My Favorite Manly Husband

Aunt Li yelled about Shen Yanbei raising ducks in his paddy field, and within an hour the whole village knew about it.

The village head, Shen Dezhong, came here after hearing the news. He originally wanted to persuade Shen Yanbei not to be impulsive, but when he went to the field, Shen Yanbei, Gu Changfeng, and Zhou Yu were laying wooden stakes around their paddy fields and surrounding them with fishing nets. .

This look is not a joke.Shen Dezhong murmured in his heart, hurried over to have a look, good guy!In the field, a group of yellow and tender ducklings are pecking around in the seedlings.

Seeing that the fish fry in the water were about to fall into the duck's mouth, Shen Dezhong patted his thigh in pain: "It's too nonsense! It's too nonsense!"

"Uncle Zhong? Why are you here?" Shen Yanbei clapped his hands and walked over.

"Shen Yan, it's fine if you raise fish in the field, why do you still put ducks in?" Shen Dezhong said angrily, "If you want ducks, there are plenty of bamboo forests next to the village, and you don't need the few taels of silver." , It’s better to buy a piece of forest and raise it there!”

Shen Yanbei was stunned, and asked Shen Dezhong: "How big is Uncle Zhong's forest? How much does one mu cost?"

Shen Dezhong said angrily: "It's very cheap! One tael of silver per mu!" There are a lot of unowned bamboo forests around the village. Usually, the villagers want to eat bamboo shoots or use bamboo to cut and dig casually. No one is stupid enough to spend money to Buy a piece of bamboo forest land that can't grow anything, so the price of bamboo forest land is very cheap.

Shen Yanbei pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Then I really have to buy a few acres. Uncle Lao Zhong will take me to have a look when he has time."

Shen Dezhong said: "There is no need to change the date, I will take you there now, buy the ducks quickly and drive them there!"

Shen Yanbei shook his head: "I have other uses for the bamboo forest land, and this duck is raised here."

"What about you kid..." Shen Dezhong blew his beard and stared angrily.

"Husband, he won't mess around, village chief, don't worry."

The man's steady voice rang in his ears, and when Shen Dezhong turned his head, he met Gu Changfeng's dark eyes, which were full of trust in Shen Yanbei.

Shen Dezhong frowned, thinking of all the things Shen Yanbei had done in the past few days, and seeing Shen Yanbei's calm look, he sighed and said, "Shen Yan, tell me, what's the trick here? .”

"I don't have any tricks, just try to gain a time difference." Shen Yanbei asked Shen Dezhong to look at the field. Those fish fry that were as thick as a finger occasionally swam past the duckling, and the duckling excitedly pecked at them, but the fish was bigger than the duckling. The mouth of the duck is too big, and the duckling can't eat at all.

Shen Dezhong's eyes widened slightly, and he understood in an instant.He was worried that the duck would eat the fish, but the fish was bigger than the duck and the duck couldn't eat it.As the duck grows, so does the fish...

"The water in the fields is imported from the Dongjiang River. There will always be some small fish, shrimps, snails and crabs in the water. The ducks are raised in the fields, and they don't need to be fed. They can also eat the pests in the fields. And the ducks and fish are writhing in the fields. When they swim, they also loosen the soil for the rice paddies, and their feces can also fertilize the paddy fields, which serves multiple purposes."

Shen Dezhong suddenly realized, but he still had doubts in his heart: "Then the duck will not give the rice when the seedlings start to ear and produce rice..." He stopped suddenly, and laughed himself first, "At that time, the ducks will grow up and be able to slaughter. Come and eat!"

Shen Yanbei smiled slightly: "Yes. At this time, we will circle the ducks and sell them. After the rice is harvested, let the water go, and then go fishing..."

"The fish raised in this rice field is firm and delicious, while the rice field duck is fat and sweet. Whether it is roasted or boiled, it is a very good choice!"

Shen Dezhong was completely convinced, and the way he looked at Shen Yanbei was different.

How could a scholar be so well-organized when he planted the field?

but……

It sounds very exciting, but whether it is really the same thing depends on the harvest.

At this time, a group of people slowly walked over from the field ridge.The young man in the lead looked gentle, wearing a sky blue gown with narrow sleeves and a sapphire blue auspicious cloud belt around his waist, on which was tied a black jade.Next to the young man was a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian hat, holding a folding fan and wearing a black robe. The two looked around and talked as they walked.An old man with a respectful expression followed the two of them, answering the youth's inquiries from time to time.

