Not to mention how Mrs. Jia Muwang would communicate with Jia Baoyu about what happened back then, and what measures they would take afterwards. They were very straightforward in this matter, and Xing Xiuyan helped them solve their woes. They gave generous gifts to show their gratitude.

Coincidentally, the next day was Xing Xiuyan's birthday, and on the same day as Jia Baoyu, Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang took advantage of Xing Xiuyan's birthday to present four colorful gifts to express their gratitude.

These gifts are a combination of jewelry and decorations, and the luxury of the decorations is in line with the usual extravagance of the Jia family, so there is no need to describe them in detail.

Mrs. Jia's mother said so, so it goes without saying about the rest of the places. Followed by a generous gift.Even Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng also sent gifts.

As for Xing Xiuyan’s gifts to Jia Baoyu and Ping’er, they were all fresh flower arrangements made from flowers and plants in Jia’s back garden: Jia Baoyu’s flower arrangement used a small pottery brought by Xing Xiuyan, while Ping’er’s one used wicker directly. Made a vase now.

However, no matter how much Jia's mother likes Xing Xiuyan, Xing Xiuyan will go back after all.After all, the Dragon Boat Festival is next.

Xing Xiuyan stayed at Jia's house for seven days. When she came here, she only had a small package, but when she returned, she had an extra mahogany box. During the seven days at Jia's house, she copied books, painted pictures, and took everything she could with her. He left, saying that the work was not finished, no matter how much Jia Baoyu begged, he refused to give up and leave him the calligraphy and painting, which made Jia Baoyu miss him even more.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Jia Baoyu deliberately went to Xing's house to find Xing Xiuyan. He didn't want Xing Zhong to take the whole family to Zhuangzi to escape the summer heat and inspect the property, leaving Jia Baoyu in vain.

Xing Zhong studies at home, but his family's property also needs to be taken care of. For Xing Zhong, homework is important, but as an old farmer with more than ten years of experience, he can't help but go down to the fields this month.

The land prepared by the Lin family for him is good. Out of the 150 mu of land, 300 mu is good paddy field, and the other [-] mu is wheat field.After the Dragon Boat Festival, it’s time to rush to harvest winter wheat. At the same time, rice is about to head and fill, and the quality of rice heading and filling is directly related to the autumn harvest. Can Xing Zhong not care?Can Xing Zhong not ask about the matter of water and fertilizer?

So on the second day after arriving at Zhuangzi, Xing Zhong went to chat with the old farmers nearby.

Without him, find out the situation.The climate is different between the north and the south, so it is better to consult the local old farmers about some things.

It was a very ordinary and leisurely farm life, but who would have imagined that when Xing Zhong came back from the outside this day, what he saw was his angry wife and two younger sisters who were wiping tears.

Xing Zhong was dumbfounded at the time.

What's going on here?

Xing Xiuyan said: "Today, the matchmaker from the village came to our door to say goodbye to the two aunts."

Xing Zhong hasn't reacted yet: "This is a good thing~!"

"But the matchmaker said, our family is a released slave, and this marriage is not an insult to my aunt."

"Nonsense!" Xing Zhong jumped up at that time, "We are serious people!"

"The matchmaker didn't believe it, and said that decent people couldn't afford so many fields. The only ones who could afford it were the servants of high-ranking families. Zhou Rui in the old year was an example. Recently, the Hua family in the southern suburbs of Jia's family sold their daughter. It's also evidence."

Xing Zhong was dumbfounded at the time.

He could fully imagine the scene at that time.After all, his two younger sisters are old, and this year is the year of the Grand Competition, so there will be no hospital examinations, and it is naturally impossible for him, Xing Zhong, to become a scholar this year.

As far as Xing Zhong himself is concerned, his level is not enough, and he is more likely to pass the college examination if he can postpone the entrance examination for one year. Therefore, he is very happy about this year's competition.

But for his two older girls who missed the flowering period, this is not a good thing.Now they can't find any marriage with their original wife, and after another two years, they might have to marry an old man who is over fifty years old to fill in the house!

No wonder they would!

If you really want to fill in the house, why not marry Lin Ruhai in return for your kindness!At least he is still the servant of the household department!

This is why the matchmaker suddenly came to the door today, and the second and third aunts of the Xing family happily let the matchmaker in.

It's just that they never expected that the matchmaker didn't bring any good news at all, and instead humiliated them.The matchmakers have said so, how could they agree?If he agreed, wouldn't that mean he admitted in a disguised form that he was born as a slave?

This is the root cause of the sisters crying.

Xing Zhong squatted on the threshold with his arms folded and did not speak.

The two sisters were delayed because of him, and he was the one who was sorry for his sister, so he had nothing to say.

Seeing Xing Zhong like this, Xing's wife was also angry, and said: "The woman said more than that! She also said that with our girl's appearance, the young master will definitely take over the house in the future! She is popular and hot! You Listen, is this a human speech?!"

Xing Zhong was dumbfounded.

Why is there such a thing.

He stammered: "Then, how did you return?"

Xing's wife said: "I pushed back at that time and said, if this flower pearl is Hua Xiren from the Jia family's Rongguo Mansion, our family really recognizes it, because the young master she serves is the nephew of my aunt, our girl When I was a guest at Jia's last time, this Hua Xiren stood at the door and opened the curtain for our girl!"

