The official fields of Huangzhuang around the altar in the eastern suburbs are already full of vitality at this time.

In addition to the shepherd's cabbage, which takes three months to grow, other vegetables such as small rape, oilseed lettuce, amaranth, green garlic and other vegetables have already been planted on a large scale during these two months, and after several large-scale fertilization and irrigation, it has become a truly fertile soil.

Now that the busy farming season has passed, although there is still some work to do, it is enough for the people to be busy until noon.

At this time, there were not many entertainment programs in the countryside.

After eating and drinking, the men would sit on the edge of the ridge and play horse hanging (horse hanging is a popular card game in the Ming Dynasty, derived from the Song Dynasty leaf cards) or chatter.

The women gathered at the pond in front of their homes to wash their clothes, collect shoe soles, and talk about the short gossip of the east and west.

Children are playing in the mud-walled courtyard, and from time to time there is a crisp laughter like silver bells.

"Daddy!"

When a tenant who also rented official land came back from outside, his children immediately gathered around him and asked, "Daddy, why have you only come back from the town now?" My sister thought you were going to the town to make money again! My sister said you're going to throw us away! ”

The child's mother also joked: "That's right, the boss, I haven't seen you come back for most of the day, you shouldn't forget our daughter, right?" ”

When she finished speaking, the children burst into laughter.

The child's father was ridiculed by everyone, and his face was flushed.

Then he glared at the children: "What nonsense?" When will I ever make money again? When did I leave you behind? Don't blame me for being rude to you! ”

Seeing this, the children quickly shut their mouths and did not dare to continue to make fun of them.

"In charge, I heard Aunt Li from the south of the village say that there are a lot of big boats on the dock today! Everyone is spreading that it is an official sent overseas by the emperor to transport back the materials for making fertilizer elixir! In the future, everyone will be able to use the fertilizer elixir! ”

The child's father looked at his wife again: "Daughter-in-law, what did you just say?" Didn't I hear the difference? ”

The child's mother glanced at her husband: "Your ears are really back, it was obviously me just now that the ship sent by the emperor to find the elixir materials has returned!" ”

The child's father scratched his head and said honestly: "I said the child's mother, what are you talking nonsense?" Is the elixir of fertilizer what our ordinary people can make? Now this is only available to Huangzhuang. The two Daomen real people who refine the elixir of chemical fertilizer have heard that several furnaces have been refined! ”

"Humph! Too lazy to pay attention to you! Believe it or not! The child's mother threw the washed clothes into the basin and went into the house to change.

The children giggled and followed, leaving the child's father standing alone, only the eldest daughter still squatting beside him.

The child's father looked at the back of his wife leaving, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Alas, they all marry chickens and dogs, and marry such a grumpy mother-in-law, what can you do?" ”

"Who made you two have a good relationship!"

The eldest daughter said with a grin.

The child's father was still suspicious, and asked the eldest daughter for confirmation: "Is that really what your Aunt Li said? Got a ship back from overseas? In the future, the big guys will be able to make the elixir? ”

"Oh yes!" The eldest daughter nodded seriously, "The elder brother of the Li family works at the wharf, saying that it is a row and row of big boats, and the river is covered, and it seems that he is called Sanbao Eunuch!" ”

He really doesn't care about the eunuch child's father, but if this is true, the big guys will be able to use the elixir in the future, then it would be great!

The child's father thought about it in his heart.

Now the soil in the official fields of Huangzhuang is expensive, and there are often cavalry patrols, just to prevent anyone from stealing the soil that has used the fertilizer elixir.

And the effect of chemical fertilizer elixir, no one has long questioned it, as long as it has been used, at least the yield per mu of crops can be doubled or more.

If the elixir of chemical fertilizer can be promoted, then you can work hard, tighten your belt, and save money for two or three years.

In that case, there is no need to rent the land of the government.

Even if you can't buy a good paddy field at home, it's an ordinary dry field, so it's your own!

Thinking of this, the child's father's eyes couldn't help but reveal a simple look of hope.

"What do you want? Your birthday today. ”

Just when the man was in thought, his mother-in-law came out of the back room with a bowl of noodles and a group of hens like old hens.

"Happy Birthday, Dad!"

"Daddy! I made it with my own hands! ”

The children chirped at him, and his mother-in-law put the bowl in his hand, urging him to eat it while it was hot, or the noodles would be clumped.

The man smirked twice, picked up the chopsticks and put them in his mouth.

Soon he swallowed, and his eyes suddenly narrowed into a slit: "Hmm! It's hot! Slow down! Slow down."

The children couldn't help but laugh when they looked at his funny appearance of sticking out his tongue while eating.

