Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

On November 21st, the winter solstice, Su Zizhong had just returned from closing his stall. Now that the road was open, they no longer had to carry their own things. All the things were carried back and forth by oxen, and it was much easier for them to just follow them.

"Why are you so late today? Did something happen?"

Su Ziling poured him a cup of hot tea.

Su Zizhong took it and drank it all, then wiped his mouth. "Yes, there was a caravan camping in the valley, and they ate our sweet potato flour, and wanted to order a batch from us, so they were delayed for a while."

"How many kilograms did they want?" Su Ziling asked.

Su Zizhong stared at her with eyes wide open, "How do you know the deal is done?"

Wang Anan on the side poked him, "Idiot, since you walked in, your mouth has been grinning from ear to ear, who can't see it?"

Su Zizhong scratched his head. "I'm happy. Usually, those who buy goods are Xiaoqing's old customers. Today's customer is a new one."

"They asked for 400 kilograms. They want seasoning packets. We have to get up early tomorrow morning and find someone to deliver them."

Su Ziling nodded, "Okay, let's ask Ershi and Lu Yan to follow us, and then call Uncle Xing and the others, and it will probably be done."

"Yeah," Su Zizhong nodded heavily, his face full of unconcealable happiness.

Seeing that each of them could stand on their own, Grandma Su was very happy. Only now that they were able to stand on their own, could Su Ziling feel more relaxed.

These things can't all be put on her.

"Okay, it's time to eat. If you don't eat now, the food will get cold. Go to bed early after dinner. Those who need to make deliveries tomorrow should go make deliveries, and those who need to pick tea fruits should pick tea fruits. I will stay at home to take care of the children and cook the meal. But you will have to come back to cook the vegetables."

"Can we pick the tea-oil fruits now?" Su Zizhong asked.

"Okay, we went to check it out today. Although there aren't many fruits in the first year, we can still pick some. When the time comes, we'll keep some for ourselves after pressing the oil, and the rest will have to be sent to Beijing."

They only need soybean oil and rapeseed oil, and lard is usually used for cooking. Rapeseed oil can be used to extract pepper oil.

As for tea oil, he would keep about 10 to 20 kilograms for himself and send the rest to the palace.

After all, this oil is really delicious. Although the quantity is small, the emperor gave a lot of reward money.

The next morning, Su Zizhong and his colleagues were busy delivering goods, while Su Ziling and his father went to pick tea fruits.

Although there are only a dozen fruits on one tree, they are everywhere in the mountains.

Her family worked hard to plant crops on several hills, and every year they were busy watering, weeding and fertilizing. Now it is finally time to harvest.

This year is the first year, so the number is a little small, but by this time next year, the mountains will be full of reddish-brown tea oil fruits. Every tree will be loaded with fruits, and the branches will be bent by the weight of the fruits.

Thinking of this scene, Su Ziling couldn't stop smiling. By then, this would be all money.

It took two days to pick all the fruits from several hills. One of them had scattered fruits, and another one had very few fruits.

However, after picking and peeling the seeds, there are more than 900 kilograms of tea seeds on these hills.

The oil yield of tea oil seeds is much lower than that of rapeseed. More than 900 kilograms of tea oil seeds can only produce more than 260 kilograms of tea oil.

He kept more than 60 kilograms for himself, and sent the remaining 200 kilograms directly to Shen Xingye. As for how he divided it, that was his business.

The days pass by like a gurgling stream. After finishing the busy work of preparing various pickles and slaughtering pigs in the twelfth lunar month, the new year has arrived.

This year's New Year is more lively because we have three children, but it is only lively for three days on the first, second and third days of the New Year.

Starting from the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Su Zimu had to go back to school because he had to take exams this year and wanted to go back early to review his lessons.

Originally, Bai Wei and the others decided to leave on the eighth day of the first lunar month, but Su Zimu had to return to the academy, and they couldn't really let him go to the county alone.

In the end, Uncle San and the others simply accompanied him back to the county. This was also the earliest year that Su Ji Restaurant and Restaurant opened.

He should have taken the chance last year, but he started school late and was far behind his peers, so his teacher told him not to worry and to take more time to calm down.

In the past two or three years, he has worked particularly hard. He is already thirteen years old this year, and he is fourteen years old in terms of age. His state of mind has also matured a lot.

So Mr. Chen thought he could give it a try. Regardless of success or failure, he could bear the consequences himself.

Master Chen didn't let him go in the first two years because he was afraid that he would lose his composure. If he passed, he was afraid that he would become arrogant; if he failed, he was afraid that he would never recover.

So it has been delayed until now. In the past two years, seeing that his mind has gradually stabilized, I decided to let him give it a try.

