This land was contracted by me [farming]

The end of the year was approaching, and the guards of the Zhao Mansion finally relaxed.

Xu Wenwu took a chance and entered the mansion pretending to be a food delivery man.

There have been more and more people coming and going in the mansion recently, so Butler Zhao was on the sidelines to dispatch and direct.

Xu Wenwu spent a lot of time inquiring, and recognized Butler Zhao, who dawdled behind, and when he was about to leave, Xu Wenwu moved to Steward Zhao's side, and said softly: "According to Jingyang County Magistrate Zhao Please, please ask the housekeeper to bring me to meet Mr. Zhao."

Hearing this, Butler Zhao immediately turned his head to look at Xu Wenwu, then looked around to confirm that there was no one there, and then asked in a low voice, "How do you prove that it was entrusted by County Magistrate Zhao?"

Xu Wenwu took out a piece of cloth, which was written by Zhao Keran when he came to Fengyang for the first time, hoping that the Zhao family could help.It's just that he couldn't get in at that time, and Zhao Jiani Bodhisattva crossed the river, and he couldn't protect himself, so he couldn't help him if he thought about it.

After handing it to Butler Zhao, Xu Wenwu said: "I am the head of the Xu family in Jingyang, and I opened the Zhenbao Pavilion in Fengyang City. Last time I saw that Zhao's mansion was besieged, and after returning to Jingyang, I met the county magistrate. Your Excellency mentioned it. Your Excellency is very worried, and wants me to come and see Mr. Zhao, say hello, and talk a little bit about family matters."

Steward Zhao received the cloth, he could recognize the handwriting on it.In the adult's study room hangs the pen and ink of the young master when he was a child. When the young master writes, he likes to lift the brush at the end. He often sees it, and he is also deeply impressed.

"Young master has a servant by his side, is he okay now?" Zhao Butler asked.

Xu Wenwu thought for a while, and guessed that the other party was talking about the person in charge of the supermarket, so he nodded and said, "Very good! The county magistrate opened a supermarket in Jingyang, and he is the shopkeeper in the supermarket. Take care of it." There are many things."

Steward Zhao led him towards the study room, and asked in confusion, "What is a supermarket?"

Along the way, Xu Wenwu told Butler Zhao what to do in Huimin Supermarket, and Butler Zhao nodded and smiled happily.

My grandson is promising!

Back then they put all their eggs in one basket and sent a few children out, but now they thought it was right.

"Wait here, I'll go in and make an announcement." Housekeeper Zhao placed Xu Wenwu in the pavilion outside the study, and he went into the study alone to report.

After a while, someone came out, "Go in quickly, your lord is waiting inside."

After Xu Wenwu entered the study, Zhao Yunhe had poured tea and was waiting.

"I have seen Master Jijiu." Xu Wenwu bowed and saluted.

Zhao Yunhe waved his hand, telling him to sit down quickly.

"Patriarch Xu, how is my son doing now?"

After Xu Wenwu sat down, he turned sideways and nodded to Zhao Yunhe, "The county magistrate is well, and so is the young master."

Knowing that the children were safe, Zhao Yunhe stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

Then Zhao Yunhe stopped laughing, but his face was still full of smiles. He apologized to Xu Wenwu, "I'm sorry."

Xu Wenwu quickly expressed that he was fine, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He is indeed a model of scholars in the world. Is their little county magistrate in Jingyang really his own?

Afterwards, Xu Wenwu took out the secret letter from Zhao Keran from his pocket.

"My lord, the county magistrate asked me to bring it from Jingyang. The county magistrate said that it contains a solution to Zhao's predicament."

Zhao Yunhe was a little curious, the Zhao Mansion is now in a dead end.

When opening the secret letter, Zhao Yunhe was still thinking about the solution to the predicament, unless the real culprit could be found.Or the prince came back to life and told the world that the fire in the prince's mansion had nothing to do with the Zhao family.

When he saw clearly what was written inside, the extremely refined Jijiu-sama, who even wanted to apologize when Aiko Anhao laughed out loud, stood up directly from his seat, and accidentally knocked over the cup.

