Better to live forever [Rebirth]

To the west of the city, Zhenbeihou Mansion.

The old Hou Ye received his son's reply letter, and was waiting for his good grandson to come back to talk, but he did not expect to be told that he lived in Changxinhou's Mansion today.

He was taken aback for a moment, but his thoughts faltered and he turned back to Zhu Zhenliang's reply.The old lady was a little uncomfortable, and when she fell asleep at night, she said to the old master who was also preoccupied: "Old man, do you think our Changsheng was wronged in the academy, and we hid here because we were afraid to go home and let us see it?" went outside?"

"what?"

"...Old stuff!"

"Ah? Don't yell, I heard you." The old master's thoughts were interrupted, so he simply let go of his thoughts and said to his old wife: "Don't talk nonsense, it's fine if he doesn't bully others, who can bully him. Ah Heng also stayed at our house for a few nights, and changed to Changsheng to go to Ning's house, so it's not normal to come and go."

"Why is no one bullying? A while ago, their master gave him a lot of homework. I asked, but no one else did. This is clearly bullying Changsheng, bullying our old Zhu's family who has no connections in Guozi Academy!"

The old lady paid close attention to Zhu Dingbei's affairs, so how could she not know about the big news about her grandson in Guozixue?

Just thinking of her makes me angry!

"It's a big deal. Changsheng is a boy, so I can handle this trouble myself. Let's go to bed, your baby will be fine if you leave it in someone else's house for a day."

The old lady got angry and didn't speak when she saw him turn around and started snoring after a while.

The next day Zhu Dingbei returned home from Guozixue, and he was carried away by the old Hou Ye after eating without saying a word to his grandmother.

The old lady chased after her and shouted: "Immortal! Don't hold Changsheng's stomach, put him down quickly, you bastard!"

The old Hou Ye was shocked, changed from carrying to hugging, and strode away.

Zhu Dingbei wriggled uncomfortably: "Grandfather, let me down!"

"Why are you ashamed? I have a milk doll, what's wrong with me giving you a hug?"

Zhu Dingbei: "..."

When he arrived at the study in the front yard, he showed him the letter from Xianbei without any fuss, sat down with a golden knife and said: "Your father's place is still relatively peaceful now, but it's just according to your opinion of Ann Arbor, Sima Yu Chess is a person who does not get rid of endless troubles."

Zhu Dingbei read the letter, but didn't answer his words, instead he said: "Grandfather said in his letter last time that Father was subject to military law?"

"..." Old Hou Ye coughed, "It would be easy to beat him!"

The son said two things in the letter. Besides Sima Yuqi's sentence, he was acting good to the old man, saying that he had sincerely repented for how badly he was beaten, and promised not to set an example.Before reaching Zhu Dingbei, he immediately saw the doorway inside.

He was thinking to himself that if his son didn't go on the road, he should be given another fifty army sticks, when Zhu Dingbei said: "Good fight."

"Cough cough!"

The old Hou Ye was choked by the spirits and looked at his "unfilial" grandson strangely.

Zhu Dingbei put the note in his tea bowl and soaked it, and then said: "Fifty army sticks are just right. When Mr. Chen Ge and Mr. Zhen You arrive at Xianbei Mansion, let them see Dad's sincerity. At that time Pass it back, our Majesty can calm down a little bit."

Old Hou Ye touched his nose resentfully, he didn't think so much when he asked to beat his son.

"Grandfather, what Abo Chaoan said is right, keeping Sima Yuqi will be a disaster after all."

Zhu Dingbei started talking about business again.

He smiled wryly.

His judgment was influenced by the situation in his previous life, and now it seems that even Gu Chao'an, who is far away in Xianbei, has never thought about the possibility of Sima Yuqi returning to Xianbei, but he has made a fool of himself.

Old Hou Ye sighed, and said: "Brother Chen met me before leaving Beijing. I asked a lot, and he told me that Xianbei is still undecided. At least until he returns to Beijing, the Holy Majesty will not confront Sima Yuqi." The sentence is clear. From my point of view, the emperor didn't want his life, maybe he recovered after two years of cold."

Zhu Dingbei was more certain of this than the old Hou Ye.

"Grandfather, we have no place to attack him while he's in the sky prison. I heard that after His Majesty threw him in, the Ministry of Criminal Justice didn't even try him out, but instead let him enjoy his life in it."

