Chapter 295 Imperial Examination
The next morning, Chai Lin led a dozen entourages to Lijiazhuang. Both sides of the Lijiazhuang road were cleaned, loess was placed on the bumpy areas on the road, and water and dust were sprinkled on the road. This was a routine operation in Chaijiazhuang, but it was extremely etiquette in Lijiazhuang. The prefect did not receive such treatment when he came.
Li Ying and Du Xing greeted him at the entrance of the village.
Li Ying said: "Welcome to Congyi Yun, please invite me quickly."
Chai Lin smiled and said, "Master Li, don't be so polite next time, otherwise I'll be embarrassed to come."
Everyone entered Lijiazhuang together, and Dian Zhengnan said: "I heard the pig yelling. Master Li is going to kill pigs and treat guests."
Li Ying said: "Brother Zhengnan has such a good ear. Hahaha, there are no delicacies in the village. Let's make a pig-killing dish at noon."
Chai Lin said: "That's right. Just eat something casually. There is no need to be so troublesome. Come back often in the future."
The group drank tea in the living room for a while, and Chai Lin clasped his fists and said, "Li Zhuang, this time I have to thank you for your help. Master Li helped me this time, but I bet my life and my great kindness will not be expressed. I remember this love."
Dong Ping wanted to rob Chai Lin's Dongping Paper Floor, which was Dong Ping's home court. No matter what, Chai Lin didn't have much chance of winning. Hujiazhuang helped because Chai Lin and Hu Sanniang were about to get married, which was a husband and wife relationship. But they were not that strong with Li Jiazhuang. Li Ying and Du Xing brought people to help, and Chai Lin was very moved.
Li Ying shook his head and said, "I am ashamed. I just waited for the past to make a soy sauce. I didn't give up any effort, and I even got some rewards."
After the greetings, Chai Lin asked: "The owner of Manor Li should have been notified. This time, the new products in Chaijiazhuang are on sale and are about to start, so don't forget to send someone there."
Li Ying smiled and said, "Yun Congdi's products must be high-quality. I have sent my cousin to lead the caravan and have been away for two days."
"That's good, that's good. This time the product is like a four-wheeled carriage and is destined to become a hot-selling product." Chai Lin said.
Du Xing suggested: "Master Chai Zhuang, the seedlings you reserved in spring are growing vigorously now. Let's go to the fields to see how they grow."
Chai Lin said, "Just because of this, let's go now."
In spring, Chaijiazhuang ordered a large number of seedlings from Lijiazhuang, including one million mulberry seedlings, one hundred thousand red pomegranate seedlings in Mount Tai, and one million pineapple seedlings. Xu Liang, the nursery manager of Chaijiazhuang, also cultivated a large number of seedlings, but after all, his energy is limited, and there are not so many experts near Chaijiazhuang who are proficient in seedling planting, so he needs to be ordered outside.
The huge land in the south of the village is as large as hundreds of acres, all of which are saplings. They are growing very vigorously and are already very thick. The mulberry seedlings are so high that they are weeding in the nursery.
Du Xing said: "Mulberry seedlings and pomegranate seedlings are cuttings, so they grow very high and very fast. Only these million pineapple trees are relatively troublesome. The pear farmers nearby were invited to graft them, using the actual seedlings from last year and were grafted in spring, and they are still growing very well. But Chaizhuang mainly pays attention to the fact that the climate in Cangzhou is very different from that in Lijiazhuang. Porcelain is likely to be freezing and is not easy to get rid of. The branches will freeze to death after winter, and the losses are relatively large."
"Thank you, Brother Du, reminds you that this batch of red pomegranates is planted in several villages north of my papermaking workshop in Dongping City. Although those villages are not far from the city, the villages are all hilly and mountainous areas, and people have difficulty living. I plan to support them and give them some pomegranate seedlings. In a few years, they will be sold to them through a commercial bank and can also earn more income." Chai Lin said.
"So that's it. Where can we plant these mulberry seedlings and pear seedlings?" Du Xing asked.
