There was a rich family in Fengcheng New Town named Zhao Fugui. Although he had a thousand acres of land and more than a dozen tile houses, he was still not satisfied. He always wanted to get more.
After settling the accounts this autumn, he found that the harvest at home was a few hundred catties worse than in previous years, so he was not at ease. He just said that the family was in trouble, and he was busy inviting a feng shui gentleman to come and see, wanting to turn around his luck.
Mr. Feng Shui turned around three times behind Zhenqian Town, and looked at the land of the Zhao family five times. After counting for a while, he looked at the Yingshui River in the distance and asked, "Has this river changed?" Zhao Fugui thought for a while, then nodded and said, It has indeed changed. When he was young, one year, the Yingshui River was flooded, and the county mayor organized manpower to control the water. When he found that there was a sharp bend blocking the waterway, he cut the bend straight. Mr. Feng Shui nodded and said, "That's right. The river has changed, but the land of your ancestral grave has not changed, so it has declined."
Zhao Fugui was busy asking, "Sir, how should my ancestral graves be changed?" Feng Shui was silent, and Zhao Fugui was busy taking out a ingot of silver and stuffing it into him. Feng Shui had re-planned the ancestral graves for him, and it was considered an auspicious day. Zhao Fugui is very grateful.
The two of them left the ancestral grave and went home to eat together.
While walking, Mr. Feng Shui saw a piece of land by the roadside, suddenly stopped, looked at it again, nodded, and whispered, "Burying gold, burying gold! It's a pity that it's deserted." His voice was not loud, Zhao Fuqian didn't hear it very clearly, and approached and asked, "What is Mr. Feng Shui saying?" Mr. Feng Shui hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I'm in a trance, don't take it seriously." After saying that, he walked away. Zhao Fugui thought to himself, it's not that easy to fool me!
After working on the ancestral graves, Zhao Fugui focused on thinking about Mr. Feng Shui's words. He stood on the edge of the ground, reflecting on the situation at that time, as well as the tone and mouth shape of Mr. Feng Shui's speech. After thinking about it for five or six days, he finally met. Mr. Feng Shui was talking about "burying gold"! Could it be that there is gold buried in this ground? Zhao Fugui was so excited, because this land belongs to his family.
He ran home and called a few long-term workers to dig the land. Hearing this job, Liu Yunqi, the head of the long-term workers, quit and said, "The boss, you don't do things like this. We've been busy for a year, bitter and tired, and in winter, it's time to rest. A few days ago you said that we would move ancestral graves, but we didn't say anything, and we worked for a few days in a row. Today you said you want to dig the land. This is a lot of work. After adding work, will the wages be increased?" The long-term workers also shouted. When he heard that he wanted to add money, Zhao Fugui felt distressed, but in order to dig out the gold, he gritted his teeth and said, "Add, add!"
He was willing to add money, and the long-term workers stopped refusing and came to the edge of the land. Liu Yunqi asked, "Master, how do you dig?" The land was on the edge of the road and looked good, but strangely, nothing grew and the seeds could not be collected. Of course, Zhao Fugui did not do this loss-making business, so he left the land wild and covered with weeds. He told the long-term workers to dig from one end to knee deep. Liu Yunqi waved his hand and the long-term workers dug up.
Liu Yunqi is a crop handle, he can find tricks in any job, and he can save some effort if he does well. He understood what Zhao Fugui meant, so he thought of a good way to dig deep, that is, start from one end of the ground, draw out a few houses as big as a few houses, and dig them up layer by layer. After digging down a few layers of soil, there are large and small gravel below. Everyone is very strange: Fengcheng is a plain, where did so many stones come from? Moreover, these stones seem to be processed broken stones. Zhao Fugui was very excited, there must be treasures hidden under the stones, and what Mr. Feng Shui said was true. He said to the long-term workers: "Then dig down and double the wages!"
As soon as they heard that the wages had doubled, the long-term workers suddenly gained momentum and moved the stones out. Until dusk, the long-term workers were so tired that their backs were sore and they could no longer work, and the stones in the pit had not been moved. Zhao Fugui was afraid that the treasure below would be stolen at night, so he brought the quilt home and asked Liu Yunqi to watch with him, and the other long-term workers went back to sleep first.
Liu Yunqi was very curious and asked him quietly, "Master, what's in this field? You still need to watch!" Zhao Fugui couldn't tell him about the buried gold, he could only say it was sloppy, and he would know if he dug it out. Liu Yunqi didn't ask any more, after a hard day's work, he was tired and snorted when he lay down. Zhao Fugui stared at the pit with his eyes wide open, and didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.
Over the next few days, the long-term workers continued to move the stones out. Finally, after the stones were moved, the soil was exposed below, and Zhao Fugui asked the long-term workers to dig down. After digging knee deep, there was dead soil below, and water kept seeping up, and soon it became a puddle, which was impossible to dig anymore. Zhao Fugui had to let the long-term workers fill in the pit and dig down next to each other.
After two months of digging, the long-term workers finally dug up the land, but nothing was dug out except the pile of broken stones. Zhao Fugui was so angry that his teeth itched: "Well, you Mr. Feng Shui, how dare you lie to me!" But then he thought about it, he didn't tell him about the land at all, but he just said it himself, and he heard a few words and then guessed it. What exactly Mr. Feng Shui said, whether it was "buried gold" or not, I really can't tell. Besides, he didn't give people money, and he didn't invite people to take a serious look, which is not a lie. After more than two months of white tossing, Zhao Fugui was so regretful that he was going to die. When he thought of the salary, he rolled his eyes and suddenly had an idea, but he didn't feel secretly proud.
