They set off from home in early February, and it's been almost a month since they left home.
Zhuang Keqing was sitting on the mule cart, looking at the outline of Songling Town getting closer and closer in front of him, and felt a familiar and stable feeling pouring into his heart.
Finally back!
During this period of time, there were only two of her and Shen Ling. Although she seemed to be doing well on the surface, she was actually a little nervous and worried when thinking about food and taking care of chores every day.
Shen Ling raised his head and looked into the distance.
It's almost evening, the sky is filled with red clouds in the distance, and the clouds are reflected into warm and fiery red colors by the afterglow of the setting sun. It will be a sunny day tomorrow.
"Ke'er, we'll have a day off in Songling Town tonight."
Shen Ling turned around and said to Zhuang Keqing in the car.
They were in such a hurry when they came back that they failed to enter the town one night and had to spend the night outside the city.
He was a man and could bear it, but Ke'er suffered.
After entering the town, he checked into an inn and asked the food vendor outside to bring him two bowls of mutton soup noodles. After eating them hot, Zhuang Keqing felt as if he had returned home.
Although the outside is prosperous, no matter how nice it is, it can't compare to the place I'm familiar with.
Early the next morning, the two of them didn't waste a moment. They just bought a few buns on the roadside and took them with them before heading to Erli Village.
It was almost noon, and the two of them entered the village in a car.
After not returning for a month, the wheat seedlings in the village jumped up three or four inches again. From a distance, they looked like they were thriving.
A few villagers were bent down working in the fields, occasionally standing up to look into the distance, and they immediately saw the two people returning to the village.
"Hey? Look, Mr. Wang, those are the banker's girl and Shen Xiaolang?"
The dry land at Wang's house is close to the edge of the village. He is the first to go out in the village and the last to return home every day. Therefore, when most of the villagers have gone back to have lunch, he is still busy in the fields.
After listening to Liu Lezi's conversation in the field next door, Wang Da also straightened up and looked at the dirt road in the village.
Sure enough, a mule cart came from far away from the village. Looking at the energy of the mule pulling the cart, one could tell that it belonged to the banker.
The banker’s girl is really back!
When the young couple set out, the people in the village were still watching the bustle of the wine shop. When they all returned to the village, they realized that they had gone to the county to take the exam.
Wang Da was very upset at that time. If he had received the letter in advance, he would have had to prepare some dry food and other things for them. He could even send them to Songling Town.
Seeing the mule cart getting closer and closer, Wang Da directly threw away the weeds he had pulled out, crossed the field ridge, and headed towards the road.
"Girl Zhuang, Shen Xiaolang, you are back!"
The local accent was warm, Zhuang Keqing sat in the car and saw Wang Da coming to greet them.
"Uncle Wang, it's already noon, why are you still busy?"
"Girl, it's all thanks to you!" Wang Da walked closer. The honest man no longer felt the embarrassment he felt when he had no money to treat his daughter. Instead, he was full of sincerity and hope, "Now I have been recruited by the wine shop. , I have to do some work this afternoon!"
It turns out that the winery has already started construction. Wufu Ji moved very quickly. If I remember correctly, when they set off, the winery had not been built yet!
After exchanging pleasantries with Wang Da, Zhuang Keqing hurried back to see her mother and said goodbye to her. By the time she and Shen Ling arrived home, the villagers already knew about their return.
"Boss Wang, please ask, is Shen Xiaolang successful or not?"
The villagers gathered together and rushed to ask Wang Da.
"Here, I forgot to ask, I stopped by to talk about the wine shop."
Liu Lezi next to him joked, "How could he even think of asking Shen Xiaolang about it? He was just showing off about entering the wine shop!"
As soon as he said this, everyone around him laughed, and Wang Da scratched his head, feeling quite embarrassed.
My mind was stuck at that time. I just didn’t have anything to ask Shen Xiaolang. Hey.
The villagers didn't ask anything. Although they were curious, they didn't dare to just come and inquire.
So if you miss, wouldn't it look ugly?
Let’s talk about it in two days. Let’s see if anyone can inquire first.
However, Zhao Xiucai from Daxing Village knew about Shen Ling passing the county examination earlier than the villagers from Erli Village.
