Chapter 48 Mao Village
The three-year provincial examination has finally ended, which makes many students simply happy and sad. Some feel that they have performed well, but they are still very sure of admission to this subject. Naturally, they are extremely happy in their hearts. Some think that they are not performing so well. This subject is likely to fail. They can't help but feel depressed and the whole world is dark.
However, Ma Mingfeng had no sadness and joy at all. The day after the exam, he decided to visit around and visit scenic spots in order to find resources and find new ways to make money.
Just when Ma Mingfeng was worried about where he went, Xiaosi Chunwang said, "Master, you really want to find a lively and interesting place. There is one here, but this is just a small village and may not be able to catch your eye."
"Oh? It doesn't matter if the villages and towns are there, but there is something fun there, this is the most important thing." Ma Mingfeng said slowly with expectation on his face.
"Let me put it this way, this place is called Maocun, about 400 miles northeast of Guiyang. Because my small hometown is not far from there, I know that there is a place. Although Maocun is small, it is a prosperous place. Because it is on the east bank of the Chishui River, next to Zunyi to the north, and south is Sichuan to the south, so this place is the intersection of Sichuan and Guizhou. People from the south and from the north do business here, which is very lively."
"Maocun? I don't know if it has anything to do with the place that is famous for brewing wine in the future? If it is true, I will make a lot of money this time." Ma Mingfeng thought silently, then looked at Chunwang and waited for him to continue talking.
Seeing this, Chunwang hurriedly said, "I don't know that this Mao Village is also called Sifangjing, because there is a well in this village called Sifangjing. In fact, it is called a well, but there are four stone platforms around the spring. It looks like a well. Later, people called it that. The water in this well was particularly sweet. Someone once used the water from the well to make wine. It turned out that all the wine brewed from this well tasted mellow, soft, delicate, and long aftertaste. Gradually, the wine brewed by this well became famous. However, afterwards, some officials later imposed heavy taxes on the households of the soju. As a result, these households went bankrupt one after another. Later, even the well was occupied by others, and the brewing matter was left unresolved..."
"Oh? There is such a thing? I didn't expect that in my Guizhou, there are people who are so domineering, occupying a sip of spring water and cutting off the road to life. This is really outrageous! I don't know who this person is, who has such courage!"
The more Ma Mingfeng said, the more angry he became, making Chunwang sound like someone took his money, which made people a little ridiculous.
However, Chunwang whispered: "The one who occupied this well was Gu Congxin, the commander of Guiyang, who is your uncle, who is the uncle..."
"So it's my third uncle." Ma Mingfeng smiled and said with a smile: "My third uncle is always upright and will never occupy the Sifang Well for no reason. It must be some unlucky people who use Sifang Well to make profits secretly and do things that are sorry to the villagers. My third uncle can't stand it, so he temporarily sealed the well."
Chunwang immediately curled his lips when he heard this. The master was still cursing. Now, when he heard that it was his relatives who did this unethical thing, he immediately changed his tone and said that he was so righteous and righteous. I guess this master is definitely second in history, even if he doesn't say first.
However, Chunwang could only smile and said, "Yes, it's true, so Mr. Gu sealed the well. In order to avoid conflicts caused by others due to using this well, Mr. Gu's family used the well water of this well to wash clothes. This means telling others that the water from this well cannot be drunk..."
"Wash, wash clothes?" Although Ma Mingfeng repeatedly said good things for his third uncle, he was a little sad when he heard that his third uncle and his family used such good water to wash clothes. This is really a waste of resources, it is all white money...
So Ma Mingfeng decided to rush to Maocun immediately. He had to find a way to stop the Gu family from wasting their resources. He had to find a way to turn this gulp of spring water into silver.
So Ma Mingfeng told his mother Li that he was going out and his destination was the third aunt's house more than 300 miles away. The reason was that he hadn't seen his third aunt for a long time and missed her very much.
Li always believed in Ma Mingfeng's words, and Li felt very pleased. Her son was indeed a good child, and he was willing to visit his relatives hundreds of miles away. This is enough to prove how filial her son is.
"Luan'er, this time you have a long journey to your third aunt's house, but don't forget to bring gifts. As the saying goes, you give goose feathers thousands of miles away. Gifts are light and affection is heavy. Of course, even though we have gone so far, we naturally cannot really give some light gifts. It is inevitable that people will be laughed at. I have five hundred taels of silver here. Take it on the way. Spend some money and buy some gifts for your third aunt's family. Let's spend the rest on the road. Luan'er, as the saying goes, "A poor family and rich road, you can't be wronged on the road. No matter what, you have money, even if you feel that it is not enough, your mother will give you a bunch. Also, remember that the day of the release of the results will come soon, and you can't delay the auspicious time. This journey will be eight hundred miles back and forth. You will be back at most five days when you arrive at the third aunt's house. Mom calculates the days, and when you come back, it's time to release the results..."
Although it was not the first time Ma Mingfeng went on a long trip, and this time he was simply not worth mentioning compared to his previous trip from Nanjing to Guiyang, Li was still worried. He gave Ma Mingfeng a lot of advice and was very generous. He directly gave him a trip of 500 taels. Although there was money to buy gifts for the Gu family, even so, the remaining money was enough for him to travel two thousand miles.
Of course, because the main purpose of Ma Mingfeng's trip was not to visit relatives and friends, he brought another 500 taels of silver, which was the living expenses he left from Wu Jing. In fact, although it was living expenses at that time, Ma Mingfeng did not really spend the money casually. Moreover, when he arrived at home, all the food and clothing expenses were provided by his mother, and he could not spend a penny at all, so he did not use any of the thousand taels of silver, and now it is just for big things.
After everything was ready, Ma Mingfeng set off with a thousand taels of silver, Chunwang, Changsheng and his old servant Ma Hua.
Chapter completed!