The last time the Xing family had a housewarming celebration, the girl who came with Jia Baoyu was Xi Ren, because she was the big girl next to Jia Baoyu, so she recognized her!

Xing Xiuyan is the daughter she raised in the palm of her hand. It's no wonder that Xing's wife would be happy when someone compares her to Hua Xiren!

When Xing Xiuyan heard about it, she couldn't help sighing again.

What's the point of having an emotional battle?Forging iron requires a hard body.Everyone in the world laughs at the poor but does not laugh at the prostitutes. Everyone knows that the Hua family has no official business. If the Hua family can become a rich man, there must be something behind it.But it is because the Hua family has become a rich man, not to mention the people who say they are not, but most people can only envy the Hua family when they mention it!

This atmosphere!

No wonder the ancients said that the world is going downhill!But that's it!

She said: "Father, what do you think of Master Lin?"

Xing Zhong wondered why his daughter suddenly asked this question, and thought that his daughter wanted to ask Lin Ruhai for help, so he replied, "He's a gentleman."

So people won't meddle in these nosy matters.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Then, regarding the matter of sweet potatoes, how likely is it that father thinks Mr. Lin will play the truth?"

Xing Zhong was dumbfounded.

He said: "Ya, girl, you mean..."

He made a mouth shape, which was clearly a [-]D.

Xing Xiuyan nodded.

The second and third aunts of the Xing family also reacted.

They don't need to be anxious, the more anxious they are, the more they will hurt themselves!

The pair of sisters looked at Xing Xiuyan eagerly.I just heard Xing Xiuyan say: "There are many opportunities in the capital. As long as my father can pass the college examination and become a scholar next year, he can take the Mingshu examination. Although he can only be a small official after he comes out, he is better than ordinary people. If there is no sweet potato With this credit, the daughter is still worried that her father will become someone else's scapegoat when he enters the officialdom. But with the credit of sweet potatoes, there is no need to worry about safety. I just don't know how good my father is in arithmetic. Otherwise, let's try Mingjing? "

Fifty young scholars, thirty old Mingjing.

Among the many scientific examinations in this dynasty, Jinshi is the most difficult, but Mingjing and Mingjing are much easier.Not to mention that the regular Jinshi course is held every three years, but the two subjects of Mingsu Mingjing are held irregularly, once a year on average.

Imagine that there are only a few positions in the officialdom, and Mingjing and Mingjing are held every year, so why are there so many positions vacant every year?Naturally, it was because most of the people who passed the examinations in these two subjects were junior officials of the seventh and eighth ranks, who were easily withdrawn and made scapegoats, and it was not easy to be promoted.

In short, the officialdom is sinister, and it is even worse in Mingjing and Mingjing.

If there is no today's matter, Xing Xiuyan would never dare to speak to Xing Zhong, and let Xing Zhong take the examination of Ming Shu Ming Jing.

Xing Zhong slapped his thigh and said, "Meet it! Let's get it right!"

In this troubled world, what can a talent be worth!Who doesn't know that silver Jinshi and Jinju are poor scholars?

It's okay if it's in the south of the Yangtze River, but in a place like the capital, a matchmaker who only works in the countryside dares to look down on court officials, how can he still count on Juren?

With his ability, he didn't know that he would go to the year of the monkey in the year of the monkey if he passed the exam, so he might as well try the math class!

Seeing this, Xing's wife said: "There are also sweet potatoes. Since sweet potatoes have made such great contributions and can give the uncle an extra layer of talisman in the officialdom, we can't completely let go. Let's ask Mr. Lin to get it Then bring a basket and plant it in Zhuangzi!"

When Xing Zhong heard it, he thought it was very true.

After harvesting the wheat and spending some money to raise the land, sweet potatoes can be planted.This thing does not require paddy fields, and the yield is high, which is much more cost-effective than growing wheat.

Xing Zhong went to Beijing the next day.

Lin Ruhai was very talkative and really gave him a lot.Not much, just such a basket, which was just transported from the south, because the Royal Garden needs it, and the Lin family really doesn't have much on hand now, so they can only spare a little.

Xing Zhong was not dissatisfied either.

He is an old farmer who knows the significance of food to all people in the world.Lin Ruhai said that the imperial court wanted the sweet potatoes to leave, and the Lin family didn't have many, Thaksin believed.Besides, sweet potatoes grow fast, and now it looks like such a basket, and once the summer is over, they will immediately climb all over the fields.

After bringing back the basketful of sweet potatoes, Xing Zhong pulled up the vegetables in the vegetable field behind the big tile house by himself, and planted the sweet potatoes.

Xing Xiuyan also pinched a vine and planted it in the half flower garden in front of her door.

I have to say, this thing is really long!Xing Xiuyan doesn't know what the sweet potatoes in the vegetable field look like, but she can see clearly how many sweet potatoes grow in the flower garden in front of her own door.

When it was first planted, it was only a foot long with buds, but when the wheat was harvested, it had grown to more than three feet long!Then, a rain, it grows faster!

It seems that it was only yesterday that the flower garden was emptied, but now the flower garden is lush and full of sweet potato vines.For this reason, Xing Xiuyan had to ask the long-term worker at home to make more baskets for her during the slack season.

It doesn't need much skill, as long as it can hold soil.

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