When Shen Qing returned to the Miao family, he found that the atmosphere at home was a little off. His second aunt was particularly attentive to his mother, while his youngest uncle was crouching in the corner with his head down and listless.

The two little cousins ​​were wearing the same green curtain cloth jackets, begging old lady Miao for some snacks, saying nice things to make the old lady smile. Miao Ren was chopping wood in the yard, while the two younger ones, Miao Yu and Miao Shan, were playing with sticks as thick as their arms. Seeing Shen Qing coming back, Miao Yu quickly came over.

The two people who were almost matched up together had no idea that they had just escaped a disaster.

"Cousin, can you tell me more about how you hunt wild boars? Can you teach me? I want to be as good as you!" For Miao Yu, killing wild boars and getting rich is of course good, but it is secondary. The main thing is how impressive it is! How can a boy of this age not advocate martial arts? Compared with those boys who are jealous of Shen Qing and make up stories about Shen Qing because they can't beat him, Miao Yu really admires him!

Miao Shan also raised his little face and looked at Shen Qing eagerly. Although he was still young, he could help his brother. When he grew up, he would also hunt wild boars!

Miao Wang looked up and became even more depressed. These two children were so good and got along so well. Why didn't any of them agree with his ideas, and his elder sister scolded him!

Li Yanzi also heard it, but her mentality was completely different from Miao Wang's. Before, she was anxious when she saw Miao Yu and Shen Qing talking, fearing that the two really fell in love. Now it's okay, she is quite happy to see their cousins ​​getting close. Qing Ge'er is so capable, and her family can only take advantage: "How capable do you think you are! You want to learn to hunt wild boars like your cousin, but who can hunt wild boars?"

What kind of life did Shen Qing have since childhood? Although this child of hers was not raised in a honey pot, he was her only child. Without Shen Qing's experience, Li Yanzi didn't think anyone could easily kill a wild boar. However, "If Qing had the ability to hunt rabbits and pheasants, he could teach you brothers. I don't expect them to bring in some income for the family, but it's good to have a snack and a dish for the family occasionally."

Li Yanzi didn't understand the boys' desire to show off. She only knew that what she ate was good! She had eaten wild boar meat recently, and her mouth was full of oil. If only her boys could be half as capable as Shen Qing, she could live like this all the time!

Now even Miao Ren put down his axe and looked at Shen Qing.

Shen Qing was still thinking about learning to read. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "What's the big deal about killing a rabbit? I just happen to have a good way to make money. I'm planning to talk to my uncle and aunt about it. If it works, we can make money together and afford to buy pork every day!"

Li Yanzi's eyes widened: "What is Qiao Zong?"

What Shen Qing wanted to talk about was the tofu business! He had already learned it carefully from Mother Tang. There were so many cached videos that Shen Qing even learned how to make brine. He practiced it several times before coming to tell the Miao family.

We have to hurry up to start the tofu business. There are still ten days before the Chinese New Year. If we open the business before the Chinese New Year, people from nearby villages won't have to go to the city to buy tofu for the New Year. We can make a lot of money. Besides, tofu is hard to store in the summer, so we have to sell more in the winter. If we stop doing this business in the summer, it won't affect the busy farming season.

"What? You got a recipe for making tofu?" Li Yanzi was shocked. Even Liu Yue'e, who was cooking in the kitchen, couldn't take care of the work at hand. She pulled her daughter over to watch the fire and went to the door to listen to Shen Qing say, "Once you learn this skill, you can support a whole family. Who wouldn't keep it tightly? How did you get it?"

"I met a prodigal son in the county. His family had a small fortune, but he was addicted to gambling. He pawned all his lost clothes and even sold this recipe. He was eager to go to the gambling house to make up for his losses. I took the opportunity to buy it." Shen Qing has now mastered the skill of lying. This sentence has to be half true and half false. There is indeed such a prodigal son, who is the original owner of the silk clothes that Shen Qing bought. It is not abrupt for Shen Qing to attribute the tofu recipe to him.

"What kind of luck do you have!" Liu Yue'e sighed, "You said this guy is really a joke. He has a good life, why would he gamble? He has lost such a good family business." Shen Qing got a bargain. "You spent a lot of money on his prescription, didn't you?"

