Farming in another world to make a fortune

Yu Zhou's family had a lot of things to do, so he took Chenchen to his house on the afternoon of Yu Wenliang's return to the village.

In the few months since he left home, Yu Wenliang has grown a lot taller, and he looks much more mature than before. When he saw Yu Zhou and Chen Chen, he kindly invited them to the study to chat.

Yu Zhou saw that although he looked tired, he was not decadent. After greeting each other, he asked, "How did you feel about this trip to the capital?"

Yu Wenliang's eyes were shining brightly, "Brother Xiaozhou, I want to take the exam again in three years."

Yu Zhou was not surprised, he nodded and said: "It's a good thing that you have this ambition. Yunqi and A-Jiang will definitely stay in the town for a while. If you understand something intellectually, you can ask them more. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me."

Yu Wenliang was slightly stunned, thought of something, grinned slyly, nodded and said: "Okay, thank you Brother Xiaozhou."

"Is there something you are hiding from me?" Yu Zhou raised his eyebrows and asked.

Yu Wenliang admitted frankly, "Brother Xiaozhou will find out in a few days."

Seeing his demeanor, Yu Zhou knew that it should not be an important matter, so he didn't ask any more questions.

The two chatted about Yu Wenliang's future study plans, and when Yu Zhou and Chen Chen were about to go back, Yu Wenliang asked again: "Brother Xiao Zhou, when do you plan to go to town?"

"In a few days," Yu Zhou said, "The tea seedlings that my family bred a few days ago are at a critical moment and need to be guarded, and Yunqi has won Tanhua, so there must be many people going to congratulate him. It’s almost there, let’s go again.”

Everyone has gotten to know this well, and they all know that He Yunqi and Tao Jiang won't care that he didn't go to congratulate in time, so Yu Wenliang said: "I'll go with you when the time comes."

Yu Zhou went back and stayed there for a few more days, confirming that most of the tea seedlings from the cuttings had grown roots, so he left Lin Yue to continue guarding in the field, and he took Jinchuan Chenchen and Yu Wenliang to He's house together.

He Yunqi's high school visit, there was an endless stream of people from He's family to congratulate him, even though Yu Zhou's arrival was delayed for a few days, there were still other guests.

However, they are close, and it is estimated that the visitor is not an important person, so He Yunqi pushed all the other guests to his family for entertainment, took Yu Zhou's family and Yu Wenliang to his own yard, and sent others to Please Tao Jiang.

Yu Zhou saw that although his face was obviously happy, he was very pale, and he looked almost the same as when he first met, he was very weak.

So after exchanging pleasantries, he asked with concern: "Are you...have you been ill again?"

"It wasn't a match," He Yunqi said after seeing the distressed look on Zhou Ning's face, and thinking of the way the other party caressed his cheek with tears falling from his eyes on the first night back, he only briefly talked about the situation at that time. Situation, "It's cold in the capital, and I was in the Gongyuan during the examination. I fell ill when I came out like the rural examination. After a month of recuperation, I will get better, and I have to take the palace examination again."

For the latter words, without going into too much detail, Yu Zhou can probably guess.

The palace examination was held in the palace in late April, presided over by the emperor.At this time, it would not be frozen, but under the majesty of the emperor, there are strategic questions to be answered, so it goes without saying that the energy is exhausted.

Afterwards, there will be a Luming Banquet, and He Yunqi is going to visit the flowers again. There is a rule of picking flowers in this dynasty, so that day is probably another day of hard work.When things in the capital were settled properly, and thinking that Zhou Ning was about to give birth, He Yunqi probably came back in a hurry.

After several times of tossing, a person like him who has always been in good health will feel tired when he hears it, let alone He Yunqi, who is originally weak.

It's just that as a friend, it's enough to care about this kind of thing. He Yunqi didn't want to mention it, and Yu Zhou naturally wouldn't pursue it anymore, so he changed the subject with a smile: "I have heard that Tanhualang is the best in the first class." That pretty one, is it true?"

"It's not just Yi Jia," said Tao Jiang who had just walked to the door, holding Qisu with one hand and shaking a folding fan with the other, "Even the second Jia is counted together, except that I can still be higher than one. Now, everyone else is beyond their reach."

