From Li Wei, he couldn't wait for her to hand over the steps, so the fourth elder brother had to find the steps by himself. opened the warehouse and rewarded Wu Gege with a few pieces of clothing, saying that Li Wei saw that her clothes were still the materials of the old year, and specially begged for her.

The prince in the palace finally begged the emperor to relax. The prince said that the younger brothers had been studying behind closed doors for a while, if Huang Ama was not available, it would be better to let him call his brothers into the palace to take the test first, "Erchen will tighten the strings for them first, so as not to make a fool of himself in front of Huang Amma." ”

The emperor smiled and said: "I know that you feel sorry for your younger brothers, and this is planning to reveal the question to them." ”

The emperor and the crown prince will study together every day, and the emperor has to take the test of three elder brothers, so he can only choose topics from the few books he has read recently. The prince said with a smile: "Erchen is planning to take a few questions that Huang Ama recently gave to his sons, so that Huang Ama can laugh." ”

The emperor was very pleased and said, "Your brothers should be good, this is very good." ”

Therefore, the prince notified one day in advance, and the three elder brothers who were studying behind closed doors the next day hurried to the study. The prince took out five questions and asked several elder brothers in the study to try it together. The attendants and masters all helped the three elder brothers to turn over the books and prepare them. Among the slightly younger elder brothers, the eighth elder brother wrote the most decent, and was brought back by the prince in the volume of the three elder brothers.

While reading, the emperor asked, "Didn't you give them a question today?" How's the answer? Show me. ”

The prince sent it up and said, "Out of five ways, only one was made today." The rest of the retainers told them to go back and do it again. This one is the eighth brother's, and I don't think it's worse than the fifth brother's. ”

The emperor smiled, and said while picking it up: "Compared with the old five? I don't want to embarrass him. It's just that the three of them entered the palace together, and if only one of them was left unpunished, I was afraid that he would be cranky. After speaking, he looked at the eighth elder brother's answer sheet.

The title is a sentence in "Qi Min's Technique": 'Cover Shennong for the benefit of the world; Yao's four sons, when honoring the people; Shun is the queen of life, and food is the head of government; Yu system of earth, all countries as a servant; Yin Zhou's prosperity, as stated in the poems, should be taught in peace with the people and wealth. ’

Recently, the summer flood season is approaching, and the emperor is worried every day about the flooding of the Yellow River in Henan. It can be said that it is governed every year, waterlogged every year, and not good every year. The crown prince followed the emperor to study, and knew what the emperor was worried about. Although this question is superficial, the answers of the four elder brothers, including the eighth elder brother, are quite divergent.

In order to disseminate advanced agricultural knowledge, it is necessary to let the people go to study and open up the wisdom of the people.

The emperor said in his heart: Although the truth is right, it is too high. Not practical.

The fourth elder brother is more pragmatic, he believes that the development of agriculture is to let the people farm with peace of mind. Reducing forced labor and taxation is one thing, but the most important thing is to make the imperial decree effectively upload and distribute.

The emperor couldn't help but nod when he looked at it, the fourth child is a practical person. Then he gave the scroll to the prince and asked him to read it carefully.

The fifth elder brother completely read from the book, and he first explained this question in general terms, and then explained it sentence by sentence. Seeing that a large article was written, the emperor just glanced at it and put it down, and said with a smile: "This old five...... Alas, I don't know if it's hard for him or for me. ”

The eight elder brothers' divergence is a little more interesting. He used "Yanzi Spring and Autumn Miscellaneous Ten": "Infant Wenzhi: orange is born in Huainan, and orange is born in Huaibei, and the leaves are similar, but the taste is different. So what? The water and soil are also different. For example, it shows that the development of agriculture cannot be based on the script, but should take into account the local environment and population numbers.

Only when it is more thoughtful can agriculture truly develop. If everything is forced to be carried out according to a standard, then the land where rice was originally planted will be planted with upland rice, and there will be no harvest after a year of hard work.

