Civilian Edition Traveling Farming Diary

I went to find Wen Po today, Hao Langzhong recommended two, I went there one by one, Wen Po is really popular these days, they are all scheduled by appointment, and I have time for both of them, so I decided to book both of them , so as not to be overwhelmed by one person.

When I got up in the morning, I sent Chen Xiang to Banzhan Liuguang, and then I went to Zhuangzi. Our wheat was ripe, and Lao Zhu was leading the people to harvest the wheat. They wanted to cut off all the wheat with a sickle, and then passed A series of processes were finally threshed with a flail, and the whole process was done by hand. After doing it for a while, I collapsed, my whole body was itchy, and my waist was sore and my back hurt.

So it is true that every grain is hard work, especially in this era when everything is done by hand. Lao Zhu said that all the wheat should be threshed in one or two days, because the two days are sunny and windy, which is very suitable for raising wheat.

I couldn't do this job. I walked around and found that the spring figs were ripe. I picked up all the ripe ones. There were not many fruits in the first year. I left five for Lao Zhu and took them myself. five.

In order to stagger the busy season of farming, the autumn is set at the end of June, which is about August in the Gregorian calendar. The weather is not bad, and Pei Shen should have no major problems this year.

I went to the inn, and the inn is now accepting reservations. We have tripled the price, which is sky-high, but people are still rushing to book, saying that our inn has a good environment and is very close to the examination room, so we only stayed for a few days , it is worth spending a little more money.

Now the prices of all inns are doubling. When the exam is approaching, even if you have money, you may not live in an inn, so everyone is relentless when paying for it. I went to see it today, and there are already students from proud families who have arrived and stayed. Come in, I want to make money!

Mr. Feng received some gifts, a well-made violin case, high-quality violin strings, and a box of expensive oil for violin maintenance. These were all sent by Lord Luo. Feng Lai threw it away and was not allowed to return it.

Feng Lai had no choice but to accept it. He said that these things are very precious and should not be wasted.

I asked Feng Lai what he thought about Lord Luo Xiaohou.

Feng Lai was silent for a while, and then said: "He is a good boy, but I can't rely on him."

I asked why.

Feng Lai smiled wryly, what he was talking about was that Young Lord Luo was just in time, and it was most likely just a whim to him, young people don't understand love, and the young Lord is Wan Pinghou, he is someone close to the emperor, if the emperor knows There is something between them, if they can't fix it, they will find an excuse to copy the Marquis Wanping's mansion, Feng Lai dare not implicate the young Marquis Luo like this.

This thing is really difficult to do.

I left him two figs and left.

I went to Boss Zhao’s dental clinic, and I wanted him to help keep an eye out for a good woman who will come to my house in September. Boss Zhao asked me if I would use it for a long time or a short time. I thought it would take five or six years. When the children are all in school, Boss Zhao still suggested that I go to a dental shop and buy a decent domestic servant, because Aunt Li is not young, and she may not be able to work in another five or six years, and someone in my family must take care of her. , Simply buy a younger domestic servant who can work for a lifetime.

I was very resistant to the Dental Clinic, but Boss Zhao said that to recruit one is to save another, so I had no choice but to go to the Dental Clinic again.

Boss Zhao is right, I need someone to stay for a long time, and someone will take care of the child when he grows up. After all, Chen Xiang and I both have to work. Aunt Li is already over 50, and will be [-] in five or six years. She is considered an old man in this era, even if she continues to use her, I am afraid she will not be able to do what she wants.

So I picked a woman in her thirties to go back. This woman is tall and strong. In the words of the dentists, she is resistant to tossing and strong. Her surname is Song, and I simply call her Sister Song.

I brought Xiliu with me. I was a little scared when Xiliu first arrived at Renyahang, but the guys at Renyahang have always been good at everything. Xiliu is already my servant. When they see them, they call steward. The position of Xiliu is reversed 180 degrees. , which made the stream even more uncomfortable.The dental shop guy said that it is good to work in my house. Look at the stream that is doing well now, white and fat.

In fact, Xiliu is still skinny, but her spirit is different, so when Sister Song saw us, her eyes were full of anticipation, and she kept promising that she would work hard and never be lazy.

I took her back, so we now have two domestic servants in our family, one long-term worker and one short-term worker, which is nothing compared to a big family, but it is already a lot to me.

Sister-in-law Liu breastfed Xiao Fu'er, and I asked her if she could feed the two children. She smiled and said that she would not be needed after Fu Lang was born, and Fu Lang would have milk himself.

What?Chen Xiang can produce milk?

The weather is cloudy on June [-] of the Xinchou Year

Today is a big day for exams!

The inn was already full, and Pei Shen also stayed in the single room I reserved for him as promised.The entire inn has changed from the bustling scene in the past, and it has become very quiet. Everyone is studying in the room and corridors to prepare for the exam.

The breakfast time was half an hour earlier today, the dining room was full of people, and some people asked the waiter to eat in the room. We also sold a lot of sliced ​​steamed buns, and they had to stay in the examination room for three days and three nights , Bring your own food.

