Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Little Prince
After teaching Qin Run a lesson, Xu Yunfan didn't forget to check on his two brothers-in-law. "How are An'er and the others? Xiaoye's wound is open, right? I see he's bleeding. Did Aunt Qin bandage it? Do you need my help?"
It doesn't sound nice to always call the child "Little Wild Boy". Before giving the child a name, Xu Yunfan decided to just call him "Little Wild Boy" Xiaoye.
Qin Run shook his head. "No need. Aunt Qin and the others have already taken care of it. By the way, have you had lunch yet?"
Xu Yunfan, who rushed back without having lunch, was really hungry. His stomach rumbled in response. "I didn't eat. I was just thinking about dealing with the people. I didn't even remember if I was hungry."
Now that I've calmed down, my stomach must be rebellious.
Aunt Qin and the others came over just when they were halfway through their meal and treated Qin An and the others' wounds. Thinking that Xu Yunfan and Qin Run had something to say, they didn't stay long.
Qin Run cleaned up the leftovers of the three brothers on the table, then went into the kitchen and took out the dishes that had been set aside for Xu Yunfan from the cupboard.
Seeing that the basket that Xu Yunfan brought back was full of things again, Qin Run took out the meat with nimble hands and feet while Xu Yunfan was eating.
Xu Yunfan, who was carrying a bowl into the kitchen to get some rice, pointed to a large piece of pork spine and said, "We'll save this piece of pork spine for soup tonight."
I just had chicken soup and chicken last night, and I'm having bone soup tonight.
Qin An and Xiao Ye ran over.
The two little guys lost the battle with Aunt Li and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Qin An called out softly, "Brother."
After swallowing a mouthful of rice, Xu Yunfan put down his chopsticks, not caring about eating, and waved to the two little guys to come over.
The two of them got closer, and Qin An's tears fell. He was the first to admit his mistake and said, "Brother, Brother An was wrong. Brother An hit someone. Brother An, don't be angry."
Qin An knew that children who hit others were not well-behaved, and Gefu probably didn't like children who hit others.
Ono was not very sensible. When he saw Qin An being beaten, he rushed forward without thinking. Now he saw Qin An crying in grievance and stomped his feet in anxiety.
Xu Yunfan hugged the two little guys in his arms, rubbed their faces, looked them up and down, and said slowly: "No, An'er, you are right. Children who hit others are not well-behaved, but this depends on the situation. If you bully other children for no reason, just for fun or simply because you don't like them, and they don't provoke you, but you hit them, then you are not well-behaved, you are a bad child. But if someone bullies you, or bullies your family and friends, then you hit them, then it is not a bad behavior. On the contrary, my husband knows that you hit Li Ba... Aunt Li to protect your eldest brother, so you hit him. However, my husband thinks you are very brave children. You know how to protect your family. This is very worthy of praise, but..."
Xu Yunfan changed the subject, "You are very brave and did a great job, but you should learn to do things within your capabilities. How should I put it? Look, Aunt Li is such a big person, taller than you, stronger than you, and definitely stronger than you. You are still so young, how can you beat her? So, next time you meet someone stronger than you, you should not rush up to fight them, but learn to seek help, such as running to Aunt Qin's house to call for help. If you want to deal with adults, you should call adults. That way, you won't get hurt, and your elder brother and brother-in-law won't be heartbroken."
Qin An and Xiao Ye were sobbing, and they thought they would be scolded by Gefu, but unexpectedly, Gefu actually praised them, saying that they were brave children, and taught them what to do next time they encountered such a thing.
The two little guys were praised and comforted, so how could they remember to cry? Their big round eyes were full of tears as they looked at Xu Yunfan, just like kittens, which made Xu Yunfan very cute. "Okay, stop crying. It hurts my heart to see you crying."
Qin Anke liked this brother-in-law very much, so she was reluctant to let Xu Yunfan feel uncomfortable. She quickly stopped crying and said, "Brother, it doesn't hurt. I won't cry anymore."
