When Shen Xingqi was speechless, he saw a figure rush into the kitchen with a "whoosh".

"Madame, great joy, great joy!"

The two people in the kitchen were stunned for a moment, only to find out that the figure was Su Zhan, who had gone out early in the morning to inquire about the news.

It's just that...... Isn't that too much of a reaction?

Su Zhan has always given people the impression of being steady, and everyone is also accustomed to his style of doing things in the past without hurry, and they have never seen him so out of shape.

I'm afraid this product is not worn, right?

Cheng Xi complained out of tune in his heart, "Look at you so happy, your son-in-law won't be the top of the list, right?"

As soon as the words fell, I saw Su Zhan's expression of "Madam, how do you know".

Cheng Xi: "......"

To tell the truth, she really just blurted out the words in a hurry, so she couldn't really be right?

Cheng Xi does have enough confidence in Shen Xingluo, and he also firmly believes that he can definitely crush his peers according to his ability, but it is one thing to expect, and the truth is another.

In fact, after she saw Su Zhan's eyes that were equivalent to confirmation, a joy surged in her heart that she had never noticed.

"Really! Now our family is going to be in the limelight."

But does it matter?

It doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter.

After all, it is a matter of time before Shen Xingluo's belly is so black that he calculates people to death that he is in the limelight, and it doesn't make much difference if he goes out early or late.

Shen Xingqi next to him realized it later, and the expression on his face was also extremely excited.

"Brother is at the top of the list? Brother is at the top of the list! Huiyuan who will try this time, really, really???

"Really, really, Miss heard it right, my subordinates saw it with their own eyes from the imperial list posted by the Ministry of Rites."

"Great, my brother is so good, I know!"

Cheng Xi: "......"

That's not what you just said.

She seemed to be infected by the little girl's smile, and chuckled and waved her hand, "In that case, give me a good meal tonight!"

"Okay~(〃「▽「〃)」

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Shen Xingluo and Qin Zheng pushed the door in, and a domineering fragrance came to their faces, causing the latter to gasp.

"Wow!"

It smells so good, it smells so good!

It must be a rare delicacy!

Qin Zheng suddenly couldn't hold back, stepped into the wooden door, and walked straight towards the backyard past the male owner of the small courtyard.

"Sister-in-law is ready to eat again, I'm so lucky!"

Shen Xingluo had long been accustomed to his fiery temperament, and his feet didn't even pause before he followed, and soon walked into the backyard.

At this time, the long dining table in the living room was already full of all kinds of food, all of them were full of aroma, and the smell just now was even more domineering because of the proximity.

Lamb with cumin, sweet and sour short ribs, sauerkraut fish, boiled prawns, grilled quail......

Flying in the sky and running in the water on the ground, the meat and vegetables are matched, the nutrition is so balanced that you don't want it, and there are even several dishes that even Qin Zheng can't see what kind of ingredients are used, there is nothing to see, only unexpected.

Even Qin Zheng, who was accustomed to seeing big scenes, couldn't help but jump his eyelids, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Good guy, he called it good guy, this food is too hearty, right?

Compared with the food of the Shen family, even the three meals a day of the major royal families and official families in the capital are much inferior, not to mention that although the dishes on this table are indeed more abundant than in the past, the usual meals of the Shen family are not confiscated at all.

A strange sense of humility suddenly surged in Qin Zheng's heart.

In other words, even if the Qin family is the richest man in the Great Yan Dynasty, what is the use? I was busy all day because of the things in the major shops, and the strength and intelligence were not as good as this couple, and I couldn't compare with the food, what did I want so much silver?

When it comes to enjoyment, it's even worse.

Lost and lost, it was his Qin family who lost.

There is no comparison, there is no comparison at all.

Seeing that Qin Zheng's face was getting more and more weird, even Shen Xingluo, who could see through people's hearts, couldn't guess what he was making up in his head at this time.

However, the other party didn't need him to greet him at all, and before the male and female masters of the Shen family sat down, Qin Zheng took a position on his own, and his expression returned to normal from the initial depression.

The rest: "......"

Is the heart so big?

Sure enough, mentally handicapped children have a lot of fun.

Although Qin Zheng is not mentally retarded in the traditional sense, he is also a stupid son of the landlord's family to a certain extent.

"It's lively in front of the Gongyuan today, why didn't my sister-in-law go and take a look?"

He took a bite of sweet and sour pork ribs, and he didn't know anyone else.

"Forget it."

Cheng Xi, who has experienced countless Spring Festival travel and crowds during the tourist season, said that she is really not interested in crowding, "Today is a large-scale lemon essence scene, and I still don't want to join in the fun."

Lemon essence? What is that?

Qin Zheng wanted to ask, but seeing that the plate of prawns in front of him was only one that stretched out quickly, he was relieved when the shrimp fell into his bowl.

It's okay, it's okay, it's saved.

It scared him to death just now.

