Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying took the third and fourth princes out of the capital to spend a holiday in the Zhao Garden of the Zhao family in Haidian. Although they did so in a very low-key manner, the emperor did not make any announcement, but because the palace did not deliberately
It was kept secret, and many people were staring at Zhang Shou, who had been in the spotlight since entering Beijing, so the news spread quickly.
During the horseback riding that evening, Zhang Shou and his party did not meet anyone by chance. However, early the next morning, Zhang Shou pulled the two princes up early who were planning to take a nap, and knocked on the door to wake them up from their sound sleep.
After Zhu Ying urged them to finish breakfast and go out, Zhao Yuan's servants were busy tidying up the house and cleaning the garden, but then visitors came to the door.
"Looking for Mr. Shou and the eldest lady?" After the concierge asked the visitors the purpose of their visit, he immediately said with a smile, "Mr. Shou and the eldest lady went out early in the morning and said they were going to herd cattle. They were probably nearby.
In a piece of land.”
Although the concierge was very smart and never mentioned the third and fourth princes, Ji Jiu and the others who came were all the most obedient, and naturally they would not ask about the whereabouts of the two Tianhuang nobles. However, after Bo Ma left,
Not to mention the frowning of Ji Jiu, the leader, the other young masters were also shocked.
"Herding cows? Dr. Zhang actually took the eldest lady, the third prince and the fourth prince to herd cows? How? Just like in the New Year pictures, the shepherd boy sits on the back of the cow and plays the flute?"
Everyone imagined the scene for a moment, and then Ji Jiu felt the corners of his mouth twitching. The scene was so beautiful that no one dared to look at it. Zhang Shou was like an ink landscape, Zhu Ying was like a gorgeous gongbi painting, plus the two
This prince is like the golden boy jumping out of a New Year picture, and he is completely unworthy of buffaloes plowing the land!
No matter how confused they were, they still had to bite the bullet and look for it. After all, just after class yesterday, the questions for the separate class examination would be given by Xu Heizi from the Shengqi Hall. The news spread like wildfire. At that moment, countless people in the middle of the mountain
The students in the hall cried like ghosts and howled like wolves, regardless of whether they had ever passed the small board in the Shengzhen Hall, but Xu Heizi's reputation was really too great.
Therefore, Ji Jiu was pushed out by the prince and brought several companions to persuade Zhang Shou to "take back his life." However, the current scene was completely different from what they imagined Zhang Shou would do to the third and fourth princes - you dare to say
Is herding cattle a small stove?
Fortunately, several of them were riding horses. They trotted all the way around and searched around the area. They saw Zhu Ying, who was so eye-catching. In the countryside where most people were looking gray and dusty, the tall lady in bright red was riding a tall white horse.
The young lady was so conspicuous that it was impossible to ignore her. Of course, what was more eye-catching at this time was not her herself, but her actions.
Because Zhu Ying was lying on the horse's back, looking like she might fall off at any time.
Without thinking too much, Ji Jiu took the lead, and the others followed closely behind. They just wanted to rush to the rescue, but when they were very close to Zhu Ying, they heard her uncontrollable laughter.
Taking a closer look, it was not Zhu Ying who was about to fall, but the eldest lady who was laughing too hard, as if she could not sit still and was about to fall off the horse.
"Ah Shou, why are you wearing a bamboo hat? If you don't show your face, who would know it's you! Ah Liu, looking at Dian Saburo and Shiro, these two boys are so scared that they almost fell off! I don't know who made the noise to ride in the first place.
ox!"
Everyone looked along Zhu Ying's line of sight and saw two cows not far away walking leisurely one behind the other. There was only one person sitting on the cow in front. Judging from his stature, even if he was wearing a bamboo hat, he could not stand it.
They could still recognize it as Zhang Shou. As for the cow at the back, the two boys were sitting on it, one behind the other. Even from a distance, they could see the tension and fear.
Aren't they the third prince and the fourth prince? The one in the back is holding the front's waist tightly, not even daring to open his eyes, and the one in the front is not much better, the whole person seems to be nervous and stiff when he looks at it?
As for the two reins holding the two buffaloes, they were both held in the hands of a young man. But even though he was holding the two cows, he still walked calmly and occasionally pulled a handful of grass to feed the cows. His movements were very skillful.
Is riding a bull comfortable? Zhang Shou, who was once curious and had an experience in the countryside, can give a clear answer - it is not comfortable at all, and there is no saddle or reins. It always feels that there are no sides to rely on, which is extremely unsafe! If
If it weren't for Ah Liu, I think he would have lost half his life when he first tried it out of curiosity.
