Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Me?" Zhong Qingshu frowned slightly, "Your idea is unreliable, running a school is not that easy, and the teachers you invite are not all like me, are they?"

"Haha, you guessed it right." Zhong Qingran was not ashamed at all, "Don't worry, I never thought of fooling the students. We will teach whatever we know, and we won't teach if we don't know how to do it."

"You know what we are capable of. What do you want us to teach?" Zhong Qingshu is very self-aware. He has been studying in Beijing for more than a year. He has read a lot of books, but he wants to be with those gentlemen who are devoted to learning. Bi, it is estimated that it is too late to flatter a horse, it is not that he underestimates himself, it is indeed the case.

Throughout history, no matter how talented they are, I have never seen anyone who can easily become a famous Confucian. What's more, among the few of them, none of them put their minds on learning. With their level, it is estimated that teaching a One year, there is no ink in my belly.

"I have considered your concerns a long time ago, so you can rest assured. Think about it, the school we run accepts children from poor families who can't even pay for Shu Xiu. They can learn anything they usually learn. They have earned all the knowledge they don’t have. We teach everything, let’s not mention anything else, the three of us are competent in teaching students to read, and Mingyu is almost qualified after studying for a while. As for other subjects, I You can teach them arithmetic, painting, identification of herbs, etc. Mingyu can teach them archery and riding, and you can explain the court regulations, Qingzhu, I have to think about this." Zhong Qingran pretended to be contemplative.

Now, Zhong Qingzhu quit, turned his head to look at the third person present, and was about to ask him for help, but in the end he almost threw him to the ground.Look, what did he see?Not only did Zhong Qingshu not support him, but he also gloated at his misfortune. It was obvious that watching the excitement was not a big deal, and even showed signs of adding fuel to the flames and fanning the flames.

Zhong Qingzhu was so anxious that he scratched his head and jumped up and down. Finally, he was a little short of words, so he simply smashed the jar and put on a posture that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water: "What's wrong with me? If it doesn't work, I can teach others to do it." chess."

Zhong Qingran no longer teased him, but what he should say is: "Your chess skills are not very good. In addition to teaching the students the basic rules, at most you can go a little deeper. That's okay, the key is that we only recruit poor students. , What is the use of them learning this? Can't they go to gamble with others?"

Seeing that Zhong Qingzhu was about to jump again, Zhong Qingran hurriedly stopped him and asked him to be calm: "I haven't finished my sentence yet, why are you in a hurry. Learning chess is not useless, it is very useful, and it can improve people's ability. Concentration, patience and thinking ability. This may not be obvious at ordinary times, but you should pay attention to those who have enough attainments in Go, most of them have more flexible minds, and the possibility of success in other industries is also higher. "

Hearing this, Zhong Qingshu lowered his eyes and began to think about the correctness of this statement.He doesn't know about other places, but he knows all the players in Hewan Village. These people are living a good life, but how much does this have to do with playing chess?Whoever has the leisure to immerse himself in chess is not from a wealthy family?

It's really hard to tell just from this, Zhong Qingshu couldn't help frowning.Before he could figure it out, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"It's really as good as you said?" Zhong Qingzhu looked in disbelief, why didn't he feel it?

"Of course. Reading can make people wise, and playing chess has a similar effect." Zhong Qingran said confidently.

Zhong Qingzhu opened and closed his mouth a few times, but he didn't say a word.

Zhong Qingran patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "What are you thinking? Don't underestimate yourself, you just haven't found your way forward. Aren't you usually very smart? Why are you stuck in a dead end and can't get out at this time? "

Zhong Qingshu showed up and said: "Why do you think so much? I want to live happily all day long like you. Do you think I can do it?"

Regardless of Zhong Qingzhu's carefree nature, he would sometimes lead himself into a ditch when he thought deeply. However, his inexplicable self-doubt lasted for at most 3 minutes. After receiving the comfort of his two good brothers, Zhong Qingzhu The low mood faded away quickly like a tide.