The guests and hosts of this meal were happy, and the Shen family was really happy, and they were happy for Shen Xingluo in their hearts, and Qin Zheng himself also achieved an amazing ranking, so he drank while eating, and after a while, he danced with his hands.

As he was sitting down, Xu Lao was holding a bottle of fruit wine in one hand and drinking, his wise eyes narrowed slightly, and he snorted when he landed on Shen Xingluo's body.

This kid has a bit of ability.

Well, it's enough to be worthy of his family's halfway apprentice, that is......

"How does this girl look like she is smirking?"

Cheng Xi, who was worried about his master's future life, didn't know about Xu Lao's worries at all, and after instructing Qin Shan to send his master back to the next door, he let everyone here disperse.

When she returned to the room, Shen Xingluo was sitting in front of the window quietly looking at the scenery outside the courtyard, and he couldn't see what he was thinking in his dark eyes.

"What's going on, aren't you happy to win the top spot?"

Shen Xingluo came back to his senses and got up to make way for her, "Madame thinks too much, I'm in a good mood tonight."

Cheng Xi looked at him for a moment, "You don't look like you're happy, could it be that you don't have confidence in the palace test?"

Before Shen Xingluo could answer, she herself denied this statement, "It shouldn't be, if there is no one in this class of students who can fight for you, no one will be your opponent."

"......" He didn't really want to fight with others, so why did he use that description?

But one thing is right, the group of scholars who can't carry their shoulders and can't lift their hands are indeed a group of weak chickens, and they have no combat effectiveness.

"There is no need to worry about this matter, although the temple test is not only about articles and opinions, but also requires some luck, but ...... I'm confident that I can have a place in the top one."

A first?

Isn't that the champion, the top eye, and the flower?

"So confident—"

Cheng Xi saw Shen Xingluo's expression, and according to his understanding of him, he knew that this was not a big deal, and he must have his own considerations to say this.

"Tell me about the basis for your conclusion?"

It is not easy for the children of the poor family to get ahead, some things are not determined by strength, there is no one in the court and no background, even if their own strength is hard, it is difficult to get ahead.

Moreover, this exam is also an additional test for students from other places, and the level of students in Beijing is not low, and the latter also has advantages that students from other places do not have - connections and background.

After such analysis, the possibility of non-local students wanting to enter the first class is really small.

"The three places in the first class are hand-picked by the emperor."

Shen Xingluo was unhurried, "As the Son of Heaven, how many people have a good impression of the family?

The intertwining between these families has weakened a lot of the power of the Son of Heaven, and even if they have interests related to the royal family, His Majesty has no good impression of them."

"So, Your Majesty intends to weaken the power of the family?"

Cheng Xi suddenly remembered what he had said, Yu Heting in his previous life was still the Tanhua of the next imperial examination.

"By the way, what is Yu Gongzi's ranking?"

"It's very high, seventh on the list."

"Wow~"

It's also a real god of learning.

It's just that this god of learning is probably going to really say goodbye to Yijia this time, after all, there is a person in front of him who is more prominent than him, and even if Your Majesty wants to weaken the power of the family, it is impossible to personally order two children of the poor family as Yijia at once.

Cheng Xi remembered something, and his eyes rolled with a little cunning, "I think you can be a little bolder."

If the one on the dragon chair really wants to do something to the family, maybe they can push it.

"What does Madame want to say?"

"Well, guess what it is?"

Shen Xingluo raised his eyes and saw Cheng Xi's slender fingers pinching a thin letter, "Is it a letter from Shenjia Village?"

"yes, do you want to guess what the news is?"

The man thought for a moment, and his heart moved, "The potatoes in the second season of this year are about to be harvested, and this is Uncle Man's good news letter."

"Clever."

Cheng Xi was not surprised that he could guess that the letter sent by Shenjia Village was nothing more than those few things, thinking that it would be even stranger if he really couldn't guess this season at this time.

"The second season of potatoes was planted in early July, Uncle Man Ho has rich planting experience and has made the second crop of potato seedlings very well, it is already mid-September, and the potatoes will not grow too much if they wait, so the harvest is the most suitable at this time."

The current person in power in Lin'an Mansion is the son-in-law of the Du family, and Shenjia Village is tightly protected by the five princes, and even the neighboring villages know nothing about planting potatoes, which can be said to be a thorough job in secrecy.

However, whether it is Governor Xie or the Fifth Prince, they all know that the person behind the planting of potatoes is Shen Xingluo, and when this stubble of potatoes is harvested, his name will inevitably fall on the eucalyptus of that person.

Maybe he has already been named with His Majesty?

Cheng Xi continued, "The yield of potatoes in the high-grade fields is basically maintained at about 4,500 catties, and the low-grade fields are also above 3,500 catties, and they will all be harvested in a few days, and the news will spread at that time."

In fact, Shen Manhoard's letter was not sent after the whole village had harvested potatoes, but only selected a few acres of them to look at the yield, and the results were very satisfactory.

After all the potatoes in Shenjia Village are harvested, there will be hundreds of thousands of catties of potatoes.