Early the next morning, Jiang Wanbai took Tian Laosi, the inkstone and some gifts prepared for Master Lin to visit Master Lin early.

The housekeeper of the Lin Mansion recognized Jiang Wanbai, but he didn't embarrass her at all, and hurriedly invited them to the living room, and said with some embarrassment, Master Lin is writing a book now, he doesn't dare to disturb, if Jiang Wanbai is not in a hurry, it is best to wait here for a while.

Jiang Wanbai didn't have a big deal, so she immediately nodded and agreed.

The housekeeper asked someone to bring tea and snacks, and then withdrew, leaving Jiang Wanbai and Tian Laosi in the hall, drinking tea and gossiping.

"Mother, this Lin family is really magnificent!" It's the first time Tian Laosi has seen such a magnificent house, his eyes are a little insufficient, look here, look there, I don't know what to say.

"It's okay." Jiang Wanbai said casually, this Lin family is really not much luxurious, it is all elegant and simple decoration, in Tian Laosi's opinion, it may be an eye-opener, but when it comes to Jiang Wanbai, it is a little insufficient.

Tian Laosi saw that Jiang Wanbai was a little disapproving, thinking that she didn't know the value of the things in this room, so he touched the chair under him with his hand, and knocked on the table next to him, he said: "Mother, you don't know, this chair and this table are both made of hundred-year-old pine wood, no deformation, no insects, just such a set, not to mention thousands of taels of silver to buy." ”

"Centennial pine?" Jiang Wanbai answered casually, and then there was no follow-up, she really had no interest in this topic.

Bachelor Lin is also a person who has been a university scholar, although the golden silk nanmu may not dare to use it, but the pear blossom wood or something, it should still be able to afford it, and now it is just a hundred-year-old pine, and there is really nothing to make a fuss about.

Tian Laosi had something in his heart, and he was about to show off it, showing that he had also seen some of the world, so even if he noticed that Jiang Wanbai was not interested, he still talked about it to himself.

"Mother, don't underestimate this hundred-year-old pine tree, we have few pine trees here, and it is even rarer to grow to a hundred years, I happened to see it once before, and I only knew about it."

After speaking, he looked at Jiang Wanbai, waiting for Jiang Wanbai to ask him what happened, but unfortunately, Jiang Wanbai didn't even raise his eyelids, which disappointed him.

I had the heart to swallow the rest of the words back into my stomach, but I was a little unwilling, Tian Laosi snorted and continued: "It was when I was a teenager, the county master's father died, and I went with my fifth brother to see the excitement.

I heard others say that the coffin used by the county lord's father is amazing, it is made of hundred-year-old pine, and only that coffin board is worth hundreds of taels of silver. Hundreds of taels of silver, enough for the family to eat for several years.

My fifth brother and I were very curious at the time, thinking that there was something special about this coffin board, and we secretly went to see it, and studied it for a long time, so I can now recognize it at once, this furniture is made of century-old pine. Tian Laosi recalled that time when he was young, and couldn't help but smile.

Speaking of this, he didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly the conversation changed, and he said with some emotion: "Mother, now that our family's life is better, I don't want anything else, I just think that if I die, I can also have a hundred-year-old pine coffin, and my life is worth it." ”

"Say what? What doesn't die! Jiang Wanbai said a little angrily, "A good day, I don't think about how to enjoy it, it's useless to just talk about it." ”

Tian Laosi also felt that what he said was a little unpleasant, so he hurriedly smiled, "If you have money, it is only right to buy a few acres of good land first, and I really don't want to plant the land next to the cemetery, I sweat more than anyone else, but the food that grows is less than anyone else, which is really infuriating." ”

Speaking of buying land, Jiang Wanbai said: "I pondered, in two days, Boss Cui will transport the Zizhi sauce away, and our family should have a sum of silver, so this morning, I instructed your second brother to let him go to see Fang Yayu and tell him to let him help us pay attention to where there is land for sale."

