There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

This year, Shi Zhongzhu lived a relaxed and free life. Although Shi Ding and his wife were far away in Fujian, and the two auspicious representatives Shi Shumei and Shi Jilan were not around, it was a pity, but there were still Shi Bosong and their three children in the old house in Beijing. When I got older, among my brothers and sisters, I had the closest relationship with this brother, and we spent a peaceful and happy New Year together.

On the New Year's Eve, we watched the New Year together. On the first day of the new year, we gave red envelopes to the three juniors, and then went to catch up on sleep. When Shi Zhongzhu woke up, the busy New Year's greetings activities began.Yesterday, the historians received blessings from the sages. Shi Bosong was the son of Bowling Marquis, and Shi Zhongzhu also got an extra one, his status greatly increased.You must know that the saints give food to many people, let Shi Zhongzhu join the team among the many important ministers and dignitaries, and take a humble title.

So during New Year's greetings, Shi Bosong visited his old relatives as the eldest son, and Shi Zhongzhu also visited on behalf of the family. Other families didn't feel that sending the second son here was to look down on him. Nowadays, no one knows that the second son of the Shi family, Shengjuan, is Zhengnong.

The days of Chinese New Year always pass quickly, and it is Chunwei in a blink of an eye.

Shi Zhongzhu already had enough experience in the exam. Chun Wei’s biggest test for scholars is actually physical. The spring is cold, and in the north of March in the lunar calendar, one can only wear single clothes, and those who are slightly weak cannot survive.

Carrying a basket, he entered the Gongyuan under the watchful eyes of Nanshan, Qubing and other servants. He endured nine days of torture in the Gongyuan. The disheveled and smelly servants helped him into the carriage and returned to Bowlinghou’s Mansion. .

Shi Zhongzhu fell asleep and fell asleep, so frightened that Mrs. Xu immediately took a post to ask the imperial physician, and sent someone to inform Shi Bosong who was still on duty, and he was busy.When Shi Bosong came back from leave, he just heard the imperial physician's diagnosis: "Second Young Master is fine. Many scholars who have passed the Chunwei exam have such symptoms, but they are tired and hungry. Let Second Young Master sleep enough. Use something bland first, and then go back to your normal diet after a day and you'll be fine."

After all, Shi Bosong had more knowledge and knew that his second brother had no serious problems, so he graciously sent the imperial physician out.

"Second brother is exhausted. I ordered the kitchen to stew an old hen until it is rotten. Skim off the fat in the clear soup. When he wakes up, let him eat it. Second brother loves this." Xu said to herself. arrive.

"Mrs. Lao is bothering you. It's not easy for the second brother to take the exam. Now the chief examiner of this subject, Mr. Yuan Jie, is the most fair and strict person. The saint is even more strict. He dare not ask for any information. You tell the servants not to ask for any information." Mention Chunwei in front of my second brother, the exams are over, let's put it aside first, don't waste your mind." Shi Bosong ordered meticulously, and added, "Especially those two brats!"

"Don't worry, Master, I will take good care of my second brother." Xu promised.

In fact, Shi Bosong and his wife were too careful. Shi Zhongzhu slept until the next morning and went to Zhuangzi to relax in a refreshed manner. He was not as restless and impatient as they worried about waiting for the release of the list.Shi Zhongzhu has been taking exams for many years, and he naturally has his own way of regulating emotions after the exam. He hasn't visited his Zhuangzi since he returned to the capital.

Before his study tour, Shi Zhongzhu handed over the affairs of Zhuangzi to Qubing and Yao Guanshi, and Mr. Zhao was the technical director. Shi Zhongzhu did not find wild rice in the black land of the Northeast, and did not find it in Jiangnan, the land of fish and rice. Instead, he found it in a small town in Jinghong, Yunnan. Traces of wild rice were found in the ravine. When Shi Zhongzhu was hesitating between going to the capital or Fujian when he came out of Sichuan, he visited nearby and found it by accident.Overjoyed, he dispatched people to work overtime and sent them back to the capital. Now that the wild rice has been planted for one season, Shi Zhongzhu has to see the results in person.

