When Tong Xue saw Yan Niang again the next day, she was feeding the chickens in the yard, probably never seen such a scene, Yan Niang felt very fresh, so she walked to the front, grabbed a handful of chicken food, and threw it on the ground like Tong Xue, and then saw a group of chickens coming around, scrambling to eat.

Yan Niang looked at Tong Xue who had changed into a simple coarse cloth dress, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I always feel that your family doesn't look like people in the village, Lord Xu doesn't need to say it, not to mention the momentum of the body, just that look, it doesn't look like it came from a small place." When I first saw you, I didn't think it looked much like you, you looked good-looking, there was no callus on your hands, it looked like you were pampered, and when I came here, even these younger brothers and sisters were very different from the villagers here. ”

At least before seeing Tong Xue wash her large intestines, Yan Niang never thought that Tong Xue was a village woman, but this family was too different from other people in the village.

Yan Niang felt that it was normal to be different, after all, the family did not communicate much with the people in the village, from childhood to adulthood, Xu Wenda taught it alone, of course, it was different from the people in the village.

That's why Yan Niang was shocked by Tong Xue's down-to-earth actions yesterday, "The neatness of your work yesterday makes me feel like you were born and raised here." But I'm barely able to do this work once or twice, and if I do too much, I'm not happy. ”

Tong Xue thought of Yan Niang's somewhat distorted expression when she cleaned the water yesterday, and couldn't help laughing, in fact, she didn't do such work in the Xu family anymore.

Before Yan Niang came here, she knew that Xu Wenda and they would probably stay here for more than a month, and she couldn't do nothing for a month, so she put forward her own ideas, "This time is a good time for flowers to bloom, I think it's better to start making rouge now." ”

Tong Xue thought for a moment and said, "It's okay." ”

It's just that it's not so easy to make rouge, first of all, the problem of raw materials is not easy to solve. Tong Xue said, "It's just that in this Qingshan Village this season, I'm afraid there are only begonias, and there is a place on the mountain." But I don't think much can be done. ”

If this is left in Jianye, it is not a problem at all, there are flower farmers near Jianye, who make a living by planting flowers, and the main source of goods is sold to the rich and noble families in Jianye. But near Qingshan Village, there is really no such village.

Tong Xue said, "The people in the village are the most practical, and there are generally no things that cannot be eaten, and the most common ones are peach blossoms and pear blossoms, and there are more acacias, and if it is March, there are peach blossoms." However, the peach blossoms are light in color, and it is estimated that they will not work. Pear blossoms are even worse. ”

Yan Niang frowned, "Begonia is not the first choice for rouge. ”

The begonia still grows on the mountain to be preserved, and if it grows on the village ground, it will definitely be left without bones.

Tong Xue also knew that begonias were not the first choice, but there was only a small piece of this one, and there were really no others, "I heard that this thing is best to use roses, but it is not easy to find, and there may be some in the moon season." However, they are all in the yards of large households, so it is difficult to get, and there are not a large number of them. This kind of flower, which can only be ornamental, is raised by rich families when they have money and leisure. It's hard to find in the village. ”

Yan Niang smiled helplessly, "Then you can only try it with begonias first, speaking of which, since I started to learn to make rouge, I really haven't used begonias, and I really don't know what the effect will be." Maybe that's good. ”

Don't say how Tong Xue and Yan Niang toss. Su Heng heard that Xu Wenda was back, and he also came over two days later.

Su Heng looked very happy to see Xu Wenda, and it had been a long time since they last met, "Brother Xu, I heard that you are back, so I came to see you." ”

Su Heng brought up a pot of wine, "I heard that Brother Xu was crowned a big official, but I came to celebrate, this is the champion red that my father has been in the cellar for eighteen years, just wait for me to drink it when I am in high school, although I didn't pass the exam, but Brother Xu, you are in, I think it is very appropriate to drink with Brother Xu at this moment, I stole a bottle and shared it with Brother Xu." ”

Xu Wenda was still thinking that he was going to find Su Heng for a small gathering in the past few days, but he didn't expect Su Heng to come first, "I still wanted to go to the county to see you, but I didn't expect you to come, and I even took your father's wine." ”