Shen Qing pointed with two fingers and said, "He's in a hurry to make a profit, so he sold it to me at a low price, ten taels of silver."

"My goodness, you really dare to buy it, aren't you afraid that he will cheat you!" Miao Wang finally turned around from the corner and sighed. Is ten taels of silver a lot? It's really a lot! But is it worth it to change it for a tofu recipe? It's really worth it! There are so many old people in their family. If they work hard, I'm afraid they can earn back their capital in a year, and even more!

"My mother and I have tried it at home, and it's true. It's just that there are only two of us in my family, and we can't support this mess, so we thought of cooperating with my uncle's family. I will provide the recipe and capital, and my uncle's family will provide the site and manpower, and then I will get 30% of it. Is it okay?"

"Okay! Why can't this be possible!" Shen Qing has provided the capital and the recipe, so they just need to put in some effort. What's the difference between this and a business without any capital! The farmers least consider effort as capital: "Even this 70% is too much. We haven't contributed anything, so how can we ask for more? 50-50, we can just take half, or you take 70% and we take 30%!"

"Uncle, don't be polite with me. My eldest cousin is getting married, my second cousin is planning to get married, and we need to build a house, so how can we not spend money?" The Miao family said that they had not divided up the family, but in fact Miao Xing and Miao Wang would have to separate sooner or later. Old Mrs. Miao was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of her elders' power and was reluctant to give up her power. Now she just wanted to enjoy a peaceful life and didn't care about family affairs, so some of Miao Xing and Miao Wang's private money was not mixed together, and they were considered as two families. This meant that each of the three families would take 30%, and the extra 10% would be used as a filial piety to Old Mrs. Miao. "Selling tofu is a hard job, not to mention the hard work, but also having to get up early and go to bed late. Uncles should take more. If you take less, and feel unfair when you have to work hard in the future, wouldn't it ruin our family relationship?"

Having said that, Miao Xing and Miao Wang hurriedly said, "This is impossible. We are sisters. We are connected by blood. How can we be separated because of this little money?" But in the end, they did not refuse any more. They knew very well that they would not think too much, but what about the people in the house? What about the children in the family? It is better for them and Miao to be brothers from the same mother. Li Yanzi was very unhappy about Shen Qing and Miao Yu's marriage, and don't gamble on money! If the relationship is really ruined, no amount of money can make it up. It is better to listen to Qing Ge'er and settle it clearly.

But at the same time, they secretly swore in their hearts that they would be doubly nice to Miao and Shen Qing in the future, and from now on, the affairs of the mother and daughter would be theirs!

Seeing that they no longer refused, Shen Qing knew that they understood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "Let's make a deal first. My family has provided the capital and the recipe, so we won't have to do anything. After I teach you all, no one can ask me to work!"

"Of course, there are so many men at home with nothing to do, how can it be your turn to work? You two should just take a good rest and wait for the money!" Miao Wang said hurriedly. "You are a promising person, you should do your job, if we can't even do this little thing, it's a waste of our brains!"

The whole family laughed at what they said.

"Then when do we start?" Liu Yue'e rubbed her apron, wishing she could start working right now. The sooner you start working, the sooner you can make money! They watched the tofu sellers in Xiahe Village move to the city. If you don't want to be reborn like them and become a city dweller, how can you dare to think about becoming a rich family in this country?

Shen Qing thought for a while and said, "The day after tomorrow, my uncle and aunt will vacate a room first. I will go to the city tomorrow and I have a lot of things to buy. After I buy the things, I will teach everyone how to make tofu."

"Hey hey!" The new house hadn't been built yet, and the two sisters-in-law gathered together and whispered for a while. Li Yanzi said to Miao Yu: "Clean up your room later and go to the east wing to sleep with your brother."

Miao Yu was dejected. He never expected that things would develop in this direction. His cousin, who wanted to learn how to hunt wild boars, didn't even take up the challenge. Instead, he built his own house. Three boys sleeping in one room, how crowded it must be!

Shen Qing was not only going to the city to buy things for making tofu, he was also planning to buy the house and shop that he had taken a fancy to. The last time Miao bought rice bran and corn in the city, it caused quite a stir in the village. Many people calculated how much food his family had left. Aunt Lian and Aunt Guixiang, although they definitely had no bad intentions, had already raised questions.

