Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

The matter of Lin Zheng's family's purchase of land was discussed in the village for several days, and then another matter became a pastime in the village.

——Lin Gui is back!

Speaking of Lin Gui, there is no one in Shanglin Village who doesn't know, the future master scholar!

Don't look at Lin's vulgar behavior, but Lin Gui looks gentle, and because he didn't go to work in the fields when he was a child, he is white and clean. He wears a long gown on weekdays and reads a few ancient sayings, which is quite a bit of a scholar.

This Lin Guike is better at being a person than old lady Lin, although he doesn't like the people in the village digging food, but he is still gentle and elegant when talking to others, in short, he always holds his hand.The villagers didn't take it seriously either, thinking that scholars were like this, and they all envied Aunt Lin for having a son who was up to the challenge.

Because of Lin Gui, Madam Lin is quite proud. Not only is her position in the family stable, but the villagers are also tolerant of Lin Gui because of his future prospects.Including those whose younger brother was harassed by Lin Fu.

Qiao Mo didn't think about anything else at home recently, only thinking about the spring farming.

He proposed to buy the sandy land. Although Lin Zheng didn't object, there were too many discussions in the village, and he felt a little guilty.After all, he only knows a lot because of the modern information explosion, but the actual operation is zero, and he is not fully sure whether the sand can grow things.

After thinking twice, I decided to plant peanuts.

According to Lin Zheng, the fertile land here yields two shi of grain per acre, and the barren land also yields one shi, or corn, which can produce three or four shi per acre, so every household grows a lot of corn.There are very few sandy lands, and it is not bad to have six or seven buckets of sand, like the sandy land on the Shahe Beach, Lin Zheng said that five buckets of sand is not bad.

Qiao Mozai recalled carefully, clearly remembering that once he went to a classmate's house to play. His house had a sandy land of several tens of acres, where peanuts were planted. The fruits were plump, watery and sweet. Although I don't know, it can't be too bad anyway.

He thought to himself, even if there is no high-efficiency fertilizer now, some soil fertilizer will do.It should be okay to fertilize the sandy land well and manage it carefully.

While thinking about it, I walked to the fat aunt's house. It will be the new year in two days, and the jacket must have been ready long ago.By the way, I picked up the wrapped quilt and settled the bill, and everyone celebrated the New Year happily.

As soon as I arrived in front of the fat aunt's house, I saw the fat aunt coming out, and she smiled kindly when she saw him: "Brother Qiao is here, can you get the clothes? It's already done, and I didn't bother to send it for a while. You wait , I'll get it for you."

Soon the fat aunt came out holding the clothes.

Qiao Mo couldn't help but be surprised when he took a closer look. He didn't take it seriously when he heard that the fat aunt had good craftsmanship earlier, but he didn't expect it to be really good.This set of cotton-padded jackets for winter is well tailored, with well-proportioned cotton batting and tight stitches. The clothes that were originally thought to be bloated make people feel very generous and neat.It is not difficult to see that Fat Aunt put a lot of thought into this.

"It's really well done!" Qiao Mo praised without hesitation, especially when he saw that even the spring jacket was finished, he was even more surprised.It's only ten or so days of hard work, but you have done so much?

"Auntie Fat is in a hurry too, and I don't wait to wear it. It takes too much time to do it in a hurry." Qiao Mo observed while talking, and sure enough, she saw that Auntie Fatty's eyes were slightly red. No wonder she felt something was wrong when she first met.

The fat aunt just smiled: "I'm used to these kinds of work, and I'm quick. I don't have anything else to do recently, so I might as well get all my clothes out while I'm free, and I'll be busy in the spring."

That's true, there is only half a month left in the slack season, and it will be different after the Chinese New Year.

So Qiao Mo didn't say any more, didn't ask about the shoes or remind him, and directly took thirty Wen to the fat aunt.

"It's too much." The fat aunt quickly declined after seeing it.

Aunt Fat took jobs in the village, and she usually charged six to ten copper coins for making jackets, depending on the size of the work. Qiao Mo’s jacket was enough for ten copper coins, which was the price of a catty of rice.There are two other jackets, just give five or six copper coins.Almost everyone in the countryside knows how to sew, so the charge for sewing is very low. Even so, the business is light, and the handwork is very worthless.

"If it wasn't for Fat Aunt's rush to work, I wouldn't be able to get the clothes now, so it would have to be counted as overtime pay." Qiao Mo insisted on stuffing the money into the other party's hand, and left with the clothes in his arms.

But as far as Qiao Mo is concerned, it is really a bargain to make three clothes for thirty copper coins. If you go to the city and ask, how can there be a tailor who charges such a low price?Even if rural people don't pay attention to style and craftsmanship, the hard work alone is cheap.

Then I went to old man Zhang's house and settled the money for the quilt.Because he couldn't move alone, and Lin Zheng wasn't at home, he asked old man Zhang to take him home later.

As soon as the two families turned around, it was tantamount to going home in a circle, and they happened to pass by Father Lin's door.

