Generals take care of their children: The master mother leads the system to farm

But why did Wei Mancheng come?

The dry rice and potatoes in Lushui Village should be ready soon...

Could it be because of this?

and also……

"Who is this Mr. Fan?"

Liu Tiechui explained to her: "Madam, Mr. Fan is the former owner of Leshan Manor."

"Like the county magistrate and Young Master Wei, they are here to visit the master. They have been waiting in the house for half an hour and don't want to disturb you and the master while they are touring the manor. They said they are waiting. I looked at the time and thought I should come to look for you two."

Two ox carts were driving back from the foot of the mountain. The one on Leng Qi's cart carried the grandparents and grandchildren, while the one on Liu Tiechui's cart carried Li Changle.

Li Changle in the car thought silently, people are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat.

Gu Chongguang only arrived yesterday afternoon, and he came to the door this morning.

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In the flower hall in the front yard, Li Huaitong and Mr. Fan, as Liu Tiechui called him, were sitting on chairs and chatting happily. Wei Mancheng came later, and although he was not familiar with Fan Xin and Li Huaitong, they had the same purpose of visiting and could somewhat join in the conversation.

After drinking the tea and eating the fruit, although the three of them were able to sit still, they could not help but look towards the entrance of the flower hall frequently.

At the "Willow-stepping" event on the banks of Leshui River yesterday, many people saw Gu Chongguang taking a student away from a group of people from Mushan School.

Some people also recognized Gu Chongguang.

Li Huaitong and Wei Mancheng are two of them.

Most scholars have had the experience of studying abroad, especially those from well-off families, who would take their servants and a planned route with them and travel for years.

It was also through this that I got to know many similar people in the circle.

Literati are very good at being cultured. All year round, apart from reading, they also gather together, such as poetry gatherings, elegant banquets, chess competitions, and hometown gatherings...

Some are just playing.

But some of them are really holding elegant banquets to exchange ideas and thoughts with each other.

Li Huaitong and Wei Mancheng met Gu Chongguang at a banquet like this one.

In Dayan, is there anyone who doesn’t know the name of “Qingxian Jushi”?

At least not in the literary circle.

The four words "Qingxian Jushi" have a higher exposure rate than Gu Chongguang's name.

Just like his eldest son Gu Jingyan, the people all knew that their Great Yan's General of Conquering the Enemy was brave and good at fighting, and was a great hero, so they recognized the title of General of Conquering the Enemy.

So, when Gu Chongguang calmly took his granddaughter's hand and stepped into the flower hall, the three of them suddenly stood up.

Li Huaitong: "Master Gu!"

Wei Mancheng: "Teacher!"

Fan Xin: "Brother Chongguang."

The three of them bowed together.

Gu Chongguang returned the greeting with a smile and offered his seat.

"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. Thank you for keeping me waiting."

The two sides sat down and talked.

Li Changle is much busier here.

I ate early in the morning, and my stomach was already singing the empty city plan.

But she couldn't eat first.

There were a few people in the front yard flower hall chatting with empty stomachs.

Fortunately, lunch was ready.

The rice is sweet potato rice.

The soup is pork tripe and chicken soup.

The meat is poached chicken and braised pork with preserved vegetables, and steamed prawns with garlic.

A Kung Pao Chicken.

A plate of stir-fried vegetables.

A plate of spicy and sour shredded potatoes.

A plate of sweet and sour fish fillet.

Two fruit plates, grapes and cherries.

A table was set up in the flower hall and the food was served.

Not knowing whether most of them liked drinking, Li Changle asked Ma and the others to serve two drinks, grape juice and sweet wine.

Li Huai and the other two unexpectedly had a free meal, and the hosts and guests enjoyed the meal very much.

During the meal, Fan Xin praised the dishes on the table highly. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he was not drunk, but his face was flushed and he talked more.

"Huai Tong is such a dishonest guy. I was very straightforward in helping Zhuangzi, but he was reluctant to even tell me who was living inside. Brother Chongguang, tell me, isn't this guy on guard against me?"

Li Huaitong had to return to the yamen in the afternoon and was not suitable for drinking, so he only drank fruit juice instead of wine. Unexpectedly, the fresh fruit juice tasted refreshing and delicious.

"Master Fan, it's not that I didn't tell you, but General Gu repeatedly reminded you before he left that the general's wife should not be disturbed during her recovery. Even if I told you, what would be the point?"

He automatically ignored the fact that his wife had asked Li Changle to go to Huiji Temple.

"Don't mention you. This is my first time entering the manor today, and I just met the general's wife."

Fan Xin: "Huh."

He could squeeze Li Huaitong. Two years ago, Li Huaitong had gained a lot of benefits from him and had visited his house many times to raise money and food for disaster relief.

Now I say a few words to him to vent my anger, and he doesn't dare to get angry with me.