At that time, he could still use the excuse of hunting wild boars to get away with it, but what would he do in the future? The house he bought could also be used to store food. In the future, he would just pull the food out of the city and go up the mountain in a different direction to avoid the villagers.

When he got home in the evening, Shen Qing took out a long veil and said, "Mom, take out our household registration card and come with me to the city tomorrow."

Shen Qing is a man, so it doesn't mean that the property can't be placed in his name - in this era, it's not impossible to put property in the name of a woman or a man. You know, many women and men's dowries include real estate, farms and other properties. But if it's placed in my name, when the household registration is taken out during the transfer, won't it expose that I'm a man?

"This house and shop will be under mother's name. Tomorrow I will dress up as the young master of that rich family and say that you are my aunt and I came from another place to see you. I feel sorry for your poor life, so I bought the house and shop for you. Isn't that all?" The veil was very long, covering her calves. In this way, when Miao walked in the city, outsiders would think she was some rich lady who was very well-behaved and would not be able to recognize Miao's face.

In fact, considering Shen Qing's previous cold and indifferent personality in the county town, who would turn hostile and walk away if someone asked about his privacy, it is not certain that anyone would dare to ask such detailed questions. But they had to think about this setting carefully. If someone really asked, they couldn't let them be stumped by the questions, otherwise they would be exposed.

Miao would certainly agree, and kept praising Shen Qing for his intelligence: "How do you think of this? If it were me, I would never be able to come up with such an idea!"

The more things he sees and experiences, the more ideas he will have. Shen Qing thought to himself, touching the books that Miao Tongsheng gave him: When he can read and read, and read more of the things cached in Tang Mama's phone, his brain will definitely work faster in the future.

Miao found her own household registration card. This was all thanks to the efforts of Village Chief Zhao who helped to register a female household registration for her and Shen Qing. Now things are much easier for her.

This was one of the reasons why Shen Qing chose to settle in Lantang Village instead of following the Miao brothers back to Shiqu Village. It was difficult to set up a female household. Not only was there a limited number of places in each village, but the village chief also had to put in some effort and put on a smile to the people in the government office. If it was easy to let a woman and a boy set up a separate household, wouldn't it be a mess?

Shen Qing just didn't want to live a life of living under someone else's roof and looking at other people's eyes. If they had gone to Shiqu Village with the Miao brothers, their household registration would definitely be in the Miao family, and the village chief would not have bothered to give them a female household. On the contrary, Zhao Youdang protected Shen Zhigao at the time, but he still had a conscience and felt guilty towards the Miao family. Only he would have bothered to give them a female household.

The benefit of this matter is revealed.

The next day, Shen Qing borrowed the mule cart from the village chief again. Aunt Guixiang led it to him without saying anything, and did not mention the money at all: "Going to the city again? And to your uncle's house? It's okay, you can use it as you like. If you stay in Shiqu Village at night, just add some grass to it."

The village chief's eldest daughter-in-law looked at her mother-in-law's smiling face, and finally couldn't help asking what she had guessed in her mind: "Mom, do you like Qing Ge'er? Are you planning to marry him to the old one? When will our family come to propose marriage?"

She had long guessed that Aunt Guixiang wanted Qingge'er to be her son's husband, but after waiting for so long, the Wang family from Xiaoji Village had even come to visit, and her mother-in-law was not in a hurry? The eldest daughter-in-law was extremely curious, when was the mother-in-law going to propose?

Aunt Guixiang's face darkened: "What marriage proposal? What's your preference? Don't go out and talk nonsense. Qing'er has been framed a lot recently because of that damn Wang family."

The eldest daughter-in-law was dumbfounded. Why did her mother-in-law suddenly change her attitude? She was so decisive. Could it be that she guessed wrong?

Then, she saw the mother-in-law scolding the youngest son in a bad mood at the window: "Look at what he looks like, he is too lazy to move, he can't stand up at all, is he worthy of Qing'er? Mentioning him and Qing'er together is just a disgrace to Qing'er!" Aunt Guixiang was very unhappy and scolded for a long time, hating herself deeply for not having a capable boy, which made her miss such a good son-in-law like Qing'er!