After eating the noodles, the man loosened his trouser belt and said to his mother-in-law.

"I want to pay homage to the statue of the Fertilizer Immortal."

"It's time to go, it's time to go, hurry up and say goodbye, let the fertilizer fairy bless our family with a smooth and prosperous New Year."

"Then you are at home with the children."

After the man gave a word, he carefully carried a few sticks of incense and went to the altar.

"Daddy, I'm waiting for you at home!"

"Daddy! Slow down! ”

The children shouted in unison and waved their arms to cheer him on.

The man smiled, then walked in the direction of the altar.

At this time, it was the aftermath of the autumn tiger, and the sun was hanging high overhead.

The child's father carried a small bamboo basket wrapped in incense all the way, sweat flowing directly down his sideburns, sliding over his dark cheeks, but he didn't realize it, and still took a firm step forward step by step.

The big altar is not far away, and at this time, everyone has long been allowed to come to worship on the periphery of the big altar.

It's just that the place used for court sacrifices inside is still not allowed to ordinary people.

A green jade statue stands on the altar.

The immortal statue is dressed in a feather robe, holding the dust, the eyebrows and eyes are clear, and the temperament is dusty.

The man knelt on the broken futon, which had already been knocked a little, and after kowtowing his head, he reverently chanted: "I respectfully ask the fertilizer fairy to protect me, and we are willing to offer you incense." ”

With that, the man took out three sticks of incense from the bamboo basket.

"Fertilizer Immortal, this is my sacrifice, please don't be too little, just take it. In addition, if you have time to rent the land my family, I hope you can take care of it more, after all, planting crops is seeds, watering, pest control, and ploughing all require money and effort. With your help, we can do a lot less. ”

He placed three sticks of incense on the table and lit them, and then bowed respectfully to the statue of the Fertilizer Immortal a few times, then stood up, only to collide with the man behind him.

"Oops!"

The man looked back, but it was a dark and thin little girl with two braids, staring at him with a nervous expression.

The man took two steps back and asked with a smile.

"Little girl, you're here to incense too?"

The little girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The man just asked casually, and then picked up the bamboo basket, planning to go home, and the mother-in-law and children at home were still waiting for him.

The man took a few steps, but was stopped by the little girl.

"Abel, do you know the name of the immortals?"

The man scratched his head, which stopped him.

"Fertilizer immortals, everyone calls them that, and I really don't know what the names of immortals are."

"Well, thank you!"

Very polite little girl, knows etiquette, not like her own stupid girl. The man thought to himself.

Looking at the back of this strange Abel in the distance, and then looking at the familiar statue on the altar, Jiang Xuan fell into a deep doubt in his life.

"Why, when I look at this statue, it looks like my brother?"

"It's not right, it's unreasonable, maybe it's a coincidence, my brother is still locked up in the edict, how can the fertilizer immortal be him?"

Jiang Xuan stomped her feet: "But these facial features are obviously exactly the same as my brother!" ”

This means that the last time Jiang Xuan went to visit Jiang Xinghuo in the Imperial Prison, he only talked about the Daming Treasury Bonds and the fertilizer workshop, and did not mention any fertilizer immortals at all.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo didn't know that this title made him feel extremely socially dead.

Chemical, fat, immortal, human!

What a shame, what a red-faced!

Why do you humiliate me like this?

Why don't you just call it "Jin Ke La Immortal"!

Or it's not impossible to call it "Stanley".

In the future, when it is sold to the West, it is easy to translate, our Ming Emperor Judy, sent someone to bring a magical thing called Stanley, why don't you hurry up and take out the valuable thing to trade?

Jiang Xuan's little head melon has not yet reached a conclusion.

Suddenly—

The soldiers in charge of guarding the altar began to chase people away.

"Avoid! Avoid! ”

"There are nobles on patrol, and idlers retreat quickly."

"Little girl, hurry up and go, don't make trouble for yourself."

The crowd retreated under the warnings and expulsions of the soldiers.

Jiang Xuan glanced up at the statue of the immortal standing outside the altar.

The immortal still looked familiar.

But I don't know why, it always gives Jiang Xuan a strange sense of apprehension.

Before he had time to think about it, the alert Jiang Xuan followed the villagers from several nearby villages, as well as some people from Nanjing who came to visit, and all retreated.

On the official road in the distance, the sound of horses' hooves was heard.

A team of gorgeous cars drove from the official road, and Jiang Xuan secretly raised her eyes to look at the carriage inside.

The carriage was drawn by several horses, made of extravagant materials, and decorated with red hair all around.

On either side of the carriage were sixteen guards in armor and riding with swords.

