Farmhouse Golden Phoenix

Chapter 17

Mrs. Su Zhang was a little unhappy when she heard this: "Yang Zi is a good person, but I really don't like his parents. Before, I kept Yang Zi studying at home every day, for fear that Zhiping and Zhian would be ruined. The kid in his family doesn't like us coming to the door, and he doesn't have much contact with the neighbors on weekdays, and his eyes grow on the top of his head. I don't want such in-laws."

Su Jingsen shook his head: "Before, the Yang family was also in good condition. The eldest son of his family worked in the town, and now he has come out to open his own shop, and the family will be considered rich in the future. The second boy has a talent for reading, and he is no different from the children of the Li Zheng family. How much, it is normal for the Yang family and his wife to have a higher vision."

Su Zhangshi didn't make a sound, anyway, she didn't like Yang Zi very much.Besides, since elder brother Yang Zi runs a shop, the family must be separated in the future, otherwise Yang Zi would not be able to take the imperial examination.Now that the family is separated, what does it have to do with Yang Zi whether the shop makes money or not?
Their family doesn't value money, as long as they have a good character.But the Yang family's husband and wife, can their character be called good?

Anyway, my two sons will also take the exam to become high-ranking officials in the future, and they still worry that they won't be able to find someone better than Yang Zi in the future?Mrs. Su Zhang thought about it in her heart, and she didn't discuss it with Su Jingsen in detail. She, as a mother, can be in charge of most of this kind of marriage between children, and Su Jingsen doesn't count.

"Zhiping, Zhi'an, Xiaohe, it's getting late and you can't see clearly outside, hurry back to the house." Su Zhang called out. After winter, it was a bit cold to eat outside, so Su Jingsen said Use wooden boards to build a simple small table and place it in the kitchen. With the light from the stove, you can make do with it.

Su Qinghe responded, washed her hands first, and then ran into the house to help Mrs. Su put the food on the table. Su Zhiping and Su Zhian also entered the room shaking the water from their hands: "Father and mother, my little sister is really smart. What we learned today, my little sister has also learned."

"Really? Our little He will also be a talented girl in the future." Su Zhang said with a smile, and Su Qinghe shook her head with a smile: "I don't want to be a talented girl, I want to learn to read, and then help my father farm."

"Can reading help with farming?" Su Jingsen asked in surprise, and Su Qinghe nodded: "Surely, everyone says that people who read books know everything, and everything is written in books, so there must be some people who can farm. "

As he said that, he rolled his eyes, grabbed Su Jingsen's arm and acted coquettishly: "Father, let's go back to the county tomorrow. Let's go to Uncle Wu's bookstore and ask Uncle Wu to find out if there are any books on farming."

Su Jingsen thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, let's go and have a look when we come back." Mrs. Su Zhang sat down on the side, and brought over the steamed bun basket: "Hurry up and eat, we'll talk about tomorrow, let's go to the county , I have to prepare some small things, otherwise, I am afraid that things will be difficult if I enter the Yamen empty-handed."

"Just send a few of those preserved eggs." Su Jingsen made a final decision: "These things are also quite expensive in the town, three pennies each, and the duck eggs we bought at home cost three pennies, which is very good value."

Mrs. Su Zhang followed suit and nodded: "Okay, just bring preserved eggs. This is also a rare item. I'm not afraid they may look down on them."

Su Zhiping curiously asked what he was going to do in the county, and Su Qinghe answered first: "To apply for the land deed, our family needs to open up wasteland, there are [-] acres by the river, and we can dig a small pond in the future to raise fish and grow lotus roots."

Su Zhi'an was a little frustrated: "It would be great if the husband gave us a holiday tomorrow, and I haven't been to the county yet."

"Second brother, I will bring you a gift. Besides, you will be admitted to Tongsheng in the future, and you might have to live in the county. It's okay if you don't go this time." Su Qinghe comforted with a smile, Su Zhian pouted Did not speak.

Early the next morning, Su Jingsen drove to Lizheng's house, and also sent Su Zhiping and Su Zhian to the school along the way, so he had to go early.Fortunately, Lizheng also knew about the situation, so he didn't procrastinate. When Su Jingsen came over, he took the small package and took his mother-in-law into the car.

Li Zheng's wife's surname is Li, from Xiao Li Zhuang, she is very talkative. When she saw Su Zhiping and Su Zhian, she smiled and said, "Send these two boys to school? I heard that these two boys in your family are often called Those who are praised by the master will definitely have great promise in the future, you two, just wait to enjoy the blessings."

Mrs. Su Zhang hurriedly smiled and said, "Where is that? Sister-in-law Li is the real blessing. The two of my family are like monkeys, so I don't ask them to have a big future in the future. As long as they can read a word, they will not be coaxed when they go out in the future." Just pass it. Sister-in-law Li, I heard that there will be an exam next year, and your family must pass the exam this time, right?"

Lizheng's daughter-in-law smiled brightly: "As parents, we are all in the same mind. I don't ask him to be the number one in the exam. As long as he is happy in his heart, I will be very happy even if he continues to pass the exam."