Qin An, who had stopped crying and started laughing, took Xiao Ye to the kitchen, saying that he wanted to help Qin Run.
After a while, Qin Run came over and asked Xu Yunfan who was eating, "Yunfan, do you want to put the wheat you bought away first?"
"Let's soak it." Xu Yunfan thought for a moment, "By the way, do you know which family in our village grows the most sweet potatoes?"
During the autumn planting season, villagers are short on time and not all the land can be planted with corn. Therefore, part of the land will be used to plant other crops.
However, in this season, the most common crops that villagers choose to grow are sweet potatoes, soybeans, and the like.
Most of the sweet potatoes grown by villagers are eaten or used to feed pigs.
The Dayan Dynasty is a dynasty that Xu Yunfan knows of that does not exist in history, so why there are sweet potatoes here is not worth Xu Yunfan's in-depth study.
Others may not know other ways to eat sweet potatoes, but Xu Yunfan from modern times knows.
Today he visited several grocery stores in the town and learned from the grocery store owners that the white wine of the Dayan Dynasty was brewed with sorghum, paddy and rice.
The prices of these three types of grains are not cheap, so the price of liquor is naturally not low.
Xu Yunfan wanted to make money at this time, but he didn't have much capital, so he naturally had to find a way to create high income at low cost.
Having lived in the village for several years, Qin Run didn't know everything, but he certainly knew more about the village's situation than Xu Yunfan. "The villagers grow a lot of sweet potatoes. Almost every household has them."
Meat is expensive, so in order to improve the food, villagers who have the means will raise a pig, which they can slaughter and eat during the New Year. The remaining meat can be pickled or made into bacon and eaten during festivals, which saves a lot of money.
If you don’t want to kill pigs, you can sell them to increase your income, which is also great.
Every household raises pigs. Where can we find so much pig grass nearby?
In order to fatten the pigs, every family grows some sweet potatoes as a reserve.
Sweet potatoes can not only be eaten, but also used to feed pigs and ducks.
Qin Run remembered that when he roasted sweet potatoes for Xu Yunfan this morning, there were still nearly 200 kilograms in the woodshed, enough for him to eat. "Yunfan, we still have a lot of sweet potatoes at home. Plant some more in a few days. We can harvest them in a month or so. There will be enough to eat."
The implication is that there are so many sweet potatoes, there is no need to buy them.
Xu Yunfan choked. What did Qin Run take him for? He was not a sow. There was no way he could finish two hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes. It was delicious, but he couldn't eat it every day.
"I didn't buy the sweet potatoes to eat. I went to a few shops in town today, and the liquor here is too expensive. I don't have enough money to do a big business right now, so I can only think of other businesses that don't require much money. I'll make some money first."
He sold twenty dishes today and earned nearly one or two taels of silver. It seemed that he was making a lot of money, but after the field holiday, his business would definitely be affected.
Xie Baizhou and others said that the college has its own canteen and students can go out for lunch, but after autumn, the college has a unified rule that students are not allowed to go out after the third hour.
Because after autumn, it gets dark quickly and it is not safe for students to go out. What if something happens?
Xu Yunfan only sells one meal a day. Logically, these things don’t seem to affect him, but in fact, it is not the case.
The food industry is already highly competitive, and right now, something happened to a student at the college, so no other stalls were open, so he naturally made a profit.
By then, other vendors will have returned and the college canteen will be open again, so some of his customers will inevitably be taken away.
Another thing is that Qin Run is busy enough carrying a basket of food every day. When the weather gets cold, the dishes are made with lard, which will become oily. How can he eat it if he doesn't heat it up?
So, when the weather gets cold, he has to prepare charcoal and a stove. Which of these things doesn't require silver?
Now, of course, the more money you can make, the better.
Qin Run didn't know what Xu Yunfan was going to do, and what else could sweet potatoes be used for besides feeding pigs or eating them?
"Yunfan, what are you going to use the sweet potatoes for?"
Xu Yunfan: "I use it to make wine and sell snacks."