From a distance, I saw a person in a white robe approaching, and occasionally people from the village greeted him, and they all nodded back with a smile.

It was clearly a normal and harmonious picture, but Qiao Mo felt awkward.Not many people wear long shirts in Shanglin Village, most of them are short shirts and long trousers, which are convenient and quick to work.Furthermore, although the man was smiling at others, his movements and gestures were always a bit condescending, and he clearly distanced himself from the villagers.

Qiao Mo moved his ears, and heard an old man calling that person "Agui".

Lin Gui?Lin Zheng's eldest brother, the "Scholar Master" who failed the exam.

Qiao Mo instinctively felt that this person was not as easy to deal with as Old Mama Lin, and judging by his attitude towards Yingzi, he might not have a good heart.Thinking about trying each other out, he slowed down and just happened to meet each other at the fork in the road.

Lin Gui was taken aback for a moment, and saw a flash of amazement in Qiao Mo's eyes.

Respectful!

Qiao Mo hated this kind of look, and first put a label on Lin Gui in his heart.If I haven't come back for such a long time, should I be studying or having fun in the county town, or both.

"...Are you sister-in-law? I'm Lin Gui." After all, Lin Gui had seen the world, and soon realized that such a young brother appeared in the village, and it was very likely that he was "Little Qiao who was reincarnated from a fox" as his aunt said. ".

As soon as Lin Gui came back, he heard Ah Mo talking non-stop in his ear, especially about the wedding day, not only Madam Lin felt resentful, Lin Gui also felt ashamed.If his classmates found out, what face would he have?Immediately, I felt that this sister-in-law was too incompetent. By making such a suggestion, wouldn't it be obvious to tell others that their family is not harmonious?

As the saying goes, Taoism should not be publicized when it is ugly, but he is a scholar, and what he cherishes most is his reputation.How can you study and make friends without a good reputation?How can I be an official in the future?

Lin Gui has the arrogance and arrogance of a scholar in his heart, and he feels that his talents are outstanding and his future is limitless, so he cherishes his own feathers very much.It's a pity that he was always afraid that others would tarnish him, but he never thought that his cold and violent treatment of Yingzi would damage his reputation.Or maybe he thinks that Yingzi has been in the village all the time, and the matter can't be spread, so he can feel at ease.

Qiao Mo didn't know what Lin Gui was thinking, but he also noticed a thing or two from the other party's subtle emotional changes.

"So it's the eldest brother. I'm 22 today, and I'm going to celebrate the New Year soon. I thought you wouldn't be able to come back." Qiao Mo smiled, and said, "I heard from Grandma that you will definitely pass the next subject." You are a scholar, so don't worry, there are a lot of people like you who didn't pass the exam."

Lin Gui couldn't listen to others saying that he fell to the ground, Qiao Mo undoubtedly stabbed him in the most embarrassing point, and immediately changed his face.

Qiao Mo pretended not to see it, and added with a smile: "To save money to study for you, grandpa and grandma are reluctant to bear food and clothing on weekdays, and you don't come back all year round, so don't you let the family worry about it? Let me say, at home He also studied in the same way, and the prime minister of the dynasty was also born in the countryside, and he did farm work while studying, and finally he was admitted as the number one scholar."

Lin Gui's face twitched a few times, but he held it back after all, but his smile was not so natural: "I have something to do at home, I'll take a step first, sister-in-law will not see you off."

Qiao Mo watched the man go away with a smile, curled his lips.

It's not that he purposely hurt others like this the first time they met, he really can't understand Lin Gui's behavior.Although Madam Lin was very annoying, but she was devoted to Lin Gui, saving money to support Lin Gui's studies, and making friends in the county town, but Lin Gui felt at ease and didn't come back a few times throughout the year.Reading is important, but there are many scholars in the world, and there are also many scholars in the countryside. Even if they don't work usually, they have to go to the fields when the farming is busy. Not everyone is as lucky as Lin Gui.

Leaving aside, let’s just say that Lin Qing, who was already an official in his village, didn’t keep studying while farming at home when he was not an official.

Brother Bai saw the two from a distance, and waited for Lin Gui to leave before approaching.

These days, Qiao Mo also walked around the village occasionally, and it was easy to meet some people. Brother Bai probably felt ashamed of him because of Li Shuilian's incident, so he took the initiative to say hello every time, and he got acquainted with him after a few visits.

"Brother Qiao, what did you say to Lin Gui? Why doesn't he look very pretty?" Brother Bai deliberately lowered his voice, and then kindly reminded him by looking around: "Your brother Ah Zheng is a Scholars will inevitably have some temper, don't take it to heart, bear with it and let it go. He will be a scholar in the future, if you don't get along well, you won't get any benefits."

Although he knew that Brother Bai was kind, but Qiao Mo didn't take it seriously.Don't say whether Lin Gui can pass the exam, even if he does pass the exam, there is still a long way to go if he wants to become an official.

After all, Qiao Mo is not a local, so he can't understand that in ancient times, a scholar sometimes represented a kind of energy.