Zhao Shuanzi hid in the house, feeling ashamed and embarrassed by his mother's scolding, and hated Shen Qing even more. On the other hand, he was very glad that his mother finally gave up this horrible idea!

If he were to marry Shen Qing, he would be beaten to death or crippled by Shen Qing!

Shen Qing and her son drove into the city, and went to the grove. Shen Qing secretly changed his clothes and covered the mole on his pregnancy with concealer. Since Qu Weiwei had told him about skin care products, Shen Qing had learned a little about makeup from her. After applying concealer, he applied a layer of liquid foundation, and then a layer of loose powder, so that the makeup would not come off easily!

Miao also put on her best clothes and a veil.

"It would be great if this car had a shed. We could change clothes in the shed instead of coming out to the woods." Shen Qing sighed.

"We country folk use cars to pull this and that, who would build a shed? It's not ostentatious enough." Shen Qing was being picky when borrowing someone else's car. Miao looked around and said, "Let's go, there's no one. This is the last time. After we buy the house, we can just change it in the house."

That's true. Shen Qing said, "Let's buy a car. If nothing else, at least buy a mule to pull the mill. Are we going to let our two uncles pull the mill every day? We can buy a shed for our own."

"Let's wait until the tofu business makes money." Miao waved her hand: "Calculate how much you have spent on the surface. Ten taels for the buyer, and several more taels for the tools later. Your uncles know how much the wild boar sold for. How can you afford to buy a mule or a cart?"

Shen Qing calculated for a while and sighed: "Why is it so difficult to make money?"

The two of them went into the city and first went to several shops to order large pots, wooden frames, water tanks, gauze and other things needed to make tofu. Some of these things were out of stock and had to be made on the spot. After everything was ordered and the time for picking up was agreed upon, they went to the tofu shop.

This trip also caused a lot of discussion in several familiar shops: no one knew where this rich young man came from, but he actually brought a woman with him at this time, and everyone was very curious about Miao's identity. But the veil covered the person tightly, and even his age and weight could not be clearly seen. He was really a noble man!

But if you were to talk about everyone's wife, how come there wasn't even a maid to support her? The group was puzzled and could only speculate secretly in private.

The man from the brokerage house had thought that the deal was off when he saw Shen Qing hadn't come for a long time. Unexpectedly, Shen Qing not only came today, but also brought his family with him. It was obvious that he had made up his mind to buy the house. He was so happy that he took Shen Qing and Miao to look at the house carefully again.

It was Miao's first time here, and the more she looked at the house, the more excited she felt: in the front were four wide storefronts, which could be used as four shops! It was also a two-story building, and the upstairs could be used for living and receiving guests. In the back was a three-story courtyard, each of which was larger than the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain where they lived now, with 20 to 30 rooms. There were also many flowers and plants planted there, and although they were not in good shape because no one had taken care of them for a long time, Miao still liked them very much!

How could she have dared to think that she could live in such a house in her life? It was just that the location was a little off the beaten track, otherwise how could such a big house only cost one hundred and eighty taels!

After a round of walking, Shen Qing asked Miao: "Aunt, do you think this house is okay?"

Miao swallowed the words "That's great" and nodded modestly without making a sound. Shen Qing handed Miao's household registration card to the broker and said, "Then buy it and put it in my aunt's name."

The broker was stunned: "Won't it be in your name?"

Shen Qing glanced over. He had seen many leaders of superpower teams in the last days, and he also deliberately imitated their expressions. This look was quite majestic, and also a little impatient: "What? Is this seller still picky about the buyer? He refuses to sell to a woman?"

"No, no." The broker blurted out out of curiosity. After being scolded by Shen Qing, he dared not ask any more questions and quickly took the transfer letter. He had heard about this person's temper! If he asked too many questions, he would just walk away. If he said he didn't want the good things, he would just refuse them. If it was someone else, the guy would not be happy to let him go. Why would he wait on him for so long?

But in front of this person, I can only consider myself unlucky and blame myself for being too talkative!

If he loses this business deal worth more than one hundred taels because of a few extra words, he will regret it to death!

