Mingshi

Chapter 144 Apprenticeship again (third change)
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Appreciation appeared in Lu Tingfang's eyes and he said, "It's good to be prepared. Xin'er, no matter whether there will be a drought this year, it's good if you can think of being prepared."

Luo Xin's eyes lit up and he said, "Uncle agrees with Xin'er's suggestion?"

"Hehe..." Lu Tingfang laughed and said, "I don't know anything about farming, but whenever the situation is bad, I always have to make some preparations, just like you said. Anyway, for a family like ours, It doesn't cost a few silver coins to save some food."

"Uncle is far-sighted!"

"Brat!" Lu Tingfang scolded with a smile.

"Hey..." Luo Xin laughed dryly.

The two chatted for a few more words, Luo Xin left, and Lu Tingfang also knew that Luo Ping and the others had gone to buy food, so she didn't keep him.After Luo Xin left Lu's mansion, he hurried to the county government again. After seeing Zhou Zhixian, he informed Zhou Zhixian of his speculation.Zhou Zhixian sighed and said:

"Xin'er, I've also thought of this, and now I'm in trouble because of this. It would be fine if the court can reduce taxes, but if it doesn't, it will be really difficult next year!"

"If there is a real disaster, the government will not open warehouses to release food? Will they continue to collect taxes?"

The county magistrate's face turned ugly and he said: "The opening of warehouses and the reduction and exemption of taxes all require the imperial court's will, which is not something that I, the county magistrate, can decide. Sigh, I will try my best to make some preparations. Xin'er, since you have thought of it, Just save some food."

"Xin'er went to the city this time to buy food with his father and elder brother."

"That's good!"

Zhou Zhixian frowned slightly and thought about it, Luo Xin saw this and got up to leave.Knowing that his father and elder brother had come, Zhou Zhixian no longer wanted to keep him.

When Luo Xin came to the gate of the city, he saw his father and elder brother waiting there.Seeing Luo Xin, Luo Qing said:

"Little brother, how long has it been?"

Luo Xin jumped onto Niu Lane: "After I went to Lu's mansion, I went to the county government office and told my adoptive father about it."

"That's what your adoptive father said?" Luo Ping asked seriously while driving the ox cart.

"Oh!" Luo Xin sighed, "Uncle Lu and adoptive father have already started making preparations. It seems that the price of food will rise soon."

Hearing what Luo Xin said, Luo Ping breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid of being a joke in the village, and even more afraid of being scolded by Luo Heng.But then he started to worry about Luo Heng again, hesitated and said:

"Xin'er, if there is a real food shortage, will we really treat your grandfather that way?"

"Yeah!" Luo Xin nodded sullenly, the father couldn't hold his breath anymore.

"But..." Luo Ping's face was very awkward: "Do you really want your grandfather to ask our family for food?"

"Yeah!" Luo Xin's complexion was also a bit ugly, and he didn't want to be like this, but in order to avoid trouble in the future, he had to harden his heart.

Moreover……

He, Luo Xin, is not giving food to his grandfather's family, but just making ends meet.

"But... your grandpa will feel bad."

"Father, I don't want to do this either!" Luo Xin sighed and said, "Cultivate one's body, regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. Xin'er's doing this is also a way of the Qi family, and it's not that Xin'er is unfilial."

"Father...Understood, just do what Xin'er said!"

Luo Ping started to drive the car silently, and the atmosphere became a little dull.Luo Xin took a deep breath, glanced at the elder brother, then changed the subject and said:

"Brother, I forgot to ask you, I remember the day I was drunk, I saw my cousin running out of our house with a purple face..."

Luo Xin's words hadn't finished yet, and Luo Qing's eyebrows were beaming: "That's for me to beat up! This kid thinks I'm from the past? He bet against me, but in the end he let me clean it up easily, hahaha... ..."

When they returned to the village, they first sent two bags of grain to Lin Chang's house, and then the three of them returned to their own home.At this time, everyone in the village knew that Luo Ping's family had really bought grain, and they also saw the five bags of grain on the ox cart, knowing that it was five hundred catties.All of them were pointing and chirping.

"Is Luo's second family too timid?"

"That's right, where is this? He is so sure that there will be no rain in the future?"

"Besides, we won the battle for water this year, but we use water first in Shanglin Village. Even if the situation is bad, we can still get [-]% of the harvest, right?"

"However, Luo Er's family is really rich, and they bought five hundred catties of grain at once. Tsk tsk..."

"Of course I have money. Luo Xin won the competition for hydrology. The county magistrate and those big households in the county will definitely send a lot of money to Luo Xin."

"Hey, what a rich man! This is the beginning of the prodigal family!"

"........."

Luo Xin had heard all these words, but he didn't explain it, especially for those who said that the county magistrate and big households in the county gave him money. Where did you come from.

Seeing the Luo family closing the courtyard door, the villagers left talking in twos and threes.

but……

The drought always returns.

Although it is not the kind of severe drought that makes crops fail, the drought is not small.At this time, everyone in the village was frowning, not to mention raising fish in the rice fields, even the crops would not be able to harvest much.

The fish raised in the paddy fields died due to lack of water, and Luo Shi had to praise Luo Xin once a day for his foresight. Scholars are different.

However, no one went to buy food.On the one hand, they are still looking forward to the rain in the old days with a fluke in their hearts. On the other hand, the price of food has started to rise, and it has risen a lot, which makes these villagers reluctant to give up the money in their hands. Food is not suitable.

Seeing this situation, Luo Xin sighed in his heart, the price of food will be higher the longer he waits!
Luo Xin didn't care about other people's affairs, so he lived calmly according to his own rules. Luo Xin didn't go to Lin Chang's place anymore, because Lin Chang told him that what should be taught to him had already been taught to him. , He is at the level of a scholar, if Luo Xin wants to go to the next level, don't waste time with him, and Lin Chang pointed out a clear way for him to ask Lu Tingfang for advice.

Luo Xin then went to meet Lu Tingfang and explained his purpose of coming.Lu Tingfang didn't refuse, because of how much he valued Luo Xin, he wanted to teach Luo Xin a long time ago, but because of Lin Chang's face, he didn't have the nerve to bring it up.It is not a solid relationship for Luo Xin to become a partner, but it is a solid relationship for him to become Luo Xin's teacher.So when Lu Tingfang heard that it was Lin Chang who agreed with Luo Xin to come to find him as a teacher, she immediately nodded her head in agreement.

So on the second day, Luo Xin came to Lu Tingfang's home again with the six rituals to be a teacher, and then came to Lu's mansion every ten days. , and then Luo Xin will stay overnight in Lu's residence, and when he leaves the next day, Lu Tingfang will leave him ten essays homework.

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