Nowadays, the people of Xujia Village, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, are almost idle, and every family has a few people to set up stalls, and those who do not come out of the stall make velvet flowers at home, or open up wasteland, just like Xu Maoyuan's family, his two sons and daughters, the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law are busy with the snack stall, the younger son works in the tofu factory, the younger daughter-in-law watches the children cook, and the little girl makes velvet flowers, so he is a little more leisurely.

Xu Maoyuan groaned, "In our village, it is indeed difficult to recruit people, but there are still ten or eight of them, follow them first, if it is not enough, I will go to talk to the village chief and ask him to recommend a few reliable ones." ”

Xu Huaiyi nodded, "You can call the shots, Village Chief Hu is an understanding person, since he has the heart to make friends with us, then he won't do anything in this kind of thing, you just have to be practical, in addition, there are forty acres of hillside land, can't grow crops, I want to plant fruit trees, what do you think?" ”

The nephew consulted him, Xu Maoyuan was extremely ironed in his heart, and his face couldn't help but show a little relieved smile, "It's right to plant fruit trees, I have looked at the land along the village before, the land is really thin, and others have said that the harvest in Hutian Village is not good, it seems that it is not a rumor, if you want to change this situation, you need to use fertilizer to raise the land, and you may be able to see the results in three or two years, and there is no hope for the hillside land, but it is a waste to be idle, and it is just right to plant fruit trees, apples, peaches, pears, persimmons, walnuts are not to pick places, It's an entry after all. ”

Xu Huaiyi said, "I think so too, anyway, the slope is cheap, just plant some poplars or something, and you can sell wood for silver in ten or eight years." ”

Xu Maoyuan responded, thought of something, and suggested, "You can't just grow crops in your village, right?" Do you want to raise some chickens, ducks and pigs? ”

"Cheng, then when the house is built, uncle, you can help me find a place to build a few chicken coops and pigsties."

"Okay, I'll remember this for you, besides, if you build such a big Zhuangzi, who will take care of it for you in the future?"

"I'm going to buy some more."

Hearing this, Xu Maoyuan was stunned, and saw that he said with a calm face, and his heart was inevitably complicated, a few months ago, his nephew was still being oppressed in the Xu family and had no sense of existence, who would have thought that now he can make slaves and maids, buy people, as a countryman, how many people will think of this stubble?

In their impression, only powerful people will buy people from their homes, ordinary people, it is difficult to feed a few people in their own family, who will be willing to spend money to buy a person?

I thought that I bought Wei Liang's three brothers and sisters because they happened to meet on the way to escape the famine, and I heard that they didn't spend money at that time, so they didn't attract too much attention, and now they are buying people......

"Wouldn't it be too expensive? It's not cheap to buy people, five taels of silver are available, and in the future, you have to pay them monthly money, responsible for their accommodation, clothing, and ......" Xu Maoyuan said, worrying about him, "It's better to hire someone from the village to do it." ”

Xu Huaiyi explained with a smile, "It's easy to buy people, I can't say that I will buy land in the future, I can't just count on the help of the people in the village, if I hire outsiders, I don't know the roots, I don't know the bottom line, I don't worry, I buy the next people, sell the deed in our own hands, and I'm not afraid of them being a moth." ”

When Xu Maoyuan heard this, he didn't say anything, "It's still your thoughtfulness." ”

After the two discussed, Xu Huaiyi left, and after returning home, he reported to his daughter-in-law, and was pressed to the desk to read and study.

In Gu Huanxi's words, it is "grinding the gun in battle, and it is light if it is not happy".

Xu Huaiyi resigned himself to his fate.

When I go to bed at night, I recite the art of war and strategy in my dreams.

The next day, the two of them got up early, Xu Huaiyi even suspended his daily running and boxing in order to save his physical strength, Gu Huanxi was more nervous than him, and the morning meals were all made by her, I was afraid that he would not eat comfortably, and when he arrived at the examination room, he would affect his performance, and when he went out, he took the trouble to tell him repeatedly.

Finally, he said, "Why don't I go with you?" ”

Xu Huaiyi smiled, "I really don't need to, even if you go, you will be waiting outside, even more anxious, I will let Wei Liang follow, it will be fine." ”

At most, I can't pass the test.

Gu Huanxi also thought of this, and reminded in a low voice, "If you think there is anything greasy or inappropriate in it, just give up the exam and come back, I am looking forward to you entering the best martial arts academy, but you can't take risks, it's the same when you go back to other academies, don't be tough." ”

Xu Huaiyi: "Uh-huh, uh-huh" responded.

After he and Wei Liang drove the mule cart away, Gu Huanxi couldn't sit still in the house, so he took his daughter to the tofu factory, watching others go in and out, busy work, and the anxiety in her heart was somewhat relieved.

Today's tofu factory produces more than a dozen plates of tofu every day, and the stone mill turns from morning to night, and there is no time to stop, which shows that the business is good.

However, when it comes to making money, it is still derivatives such as spiced dried bean curd and tofu skin, and fermented bean curd, but it still needs to be fermented in a jar, and it is far from the time to sell.

When Village Chief Xu saw her, he thought something was wrong, so he came over to ask.

Gu Huanxi said, "It's okay, I'll just come and go around." ”

Village Chief Xu asked again, "What about Huaiyi?" ”

Gu Huanxi said, "I'm going to take the exam." ”

"What?" Village Chief Xu was startled, and his voice was raised, "Exam? Going to take the test today? Why didn't he squeak? Who went with him? Why is this kid's heart so big? ”

Gu Huanxi saw that his anxiety began to spin in place, and inexplicably calmed down, and explained with a smile, "He said that it was not a big deal, and there was no need to shout, the big guys knew that he took Wei Liang with him, and others couldn't get in with him, so he worked hard in vain." ”

"What are you afraid of when you take the time? A few more people to accompany me, even if it is to have peace of mind, hey, blame me, I have been busy these days, and I didn't bother to ask him, why did I say that I would take the exam? Is Huaiyi too late to prepare? Village Chief Xu looked nervous, then thought of something, and then asked, "Which martial arts academy in Huaiyi Bao?" ”

His voice was not small, and he also recruited Liu Xiuwen and Xu Huaixiao.

Gu Huanxi replied one by one, "I went to report the name three days ago, and the exam time arranged was very tight, but the preparation was prepared for a long time, I taught him to read and write in the first two years, and on the way to escape from the desert, he also practiced reading every day, and after settling down in the capital, he studied for two hours every night, and the martial arts scriptures were also simply turned over." ”

When Village Chief Xu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and asked puzzledly, "What is the Martial Scripture?" ”

Liu Xiuwen explained, "Uncle Village Chief, the Wujing is a must-use book for the imperial examination. ”

"Isn't it the Four Books and the Five Classics?"

"Third Brother Xu should apply for the martial arts, and the martial arts do not test the four books and five classics, but the formation of troops, as well as various tactics and strategies, and there is such knowledge in the martial arts."

Village Chief Xu suddenly said "oh".