In the blink of an eye, the third day of March, the sun is shining, there is still no rain, the people look at the sky every day, praying in their hearts that God can give a swill.

Some even go to burn high kowtows, and the poor people even kneel to the world.

Qiao Mai took the children and asked them to look at the people who were carrying buckets of water and watering the ground.

"You see, the grain you eat, every grain of rice, every mouthful of noodles, they have worked so hard to carry water, water the ground, weed, and harvest, and only then will they arrive at the dinner table of our families."

"Mother, why do they have to carry water?"

"Because it didn't rain, they had to carry water, otherwise the grain would be lost, and not only would they be hungry, but so would we."

"The croppers are so hard."

"So, let's not waste a grain of food."

The Fengyun brothers are also twelve years old after the New Year, and they are usually very strong because of their martial arts, and they are about to catch up with adult men.

"Go and help the two women carry a load of water."

"Yes, mother!"

The two of them don't look at the usual martial arts practice very diligently, but let them carry the water once, and when they came back, they rubbed their shoulders.

"Mother, farm work is more tiring than martial arts."

"Now you know how bitter the croppers are, right?"

"Yes, not only are they tired, but they also have to brave the sun in the summer and the cold in the winter, it's too easy."

"Cherish what is in front of you, many of your children, pampered since childhood, once something happens, they can't stand the suffering, they are tired to death by life early, it is not as good as these people who usually lack clothes and wear less, want to live a long and healthy life, and are still exercising regularly."

"Mother, let's finish our homework every day, so let's come over and help them carry water, okay?"

"You look at it, my mother doesn't stop you, I just want to tell you the truth, don't pamper yourself too much, only when you are bitter do you know how to cherish it, and only then do you know that it is not easy to be happy."

Qiao Mai smiled, but he didn't expect that the next afternoon, the Fengyun brothers began to take time to go out and help some elderly people carry water.

At the beginning, he only picked one load, and then two loads a day, three loads a day, and Qiao Mai was very pleased to see them practice their words with actions.

On the tenth day of the first month of March, Yuan Jiaqi and Qin Yide embarked on the road of scientific research again.

This time there was also Mr. Wang, who not only guided Yuan Jiaqi along the way, but also pointed out Qin Yide.

This kid from the Qin family originally went to school in the county seat, and since he was admitted to Xiucai, he has been studying at home.

The main thing is that the family has been providing for him, as well as his nephew, and life is very tight, so he voluntarily went back to study on his own.

Being able to take the 36th place is also the result of his talent and hard work, and Mr. Wang has a good impression of him and is willing to guide them.

This time, he wanted to follow, first, to guide them in their homework, and secondly, they were going to take the Jinshi exam, and they needed someone to explain to them before and after the exam.

The third is that he is not at ease, and wants to protect them throughout the whole process and strive to create the best conditions for these two people.

As soon as the prefect heard that his father was going to the capital, he immediately sent a team of men and horses to protect him in secret.

There is another point, Mr. Wang didn't say anything, that is, there is a rule in the capital, catch a son-in-law under the list, he doesn't want these two people to go to the list stupidly, and cause trouble for the family when the time comes.

With the old gentleman following, Qiao Mai has nothing to worry about.

Her task is to take care of the children and reduce accidents to zero.

At this juncture, Tian Sanzhuang was discharged from the army ahead of schedule and went home, and the Tian family was killing chickens to uncover the wind for him at this time.

"Father, mother, son is not filial, and he can't wait for his parents at home."

Tian took his hand and cried excitedly.

"Son, it's good for you to come back, it's good to come back, you don't know how much we miss you."

Old man Tian's eyes were also red, "It's good to come back, sit down, you have been gone for five years, why don't you come to a letter or anything, so that your father and mother can rest assured." ”

"I practice every day, I'm tired like a dog, and I don't have time."

"If you come back this time, you won't go back, will you?"

