I want to do research even if I have no money

Jing Shen snorted, "I haven't played enough of this Great Thousand World, the emperor or something, whoever likes to be, just don't get in the way of me playing!"

Looking at the back of Jingshen leaving, Ji Lao touched his gray beard and shook his head with a smile. What he didn't say was that all the words he said just now were based on the premise that Jingshen had no desire to compete. If you want to be an emperor, even if you only have a little bit of such thoughts, it is not certain who will get the crown prince.

While the irrigation system project was in full swing, a guest came to the manor.

At first, when the servants of the Lin Mansion noticed him, they saw him standing at the gate of the mansion and watching him while waving his fan, leisurely and leisurely as if he was on an outing.

The servants saw that although his clothes were not complicated, but simple, but the materials were of high quality, they thought he was a wealthy businessman who came to buy "locust killers" from other places, and asked him to wait in the side hall after entering the mansion.

"Thank you," the young man took the tea made by the servant and asked with a smile, "Is your owner here?"

"Yes," said the young servant, "but he is in the field now, and he may not be back for some time."

The Lin Mansion rarely had guests, so apart from tea, there were no snacks such as candied fruit for the guests. After the servant handed the tea to the first guest of the Lin Mansion, he could only stand by the side in a daze with nothing to do.

"If you're busy, don't worry about me, I'll just wait here." The guest suggested kindly.

"...Then...the little one goes out first?"

After getting approval from the guests, the young servant ran out happily. Today is a big day for the manor!If they hadn't met this guest, they would have gone to the fields to join in the fun!

It also happened that this day was the most critical moment in the progress of the irrigation project - the linkage of large water trucks.

All the people in the manor went to watch, even the county magistrate of Ningshan County was there. The open space and the ridges were full of people. At a glance, there was a sea of ​​people. Those who didn’t know thought it was because the God of Wealth sent money to gather so many people. .

Large-scale waterwheel linkage, that is, six large waterwheels and more than ten small waterwheels in the semi-automatic irrigation system form a circular chain with ditches. When the tenon of the first large waterwheel is taken out by the engineer, the first handful of water comes from When the Ru River is scooped up, the linkage system starts, and this system can operate without manpower, as long as the water in the Ru River is not lower than the diversion line.

When the waterwheel started, the water splashed everywhere, and people applauded unanimously, cheering loudly. Even the county magistrate of Ningshan County happily patted Situ Meng on the shoulder, "Sure enough, he is young and promising! Master Situ is the pride of this county!"

Situ Meng cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I'm too famous! The younger generation is just learning from the ancestors, so there's nothing special about it."

The magistrate was very satisfied with his modesty, and praised Situ Meng a few more words. Situ Meng had a good impression of the magistrate. Whether it was the aqueduct project or the locust killer, the magistrate had funded some scattered farmers' fields in Ningshan County. optimization.

If the money is exchanged for other county magistrates, I am afraid it has been embezzled long ago. How can I spend it to renovate the land under my jurisdiction?

"If the adults don't dislike it, why don't you have dinner at the junior's residence tonight?"

"That's good, that's good!" said the county magistrate, "I just happened to learn from you and learn how to manage the fields."

It was bustling outside, in the Lin Mansion, the young servant made a pot of tea for the guest before leaving, and asked the guest to pour it himself. The guest drank a large pot of tea, got up to move around, and then strolled slowly in the side hall After walking around, he commented: "Simplicity is a bit plain, but the layout is still pleasing to the eye."

After visiting the side hall, the young guests walked out of the front yard again, and the servants all went out. The yard was quiet and quiet. Several puppies were playing around under the ginkgo tree. They were not afraid to meet strangers, and one of them was "bold" Biting the corner of the guest's clothes eagerly, wanting the guest to play with them.

These little milk dogs are the next generation of the rat terriers that Situ Meng brought back to the villa. Now the rat terriers are raised in the Lin Mansion. After all, the Lin Mansion usually has no guests. Dogs, puppies are not afraid of them after getting familiar with them.

The guests sat on the stone bench under the ginkgo tree and teased the little milk dog. The little milk dog was very enthusiastic, chasing around his long legs, and fell asleep on his shoe when tired.

As the sun was setting, Situ Meng and the county magistrate brought back the servants of Lin's mansion and the magistrate's own servants. Luo Wu walked in front to lead them, and saw the young man sitting under the ginkgo tree in a daze.

"Third Master?!" Luo Wu couldn't help exclaiming.

Hearing Luo Wu's voice, Situ Meng stepped forward and walked around Luo Wu, and saw the young man playing with the little milk dog in the front yard——

"Uncle!" Situ Meng shouted, running towards the young man regardless of his appearance.

The young guest smiled, stood up and opened his hands, hugging the nephew who was rushing over, "Is Meng'er so tall?"

"Uncle, where have you been all these years? I miss you so much!"

"Let's talk about it later." Situ Li cupped his hands at the magistrate, "I've met Mr. Liu!"

"It turned out to be Mr. Situ! No wonder I felt familiar with Master Situ for the first time. So you are two uncles and nephews!" The county magistrate and Situ Li seemed to know each other, and they greeted each other politely. Take a break.

Luo Wu was also very clever. While serving tea to his servants, he sent people to the kitchen to make dinner.

During the dinner, Situ Li acted like a host, talking to the county magistrate, while Situ Meng let go of his burden. With his uncle around, he didn't have to do anything, just eat at ease.

Jing Shen sits next to Situ Meng, looks at Situ Li, then at Situ Meng, in fact, Situ Meng's facial features are similar to Situ Li, but compared to Situ Li's sharp-edged heroism, Situ Meng looks softer , the demeanor is also very different from Situ Li.

