Then it's time to wait for the results to be announced. In mid-March, the list of eligible candidates for the prefectural examination came down. The names of the three little ones are all at the top. Yu Xiaocao glanced at the list, and Uncle Yubo's name was also there.

"Brother Qian Wen, you also come to see the list! My second sister squeezed in, let her help you take a look! Xiaoshi's voice sounded behind him, and Xiaocao searched from top to bottom again, and saw Qian Wen's results, which were not too far behind the name of the little brother.

She struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, found her little brother, patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "You did well in the exam, within the top 20!" Work hard, and our family will soon be able to show off a little talent. ”

Qian Wen smiled gently and said, "Congratulations to the little stone!" ”

Yu Xiaocao smiled and said, "Qian Wen, I also saw your name." Congratulations!! When I went to Fucheng for the exam, I took more care of our stones. ”

Qian Wen seemed to have known the result, and did not show great joy, and said: "The relationship between our two families, needless to say, I will too." ”

After chatting with Qian Wen for a while, Yu Xiaocao took his little brother back to Dongshan Village. There is less than a month left before the government examination, and Rongxuan Academy only gives students two days off after the release of the results. It's already mid-March, and she needs to go back to breed the early-maturing vegetables at home, so she won't be in a hurry if it's too late. She is going to take advantage of these two days to plant all the vegetable plots at home, and the rest of the management will be handed over to her father.

When I returned to Dongshan Village, I saw a lot of horses parked at the door of my house, and when I entered the door, I saw that it was the king of Yangjun.

Zhu Junyang drank mellow tea, and the tea was the top Biluochun that came with it. The same tea leaves, soaked in the water of the Yu family, taste more fragrant than other places. The Yu family's food is the same, even if it is white rice, the taste is much better, is it because the water in the Yu family's well is different from other places?

The elegance of lowering the eyes and tasting tea, the temperament that is like a shock, and the cold and handsome face...... This humble courtyard also seems to have become vivid. Yu Xiaocao is amazing again!

Hearing the movement, Zhu Junyang raised his eyes and looked over, caught the light in Xiaocao's eyes, and his heart suddenly became open and comfortable. He pursed a faint smile on his lips and asked softly, "How did you do in the Xiaoshi County exam?" Is it on the list? ”

Xiaoshi rushed and said, "It's in!" I entered the quota of the prefectural examination!! ”

Yu Hai and Liu, who were originally carrying their hearts, had bright smiles on their faces. Yu Caifeng and his wife were busy saying hello to them. Yu Hai said modestly: "This is only the first game, and I don't know how to do it with two more games in the future." Don't be busy rejoicing just yet. Stone, you can't be proud, keep working hard. ”

Little Stone nodded vigorously. Liu couldn't stop smiling and said, "Hungry, my mother will make you something to eat!" ”

Yu Xiaocao wanted to help, and Liu said to her: "There are Yan'er, you go and pound vegetable seeds." You didn't come back, the family turned over the land, and the fat was chased, so you almost sowed. ”

Yu Hai also followed: "There are also watermelon seeds, it's time to soak them." Originally, I wanted to get it out first, but your mother said that she was afraid that I would not do well and delay the harvest. These days, we have received orders from Fucheng one after another, hoping that we can grow more watermelons. ”

Yu Xiaocao thought for a while and said, "Then plant more than a dozen acres of land in the village with watermelons." Corn is planted in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the ancient Tang city. By the way, Dad, last autumn Zhuangzi had no harvest, and the tenant farmers had an easy time, right? ”

Yu Hai nodded and said, "It's not easy. Not only our Zhuangzi, but also other places, just our Dongshan Village is a little better. All I can do is give them free rent. ”

Most of the people have no surplus food at home, and they all point to the autumn harvest to survive the cold winter and the lack of green and yellow crops. Although the imperial court distributed some relief grain, and there was also affordable grain for sale in the town, there were many families who could not afford to buy food. Therefore, there are more people who sell houses, land, children and daughters in the spring.

Yu Xiaocao thought for a while and said, "When the younger brother finishes the government exam, let's plant the corn." There are more than 100 acres of land in Zhuangzi, and a lot of manpower is required for soil turning, top dressing, sowing and field management. The tenant farmers will not be able to harvest the corn. It's better for us to hire those tenant farmers like long-term laborers, and get more for more work, and get bonuses for taking good care of them. You see, it's not going to work. ”

"This method is good, let's formulate the charter first, and in two days I will go to Zhuangzi with your uncle to solicit everyone's opinions." Yu Hai felt that there was a lot to be done in this matter.

Zhu Junyang interjected: "The master is around Tanggu, and he also bought some land, and he needs to hire someone to take care of it." I'll leave this matter to you! ”

Yu Xiaocao said strangely: "Little Junwang, why did you think of buying land in Tanggu?" How much did you buy? Do you all grow corn? ”

"This is what the emperor meant! Last year, all the corn in Jingli Zhuangzi was plagued by locusts, but the yield estimated by the household department was far less than the yield of your corn. The meaning of the emperor and the household department was to experiment separately on both sides of the capital and Tanggu to see which land was more suitable for the cultivation of corn. "Zhu Junyang received the emperor's order and prepared to stay in Tanggu. The test field in Kyori was handed over to the old guys in the household department.