However, the broker still secretly took a look at the household registration card: it was a female household registration card, with only two names on it, a single woman with a boy, and the address was a village below the county town. Without Shen Qing's explanation, the broker naturally imagined a story of a rich nephew helping his poor aunt.

The broker had been in this business for a long time, so he naturally knew someone in the government office. He handled the formalities very well and even asked considerately, "Do you want to move your aunt and cousins' household registration directly here?"

Shen Qing was stunned. He had not thought of this before. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "My cousin is at home and has not come to the county town. Can he move as well?"

"Originally it was not possible, but..." The broker smiled at Shen Qing. According to the formal procedures, it was of course not possible, and even the village chief had to be present to transfer the household registration. But the broker had connections after all, and he only had to change a few entries in the household registration book in the county. Shen Qing understood, pinched a piece of silver of two or three taels and threw it over: "Then just move it by the way."

Shen Qing was keeping a backup plan. Although he lived well in the village and had a good relationship with Aunt Guixiang's family, if the secret of the cave was exposed one day, his household registration in the village would be somewhat passive. Since there was a chance, he would move out first, so that he would not be controlled by others one day. Shen Qing did not know at this time that this spontaneous action would save him a lot of trouble later.

"Ah! Ah!" Unexpectedly, Shen Qing was so generous. The broker weighed the silver ingot and was so happy that his eyebrows were not visible. He turned around and was about to do it. Shen Qing suddenly stopped him and said, "Since you have connections, why don't you help me ask if the hill east of Lantang Village can be sold privately?"

He paused and said, "My aunt has lived in Lantang Village for many years and she likes the mountain very much. Now she has moved out. If she can build a farm there, it would be nice for her to live there occasionally for a while."

He looked at the broker and took out a piece of silver and threw it to him: "If you can do it, you will get a lot of benefits."

The broker held up the two pieces of silver in his hand, feeling that a flood of wealth was about to fall on his head: "Why can't this be accomplished? Don't worry, even if this matter is extremely difficult, with this thing paving the way, I will definitely be able to get it done for you!"

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you."

So, after checking Miao's identity and appearance, the female household registration card originally issued by the village chief of Lantang Village was destroyed in front of Miao, and the clerk of the county government issued a new one with the address of the newly purchased house written on it and the seal of the county government. Naturally, after paying the fee, the house was smoothly under her name.

Miao touched it again and again, and carefully put the two documents into her arms.

After buying such a big house, a normal person would fill it with some servants. This is another big profit, the broker couldn't help but recommend it to Shen Qing: "I wonder if your aunt's family originally had servants? In my opinion, such a big house should have more servants, even if they are young boys and girls? At least they have popularity, otherwise such a big house is empty, and the ladies and boys will inevitably be scared. I happen to have a few good ones here, if you want them, I can give them to you at a lower price."

Shen Qing was not afraid. However, he had already thought about buying people, so he naturally agreed: "Then pick a few young and honest ones. My aunt is still in mourning and will live in the village for another one or two years. She will not move in soon. Just buy a few, enough for you to look at the house."

"But my aunt is kindhearted and the weakest. She would rather pick the stupid ones than the ones who are too clever and naughty, so as not to..." So as not to be found out. Shen Qing hadn't thought of an excuse yet, and was secretly regretting that he was still too uneducated, but the broker immediately said, "I understand! I understand everything!"

Shen Qing couldn't help but sigh. If a person has enough money, what does it matter if he has no education? There are so many people who are busy interpreting your thoughts and making up for you.

Soon, the broker brought in a dozen people. Fearing that Shen Qing would be unhappy, they all did as Shen Qing wanted. They were all children, not a single older person.

The oldest one looked no more than eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest was even younger than Lian Rong. There were boys, boys, and girls. These children had been bought to the pawnbrokers for a while, and had all been trained by the pawnbrokers. They all stood with their heads down, looking very well behaved.

Miao felt a little sorry for them and couldn't bear to choose, so Shen Qing chose two boys aged 11 or 12, two boys, and two girls, all under 10 years old. Two of them could cook, and two could cut and sew simple clothes.

After careful questioning, we found out that they were not locals and had no relatives or friends here. They were bought from other places by human traffickers - they bought people from famine-stricken areas and then sold them to wealthy areas, where there was huge profit to be made.