Looking at Zhong Qingzhu who was smiling again, Zhong Qingshu couldn't bear to look directly at him. He shouldn't be so kind to comfort him, and he used himself as a comparison example. It was a waste of effort.Thinking about it this way, the next time something like this happens, Zhong Qingshu will still be like this.

"Just the four of us, no one else?"

Zhong Qingshu's question was right on point. The most important thing for a school to be good or bad is to see the teacher, and the four of them, in the eyes of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, any child could win.

"Well, it's just the four of us. It's still unknown how many students the school can recruit. We don't plan to hire another teacher for the time being." Zhong Qingran expressed his thoughts.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jian Mingyu came in carrying a bunch of things, and Zhong Qingran and the three rushed forward to help.After a while of busy work, there was an extra stove in the corner of the study, with a copper pot on it, and the sound of gurgling can already be heard. Obviously, after a while, the water will be completely boiled.

"I'm still lucky, I can eat delicious food every day." Zhong Qingzhu picked up a scallion egg roll on the food plate, and ate it, his eyes were full of envy. If it weren't for this brother and wife, he would have wanted to hire her Come and serve yourself.

"Well, Mingyu's craftsmanship is really good." Zhong Qingshu praised without hesitation. Although he ate slowly, his movements were not slow at all. There were three plates of dim sum on the table, and Zhong Qingshu picked up a few pieces of each. The empty trays were filled up at once.

Zhong Qingran was no stranger to such a scene.The empty plate in front of Zhong Qingshu was prepared by Jian Mingyu in advance.When Zhong Qingzhu was around, at Zhong Qingshu's eating speed, by the time he finished eating one piece, Zhong Qingzhu might have already eaten two or three pieces.

In order to maintain his usual image and have a good time eating, it seemed very reasonable for Zhong Qingshu to do so.Such behavior was obviously disrespectful, and Zhong Qingshu was so unscrupulous in front of his brother, which made him feel very comfortable.

"Qing Shu, what's your situation now?" Zhong Qingran had almost eaten, picked up the cloth towel on the table, wiped his hands, took a sip of tea, and leaned lazily on the back of the chair, "Still living in your ancestral house?"

"I'm about to tell you about this. I'm homeless now. Qingran, you have to take me in for a while." Zhong Qingshu put on a pitiful look, widening his eyes, looking at Zhong Qingran expectantly.

Zhong Qingran shivered, feeling goosebumps all over his body.Is this still Zhong Qingshu?How had he never seen him like this before?

Zhong Qingshu was happy in his heart. He had never been so happy since he was a child.Ever since he left the cage that imprisoned him that day, his mood was high every day. When he saw the two brothers, his emotions reached the peak. If he didn't vent, he didn't know what strange things he would do.Disgusting the brothers a little, I think they won't mind, who made them his brothers?

Looking at the other three people, including Jian Mingyu, who has always been relatively stable, he couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth. Zhong Qingshu was entertained. He put away the bullied little daughter-in-law just now, and laughed happily. After laughing, he even laughed with tears Come out, slowly, the smile no longer, tears slipped from the corners of the eyes, and fell on the legs drop by drop, but after a while, the robe became dizzy and wet.

Zhong Qingzhu opened his mouth so wide that he didn't even notice that the pastry in his hand had dropped on the table.

Zhong Qingran stared fixedly at Zhong Qingshu, his eyes turned red, he raised his head and blinked a few times before stopping the sudden sadness.

Jian Mingyu was even more straightforward. He directly exited the study, leaving the space inside to Zhong Qingran and the others.At a time like this, it's better for him, who doesn't know Zhong Qingshu very well, not to get involved.

After Zhong Qingzhu came to his senses, his head was lowered, and even the few pastries left could not attract his attention.

At this moment, no one spoke, and no one stepped forward to comfort Zhong Qingshu. There was a faint choked sound in the study.

Zhong Qingshu has suffered a lot of grievances over the years. He is different from Zhong Qingzhu. Zhong Qingzhu is just not valued by his family. After more than a year in Beijing, he was hit the hardest.

