Parents are busy farming

Before Ye Zifen could reach it, she saw Magistrate Su walking out of the house.

After not seeing each other for more than a month, Magistrate Su has lost weight and his face has darkened, which shows how busy he is with the river affairs.

But I am in great spirits and I don’t seem to be under so much pressure anymore.

Before Ye Zifen could say hello, Magistrate Su had already spoken.

"Xiaowu, is there anything that's delayed today? I thought you would come here in the morning! I have something to discuss with you, but I kept waiting and kept waiting. If you don't come, I will have to send someone today. I called you."

Zi Zifen quickly explained: "I was originally going to come in the morning, but just after I left the village, I saw my uncle and aunt coming over. As you probably know, the three cousins ​​of the Wang family all passed the exam, so I had to change the departure time. Moved back and forth."

After hearing Ye Zifen's explanation, Magistrate Su nodded. He had known about this for a long time, but he didn't expect that the Wang family would send news today. .

Ye Zifen struck while the iron was hot and said: "In addition, the wedding date of my third sister and third cousin has been decided. In one month, my uncle will probably send you an invitation, but I won't invite you here. ”

Here, marrying a wife is more solemn than marrying a daughter, so usually both parties are relatives, and when family members can only go to one family, they always go to the groom's side.

There was a subtle hint of coquettishness when Zi Zifen said this.

After all, she called Su County Magistrate her godbrother. The two families were godson relatives, so it was appropriate for Ye Zifen to tell her.

Magistrate Su nodded while walking back, with a smile on his face.

"These three cousins ​​of yours are indeed talented, especially your second cousin, who deserves to be the leader of the case. I read the article he wrote, and it is indeed remarkable. He is better than others. Fortunately, he is young. , if we were to take the same scientific examination with him, he would definitely be the number one scholar that year."

When County Magistrate Su read Wang Chuanshan's test paper, he compared it with his own level. After reading it, he was very convinced.

Ye Zifen frowned, a little in disbelief.

"My second cousin does have some talent in reading, but he is still young after all. Isn't it a little premature to talk about the No. 1 pick at this time?"

Magistrate Su shook his head, "Although this study has a certain relationship with the length of study, it also varies from person to person. Your cousin is a very talented person at first glance. Even if he is asked to take the exam now, he should You can also pass the exam.”

Ye Zifen did not expect that County Magistrate Su would give such a high evaluation to his second cousin.

She has never taken the exam herself, but she knows what kind of knowledge they are going to take.

Recalling her views on discussing these issues with Wang Chuanshan a long time ago, she had to admit that her second cousin had unique insights.

But it just felt a little amazing. I didn't feel that my second cousin was like a mountain, how unattainable it was.

"To get such a comment from you, I guess he has learned really well."

Magistrate Su smiled, "As for your third cousin, I don't pay too much attention to it, but since he can pass the exam, it shows that he is also good at school."

Ye Zifen smiled unconsciously when she thought of what her third cousin had said about taking advantage of her second cousin.

Magistrate Su asked: "What's wrong? Why are you laughing?"

Ye Zifen shook his head, "It's nothing, why are you so anxious to see me?"

There are some things that others cannot know, so Ye Zifen took the initiative to change the subject.

Seeing that Ye Zifen didn't want to talk, Magistrate Su didn't ask any more questions. The two walked into the house.

After sitting down, Magistrate Su said directly to Ye Zifen: "The autumn harvest is coming soon. According to our observations during this period, the water in the canal is enough for us. What I want to discuss with you is the end of this reservoir." Whether to build it now or wait a little longer depends on the situation."

Ye Zifen knew that he was hesitant. She understood what Magistrate Su was thinking. If she were Magistrate Su, she would probably hesitate too.

When Magistrate Su saw Ye Zifen meditating alone without speaking, he thought she was angry.

Quickly explain: "There is still a lot of money raised by your chamber of commerce last time. It stands to reason that we can just build the reservoir now. It's just that these labor forces in the county are working very hard during this period, not to mention the autumn harvest is about to happen. After a period of busy work, I’m afraid that everyone will be exhausted, so I’m a little hesitant at the moment.”

Ye Zifen thought for a while and said: "There is a big difference between building a reservoir and building rivers."

Magistrate Su raised his eyebrows and motioned for Ye Zifen to continue.

Ye Zifen analyzed to County Magistrate Su: "Building rivers is a relatively urgent matter. The consequence of not building it will be no crops, so people are more active. Even the whole family's labor force is dispatched together. Although it is to make some money, there are more I also want to protect my own food, which is a farmer’s instinct.”

Magistrate Su felt that what Ye Zifen said made sense, so he asked: "What about building a reservoir? What's the difference?"

Ye Zifen said: "Now that the river channel has been built, the crops in the county have obviously not been affected by the drought, and the county's labor force has calmed down. When building the reservoir, they will do what they can."

That is, people don’t wear themselves out.

Magistrate Su thought about what Ye Zifen said, and then said: "You mean there won't be so many people participating in the construction of the reservoir?"

Ye Zifen nodded very naturally, "You don't have to worry about no one coming, someone will definitely come. Building a reservoir is also a physical job, but compared with the workers on the dock, the level of fatigue does not seem to be that high. The county The wages given are not low..."

As soon as Ye Zifen nodded, Magistrate Su also understood the meaning of Ye Zifen's words.

Since people will work on the dock, they will not choose to let go of the work of repairing the reservoir.

Ye Zifen said, "In fact, building a reservoir will bring many benefits to the entire county, so if it can be built, it is best to build it. This is an achievement!"

The last few words were actually suggested by Ye Zifen to Su Jincheng.

Su Jincheng couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this, "Xiao Wu, you probably don't know when I will leave! I don't have long to stay in the county. If the reservoir cannot be built before I leave, the person who will replace me in the future will not want to build the reservoir. Does that mean this is going to be abandoned halfway?”

Ye Zifen stared at him blankly, she had not thought about his leaving yet. Calculating the time, it seems that he really doesn't have much time left!

He said quietly, "So this is what you are worried about!"

Magistrate Su nodded, "There is not much time left. I will definitely leave when my term is up. I am not worried about the future magistrate stumbling upon you. After all, we will meet again in the officialdom. As long as we are long-term People who are smart will not make things difficult for you. But this reservoir construction is different. He can stop it if he finds any excuse."

Ye Zifen had to think deeply.