When people are happy, Su Jian is naturally in good spirits, and he invites guests to dinner.

In the past two years, anyone who has eaten at their house rarely does not think about their food, and even if there is nothing to do, they will come to the door to eat and drink on weekdays. Now the Su family is happy, and there is naturally an endless stream of guests who come to the door.

Su Lu was not very impatient with these entertainments, but when he saw that his father was red with joy, he also pinched his nose and acted as a tool man for his father to go out and show off.

When people get older, the more they live, the more they look like children, you have to follow them, or they will sulk! Fortunately, there is a big brother above him, and life is quite passable.

Su Shi and Su Zhe also had the same troubles, so they hid in Su Zhen's courtyard to eat and drink, waiting for the court to arrange a dispatch for them.

Su Zhe sighed with Su Zhen in private, saying that he didn't expect the official family to be so broad-minded, and he thought that he would be deposed this time.

When Su Lu heard it, there was a story in it!

After Su Zhe's questioning, he knew Su Zhe's feat of directly writing articles and scolding people. He thought that Su Zhe had been mixed in his idle duties and did not let go, and then he thought about the age and physical condition of his third uncle and aunt, and he knew what Su Zhe was considering.

I didn't think I was going to pass the test at all, so I started spraying happily.

Su Lu's eyes lit up and said, "If they let me take the exam again next time, I'll do the same!" "For him, it's almost the same to have a Jinshi background, and he doesn't have too much extravagance, he has worked hard to climb up, and he has been brought down by someone after three or two years, so why bother!

Anyway, what he recognizes is either a Zaizhi or a quasi-Zaizhi, what is the idea of benefiting the country and the people, will they still cover their ears and say, "I don't listen, I don't listen, I don't listen", can't it? When the time comes, he will be responsible for moving his mouth, and these big guys will naturally arrange things!

Su Zhe saw that Su Zhen's eyes were shining, and he suddenly felt that it was not good. But he had just done something like that, and it was not good to immediately carry out a profound ideological education on Su Lu, so he had to say with a face full of regret: "I am a little afraid when I think about it now, I am afraid that someone will think that I am very disrespectful." ”

Su Zhen will not be deceived by Su Zhe's clumsy acting skills.

Su Lu said firmly: "It is said that the prime minister can support the boat in his belly, but the official family is the king of a country, bigger than the prime minister, and he must even be able to support the sea boat!" ”

Su Zhe was silent.

Forget it, this kid is still young, and others won't care about him in general.

The appointment of the imperial court came down quickly, Su Zhe was still serving in Beijing, and Su Shi was arranged a little far away, and went to Qinfeng Road to serve as a judge in Fengxiang Mansion.

Su Lu had never been to this place, so he took out his very useful golden finger and checked it, and found that this place was rich in products, not only with huge reserves of limestone mines, but also suitable for growing cotton, peppers, and sugar beets.

At present, there are no peppers, but cotton and sugar beets do, cotton is currently called white stacks, the flowers are very small, the cotton yield is not high, after he got the economic autonomy, he asked people to start breeding, and stockpiled some good seeds.

It's not easy to take out the cement stuff at the moment, but it's okay to plant some cotton.

At present, most of the warm clothes of ordinary people are stuffed with catkins and poplar catkins, which are hard and thick, not to mention uncomfortable to wear, and not too warm. With cotton, it is a great achievement to improve and improve cotton spinning tools!

Su Lu made up his mind, so he left Su Shi to discuss the matter.

He is going to pick a few people to follow Su Shi to Fengxiang, and then engage in cotton planting in a few plots of land in Fengxiang Circle, and select and breed more excellent cotton seeds.

Cotton is very labor-intensive, and after a few rounds of planting, the yield will be reduced. They have to follow the path of sustainable development, and they can't waste the land!

Su Shiqi said: "This thing can really make clothes?" ”

Su Lu said: "I have asked people to breed for several years, and the yield has been pitiful, and this year it has been able to produce some results, just let people go to Fengxiang with you to try planting." The early output is secondary, mainly to engage in more breeding, and more excellent cotton seeds can be planted on a large scale. After he finished speaking, he added, "Hearing is false, seeing is believing, and I will take you to the academy in a while." ”

Su Shi is a man of action, of course he couldn't sit still when he heard Su Lu say this, so without saying a word, he dragged Su Lu out of the city and went straight to Jinshui Academy.

After the catastrophe last year, Jinshui Academy operated like an iron bucket, and everyone was quite convinced by Su Lu, and Su Lu generally planted whatever Su Lu asked him to plant in the study field. Su Lu wants to plant this cotton, and everyone has no opinion, anyway, the chrysanthemums have been planted, and they have no loss!

August and September are the time of cotton production, and the students are arranged to pick cotton in their free time.

Because they had seen this thing in previous years, everyone didn't think it was too unusual, but it was a pity that this white cotton was empty and couldn't be eaten!

