I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Chapter 135 My son has good vision

The next day, Li Lan took the three of them to the Nishangfang in Liujiawan. As soon as they entered the Nishangfang, Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin were surprised by the bright workshop and the busy women in front of them.

"Girl Lan, you have done a great job in running your workshop."

"Thank you, uncle. I just want them to be more comfortable while working. This way, they will be more efficient."

Yuan Zhongxian nodded in agreement repeatedly, and then glanced at Zhou Hanmin beside him, as if to say, learn quickly, every word of this is a business philosophy.

Zhou Hanmin couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart, but his face was full of smiles.

"That's what the girl said."

"Dad, you can call her Lan girl or daughter-in-law."

Suddenly, Zhou Yuntian, who was standing aside, said this with an expressionless face.

The other three were all stunned, and then their faces showed different expressions. Li Lan couldn't help but glared at Zhou Yuntian.

Yuan Zhongxian looked at Zhou Hanmin's uncomfortable expression as if he had swallowed a fly. He wanted to laugh but couldn't, his face flushed red. He thought to himself: I didn't expect that this nephew Zhou is such a jealous person, he even gets jealous of his father.

Zhou Hanmin sighed. Sometimes when facing his eldest son, besides guilt, he probably felt helpless the most.

"Uncle, uncle, let's go. I'll take you to see the production process of this duck down jacket."

"This, this can also be seen by us, isn't it a secret?"

Zhou Hanmin looked at Li Lan worriedly.

"It's okay. Even if you watch it, you won't be able to learn the essence."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, the two men excitedly walked in with her.

……

The newly built wharf is always bustling with activity, with ships docked or sailing, workers moving goods, and young men and women coming in groups of three or four to enjoy the river view.

"Girl Lan, this pier is really well built, as are the riverbanks on both sides."

Li Lan brought the three people who were still not satisfied after visiting the workshop to the viewing pavilion on the river bank not long ago. At this time, Yuan Zhongxian looked at the scenery by the river, stroked his beard and sighed repeatedly.

“Is this made of cement?”

Zhou Hanmin looked closely at the riverbank under his feet.

"Yes, uncle. It's mixed with cement."

After receiving a positive response, Zhou Hanmin couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "It turns out that cement has so many uses. It seems that if the national treasury is more abundant next year, we can build roads." Didn't this girl say that if you want to get rich, you must build roads first?

He felt that this made a lot of sense, and he sighed with pride: My son has good vision.

"Uncle, uncle, when it gets dark, I'll take you to cruise the river and enjoy the unique scenery of our Liujiawan."

"Good good."

Seeing the two so happy, Li Lan and Zhou Yuntian smiled at each other.

"Miss Lan, when we first arrived at Lijia Village that day, we smelled a fragrance from afar. What was that?"

Yuan Zhongxian swallowed the saliva in his mouth and looked at Li Lan expectantly.

Li Lan's eyes flickered slightly, and an idea flashed through his mind. He immediately put on a smile and said, "Uncle, you must be talking about hot pot."

Yuan Zhongxian's eyes lit up. Could hotpot be the same as the soup pot in Bianjing? But soup pot doesn't have such a strong aroma.

Zhou Hanmin, who was standing aside, looked at Yuan Zhongxian, whose face was full of "I want to eat", and couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, thinking: He is a second-rank official in the court after all, it's fine if the wine is good, but how come it tastes so good?

"It's already noon, and it's cold today, so let's go eat hot pot and drink some wine to warm ourselves up."

"Okay, okay, this arrangement is exactly what I want."

As soon as Yuan Zhongxian finished speaking, Zhou Hanmin snorted in his heart and cursed in his heart: It’s okay for this old guy to eat and drink for free in Bian Jing, but today he even comes to my daughter-in-law for free. How shameless.

Soon, they arrived at the hot pot restaurant by the Liujiawan River. Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin were stunned when they saw people sitting in two large tents on either side of the restaurant, eating snacks and chatting.

