Chapter two hundred and ninety-eight classmate just teenager
One was holding a sickle as a saw, and the other was grabbing a large handful of wheat stalks and grinning. Ji Jiu was better, waving a sickle with a cold light, but wherever he went, the wheat stubble was left extremely high and sharp poles
Standing high, it was like a javelin pointing toward the sky, making the three people behind him even more afraid to step forward rashly. When he looked back and saw this scene, Zhang Shou suddenly felt angry and funny.
If Zhu Ying hadn't subsidized the tenant farmers a lot, they really weren't here to help the farmers today, but were here to cause trouble... Speaking of which, he was actually the troublemaker himself. After mowing this ridge, he should retreat as soon as possible!
When Zhang Shou was distracted, he saw that Zhu Ying was already gesticulating, and ordered a few tenant farmers who were watching the excitement to come down and help, so he shouted: "Forget it, Ji Jiu, you guys just help bundle the wheat."
, put down that sickle and don’t cut your hands!”
Ji Jiu saw Zhang Shou turning around and swiping his sword a few times before rushing forward again, and he was really impressive. He thought about the past when he sighed behind his back about his bad luck, otherwise he would not say that he would be the prime minister.
When you mount your horse, you can manage the army, and when you dismount, you can govern the people. You can learn anything by looking at it. Looking at the sickle in his hand, he couldn't help but sigh.
Well, you can learn anything by watching it, which should not include farm work. How can he compare with Zhang Shou, who grew up in the countryside on the outskirts of Beijing?
But when he returned the sickle to the farmer who had caught up, and was "courteously invited" to the back, he was clumsily learning to bind wheat. He was so busy that his back ached but he was not very decent. Ji Jiu couldn't help but think again.
He raised his head and looked at Zhang Shou in the distance, and suddenly a very absurd, yet very practical idea came to his mind.
Although Zhang Shou grew up in the countryside, it is said that he was supported by Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing since he was a child, so even if he did not have rich clothes and fine food, he would definitely be able to live comfortably - and I heard that he was in poor health when he was a child, so he missed it for a time
The emperor's teacher, Ge Yong, was reunited later by accident. In this case, how could Zhang Shou go to the fields? Where did he learn these cropping techniques?
People were wondering how Zhang Shou knew how to do farm work, but after reluctantly cutting the first ridge, he immediately handed over the sickle and went to the side of the field, took off his gloves and beat his waist to catch his breath. If it weren't for Zhu Ying on the other side.
While looking out, he felt that he would sit down without any regard for manners, because he felt that his waist was about to break.
Therefore, seeing Ji Jiu and others struggling to bundle the wheat with their buttocks stuck out, and then seeing the farmers behind them quickly carrying away the bundles of wheat, the third prince and the fourth prince couldn't wait to jump to the ground.
, took the basket and began to pick up wheat ears. He beat his waist twice again and couldn't help but smile.
Just making a show...it's better than nothing. Just like the emperor is pro-farmer and the empress is pro-sericulture. Even if it is just a formality, it is at least a sign that the emperor attaches importance to agriculture. However, it is said that the emperor plows the land for a year or two.
One time, the queen kissed silkworms, but it had been a long time since she had done it. As for the reason... the queen would faint when she saw any squirming insects. That's the reason.
People who scream at the sight of bugs may include many daughters of aristocratic families, noble ladies, and even many weak nobles, but they definitely do not include the third and fourth princes who are in their youthful and energetic period, nor does it include Zhu Ying.
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At this moment, the third prince and the fourth prince who had gone down to the ground were carrying a huge basket and throwing wheat ears into it as they walked. After a while, the two of them shouted because they picked up a huge black insect.
They screamed so much that Zhu Ying had to jump off the horse and hit the ground with her skirts pricked. She snorted when she saw their curious but cautious looks.
"What's so scary about a dead insect? You know, last time I was in your teacher's village, I saw a spider as big as the palm of my hand, and each foot was at least as long as a finger..."
"Sister Yingying? Are you trying to scare us? How can there be such a big spider? Isn't it a spider spirit? Could it be like Journey to the West, where seven spider spirits set up a web to harm people?"
Hearing this, the fourth prince just laughed and joked, but the two Guijie disciples who were tying wheat until they were almost exhausted, took a moment to look at each other, and then laughed secretly.
Other rich ladies would scream at the sight of scary bugs, but Zhu Ying spoke of them so lightly. Only someone like Zhang Shou could tolerate this young lady!
Just when he was thinking this, one of the people who had just been distracted suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder. When he came back to his senses, he saw a giant spider that Zhu Ying had said was crawling on the pile of wheat in front of him.