He Yunqi said helplessly: "What do you take the imperial examination for? This is to select talents for the imperial court, not..." Maybe it was the latter words, which were too inferior to the imperial examination, so he didn't say it, but continued: " And those who can enter the palace examination are all people with good looks, which is not as exaggerated as you said."

Tao Jiang shrugged and muttered, "I'm not the only one who said that."

He Yunqi sighed lightly, and went to talk to Zhou Ning in a low voice.

Only then did Yu Zhou find an opportunity to congratulate Tao Jiang.

After He Yunqi finished speaking with Zhou Ning, Yu Zhou and Tao Jiang had almost greeted each other, so he asked Tao Jiang again, "It wasn't long before I sent someone to call you, why did you come here so soon?"

Tao Jiang asked blankly, "Did you get someone to call me?"

After getting affirmative answers from the rest of the people, he said: "I probably missed it. I figured Brother Yu and the others would come today, so I came here by myself."

Several people looked at each other and smiled. Although it was a small coincidence, they were all very happy.

During the morning, the three of He Yunqi and the others told Yu Zhou a lot about what they had seen and heard about their trip to Beijing. Tao Jiang even silently wrote down a copy of the questions for the general and imperial examinations and gave them to Yu Zhou.

Yu Zhou also told them about some family affairs, such as the mountain land that was cleared last year, many peach trees have been planted, and the newly raised tea seedlings have also taken root.

At the end he asked again: "Have you planned to return to Beijing?"

He Yunqi and Tao Jiang exchanged glances, then looked at Yu Wenliang.

Yu Wenliang spread his hands, "I didn't tell Brother Xiao Zhou."

Tao Jiang shook his fan and replied, "We don't plan to go to the capital anymore."

Yu Zhou was startled, and asked doubtfully, "You mean not to go to the capital this year or even next year, instead of staying at home for a while?"

"Yes," He Yunqi gave an affirmative answer, "If you want to go later, you still have something to do, or play."

Yu Zhou continued to ask: "But shouldn't Tanhua be admitted to the Imperial Academy?" He looked at Tao Jiang as he spoke, "After being a Jinshi and taking the imperial examination, he can also be awarded an official position."

"That being said, there are exceptions," He Yunqi explained, "It's cold in the north, and the doctor said that my physical condition makes it not suitable to live there for a long time, and besides, I'm not very interested in being an official. When I was here, I asked the emperor for an order, saying that I would come back and do what I wanted to do."

Yu Zhou has been friends with him for so long, and he knows that he really doesn't have much interest in being an official. Apart from taking the imperial examination, he took part in the imperial examination to gain a foothold, and more importantly, he probably wanted to prove his talents.

After all, for so many years before, although He Yunqi was famous for his talent nearby, he couldn't even take the county examination because of his health, and he would inevitably be ridiculed behind his back.Now that he is looking for flowers in high school in one fell swoop, he is proud of the spring breeze, and it is understandable to choose to go back to his hometown to be with his family.

So Yu Zhou looked at Tao Jiang again, and asked, "What about you?" After he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing, Tao Jiang guessed better, and his personality was the best reason.

Sure enough, Tao Jiang shook his folding fan and said: "I'm used to doing things casually. If no one is watching, I will easily offend people in the turbulent officialdom, and I don't know how I will die at that time. It's better to go with Cousin came back together." He said with a glance at Qisu before continuing, "Besides, Asu and my relatives are in the province. If we go to the capital, it will be difficult to come back to visit relatives once a year. Asu is in the town. The medical clinics that were just opened will also be closed.”

The reasons of both of them are very legitimate, besides, He Yunqi has already made an appointment with the emperor, as a friend, what else can Yu Zhou say?And if He Yunqi and Tao Jiang stayed in the town to develop, he would feel happy from the bottom of his heart.Three or two close friends, not far away, are busy when they have something to do, and get together when they are free. They have experienced this kind of day together, and they have always missed it.

So after pondering for a while, he only asked He Yunqi the crux of the matter, "When you asked the emperor for an order, what did you say you wanted to do?" It must be something that can be brought to the emperor with confidence, otherwise Just say you're sick.

He Yunqi didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "I still remember that when we went to study in the academy in Fucheng, we discussed together that if there was an academy nearby that was big enough and recognized by the court, we wouldn't have to leave our hometown so far. Many scholars in this county can go home to do some farm work in their spare time to help out at home."