It's still early to leave spring sowing, and the matter of buying land is not so urgent, and you must meet the right one. ”

Tian Laosi's heart beat when he heard it, buying land, he had been looking forward to it, but he also knew that what Jiang Wanbai said made sense, so he suppressed his excitement and agreed: "Yes, you must not be in a hurry, you must choose a good piece of land." ”

Speaking of this, he still couldn't hold back after all, and added, "Mother, how many acres of land are we going to buy this time?" ”

"This time Zizhi sauce, I calculated that it should be able to sell for more than 100 taels, and now the good land is about six or seven taels and one mu, and we can almost buy more than 20 mu!" Jiang Wanbai said.

"More than twenty acres?" Tian Laosi's eyes widened in disbelief.

Jiang Wanbai nodded.

Tian Lao Sile couldn't find the north anymore, and suddenly, he remembered one thing again, "By the way, mother, didn't you say that you were going to Yancheng, if this money is used to buy land, then we won't have no capital." ”

"I've already thought about this, the orchid has grown several leaves now, and it is estimated that it will be sold in March next year, and when the time comes, I will use that money as the capital of the Zizhi sauce business."

"It's good that my mother thinks about it." Tian Laosi leaned back in his chair relaxedly, his eyes full of hope.

After waiting for another half an hour, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, and after the footsteps, Master Lin walked in with a red face, and gave Jiang Wanbai a deep salute, he said: "Rude, I have been busy just now, and I was sluggish." ”

Jiang Wanbai naturally didn't blame him, "It was me who suddenly came to the door, which was a bit abrupt." ”

"Why, I was thinking about when to invite you over, but I didn't expect you to come." Mr. Lin said with a smile.

"Oh? Is there something wrong with me? Jiang Wanbai asked.

"That's right, inspired by you, my doctrine has been almost written, and I want you to help me take a look at it and give me some readings;."

The two words that Master Lin used to point out showed his respect for Jiang Wanbai in his heart, but Jiang Wanbai didn't dare to take it, she took advantage of the times, and what she stole was someone else's achievements, how could she have the face to take it from herself.

waved his hand again and again, "Master Lin, don't say that, those are all accidents, how do I understand what to learn." ”

Bachelor Lin didn't believe it, and insisted that Jiang Wanbai go to see his newly written article, but Jiang Wanbai had no choice but to follow.

After reading the article written by Master Lin, Jiang Wanbai found that he was really remarkable, most of the articles written were natural sciences such as the law of buoyancy, and most of them were correct, even if there were some unsatisfactory places, I believe that over time, they would inevitably be corrected.

"How?" Master Lin asked anxiously.

Jiang Wanbai made up her mind not to be this budding bird, so she just praised Bachelor Lin for writing well, but as for where to write well, she said that she really didn't understand it.

Master Lin was a little disappointed, and read the article for a long time, and then he regained his composure and asked why Jiang Wanbai came here.

Jiang Wanbai hurriedly thanked him, and Bachelor Xie Lin saved Dr. Meng's family, and then took out the inkstone from his arms and asked Bachelor Lin to identify it.

As soon as Mr. Lin heard that this inkstone might be a duan inkstone, he also became interested, literati can't do without the four treasures of the study all their lives, and naturally they love these things the most, and in this world, a good duan inkstone can be met but not sought.

Stretched out his hand to take the inkstone in Jiang Wanbai's hand, he did not underestimate this inkstone because it looked inconspicuous on the outside, but looked at it carefully, looked at it enough, and asked people to bring water and ink strips, and began to grind it slowly.

The jet-black ink strips melted into the water like chocolate, blurring a halo of ripples, and a pool of ink like black gems appeared in the middle of the inkstone.

"Sure enough, it's an inkstone, a good inkstone!" Master Lin praised.

Jiang Wanbai's eyes lit up, "Master Lin, what do you mean?" ”

Master Lin put down the ink strip in his hand, "This inkstone is indeed a duan inkstone, and it is the best in the duan inkstone, congratulations!" ”

"Duan inkstones are said to be very beautiful, why is this inkstone?" Jiang Wanbai expressed the doubts in her heart.

