Farmhouse Golden Phoenix

Chapter 37

Su Jingsen took the basket to Lizheng's house, and after a while, he and Lizheng came back together, followed by Lizheng's son Song Haoming.Seeing Su Qinghe and Su Qinglan, Li Zheng stretched out his hand with a smile, and patted Su Qinghe's head: "I heard from your father that this thing called golden rice was planted by you yourself, Xiaohe?"

Su Qinghe blushed, and scratched her cheeks in embarrassment: "I read it all from the book, and then I asked my father, who helped take care of it, and I didn't do anything."

Li Zheng laughed loudly: "You can grow this kind of golden rice without doing anything, Xiao He is amazing, smart and clever, whoever marries Xiao He in the future will be really lucky."

Su Qinghe's face turned even redder, and she simply dragged Su Qinglan into the kitchen.Li Zheng smiled for a while, then turned to talk to Su Jingsen, mostly asking about the situation of the golden rice, such as annual output, eating method and so on.

Su Jingsen also had to answer, this kind of thing can't be hidden, unless Su Jingsen wants to offend the whole village.As long as he grows the plant next year, someone will follow in the next year to study the planting method, so it's better to say it now.

Anyway, whether it can make money or not is still unknown. People who have been farmers all their lives usually want to be safe. That is to say, before Su Jingsen is sure that this thing can make money, basically not many people will plant it.

What's more, there are no seeds yet.Just because Su Jingsen can give some to Lizheng doesn't mean he can give some to other people in the village. They don't have enough seeds for themselves.Therefore, even if Lizheng understands the situation, only Su Jingsen and Lizheng will plant next year.

There is not much difference between one family and two families.Su Jingsen is not a stingy person, so naturally he will not hide the situation.

"By the way, Haoming, Zhiping wrote a letter that day, asking you to give it to Mr. Shen about the golden rice. Back then, his rice was regarded as a deposit, and some golden rice noodles. Please ask you. "

After Su Jingsen babbled about farming, she suddenly thought of the letter in Su Zhiping's room.Quickly said: "The yield of this golden rice is quite high, and it is also delicious, and the method of planting is not troublesome. After planting a crop of wheat, it happens to be able to plant another crop of golden rice. This thing is really good."

Song Haoming broke a piece of bread, nodded with a smile: "What Uncle Su said is that this thing is really good, and Xiao He has done a great job this time. If this golden rice can be sown on a large scale, it will be good for the country and the people." , but it’s all good for the future.”

Su Jingsen was a little embarrassed, waved her hand and smiled: "Don't praise her casually, she is a child, how could she know this, but she was made by mistake, and she really does good things, but that Mr. Shen, if It wasn't the seed given by Mr. Shen, we will never be able to get this golden rice."

Song Haoming's eyes flickered, he nodded with a smile, and didn't speak. He was a little surprised in his heart. He thought that Su Jingsen was just a little lucky, having two smart sons and a smart daughter. Unexpectedly, he himself Some smart ones even know whether the credit should be taken or not, and who should go to it.In the past, he really underestimated this family, he looked carefree and ordinary, but they were all smart.

"Brother Su, do you have something in mind?" Lizheng took over the conversation naturally, Su Jingsen was a little confused: "Ah, what's the matter?"

"This year's tax will be increased by [-] percent." Lizheng said with a sigh, "Fortunately, you got the land deed at the beginning of the year. If you wait until now, you probably won't even be able to get the land deed. At least you can get this amount."

Su Jingsen was taken aback, 50 taels of silver is really not a small number.

"Why did you add [-]%? Did the court say it, or did the county magistrate add it?" Su Jingsen was silent for a while, then asked dully, and Lizheng shook his head: "I don't know, how can we find out about the affairs of the court?" However, this county magistrate will be re-elected for three years. If I remember correctly, there was a childbirth test in May this year, and the next time will be two years later. At that time, the county magistrate has gained a firm foothold. If you leave, you will still be re-elected, but you can’t say for certain.”

The county magistrate just came here last year, so he didn't inquire about the situation. Naturally, things in the county are not the same as before.And two years later, it's uncertain, if the county magistrate is re-elected, the county magistrate will have the final say on the matter of the imperial examination.

Su Jingsen frowned, raising taxes for no reason, this county magistrate is not a good one either.Since it is not a good one, things like imperial examinations may be favoritism. Are there few such things in previous years?

When Su Jingmu took the imperial examination back then, it was because the examiner took bribes and put Jingmu in the back row, which made it so troublesome that he didn't even pass the exam, so he could only be a scholar. I will not continue to take the exam.

If it's my two sons' turn, and this kind of thing happens...

"Brother Su, don't be too nervous." Lizheng saw that Su Jingsen's complexion was not good, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "This matter is uncertain, maybe the county magistrate will be transferred in the next year? Besides, the matter of the imperial examination It's more important, and the county magistrate alone can't make the decision, so don't think too much about it."

Su Jingsen smiled with the corners of her mouth pulled: "Thank you Brother Song for your comfort, we have nothing to do with this matter, we can only depend on our luck. If we really have to spend money at that time, we have to find a way to do it for the child. If we do I'm sorry, I can only say that the child didn't have that life."

Li Zheng saw that he was decadent, so he shook his head, a little resentful: "You, just think about it, what I said before was not to scare you. Although the county magistrate is powerful, can he surpass the magistrate? Hao Ming Next year we will be able to take the exam for scholar, and three years later, we will be able to take the exam for juren, and there is no one in our village! There is also the child of the old Yang family, who passed the children's examination this year, and will be able to take the exam for scholar in three years , when the time comes, if there is a promising one, how can we be afraid that the county magistrate will cover the sky with one hand?"

