When Xiaomei and Xiaolan came to the vegetable garden, they saw that of the dozens of pumpkins they had planted, four or five of them had flowers on their vines.
The pumpkin flowers are yellow and bell-shaped, with their mouths open as if they are shouting, which makes people very fond of looking at them.
Xie Hua'er was also looking at the pumpkin flowers in the pumpkin garden, while Xie Yun wore a bamboo hat and separated the pumpkin vines to avoid getting entangled.
"Little sister, why are you here? The sun is so hot!" Xie Hua'er opened an oil paper umbrella and came to the little sister and said.
"I heard from Xiaolan that the pumpkin flowers are blooming. I came here to take a look. You and Uncle Xie have worked hard to take care of the pumpkins during this period." The younger sister said quietly while looking at the pumpkin flowers in the field.
Since Zhang San went to the border, the little girl seems to have grown up all of a sudden. She is no longer as noisy as before. Every day she either sits in the study room reading or sits in the yard in a daze.
Xiaoyu and her whole heart wanted to ask their little sister to go out with them, but they were afraid that the Zheng family would take advantage of them when they got outside. If they hurt their little sister, how would they face Zhang San in the future.
Therefore, the two of them had to spend more time with their little sister. Hua'er tried different tricks to make her happy every day. However, her little sister seemed to have lost her aura all of a sudden. Although she greeted people with smiles every day, her smile was difficult to express.
Cover up loneliness and sadness.
Xie Hua'er took her little sister to teach her how to play the piano when she had nothing to do.
"Why is it so hard? You have forgotten that my master and I are farmers. You see, my master has moved all his beds to this nunnery. My master cares more about the pumpkin than his own son." Xie Hua'er fanned.
Pu Fan, deliberately said loudly to Xie Yun's figure.
The younger sister smiled sweetly when she heard this. Perhaps seeing the pumpkin flowers made her feel much better. She couldn't help but joked: "Uncle Xie said he is a farmer. I believe it, don't you? She looks like a landowner."
"Hey little girl, if you dare to tease me, I won't teach you any music next time." Xie Hua'er pouted and said pretending to be angry.
"You little girl, did you say bad things about your master again?" Xie Yun stood among the pumpkin vines and turned around to yell at Xie Hua'er.
Seeing that the little sister was coming, he put down his work and came to the vegetable garden and said, "Little sister is here. The old man was just head-heading the pumpkin seedlings and didn't know you were here."
"Smelly old man, you are so cruel to me and speak so softly to your little sister, I am still not your apprentice!" Xie Hua'er said angrily.
"With your mouth, Master wouldn't dare to be cruel to you." Xie Yun said with a smile.
"Uncle Xie, my third brother said before he left that these flowers need to be artificially pollinated before Chen time. He just picked a pumpkin flower and flicked it on several flowers..." The younger sister told Zhang Sanyuan about some methods of planting pumpkins.
Talk to Xie Yun about the details.
"Okay, I'll remember it. Do you have any other instructions before Mr. Zhang leaves?" Xie Yun was also growing pumpkins for the first time, so he was particularly careful.
"There is nothing else. If the pumpkin has a lot of flowers, just pick some off so as not to affect the growth of the whole pumpkin." The girl thought for a moment and added.
"Okay, I'll take a look at it after a while. If there are more flowers blooming, I'll pick some." Xie Yun believed in his little sister's words. After all, the three brothers and sisters of Zhang San grew such a magical thing as potatoes.
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Now this pumpkin is even better than the potato. After receiving the letter from Xie Hua'er, Xie Yun thought that Xie Hua'er was joking with him at first, but then he thought about it, although this girl is unreliable in her words and deeds.
However, he did not deceive himself, so with suspicion, Xie Yun taught the follow-up of the experiment to another of his disciples, and he hurried back.
It was a pity that Xie Yun did not see Zhang San. After knowing Xie Yun's identity, the little sister took out some pumpkin seeds and taught Xie Yun to plant them in the Fuzhong vegetable garden, and told Xie Yun some planting methods and details.
Xie Yun was first surprised by the yield of pumpkins, and then moved by his little sister's trust, so he stayed in the house to concentrate on taking care of the pumpkins.
Now that the pumpkins are blooming and the fruits are not far away, Xie Yun is very excited. He even moved the bed to the hut next to the vegetable garden, ready to keep an eye on the growth of the pumpkins.
"By the way, don't throw away those extra pumpkin flowers when the time comes. Let's fry them in salt and pepper and eat them. I heard the third brother said they are very delicious." The younger sister suddenly said to Xie Yun again.
"Okay, Mr. Zhang knows so much!" Xie Yun was stunned, thinking that these flowers can also be eaten? He was full of curiosity and admiration for Zhang San, a junior who only heard his name but never met him.
"Little sister, let's go to the study to practice the piano. Ignore this stinky old man and let him live with Pumpkin for the rest of his life!" Xie Hua'er pulled her little sister and started to walk out.
Xie Yun didn't know how he provoked Xie Hua'er. Seeing Hua'er leaving with his little sister, Xie Yun also smiled helplessly.
"This girl!"
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"Fang Qing, Du Qing, this is the news from the border, please read it!" In the Zichen Palace, Li Shimin showed a border report to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui for viewing.
After the two circulated it, Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Xuan Ling has found a good son-in-law!"
Fang Xuanling also smiled when he heard this: "I didn't expect that Xiaosan's medical skills were so good that he even trained a group of medical soldiers for the army."
"This kid has a bad mouth and loves to cause trouble. This time I go to the border to practice and sharpen my temper." Li Shimin became very angry when he thought of Zhang San's poem to ridicule Li Yuan in the court.
Du Ruhui thought to himself: Zhang San really won the emperor's heart! But he didn't know that the two of them had never met each other, so how did Zhang San get into Li Shimin's heart?
"I asked you two to stay today. You must know the reason, right?" Li Shimin continued.
In the early morning of the two days, Jieli Khan sent envoys to Chang'an to negotiate peace. In response, the court was divided into three camps. On one side, Zheng Xuan, Pei Ji, Cui Dian and other aristocratic families agreed to negotiate peace and returned to the court;
On the one hand, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong and others opposed the peace negotiation and advocated an all-out effort to eliminate the Turks, a hidden danger in the north; on the other hand, Fang Xuanling and others remained neutral and did not express their opinions.
"Your Majesty, I still believe that at this time, we should make a concerted effort to completely solve the hidden danger of the Turks in the north." Du Ruhui, as the Minister of War, naturally agreed to continue using troops.
"Xuanling, what's your opinion?" Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling.
"I listen to your Majesty." Fang Xuanling replied while doing Tai Chi.
"You know how to avoid disasters. This time your son-in-law was forced to the border by the Zheng family, and you suffered a lot of ridicule because of it. Why? You don't want to resist, this is not like your style." Li Shimin cursed secretly.
He sounded like an old fox, but he had already guessed Fang Xuanling's reaction.
Although Fang Xuanling was at odds with the Zheng family because of Zhang San's matter, as the head of the civil service, it was difficult for Fang Xuanling to stand up and express her views on this matter.
"Xuan Ling still has some concerns!" Du Ruhui said with a smile.
In fact, Fang Xuanling did not make his opinion public, but he made his position clear, that is, he opposed the peace negotiation and supported the capture of East Turkestan.
