Not only gold leaves, but also gold melon seeds and gold balls. Although they are not very big, they are exquisitely made and the portion is quite generous.
Ling Bao stretched his hand inside and made a pleasant sound of "hu la la".
Seeing how happy she was, Xie Wuyang grabbed a large handful and said with a hint of "encourage": "Can I give this handful to you?"
Lingbao couldn't avoid it and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, no."
Xie Wuhuang was also a stubborn person. The more he said he didn't want Ling Bao, the more he wanted to give it to him.
But he was destined to be unable to defeat Ling Bao.
Ling Bao frowned, looked at him unhappily, and announced, "I'm going to be angry!"
Xie Wuyang retracted the hand that was holding Jin Ye's hand that was already in her arms, and said angrily: "Just forget it if you don't want to. Why are you still angry?"
Ling Bao gave a loud "hum" and turned his head to the side, not looking at him.
Oops, he seems really angry!
Xie Wuyang hurriedly coaxed him, lowering himself down without any pretense. He was so drooled by the coaxing that Ling Bao finally gave him a look: "Really?"
"It's absolutely true!" Xie Wuyang almost swore to God, "I will never do it again!"
Lingbao then reconciled with him. Xie Wuyang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked the kitchen staff to make steamed sugar cheese for her to eat. It was sweet, smooth and tender. After eating, Lingbao was completely coaxed.
Already.
It was faster to make improvements on the columbine than to do it directly. Early the next morning, Carpenter Lu sent two pairs of manure columbians over.
This battle was witnessed by the whole village. When they heard that it was Cheng Jinling, Xie Wuhao and the other three, they knew what it was for.
After demonstrating it in front of everyone, the villagers were all shocked.
"Oh my god..."
I really don’t know what to say other than this!
When they came back to their senses, they all told Carpenter Lu that they also wanted to transform the columbine into a columbine for planting dung.
Carpenter Lu said happily: "Okay, okay, everyone comes one by one!"
After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered that this did not belong to him, so he glanced at Ling Bao and the others in embarrassment.
Lingbao and the others didn't mind, as farm tools were originally meant to be used by the common people.
Thanks to the emergence of dung columbusters, the villagers can work half as fast as in previous years!
Magistrate Shang was concerned about fertilizers, so he specially chose a time to come to Beihe Village for inspection. Looking at the still empty fields, he seemed to see the emperor's praise for him during the harvest in June next year. He would definitely be promoted to another rank by then!
It's December in the blink of an eye.
Rather than celebrating the New Year, Cheng Zhongqian is more concerned about the fact that the triennial provincial examination is about to begin in February.
There is a saying that goes like this, recruiting talents is the beginning of an official career.
In this small place, scholarly scholars are very popular, but in fact they are not enough to be seen, and they cannot even become a minor official.
If you want to stand out from the provincial examination, it is not an exaggeration to say that it takes thousands of troops to cross the single-plank bridge. What's more, the number of candidates in each place is limited. For example, the provincial capital where Feng'an County is located only has 30 places!
How could Cheng Zhongqian not be nervous?
Since October, Cheng Zhongqian has devoted more time and energy to studying.
As long as I have free time, I will go to Gao's house to consult Gao Xianqing's knowledge, and I will often light candle lamps at home to learn Haishi...
The result that was always tense in my mind was that Cheng Zhongqian fell ill.
Ling Bao stood by the bed, stretched out his little hand to touch Cheng Zhongqian's forehead, and said worriedly: "It's still very hot."
Cheng Zhongqian, who was sleeping, moved his mouth and muttered something vaguely, which seemed to be sentences from the Four Books.
Lingbao didn't hear it, and neither did the second or third brother. Only the eldest brother did.
Lingbao took off the kitten pendant from his neck and put it into his father's hand.
"Daddy, the pendant will help you get better soon!"
Maybe it was really useful. Cheng Zhongqian no longer had a fever the next day, but he was still a little sick and frowning.
"Dad, don't worry too much, you can definitely do it!" Ling Bao's eyes were firm.
Cheng Zhongqian smiled and tried to relax his mind, which really helped.
No matter what, he must pass the exam!
After thinking about it, Cheng Zhongqian pinched Lingbao's face, stretched out his wrist and said, "I finally got sick. Have you checked Daddy's pulse?"
Lingbao shook his head and said honestly: "I'm just worried."
"Try it." Cheng Zhongqian encouraged her.
