Chapter 87 Zhao Lizheng's Thoughts

Dai Lan'er was in a dilemma. She had tried to refuse but failed. Zhao Lizheng insisted on seeing the teacher, and she could not think of any other reason to refuse.

"Village head, what a coincidence, how come we meet here?" Lin Xi walked out from the darkness and said with a smile.

Zhao Tan frowned, wondering why Lin Xi was here.

Zhao Pingwei felt even more depressed. Now that Lin Xi was here, how could they say some things to each other?

"Come here," Zhao Pingwei glanced at the sign above his head, "Wait for Xiao Yongyan?"

That's fine, Lin Xi nodded, and pointed to the shop next to him, "My shop is here too."

At this time, the two noticed that there was a shop around the academy. It turned out that Lin Xi's shop was right next to the academy. Zhao Pingwei felt that it was more difficult to execute his plan.

"Would you like to come to the store and sit down?" Lin Xi invited with a smile.

After being turned away, the two of them naturally had no interest in continuing. After chatting for a few minutes, they said that they had a lot of things to do at home and had to go back quickly.

Seeing that the people had left, Dai Laner came close to Lin Xi and whispered, "The head of the village was asking about the teacher just now."

"I heard it. If they come again in the future, they will say that the teacher has a weird temper and doesn't accept strangers." Lin Xi explained.

Dai Laner nodded repeatedly.

…

County town, government office.

Into the study, the lawyer walked in cautiously, fearing that he would offend the newly appointed county magistrate again.

Last time, because he did not investigate the situation of the Xiao family clearly, he was kicked a few times by the county magistrate and had to recuperate at home for a long time.

This time, he dared to knock on Hang Qi's door only with a thick stack of investigation materials.

"Come in."

The lawyer then pushed the door open, poked his head in, and seeing that Hang Qi looked okay, he walked in.

"Sir, all the information about the Lin family that you asked me to investigate is here." The lawyer carefully handed the materials in his hand to Hang Qi.

Hang Qi took it and started reading it.

The more you look at it, the more intriguing his expression becomes.

"It turns out that Xiao Yongyan has been relying on women for support these days."

"That's right," the lawyer quickly flattered, "I really wouldn't know if I hadn't checked. A grown man who relies on a woman to earn money to support his family and follows behind her as if it's natural, I can't stand it!"

Hang Qi clicked his tongue twice, "That's why they say that environment can change people. Xiao Yongyan, who was once so arrogant in the capital, has now fallen to this point."

"And Lin Xi here, who was raised in a boudoir, actually has a talent for business. It's really surprising."

"Sir," the lawyer reported quickly, "The bacon sold in Lin Xi's shop is unique in the entire area and is quite profitable. I made a rough estimate and she now has no less than 500 taels of silver."

"It's so profitable!" Hang Qi was quite surprised. Although five hundred taels seemed like a small amount to him, he knew that in this remote area, it was quite a good income. "I have to find a chance to see it for myself."

"That's right. Most families can't afford to send their children to school," said the lawyer.

Talking about Xiao Yongyan's study, Hang Qi found it very strange. Xiao Yongyan was the number one talent in the capital back then, so why would he need to study anymore?

Could it be that...

He thought that the honors he had been stripped of due to exile, and he wanted to take the exam again to get them back?

Hang Qi fell into deep thought. He couldn't be so stupid. How could the emperor let him take the exam again?

…

The first batch of pigs raised by the Ma family in the sunken pigpen have reached the standard for being slaughtered. Lin Xi suggested that the Ma family hold a banquet in the village to celebrate.

Of course, holding a banquet is just a superficial appearance. What Lin Xi wants is to let more people see the profits of the bacon business and encourage more villagers to participate.

Although there were a few people in the village who did not get along with her, the vast majority were simple and kind people, and it was nothing special for her to just become rich.

Her business talent is only valuable if it can help more people get rich.

This time, the banquet was open to almost the entire village. The Ma family did not have enough tables and chairs, so they had to borrow tables from nearly ten families before they could set out the banquet.

In order to make the banquet more substantial, the Ma family directly killed a pig.

This made everyone in the village excited. They had no chance to eat pork on normal days and could only eat meat during the Chinese New Year.

For a while, many people ran to the Ma family to help, just for this feast.

At noon, Ma Shanfeng lit the firecrackers that he had prepared long ago. The crackling sound was so loud in the small mountain village that it seemed as if it was going to blow a hole in the sky.

Amid the smell of gunpowder, the dishes on the table began to be served one by one.

Only then did people realize how sumptuous this meal was.

Ma Shanfeng stood on a huge rock and said, "Everyone, today is the first harvest day of our Ma family pig farm, so I specially invite everyone to come and taste the taste of the pigs we raise. Have fun eating!"

Some people were surprised and shouted, "We raise pigs for nine or ten months before slaughtering them, how come your pigs grow so fast!"

Ma Shanfeng scratched his head. He was not good at explaining this and quickly looked at Lin Xi.

Lin Xi stood on the stone and said, "The reason is simple. Digging a deeper pig pen can make the pigs' environmental temperature more stable. Besides, we feed the pigs good food, so they grow faster naturally."

When the villagers heard that Lin Xi actually fed vegetables to pigs, their eyes widened. According to Lin Xi, the pigs ate better than they did.

"Just listen to Lin Xi's nonsense. How can a pig grow that big just by eating cabbage and pumpkin? It still needs to be fed grass." Wang Meihua complained in a low voice.

Lin Xi was standing too high up and couldn't hear Wang Meihua's voice at all.

However, Aunt Wu said, "If you have the ability, don't feed the pigs sick."

As soon as these words were spoken, the women around laughed.

The news that Wang Meihua had taken it upon herself to exchange a sick pig for a healthy one spread throughout the village. Although it had been a while, such an embarrassing thing was not easy to forget.

As soon as someone reminded them, the others immediately remembered and looked at Wang Meihua with something strange in their eyes.

"I won't say more, everyone enjoy your meal and drink!" Lin Xi came down from the stone with the help of Xiao Yongyan.

The women around laughed secretly. The height of the stone was not even up to the knee. Xiao Yongyan was too protective of his wife.

Lin Xi is lucky to have a husband who loves her so much.

Soon, all the dishes were served.

The most eye-catching thing is naturally Linxi’s specialty bacon. Even though Linxi’s bacon is still sold today, only a few villagers have actually eaten it.

The reason is simple: it’s expensive.

Most people in Taoli Village are poor and are reluctant to spend so much money on buying meat.

Now that we can have a free meal, everyone is very happy.

In addition, there are braised pig's trotters, braised pork, braised spareribs, and other meat dishes one after another.

All the children were extremely excited and clamored to eat meat.

Amidst the festive atmosphere, the Zhao family seemed a little silent.

Zhao Pingwei whispered in Zhao Tan's ear, "Dad, look at them. They invited us over but didn't even give you a chance to speak. It's clear that they don't take you, the head of the village, seriously."