Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 276 Thoughtful

He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Besides, the cost of studying is too high, young master, you have the ability to earn money while studying, but I can't; I also have no relatives who can rely on me to go to school."

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Although Wang Lusheng and Zhang Gou'er said that if I study, they can support me, but how can I be willing to spend their money and be a waste that drags people down? Besides, after spending seven or eight years of hard work to get a scholar's degree, can I live a good life? Do I still see few impoverished and poor scholars? Yan Cen is an example."

Seeing that Du Jinning didn't show any sign of anger because of what he said just now, he broke his heart and simply expressed his true thoughts: "Master, let me say a bad word, in my eyes, you are a scholar who is useless. Really." He quickly added, "Of course, except you. I have never heard of someone as capable as you, whether he is a scholar or not."

If Du Jinning was an out-and-out ancient man who was brainwashed by the teachings of Confucius and Mencius since he was a child, he might feel rebellious after hearing Lu Xiaobei's words.

But she is not.

Although she had been studying for a master's degree in agriculture in her previous life, she was not the kind of person who stayed in an ivory tower all the time.Because she is an orphan, she has used all her spare time to work outside since she was 16 years old, although she has social support and support from an orphanage.She has done various jobs at the bottom of the society. She has worked hard for a salary of five or ten yuan. When others are out traveling and playing, she needs to work hard to earn her tuition and living expenses for the next semester.How similar is this life experience and situation to Lu Xiaobei?

So she can understand Lu Xiaobei's thoughts.

It is enough to support myself with my own hard work, to have enough food and clothing, and to have my own home.It would be even more perfect if there is another family member or friend to go forward with.

This is Lu Xiaobei's true thought, and it used to be hers.Even studying is to better realize this dream.

Reading in ancient times is different from modern times.In ancient times, the cost of studying was too high, and there were too few outlets, and the competition was too fierce.This is a road of no return with high cost investment but not necessarily rewarding. It is indeed not for an orphan like Lu Xiaobei who is poor, has a late start, and has no support.

As for Wang Lusheng and Zhang Gouer providing him with education, that's all.Although Du Jinning did not doubt that the two of them said this from the bottom of their hearts, but after a long time, the two of them will get married when they are older. Brothers have nothing to do.

Zhang Hongwen's two older brothers could still get angry all day long because of the huge cost of his younger brother's education, let alone friends who are not related by blood?Even if Lu Xiaobei once gave them a bowl of porridge when they were about to starve to death, it was not enough to cover his school expenses for a long time.

"You see it clearly." She patted Lu Xiaobei's shoulder, "As long as you think it through clearly, it's fine if you don't regret it in the future."

Lu Xiaobei shook his head: "I won't regret it. I never regret what I did."

This is a man of determination.

Du Jinning nodded approvingly, and stopped talking about it: "Okay, let's go into the house and have a sit. Someone will come after a while."

"I asked Sixth Brother Qin to send back the first batch of fresh leaves before the time, and it will arrive in a while." Lu Xiaobei said.

"Very good, so we can save the time of drying."

The room was simply arranged by Lu Xiaobei according to Du Jinning's instructions. There were tables and benches inside, as well as a few reclining chairs that Du Jinning had drawn and asked Lu Xiaobei to find a craftsman to make.In this way, if everyone is tired of making tea, they can lie down and have a rest.

Estimating the time when Du Jinning and the others would arrive, Lu Xiaobei prepared tea and snacks, and brought them to the hall at this time, intending to let the Chen family rest.

Du Fangling couldn't sit still, took a sip of tea and said to Du Jinning: "Can we go up the mountain to see? We can also pick tea."

"I'm tired of picking tea for a while, do you still have the energy to stir-fry tea?" Du Jinning glanced at her, "Don't make trouble, stay honest, you will be busy later."

Being reprimanded by her younger brother in front of Lu Xiaobei, Du Fangling felt very humiliated.

She blushed, pulled Chen's sleeve and said, "Mother, look at Brother Ning, do you treat me like a sister? This tone is like teaching a child. Hmph!" She said to Du Jinning Raised his fist.

Chen slapped her hard: "You just owe a lesson. If you are half as sensible as Brother Ning, I will be Amitabha."

Du Fangling lost his temper after being beaten, and stopped talking with puffed cheeks.

Du Fangfei and Du Fanghui sat aside, smiling with their mouths pursed.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaobei felt a little uncomfortable, scratched his head and said, "You guys sit down, I'll go out and have a look." He asked Du Jinning for instructions.

Du Jinning put down the teacup and nodded with a smile: "Go."

As if being pardoned, Lu Xiaobei handed over his hands and sued Mrs. Chen for a crime, and ran out as if fleeing.

Du Jinning glanced at Du Fangling thoughtfully.

Lu Xiaobei hadn't gone out for two seconds before turning back and shouting, "Master, I heard a mule cart at the door, probably someone from the Liang family or the Yan family has come."

Du Jinning quickly got up and went out to meet him.

Chen Shi and others also got up and straightened their clothes.

Du Jinning led Lu Xiaobei out to the gate of the tea garden, and saw Liang Xiankuan standing at the gate, looking at the tea trees in the tea garden.The entourage he brought stood at the door, about to shout in.

"Brother Liang, are you here? Just come in." Du Jinning went over in person and opened the chaimen.

Liang Xiankuan waved his hands and said to Du Jinning, "Come here, come here."

Du Jinning had no choice but to walk over.

Liang Xiankuan pointed to the tea tree and asked, "Why is your tea tree different from mine? You only planted it last year, right?" Why is it so much bigger than the tea tree in their tea garden?

"It was planted last year, but mine was cut directly from the branch of the wild tea tree on the mountain behind the academy, and you planted it with the tea tree seeds bought in Jiangnan. Naturally, it is different."

Her cutting seedlings have been pruned and dwarfed throughout the year. The original mother plant was an arbor-type tea tree, but now it has a tendency to develop towards a shrub.Shrub-type tea trees are the most suitable for tea garden plants. Such tea trees have a large yield, are easy to pick, and are easy to manage.

The climate in south of the Five Ridges is the most suitable area for growing tea trees in China. In just one year, the young seedlings she had cut at the beginning had prospered branches, and the plants were connected into pieces, forming the embryonic form of a shrub tea garden.The teas grown from the tea tree seeds brought back by several families from the south of the Yangtze River have different growth speeds due to the different emergence times. Some are big and some are small, and they are not properly pruned. Para-dystrophic looks.

Liang Xiankuan frowned, and was about to speak when he heard the "rumbling" sound of a car in the distance, obviously someone was coming again.

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