Reborn Farmhouse Restaurant [Transmigration Book]

Everyone chatted for a while, each had something to eat, and then they got together and began to compose poems, judged by a few famous scholars such as County Magistrate Feng and Master Liu, while Du Qingchen and a few other squires watched the fun, or took Give some lottery to reward the outstanding ones.Du Qingchen can be called a squire now, so he naturally prepared a set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones as a prestige.

Not surprisingly, this set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones fell into the hands of Liu Tai. Although Liu Tai was young, he was indeed gifted in poetry. Even Du Qingchen had to sigh with emotion. Talent is really amazing. Unable to meet, everyone congratulated Master Liu one after another, envious that he had such an excellent son, Master Liu was also very proud, but there was some sadness in this pride.

Du Rulin only got one lottery prize, which was prepared by the Qiu family. It was a Langhao pen. Du Qingchen patted Du Rulin on the shoulder and expressed his approval.

Encouraged by his elder brother, Du Rulin also became a little excited, and everyone followed County Magistrate Feng to play along the river bank and go for an outing.

Walking to a rock protruding from the water, everyone stopped, pointing to the huge rock protruding from the water and talking to each other, the atmosphere became much lower for a while, Du Qingchen followed Master Liu and County Magistrate Feng, and heard their conversation chat.

"Since the Chinese New Year this year, it hasn't rained yet. Although the spring rain is as expensive as oil, the water level is not so low at this time in previous years!" Mrs. Liu frowned slightly.

County magistrate Feng also saw the boulder protruding from the water, but he had no choice but to say nothing.

"There shouldn't be a drought this year!" Su Junxia hesitated for a moment, and directly pointed out this matter that everyone was worried about but no one dared to speak out. Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Su Junxia, ​​and their eyes blamed him.

Su Junxia scratched his head blankly, what's wrong, can't he tell the truth?Originally, once the Nigou River dries up, there will be drought, and this stone has become an early warning in the eyes of the people around. If this stone is exposed to the water, it means that it is not a drought, but also a season of less water. They all know that .

"Haha everyone, don't worry too much. There is little rain in spring. Although it didn't rain much before, maybe there will be heavy rain in a few days. Who can tell? Don't worry! Our county magistrate Feng has good governance. We The people in the county are honest and kind, so we are naturally blessed." Shopkeeper Qiu laughed and laughed, giving Su Junxia a step down.

The atmosphere was also relaxed. Everyone, whether they believed it or not, smiled, and someone said: "Yes! Of course our county is blessed. Last year, our county had the top three children in the county. Is this not a blessing? What?"

"That's right, if you work hard, you may be able to come back in the top three again! Haha..."

Everyone laughed, of course, they didn't believe what they said, how could the top three of Tongsheng be compared with the top three of Xiucai? Not a difficult one.

Anyway, the topic of drought was resolved in this way, and even County Magistrate Feng laughed cheerfully, forgetting his hidden worries.

Du Qingchen frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

After the literary meeting was over, Du Qingchen took Mrs. Liu back to the town together. The rest of the tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks were packed by his own staff and brought back by car, so he didn't have to worry about it.Su Junxia also had his own car, but because he mentioned the drought before and was beaten by others, he always felt aggrieved and unsafe, so he couldn't help but squeezed into Du Qingchen's carriage, wanting to talk to Du Qingchen .

Du Qingchen, Master Liu, and Du Rulin, Liu Tai, Su Junxia, ​​Yang Liu and others sat in a carriage. He also followed out, he especially admired the three of Liu and Tai, or in other words, since the three of Liu and Tai won, these three have become influential figures in the private school, most of the students admire them very much, if they have the opportunity to follow Yang Liu is very happy to be close to the idol.

The groom simply got out of the carriage and led the horse forward, while Liu Tai and Du Rulin sat on the carriage alone. Yang Liu was young and squatted in the middle. He looked left and right, and there were idols on both sides. , Dun felt very happy, and laughed foolishly.

In the carriage, the three of them relaxed in an instant, and then they spoke. Before Su Junxia could express his complaints and depression, Du Qingchen turned to Mr. Liu, who had not yet loosened his brows, and said, "Master, you are very knowledgeable and live here. Yejiu, do you think there will be a drought this year?"

"It's hard to say, it's too early, and the water level drops often. It doesn't mean that every time the water level drops slightly, it must be a drought. As the shopkeeper Qiu said, maybe there will be heavy rain in a few days? It's just us I'm too worried."

Su Junxia opened his mouth, wanting to speak, now Master Liu is also his master, and he is also practicing strokes and writing big characters, but he has other opinions, "Master, I think there is really a drought this year, this day, it is not right Ah! At this time of the past year, there have been at least two or three rains, but now, there is no rain at all, and people in our village are carrying water to irrigate the fields! The water level in the well has also dropped a lot."

