idyllic tranquility

In the sixth year of Jianyuan, six years of wars and famines have passed successively in Xia Kingdom. Under the new emperor's series of policies to benefit the people, the people in various places have already got out of the panic of wars and hunger, and are farming with peace of mind. reproduce.In order to achieve food and clothing, every household is full of energy and enthusiasm.

The reason why the enthusiasm of the people to actively improve productivity can be aroused in the past few years is due to the popularization of new grains and hand-operated looms.

As crops with high yields that can still fill our stomachs, the promotion of potatoes and sweet potatoes has been highly valued by Cintiq, and the related cultivation and distribution work has been assigned to the direct person in charge to take over, exhausting all means to strive for the greatest harvest in the shortest possible time social benefits.

To this end, a special agricultural department was established to gather professional agricultural researchers from all over the world to cultivate new crops.Production status reports are not subject to cabinet review and are directly responsible to the emperor.

Almost all the fruits (seeds) harvested in the first two batches were used for further cultivation, and the confidentiality work in place just kept these seeds from flowing out.

It was not until the third batch of mature crops were harvested that the new emperor used the new crops to reward the meritorious clansmen and ministers, and appointed new crop breeding technicians to guide them on the spot.

When the output of the fourth batch of mature crops will be enough for nationwide promotion, the new emperor sent Xiao Zhi to lead the army to escort to various local government offices, and each locality was also assigned a new crop breeding technician.

The first batch of new crops that have been successfully propagated in various places has a limited output, and the local government first distributes them to military households and families that have made outstanding contributions during the war. High-yield farmers.

In this way, it not only saved many military households with few people, but also greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of farmers everywhere to take care of their crops.

The handloom predates the popularity of new crops.

Nowadays, if a wealthy family does not have a hand-operated loom in their dowry, they are ashamed to praise their virtuous daughters to outsiders.

Speaking of which, it is none other than He Ning's old acquaintance, Li Xinran, the apple of the eye of Li Zhai, who is leading the dowry trend.As the first batch of concubines drafted in the harem of the new emperor, Li Xinran's dowry can be described as extravagant. The hand-operated loom that has just become popular is calculated according to the amount of the textile factory.

Such a nouveau riche's style was originally despised by the upper class, but she became a concubine, one of the most noble women in the world, and her every move could set off a trend.A group of ministers and mistresses in the inner courtyard cleverly followed suit to invest and subsidize their families. Only the pedantic and stupid dared to speak sour words behind their backs and cause trouble.

No matter what these women think, merchants with a keen sense of smell are rushing forward one after another just to catch up with this wave of business opportunities, which directly caused the scene of large and small textile workshops blooming everywhere.

Coupled with the mass production of cotton and the popularity of cotton fabrics, the handloom has set off a nationwide textile boom.

Women who are popular and fast learners and Shuang'er have become hot talents wherever they go. The monthly income of a skilled female worker is enough to support a family of four, with a little surplus.The social status of women and Shuang'er has been greatly improved, and both in their own family and their husband's family have received more weight and attention.

The rise of the textile industry has brought a large amount of textiles into the market, and the competition has intensified year by year, which has also brought about a reduction in the price of textiles and a leap in quality.Nowadays, ordinary farmers are willing to cut cloth and make new clothes during the festival.

The material needs of ordinary people are being alleviated step by step, and there is room for development in spiritual pursuits.

Since the first year of Jianyuan, all kinds of wastes have been prosperous.

After the new imperial court established its foothold, it was followed by a large-scale purge of officials.The imperial court was in urgent need of talents. In six years, Enke was opened twice, and a total of three imperial examinations were needed to fill a large number of vacancies.

For the students all over the world, it can be described as a god-sent opportunity.

However, those who can seize the opportunity are mostly from families, and few students from poor families.After all, after wars and famines, there are very few poor students who can survive and have real talents.

Fortunately, He Xiaotian caught up with such a good time and became the first master in Beili Village, but it is even more difficult to go further.

In fact, the difficulty of raising people to Jinshi is comparable to crossing a natural moat. It is no longer achievable by talent and hard work. Without the support of a strong cultural heritage of aristocratic families, the vision and ability of poor students will eventually be limited.

Furthermore, He Xiaotian is quite familiar with his own personality flaws. It is fine to ask him to be a teacher who teaches and educates people, or a scholar who is devoted to academics, but he has such a good temper and soft temper to deal with all kinds of officialdom/ It is really difficult for him to play the role of color/color/, it is tantamount to a sheep joining a pack of wolves.

