Chapter 640: Late Rain
For those fools who gave the ice-making recipe to the emperor, Su Ren was furious. Not to mention five kilometers per person, they were also punished to copy the rules of the academy a hundred times, and at the same time, the Taoist doctor Zhuang Qingzhai had an unshirkable responsibility and was fined for two months.
Dong Zhongshu didn't say anything in front of people, and when Su Ren finished his temper, he called Su Ren to his room: "Are you crazy about money?" The richest businessman in the world, is there any money? Isn't it just an ice-making recipe, Dr. Zhuang is also a former lieutenant, in front of so many people, he was reprimanded by you, a junior, what kind of system has he become? ”
"Father-in-law don't be angry, listen to the kid finish speaking, this ice-making recipe is the first research result of our academy, although it is not worth much, it is indeed a symbol of the academy, this time I was deceived by Liu Jiqing's minion in a few words, if there is a better one next time, will it be deceived again? The kid is not for that money, but for the value of learning, dare to be a father-in-law, how much is this knowledge worth? ”
Dong Zhongshu frowned: "Why is everything stuck to the money in your mouth?" The whole world belongs to His Majesty, and everything is His Majesty's! ”
"I don't dare to agree with this, just take this ice-making recipe as an example, there was nothing in the past, it was the hard work of those students, the kid saw it with his own eyes, for that thing, Dr. Zhuang and a few students did thousands of experiments, only saltpeter used a hundred catties, and several people lost weight, so shouldn't they give some rewards if they bothered to make it out?"
"A sentence dedicated to His Majesty was taken, and the hard work of Dr. Zhuang and a few students was so cheap? If it is dedicated to the court, the kid has no words, but His Majesty is not the court? The court is for the people, His Majesty is just a member of the court, if His Majesty is mediocre, he would have been replaced a long time ago, and Qin's death is just around the corner, and his father-in-law didn't think about why Qin died? Isn't it wantonly oppressing the people? Could it be that my father-in-law wants to see in the footsteps of my Han and Qin? ”
Dong Zhongshu said angrily with a dark face: "How can a small ice-making method be involved in the dead country, are you making a big fuss?" ”
Su Ren shook his head: "This matter seems small, but it is actually not small, the method of ice making is just the beginning, there will be more new recipes in the future, Dr. Gongyu is researching new siege equipment, if the research is successful, is it not Your Majesty going to offer it in a word?" Dr. Han's stirrups and the new military system, as well as the farming methods studied by several PhDs in the farmer's family, will be offered? Everyone is human, and if you don't want to reciprocate, who will have the mind to study in the long run? ”
"What do you mean?"
"The kid thinks that from now on, everyone will be rewarded by the academy as long as it is something researched by the people of the academy, and the academy will reward them and encourage them to continue their research, of course, the research results belong to the academy, whether it is the imperial court or His Majesty, they will use the money to buy it, and the silver money obtained will be used for the expenses of the academy, so that the academy can continue to live and run forever."
Su Ren helped Dong Zhongshu to sit down again, and poured a glass of water: "It's not that the kid doesn't feel that he has the ability to keep the academy running, but the teacher must know that this academy is not mine, if the kid runs out of money that day, or the kid dies, what will happen to the academy?" I'm afraid it's impossible to expect others to invest money? The purpose of our academy is to pass on the knowledge of my father-in-law and the doctors forever, even if the Han Dynasty dies in the future, our Louguan Academy will continue in the new dynasty for thousands of years. ”
Dong Zhongshu took a deep breath, and then looked at Su Ren and suddenly felt that this kid was not so hateful, at least at the moment, he looked sincere, and he was by no means lying. Nodding: "Okay! But the old man declared in advance that you are not allowed to touch any of the money you earn, and all of it will be used in the academy! ”
Su Ren smiled: "Of course, father-in-law, don't worry, that little money kid can't look down on it." ”
The rain that had not been seen for a long time finally fell, and the people were overjoyed, beating gongs and drums. This time it rained heavily, for three days and three nights, moistening every inch of the land. The peasants are industrious, and they take advantage of this opportunity to start replanting, even though the agricultural season has passed, at least they can harvest some, so as not to starve to death.
Pei Songnian, the commander of Xugu County, once again led the villagers to comfort the immortals of all roads, and ran to Su Ren with a smile: "Mr. Su, the drought has passed, since the people have hope, is it ...... that thing we did at the beginning?"
Su Ren glanced at Pei Songnian: "According to the letter of commitment, these poultry will be raised for a year, how long has it been since you want to regret it?" ”
"No, since there is no disaster, there is no need to save yourself, poultry is not of much use in the farmhouse, and Mr. Su's poultry is too expensive, and the people can't afford it."
"Okay! Then do it according to the promise, send the poultry back, and compensate ten yuan. ”
"Mr. Su, Mr. Su! Don't go! ”
Su Ren turned around and left, completely ignoring Pei Songnian's shouts. Pei Songnian sighed in annoyance: "I knew it could rain, why provoke this plague god!" ”
With rain, as long as you sow the seeds, they will sprout quickly. For this crop, the farmers are more careful, and the organic fertilizer is sprinkled into the ground, hoping to minimize their losses in this way. In order to help the farmers tide over the difficulties, the peasant disciples of Louguan Academy went out one after another and guided the farmers to farm day and night.
