By the time Qingshu had recovered his body and came out of the kang to walk, six or seven days had passed, and Qingming had arrived. Bu Yuyan didn't leave, Zhou Boyan was still there, Bu Wu and Bu Qi returned to Jinyang City, and Gu Ruixing took the escort team of Lord Yushi and disappeared.

On the day of the Qingming Festival, it was drizzling, and everyone was worried that Qingshu's illness would repeatedly prevent her from going out. Besides, in ancient times, tomb sweeping was a man's business, and in rare cases, women would go.

On the second day, Qingshu's original plan was to go to Zhuangzi to see the growth of wheat. Unexpectedly, the weather did not clear, but sleet fell, and the trip was blocked again.

Since he couldn't go out, Qingshu sat in the study to sort out the accounts, and began to plan for spring plowing by the way. The temperature in the capital is lower than that in Huizhou, and spring plowing is generally about ten days later than that in Huizhou. At the boundary of Huizhou, after Qingming, spring wheat can be sown. After more than 20 days, it was time to plant buds and sorghum. For example, millet and beans have a shorter growth period than buds and sorghum, and the temperature requirements are higher, so they should be planted slowly at the end.

Qingshu decided that the remaining 70 acres of land on Zhuangzi would be planted with 50 acres of spring wheat and 20 acres of bud grain. Wait until the 50 acres of wheat are ripe, and the next stubble is planted with cabbage. She doesn't consider other crops this year. As for the three acres of thin fields in Dagujia Village, she decided to rent them to the villagers, not wanting to share her energy there. The mu of land measured in ancient times was a large mu, which was larger than the mu of modern measured land, and she didn't know how much it was. She now wants to know whether she can increase the yield of grain by combining some modern farming knowledge with farming knowledge in ancient agricultural books.

When she was writing and drawing, Bu Yuyan came over, meaningfully buttoned the door twice, entered uninvited, and hugged Qingshu's arm and shook it, "Play with me for a while, okay?" ”

Qing Shu knew that because of her recuperation, Bu Yuyan was stuffy, but the town was so small, how could there be anything to attract Bu Yuyan to play! "What do you want to play?"

Bu Yuyan said excitedly, "Let's go out for horseback riding!" ”

Qing Shu poured cold water on her, "It's raining outside, do you think Mother Su will let me out?" ”

Bu Yuyan wilted, "Then what should I do?" ”

Qing Shu couldn't think of anything to play with, so he clapped his hands at the end, "Let's go, go to the kitchen with my sister to scourge the scourge." ”

As soon as she heard that she was going to be harmful, Bu Yuyan immediately came to her senses, "Isn't it fun?" ”

"It's fun, my sister taught you how to make hedgehog steamed buns." Qing Shu put away the things on the table in two or two.

"Hedgehog? What is a hedgehog steamed bun? ”

"You'll find out later." As he spoke, Qing Shu took a step and left.

The kitchen is Xu Sanniang's one-acre and three-point land, but Qingshu wants to grab space with Xu Sanniang from time to time, and Xu Sanniang has long been used to it. The kneading board was ready, the dry flour was ready, the pot of noodles was put aside, and Xu Sanniang retreated to a corner to be busy with herself.

Qing Shu and Bu Yuyan washed their hands, pulled a small piece of dough together, and stood face to face kneading the dough. Qingshu is carefully kneaded, and the surface of the dough is very smooth. Bu Yuyan is just a joke, and the dough is not formed at all by her.

Qing Shu didn't expect her to learn, so when the dough in her hand was kneaded, she put it aside to save a moment, kneaded it into long strips, cut it into small pieces evenly, and then called Bu Yuyan to look at it. She took a small piece and made it oval and put it on the board, made a little sharp at one end, and then took the cleaned scissors and carefully cut out the shape of the thorns one by one, and in Bu Yuyan's surprised sight, she took two red beans as eyes and pressed them, and then clapped her hands, "Okay, this is the hedgehog steamed bun." ”

Bu Yuyan thought it was funny, "This is good, this is good, I have to learn it too." ”

Qing Shu handed her a piece of cut dough, "Then, use this exercise." When you learn it, I will teach you to make rabbit steamed buns and pig steamed buns. ”

Bu Yuyan is not bored now, chattering and pestering Qingshu to learn to make steamed buns for all kinds of small animals.

At lunchtime, the steamed buns were brought to the table, and Mr. Lu, Zhou Boyan and Qingyang were stunned for a while, not knowing whether to put down the chopsticks for a long time.

On Qingshu's side, Bu Yuyan protected the whole plate of steamed buns and didn't let Qingshu eat them.

"Such a cute steamed bun, how can you eat it ruthlessly, you are not allowed to eat it."

Qing Shu choked, "That, steamed steamed buns, isn't it just for eating?" ”

"You can't eat anything else."

Qing Shu surrendered, "Okay, I'll eat something else." "But what's the matter if you only eat vegetables and don't eat staple foods! Qing Shu decided to eat secretly later.

In the afternoon, the sky was clear.

Bu Yuyan couldn't sit still again, Qing Shu thought about it again and again, and told Xiaojuan to find out if there was any longer hemp rope in the house.

After a while, Xiaojuan really found a hemp rope of the right length and thickness.

The ground in the courtyard was a little muddy, and the corridor under the eaves was not wide enough, so Qingshu chose a place where the two sisters and brothers practiced on weekdays. The ground here is paved with cobblestones, which is neither waterlogged nor muddy. At the same time that Qingshu called Shangbu Yuyan, he also greeted the maids Xiaoxing, Xiaojuan, Xiaoyu, Gu Liling Lan and Ding Jiamei, and a group of girls took ropes and prepared to get up.