Juren's status is just right for him, not only lightens the burden on the family, but also saves him from getting tired of socializing.

Speaking of which, He Xiaotian was the first in He Ning's group to start a family, and he didn't let his father He Kui worry too much. Although he became a strict wife after marriage, his life was much more comfortable after He Kui was elected as the village head of Beili Village.

Unlike Li Dan, who seems to have become an unworthy descendant in the eyes of the village elders.Leaving aside the good factory manager to do nothing, he learned a few tricks from the veterans who worked in the factory, and gathered a group of veterans and the green forests of the rivers and lakes, insisting on going out for a walk.Not to mention the danger, and I can't see a few people in a year, which girl is willing to marry.

Fortunately, this kid is quite capable, and he knows to take care of himself after making a name for himself over the years.Now, it is more stable to help the merchants who come to the village to buy cotton, at least not even a letter will be missed.

The reason why Li Dan has been so chic for so many years is not because his parents have passed away and the elders in the family can't control him. Such a case is rare in the entire Xia Kingdom. Most people still regard getting married and having children as their top priority.

Compared with Li Dan, He Xiaotian who started a family early is a model in the eyes of the world.

Back then, not long after his father He Kui returned from the army, he began to discuss the marriage of his son He Xiaotian. When every family was having a hard time, family differences were put aside a lot.

He Xiaotian was lucky enough to marry a girl from the town. When he was talking about a matchmaker, he heard that the other party's family had two generations of scholars, and He Xiaotian happily agreed.

His father, He Kui, also knew that his son had a bad temper, so he was easy to read a few sour poems. Based on the past, his family's situation would not be worthy of this family.However, just after the war ended, the life of farmers with land is much better than that of people without land in the town. He Kui is also very rare for his son who has not seen him for several years when he goes out to fight, and is willing to spend a few taels more to talk about this family. marriage.

On the wedding day, when the bride was wearing a red hijab, twisting her willow waist (? Hungry), gracefully (? Motion sickness) got off the bullock cart, He Xiaotian was extremely satisfied with the marriage.

After all, such a cultured (?) weak and boneless (?) graceful (?) woman has already satisfied all He Xiaotian's fantasies about his daughter-in-law.

Who would have thought that after marriage, such a beautiful woman would become a shrew who eats two bowls of rice, farms the land and weaves cloth, and can train her husband to be a model of 24 filial piety?

No matter how disillusioned He Xiaotian burst into tears in his heart, He Ning always felt that this guy was really lucky.To be able to marry such a wife who keeps the house in order and has no complaints for him to study when he has no fame, this guy may have been a great person in his previous life.

With such a view, He Ning has always respected He Xiaotian's wife, even though she has been married for five years and still has no children, she has been criticized by the village.And the other party also trusts He Ning's character very much, every time He Xiaotian goes out with He Ning, he can send a few more pocket money.

Today is also He Ning asking He Xiaotian to go out to the town to buy some enlightenment teaching materials for his soon-to-be-born baby.He Ning, who is a new father, doesn't think it's too early to prepare enlightenment textbooks, and He Xiaotian is also happy to go out and let the wind go.

The two of them read all over the bookstore in the town but couldn't find anything satisfactory. He Ning didn't want to let it go, and planned to go to the bookstore in Yiyang City to check the situation, so he found an acquaintance who worked in the town in the village to give it to his family. With a letter, I went to Yiyang City by water from the pier in the town.

It was getting late when they arrived in Yiyang City, the two of them went to the inn to book a room first, and they were not in a hurry to go to the bookstore, it was serious to find a place to fill their stomachs first.

It's rare for the two people who usually live in a dead house to travel so far away, so they found a restaurant with good food and wine to satisfy their appetites.

After a meal, both of them slumped on the armchairs to digest, and neither of them was in a hurry to check out and leave. He Ning even ordered a few special snacks with the store, planning to take them back when he returned home tomorrow.

While talking, a few officials in Jinyi came down from the private room upstairs, and He Ning was asking the waiter in the shop if there were any snacks suitable for pregnant women, but he didn't notice that the young master in Jinyi was surprised when he saw him.

But none of the officials accompanying him had a seven-aperture exquisite heart, so he naturally noticed the strangeness of this young general.