"If you don't go back, no one wants to go back, my son is in a hurry, there is no war to fight all these years, otherwise, my son's little life will have to be confessed there."

"Sanzhuang, other people's sons have brought the moon home, what about yours?"

"It's useful for my son to keep it."

"What do you want to do?"

"My son wants to get a job in the Yamen, but he can't be a soldier for five years and go home to farm, right?"

Tian Sanzhuang didn't like his father and mother to think about his money bag as soon as he came back, so he twisted his head left and right.

"What about my daughter-in-law?"

As soon as he heard him mention Qiao Mai, the old couple's faces sank.

"What about my daughter-in-law?"

Tian Sanzhuang asked again, and Tian Laohan knocked his cigarette pouch and said.

"As soon as you leave, she will be wild, ask for a book from home, and go to the town to live a good life."

"What, it can't be, right? How can you give her a letter of separation, even if your son marries her, she is a member of our family in life and a ghost in our family in death, what do you do to let her go? I'm really. ”

Tian Sanzhuang gritted his teeth and glared at Tian Laohan and his wife, he had been in the army for five years, and his momentum was not comparable to that of a cropper.

The two old men looked at him a little frightened, so they trembled and explained what had happened in detail.

From Tian Sanzhuang leaving home, to Qiao Mai's children being kicked out, to her wanting to sue them, to getting the letter of closure, until now, she has set up a female household, become a rich family in the town, and recruited a son-in-law, and carefully told Tian Sanzhuang about it.

At this time, Tian Sanzhuang didn't have the momentum just now, "You said she fell in love with the prefect?" ”

"Yes, even the mayor of the town is looking at her in everything, and now she is the wife of the lifter, and she will take another scientific examination soon, I heard that her man has gone to the capital, and if she wins at that time, she will be the official wife."

Tian Sanzhuang's hands clenched into fists, "This slut!" ”

He knew that with what she had achieved so far, he had no chance of getting revenge on her!

At this time, the Tian family had already set up the table, and the three of them sat in the upper room, drinking a little wine while talking about Qiao Mai.

"There's a little girl next to her, almost five years old, who looks exactly like you."

"Didn't you say the kid didn't survive?"

"Yes, she did take the child to the wasteland and bury it, and we did watch the village where she left empty-handed. And she hasn't seen any children around her in more than half a year in the town. ”

"What does Daddy mean?"

"A blood test, if so, take it over, I heard that she is very good to that child, with this child in hand, I don't believe she will not give in."

Tian Sanzhuang took a sip of the wine in the bowl, "I have my own idea about this, so you don't care." ”

I thought that when my son came back, the Tian family would be able to raise their eyebrows, but I didn't expect Tian Sanzhuang to have no movement.

He goes out early and returns late every day, and he has been very low-key since he came back.

It's not that he doesn't want to get ahead, but it's not that his father and mother have no brains, even if he knows that Qiao Mai is doing well, he wants to get wet, and he won't easily provoke her, because he knows that the characters behind her can't be provoked.

Since he came back, he has been busy looking for connections with the men, and wants to get a job in the yamen.

As a soldier, when the brain is shrewd, he knows that it is impossible to be productive in planting for a lifetime.

Fortunately, he was very eye-catching in the army, and he was valued by the above, and he mixed up a small head, and when he came back, the man wrote a letter of recommendation, and with the letter and the silver in his hand, it would definitely be no problem to be an official.

It also happened that at this time, the yamen recruited people, and the previous county order was destroyed by the emperor.

The new county magistrate is last year's new science and technology jinshi, who is upright, thorough in everything, and very serious in his work.

Even if he recruits officials, he will personally supervise them, and if they are unqualified, let alone silver, it is not easy to use a letter of recommendation.

Fortunately, Tian Sanzhuang has not been a soldier in vain for the past five years, and he is not afraid to fight against ordinary strong men, so he was selected by luck.

At this time, the Tian family husband and wife got up and deliberately ran to the opposite side of Jixiangyuan to show off.

(End of chapter)