"This is specially prepared for guests waiting for their table."

Li Lan explained when he saw the confusion on their faces.

"Why is this business so good?"

Zhou Hanmin said in surprise.

"It's alright, uncle."

Li Lan smiled and said.

Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin exchanged a glance and couldn't help but swallow. Is this what you call "okay"? The two large tents were full of people, not to mention the people eating in the three-story building.

At this moment, Zhou Hanmin's eyes suddenly flashed, and he thought to himself: It would be great if the Qin Dynasty could also invest in it, this is all silver.

"Uncle, are you interested in this store? If so, since we haven't opened new stores in other places yet, we can cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue."

Zhou Hanmin was delighted and said quickly, "Okay, I'll report to His Majesty when I return to Bianjing. I think this will definitely work out."

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news from my uncle."

Seeing such a considerate and capable daughter-in-law, Zhou Hanmin liked her more and more, and was more and more delighted. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "My son has good taste, much better than him." Although he was reluctant to admit it in his heart.

Just when he was looking at his daughter-in-law happily, Zhou Yuntian's back suddenly appeared in front of him. He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and wanted to scold this unfilial son.

At this moment, Yuan Zhongxian nudged him with his elbow and said enviously, "Master Zhou, your wife is truly extraordinary. If His Majesty knew about this, he would surely be delighted."

Zhou Hanmin was very proud in his heart, but he said modestly: "He is a good child."

At this moment, Xiaobao's mechanical voice sounded in my mind.

"Host, how come you even betrayed your father-in-law?"

"Hey, Xiaobao, how can this be called a scam? This is clearly a win-win situation. It helps the court make money, and it also helps me sell the hot pot base and vegetables from my workshop. If this isn't a win-win situation, what is?

Thirdly, if greenhouse cultivation is promoted in the future, the vegetables grown by people in various places during the winter will have a market, and there won't be too many backlogs. Fourthly, although it may seem that I earn less, the benefits in the future will not be less."

"Host, I admire you very much now. Everything you do is for the people."

"I'm not as great as you say. It's mainly because the current emperor is a wise ruler. Otherwise, I would be willing but unable to do anything."

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When the few of them finished their meal, it was already 7:15 in the afternoon. The sky was getting darker as winter was approaching. Lanterns were already lit in every house and on the streets of Liujiawan.

As soon as he walked out of the hot pot restaurant and thought about going on a boat trip, Li Lan asked Zhou Qi to pick up everyone in his family, mainly because he wanted Wang Pozi and Li Chunhua to relax.

"This boat is quite big. It's comparable to the cruise ships in Bianjing."

Yuan Zhongxian looked at the brightly lit two-story ship docked at the pier.

Zhou Hanmin also nodded in agreement.

"This was one of the plans that Qinnan's Zhou family won the bid for when we first put it to the public bidding."

"Qin Nanzhou family? Hey, isn't this your clan member?"

Zhou Hanmin smiled and nodded in agreement.

Yuan Zhongxian could no longer remain calm at this moment. He looked at Zhou Hanmin and felt that he was nothing like him. He snorted coldly and turned his head away, not wanting to see his smug old face again.

Soon, several people got on the boat and were taken into the private room by the servant. Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin walked to the window. They could see the two sides of the river bank clearly under the illumination of lanterns hanging on the willow trees. Looking at this prosperity that was different from Bianjing, they felt a surge of love in their hearts.

At this time, the big ship began to move slowly, and the door of the private room was pushed open from the outside, and Wang Pozi and her group walked in.

Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin hurriedly turned around to greet him. When they saw a gentle and handsome young man following in, they opened their eyes slightly, were startled, and looked at each other, seeing the answer in each other's eyes.

"Fourth Master, your cloak."

At this time, Mrs. Li walked in anxiously from outside holding a cloak.

"Mother Song."

Seeing this, Yuan Zhongxian and Zhou Hanmin exclaimed in surprise.