Out of the city, all the way, the wheat seedlings all over the ground seemed to have not woken up, the roots were shallow and thin, and they were all withered and yellow. Seeing that there were farmers working, Xu You jumped off the ox cart, approached the front, and saw the farmers use a hoe to pick up the surface frozen soil, stretched out his hand and pinched it, the soil was dry, hard to the touch, and full of lumps of soil.

Even though Xu You didn't know how to farm, he also understood that it was caused by lack of water and moisture, and asked, "Uncle, is this year's spring crops growing so badly?" ”

When the farmer saw Xu You asking, he held the hoe with his hand and sighed: "Who says it's not, the autumn rice of last year was more than a month late, and it was lodging by the winter snow, and the harvest of one season was only three or four points of previous years, and even the wheat was planted late." But no matter what, we worked hard and finally put the seeds into the ground in time, but I didn't expect that there was a snow on the New Year's Day, and there was no rain or snow in the whole winter...... Seeing that this season's winter wheat is going bad again......"

His face was full of deep sorrow, and the wrinkles seemed to be carved with the knife of history. Xu You couldn't understand his worries, except for later generations, the productivity was extremely prosperous, and at any time in ancient times, once the two seasons of harvest failed, the price was hunger everywhere.

"There is a lot of water in Qiantang, why don't you think of bringing water from the river to irrigate?"

"Lang Jun doesn't know! From winter to spring, for several months, the weather was first cold and then hot, the soil in the field was first frozen and then thawed, and the spring breeze was strong, not to mention the loose soil, all of which were blown cracks. If you don't hoe in early spring, the wheat will not grow. After hoeing two or three times, it was not until mid-March that I could think of a way to bring water to the ground. It is not of great use to water it early, and besides, this water is not to be attracted if you want to. Look at my field, the nearest river is seven or eight miles away, and some of them have dried up, how can you attract them? Ay! ”

This is the experience summed up by the common people, and only by pulling weeds and plowing them many times can we increase the yield of grain per mu. The peasants are not afraid of hard work, but they are afraid that the weather is not favorable, or drought or flooding, will cause a catastrophe.

Xu You said goodbye to the old man and got into the car with Zuo Yan, feeling a little worried in his heart. Since the northerners crossed to the south, not only the culture has been integrated, but also the food has begun to integrate between the north and the south, and the demand for wheat in Jiangdong society has become more and more vigorous. From one rice a year before, it has slowly developed into one rice and one wheat now, and the proportion is not five or five points, but at least four or six open. Last year's rice production was reduced, and this year's wheat harvest is about to fail, and if the government does not pay attention to it, it is likely that there will be chaos.

However, Gu Yun was busy in Wu County, and even Lu Hui said that he was going to inspect the people's situation, and it was estimated that they were busy with this menacing drought. After all, it is not the end of the dynasty when the monarch is dark and the ministers are dark, once a disaster occurs, the imperial court will attach great importance to it, and the county officials will definitely come forward to stabilize the situation and level the price of grain.

So Xu You was just a little worried, turned his head and left it behind, and in the near future, he paid a terrible price for this negligence.

To the northwest of Bijia Village, far away on the side of the road, dozens of craftsmen are in full swing to break ground, rows of houses are basically erected shelves, according to different functions to distinguish different areas, the overall scale is several times larger than the gold workshop, from the layout to the construction, in an orderly manner, it can be seen that a lot of thought has been spent.

Xu You looked around, but didn't find the frost, and sent one of his subordinates to find it. After half a sound, Frost hurriedly ran over, stepped on the ditch halfway, and almost fell.

"Slow down, slow down, what's the hurry!"

This girl, who was as clean as spring water on weekdays, completely changed her appearance, wearing the same coarse cloth jacket and skirt as the peasant woman in the village, and wrapped a thick flower cloth on her head to protect her from the wind and snow.

"What's wrong with the hand?"

With a cloth wrapped around his right hand, he hid behind him when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "It's okay, if the stone touches it, it's almost fine." ”

The jade hand who strokes the qin and plays the kite on weekdays was injured because of these rough work, Xu You quipped: "Let you supervise the construction, not let you come to work with coolies, just supervise the work next to you, how can you be embarrassed?" ”

Crawler pulled his clothes embarrassedly, and said, "Everyone here is wearing the same clothes, if I am too unsocial, it will be inconvenient to do things......

Being willing to do your best is the premise of doing things, and if you are willing to work hard, you can do things well. Shoeshuang is trusted by Xu You to be responsible for the preparation of the new paper mill, and he is dedicated to doing this thing beautifully and not disappointing Xu You, so he completely puts down his body, and does not mind being in harmony with beauty and ugliness, and truly completes the transformation from body to mind.

Xu You nodded and said, "Do a line like a line, that's exactly how it should be!" Okay, you go freshen up, come home with me, there's something for you to do! ”

"Huh? Xiaolang, don't you go over and take a look, if there is anything wrong, I will urge them to correct it! ”

"No need, even you are dressed like this and do it yourself, what else do I have to worry about?" After waiting for the frost to freshen up and change clothes, he returned to the ox cart and asked, "What does Xiaolang want me to do?" ”

"After you return home, you will immediately send someone to send ten carts of firewood to Lu Hui, plus 50,000 yuan, and the money will be hidden in the firewood, cover up, and don't show the stuffing!"

Lu Shuang frowned and said, "Did Lu Hui ask Xiaolang for money again?" This guy is really ...... daring."