Situ Li also noticed Jing Shen's gaze, he and Jing Shen exchanged a glance, smiled and nodded.Inexplicably, Jing Shen remembered that he and Situ Li had met before, and Situ Li also recognized him.

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner several years ago, and the top picks, second places, and Tanhua all participated in the feast, and they, the princes, naturally also participated.

At that time, his brother pouted at Situ Li from a distance, and told Jing Shen that he was the No. [-] scholar of this year, Situ Hanlin's younger brother, and the most talented man in the capital.

Afterwards, whether his brother wins over Situ Li or not, Jing Shen no longer remembers, he was still young at that time, and he can remember not many things.All I know is that the number one talented man in the capital suddenly resigned shortly after he became the youngest minister of the military department, and after that, he disappeared from the capital.

Now it seems that this great talent may have come to the south of the Yangtze River after resigning from office, where he will show his grand plans.

After sending off the magistrate, the uncle and nephew were talking about the old days in the room, Luo Wu and Jing Shen retreated knowingly, they were the only two in the hall.

"Uncle, why are you here?" Situ Meng was so happy to meet Situ Li here that he was a little incoherent, and this question came and went.

Situ Li lovingly touched the top of Situ Meng's hair, and said softly, "I heard the news that you are here, so I came... Do you still remember the book "Si Family Mansion"? After reading this book, I I just thought of you, and when I found out that you were in the south of the Yangtze River, I searched everywhere for your whereabouts... Fortunately, it was not too late, and I finally found you. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to my elder brother when I go down in the future."

Situ Li is the brother of Situ Hanlin with the same father and mother, and he is the youngest in the family, so he has the least generation gap with Situ Meng.

Situ Meng still remembered that when he was a child, this relative who was more like his elder brother than his younger uncle took him around to play wildly. At that time, Situ Hanlin was busy with work and Lin was weak. The mask is big.

However, the sky was against his will. Situ Li broke with the Situ family because of something, and was kicked out by the head of the house, Situ Cheng. At that time, Situ Meng was still young and had no memory of the modern world. He was just a pure child. The uncle who was playing with him disappeared, and he cried for a long time because of it.

"After my eldest brother and sister-in-law passed away, I went back to Situ's mansion and wanted to bring you up by my side," Situ Li said. At that time, I had a high fever and the fever was very serious, and I dare not touch you."

Situ Meng heard Luo Wu mention this matter, but he didn't expect it to happen again. If the younger uncle really stole him out at that time, with the urination of the big house, maybe he would take advantage of this to report to the police and arrest him.

Sometimes Situ Meng felt that Dafang and the others were really sick, and you wanted to leave, but they wouldn't let you; then you could stay voluntarily, but they thought you were in the way, and couldn't bear you dangling in front of them.

Situ Li: "Unexpectedly, after going around, your fate and mine still overlap. When I was kicked out by the old man in the past, at least my elder brother was there to fight, but you were alone, and the two children, Luo Wu, were driven out. Such a ghostly place... If I had stayed in the capital for a while longer and hadn't left so angry, you wouldn't have to suffer these things."

"It's not your fault," Situ Meng said, "Who would have thought that they would be so mad? It is said that tiger poison does not eat its offspring, and they are even worse than animals!"

Situ Li put his nephew's shoulders on his shoulders and said, "With my uncle here in the future, my uncle will not let you be wronged again."

Since Situ Li heard about Situ Meng's news, he couldn't wait to get on the train, so he didn't even bring a change of clothes, and came empty-handed. He put Situ Meng to sleep, and asked Luo Wu for a horse. , I rushed back to my home in Yangzhou overnight, took my clothes and luggage, and went back to Chengning Villa at dawn the next day.

Situ Meng woke up early in the morning, stood at the door waiting for his uncle, Jing Shen squatted beside him boredly, and bald the surrounding grass.

"Can you stop picking it up?" Situ Meng waited impatiently, and when he turned around, he found that the grass at the door had been wiped out by disaster.

"It's so boring!" Jing Shen stood up and stretched, yawning and complaining, "He will come sooner or later, there is no need for us to stand here and wait!"

Situ Meng's attention was slightly attracted by him, "If you feel bored, you can find fun by yourself, anyway, I'm going to wait here."

Jingshen let out a "tsk" and muttered, "It's so annoying!"

Even so, he still waited by Situ Meng's side, but he was no longer pulling the grass, but playing with the little monkey.

Situ Meng and the others didn't wait long at the gate of the manor. As expected, Situ Li arrived early in the morning with his luggage, obviously intending to stay in Chengning Villa for a while.

Situ Meng happily went over to help his uncle with his luggage, but Situ Li turned around and let him pass. Jing Shen stood beside him with folded arms, seeing his movements, raised his eyebrows.

The uncle and nephew walked back to Lin's mansion together. Situ Meng introduced the manor to him while walking. The latter only listened quietly, and stopped when he saw the pavilion square.

"This is the only landscape facility in our manor at present," Situ Meng said. "At first, we only built a gazebo. Later, I realized that the soil around this place is average, and the harvest will not be good if it is used as farmland, so I transformed it into a large square. , There is also a bulletin board over there, where the big and small affairs of the manor will be posted on the bulletin board, and the tenants usually like to gather and chat here."

Early in the morning, all the young and middle-aged people went to work in the fields. Several old men and women were doing morning exercises in the square. When they saw Situ Meng, they greeted him from a distance.

Seeing that his nephew had a high reputation among the tenant farmers, Situ Li was also happy for him from the bottom of his heart. He patted Situ Meng's shoulder with a smile, "It seems that we, Meng'er, can do things well even if we are alone!"

Situ was praised, his face turned red with joy, Jing Shen looked at the interaction between the uncle and nephew, pouted his lips, and said "cut" in a low voice.