idyllic tranquility

It was said to be a watermelon appreciation conference, but the actual watermelon appreciation session was arranged in the afternoon, the time for afternoon tea.

The time indicated in the post sent by the Li family is actually in the morning, and the invited guests will be invited to the guest room of the Li family to rest for a while, and then to have a banquet in the garden, a celebration banquet that surpasses the level of rural landowners.

It was the clear weather in August, and the garden of the Li family did not see the remnants of autumn leaves, but was still a thriving scene.From morning to noon, there were a lot of games and entertainment in the Li family garden, and all the guests had a good time, drinking wine, reciting poems, throwing dendrobium, the atmosphere was just right.

If you are hungry, there are a variety of fresh pastries to satisfy your stomach; if you are thirsty, there are all kinds of exotic melons and fruits to soothe your mouth;

The landlord Li Nengfu, the head of Beili Village, and several county government officials sat in the gazebo drinking tea and chatting.

It is impossible to say that Li Nengfu can develop to the point where he owns a hundred acres of fertile land, travels through commercial routes in the Western Regions, and earns a fortune without anyone supporting him.Many people have made guesses about who is on top of the Li family, but few people really know.But since the prefect personally ordered to clear the relationship between Li Nengfu and his merchants seven years ago, no one dared to blatantly inquire about the people behind the Li family.Anyway, I can't find out anything, so why offend the Li family and cause trouble for the upper body!

It's easy to do things under the cover of someone above, besides, Li Nengfu is a shrewd man with a talent for business, and he quickly accumulated a fortune of tens of thousands in seven years.Moreover, the education of his sons, Li Hao, has not been left behind. Although their personalities vary widely, there are always merits.In particular, Li Hao, the eldest son of the Li family, has a bright personality, a keen sense of business, and a well-organized way of doing things, so he is favored by his father's peers.

Li Nengfu's ability to be able to do business and cultivate an excellent next generation can be seen. There are countless people who want to make friends with him, and even more people who want to marry him.

Even though he was born as a rural landowner, Li Nengfu, who is eloquent and eloquent, is not at all afraid of such social occasions, on the contrary, he is very comfortable.

After a banquet, Li Nengfu obtained a lot of official internal information, expanded and accumulated new contacts, and quietly promoted his excellent son.The guests who came to the conference were also very satisfied with this banquet.

The two sides had a great time, it can be said that the host and guest had a good time.

Li Nengfu and his son were very busy on socializing here; on the other hand, Li Xinran, who couldn't attend the banquet, was not at leisure either.Compared with her father's banquet, she cared more about the watermelon appreciation conference.

Soon, Li Xinran, who couldn't bear to stay in her boudoir and pretended to be a lady, took Li Zhan with her, and headed for the conference venue in a hurry.

Although the Watermelon Appreciation Conference will not officially start until the afternoon, but the villagers are so enthusiastic that they can't restrain their excitement at all.

The villagers who did not grow melons gathered around the field, a large group of men, women, old and young; the people who grew melons picked the biggest watermelon they had grown in their homes, carried bamboo baskets to the field early and waited, and proudly accepted the votes from the surrounding villagers. Come envious eyes.

Since this meeting was just a formal evaluation, the Li family was not in a hurry to ask the villagers to give melons, so everyone just picked the best watermelon in the house and took it with them.

In order to maintain the mystery of their watermelons, most of the farmers who brought melons covered their bamboo baskets tightly with cloth.Even if the watermelon in the bamboo basket cannot be seen, it does not affect the gossip of the surrounding people in the slightest.

A village woman a: "Look, isn't that the iron ox who makes stone mills at home? Why did his family get watermelon seeds to grow? His family makes stone mills, and farming is not as good as mine!"

Villager B of Beili Village had an inexplicable sense of superiority: "Which village are you from? Why don't you even know this? The watermelon seeds from Tieniu's family were rewarded by Ms. Li. Who let them have a good son and Dashan's family?" Li Dan'er is so close! Unlike my elder brother's house, where you have to pay [-]% of the watermelon seeds planted on credit from Mr. Li's family, you only need to pay [-]% of the seeds you get from Miss Li!"