The three of them were strolling in the field, the old man saw Shen Dezhong at a glance, and shouted from a distance: "Old Zhong!"

Shen Dezhong looked back, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes squeezed, and he said with a smile: "Old Guo, why are you here when you have time?"

The old man said something to the young man before answering Shen Dezhong: "Come out for a walk!"

Shen Dezhong smiled and glanced at the two people beside him, his eyes changed slightly when he glanced at the middle-aged man, and then looked at the calm young man walking, his eyes flickered slightly.

"Li Chang." Shen Yanbei waited for someone to approach, smiled and cupped his hands.The person who came here was Guo Changmao, the head of the ten miles and eight townships. Last time, he went to the county government with Shen Dezhong to help Shen Yanbei get Gu Changfeng's household registration.

The old man stroked his beard, nodded in response, turned around and introduced to the young man: "This is Shen Yan, a scholar from Shenjia Village." He also introduced to Shen Yanbei and others: "This is Mr. Li. Mr. Li wants to enjoy the scenery of this farmland. I'll show him around."

The visitor was quite majestic and dignified, Shen Yanbei smiled and bowed his hands like a literati: "Mr. Li."

Mr. Li nodded slightly, his eyes fell on the lively ducks in the fishing net, and asked with great interest: "Why do you keep ducks in the field?" Looking closely, there are still fish in the rice field.

"Mr. Li, you don't know something!" Shen Dezhong said with a proud smile on his old face, "Shen Yan came up with the idea of ​​raising fish, rice and ducks together!"

Immediately, I explained in detail the reasons for the polyculture of fish, rice and ducks one by one. It seemed that this polyculture method had successfully increased production and achieved a bumper harvest.

Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows, feeling strange in his heart.The village chief was dubious just now, why did he blow him up now?

Mr. Li nodded while listening: "This method is wonderful!"

"Nonsense." Shen Yanbei smiled sheepishly.

Mr. Li looked directly at Shen Yanbei: "This method is very good, but have you ever thought about how to deal with so many ducks?" The ducks here are small in size, the meat is too thick, and the duck meat has a foul smell. It is delicious, so most of the local farmers raise chickens.

What the other party means is that ducks can be bred in large quantities, but if they cannot be sold, it is still useless work.Shen Yanbei said sternly: "My duck breed is a specially selected big white duck, which is better than the domestic duck raised in the farm. The duck raised in the rice field has a tougher taste and more delicious meat, so I don't have to worry about buying it. In addition, ducks grow fast, and can lay eggs after three months of maturity, and duck eggs can be marinated into salted eggs, and the folks here like to bring a basket with them.”

"This duck can definitely be sold! Even if it can't be sold, it can be cooked in a restaurant!" Shen Dezhong added.

"Oh?" Mr. Li was a little puzzled.

Shen Dezhong said: "The Tongfu restaurant in the town was opened by Shen Yan and his husband."

Mr. Li frowned slightly, and Guo Changmao, the head of the village, looked at Shen Yanbei in surprise: "Did you open the restaurant?" In the past two days, I heard many villagers who went to work in the town say that there was a Tongfu restaurant in the town, and there The taste of the food is absolutely amazing, and the exaggerated appearance made him want to try it too.

Shen Yanbei turned his head and glanced at Gu Changfeng who was still surrounding the fishing nets, and said a reason that everyone could accept: "It was for my husband. There was no ceremony when we got married. I felt ashamed and wanted to I wanted to give him some compensation, so I spent more time thinking about it.”

Guo Lichang followed his gaze and looked over in amazement.It is still true that Shen Xiucai has changed his temper and even his preferences!

Mr. Li frowned, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "Your idea is very good." He and his wife went to Tongfu Restaurant for tea, and the environment and food were very good.

"You think highly of me, I just don't want my husband to work too hard." Shen Yanbei smiled shyly.

Mr. Li thought that what kind of husband could make Shen Yanbei love him so much, when Gu Changfeng walked up to Shen Yanbei to talk to him, Mr. Li was stunned and couldn't help but look at Gu Changfeng.

"It's all surrounded."

"Thank you." Shen Yanbei smiled, and said to Gu Changfeng, "This is Mr. Li."