Hearing this, Qin Run's pupils widened and his eardrums vibrated. Xu Yunfan had shocked him many times before, so when he learned that Xu Yunfan could actually brew wine, Qin Run was shocked, but not as surprised as when he learned that Xu Yunfan could make sugar.
"Yunfan, you also know how to make wine? How do you know how to make wine?"
How could Xu Yunfan be so amazing? Not only could he make sugar, ice, and candles, he could even brew wine. Is there anything he can't do?
"Is this strange?" Xu Yunfan put down his chopsticks. "I've loved reading since I was a kid. I read all kinds of books. Plus, there are step-by-step tutorials online for things like this. I'll occasionally check them out when I'm online. Some things don't require any special effort to learn; they just come naturally."
Qin Run didn't understand what he meant by "surfing the internet," but he understood that Xu Yunfan had read many books and knew a lot of things. He couldn't help but praise him sincerely, his eyes lighting up. "Yunfan, you're amazing, really amazing."
Xu Yunfan waved his hand in mock modesty, "Low-key, low-key. Actually, these are just my minor strengths that are not worth mentioning."
That being said, the expression on Xu Yunfan's face was quite different. He looked so proud that his nose almost turned up to the sky. How could he be humble?
But Qin Run liked Xu Yunfan's confidence. He looked at Xu Yunfan with burning eyes and waited patiently for him to finish eating. Before Xu Yunfan could clean up, he took the dishes and chopsticks away. "I'll clean up. You go and take a rest. As for buying sweet potatoes, I'll do it later."
Xu Yunfan, who was only going to sell a few meals, didn't feel tired at all. Seeing that the sun was shining brightly, he said, "No hurry, it won't be too late to go in the evening."
Hearing this, Qin Run pulled a stool and sat on Xu Yunfan's left. "Yunfan, you know so much and have read so many books. Have you ever been to school before? Yunfan, can you tell me about it?"
Qin Run was very curious about Xu Yunfan's previous life and wanted to know what kind of life Xu Yunfan had lived before.
"No," Xu Yunfan explained. "We don't have academies here, only schools. I used to go to aristocratic schools, but because I was a little smart, I skipped grades a lot. I was interested in many things that some schools might not teach, so my parents hired a famous tutor to give me one-on-one tutoring."
"Is your family rich?" Qin Run thought, look at Xu Yunfan, he is the child of a wealthy family, if he didn't have money, he wouldn't be able to enter the aristocratic school he mentioned, but he didn't know what the concept of Xu Yunfan's family being rich meant.
Xu Yunfan scratched his face. "I think so. They all call me the Little Prince and my brother the Prince. At school, no one dares to mess with me because they are afraid of offending my father. I am more favored at home and the apple of my eye, so almost no one dares to make me angry."
He knew that Qin Run wanted to understand him very much and was curious about his past life, but his life since childhood seemed very boring and there was nothing much to say. It seemed that what other people were most concerned about him was his family background.
Then he told Qin Run about this. "My father owns a company, and my mother also owns one. Anyway, in the aristocratic school, my family should be the richest. But I don't know exactly how much money my family has. I only know that every year on my birthday, my mother gives me a house. Adding the houses given by other relatives, I should have dozens of houses. These houses are in various provinces and cities, all in the richest areas among the rich areas. The provinces and cities I am talking about are the various prefectures here."
"My properties include villas and single-family manors. Some are more expensive, probably over a million yuan per square meter. So, some are probably worth hundreds of millions. After all, they are all renovated and come with over a thousand square meters of lawn and other things."
This might be too general for Qin Run, so Xu Yunfan explained, "Well, here, one meat bun costs two copper coins, which is two cents. One cent is equal to one copper coin, one string of coins is equal to one thousand coins, and one tael of silver is equal to one string of coins. Here, one meat bun costs two yuan, so, based on two copper coins equaling two yuan, one hundred million, converted into your silver, is one hundred thousand taels."
One hundred thousand taels, just listening to the numbers, one is one hundred thousand and the other is one hundred million, the difference is extremely large.