"General Xiao, have you met someone you know?"

Zhizhou's inquiry brought back Xiao Zhi's sanity, and Xiao Zhi didn't need to hide the fact that everyone present had seen it, but he didn't explain anything either.

"It's just an old friend, but I'm being rude."

Having said that, I didn't see any apology from Xiao Zhizhen, but he just stood at the same place and bowed his hands to say goodbye to everyone, not sending any more.The surrounding officials didn't realize they were being neglected, and politely saluted one after another and left.

On the other side, even though He Ning didn't notice it at first, after being stared at for a long time, he finally noticed the other party's gaze.

After a short moment of surprise, He Ning said hello first, "Hi, long time no see, how is Brother Xiao?"

The familiar voice made Xiao Zhi immediately think of that immature but resolute young man back then, and he also smiled and replied: "Because of your blessing, I have been running around recently, it can't be better." Xiao Zhi teased He Ning really wasn't wronged.

The new emperor attached great importance to the popularization of new crops. In order to prevent the local government from causing trouble, he sent Xiao Zhi to distribute the seeds and technicians.As a result, Xiao Zhi really broke his leg.

Back then, He Ning was dragged into party struggles by Xiao Zhi and almost became cannon fodder. Now that Xiao Zhi has run all the way to promote the new crops that He Ning found, it can be regarded as retaliation for retaliation.

He Ning knew it well, so he didn't take the blame for this stalk. After all, the opportunity to run errands that many people can't ask for, only Humerus, the most trusted confidant of Xindi, is qualified to do it.

As soon as the voice changed, He Ning directly invited him to drink tea in the private room.

During the period, He Xiaotian also went back to the inn first with a very winking look, which surprised He Ning Xiaoxiao, but in his heart he admired his sister-in-law even more for her husband's skills, she really has the ability to teach He Xiaotian to read people's faces.

"What's wrong with you?"

The moment the natural ridicule came out of Xiao Zhi's mouth, he himself was surprised by his understanding of He Ning's little tricks, so he had no choice but to take the poor tea set sent by Xiao Er, make tea himself, and whitewash his embarrassment.

He Ning just pretended not to know the meaning of his words, and obediently took the cup that Xiao Zhi had prepared and handed over to him.

"It's just some rural fun. But brother Xiao, he has made great achievements in the military in recent years. Jane is in the heart of the emperor, and he will be promoted to a noble position just around the corner. Brother, I want to toast you with tea instead of wine. Congratulations to brother Xiao in advance."

In just two sentences, He Ning settled the topic between the two, and also defined the brotherly relationship that should be polite if there is nothing there.

Yes, their relationship has not reached the point where they can joke with each other.

Xiao Zhi took a cup of tea and drank it, but felt that the tea was very bitter and hard to swallow.But in the end, with a calm look, he drank the cup of tea.

The communication between the two was much shorter than expected, and in the end it was unknown who proposed it first and who left first.

He Ning saw Xiao Zhi's enthusiasm at the beginning and then became indifferent later, but he didn't take it seriously. He was originally a person on two parallel lines, and a gentleman's friendship is enough.

On the second day, He Ning and He Xiaotian visited all the bookstores in Yiyang City as promised, but they still couldn't find the enlightenment book he wanted. Write it yourself according to his requirements.

He Xiaotian was taken aback by He Ning's bold idea. After all, he is not a great Confucianist in the world, so he is not qualified to write a book, so he naturally refused at first.

But helplessly, scholars naturally have no resistance to the elegant thing of writing a book, which may last forever. In addition, He Ning has repeatedly emphasized the idea that the simpler the better, only for enlightenment, He Xiaotian finally agreed to this matter.

At that time, He Xiaotian didn't know that in such a matter of compromise, if there is one, there will be two, and if there is two, there will be three, otherwise, he might... still agree.

It's just the poor boy, there is a father with modern educational concepts, who prepared enlightenment books for him before he was born, the kind with illustrations.

As soon as the cub was born, He Ning spent a huge amount of money to open an academy for He Xiaotian, the kind that cultivates both morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor.

As a scholar with status, He Xiaotian refused the oppression from He Ning at first and was forced to do so.

It wasn't long before his wife heard the good news that she was pregnant, and He Xiaotian's mood became sweet overnight.

From then on, when he started drawing picture books, He Xiaotian didn't have a sore waist, no backache, and no shaking hands, and he could draw two books in one go!