Sima Yuqi is undoubtedly safe in the prison. Their Zhu family has no access to the Ministry of Punishment, and the place where the imperial court felons are detained has always been very careful. The food must be tested with silver needles, and the people entering and leaving are strictly checked.They wanted to cut off the trouble of Sima Yuqi before His Majesty's decree, but they had nowhere to start.

Old Hou Ye patted him on the head, and said: "Forget it, the soldiers will come and block, what will happen in the future is unknown."

Zhu Dingbei thought for a while, then approached him and said, "Grandpa, tell me about what daddy did in Xianbei Mansion."

Seeing that he was worrying endlessly, Old Hou Ye had no choice but to tell him everything.

The grandparents and grandsons forgot the time as soon as they were locked in the study, and they were reminded by the responsible housekeeper Zhu San that they did not miss Zhu Dingbei's sleep.

In the ten-day examination in June, Zhu Dingbei actually got the upper second class in literature and history. Lou Anning joked that he was just a jade, and encouraged Ning Heng to stare at him for endorsement.

Zhu Dingbei disdained: "Bullshit! I'm just trying to memorize a hundred schools of thought for me. I don't take the imperial examination, and I don't take the writing test to make a living."

"Yes, yes, who is Young Lord Zhu, but you are left alone, isn't there still Lord Changxin who is raising you?"

Several people laughed again.

After the end of June, when it was time to rest and take a bath at the end of the month, Lou Anning encouraged Zhu Dingbei to go out with them to the suburbs of Beijing and go down to the farmers' farms to watch the water dragons.

This is the opportunity he finally got by making jokes with Lou Shangshu.

It just so happened that this weekend, except for the brothers from the Lou family, no one else was there, so he agreed to come down if he had nothing to do.

Ning Heng was going to the palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, while Qin Xi was arrested because his grandpa was off duty.

But Jia Jiaming asked for leave two days ago and went to Jizhou Chenlu to mourn the funeral.

The old lady of Chenlu Zhang's family suffered from repeated illnesses, and after suffering for half a year, she still couldn't make it through, and passed away five days ago.

Although Jia Jiaming's biological mother was a concubine, but the son of the Zhang family, Sun Bo, was the concubine's grandson who went to help her spirit, and he would not come back for ten days.

The farm on the outskirts of Beijing was bestowed upon Lou Shangshu by the heavenly family, and it is a good place with fertile water and grass.

Because the area was next to the royal garden, the plumbing was properly repaired, and the road was not very bumpy. Zhu Dingbei and the Lou family brothers rode for a while, and the sun was very hot when the sun rose, so Lou Shangshu lifted the curtain and called them in. .

Lou Anning was so spoiled and spoiled that she couldn't wait to get on the carriage, so she hurriedly called Zhu Dingbei and his brother to get off the horse.

Lou Shangshu lives in a simple and simple way, and usually does not need anyone to wait around, so there are no servants except for the groom and two guards.He twisted the cloth for the children himself, and before he handed it to Zhu Dingbei, the extremely hot Lou Anning snatched it and stuck it on his face to cool off.

"You child."

His tone was full of connivance.

Lou Ankang was sensible, so he twisted the cloth towel for Zhu Dingbei and handed it over before he could take care of himself.

Lou Shangshu was talking and laughing: "Changsheng grew up in northern Xinjiang, and he is familiar with military equipment. I'm afraid he hasn't seen much of this agricultural equipment?"

Zhu Dingbei was not shy either, and nodded in recognition.

In his previous life, he knew very little about farming, and he only dealt with those farmers when the military supplies needed to be requisitioned on the spot. However, there are regulations in the army for requisitioning, so he doesn't need to go to the fields in person.There are many battles in the army of Xianbei Prefecture. Unlike other garrisons that have barracks and farmland, the soldiers have to go to the fields to cultivate in their spare time.

It can be said that he has never planted a single seedling.

"That's why we should take a good look. It's said that the people of the world, we can't see that far, but we have to live clearly. We can't even know what we eat and where our clothes come from."

Hearing Lou Shangshu's words, Zhu Dingbei responded repeatedly.

Lou Anning gave Zhu Dingbei a "here again" look, and Lou Ankang gave him a grimace as he glanced at him.

Taking advantage of the free time on the road, Lou Shangshu took out another stack of drawings, which were exactly the figure of the water dragon, and all the parts, big and small, were clearly marked on it.

Lou Shangshu patiently explained the purpose and operation of the water dragon to them. The two grandchildren listened very carefully, and Zhu Dingbei also listened attentively. He didn't notice the passage of time, only that he arrived at the farm in a short while.