Master Lin shook his head and smiled, "Where does the world know what is ugly and what is beautiful, it's just that people are just clouds, this inkstone is simple and generous, quite in the style of pre-Qin, rare, rare." ”

Jiang Wanbai heard him boast that this inkstone was in the sky and not in the ground, and immediately rejoiced: "Then look, how much silver is this inkstone worth?" ”

The smile on Bachelor Lin's face froze a little, and he was even faintly angry, "This kind of treasure, if you meet it, it is fate, how can it be measured by money." ”

This, Jiang Wanbai was a little embarrassed, "The sword should be matched with the hero, and the pink should be given to the beauty, if the sword is given to the beauty, and the pink is given to the hero, the hero and the beauty will not be happy."

This is the case with me and this inkstone, it is not as good as a bag of rice and a basket of vegetables for me, at least this rice and vegetables can fill my stomach and not starve. ”

Bachelor Lin is not an unreasonable person, and he immediately understood what Jiang Wanbai meant, but now, it was his turn to be a little embarrassed, "Treat others with yourself, I'm confused." ”

Jiang Wanbai waved her hand again and again, "If Master Lin likes this inkstone, I'll give it to you reads;." ”

Master Lin immediately became happy, "Really give it to me?" ”

Jiang Wanbai nodded, receiving the grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocated, although she loved money, she valued the kindness of Master Lin more.

Lin Bachelor happily turned back and forth several times, and then talked to Jiang Wanbai again.

When Jiang Wanbai left, Master Lin didn't mention the money, but when the housekeeper sent Jiang Wanbai and them out, he handed them a box, saying that it was ordered by Master Lin, and asked Jiang Wanbai not to refuse, otherwise he would live up to Master Lin's kindness.

Jiang Wanbai had no choice but to accept the box, get on the ox cart, and go home with Tian Laosi.

Tian Laosi saw the wealth of the Lin Mansion, and his eyes had never left it since the box appeared, and he looked like he couldn't wait to open it immediately.

finally got out of the Lin family's sight, and he immediately said, "Mother, let's see what's in this box?" ”

"Go home and see what it looks like here." Jiang Wanbai said, half-closed her eyes and stopped talking.

Tian Laosi didn't dare to ask again, so he could only suppress the curiosity in his heart and hurry home.

At this time, after the Tian family coaxed Tian Chengyun to sleep, the Wang family came to the courtyard, carried the basket, and prepared to go out to find forage for the two sheep.

This sheep is also, if you don't feed it well for a day, the milk it produces will be small and thin, if it goes on like this, it won't take a few days, it is estimated that Tian Chengyun will have no milk to drink, as soon as he thinks of this, Wang's chest is stuffy.

"It's freezing outside, where is there any forage?" Tian Lao Er walked in from outside while talking.

"What then? My mother said that the forage at home was prepared for the cows, and I couldn't move at all, and I couldn't watch the two sheep starve to death. Wang lowered his eyelids and said leisurely.

Tian Lao Er was also a little embarrassed when he heard her mention Jiang Wanbai, so he didn't answer.

Wang raised his eyes and glanced at Tian Laoer, and then said, "What did Fang Rui say?" Has anyone sold land recently? ”

"No, but he said he'd keep an eye on us."

Wang nodded, and found that there was nothing to say, she was carrying the basket on her back, and was about to go out, at this moment, Tian Lao Er suddenly said: "I just thought, in fact, there were sheep herders in our village before, you go to find forage by yourself, not only is it difficult to find, but you have to carry it back after you find it, how troublesome."

Wouldn't it be much more convenient for you to drive these two sheep out and let them find something to eat on their own? ”

When Wang thought about it, he also felt that it was very reasonable, and immediately rejoiced: "Why didn't I think of it earlier." ”

Just do it, Wang put the back basket aside, untied the rope of the bolt, and walked out, while instructing Tian Laoer, "If Chengyun wakes up in a while, there is warm goat's milk in the pot, you give him a little." ”

"Don't worry." Tian Lao Er agreed.

Wang was relieved at this time, and walked out with the sheep, but before she reached the door, she heard Tian Lao Er shouting: "Chengyun, Chengyun, what's wrong with you?" The voice was anxious and trembling.

Wang's heart thumped, let go of the rope in his hand, and rushed into the house.