Su Heng listened to Xu Wenda's words, and smiled sheepishly, "He won't go to open this wine until I am in high school, God knows it's the year of the monkey, he can't remember how many bottles there are, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's not get drunk today, but I have to ask my sister-in-law to cook me something delicious, otherwise I won't follow." ”

Xu Wenda raised his eyebrows and glanced out the door, "Say what you want to eat." ”

Su Heng snorted, "I have to wait for your orders, I can still eat, I went to report to my sister-in-law when I first entered the door." ”

Xu Wenda smiled, and then said, "You are very concerned about eating, but where did you hear that I am an official?" ”

Su Heng said, "I knew a candidate from Qingyang Mansion in the capital before, he stayed in Jianye after he was admitted to Jinshi, saying that he went to Fang County to be the magistrate, and wrote a letter to me and said, you who were appointed by the saint to go to Yuzhou to be the magistrate, it sounds like that person is very envious of you." ”

Su Heng's tone was actually a little envious, last year, the two of them were still participating in a reliable move together, but now there has been such a big change, just like officialdom is a big official, "The first year I entered the court, it was Zhizhou, such a big official, it can be seen that Brother Xu is very saintly." ”

Of course, Su Heng is not such an ignorant person, how much Yuzhou is, he still knows a little, the land of Lingnan is mostly regarded as a place of exile, ominous, but no matter what, he is a governor, and the grade is there, "Although Yuzhou is far away, but with Brother Xu's talent, I believe that it will be able to govern well." ”

Xu Wenda looked at Su Heng's appearance, and couldn't help laughing, "You have confidence in me, do you know the situation in Yuzhou?" ”

Su Heng shook his head, he is still different from Xu Wenda, he has been studying in the academy all the way, and it can be said that he has received a more orthodox scientific education, but Xu Wenda is different, he completely killed a bloody path by himself.

Let's take copying books as an example, Xu Wenda has basically copied all kinds of different books he can find over the years, and he naturally knows more things than him, "I haven't heard of it, and I don't like to read those celebrity travelogues like you." ”

Xu Wenda said simply, "In that place in Yuzhou, the forces are complicated, because of shipping, there are quite a few wealthy people, but there are also a lot of problems because of shipping. For example, there are many homeless people, the gap between the rich and the poor is also huge, there are many rich people, and there is also a lot of land. The climate can basically achieve two harvests a year, which stands to reason, but the annual tax revenue does not meet the requirements of the imperial court. ”

Su Heng knew the problem as soon as he heard Xu Wenda's explanation, and it was not a good place to manage when he heard it.

Xu Wenda sighed and said, "There's a lot going on here." I'm envious of others going to be a county magistrate. Step by step, it is more down-to-earth than it is now. ”

The reason why the land of Lingnan is said to be a place of exile is also because it is mostly regarded as an uncivilized land, and the governor is difficult to manage, and the forces are independent. But if you go there, you don't necessarily have the real power of a governor. ”

Su Heng touched his chin and threw Xu Wenda a sympathetic look, "It sounds like a hot potato." ”

Xu Wenda took a sip of tea, "Not really." ”

Su Heng sighed with emotion, "It's not easy to do anything, everyone in the world says that it's good to be an official, and those who have broken their heads want to be an official, but who knows that this official is not easy to be an official, so I said." What exactly is being an official? It's just that my family is looking forward to me being an official all day long. ”

Thinking about the family's expectations for him, Su Heng was also a little distressed, and he could understand the idea of his parents hoping for their son to become a Chan. But it is also necessary to consider his thoughts and the actual situation, "I didn't pass the exam this time, I just heard them say that they want to donate a job to me." It's insane. ”

Xu Wenda suddenly thought that Tong Xue was so eagerly worried about Su Heng's family affairs, so he asked, "What about your family affairs." ”

Su Heng replied with some interest. "I don't know what to do yet."

With Su Heng's conditions, there is absolutely no one left in Qingyang Mansion, young and promising, with a wealthy family, and a clean body, it is definitely the first choice of many girls, but there are few families in the Su family.

Su Heng also knew what his parents thought, his parents heard that the daughter of Qingzhou Zhizhou was in the twenty-eighth year, and she was excellent in all aspects, and the most important thing was that someone from Jianye came, and she was destined to go back to Jianye to be an official in a few years.