The delicately crafted cup shattered all over the place.The tea spilled on the ground was still steaming.As time passed, the hot air no longer lingered, and it completely cooled down.

"Come here!" Zhao Yun and the boy outside the door called to Hou, he urgently ordered: "Go and invite father here! Say I have something important to discuss!"

When Zhao Wenyu came, Xu Wenwu had already left.From Zhao Yunhe's shock and excitement, it is not difficult to see that what was written in the secret letter was something that could shake heaven and earth.

This kind of thing is not something that Xu Wenwu can listen to.

Standing outside the gate of the Zhao Mansion, Xu Wenwu looked back and saw that it was surrounded by officers and soldiers. It was not like the crowded Zhao Mansion in the past.

He faintly felt that the sky was about to change.

When Zhao Wenyu entered the study, he saw the broken teacup on the ground, his heart skipped a beat, what happened to make his normally calm son lose his composure.

"Father, take a look at this." Zhao Yunhe handed the cloth to Zhao Wenyu, "Ren'er brought it from Jingyang."

"The one who just left?" After Zhao Wenyu took it, he was shocked to see the three words "papermaking skills" on it.

After reading it carefully, Zhao Wenyu asked Zhao Yunhe in disbelief, "However, what you said is true?"

Zhao Wenyu pointed to the records on the cloth, "Bamboo paper, vellum paper...can you make 'paper' that can replace bamboo slips and cloth writing by mixing bamboo and tree bark with hemp?"

Zhao Yunhe was also not sure, "Father, I can give it a try. However, since he was a child, he was extremely intelligent, and the old Taoist seems to be a man of great knowledge. Perhaps, what is written on it is true."

After Zhao Wenyu pondered, he nodded slightly.

Zhao Yunhe was hesitant to speak, but Zhao Wenyu asked, "Do you have something to say?"

"Father, it's been more than eight years. Is there still no news about Ran'er falling into the water in the Prince's Mansion for no reason?" Zhao Yunhe looked serious. , and it is impossible to be in the center of the pool."

Zhao Wenyu glanced at him, "What do you want to say?"

In recent years, what Zhao Yunhe dared to mention the most and what he wanted to mention the most was the incident of Zhao Keran falling into the water in the Prince's mansion on the night of the prince's wedding.

He looked at the cloth, thinking that his son was smart since he was a child, but he had to leave home because of that drowning, and missed it for many years.The last time they met, they were sent to that bitter cold place, and now they still have to worry about them.

Not a single good day passed.

Zhao Yunhe couldn't bear it in his heart, so he plucked up his courage and said, "If Ah Yuan hadn't rescued Ran'er in time, Ran'er would have died long ago." He stared into Zhao Wenyu's eyes, and said every word seriously, " Father, Ran'er must have seen something at that time. That's why he was thrown into the pool to silence him. This person must be the same person who is now behind the Zhao family's back!"

Zhao Wenyu slapped the table so hard that half of his arm was numb from the shock.

"Yunhe, misfortune comes out of your mouth. Don't mention this matter again in the future, but it's fine if you're still alive."

Zhao Yunhe heard the meaning of Zhao Wenyu's words, and he continued to ask: "Father, do you know anything about what you said?"

Zhao Wenyu closed his eyes with a tired expression, but he never spoke again.

Zhao Yunhe knew that he couldn't get anything out of Zhao Wenyu's mouth, so he held back his voice.He looked at the papermaking technique written by Zhao Keran, and made a decision in his mind.

After the paper was produced, the position of the Zhao family was stabilized, and he must find out the truth of the year.Not only to seek justice for the son, but also for the Zhao family to stop walking on thin ice like they are now.

After studying all night, Zhao's father and son decided to wait until the end of spring to make paper and leather paper at the same time.

It's not that they want to wait a few more months, but Zhao Keran's papermaking technique, bamboo needs young bamboo, and the bark is best used in late spring and early summer.

Not long after the year passed, they first prepared the fire wall for baking paper and the lime for cooking juice.

...

The end of the year has come, and a teahouse has been completely remodeled a few days ago, paved with earth dragons.

