On the surface, Qiao Lan raises bees in order to eat honey.
However, in fact, Qiao Lan went through great trouble to get a swarm of bees so that the food in her field could be easily pollinated.
Pollination is a complicated matter and involves crossbreeding. If the villagers do it all, whether it can be done well is secondary. The time and energy it takes are difficult to estimate, so it is best to let professionals do it.
Qiao Lan still followed the previous rules and went to the fields every day to inspect. If there was too much water in the fields, she would ask the farmers who helped with the work to release the water. If the water was low, she would add more water.
All kinds of work in the fields are going on in an orderly manner!
Except for a few melon seeds planted in her backyard, which were planted by Qiao Lan herself, Qiao Lan never asked about the others.
The peasant officials, who were already somewhat suspicious of Qiao Lan, became even more suspicious!
Does this old lady know how to farm?
If the Duan family were to answer this question, it would definitely be yes. No one in the Duan family has ever worried about the situation in the fields, it was all taken care of by the old lady.
We also had a bumper harvest last year!
In Duan Mingjing’s words, there is no one in Lantian County who is better at farming than his mother!
In this unhurried rhythm, the Duan family received a letter from Yanghuai, and the person who delivered the letter was still Mr. He's subordinate.
Qiao Lan read the letter in the inner hall and silently stuffed the letter back into the envelope. Then she turned to Mrs. Wang and said, "Go and call Jing'er, Chen'er and the others over here!"
"Okay, mother." Wang didn't say much and called her brothers-in-law over. Then she greeted Duan Sitong and asked her to help look after the children at home.
Duan Sitong smiled, "Mom, don't worry!"
Duan Mingqing doesn't go out every day these days. He goes to the city every two days to do business related to bookstores.
Qiao Lan didn't ask what kind of business it was, and just let Duan Mingqing go. Coincidentally, Duan Mingqing was not here today.
"Mom, Second Master and the others are here." Wang greeted her as she entered the gate, preparing to retreat.
Mrs. Wang knew that the letter was from Yang Huai. Although she didn't know the content of the letter, the old lady called all the men in the family over. Something big was about to happen.
"Boss, please stay and listen to a few words." Qiao Lan said.
Mrs. Wang nodded, crossed the threshold and returned to the main room.
When the whole family arrived, Qiao Lan said briefly and concisely: "Master He sent a letter, saying that the capital has been calmed down and that Grand Tutor Du has been reinstated."
Hearing this, the family was overjoyed.
Duan Mingjing's eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth raised uncontrollably: "Mom, is it true? Officer Du has been reinstated?"
Qiao Lan nodded and handed the letter over. "You all should take a look..."
Duan Mingjing immediately took the letter and looked at it carefully. Duan Mingchen moved next to his second brother and looked at it a few times.
"Young Master He said in the letter that Mr. Du was wronged and that all those involved can be rehabilitated. Mr. He will make plans to return our confiscated property." Qiao Lan calmly said the contents of the letter.
Duan Mingjing immediately stopped reading the letter, stuffed the entire letter into Duan Mingchen's hand and asked with excitement on his face: "Mom, can we go back to the capital?"
Qiao Lan looked at Duan Mingjing with a scrutinizing look in her eyes: "Are you planning to return to the capital?"
"The capital is our home! We must go back!"
Qiao Lan nodded: "Okay, then go on your own."
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How can this be done?
"Mom, aren't you going back to the capital?" Duan Mingjing became distressed. His own mother didn't even go back, so how could he go back?
"What are you going back to the capital for? It's just an empty house, why go all the way back?" Qiao Lan said coldly.
"But that's our family!" Duan Mingjing advised. He dreamed of returning to the second master of the Duan family who had no worries about food and clothing.
Duan Mingjing has done well raising chickens in the past two years, but raising chickens is a menial job for servants after all. When he returns to the capital, he is the second master of the Duan family again.
"Isn't this your home?" Qiao Lan asked. "If you are willing, you can go by yourself. My old lady wants to stay here to farm..."
Duan Mingjing felt sad after hearing this. He finally managed to return to the capital, but his mother didn't intend to go back. How could he dare to leave on his own?
There are many reasons why Qiao Lan doesn't want to go to the capital.
To Duan Mingjing, the Duan family in the capital is a luxurious mansion with fine clothing and fine food in the past, which cannot be compared to the old house. To Qiao Lan, it is a strange and empty house, and she has no attachment or memories.
Regardless of these things, no matter how good the capital is and where the powerful are gathered, their family, a small commoner, can only be oppressed.
The most important thing is that the systematic curriculum of strengthening the country has been bound to this land!
Qiao Lan doesn't plan to leave here until the class on strengthening the country is finished!
Failure to complete Qiangguo's class seriously would mean she failed the mission, and she would be deprived of her modern memories. No matter what, Qiao Lan didn't want to forget everything.
So even if she wanted to leave, she would only leave after completing the course on strengthening the country.
"Mom, I'll go to the county to buy some incense and burn some for dad," Duan Mingchen said.
Qiao Lan: "Okay, you go and come back early."
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Duan Mingchen rode his horse and brought back a handful of incense from the county in a short time.
When the Duan family was having dinner, Duan Mingqing came back.
After dinner, Qiao Lan took her family to the ancestral house where the memorial tablet was placed. She took her children and grandchildren to burn incense one by one, and told her ancestors about the Duan family's need to be rehabilitated.
The sons and daughters of the Duan family were very happy. Duan Mingchen seriously burned a handful of incense and kowtowed several times, and Duan Mingqing was almost the same.
Duan Mingjing was the only one who came last to burn incense and kowtow. Tears flowed out as he kowtowed.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Dad, rest in peace! Those bad guys who slandered you will definitely be punished by Your Majesty! Uuuuuuuuuuu, Dad, if you miss your son, remember to give him a dream!" Duan Mingjing sobbed.
Qiao Lan looked at this cheap second son and suspected that he was the reason why Duan Yuexiu couldn't rest in peace!
Who knows how good the relationship between father and son is!
When the Duan family was still in the capital, Duan Mingjing was most afraid of his biological father. Even when Duan Yuexiu went there that year, Duan Mingjing did not cry so miserably before his death.
Instead, he yelled at Duan Yuexiu to go downstairs and not be angry with him. He would definitely burn more paper for his biological father.
Qiao Lan guessed that Duan Mingjing was so sad today because she said she didn't plan to go to the capital.
Compared to Duan Mingjing's exaggeration, Sun Bo's tears were more sincere.
Kneeling in front of Duan Yuexiu's soul, he carefully talked about the changes in the Duan family in the past few years, hoping that he could rest in peace under the spring. The two of them had lived side by side for most of their lives, and their friendship had long been beyond the comparison of ordinary masters and servants.
Qiao Lan sighed after reading this, and secretly recited a few words to Duan Yuexiu in her heart while burning incense.
Although she was not Duan Yuexiu's first wife, she took good care of the children and grandchildren of the Duan family, keeping them from freezing and hungry, and provided them with study and work.
Especially Duan Mingjing!
From an idle playboy, she transformed him into a big chicken farmer!
Even if the Duan family falls again in the future, they will still have their craftsmanship.
I hope the couple can feel at ease.
After Qiao Lan finished speaking her mind, she opened her eyes and put incense in the incense burner.