This time, he helped find a total of four candidates who were friends with each other. Only one got the exam, while the others did not pass the exam satisfactorily, and one was even rejected in the second test.
Those who failed in the first few games came back early. Although the one who was hit did not stay in the county to wait for news, he still hired someone to report the news and run errands.
After all, this is what people do, and running on two legs is much faster than Zhuang Keqing's mule cart.
"Who do you think is the murderer?"
"Master, how many times do you want me to say it again?"
Zhao Xiucai's student looked helpless. He came here to report the good news that he had passed the county examination, but his master didn't say a word of praise for his hard work. Instead, he stared at him and asked about the case.
He really regretted bringing this up.
And who is Shen Ling, the leader of the case?
At this time, he did not know that the scholars in Nanzifu County had the same question as him.
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After resting at home for two days, Zhuang Keqing finally recovered and began to have time to worry about the kiln.
Although the sweet potato workshop was already in operation when she left, a lot of potato residue was produced. However, due to the cold weather and the fact that the potato wine still needed to be fermented before distillation, the potato residue had already been transported to the warehouse by Wufuji. It is stored and not baked into feed in the kiln.
Now that nearly a month has passed, the brewery has begun operation, and she can collect the dregs as stipulated in the contract.
However, the village chief had to be asked to come forward in this matter. After all, the contract was signed with Erli Village.
Early in the morning, Zhuang Keqing greeted his mother and Shen Ling, and went to the village chief's house alone.
"Grandpa, the village chief."
The village chief sat on a stool in the main room, looking at Zhuang Keqing from head to toe with a smile.
"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back!"
I haven’t seen the little girl for a month, and she has changed a lot. Maybe it’s because she went to the prosperous county, and her temperament is slightly different from before.
"Girl Zhuang, you don't know that my father-in-law has nagged you so many times this month. Even if he was angry with you for leaving, you wouldn't even say a word to him."
Li's daughter-in-law Lin made some crude tea and brought it to her. When she put it down, she didn't forget to tease the village chief.
"But you see, now that my father-in-law has seen you, he's not even a little bit depressed. It's too late to be happy."
Zhuang Keqing took a sip of tea sheepishly to hide her discomfort.
When she left, no one except her own family was notified, just because she was afraid that the villagers would be too enthusiastic, and it would be embarrassing if they had to send her off to each other and shed tears in the village.
She still remembered what the village did when she welcomed the owner of Wufuji.
It’s so scary!
"Grandpa Village Chief, when I came back earlier, Chen Guang heard from Uncle Wang that the wineries are now under construction. Is this true?"
"That's right!"
Speaking of this, the village chief Li Shu became more energetic. Zhuang Keqing didn't need to ask any more details, but he explained it clearly himself. Finally, he asked her when she was free and could we go to the workshop together.
"Is the person from the Five Blessings also willing?"
Zhuang Keqing was slightly surprised.
Wherever she puts her brewing recipe, it should be considered a secret. How come the other party is so generous and allows the village chief to see it?
The village chief didn't expect this at all. He smoothed his sparse beard and kept praising Zuo Jin's character. One moment he said he had no airs, and the next moment he said he was down-to-earth. He didn't know what he was doing during this period. How many ecstasy soups have been poured into people's mouths?
The village chief kept talking, and the tea in the cup was quickly finished. While Lin was adding more tea, he finally found an opportunity to ask Zhuang Keqing: "Girl Zhuang, how did Shen Xiaolang do in the exam this time?"
She had just listened to her father-in-law talking for a long time, but the old man only talked about things in the village and completely forgot about Brother Ling's exam.
Everyone in the village has been curious in the past few days, but no one dares to visit. First, the young couple has to rest for a few days after coming back from such a long distance. Second, if they miss the chance, rushing to ask them would be a joke. scar?
The village chief slapped his thigh.
Yes! How could he forget such an important thing!
"Girl, tell me quickly, Shen Ling, is it a hit or a miss?"
"Zhongpu!"
Zhuang Keqing didn't show off and answered with a smile.
She had been holding back this good news for a long time, just waiting for someone to ask. Who knew that everyone in Erli Village could be so calm, and no one really came to gossip these days.
Even Aunt Li next door just dropped in and didn’t ask any questions!