So what we have to guard for these three days is an empty inn.

Free time!

I watched them rushing to the examination room with their baskets early in the morning, leisurely eating the peaches bought in the kitchen in the morning, and felt very unkind, haha.

Rong Niang was very nervous, and she came to the inn early to prepare this and that for Pei Shen, and brought him two sets of stationery before letting him go. This is probably the parents of the candidates who are more nervous than the candidates... No, the family members look like.

From the inn, you can directly see the long line of examinees in front of the magistrate’s office. There are candidates of all ages. Everyone has different clothes and looks. The only thing that is the same is that everyone is very nervous.I saw Deng Shuai and Pei Shen say hello, and they looked quite calm.

I don't know about the exam situation. Anyway, the group of us in the inn can rest well these days. The government has issued a notice to keep quiet around the exam room, just like the original world college entrance examination.

I hope that both Deng Shuai and Pei Shen can get good grades in the exam.

The weather is light and rainy on June [-] of the Xin Chou Year

I came to the inn early this morning, and the inn began to boil water, a lot of hot water, and make some digestible food.

When it was dawn, about the same time as entering the examination room, the candidates began to appear one after another. I ordered the waiters to carry the hot water to each room and pour it into the bathtub. Each room was also served with small steamed buns and red bean paste. Buns, porridge, and small vegetarian dishes are all free, and they are the heart-warming little logistics for candidates from our inn.

After a while, a group of candidates who smelled bad and lacked energy appeared in our inn like a team of zombies. up the stairs.

Pei Shen's spirit was not good, Rong Niang came early and helped him back to his room to rest.

Xiao Er yelled at the door that the hot water and food in the room had been prepared, and you could enjoy them to your heart’s content. They were all free of charge. The candidates hugged their fists and said thank you if they had the strength, but some of them didn’t have the strength at all. The family is very grateful, tsk, the three-day closed exam actually tortured people like this, I am really curious what they experienced in it.

The inn was chaotic all morning, and then it was silent all day long. In the evening, these examinees just finished their sleep and leaned on the corridor in twos and threes to talk. Now they are more energetic, and the inn has a little more vitality.

When Pei Shen came down to eat, we asked him how he was doing. He said that he felt pretty good, and answered all the questions calmly.

Rong Niang was at the inn today, and when Pei Shen spoke, she was listening quietly with her chin resting beside her.

Pei Shen sighed: "This exam is really a pain. It's such a small room. I eat, drink, and sleep in it. The roof of my room is still a little leaky. Fortunately, it hasn't rained for a few days, otherwise my exam paper will be designated. Dirty and wet, fortunately, the exam is over, I hope it will not be so crude when I take the exam."

I noticed that Rong Niang's complexion changed, and then she lowered her eyes and said, "I don't know the results of the government test yet, so I just want to take the test. How can it be so easy to pass the test."

Pei Shen, a fool, didn't notice anything wrong with Rongniang at all, and his eyes lit up, and he said, "I'm resting today, and I'm going to prepare for the exam tomorrow. No matter what, I have to pass the exam. I've learned so much, isn't it? In order to one day be able to contribute to the country!"

Rong Niang held a peach in her hand, poked the tip of the peach with her fingertips, and did not answer.

Pei Shen was a little embarrassed, so he lay down on the table and said to Rongniang, "After two days, the list will be released. If I pass the exam, we can get married, okay?"

Rong Niang paused when she was playing with peaches, she stood up, took the peaches and turned around to leave, saying: "Who wants to marry you."

Pei Shen also seemed to sense her displeasure, and ran out after her. Mr. Feng asked me if I knew what Rongniang was thinking.

I smiled, it's still guesswork, once Pei Shen is proficient, he will be assigned to be an official in an unknown corner, does he have any connections, he can't choose a good place, what will Rongniang do then, Do you want to leave your hometown and go with him?Rongniang is living a good life now and loves her job very much, so she definitely doesn't want to leave.

Mr. Feng was silent, and said: "Ms. Rong grew up with me, and I don't want her to go far away, but Mr. Pei has great ambitions and wholeheartedly serves the country. Between them..."

Mr. Feng lowered his eyes: "It's a good fate, it would be a pity to break it."

There was also silence between us, and we didn't know what to do for a while.

In the afternoon, I caught Rong Niang and asked, Rong Niang said that she had told Pei Shen what she thought, and Pei Shen was also quite stunned, they did not come to a conclusion.

Rongniang's eyes were red, and she said: "I won't go with him, my home is here, and my job is here, I like half light, I want to work in half light for the rest of my life, fuck him Deep, who cares about him..."

That's what she said, but she still lay on my shoulder and cried, feeling extremely wronged.

I comforted her and said, "Pei Shen just said that there are so many talented people in the country, he might not pass the exam."

Rong Niang rubbed against my shoulder, shook her head and said: "No, he is just a stubborn person. If he fails in one year, he will take the second year and third year. One day he will pass the exam, even if he If I can’t pass the exam all the time, do I have to stay with him and watch him prepare for the exam every day?”

Ugh--

This is really difficult.