This earth dragon was figured out by a woman named Shen Xiaoshan according to the kang pan method provided by Zhao Keran.

In order to prove his idea, Shen Xiaoshan also asked Du Youwei to introduce her to meet Zhao Keran.

Du Youwei hesitated in front of Zhao Keran for a long time because of this matter, and he hesitated every time he saw Zhao Keran.In the end, it was Zhao Keran who asked him if he had something to say, and he said it.

Shen Xiaoshan told Zhao Keran about his idea, and Zhao Keran thought it was very feasible, and he also mentioned a lot about the manufacturing method of the earth dragon firewall in the system.

A teahouse was remodeled by Zhao Keran to Shen Xiaoshan.

Hong Feng was willing to spend money, so he invited many people to help.Originally, when these people saw that Shen Xiaoshan was a woman, they didn't agree with her.

But they didn't dare to make things difficult. After all, they all knew that their county masters liked these women very much.

Even if my mother-in-law moves, she will be thrown into the cesspit by the county master.Besides, it is not chivalrous for a man to make things difficult for a woman.

What's more, Shen Xiaoshan was invited by Zhao Keran.

Because of this, this group of people did not dare to do anything to Shen Xiaoshan, and they were very obedient on the surface.

The more they got to the end, the more they felt that the woman in front of them was a capable and powerful master, and they admired them from the bottom of their hearts.There are also many people who regret that if Shen Xiaoshan is a man, they will definitely worship her as a teacher and learn from her.

Shen Xiaoshan finally lived up to expectations and completed the laying before the New Year's party.

A teahouse that was closed for construction for a long time finally opened again.

The news that a teahouse is going to hold a New Year's Eve party for New Year's Eve has already spread in Jingyang Town.

Although I don't know what it is, but according to the manager, it is more interesting than Mr. Feng's storytelling.

The people of Jingyang Town, who often come to the teahouse to listen to the two songs on weekdays, expressed their great expectations.

Zhao Keran brought the actors to a teahouse.

Hong Feng came up to meet him, but saw the other party's face was full of sadness, "What is the county magistrate worried about?"

Zhao Keran waved his hand, and asked Hong Feng to lead others to put on costumes.

Looking at the backs of the leading actors, Zhao Keran only hoped that there would be a miracle in the sky when these masters performed on stage.

In the coming year, he must set up a drama studio!

Zhao Keran was afraid that the party would be too late and it would be inconvenient for everyone to go home.Then set the time at Shenshi.

After acting for about an hour, I can break up.

The big guys were so enthusiastic that they hadn't been able to come to a teahouse for several days, and they could finally enter this meeting, and said that there were better ones waiting for them.Everyone is excited.

Not long after noon, some children of the aristocratic family came to the teahouse boy to book a private room.

When Shenshi arrived, a teahouse was already full of seats, just waiting for the show to begin.

Zhao Keran huddled in the private room and didn't want to go out, only listening to the voices of people in the teahouse.He felt that his fame would be ruined tonight.

With a sound of "Boom!", the boy announcing the curtain rang the bell to start the play.

The teahouse fell silent instantly. When they came in, someone at the door told them not to make any noise after the play started.Otherwise it will affect others to watch.Those who are serious will be kicked out of the teahouse directly.

“Beautiful view of the West Lake ~ God in March ~”

Rufeng's voice has the softness of a boy who has not changed his voice, but the melody he can sing is like "The river flows eastward! The stars in the sky are turning to the Big Dipper!"

Zhao Keran covered his face, he was wrong, he was really wrong.He shouldn't just look at Rufeng Chang's well-behaved and cute little milk dog, forgetting that he is actually a real little rough guy inside.

"Hey! Officer!" The elder brother Bai Suzhen greeted Xu Xian.

Rufeng really listened to Zhao Keran's advice, and understood what emotions should be felt when repaying a favor.

But it is to repay the brother's life-saving grace, which is almost a thousand miles away from the lingering love between Xu Xian and Mrs. White.

It can't be said that it is not the same, it can only be said that it has nothing to do with it.