If it weren't for the fact that the third prince and the fourth prince made the same stupid request as he did when he was out of curiosity today, he would never agree to see Ah Liu again. However, what he didn't expect was that the third prince and the fourth prince
Although Ah Liu was able to get onto the cow's back gently and deftly, he was also suddenly attacked by Ah Liu.
God knows how he felt when he was put on the back of the cow. At this moment, he looked calm and sweated on his back!
Zhu Ying yelled and coaxed for a while, then she saw Ji Jiu and the others, and her smiling face immediately dropped. She raised her chin slightly, but where she still looked like she was trembling with flowers and branches, she became the domineering one again.
The wealthy eldest lady.
"Why are you here?"
Ji Jiu knew that Zhu Ying had always had an arrogant attitude towards strangers - anyone who was not an acquaintance, even if he had met her many times, was still a stranger in the eyes of this young lady - so while riding forward, he carefully maintained a posture that would not
Zhu Ying was offended by the distance, so she bent down and said with a smile: "We just happened to be out of the city for an outing. When we were stationed in Qiyuan ahead of us, I heard that the teacher also came out."
He still didn't mention the third and fourth princes at all, and continued after a pause: "So we went to Zhaoyuan to visit and found this place. Of course, we also have selfish motives. I heard that the teacher for the branch examination has been appointed
Xu Jiancheng from Shengzhen Hall came up with the question, but Xu Heizi has always been evil-minded and ruthless, and we were afraid that he would turn around and deliberately embarrass our Banshan Hall and the teachers."
Not to embarrass the supervisors, but to embarrass Banshan Hall and Zhang Shou, this is Ji Jiu's language art. However, after Zhu Ying looked at him for a moment, she suddenly laughed and said: "Ji Jiu, you
Are you so unsure about yourself? I remember that you were in the top five every time you took the monthly exam at Banshan Hall, and even came third once. What are you worried about?"
Ji Jiu didn't need to look back, but he could feel the piercing eyes from behind. He didn't expect that Zhu Ying would know his ranking. Thinking about it, he knew that it was Zhang Shou who told her. He knew the ones behind him who came with him.
People are not economical, so he could only laugh.
"Even if I can get through the test safely, if the reputation of Banshan Hall is damaged, wouldn't I be sorry for the teacher's hard work over the past few months? Besides, it will also dampen the enthusiasm of the supervisors of Banshan Hall. After all, everyone has worked so hard.
Cheer up..."
Before Ji Jiu finished speaking, Zhu Ying interrupted: "Okay, I will naturally tell you this. Don't worry, Xu Heizi is not Yang Yiming. If you want to compare, compare him with the former Wang Datou.
That’s more or less the same. As for the other six halls of the Imperial Academy, they will soon be very busy and have no time to hold on to the Banshan Hall!"
Ji Jiu came all the way out of the city to Haidian, and of course he would not be dismissed by Zhu Ying's few words. He looked at the three people riding bulls over there, rolled his eyes and said with a smile on his face: "
Speaking of which, teacher is here today...to persuade farmers?"
Zhu Ying did not expect Ji Jiu to be so good at talking, and immediately laughed: "Farmers work hard to make ends meet, so do they need persuasion? Your Dr. Zhang hopes that Sanlang and Shilang will know the pain of farming. Now riding a bull is just a matter of persuasion."
Let them see what it feels like to ride on the back of a buffalo, which looks honest and honest from a distance. Then let them go to the ground in person, and they will realize how powerful it is!"
Well, although she had not personally gone to the fields last time in Rongshui Village, she had seen with her own eyes the scene of farmers sweating profusely... Compared to dry land, there were all kinds of small bugs in the rice fields, especially blood-sucking leeches. She
I was almost scared to death at that time. So, if Zhang Shou was allowed to take the third and fourth princes down to the fields, she would not dare to let them go down to the paddy field even to the death!
Ji Jiu originally thought that Zhang Shou wanted the third and fourth princes to see the hardships of farming and how difficult people's livelihood was, so he thought that the word "persuading farmers" was very appropriate. However, he never expected that what Zhang Shou wanted to do
It went one step further!
The emperor loves farmers, and they are just helping the plow. What do these two little princes want to know about farming? They don't have much hope of entering the East Palace and ruling the world in the future. They are just two wealthy and idle kings! Moreover, Zhu
The name Ying is also very harsh. He calls her "Shirōrō" or "Sirōrō". Does he really regard him as his younger brother, or does he want to hide their identity?
Zhu Ying could feel Ji Jiu's surprise and the disapproval of those behind him. If it were her who had never really seen farm life before, she might just think that this so-called going to the field was just a joke, but at this moment, she
On a whim, I suddenly looked at these people who came up to me with half a smile.