According to Qing Shu's instructions, Xiaojuan and Xiaoyu stood left and right, and one of them grabbed the end of the hemp rope and shook the rope, and quickly got used to it.

Qing Shu demonstrated first, rushed in from the left with the hem of her skirt, moved to the right while jumping, and then went out from the right. Then he asked Bu Yuyan, "Do you see clearly?" It's simple, you try it too. ”

Bu Yuyan grinded her fists and said: "This is simple, you will learn it as soon as you learn it." But as soon as the man rushed in, he didn't grasp the timing of the jump, and stood there with one foot on the rope. She pouted and walked back to her place, "Not this time, come again." ”

The second time, Bu Yuyan really succeeded, and then happily beckoned Qing Shu to come. Qing Shu joined with a smile, and also beckoned Xiao Xing, Lily of the Valley and Ding Jiamei to play together, saying that there were many people.

When Qingshu was tired of jumping, he replaced Xiaojuan and Xiaoyu with Lily of the Valley, and the two of them were responsible for shaking the rope and letting others play.

It's really fun here, and the laughter spreads far and wide, and even Qingyang, who is studying, they hear it. Taking advantage of Mr. Lu's inattention, Qingyang quietly asked Guan Mu to inquire.

Mr. Lu didn't discipline him even if he opened one eye and closed one eye. When he said that he was resting, Qingyang rushed out, grabbed the wood outside the door to ask about the situation, and ran to the lively place, but accidentally bumped into the oncoming Zhou Boyan.

Zhou Boyan stretched out his hand to support Qingyang, "Why don't you look at the road?" What made you rush like this? ”

Qingyang grabbed his big hand and continued to rush, "Brother Yan, sister, they are playing a fun game, let's go too!" ”

When Zhou Boyan heard this, he grabbed him, "No, you can't just be happy and forget that there is a difference between men and women." ”

Qingyang immediately wilted, "But Xiaoyang also wants to play." ”

Zhou Boyan held his head and smiled: "You can naturally go, but my brother can't go." Go ahead! Come back after a quarter of an hour, or the gentleman will be angry. ”

Qingyang's eyes immediately lit up, and he stretched out two fingers, "Play for two quarters of an hour, two quarters of an hour, okay?" ”

Zhou Boyan felt funny, and showed embarrassment, and then when Qingyang collapsed his face, he immediately said: "Cheng, brother will help you drag Mr." ”

Qingyang shouted thank you, brother, and ran fast.

Mr. Lu walked out of the open door of the lecture room and coughed, "You're teaching him badly." ”

Zhou Boyan replied: "You didn't stop it. ”

Mr. Lu stroked his beard, "For the sake of his usual seriousness and studiousness, spare him this time." ”

Zhou Boyan walked a few steps towards Mr. Lu and stopped, "He has too few playmates, you can take in two more students of his age!" ”

Mr. Lu immediately shook his face, "Don't talk about it, if it weren't for brotherhood, I wouldn't accept this." ”

Zhou Boyan didn't hear it, "Governor Chen has a grandson of the same age as him, and his qualifications are not bad. Luo Laoshangshu learned that you were teaching here, and he deliberately sent his little grandson over. That's it, one is also taught, and three are taught. ”

Mr. Lu couldn't wait to find something to knock him on the head, glared at him and said, "What do you mean by 'that's it'?" Warning you, don't trouble your husband. ”

"Before leaving Beijing, the emperor asked about your whereabouts." Zhou Boyan suddenly changed the subject.

Mr. Lu's face instantly turned from anger to joy, and he nodded happily and said, "Three are good, teach three good, that's it." When Zhou Boyan got a satisfactory answer and walked away, the joy on his face immediately dissipated, sighed, and shook his head. He has always understood that his temperament is not suitable for the court, and this kind of idle cloud and wild crane life could not be more comfortable. How many years have passed, it stands to reason that the emperor should have forgotten about him a long time ago, and now he has to bring up the old things again, I'm afraid that someone deliberately said something about him in front of the emperor!

Bu Yuyan has a new trick to play, and she is no longer so entangled. Qingshu was ready to go out after breakfast on the second day.

On the same day, the court tried the case of robbing and burning the shop, and sentenced Xiao Yuan to serve for ten years in exile in the bitter cold land of the frontier. Xiao Yuan, who committed a crime at the instigation of his brother, was sent to the Taoist Temple for three years of cultivation because he was young and a woman, and if he did not sincerely repent, he would add another three years.

The flavor snack shop submitted a detailed loss sheet to the Yamen, demanding compensation from the Xiao Mansion for 1,972 taels and 809 Wen. The grocery store and the rice shop also submitted their respective loss sheets, with the former claiming compensation of 760 taels and the latter claiming 820 taels. The Xiao family had no objection and paid off the compensation on the spot.

Xiao Zhengjun was temporarily convicted and returned to Jinyang City. After that, the prefect of Chen and the imperial history each drafted a copy of the fold and sent it to the court, and whether they will be convicted in the end depends on how the emperor decides.

Qingshu went out today, ready to go to see the shop that was about to be rebuilt. The owners of the grocery store and the rice shop were afraid that the Xiao family would secretly retaliate, so they didn't dare to stay in Kangxi Town anymore, so they sold the burned shops to the ancient mansion at a price of fifty taels of silver each. In this way, the ancient mansion has a place with three connected shops, and Qingshu made a plan to build two shops in the same place, one is still a flavor snack shop, and the other is still undecided about what to operate for the time being.

When Qingshu was about to go out, he happened to meet Zhou Boyan who was also going out.

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I'm in a bad mood today, and if it's less, I'll make it up tomorrow.