Yu Zhou was a little surprised when he heard the words. In fact, he was the one who brought up this topic at the time, because in the Yan Dynasty, only the capitals of each province had academies established by the imperial court, and scholars from the province could only go there to study. What kind of teacher to be, depends on luck, very inflexible.Even many originally talented students were delayed because they could not meet a suitable teacher.

So he couldn't help but think of those academies that existed in another world. Some of them came into being because of the long-term sluggish state of government schools, so he mentioned a few words when chatting with He Yunqi and the others.

It's just that he didn't expect He Yunqi to remember it in his heart, and after winning Tanhua, he invited the emperor's imperial edict for this purpose.

He was stunned and asked, "Why didn't I hear you mention it before?"

"Isn't this before the general examination and palace examination, no one knows if he will pass the exam this time?" He Yunqi was a little embarrassed. After all, this idea was proposed by Yu Zhou, and he did not ask for Yu Zhou's opinion. I went to ask for an order first.So he paused for a moment, then said hastily, "But when the emperor asked about it, I said that Brother Yu came up with this idea."

"That's not what I mean," Yu Zhou shook his head, "I just mentioned it casually at the time, and I didn't think about putting it into practice. I'm also very happy that you can do it."

What Yu Zhou said was psychological. He said that at the time because he felt inconvenient, but he never thought about being the one who solved the inconvenience. It was mainly because of his own conditions. In front of us, there are many difficulties that cannot be solved at all.

For example, even if he, like He Yunqi, obtained the will from the emperor after high school, the teacher of the academy is a difficult problem to solve.

But He Yunqi is different, not to mention the current knowledge and status of him and Tao Jiang, it is enough to teach all the scholars before the test. The He family and the Tao family have been scholars for generations. It is also much easier for someone to be a teacher than many people.

Yu Zhou said that he was happy, and it was also true. First, he felt happy for his friend’s upcoming career, and also, if it was the academy run by He Yunqi and Tao Jiang, Chenchen and Chenchen’s younger brother would go to the academy to study in the future. He and Jinchuan Also feel more at ease.

Tao Jiang had been paying attention to Yu Zhou's expression, and when he saw this, he glanced at He Yunqi and said, "I told you that Brother Yu would definitely not mind!"

"Yes," He Yunqi smiled, then looked at Yu Zhou and corrected, "But the academy was not founded by A-Jiang and I, but the three of us together."

"Me too?" Yu Zhou was really surprised this time, "I'm afraid it's not possible?"

"Why not?" Tao Jiang said, "You have a lot of ideas. When building the academy, you can think of many problems that we didn't think of. After the academy is completed, brother Yu, you will come to the academy as a teacher with your talents and learning." More than enough."

Yu Zhou was silent for a moment, and did not answer immediately.To be honest, Tao Jiang and He Yunqi's proposal really moved him. It's not a big deal to go to the academy to be a teacher. It's mainly because of the idea when building the academy. If he participates together, he can bring a lot of things he learned in another world here. implement.

He Yunqi and Tao Jiang specially set aside some time for him to think. After so long, He Yunqi continued: "We know that you have been busy with the tea garden recently, but we all know that after a few years, all the tea seedlings will be gone. It has been cultivated, Brother Yu, at most, you don’t have time to fry tea around Qingming every year, and the rest of the time, the tea garden can be done by the people below. If you don’t feel at ease, you can go to inspect it every once in a while .”

Yu Zhou nodded slightly, "I have such a plan." He returned to the village with the intention of taking the villagers to build tea gardens, but he never thought that he would have to do everything by himself. Life, those years of hard work to pass the exam, isn't it in vain?

There are a lot of family affairs recently, Jinchuan's months are getting older, and Chenchen also needs someone to take care of him. He has already told Yazi in the town that if there are suitable ones, he plans to add a few more servants to the family.

He Yunqi saw that he was moved, but he hadn't made up his mind yet, so he said: "You think about it for a while, and it won't be too late to tell me and A-Jiang about the result. Anyway, we just came back not long ago, and we didn't even think about where to build the academy. Don't worry about the others."

"Okay, give me some more time, and I'll give you the result when you think about it." Yu Zhou actually already had the answer in his heart, and what he had to consider was the degree of participation, but there was really no rush for this. Now that He Yunqi's body had not yet recovered, Zhou Zhou Ning is about to give birth again, and within a short period of time, He Yunqi must not be in the mood to think about the academy.