The spider was completely black, but its eight legs seemed a bit slender. At this time, it slowly crawled over the wheat pile leisurely. His scalp was numb when he saw it, and he screamed instinctively.
As soon as he screamed, his frightened companion immediately shouted for help. When Zhu Ying caught up and saw the palm-sized spider, she immediately shouted triumphantly at the third and fourth princes.
Said: "Did you see that? The one I saw before was even bigger than this one? Now you know I didn't lie to you, right?"
Although they had seen several large and small bugs while picking up wheat ears, the third prince and the fourth prince could not help but feel a little weak in the knees when they saw the huge spider. The fourth prince mumbled a spider spirit,
The third prince looked around, trying to find something to beat it to death, until Zhu Ying used a wheat straw to pick the spider and released it into a harvested field ridge nearby.
When Zhu Ying turned around and came back, facing two adoring faces, she clapped her hands and said with a smile: "It's not bothering us, so let's just keep it alive. Don't be stunned and get to work quickly."
! If nothing else, at least finish this ridge and finish it! Ji Jiu, you guys too, don’t be lazy! A real man, you will be so scared when you see a spider! "
Provoked by Zhu Ying, the young man who just screamed and lost his composure was so ashamed and angry that he naturally used all his strength to feed himself. So, when he finally saw the mountain-like stack of wheat in front of him, he finally gave in to it.
When he was empty, he was so exhausted that he fell to his knees. Ji Jiu stretched out his hand to drag him but could not help him up.
Not only them, but others were not much better either. Ji Jiu couldn't help anyone, so he simply took a few steps forward, regardless of the pain, and squatted directly on the field ridge, like an old farmer who was used to this. But he was able to pick up wheat ears again.
The third and fourth princes, who were happy and jubilant, followed the tenant farmers who were still harvesting and binding, filled the basket to a small extent, and then came back carrying the basket with both hands.
By this time, the two brothers were very tired.
It was barely a familiarity. Zhang Shou, who had carried the Wu family to the ground several times, was not surprised when he saw the defeated army in this place. He stepped forward and fiddled with the baskets of the third and fourth princes.
Then he stepped forward to help lift one, and said with a smile: "Okay, we won't be able to count how much wheat we harvested for a while, but we can take these back first."
Zhu Ying also nodded and said: "Let the small kitchen dry the shells and grind the noodles. Maybe we can make noodles for dinner at night."
Having said this, she looked at Ji Jiu and others who were staggering around with a smile: "Since you are all here, then go to Zhao Yuan to stay for one night, and then come back with us tomorrow."
Speaking of this, she paused for a moment, and then added with a half-smile: "Don't give me any more nonsense like panic or embarrassment. Although Saburo and Shiro are not great people, come out with us."
That's the way to go, but if you go back and yell around in disgrace, God knows what nonsense the other side of the capital will talk about."
Zhu Ying has already said this, what else can Ji Jiu and others say? At the moment, they can only agree to be guests in Zhaoyuan. Although there are some elements of coercion, everyone knows that in the past, relying on their status
, following parents and elders may have the opportunity to enter the Zhao Guogong Mansion or Zhao Garden, but if they are alone, it is definitely impossible.
However, when they were returning, Ji Jiufang discovered that except for Zhu Ying, who put down the skirt he had tied before, revealing the slightest wrinkles on the skirt, Zhang Shou, the third prince and the fourth prince were all dressed in common clothes before.
It was extremely simple. At this time, the cloth clothes were dirty and scratched, and the shoes were also muddy. In comparison, when they came, they were dressed in bright clothes and the horses were angry, but now they were in a state of embarrassment.
Not only him, but the other three people also discovered this, and they all felt embarrassed for a moment. Especially when they arrived at Zhaoyuan, they saw the concierge they had just seen coming out. They were stunned when they saw their attire, and they became even more embarrassed.
I feel uncomfortable.
"Do you have any spare clothes for Zhao Yuanli and Brother Zhu who have similar figures? Find a few sets so that they can replace them. It was supposed to be an outing, but in the end I kicked them out to study farming. It was hard for them!
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Zhang Shou saw Zhu Ying immediately nodded and said yes, and then sent the concierge in to ask people to prepare. He asked again: "By the way, are there hot water pools in Daoxiang Village and other places in the garden? Look at them like this.
You can’t see anyone without washing yourself.”
"There are no hot springs here in Haidian, but the scenery is unique, so our gardens, including those in Zhaoyuan, can only make trouble to boil hot water."