Zhong Qingran knew best what happened to Zhong Qingshu.The days when there is no hope, without great perseverance, it is really difficult for those who are trapped in it to survive.Under such circumstances, those who can survive are either numb and insane.When he went to Beijing, Zhong Qingshu showed no abnormalities. In fact, the damage had already been done, but there was no chance for him to show it.

Now is an excellent opportunity, and it is best to take advantage of this rare opportunity to let Zhong Qingshu vent all the resentment in his heart, so as not to hold it in his heart all the time and ruin himself one day.

There were obviously three people in the study, but it was eerily quiet, and even the occasional sobbing that could be heard at the beginning disappeared without a trace.Zhong Qingran didn't move, even Zhong Qingzhu, who was smiling all day long, didn't think about breaking the solemn atmosphere.The two tacitly waited for Zhong Qingshu to calm himself down.

Seeing that Zhong Qingshu calmed down slowly, Zhong Qingran handed him a cotton handkerchief, Zhong Qingshu took it in a daze, until the touch of his hand awakened his sanity, and his eyes became clear.Zhong Qingshu wiped his face indiscriminately, wiping away the tears on it, then leaned back on the chair back, and covered his face with a cotton kerchief.

Seeing this, Zhong Qingran got up to carry the copper pot. After such a toss, the tea was already cold.He refilled Zhong Qingshu's glass and stuffed it directly into his hand.The pain has already been caused, so it's useless to say more comforting words, Zhong Qingran and Zhong Qingzhu gag, you say something to make people happy, trying to liven up the atmosphere.

Zhong Qingshu didn't indulge in the pain for too long, listening to the two brothers trying to tell jokes and interesting things to amuse himself, a smile slowly formed on the corner of his mouth.

"Okay?" Zhong Qingran lifted the veil covering Zhong Qingshu's face, pointed to a corner of the study and said, "Go wash it up and see how you look."

Zhong Qingshu didn't care about Zhong Qingran's dislike at all, he took the handkerchief to the steaming copper basin, and cleaned himself up.

"Here, take this hand warmer. Your coat is wet, so don't freeze yourself." Zhong Qingshu reluctantly looked at the hand warmer that was about to leave him.

Seeing Zhong Qingran's appearance, Zhong Qingshu chuckled, and he accepted the hand warmer bluntly.

Ordinarily, at Zhong Qingran's age, he would be very angry, so he shouldn't be afraid of the cold, but he was an exception. When winter came, he would wear thick clothes.This has nothing to do with whether the body is healthy or not. If the individual's physique is the same, he has nothing to do with it.Just like at this moment, among the three people present, he was the only one drinking tea, lighting the brazier, and still hugging the hand warmer.Zhong Qingran sometimes wondered if this was a side effect caused by the fusion of Fu Yunzhu, if that was the case, then he could only suffer.

"Qing Ran, I didn't bring back the three servants you left in Shangjing. I let them stay there and collect all kinds of information, which may be useful someday." Zhong Qingshu's mood returned to calm, with a smile on his face. With a faint smile, he explained to Zhong Qingran about the three servants under his name.

Zhong Qingran nodded, indicating that he already knew: "You haven't finished talking just now, what does it mean to be homeless?"

"I was succeeded." Zhong Qingshu's smile deepened, "It's under Zhong Yingshan's name."

"Zhong Yingshan?" Zhong Qingran raised his eyebrows, and before he could find this person from his memory, Zhong Qingzhu exclaimed, "The one who has passed away for five or six years, and whose children have been cut off?"

Zhong Qingshu nodded affirmatively.

"That's true. I remember that at the beginning, his family wanted to adopt a child who didn't remember anything. As a result, no one in the family was willing. Uncle Ying Shan didn't want those who had been sensible for a long time. In the end, his lineage was It's broken. Fortunately, you were only recorded in the genealogy after Uncle Ying Shan passed away, otherwise, there would have been a lot of trouble." Zhong Qingzhu looked grateful.