They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they had a lot to say, and then they talked about the academy, and before they knew it, it was evening.

He Yunqi asked everyone to stay here for one night. When he came back to see Zhou Ning, He Yunqi was not at home. They said that they would celebrate this time as a reason for not staying overnight, so Yu Zhou and Jinchuan did not refuse this time.

Tao Jiang likes to join in the fun, seeing that Yu Zhou and Yu Wenliang are both here, and the He family has a place to live, so he won't go back.Qisu had always let him go, so that night, everyone stayed together in the courtyard of He Yunqi and Zhou Ning.

Maybe it's because He Yunqi came back, and he has taken good care of his health at home in the past few days. Seeing that his friends and cousin are there, Zhou Ning is also in high spirits.

He had asked people to prepare drinks and food early on, and when it was getting dark, he said, "Let's have dinner in the backyard. I have asked people to prepare things for the barbecue. You can enjoy the moon while eating."

The past few days coincided with the middle of the month, and it was a sunny day. Two days ago, Yu Zhou noticed that the moon was big and round every night, and the pouring moonlight illuminated the land with silvery white, and the mountains and houses were completely visible. Suitable for gathering at night.

The golden bird falls to the west, and the jade rabbit rises to the east. At the beginning, the moonlight was not bright enough, so it had to be illuminated by the densely packed lanterns in the courtyard.

However, a group of people remembered that they celebrated in the same way when the results of the provincial examination came out, and they were all very excited. Even Chenchen didn't doze off on Yu Zhou's lap as soon as the time came.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, Zhou Ning couldn't hold on and started to feel sleepy. Everyone thought that Jinchuan and Chenchen couldn't stay up all night, and He Yunqi's body hadn't fully recovered, so they simply left the show and went back to their rooms to rest.

Yu Zhou didn't let anyone see him off, he hugged Chenchen in one hand and Jin Chuan in the other, and walked to the courtyard where they used to live in a familiar way.

After being separated from He Yunqi and Tao Jiang, Yu Zhou's family went through another hanging flower gate and came to the courtyard where they lived.

At this time, there were only three of them in the yard, so Yu Zhou said, "Blow up the lantern."

Jin Chuan didn't ask why, and just opened the lantern in his hand and blew it out.

Once the orange candle was extinguished, the watery moonlight became more apparent.Jin Chuan stopped unconsciously, "It's so beautiful."

The house layout of the He family was exquisite, and the plants planted in each yard were also specially arranged. The night breeze brought the fragrance of gardenias, but among the shadows of the trees, no shadows of gardenias could be found. In contrast, there is no scenery.

Yu Zhou recalled the articles he had memorized while studying, and said with a smile: "I read an article before, and there are a few sentences in the middle that are wonderfully written."

"Which words?" Jin Chuan asked casually.

"The court is like stagnant water and the sky is clear, and the water is full of algae and weeds." Yu Zhou only said two sentences. In fact, he also remembered the last sentence at the same time, but it was originally written by the author and his friends, and it was used to describe them. It was appropriate, so I didn't say it.

Although he felt that apart from the different emotions, other moods were actually the same.

The moonlight was just right, after the two sent Chenchen to sleep in the house, they couldn't hold back and sat in the courtyard for a long time, until Jin Chuan also started to feel sleepy, and then went back to sleep.

It's just that they didn't sleep soundly this time, and the two of them felt like they had just lay down for a long time, when nervous talking kept coming from outside.

The two listened intently for a while, but they couldn't hear what was really said, so Yu Zhou said: "You lie down first, I'll go out and have a look."

"Let's go together," Jin Chuan stretched out his hand, motioning for Yu Zhou to help him up, "I'm afraid Ah Ning is going to give birth at this point in time."

Although Yu Zhou didn't want Jin Chuan to wake up in the middle of the night while pregnant, but if Zhou Ning was really about to give birth, it would be more appropriate for Jin Chuan to go with him.

The moon in the sky had just moved to the west, and the courtyard was still bright. The two of them did not bring any lanterns, and they went hand in hand to the main courtyard where He Yunqi and the others lived.

As a result, before he reached the courtyard, he saw servants hurrying back and forth under the moonlight.

The two hurried a few steps, saw Tao Jiang standing at the door, and asked, "This is...?"

Before Jin Chuan could finish speaking, Tao Jiang said, "My cousin is about to give birth."