Just after April, the one-foot-tall wheat seedlings are growing well. The favorite thing for northerners, especially the Sanfu people, is pasta. It is said that the male soldiers of Daqin were able to unify the whole country, and the wheat noodle pot helmet played a great role. The Qin people made wheat noodles into various shapes and various foods, from flour cakes, soup cakes, steamed buns, flat food, pancakes and other items to a variety of strange things.
The most widely planted wheat in Sanfu is wheat, because there is no hope for drought winter wheat, and two crops a year have become one crop a year, so it is particularly important for this crop farmer. Fortunately, since the first rain, God's mood seems to be much better, and the following days can be described as smooth and rainy. But whenever there is a little drought in the fields, black clouds will immediately drift in, and not to mention that the rain will be relieved.
Some old farmers excitedly said that they had never encountered such a good menstrual period, and this year will definitely be a bumper harvest year.
In addition to attending classes every day, Su Ren took Huo Quzhi, Su Jian, Dangli, and Luo Datou to play around. Digging crickets, catching earthworms, fluttering butterflies, fishing and catching shrimp, have a lot of fun. If there is no class, a few people can play for a day, and when they come back, they can't look at the dirty whole body, and they all have a smile on their faces. Several children showed off the day's harvest, which caused Dong Qian to look at him angrily.
It seems that there are a lot of insects this year, and as long as you go out, you can always catch strange things and come back. Princess Dangli liked these little insects the most, so she also learned from Su Ren to make a specimen book. Strange and colorful things were put on page by page, writing down the location and procedure of capture, and naming them, like the face of a biologist.
The most caught are caterpillars, unlike other girls, Dangli has never been afraid of these things, and likes to scare Su Jian and Luo Datou in his hands. Listening to the two boys screaming as they flew like they were flying, Dangli laughed. The second is grasshoppers, since Dangli was a specimen, there are no less than 20 kinds of grasshoppers on the pages, green, yellow, yellow-green, and even black, and the shapes are also strange.
Whenever Su Ren saw these things, his heart always hurt unconsciously. As the saying goes, after a great drought there will be a catastrophe, and now it seems that the wind and rain are smooth, and when the catastrophe breaks out, it will be overwhelming, making people want to cry without tears.
Pei Songnian has looked for Su Ren many times, but Su Ren still said the same thing, if you want to return the poultry, you can give the money first. Ordinary farmers have no choice but to raise them. The well-off family resolutely does not raise such worrying things, and would rather give money and return it to Su Ren. Some of the powerful contacted the court officials again, and this time they bluntly impeached Su Ren. However, the Emperor's attitude continued to disappoint them.
A chicken took a square step, walked leisurely on the ridge, suddenly lowered its head and swallowed the grasshopper that had been swallowing, looked back at the big four small five people lying behind the ridge, ignored them, continued to walk and continue to look for food.
Huo Quzhi turned his head to see that there was no one around, and smiled: "Master, do you want to catch it and burn it?" Last time, it was called flower chicken, which was really delicious. ”
As soon as Su Ren's good words came out, Luo Datou rushed over with one arrow step. Then there was a burst of chickens flying and dogs jumping, and before the chicken could run out ten steps, it was pressed down on the ridge by Luo Datou. This kid is very experienced in doing this, and he grabbed the chicken by the neck, and the chicken only crowed and did not move.
Su Jian ran over with a smile, patted Luo Datou's shoulder and said, "Very good, the two hundred yuan will be deducted from your share." ”
"Ahh Why? ”
Su Jian said: "The chicken was caught by you, so naturally you will pay for it, and the chicken that was caught by the sick brother last time will pay for the sick brother, and it will be your turn this time." ”
"No, no, no, there are five people who eat chickens, naturally five people dig together, and I also catch chickens, so there should be less."
Su Jian glared at him: "If you want to dig it, you will pay it, there is so much nonsense!" ”
"Don't dig it! If you don't dig this chicken, I'll let it go! Without waiting for Su Jian to respond, Luo Datou shook his hand, and the chicken flew up, and when Su Jian reacted, the chicken had already burrowed into the wheat field and disappeared.
Su Ren swallowed his saliva: "It's over, I don't have to eat the flower chicken!" ”
On the way back, starting from Su Ren, everyone educated Luo Datou. Among the people present, Su Ren is a teacher, Huo Quai's uncle is the emperor, Su Jian is Su Ren's son, and Dangli is a princess. There is only one subordinate to Luo Datou, and he has harmed everyone's interests, so naturally he can only listen obediently. Fortunately, Luo Datou is thick-skinned enough, no matter what the other people say, he will not admit his mistake when he is killed, and if he insists that five people eat chicken, he will have to share it with five people, and he will never be wronged.
I didn't eat chicken, and I always felt that there was something wrong in my heart. Just when a few people were scratching their hearts, Su Ren suddenly said, "Do you want to eat something special?" It's delicious! ”
Luo Datou immediately responded: "Okay, Mr. said that it is absolutely not wrong, and it is better to specify than to call flower chicken!" ”
Su Jian glanced at Luo Datou with disdain: "Get out of the way, I won't give you anything delicious." ”
Su Ren smiled: "It's okay, this time Lao Tzu will do it, eat as much as you want, and don't let you spend a penny." ”