Chengnan Street, Changning County.

A horse-drawn carriage drove down the street, and in the carriage sat an old man and a young man.

They are Han Liru and Zhao Yu who have just come out of Wangxian Tower to participate in the autumn party of the private school.

Han Liru played with Lu Yan's mutton fat jade pendant in his hand, looked at Zhao Yu, and smiled:

"It's thanks to you that you broke the siege today, otherwise the old man wouldn't know how to get off the stage!"

"The teacher's words are serious, this is a matter for the disciple!"

Zhao Yu sat respectfully, smiling and leaning over slightly.

Han Liru shook his head, didn't say much about it, and said curiously:

"It's really a good way to make a monument of merit, we old guys didn't think of it, which biography did you see it from?"

"The teacher is well-read, but I didn't think of it for the time being, and I will definitely think of it afterwards!"

Zhao Yu humbly patted his ass, and then shook his head:

"This method was seen by the disciple in the book of the old gentleman in the village before, and I don't remember which biography it is!"

The method of making a meritorious monument was thought of by Zhao Yu himself, not seen in the biography, and he didn't know which biography recorded this kind of thing, so he naturally didn't dare to talk nonsense, lest Han Liru go back and turn the book to make him exposed.

When Han Liru heard this, he didn't get to the bottom of it, but sighed lightly:

"There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and I don't deceive the old man! Reading more and dabbling in a wide range of books is still very beneficial! Yu'er, the old man's study still has some books, you can come and see it in the future! ”

"Yes! Thank you, disciple! ”

Zhao Yu bowed gratefully.

The study room is an important place for a reader, and Han Liru allowed Zhao Yu to enter the study at will, which shows the importance he attaches to him.

Moreover, Zhao Yu knew that Han Liru's study had a lot of books, and he had long wanted to go in and have a look, but he didn't expect this opportunity to come like this.

Han Liru was very satisfied with Zhao Yu, and after nodding, he handed the mutton fat jade pendant in his hand to Zhao Yu:

"Put it away!"

"Teacher, this ......"

Zhao Yu hesitated, this jade pendant was won by Han Liru with Wang Xizhi's real work as a bet, and Han Liru also had a share, and Zhao Yu did not dare to monopolize it.

However, Han Liru showed a smile:

"Take it, it's your trophy, it's a testimony of your first step on the road to the imperial examination!"

"Yes! Thank you so much! ”

Zhao Yu didn't refuse anymore and solemnly took the jade pendant.

Today, he showed in Wangxian Tower, which can be regarded as officially stepping into the circle of scholars in Changning County, and being known by everyone, which helped him somewhat on the road to the imperial examination.

The teachers and students in the carriage were affectionate, and the carriage moved slowly.

After Han Liru sent Zhao Yu home, he went back to his private school.

Everything is calm again.

But......

After the autumn meeting of the private school, Changning County was lively.

Wang Yang got the way to make money, and raised a large amount of silver from the gentry in Changning County.

The Wangjiangkou Dam in Changning County has also been put on the agenda.

The county government began to mobilize, and sent conscripts in the county, and even the displaced people in the city were sent to build the dam.

The construction of the dam is a good thing for the benefit of the people, and now that it is after the autumn harvest, it is rare that those people who are serving in the conscription have not resisted this conscription, but are very enthusiastic.

Even, some people saw the county government bag eating food, and took the initiative to build the dam, and the whole county was lively.

With this enthusiasm, the Wangjiangkou Dam was also built in late October during the dry season in autumn and winter.

The excitement outside has nothing to do with Zhao Yu.

Since the autumn meeting of the private school, Zhao Yu has returned to his busyness.

Going to school to study, practicing martial arts after school, and teaching Zhao Yunan and the Weaver Girl every day, Zhao Yu is busier than before.

However, despite his busyness, Zhao Yu was also very pleased.

Because Zhao Yunan and Weaver Girl may have endured hardships, they are very hard-working, no matter what Zhao Yu teaches them, they will work very hard to learn.

Even because of their hard work, both of them have made rapid progress in their studies.

Zhao Yu was very satisfied with the performance of the two and enjoyed the process of hand-training.

In this way, Zhao Yu trained the two of them while studying on his own.

......

Time passes slowly.

Autumn goes to winter, spring is coming!

In Zhao Yu's busyness, Chongzhen came four years ago.

This is the private school holiday in May.

The sun is shining, the spring breeze is blowing, and it is the planting season.

In a field behind Peach Blossom Village, many villagers were standing by the ridge at this time, pointing at a few people in the field.

In that field, two large and three small, five people were busy.

The eldest is two adults, who are also from Peach Blossom Village, and the younger one is Zhao Yu, Zhao Yun'an and Weaver Girl.

A year has passed, Zhao Yu and Zhao Yunan are already nine years old, and the Weaver Girl is ten years old, and the three of them have grown half a head taller than last year.

It's just that the three-and-a-half-year-old child is busy working as a mud monkey at this time.

Zhao Yu commanded on the side, while Zhao Yunan and Weaver Girl took green rattan and two kinds of green seedlings and assisted the two adults to plant them in the ground.

That's right, Zhao Yu and others are planting sweet potatoes, peppers and maize.

The proprietors of the North and South Leather Stores brought the seeds of these three crops a year ago, and Zhao Yu had already raised their seedlings some time ago, and it was the time to plant them.

"Yun'an, when planting sweet potatoes, the rattan should be placed horizontally in the ground, exposing the tail, not directly vertically! Also, put one plant every 20 centimeters! ”

Zhao Yu stood in the ground, commanding Zhao Yunan.

"Yes, young master!"

Zhao Yunan grabbed a handful of sweet potato rattans in his left hand, and hurriedly bent the rattan erected in the small soil ditch in his right hand in the soil ditch, and then moved quickly, placing a sweet potato seedling every twenty centimeters.

After a small soil ditch was full of sweet potato seedlings, Zhao Yunan hurriedly grabbed the farm manure and covered the bottom end of each seedling.

The farmhouse fertilizer is a straw made of pig feces and urine, and it is still stained with pig feces and urine, and the smell is extremely unpleasant, but Zhao Yunan did not dislike it, and grabbed it directly with his hands.

Waiting for Zhao Yunan to fertilize the sweet potato seedlings, Zhao Yu immediately looked at the old farmer waiting on the side:

"Hebo, now you cover the sweet potato seedlings with soil, cover the farmhouse manure in the small soil ditch, and make a small soil ditch by the way, so as to expose the tail of the sweet potato cane!"

"Well, little master, although you are optimistic!"

The old farmer smiled on his tanned face, spat on his hand, picked up the hoe and began to dig the ditch.

While plowing, the soil that was dug out also went to the side, just covering the lower end of the farm manure and sweet potato rattan in a ditch in front of it.

Seeing the old farmer's skillful appearance, Zhao Yu couldn't help laughing:

"Hebo is worthy of being a famous cropper in Peach Blossom Village, and this job is beautiful!"

"Hehe, the little master is just nice to say! The old man has done farm work all his life, and as soon as the little master says how to do it, the old man understands! ”

The old farmer's face smiled chrysanthemums, and when he spoke, the hoe in his hand became much more flexible.

Zhao Yu also smiled, and then said:

"Hebo, that's it for growing sweet potatoes! In the future, as long as you weed, and then wait for its rattan to grow, give it a different direction to grow, these things will trouble you in the future! ”

"Little master, don't worry, the old man and father and son will definitely take care of it!"

The old farmer was working and agreed.

Zhao Yu nodded, and then looked at the field on the right.