The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

Shen Ge couldn't figure out what he and Xun Feiguang had to talk about. In modern times, he was a scumbag in the Chinese Department of a second-rate undergraduate, the kind who had to hang his head on the beam at the end of each semester to avoid failing the class.After coming here, he was just a young scholar, barely able to stand out in the county, but he hadn't even read a few books other than scientific examinations, and his knowledge was really not very good.

Xun Feiguang didn't intend to talk about knowledge with him, so he directly asked, "How is the life of the people in the village? Maybe they have enough food and clothing?"

This Shen Ge is quite understanding, he thought for a while, "If the standard of food and clothing is not too high, no one has died of freezing and starvation in the past few years, but the villagers still need to eat porridge and wild vegetables, meat, etc. If you don’t, you can’t eat it once or twice a year.”

Looking at Xun Feiguang's expressionless face, Shen Ge added: "I heard from the old man that life is much better now than before. The past few years have been good, and the tax is only [-] tax one. Every household can basically have surplus food. , Even if the harvest is not good in any year, you will not starve to death, and now there is basically no phenomenon of selling children in the village."

Shen Ge originally tried his best to imitate the emphasis of the people here, but he forgot after saying a long sentence, and he lowered his eyelids a little nervously.

Xun Feiguang didn't pay attention to his expression, and then asked: "What kind of food is grown in the village?"

"Food?" Shen Ge was stunned for a moment, he didn't know much about this aspect, "For grain, paddy fields grow rice and dry land grows millet. Rice should be the most grown. Generally, there are many people who grow medium-sized rice and millet. There are also beans. Two years ago, there was a kind of grain called "peanut" outside. It is said that it was introduced from foreign countries. Some villagers would buy a little seed to squeeze oil, but most of them were not willing to pay that price. .”

"How is the water? Will there be a fight for water?"

Xun Feiguang asked the point in every sentence. Shenjia Village is a big village, and there has never been a water dispute between the villages. Get up, just to fight for water.

Shen Ge answered the situation honestly, and then said: "The boy's village is okay. It's at the foot of the mountain. The water passes through our village first. There are more canals dug, and they can basically face the fields. If there is no severe drought , there is no shortage of water."

Xun Feiguang saw that Shen Ge was not familiar with these things, so he changed the subject, "How is your recovery?"

Shen Ge breathed a sigh of relief, and said sincerely: "Thank you for the silver taels and ginseng, my lord, I'm much better now."

"Are you going to take the exam next year?"

"Probably not, the boy is ignorant, and this illness has delayed a lot of time. I am afraid that he will not be able to take the exam again. In addition—" Shen Ge said with some embarrassment: "The boy plans to open a private school in the village. Can you spare some of your energy?"

"A private school?"

"Yes, thanks to the care of the neighbors these days, since the boy doesn't plan to end next year, he can just spare some time and energy to teach the children in the village. But I haven't taught anyone, so I can't guarantee the effect."

Xun Feiguang looked at the young man who was talking to him, feeling a little surprised. He didn't expect the other party to have such thoughts.His eyes were gentler, "It's a good thing that a scholar can benefit one's neighbors."

"Well, I'm writing textbooks now. We can start school after the school is built in the village."

"Textbooks?"

"Uh..." Shen Ge immediately realized that he probably said a new concept term, and Shen Ge quickly replied, "It's just teaching materials. Although three hundred thousand is mostly used for enlightenment, it is not suitable for children who have no foundation. It's still too difficult."

"Oh?" Xun Feiguang looked at him gesticulating, and was rarely interested.

Xun Feiguang's attitude seemed to be encouraging, Shen Ge calmed down, and revealed his plan, "In the beginning, I mainly wanted to teach some simple words and poems, such as mountains, rivers, sun and moon, water, fire, gold and wood, etc., mainly including simple strokes Chinese characters, catchy poems and numbers, etc. The first step is to teach writing and arithmetic, and then teach three hundred thousand after the students have learned for a period of time."

After all, Shen Ge has been to college and has a certain understanding of psychology and pedagogy. If it comes up with a complicated text like three hundred thousand, it will easily frustrate students and drain their enthusiasm for learning.

"Good idea."

Seeing Xun Feiguang nod his head, Shen Ge smiled encouragingly, with some longing in his eyes, "I hope I can bring some changes to Shenjia Village."

Xun Feiguang stared at him, the face of the young man in front of him was a little red, the fine fluff on his face had not faded, he looked young, but he was also very vigorous, he was not at all old-fashioned, and he did not have the ambition of chasing fame and fortune like ordinary teenagers.

Shen Ge was very uncomfortable being looked at by Xun Feiguang. At this time, he didn't know that it was his words that aroused Xun Feiguang's interest in him.

Shen Ge couldn't let go in front of Xun Feiguang at all. The two were not familiar with each other, and their knowledge and thinking were vastly different, so they couldn't talk at all.

After chatting for a while, Xun Feiguang took Shen Ge to dinner, and Shen Ge was able to follow behind him after he refused.

Shen Ge was a little anxious when he came, and he followed the green branch the whole time and didn't have the nerve to look around. When he left, he was familiar with the mansion, so he took a few more glances.