Xu Xian finally stopped staring at Xiaoqing, but covered his face with his sleeve when he saw Xiaoqing, and he didn't know whether he was covering himself from looking at Xiaoqing or covering other people's sight so that others wouldn't notice that he was looking at Xiaoqing. green.

It is simply that there is no silver 300 taels here.

"Sister, is this the person you want to repay your favor to?" Xiaoqing was charming and seductive.There is affection and tenderness between the eyebrows and eyes, with just one look, Xu Xian falls into it and cannot extricate himself.

Xu Xian on the stage was fascinated, and the audience in the audience were also fascinated.

Someone in the crowd yelled, "Xiaoqing! I want to take you home as my daughter-in-law!"

Afterwards, several people responded. Seeing that someone was about to rush to the stage, they were immediately dragged out by Du Youwei.

Seeing this, everyone restrained their eagerness to move, and sat obediently in their original positions to continue listening to the play.

Xiaoqing twisted her waist and walked towards Xu Xian step by step with the white lady on her arm.

Zhao Keran sat on it, afraid that he would lose his waist by sealing this fellow.

Xu Xian covered half of his face with his sleeve, and shyly called out to the white lady, "My lady."

When the white lady heard the words, her whole body trembled, and she rolled her eyes at Xu Xian, "What's the matter?"

...

The play proceeded according to the plot, although Zhao Keran, who had already collapsed the characters, didn't know each other, but also because of the contrasting performance of the people on stage, people laughed and discussed in whispers.

"This White Snake deserves to be worshiped by Xu Xian!"

"Yes! Xiaoqing is so beautiful, Xu Xian must be blind to look down on her!"

"It is estimated that Xu Xian does have an eye disease. Didn't you see that he keeps blocking his eyes?"

"Hey! Stop talking! A man named Fa Hai is coming to beat snakes!"

Huo Yuan's head was wrapped with a light-colored linen cloth with six dots on it.Pretend to be a bald monk.

Holding the Dharma staff in one hand and the Dharma bowl in the other.

After he came out, he directly regarded the white lady as nothing, stared at Xiaoqing firmly and said: "Monster, I will definitely accept you today!"

The "Old Monk" was said by Huo Yuan through gritted teeth.

Xiaoqing felt a chill, bit her bullet, and blinked her eyes.I couldn't figure it out, shouldn't Fahai say this to the white lady?

White Snake and Xu Xian stood behind Fa Hai with a distance of Leifeng Pagoda between them.

The White Snake poked Fa Hai on the back, Fa Hai turned around fiercely, and he started to make a line-reading machine without emotion, "Fa Hai, there is true love in the world. Can't demons and humans love each other?"

Zhao Keran nodded and commented: There is true love in the world, and demons and humans can love each other.But your version of The Legend of the White Snake really doesn't exist.

He should let the white lady and Xu Xian worship, and then let Xu Xian and Xiaoqing be together, and finally Fahai accepted Xiaoqing directly!

When the white lady flooded the Jinshan Temple for Xu Xian, the elders in the audience began to sigh from the bottom of their hearts.

"If my brother is arrested, I will also go to Jinshan Temple!"

"Yes! This brother's affection is very deep!"

"What you said makes sense, but I always feel that this is weird..."

In the end, White Snake and Xiaoqing were crushed under the Leifeng Pagoda together.

Because Fa Hai still suppressed Xiao Qing, Xu Xian was so angry that he wanted to fight Fa Hai.

The elders in the audience were also angry and wanted to gang up on Fa Hai, but in the end they were all swept away by Fa Hai's death sight.

After the show was over, Zhao Keran didn't wait for the miracle to happen.

These people performed as badly as they did in rehearsal.

Wu Zhou, Fang Zhongyuan and others sat together with Zhao Keran, they looked at the audience, the play was over, but they were still deep in the play.

Wu Zhou muttered to himself, "Xiaoqing is very beautiful."

Zhao Keran was in a bad mood, and started to report to the office. He stared at Wu Zhou and said with a smile, "That's Mr. Feng Zhu, the freshly baked salt envoy from Jingyang."

The subtext is that Xiaoqing is a man.

Wu Zhou was stunned for a long time, and finally blushed without saying a word.