"The official word has two mouths, and it is always difficult to fill the desire!" Xu You sighed: "Although this Lu County Commander has a dog guts, he doesn't have a wolf heart, so he is just greedy for money, and he still does things after receiving money." ”

Frost smiled and said, "Xiao Lang can always see the benefits of others, and even people like Lu Hui excuse him. ”

"This is called Ah Q Spirit ......"

"Huh?" Neither Zuo Shuang nor Zuo Yan understood, Xu You explained with a smile: "It's just to comfort yourself!" ”

The ox cart stopped at the gate of Jingyuan, and as soon as he got out of the car, Wu Shan hurriedly ran over and said, "Zhang Mo is here, I said that Lord Xun is not in the mansion, please go back first, but no matter how much you persuade him, he refuses to leave, so he has to wait at the door." I was afraid that he would get cold, so I had to invite him into the yard......"

Xu You saw Zhang Mo in the inner hall, and he was talking with him. Dark Yao has almost no hostility towards Xu You now, and even he doesn't want to admit it, and has begun to gradually regard him as a part of Jingyuan. Otherwise, no matter what, he wouldn't have come out to accompany guests when there was no one in the house.

"Don't doubt brother!"

Zhang Mo turned his head, hurriedly stood up, hurriedly walked closer, took his hand and said, "Weizhi, I can be regarded as seeing you!" I thought about it when I came, if you avoid it again, I'm going to stay at the gate of Jingyuan for a long time! ”

"Where are these words," Xu You pretended to reproach and said, "I was busy with things before, and I was often not in the mansion, how could I deliberately avoid it?" In the morning, I heard that Brother Bu Su came to Qiantang at the county office, and I thought about sending someone to inquire about your place and go to visit. ”

"I'll settle down in Jingyuan, Weizhi won't be unwelcome, right?"

"I can't ask for it!"

Xu You laughed and beckoned Zhang Mo to take a seat. Dark Yao quietly retreated, Zhang Mo seemed to have a good chat with him, and asked Xu You about Dark Yao: "This Ah Golang Jun is very talented, and he said that he is a part of Weizhi, which really surprised me." How many well-educated people are hidden in this mansion, just pull out one person, and you can make us look sideways. ”

"No doubt it's too famous, Jiangdong talent, headed by you, how can Ah Wu be enough? It's just that after two years of reading, I can read a few words. ”

Zhang Mo's face was straight, and he said: "Weizhi's words are wrong, if you say that the prosperity of Jiangdong's talents far exceeds that of the Han and Wei dynasties, you are the only one who can make me truly admire." ”

"Okay, okay, let's stop flattering each other. Sit down, after the New Year's Festival, you seem to have gained some weight......"

This is a short way of chatting with parents, not very elegant like literati, but because of this, the relationship between the two is extraordinary. Zhang Mo took a reassuring pill, and when he set off from Zhuji, he was still worried that Xu You still hadn't forgiven him for his recklessness and disrespect last time, so he completely abandoned his hesitation and said: "Maybe it's because the New Year's meal is too good, but you are still the same, rich as jade, and radiant." ”

"Furun House, Derun Body, Broad Heart and Fat Body. I don't doubt self-cultivation to virtue, so I am blessed, I can't get rich, I can't get rich, I can't get rich, I can't be broad-minded, so I can't get fat! ”

Zhang Mo smiled: "You misinterpret "Little Dai Liji" like this, aren't you afraid that Xiao Dai Gong will be angry?" ”

Xu You said indifferently: "He Langjun in my house is the same clan as the Marquis of Fanxiang, and Xiao Daigong respects the Marquis of Fanxiang the most, so I won't be surprised if I think about it." ”

This involves an allusion to the Western Han Dynasty, Dai Shengren Jiujiang is too punctual to be a master of scripture, famous in the world, relying on the prestige of the government and the opposition, from time to time to do something beyond the law and discipline, no one dares to care. Later, He Wu, the Marquis of Panxiang, served as the assassin of Yangzhou, secretly found evidence of Dai Sheng's violation, and deliberately revealed it to him, Dai Sheng was afraid, resigned and ran to the capital to be a doctor, and often said bad things about He Wu to the outside world.

Soon after, Dai Sheng's son's disciples colluded with thieves to rob, and the son was imprisoned and detained in Lujiang. The presiding judge was He Wu, Dai Sheng thought that He Wu would announce his personal vendetta, but he did not expect him to enforce the law impartially, and after finding out the truth, Dai Sheng's son was acquitted. Since then, Dai Sheng has admired He Wu's five-body throw, as long as He Wu arrives in the capital, he must visit him sincerely.

Zhang Mo's knowledge naturally knew about this past, especially when he saw Xu You pretending to be serious and saying it, he immediately laughed, and it took a while to stop laughing, and said: "Only by getting along with Weizhi can you be so happy, you don't have to think about it and worry about it." ”

Xu You didn't answer this, he understood that Zhang Mo didn't mean anything else, these days men pay attention to love and affection, which is different from the love and affection between men and women, but it always sounds a little awkward, and immediately changed the topic, saying: "Qiantang Lake has been renamed West Lake, don't you doubt you got the news?" ”

"Well, I already know, it's finally not in vain!"

"If you can use a poem to change the name of a county, only you can do it."

"If you don't praise each other, why are you here again?" Zhang Mo didn't want to take credit, and said: "Without the poem "After the Rain in Qiantang Lake", where would there be a name change? However, since everyone accepts the renaming of West Lake, it shows that there is no resistance to the seven-word poem as before, which is a great thing! ”

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his eyes shining, and he said, "Now is the time when my generation can show its talents." West Lake has changed its name, our West Lake Bazi Society can be declared established, Weizhi, the leader of the social affairs alliance, you must not refuse! ”