Needless to say, the beauty and quietness of Xunjiazhuang, Shen Ge looked over, many places such as windows, pillars, beams and other places were carved with paintings, low-key and exquisite.

"Pay attention to your feet." Xun Feiguang's deep voice sounded, and Shen Ge blushed and hurriedly looked away.He is now wearing clogs, which are similar to modern flip flops, but they are much heavier. Shen Ge is not very used to wearing them. If he is not careful, he will fall.

Shen Ge focused most of his attention on his feet. Steps came out of the quiet room. The bluestone steps were cleaned by the people in the village. There was no moss, rain or other sundries on it. Shaky, dappled and lovely.

Shen Ge concentrated on watching, and he was not very used to the clogs, so he accidentally stepped on half of the shoe, staggered, and almost fell himself to death.Xun Feiguang next to him stretched out his hand to grab him and held him steady without shaking him.

Shen Ge accidentally bumped into Xun Feiguang's arms. Xun Feiguang's big hands supported his waist with one hand and his elbow with the other. Shen Ge also smelled the elegant and long-lasting fragrance of Xun Feiguang's body.

Chen Ge bumped into the other party's collarbone, and he slammed into it as if he had crashed into water. He was completely submerged, and his mouth and nose were full of the other party's breath.Shen Ge was ashamed and embarrassed, pushed Xun Feiguang's waist and abdomen to push him away, and quickly stood still.

"I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose." Shen Ge quickly apologized, his face was already burning, and he pushed away the firm muscles he touched just now before realizing that it seemed inappropriate to push someone's waist and abdomen.

"No problem." Xun Feiguang took the lead and walked forward without paying attention.

Shen Ge quickly calmed down and followed Xun Feiguang along the path.The dining room was next to the side hall where they had just had tea. As soon as Xun Feiguang entered with Shen Ge, Lu Zhi saluted immediately, then turned and went out to order dinner.

There were four-color cakes on a white porcelain plate on the dinner table. Seeing Shen Ge staring at him, Xun Feiguang pushed the plate in front of him, "If you're hungry, fill your belly."

Shen Ge was indeed hungry, the plate had already arrived in front of him and he couldn't refuse, so he took a piece of reddish-brown cake and took a bite.The pastry is sour and sweet, and the taste is a bit like jelly, but it has a very natural fragrance, which is much more delicious than jelly.

It was the first time for Shen Ge to eat something sweet after being here for so long, and his eyes almost narrowed with happiness.Seeing him like this, Xun Feiguang smiled.

Lu Zhi quickly came back with people, followed by five men carrying trays, and after receiving Xun Feiguang's eye signal, Lu Zhi quickly set the table.There were seven dishes on the table, six dishes and one soup. Shen Ge took a look and only recognized chicken and fish, not other meat.

Two people definitely can't finish the six dishes, but in this era, all the dishes that can't be eaten can be rewarded to the servants, so there will be no problem of waste.

"Eat, you're welcome." Xun Feiguang greeted Shen Ge.

The dining table was very big, Shen Ge was sitting next to Xun Feiguang, and Lu Zhi was standing beside him, ready to serve dishes.Shen Ge glanced at the green branch holding the chopsticks, Xun Feiguang noticed it, and said lightly: "No need to wait."

Lvzhi saluted and went out lightly.

Seeing that no one was standing by and staring at the meal, Shen Ge breathed a sigh of relief, and Xun Feiguang couldn't help smiling when he saw the vivid expression on his face.

The rice on Xun Feiguang's Zhuangzi was very delicious, especially compared with the dishes he was used to eating these days that lacked oil, salt and no seasoning, it could be called delicacies from mountains and seas.

The dishes that Chen Ge ate included pumpkin, bamboo shoots, diced eggplant, chicken, and fish. Although the rest of the dishes couldn’t tell what they were made of, they were all so delicious that Shen Ge’s tongue almost swallowed them. , especially the fried meat in the middle, Shen Ge even tasted a little spicy.

At any rate, Shen Ge has received more than [-] years of education now, and table manners are deeply rooted in his bones. Although he eats fast, he does not feel like a wolf or a hungry tiger. On the contrary, because of his extremely satisfied demeanor, Xun Feiguang's appetite is also It's getting better.

Shen Ge ate nearly three bowls of rice in total, Xun Feiguang ate five bowls, and less than half of the food on the table was wiped out.

Singer Shen touched his stomach quietly under the table, he was rarely full, and said to Xun Feiguang with some embarrassment: "Thank you for your hospitality, your family's food is delicious."

"Come here to play if it tastes good." Xun Feiguang rinsed his mouth with tea, and asked by the way.

Lu Zhi led the people to collect the leftovers quickly, and Shen Ge followed Xun Feiguang to the side hall to chat and digest food by the way.

Shen Ge has been resting in bed most of the time these days, and he will definitely take a nap at noon. Today, he ate late, and Shen Ge felt sleepy after a short rest. He was embarrassed to yawn, but just blinked his eyes. Trapped out of the water.

"But tired? I'll ask Lvzhi to take you to sleep."

When Shen Ge heard his words, he quickly raised a smile and politely refused, "Thank you sir, don't bother me, I'll just go back and sleep."