Zhao Keran took a sip of his tea, slandering in his heart, what's wrong with you scholars?

Wu Zhou, who was originally silent, came to see Zhao Keran when Feng Zhu wore Xiao Qing's appearance, the strong visual impact made him say, "Feng Lang is very beautiful."

Zhao Keran looked at Feng Zhu's face as black as the bottom of a pot, and laughed until his stomach ached.

Let you open the screen!

To Zhao Keran, the Legend of the White Snake was nothing, but to the people of Jingyang, it was the best.

They have never seen such a wonderful play, more precisely, this is the first time they know it is called a "play".

Every day in the future, everyone is talking about it.

Indulging in the beautiful brotherhood of the white lady Xu Xian and Xiaoqing's stunning beauty.

Even though Zhao Keran later set up a professional drama workshop and performed the real White Snake, many people still miss the beginning.

Even if Feng Zhu and others performed poorly, it was an unsurpassable classic in their hearts, but they would never see each other again in this life.

At the same time, it will be told to future generations that the white lady and Xu Xian were good brothers at first, and Xu Xian loved Xiaoqing.

But for the descendants who haven't seen the first edition, the love between the white lady and Xu Xian is what moved them, and they couldn't imagine how the earth-shattering love of these two people turned into brotherhood.

By mistake, Zhao Keran saved his reputation.

Hong Feng finally made the cotton products that Zhao Keran wanted on the day of Chinese New Year.

If it weren't for the textile tools provided by Zhao Keran, he wouldn't have been able to finish it so quickly.

And those weaving tools are also quite fast for weaving, much faster than what they used before.

Although it was a bit late, Zhao Keran still distributed the New Year's goods.

All members of labor unions are entitled to a quilt, a cotton coat, and a pair of cotton shoes per person.

It's not easy for Zhao Keran to come and pick up Zhao Keran in the freezing weather, so those who work in the yamen can let them take it back by themselves, and come back after taking seven days of annual leave with pay.

For Hong Laosan, the oil press workshop of Hedong Village, and those on Zhuangzi, I will trouble Du Youwei and Huo Yuan to send them over, and let them know that they can finish it, and then they can also take a paid vacation.

Zhao Keran, who delivered the goods, wrapped them all in cotton and asked them to leave early and return early.

The employees of the labor union had never been treated like this before, and they lit the brazier when it was cold.Where was it before?They were all so cold that they could no longer start work. Before that, there would be no braziers for heating.

There are also those who have been shut down due to the cold, but they will not be paid after the shutdown, let alone give them any New Year benefits.

This benefit feels soft to the touch, and if you put it on your body, it's so warm!Even in a world of ice and snow, they feel that they can roll in the snow.

"What is this! It's so warm! It's like a charcoal fire!"

Du Youwei explained: "The clothes you wear are called cotton-padded clothes, the ones covered are called cotton-padded quilts, and the shoes are called cotton-padded shoes. They are a new crop discovered by our county magistrate, and they are made of cotton. It's really not too much to wear and cover them. Warm!" Then he remembered something, and after coughing, he put on a serious face and put on airs and said seriously: "This year I only gave birth to a little bit, and the adults have made it all for you, and I have to work hard for the adults in the future." live!"

"The county magistrate is thinking about us, woo woo woo, I will work hard for you as a cow and a horse in my life!"

"Me too!"

Listening to everyone swearing to serve Zhao Keran, Du Youwei touched his nose. This is considered to have completed Brother Yuan's mission, so he can ask Brother Yuan for a job, right?

Hey, he is stupid.How can there be any good things to say, let these workers give up their hearts to the county magistrate!Anyway, he told the truth and tried his best.

After all the New Year's benefits were delivered, Du Youwei and the others also returned to the yamen one after another.Wu Jiu also got down from Zhuangzi.

Although it was delayed for two days, everyone in the yamen gathered.Feng Zhu didn't want to guard the salt tax department alone, so he also ran to the county government office, bringing a lot of good wine.

As soon as Zhao Keran clapped his hands, he regarded tonight as a New Year's Eve dinner.

Wang Chunhua's craftsmanship is getting better and better, and everyone gathers to eat hot pot.