Gu Changfeng nodded lightly.

Mr. Li didn't speak, but looked at Gu Changfeng with some doubts.

Where did he seem to have seen this person?

where is it

"Why don't we take a walk around again?" Guo Lichang asked.

Mr. Li looked back and nodded.

When the three of Mr. Li left, Shen Yanbei asked Shen Dezhong directly: "Uncle Zhong, what is the origin of this Mr. Li?"

Shen Dezhong was surprised: "How do you know?"

Shen Yanbei smiled and said nothing, Shen Dezhong had no choice but to say: "Going back to the county, I saw the man next to Mr. Li in the county government office. It is said that he is the new master..." He praised Shen Yanbei so much because he hoped that Shen Yanbei Bei can make a name in front of the nobles.

The head of the village accompanied him, and the master followed him. He was also surnamed Li.

"The new county magistrate is surnamed Li." Shen Yanbei thought to himself.This County Magistrate Li was able to make unannounced visits to civil affairs as soon as he took office, so he doesn't look like a corrupt official...

Li Zhiyuan, who was walking in front, asked the master in a low voice: "What do you think of this Xiucai Shen?"

"He has a flexible mind, is humble and polite, but... is too affectionate."

Li Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head: "This is not a bad thing."

Thinking of the ups and downs of Li Zhiyuan and his wife's love history, the master smiled sarcastically, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Don't judge people by appearances, value friendship, be young and have ideas..." Li Zhiyuan suddenly stopped talking.

He remembered!On the way to the capital to rush for the exam, he encountered robbers, and it was a tall young man who rescued him!

But here is more than thousands of miles away from the capital, this is another twin...

Maybe the two are somewhat similar in appearance?

Li Zhiyuan sighed in his heart, thanks to the young man's help, otherwise he would not be able to catch up with the exam, nor would he be able to marry the one he loves, and he would not be where he is today.

Even if he didn't know where his benefactor was, he couldn't thank him even if he wanted to.

Zhou Yu stayed in the field to watch the ducks, Gu Changfeng packed up his tools and went home, and Shen Yanbei followed Shen Dezhong to see the bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest that can't be seen at a glance, tender green and dark green intertwined, layer upon layer.The wind whistled past, and the bamboo leaves surged like waves, pushing one after another, rushing to the distance.

The warm spring sunshine shone into the bamboo forest and scattered scattered on his shoulders, Shen Yanbei raised his eyes and looked around.The bamboos in the bamboo forest are vigorous and straight, and the ground is covered with thick fallen leaves, which creak when stepped on.He deliberately peeled away the fallen leaves and looked. There were many insects in the rotten leaves, and the soil underneath was wet and dark. When he dug inside, he could still see earthworms.

"Uncle Zhong, I want to buy ten acres of bamboo forest land."

"You really want to buy it?" Shen Dezhong's eyes widened.He just said that casually, but he didn't expect Shen Yanbei to be so serious.

"Buy it, this bamboo forest is pretty good." Shen Yanbei said while holding a thick bamboo.It's a pity that I didn't bring a hatchet, or I could make a bamboo rice for my daughter-in-law at noon.

Shen Dezhong had a strange expression: "What did you buy it for?"

"Raise chickens." Thinking about the tender and smooth taste of the bamboo forest chicken, Shen Yanbei's heart was about to move.

"Raising chickens?" Shen Dezhong's face darkened. "Shen Yan, Enke will be opened next year. As a scholar, you don't focus on studying knowledge, but think about the way of making a living all day long..."

"Uncle Zhong, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are so expensive, I can't figure out how to earn more money to afford them." Shen Yanbei expressed helplessness.

"This..." Shen Dezhong didn't know what to say for a moment.Studying is indeed a waste of money, and the two elders of the Shen family are gone...but it doesn't feel right to keep doing this.

Seeing that the old man's face was not looking well, Shen Yanbei quickly comforted him: "Uncle Zhong, I know your painstaking efforts, don't worry, I will study hard."

"It's good that you understand." Shen Dezhong said earnestly, "It's still the same sentence, if you have something to tell Uncle Zhong, the villagers will be more than happy to help."

"That's a good thing. If I really raise chickens, my husband will definitely not be able to do it alone. Uncle Zhong, help me find two honest villagers to help me raise chickens!"

Shen Dezhong: "..."