I farmed in ancient times

In the evening, Father Cen called Cassia to the bedroom of the principal room and asked him to sit at the desk.

Cen Chaoan, who was still asleep under the covers, raised his ears and secretly lifted the covers to listen.

"...There are still many things in Beijing, I don't worry about you and Chao'an going directly." Father Cen's calm voice came from outside the quilt.

Jueming put his hands on his lap, looking like an obedient student, and when Father Cen finished speaking, he asked, "Shall I stay in Damo Township with Chao'an?"

Father Cen nodded slowly, "I will pick you up in May at the earliest."

Jueming agreed without even thinking about it. Father Cen must have thought twice about what he said tonight. He said that there are still many things in Beijing...is it an official matter?

Reminiscent of Li Xiurong saying that his father and Weng Weng will be transferred back to Beijing to serve, I am afraid that Father Cen is standing in the same line as them.

After doing some calculations with his fingers, Jueming knew why they went back this year.

The old man in the harem probably has very little power left in his hands. The little emperor who was manipulated by others back then is now able to take charge of himself.

Cen Chaoan hid in the quilt, the more he listened, the more something was wrong. What does it mean to "go first" and what does it mean to "stay"?

"I don't want it!" Cen Chaoan threw off the quilt and ran to Cen Daonian with bare feet, holding his father with one hand and his elder brother with the other, "I don't want to be separated from my father!"

"Chao'an—" Cen Daonian's serious expression eased, he picked up his youngest son and put him on his lap, "Be obedient."

"No!" Cen Chaoan flicked his little feet, "Chaoan is not afraid of those who chase us, but he is afraid that he will not be able to be with his father and brother."

"We are a family, and a family should be together." Chao An raised his face and looked at his father eagerly.

Cen Daonian: "..."

Hardened, Cen Daonian hugged Chao An from his lap, "No, this trip to Bianjing is not a joke, you must be in Damo Township, and when you are safe, Daddy will come pick you up right away."

"Father—" Cen Chaoan grabbed his sleeve and cried in a crying voice.

Jueming also didn't want the three of them to be separated, saying that Chaoan liked to cling to him on weekdays, but Jueming knew that what Cen Chaoan liked most was the father who always slapped his palms.

Father Cen said a lot of soft words again, promising to take Cassia and Chaoan back to the big yard as soon as possible, and buy new gadgets in the past few years. Only then did Cen Chaoan slowly let go of his hand, deep in Cen Daonian's low voice. go to sleep.

After finishing the small matter, Cen's father couldn't laugh or cry, and told Jueming a few things that he couldn't do in time, Cen Daonian packed his luggage in the house until midnight before turning on the lamp to rest.

The next day, Dongfang had just turned pale, and the stars were still hanging in the sky. Before Cen Chaoan woke up, Cen Daonian got up and moved his luggage to the carriage. Most of them were some books and essays, and only a few clothes. After breakfast, he baked a pie for Father Cen and put it in a paper bag.

After breakfast, Cen's father got up and walked out of the courtyard, and Jue Ming hurriedly lit a lantern to follow.On the path at the foot of the mountain, the carriage was waiting, Father Cen put his hand on the top of Cassia Ming's hair.

"You are a good boy." Father Cen rubbed his hands as he said, "Help me take care of Chao'an, I will take you back as soon as possible."

Unaccustomed to being touched suddenly by Cen's father, Caesar blinked blankly and let out an "oh".

Father Cen glanced into the courtyard, and Jue Ming hurriedly said, "He hasn't gotten up yet, I'll go and call him."

"No need." Cen Daonian withdrew his hand, took Cassia's love pie, stepped on the small bench to get into the carriage, and left without looking back.

Watching the carriage pass the small bridge and disappear into the morning light, Caesar blew out the lantern and turned back to the courtyard.

He wanted to call Chao'an to get up for dinner, but before he got to the bed, Jueming saw the quilt shrugging, and quietly left the main room, and went to the courtyard to wash the dishes silently.

Sunshine climbed up the window, Cen Chaoan didn't need his brother to shout, he crawled out of the bed, dressed neatly, and went to wash by the well with swollen eyes.

Sitting at the table, Chao An asked sullenly, "How will I go to school in the future?"

"In a few days, a new master will come over and continue to teach." Jueming served Chao An a good meal, and Chao An quietly picked up the food for the meal, his movements were slow and orderly, and his every move was not as erratic as usual.

Jue Ming raised his eyebrows, why did Cen Chaoan suddenly become sensible after Cen's father left?

The story of the master leaving without saying goodbye in Damo Township quickly spread throughout the village. Many people saw that the master's two sons were still at home, and came to inquire curiously.

In this regard, Cassia only said two words.

It's completely true, and a new wife has been invited.

Before Cen's father left, he left a few letters. According to the addressees on the envelopes, Jue Ming sent the letters to Li Zheng, his old friend, Er Hu, the county magistrate Shen, and returned them to the manager of a bookstore in the county.

After Li Zheng read the letter, he stroked his beard and pondered for a long time. He didn't say anything, and told the villagers not to panic. Master Cen invited a first-class Jinshi to be his new master before leaving. You will arrive in Damo Township before the school starts, which will not delay your children's studies.

While Youli was talking, the people in the village quieted down. One master left, and another more powerful master came. It seemed that he had nothing to do with the village. The villagers should eat and drink.

Not long after Shen Yan read the letter, he said that he had served in Yang County for three years and was going to be transferred back to Beijing. On the day he left, the peach blossoms outside Yang County were in full bloom. Chao An mixed in the crowd and watched Magistrate Shen leave.