At the end of the year, according to the rules, I have to pay the long-term workers. The other long-term workers have all received their wages and left. When they arrived at Liu Yunqi's place, Zhao Fugui spread his hands and said, "Yunqi, the harvest this year is not good, and I have no money on my hands." Liu Yunqi was anxious: "Master, you can't do this. I have worked hard for a year and can't get my money back. What will my family eat and drink?" Zhao Fugui said: "I will give you a piece of land!"
Liu Yunqi thought about it and felt that he still had a piece of land at home, so he nodded in agreement. Zhao Fugui came to the guarantor as guarantor, wrote down the document for the land, signed the drawing, and gave the deed to Liu Yunqi. Liu Yunqi returned home with the deed, and Zhao Fugui saved more than ten taels of silver and secretly enjoyed it again.
Liu Yunqi asked his relatives and friends to borrow money to borrow food, at least this year passed. As soon as the New Year was over, he went to the field to see what to plant. Years ago, he and the long-term workers turned the ground over, and the stones dug out of the ground were piled aside and not filled back into the ground. The field was also mixed with raw soil and cooked soil, and there were many broken stones, which probably didn't grow well or something. Liu Yunqi secretly hated himself for being confused, what did he want this broken ground for?
At this time, a woman suddenly came out from behind the pile of rocks while carrying her pants. Seeing Liu Yunqi, she was startled, then she smiled awkwardly, her face flushed red, and she walked away quickly. Liu Yunqi understood that it was convenient for the woman to go behind the rocks. From the new town to the county seat, this is a must-pass place, and there are many people coming and going, but there are no latrines.
Liu Yun ran to the wild woods in Beiwa, cut back many branches, and then ran to the Yingshui River to cut reeds and weave. When everything was ready, he called a few friends and started working. Five days later, a stone latrine was covered.
In the spring, Liu Yunqi went to Zhao Fugui's house to look for work again. Zhao Fugui asked him sarcastic, "Your family already has land, so what kind of work do you do for my family?" Liu Yunqi said, "The land is full of raw soil and gravel, and not many crops can grow. If you don't come out to work, my family will starve to death." Zhao Fugui was even more pleased. Look, he is still smart. He exchanged the land that did not grow, saving more than ten taels of silver. He knew Liu Yunqi was capable, so he left him behind.
Liu Yunqi didn't expect anything from that piece of land, so he took the time in the morning and evening to simply level it, and then planted sorghum, which can grow as much as it can. On the other hand, there are many people in that latrine, so he often has to go to dig for manure. On this day, he went to dig for manure again, and a man was watching him do it. He didn't know it and laughed: "That brother, what's so good about digging for manure, it's dirty and smelly!" The man said, "Let's talk when you're done digging."
Liu Yunqi finished digging out the dung and ran to the Yingshui River to wash his hands and face. When he came back, he asked the man with a smile, "Brother, what do you have to say?" The man asked, "This toilet and this land are all yours?" Liu Yun nodded and told Zhao Fugui to get paid for the land. The man nodded and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Brother, you are really a kind-hearted person.
The man's name was Hu Sancheng, and he had been running a grocery store for a living. When his son was old, he wanted to leave the old grocery store to his son to take care of, so he opened another one. He chose a few places, but he was not satisfied.
When Liu Yunqi heard that, he laughed: "Brother, what's your opinion! This place is not open in front of the village or in the back of the store, so who are you going to sell your goods to?Hu Sancheng also smiled and said, "Brother, you don't know the business experience. Originally there were only one road, which could not be opened, but if you build this latrine, it will be different. A few people walked, one went to the latrine, and the rest of the people could only wait outside. When I opened a grocery store, he would not wait outside, come in and walk around, buy something nice, and I will make money. You just rent me the land, and you don't need to worry about the rest."
Liu Yunqi looked at the stones, still a little worried, and said, "These stones were dug out from the ground. I haven't figured out what's going on. It won't delay your business, right?" Hu Sancheng looked at the stones and patted his forehead, saying that he had really heard of these stones. Back then, a corrupt official wanted to embezzle money in the name of building bridges, so he bought some rotten stones. As a result, these stones were broken and the bridge could not be built at all. Someone reported the corrupt officials, and the corrupt officials were arrested. The bridge was not completed, and these waste stones were piled up on the side of the road. I don't know who buried the stones in the ground and sold the land.
Liu Yunqi sighed unconsciously, "There are so many stories in this field." He only realized that there were so many stones piled up under the soil. It was no wonder that nothing could be planted, and there was no harvest from planting crops. Otherwise, this land would not have fallen into his hands.
The two agreed that the annual rent would be 20 taels of silver.
After signing the paperwork, Hu Sancheng prepared the materials to build the house. Three months later, his grocery store opened. Just as he expected, the grocery store was doing well. Some people even took a fancy to the business here and asked Liu Yunqi to rent the land one after another, opening tea sheds, snack bars, and fruit stalls. Liu Yunqi's land was rented out, and the vendors went to rent the nearby land to build houses and open shops. Soon, it became lively here. What Liu Yunqi had to do was to often go to the manure to ensure that the toilets were clean.
Seeing that Liu Yunqi had a lot of money to start with, but it had nothing to do with him, Zhao Fugui was so regretful that his intestines were turning green. At this time, he suddenly understood that the "burying the gold field" mentioned by Mr. Feng Shui could not be said to be completely wrong. Whether it is right or wrong depends on who has it!