Zhong Qingran was touched in his heart, it was impossible for him and Mingyu to have children of his own, and he had never even thought about finding a life.One is that this is unfair to Jian Mingyu. Although the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not restrict married men very much, they would never be allowed to have their own offspring. This is a challenge to the authority of the head of the family. Once such a thing happens, How difficult is it to be good?

The second is, even if Zhong Qingran doesn't have to do it himself, using medical methods to conceive the maid, and there is a non-biological child dangling in front of him all day long, how can Jian Mingyu be happy?Anyway, if it was Zhong Qingran himself, he couldn't be happy no matter what, isn't this annoying?

In this way, it would be better to adopt a child, at least the two of them would not have any quarrels.

"After my father passed away, all the family property was taken back by the clan. It is obviously impossible for them to spit it out again. I didn't count on this. I still have a lot of savings in my hand, and I am going to pick a place to build a house. Fortunately, the house is completed. Before, I was bothering you." Zhong Qingshu was not polite to Zhong Qingran at all.

"Okay, all the guest rooms are vacant, you can pick one at random." Zhong Qingran readily agreed, "By the way, where are your servants? Do you need me to arrange them?"

"No, there are only three people in total. Two of them live in the house over the shrimp pond. Only Xingping will follow me. He can live in the outer room."

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on the room.

"Grandpa, you haven't smiled all day, what happened?" Zhong Qingran's eyes were full of curiosity. Now that there is no shortage of food and clothing at home, there are really few things that can be called troublesome.

"The water level of the Qinghe River has not risen." Mr. Zhong had a serious face, full of thoughts.

"?" Zhong Qingran didn't understand.

"At this time in previous years, the snow melted and the water level of the Qinghe River rose significantly. This year is abnormal."

"The weather is not abnormal, except for the heavy snowfall during the Lantern Festival, everything else is similar to last year." Zhong Qingran didn't think of a reason.

"Because of this, it is even more abnormal." Mr. Zhong knocked on the cigarette stick and held it in his hand without lighting it. "The snow is heavy, which means that the snow is thick. When the snow melts, the water level of Qinghe River should rise more obviously." Yes. There is no drought here, and I don’t know where the missing water has gone?”

Now, Zhong Qingran understood.In this season, the probability of drought is almost zero, and the water level that should have jumped upwards remains unchanged, which actually means that the upstream water supply is decreasing.With the current technological level of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it can be said that there is no possibility of being cut off by damming. In this way, it is indeed a bit abnormal for Qinghe to have such a situation.

"Grandpa, the current water level of the Qinghe River is high enough that it shouldn't affect the irrigation of the fields." Zhong Qingran comforted him.

"I hope so." Mr. Zhong sighed.The Qinghe River is the most important water source in Pingyang County. If there is a problem with it, it will affect at least half of the people in the county.Although the wider Shuojiang River flows through Pingyang County, it is closer to the border, and its role is far less than that of the Qinghe River.

Ever since hearing Mr. Zhong's words, Zhong Qingran began to pay attention to Qinghe.Now the family has an ox cart and a horse-drawn cart, and the family no longer takes the Qinghe River when they go to Pingyang County for business. Therefore, Zhong Qingran has to make a special trip every time he wants to see the water level of the Qinghe River.

Before Zhong Qingran was at the port, he carved a line for the current water level. Every once in a while, he would go over to take a look. For now, the water level has not changed much.Zhong Qingran did not relax because of this, the old man's feelings cannot be easily ignored, even though he himself did not feel a sense of crisis.

The weather is getting warmer day by day. When the earth reveals its true face and everything gradually recovers, construction of the Baron's mansion, which Zhong Qingran was granted, also begins after an auspicious day is selected.

For the construction of the mansion, Zhong Qingran only needed to provide the most basic courtyard plan, and the officials appointed by the imperial court were responsible for the rest.This is a big project, and every time Zhong Qingran passes by, he can hear the chant from inside, as well as the sound of tinkling iron tools beating stones.