This year is the last year of this adult's tenure, and his parents especially want to climb into this family business, but unfortunately, people still don't look down on him, since he is destined to go back to Jianyì to be an official, why do you want to find a son-in-law here in Qingzhou.

So, this family matter was delayed again, and Su Heng didn't know what to say about his parents' attitude, "There are many people in Qingyang Mansion who want to say goodbye to me, but they don't look down on it, they can see it, and people don't want to find a lifter, people still want to find a jinshi, after all, a jinshi can be an official directly, although it is okay to raise people, but it is always worse, in short, it is not high or low, it is embarrassing." ”

At the beginning, Su Heng still had some expectations for his wife, but seeing his parents' hard toss, Su Heng had already given up on himself, let them be, "But I don't have that mind now, if I haven't settled down, I haven't settled down, I'm happy to be quiet." ”

Xu Wenda also frowned slightly, Su Heng's condition, in fact, should not be delayed until this time, he is three years older than Wen Yuan, "Your father and mother are not in a hurry to hold their grandson?" ”

Su Heng said very indifferently, "Hurry, but what's the use of being anxious." It's just that they are already thinking about climbing high, and if I make another concubine, it will be even more hopeless. So it's just dragged. ”

"Brother Xu, how can he care about my family affairs?"

"Don't you want to introduce me to a family business?"

"If it was introduced by Brother Xu, then I would have to admit it."

"Yes, what do you think of my sister?"

"Your sister?"

"Yes, my sister is also at the age of marriage."

"Let me take a moment off with this question."

Su Heng finished complaining about his family affairs, and remembered that when he came into the yard, he saw Tong Xue with Xu Wan and two strange women busy in the yard, although the Xu family has few houses, but the yard is not small, across the vegetable field, Su Heng did not see clearly, but he also knew that there were two people who were not members of the Xu family, so he asked curiously, "Brother Xu, I came this time and saw that there are more people in your family, who." ”

Xu Wenda said, "I bought three people, after all, I'm going to work, so I can't go directly to two people." It's not that two people can't do it, anyway, I'm used to doing everything by myself, but when I go to Yuzhou, people can see that they don't even bring a small guy with them, I'm afraid it's not good. ”

Su Heng nodded, he had also heard of such a thing, probably because the newly appointed county magistrate looked too poor, and when he arrived at the yamen, he couldn't even call the officials, it was just a county magistrate, Brother Xu was going to be a magistrate, it must be even worse.

Besides, this kind of Zhizhou is generally selected from local officials, and there must be people in the local area who covet this position, but as a result, Brother Xu parachuted over, although it is the emperor's holy point, but when he gets there, he must be a thorn in the side of others, and the situation is not good.

If it is weak in momentum first, how to carry out the work over there, so when he heard Xu Wenda say this, Su Heng didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all.

Instead, he slapped his chest and said, "That's right." After all, he is an official, and he wants to bring some people, so he can't be looked down upon when he goes to the local area, and the pomp and circumstance should be bigger. ”

Su Heng asked enthusiastically, "But I only bought three people, is it too little, I think it's a little insufficient, if there are not enough people, when the time comes, I will pick a few more people Brother Xu can take them away, and when it is stable, let them come back." ”

Xu Wenda waved his hand, "That's not necessary, if you need it, you can buy it when you get there." ”

Besides, this kind of Zhizhou is generally selected from local officials, and there must be people in the local area who covet this position, but as a result, Brother Xu parachuted over, although it is the emperor's holy point, but when he gets there, he must be a thorn in the side of others, and the situation is not good.

If it is weak in momentum first, how to carry out the work over there, so when he heard Xu Wenda say this, Su Heng didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all.

Instead, he slapped his chest and said, "That's right." After all, he is an official, and he wants to bring some people, so he can't be looked down upon when he goes to the local area, and the pomp and circumstance should be bigger. ”

Su Heng asked enthusiastically, "But I only bought three people, is it too little, I think it's a little insufficient, if there are not enough people, when the time comes, I will pick a few more people Brother Xu can take them away, and when it is stable, let them come back." ”

Xu Wenda waved his hand, "That's not necessary, if you need it, you can buy it when you get there." ”

(To be continued.) )

PS: It's too late, repeat three hundred words, I'll change it back later.