Chapter 123: The Joy of Childhood

Li Qin finally finished praying. When he looked up, he couldn't believe what he saw. He rubbed his hands vigorously in his eyes, shook his head vigorously, and looked at it again. finally made sure that he was not mistaken, but he felt even more ridiculous: it was less than an hour after lunch, why did his brother-in-law and two classmates come to nibble on steamed buns on this crowded Xishi Street?

The sour soldier sent it with tears like this, and slowly sent a steamed bun into his stomach, and finally recovered some vitality. With Yao Shan's support, he slowly stood up, and then held the scroll like this, and bowed deeply to Jiang Zhixuan and the others.

Jiang Zhixuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up and asked his name:

"Dare to ask Brother Taigao's surname? But the scholars who participated in the spring festival of this department? ”

The scholar nodded lightly: "Thank you to a few brothers for their help, the younger brother's surname is Feng Mingtan, and the word Gongmin is the son who entered Beijing from Yangzhou to participate in the Spring Festival of Jinke!" ”

Wu Pei, who was on the side, heard that he was from Yangzhou, and couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"Brother Feng is from Yangzhou, why is he so ......." He couldn't help but say the next words, but everyone knew that the word 'downcast' was behind it. This is also the same doubt in everyone's hearts, there is a poem in the Southern Dynasty that says, 'Wrap 100,000 yuan around your waist, ride a crane down to Yangzhou!' ’。 In such a prosperous and wealthy place, why does this Feng Gongmin seem so downcast?

Feng Gongmin saw that Wu Pei wanted to speak and stopped. said as if laughing at himself: "This brother wants to ask, why is the little brother so down, right?" Less words...... That's a long story! ”

Seeing this, Jiang Zhixuan first introduced everyone present for him, and then warmly invited:

"In that case, let's find a quiet place, sit down and talk slowly, perhaps, the younger brother and a few classmates can also help Brother Feng with some small favors!"

Before Feng Gongmin met, these scholars, all of whom were well-dressed, guessed in their hearts that these people were all children of either rich or noble families. With hope in his heart, he bowed down again and responded: "In this way, the little brother is better to obey his fate than to be respectful!" ”

Jiang Zhixuan snorted softly when he heard this: "Great goodness! Come, Brother Feng is weak, hand over the scroll to the younger brother's guards! ”

When Feng Gongmin heard this, he subconsciously tightened the scroll in his arms. However, he soon relaxed again, hesitated for a while, and finally slowly handed the scroll to Yao Shan, and then left with Jiang Zhixuan and the others......

March 15, Zhenlong Town, Huayin County, inside the Royal Farm.

Xiaoxiao, with a slightly bulging belly, surrounded by Qing'er and the patient, as well as two maids, went to the farm to inspect the work.

After three years of development, the area of the royal farm has expanded to almost ten tilts. Of the ten hectares of land rewarded by Li Shimin at the beginning, nearly two hectares were used to develop the outer house villa in cooperation with Zuiyue Building. The remaining eight hectares. After years of continuous expansion and re-planning, those mountains and jungles have been transformed into flower and fruit orchards. Some facilities for the entertainment of children have been added, such as carousels and the like.

Chicken farms, pig farms and fishery farms have also more than tripled in size. Today, the farm is home to 50,000 chickens of all kinds, and the largest area extends into the orchards in the mountains. The reason for this is that there are many kinds of pests in the orchard. At that time, there were no pesticides or anything like that, so a little inspiration changed the location of the chicken farm to the farm's orchard every day. The large vacant land where the chickens were originally stocked was converted into a vegetable garden, where grain and vegetables were grown, but not sold, just to meet the needs of the farm itself.

The area of the fishing grounds, with continuous expansion, finally reached nearly one hectare, and became a veritable small lake. This year's new fry have not yet been stocked, and according to a small plan, 50,000 fry will be stocked this year. But when she reported this figure to Jiang Erbo for reference, Jiang Erbo categorically denied it. The old man is more hands-on. Spit flew and shouted:

"Niece and daughter-in-law, you are really a tyrannical thing. With such a big lake and such a good feed, how can 50,000 fish be stocked? At least 100,000 ......"

On the pig farm, there are now nearly 1,000 adult fat pigs and 2,000 piglets that were bred at the beginning of the year. Regarding the pig farm, at the end of the ninth year of Zhenguan, there was a major breakthrough. Before that, Xiaoxiao always felt that the pork at this time was very different from what he ate in later generations, the taste was not so tender, and there was a strong fishy smell. Later, after careful study, I racked my brains to recall the method of raising pigs in my time. Finally found the crux of the problem - castration!