Zhong Qingran went to see it. The mansion is very big and the materials are very good. It must have cost a lot of money to build such a big mansion. Obviously, the supervisor officials have no intention of being greedy. I don't know if it is the power of the person behind the shopkeeper Fu, or this People are sent by that person.

Zhong Qingran shrugged his shoulders. He originally wanted to build a good relationship with the supervisor. After all, this mansion is where he will live for a long time.The Baron's Mansion has its own rules and regulations. Anyone who exceeds it will be a clue if it is discovered. When the family business is prosperous, it may not matter. Once it declines, these places that are usually taken for granted may become a reminder.

It's a pity that the supervisor officer is too cold, everything is business-like, and he has no intention of making friends with him.

It was impossible for Zhong Qingran to put a hot face on a cold butt, seeing this, he had no choice but to stop thinking about it.

"Qingran, a lot of people have come to your house, why don't you go back and take a look?" Uncle Yougen, who was on the way, left with such a sentence, leaving Zhong Qingran in a daze.It's not a festival, who will visit relatives?

Zhong Qingran quickened his pace and went straight to the new house.

Sure enough, as Uncle You Gen said, there were many people surrounded in front of Zhong's house, if it wasn't for the gate blocking them, they would have rushed into the yard long ago.Hearing the commotion inside, Zhong Qingran's face showed displeasure, and he didn't know what happened to make such a big commotion.Seeing that the surrounding villagers were blocked outside the door, they refused to disperse. Apart from the fact that the baron Zhong Qingran didn't put on airs very much, it must be because of the brilliant drama that was staged inside that they were like this.

Zhong Qingran pushed aside the person who was blocking his progress, and the villagers saw him, and all consciously leaned to the two sides, making way for him to allow two people to pass.

Zhong Qingran pushed it and found that the door was unlocked, so he pushed the door and entered.Before the villagers had time to poke their heads inside, the gate was closed again.The few people closest to the door were almost caught in the head, and under the lingering fear of the door, they unconsciously took a step back.

It was naturally impossible for Zhong Qingran to make such a mistake, and the facts were not as he expected, no one was surprised by his action of closing the door.

Outside the gate, the noise inside could only be heard vaguely. Once entering the gate, the sound suddenly amplified a lot. Before, only the shrill voice could be heard clearly. Now, Zhong Qingran is standing in the front yard, but just across the door, He can hear the louder voice.

Zhong Qingran frowned, and from the words he heard in twos and threes, he had a general understanding of the whole story.

People are all concentrated in the backyard. It seems that the matter is really serious, otherwise, they wouldn't go to the backyard to make trouble.Zhong Qingran pushed open the courtyard door, and in an instant, cries, cursing, and persuasion were all poured into his ears.Enduring the discomfort, he walked up to Jian Mingyu and asked him what was going on in a low voice.

"It's also a coincidence. Yesterday, the second uncle went to drink a wedding banquet, and the third uncle was cooking a banquet for the host's family. After the family knew that they were two brothers, they thought that the third uncle was not the chef, so they asked him to sit at the same table with the second uncle. The third uncle was very happy to get the money without being busy in the kitchen. When he was happy, he drank a few more drinks with the second uncle. , the tablemate frequently toasted them, and the two of them were still sane at this moment, but the spirits of the drink started to rise, and it can be said that they would not refuse anyone, until they couldn't drink anymore, then they began to refuse." Jian Mingyu said eloquently. , the pause was just right, it could be said that Zhong Qingran's curiosity was fully hooked out.

"The two drank into a puddle of mud. After the banquet, the master sent someone to take them back." Jian Mingyu paused, and then continued, "The carriage just drove out of the gate, and was stopped by someone who claimed to be the third uncle. Family members. As soon as the delivery boy heard about it, he immediately moved him into the other party's carriage, and went into the mansion to report back, and that's where the incident happened."

Zhong Qingran raised his head and looked at the person in front of him, when did Jian Mingyu fail to learn, and he was so appetizing?