The six people had just been brought to Anping County and were unfamiliar with the place. There was no need to worry that they would team up with their families to betray them.

Shen Qing arranged for the children to live in pairs in each courtyard, with the two boys living in the first courtyard to watch the gate. He did not select those whose eyes were rolling around, but those who looked very nervous and even trembling.

He chose children because they are easy to fool and frighten. Shen Qing has so many secrets, it is better to be afraid of him than to be curious. He doesn't need them to serve him, serve tea and water, massage shoulders and back with just a glance or a raised eyebrow. What's the point of being so clever?

The trafficker didn't expect that Shen Qing, who said he wanted honest women, actually picked only honest women - many rich people say they want honest women, but actually they still like smart and pretty women, they are just being polite.

These are not top quality goods, and they are too young to be of much use. So they are not expensive, you can buy one for six or seven taels. If they are girls or boys in their teens with better looks, the price will be higher.

After signing the contract of selling their bodies, the household registration of these people was also registered under the name of Miao family. This step did not need to go through the government: the slave contract was divided into living contract and dead contract, that is, white contract and red contract.

White deeds are draft deeds among the people, while red deeds are stamped and certified by the government. Other deeds are naturally safer with red deeds, such as buying a house. Although white deeds can save some taxes, if there is a problem and a lawsuit is filed, although white deeds have certain legal reference significance, the government may not necessarily adopt them, and there is room for loopholes. Therefore, it is better to spend more taxes and fees to use red deeds.

This is not the case with slave contracts. Once a slave contract is signed with a red deed, it will be recorded in the government's files, and the person will be a slave for life and cannot be redeemed. Compared with white deeds for real estate and land, the government's recognition of white slave contracts is much higher, almost the same as red deeds.

After the matter was settled, the trafficker said goodbye and went to help Shen Qing find out about buying Dongshan. Shen Qing briefly explained the rules of the house to the children:

"We don't live here on weekdays, we come here every few days. You just need to take good care of the house and guard the door tightly, and don't go out casually. And clean the rooms inside, there is no rush, you can take your time to clean up. You don't need to do anything else for the time being, I will send some food and cloth later."

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If the family wasn't in trouble, who would sell their children? These children were very thin and looked younger than the age written on the indenture. Shen Qing was also born in a poor family and had experienced hard times, so he naturally wouldn't force them to work hard right away. He planned to fatten them up first, so that they wouldn't look more frighteningly thin than the refugees in the end times.

Shen Qing pointed at the two girls who could do simple needlework and said, "You two don't need to do anything else on weekdays. Make two sets of clothes for each of the six of you. Others should not disturb them or ask them to do other work." She pointed at the two boys and said, "You two are responsible for cooking. You can eat as much rice as you want at home. Don't treat yourselves badly."

The two guys were responsible for guarding the door and needed to take turns to keep watch at night.

It was also the first time for Shen Qing to buy someone and be a master. This was different from forming a team and recruiting team members in the end times. Although these children were nervous, Shen Qing was also nervous, fearing that he might not do something perfect and lay hidden dangers. Although, although this person was sold to him, he would not care about life or death. If there was any problem, he could just kill them all. But Shen Qing certainly didn't want to go that far unless it was absolutely necessary! He was not the kind of person who would take human life lightly. So while he was talking, he also looked at the expressions of the children.

Fortunately, these children were really honest. They looked at each other and quickly agreed.

Although it sounds a bit strange that the owner did not buy them to serve but just to let them look after the house, this is actually the most suitable thing for them!

None of them are smart and clever, and they probably won't be able to stand out around their master. Even though they are all servants, there is a lot of oppression and dirt among them. If they go to a rich family, they may be trained and bullied by the maids! It's better to look after the house here and live a peaceful life.

"Master, rest assured. We will take good care of this house. We will not open the door unless you come, and we will never leave this yard!" Several people hurriedly expressed their loyalty to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing heaved a sigh of relief. It would be best if these children were willing to be obedient and loyal. They could live in peace for a few years, and when they were old enough, Shen Qing would release them and find them a good future. Shen Qing thought that by that time, he would have learned how to be a "master", and he could buy other useful ones.

"Now, tell me your names one by one."