The castration technology of this era is not mature, in order to solve this dilemma. At that time, Jiang Zhixuan invited almost the entire Huayin County and even the castration craftsmen of Jingzhao Mansion, and there was even a retired old eunuch who was in charge of eunuchs in the palace. This group of executioners, who specialize in cutting off children and grandchildren from livestock, finally successfully bred the first batch of steers in June of the tenth year of Zhenguan after ruining dozens of piglets on the farm. After supplying the three restaurants in the county, it was well received, and they asked to increase the supply of live pigs. And what surprised everyone was that this batch of castrated fat pigs weighed more than 300 catties; And those who have not been castrated before, the heaviest is only about 200 catties, and the weight has increased by three into three!

The barbecue site that was originally planned has now built a unique restaurant. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that Xiaoxiao is completely designed according to the hotel private rooms of later generations. It is divided into dozens of rooms, large and small, and is also named after the place name of this era. Such as Liangzhou, Youzhou, Hangzhou...... Wait a minute. these rooms. Each room is equipped with two small maids who personally preside over the training, a smaller barbecue pit, an elegant and chic dining room, a study and bedroom that are very well decorated, and so on. To meet the various needs of dignitaries and wealthy businessmen who come here for leisure and vacation.

In the past two years, with the efforts of Jiang Zhixuan and the little couple, and the introduction of the rich and noble people of Zuiyuelou, as well as the introduction of his father-in-law Li Rusong, many wealthy officials have come to the royal farm to spend their vacations. Everyone raves about this quirky way to relax. Of course, I can't praise it enough:

When you have leisure, you can invite three or five friends to the farm, drive a horse-drawn cart to the farm, go fishing in the lake, catch chickens in the orchard in the mountains, and pay twenty yuan for a large fee, and you can also hire a hired worker on the farm to get a pig or sheep to slaughter and collect it in a proper manner. Then go to the farm's vegetable garden to pick some seasonal vegetables, go to the orchard to pick some seasonal fruits, clean them and put them on a plate. Then, a group of people sat around the hot pot, ate hot pot with warm wine, and talked about Fengyue, wouldn't it be happy? Of course, you can also do it yourself. Experience the fun of self-sufficiency with a barbecue made from the farm, such as chili noodles and cumin powder!

Therefore, more than half of the dozens of private rooms in the Royal Farm Restaurant have been contracted for a long time. Anyway, one hundred and fifty yuan of silver a month is a drop in the bucket for these dignitaries and wealthy businessmen. Why don't you just book your favorite room and stay for a day or two whenever you have your leisure?

I watched the dozens of hired workers on the farm, each performing their duties and going back and forth in an orderly manner. Xiaoxiao nodded with satisfaction. Jiang Yun and Jiang Feng's abilities have indeed improved a lot in the past two years. At that moment, Xiao said casually:

"Qing'er, why don't you see your husband?"

Qing'er hurriedly said: "Miss", > forgot? Today is the fifteenth, and the husband and uncle went to the county seat to deliver the money together! ”

"Oh!" , Xiaoxiao patted his forehead lightly: "I haven't asked about the farm for two years, I've almost forgotten, hehe!" By the way, why do you still call Miss ">?" Didn't I tell you a long time ago, family, don't be so angry? ”

Qing'er smiled lightly when she heard this: "The slave and maid can't be changed, miss" > if you are unhappy, you can deduct the slave's salary, giggle......".

Xiaoxiao also chuckled, turned her head and said with a smile: "You'er, do you hear, this is what Qing'er said herself, next month, Miss Ben" > will deduct all her wages and make her Yudie and Yaozu hungry!" If the shopkeeper of Jiang University comes to the door at that time, you will have to testify for Miss Ben'>!" "Yudie and Yaozu are the names of a son and a daughter born to Qing'er, which was taken by Jiang Erbo himself. Even nicknames and milk names are not allowed to be called, and from the names, you can see how urgent the older generation of the Jiang family is to revitalize the Jiang family......

