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

Some people came with gifts, such as tea, a rare book, or an inkstone.

All of them are high-quality products, and they all cater to people's tastes.

Gu Chongguang was reluctant to accept the gift as he had nothing on him to give in return.

Leng Qi dropped his two bags off on the boat one after another, otherwise he could have given the man a painting or something in return.

But several people refused to take it back no matter what, and said goodbye and got on the carriage.

Fan Xin was still busy making an appointment for tea: "Brother Chongguang is not leaving Li County so soon, right? No? I will come here in a few days..."

Several people urged the driver to leave.

Li Changle: "Father, just accept their gifts. Your daughter-in-law has already prepared gifts in return."

Then Leng Yi and Leng Qi carried three flower pots out from the gatehouse.

Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Ma also brought out three large bamboo baskets.

There are three pots of Phalaenopsis orchids, the flowers are pink, red and yellow respectively.

The big bamboo basket was filled with two kilograms of cherries, a bunch of Sunshine Rose grapes, two kilograms of prawns, and a big black fish.

Gu Chongguang: "..." I feel a little sad, what should I do?

I won’t talk about the food, but the Phalaenopsis…

He only had time to take a quick look at it today, and it was going to be taken away right away?

He glanced at his daughter-in-law with slight disapproval.

If he had asked the three to take the gifts back just now, he would have felt a little reluctant. But now he didn't think the gifts brought by the three were that rare, and he wanted to take them all back!

Listen to what the eldest daughter-in-law is saying here?

"It's just a small gift, I hope you don't mind. Take care, everyone."

A small gift?

These three pots of delicate flowers can each hold a flower viewing party on their own.

She still thought it was a small gift!

Gu Chongguang stood in front of the door and watched the two carriages go away, thinking worriedly, if he stayed for a few more days and a few more visitors came, would there be fewer pots of flowers in the garden?

He was already starting to feel pain.

He turned around silently and went into the house.

Li Changle turned around and saw no one, so he went in.

"Father, do you think this return gift is still a little shabby? Do you need to ..."

Gu Chongguang just walked into the flower hall and frowned and looked back, "Still shabby? In my opinion, it's not as shabby as theirs!" He paused and said, "Don't give flowers from the garden as return gifts anymore."

Those three people might be laughing secretly in the car right now.

This daughter-in-law is really something, she mistook pearls for fish eyes.

Gu Chongguang went to appreciate the gifts given by Li Huaitong and the other two with a disappointed look on his face.

Li Changle understood the emotion behind his words: "Father! We have so many flowers in our garden, I won't feel bad if you give me one or two pots! But as for those rare copies, your daughter-in-law can't get them for you."

This is what Li Changle really thinks. If it can be bought with money or contribution points, it is not a problem.

But sometimes money can’t buy what you love.

She doesn't know what's good about that person, but that doesn't stop others from knowing.

Only a fool would refuse a benefit that comes right to her door, even if it's not for her.

Round it off and consider it as given to her.

I just wondered if the return gift I prepared was not grand and classy enough.

Now seeing Gu Chongguang like this, I feel that it’s good that Huahua is worth the money.

Gu Chongguang felt very happy when he heard his daughter-in-law say this.

Forget it. If anyone else comes to visit later, he will definitely stop his daughter-in-law from admiring those flowers.

He did not like to receive gifts, because those who gave gifts were only asking for calligraphy and paintings, letters of recommendation, or wanting to get connected with the Gu or Sun families.

Those who came today are those who have already been established and are familiar with each other.

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Li Changle returned to the inner courtyard, found the pens, inks, paper and inkstones sent from Kyoto, and sent them to the study in the front yard. Li Shixi would be staying there anyway, so they could use them together.

Then she told Ma that when Sun Daxing came back, she should ask him to come and talk to her.

Don’t you like admiring flowers?

Don’t you like painting?

The environment on Xiaole Mountain is really suitable.

It was enough for him to stay there for a long time without feeling bored.

After a while, I will be able to paint a picture of the lotus pond in the moonlight.

There were indeed people laughing in the two carriages that parted ways in front of Leshan Manor.

Fan Xin stared at the pot of yellow Phalaenopsis in his arms, smiling, "Mr. Magistrate, there are three pots of flowers, and they were just given away. The Gu family is really... too generous."

Li Huai touched the pink petals lightly with his fingers, and it trembled as if it was about to spread its wings and take off.

"You are not afraid to give up. Where did you get that rare copy?"

"Hey, it was given to me by a friend. It was meant for my son, but I don't have anything else to give him. Giving me a banknote? That's disrespectful! I'm afraid Brother Chongguang will kick me out."

Li Huaitong: "..."