Beili village woman c: "Okay, don't talk about those useless things. Please help me see where they are sitting on the field. I seem to have discovered something extraordinary!"

The woman on the side d: "What's wrong with their positions?! Ah! Why did Tie Niu's house move to the back?"

Beili village woman c: "I see that just now they secretly compared the watermelons in the box. The seat at Tie Niu's house is better, but the watermelons grown are not as good as others, so they were pushed to sit in the back. According to this rule, it seems Yes: The closer you sit to the front, the better the watermelons grow.”

The surrounding village women e, f, g: "Hey~ Don't say it, it's really like this!"

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It is a law that applies everywhere.For farmers, a well-planted land is a strong one, not only will they be respected by everyone, but they should also get better resources.In short, it is only natural for the strong to be different from others here.

Just like the youngest daughter of Landlord Li's family, she is almost eight years old, but she is surrounded by a group of boys all day long.No one will make irresponsible remarks in a salty light, but many villagers encourage their children to hang out with Miss Li's family more.Who let Li Xinran be doted on by the Li family, and he is so generous, even a little bit of leaking can make his family take advantage of a lot!

Li Xinran was going to inspect the venue, but originally he only brought Li Zhan as an attendant.

But the butler of the Li family was not a vegetarian, so he got the news soon.He didn't dare to stop the big Buddha, so he had to send more people to let the servants who had been arranged to come to the venue in advance to maintain order, and the most important thing was to protect the young lady.

The big actions of the servants startled the surrounding melon-watching crowd, but in Li Xinran's eyes, the bamboo baskets of the melon-growing villagers were not as interesting.

When the Queen came to make an inspection tour, all the younger brothers hurriedly put down what they were doing and stepped forward to accept the "inspection" consciously.

Besides, the He Ning family had originally received the news that it would start in the afternoon, and the He family was honest, obediently doing their own things at home, and waiting to pass before the afternoon started.

Unexpectedly, all the villagers were very enthusiastic at this time. Several families found that the He family was not present, and even went to the He family to inform them.

The old Li next door sent his grandson to He's house to call for people: "Uncle He, my grandpa asked me to call your house and go to the meeting place quickly. Everyone is almost here, so I'm missing your house."

The aunt who delivered lunch at the venue passed by He's house: "Hey, Mrs. He, why haven't you gone to your house yet? It's already noon, and if you don't go, there will be no good place! I won't tell you, I have to go to the market to give Meals will be delivered to the venue."

The men of the He family: "..." Did we get the time wrong?

The women of the He family: "..." It's not that they don't have passion, but that the men in the family are all elm-headed, and they can't appreciate the charm of entertaining gossip!

He Ning: "Eh...how about we go after lunch?"

In this way, after lunch, the He family slowly picked up a few watermelons and put them in the bamboo basket.I can't blame them for not being active enough, it's because they ate too much for lunch and are a bit sleepy!

When they arrived at the venue, it took a lot of effort to squeeze into the venue.At this time, there were no good seats for them to choose, so they had to sit in the last seat honestly and silently.

Because the He family came late and there was a lot of movement when they came in, it attracted the attention of many people who watched melons.

Li Xinran, who had just finished inspecting the watermelons at his younger brother's house, also looked over, but he didn't remember the He family.At this time, as a loyal fan of the young lady, Li Dan'er, who knows how to read words and expressions, immediately understood and explained the confusion for the young lady.

"Miss, they are the He family that made the cradle in the village. He Ning, the only seedling of his family, was a fool a while ago. The lady is kind-hearted. Seeing that he is pitiful, she asked Brother Zhan to give him a sign. By the way, He also has a daughter-in-law of barbarian blood."

After explaining it to this level, Li Xinran remembered it long ago, and asked curiously, "Has he recovered from his stupidity?"

Li Dan'er: "It didn't take long for the miss to give him the sign, and it didn't take long for the news that he recovered from his illness. It is said that the cradle built by the He family some time ago was designed by him. If this is true, then he not only recovered from his illness, but also recovered. smart."

"Since he is cured, why doesn't he come to our morning meeting?"