"Anyway, this piece of land belongs to the Duke of Zhao. Although it has been ruined by those of us who don't understand farming, the output may be reduced by half. However, I have already given instructions to the tenant that the rent for this piece of land will be waived this year. I
Another two stones of wheat will be supplemented. Fortunately, the two buffaloes just now belong to my family, otherwise it would be unreasonable to waste the farmer's valuable property."
"However, since you are here, do you want to experience the feeling of sweat dripping from the soil at noon on the day of hoeing?"
Ji Jiu's original reason for coming was not to waste the land that farmers depend on for their livelihood, but Zhu Ying spoke first to be strong. The land belonged to the Zhu family and the cattle belonged to the Zhu family. This powerful reason blocked his excuse. He suddenly didn't know.
How to deal with it.
What caught him even more off guard was that Zhu Ying actually said with a smile: "Since your teacher wants to teach students, of course he also has to go to the field to set an example for you. Well, you are here, so don't run away in vain.
This time!"
Zhu Ying's eyes extended from Ji Jiu to several other people behind him. Under her prestige, even if several people were reluctant, they had to bite the bullet and agree one by one. So, when Ah Liu Qianniu took Zhang
When the third prince and the fourth prince Shouhe brought it over, all they saw were a few mournful faces.
When Ah Liu got Zhang Shou off the cow's back neatly, Zhang Shou immediately and calmly stayed away from the big buffalo - he didn't think at all that the seemingly docile buffalo would get close to strangers or be close to strangers.
It was so heavy that it was inexplicable for a stranger to ride it for so long. However, when he saw the supervisors opposite Zhu Ying, he threw away the little fear he had just now.
They actually chased them all the way to the countryside. These supervisors are really sharp-sighted and very knowledgeable!
Soon, the third prince and the fourth prince were also sent to the ground gently and deftly by Ah Liu, but they hid behind Zhu Ying's horse tremblingly. The two little guys secretly swore in their hearts that from now on, they would never see each other again.
A creature like a cow must hide as far away as possible! On the back of the cow just now, they saw the cow's tail beating back and forth, and they heard the mooing sound from time to time. They were scared to death!
When the two behemoths were taken away by Ah Liu and handed over to a few farmers on the side, Zhang Shou had already learned the whole story from Zhu Ying. He didn't care that Zhu Ying asked a few people to stay and experience farming. He glanced around
After looking at everyone, he opened his mouth with a smile.
"We just walked around the paddy fields, and there are a few wheat fields nearby. The weather is good this year, and the wheat matures early. When Ah Liu was talking to someone just now, I heard that they were taking advantage of the good weather and planned to harvest.
Wheat. Since there are so many people here today, let’s go to the fields and help harvest. After harvesting this crop, there will be another crop of beans planted in the field in the future.”
Harvesting... wheat? Ji Jiu suddenly looked at each other with several others. They had eaten the flour ground from wheat, and they had often seen the golden wheat fields when entering and leaving the capital. They had also seen the green wheat seedling fields in the past... But harvesting...
...Well, they only ate noodles and never cut wheat!
The third prince and the fourth prince were even more confused. Because of the emperor's teachings, they knew that the wheat produced in the wheat fields had to be shelled and ground into flour before they could be eaten. But the flour that was to be delivered to nobles like them, then
It even has to be ground five or six times and sifted carefully until no graininess remains, before it can be sent to the palace and used to make a variety of exquisite snacks.
But standing at the edge of the golden wheat field, seeing that the wheat was almost as tall as themselves, the two brothers were still confused. How to cut this thing?
Seeing a few farmers bringing two baskets with smiles on their faces, one basket contained a few bright sickles, and the other basket contained a few pairs of gloves. They were even more confused. Fortunately, Zhang Shou immediately gave an order.
.
"Sanlang and Shiro can just watch outside for the time being. After we finish harvesting this area and someone comes to tie up the load and take it away, you two can come down and bring a basket to pick up the scattered ears of wheat."
Zhang Shou casually handed the two baskets in his hand to the third and fourth princes, but he was very careful not to call the princes in front of the tenants. He smiled and said: "When you finish threshing the wheat, you will know how much you have harvested."
Already."
As soon as these words came out, the third prince and the fourth prince were relieved. Seeing Zhang Shou handing out sickles and gloves to Ji Jiu and others, he also gave them two pairs of gloves, and then forced Ji Jiu and others to the ground. Although they were very
I was curious, but in the end I just moved closer to see a tenant farmer leading the way.
They just listened. In an instant, the leading tenant farmer twisted and cut, and the wheat that was just as tall as them fell down piece by piece. Looking at Zhang Shou's progress behind him, although it was shorter than
The tenant farmer was more than a beat slower, but finally managed to follow him. But when they looked at Ji Jiu and others, the two brothers were stunned at first, and then they couldn't help laughing.