Although what Li Zheng said was very upright and imposing, both he and Su Jingsen knew that if the county magistrate was re-elected, even Song Haoming and Yang Pengcheng would pass the exam, and they might not be able to resist the county magistrate for the time being.

By the time they have the ability, it will probably be too late.

"Brother Song, with your words, I feel relieved." I was thinking about the same thing, but if someone gave you face, you still have to catch it quickly.Su Jingsen gestured with her wine glass. Mrs. Su and Zhang cooked a few side dishes before. Although the noodles are relatively simple, they are considered high-end for a farmer's family to entertain guests.

Li Zheng also gestured with his wine glass, and the two drank it down in one gulp.

Seeing them put down their wine glasses, Song Haoming smiled and said, "Father, Uncle Su, you don't have to worry too much. This county magistrate may not be re-elected yet. We are not in Jiangnan, we are very rich. It's just a medium-sized county, I guess, the county magistrate will definitely want to climb up, and when the time comes, he won't even bother to stay here."

"Haha, what I'm talking about is that Haoming can see clearly that there is nothing to fish in our county, so he left naturally." Su Jingsen followed with a smile, Lizheng's face was a little proud, and he waved his hands patiently: " He's a child, what can he know? Come on, brother Su, let's drink, this matter can't be rushed for a while, and when the time comes, there will naturally be a solution."

Su Jingsen followed suit, and the two of them started to exchange glasses as they came and went.Su Qinghe moved a small bench and sat at the base of the wall, picking peanuts while basking in the sun. Su Qinglan went back after she was full. Su Zhangshi was in the kitchen, but no one noticed her.

If the county magistrate is really a big corrupt official, she will have to keep a low profile in her actions in the future. She can't make too much money in the open, so she can only save it secretly.However, with only one layer of tax added, the county magistrate is not bad to the bone, is he?

It seems that Li Zheng and his father are talking about the county magistrate and the court, which can more or less explain that the court should be very peaceful, otherwise, it is too late for the common people to care about their livelihood, who cares about the court? Things and imperial examination things?
Since there is peace in the court, even if corrupt officials are greedy, it is within a certain limit.If they can really force the people to rebel, then they are not corrupt officials, but idiots.The county magistrate has been in office for a year, so he shouldn't be an idiot.

After thinking about it, Su Qinghe felt that there were all kinds of possibilities.In terms of imperial examinations, the difference between the first place and the last place is definitely very big, but the difference between 23rd and 24th is not that big.What if when the time comes, my two elder brothers actually just happen to be on the list, and then they are in the last few, but the county magistrate intervenes and becomes the ones who fail the list, there is no reason to reason.

However, the county magistrate will be transferred away in two years, and the elder brothers will take the imperial examination in the third year, just in time for the county magistrate's term of office. At that time, if the county magistrate is transferred away, everyone will be happy.

Well, it's too early to think, maybe something will happen in the past two years.One layer of taxes doesn't sound like much, but if the county magistrate's appetite is stretched, then someone might be unlucky.It may be that the people are living in poverty, or it may be that the county magistrate has become an official.

After thinking wildly for a while, Su Qinghe heard someone talking above her head: "Xiaohe?"

"Ah, brother Haoming, are you full?" Su Qinghe raised her head, squinting her eyes to see the face above, the sun shone on her eyes, so she couldn't see clearly.In fact, even without looking, Su Qinghe knew what Song Haoming looked like.

Sometimes she was very strange, obviously Uncle Lizheng was not handsome, and Mrs. Lizheng was only delicate, how could Song Haoming be born handsome and unrestrained?With fair cheeks, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, thin lips with fine powder, and a light blue scholar's Confucian uniform, he is really a gentleman.

"Well, I'm full. The flour of this golden rice is quite hungry. I heard from your father that you planted this by yourself? Xiaohe is really amazing." Song Haoming knelt down and touched Su Qinghe's The head said, Su Qinghe squinted her eyes, if her fifth aunt was there, she would definitely have to criticize and educate herself.

"No, I planted it with my father, my mother, my eldest brother, my second brother, and my fourth sister." Su Qinghe counted on her fingers, since people treat her as a child, then treat yourself as a child once. Anyway, it is really a child at the moment.

"Xiaohe is so powerful, do you know how Xiaohe grows it? Tell Brother Haoming, Brother Haoming will plant a little next year." Song Haoming asked with a smile, Su Qinghe's eyes that were originally wide and round narrowed again. Have you tried it?

Also, it is not normal for a seven-year-old girl to figure out how to grow corn and how to eat it within a year.Uh huh, since you want to try it out, let me show you some of our precocity and talent.

Fighting cows across the mountains, I want you to send a letter to Mr. Shen, let him know that we can't make mistakes in investing, and send over any seeds as soon as possible.

After making up her mind, Su Qinghe began to fool around.From reading agricultural books by myself to learning from Su Jingsen, and from my own experience of growing sorghum to my experience of growing wheat, all aspects are summarized. It's more reasonable, more coincidental, and Song Haoming must be fooled.

A boy of twelve or thirteen, a very smart boy, a boy who is about to pass the exam for a scholar, how could he put a little girl of six or seven in his eyes?How could she think that this six or seven-year-old girl was trying her best to lie to herself?
So, fooling and being fooled, one is serious and the other is not careful, can it be unsuccessful?

(End of this chapter)