Wang Chunhua added a lot of things to the hot pot base, which tasted much better than the ones in Zuixianlou.

"There are a lot of things this year, which delayed your return home. I will let you go early next year." Zhao Keran raised his glass and apologized to Fang Zhongyuan, Wu Jiu and Sun Ying.

The three of them laughed, and Fang Zhongyuan said: "In previous years, I had time to go back once in summer, and I didn't go back at other times. I only communicated with each other. It's freezing cold, and I can't go a long way."

Zhao Keran drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, "The Hong family will mainly grow cotton in the coming year, and we will have cotton clothes and trousers. We are not afraid of colder weather!"

"What kind of cotton clothes and trousers? Why don't I have one? I want it too!" Feng Zhu took a sip of his wine and began to play tricks.

Zhao Keran nodded in frustration, "It just so happens that I still have a set, let Shumo get it for you when I leave!"

Wu Jiu hadn't had a drink for a long time, he was very hungry, after returning, Sun Ying took him to sleep on the kang, the small fire was burning, it was very warm.

"Where is there a kang to sleep at home, it's better in Yali, it's warm!"

Feng Zhu also nodded, "That kang is pretty good. I didn't even sleep on the top-quality sandalwood bed after it was set up. Alas, my silk quilt was actually used to make an earthen kang."

Zhao Keran smiled cheerfully, "Everything will get better in the future! In the north, every household in the north will definitely have a kang!" After finishing speaking, he exchanged courtesy with Feng Zhu, "I want your silk quilt too. Use it to exchange my cotton-padded clothes Quilts and cotton shoes."

Feng Zhu turned his head, with an expression of disbelief, "Didn't you say you gave it to me directly!"

Zhao Keran took a sip of his wine and replied calmly: "It's very simple, I changed my mind."

Let you show off!

Feng Zhu was blocked by Zhao Keran for a while, so he drank two glasses of wine angrily to calm down.

Zhao Keran was happy today, and with Wu Jiu and Feng Zhu, two old alcoholics, the three of them were very happy to come and drink.

Huo Yuan's complexion also became worse and worse as the other party poured glass after glass of wine.

After eating for some time, Zhao Xiaoyu, Huo An and Da Niu all went to bed, and the table was finally finished.

With a cold face, Huo Yuan asked Dongqing to take his master back. The extremely luxurious carriage of the other party was supposed to be enough to withstand the harsh north wind in Jingyang.

Fang Zhongyuan and Sun Ying helped Wu Jiu go away, and Rufeng helped Du Youwei back to his room.

There were only two people left in the banquet, a drunk and unconscious magistrate, and Huo Yuan, who was so angry that his teeth were itching.

To prevent Zhao Keran from biting his ear again like last time, Huo Yuan hugged him directly to his chest this time.

In order not to disturb the child's sleep, Zhao Xiaoyu and Huo An slept in the same room after the kang was set up, under the care of Shumo.

Zhao Keran now lives alone in a room.

Huo Yuan sent the man into the room, intending to put him down and leave.

"Well, wash your face." Zhao Keran was so drunk that he still didn't forget to wash up.

Huo Yuan had no choice, so he went to boil hot water, took it into the room, and personally wiped his face with him.

The scarf was carried by Huo Yuan, and stroked Zhao Keran's cheek inch by inch.

Ruyu's face was flushed due to drunkenness, Huo Yuan's thumb went over the handkerchief and rubbed against the other's face.In the end, it went all the way down, covering the moist lips of the other party, caressing involuntarily.

Zhao Keran frowned and opened his mouth.The tip of her tongue touched Huo Yuan's fingertips, which were wet.

There was disgust in his tone, "itch."

Huo Yuan withdrew his hand abruptly, covered Zhao Keran with a quilt in a panic, and walked out of the room quickly.

The sky began to snow, and the courtyard was covered with a layer of white.

Just like Huo Yuan's current state of mind.

He looked at his hands, thinking of Zhao Keran's flushed face, and that rosy tongue.

"What am I doing?"

In the cold snowy night, Huo Yuan questioned himself softly.

The author has something to say: Scholar's reputation was murdered.