Fan Xin's behavior of wanting to give money but being afraid of polluting people's eyes reminded Li Huaitong of the other party's attitude of "don't mention money to me, it hurts our feelings" every time he visited Fan's house. He was furious.

When Li Shixi came back in the evening, he brought back a person, a servant of the teacher of the school, who came over and handed a visiting card to Gu Chongguang.

"It's so formal. The three people who came this morning came without even saying hello. Being a teacher means there are so many rules." Li Changle looked at the visiting card and felt a sense of freshness.

The visiting card was sent by Mo Zhengde, the teacher of Mushan Academy. Gu Chongguang was not surprised when he saw it.

He asked the servant of the Mo family to tell Master Mo that he was a little tired after the long journey, and he would visit again in three days.

He explained to Li Changle: "The magistrate and Mancheng met at the bank of the Leshui River yesterday. He said in advance that he would come to visit. I didn't know that he would come so quickly."

I was afraid that he would run away today.

"That's it..."

Li Changle asked him: "Father, do you know if there will be other people coming? Otherwise, how about we find a day to entertain them all?"

Gu Chongguang shook his head slightly. "I have to entertain everyone. It's really tiring."

Li Changle: "Father, just call someone over. Your daughter-in-law will give you a special meeting!"

Gu Chongguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How could it be that serious?"

"As for that, we will entertain them in the barbecue restaurant when the time comes. After dinner, we can go to the tea room to recite poems or relax. There are chessboards and four treasures of the study inside. It will be more lively when there are more people, and you don't have to entertain them specially, father."

"My daughter-in-law asked someone to bring down a few pots of flowers from the garden..."

When Gu Chongguang heard about moving flowers, he got anxious, "What flowers are you moving? I won't accept gifts from others. You are not allowed to move flower pots outside again."

"Father, please be patient. We will put it in the tea room and not give it to them, so let them take a look at it." Li Changle said with a sly smile.

Realizing that he was in front of Gu Chongguang, he quickly stopped smiling?

Gu Chongguang: "...Are you trying to whet people's appetite?"

Li Changle laughed: "We opened this farm, uh... isn't it to make money..."

"Don't worry, father. My daughter-in-law will sell three at a time. No, two pots."

How can she not sell them? She would like to harvest as many leeks as possible. They are so valuable that she would feel very uncomfortable just looking at them without cashing them in.

It is true that it cannot be sold so easily.

Gu Chongguang was choked up and waved his hand, wanting to chase the person out of the study.

What a spendthrift daughter-in-law.

The key is that he can't stop it.

Who says all the flowers in the garden belong to her?

"Father, there is one more thing. My daughter-in-law has built a house in Lushui Village, and the main beam will be put up soon. I would like to invite you to participate..."

Gu Chongguang: "Lushui Village? What? Do you want to stay in Li County for a long time? Not going back to Ping'an?"

What are you going back for?

Li Changle curled his lips secretly.

Gu Jingyan is still in Beiding Prefecture. If he goes to Kyoto Ping'an, he will be even farther away from him.

By then, it won’t be that fast to send a letter to my cheap husband via carrier pigeon.

Besides, if we go back to Ping'an, we won't be as comfortable as we are here in Li County.

That's the imperial city. How can she still have fun while living under the emperor's nose all day long?

What's more, the system has not yet prompted the next service group map. If the map is drawn to a place thousands of miles away, she will have no way to go back.

"My daughter-in-law fled with her two children. Fortunately, there is a place like Li County where we can settle down. Moreover, under the rule of Magistrate Li, the people are simple and honest. My daughter-in-law and the children are very comfortable here. We built a house here so that when we return to Ping'an in the future, we can always have a thought for it."

She also made her first pot of gold in Li County. After all, it was the first stop of the journey, so there was some revolutionary sentiment here.

Gu Chongguang didn't say anything after hearing this. If he continued, he was afraid that people would complain to him in front of him about how the Gu family allowed the second daughter-in-law to spread rumors and alienate the relationship between them, which led to the eldest daughter-in-law leaving home in anger with her granddaughter.

In this matter, the Gu family was in the wrong and could not withstand scrutiny.

"Okay, got it." He replied sullenly, still worrying about the flowers that were about to be sold.

Seeing that he agreed, Li Changle left the study.

Gu Chongguang fiddled with the fine inkstone in his hand, and glanced at Li Shixi, who had been silently copying books.

He couldn't help but say: "Your aunt wants to sell those flowers..."

Li Shixi looked up at him, then lowered his head and wrote quickly: "Don't worry, she won't be able to sell all the flowers."

"What does this mean?"

Li Shixi said nothing.