Lingbao put his finger on it in a dignified manner, and then said something about relaxing and taking medicine.
These were all words said by the doctor, but Cheng Zhongqian still listened very carefully, which made Ling Bao feel particularly accomplished.
Shangfu.
The night is quiet and the moonlight is like water.
There were only two lamps lit in the room, and the dim candlelight could not illuminate the expression on Mrs. Shang's face, leaving only a deathly silence.
The young boy lowered his head, not daring to say a word. Only his heart was beating rapidly in his chest.
He really didn't expect that the master would be so bold and dare to...
Thinking of this, the boy took a breath and quietly raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Shang.
After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Shang finally spoke, with no emotion in her voice: "Is everything you said true?"
Boy: "I haven't changed a word!"
Retold in its entirety.
Besides, how dare he talk nonsense about such a big thing!
There was another moment of silence. Mrs. Shang glanced at Liu'er, who nodded and said, "Come out with me."
After going out, Liu'er said half-scrutinously and half-threateningly: "You know what to do tonight, right?"
"You know, I will definitely keep it secret!"
"That's good." Liu'er smiled and then asked, seemingly unintentionally, "How is your mother these days?"
This is to remind him that his wife's kindness to their mother and son must not be repaid with hatred.
"It's so good, you can eat two bowls of rice in one meal!"
After sending the boy away, Liu Er entered the room with a sad look on his face: "Madam..."
Mrs. Shang asked calmly: "Is the master asleep?"
Liu Er shook his head: "Not yet, I seem to be discussing something with Master in the study."
"It's better if you don't sleep." Mrs. Shang said to herself, then got up and went straight to the study.
"Madam, you want to talk to..."
Seeing Mrs. Shang's face, Liu'er didn't say the rest of her words and just followed Mrs. Shang closely.
There was someone guarding the door of the study, and the boy said respectfully: "Madam, the master said..."...
Mrs. Shang interrupted him forcefully and ordered: "Go and inform the master that I have something important to tell him."
The boy was confused: "Yes, but the master said no one can disturb..."
Liu'er raised her eyebrows: "Don't you listen to Madam?"
The boy hurriedly lowered his head and realized that he was really unlucky for eight lifetimes. How come he happened to be on duty today?
It's just strange that Madam didn't come to the study very often in the past. Instead, it was Aunt Zhao who often made soup to show her affection to my concubine.
"Go and inform the master that I have a life-threatening matter to discuss with him," Mrs. Shang said.
Liu'er: "Hurry up and go!"
The young man had no choice but to go to Magistrate Shang tremblingly.
Magistrate Shang was also puzzled, but his wife always understood the general situation, and it seemed that there was something really important, so he let her in.
Mrs. Shang glanced at Liu'er, who nodded and did not follow her, but stood guard at the door.
Stepping into the study, Mrs. Shang saw the master, but Magistrate Shang did not let him leave.
Yes, he is a confidant after all. Thinking about it, he also knows about this, right?
Mrs. Shang's eyes became a little colder: "Master, please step aside first."
She is not in front of outsiders
Revisiting the hobby of domestic scandal.
The master glanced at Magistrate Shang, nodded and left.
Magistrate Shang took a sip of tea, forgetting that it had just been served, and accidentally got burned on his lips. He put it down with a hiss, and asked casually: "What on earth is going on? What makes you so anxious? It's about life and death."
what's going on?"
Mrs. Shang looked at him intently.
Her marriage to the county magistrate was a matchmaker ordered by her parents. She married him when she was seventeen, and now she is about to be thirty-four.
Half a year after entering the house, Magistrate Shang took Aunt Zhao as his concubine. It is said that the two were childhood sweethearts.
It only took her one year to go from full of joy to full of disappointment.
"I know it all," she said.
Magistrate Shang asked curiously: "What do you know?"
Mrs. Shang said two words lightly: "King Qi."
Magistrate Shang's expression changed instantly. He stood up suddenly and asked with an ugly face: "How did you know?!"
"If you want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself." A trace of sarcasm flashed in Mrs. Shang's eyes, "Now that you have done it, are you afraid that others will know?"
"You, you!" Magistrate Shang was angry and flustered, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Mrs. Shang straightened her body, clasping her hands on her abdomen, dignified and generous, and remained motionless despite the glare of Magistrate Shang.
"......What do you want?"
Like cold water pouring into a frying pan, Mrs. Shang suddenly became angry: "What do I want? It's my turn to ask you this, what do you want?!"