Each of the guards has a calm breath and excellent riding skills.

The guards on both sides of these carriages held honor guards such as the Fangse Flag, the Cyan Bai Ze Flag, the Jiang Yin Flag, the Halberd Flag, the Ge Flag, and the Yi Qi Flag.

The guards at the back are holding swords, staffs, standing melons, lying melons, ritual knives, stirrup staffs, bones, axes and other honor weapons.

"It's . Royal guard of honor? ”

Jiang Xuan exclaimed in a low voice.

Although she had only lived in Nanjing for a few months, she had already remembered the power of these top figures of the Ming Empire.

Jiang Xuan saw with his own eyes on the streets of Nanjing, how a lame beggar who couldn't avoid it was trampled to death by the hooves of the Xungui guards, and a big hole collapsed in his chest.

Now it is not an auspicious day to worship, there are royal figures in person, how can Jiang Xuan not be surprised?

"Little sister, be cautious!"

The woman next to her hurriedly grabbed Jiang Xuan's arm and reminded, "I heard that your accent is from the countryside?" Don't you understand that the affairs of the royal family are not something that we ordinary people can discuss? ”

There were also some people around who heard the sound and listened attentively, with different expressions.

Obviously, he was quite taboo about this, and he didn't even dare to say anything.

"Oh."

Jiang Xuan nodded, but couldn't help but be curious.

She knew very well that she herself was from a humble background and was by no means a powerful class, so she could not understand the thoughts of the royal family at all.

But she was still curious.

Which prince or prince will come to worship?

It's such a big show!

The thought just flashed through me.

Jiang Xuan was frightened again.

Because she found that behind the guards of this group of royal family members, there were several brocade guards dressed in bright and dazzling flying fish suits, and they actually rode tall and mighty horses, galloping rapidly on the official road.

Their goal seems to be:

This carriage?!

"—phew!"

Ji Gang slowed down, and the guards and generals beside the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi also turned around and rode horses to negotiate with him.

The two talked for a while, and Ji Gang, who was holding the holy decree, unloaded the embroidered spring knife and handed it to the guard general, and then came to Zhu Gaochi's frame.

"Commander Ji?"

Zhu Gaochi lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at Ji Gang with some doubts.

"His Royal Highness, this is His Majesty's urgent order!"

Zhu Gaochi took it.

Zhu Gaochi is busy with affairs today, and he has just finished inspecting the output of the fertilizer workshop on behalf of the emperor, and now he is coming to Huangzhuang in the eastern suburbs to inspect the growth of crops.

It stands to reason that my father shouldn't be looking for him today.

Because he was working for his father.

But since his father was looking for him, when he thought of today's day, Zhu Gaochi knew that it was very likely that Mr. Jiang had said something again.

When Zhu Gaochi saw the holy decree, he was a little hesitant, he only said: "I understand what my father meant, I will go back later, and Commander Ji will go to restore his life first." ”

Ji Gang nodded, and rode away with a few brocade guards.

"Chief, what is the decree in such a hurry? Can you reveal a thing or two after the decree is delivered? Qianhe, a henchman next to the road, asked.

Ji Gang turned his head and glared at him on the horse.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't!"

Several henchmen were stunned, but Ji Gang smiled instead.

"Today, my little girl is full moon, and you all come to my house to drink at night."

Several brocade guards suddenly laughed, Ji Gang's family was not happy in his early years, and now he has no feelings for marrying a wife and taking a concubine, but he went to Jiangnan with the emperor, and the little girl he picked up recognized him as his daughter, and he loved him very much.

Although I don't know if it's the emperor's intention, Ji Gang's attitude and love are really not pretended.

The brocade guards laughed and left, and Zhu Gaochi in the carriage, his chubby face was covered with dark clouds.

Xie Jin, who was in the same car with Zhu Gaochi, asked cautiously, "Your Highness, what's wrong?" ”

Zhu Gaochi didn't speak, but just threw the holy decree he was holding in his hand to Xie Jin.

This is an extremely unusual move, indicating that Zhu Gaochi is in a bad mood to the point where he does not want to follow etiquette.

Xie Jin was shocked, picked up the holy decree, and glanced through the past at a glance.

"Tax Police Corps, do you plan to let His Royal Highness the Second Prince out of prison to practice, and first observe the effect of the literacy class in prison?"

"W-How is this possible?"

"What does Your Majesty mean exactly?"

PS: Do a little investigation, this passage is not money, is it feasible to think that the protagonist in the first half of this chapter will change and influence the lives of small people/ordinary people? Or is the idea feasible and the author writes that it doesn't work?

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