"Mulberry seedlings were planted in Cangzhou. Cangzhou developed silkworm breeding and textile silk, so the gap in mulberry seedlings became larger. As for pineapples, they should be planted in the mountainous areas of western Fei County, so that people can get rid of poverty and become rich by planting fruit trees." Chai Lin said.
Li Ying was very impressed and said, "The owner of Chai Zhuang is so big, with millions of pear trees and only dozens of seedlings per acre. Wouldn't he have to plant many places?"
"No, the kind of tree that Master Li said is a naturally growing tree shape, which will take many years to make a lot of money. I use the method of dense planting. I plant more than 200 trees per acre of land, and one main trunk in the middle is raised. It will be early and will produce good results in three years. Of course, due to the high density of this planting, the tree will age quickly because of the early density," said Chai Lin.
Li Ying was very curious. Although he had never seen it, he probably understood it. It was similar to the current dense mulberry planting garden. In the past, there were only a few dozen mulberry plants per mu. Now, more than 200 mulberry plants are planted. Agricultural technology is also developing, not always changing.
Just when Chai Lin started to plan for the mountainous areas of Fei County, Xiaoxiaosheng was writing hard in the imperial examination room. Although he was an old man, he was still very nervous when he was really taking the exam. He was exhausted after two days of exams.
It was already the sun was west after leaving the examination room. Scout Wang Damao was waiting at the door. He was the bodyguard and book boy arranged by Chai Lin for Xiaoxiaosheng.
"Mr. Chen, I'm here." Wang Damao shouted.
Xiaoxiaosheng's real name is Chen Jian. Xiaoxiaosheng is just the pseudonym of his book, but his pseudonym is catchy and people who are familiar with him like to call it.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I finally finished the exam. I was so dizzy when I did the exam." Xiaoxiaosheng said.
"Give me the bag, let's go back to the inn for dinner." Wang Damao said.
Xiaoxiao is from a poor family. Although her family is not short of money after following Chai Lin, she still can't get rid of the problem of saving money.
Although there are many hotels near the examination hall, the Cangzhou Association where they stayed was an inn opened by the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce. In the past two days, all candidates in Cangzhou have free meals and no money is required.
Xiaoxiaosheng said: "Da Mao, we won't go back to the guild hall for dinner today. We can find a street stall to eat. The candidates shouted loudly, which was too noisy."
Wang Damao said: "I think you are in a bad mood today. Are you not doing well in the exam? Don't worry, the owner of the manor never does something unsure."
"No, I just miss homesick. It's also hard for my wife to take care of two children alone at home." Xiaoxiaosheng said.
Wang Damao curled his lips and said, "You have made a lot of money by writing books. Why don't you ask a maid to help you see the child? No maid can use 200 cents."
Xiaoxiaosheng sighed and said, "Stop talking about two hundred ci, even twenty ci, my wife is reluctant to invite them. Her family is a tenant in a nearby village. Her father was caught by the county government and was killed by the sun because of a drought. The tax he had to pay was only 120 ci, and just one hundred and twenty ci would cost a life, hey."
Wang Damao said: "You scholars are just sentimental. Don't be miserable, you can't compare to me. There are five brothers in my family, and only three survived, and the other two starved to death. My father and my mother worked day and night, barely maintaining food and clothing. The three of us started to work with our parents at a very young age. We were not full or warm in food, and we were not able to buy them if we wanted to eat meat. So I went to chase the pheasant because I found that the pheasant was not physically strong, and it would be easy to be caught after catching up with it a few times."
The two were competing for miserable times, and suddenly a Cuju flew over and headed straight to Xiaoxiaosheng's face.
Xiaoxiaosheng was startled, and suddenly Wang Damao jumped up and caught the ball.
Wang Damao was very angry. This was the street near Xiangguo Temple, with people coming and going, so it was so dangerous for anyone to play football.
"Whoever plays the ball, whoever plays the ball." Wang Damao asked loudly.
I heard someone say a standard Tokyo tone: "I'm so excited, why are you shouting?"
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