His aunt is a fairy. Do you know what fairy powers are?

As much as you want.

"I have to keep a close eye on it and don't let your aunt sell it at a cheap price." Gu Chongguang snorted.

"..." Li Shixi thought to himself, my aunt can thank you.

In the evening, Ma called Sun Daxing over, and after Li Changle gave him some instructions, he began to think about the issue of "how to entertain ancient literati and poets."

Sure enough, starting from the third day after Gu Chongguang arrived in Li County, people began to deliver invitations to his door frequently.

After Li Changle consulted Gu Chongguang, he told the gateman of the manor to tell those who delivered the invitations that five days later, which was the eighth day after Gu Chongguang arrived in Li County, the manor would hold a banquet to entertain everyone who wanted to visit. Everyone should remember not to bring any gifts, just show up.

Everyone who got the news was very excited. They thought they would be turned away. After all, there were some people that Gu Chongguang had never even met. This kind of people came to visit because they were attracted by the reputation and did not have much hope.

Now, I can go in and pay my respects to the famous calligraphy and painting masters of Dayan, and I am told that I don’t have to rack my brains to bring any gifts with me. This is like winning the jackpot and making a fortune.

After all, there are many scholars and literati who are short of money.

Five days later?

Li Huaitong, who received the news, also silently counted his fingers.

Isn't this the day when the school is closed?

When the time comes, should I bring my eldest son to show off in front of Gu Chongguang?

Although this senior brother calls himself a "leisurely hermit", he has never been idle. His calligraphy and painting skills are superb, and his literary attainments are also quite high.

Take your son there to show his presence, maybe he can get some advice.

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Gu Chongguang first went to Mushan Academy to visit Mo Zhengde. The two had a profound academic exchange and discussed Li Shixi's learning progress. Then Gu Chongguang said goodbye and invited the other party to a banquet in a few days.

He was also helpless as his daughter-in-law was too persistent. She said it was a rare opportunity as it allowed them to meet friends and promote the farm's opening at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

If someone else said this, Gu Chongguang might sneer at it, but when his eldest daughter-in-law said this, he couldn't sneer at it.

He felt that it was the ginseng-flavored soup he had drunk in recent days that had made him silent. After all, one should be grateful to the person who has eaten one's food.

Gu Chongguang's name was released by Li Changle for business, and an authentic painting of "The Leisurely Hermit" was hung on the gray-white wall at the entrance of the manor.

Two bright red peonies bloom alternately among the green leaves, showing their beauty to the world, which is breathtaking.

The exquisite painting skills make the blooming peony so realistic that the faint patterns on each petal seem to be visible.

After Gu Chongguang finished the painting, Li Changle sent it to a framing shop in the county. After it was framed, it was brought back and hung at the entrance of the manor.

For fear that it might be stolen, a servant and the doorman were assigned to guard it and keep it hanging until the day of the banquet.

After that day, the news that an authentic painting of Qingxian Jushi was hung at the door of Zhuangzi spread.

Also spread was a piece of shocking news: the painting would be auctioned on the day of the banquet.

The one with the highest price gets it.

Ah, no...it's destined to be mine.

The atmosphere in the literary circle of Li County was once very heated. The signature of this painting was indeed written by Qingxian Jushi himself.

Even people from the same circle in the neighboring county rushed over after hearing the news, stayed in the county's restaurant, and gathered during the day to stare at the paintings.

I'm afraid of missing this grand event.

The topic is no less popular than the "Treading Willows" day during the Dragon Boat Festival.

It was not until the third day of continuous congestion at the entrance of Zhuangzi that Li Changle truly realized the extent of the ancients' enthusiasm for famous artists, famous works and famous flowers.

Gu Chongguang was sitting among the flowers, looking like he had nothing to do with the matter. "I told you long ago that it wouldn't work, but you didn't believe me. Now I'm afraid there must be at least 280 people here that day, if not 300. I'll see how you treat them."

After saying that, he silently moved the painting of fish playing on lotus leaves that he had just finished this morning in front of her and deliberately mocked her, "Do you have enough money? I haven't found my bag yet. Take this painting to the calligraphy and painting shop to get an estimate of its price. Sell it. There are so many people, you will definitely go bankrupt."

Li Changle took the painting and said quietly, "Don't worry, father. Even if there is another idiot, your daughter-in-law can handle it."

Isn’t it just a little money for eating and drinking?

She could earn several times the money back by using the peony painting in front of the manor gate.

She now makes money by painting and spending money.

The food for this banquet also needs to be special.

She had thought everything through, so the banquet would start in buffet mode.

Designated to let everyone -

The meal was enjoyable.

Enjoy the flowers.

Money spent willingly.