After two pieces of good meat were put into the pot, the alluring aroma of the meat filled the whole room in just a moment.
The old scholar's nose turned red from sniffing. After finally waiting for the table, he hurriedly found bowls and chopsticks, picked up a few handfuls, and swallowed in big gulps.
Xu Mu was too lazy to recruit.
From the conversation just now, he had already learned that this scholar was a very talented scholar. He was already in his thirties. He had been taking the provincial examination for more than ten years, but he had not even passed the scholar examination. He was still a boy.
The land that the family rented for farming was now all given to Xia Shuang for hard work. She huddled in the front of the house every day and looked at the erotic book.
"Miss, is it true?" In the corner next to her, Xia Shuang's voice was excited and her voice raised a little higher unconsciously.
"It's true... Xu Lang has opened a winery. Xia Shuang, why don't you come with us?" Jiang Caiwei's voice was gentle. She had always regarded her two maids as sisters.
Now that Chun He is dead, she feels as guilty as she does and wants to protect Xia Shuang even more.
"I heard you are a stick man." Before Xia Shuang could reply, Yu Wencai started to smile lightly after eating two bowls of meat.
"I don't mean to laugh at you, but as a scholar of Daji, I know the rules of etiquette, so I'm afraid I'm not from the same place as you."
Xu Mu smiled and said without hesitation, "I don't dare to reach high."
"To be honest, my teacher said that I have a chance to take the provincial examination this year." You Wencai kept talking, "I have already thought about buying a big house in the city after winning the exam this year, and then adding a few side houses.
Invite a group of dancing girls to stay permanently..."
Xu Mu yawned and fell asleep.
This Juventus talent is just like a braggart, he almost pretends to be a literary star.
"As the saying goes, a sparrow does not know the ambition of a swan, so I cannot accept your overture. I hope I can understand."
"I have no such plan..." Xu Mu raised his head with difficulty and looked at the scenery outside the house through the wooden window.
Time has almost run out, and I will have to ask about the place to collect the grain later.
"I go to my master's house every month to copy books, and I earn two taels of silver. I'm not bragging, my calligraphy is so talented that it stands on its own. Even the county magistrate of the Yamen often praises me."
After getting up, Xu Mu glanced at the meat bowl on the table and found that Yu Wencai had even licked up the meat juice.
"I wish Brother You the best in high school this year."
Sighing, Xu Mu really didn't want to stay any longer for fear that he might slap Juventa on the ear.
Jiang Caiwei, who was standing by, saw this and hurriedly stood up, with a slightly disappointed look on her face.
According to the custom of Daji, if Ju Wencai did not agree, Xia Shuang would not dare to follow him to the wine shop.
"Brother, I'm sorry. Although I have a lot of knowledge, I'm a good bird that chooses its best habitat. I'm afraid I can't accept your solicitation. Of course, I won the second place in the provincial examination this year, so you can come and enjoy the wedding banquet."
"Since I have read the books of sages, I will not give up my waist for five measures of rice."
Xu Mu's head hurt and he was too lazy to explain.
"Let's go..."
Taking three steps and two steps at a time, Xu Mu walked in a hurry, fearing that You Wencai in the room would run out again and chase after him.
"Xu Lang, yes, I'm sorry." Jiang Caiwei also noticed Xu Mu's displeasure and spoke uneasily.
"It's okay." Xu Mu smiled, "Since you don't want to go, then forget it. The monthly salary I will give you should be quite large."
Jiang Caiwei nodded crisply. Xu Mu had taken good care of her during this round of visiting relatives.
"Si Hu, go get the car."
Not long after, the three of them got on the carriage, and after the wheels left two long marks, they slowly disappeared at the entrance of the village.
"If anyone brings you meat in the future, be sure to cook it until it's tender before serving it out of the pot. If you don't know, you might think our family has never eaten meat."
In the room, You Wencai picked at the shredded meat between his teeth. After collecting several clusters, he put them all into his mouth and chewed them.
"I'm going to read a book."
Just as he took out the pornographic book from his belt, Yuwen suddenly remembered something.
"That little stickman asked us to go to his village earlier. How much is his monthly salary?"
"Husband, the lady has asked him and seems to have given him one tael of silver."
Bang——
You Wencai turned pale with shock, and in a hurry, he even knocked over the Tongzi oil lamp on the table.
"You, why didn't you tell me earlier! Oops! Oops!"
Xia Shuang looked aggrieved and said, "Yes, it's my husband who said he won't be friends with the stick man."
"Chase! Chase out! One tael of silver, I have to break a few pens to earn one tael!"
After You Wen hurriedly ran out of the hut and ran to the village road, he found that there were traces of Xu Mu and the others. He felt so anxious that his nose was sore. Wen Quxing, who had descended to earth, almost couldn't help crying.
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Compared with the rural roads in Wangzhou City, overall, the rural roads in Hezhou seem to be much smoother. Even if the dirt road is soaked by the spring rain, the old horse's hooves are very happy to step on it all the way.
"Brother Mu, are you going to the grain store?"
Xu Mu shook his head and said, "Go directly to a larger village to collect it."
There is a special feature of Daji today. About a hundred years ago, with the war with the Beidi people, more and more refugees went south. Among them, there were also many rich people with a lot of money. They would buy the notarized land deeds in advance and build Zhuangzhu to recruit them.
The tenants resettled and settled in the south.
Basically, it is the same as Xu Mu’s winery Zhuangzi.
Over time, we often see large and small farms in the wild places.
Therefore, if you have plenty of time, it is better to go directly to these villages to collect grain, so as not to be stabbed by the second-hand dealers in the grain shop.
Along the way, he asked about three or four farms. Xu Mu was a little lucky. The price was at least half times smaller than the price at the grain store.
However, we were short of manpower, so we could only leave the address of Sitong Road, and gave some extra money for travel expenses, so that these farms could deliver the goods to their doorsteps in a day or two.
"Brother Mu, what are these people doing?" Just as he was about to turn his horse's head and head towards the city, Si Hu suddenly spoke in shock.
Xu Mu was startled and looked in the direction Si Hu pointed.
I found at least twenty people in front of a farm, knocking on the door with sad faces.
"My boss, we are really tenant farmers. The world is unfair... Zhuangzi was beaten by bandits earlier. My old boss was so angry that we can't survive anymore."
"Master, you take me in and we will do a good job."
Xu Mu looked forward in silence and found that these people all had sallow faces and were obviously poor people who lacked food and clothing.
It's a pity that even though these twenty or so people cried and shouted, the farm door showed no intention of opening.
"Si Hu, go call these people." Xu Mu said calmly.
Si Hu paused for a moment, then hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, not forgetting to embed the knife into his belt, and then hurried forward.
Not long after, more than 20 poor people walked up to Xu Mu tremblingly. Several of them, thinly dressed children, thought they were going to be rewarded with silver. Without waiting for their parents to urge them, they immediately knelt down on the dirt and chanted begging.
Lucky words for silver.
"Don't kneel down, get up first." Xu Mu sighed.
Jiang Caiwei, who was next to him, also looked a little uncomfortable. She opened her small bag and took out two pancakes that she was reluctant to eat, and distributed them to several children.
In the crowd in front of them, there were sallow and thin faces, and the sounds of swallowing saliva could be heard.