In February, the examination for students of higher learning was held as planned. It was presided over by the county magistrate and consisted of five consecutive examinations.

When Su Zimu was taking the exam, everyone in the Su family was absent-minded and didn't know whether he could pass.

Su Ziling was not worried, but his mother was worried, so she took Youyou to the county to live for a few days and accompanied him to take the exam.

On the day the exam ended, Su Ziling and Youyou were waiting for him at the door. When she saw him come out with a smile on his face, and except for his haggard face, there was nothing wrong with him, Su Ziling knew that he had secured the victory.

"Youyou, are you here to pick up your uncle?" Su Zimu stretched out his hands to hug her. Youyou, who never recognized people and who liked her uncle a little, turned around and hugged Su Ziling's neck tightly with both hands.

She said softly, "Stinky."

Afraid that Su Zimu couldn't hear it, he added, "Uncle stinks."

Su Zimu's smile froze on his face instantly. He had indeed not taken a shower for two days.

He raised his sleeve and sniffed, but he couldn't smell anything. "Sister, is there really a smell?"

Su Ziling smiled and said, "Not bad, almost catching up with our Mao tofu."

The two words "成" (cheng) at the beginning made Su Zimu's heart settle down, but when he heard the word "毛豆腐" (mao tofu), the corners of his mouth straightened instantly.

Well, it’s too early to let go of this worry.

He raised his hand and gently pinched Youyou's face, "You are such a heartless little thing, it's a pity that your uncle loves you so much."

Youyou hesitated for a while, let go of her hand, turned around and looked at Su Zimu in confusion. She hesitated for a long time, as if she was preparing herself mentally, and finally stretched out her hand reluctantly and said, "Uncle, give me a hug."

Well, Su Zimu was instantly coaxed into happiness, "Forget it, wait until I take a shower before hugging you, I smell that there is indeed a bit of odor."

The three of them walked back slowly. Su Zimu looked at Su Ziling and said, "Sister, how long have you been waiting?"

"Not long ago, just arrived."

Youyou blew on her hands twice, "Yeah, I just got here, my hands are cold."

Su Ziling: "..."

When it comes to sabotage and sharp tongue, this little girl is exactly like her father.

Su Zimu burst into laughter. "Sister, you see, Youyou knows that we should be honest and not lie. Why don't you ask me how I did on the exam?"

"Do you even need to ask?" Su Ziling raised his eyebrows slightly. "When I saw you come out, I knew everything was fine. Let's go back, have dinner, and have a good rest."

It was early May when he learned that he had passed the examination to become a scholar. After taking five examinations in the county in February, he took three more examinations in the prefecture in April.

Now he is considered a real scholar. Although he is just a scholar, it is enough to make Baihua Cave lively. Everyone wanted to set up a table to celebrate, but Su Ziling didn't give in.

The main reason was that Su Zimu had informed his family in advance and asked them to keep a low profile.

He also worked harder because the provincial examination would be held in August.

His results in the provincial examination were not particularly ideal, but at least he ranked last. After this examination, he realized his shortcomings more clearly.

The imperial examination will be held in February of next year, but he does not plan to take part in it in a hurry. This time in the provincial examination, he met many people from other counties, broadened his horizons, and also realized the gap between himself and others, so he wants to study hard in the college for two years before going.

Besides, he is only fourteen now, and will be only seventeen when he joins in three years. Seeing that he has thought it through, Su Ziling did not say much.

After he passed the examination to become a scholar, he entered the county college to study, but Lu Yan felt that the resources in the county were not as good as those in the capital, so he discussed with Su Ziling and decided to let him go to the capital all at once.

Shen Xingye is watching over Shangjing, and they also have their own shop, so he won't be bullied no matter what.

Su Ziling did not agree, but asked Su Zimu, wanting him to make his own decision.

In September, Su Zimu embarked on his journey to study.

Thinking that he was going to Beijing alone, unfamiliar with the place and still young, Su's mother and the others were not at all reassured.

In the end, it was Lu Yan who sent him there personally. The two of them followed the caravan and when they arrived in Shangjing, they first took the person to the Marquis' Mansion, and Lu Yan went to the palace.

After coming out, he went to help find an academy, and asked Shen Xingye to help find a guard of similar age to accompany him and serve as a book boy.

He was in the academy on weekdays, and was allowed to return to the Marquis' Mansion during holidays. Of course, he was also taken to see his family's shop in Shangjing.

After Su Zimu left, Su Ziling also began to busy himself with inspecting workshops and shops, and from time to time he had to follow the agricultural officials to the fields.

She went to other counties to inspect and found that the method she mentioned had been used in the past two years, and the grain production in Da Zhou had increased exponentially.

However, there are some places where the results are not satisfactory. Although the yield has increased, it is still not as good as that of other places.