The emperor took the eighth elder brother and put it together with the fourth elder brother, and said: "The fourth and eighth can be used together." ”

The prince took a look and put the fourth elder brother first, the eighth elder brother second, and the third elder brother third. smiled at the emperor and said, "Emperor Ama, if the ministers can complete half of it in their lifetime, they will be content." ”

The emperor said: "In the Qing Dynasty, what we can't do, we will leave it to our children and grandchildren to do." It's also good to get off to a good start. The prince said yes, and the emperor said: "I think, let the third, fourth and eighth children go to you to learn from them, and you can also take them." It's going to be summer soon, and let them see and understand. You can also have a few more helpers. ”

The prince led the training, and after he came out, he sent people to the elder brother's office and the two elder brothers' mansions to deliver the message. The three elder brothers were very excited. After the eighth elder brother sent away the people sent by the prince, he went back and forth in the house of the elder brother.

Here's your chance! He must grasp it!

The same is true for the fourth elder brother. For them, watching the emperor appreciate the prince in the palace since they were children, and over time, they unconsciously began to look up to the prince. From the third elder brother down to the eighth elder brother, none of them planned to learn from the eldest elder brother, and they all went to the prince.

The two bachelors have gone home, and the fourth elder brother has been looking for a book for a long time to dig deep about the things on "Qi Min's Technique", but unfortunately his age and vision are limited, and after reading the book for a while, he feels that it is on paper, and it is very empty.

Do you want to go outside and ask a few gentlemen to come back? Or do you want to hire a few guests who are good at money?

The fourth elder brother thought about it again and again, and decided to choose a few from the famous scenes outside. This is very important and must be done as soon as possible. It's just that he just left the palace and has no connections, so if he rashly asks for help, if he reveals the news, it may attract criticism, so he can only secretly visit in private.

In the palace, I felt that everything would be fine when I got out of the palace, but when I really came out, I realized that I was not ready for anything. The fourth elder brother thought that his head hurt in the study, and he raised his leg to go to the small courtyard to see Li Wei.

As soon as I walked outside the small courtyard, I smelled the aroma of sour plum soup. When the fourth elder brother smelled it, he felt that his mouth was full of relish, and half of the heat in his body was gone.

There was only one iceberg in the hall. Li Wei sat in the west wing, separated from the hall by only a multi-treasure grid, and the cool air slowly spread, which not only lowered the temperature, but also did not let her catch a cold when she was pregnant.

"Fourth Master." Li Wei stood up to greet her, last time the fourth elder brother said that he would exempt her, so as not to hurt her stomach when she squatted. Although Li Wei felt that her posture was very graceful and elegant, very feminine, she could only listen to him for the time being.

The fourth elder brother asked her to sit down, and went behind the screen to change her clothes. It's just that he sweated all over his body after walking from the study to the small courtyard for two steps, he was already hot, the weather was so hot and so sunny, his face was red when he first came in, and the sweat on his forehead kept dripping.

When he came out, he saw that the iceberg of the hall had moved into the house and placed it on the table behind him. Li Wei asked him to sit down, and let people fan him from behind the iceberg, the refreshing coolness rushed from his back, and the heat on the fourth elder brother's body quickly dissipated.

It wasn't that hot, and his mood improved. Only then did I see that Li Wei was full of fruits of all colors, including watermelons, melons, apples, cantaloupe and mare's milk grapes that were only available as tributes, as well as lychees, strawberries and cherries. Li Wei held a bowl of yogurt in her hand, mixed with fruit pieces, and ate it sweetly.

Li Wei was well supplied after she became pregnant, and she opened up to eat again, and now she has eaten a small round face, and her skin is moist and white. Now that she is enjoying herself so much, even the fourth elder brother wants to praise it, Concubine Yang's beauty can wear away the will of a generation of emperors, probably making people involuntarily indulge in enjoyment with her.

But he was originally here to enjoy the backyard to relax, so he didn't want to be determined here.

Li Wei also said: "This year's weather is hot, and the fruits are very sweet. ”

The fourth elder brother didn't use silver chopsticks, reached out and pinched a strawberry and tasted it, nodded and said, "It's really sweet." I'm afraid it's going to be dry again. He just said casually.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, but didn't answer. She also used to watch the news in modern times, and it was always waterlogged on one side and dry on the other. When she watched the news, she thought to God, how good it would be if both sides were equal? There is no water on one side, and there is too much water on the other.