When Zhu Ying said this, she glanced meaningfully at Ji Jiu and others: "I didn't expect so many people to come before, so I only opened the bathhouses in Daoxiang Village, Nuanxiangwu and Qiu Shuangzhai. Don't be so...
Be careful, let them all go to Daoxiang Village."
Ji Jiu soon understood what the so-called "everyone should go to Daoxiang Village" meant.
Under the stares of the third and fourth princes who had taken off their clothes earlier, he quickly slipped into the bathtub with almost extreme embarrassment. Immediately afterwards, his three resisting companions were thrown away by Ah Liu.
They came in and made a loud sound when they fell into the water, splashing hot water all over their bodies and almost making him unable to open his eyes.
Although the hot spring pool was large enough to accommodate more than twenty people, and the water temperature was just right, the three people who entered the water couldn't help but shuddered. Not only that, after struggling to get up, their teeth were still chattering, among them
There was that big man with the same surname Zhang. But after hearing what the third and fourth princes said, he lost even the last bit of revenge.
"Brother A Liu is a person that my father admires very much, so I heard that the second brother was assigned to teach sister Yingying martial arts. Brother Zhu had a nose and face swollen several times. Do you remember? It was for brother A Liu! So, Qian Qian
Don’t go against him!”
Big guy Zhang was so frustrated that his face turned red. He was a man of eight feet tall, and no one in the entire Imperial College was taller than him. He was thrown in without any resistance just now. This was a great shame and humiliation!
However, seeing Ah Liu go out quietly, he did not dare to say a word no. It was not until the sound of voices coming from next door that he complained angrily: "Aren't there any rules? How can so many people bathe together like this?"
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Although they usually have plenty of food and drinks when they are fooling around outside, and after satisfying their desires, they book a large bathing pool and take a long soak to relax and unwind, but they are all acquaintances! Now they are naked and facing each other.
, but there are still two princes, what is this?
"I think it's good." The fourth prince didn't care. "Today we are all harvesting together and getting close to farming. Since we have endured hardships together, it is right for us to enjoy happiness together now? Besides, we are not outsiders, we are all in the middle of the mountain.
We are classmates in the hall, what’s the point of taking a bath together!”
Damn classmates... When they thought that the two little princes in front of them were indeed classmates, and they were still classmates who had been weighing on their heads several times during the performance evaluation, Zhang Datou and the other two supervisors couldn't help but feel weak. However, thinking of
The purpose of coming to see Zhang Shou this time was to see Ji Jiu in a daze. Zhang Big Man calmed down his emotions and showed a smile that he thought was friendly.
"Third Prince, Fourth Prince, since you two said that we are all classmates, there is something I want to ask you to tell me in front of the teacher."
Zhang Datou told Xu Heizi's question concisely and concisely. He was about to explain the pros and cons in earnest when he heard the third prince let out a soft sigh: "Xu Jiancheng proposed the question? That seems to be a cover, right? It should be the father who proposed the question.
Bar?"
At that moment, whether it was Ji Jiu, who had just returned to his soul, Zhang Datou, or the remaining two people, they were all stunned. In the end, Zhang Datou stammered: "It's... how can it be the emperor?
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"How is it impossible?" The third prince looked at Ji Jiu seriously and said word by word, "Father reads my and fourth brother's notes every day. I heard that he even sent someone to take notes at Banshan Hall for reference.
Father Yulan. Father said that there are specialties in the arts. Even if the children of officials cannot leave the examination room to take the examination and come back as scholars, but if they are not willing to learn even the basic common sense, then they will be hopeless."
As he spoke, he said seriously: "So, I heard with my own ears that my father said that he would come up with the question himself."
Oops, Oops, Oops... If I hadn't made this trip, I would have almost been deceived by the so-called deceitful trick of Xu Heizi's question!
Big guy Zhang stood up almost without hesitation. He didn't care that he was wet, and he didn't care that some marks on his body would be seen by others. He hurriedly rushed outside to dry himself and change into clean clothes. As for Zhao
He had already completely rejected the idea of staying in the garden for one night. Time was tight, how could he have such free time?
It turns out that what Zhang Shou said before about getting the emperor's approval for the branch examination is true... It turns out that the emperor is really dissatisfied with these useless wastes! If he can't get into the three halls, he doesn't want to be thrown into the army.
Being beaten...I can even skip the word refining!
He didn't see it at all. While the other two companions hurriedly got out of the water and Ji Jiu stood up, the third prince suddenly turned around and leaned on the edge of the bath, trying hard not to laugh out loud. This was the first time in his life that he was trying to scare someone.