Qin Run was shocked and did some calculations secretly.
He had heard that at the foot of the capital, on the street closest to the Imperial College, a two-story house would cost one hundred taels a month to rent. One hundred thousand taels would be enough to rent it out for a thousand months, or more than eighty years.
This... Only one of Xu Yunfan's houses is worth this price, but he has dozens of them!
What the hell, Xu Yunfan actually said that he was probably a rich man?
Could it be that he has some misunderstanding about the word "rich man"?
What is the Imperial College? It can be said that in modern times, it is a top-level institution of learning. How cheap can it be to rent a house near these institutions?
So, Xu Yunfan was wrong. He added, "Besides the house, my parents also gave me shares in the company. I get at least 100 million yuan in dividends from those shares every year. I also have dozens of cars in my garage. These are all gifts from relatives during the holidays. They are all luxury cars, and each one must be worth at least tens of millions. There are also some shares given by my grandparents and uncles. These are the bulk of my property. When you add it up, it seems that I don't have much money. It's mainly because my parents are rich."
Qin Run: “…”
Qin Run choked and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Maybe he shouldn't have asked, otherwise, he wouldn't be so stressed.
Qin Run probably couldn't make Xu Yunfan live the same quality of life here as he did before, no matter how hard he tried.
…
If Qin Run wanted to buy sweet potatoes, he would naturally consider Aunt Qin and her family first.
When Qin Er and several other men carried Sun Dahe back, Xiaoli Village became bustling. Aunt Sun was crying and making a fuss. Qin San kicked the gate and cursed at her, making Aunt Sun speechless. Seeing her son beaten like this, she couldn't help but blame the Qin family in her heart. Of course, she also blamed Li Xiaohua. If it weren't for the instigation of Li Xiaohua and the Li family, her son Dahe would not have been beaten like this. Even his reputation was ruined and he was humiliated.
Before leaving Sun Dahe's house, Qin San warned Sun Daniang and other relatives of Sun Dahe who had come over that if they dared to cause trouble for the Qin family, they, the Qin family, were not raised on porridge.
After Qin Er and his men came back, they went to Xiao Qin's house to talk about this matter with Qin Run to reassure him.
Xu Yunfan thanked everyone again.
Qin San waved his hands, "Why are you being so polite? That guy dared to come here to bully our Qin family. We have no one left. If we don't teach him a lesson, he will be in trouble in the future. But, Xu boy, that kick of yours was powerful. Wow, you even kicked Sun Dahe so far away."
Qin Qi, who had a bad leg, was very envious, "That's right, Brother Xu, your legs are amazing."
"No, no," Xu Yunfan said calmly, "I only used 70% of my strength at that time. I practiced it when I was a child. If I had used my full strength, with Sun Dahe's physique, at least three of his ribs would have been broken."
Fang Er exclaimed, "Wow, Brother Xu, you're amazing! Are you really that strong? You don't look like it. Is this what they say, 'You can't judge a person by his appearance?'"
Xu Yunfan: "...Who are you looking down on? Don't look at me because I'm a little thin, but I have muscles between my bones."
As he spoke, Xu Yunfan bent his elbow, showing off his slightly protruding biceps. He patted it with his other hand, motioning for Fang Er and the others to look, "Look, what is this?"
Fang Er took a look and curled his lips. "Isn't that an egg? Brother Xu, your muscles are so big?"
“Pfft…hahahaha…”
Qin Er and his companions didn't give Xu Yunfan any face and burst into laughter.
Xu Yunfan's face darkened: "...Nonsense."
His biceps are as big as duck eggs, much bigger than chicken eggs.
Several men of similar age started chatting about all sorts of things. If Qin Er and the others hadn't been worried about their mothers pulling their ears, they wouldn't have wanted to leave.
After the sun was not so hot, Qin Run went to the fields to work. Qin An and Xiao Ye were left at home by Qin Run. When Xu Yunfan was setting up the kiln, Qin An helped him.
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