Su Qinghe heard that it was boring, so she turned to play a guessing game with Su Zhian. It was she who wrote on Su Zhian's back and asked Su Zhian to guess what the word was.

When they arrived in the town, Su Jingsen put Su Zhiping and Su Zhian down.A group of people went on the road again, Su Qinghe was very bored, she leaned on Su Zhangshi's arms and fell asleep, but later felt that the sun was too glaring, so she simply pulled Su Zhangshi's sleeve to cover her eyes.

Not long after I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.When he woke up again, he was already in the county.Unlike the town, the county is more prosperous and the streets are more spacious. There are various shops on both sides of the road. On both sides of the shop entrance, some have stalls, and some do not.

Su Qinghe only felt that her two eyes were almost not enough, and every time she passed by a stall or shop, she always wanted to see clearly what was sold inside.

Su Jingsen hugged her and said with a smile: "If Xiaohe wants to buy something, come and go shopping after we finish our work. Brother Song, do you have anything else to do later? If not, let's go shopping together?"

Li Zheng, surnamed Song, walked in front leisurely with his hands behind his back. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "We have to go to the county school to deliver something to my kid. You are strolling around. Let's meet at the gate of the city in the afternoon and then go back."

"How about this, let's finish our work, go to the county school to pick up your kid, and then go to the restaurant for dinner, please trouble Brother Song, Brother Song has to give me face and let me thank you." Su Jingsen smiled Said, today he brought 20 taels of silver, enough to spend.

Li Zheng was a little hesitant, and Song Li smiled and waved his hands: "That's so embarrassing, no need, we can just eat something in the county school. There is also a canteen in the county school, which is specially used to cook for those students. I heard from my kid that the food there is not bad, so I just went to try it."

"Sister-in-law is slapping me in the face. Since brother Song is running around for my family's affairs, how can I let brother Song and sister-in-law go to the school for dinner again? Let's pick up our nephew and go to the restaurant together." Su Jingsen said boldly.

Lizheng and his wife couldn't refuse, seeing that Su Jingsen was sincerely planning to treat them, so they agreed.A group of people were talking, and soon arrived at the gate of the yamen, and Lizheng stepped forward to salute the yamen servant: "I am Lizheng, Liu Village, Dafeng Town, Xiazhen Town, and I would like to ask Master Qiu to deal with some land deeds, and I would like to trouble you two." Report it, little brother."

Su Jingsen tactfully grabbed two handfuls of copper coins on the side, and each of them stuffed about twenty of them.The yamen servant held the copper plate and nodded: "Okay, wait a moment." After finishing speaking, he went in, and came back after a while: "Master Qiu is waiting inside, let's go in."

Naturally, instead of entering through the main entrance of the yamen, but going around to the other side, there is a small door, push the door to enter, there is a small courtyard inside, three main rooms, two side rooms each, there is a man in gray clothes, who looks like a servant , seeing them coming in, smiled and welcomed them into the main room: "Master Qiu is waiting inside, please come in."

Su Qinghe leaned on Su Jingsen's shoulder and looked around the environment in the house. This yard is obviously an office yard.Because there is a table in front of the main room, and there are four chairs at the bottom, and there are no others.And through the door, you can see that the other two rooms are filled with documents and the like.

Sure enough, then I saw Master Qiu take out a stack of papers from the room on the left: "Dafeng Town, Liu Village, [-] acres of wasteland will be reclaimed by the river, have you selected the specific location?"

"Okay, it's just upstream." Li Zheng replied in place of Su Jingsen, and leaned over to look at the document that Master Qiu had opened, and then reached out and nodded: "It's here, fifty acres, from here to here." Here."

"Well, okay, the land deed has been brought over?" Mr. Qiu squinted his eyes and asked casually. Li Zheng nodded and took out the land deed. The land deed for land reclamation needs to be opened first, and then reported to the county government office. I have to go back to the head of the household to say something after I go back.

In the end, the title deed is complete.

Master Qiu wrote down the land deed, stamped both copies, and then gave Su Jingsen a copy: "Okay, the fifty acres of land will not be taxed in the first year, which is when the tax is collected this fall." , you don’t have to pay it, you have to pay it when you collect taxes next fall, you know that?”

"I know, I know, Li Zheng told me before." Su Jingsen nodded quickly, and Master Qiu explained a few more words, closed the document and sent it to the inner room. Su Jingsen also understood that the matter was over, so he quickly gave away the preserved eggs superior.

Master Qiu declined twice, but finally accepted it: "This preserved egg is very popular in the county recently. The new dish just launched in the restaurant is a cold preserved egg. I have eaten it twice, and the taste is not bad. pretty good."

"It's fine if you like it." Su Jingsen said with a naive smile, rubbing her hands together: "If you go to the city next time, I'll bring you some."

"Haha, you are a real person." Master Qiu smiled, stood up and said, "Then I won't be impolite. Next time you have something to do, come and see me. It's getting late, so I won't delay you."

After leaving the yamen, the group went straight to the county school.

(End of this chapter)