Ye Qing walked over and saw a courtyard consisting of three rooms. The house was not big, but a lot of green bamboos had been moved. It must be a quiet environment in the coming year. He nodded secretly in his heart. There was no one in the courtyard, but someone was building it.
When he asked, he replied: "Sir, Mr. Lu has gone to compile the gift list. I will make an ox cart for you!"
Ye Qing then got on the bullock cart and looked at the wheat fields in the distance. The winter wheat was sown in late September and matured in early June of the next year. It was now March and he could see the wheat seedlings rising and falling.
The figures of tenant farmers are faintly visible, and women and children walking on the street delivering food are all happy.
Three hundred acres of private land, when you are in this situation, there is a trace of invisible white air floating over, and there is a trace of natural red fire in the thickness, focusing on yourself, this is Qihe.
His mind was filled with joy, he drank wine, and Xunxun woke up slightly: "Gods and men are vaguely aware of it, let alone the Taoist court? Seeing this field, I suddenly remembered something. There has been some movement in the Taoist court in the past few years."
"Considering a historical low point, various places were ordered to reconcile the wind and rain, so that in this most fertile time before the disaster, the weather would be smooth and the crops would be abundant for five or six consecutive years."
This glimmer of understanding brought some impurities to the joy, until the ox cart drove up to the river dam and saw Qianqian.
"Qianqian, are you here to check the fields too? But you are interested, come up quickly!" Ye Qing was happy when he saw Qianqian, and quickly stretched out his hand to pull her up.
Qianqian felt relieved, reached out to hold her hand, and returned her gaze with a soft smile.
Ye Qing stopped teasing and continued to sort out his thoughts: "In every troubled time, the supply of food benefited from ten years of people's storage. This is more than enough in the ordinary times of reform and dynasty."
"But history always has chaos for hundreds of years, which means the situation has changed very much."
"Melons grow on vines, some may ripen and fall early, some may collide and break. The huge melon shed with green vines, in the prosperous age, can never produce a hero who can turn the tide. When the melon shed collapses, it can only take a hundred years to recover and save.
Rebuilding…it’s such a shame.”
Ye Qing didn't comment this time, he just said it and turned to look outside, his eyes a little dazed.
The 300-acre farmland is dotted with thatched huts and tiled houses. Canals bring running water from nearby streams to drive vertical wheel waterwheels. The ponds are planted with elm and mulberry trees on both sides. The rice fields are full of aura of harvest, and the pastoral scenery is beautiful.
.
A few years later in my memory, the fields were destroyed, the houses were ruined, the water dried up and the ponds dried up, the mulberry forests were destroyed by wars, everywhere, and the mountains and rivers were broken.
The two memories overlap and overlap, making people almost in a dream.
Looking back at Qianqian, I touched it again. It was warm and smooth, and I felt a little happy, like a husband admiring the beauty of his wife, but also a little inexplicable, like a father worrying about the growth of his daughter.
But no matter what, looking at this autumn-like gaze, I can at least be sure that this is not a dream. There is still room for change in everything, and all changes must be made with caution and based on one's ability.
The car was quiet for a while, with only the wind blowing the reeds by the river, rustling in their ears... The atmosphere was warm and peaceful.
"Sir, what are you thinking about?"
The wind carried a coolness and passed by, making people feel refreshed all over. After hearing these words, Ye Qing woke up and faced Qian Qian. He was both moved and changed the subject and blurted out: "Kiss!"
Qianqian pretended to be pure and ignorant: "Are you going to tell us after we kiss you? Don't act like you did last time?"
"I made a statement. Maybe I will say it, maybe I won't. Qianqian also has the choice of kissing or not kissing." Ye Qing smiled a little hatefully.
Qianqian was busy packing her clothes and touched her embroidered cloth bag: "Qianqian, I have an honest mind. I am stupid and have a bad figure. I don't understand the choice of kissing or not kissing."
He rolled his eyes again and said angrily: "Young master, if you want to go, go and kiss Miss Yun. Oh, there is also the smartest sister Jingyu. They are all Princesses of the Dragon Palace, and they are sisters... You have been away for half a month.
, but there are several letters here to congratulate you on becoming a scholar!"
"How about going back to the yard and kissing your Jiang Zinan. Her little lotus has just bloomed, plump and slim, waiting for the young master to pick it! Or go and kiss Cao Baijing. Your cousin has invited you several times in the name of Aunt Yue organizing a poetry festival.
Instead of going to the government, they came directly to arrest people yesterday..."
Ye Qing saw that something was not good, and the jealousy was about to overturn, so he quickly interrupted shamelessly: "Ahem... don't be angry, I was not to blame last time, I clearly agreed on the terms, you kissed me voluntarily, this is...
Consensual!"
The roots of her fair and tender ears were stained crimson, and she opened her mouth, but could no longer utter a retort.
Ye Qing felt like he was cheating, and his eyes were scorching: "And last time was the last time, and this time is this time. How will Qianqian know if she doesn't try?"
"Then... Wu -" The voice hesitated instinctively, suddenly lowered, and turned into a shallow moan.
The car curtain is closed.
After a long time, the bullock cart was about to start, but at this moment, a middle-aged scholar in front happened to come out. Ye Qing took a closer look and saw that it was Lu Shangjing. At this time, Lu Shangjing also saw Ye Qing and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "
I’ve met the young master, how’s it going?”
Ye Qing ordered the oxcart to carry Qianqian back first. He jumped down and smiled: "Everything is fine. It's done. It's a cause and effect. It's nothing. I feel relieved. Let's talk about it in the yard again."