More than three years later, Mr. Zhao's back became even more rickety. When Shi Zhongzhu arrived in Xiaozhuangzi, Guanshi Yao and Mr. Zhao came out to greet him, and Qu Bingben accompanied him.

"Master Wan'an, the wild rice brought back by the master is really extraordinary. After planting, the seeds that are easy to fall off when they mature are picked as they ripen, dried in the sun, cleaned, stored, and can be sown and reproduced in early April this year. Now I haven't seen the results yet, but through anther cultivation according to the master's instructions, I got a batch of resistant synthetic breeding intermediate materials and a high-quality and high-yield new line. In the next few years, the old man will mainly cross and re-cross these high-yield and high-quality cultivated rice Work hard with the backcross, and try to breed the good seeds that the master wants as soon as possible." Zhao Lao didn't talk nonsense, and opened his mouth to talk about a lot of professional terms. These things were taught to him by Shi Zhongzhu. Now speaking, Qubing and Yao The manager, who knows how to read and write, and has some knowledge, can't hear what Mr. Zhao is saying.

"Okay, that's great. Mr. Zhao has worked hard, and the cultivation of improved seeds has finally made substantial progress. However, according to Mr. Zhao, when will the improved seeds really stabilize and come out in large quantities?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"This... this, the old man is not sure. It stands to reason that with this year's batch of wild rice seeds, it will be enough to test for another two years, but the master knows that it depends on whether God rewards the crops. In case The weather is not good, or the good breed is not stable, the old man really can't guarantee it!" Zhao said honestly.

Guanshi Yao listened anxiously, this small village is the first batch of private property in Shi Zhongzhu's hands, so there is naturally affection, but now that Shi Zhongzhu's status has risen, and the small Zhuangzi's own conditions are not too good, Guanshi Yao is afraid that Shi Zhongzhu will abandon this Zhuangzi cruelly In the past few years, Guanshi Yao has lived a good life of being valued by his master and respected and flattered by the people below, but he doesn't want to live the hard life of being insignificant again.

After listening to Mr. Zhao's words, Guanshi Yao quickly added: "Master, don't worry, our capital is protected by saints, and all evils will not invade. The weather is naturally good. The old slave is in charge, and everything must be done first. , what the master wants will definitely be completed as planned."

Shi Zhongzhu is not urging. Sometimes scientific research is like this. You have made complete preparations, but when the time is not right, it just can’t come out. Many people can’t stand the long-term heavy investment, but there is no output or the output is not proportional to the input. circumstances, and divestment, suspension of projects.Shi Zhongzhu firmly believes that he is walking on the right path, and there are naturally the brightest gems waiting to be excavated along this direction.

"I know Guanshi Yao's intentions. It's just that the right time, place and people are indispensable for cultivating good seeds. I don't want it right away. Let's take my time." Shi Zhongzhu is only 15 years old this year, and he can afford to wait for a long time.

Shi Zhongzhu credited Manager Yao, Mr. Zhao, and Qu Bing with rewards of silver and cloth. He also told Mr. Zhao to study quickly and Mr. Yao to keep it secret, and only then did he move the topic away from good seeds.

"I heard that you bought the nearby hills?" When Shi Zhongzhu Youxue received the news, Qu Bing had already organized to buy the hills.

"That's right, master, it's the small hill behind Zhuangzi. This hill is only fifteen feet high, and it's in a bad location in the south. There are no famous people living in seclusion on the hill, nor does it produce any good things. This hill was originally the property of a Northwest military officer. ..." Qu Bing lowered his voice at this point, and whispered: "This military officer belongs to Prince Duan's faction. The Third Prince has been reprimanded, and the power of his subordinates has been greatly reduced. This military officer has also been ransacked, and the servants have picked enough."

"Is that so, then you just bought this hill?" Shi Zhongzhu didn't believe that he trained such an honest person.