After listening to Xiao'er, she smiled very cooperatively: "The slave has written it down, Sister Qing'er, if you are short of money at that time, don't be embarrassed to speak, over the years, thanks to Miss" > generous, the little sister has saved a lot of private money. If there is a need, the little sister is duty-bound! ”

Qing'er slapped her on the head when she heard this, and then also made a joke:

"Miss"> listen, you have saved a lot of private money! If anyone takes her in the future, will he not have both wealth and sex? ”

Xiaoxiao chuckled twice, and then said to the beard seriously:

"What Qing'er said is true. You'er, you're twenty years old this year, if you were born in an ordinary family, I'm afraid that the children will be older than our tiger head at this time. Qing'er and I have tried to introduce your in-laws to you several times, but you refuse to accept it, what is the reason? ”

When the beard heard this, a trace of bitterness flashed on her pretty face, and then she threw out the old-fashioned rhetoric:

The slave maid said, she will serve the young lady in this life, ">, no one will marry!" ”

Xiao Wenyan and Qing'er glanced at each other, and they both felt a blockage in their hearts, but they were very helpless. They have three masters and servants, named master servants, but in fact, because they are similar in age, they are small and very approachable. Therefore, after two or three years of getting along, the three of them have long been like sister>s". Now, needless to say, Qing'er is already the mother of two children. There is only a mustache, with the title of the head of the Jiang Mansion, and he is alone.

Xiaoxiao and Qing'er had tried to find her an in-law several times, but every time she threw out this set of arguments and refused to accept it. Xiaoxiao couldn't bear to be reluctant to her, just as she already had a favorite man in her heart. Therefore, I have been secretly observing, but I have never seen the slightest cattiness, which is really a desperate person......

Seeing that the attitude of the beard was still the same as always, Xiaoxiao and Qing'er could only smile helplessly. Skip the topic and move on on to the farm.

After walking around for a while, I saw that there was really nothing to worry about on the farm, and I felt a little tired. Xiaoxiao instructed everyone to prepare to return to the Jiang family's mansion. The reason why she came to the farm today was because Uncle Jiang sent someone to the villa to urge, saying that she hadn't seen her baby grandson for more than a month, and she missed it very much. It just so happened that after the husband left, it was very boring to live alone in an empty villa. Therefore, Xiaoxiao took the tiger head back to the Jiang family's mansion and planned to live in the Jiang family's mansion for a few days.

On the way back, I had to pass by the Jiang Jiayi School, and as the founder of the school, Xiao Xiao naturally had to go in to inspect it. However, now that the spring farming is busy, many farm children need to help with housework at home, so the number of students in the school is more than half less than usual. There are only about a dozen students in each of the six classrooms. However, the husband who taught the class was still meticulous and taught very carefully.

The husband of Xiao, a retired doctor with the same surname as Xiaoxiao, and another husband He who assisted him in handling the affairs of the school, heard that the female bodhisattva was coming, and they all came out of the office to greet him. Xiao Xiao couldn't help it, so he forced himself to chat with each of them, and after a few words of encouragement, he said goodbye and returned to the Jiang family's mansion.

Back home, Xiaoxiao hurriedly looked for his baby son Datou. Unexpectedly, every room in the front yard was searched and could not be found. It stands to reason that it is not yet noon at this time, and Uncle Jiang is mostly sitting in the front yard drinking tea and basking in the sun, why don't you see it today, could it be that he went to the backyard?

Thinking like this, Xiaoxiao took Qing'er to the backyard to find it. As a result, when I reached the corridor, I heard bursts of laughter like silver bells coming from the backyard. After hearing this, Xiaoxiao's heart let go of most of it, and his steps slowed down.

When I arrived in the backyard, the scene that caught my eye made Qing'er and Xiaoxiao cry and laugh a little:

I saw a few thick blankets spread out in the clean and smooth backyard yard. Uncle Jiang, Tiger Head, and Qing'er's eldest daughter Jiang Yudie were turning over on it. At this time, Uncle was half-lying on the blanket, the tiger head was riding on his chest, and a little fat hand was tightly grasping his white beard, gritting his teeth, pulling and pulling...... A small mouth opened wide, and the long saliva was like a small waterfall, dripping endlessly on Uncle Jiang's chest. Jiang Yudie, who was next to him, was holding a tiger puppet and smashed it Uncle Jiang's old leg. Uncle Jiang held the tiger's little buttocks with both hands to prevent him from falling, and laughed very unpassionately.

Qing'er glanced at Xiao Xiao helplessly, this kind of situation is now the norm in the backyard of the Jiang family, and she is no longer surprised. But the little palm was sweating, and he secretly scolded in his heart: "Stinky boy, grandpa has old arms and legs, where can he withstand your dozens of pounds of tossing on him like this?" ”

Thinking like this, he hurriedly walked over and slapped the tiger on the head: "Good son, don't bully grandpa, come, come to my mother!" ”

When the tiger head saw that his mother was back, he cheered and threw away the beard that Fang Cai had pulled happily in his hand. With his arms outstretched, his eyes smiling like a crescent moon, he stumbled over......

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