Seeing that she was eating well, the fourth elder brother also asked for a bowl of yogurt to eat. Eunuch Liu saw that Li Wei did not call for food in the study during this time, and knew that she was cautious, but he wanted to hug her thighs, so he took the initiative to serve

Wait, if there is something, I quietly asked Zhao Quanbao to take it back. After going back and forth, Li Wei knew that it was Eunuch Liu who took care of her in the elder brother's office before, and she felt more familiar with him.

In addition to watermelon, Li Wei almost ate all the fruits on the kang table. Seeing this, the fourth elder brother simply ate the watermelon himself, and said, "The watermelon is slightly cold, you should eat less in the future." He turned his head and confessed to the jade bottle, "In the future, your master will not serve watermelon here." ”

There are too many fruits, and Li Wei is not reluctant to give up a watermelon.

After removing the kang table, the fourth elder brother washed the sweet juice of the watermelon, leaned on the pillow and said, "Last time, you said that you wanted to wear a Han woman's dress, but I forgot it when I got busy." While I'm going to make summer clothes, I told Fu Jin, dial two needlework mamma to you. ”

Li Wei didn't dare to get too close for fear that he would feel hot, so she leaned half an arm away, slowly fanned him with a fan in her hand, and said, "One is enough for me." Fujin only uses two there. ”

This is what Mama Liu told her. Fu Jin used two needlework and four little girls to make the clothes of Fu Jin and Xiao Gege. Song Gege and Wu Gege were both measured and brought back by the needlework grandmother to do it.

Li Wei understood as soon as she heard it, like Fujin and her, it is equivalent to private customization, and the needlework mother can ask for it at any time if she is around. Song and Wu are probably ready-to-wear shops, and they can measure the size and choose a pattern of clothing.

Not to mention two grandmothers.

She doesn't dare to want them all, it's cool to be pampered, okay? I just don't want to be too special, just be a little special. So she planned to keep only one.

The fourth elder brother said: "Two grandmothers, one is specialized in making Han clothes. After speaking, he looked at her with a 'I'll wait for you to choose' expression.

Li Wei is stupid, one specializes in Han clothes, and the other must be making flag clothes. No wonder it's two, how does this make her choose? The fourth elder brother wants to see her wearing Han costumes, and he has been looking forward to it for a long time. Flag outfits are a must, and she can't go out all summer.

Seeing her embarrassed, the fourth elder brother thought it was very funny, and he didn't urge her to lie down safely, and added from time to time: 'Fujin uses two grandmothers over there', 'You are small, you must look good in a Han woman's skirt', 'Let them come together can save some effort'.

In the end, Li Wei said embarrassedly in front of the fourth elder brother's eyes: "...... Listen to the master. ”

Two is just two, and it's not the first time that it's noticeable anyway. If there are many lice, you will not bite, and if you have too many debts, you will not worry. Love whoever you are! Let's enjoy it as much as you can when you can enjoy it.

Seeing her nodding, the fourth elder brother stopped teasing her, leaned over and whispered: "It's just right, the master also plans to make a few sets of Han clothes, and I will borrow your light to do it together." ”

Holy! You're playing tricks!

Li Wei's face was 'I realized that I was so stupid to let people play', and her eyes made the fourth elder brother laugh proudly.

The two of them started playing a game behind them. But playing Go, the fourth elder brother abused Li Wei. Play chess and continue to abuse. Li Wei's eyes were straight when she lost, but the fourth elder brother won very well, and he smiled from time to time when he was in a good mood.

"I'm not good at chess." Li Wei lost too badly and shamelessly, so she had to explain so.

The fourth elder brother didn't want to play a one-sided game all the time, so he called someone to bring the dice, and the two bet on the size. It's a pity that the dice were done by Zhao Quanbao and others before, and the fourth elder brother felt it as soon as he got started, although Li Wei knew that the dice had hands and feet, but she couldn't use them, and she was still won by the bottom, and even the bracelet in her hand was exported, which made the fourth elder brother laugh.

He also really put the silver that Li Wei lost into his purse, and the bracelet was also taken off from her hand, wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it in his arms.

Li Wei always thought he was joking! Seeing that he was a little dumbfounded when he really took the things away, the fourth elder brother stared at her and laughed again.