"Then this is already a drought?" Du Qingchen asked Master Liu.

Farmers are the most sensitive to the weather. If there is no water in the field for a day, the seedlings will wilt, and they have to carry water to irrigate the field, and put in a lot of hard work. But when the well water is carried out and the river stops flowing, it will be a disaster. .

Master Liu sighed, he is just a useless scholar, so what if there is a drought?

Everyone fell silent, except for the carriage, except for Yang Liu who was young, Du Rulin and Liu Tai also frowned and their hearts sank.

Back at the restaurant, Su Dong was sitting in the room with a plate of peach blossom cakes in front of him, eating in small bites. He liked the dessert made by Du Qingchen, so he kept some for himself.Su Dong didn't expect Du Qingchen to come back so soon and catch him stealing the food. He quickly stood up and blocked the dessert on the table, his face flushed with embarrassment.

Du Qingchen chuckled, and his worries about the drought disappeared a lot. There is a little hamster that he loves to eat at home, even if it is a drought, he will bear it!

If a drought comes, the first problem is actually people's hearts, not food.

Although the government is not clear now, the county magistrate is not a villain in their small and remote place, but they can be contented and self-sufficient without any influence. Large and medium-sized households are willing to open warehouses to release grain, and they can barely survive this season. I am afraid that under the famine, people will be disturbed, and accidents will easily occur.

Du Qingchen sighed secretly, and the next day, he went to find Su Junxia, ​​and the two went to Qiu's house together.

The Qiu family is a big house with three entrances and three exits. It is located in the town. Although Master Qiu is in his sixtieth year, he is still in good spirits. Hearing that he and Su Junxia have made a decision, he even greeted him at the main entrance in person.

In the living room of the Qiu family, Mr. Qiu is sitting on the upper seat, and shopkeeper Qiu is the first one on the lower left. After that, there is a younger man who is somewhat similar to shopkeeper Qiu. He is probably Aunt Qiu's father, the second child of the Qiu family. up.

Du Qingchen and Su Junxia sat across from the Qiu family brothers, and they were treated like guests. Du Qingchen was able to hold on to the surface, neither humble nor overbearing, and treated it indifferently. This was the first time Su Junxia had seen such a battle, so he could only follow Du Qingchen in a daze. Every movement, how Du Qingchen saluted, he saluted accordingly, and sat under Du Qingchen spontaneously, assuming that everything was decided by Du Qingchen.

Mr. Qiu came from a poor and humble background, and with his current family fortune, no one dared to underestimate him even when he was old. As soon as Du Qingchen and Su Junxia entered, Mr. Qiu guessed their purpose, but he didn't say a word, just holding his hand The teacup smiled and invited the two guests to drink tea.

Du Qingchen said: "Master Qiu, you are highly respected and well-informed. It's rude for Boss Su and I to visit the door rashly today. Please don't blame me. But this time there are really some things that cannot be confirmed, so I'm here to ask for your advice." Du Qingchen nod.

"Oh?" Mr. Qiu smiled, looking at his benevolent face, he is just an old man who enjoys his old age peacefully, but he is an old man who can do such things as sending his granddaughter to the county magistrate as a concubine, and even his son dare not even object to it , It cannot be said, it can be seen that this old man is not as gentle and amiable as he looks on the surface, he is a decisive businessman with a vicious vision.

Du Qingchen smiled slightly, and said: "Yesterday, we participated in a literary meeting by the Nigou River, and we saw that huge rock in the river emerge from the water. Boss Su and I have heard from the elders since we were young that the Nigou River Once the stone above the surface of the water, the drought will come, Boss Su and I are young, inexperienced, really worried, and at a loss, so I came here to ask you, I want to see what you think about this matter What do you think? Do you think there will be a drought down there?"

"Nigou River!" Mr. Qiu smiled. He is a local. He has lived here for more than 60 years and has seen the boulder in Nigou River many times. Most of the time, after seeing that boulder, , Followed by drought, only a very small number, and then heavy rains, slowed down.In his life, he has eaten grass roots, seen military chaos, and encountered natural disasters, but he has never seen anything.

Master Qiu took a sip of tea slowly, and Du Qingchen also raised his glass and took a sip, also leisurely and in no hurry, Master Qiu said: "This year's weather is indeed a bit dry, although I haven't gone out much, but, Are the crops in the field being watered now?" Master Qiu looked at Su Junxia.

Su Junxia was indeed sitting. The only person who cared about this matter and knew about it. Du Qingchen hardly even had time to go back to the village. How could he know this? On the contrary, Su Junxia had nothing to do. He often drank and fought with the villagers. So know clearly.

When Du Qingchen saw him, he knew even more that this old master Qiu could know all the big and small matters in the county and control everything in the Qiu family while sitting at home.