From the Qianqiu Festival Palace Banquet on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month until the 20th day of the first lunar month, no matter whether Chu Qing was in Kyoto or back in Jizhou, there were no interruptions in the number of guests visiting her.

Among them are wealthy businessmen who want to get a share of Chu Qing's textile business; there are prefects who finally find out where the experimental fields are and let Chu Qing have the final say; and there are county magistrates who really want to get rid of poverty.

Because Chu Qing is an official and a female official, these people cannot achieve their goals through "lady diplomacy" alone. After all, it is not reciprocal for a woman from the back house to discuss experimental fields or business with an official, Chu Qing.

And they come by themselves, and there is a saying that "men and women are protected", so they always come as a couple to "visit".

This kind of "harassment" made Xiaobao miserable.

From a family perspective, no matter how much an official Chu Qing is, she is still a woman, and the "head of the family" must be a man, so the little treasure must be present for such reception work, otherwise it will be rude.

During the Chinese New Year holiday, I was trapped at home with these people every day, unable to go anywhere. You can imagine how big the psychological shadow was on Xiaobao.

Only one person who came to visit was different. He did not come with his wife, but with his son - You Zhixian of Huai'an County came with his son You Zhenghang.

You Zhixian felt that it was more appropriate to bring his son because You Zhenghang and Xiaobao were classmates and it was easier to talk to them with such a relationship, and his wife was shy and would never leave the house.

Huai'an County is a poor county. It is said to be poor because it has less land and more people.

This is an issue left over from history.

The fiefdoms granted to the two marquises by the late emperor when he succeeded to the throne were located on the east and west sides of Huai'an County. The two marquises slowly expanded their acres by occupying farmland.

By the time they were convicted of rebellion and had their property confiscated, they had already nibbled away the nearly rectangular Huai'an County into a dumbbell shape.

At that time, Huai'an County, which was caught in the middle, had successive magistrates who either fawned over the two princes or dared to be angry but dared not speak out, so the county has maintained its dumbbell shape until today.

A few years ago, Youzhi County was transferred to Huai'an County. In this place, they worked hard to teach people how to farm and encourage people to grow mulberry trees, but they did not make much progress.

There is no other reason for this: less land, more people, and a single industrial structure.

In order to prevent the people from starving to death, this county is already the county with the least wasteland in Jizhou. But just growing food cannot feed so many people.

Youzhi County visited Xu Guangze, the magistrate of Xingtang County, several times to learn from him, because Xingtang County was developing rapidly, but these experiences were not useful in Huai'an County.

The situation in Huai'an County cannot retain wealthy people, nor can it attract wealthy businessmen. There is almost no hope of attracting investment.

However, Jizhou, as a border town, has always been very depressed, which does not make Huaian County look out of place.

However, in the past two years, the surrounding counties and towns have become richer, and in comparison, Huai'an County has become a relatively "poor county."

This time Youzhi County came to visit. In addition to wanting to go through the back door to see if Chu Qing could allocate some cotton experimental fields to their county, he also wanted Chu Qing to invest in them.

Other rich people looked down upon them, and he, a small county magistrate, had little confidence in front of the rich.

But Xu Guangze mentioned Chu Qing many times, saying that he was a "very loyal" person and easy to talk to. So he came.

You Zhenghang thought to himself, if his father knew that he had already sinned against Chu, would he still be so confident and come to the Chu family?

You Zhixian paid homage and Chu Qing expressed his gratitude. The two had a pleasant conversation, but You Zhenghang and Xiaobao stared at their luck.

As the head of the family, Xiaobao had to stay here, and You Zhenghang didn't want to come at all.

But now that I’m here and my father is there to give gifts, I have to give them myself, but I just don’t want to give them!

Last night, his father asked him to prepare some home gifts for Xiaobao, but the boss, especially Zhenghang, was reluctant.

He felt embarrassed and didn't tell his family about the fight with Xiaobao. Anyway, his father was busy all day long, so he wouldn't know if he didn't tell her.

The mother was very attentive and noticed something was wrong with her child. She tried to ask questions, but she couldn't find anything.

You Zhenghang opened and closed the boxes one by one on the shelf, opened them again, and closed them again.

These are gifts from the elders during festivals and festivals. For noble families, most of the gifts are made of jade.

Jade belt hooks, jade ring fingers, jade bone fans... these are accessories; there are also the four treasures of the study, all made by famous masters; there are also some unique books, these were given by my grandfather...

No one is willing to give it to that villain! That villain who is always against him!

His mother noticed his reluctance. It was also true that a noble family seemed to only see elegance but not smell the smell of copper. But look at the things on this ancient shelf. Which elegance is not built on the smell of copper?

"Gifts are all about thoughtfulness. Doesn't it mean that your classmate has been away on a study tour for more than half a year and has fallen behind a lot in his homework? Why not give him your homework notes?" Mother suggested.

That kid has already become a scholar. Do you want him to completely crush me if I let him learn? You Zhenghang thought angrily, with a look of reluctance on his face.

"Hang'er, do you know the lyrics that have been circulating in Kyoto? 'The plum blossoms and snow are fighting for the spring but they are not willing to fall, but the snow loses the fragrance of the plum blossoms.' No matter how beautiful the snowflakes are, they still lose to the plum blossoms. Your classmate has not been in class for a long time, no matter how chesty it is,

There will be delays if you have Jinxiu, and you will not be able to keep up with your studies. Since you are a classmate, you should be a classmate." My mother advised me.

This lyrics clearly means that a woman is not inferior to her son!

But You Zhenghang neither wanted to disobey his mother's wishes nor wanted his jealousy to be discovered, so he had to pretend to be happy and thank his mother for the good idea.

You Zhenghang tightened his grip on the cloth bag, and finally opened his pursed lips: "This is for you. I haven't come to school for a long time, and all the knowledge has been thrown into the wasteland, right? Copy it quickly, and return it to me as soon as you're done!"

Xiaobao rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to spray him, but he went through what the other person said in his mind: "Copy it quickly", what did it mean?

He took the cloth bag and opened it. There were several booklets inside. When he opened it, it turned out to be You Zhenghang’s after-school notes for the past six months! This kid!

Xiaobao turned so quickly that only the whites of his eyes were left, and he quickly turned back the black parts: "Wait!" After saying that, he ran away.

You Zhenghang looked at his back and couldn't stop marveling at his speed. He cursed in his heart: "You are really uneducated!"

Kung Fu Xiaobao, who was only half a breath away, jumped back with a few booklets in his hand: "Take it! Read it slowly and return it to me after you finish it. Don't be in a hurry!"

You Zhenghang was just about to say "No need" when Xiaobao's booklet was already stuffed into his hand. He lowered his head and looked at: "On the Road·Hesote", "On the Road·Tu Huerte", "On the Road·New"

Lunzhou", "Xinlunzhou on the tip of the tongue"...
Chapter completed!