons and fruits and chatted casually to the scenery outside the carriage.
Liu Yuanrui is also quite talkative, from the insect disaster to disaster relief, and then to the possible long-term impact in the future and other changes. From this, it can also be seen that his homework knowledge in all aspects is very solid.
Although there are several small ideas in it, Wang Shouzhe does not agree with it. But it does not prevent Wang Shouzhe from having a good sense of this future brother-in-law. The Liu family has done a very good job in tutoring, which is not comparable to that of the Liu family and the Zhao family.
In Liu Yuanrui's heart, he was even more surprised. He had also dealt with Wang Shouzhe before. At that time, he was introverted and not good at talking. Only the practice could convince him.
Because of this, Liu Yuanrui was still slightly dissatisfied with this marriage in his heart. I always feel that Wang Shouzhe's ability and talent can't even compare with him. How can he be worthy of his sister Liu Ruolan
It's just that this marriage was decided by the ancestors. As a junior, Liu Yuanrui has no right to speak even if he is dissatisfied in his heart.
But I don't think, it's only been a year or two since I haven't seen each other, and this future brother-in-law has undergone earth-shaking changes. His speech and behavior are mature and stable, and his brows are calm and composed, as if revealing a strong self-confidence.
When talking about some topics of the current situation, he has quick thinking and clear logic. He can often reveal the essence in a few words and get to the point of the truth. Even when he listened to it, he felt enlightened and suddenly enlightened.
"Brother Shouzhe's insight makes Yuanrui admire. It's just that Yuanrui is a little dissatisfied with the argument that grain prices cannot be opened." Liu Yuanrui talked eloquently, "From this insect disaster, we can already see that The disadvantages of this national policy. Merchants have no profit, so how can they desperately transport food from afar to sell it? In my opinion, half of this disaster looks like a natural disaster, but the Zifu Academy is actually responsible, and half is the error of this national policy. I I believe that in the near future, the state policy on food prices is very likely to change.”
"It is possible to change the national food price policy, but even if it changes, it will only be fine-tuned." Wang Shouzhe shook his head and said, "Yuanrui, you only see the advantages of letting go of food prices, for example, you can quickly mobilize food to subside in disaster years. The disaster has ignored the greed of human nature. Once the price of food is fully liberalized, there will inevitably be predators entering the field, monopolizing food production, and manipulating the rise and fall of food prices. At that time, small families like you and me, and Countless homeowners, as well as tens of thousands of civilians, will be manipulated by those predators, and life and death are beyond their control."
"Natural disasters don't happen every year, but man-made disasters happen all the time." Wang Shouzhe's expression was extremely solemn, "When looking at current policies and policies, we can't just look at some disadvantages. What's more, even if it is a disaster year, let go of food It is also a great disaster. Greedy businessmen will be unscrupulous and scrape the last dime out of the pockets of ordinary people, and even find ways to force them to sell their land and property, and sell their sons and daughters."
"This..." Liu Yuanrui seemed to be in disbelief, but he didn't want to get entangled in this topic anymore, so he changed the subject, "Brother Shouzhe, the water in front is Zhuwei Lake, right? This is my first time in Ping'an Town, Shouzhe Brother must take me to swim in the lake."
Liu Ruolei didn't say much all the time, but watching the conversation between her brother and Wang Shouzhe, she could feel that Shouzhe's brother was more confident and calm, and most of what he said was right.
It seems that Brother Shouzhe is better than the rumors.
But she is also very interested in Zhuwei Lake: "I want to go to Zhuwei Lake too."
Hearing that their brothers and sisters wanted to go to Zhuwei Lake, Wang Shouzhe remembered that Liu's direct lineage had a different feeling for Zhuwei Lake than others.
Wang Zhuwei, the second daughter of the second generation of the Wang family, was married to the first line of the Liu family, and had two sons and a daughter. Now the direct lineage is all the bloodline passed down from her old man.
The reason why she has a high status in the Liu family is more because the three living ancestors of the Liu family are related to her. One is her son and the other is her grandson.
There is also a daughter, which is even more powerful.
That is Liu Xuanfu, one of the Changning Shuangjiao who is as famous as the ancestor of Longyan.
According to everyone's guess, Liu Xuanfu, who was developing very smoothly in the Zifu Academy, must be at the late stage of Lingtai Realm at this time. The reason why the Liu family has developed so rapidly in recent years is also inseparable from Liu Xuanfu's secret care and support.
Therefore, Zhuwei's aunt and grandma lived in the Liu family, and she lived a lifetime of prosperity and wealth. It's a pity that in the year when Patriarch Zhouxuan died in battle, that is, in 3095 of the Changlong Year, Aunt Wang Zhuwei was devastated after hearing the news, and finally passed away with Patriarch Zhouxuan at the age of eighty-seven.
Gossip aside.
The carriage went further, and one could see the busy construction site by Zhuwei Lake.
Liu Yuanrui became interested again: "Brother Shouzhe, there are so many sheds here, are you planning to build a separate courtyard by the lake?"
Wang Shouzhe smiled. It is of course impossible to build another courtyard. The Wang family's finances have eased recently, but throwing money into the Zabie courtyard for no reason is a brain trap.
"Our Wang family is going to dredge and fill the soil." Wang Shouzhe roughly explained the plan. Such a huge project cannot be concealed, and there is no need to conceal it.
After listening, Liu Yuanrui was stunned on the spot. He did a quick mental calculation, his expression full of shock: "Brother Shouzhe, are you joking? The total cost of such a huge project is probably no less than 30,000 dry gold." , the manpower and material resources used are extremely huge, you, you, you..."
It's no wonder that such a huge project is comparable to the feats of the ancestors of various families when they opened up their territories. Although some Xuanwu families will organize tenant farmers or farmers to do some work such as dredging and filling the river and leveling the land to expand the scope of the farm during the slack.
But after all, it's all a small business, and the scale is limited. A farm can expand tens of acres a year, which is not bad.
"How can you joke about such a big event?" Wang Shouzhe's expression was a little serious.
Liu Yuanrui's body shook, and his expression became a little complicated. Although he behaved modestly and decently, he was polite and polite. But there is a lot of superiority in his bones. Before he came, he also came here with the attitude of a brother-in-law picking on Wang Shouzhe's brother-in-law.
The Liu family is very powerful, and Liu Yuanrui himself is also outstandingly talented, and has been praised by the family ancestors many times. He always thought that his sister Liu Ruolan would marry Wang Shouzhe in the future.
Unexpectedly, Wang Shouzhe was inadvertently crushing his pride bit by bit. In terms of personal talent, vision, behavior, and state of mind, he feels a little ashamed of himself.
However, the strength of Liu's lintel is also the capital of his pride.
But I don't think that the Wang family has launched such a huge development plan. Even the Liu family dare not start such a large project involving thousands of people and costing tens of thousands of dry gold.
"Brother Shou Zhe, you are only two or three years older than me." Liu Yuanrui felt admiration and bitterness in his heart. The 'future brother-in-law' is only at this age, and he has started to inherit the family business. With real power in his hands, he has started a huge development project with a wave of his hand, laying a century-old foundation for the family.
Compared with him, Liu Yuanrui, he is not at the same level at all.
Let alone Liu Yuanrui, even his elder brother, Liu Yuanhui, the young patriarch of the Liu Clan, might be hard to compare.
"Brother Shouzhe is so powerful." Liu Ruolei also said with bright eyes, "Sure enough, he is much better than my little brother who only talks on paper."
Liu Yuanrui's face darkened, although brother Shou Zhe is indeed extraordinary, but Ruolei, you don't have to blame brother like this, do you
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