Now Lu Shangjing and I went inside and saw that it was basically completed, except for some painting.
Lu Shangjing said: "Sir, the clan did not ask for labor fees. There is still some wall painting left. It only takes a day or two. Once it is completed, I moved in and it is clean."
Ye Qing thought for a moment and smiled: "That's fine, it's just that there's no one to serve me. So, I'll ask the clan to assign another maid or servant. What do you think?"
Lu Shangjing's eyes flashed, and she accepted without refusing. She took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and said, "Sir, in recent days, many squires in the county have celebrated the success of the master. This is a gift list. Please take a look.
"
After saying that, he handed the paper to Ye Qing. Ye Qing looked at it and saw that it read:
Twenty feet of rice paper, three strings of pearls, twenty bronze mirrors, twenty pieces of silk and satin, fifty pieces of blue satin, two hundred pieces of soft cloth, one bell, five glazed lamps, ten bronze candlesticks, and long gold-inlaid
Seven swords, three sets of red sandalwood cabinets...
Ye Qing smiled and said: "Yes, but I don't care much about these things. If you ask me, it's better to buy a farm and a house with money. At least the farm and house will have good luck."
Lu Shangjing looked at the list and smiled: "These are of little use, but they are indispensable. You can't have a rich family wearing coarse cloth shoes?"
"That's right. You can take five pieces of blue satin, twenty pieces of soft cloth, and two feet of rice paper. Leave the rest to Qianqian."
"Also, sir, since he is moving, he needs money every day. Here is one hundred taels of silver. You can use it first." Ye Qing said, taking out a silver note from his arms.
One hundred taels of silver is not much, but combined with the three hundred taels of silver, it is quite a lot. This can turn an ordinary person into a small landowner and allow a scholar to live and work in peace and contentment.
Lu Shangjing frowned. He now knew about Ye Qing. The major income was a hundred taels of gold, but after counting several expenses, it was almost used. These gift bills were good, but they couldn't all be sold, right?
After hesitating, Ye Qing smiled and said: "Take it, the money is not much now, but it is still a small matter to get back all the gold."
Seeing Ye Qing say this, Lu Shangjing stopped hesitating and accepted.
After talking a little more, I hadn't seen Qianqian for a long time, so I headed towards my yard. Halfway through, I stopped and stood in front of a small pond.
In the distant blue sky, the water on the surface of the pool rippled in the wind, and some tender green grew out and swayed. Ye Qing looked at it thoughtfully.
Ye Qing is a member of the Ye clan, but he doesn't have much Qi.
I spent most of it on the last scholar exam, and now the Dragon King's Banquet is no longer enough. Don't look at the gods this time and gave me more, but it's nowhere near as good as the Dragon King's Banquet.
The state examination is in August, and the palace examination is in February next year. Calculating that the time is less than a year, it is almost impossible to accumulate the luck to win the Jinshi in one year.
Ye Qing looked calm in front of Lu Shangjing, but when he thought about it, he felt embarrassed.
Hesitating for a moment, he looked around, looking at the sun in the distance. There were mist smoke from cooking stoves in the distance, and flocks of birds were rising and falling. It was quiet and peaceful. After a long time, Ye Qing took out an embroidered cloth bag, which Qianqian left for him. In the end, there was still nothing.
Burned.
When I took it out, I saw a golden letter. It was a long piece of paper from Sister Longnu, pretending to inquire about "Nancang County Shilin Information". Below it was Hengyun's complaint about the strict rain requirements for farming in recent days.
The "above" assigned many detailed requirements this year, and the emperor and his father were too busy, so the mother and concubine had no choice but to prepare for them, and handed over the task to the "smartest sister Jingyu", but in the end it fell on the "most pitiful and youngest dragon girl".
There were also a lot of threats like "If you dare to make me dissatisfied, I will show you how powerful you are!" These threats were so pitiful that they made Ye Qing laugh.
Ye Qing also had a small gift, which was a golden shell with a hole cleverly opened and engraved with small characters: Handmade by Hengyun, engraved by Jingyu.
Check the inside, and you will find several rows of beautiful small characters engraved on it, which is the song "Guan Taiping".
As soon as you blow it, there is a sweet whine. The rhythm is not up and down, but the tone is vast and calm. It is like the ebb and flow of the tide of Taiping Lake. You are in a trance and return to the golden attic, with expectant eyes behind the curtains.
"It's not time yet..." He shook his head, put down the letter and the golden snail, and put them into the embroidered cloth bag.
These tender feelings actually made Ye Qing make up his mind.
"Although I don't want to be a fortune thief, I don't want to fight. Let alone winning the imperial examination, it is impossible to keep everything I have now. I have to get rid of those pretensions."
"The opportunities I remembered in my previous life were removed from the distance. Now there are only two or three things that can be achieved. It seems that there is only one thing that can be completed now?"
"Invite the mountain god at night?"
"Why does this matter involve Shinto?" Ye Qing thought of this, and his heart trembled: "There is also the General's Shrine just now. Logically speaking, the shrine that has been in disrepair for a long time has no incense. How can the General have the power he has now?
?Even if he didn’t die, he would still be extremely weak.”
"If you invite the mountain god this night, how come he comes as soon as you invite him? So where does the spiritual power come from?"
"There are no changes for no reason. This is the coming of a great catastrophe, so there are all kinds of variables?"
"The water here is unfathomable, so do I want this opportunity?"
For a moment, there was some hesitation, but after thinking for a moment, he laughed dumbly: "If I don't fight, the disaster will come, and it will definitely be ashes. Even if there are future troubles, I won't care about it."