Shen Yan took off his official uniform, and wore a water color embroidered ink bamboo round neck robe, with a pair of glass white jade hanging from his waist. He was riding on a horse with a high spirit, which aroused the fascination of many girls.

The sun was just right, and the young man Ruyu under the peach blossoms held his younger brother's little hand, and his warm smile seemed to melt into the beam of light cast on the corner of his mouth.

Shen Yan smiled slightly at that place, and when riding through the peach blossom branches, he reached out and plucked a peach blossom and stuck it in his hair, turned around and raised his whip, and left Yang County with the chariot and horse.

The few people I knew have all left, and now only Uncle Shi's family is still safely nesting at the foot of Panshan Mountain.

On the way back, Jueming wondered if he should go too?But where can he go?Go to Bianjing?Leave the Song Dynasty?

The new wife invited by Mr. Cen came with a burst of spring rain. He came a day early, and everyone in the village was resting at home. Only Jueming got a letter from the impromptu mail and rushed to the entrance of the village to meet him.

He was sitting in a carriage with a vaulted roof. When he arrived in Damo Township, he couldn't wait to get out of the carriage. , Said solemnly: "According to Master Cen's instruction, the student specially came to Damo Township to take up the post of Master temporarily."

Cassia handed the oil-paper umbrella to the master, but the master didn't take it.

"It's just a little rain." The master said, cast a sidelong glance at Cassia Ming, turned his head, put his hands behind his back, and strode away.

Later, a mere drizzle made him suffer from the wind and cold, and he had to drink Chinese medicine for three days to heal.

In the village, Li was busy welcoming people to the back of the newly built school. There was a small courtyard here, which was originally used for Cen Daonian to live in. Cen Daonian insisted on living at the foot of the mountain, so the small courtyard was vacant.

In the past few days, I was specially looking for someone to renovate it. At this time, it looks like the walls are white and the bricks are blue, and the small courtyard is clean and bright.

The wooden beds and wooden tables in the house were all newly made, and several quilts were prepared. The new wife was very satisfied and moved in with her bags.

He just arrived here, and Jue Ming contributed a lot of rice grains, as well as a lot of bacon for the Chinese New Year.

The villagers took the opportunity to infiltrate into the small yard, you had an egg and I had a piece of pork belly, and soon Shuxiu was handed over, and the master's rations were also settled.

Fearing that the taste would be different, the master specially invited a cook to cook.

On March [-]rd, after the ancestor worship was over, the school started quietly again.

Beginning in spring, everything is as if Cassia had just arrived in ancient times, repeating the annual drama of plowing and farming.

The protagonists of this drama are the labor force of each household.

After the dark soil was turned in the sun for a few days, when the temperature rose, the villagers all came out of their homes with all kinds of seeds and stooped to sprinkle the seeds on the ground without anyone telling or urging them.

The rice growers plowed the paddy fields in advance, and only waited for the temperature to be higher, and the seedlings were ready to be planted in the field.

In such a season of revival of all things, Cassia will definitely not be idle. He has tossed the small vegetable garden in the backyard, and he has set his sights on various fruit trees.

In this era, there were not many types of fruits. Many common fruits in later generations had not been introduced in the Song Dynasty. Sometimes they were imported from south to north, and sometimes they had to be imported from overseas.

With the experience of tossing the cantaloupe last time, Caesar rubbed his hands, drooling and set his eyes on the winding mountain.

Panshan is a treasure land, not only there are all kinds of wild animals to hunt, but also many wild vegetables and fruits.

Jueming plans to pick a bunch of wild hawthorn and wild grapes from Panshan while picking boxing vegetables.

After sending Chao'an to school, Jueming went home and carried a small backpack on his back, holding a hatchet, and walked up the mountain along the path.

Boxing vegetables like to grow in open land, preferably where there are no towering trees, only low bushes and grass.

At this time, the forest has not been destroyed by humans. As long as you find a sunny hillside and look down a little, you can see a bunch of boxing plants sticking out of the grass.

The top of the fist dish looks like a small fist, hence the name.Cassia pinches along the tender stems of the cabbage, and the cabbage can be easily pinched off. Put a handful in his left hand, and then he picks a straw, bundles the cabbage, puts it in a basket, and walks along the hillside to the top of the mountain.

This small slope is one of the branches of the Panshan Mountain. There is a small path walked out of the top of the small slope. After walking along the path for a few steps, Jueming can see a clump of unremarkable hawthorn leaves. .

It was not yet the fruiting season, and the hawthorn had only picked out new leaves. Cassia squatted beside the hawthorn, dug out a piece with a hatchet, carefully wrapped it with a piece of cloth with soil and roots, and put it in the basket.

The hawthorn was found, and the wild grapes were next.

Compared with the grapes of later generations, Cassia prefers wild grapes, which are not only delicious, but also delicious when made into wine.

Seeing that the sun was gradually rising to the center of the sky, Jueming turned his back basket up, and then walked into the mountain.

Wild grapes are also very common in the Panshan Mountains. From September to September, the villagers will go up the mountain to pick wild fruits to eat.

Soon, Cassia found traces of wild grape vines under a low neem tree.

Grape vines are all over the trees, and it is not easy to take them away. Jueming carefully searched nearby, and found a wild grape that had just broken the ground and grown two leaves. Take out a few trees, wrap them up and put them in the basket.

Seeing that it was getting late, Jueming went down the mountain along another road, heading home.