Helping Lou Shangshu out of the carriage, Lou Anning bounced and said to Zhu Dingbei: "Let's go to see the water dragon first, and wait for lunch at the farmhouse at noon. I came here once before, although the food here is not as good as at home, but the wild vegetables here It’s not available in the city, Changsheng will have to taste it later, it’s refreshing and delicious, it’s delicious.”

Zhu Dingbei laughed at him: "Just remember to eat."

"Can I forget this?"

He wasn't ashamed at all.

In the suburbs in June, insects and birds sang, the dirt road was scorched by the sun, and there was no shade from the trees. What is rare is that green rice is everywhere, and the mountains and rivers do not make people feel irritable.

"Changsheng, look, it's right there!"

Lou Anning pulled Zhu Dingbei and pointed to a place.In fact, the water dragon car is very eye-catching in the flat rice field, and it is hard not to pay attention to the sound of water rolling on the wheels.However, Lou Anning's childish nature is so eager to offer treasures that he doesn't care whether others find it or not.

Lou Anning ran up the field ridge.

The rice grains in the rice fields are already higher than the children's knees, and they stand upright energetically thanks to the abundant water in the fields.The well-shaped field ridges are narrow and long, and many places are a little loose because of the humidity. It is impossible to walk without getting a foot in the mud.

Lou Ankang was afraid that Lou Anning would mess around and followed behind him, followed by Zhu Dingbei, Lou Shangshu's rear.

He was telling Lou Anning to be careful, and was looking at the lush rice fields on both sides, when Lou Anning turned around and yelled at him!

Lou Ankang was taken aback by surprise and almost fell into the paddy field.If Zhu Dingbei hadn't caught him from behind, it would have been a huge embarrassment.

"Hahaha!"

Lou Anning ran away as soon as she saw her behavior, and Lou Ankang who was so angry didn't care about his elder brother's demeanor and chased after him fiercely. The two brothers almost fell into the paddy field several times when they quarreled.

Lou Shangshu said leisurely from behind: "Don't crush the rice to death."

It doesn't matter whether the two crazy people in front heard or not.

Zhu Dingbei smiled when he saw it, and quickly followed behind them.

The stream is on the side of the rice field, approaching the front of the water dragon, the splash of water vapor hits the face.

Lou Anning let out a comfortable cry, and if Lou Ankang didn't stop her, she still wanted to go forward and drench the nectar.

The water dragon was so high that Zhu Dingbei could only see the top by tilting his neck back. The water being pumped up made white flowers, and the sound of the wood turning and the sound of the slapping water complemented each other.

Lou Ankang said to him: "This water dragon can draw water very far with bamboo. You can see that the rice fields on the other side of the road are irrigated by it, so you don't have to worry about the trouble of water diversion. I heard from my grandfather that the farmland on the other side An opening was also opened, and the excess water flowed out from there, forming a small river, and the farmers at the other end use the water in the river for drinking water now.”

Lou Shangshu was inspecting the water dragon, and at the same time asked the tenants who came to understand the use of the water dragon.

Lou Anning listened to the side for a while, and couldn't bear the loneliness and came to Zhu Dingbei's side, and said to him: "Changsheng, let's come back in autumn. At that time, the place will turn yellow, and we can come and talk to him." They harvested together. And look at this thing that looks a bit like narcissus, it’s called amaryllis, and when the rice is harvested in autumn, it blooms red flowers. It’s so beautiful.”

Zhu Dingbei said: "The land in the north is dry and there is not so much water. I remember that the rice there does not need so much water."

He feels fresh.

Lou Ankang said: "I also heard from Grandpa, but it is not good to grow rice in Xianbei Prefecture. Corn, sorghum and wheat don't need so much water."

Zhu Dingbei nodded, the rice of Pingzhou generation was very gratifying, but further inland, few people could eat rice.

Lou Anning said loudly: "When we bring the water dragon over there, they won't be afraid of running out of water."

The two laughed when they heard it, and didn't care what his child said.After Lou Shangshu finished his business, he took the children off their shoes and socks and tied up their trousers, and went to the paddy field to experience the growth of rice in person.The feeling of dripping water fields is very interesting to Zhu Dingbei, Lou Anning bent down to touch it, found a big snail and stuffed it into his hand and said: "I ate it when I was last year, it was delicious. "

Lou Ankang smiled when he saw it, and said, "Changsheng, you have to take care of Aning's kindness."

Zhu Dingbei looked at the snail with its "tongue" sticking out in his hand, so he could only accept it with a smile.