When Su Lu and Su Shi arrived at Jinshui Academy, the students in the middle house were taking labor classes and diligently completing the cotton picking task.

After more than two years of operation, the academy has been divided into lower dormitories, middle dormitories, and upper dormitories, the lower dormitories are all students who have just entered the school and need to lay a foundation, the middle dorm is the students who want to start the long-distance running of the imperial examination and need to study hard in the cold window, and the upper dormitory is the prospective candidates who will participate in the imperial examination in the next one or two sessions!

The labor arrangement of the college basically falls on the head of the middle school students.

Except for a few children from rich families who chose schools, most of these middle-school students came from poor families, and they worked very quickly, and they had already finished harvesting most of the cotton.

Su Shi curiously circled around a cotton plant: "This thing can really be used to make clothes?" ”

Su Lu picked a ball of cotton and asked Su Shi to pinch it and feel it.

As soon as Su Shi started it, he immediately discovered the wonders.

Compared with poplar catkins, catkins, reed catkins and the like, this thing is light and soft, it is really comfortable to touch, and a little processing will definitely be able to make winter clothes and winter quilts that can keep out the cold!

Su Shixing's eyes were burning and he was excited: "Feng Xiang's side is really suitable for planting this?" ”

Su Lu said: "That's natural, who is with whom of our brothers, will I lie to you?" "He hadn't been to Fengxiang, but Goldfinger told him that the land was suitable for growing this kind of cash crop! Su Lu was embarrassed, "It's just that the general fields are not allowed to be planted with crops other than grain, and you need to help coordinate and coordinate when you get there." ”

Su Shi patted his chest and promised: "What's so difficult about this, when I get over there, I must be good to talk to the prefect of Fengxiang about this matter, this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people!" ”

Su Lu said: "That's good, I'll choose a master to take the students to Fengxiang with you when I go back, and if you lack errands or errands at that time, you can also let them do it, so that they can have some opportunities to exercise." ”

The people who go out of Jinshui Academy can't be nerds who can only read, Su Lu has already thought about it, and if he meets an acquaintance who is released, he will arrange for them to go out for a year and a half.

These students' family conditions are average, and there is no chance for them to go out to study with the support of their families like the children of rich families, so the college can arrange them uniformly!

Su Lu spoke, Su Shi would not refuse, and after the brothers agreed together, they went to discuss with Liang Shanchang.

When Shen Kuo learned of this, he volunteered to be the team leader. He is quite interested in cotton planting, and he is usually in charge of the cotton field of the academy!

Anyway, he was going to take the exam in two years, and going out to exercise was just to accumulate experience.

Su Lu had no opinion on this, and introduced Shen Kuo to Su Shi on the spot.

Su Shi and Shen Kuo hit it off at first sight, and they chatted without Su Lu's introduction.

Seeing that the two were talking happily, Su Lu stopped caring about it. His own appointment also came down, and the official sent to him by the imperial court was Zheng Bapin Shulang, who started higher than ordinary people, and the position arranged also surprised many people: Zhongmu County Order.

According to the division of counties by the imperial court, the county seat will generally be divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower, and there are some more important places in addition to this, it is better to be close to Kaifeng Mansion, Luoyang Mansion, and the county seat around the Daimyo Mansion will be called "Ki County", which means an important place close to Gyeonggi!

The geographical location of Ji County is superior, and the distance between the capital and the capital is generally not more than one day and one night, and its importance and prosperity are naturally different from other places!

Because of this, even the selection of a master book in these places is a serious Jinshi, and it is impossible for idlers to be arranged to such a good place.

Not to mention the airborne county order like Su Lu.

Su Lu arranged his cousin clearly, but he was a little worried about his appointment, and couldn't help but go to his father-in-law Zhang Fangping and mutter: "I'm still young, and I'll be the leader of the local government when I come up, isn't it?" Others say that the magistrate is a local parent official, and I am only a teenager, so how can I be a parent for thousands of families? ”

Zhang Fangping listened to Su Lu's words that he was cheap and behaved, and he wanted to kick him a little.

Zhang Fangping scolded: "People call you a parent official, not really be a daughter for you!" ”

Su Lu said: "I'm not sure, that's thousands of households, what if I don't take care of it?" You adults, why don't you use your brains when arranging positions, do you think I can suppress people at my age? ”

Zhang Fangping glanced at him and said angrily: "Then you can not go." ”

"That's not possible, why don't I go to the official position I worked so hard to get?" Su Lu put forward his request with a shy face, "Don't worry, when I get to the place, if I can't hold the field, I will definitely not hold on, and I will definitely write to you for help as soon as possible." I know you'll be sending a few henchmen to help me right away! No matter how you say that I am your son-in-law, right, I am ashamed of you! ”

Zhang Fangping told him to get out.

Su Lu rolled over happily, and turned his head to find Sima Guang and the others, expressing the central idea of "I will definitely ask you for help as soon as possible" one by one.