However, Gu Jingyan cannot arrange things at will.

As the saying goes, the emperor has several poor relatives.

Fan Xin was a branch of a branch of a branch of the Fan family. When someone died in the family, the news would not reach the main family. He was also a poor relative of the main family.

Since they lived far away, he just used the surname Fan. Otherwise, Fan Xin would hardly find any connection between himself and the Fan family.

Gu Jingyan's grandmother, Da Fan, and her aunt, Xiao Fan, were both daughters of the direct line of the Fan family. The family had a close relationship with the Sun family in Kyoto and had been relatives for many years.

But Fan Xin's branch was far away from the main family, and the resources of the main family were almost nonexistent. When he was young, he was stubborn and could not bend down or bring himself to ask for help from the main family.

Many years later, he married the daughter of a wealthy merchant, who brought almost half of the family's wealth as a dowry.

The son he gave birth to was also very capable and smart since childhood. His wife's family was wealthy and had extensive network resources.

By now, the Fan family in Li County has changed their status, from a poor family to a family of officials.

Several years ago, by chance, Fan Xin met Gu Chongguang and brought his son to meet him. Gu Chongguang tested his son and then gave him a letter, asking his son to take the letter to the Sun family in Kyoto to visit Grandpa Sun Kaiyi, and he would make arrangements.

Later, Fan Xin's son entered Anping Academy in Kyoto.

That was the academy founded by the ancestors of the Sun family, and it can be traced back to the generation of Sun Li’s grandfather.

The ancestors of the Sun family have experienced two changes of dynasties and are truly a family of wealth and power.

The Anping Academy he founded made many contributions to the imperial examinations of the imperial court.

What is rare is that all the sons and daughters of the family who are in office are members of the imperial party.

Just...be loyal to whoever is the emperor.

Which emperor could not love such a capable and loyal minister?

Which wealthy family in the court wouldn't want to be associated with a family so favored by the emperor?

Fan Xin also wanted to.

So he got involved.

My son is now also an official in the imperial court.

Although he has not entered the core of the court's power structure, he is still in the stage of being transferred out.

But he was already content, because his son's official position was one rank higher than Li Huaitong's.

Therefore, Hu Chongguang often felt regretful for not being able to repay his son for his promotion.

A few years ago, when Li Huaitong came to him and said he wanted to find a farm of a hundred acres, he was not happy, thinking that this guy was up to something bad again, and ignored him no matter what he said.

He had been ripped off by the county magistrate in the past two years, but the infuriating thing was that the county magistrate was a practical man who had not taken any money and had spent all the money and grain on the people. What could he say? Everyone was equally miserable.

I'm feeling frustrated, and I want Zhuangzi? No!

In the end, it was Li Huaitong who revealed the news. It was General Gu who was looking for Zhuangzi and asked him about it.

That or something...

Fan Xin suddenly became smart.

Anyone can be absent, but when someone from the Gu family comes, then it must be present!

He originally wanted to give Zhuangzi to him without taking a penny.

Li Huaitong said no, saying that he was forcing General Gu to plunder the people's wealth.

At that time, he almost got beaten up by Li Huaitong.

Why is it so difficult for Fan Xin to repay a favor?

Li Huaitong tried to persuade him in every possible way, even mocking him, saying that your son's future is only worth a village? This is too degrading.

I'll repay the favor another day, now just give me a favor.

As a result, he just accepted a hundred taels of silver as a token of his appreciation.

He didn't know that the eldest lady of the Gu family in Kyoto had run away from home, but he knew that a woman and a child had moved into Leshan Manor, and their identities were unknown.

check?

Just like other people sent by wealthy families to investigate, they could either eat stones or be hit by the hidden sword, they could choose one of them.

He guessed that Gu Jingyan bought a golden house in Li County to hide his beauty on his way back to Beijing.

Who would have known that the people living there were his wife and eldest daughter? There was also a nephew from his wife's family who was studying at the Mushan School in the county.

Li Huaitong told him all this on the way to Zhuangzi in the morning.

I was just afraid that he would be rude in front of Gu Chongguang and say something unpleasant.

Gu Chongguang kept listening to Fan Xin's expressions of gratitude with a smile, and said that there was no need to thank him. His Gu family, like the Sun family, was loyal to the emperor, and helping the emperor solve problems when necessary was what a subject should do.

Although he himself had never entered officialdom, he could not bear to see talented people being lost among the crowd.

He just has a shortcut, and since he can't take it himself, he lets someone else who is more capable take it.

Fan Xin's son happened to be extremely talented and had excellent character, so he decided to recommend him.

So, a blacksmith must be strong himself.

If you don't have any ability and want to get close to others, you have to see whether they will allow you to do so.

Several people at the table also had some insights at the same time.