I didn't stop playing until it was too late. Later, Li Wei began to be weird, always using her beaded hairpin as a bargaining chip, which was all a woman's thing, and it was up to him to put it when he brought it back to the study.

The fourth elder brother also saw it and accepted it all. The jade bottle brought Li Wei's makeup box and put it next to her, and when she lost the round, she grabbed two of them in the makeup box and took them out, and the makeup box was half empty at the end.

"Su Peisheng, go and get a box for your master, thank Master Li for the reward." The fourth elder brother pushed away the dice and said with a smile.

Su Peisheng had already called someone to get it, and at this time, it was a small boxwood box with a length, width, and height of one and a half feet, and a toad with a jewel in its mouth carved on it.

The fourth elder brother put all the beads and flowers he won into it, and asked Su Peisheng to send it away with a smile. Li Wei was really curious now, and on the way to the hall, she took his hand and said, "Master, what is the use of those bead flowers you want?" ”

With the depth of the fourth elder brother, he will definitely not do useless things, right? But these things don't seem to be worth much.

She couldn't figure it out. Who knew that the fourth elder brother nodded her chin and said, "The things I won will naturally belong to me, how can I not want it?" ”

…… So he's just kidding her, right?

The fourth elder brother, who had a good time, had a good appetite, and he ate all the steamed locust flowers sent by Eunuch Liu, this was the last time Li Wei wanted to eat toon, and after he was busy with everything, the toon had already gone down. The jade bottle remembered to mention it to Zhao Quanbao and asked him to figure out a way. After Eunuch Liu found out, he served this steamed locust flower.

Who knows, Li Wei didn't eat two bites, and let the fourth elder brother take care of it. It can be seen that he likes this very much, and after eating, he sighed: "Everything in the countryside can really be used as a dish and a meal, and it is difficult for them." ”

After coming today, the fourth elder brother sighed for the second time. The fool also saw that he must be in trouble now. But Li Wei didn't know anything about agriculture, and when she first came to think about it, she also looked for books like "Qi Min's Technique" to read, and after reading it, she felt that she still didn't want to show her timidity in front of the ancients.

So this time she didn't answer again. The fourth elder brother was in the mood to talk to her, and took the initiative to ask her: "Recently, Xia Xun, when you were at home, did you hear anything?" ”

This can be said, Li Wei said: "There are a few." For example, most of the people who buy people and hire farmers are hired by refugees, because it is a third cheaper than the usual one-third or half cheaper than buying them. In addition, every autumn, the family will buy a lot of grain to be tuned, and in the fields outside the city, if Henan and Shandong are dry or flooded, and the Yellow River is flooded again, Ama and Eniang will ask the hired farmers to fence off the fields, dig the cellar to store grain, and also build fences around the granaries and houses, and raise dogs. lest the refugees snatch food and injure people and destroy houses. ”

The fourth elder brother's face gradually became heavy, and Li Wei continued: "When I first entered the mansion, the four people sent by Grandma Zhuang heard that they fled from Henan last year. ”

"Yes......" The fourth elder brother sighed, as soon as there is a natural disaster, the people will flee, and when the natural disaster passes, less than one-tenth of the refugees will return. Most young adults have settled in other places, and in the long run, the loss of farmers will become a big problem.

Thinking of this, the fourth elder brother borrowed Li Wei's study here and quickly wrote down what he had just thought. Li Wei was grinding ink for him on the side, and when she saw a few words, she thought, could it be that the fourth elder brother has now entered the household department to check the deficit? She opened her mind here, and after the fourth elder brother finished writing, he saw that her eyes were empty, and he tapped her chin with a brush, and when he saw that she didn't react, he drew a circle on the right cheek.

Seeing that she hadn't reacted yet, the fourth elder brother had no choice but to call the jade bottle to fetch water and wash her face. Not mentioning what the expression of the jade bottle was after coming in, Li Wei wiped her face with a handkerchief before she saw that it was pitch black on the handkerchief, and screamed in fright, and then reacted in the wild laughter of the fourth elder brother. In the end, the fourth elder brother wiped it clean for her.

When wiping his face, the fourth elder brother: "Poof......"

Li Wei was sad and indignant: "......" said in her heart, okay, I understand that the fourth master is too young...... But he's still a good bastard......