Su Ziling followed them around and did not set any specific requirements for them to plant based on the soil and climate, but rather planted flexibly.

This place is suitable for peppers, this place is suitable for sugarcane, that place is suitable for ginger and taro, some places are suitable for chayote and ice powder seeds, or rapeseed, sweet potatoes, konjac, etc.

Su Ziling explained it to them in detail and then gave them preferential treatment for seeds. Her only requirement was that they must sell the crops they grew to her in the first three years.

There are people teaching, people learning, and people giving preferential seed money, so everyone is naturally happy.

After spreading year after year, in the third year, the land of Da Zhou was finally planted with red peppers and sugarcane trees.

There is a chayote rack in front of every household, and it is full of chayote in July and August every year.

Su Ji's workshops were also opened in villages of all sizes in Da Zhou, and the workers recruited were all local villagers.

Various sugar factories, sweet potato factories, ginger and taro factories, etc.

The villagers also liked her very much, because it was she who taught them how to farm, who gave them jobs in the workshop, and who provided them with seeds and offered them discounts.

Finally, although other people’s purchase prices are similar to hers, given the aforementioned prerequisites and the fact that no one is an ungrateful person, everyone is more willing to sell what they grow to her.

Walking along the way, looking at the red peppers hanging on the drying racks in front of every household, Su Ziling's mouth kept rising. After all, the land of the Great Zhou was planted with peppers and occupied by the color red.

There are also high-yield crops such as chayote, sweet potato, sugarcane, rapeseed, ginger taro, konjac, etc.

Food in the Great Zhou was more abundant than ever before, and no one had ever heard of anyone not having enough food to eat.

"Go, go home!"

Lu Yan gently pulled her hand.

Su Ziling turned around and smiled at him, "Well, let's go home. We'll watch the way back. When we get home, I'm afraid we'll just be able to pick tea fruit."

"Well, there are tea oil fruits all over the mountains. Last year, the tea oil reached about six stones (one thousand kilograms). It is estimated that this year will be even more."

Thinking of the kingdom she had built, Su Ziling smiled especially happily, "Well, let's go take a look at the street in the valley. I haven't been there for more than half a year. I don't know what it's like now."

She changed the subject and said, "With my eldest brother and sister-in-law watching over us, we don't have to worry. But they should also have a good rest. After so many years, there has been no third child yet, and mother is obviously getting anxious."

Lu Yan laughed softly, "Instead of worrying about their third child, can you pay attention to our second child? You promised to take my last name? You didn't even give me a chance."

Su Ziling: "..."

This guy has become more and more shameless over the years.

Youyou, who was walking in front, didn't see anyone catching up for a long time. She stood there and sighed heavily, her tone full of helplessness, "Dad, Mom, these ants haven't done anything wrong. Why don't we just let them go? They are so pitiful."

Su Ziling and Lu Yan looked at each other, both of them understood the hidden meaning in her words, and trotted after her.

"coming!"

"Girl, you're making fun of your parents, aren't you?"

"No, I don't. You're just too slow. Look, the sun is about to set. If we don't walk faster, we'll have to sleep outdoors again tonight."

"Okay, tonight, I will definitely let you stay at the inn."

The evening sunlight is always exceptionally gentle, with gentle tones and gentle temperatures.

Youyou ran in front, Su Ziling chased her, and Lu Yan walked at the end, tilting his head slightly, looking at the mother and daughter not far away with tenderness in his eyes.

He thought that it was a great fortune for him, Lu Yan, to meet her in this life.

For the first nineteen years, he had no parents, no brothers or sisters, and trained in the dark every day. He never had the love from parents and siblings, and even his friends were only a few.

He was so deprived that he thought that this was how his life would be, without a real identity and unable to appear in the sun.

But then, he met her.

To this day, I still remember her words, 'The total is 319 coins, I'll give you a zero and give me 320 coins.'

"Lu Yan,"

She stood beside the carriage, waving at him from afar in the sunshine, "Hurry up, Youyou and I are hungry."

"Mother, why are you hungry again? Didn't you just eat a box of sour plums before getting off the carriage?"

"Really? Then why do I feel like I'm hungry again?"

"Dad, if you don't hurry up, your wife will starve to death."

Listening to the bickering between the mother and daughter, Lu Yan quickened his pace and said, "Come on, how about having roasted rabbit tonight?"

"No, I feel a little sick thinking about rabbits. I feel like I'm carsick. Let's go eat hot and sour noodles. It must be delicious with sour and spicy flavor. I remember there is our Su Ji restaurant in the next county."

"Okay, let's have hot and sour noodles. Anything else? Do you want stinky tofu?"

"Yes! Add some Polygonum multiflorum!"

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