Xu Hongda thought to himself: Just brag! Repay a thousand taels of gold or ten thousand taels of silver? Make it sound like you have actually seen it.

Unexpectedly, Lu Jin not only did not refute, but said: "Then I can only blame you for having no money. You don't even want the free money. You deserve to be given a soft meal now."

Xu Qiuliang was so angry that his beard trembled again and again, and he closed the door with a bang.

Xu Hongda was locked out of the door before he could recover from the shock of Xu Qiuliang not bragging. Just as he was thinking about coming over to study in the evening, he heard Xu Qiuliang say from the door: "Come over after dinner, don't even think about coming to my house."

rice."

Although Xu Hongda doesn't know what Xu Qiuliang's talents are, will the person recommended by the county magistrate be bad? Will the teacher recommended by others with a thousand taels of gold or ten thousand taels of silver be bad?

That must not be possible, Xu Hongda said loudly: "Students obey!"

Xu Hongda worked hard all afternoon and was really exhausted, which made the villagers look at him with their thumbs up.

"Don't you mean that the Xu family looks down on country people? I think that Mr. Xu is a very nice person. He works very hard. He is much more practical than other uncles, but he doesn't seem to be very good at work."

"It doesn't matter whether he knows how to do it or not, as long as he is willing to do it, he can do it. If he doesn't know how to do it, he can still learn slowly. If he cheats and cheats, his character is not good enough."

"Why do you think the county magistrate takes so much care of him? Maybe it's not all because of the good relationship between the princess and Xiang Xing."

"That's right. The school in our village has not been established for a long time. There are only a few people in the village who have studied. Mr. Xu is a boy. If he goes to college, he will be a scholar, and he will not have to pay taxes for his family's farming."

"Ah? Scholars really don't have to pay taxes? Then I have to let the eldest son of my family study hard. My family now has more than thirty acres of land. How much tax can I save in one year by becoming a scholar?"

Everyone was talking enthusiastically, until when it was getting dark and they went home, they still said that Xiang Xing was the right one to marry.

Shen Guihua was going back to the city today, but Xu Hongda went to farm in the fields and heard that the relationship with the county magistrate was still good, so Shen Guihua wanted to stay and spend more time with her daughter.

As soon as dinner was ready, someone who came back from the field passed by her house and praised Xu Hongda, whether on purpose or unintentionally. Although Xiangxing was dissatisfied with this uncle because she had been criticized by the Xu family before, she still praised him.

Still love listening to it.

He patted Xiang Xing's shoulder and said, "Xiao Man is deliberately trying to make things difficult for you."

The corners of Xiangxing's mouth couldn't help but get higher and higher: The greatest luck in her life is not how well she married, but that she has a sister like Xiaoman.

Xu Hongda was tired from the fields all day and was a little depressed when he came home. He told Xiang Xing that he was going to study with Xu Qiuliang in the evening and that he would give away one tael of silver a month.

Without saying a word, Xiangxing went to get him a couple of silver coins from the luggage she brought back, "If you have a hard time studying, don't go to the field tomorrow. Your body is yours, so don't get exhausted."

Thinking about what to do if the county magistrate has objections to him if he doesn't go to the fields? Xu Hongda shook his head quickly, "It's not too tiring. I can't be busy for a few days in the busy farming period. After these few days, I won't go to the fields."

Xiangxing saw that he knew what he was thinking, so she didn't say anything more. She just asked him to study with her husband and just tell him if he wanted to buy anything. The money in her hand was enough.

Although she did not do any business, when she got married, Shen Guihua gave her four shops in the county town, which were all bought with the money her family earned from selling barbecues over the past year.

The rent collected alone amounted to more than one hundred taels a year. It can be said that her marriage not only wiped out all the extra money the couple earned this year, but also borrowed one hundred taels from Lin Xiaoman.

But again, you can earn a thousand taels of silver to buy four shops in a year, which shows how profitable the barbecue business is. And the one hundred taels owed to Lin Xiaoman was paid off a few days ago.

Next, Shen Guihua also wants to expand the barbecue business, and when Xiangxing gives birth, she also plans to open a shop. Lin Xiaoman has so many profitable businesses to do, so the Xu family will not be idle by then. , once they see the money, they won’t just focus on her dowry.

After dinner, Xu Hongda took the Four Treasures of the Study and went out feeling energetic again.

When the Xu family heard that Xu Hongda was staying in Hedong Village and refused to come back, her mother-in-law Miao was so angry that she cursed: "Foxes, they are always confusing people!"

The driver who brought the letter immediately dropped his face, "You bitch, who are you calling a vixen? The girls in our village are not the kind of people who don't deserve to be on the stage. They marry a man, marry a man, wear clothes and eat. After Xiangxing got married, she neither ate anything from your family nor spent any money from your family, so why are you scolding us?"

Mrs. Miao's old face sank, "She confuses a man and prevents her from going home, delaying her studies, just to farm for her mother's family. What is she if she is not a vixen?"

The handlebar sneered, "Look at your ignorant look. Our Xiangxing brought your son to meet Princess Qingping, made your son favored by the county magistrate, and found a great scholar for him to be his teacher. In your eyes Have you confused your son? How did you say those words?"

Mrs. Miao didn't believe it when she heard this, "Just brag. I believe that when you meet Princess Qingping, your village has produced a capable person. But after all, isn't she just a girl farming in the countryside? How can you get promoted and make a fortune if you get to know her?" County magistrate, you can get to know her if you want to, and she also made my son favored by the county magistrate. Why don't you say that she made my son favored by the emperor, and he can become a high official tomorrow? Isn't it because you are afraid of delaying me? When my son was studying, he was afraid that I would scold her, so he made up a lie and found a great scholar to be my husband. The great scholar is a rotten vegetable leaf in the field. Can he catch a lot of it?"

Seeing her indifferent appearance, the driver gave her a look of disdain and drove off.

Look at your ignorant look. When you find out one day that everything he said is true, she will regret it. Don't offend everyone by then.

Spring plowing is busy until the end of April, and all the crops in the fields have been planted.

This year, in addition to the rice grown before, the corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and some peppers and tomatoes that were newly planted in wasteland last year, a large area of ​​wasteland has been opened up.

Because there are enough cattle, the wasteland is opened early and the plowing is done quickly. Although more land is planted, it is not much more tiring than in previous years.

Most of the newly opened land is planted with corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the other half is planted with various green vegetables.

Lin Xiaoman planted some fruit trees on the mountain last year. Although they didn't bear much fruit, after seeing that planting trees was feasible, Lin Xiaoman planted a large number of fruit trees on the mountain this year that are suitable for growing here.

Compared with here, everyone eats fruits that grow naturally on the mountains. She believes that as long as the fruit trees she planted bear fruit, they will definitely generate considerable income.

Xu Hongda no longer needs help in the field, and his study time has been adjusted from night to day. With enough sleep time and classmates to discuss with him, he only feels that it is easier to learn knowledge. His understanding of articles has also improved.

New heights.

When Mr. Miao came with his family, Xu Hongda was listening to the gentlemen's teachings in the newly built classroom.

This class is not taught by Xu Qiuliang. The teacher’s beard is already gray, but when he talks about exciting points, he not only quotes scriptures, but also adds his own insights. Not only Xu Hongda, but also the students sitting together are as if they are enlightened.<

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At this moment, someone shouted from outside the hospital: "Uncle Xu, your mother came here with your family and is blocking the door of Xiangxing's house to curse."
Chapter completed!