Yu Xiaocao raised her eyebrows, and said in her heart: Without this girl's spirit stone water, the experimental field in the capital would not be able to catch up with Tang Gu's. Does she count as helping the little county king to make a meritorious service?

However, she is still very pertinent: "Corn is actually very easy to grow, and it is more adaptable to soil and everything." Last year, our family planted on sandy soil, and the yield was quite high. ”

Zhu Junyang nodded, his phoenix eyes turned slightly, and said: "The emperor said that your family has successful experience in growing corn, and you need your help in the experimental fields on both sides." Of course, you won't be left to work in vain. This errand is done, and there will be a big reward! ”

"Reward what? Gold and silver jewelry? Silk satin? A beautiful house? Yu Xiaocao's eyes are bright, and her little hand is clenched into a fist under her chin, like a cat that sees a small fish, which is very cute.

Zhu Junyang's paws were itchy, rubbed them on her head, and said, "All of them!" It's just that there is no reward from the emperor, and the lord will compensate you, so you can rest assured, right? ”

Yu Xiaocao shook off the paws on his head, glared at him, and said, "Men and women don't kiss, I'm eleven years old, I'm not a child anymore, you pay attention!" ”

Yu Hai's eyebrows were almost twisted together, and his eyes were almost popping out, if the other party hadn't been the prince of the county, he would have broken that claw a long time ago! What's going on with the prince of the county? You won't fall in love with his grass, will you? No, he will have to keep an eye on it in the future, his daughter is only eleven years old, and he can't be taken by this big wolf. The prince of the county is amazing? The prince of the county can't just get involved with other people's daughters!!

Zhu Junyang didn't know that his father had already guarded him, and he was still looking at Yu Xiaocao up and down, and said with a sigh: "Eleven years old?" I can't see it! In the future, you should eat more, lest you not grow and become a dwarf! ”

Regarding his small body, Yu Xiaocao said that he was very depressed. I have been drinking Lingshi water for more than two years, and Dr. Sun also said that the problem in her womb has been cured, but for more than a year, the food is not bad. Xiaolian is almost half a head taller than her! Could it be the sequelae of congenital insufficiency??

Seeing Yu Xiaocao looking like a defeated cat, with his head down, Zhu Junyang couldn't bear to say: "Don't worry too much, some people grow early, and some people grow late." Jing Zhaoyin's little grandson, when he was fifteen years old, he was only a little taller than you, and he hadn't seen him for more than a year, and his height was about to catch up with his grandfather. You're only eleven years old, and you still have six or seven years to grow. ”

Yu Xiaocao glared at him, and said in his heart: I don't know who first stuck a knife in someone's heart, is it now a slap to a red date? This girl remembers, and in the future, she will choose the dishes you don't like to eat!!

She snorted angrily and turned around and went into the warehouse, taking out the spirit stone liquid to breed vegetables. It is said to be breeding, but it is actually very simple, that is, soak the seeds in the spirit stone liquid and leave it alone, and you can plant it in a day or two. The reserved watermelon seeds need to be soaked into small buds, which are easier to survive when planted, so soak them for a few more days. It just so happens that after planting the vegetable seeds, you can almost grow watermelons.

This year's vegetables were already nearly half a month late, so in order not to delay the season, Liu asked familiar sisters to help and gave thirty wengong a day. The vegetable fields add up to only four or five acres, and seven or eight people can get it done in a day.

After the vegetables were planted, Yu Xiaocao was almost going back to the town to be a cook for his younger brother. In order to be afraid of affecting the growth of vegetables, Yu Xiaocao simply soaked the multicolored stone into the well in his backyard, and asked the little mending stone to release the spiritual power into the well water. She also solemnly warned her father that she must use the water from the well to water the ground and irrigate the watermelons, because she found that the water in her well was not ordinary.

After being reminded by his daughter, Yu Hai also discovered that the rice made from the water in his well was more delicious. As for whether it will be good for vegetables and melon seedlings, it remains to be seen. Yu Hai is a little good, and he follows his daughter's words with deep conviction.

Of course, he also did a small experiment, and chose a small vegetable plot instead of watering the well water, but replaced it with the pond water behind the house, and it didn't take long to find a difference. Vegetable fields irrigated with well water grow faster and better than those watered with pond water.

How did the girl find out? Could it be that the fairy told her in a dream? Or was the well water in the backyard itself spelled by the gods? Yu Hai buried this question deep in his heart, and no one told him. As for the problem of the water in the backyard being different, he also held a small meeting for his family to ask them not to talk outside, so as not to cause trouble.

With her father and uncle in charge, Yu Xiaocao had no worries, so she concentrated on being a little cook in the town. Sun Runze and Liu Jinye's father came again after the release of the list, and also paid a partner fee of fifty taels of silver, asking her to take care of the two children. She still meant that, one sheep was driven, and the three lambs were also released, and she didn't shirk again.