Gu Chongguang looked gently at Wei Mancheng who had been listening silently, "Has the Wei family's troubles stopped?"

"Teacher, rest assured. The Wei family's troubles have nothing to do with Mancheng now. Mancheng only hopes that next year's spring examination will have a satisfactory result."

Gu Zhongguang listened, his eyes flashing, "But... have you found your mother?"

Wei Mancheng smiled and nodded, "Yes."

Gu Chongguang said in a comforting tone, "It's a blessing."

Seeing this, Li Huaitong and Fan Xin knew that the two were acquaintances.

After dinner, they moved to the study to chat.

Not long after Yu'er had lunch, Zhu'er took him to a literacy class.

Li Changle waved his hand and said, "Take it away, take it away. Remember not to go to the ditch, and you are not allowed to go to Leshan."

The village was built near Leshan, a mountain covered with dense trees. Many half-grown children in the village would go there all day long to collect firewood, hunt for small prey, pick wild fruits, or just wander around.

Jiang came in to clean up the dishes and said that Hu Chunshan had come to the village.

Li Changle fanned himself with a round fan and said, "I'll go and see him."

The house in Lushui Village has been under construction for more than a month, and she has visited it several times.

With Wang Dahu and Hu Chunshan watching over her, she felt less worried.

After Gu Chongguang and his companions went to the study, she met Hu Chunshan in the flower hall.

The burly man looked darker than the last time she saw him in the village.

The sun has been shining recently, and they have to work and supervise. Fortunately, most of the strong men in the village have done this, so Li Changle doesn't feel that guilty.

I thought that after the house was built, I would give him some overtime pay to add to the dowry for his future marriage.

Jiang brought Hu Chunshan a bowl of sour plum soup, which was made with well water and tasted sour and sweet, refreshing.

Hu Chunshan turned his back and finished the drink in just a few gulps.

"How is Mr. Cunzheng these days?"

Hu Chunshan sat up straight and began to reply.

"My father is very good. He gets up early in the morning to walk around the fields. When he comes back, he goes around to check on the house being built. Then he takes a look at the kitchen in the courtyard where Da Hu and his family used to live. That's pretty much how he spends his day."

Li Changle laughed when he heard the description of the rich landlord.

Hu Chunshan said again: "Madam Li, the beams will be put up soon, you need to go back. My father said this is a big deal, and he was afraid you would forget, so he asked me to tell you again."

Li Changle nodded, "I remember, it was the 26th, right? I asked a few people to help remember it."

Hu Chunshan: "My father also said... on the day of raising the beam, the male owner must be present to burn incense and kowtow..."

The meaning is self-evident.

But Li Changle was silent for a long time before asking: "Can't women do that?"

Hu Chunshan, who was always honest and simple-minded, shut up wisely: "..."

Seeing him like that, Li Changle gave up the theory.

He said unhappily, "If Yu'er's grandfather goes, is that okay?"

"That's fine. Most people do the same when they build a house..."

After talking about the beam-raising matters, Hu Chunshan also said a few words about the growth of dry rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes in the fields.

When the man talked about crops and food, his eyes turned red with excitement.

"You don't know, two days ago, someone went to the field to dig up sweet potatoes and potatoes. There is still half a month before the harvest date you mentioned, but guess what, the sweet potatoes are as big as my fist, and there are many on one vine. The same goes for the potatoes, they are all growing together in clusters.

My father said that he had never seen crops grow so fast in his life. "

Li Changle: "..."

If your father had seen it, it would not be my turn!

"Then the upland rice..." At this point he changed his tone and said, "Upland rice..."

Li Changle was listening happily, but when he saw him hesitate, he became anxious, "What's wrong with the dry rice? I went back to Lushui Village the other day and saw that the rice in the fields was growing well."

Every time she returned to the village, she would go to the ridge under the bamboo forest to look at the large field in front of the village.

"Yes... it's good." Hu Chunshan looked like he was asking for an explanation. "It takes more than four months for the rice in Liuzhuang to be harvested, but it's only been more than a month for our dry rice. Madam Li, my father said that the dry rice in our Lvshui Village will be ready for harvest in half a month. This is too..."

Hu Chunshan didn't understand the word "fantasy" and looked like he was doubting his life.

Li Changle couldn't bear to look at his expression.

I had no choice but to deceive him: "That's great, isn't it? Finally, your work was not in vain! You can plant it without worry, and remember to save the seeds. I got these dry rice seeds from an overseas businessman..."

"Hmm, cough, cough..."

As he was talking excitedly, a dry cough was heard outside the hall.

Li Changle's heart skipped a beat and he looked outside.

She saw her stepfather-in-law Gu Chongguang covering his mouth with his fist and coughing violently.

The people behind him were pricking up their ears, looking as if they were listening attentively.

Especially Li Huaitong, the light in his eyes was as bright as a searchlight!