She took a few quick steps and walked to the table. The distance between the two suddenly narrowed, and Magistrate Shang's eyes wandered, as if he did not dare to look at her.
"Prince Qi is so ambitious that if you don't avoid him, you still want to fight with him as his daughter. What, do you want to rebel against the current emperor?!" Mrs. Shang scolded him sternly.
Magistrate Shang was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split apart: "Please lower your voice! Do you want the whole government to hear your shouting?"
"Why, sir, since you dare to do it, are you still afraid of what I say?" Mrs. Shang sneered.
Magistrate Shang gasped and sat slumped in his chair.
Mrs. Shang felt sour in her heart: "Master, what are you thinking about? Why are you so obsessed with it?"….
Magistrate Shang suddenly became angry: "Did I think so? If possible, I don't want to be involved in the rebellion! But what can I do? King Qi deliberately set a trap to lure Jin'er into owing millions of dollars.
If the debt is not repaid, do you think he will let Jin'er go and let me go?! What else can I do besides surrendering to him? Do you want me to watch Jin'er die?!"
Mrs. Shang said with a pale face: "You can't watch him die, so you can watch Dalang and Jingxian die? If this matter is discovered, the whole government will pay for it. Master, do you just think that
The three of them are your children, aren't Dalang and Jingxian?"
Magistrate Shang was speechless.
"How, how could it be possible? I..."
Mrs. Shang shook her head in disappointment, her eyes had turned red at some point, but she controlled not to shed a single tear.
Magistrate Shang said in a panic: "You, you are also Jin'er's aunt, you must not be willing to see him die, right? Jin'er fell into King Qi's trap! And, and, Qi
The king said that I only need to help him for three years. After three years, the one million will be paid off, and then there will be nothing to do with him anymore!"
"A trap? It's really funny." Mrs. Shang said sarcastically, "It seems that someone forced him to gamble."
Magistrate Shang: "..."
"I, I have already punished him, and he will never dare to do it again..."
Mrs. Shang said nothing, silently looking at the candlestick on the table. The wick was burning inch by inch, and not even ashes were left.
"Master, for the sake of us being husband and wife for more than ten years, please make peace with me. Dalang and Jingxian belong to me."
Mrs. Shang calmly said something that sounded like explosives.
Magistrate Shang was in disbelief. It took him a long time to find his voice: "You, what did you say?"
Harmony?!
How can this work? How can this work!
No, no!
"If you don't want to, you can divorce me."
Being divorced is a very embarrassing and humiliating thing. It will become the talk of everyone, and you will receive lots of looks, speculation and advice.
She knew she would end up like this, but she still insisted on going her own way?
"Do you know what you are talking about?!"
Mrs. Shang knew it, she had never known it so clearly.
If she were alone, she might choose to preserve her reputation.
But she also has a pair of children.
They are still so young and have a bright future.
She must consider them, she must never let her children bear the mistakes Shang Jin made!
"They are also my children, how could I let you take them away?!" Magistrate Shang's face turned ugly, "If word spreads, what will happen to me?"
Mrs. Shang said coldly: "You still have three children that Aunt Zhao gave birth to for you."
Anyway, he loves those three children more on weekdays, but it will be fine from now on, so he doesn't need to worry anymore.
Before Magistrate Shang could speak again, Mrs. Shang continued: "Sir, if you let me take them away, maybe when the incident comes to light, your Shang family can still have roots."
These words made Magistrate Shang shaken.
Ever since he boarded King Qi's pirate ship, he was worried all the time. What if he was discovered?
At that time, the whole family will not be able to escape. How can he have the dignity to meet the ancestors of the Shang family when he is under Jiuquan!
Mrs. Shang added another bargaining chip: "After the divorce, I will not tell anyone about this matter."
Time passed quietly, and a glimmer of dawn lit up the horizon.
"Okay." Magistrate Shang closed his eyes and said, "In that case, it is as you wish."
A few days later, Magistrate Shang and his wife reconciled.
This matter cannot be concealed, because Mrs. Shang left with a pair of children. When she left, she took away all the dowry and most of the servants.
Everyone saw it clearly, and they all guessed what happened?
Looking at his wife's figure without looking back, Magistrate Shang couldn't tell what he was feeling.
The only one who is happy is probably Aunt Zhao.
When she first entered the house, she had been looking forward to it day and night, but Mrs. Shang had done a solid job in that position. Now that she has given up hope, and the two of them suddenly divorced, wouldn't she have a chance?