"Hey hey, the master is very predictable. The slave bought the land within a radius of ten miles from the small hill. The land at the foot of the hill to the south of the hill is beyond the boundaries of the capital city and belongs to the Southern Zhili." Qu Bing said.

"In this way, the land in the south of the capital can be connected into one piece." Shi Zhongzhu's mind came up with a distribution map of the historian's land in the capital. Once he bought this mountain, it would be connected with the original land of his family, and the management was also convenient. a lot of.

"Well done, Qubing, do you still have the money?" When Shi Zhongzhu left, he handed over Zhuangzi's output to Qubing, and other industries also handed over Qubing's money to Qubing. It's no problem to buy a mountain, but we should also care about it. Concerned about spending.

"Master, don't worry, the money is enough. The slave hasn't gone to other places to pick up the money, but the other flowers produced on the Zhuangzi have made a lot of money."

"Oh?"

"Master, you don't know. Ever since you offered the peony to the saint, other people have come to ask for it. The master said that the peony is not for sale, but there are other flowers on the Zhuangzi. They are named after the saint. The flowers are also sold at sky-high prices, especially the noble ladies in Beijing, they all love the flowers on our Zhuangzi!" Qu Bing was satisfied that the previous master was all focused on the imperial examinations, and he had no chance to share the details of the Zhuangzi's production. Make a good report.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't expect the celebrity effect and advertising effect to be so good. He was scolded at the beginning, and he didn't dare to sell peony flowers anymore.

"You always call Zhuangzi, Xiaozhuangzi, so you didn't name this Zhuangzi?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"I'm used to it. The master is a scholar. Give him an elegant name. The slave will say it nicely!"

The things have been sold for several years, and they don't even have names. They really maintain a hard and simple style.Shi Zhongzhu thought for a while, and the vulgar is the elegant. Since he sells flowers, he should be called Baihuayuan, which just conceals the fact that he is improving grain seeds.

"Hundred Gardens, okay, Hundred Gardens, it's really appropriate and vivid. Master might as well take Xiao Shantou's name as well. Xiao Shantou, Xiao Shantou's name doesn't sound good either." Qu Bing flattered, at this time " "Hundred Gardens" has not been extended to have any meaning. In fact, this is the first time Qubing has heard the term "Hundred Gardens".

"What do you grow on the mountain?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"They're all miscellaneous trees with everything."

"Do those trees turn red and yellow in autumn?"

"It will change, but most of the mountains around the capital are like this." Qu Bing didn't think it was anything special.

"In this way, on the north slope of the mountain, plant bamboo on the side close to Baihua Garden, and build a courtyard with two entrances on the halfway up the mountain. There is no need to carve too much in other places, and it’s spring now, and it’s easy to grow bamboo, so let’s do it first.” Shi Zhongzhu began to give orders.

After thinking about it, I felt that it was not comprehensive, and then I said, "Well, you should have a bottom line first, there will be a big project on the mountain, today I will go to the mountain to have a look and draw a rough picture, no... I don't have enough time today..." said As he spoke, Shi Zhongzhu became interested. He wanted to design a small mountain integrating sightseeing, leisure, entertainment, economy and benefits, and his enthusiasm was high.

"No, nothing. Don't count what I said before. Go back and tell your eldest brother and sister-in-law that I won't go back today. I'll stay in Zhuangzi for a few more days and think about it. Well, when I go back, I will put Yannian , Nanshan, and the pharmacist have all been brought here, and they will be used here!" Shi Zhongzhu first ordered Qu Bing to tell his family that he had to make a good plan on the Zhuangzi.

When Qu Bing heard that his master wanted to gather the four of them, he knew that it was a big project. The four followers around Shi Zhongzhu could all be in charge of their own work now, and it must be a big move to gather the four of them.

Shi Bosong was happy that his younger brother would not worry about Chunwei's achievements, and happily agreed, and Shi Zhongzhu took root in Zhuangzi.